PODCAST · technology
MacVoices Video
by Chuck Joiner
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 Mac community.
Episodes
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MacVoices #26280: Live! - HomeView Third-Party Gear, Choosing the Right Text Expansion Tool
This session starts out by reviewing the third-party smart home devices for HomeView, their pricing, capabilities, and how they compare with more established options. TextExpander’s new free tier sparks a discussion of its limitations, business strategy, and competition from TextBlaze, Typinator,...
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MacVoices #26279: Live! - HomePod mini 2 and Apple TV 4K: Worth the Upgrades?
Apple’s new HomePod mini 2 and Apple TV 4K spark debate over pricing, surround sound capabilities, compatibility, and the value of upgrading. The MacVoices Live! panel examines Apple’s premium streaming experience, compares competing devices from Roku and Amazon, and disagree about whether new...
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MacVoices #26278: Live! - Apple HomeView: First Impressions, Features, and Buying Decisions
Apple’s new HomeView takes center stage (no pun intended) as the panel examines its design, features, pricing, and potential role in the smart home. From tabletop and wall-mounted models to HomeKit integration, FaceTime, calendars, and home automation, the discussion explores practical uses and...
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MacVoices #26277: Live! - Evolving Full Disk Access For Security, and Voluntary AI Regulations
Apple’s warning about AI agents misusing Full Disk Access sparks a debate over Mac security, privacy, and the potential consequences for developers and users. The MacVoices Live! panel examines Apple’s permission system, the need for more granular controls, and concerns about restricting…
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MacVoices #26276: Live! - Mac mini M5 Pro vs. Mac Studio, Googlebook ’s App Problems, Meta’s Muse
The panel compares the M5 Pro Mac mini and Mac Studio, examining performance, pricing, upgrades, and video rendering capabilities. They also discuss Android app compatibility problems on Google’s new computers, Meta’s controversial Muse AI collecting personal relationship information, Facebook’s...
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MacVoices #26275: Live! - Removing Apple Intelligence, iPhone 18 vs. AT&T, More iCloud Email Addresses
The risks and rewards of removing Apple Intelligence to reclaim storage storage space space are debated, along with some experiences of performance problems following macOS upgrades. They investigate reports of iPhone 18 Pro Max failures on AT&T, debating whether hardware, software, or carrier...
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MacVoices #26274: TV+ Talk - Apple TV’s Winning Strategy: Quality Over Quantity, iPhone Duo, and Holiday Programming
In a slight detour from their regular topics Charlotte Henry and Chuck Joiner discuss the iPhone 18 Pro, the upcoming iPhone Duo experience, and the challenges of managing Apple subscriptions. Turning back to television, they explore Apple’s new London music venue, upcoming holiday programming...
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MacVoices #26273: Live! - Remembering Steve Jobs, John Ternus and Design, Choosing iPhone Duo
After Day 1, the panel compares Amazon Prime Day deals and strategies for separating real bargains from inflated discounts. On a more serious note, they reflect on the 15th anniversary of Steve Jobs’ death. John Ternus’ increased focus on design and what it could mean for Apple’s future, and the...
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MacVoices #26272: Briefing - The Twelve South AirFly Drive Wireless CarPlay Adapter
The Twelve South AirFly Drive Wireless CarPlay & Android Auto Adapter makes wired CarPlay wireless without the reliability problems common to other adapters. Setup is simple, connections occur within seconds, and extensive driving produced no dropped connections. Voice calls, apps, vehicle...
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MacVoices #26271: Live! - More Streaming Price Hikes, CoPilot Desperately Rebrands
It is happening again: Disney+ and Hulu are raising prices on their streaming services, inspiring the panel to discuss strategies for managing streaming costs, and free content alternatives. The conversation then turns to Microsoft dropping Copilot+ branding from new Surface PCs, Copilot’s…
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MacVoices #26270: Live! - Apple’s AI Photo Editing, Rosetta’s End, Apple Watch Pairing
Whether Apple Watch can pair with multiple iPhones, the storage demands of Apple Intelligence, and preparing Macs for the end of Rosetta support kick off this discussion. Other topics include whether expensive phones need cases, AI photo editing versus Photoshop, Pixelmator Pro as an Adobe...
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MacVoices #26269: MacVoices Update 2026-09
September brought a return to a more normal schedule for TV+ Talk,, a new Foreshadowing Tech exploring science fiction’s influence on real-world communication devices, and several website improvements. Chuck highlights new subscription, contributor, and social media pages, discusses continuing...
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MacVoices #26268: Live! - Ecamm Creator Camp Report, iPhone Duo for Lefties, and AT&T’s Handoff Decision
Two MacVoices Live! panel members provide a look inside the most recent Ecamm Creator Cam. They highlight its focus on creators, entrepreneurship, community, and upcoming features such as live transcription and translation. The panel also examines how many apps can be removed from iPhone as...
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MacVoices #26267: Cloud Storage Isn't Backup and Evaluating Googlebooks
The panel looks at macOS 27 ending Time Capsule backup support, then debates Google’s new Android-based laptops and its attempt to build a tighter ecosystem. Other topics include Chrome’s retro-style bookmark launchpad and GM’s geolocation privacy settlement before a deep dive into cloud storage,...
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MacVoices #26266: Live! - Siri Gets Smarter, Tim Cook’s New Role, Woz’s Merch Store
The panel explores first impressions of Siri AI, from image searches, weather, news, and Vision Pro visual recognition to unexpected limitations involving apps and personal context. The discussion also covers Steve Jobs and Apple Store history, Steve Wozniak’s new merchandise venture, Apple’s...
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MacVoices #26265: Live! - Apple Vision Pro’s Future, iPhone Battery Limits, and RAID 6
Apple’s record stock performance leads into a discussion of Vision Pro and John Ternus’ explanation of its long-term potential. The MacVoices Live! panel considers spatial computing’s growing role in medicine, productivity, and professional workflows, along with whether the technology is ready…
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MacVoices #26264: Live! - Smart TV Privacy, Copilot Frustrations, Star Trek's Tech Legacy
A discussion of smart TV privacy examines reports of LG televisions collecting viewing data, whether TVs should ever be connected to the internet, and when firmware updates are worthwhile. The MacVoices Live! panel also considers hotel TV privacy, Microsoft’s increasingly pervasive Copilot…
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MacVoices #26263: Live! - Smartphone Bans, Teaching with AI, Smart Home Hubs
Does banning smartphones and AI in schools actually improves learning? Should educators should focus on teaching responsible, effective use of technology or rely on existing methods? The MacVoices Live! panel looks at those issues and also considers how screens affect everyday social…
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MacVoices #26262: Live! - How-To Articles Flood and Intel Mac App Support
It happens every time: Just before major OS releases, the tech web is flooded with how-to and tips articles. The MacVoices Live! panel looks at why and how you can benefit, including how that flood can offer guidance when new operating systems arrive. The discussion then turns to the Mac App…
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MacVoices #26261: Live! - CarPlay and AI, Apple Rethinks Training Data, and WordPress Drama
The continuation of AI chatbots arriving in CarPlay, Apple’s opt-in approach to using customer data for AI training, and turmoil surrounding WordPress leadership are the topics for this MacVoices Live! discussion. The conversation also examines Bending Spoons’ latest billion-dollar acquisition,...
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MacVoices #26260: Live! - AppleCare One Family Plan Calculus and Demand for CarPlay Wins
The MacVoices Live! panel explores some of the useful new macOS Golden Gate features, including AI-assisted Shortcuts and improved iPhone Mirroring. They debate the emerging iPhone Duo and foldable-phone market and why one would prefer to give the new foldable a try. The value of AppleCare’s new...
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MacVoices #26259: TV+ Talk - Ted Lasso Returns, Women's Football, Silo, and Apple TV Catalog Expansion
Ted Lasso returns with a new focus on women’s football. Charlotte Henry and Chuck Joiner discuss the familiar characters in a fresh setting, and how the series has addresses issues such as team dynamics, injuries, finances, and the realities of the sport. Thoughts on the series renewed appeal, a...
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MacVoices #26258: Live! - iOS 27 First Impressions and the Apple Watch Live Rewind Debate
The MacVoices Live! panel shares first impressions of iOS 27 and Apple’s latest operating system updates, covering stability, performance, interface changes, Apple Pay, Weather, Vision Pro, and upgrade strategies. The discussion then turns to the new Apple Watch Live Rewind feature that will be...
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MacVoices #26257: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Siri AI and Apple Intelligence (2)
Take Control Books Publisher Joe Kissell continues our discussion of the OS27 releases, exploring Apple’s next-generation Siri and Apple Intelligence. Joe touches on including conversational context, on-screen awareness, cross-device continuity, and deeper access to personal information. He also...
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MacVoices #26255: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Apple’s New Operating Systems (1)
Joe Kissell discusses a new approach to Take Control Books’s coverage of Apple’s latest operating systems, including separate books for macOS Golden Gate, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, plus a cross-platform guide to Siri AI and Apple Intelligence. Joe explains the challenges of documenting changing…
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MacVoices #26254: Live! - More on Apple's 'Surprise and Shine' Event (2)
Our discussion of Apple’s “Surprise and Shine” event sparks discussion of the Apple Watch audio intelligence, privacy, health monitoring, battery life, and the Ultra’s outdoor appeal. The MacVoices Live! panel also examines AirPods upgrades, the iPhone Duo’s unusual form factor, Apple’s evolving…
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MacVoices #26253: Live! - Apple's 'Suprise and Shine' Event (1)
Apple’s 'Surprise and Shine' event sparks a lively debate over the new iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro lineup. The panel weighs the Duo’s foldable design, large display, durability, price, and potential to replace an iPad against the Pro Max’s camera improvements. From immediate buying decisions to...
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MacVoices #26252: Live! - Tim Cook, John Ternus, and Apple’s Changing of the Guard
The MacVoices Live! examines Apple’s transition from Tim Cook to John Ternus, weighing Cook’s legacy, Apple’s dramatic financial growth, Vision Pro, and criticism of his tenure. They consider what Ternus’ engineering background could mean for hardware and software, while discussing Phil Schiller,...
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MacVoices #26251: Foreshadowing Tech - When Science Fiction Becomes Communication Reality (2)
The discussion of communication communication technologies continues as the panel of Chuck Joiner, Jeff Gamet, and Marty Jencius make the jump from telegraphs and long-distance calls to texting, smartwatches, satellite connectivity, and possible implanted devices. How science fiction anticipated…
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MacVoices #26250: Foreshadowing Tech - The Fictional Constructs That Inspired Real-World Communication Technologies (1)
As we approach the release of the newest iPhones, Chuck Joiner, Marty Jencius, and Jeff Gamet look at how science fiction and popular culture imagined modern communication long before the technology existed. From early video-phone concepts and Dick Tracy to Star Trek, Get Smart, Space: 1999, and...
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MacVoices #26249: Briefing - The Insta360 Snap Selfie Screen with Light and SmallRig Phone Vlog Selfie Monitor
This MacVoices Briefing compares the Insta360 Snap Selfie Screen with Light and SmallRig Phone Vlog Selfie Monitor, two solutions for framing shots while using an iPhone’s best camera. Factors in choosing include MagSafe mounting, wired versus Wi-Fi connections, screen size, touch controls,...
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MacVoices #26248: AI Development: Start Small, Learn Safely, Then Build Bigger with Adam Engst (3) MacVoices #26248: AI Development: Start Small, Learn Safely, Then Build Bigger with Adam Engst (3)
Adam Engst explains why AI software development should be approached as an evolution, starting with safe, verifiable data analysis, advancing to simple scripts, and eventually building applications. He distinguishes programming from development, arguing that non-programmers can act as product...
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MacVoices #26247: Adam Engst on How AI Lets Non-Programmers Follow Professional Software Development
Our conversation with Adam Engst continues with an exploration of how AI can help non-programmers build sophisticated software by following professional development practices. Adam explains using specifications, architecture documents, and AI-guided decisions to create reliable apps, then…
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MacVoices #26246: Democratizing Programming: From HyperCard to Claude with Adam Engst (1)
Adam Engst looks back at HyperCard as an early tool that democratized software creation, then connects its legacy to today’s AI-assisted development. He outlines how Claude helped turn an idea for tracking macOS setting changes into a working Mac app, SetShot. Adam discusses Xcode, GitHub, rapid...
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MacVoices #26245: MacVoices Update 2026-08
In the August 2026 MacVoices Update, Chuck outlines how a little time off slowed down some projects, reviews new episode artwork designed to better communicate each show’s subject, discusses why feedback is so important to what you hear and see, and delivers the Support Report form the month.…
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MacVoices #26244: Live! - Flock Cameras, Cyber Mercenaries, and the Data Center Backlash
Flock cameras have ignited a debate over surveillance, privacy, data collection, and public resistance. The MacVoices panel weighs in on the debate. They also discuss the risks of government-sponsored cyberattacks carried out by private companies, growing opposition to data centers over power and...
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MacVoices #26243: Live! - CarPlay Driving Sales, Gmail Changes, and Ads on Your Monitor
Is CarPlay really a key factor in car buyers choices? At least one statistic supports that position, raising questions about automakers ignoring customer preferences. The panel also examines Gmail’s upcoming changes, Apple’s evolving iPhone purchasing strategy, and a troubling article about...
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MacVoices Live! #26242 - Apple Layoffs, On-Device LLMs, and Walmart Blinks
MacVoices Live! #26242 - Apple Layoffs, On-Device LLMs, and Walmart Blinks Apple’s layoffs across Siri, AI, Vision Pro, and software teams sparks discussions about shifting priorities, institutional knowledge, and the future of spatial computing. The MacVoices Live! panel also debates the privacy...
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MacVoices #26241: Live! - New M5 Ultra Mac Studio, M6 Mac mini, and Glyph Keyboards
Apple’s new Mac mini and Mac Studio spark a discussion of the M6 and M5 Ultra chips and how they measure up in performance and upgrade decisions. The panel weighs Mac Studio trade-ins, Mac mini value, on-device AI and large language models, and Apple’s increasingly powerful silicon. They also...
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MacVoices #26240: Briefing - OWC USB-C Quad HDMI 4K Display Adapter with DisplayLink
The OWC USB-C Quad HDMI 4K Display Adapter with DisplayLink lets a Mac drive four 4K monitors through a single USB-C connection. Chuck explains how it simplified his multi-display setup and bypasses native Mac display limitations using DisplayLink software. The adapter supports individual monitor...
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MacVoices #26239: On-Device AI, AI Note-Takng, and Hidden Cameras
On-device AI takes center stage as the panel explores MacPaw’s work with Liquid AI, personal assistants, and workplace restrictions. The conversation also discusses the panel's experiences with AI note-taking recording consent and privacy in both business and health care. The panel includes: Eric...
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MacVoices #26238: Live! - Vision Pro Surgery, CarPlay on Boats, and Apple Intelligence in China
Apple Vision Pro’s measurable impact in surgery leads a discussion of spatial computing in medicine, including shorter procedures, surgeon ergonomics, patient benefits, and equipment costs. The panel also explores CarPlay on pontoon boats, Apple Maps versus Waze, another delay in Apple’s legal...
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MacVoices #26237: Black Hat, AI Security, and the Risks of Moving Too Fast
A MacVoices’ panel member’s firsthand report from Black Hat explores the conference’s enterprise security focus before the discussion turns to AI models escaping sandbox restrictions to complete assigned tasks. The panel discusses the OpenAI-Hugging Face hack, unintended AI behavior and the…
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MacVoices #26236: Briefing - Buying A Travel Monitor
Portable travel monitors can transform productivity on the road by adding valuable screen space without much cost or bulk. Chuck’s Briefing compares 1080p and 4K options, discusses USB-C and HDMI connections, and power and battery considerations. Built-in audio, protective covers and stands, and...
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MacVoices #26235: Live! - Hollywood’s AI Future, Microsoft’s Super App, and Apple’s Quiet Strategy
The MacVoices Live! panel examines Microsoft’s aggressive Copilot expansion, comparing its enterprise integration with ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini while contrasting corporate and academic AI adoption. AI’s growing role in IT support, productivity, and Hollywood filmmaking, Apple’s quieter AI...
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MacVoices #26233: Live! - Facial Recognition, Biometric Privacy, and Bending Spoons’ Buying Spree
The MacVoices Live! panel examines a class action lawsuit over Apple Photos facial recognition, debating whether on-device processing, user consent, and biometric privacy laws justify the legal action. The conversation moves to TV tracking alternatives after TV Time’s shutdown, then shifts to...
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MacVoices #26232: Briefing - Why David Pogue's 'Apple: The First 50 Years' Is Worth Experiencing Twice
David Pogue’s authoring style turns Apple: The First 50 Years turns from could have been names and dates into a richly illustrated journey through Apple’s successes, failures, products, personalities, and untold stories. The print edition combines rare photos with approachable narratives and…
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MacVoices #26231: Live! - Apple Earnings, Executive Changes, and the Windows Clipboard Debate
Apple’s latest financial results drive a discussion about record iPhone, Mac, Services, subscription, and R&D numbers, along with the market’s negative reaction and stock volatility. The MacVoices Live! panel also examines leadership changes under new CEO John Ternus, including the return of a...
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MacVoices #26230: Live! - Claude Security Risks, Selfie ID Verification, and Privacy
The integration of Apple Maps in Ford’s future electric vehicle platform generates discussions of the auto industry picking and choosing technology. The MacVoices Live! panel also examines security risks involving Claude Cowork and exposed shared chats, OpenAI’s dispute with Hugging Face, and the...
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MacVoices #26229: Macstock - Using Blockchain to Protect and Preserve Creator Content withAlessandra White
At Macstock, Alessandra White explains how blockchain can give creators greater control and permanence over their digital content. She discusses Hive, decentralized publishing, digital sovereignty, and ways creators can preserve posts and videos beyond centralized platforms. The conversation also...
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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 Mac community.
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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 Mac community.
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