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In this episode, we say goodbye to Skype, hello to BRSK and discover Mike’s new field of dreams! In The News New Apple Store Trafford Centre - Apple Store - Apple (UK) Manchester UK Apple Store expanding to larger premises Photos from Opening Day New Apple Toys Tim Cook teases M4 MacBook Air launch M4 MacBook Air: Stunning new sky blue color, even lower price 11th-gen iPad 2025 Corel Rides Again C...

In this episode, we have back, sack and … wait for it … hack - back, sack and hack! BackBites Barry A Note from Long Time Listener Barry In The News Adobe’s Troubles Continue US Government Sues Adobe Over ‘Convoluted’ Cancellation Process The US government is suing Adobe over hidden contract changes and fees trapping customers The FTC sues Adobe, accusing the creative software maker of locking cus...

In this episode, we have weasels, time travel and billiard balls! In The News Adobe Update Their T&C Photoshop users have serious questions over new terms of use Change to Adobe terms & conditions outrages many professionals These are the Adobe alternatives that creatives are switching to Instagram Fuel Cara’s Rise Elaine on Cara TechSmith Apps Go Subscription TechSmith Transition to Annual Subscr...

In this episode, we’ve finally beaten Notion into submission … hence we have a show! In The News iPhone 15 Pro overheating may arise from Apple ‘compromises’ Apple updates iPhone 12 software after radiation testing in France Ryanair boss claims air traffic control engineers were ‘watching TV at home’ amid Bank Holiday flight chaos Apple unveils cheaper Apple Pencil with USB-C port and more Foldabl...

In this episode, we’re blasting tartan clad rockets through Amazon’s ad powered Prime into Elon’s paywall! BackBites Jonathan’s Unboxings Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Unboxing & Review - YouTube Apple Watch Ultra 2 Unboxing & Review - YouTube Rene’s New Tech Toy Join Slack In The News Microsoft AI team accidentally leaks 38TB of private company data Elon Musk says he will start charging people to use X...

In this episode, we’re fuelling the drive to subscribe with radioactive cream cakes In The News Ryanair and family locked in £165 check-in row Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary laughs off getting pied in face - and brings spare shirt to AGM Spotify boss denies claim 30-second repeat play trick can make you rich | Science & Tech News Google accused of rigging market to secure dominant search monopoly in...

In this episode, we’re forklifting fish fingers in the face of an Amazonian fiasco BackBites Jami’s Fish Fingers MacBites Episode 0172 | The MacBites Podcast Jami on X - Otherwise Known as Twitter In The News Airlines could face crackdown on hidden fees Amazon to discontinue Kindle Classic app for Mac Google Chrome reveals new look and features for 15th birthday EU Digital Markets Act will open iP...

In this episode, we’re hoping Timmy is coaxing, cajoling and captivating In The News LockBit ransomware gang allegedly leaks MoD data after hit on supplier PSNI chief constable Simon Byrne resigns ‘with immediate effect’ Apple faces renewed pressure to protect child safety Apple explains why it dropped plan to scan iCloud Photos for CSAM Apple finally admits the CSAM scanning flaw we all pointed o...

In this episode, it's all sausages, knobs and fancy cables BackBites The Vagaries of Paying the Gas Bill In The News Met Police IT security breach could do 'incalculable damage in the wrong hands' Apple's iPhone 15 USB-C may be as slow as Lightning cable Apple decides to support Right to Repair Act bill in California Pornhub has just started the year's most ridiculous logo battle Folding iPhone de...

The Tortuous Tangle of The Tech-challenged Tax In this episode, we have more incompetence than even I thought possible, Google locking up the web and a tax on the tech challenged BackBites Muting Chrome How to Mute Tabs in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari Camtasia Audio Redux MacBites Episode 0168 | The MacBites Podcast In The News Norfolk and Suffolk police: Victims and witnesses hit by data breach...

In this episode, we're muting meetings, reviving kit and partying like it's 2001 BackBites Phil's Fabulous Fujitsu Scanner News ScanSnap Software Downloads | Global | Ricoh In The News Zuckerberg mocks X - and says he's 'not holding his breath' for Elon Musk fight What is Amazon Prime Big Deal Days and when is it? Jonathan's Amazon Kindle Scribe & Case - Unboxing & Review - YouTube 'Successful' cy...

In this episode, we're fighting with iCloud while doing a remote setup and trying to breathe life into old kit! Blast from The Newbies Guide to MacBites Past Lesbian Vampire Killers | The MacBites Podcast In The News Elon Musk to be billed for unauthorised flashing X sign - BBC News Threads to get web version and advanced search in coming weeks Elon Musk v Mark Zuckerberg: Tech leaders' fight to b...

In this episode, X marks the spot while I play installation origami striving for a full Al Gore Blast from The Newbies Guide to MacBites Past MacBites Episode 0044 | The MacBites Podcast BackBites The Continuing Kettle Saga MacBites Episode 0166 | The MacBites Podcast ChatBites News of the Week Spotify raises price of premium subscription service in more than 50 countries | Science & Tech News | S...

In this episode, we’re Kettling Calendars in a 9 to 5 Nightmare Blast from The Newbies Guide to MacBites Past MacBites Episode 0134 | The MacBites Podcast ChatBites Gangnam Style Apple Gangnam now open in South Korea - Apple (UK) Apple opens new store in South Korea’s Gangnam District Ed Balls & Katya Jones Salsa to ‘Gangnam Style’ by Psy - Strictly Come Dancing 2016 ChatGPT Banned in Italy Then I...

In this episode, we have Shakespearian Surveillance and Draconian Domination with Timmy's Totalitarian Time Tracker Blast from the Newbies Guide to MacBites Past The MacBites Marathon | The MacBites Podcast ChatBites Big Timmy is Watching You Apple further cracks down on remote work - 9to5Mac Wooden Keyboard Gorgeous, all-wood mechanical keyboard costs more than a Mac mini | Cult of Mac Logitech M...

In this episode, Yellow iPhones, Robot Wars and the Lesser Spotted Apple AR Glasses Blast From "The Newbies Guide to MacBites" Past Where’s Wilson? MacBites Episode 78 - Where’s Wilson Who’s Wilson? - The MacBites Podcast ChatBites Affinity Version 2 Affinity – Professional Creative Software macOS Ace Ventura is in the House … Accidentally! macOS Ventura - Apple (UK) Samsung’s Moonshot Samsung’s M...

In this episode, we have a ritual humiliation to share and lots more Blast From “The Newbies Guide to MacBites” Past Do Not Copy and Paste Week Do Not Copy and Paste Week BackBites Wot No Tractors? ChatBites Mike’s iCloud Woes Redux Ulysses Obsidian Microsoft’s Top 10 from Ignite 2022 Ten Microsoft announcements in brief - Office Watch Office is becoming Microsoft 365 – or is it? - Office Watch My...

In this episode, we have Prince Albert and His Outrageously Overgrown Bush! Blast From “The Newbies Guide to MacBites” Past The Bot Bot Song MacBites Episode 0094 | The MacBites Podcast Mike’s Bot Bot | The MacBites Podcast The BotBot Song by Graham | The MacBites Podcast BackBites The Tractor Factor Rides Again Belarus leader gives Putin a tractor voucher on 70th birthday | The National Wales Cha...

In this episode, we time travel back to 2014 and chill out! BackBites Ice Bucket Challenge Ice Bucket Challenge - Wikipedia The Wonderful Outcome of the Ice Bucket Challenge | by Jamie Cohen MacBites Episode 0095 | The MacBites Podcast Patrick Stewart’s Ice Bucket Challenge Kiefer Sutherland ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Tim Cook ALS Ice Bucket Challenge ChatBites Mike’s Missing Shortcuts Typinator Key...

In this episode, we’ll be tackling The Perennial Problem of the Persistent Orange Dot BackBites The Tractor Rides Again MacBites Episode 0159 | The MacBites Podcast OneDrive Gets Creepy Can I turn off the OneDrive “For You” section thats just - Microsoft Community Highway Code Highway Code: 61% of drivers have not read new guidance, AA survey suggests - BBC News Highway Code: Watching TV in self-d...

In this episode, it’s retire, desire and fire BackBites Smoking Red Hot Motherboards Asus recalls product after users ‘smell smoke’ - BBC News The Tractor Factor John Deere unveils automated tractor at CES show - BBC News MP Caught Watching Porn In Parliament Claims He Was Looking At Tractors Tractor porn MP Neil Parish says wife ‘used to chase me around the kitchen with a pair of scissors’ Tesla...

In this episode ... we’re most definitely NOT Promoting Private Pandemic Parties like certain others in With 2020 Hindsight: Quarter 4, part 4 of the MacBites review of the year 2020

In this episode ... well Quarter 3 was EPIC … there’s simply no other way to word it in With 2020 Hindsight: Quarter 3, part 3 of the MacBites review of the year 2020

In this episode ... we’re making "Hey" While the Sun Shines in With 2020 Hindsight: Quarter 2, part 2 of the MacBites Review of the Year 2020

In this episode ... we’re discussing toys of an adult nature while riding the wacky-baccy wave in With 2020 Hindsight: Quarter 1, part 1 of the MacBites Review of the Year 2020