MacVoices

We wrap up our MacVoices Live! discussion with  Terri Morgan  and  Chris Demiris of  Luma Touch with Chris demonstrating why real app builds work when betas don't. A discussion of editing on the iPad vs. on your Mac, why the newest capabilities of Luma Fusion are free, and Luma Touch's participation in and support of the education market are covered as covered, along with some thoughts on changes...

The first part of our MacVoices Live! discussion with  Terri Morgan  and  Chris Demiris of  Luma Touch starts with the newest features of LumaFusion, then veers off into questions of Apple Silicon Macs, touchscreen interfaces and what the ability to run apps on both the iPad and Mac platforms might mean for them. Chris then starts us on a demo of LumaFusion and how they are integrating with Frame....

Our live virtual discussion with the Silicon Valley Mac User Group ,  Adam Engst and host  Chuck Joiner  wraps up with Adam's comments on App Clips and iOS 14, and questions from the audience on touch screen Macs, virtualization on Apple Silicon, and the success of virtual WWDC. This edition of MacVoices is supported by Linode , high performance cloud hosting and virtual servers for everyone. To t...

In a live virtual discussion with the Silicon Valley Mac User Group ,  Adam Engst and host  Chuck Joiner review some of the announcements from Apple's WWDC. The first part focuses on the importance of the "Apple Silicon" announcement…what it means for the future of the Mac platform, the motivations behind it, and how it may impact the future development of macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. This edition of M...

The second half of our discussion with cognitive scientist  Brittany Smith gets a bit more specific on the issue of interfaces with an example of an iPhone home screen that is distracting at best, how Apple tries to help you not create that distraction, why some people jailbreak phone for interface modifications (please don't do that), and why the options in iOS 14 help address some of that distra...

In our most recent MacVoices Live,  Brittany Smith  gives us a look at the macOS, iOS, and iPadOS interfaces from the perspective of a cognitive neuroscientist. The first part of our conversation delves into what our choices about preferred interface elements and how we organize our workspaces says about us, using host Chuck Joiner as an example. (1) This edition of MacVoices is supported by Rayco...

In the second part of our discussion with Rachel and Mike Schmitz of The Intentional Family podcast, our guests dig deeper into the idea of "creators not consumers" as a central theme of their efforts, address the issues of living in today's world, with today's devices and challenges as opposed to the ones that they grew up with, and why the podcast started with the idea of a book, and how it migh...

The first part of our conversation with Rachel and Mike Schmitz of The Intentional Family podcast starts with why this new show, what gives them the credibility to talk about it, and their desire to share what has worked for their family. From tech-oriented issues such as screen time and non-tech issues such as family chores, Mike and Rachel discuss some of the methods they have used, how they hav...

As we count down the last few days to this year's  Macstock , which will be a virtual event, organizer  Mike Potter  discusses the details of the presentations and live online sessions. From a list of presenters to the "Macstock Lounge" where attendees can mingle and converse in a unique way, Mike tells us what we need to know. If it isn't on your calendar, it should be, and it isn't too late! Thi...

Mark Fuccio ,  David Ginsburg ,  Kelly Guimont ,  Warren Sklar ,  and host  Chuck Joiner  continue their discussion (debate?) over the Apple App Store, and run through some of their favorite apps and why. Both current and legacy apps are mentioned, and be sure to watch beyond the credits for an outtake. This edition of MacVoices is supported by Linode , high performance cloud hosting and virtual s...

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...