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MacVoices #25135: Live! – Tim Cook and Siri, AI Expectations

May 14, 2025 | MacVoices Live!

The panel analyzes Tim Cook’s recent comments on Siri and Apple Intelligence from the latest earnings call, debating whether Apple overpromised on AI capabilities. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Marty Jencius, Mark Fuccio, Eric Bolden, Jim Rea, and Jeff Gamet also revisit Apple’s discontinued router line and the likelihood of a comeback in today’s competitive market. The episode wraps with a discussion about Duolingo’s decision to replace human content creators with AI, exploring both the potential educational value and the broader implications for language learning and job displacement.

MacVoices #25120: Live! – Tim Cook’s Influence, Apple’s Sports App, Meta’s Redaction Fail

Apr 25, 2025 | MacVoices Live!

The panel of Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Marty Jencius, and Eric Bolden discuss Tim Cook’s strategic influence in securing tariff exemptions, highlighting his low-key leadership style focused on Apple’s interests. They explore updates to Apple’s Sports app, praising its clean interface and new sharing features. The conversation shifts to Meta’s redaction failure in a legal case, questioning whether it was incompetence or intentional, and emphasizing the importance of proper document security.

MacVoices #25051: Live! – Apple’s Sports App, In-App Purchase APIs, Tim Cook Joins Lumon

Feb 5, 2025 | MacVoices Live!

This MacVoices Live! session finds the panel of Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Marty Jencius, Eric Bolden, Web Bixby, Jim Rea, and Jeff Gamet discussing improvements to Apple’s Sports app, who will be affected by the recent changes to in-app purchase APIs, and why only Tim Cook could pull off a promo cameo for the second season of Severance.

MacVoices Live #24297: Live! – Copying Tim Cook, Drake’s Accusations, and MacBook Pro Speaker Repairs

Dec 16, 2024 | MacVoices Live!

The MacVoices Live! panel of David Ginsburg, Eric Bolden, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Marty Jencius, Jeff Gamet, Web Bixby, and Jim Rea praise Tim Cook’s political acumen and discuss how other CEOs are trying to copy it. The discussion turns to Drake’s allegations of favoritism and why they seem unlikely, and then to an update on MacBook Pro speaker repairs and what you need to know.

MacVoices #24267: Live! – ApplePay at 10 and Did Tim Cook Really Call Donald Trump?

Nov 4, 2024 | MacVoices Live!

Apple Pay turned 10 recently and the MacVoices Live! panel discussed its transformation and influence in mobile payments since its launch. Then, Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Martty Jencius, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Web Bixby, Jim Rea, Jeff Gamet, and Eric Bolden detour into political territory, examining a political narrative surrounding a rumored phone call between Tim Cook and Donald Trump related to EU regulations. The conversation focused on the need for both skeptical and mixed media coverage.

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MacVoices #24143: MVL – ChatGPT on Mac, Tim Cook’s Successor, Chips, Tickets, and More

Jun 3, 2024 | MacVoices Live!

Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Jim Rea, Guy Serle, Jeff Gamet, Marty Jencius, and Web Bixby take on a variety of topics, including OpenAI releasing a ChatGPT app for Mac, potential successors to Tim Cook at Apple and Apple securing the supply of TSMC’s two nanometer chips. On a broader topic basis, the panel looks at the U.S. House passing the Ticket Act, and the new SEC requirement for institutions to disclose security incidents within 30 days. Finally those lucky few panelists discussed their experiences with the new iPads, focusing on features like the OLED screen, Apple Pencil functionality, and performance.

MacVoices #22127: MacVoices Live! – Tim Cook in Top 100, AR/VR, Conan O’Brien Moves To Sirius (1)

Jun 15, 2022 | Audio/Music, Business, MacVoices Live!

This MacVoices Live! panel starts out by commenting on Tim Cook being named to TIME’s list of the most influential people of 2022, and why this seemed to be a surprise to many. The panel of Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, Andrew Orr, Mark Fuccio,...

MacVoices #22114: MacVoices Live! – Podcast Stats, AirTag Adventures, iOS Ad Blockers (3)

May 26, 2022 | Audio/Music, Business, MacVoices Live!, Security/Privacy, Web

We wrap up the podcast statistics and why they matter in this final part of a MacVoices Live! conversation with David Ginsburg, Warren Sklar, Jeff Gamet, host Chuck Joiner,Jim Rea, and Guy Serle. Then, we discuss some AirTag adventures by the panel, touch on iOS ad...

MacVoices #22113: MacVoice Live! – More Form Over Function, Facebook and Podcasts (2)

May 25, 2022 | Audio/Music, Business, Events, Video

The debate over form over function continues and expands to Mac design vs. PC design as one panel member makes some controversial pronouncements…and is promptly abused for them. David Ginsburg, Warren Sklar, Jeff Gamet, host Chuck Joiner,Jim Rea, and Guy Serle then...

MacVoices #22112: MacVoices Live – ‘After Steve’ Excerpt Discussions (Part 1)

May 24, 2022 | Business, Hardware, MacVoices Live!

? On the day that After Steve, a book by Tripp Mickle, was released, the MacVoices Live! panel of David Ginsburg, Warren Sklar, Jeff Gamet, host Chuck Joiner, Jim Rea, and Guy Serle discussed some of the excerpts that were published online. Initial impressions from...

MacVoices #22083: MacVoices Live! – An iMovie Update, The Benefits and Hazards of Sideloading (1)

Apr 27, 2022 | iPhone, MacVoices Live!, Software

Chuck’s first MacVoices Live! after being away found the panel gloating over their past behaviors before digging into the newest features of iMovie and why (for now) they are only on iOS and iPadOS. Then, the panel of David Ginsburg, Brittany Smith, Frank Petrie, Jeff...

MacVoices #21047: MacVoices Live! – Tim Cook’s Successor, G3 Chips on Mars, COVID-19 Apps

Mar 9, 2021 | Hardware, MacVoices Live!

In Part 2 of this MacVoices Live! discussion, David Ginsburg, Jim Rea, Frank Petrie, Guy Serle, Kelly Guimont, Warren Sklar, Jeff Gamet, and Mark Fuccio wrap up our discussion of Steve Jobs’ influence and morph that into comments on Tim Cook’s successor. Then, the...

MacVoices #20221: Adam Engst at the Virginia Macintosh Users’ Group (2)

Sep 25, 2020 | Apple TV, Audio/Music, Hardware, MacNotables, Productivity, Software, UserGroups

MacVoices' visit with Adam Engst and the Virginia Macintosh Users’ Group wraps up with discussions of Apple and Tesla, CarPlay, set-top boxes and Apple TV, Adam’s upcoming iMac upgrade project, the benefits of SSDs, the future of iCloud, AirPods vs. AirPods Pro, Time...

MacVoices #19094: A Discussion of Apple, Business, and Capitalism

Mar 15, 2019 | Business, Commentary, MacJury

Tim Cook made headlines with his, "We’re capitalists” statement at the Apple Shareholders Meeting. That might seem like an obvious thing, but the term has been politicized, and can lead to wrong conclusion. The panel of Peter Cohen, Mark Fuccio, Kelly Guimont, and...

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