Oct 22, 2023 | Audio/Music, MacVoices Live!, Software
This MacVoices Live! session concludes with a discussion of Spotify's new audiobook library and Samsung's pursuit of blue bubbles in messaging. The appeal and limitations of Spotify's 15-hour monthly allowance for audiobooks is debated as is Spotify's plan to use AI...
Oct 13, 2023 | Business, Commentary, MacVoices Live!
The discussion of other tech companies blaming Apple continues as Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Jim Rea, Eric Bolden, Web Bixby, Mark Fuccio, and Ben Roethig look at Apple's pricing structure and its impact on developers, focusing on the 15%...
Oct 11, 2023 | Author
Bryan Chaffin is back to decision his decision to self-publish his upcoming novel. He shares the tasks he's been working on, from creating a cover to formatting e-books for different platforms. We talk about distribution options, express concerns about author...
Sep 21, 2023 | Audio/Music, Business, iPhone, MacVoices Live!
Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Jim Rea, Web Bixby, Eric Bolden, and Ben Roethig shift to a new topic on MacVoices Live!, examining Spotify's decision to put song lyrics behind a paywall weighing the pros and cons. We also delve into Apple's challenges, including...
Sep 20, 2023 | Apple Watch, Business, Graphics/Photos, iOS, iPhone, MacVoices Live!, Security/Privacy
A catch-up/pre-Apple Event MacVoices Live! session with Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Jim Rea, Web Bixby, Eric Bolden, and Ben Roethig looks at Apple moving away from leather for their products, the decision to abandon CSCAM efforts, and the inevitable criticism that...
Mar 8, 2023 | Audio/Music, Business, MacVoices Live!
https://youtu.be/_N7D8KGMFSYTo start off this MacVoices Live! session, Chuck Joiner relates a personal story of outstanding Apple support. Then, David Ginsburg, Mark Fuccio, Jim Rea, and Web Bixby dig into Spotify’s unsuccessful attempt to corner the podcast market,...
Feb 22, 2023 | Audio/Music, Business
https://youtu.be/872IBv2MxFIThe MacVoices Live! panel of Chuck Joiner, Web Bixby, David Ginsburg, Brittany Smith, Eric Bolden, Mark Fuccio, Jim Rea, Jeff Gamet, and Guy Serle finish up a conversation about how the Twitter situation is affecting how users are getting...
Oct 12, 2022 | Business, MacVoices Live!, Security/Privacy
This MacVoices Live! session wraps up as Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Jim Rea, and Warren Sklar continue their disagreement over the Apple Wallet app being able to be removed from the iPhone. That leads to a discussion of Apple Pay and other mobile payment platforms...
Aug 15, 2022 | Audio/Music, Business, Hardware, MacVoices Live!
The MacVoices Live! panel of Chuck Joiner, Jim Rea, David Ginsburg, Warren Sklar, Mark Fuccio, and Jeff Gamet take a look at the cancellation of Spotify’s Car Thing, and whether it is a symptom of what seems to be their “quick hit” mentality. The discussion then turns...
May 23, 2022 | Audio/Music, MacVoices Live!, Security/Privacy, Video, Web
The MacVoices Live! panel of David Ginsburg, Mark Fuccio, Warren Sklar, Jim Rea, and Jeff Gamet finally declared a truce in their Twitter debate and transitioned over to a discussion of podcast exclusivity. Some of the Spotify exclusive shows, including those produced...
Feb 18, 2022 | Audio/Music, MacVoices Live!, Video, Web
The MacVoices Live! panel of David Ginsburg, Jim Rea,, Jeff Gamet, and Brittany Smith wrap up a discussion of who’s right and wrong (if anyone) in the Spotify/Joe Rogan controversy. Then, quite by accident, the group covers whether we are buying, or just renting, or...
Feb 17, 2022 | Audio/Music, iPhone, Web
David Ginsburg, Jim Rea, Jeff Gamet, and Mark Fuccio deal with a power outage for one panel member as they wrap up a conversation about Wordle, then turn their attention to the possibility of Apple allowing iPhones to accept NFC payments. What would it mean for Apple,...
Feb 16, 2022 | Business, MacVoices Live!, Security/Privacy
This MacVoices Live! session starts out with David Ginsburg, Jim Rea, Jeff Gamet, and Mark Fuccio discussing the Amicus briefs filed in support of Epic’s position against Apple. Various State’s Attorneys General and Microsoft all piled on. What are the motivations,...
Apr 29, 2021 | Audio/Music, Web
Ken Ray has been doing a daily Apple news podcast since 2005, and along the way has been a part of a number of shows, both his own and others. That makes him the perfect person to discuss Apple’s new podcast subscription service and what it means for the industry. Ken...
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