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MacVoices #25174: Live! – The App Store Saves Billions, iPad Repairs, and Apple’s Gaming Move

Jun 20, 2025 | MacVoices Live!

The MacVoices Live! panel discusses Apple’s claims of saving users billions through App Store fraud prevention, questioning the methods and statistics behind the figures. They explore the implications for developers, consumer safety, and legal battles like Epic. Chuck Joiner, Dave Ginsburg, Jim Rea, Marty Jencius, Web Bixby, Eric Bolden, and Jeff Gamet also cover the new self-repair option for iPads, skepticism over third-party repairs, and Apple’s acquisition of the game developer behind Sneaky Sasquatch—hinting at a potential new direction in Apple’s gaming strategy.

MacVoices #25162: Live! – Apple Tech in Healthcare and the Decline of Audiobook Access

Jun 10, 2025 | MacVoices Live!

A Georgia hospital showcases Apple technology in patient care, using iPads, iMacs, and Apple Watches to improve access, security, and communication. The panel of Chuck Joiner, Marty Jencius, David Ginsburg, Jim Rea, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Eric Bolden, and Web Bixby also discusses potential impacts of cuts to audiobook and e-book lending programs in U.S. libraries due to federal funding changes, highlighting concerns about access for rural communities, students, and those who rely on digital formats.

MacVoices #25161: Road to Macstock – Allison Sheridan

Jun 9, 2025 | Events

On The Road to Macstock Conference and Expo Allison Sheridan previews both her workshop and her session. Her main talk focuses on how everyone has something valuable to contribute, while her workshop explores the advanced capabilities of Apple Photos on the Mac. Both sessions reflect her passion for empowering others through technology and developing community.

MacVoices #25110: Live! – An iPad In The River, Severance Season 2, The Perfect Desktop Color

Apr 11, 2025 | Uncategorized

https://youtu.be/I6HjN66oh2U A six-year criminal case is cracked thanks to data recovered from a SIM card in an iPad found in the Thames. Chuck Joiner, Dave Ginsburg, Marty Jencius, Jeff Gamet, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Eric Bolden, Web Bixby, and Jim Rea dive into that...

MacVoices #25107: MacVoices Briefing – The Speck Balance Folio iPad mini case

Apr 4, 2025 | Briefings

Chuck ditched his old malfunctioning iPad mini case for a sleek new Speck Balance Folio case. He reviews what was so bad about the old case and why this new case offers so much more. From a bold color choice to an Apple Pencil holder, a secure latch to camera protection, the Speck Balance Folio offers a great feature/cost balance.

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MacVoices #25089: Terri Morgan on New LumaFusion Features and the Joy of Editing

Mar 11, 2025 | Interview

Terry Morgan, Co-Founder Principle Designer for LumaTouch discusses the significant new features in LumaFusion, particularly highlighting adjustment clips, enhanced keyframing, and increased track support in the latest update. Terry explains how these features streamline the editing process, providing editors with greater efficiency, flexibility, and creativity. She emphasizes how adjustment clips revolutionize the editing workflow by allowing complex, multi-layered edits with simplified controls. The conversation also touches on LumaFusion’s unique pricing structure, mobile editing on iPhone and iPad, and the satisfaction that comes from creative storytelling through video editing.

MacVoices #25021: CES Pepcom – MOFT

Jan 22, 2025 | CES

In Las Vegas at the Pepcom event for CES, Vicky Yang, Brand Marketing Director for MOFT, showed us their latest products that include an iPhone wallet and stand with Find My that stays charged for 4 – 6 months, a new iPad folio that provides seven different folding configurations, and a MagSafe accessory that incorporates a notebook for your analog input.

MacVoices #25013: CES Unveiled – Doublepoint and WowMouse

Jan 17, 2025 | CES

https://youtu.be/0JhoChBO2x8 At CES Unveiled in Las Vegas, Ohto Pentikäinen, Co-Founder and CEO of Doublepoint, tells us about WowMouse, a utility that gives you point and click control of your iPhone, Mac and smart home devices from your Apple Watch. Ohto outlines...

MacVoices #24301: Kirk McElhearn Takes Control of Apple Media Apps (2)

Dec 20, 2024 | Take Control

Our conversation with Kirk McElhearn, the author of the new Take Control of Apple Media Apps, continues with explorations of Apple’s Books and Music apps from an audiobook perspective. The advantage of using Audible’s app are covers, particularly if using the Apple Watch. Kirk also discusses the Apple Music Classical app, Siri’s limitations with music command, and more. (Part 2)

MacVoices #24300: Kirk McElhearn Takes Control of Apple Media Apps (1)

Dec 19, 2024 | Take Control

The latest Take Control Books release comes from Kirk McElhearn. Take Control of Apple Media Apps covers Apple Music and Podcasts as well as The Apple TV and Books apps. Kirk talks about the evolution of this book and how an understanding of their similarities and the near-complete feature parity can help you get more out of them. Usability, rather than continuous feature introduction, has resulted in mature (in a good way) apps that let you use their content intuitively. The Apple TV app gets special attention in the discussion. (Part 1)

MacVoices #24279: 2024 Holiday Gift Guide #1 (2)

Nov 21, 2024 | Gift Guides

Mike Schmitz, Bart Busschots, Marty Jencius, and host Chuck Joiner finish up the first MacVoices Gift Guide of 2024 with picks that go from apparel to hardware and software. (Part 2)

MacVoices #24265: Live! – Adobe vs. Procreate, Sonos, Locked iPhones, and More

Nov 1, 2024 | MacVoices Live!

The MacVoices panel discusses the changes Adobe made to Fresco, apparently to go after the tablet drawing app market that Procreate dominates. How do the two compare, and how with their respective business models fare? Chuck Joiner, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, David Ginsburg, Ben Roethig, Marty Jencius, Eric Bolden, Jim Rea, Jeff Gamet, and Web Bixby have thoughts before they report on Sonos’ improvements, and laugh their way through the cell carriers’ assertion that locking phones is good for you.

MacVoices #24248: Golden Hill Software’s John Brayton Brings Unread To The Mac

Oct 8, 2024 | Interview

John Brayton of Golden Hill Software has released a Mac version of his popular RSS reader, Unread. Available on iOS and iPad OS already, John explains why he felt it was time to fill out the collection for the desktop, citing the changing ways we work and interact online, the changes in social media and how people get their news, and the thought processes behind his pricing decisions.

MacVoices #24224: New LumaFusion Features with Terri Morgan and Chris Demiris

Sep 4, 2024 | Interview

https://youtu.be/tOZOtyJ1o48 Terri Morgan, Co-Founder and Principle Designer and Chris Demiris, Co-Founder and Principal Engineer of Luma Touch are back to discuss two new features to LumaFusion: Speed Ramping and Enhance Keyframing. They explain why speed ramping was...

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