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MacVoices #25130: NAB – Oliver Breidenbach of Boinx Software and mimoLive

May 8, 2025 | NAB

On the show floor at NAB we got to connect with our old friend Oliver Breidenbach, CEO of Boinx Software and mimoLive. Oliver catches us up on what’s new in mimoLive, including Zoom integration and a new free evaluation license ideal for creators, educators, and mobile journalists. The platform now offers advanced video compositing, flexible formats, and real-time remote production capabilities. Updates to other Boinx products like FotoMagico also continue under a subscription model for rapid innovation.

MacVoices #25127: Live! – New Beats Pill Colors, Paying for Apple Intelligence, Open AI and Chrome, Perplexity vs. Siri

May 5, 2025 | Uncategorized

Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Marty Jencius, Web Bixby, and Jim Rea explore the new Beats Pill speaker color exclusives at Target and Walmart, consider the value of paying for Apple Intelligence, and critique Siri’s limitations. Discussions turn to competing AI tools like Perplexity, ChatGPT, and Microsoft Copilot, comparing user experiences and privacy concerns. Apple’s privacy-first approach is praised, but its AI progress is a concern when viewed against its competition.

MacVoices #25086: Live! – Cheaper YouTube, Ad-Supported Office 365, A New Pantone Color

Mar 6, 2025 | MacVoices Live!

This MacVoices Live! discussion concludes with Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, and Mark Fuccio discussing YouTube’s rumored Premium Light tier, Microsoft testing an ad-supported Office 365 version, and Pantone naming a color after Drew Barrymore. The panel debates the value of YouTube Premium, subscription models, and Microsoft’s cloud push. They also discuss Kindle download restrictions and the impact of ad-supported services on user experience.

MacVoices #25067: Live! – Bootable Backups Again, AppleCare, Godzilla Wins

Feb 12, 2025 | MacVoices Live!

Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Marty Jencius, Eric Bolden, Guy Serle, Jim Rea, and Web Bixby re-look at bootable backups because one cloning software developer says the new version of the macOS has fixed a bug and that they work…sort of. The panel looks at a change in purchasing AppleCare that you need to be aware of, and how Apple TV+ and Godzilla got some respect at a recent awards event.

MacVoices #25036: Live! – Netflix Increases Prices AGAIN, Goldman Sachs Wants Out of Apple Card AGAIN

Jan 29, 2025 | CES

https://youtu.be/V2rrJ-HqRA0 The MacVoices Live! team of Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Eric Bolden, Web Bixby, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, and Marty Jencius have in-depth discussions about Netflix increasing their prices following recent high-profile streaming successes. How...

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MacVoices #22081: MacVoices Live! – Wyze’s Misstep, App Store Changes, Screen Brightness (2)

Apr 25, 2022 | Hardware, iOS, iPad, MacVoices Live!, Software

The MacVoices Live! panel delivers a detailed discussion of the Wyze’s decision not to upgrade the original version of their cameras, not reveal the security issues with them, and what it might mean to you when you pick up your next home security camera. David...

MacVoices #22039: MacVoices Update – 2022-02

Feb 24, 2022 | Updates

In the February 2022 Update, Chuck reminds viewers and listeners about playlists on YouTube and Vimeo, subscriptions on both video services, and the importance of sharing MacVoices on social media. Sponsors are also important to MacVoices; he explains why you see the...

MacVoices #22012: MacVoices Live! – More App Store Scam Debate (3)

Jan 18, 2022 | MacVoices Live!, Software

The MacVoices Live! panel of Jeff Gamet, Guy Serle, David Ginsburg, Jim Rea, Brittany Smith, Andrew Orr, and Kelly Guimont continues their debate over App Store scams and who has ultimate responsibility. Should Apple do more? What responsibility does the user have?...

MacVoices #21238: MacVoices Live! – More on Toyota’s Subscription Plan and the Log4Shell Exploit (2)

Dec 16, 2021 | MacVoices Live!, Security/Privacy, Software

The MacVoices Live! panel continues the discussion of Toyota implementing s remote-start subscription model, CarPlay, and self-driving vehicles. Then, Frank Petrie, David Ginsburg, Guy Serle, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, Brittany Smith, Warren Sklar, Kelly Guimont, and Mark...

MacVoices #21237: MacVoices Live! – Toyota’s Remote Start Subscription Plan (1)

Dec 15, 2021 | MacVoices Live!, Software

An extra-large MacVoices Live! panel of Frank Petrie, David Ginsburg, Guy Serle, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, Brittany Smith, Warren Sklar, Kelly Guimont, and Mark Fuccio look hard at the tech-adjacent topic of Toyota implementing a subscription service for remote start on...

MacVoices #21141: MacVoices Live – Subscription Revenue and the Apple Watch’s Health Capabilities (2)

Jul 29, 2021 | Apple Watch, Business, MacVoices Live!

Our MacVoices Live! discussion of Apple’s quarterly financial results continues as we look at the subscription revenue numbers, their implications, and how they are (or are not) calculated. We then start to examine how the Apple Watch’s health monitoring capabilities...

MacVoices #21079: MacVoices Live! – Apple’s Spring Loaded Event Sprung (3)

Apr 23, 2021 | Apple TV, Audio/Music, Events, Hardware, MacVoices Live!

Our MacVoices Live! review of Apple’s Spring Loaded event wraps up as the panel of Jeff Gamet, David Ginsburg, Jim Rea, Frank Petrie, Kelly Guimont, Brittany Smith, and Mark Fuccio react to the new Apple Card, Apple TV and Siri Remote, and ask questions about the new...

MacVoices #20280: MacVoices Live! – AirPods Max, Google Chrome Issues, Apple Hardware Subscriptions (2)

Dec 17, 2020 | Business, Hardware, MacVoices Live!

This MacVoices Live! discussion shifted to an examination of the possibility of Apple Hardware Subscriptions. The panel of David Ginsburg, Mark Fuccio, Andrew Orr, and Frank Petrie discuss and debate the feasibility of the business model from both the consumer and...

MacVoices #20134: Developer John Brayton Updates Golden Hill Software’s Unread 2

May 12, 2020 | Developer, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Web

John Brayton of Golden Hill Software gives us an update on Unread 2, his RSS reader that not only looks good, but packs a ton of functionality. John talks about the addition of an option to override summaries and go straight to the web site text and images, the...

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