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MacVoices #25135: Live! – Tim Cook and Siri, AI Expectations

May 14, 2025 | MacVoices Live!

The panel analyzes Tim Cook’s recent comments on Siri and Apple Intelligence from the latest earnings call, debating whether Apple overpromised on AI capabilities. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Marty Jencius, Mark Fuccio, Eric Bolden, Jim Rea, and Jeff Gamet also revisit Apple’s discontinued router line and the likelihood of a comeback in today’s competitive market. The episode wraps with a discussion about Duolingo’s decision to replace human content creators with AI, exploring both the potential educational value and the broader implications for language learning and job displacement.

MacVoices #25133: Road to Macstock – Brett Terpstra

May 13, 2025 | Events

On The Road to Macstock Conference and Expo Brett Terpstra previews his upcoming talk on Mastodon, highlighting its benefits over traditional social media platforms. He provides some thoughts on how to choose the right server, migrate accounts, and even host your own instance for better control. The session aims to guide users through Mastodon’s structure and community, helping them get the most out of the platform while eliminating confusion. Brett also shares why he’s left most other platforms behind in favor of Mastodon and Facebook.

MacVoices #25069: Live! – Tapestry, An Office 365 Price Increase, DeepSeek Comes and DeepSeek Goes

Feb 13, 2025 | MacVoices Live!

A new social media app has been launched by the Twitterific team. Tapestry combines Blue Sky, Mastodon, RSS, and YouTube feeds on your iOS device. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Marty Jencius, Eric Bolden, Guy Serle, Jim Rea, and Web Bixby discuss the implications of this app given its pedigree. We also look at an Office 365 price increase at the same time it drops a free VPN service, and its subscription model. Microsoft is also bringing DeepSeek to its Copilot service while, at the same time, DeepSeek was dropped from the Italian App Store.

MacVoices #24292: Live! – Bluesky Grows, TikTok and Trump, Apple TV+ News

Dec 9, 2024 | MacVoices Live!

Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Eric Bolden, Jeff Gamet, Marty Jencius, Jim Rea, and Web Bixby consider Bluesky’s growth in the reported exodus from X and what it says about how people are using social media at this point in time. The panel also discuss at the possibilities for TikTok under the incoming Trump administration, and look at what Sam Bankman-Fried and Godzilla have in common.

MacVoices #24190: Live! – HomePod Lifespan and Mastodon’s Journalist Appeal

Jul 18, 2024 | MacVoices Live!

How long should a HomePod last? Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Web Bixby, Marty Jencius, Eric Bolden, Jeff Gamet, Guy Serle, and Mark Fuccio discuss the lifespan of Apple’s smart speaker along with other hardware, and how it could be maximized. The conversation also includes how Mastodon is trying to become the journalists social media platform of choice, why X is still arguably the best platform for news, and how that could change.

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MacVoices #23241: MacVoices Live! – More Social Media Evaluation (4)

Sep 25, 2023 | MacVoices Live!, Web

The discussion of usefulness and drawbacks of various social media platforms continues as we wrap up this MacVoices Live! session.Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Jim Rea, Web Bixby, Eric Bolden, and Ben Roethig are joined by Brittany Smith as they explore the issue of...

MacVoices #23156: MacVoices Live! – Joining Mastodon, Fake AirPods, ChatGPT Impact (2)

May 24, 2023 | Hardware, MacVoices Live!, Software, Web

Have you been hesitating to join Mastodon because of the confusing nature of its federated model? Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Jim Rea, Jeff Gamet, Mark Fuccio, and Eric Bolden consider the new option that provides a default instance to ease...

MacVoices #23096: MacVoices Live! – Developer Wants, Microsoft, Mastodon, Apple’s Half Time Show (3)

Mar 7, 2023 | Audio/Music, Business, MacVoices Live!, Software, Web

https://youtu.be/6nlK6DkYbvc This MacVoices Live! panel (finally) wraps up our App Store debate, then turn to a series of stories. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Eric Bolden, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, and Web Bixby discuss Microsoft’s sort-of but not really, confusing...

MacVoices #23090: MacVoices Live! – Mastodon, Instagram, iPhone Ultra, Pencil Support on iPhone (3)

Feb 27, 2023 | iPhone, MacVoices Live!, Web

https://youtu.be/DzJlcpxX5Mg This MacVoices Live! discussion wraps up our Mastodon discussion then crosses over into a variety of short topics. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Web Bixby, Jim Rea, Jeff Gamet, and Eric Bolden talk about why Instagram works as a...

MacVoices #23089: MacVoices Live! – More on ChatGPT, and Which Mastodon Instance To Join (2)

Feb 24, 2023 | MacVoices Live!, Software, Web

https://youtu.be/10fQbimrrtYOur MacVoices Live! conversation about ChatGPT and Bing continues as Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Web Bixby, Jim Rea, Jeff Gamet, and Eric Bolden examine how and why ChatGPT, with and without Bing, is being used, how accurate it is, and...

MacVoices #23084: Choosing A Mastodon Client with Jeff Gamet and Eric Bolden (3)

Feb 17, 2023 | Software, Web

Eric Bolden and Jeff Gamet wrap up our discussion of Mastodon clients with more information on what they have been using, and recommendations for those just logging in for the first time. Included are some thoughts on how to select an instance to join, what to look...

MacVoices #23083: Choosing A Mastodon Client with Eric Bolden and Jeff Gamet (2)

Feb 16, 2023 | Software, Web

Eric Bolden and Jeff Gamet continue to review their research into the current crop of Mastodon clients, a crop that seems to change almost daily. What they think of the feature sets of the different clients and how they are evolving, and which ones are the best...

MacVoices #23082: Choosing A Mastodon Client with Jeff Gamet and Eric Bolden (1)

Feb 15, 2023 | Software, Web

? Eric Bolden and Jeff Gamet have been experimenting with the various third-party apps for Mastodon. It is an area that is constantly and rapidly evolving, and that can be a bit confusing at times. In the first part of our conversation, they share how they use social...

MacVoices #23001: MacVoices Live! – Mastodon Instance Liabilities & LastPass Hack Details (1)

Jan 2, 2023 | Business, MacVoices Live!, Security/Privacy

The MacVoices Live! panel kicks off this session with a discussion of the potential liabilities and issues associated with spinning up your own Mastodon server. If you open it to other users, you could also be opening yourself to a variety of potential problems, legal...

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MacVoices #25135: Live! – Tim Cook and Siri, AI Expectations

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MacVoices #23241: MacVoices Live! – More Social Media Evaluation (4)

MacVoices #23156: MacVoices Live! – Joining Mastodon, Fake AirPods, ChatGPT Impact (2)

MacVoices #23096: MacVoices Live! – Developer Wants, Microsoft, Mastodon, Apple’s Half Time Show (3)

MacVoices #23090: MacVoices Live! – Mastodon, Instagram, iPhone Ultra, Pencil Support on iPhone (3)

MacVoices #23089: MacVoices Live! – More on ChatGPT, and Which Mastodon Instance To Join (2)

MacVoices #23001: MacVoices Live! – Mastodon Instance Liabilities & LastPass Hack Details (1)

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