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MacVoices #25190: Live! – AI Everywhere: Video Summaries, Message Recaps, and Monetizing AI Web Crawlers

Jul 10, 2025 | MacVoices Live!

New AI offerings spark discussion as Ring adds video action summaries to their doorbells, Cloudflare monetizes bot access for AI training, and WhatsApp introduces AI message recaps. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius, Jeff Gamet, Web Bixby, and Jim Rea debate privacy, trust, and the future of content control, with added commentary on Apple Sports’ Wimbledon update.

MacVoices 25187: Road to Macstock – Jeff Gamet

Jul 7, 2025 | Events

The Road to Macstock Conference and Expo wraps up in a conversation with Jeff Gamet where he previews his Macstock session on improving online privacy and security in practical, accessible terms. He shares some strategies to reduce tracking, protect against identity theft, and safely browse and shop online—without overwhelming jargon. Topics Jeff will address include on-device safety, ad tracking, DNS, and HTTPS, all presented with real-world examples.

MacVoices #25184: Live! – Apple’s AI Future: Buy or Build?

Jul 2, 2025 | MacVoices Live!

The debate over whether Apple should acquire an AI company to stay competitive, with Perplexity as a leading candidate, is a hot topic. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Web Bixby, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius, Jim Rea, and Brian Flanigan-Arthurs explore past acquisitions, Apple’s AI strategy, and the challenges of merging company cultures. PSAs about malware from screenshots and fake CAPTCHAs are discussed, along with the growing risks of AI litigation and the hype vs. reality of AI’s future.

MacVoices #25183: Live! – Meta’s AI Power Play, WhatsApp Ad Fallout, and Trump Mobile???

Jul 1, 2025 | MacVoices Live!

The MacVoices Live! panel explores Meta’s push to dominate AI with its new “super intelligence” team, raising privacy concerns and skepticism over its motives. WhatsApp’s move to introduce ads prompts worries about user data and ad targeting is discussed, by Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Jim Rea, Web Bixby, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, and Marty Jencius, along with the bizarre launch of a Trump-branded smartphone and its questionable specs and capabilities.

MacVoices #25179: Road to Macstock – Kelly Guimont

Jun 25, 2025 | Events

Kelly Guimont returns to The Road to Macstock Conference and Expo to talk about her session on practical, privacy-conscious home automation. Starting from zero, she will help attendees make informed choices and avoid feeling overwhelmed, with real-life examples and insights drawn from years of experience. She also shares why MacStock remains a favorite event—thanks to its community, connection, and even the karaoke.

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MacVoices #24146: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Your Online Privacy (1)

Jun 5, 2024 | Take Control

Joe Kissell shares insights on online privacy in his book, Take Control of Your Online Privacy, 5th Edition, stressing the importance of staying informed on privacy issues amidst evolving technology threats. He focuses on practical high and medium priority privacy concerns for everyday individuals, advising prioritization based on individual risk profiles. Emphasizing the impact of advertisers collecting extensive personal data, Joe provides tips on data sharing. He cautions against oversharing personal information online and offers steps to enhance online privacy highlighting the need to be proactive in understanding and addressing online privacy risks. (Part 1)

MacVoices #24141: MVL – Apple Pencil’s Shadow and Scarlett Johansson’s Voice

May 31, 2024 | MacVoices Live!

https://youtu.be/H4n0e1jRd88 An Apple Pencil shadow? We look at why it makes sense. Then, Scarlett Johansson's legal battle with OpenAI over the use of her voice in an AI assistant is explored by the MacVoices Live! panel. The discussion examines OpenAI's alleged...

MacVoices #24129: NAB – Mapcreator Offers A Range of Maps For Media Uses

May 20, 2024 | NAB

https://youtu.be/90guEYslbNg At NAB Show in Las Vegas, we received an update on Mapcreator from Managing partner Magdalena (Maggie) Muhr-Manilal. Maggie covers the new Locator Map version for easy map creation with GPS coordinates or zip codes. The tool allows...

MacVoices #24107: NAB – LumaFusion’s Latest and Upcoming Features

Apr 18, 2024 | NAB

https://youtu.be/Yqfad14mLXA At NAB Show in Las Vegas, we caught up with Terri Morgan and Chris Demiris of Luma Touch to discuss the latest new features of LumaFusion, some new ones coming shortly, as well as their thoughts on AI in a video production workflow. ...

MacVoices #24099: MVL – The AT&T Hack; India Wants Apple To Unlock An iPhone

Apr 8, 2024 | MacVoices Live!

https://youtu.be/Y8hMPoCry0g Another week, another hack. The MacVoices Live! panel of Chuck Joiner, Dave Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Marty Jencius, Eric Bolden, Jeff Gamet, and Guy Serle discuss AT&T’s loss of customer data that has a bit of history to it, as...

MacVoices #24094: MVL – More Switcher Evidence; LinkedIn’s Gaming Motivations

Apr 1, 2024 | MacVoices Live!

https://youtu.be/_Li7OStZRhU Chuck Joiner, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius, Jim Rea, Jeff Gamet, and David Ginsburg wrap up a MacVoices Live! discussion by talking about the latest report on switching to the Mac, as well as what might be behind...

MacVoices #24091: MVL – Roku’s Onerous Terms; Apple, Google, and AI; AirTags Under Fire…Again

Mar 27, 2024 | MacVoices Live!

https://youtu.be/mXlIQ1WqhUY The privacy theme rolls on as Chuck Joiner, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius, Jim Rea, Jeff Gamet, and David Ginsburg look at the almost unbelievable Terms of Service in the most recent Roku update and how it applies to...

MacVoices #24090: MVL – Would You Rent A Printer That HP Monitors?

Mar 26, 2024 | MacVoices Live!

https://youtu.be/mth1lJBhjsc Our privacy theme continues as the MacVoices Live! panel looks at HP’s new option to rent a printer. Is that a good idea given the seemingly onerous contract terms, let alone the possible privacy concerns over an...

MacVoices #24089: MVL – A Personal Hacking Story

Mar 25, 2024 | MacVoices Live!

https://youtu.be/ur163KELYnY Chuck Joiner, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius, and Jim Rea discuss the hacking of a panel member’s Instagram account, along with what appeared to be an attack on his Facebook account. They discuss scams, other personal...

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