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Kirk McElhearn  takes on the task of helping us understand and appreciate the appeal of black and white (monochrome) photography. In the first part of our conversation, Kirk talks about being a monochrome photography enthusiast, shows off a special camera, and how a background in non-digital photography and developing helped him appreciate it. (Part 1) This edition of MacVoices is brought to you b...

Our conversation with  Adam Engst ,  Jeff Gamet , and the MacinTech User Group  concludes with some of the other announcements from Apple's "Peek Performance" event that included Apple TV+ programming, baseball, and how we would like to see the power of the M1 Ultra used. We also find out a bit more about hour hosts user group.  MacVoices is supported by New Relic . Get access to the whole New Rel...

Our conversation with Adam Engst ,  Jeff Gamet , and the  MacinTech User Group  turned to the star announcements of Apple's "Peek Performance" event, the M1 Ultra, the Mac Studio, and the Studio Display. The technical aspects of the announcements were touched upon, as was the question of who these products are for. (Part 2) MacVoices is supported by New Relic . Get access to the whole New Relic pl...

On the same day that Apple held their "Peek Performance" event, Adam Engst ,  Jeff Gamet , and  Chuck Joiner made a MacVoices virtual visit to the MacinTech User Group in Colorado. The conversation started out with the iPhone and iPad announcements. The iPhone SE has plenty of power, and raises the bar for the lower end phones. The new iPad Air narrows the gap with the iPad Pro series. Find out ho...

Our MacVoices Live! discussion of the new Mac Studio, Studio Display, and the M1 Ultra wrap up with a conversation of the apparent change in design philosophy that this and some of the other more recent port additions seem to indicate. What could the Apple Silicon Mac Pro offer that the Mac Studio doesn't? What does the current Mac Pro offer that the Mac Studio doesn't? The panel of Mike T. Rose ,...

The discussion of Apple's 'Peak Performance' event continues as the MacVoices Live! panel of Mike T. Rose ,  David Ginsburg ,  Jeff Gamet ,  Frank Petrie ,  Andrew Orr ,  Mark Fuccio ,  Guy Serle ,  Jim Rea ,  Brittany Smith , and  Kelly Guimont examine the power of the M1 Ultra, the design of the new Studio Display, and the utility of the new Mac Studio. (Part 2) This edition of MacVoices is supp...

The discussion of Apple's 'Peak Performance' event continues as the MacVoices Live! panel of Mike T. Rose ,  David Ginsburg ,  Jeff Gamet ,  Frank Petrie ,  Andrew Orr ,  Mark Fuccio ,  Guy Serle ,  Jim Rea ,  Brittany Smith , and  Kelly Guimont examine the power of the M1 Ultra, the design of the new Studio Display, and the utility of the new Mac Studio. (Part 2) This edition of MacVoices is supp...

Just hours after Apple's  Peak Performance  event, the MacVoices Live! panel of  Mike T. Rose ,  David Ginsburg ,  Jeff Gamet ,  Frank Petrie ,  Andrew Orr ,  Mark Fuccio ,  Guy Serle ,  Jim Rea , and  Brittany Smith  got together to share their impressions of the announcements. We started off with the iPhone SE, and why it is an exciting upgrade, even if you are not in the market for it. Then, we...

We all want privacy on the Internet, but does that include a right to anonymity?  Charlotte Henry discusses the fallout around the revealing of the identities of the Bored Ape Yacht Club by Buzzfeed, and the journalistic considerations involved. We cover not only the responsibilities of the journalist, but also of her site, and the retributions against both after the story ran. (Part 2) This editi...

Charlotte Henry joins us to talk about how the media approaches covering conflicts such as the war in Ukraine. Why are we talking about this on MacVoices? Find out as Charlotte discusses how social media and tech companies are responding, and why so much is still a work in progress. (Part 1)  This edition of MacVoices is supported by Headspace . Meditation made simple. Get one month of guided medi...

Our conversation with Jeff Carlson,  the author of the new  Adobe Photoshop Elements Visual Quickstart Guide , wraps up with an examination of some of the other capabilities of  Adobe Photoshop Elements 2022  that are geared more helping you do more with your photos beyond the edits. Photo scrapbooking, typography, sky replacements, and much more are covered by Jeff, as well as why you can't rely...

Jeff Carlson,  the author of the new  Adobe Photoshop Elements Visual Quickstart Guide , helps us understand who this version of Photoshop is for and what makes it different. Just because it isn't the full, professional version doesn't mean that it isn't packing a whole lot of power. In part 1 of our conversation, Jeff explains how the guided edits feature can not only walk you through improving y...

Our MacVoices Live! panel concludes their conversation about products that we are hoping someone will make for us…and we are willing to pay for them. A debate about an iPhone-sized computer, macOS on the iPad, and an improvement we would like to see to Keynote are among the ideas the panel of David Ginsburg , Guy Serle , Andrew Orr ,  Jim Rea , and  Kelly Guimont  tossed around. (Part 3)   This ed...

Our MacVoices Live! discussion with David Ginsburg , Guy Serle , Andrew Orr ,  Jim Rea , and  Kelly Guimont  continues as we did into the security of chat apps. Which one should you use, which ones should you avoid, and why you might not want to trust any of them with that  really  personal information. Then, we start to talk about products we want but that don't exist. Yet. (Part 2)  This edition...

The MacVoices Live! panel of David Ginsburg , Guy Serle , Andrew Orr ,  Jim Rea , and  Kelly Guimont  takes a look at the Super Bowl ads that had a tech bent, especially the crypto and Amazon Alexa ads. Were they effective? One of them took down the company's server, and one of them seemed to be open to misinterpretation. Was the use of a QR code a good idea or a dangerous precedent? (Part 1) This...

The MacVoices Live! panel of David Ginsburg , Guy Serle , Andrew Orr ,  Jim Rea , and  Kelly Guimont  takes a look at the Super Bowl ads that had a tech bent, especially the crypto and Amazon Alexa ads. Were they effective? One of them took down the company's server, and one of them seemed to be open to misinterpretation. Was the use of a QR code a good idea or a dangerous precedent? (Part 1) This...

More and more of our lives are moving to the cloud (or clouds), both at work and at home.  Adam Engst of TidBITS discusses the pros and cons of the situation in an article on TidBITS and with us. Adam talks about his experiences with iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft's OneDrive and some others, and why it isn't quite as perfect as we would all like. From simply buying more storage to some m...

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 ones you do, and what you can do to help. The Update wraps up with the month's Support Report.  Show Notes: Links: MacVoices on Patr...

The MacVoices Live! panel of  David Ginsburg ,  Guy Serle ,  Jeff Gamet ,  Brittany Smith ,  Jim Rea ,  Andrew Orr ,  Mark Fuccio ,  Kelly Guimont , Warren Sklar , and  Jay Miller  get even more intense in their evaluation of Apple's announcement about accepting NFC payments on the iPhone. The panel strongly disagrees on whether this is a relevant development, and who will or won't use it and why....

Is Facebook doing a little too much posturing in the EU? Did Mark Zuckerberg really admit they can't compete with Apple, blaming their issues on everyone else?  David Ginsburg ,  Guy Serle ,  Jeff Gamet ,  Brittany Smith ,  Jim Rea ,  Andrew Orr ,  Mark Fuccio ,  Kelly Guimont , Warren Sklar , and  Jay Miller  finish up an examination of the latest controversial statements. Then a spirited discuss...

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 media when we "buy" online. (Part 3) Patreon This edition of MacVoices is brought to you by our Patreon supporters. Get access to the...

The largest MacVoices Live! panel convened to take on a number of topics. First, inspired by an article by Derrick Story , Jeff Butts ,  David Ginsburg ,  Guy Serle ,  Jeff Gamet ,  Brittany Smith ,  Jim Rea ,  Andrew Orr ,  Mark Fuccio ,  Kelly Guimont , Warren Sklar , and  Jay Miller  look at the state of iPhone photography. How satisfied are we with the computational photography offered by the...

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, their competitions, and for you? Then, this MacVoices Live! panel takes on the Spotify/Joe Rogan controversy, how it is affectin...

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, their competitions, and for you? Then, this MacVoices Live! panel takes on the Spotify/Joe Rogan controversy, how it is affectin...

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, political or otherwise behind these briefs, and do they really make any difference? The panel digs in, then turns their attention to G...