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Featured guest Mike T. Rose joined the panel of David Ginsburg, Frank Petrie, Mark Fuccio, Warren Sklar, Brittany Smith, and Joe Russell for the first part of a MacVoices Live! discussion about 5G. Is it a driver of iPhone 12 purchases? Will it live up to the hype? Will it make a difference to you, me, or anyone? We also talk about buying and selling your iPhone vs Apple’s upgrade plan, and start a conversation about the DOJ action against Google...

The third and final part of our virtual visit with Adam Engst of TidBITS, and the Apple CIDER user group gets into more questions and answers, with topics ranging from iPhone configurations, Tesla, sci-fi influencing tech design, AirPods vs. AirPods Pro, and why Adam thinks we will see another Apple event before the year is out. Linode This edition of MacVoices is supported by Linode, high performance cloud hosting and virtual servers for everyone...

The second part of our conversation with Adam Engst of TidBITS, and the Apple CIDER user group of New York continued our discussion of 5G, got Adam’s take on MagSafe, and touched on the charger/headphone debate from both the cost and the environmental perspectives. Design changes in the iPhone 12 and more audience questions round out the session. (Part 2) Linode This edition of MacVoices is supported by Linode, high performance cloud hosting and virtual servers for everyone...

We make another Apple User Group virtual visit with Adam Engst of TidBITS, this time to Apple CIDER in New York. Adam and Chuck discuss the Apple product announcements that included the HomePod mini and four different flavors of iPhone 12, and start to examine the importance of the inclusion of 5G. Linode This edition of MacVoices is supported by Linode, high performance cloud hosting and virtual servers for everyone. Sign up for your free account and get $100 in credit at Linode.com/macvoices...

In Part 2 of our MacVoices Live! conversation with featured guest Peter Cohen and the panel of Jeff Gamet, David Ginsburg, and Brittany Smith, we continue to discuss the attacks on Apple about its app store policies, and talk about what it will take for a foldable phone to become popular. One panel member even dares to speculate on exactly what is needed for that to happen. (Part 2 of 2) [embed]http://traffic.libsyn.com/maclevelten/MV20242...

After too long an absence, Peter Cohen joined us for a recent MacVoices Live!, along with Jeff Gamet, Mark Fuccio, David Ginsburg, and Brittany Smith. Peter’s social media posts are always thought-provoking, even if you don’t agree with his position. He discusses the inspiration for his insights and provides some guidance on what not to do, then dissects the controversy stirred up (or not) by the Coalition for App Fairness...

In the second part of our discussion with Manton Reece and Jean MacDonald of Micro.blog and Jonathan Hays of Sunlit, their ability to make creating a podcast presence simple, how hosting works, and why they see it as a place to exercise your audio creativity as part of the Micro.blog. Manton and Jonathan discuss how the service handles your photos when they are uploaded, why it is perfect for sharing, and why it shouldn’t be considered a backup or archive...

Manton Reece and Jean MacDonald of Micro.blog and Jonathan Hays of Sunlit have joined forces to bring photo sharing to the Micro.blog service, and join us to talk about this new enhancement. In Part 1, Manton starts us off by discussing some of the newest features in the latest update to the social media/microblogging platform, and Jean explains why they haven’t had to implement heavy-handed security to keep the service a pleasant one to use...

In the October 2020 update, Chuck talks about MacVoices Live! and the length of MacVoices shows, delivers the Support Report, and takes a few minutes to comment on the evolution of MacVoices on the fifteenth anniversary of the show. Show Notes: Links: MacVoices TV Legacy on YouTube MacVoices Archives (includes MacNotables, The MacJury, MacVoicesTV and MacVoices) Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon http://patreon...

The third and final part of our discussion about Apple’s “Hi, Speed” event with the panel of David Ginsburg, Mark Fuccio, Jeff Gamet, Kelly Guimont, Ken Ray, Brittany Smith, and Frederick Van Johnson touches on the cell carrier’s motivations surrounding 5G, why Verizon was on stage, the $30 difference in iPhone prices, and what you need to know if you plan to move between carriers...