Macworld Podcast

Well, "newish" MacBooks anyway. They still only have one port, and it's USB-C, not Thunderbolt 3. But the battery life is improved, the chipset is faster, and Glenn is still satisfied with his first-gen MacBook after a year of heavy use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Glenn and Susie were recording this week, the news broke that TextExpander was responding to feedback by lowering the subscription price for existing users. Unfortunately, that's not our only problem with the service. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Glenn interviews three people in vastly different professions who have brought the 12-inch iPad Pro into their work lives in a big way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sorry for the delay on getting this podcast to you. Glenn and Susie have a lot to say, and a few things cropped up at the last minute. Anyway, here we go. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What. Just. Happened. Security expert Jonathan Zdziarski helps us unpack the FBI's sudden 180 in the San Bernardino case. How did they get into the phone? Will they tell Apple? Is this even over? Oh, and Susie got the iPhone SE and 9.7-inch iPad Pro too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Macworld podcast celebrates its 500th episode! 11 years ago, this podcast started humbly as an experiment by a Macworld intern turned staffer recorded partly in a conference room with a nerdy guest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aside from our regular discussion of the FBI kerfuffle and this week's side trip to Austin for SXSW Interactive, we wonder about how the rumored 4-inch iPhone will fit into Apple's world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nothing, it's not a real thing. Really. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Glenn and Susie are back on the FBI's case, discussing the All Writs Act, whether software is speech, and more. Plus, we have big hopes for the smaller iPhone SE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Glenn and Susie are joined by Rich Mogull, and everyone is angry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don't set your iPhone to before 1970, don't update your Creative Cloud, and don't expect Apple executives to openly admit iTunes is awful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Humans need more than a two-digit number when their iPhones go completely dead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To some people, it doesn't matter how many millions of something Apple can sell, or how happy the customers are with them. It's only growth, and that's too bad, because it seems like Apple is working on some great stuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Security researcher Rich Mogull joins us to talk about security when traveling to countries where you might have a very good reason to be paranoid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donald Trump's fiat economy plan to make Apple produce its hardware in America, the New York Senate's desire to criminalize a lack of back doors in smartphones, and the return (or continued existence) of Gatekeeper exploits. Leah and Glenn also talk about VLC, a universal format player, for Apple TV; their continued irritation at some Apple TV features; and Netflix's plan to block more comprehensi...

It's a grab-bag week of topics, from where we read news on our phones to how CES provides a glimpse into Apple's future products. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Magnets? How do they work? Also, the latest security-reporting follies, more Apple TV thoughts, and bringing civility to commenting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's our last podcast of 2015, and we've got some Festivus grievances to air, as well as a few requests for the year to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple Music meets its #squadgoals, MacKeeper is hacked, and we gush about an app every TV and movie junkie must have. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Holiday shopping can be stressful, but we've got great gift ideas and some helpful tips too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back in the day, AT&T insisted that every iPhone user have an unlimited data plan. My, how the tides have changed. Glenn and Susie discuss the coming rate hike and the rest of the week's news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's almost Thanksgiving, and Glenn and Susie give some helpful advice for offering tech support to your relatives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Susie is joined by Dan Benjamin to talk about their first experiences with the iPad Pro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple's expensive mega-tablet needs to find its niche. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Glenn and Susie both have Apple TVs and plenty to say about them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices