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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 #25148: Road to Macstock – Marty Jencius

May 27, 2025 | Events

The latest Road to Macstock Conference and Expo digs into AI and a presentation by Marty Jencius that will that focuses on Apple Intelligence and the practical integration of AI in education and productivity workflows. Drawing from his experience as an educator and technologist, Marty discusses how AI tools like ChatGPT can be tailored for better, safer results by feeding them curated, domain-specific content. He emphasizes the shift from one-off prompts to ongoing dialogue with AIs and highlights the importance of adapting teaching models to incorporate these evolving tools.

MacVoices #25140: Road to Macstock – Mike Burke

May 20, 2025 | Events

The Road to Macstock Conference and Expo takes us to first-time speaker Mike Burke, who discusses his presentation on “digital mise en place”—a method for organizing digital workflows before beginning creative tasks. Inspired by both culinary prep and The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande , Mike outlines how he will share thoughts on structured folder systems and automation tools like Keyboard Maestro to improve productivity and aid future collaboration.

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MacVoices #21048: Productivity, Podcasting, and Developer Advocacy with Jay Miller (1)

Mar 10, 2021 | Productivity, Software

? Jay Miller joins us for a wide-ranging conversation about all of the things he is involved in. In the first part, Jay talks about his The PIT Show podcast and how the focus has shifted, how and why you should develop your own plan, and what being a “developer...

MacVoices #21033: MacVoices Live! – Productivity Tools We Really Use (3)

Feb 17, 2021 | Hardware, MacVoices Live!, Productivity, Software

We wrap up our look at some favorite productivity apps with our MacVoices Live! panel of David Ginsburg, Kelly Guimont, Frank Petrie, Guy Serle, Jim Rea, Brittany Smith, Mark Fuccio, Jeff Gamet and Marina Epelman. More analog tools, apps, and hardware get added to...

MacVoices #21032: MacVoices Live! – Productivity Tools We Really Use (2)

Feb 16, 2021 | Audio/Music, Hardware, MacVoices Live!, Productivity, Software

The MacVoices Live! panel of David Ginsburg, Kelly Guimont, Frank Petrie, Guy Serle, Jim Rea, Brittany Smith, Mark Fuccio, Jeff Gamet and Marina Epelman continue to reveal some of their favorites in Part 2 of our look at productivity tools. Hardware, software, audio,...

MacVoices #21031: MacVoices Live! – Productivity Tools We Really Use (1)

Feb 15, 2021 | Hardware, MacVoices Live!, Productivity, Software

? The MacVoices Live! panel answered the question of “what are some of your favorite productivity tools for what you do” with a barrage that was wide and varied. Software, hardware, and services all took their turn. Some of the choices were no surprise, while others...

MacVoices #20250: MacVoices Live! – Productivity with Mike Schmitz (2)

Nov 4, 2020 | iOS, iPad, iPhone, MacVoices Live!, Productivity, Software

The second part of our MacVoices Live! panel with featured guest Mike Schmitz, and a rambunctious panel of Jeff Gamet, David Ginsburg, Frank Petrie, Kelly Guimont, and Brittany Smith continue the discussion of productivity systems, why analog systems are so popular...

MacVoices #20249: MacVoices Live! – Productivity with Mike Schmitz (1)

Nov 3, 2020 | Hardware, iOS, iPad, iPhone, MacVoices Live!, Productivity, Software

Mike Schmitz, our featured guest on a recent MacVoices Live!, surprised everyone when he said he trashed all his productivity systems and started over at the beginning of the pandemic. Mike, along with the panel of Jeff Gamet, David Ginsburg, Frank Patrie, Kelly...

MacVoices #20158: MacVoices Live – Virtual Conferences, In-Person Conferences, and WWDC (2)

Jun 18, 2020 | Commentary, Events, Hardware, MacVoices Live!, Software

This edition of MacVoices Live, recorded as we get ready for the online version of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), features a discussion of how virtual conferences compare to the in-person variety. Kelly Guimont and Brittany Smith join host Chuck...

MacVoices #20157: MacVoices Live – Virtual Conferences, In-Person Conferences, and WWDC (1)

Jun 17, 2020 | Developer, Events, MacVoices Live!

MacVoices #20140: Winston Chen Discusses Voice Dream, The eBook Reader That Does It All (Part 2)

May 21, 2020 | Audio/Music, Developer, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Productivity

In Part 2 of our discussion with Winston Chen, the Founder and iOS Developer for Voice Dream ,we get into some of the details of the app, including formats supported, ebook DRM, sources of ebooks, and an exception in copyright law for visually challenged individuals....

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