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2013 - MacVoices

Chuck Joiner talks with the most interesting and influential people in the Mac industry, as well as the individuals who are out there making it happen on the front lines of the global Apple community.

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  1. MacVoices #13212: Jason Snell on Apple in 2014, Podcasting and Geek Culture

    Jason Snell of IDG helps us wrap up the year with a look at where Apple is, the trends that are shaping the company, and where they need to go from here. Jason also talks about the rise of geek culture and the effect is has had on media and society, and why he he has […]

  2. MacVoices #13211: Joe Kissell Takes Control of iCloud Again

    Joe Kissell has released Take Control of iCloud, Second Edition from Take Control Books, and just in time to help us with the latest updates to Apple’s online service. iCloud can be a bit of a mixed bag when it comes to reliability. Joe pulls no punches in explaining what works well and what…

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  3. MacVoices #13210: The MacJury’s Holiday Gift Guide #5

    Our final holiday MacJury delivered great gift picks to give or get, ranging from the inexpensive to the expensive, expected to unexpected, and all points in between. If you’re still looking for ideas (and when weren’t you), there’s still time to order almost everything on the list provided by…

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  4. MacVoices #13209: Jim Dalrymple Looks At Big Tech Trends

    Jim Dalrymple is back to look at the stories of 2013 that will have lasting effects on the tech world. Apple, Microsoft, Blackberry and Yahoo are on the agenda…what they have done right, wrong, and what we can expect from them based on those decisions. Jim’s observations, made with his usual...

  5. MacVoices #13208: The MacJury’s Holiday Gift Guide #4

    Another MacJury convened to discuss yet another round of holiday gifts to give and to get. Once again, they range from the sort-of-expected to the completely off-the-wall, and who better to deliver both than the panel of Mark Fuccio, Jim M. Tanous and John C. Welch. This edition of MacVoices is...

  6. MacVoices #13207: Bryan Chaffin on BitCoin and iOS Market Share Importance

    Among his other titles, Bryan Chaffin is now a BitCoin miner. Is BitCoin the next major currency, or is it just a bit of nerdery that has caught the imagination of the Internet? In a conversation that is part economics lesson, part geekspeak and part debate, Bryan takes us on a brief tour of the […]

  7. MacVoices #13206: Christopher Breen On Music Curation, Music Streaming and Music Listening

    Macworld Senior Editor Christopher Breen goes with us on a deep dive into the subject of music. The discussion starts with music curation – automatic with Pandora, more human-based with iTunes Radio. Chris explains why he feels one is, at least for now, superior to the other, and why. From there,...

  8. MacVoices #13205: Netflix vs. Your ISP, Windows Frustrations and More on the Mac Pro with Ted Landau

    Ted Landau updates us on his Macworld article on the Mac Pro, and the widespread attention and response it received. A few final thoughts on his position on Apple’s new top-end Mac, and then the discussion turns to Ted’s efforts to troubleshoot a Netflix issue, the results, and who says who is at...

  9. MacVoices #13204: The MacJury’s Holiday Gift Guide #3

    Deep in the middle of the holiday gift season, ideas for cool and unique gifts can become sparse. No need to resort to socks or sweaters, though. The third edition of our MacJury gift panels have added to the list of great products and services you can give the geek in your life. From unique […]

  10. MacVoices #13203: The VIPOrbit Webinar by Mike Muhney

    Mike Muhney, the CEO and co-founder of VIPOrbit, talked about their contact manager/relationship management apps last month, and promised to give a MacVoices viewer-only webinar to introduce the product. Mike is a man of his word, but trying to get everyone interested together in one place at the...

  11. MacVoices #13202: The MacJury’s Holiday Gift Guide #2

    The second of our MacJury holiday gift panels convened just in time for the big shopping weekend, and deliver some…unique…picks. You’ll be both entertained and informed as the picks fly back and forth between Nancy Gravley, Michael T. Rose, Steve Sande and host Chuck Joiner. This edition of...

  12. MacVoices #13201: The MacJury’s Holiday Gift Guide #1

    Need some exciting, new and different gift ideas this holiday season? The MacJury is on the case with a list of gifts that runs the gamut from expensive to affordable, practical to extravagant, and all points in between. The first of our holiday gift guides is presented by the panel of Jeff…

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  13. MacVoices #13200: Adam and Tonya Engst Celebrate Ten Years of Take Control Books

    Adam and Tonya Engst unveiled their first Take Control book ten years ago, in a world that was barely getting used to the idea of ebooks. Today, Take Control has influenced the way ebooks are created, and the standards to which they are held. In a bonus-length interview, Adam and Tonya talk about...

  14. MacVoices #13199: David Sparks Helps You Solve Your Email Problems

    David Sparks has a new MacSparky Field Guide, simply titled Email. What is there left to say about email? Plenty. David talks about why he was anxious to put his stamp on this topic, bringing a fresh perspective to a “tactical email strategy.” From filters to rules, outside services to new tools,...

  15. MacVoices #13198: The MacJury On The First Weekend With the iPad Mini with Retina

    Even though the new iPad mini with Retina didn’t enjoy a launch event or even a pre-launch announcement, some members of the MacJury were on the case, and got to spend the weekend with the newest iPad. Why they picked the iPad mini over the iPad Air (or didn’t), their buying experience,...

  16. MacVoices #13197: Jim Sherhart of Connected Data On The Transporter Sync and Your Private Cloud

    Jim Sherhart of Connected Data is back to talk about the new Transporter Sync, the newest Transporter that lets you bring your own storage device to the party. That’s important since that means their Transporter technology can be harnessed to put even more storage in your own private cloud. Jim...

  17. MacVoices #13196: Sharon Zardetto Takes Control of iBooks

    Sharon Zardetto took lots of time to go through the newest versions of Apple’s iBooks, including the premier edition for the Mac, to research her new Take Control of iBooks. You wouldn’t think there is that much to reading a book on a Mac or iDevice, but you would be wrong. Sharon talks about the...

  18. MacVoices #13195: Ben Waldie Clarifies the Situation with AppleScript and Mavericks

    Ben Waldie of Automated Workflows helps us cut through the controversy surrounding OS X Mavericks, the iWork suite and get to just the facts. There has been concern about the current lack of support in Mavericks, and also in Numbers, Pages and Keynote. Ben calms the waters a bit, explaining what…

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  19. MacVoices #13194: The MacJury Renders The Verdict on the New MacBook Pro Retina Laptops

    Is the new MacBook Pro with Retina display really worth the money? That’s the latest question taken up by The MacJury, all who have opted to go pro with their laptops. Which configurations selected and why, some diverse experiences in migrating to the new machines, observations on performance…

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  20. MacVoices #13193: Ted Landau on iPad Choices, Mavericks Troubleshooting and Mac Pro Thinking

    Ted Landau talks about his thinking on the iPad Air vs. iPad mini with Retina and why he’s waiting until he can hold them both, then dives into Mavericks. Ted’s upgrade went smoothly, but there are always those annoying little issues. Deleting tags in Mavericks, dual display mode and using Gmail...

  21. MacVoices #13192: The MacJury on the First Weekend with the iPad Air

    After spending a weekend with Apple’s new iPad Air, The MacJury convened to discuss their experiences. Buying, configuration choices, initial impressions of speed, camera improvements, size, charging and more are covered by the panel of Jeff Carlson, David Chartier and host Chuck Joiner. This...

  22. MacVoices #13191: Andrew Renz of Code42 Introduces SharePlan

    Andrew Renz, Senior Enterprise Engineer and Principal Architect for SharePlan from Code42, introduces us to their new cloud collaboration platform that is targeted at the enterprise market. Featuring capabilities that businesses want and need, SharePlan offers change tracking on documents, secure...

  23. MacVoices #13190: Mike Muhney Helps You Make Connections with VIPorbit

    To call VIPorbit a contact manager is a bit of an over-simplification. Mike Muhney, the CEO and co-founder of VIPorbit, explains why, after he created ACT!, the Windows-standard for customer relationship management, he moved on to the Apple platforms to build a system that is both simple and...

  24. MacVoices #13189: The MacJury Examines The Larger Issues Surrounding Apple’s Announcements

    As the dust cleared from Apple’s October 22 event featuring the iPad Air, updates to the MacBook Pro and more, The MacJury convened to look at some of the larger issues surrounding those announcements. The effects of a fee-free Mavericks on adoption and software valuation, contrasting iPad and...

  25. MacVoices #13188: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Upgrading to Mavericks

    Joe Kissell has been chomping at the bit to tell you all about the new version of the Mac OS, Mavericks, and now he’s free to do so. In Take Control of Upgrading to Mavericks 1.1 , Joe finalizes his suggestions for seamlessly and successfully performing the update, give us a few things to watch […]

  26. MacVoices #13187: Joe Kissell Gets Ready to Take Control of Mavericks

    Joe Kissell is back from vacation just in time to help us get ready for the next upgrade of the the Mac OS, Mavericks. In Take Control of Upgrading to Mavericks, Joe puts us on the right path for a successful upgrade, including strategies for backup, software upgrades and more. While we don’t…

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  27. MacVoices #13186: Ted Landau Returns To Talk iPhone 5s, Apple TV, New iPad Expectations and More

    Ted Landau is back from his travels, and catches us up on his experiences with the iPhone 5s hardware and iOS 7 software, what we can look forward to in the new iPads and why he likes the iPad mini. In lightning-round style, Ted takes on the Surface 2, Steve Balmer’s retirement, and more. This...

  28. MacVoices #13185: Philip Goward of Smile Introduces PDFpen Scan+

    Philip Goward of Smile talks about the capabilities of their latest iOS app, PDFpen Scan+. A natural companion app to PDFpen and PDFpenPro on the Mac, and PDFpen for iPhone and PDFpen for iPad, the new app uses your iDevice’s camera to scan documents, store them as PDFs or perform OCR on the spot...

  29. MacVoices #13184: Joe Kissell Takes Control of 1Password

    Joe Kissell is rapidly becoming one of the go-to authorities on common-sense security for Mac users. Joe’s latest book, Take Control of 1Password, is not only a tour of the newly updated version of Agile Bits‘ password utility that makes creating and using secure passwords simple, but some of the...

  30. MacVoices #13183: Josh Apter on Kickstarting The Padcaster Mini and The Padcaster 2.0

    The original Padcaster was such a success that Josh Apter has launched a Kickstarter campaign to bring the same functionality to the iPad mini. The Padcaster is a metal frame with an insert that holds your iPad firmly in place, can mount it on a tripod, and is lined with threaded holes to mount...

  31. MacVoices #13182: Bryan Chaffin on Steve Balmer’s Retirement, Tim Cook as Rock Star and the new iPhones

    MacNotable Bryan Chaffin is back to explain the newest developments with The Apple Context Machine, discuss Steve Balmer’s retirement and analyze the mystery of his tenure as Microsoft CEO. Office vs. iWork, the strategy behind the iPhone 5c, Tim Cook’s status as rock star and more all fall into...

  32. MacVoices #13181: The MacJury Discusses The First Weekend With the iPhone 5s

    After a weekend when Apple sold 9 million iPhones, The MacJury convened to discuss their own experiences with the top-of-the-line, the iPhone 5s. Topics of discussion include the security the fingerprint scanner offers, the enhanced camera with slo-mo, the faster A6 chip, and of course, what…

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  33. MacVoices #13180: Paul Kafasis of Rogue Amoeba Gives Your Mac an Audio Intermission

    Paul Kafasis of Rogue Amoeba is back to talk about the latest addition to their line of powerhouse audio products, Intermission. Delivering the ability pause and rewind any audio playing on your Mac, Intermission is perfect for live streaming radio, audio programming, and more. Paul describes the...

  34. MacVoices #13179: Dan Berube and Michael Horton Take The SuperMeet Back to Amsterdam

    Dan Berube and Michael Horton are at it again, this time taking The SuperMeet back to Amsterdam. These two organizers of one of the biggest and best video production events around talk about why this is one of their favorite locations, and why the enthusiasm of the European audience makes it…

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  35. MacVoices #13178: A TidBITS MacJury Discusses The iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s

    After a long, hard day of journalistic effort, we corralled part of the TidBITS brain trust to analyze Apple’s announcement of the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s. The topics ranged from the art-deco colors of the 5c to the A7 chip that powers the 5s. Along the way, the panel had strong opinions about...

  36. MacVoices #13177: Jeff Carlson Finishes Up Take Control of Your Digital Photos On A Mac

    Jeff Carlson has finished up his series of Take Control of Your Digital Photos articles for TidBITS, and it has successfully morphed into Take Control of Your Digital Photos on a Mac, the newest addition to the Take Control Books library. Jeff reviews the experience of creating a book with a…

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  37. MacVoices #13176: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Your Online Privacy

    Joe Kissell gives us a visual demonstration of some ineffective privacy measures before diving into a discussion of his new book, Take Control of Your Online Privacy. Joe talks in general about his and your attitudes toward online privacy, and why increased security just might lead to increased...

  38. MacVoices #13175: Ted Landau’s Adventures in Television Buying and Installation

    Ted Landau has been busy over the past few months updating his television. Ted takes us through his adventure in choosing a new unit, deciding where to buy, getting it installed, mounting it, working out the remote and audio options, what devices connect to what, and much more. If you’re in the...

  39. MacVoices #13174: The MacJury Covers Open vs. Closed, iOS vs. Android, Cable vs. Cord-Cutting and More

    The MacJury starts out examining the debate between open and closed, and end up discussing the television programming options of the future. Along the way, a healthy debate between the benefits and costs of iOS vs. Android, whether there really is a “lock-in” for either program, and more are...

  40. MacVoices #13173: Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus’ Newest Product Picks and More

    Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus is back to give us a look inside his office, and some of his favorite things. Bob talks about a new photo sharing service, Bluetooth speaker picks, his (current) favorite iDevice cases, and what he’s using for audio and video editing. Not to mention lots of fun discussion, a...

  41. MacVoices #13172: Chris Breen’s Hobby, Lawmakers’ Tech Knowledge and the New Mac Pro

    Macworld Senior Editor Chris Breen comes clean about one of his hobbies, our (not just his) frustration with lawmakers’ technology savvy, and what he wants out of the next iterations of the Mac OS and iOS. Chris talks about his favorite new software and why we need to put our frustrations into...

  42. MacVoices #13171: Dori Smith Discusses Evangelism, Community Management and Dreamweaver CC

    Dori Smith has co-authored the new Dreamweaver CC: Visual QuickStart Guide, and gives us a look at the evolution of Adobe’s web publishing program as it moves to the cloud. What it adds, why it has been stripped down, and what that all means is part of Dori’s analysis. But that’s only part of...

  43. MacVoices #13170: Introducing Josh Centers, Managing Editor for TidBITS

    Josh Centers recently took over the position of Managing editor at one of our favorite online publications, TidBITS, and we thought it was time to introduce you. Josh talks about his background, where you can find his work, and the challenges of creating and maintaining the high quality content...

  44. MacVoices #13169: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Your Paperless Office Again

    Joe Kissell has an update to his book on one of the hottest topics going, Take Control of Your Paperless Office, 2ed Edition. Things change quickly in the tech world, and Joe keeps us updated with new information on putting your confidential information in the cloud and the balance between...

  45. MacVoices #13168: Ted Landau On The Apple Earnings Call, The Microsoft Surface, and Print vs. Web Publications

    Ted Landau is back after a bit of a summer break to provide some thoughts on Apple’s quarterly earnings call, whether it is time to call the Microsoft Surface, and the future of print publications in general and some notable examples in specific. Apple’s video hobby, bluetooth game controllers…

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  46. MacVoices #13167: MacVoices Briefing on the Logitech UE Mobile Boombox Bluetooth Speaker

    Chuck Joiner delivers a MacVoices Briefing on the Logitech UE Mobile Boombox Bluetooth Speaker and Speakerphone, an affordable, great-sounding speaker that you can take anywhere. Take Control Books brings you this edition of MacVoices. Get the answers you need now from leading experts. Links…

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  47. MacVoices #13166: Jeff Carlson Takes Control of Your Digital Photos, One Step At A Time

    Jeff Carlson has yet another digital photography project going, with a Take Control twist. His newest book will be Take Control of Your Digital Photos, but what makes it different is that he’s writing it online, one chapter at a time, and you can watch him do it if you’re a TidBITS member. Jeff...

  48. MacVoices #13165: Kirk McElhearn Takes Control of LaunchBar

    The latest effort from Kirk McElhearn is Take Control of LaunchBar. and he is anxious to tell you about LaunchBar’s five “super powers.” Most people are familiar with LaunchBar as a program launcher, but Kirk takes introduces us to the idea that LaunchBar can do so much more. From a way to…

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  49. MacVoices #13164: Jeff Carlson Talks About The iPad for Photographers

    Jeff Carlson helps us understand the role of Apple’s tablet in the photography world with his new, The iPad for Photographers: Master the Newest Tool in your Camera Bag (2nd Edition). Whether you’re amateur, professional or something in between, Jeff has some tips to help integrate the iPad into...

  50. MacVoices #13163: Karen Anderson and Kathy Gill On Journalism, Blogging and the Blurring Line Between The Two

    Karen Anderson is back with the second in our series on blogging, and brought with her blogger and educator Kathy Gill to discuss journalism, blogging, the differences and the similarities between the two. From motivation to credibility, ethics to cigar-chomping editors, Karen and Kathy provide...

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Chuck Joiner talks with the most interesting and influential people in the Mac industry, as well as the individuals who are out there making it happen on the front lines of the global Apple community.

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