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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...

Our conversation with  Joe Kissell  about  Take Control of iCloud, 8th Edition   continues as Joe discusses some of the newer iCloud+ features that include Hide My Email, iCloud Private Relay, and using your own domain with the new iCloud features. Joe also has some strong feelings about the value of iCloud+, and why he's looking forward to getting back to writing. (Part 2)  This edition of MacVoi...

Joe Kissell  is back after a move to a new country with  Take Control of iCloud, 8th Edition .  There's a whole lot new in iCloud; Joe takes us through some of the features that are popular but not necessarily well understood, including why all iCloud syncing isn't the same, why you need to be aware of what happens when you turn features on and off in iCloud, and one iCloud feature that still isn'...

We should have talked to Larry O'Connor of  Other World Computing   at CES, but we are correcting that now as he talks about the products that were released at the show, why you can daisy chain Thunderbolt docks but might not want to, and how Thunderbolt 4 improves on previous iterations. We also talk about the cable identification nightmare, the differences in USB and Thunderbolt standards and qu...

Aidan Fitzpatrick , CEO of  Reincubate , shares the latest features and updates for Camo , an app that turns your iPhone into a high quality web cam. First, Aidan talks about what winning the Queen's Award means for them, and the unusual right it gives them. Then, he goes on to demo some of the newest features, discuss some of their accessibility improvements, and their partnerships that include o...

David Ginsburg, Jim Rea, Guy Serle, Jeff Gamet, Warren Sklar, Kelly Guimont, and Brittany Smith finish up our discussion of our workspaces and some of our most essential gear in this MacVoices Live! session. Video and audio gear, charging stations, keyboards, and even desks for our remaining panel members are part of the conversation. (Part 3) [embed]http://traffic.libsyn.com/maclevelten/MV22028.m...

Our discussion of workspaces, home offices, and productivity goes deep in the second part of a MacVoices Live! discussion with David Ginsburg ,  Jim Rea ,  Guy Serle ,  Jeff Gamet ,  Warren Sklar,   Kelly Guimont , and  Brittany Smith . From upgrades to office furnishings to desk choices ad more, the panel has some surprises in store. (Part 2)  This edition of MacVoices is supported by MacVoices A...

The MacVoices Live! panel takes a look at Apple's updated Personal Safety Guide and the new updates to it that have to do with AirTags. That, of course, prompted more discussion of how AirTags are being used in both good, bad, and unexpected ways. Then, we poll the panel of David Ginsburg ,  Jim Rea ,  Guy Serle ,  Jeff Gamet ,  Warren Sklar , and  Kelly Guimont  on the contents and configurations...

In this MacVoices Briefing, host Chuck Joiner discusses his transition to using MagSafe iPhone charging options, why he took so long to make the change, and why he wouldn't go back. Find out what products he selected for each of the primary charging locations that assure that the iPhone will never not be charged, and why you should look beyond charging solutions when evaluating the benefits of Mag...

In the second part of our conversation with crypto enthusiast  Bryan Chaffin , we cover the differences in the "speed" of crypto and the number of transactions it can handle (and why that matters), what "staking" means in the crypto world, and how to move between fiat and crypto currencies. (Part 2)  This edition of MacVoices is supported by The MacVoices Slack. Available to all Patrons of MacVoic...

Crypto enthusiast  Bryan Chaffin spends some time with us updating the world of crypto currencies. Crypto has been in the news lately, both from the use and return standpoints. Bryan helps us understand were crypto is at the moment, from acquiring and holding crypto to the various types of wallets and exchanges. We dig into the concepts involved and identify some of the risk factors that you need...