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MacVoices #25273: Live! – Apple TV and Sports, Vision Pro App, and Jane Goodall

Oct 30, 2025 | MacVoices Live!

The discussion spans Apple’s latest innovations — from sports streaming and F1 coverage to the Vision Pro app on iPad — and honors the legacy of Jane Goodall through Apple’s new “Start with the Mac” ad. Alongside lighthearted talk about the Steve Jobs commemorative coin, the panel reflects on Apple’s creative roots, evolving ecosystem, and its continued drive to merge technology, storytelling, and inspiration across every platform.

MacVoices #25250: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Tahoe and Mac Basics (3)

Oct 1, 2025 | Take Control

Joe Kissel questions app sprawl, praises meaningful options, and spotlights Tahoe’s upgrades: Shortcuts that auto-run on triggers and new passkey import/export for password managers. He shares book pricing, Premium discounts, and why his guides deliver high signal-to-noise compared to long videos.

MacVoices #25249: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Tahoe and Mac Basics (2)

Sep 30, 2025 | Take Control

Joe Kissel explores Tahoe’s hands-on upgrades: a customizable Control Center and menu bar, easier access to Reduce Transparency, the Phone app on Mac with call screening and hold assist, and live translation. He assesses Spotlight’s redesign—actions and clipboard history included—and highlights new system apps like Apps, Games, Journal, and Magnifier.

MacVoices #25248: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Tahoe and Mac Basics (1)

Sep 29, 2025 | Take Control

Joe Kissel joins Chuck to discuss Take Control of Tahoe and the newly updated Mac Basics. They explore Apple’s sweeping design overhaul with Liquid Glass, debate its real-world impact on usability, and explain how Apple’s expanding app ecosystem demands frequent book updates. Joe shares insight into balancing depth, clarity, and adaptation to ever-changing macOS updates.

MacVoices #25214: Behind The Scenes at ScreenCastsONLINE with Lee Garrett

Aug 13, 2025 | Interview

Lee Garrett, owner of ScreenCastsOnline, shares how he took over from founder Don McAllister, maintained quality, and evolved the platform’s content strategy. From balancing app and OS coverage to expanding on YouTube, Garrett explains his approach, future goals, and dedication to community while keeping the service’s educational mission strong.

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MacVoices #25165: Live! – WWDC Keynote 2025 (2)

Jun 12, 2025 | MacVoices Live!

In part two of the WWDC 2025 keynote discussion, the MacVoices Live! panel dives deeper into hands-on impressions of Apple’s latest OS betas and features. Highlights include the enthusiasm around call screening and hold assist, improvements to multitasking and UI unification, and Apple Watch additions like Workout Buddy and wrist flick gestures. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsbug, Brittany Smith, Marty Jencius, Ben Roethig, Jeff Gamet, Eric Bolden, and Brian Flanigan-Arthurs also examine a new focus on gaming, privacy-focused on-device AI, and new Shortcuts automations on the Mac. (Part 2)

MacVoices #25164: Live! – WWDC Keynote 2025 (1)

Jun 11, 2025 | MacVoices Live!

The MacVoices Live! panel took on the task of analyzing Apple’s WWDC 2025 keynote, focusing on meaningful updates across iPadOS, Vision Pro, macOS, and iOS. Discussions included the new Liquid Glass interface, cross-platform consistency, and practical enhancements driven by Apple Intelligence. Panelists Chuck Joiner, David Ginsbug, Brittany Smith, Marty Jencius, Ben Roethig, Jeff Gamet, Eric Bolden, and Brian Flanigan-Arthurs debated the usefulness of iPad improvements, praised the Preview app’s arrival on more devices, and examined accessibility implications. Before all that, the group paid tribute to Bill Atkinson, recognizing his pivotal role in Apple’s legacy.

MacVoices #25252 – Live! – Adobe’s New Creative Cloud Subscription, Stream Deck Without The Hardware…Sort Of

May 30, 2025 | MacVoices Live!

Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Jim Rea, Marty Jencius, Eric Bolden, Mark Fuccio, and Brittany Smith break down Adobe’s new Creative Cloud Pro subscription, which lowers the monthly price by excluding generative AI features. They compare its value for individuals and enterprise users, discuss Adobe’s long-term strategy, and weigh the pros and cons of subscription models. The conversation shifts to Elgato’s introduction of a virtual Stream Deck, its limitations, and how tools like Keyboard Maestro can automate tasks and streamline workflows—no hardware required.

MacVoices #25098: Live! – New Mac Studio, New MacBook Air, Apple Intelligence

Mar 24, 2025 | MacVoices Live!

This MacVoices Live! panel delivers their reactions to Apple’s latest hardware, including the Mac Studio and MacBook Air with M4 chips, and debates the implications of Apple Intelligence delays. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Marty Jencius, Jim Rea, and Web Bixby discuss AI integration, Siri improvements, and compare Apple’s contextual approach to other generative AI tools. There’s also a exploration of creative uses for AI-generated content, who is using it, and what for.

MacVoices #25070: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Mac Basics (1)

Feb 14, 2025 | Take Control

Joe Kissell is back with a new Take Control title that is just a little different. Mac Basics. Joe starts out by discussing why this book is needed, and some of the challenges of creating a basic book on such a mature and complex topic. Starting out with the physical characteristics, then going through what the user sees first, Joe discusses how he tries to touch on everything without the details becoming burdensome. (Part 1)

MacVoices #25067: Live! – Bootable Backups Again, AppleCare, Godzilla Wins

Feb 12, 2025 | MacVoices Live!

Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Marty Jencius, Eric Bolden, Guy Serle, Jim Rea, and Web Bixby re-look at bootable backups because one cloning software developer says the new version of the macOS has fixed a bug and that they work…sort of. The panel looks at a change in purchasing AppleCare that you need to be aware of, and how Apple TV+ and Godzilla got some respect at a recent awards event.

MacVoices #25046: CES – EPSEED

Feb 3, 2025 | CES

In the French Pavilion in Eureka Park at CES, EPSEED was showing their device that focuses on making remote work more secure. Kélian Bailet, Co-Founder and President, explained how they separate the work and personal systems to achieve corporate security, as well as why he is looking forward to it coming to the Mac platform.

MacVoices #24274: Live! – A Tethered Apple Vision Pro?

Nov 14, 2024 | MacVoices Live!

The idea of an Apple Vision Pro has been talked about as a way to make the device more affordable. Dave Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Marty Jencius, Web Bixby, Jim Rea, and Eric Bolden consider the implications of inking the Vision Pro to the iPhone for power and processing and how that would impact the user experience. Whether that would actually result in a significant cost savings is called into question, and the use cases it would and wouldn’t impact are discussed.

MacVoices #24273: More Smart Assistants and Clipboard Managers with Jeff Gamet on The Mac Show (2)

Nov 13, 2024 | Interview

The discussion with Jeff Gamet on a recent edition of The Mac Show on The British Tech Network finishes off thoughts on the smart assistants we use before turning to why one of us uses Clipboard Managers extensively and one hasn’t found a reason to do so, in spite of the fact that he has one installed.

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