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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...

Like most of us years, and maybe even decades, of your family photos are in the proverbial shoe box under a bed somewhere.  Derrick Story  has a new course, Digitizing Family Memories , that will help you through the process of converting them to digital format, from selecting hardware to the scanning process, and metadata entry, to long-term storage. Derrick talks about how to get started with hi...

Jeff Carlson  continues his discussion of the snapshot feature in macOS, explaining why disk Utility takes longer because of snapshots and why it is worth it, how to delete snapshots and why you shouldn't, and more information to help you understand and use snapshots to your advantage. This edition of MacVoices is supported by Linode , high performance cloud hosting and virtual servers for everyon...

Jeff Carlson draws on information from his Take Con tol of Your Digital Storage to help us understand macOS snapshots. A function of recent version of macOS, snapshots facilitate backups and data recovery in a way that is similar to, but different from, Time Machine. In the first part of the discussion, Jeff and Chuck develop an unusual analogy to help you understand how snapshots work, how they f...

Part 2 of our discussion with Bryan Chaffin  of  The Mac Observer  starts with reading in bed with the iPad and ends with Apple TV+. In between we cover laptop use, Apple TV (the device), voice control expectations, Apple Pay, Apple Card, and why you should watch the season finale of The Blacklist . This edition of MacVoices is supported by Linode , high performance cloud hosting and virtual serve...

Bryan Chaffin  of  The Mac Observer  has had some issues with Apple's product release schedules in the past. He weighs in on how things have been going in recent months, both before and during the COVID-19 lockdown. Bryan also begins an evaluation of Apple's products that continues in the second half of our discussion, and reveals why beaver makes for a better cowboy hat. http://traffic.libsyn.com...

Rosemary Orchard returns to talk about her most recent project: taking over  WhenWorks , the service that helps you schedule your appointments with others at times of mutual convenience without revealing your entire calendar. Rosemary explains how she came to WhenWorks, why she didn't want to see it go away, some of the things under development. Then, we talk about getting started with OmniFocus,...

In Part 2 of our discussion with  Winston Chen , the Founder and iOS Developer for  Voice Dream ,we get into some of the details of the app, including formats supported, ebook DRM, sources of ebooks, and an exception in copyright law for visually challenged individuals. Winston talks about how their Voice Dream Scanner app helps with the challenges of reading PDFs, why other scanner apps weren't q...

Winston Chen , the Founder and iOS Developer for  Voice Dream talks about their flagship app that provides a variety of ebook-reading features, including text-to-speech in a number of different voices and languages and more. In Part 1, Winston talks about the surprising beginnings of Voice Dream, why it almost didn't make it to the App Store, and the letter he received that compelled him to develo...

The second part of our conversation with  Glenn Fleishman  the author of the new  Take Control of Zoom from Take Control Books , gets into a discussion of Zoom security, how they have dealt with some of the missteps, and how comfortable you can be using it. Zoom has done an amazing job of handling the, literally, millions of users COVID-19 sent their way. Glenn and Chuck discuss why Zoom beat out...

The first part of our interview with  Glenn Fleishman , the author of the new  Take Control of Zoom   from Take Control Books, has Glenn providing some of his favorite tips for the video conferencing service from both the attendee and the host perspectives. Glenn also discusses some of the security and privacy issues Zoom has had, and how they have responded to those challenges. [embed]http://traf...

Some of us are on the verge of coming out of lockdown, some are not. Get your Mac (and you) ready as you get back to work, or get to work with tips on how to make it better save some disk space, save some money, and gain some new skills. [embed]http://traffic.libsyn.com/maclevelten/MV20136.mp3[/embed] This edition of MacVoices is supported by Linode , high performance cloud hosting and virtual ser...

The May update asks for your feedback on a possible new Patreon reward, and how to sample it before it goes into effect, an update on the MacVoices web site, and a plug for Chuck's appearance on a new show. Also, the Support Report and a call for feedback, as always. Show Notes: Links: In A Few Minutes with Ken Ray Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon       http://patreon.com/macvoic...

John Brayton  of  Golden Hill Software gives us an update on  Unread 2 , his RSS reader that not only looks good, but packs a ton of functionality. John talks about the addition of an option to override summaries and go straight to the web site text and images, the automatic offline caching of web page text and images, keyword navigation, and iPad keyboard and trackpad support. John also provides...

A new partnership between  OverDrive and their app Libby and the  Sonos  smart speakers will let you listen to audiobooks from your local library.  Adam Sockel , Integrated Marketing Specialist for Overdrive, tells us how it works, how you can take advantage of their service, even if your local library is closed during the lockdown, and how listening to audiobooks through Sonos changes the experie...

TidBITS   publisher  Adam Engst  continues his conversation on the 30th anniversary of their email newsletter, explaining why TidBITS avoided adopting publishing trends, why introducing graphics helps the reader, and in spite of all the changes, email remains the dominant consumption mechanism. Adam talks about how they became part of the community, created a loyal reader and supporter base, and w...