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MacVoices #26197: Road to Macstock – Pat Fauquet

Jun 30, 2026 | Events

Pat Fauquet is the next stop onThe Road to Macstock is a conversation about her session, “Pills, Processes, and Procedures,” explaining how Apple devices can help manage medications, appointments, research, and communication with doctors. Drawing from years of health challenges and tech experience, she highlights the Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, and Mac as practical tools for personal advocacy, caregiving, and preparedness. This might be the most important session this year.

MacVoices #26196: Road to Macstock – Paula Marie Davis

Jun 29, 2026 | Events

The Road to Macstock stops to talk to Paula Marie Davis, who previews her first Macstock appearance and the path that led her from longtime Mac user and wellness coach to launching Ditch the Dogma with Ecamm. She explains why creators need to care for the person running the tech stack, how conference inspiration can become post-event exhaustion, and how movement, time mapping, and small wellness practices can support energy, creativity, and follow-through.

MacVoices #26040: CES – Luna Ring Delivers Context-Aware Health Tracking

Jan 30, 2026 | CES

From Las Vegas and CES 2026, Swapnil Vats, Product and Business Head for Luna Ring covers the feature set of their smart health ring that is designed to work alongside Apple Watch or on its own. The titanium Luna Ring tracks biometrics like heart rate, sleep, stress, and workouts, then adds context through voice-logged lifestyle inputs such as caffeine, meals, and anxiety. AI-driven analysis then delivers personalized wellness insights without subscription fees.

MacVoices #25312: Jeff Carlson Takes Control of Apple Watch (1)

Dec 12, 2025 | Take Control

Jeff Carlson breaks down the current Apple Watch lineup and watchOS 26, focusing on when an upgrade is worthwhile. From Series and Ultra models to the latest SE, the discussion highlights health features, usability improvements, and subtle enhancements that make the watch more valuable as a daily companion.

MacVoices #25294: Live! – A New Fiery PSA, Apple Loses A Big One, More Masimo vs. Apple

Nov 25, 2025 | MacVoices Live!

This episode starts with a public service warning about Belkin’s latest recall over potential fire hazards and how owners are getting refunds. The conversation then turns to Massimo’s major legal win against Apple over Apple Watch health-sensor patents, including the size of the judgment, the company’s broader medical business, licensing deals with other tech firms, and why aggressively protecting intellectual property is so central to their strategy.

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MacVoices #25177: Road to Macstock – Jill McKinley

Jun 24, 2025 | Events

The Road to Macstock and Macstock Conference and Expo takes us to Jill McKinley, who previews her upcoming talk on how Apple’s ecosystem helped her lose weight and build a healthier lifestyle. She will explain how the Apple Watch, Fitness+, and apps like MyNetDiary and Todoist make tracking effortless, with reminders and data centralization driving consistency. In typical Jill fashion, her session will guide attendees through the full range of Apple’s health tools with small, sustainable steps.

MacVoices #25011: CES Unveiled – LiquidView

Jan 16, 2025 | CES

https://youtu.be/GkhJmCmOLRs At Unveiled, the first event of the week at CES in Las Vegas, LiquidView was displaying a window that is a display…or a display that is a window. Dr. Evan Kletter, VP of Health Evidence, talked us through the specifications, the quality of...

MacVoices #22223 – Jeff Carlson Takes Control of Apple Watch (2)

Nov 2, 2022 | Apple Watch, Author, Take Control

Our conversation with Jeff Carlson about his new edition of Take Control of Apple Watch continues with a discussion of the discoverability of features and controls on the Apple Watch and in the Watch app, what can you do Siri and the Apple Watch, and why it helps to...

MacVoices #22222 – Jeff Carlson Takes Control of Apple Watch (1)

Nov 1, 2022 | Apple Watch, Author, Take Control

Jeff Carlson has updated his Take Control of Apple Watch to the third edition, covering the Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch Ultra. We start with the general question of how important is an Apple Watch in today’s world for a variety of reasons and discuss the...

MacVoices #22154: MacVoices Live! – More Apple Watch and Health; The Internet Explorer Hauntings (3)

Jul 25, 2022 | Apple Watch, MacVoices Live!, Security/Privacy, Software, Web

The MacVoices Live! panel of Chuck Joiner, Jim Rea, David Ginsburg, Warren Sklar, Jeff Gamet, Guy Serle, and Mark Fuccio wraps up our conversation about the health capabilities of the Apple Watch and what they can mean for you, and consider the problem of Internet...

MacVoices #22153: MacVoices Live! – Netflix Policy Revisions and Apple Watch as a Health Device (2)

Jul 22, 2022 | Apple Watch, Business, Fitness/Health, Video

Chuck Joiner, Jim Rea, David Ginsburg, Warren Sklar, Jeff Gamet, Guy Serle, and Mark Fuccio finished up a discussion of how tech companies alienate their customers and then are surprised by the results in this edition…such as what Netflix is doing now. Then,...

MacVoices #20099: Glenn Fleishman Takes Control of Working From Home Temporarily (Part 1)

Mar 19, 2020 | Productivity, Take Control

Glenn Fleishman has a brand new, very timely, and absolutely free title from Take Control Books, Take Control of Working from Home Temporarily. He taps his experience as a work-from-home freelancer, as well as tips from others in the same situation, to help you adjust...

MacVoices #20016: CES Unveiled – Neutrogena Improves Your Skin Care with Your iPhone

Jan 14, 2020 | Events, iPhone, Software

At CES Unveiled in Las Vegas, you might have been surprised to find Neutrogena as an exhibitor, but Dr. Michael Southall , Global R&D Lead, quickly made the tech connection obvious by demonstrating their app that uses your phone’s camera to assess the health and needs...

MacVoices #20008: CES Unveiled – AURA Devices’ Watch Band Delivers More Health Information

Jan 12, 2020 | Apple Watch, Developer, Events, Hardware

At CES Unveiled in Las Vegas, AURA Devices was showing their Apple Watch strap that can deliver even more health information than the watch itself. CEO Stas Gorbunov showed us how easy it is to obtain that information, and how their product compares to those of other...

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