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If you use multiple email clients or need to open certain links in a specific web browser, then Bumpr is for you. Khoi Vinh explains how Bumpr was born out of a need that he and his co-creator Scott Ostler had. You might have that same need as you work from home if your employer mandates something other than what you use. Khoi reviews how it works, why it does not present any security risks, and why you may forget that you are using it. This edition of MacVoices is supported by Linode, high performance cloud hosting and virtual servers for everyone. To take $20 off your first order, visit Linode.com/macvoices. Show Notes: Guests: Khoi Vinh is the co-creator of Bumpr. Follow him on Twitter and check out his blog, Subtraction. 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  

The second part of our MacVoices Live! session on Apple's "Time Flies" event with the panel of  Dr. Robert Carter, Mark Fuccio, Jeff Gamet, David Ginsburg, Kelly Guimont, and Brittany Smith focused on the 8th Generation iPad and the iPad Air and the AppleOne subscription services bundles. Both topics center around value, who the audience is for each, and how to go about evaluating what best suits your needs and wants. (Part 2 of 2) This edition of MacVoices is supported by Linode, high performance cloud hosting and virtual servers for everyone. To take $20 off your first order, visit Linode.com/macvoices.   This edition of MacVoices is supported by LinkedIn Jobs. Find the right person for your business today with LinkedIn Jobs. Visit LinkedIn.com/MacVoices to pay what you want and get the first $50 off. Show Notes: Guests: Dr. Robert Carter is a university psychologist where he provide psychological services to students and trains pre-doctoral interns in the practice of psychology. In his other life, he i

MacVoices Live! took on the Apple "Time Flies" event just hours after it concluded with an all-star panel that included Dr. Robert Carter, Mark Fuccio, Jeff Gamet, David Ginsburg, Kelly Guimont, and Brittany Smith. The first part of the show discussed the presentation itself, and a hidden dimension that you probably don't know about, then turned to the Apple Watch and Apple Fitness announcements. (Part 1 of 2)    MacVoices is supported by Fight Camp. Look good and feel good with at-home connected boxing. Try it free for 30 days at JoinFightCamp.com/VOICES. This edition of MacVoices is supported by Linode, high performance cloud hosting and virtual servers for everyone. To take $20 off your first order, visit Linode.com/macvoices. Show Notes: Guests: Dr. Robert Carter is a university psychologist where he provide psychological services to students and trains pre-doctoral interns in the practice of psychology. In his other life, he is an Apple podcaster, producing and co-hosting the Tech Doctor podcast. Th

The second part of our MacVoices Live! discussion with featured guest Mark Fuccio and panel members Mark Fuccio, Mike LaPlante, Kelly Guimont, Brittany Smith, and host Chuck Joiner dug into the topic of how some podcasts are tracking you, and an upcoming release of Marco Arment's Overcast that will reveal some of that information. Are you surprised that you are being tracked? Should you be surprised? See what the panel has to say, and how you can prevent it.   MacVoices is supported by Fight Camp. Look good and feel good with at-home connected boxing. Try it free for 30 days at JoinFightCamp.com/VOICES. This edition of MacVoices is supported by LinkedIn Jobs. Find the right person for your business today with LinkedIn Jobs. Visit LinkedIn.com/MacVoices to pay what you want and get the first $50 off. Show Notes: Guests: Mark Fuccio is actively involved in high tech startup companies, both as a principle at piqsure.com, or as a marketing advisor through his consulting practice Tactics Sells High Tech, Inc.

Apple's September event, "Time Flies" is the source of endless speculation, and we indulge in it too with featured guest Mark Fuccio, Mike LaPlante, Kelly Guimont, and host Chuck Joiner. Some of the topics include Apple Watch, iPhone, whether 5G will really make a difference, and the reality, or lack thereof, of the "supercycle".   MacVoices is supported by Fight Camp. Look good and feel good with at-home connected boxing. Try it free for 30 days at JoinFightCamp.com/VOICES. This edition of MacVoices is supported by LinkedIn Jobs. Find the right person for your business today with LinkedIn Jobs. Visit LinkedIn.com/MacVoices to pay what you want and get the first $50 off. Show Notes: Guests: Mark Fuccio is actively involved in high tech startup companies, both as a principle at piqsure.com, or as a marketing advisor through his consulting practice Tactics Sells High Tech, Inc. Mark was a proud investor in Microsoft from the mid-1990's selling in mid 2000, and hopes one day that MSFT will be again an attract

The second part of our conversation with Joe Kissell about Take Control of Big Sur focuses on how to get the most out of the new version of macOS, from the more iOS-influenced look to the features that you won't be able to access until you buy an Apple Silicon-based machine. Joe discusses some of the updated productivity features, why you don't have to upgrade to Big Sur to enjoy the latest privacy protections in Safari, and why he is excited by the return of the startup chime. This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of PDFpen and PDFpenPro, PDFpen for iPad, PDFpen for iPhone, PDFpen Scan+, as well as TextExpander for Mac and TextExpander for iPhone and iPad, as well as the new TextExpander for Windows. Great software to help you get more done. Show Notes: Guests: Joe Kissell is the publisher of  Take Control ebooks, as well as the author of over 60 books on a wide variety of tech topics. Keep up with him if you can on his personal site, JoeKissell.com, and on Twitter. Links: Retrobatch

Joe Kissell helps you get up and running with Apple's latest version of macOS in Take Control of Big Sur. In the first part of our conversation, Joe explains how this book combines what could have been two books, and covers getting ready for the upgrade, and the upgrade itself. Joe takes us through some things that you should be aware of before, during, and after the upgrade, including a potential limitation on being able to boot from a backup, and a caveat regarding Time Machine. This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of PDFpen and PDFpenPro, PDFpen for iPad, PDFpen for iPhone, PDFpen Scan+, as well as TextExpander for Mac and TextExpander for iPhone and iPad, as well as the new TextExpander for Windows. Great software to help you get more done.     Show Notes: Guests: Joe Kissell is the publisher of  Take Control ebooks, as well as the author of over 60 books on a wide variety of tech topics. Keep up with him if you can on his personal site, JoeKissell.com, and on Twitter. Support:  

Our MacVoices Live! conversation with featured guest Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus and panel members Dave Ginsburg, Brittany Smith, Frank Petrie, and Warren Sklar continues with more about Bob's new book, GarageBand For Dummies, Second Edition. That part of the discussion includes comparisons of GarageBand and Logic Pro, who each is for, and learning curves. Then, the panel just couldn't stay away from the Apple/Epic Games battle, but this time we approached it through the copycat version of Apple's "1984" commercial and director Ridley Scott's comments about it. (Part 2 of 2) This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of PDFpen and PDFpenPro, PDFpen for iPad, PDFpen for iPhone, PDFpen Scan+, as well as TextExpander for Mac and TextExpander for iPhone and iPad, as well as the new TextExpander for Windows. Great software to help you get more done. Show Notes:  Guests: Bob LeVitus, often referred to as "Dr. Mac," has been considered one of the world's leading authorities on the Macintosh and Mac OS f

In spite of a technical difficulty, MacVoices Live! went on with featured guest Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus and panel members Dave Ginsburg, Brittany Smith, Frank Petrie, and Warren Sklar. In Part 1, Bob talked about his newest effort, GarageBand For Dummies, Second Edition. He explains why it was time for a revision, the track he recorded and used for his examples, and how you can use that very same track to help you learn. Roundtripping between the Mac and iOS versions, piano roll and notation editing, why you need a MIDI keyboard vs. your computer's keyboard if you are at all serious about GarageBand are all part of the conversation. (Part 1 of 2) This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of PDFpen and PDFpenPro, PDFpen for iPad, PDFpen for iPhone, PDFpen Scan+, as well as TextExpander for Mac and TextExpander for iPhone and iPad, as well as the new TextExpander for Windows. Great software to help you get more done. Show Notes: Guests: Bob LeVitus, often referred to as "Dr. Mac," has been con

We start the second part of our conversation with Josh Centers, the author of Take Control of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, with a review of some of the privacy and security features Apple has built in to iOS 14. Some of those include video and camera use indicators, limited photo roll access by default, and why the new clipboard access notifications correct a potential weak spot in security. Other new features include sleep tracking, improvements to Notes, Voice Memo organization, a translation app, and a lot more. Then we switch over to iPadOS 14 and talk about  which of the iOS 14 features are and are not included, why Scribble may be a productivity game changer, and get Josh's advice on whether these updates should be installed on Day One, or whether you may want to wait a little while. 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: Josh Cent

Josh Centers has completely re-written his guide to Apple's mobile operating systems in Take Control of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14. Josh explains how the App Library in iOS 14 works, why it might look like your apps are in two places at once (but aren't), and how management of those apps is just a little different. Widgets will give you always-on access to the information you want, and provide a new way to display that information. Josh gives us some examples, including a radical idea for a Home or second screen that is now possible. (Part 1) This edition of MacVoices is supported by LinkedIn Jobs. Find the right person for your business today with LinkedIn Jobs. Visit LinkedIn.com/MacVoices to pay what you want and get the first $50 off. Show Notes: Guests: Josh Centers is the Managing Editor of TidBITS. He's also an occasional contributor to Macworld, Boing Boing, and The Sweethome. You can keep up with him on Twitter, and his blog at joshcenters.com. Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon     http

The second part of our MacVoices Live! conversation with featured guest Michael E. Cohen and the panel of Mark Fuccio, David Ginsburg, Frank Petrie, and host Chuck Joiner wrapped up our discussion of the on-going App Store saga with some interesting parallels to other industries. Then, we turn to the history of eBooks, and Michael's history with their predecessors such as HyperCard and CD-ROMs, how hardware changes have affected ebooks, and what some of the unappreciated details it takes to make them look "right". This edition of MacVoices is supported by LinkedIn Jobs. Find the right personfor your business today with LinkedIn Jobs. Visit LinkedIn.com/MacVoices to pay what you want and get the first $50 off.   Show Notes: Guests: Michael E. Cohen  has worked as a teacher, a programmer, a Web designer, a multimedia producer, and a certified usability analyst. He's the author or co-author of several books, including Take Control of Pages, and Take Control of PDFpen, and can be reached on Twitter as @lymond.

Michael E. Cohen was the latest featured guest on MacVoices Live!, heading up the panel of Mark Fuccio, David Ginsburg, Frank Petrie, and host Chuck Joiner. We started off having Michael explain why his Take Control of Pages book has so many revisions and is such a challenge, Apple's (and Michael's) history with word processing, and the recent developments in the Apple/Epic Games battle.  This edition of MacVoices is supported by LinkedIn Jobs. Find the right person for your business today with LinkedIn Jobs. Visit LinkedIn.com/MacVoices to pay what you want and get the first $50 off. Show Notes: Guests: Michael E. Cohen  has worked as a teacher, a programmer, a Web designer, a multimedia producer, and a certified usability analyst. He's the author or co-author of several books, including Take Control of Pages, and Take Control of PDFpen, and can be reached on Twitter as @lymond. Mark Fuccio is actively involved in high tech startup companies, both as a principle at piqsure.com, or as an marketing advisor

Our conversation with Aidan Fitzpatrick, CEO of Reincubate, the developers of Camo, continues with more information on how their app makes your iPhone a high-quality camera. Camo provides a free mode with a watermark and a limited feature set, but the Pro version offers so much more. Aidan gets into how they priced their app, why it, like so many, the regular tasks that are needed to keep it functional in addition to feature development, and how they learned a valuable pricing lesson with an earlier application, iPhone Backup Extractor. (Part 2 of 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: Aidan Fitzpatrick is the CEO of Reincubate, the makers of Camo and iPhone Backup Extractor. Links: Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon     http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal C

Aidan Fitzpatrick, CEO of Reincubate, introduces us to Camo, their app that turns your iPhone or iPad into a high quality web cam. In the first part of our discussion, Aidan explains how Camo was developed to solve some of their internal problems, how it achieves compatibility with your favorite video chat apps like Zoom and Skype, and why resolution isn't the best way to evaluate a web cam. He also demonstrates how Camo gives you access to all of your iPhone's cameras, not just one. 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: Aidan Fitzpatrick is the CEO of Reincubate, the makers of Camo and iPhone Backup Extractor. 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:/

Our  MacVoices Live! conversation with featured guest Josh Centers and the panel of David Ginsburg, Michael E. Cohen, and host Chuck Joiner continued with more on the the Apple App Store. Jailbreaking, the use of enterprise certificates, and what Apple is and isn't doing that affects their standing with developers and politicians are discussed. The show wraps with whether transparency on Apple's part would help or hurt their positions, some comments on the TikTok situation, and talk about how Microsoft is taking pages from the Steve Jobs playbook. This edition of MacVoices is supported by Linode, high performance cloud hosting and virtual servers for everyone. To take $20 off your first order, visit Linode.com/macvoices. Show Notes: Guests: Josh Centers is the Managing Editor of TidBITS. He's also an occasional contributor to Macworld, Boing Boing, and The Sweethome. You can keep up with him on Twitter, and his blog at joshcenters.com. Michael E. Cohen  has worked as a teacher, a programmer, a Web designer

This MacVoices Live! focused on the Apple/Epic Games battle royale, with some great perspectives by featured guest Josh Centers, as well as David Ginsburg, Michael E. Cohen, and host Chuck Joiner. In the first part of the conversation, some of the issues covered include Epic's wants vs. Apple's requirements, an attempt to look at the issue from a right/wrong perspective, and why it might not be that simple. (Part 1 of 2) This edition of MacVoices is supported by Linode, high performance cloud hosting and virtual servers for everyone. To take $20 off your first order, visit Linode.com/macvoices. Show Notes: Guests: Josh Centers is the Managing Editor of TidBITS. He's also an occasional contributor to Macworld, Boing Boing, and The Sweethome. You can keep up with him on Twitter, and his blog at joshcenters.com. Michael E. Cohen  has worked as a teacher, a programmer, a Web designer, a multimedia producer, and a certified usability analyst. He's the author or co-author of several books, including Take Contro

Our conversation with Kirk McElhearn continues with why backing up to a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device is a bit different than some other options, which drives to buy for your NAS, and cat photos. We also return to the Apple Music question with an examination of what's next for all the music services, and how the answer to The Marshmallow Test may determine the role podcasts will play. [embed]http://traffic.libsyn.com/maclevelten/MV20199.mp3[/embed] This edition of MacVoices is supported by Linode, high performance cloud hosting and virtual servers for everyone. To take $20 off your first order, visit Linode.com/macvoices. Show Notes: Guests: Kirk McElhearn writes about Macs, iPods, iTunes, books, music and more. He is a regular contributor to TidBITS, as well as several other web sites and magazines. He is an avid podcaster who's shows include The Next Track, The Committed, The Intego Mac Podcast, PhotoActive and The Zen of Everything. You can follow him on Twitter, and visit his personal web site

Kirk McElhearn returns in a wide-ranging conversation that has something for everyone. Our first part starts with using Siri for calculations, cooking, cider, accounting software, and the Fujitsu ScanSnap Scanner software update. Then, we turn to an evaluation of the state of Apple Music, and start a discussion of the issues with backing up to a NAS. 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: Kirk McElhearn writes about Macs, iPods, iTunes, books, music and more. He is a regular contributor to TidBITS, as well as several other web sites and magazines. He is an avid podcaster who's shows include The Next Track, The Committed, The Intego Mac Podcast, PhotoActive and The Zen of Everything. You can follow him on Twitter, and visit his personal web site, Kirkville. Links: Paprika Free Agent Accounting (Kirk's affiliate link) VueSca

Our kudos to Mike Potter for Virtual Macstock 2020 continue with reviews of how the chats and Green Room worked as hosted by David Ginsburg, as well as getting an attendee perspective from Frank Petrie. Mike explains why he mixed pre-recorded talks with live appearances, how he researched various options available, and how he decided on what to use. (Part 2 of 2) Raycon Earbuds This edition of MacVoices is supported by Raycon, the makers of quality earbuds. Find out more and take 15% off at BuyRaycon.com/MacVoices. Show Notes: Links: Jitsi High Fidelity Guests: Michael Potter is the Executive Producer of For Mac Eyes Only, and the organizer of the annual Macstock Conference and Expo. Mike's love-affair for all things Apple began in his Junior High's Library playing Lemonade Stand on a pair of brand new Apple ][+ computers. His penchant for Apple gear continued to be nurtured by the public school system when, in High School, he was hired as a lab supervisor to help run the Apple ][e lab for his fellow students