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MacVoices Live! takes a virtual trip to the MacinTech Mac User Group in Colordo, with Jeff Gamet and Apple Consultant Mark Stevenson to discuss what Apple gear to buy and what configurations are recommended. We start out sharing with what new Apple tech the panel has already invested in and what they are considering. (Part 1) Show Notes: Guests: Jeff Gamet is a technology blogger, podcaster, author, and public speaker. Previously, he was The Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and the TextExpander Evangelist for Smile. He has presented at Macworld Expo, RSA Conference, several WordCamp events, along with many other conferences. You can find him on several podcasts such as The Mac Show, The Big Show, MacVoices, Mac OS Ken, This Week in iOS, and more. Jeff is easy to find on social media as @jgamet on Twitter and Instagram, and jeffgamet on LinkedIn. Mark Stevenson has been an active member of MacinTech, a Mac user group in the South Denver area, for many years.   Since 2009 Mark has been an independent computer

Our MacVoices Live! discussion of the Western Digital situation wraps up, and transitions into an examination of the Audicity information gathering change, and whether the Internet over-reacted. The panel of Frank Petrie, Kelly Guimont, Jeff Gamet, Guy Serle, Warren Sklar, Mark Fuccio, Andrew Orr, Brittany Smith, Jim Rea, and Jay Miller finish up with some brief comments on Smile's sale of PDFpen to Nitro. (Part 2) This edition of MacVoices is supported by MacVoices After Dark, our newest benefit for all Patreon supporters. Uncensored, off-topic, and always off the wall. Guests: Frank Petrie is an author and contributor to ScreenCastsOnline Magazine. Follow him on Twitter and check out his web site, ympnow.com. Kelly Guimont is a longtime Apple geek, sitting down (on a telephone book) in front of an Apple IIe in 1983. She can still hear the ticking of the ImageWriter. Thanks to the miracle of the adjustable leg desk, she no longer needs the phonebook. Kelly writes for The Mac Observer, is the host of the D

MacVoices Live! is back from vacation and catching up on some of the news that was worth our attention. This time, Frank Petrie, Kelly Guimont, Jeff Gamet, Guy Serle, Warren Sklar, Mark Fuccio, Andrew Orr, Brittany Smith, and Jay Miller discuss and debate the Western Digital hack where owners of certain cloud-enabled devices lost their data. Was their negligence on the part of Western Digital? How long should an equipment manufacturer be obligated to maintain a product? The panel looks at the situation. (Part 1)  This edition of MacVoices is brought to you by the MacVoices Dispatch, our weekly newsletter that keeps you up-to-date on any and all MacVoices-related information. Subscribe today and don't miss a thing. Show Notes: Guests: Frank Petrie is an author and contributor to ScreenCastsOnline Magazine. Follow him on Twitter and check out his web site, ympnow.com. Kelly Guimont is a longtime Apple geek, sitting down (on a telephone book) in front of an Apple IIe in 1983. She can still hear the ticking o

After taking a little time off, host Chuck Joiner is back with some observations and tips on traveling in a post-lockdown world, and why your iPhone is more important than ever. Show Notes: Links: The TravelCard credit-card sized rechargeable battery OpenTable Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon http://patreon.com/macvoices Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect: Web: http://macvoices.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner http://www.twitter.com/macvoices Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner MacVoices Page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/ MacVoices Group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe: Audio in iTunes Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

The MacVoices Live! panel of David Ginsburg, Jeff Gamet, Frank Petrie, Jim Rea, Warren Sklar, Jay Miller, and Kelly Guimont wraps up this session with their impressions of the new Safari beta that is expected to be standard in macOS Monterey. Find out what works, what doesn't, and why you may want to give it a try before deciding. (Part 3) This edition of MacVoices is supported by you, our viewers and listeners. Find out about all the ways you can support the show, including our Patreon and PayPal options, at MacVoices.com/Support. Show Notes: Guests: David Ginsburg is the President of the Suburban Chicago Apple Users Group, and is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Find and follow him on Twitter as @daveg65. You can also hear him share his knowledge on his podcast, In Touch With iOS. Jeff Gamet is a technology blogger, podcaster, author, and public speaker. Previously, he was The Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and the TextExpander Evangelist for Smile. He has presented at Macworld

Our Amazon Prime Day conversation wraps up and then the MacVoices Live! panel of David Ginsburg, Jeff Gamet, Frank Petrie, Jim Rea, Warren Sklar, Jay Miller, and Kelly Guimont discuss finding out how many apps you really use on your iPad. All those pages and pages of apps, but do you really use them? Consumption or productivity? At least one panel member was surprised by the answer. (Part 2)  This edition of MacVoices is supported by you, our viewers and listeners. Find out about all the ways you can support the show, including our Patreon and PayPal options, at MacVoices.com/Support. Show Notes: Guests: David Ginsburg is the President of the Suburban Chicago Apple Users Group, and is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Find and follow him on Twitter as @daveg65. You can also hear him share his knowledge on his podcast, In Touch With iOS. Jeff Gamet is a technology blogger, podcaster, author, and public speaker. Previously, he was The Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and the TextExpand

On an open-mic edition of MacVoices Live!, the panel of David Ginsburg, Jeff Gamet, Frank Petrie, Jim Rea, Warren Sklar, Jay Miller, and Kelly Guimont talk about what they acquired on Amazon Prime Day and why you might want to consider their purchases for yourself. (1) This edition of MacVoices is supported by you, our viewers and listeners. Find out about all the ways you can support the show, including our Patreon and PayPal options, at MacVoices.com/Support. Show Notes: Guests: David Ginsburg is the President of the Suburban Chicago Apple Users Group, and is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Find and follow him on Twitter as @daveg65. You can also hear him share his knowledge on his podcast, In Touch With iOS. Jeff Gamet is a technology blogger, podcaster, author, and public speaker. Previously, he was The Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and the TextExpander Evangelist for Smile. He has presented at Macworld Expo, RSA Conference, several WordCamp events, along with many other co

Angel Vu, the Product Manager for PDFpen and PDFpen Pro from Smile, joins us to talk about version 13 of their PDF productivity utility. From a new icon to a a refined interface that gives easier access to the editing tools to new compression options, Angel gives us the tour of this must-have upgrade.  This edition of MacVoices is brought to you by the MacVoices Dispatch, our weekly newsletter that keeps you up-to-date on any and all MacVoices-related information. Subscribe today and don't miss a thing. Show Notes: Guests: Angel Vu is the Product Manager for PDFpen and PDFpen Pro. Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon     http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect:      Web:     http://macvoices.com      Twitter:     http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner     http://www.twitter.com/macvoices      Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner      MacVoices Page on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/      MacVoices Group

The second part of our MacVoices Live! visit to the Silicon Valley Mac User Group with panel members Jeff Gamet and Jim Rea continued the discussions of Apple's WWDC announcements and took audience questions and comments from the group. This edition of MacVoices is supported by you, our viewers and listeners. Find out about all the ways you can support the show, including our Patreon and PayPal options, at MacVoices.com/Support. Show Notes: Guests: Jim Rea has been an independent Mac developer continuously since 1984. He is the founder of ProVUE Development, and the author of Panorama X, ProVUE's ultra fast RAM based database software for the macOS platform. Follow Jim at provue.com and via @provuejim on Twitter. Jeff Gamet is a technology blogger, podcaster, author, and public speaker. Previously, he was The Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and the TextExpander Evangelist for Smile. He has presented at Macworld Expo, RSA Conference, several WordCamp events, along with many other conferences. You can find hi

The MacVoices Live! panel of David Ginsburg, Jeff Gamet, Frank Petrie, Jim Rea, Warren Sklar, Jay Miller, and Kelly Guimont wraps up this session with their impressions of the new Safari beta that is expected to be standard in macOS Monterey. Find out what works, what doesn't, and why you may want to give it a try before deciding. (Part 3)  This edition of MacVoices is supported by you, our viewers and listeners. Find out about all the ways you can support the show, including our Patreon and PayPal options, at MacVoices.com/Support. Show Notes: Guests: David Ginsburg is the President of the Suburban Chicago Apple Users Group, and is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Find and follow him on Twitter as @daveg65. You can also hear him share his knowledge on his podcast, In Touch With iOS. Jeff Gamet is a technology blogger, podcaster, author, and public speaker. Previously, he was The Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and the TextExpander Evangelist for Smile. He has presented at Macworl

In a brief Update for June, 2021, Chuck talks about WWDC dominating the last month's shows, provides an update on the publication schedule for MacVoices and MacVoices Live!, and delivers 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://macvoices.com      Twitter:     http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner     http://www.twitter.com/macvoices      Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner      MacVoices Page on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/      MacVoices Group on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice      LinkedIn:     https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/      Instagram:     https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe:      Audio in iTunes     Video in iTunes      Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher:      Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss      Video: htt

This MacVoices Live! discussion with Andrew Orr, Jim Rea, Frank Petrie, Kelly Guimont, Jay Miller, Brittany Smith, David Ginsburg and Mark Fuccio concludes with some final thoughts on how smart home devices might benefit from a convergence of compatibility, and how that might affect differentiation between platforms. We also get a surprise announcement from one of the panelists. (Part 3) MacVoices Magazine, our free magazine on Flipboard, helps you do more with your Apple tech. Show Notes: Guests: Andrew Orr is a freelance writer and amateur photographer. He loves Apple products and enjoys writing and sharing all things tech. When he's not writing about Apple, you can often find him snapping photos with his iPhone. Read what he writes at The Mac Observer, and follow him on Twitter. Jim Rea has been an independent Mac developer continuously since 1984. He is the founder of ProVUE Development, and the author of Panorama X, ProVUE's ultra fast RAM based database software for the macOS platform. Follow Jim at p

Our MacVoices Live! discussion of Apple automation wraps up and then shifts to the interaction between devices in the Apple ecosystem, an ideal scenario for smart home devices. The panel of Andrew Orr, Jim Rea, Frank Petrie, Kelly Guimont, Jay Miller, Brittany Smith, David Ginsburg and Mark Fuccio examine why differentiators in those devices can be a good thing or a not-so-good thing. (Part 2)  This edition of MacVoices is brought to you by the MacVoices Dispatch, our weekly newsletter that keeps you up-to-date on any and all MacVoices-related information. Subscribe today and don't miss a thing. Show Notes: Guests: Andrew Orr is a freelance writer and amateur photographer. He loves Apple products and enjoys writing and sharing all things tech. When he's not writing about Apple, you can often find him snapping photos with his iPhone. Read what he writes at The Mac Observer, and follow him on Twitter. Jim Rea has been an independent Mac developer continuously since 1984. He is the founder of ProVUE Developmen

The MacVoices Live panel of Andrew Orr, Jim Rea, Frank Petrie, Kelly Guimont, Jay Miller, Brittany Smith, and David Ginsburg dug deep into the subject of how automation is evolving on both the Mac and iOS platforms. For one panel member, the support of Shortcuts on the Mac is a deciding factor in purchasing. Others question and discuss developers reactions and support of AppleScript going forward, its integration with Shortcuts, and how they see it all happening. (Part 1)  This edition of MacVoices is supported by CLEAR. Get to the front of the line Faster. Safer. Touchless. For 2 months of CLEAR free, visit CLEARme.com/macvoices and use the code "MACVOICES" Show Notes: Guests: Andrew Orr is a freelance writer and amateur photographer. He loves Apple products and enjoys writing and sharing all things tech. When he's not writing about Apple, you can often find him snapping photos with his iPhone. Read what he writes at The Mac Observer, and follow him on Twitter. Jim Rea has been an independent Mac developer

In Part 2 of our conversation with Jeff Carlson about using a DSLR as a webcam to improve your online meeting appearances, we finish up the hardware discussions and get into tips and techniques that will make you look better on Zoom, Teams, Skype, and too other services. Jeff also provides some options if the DSLR is out of your price or technical appetite, and reiterates the question of "how good do you need to look"? (Part 2) This edition of MacVoices is supported by CLEAR. Get to the front of the line Faster. Safer. Touchless. For 2 months of CLEAR free, visit CLEARme.com/macvoices and use the code "MACVOICES" Show Notes: Guests: Author and photographer Jeff Carlson (@jeffcarlson, jeff@necoffee.com) is a columnist for the Seattle Times, a contributing editor at TidBITS (tidbits.com), and writes for publications such as Macworld and Photographic Elements Techniques. He is the author of The Connected Apple Family, The iPad for Photographers, Third Edition, iPad & iPhone Video: Film, Edit, and Share the

Jeff Carlson is back once again to talk about how to look your best on your online meetings. This time, Jeff focuses on using your DSLR as your web cam. You would think it is simple, but there are some tricks and maybe a little hardware that you need to make it work. In the first part of our conversation, Jeff talks about some of those, and the basic question about web meetings: how good do you need to look? (Part 1)  This edition of MacVoices is supported by CLEAR. Get to the front of the line Faster. Safer. Touchless. For 2 months of CLEAR free, visit CLEARme.com/macvoices and use the code "MACVOICES" Show Notes: Guests: Author and photographer Jeff Carlson (@jeffcarlson, jeff@necoffee.com) is a columnist for the Seattle Times, a contributing editor at TidBITS (tidbits.com), and writes for publications such as Macworld and Photographic Elements Techniques. He is the author of The Connected Apple Family, The iPad for Photographers, Third Edition, iPad & iPhone Video: Film, Edit, and Share the Apple Way

Chuck relates the story of his experience in trying to do a transaction on Facebook, the warning signs that spelled trouble, and why you need to be extra careful when trying to buy or sell online. Show Notes: Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon     http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect:      Web:     http://macvoices.com      Twitter:     http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner     http://www.twitter.com/macvoices      Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner      MacVoices Page on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/      MacVoices Group on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice      LinkedIn:     https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/      Instagram:     https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe:      Audio in iTunes     Video in iTunes      Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher:      Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss      Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss

The second part of our discussion with Paul Ducklin, Principal Research Scientist for Sophos, turns to ways to protect yourself from the bad guys when it comes to ransomeware, malware, and data breaches. Some common sense approaches, Paul's personal top five suggestions, and what to look for in anti-malware software wrap up this very important discussion of keeping you and your data safe. (Part 2) This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of world-class software like PDFpen, PDFpen Pro, and TextExpander. Find out more at TextExpander.com/podcast and SmileSoftware.com/podcast. Show Notes: Guests: Paul Ducklin is Principal Research Scientist at Sophos. Links: The Naked Security by Sophos blog Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon     http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect:      Web:     http://macvoices.com      Twitter:     http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner     http://www.twitter.com/macvoices      Facebook:   

Ransomeware stories are everywhere these days, but what does the threat really look like, and what can be done to protect yourself? Paul Ducklin, Principal Research Scientist for Sophos joins us to discuss the issue. Who is to blame? How should a victim react? How should you react in a breach situation? Paul has some thoughts on those and all aspects of a breach and how users and companies react. (Part 1) This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of world-class software like PDFpen, PDFpen Pro, and TextExpander. Find out more at TextExpander.com/podcast and SmileSoftware.com/podcast. Show Notes: Guests: Paul Ducklin is Principal Research Scientist at Sophos. Links: The Naked Security by Sophos blog Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon     http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect:      Web:     http://macvoices.com      Twitter:     http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner     http://www.twitter.com/macvoices      Faceb

The final part of our WWDC Keynote discussion with the MacVoices Live! panel of David Ginsburg, Kelly Guimont,, Frank Petrie, Jim Rea, Guy Serle, Jeff Gamet, Brittany Smith, and Patrice Brend'amour wraps up by touching on Siri everywhere, security changes for lost devices, the AirTag separation alarm, device tracking with no power, and a different view on Apple and iPad Pro apps. (Part 4) [embed]http://traffic.libsyn.com/maclevelten/MV21114.mp3[/embed] This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of world-class software like PDFpen, PDFpen Pro, and TextExpander. Find out more at TextExpander.com/podcast and SmileSoftware.com/podcast. Show Notes: Guests: David Ginsburg is the President of the Suburban Chicago Apple Users Group, and is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Find and follow him on Twitter as @daveg65. You can also hear him share his knowledge on his podcast, In Touch With iOS. Kelly Guimont is a longtime Apple geek, sitting down (on a telephone book) in fron