MacVoices

The Apple App Store just had its 12th anniversary week. How time flies! The panel of Mark Fuccio ,  David Ginsburg ,  Kelly Guimont ,  Warren Sklar ,  and host  Chuck Joiner  talk about the development of The App Store, its importance to the Apple ecosystem, and how it drove the utility of the iPhone and iPad. The fees Apple charges developers, for both being a developer as well as distributing th...

The second part of our special MacVoices Live session with  Macworld All-Star Band members Bryan Chaffin , Dave Hamilton , Bob LeVitus , and  Duane Straub , and production team members  Wally Cherwinski and  Skylar Hamilton , digs a bit deeper info the audio and video production challenges and techniques that yielded such a fantastic result. Be sure to watch for the outtake after the credits that...

In a special MacVoices Live session, Macworld All-Star Band members Bryan Chaffin , Dave Hamilton , Bob LeVitus , and  Duane Straub , along with production team members  Wally Cherwinski and  Skylar Hamilton , talk about their newest project, a lockdown video that featured the entire band, including  Chris Breen ,  Paul Kent and Chuck La Tournous , singing and recoding remotely. Part 1 covers how...

Our conversation with Kyle Foster , Marketing Specialist for Synology , wraps up with a discussion of what you can do with their devices besides just using them for storage. One of the strengths of Synology are the built in applications, both first- and third-party applications. Everything from a Plex media server to your own private cloud to a base for your home surveillance cameras is supported,...

Kyle Foster , Marketing Specialist for Synology , introduces their new, upgraded NAS models that are for both home and business, and helps us understand how Synology names their products so that you know exactly what each can do. Expandable by RAM upgrades, multiple bay expansion units, or SSD caches, Synology offers lots of options, from private clouds to media servers, to backup servers. Kyle ta...

Jeff Gamet , David Ginsburg , Frank Petrie , and host  Chuck Joiner  continue their MacVoices Live discussion of how to safely run the Big Sur developer (or public) beta by making an external SSD recommendation, and dig in to the violation of Apple's NDA by developers publishing benchmarks of the developer Mac mini units. Some of the other topics covered include the upsides and downsides of rumors...

Jeff Gamet , David Ginsburg , and  Frank Petrie showed up for the most recent edition of MacVoices Live. Jeff started us out by sharing his "free agent" status and teases a new podcast that is in the works. Next, the panel looks back on the original iPhone announcement on its 13th anniversary, talks gourmet peanut butter, and starts a discussion of running the Big Sur developer beta. [embed]http:/...

Mike Potter  of ESC! Technologies wraps up our discussion of WordPress with a discussion of Plugins and how they bring functionality to your web site, and offers  more thoughts on whether you need a developer or whether you want do run your website yourself. He covers why some businesses think that a Facebook page is enough (it isn't), why you need to plan and budget for your web site like your bu...

Mike Potter  of ESC! Technologies starts to dig into the details in the second part of our conversation about using WordPress for publishing your web site. The conversation starts with why the their community is both an important asset and an important factor in choosing WordPress as your web site platform, then covers where to start, the "5-Minute Install" of WordPress ,and the difference between...

In the first in a series of discussions on WordPress with  Mike Potter of ESC! Technologies (and Macstock Conference & Expo), we start with why your website is so important no matter what business or organization you represent. Security matters, the popularity of WordPress, and why the Open Source nature of WordPress is important to the end user get us started. This edition of MacVoices is support...

Our MacVoices Live discussion of the Apple WWDC announcements with the panel of  Jeff Gamet ,  Marina Epelman ,  Mark Fuccio ,  Frank Petrie ,  Jim Rea ,  Michael T. Rose ,  Brittany Smith ,  Brett Terpstra , and  Frederick Van Johnson  wraps up by covering adaptive lighting, app libraries, picture-in-picture on the iPhone, running iOS apps on Macs, touchscreen Mac debate, and more. (Part 3)   Thi...

The second part of our MacVoices Live panel discussion of Apple's WWDC  keynote featuring  Jeff Gamet ,  Marina Epelman ,  Mark Fuccio ,  Frank Petrie ,  Jim Rea ,  Michael T. Rose ,  Brittany Smith ,  Brett Terpstra , and  Frederick Van Johnson covered more of the announcements. This time, the topics covered AirPods Pro spatial audio and how it works, automatic routing between devices, critical i...

MacVoices Live  took on the task of reviewing the Apple announcements from WWDC with an amazing all-star super-panel of  Jeff Gamet ,  Marina Epelman ,  Mark Fuccio ,  Frank Petrie ,  Jim Rea ,  Michael T. Rose ,  Brittany Smith ,  Brett Terpstra , and  Frederick Van Johnson . The first part of our discussion includes reaction to the first virtual WWDC keynote, the delivery of information, and why...

This edition of MacVoices Live, recorded as we get ready for the online version of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), features a discussion of how virtual conferences compare to the in-person variety.  Kelly Guimont and  Brittany Smith join host  Chuck Joiner to discuss the things that we will have and the things we will miss this year. The former includes all the great information fr...

This edition of MacVoices Live, recorded as we get ready for the online version of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), features a discussion of how virtual conferences compare to the in-person variety.  Kelly Guimont and  Brittany Smith join host  Chuck Joiner to discuss the things that we will have and the things we will miss this year. The former includes all the great information fr...

Randy Fredlund , Cofounder of Vivid-Pix , overcame all sorts of hurdles to tell us about their software products that help you improve your photos, no matter where they were taken. With  Land & Sea Scuba , your underwater pictures take on a new dimension.  Restore takes your old, beat-up photos and gives them new life. Randy explains the challenges of correcting different types of photos, how they...

This MacVoices Update for June talks about the response to MacVoices transcripts, how MacVoices Live is evolving and why there will be a change of where to find it, and the Support Report. Show Notes: Guests: Links: Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon       http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with  PayPal Connect:      Web:       http://mac...

Aleksey Novicov of  Yodel  Code  introduces ScreenBadge , the latest in his evolving efforts to help facilitate the exchange of business contact information. With COVID-19, not only are we interacting in person less, but are reluctant to exchange business cards. ScreenBadge lets you create a QR code for use with Zoom and Skype virtual backgrounds so that your information is on screen at all times....

The second part of our MacVoices Live conversation with  David Ginsburg and  Frank Petrie  dug a bit more into the effects of ARM-based Macs, how lockdown has affected both work and education, and whether a new iMac design is a good idea at this time. This edition of MacVoices is supported by Linode , high performance cloud hosting and virtual servers for everyone. To take $20 off your first order...

MacVoices went live on Facebook on 2020-06-09 with  David Ginsburg and  Frank Petrie . The topics ranged from video lighting and production tricks to Apple's stock price spike, ARM-based Macs and using iPad Pro as the main machine. Oh, and we found out how Ansel Adams got those amazing skies in his photos, and how Ted Turner made money by mistake. This edition of MacVoices is supported by Linode ,...

We caught up with  David Sparks to talk about his two latest Field Guides, Keyboard Maestro Field Guide , covering the automation utility and Photos Field Guide (2nd Edition) , covering Apple's Photos app. For Photos. In the former, Keyboard Maestro has made some updates and additions, including compatibility with the Stream Deck, and David talks about how to use it to your advantage. In the latte...

The second part of our conversation about how Lockdown has and will affect business going forward features more opinions and experiences from  Mark Fuccio ,  Barry Fulk ,  Mike T. Rose , and host  Chuck Joiner . Topics include changes in logistics, robotics, friction in the online food ordering experiences, contactless payments, and more. This edition of MacVoices is supported by  MacPaw , the mak...

Lockdown has brought lots of changes to the way businesses conduct their operations. Some of those changes will be long-standing if not permanent. In a wide-ranging discussion,  Mark Fuccio ,  Barry Fulk ,  Mike T. Rose , and host  Chuck Joiner  cover their personal experiences and observations on topics such as business travel, hardware capability and availability, face-to-face interactions, more...

The second part of our discussion with Joe Kissell , the author of  Take Control of Apple Mail ,5th edition focuses on how Joe extends the capabilities of the program by using third party utilities, some of the necessary but annoying security interruptions imposed on Mail, and why email (and other technical aspects of macOS, iOS, and iPadOS) still represents challenges to less technical users. Thi...

Joe Kissell  has updated  Take Control of Apple Mail to the 5th edition. In the first part of our discussion, Joe outlines some of the nastier bugs in Apple Mail, including one that can lose data, explains why you may want to avoid column view, and why recovering a specific message from your backups can be a challenge. He discusses the evolution of the program, and why it is both powerful and frus...