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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.

MacVoices #24176: MVL – The Surgeon General and Social Media; A Tough Tech Privacy Lesson

Jul 1, 2024 | MacVoices Live!

Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Ben Roethig, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, Web Bixby, and Brian Flanigan-Arthurs discuss the Surgeon General’s proposal for social media warning labels and their potential impact on online behavior. The discussion gets personal as panel members talk about some of their own challenges and the difficulty of breaking habits. We also share an amusing example of why you really need to understand where your text messages are stored and how they sync.

MacVoices #24166: MVL – Disputing An Interview, Ticketmaster Hacked, and Is Email A Social Network?

Jun 21, 2024 | Events

Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Marty Jencius, Jeff Gamet, Web Bixby, and Brian Flanigan-Arthurs take a MacVoices Live! look at a fabricated interview that had Sony apologizing and Ticketmaster’s data breach that they seem to be silent on. We wrap up with a discussion of email as social media, audience database management, and the ease of using email for personal interactions in a collaboration software world.

MacVoices #24157: TV+ Talk – Apple TV+ Gets WWDC Keynote Time

Jun 14, 2024 | TV+ Talk

Charlotte Henry and Chuck Joiner review the Apple TV+ announcements at Apple Worldwide Developer Conference keynote, focusing on the service’s quality-driven strategy and user interface compared to other streaming services. Shows present and future, including Loot, Shrinking, Franklin, and Manhunt were discussed, and a shift towards situational comedies explored. All this content leads to the need for an effective time management plan to watch.

MacVoices #24147: More with Joe Kissell on Taking Control of Your Online Privacy (2)

Jun 6, 2024 | Take Control

https://youtu.be/jynZbnwxvmw Our conversation with Joe Kissell about the 5th edition of his Take Control of Your Online Privacy continues with a focus on smart devices and the data they are collecting. Joe advises against oversharing on social media and implementing...

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MacVoices #22110: MacVoices Live! – The Value of Twitter to Society, and in Dollars & Cents (Part 2)

May 20, 2022 | MacVoices Live!, Security/Privacy, Web

The panel continues their discussion of Elon Musk buying Twitter, dancing dangerously close to politics, and evaluating who might stay and who might go if some of the projected changes are made. David Ginsburg, Mark Fuccio, Warren Sklar, Jim Rea, and Jeff Gamet debate...

MacVoices #22109: MacVoices Live! – The Value of Twitter to Society, and in Dollars & Cents (Part 1)

May 19, 2022 | MacVoices Live!, Security/Privacy, Web

A new MacVoices Live! panel takes on the purchase of Twitter by Elon Musk. Will the promise of some of the changes make the social media network more or less valuable? Just how much “free speech” will be tolerated? And what about the money? The panel of David...

MacVoices #22086: MacVoices Update – 2022-04

May 2, 2022 | Updates

In the April 2022, Chuck thanks everyone for helping grow the show with social media activity, and explains the upcoming coverage of the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) show from Las Vegas. He also shares a ride on The Loop, an outtake, and the month’s...

MacVoices #21225: MacVoices Update – 2021-11

Nov 29, 2021 | Updates

In the November, 2021 Update, Chuck answers some questions about the recording methods used for the various flavors of MacVoices, and why those methods yield different results. Our social media presences, gift guides, and the Support Report round out the Update. Show...

MacVoices #21027: MacVoices Live! – Who’s Got Your Data And How Did They Get It? (3)

Feb 9, 2021 | MacVoices Live!, Security/Privacy

The third and final part of our in-depth discussion on privacy, security, and social media with the panel of David Ginsburg, Jeff Gamet, Mark Fuccio, Warren Sklar, Jim Rea, Guy Serle, Andrew Orr, Kelly Guimont, and Brittany Smith wraps up with the recognition that we...

MacVoices #21026: MacVoices Live! – Who’s Got Your Data And How Did They Get It? (2)

Feb 8, 2021 | MacVoices Live!, Security/Privacy

Part 2 of our discussion of privacy, security, and social media had the panel of David Ginsburg, Jeff Gamet, Mark Fuccio, Warren Sklar, Jim Rea, Guy Serle, Andrew Orr, Kelly Guimont, and Brittany Smith looking at the issues from a variety of standpoints, including how...

MacVoices #21025: MacVoices Live! – Who’s Got Your Data And How Did They Get It? (1)

Feb 5, 2021 | MacVoices Live!, Security/Privacy

In an important MacVoices Live! discussion, the panel of David Ginsburg, Jeff Gamet, Mark Fuccio, Warren Sklar, Jim Rea, Guy Serle, Andrew Orr, Kelly Guimont, and Brittany Smith took an in-depth look at the issues of privacy, data sharing, and social media. In Part 1,...

MacVoices #21006: MacVoices Live! – New Year’s Tech Resolutions (2)

Jan 11, 2021 | MacVoices Live!, Productivity, Software

Our look at “Tech Resolutions” for 2021 wraps up as the panel of David Ginsburg, Guy Serle, Jeff Gamet, Frank Petrie, Kelly Guimont, Mark Fuccio, Brittany Smith, and Andrew Orr submit and discuss more things they hope to accomplish and that you can adopt as your own....

MacVoices #20271: MacVoices Live! – Where Do You Hang Out Online…and Why? (1)

Dec 4, 2020 | MacVoices Live!, Web

A recent MacVoices Live! session asked the panel to discuss where they spend their online time and why, and boy, did they deliver! David Ginsburg, Frank Petrie, Kelly Guimont, Guy Serle, Andrew Orr, and Mark Fuccio discuss the obvious online destinations as well as...

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