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Jim Tierney, the Chief Anarchist at Digital Anarchy, is back to announce the Transcriptive web site is now live and out of beta. Jim talks about why now is the time for Transcriptive to become available to everyone, how it works, and what results you can expect. That includes some tips on being realistic in those expectations, both from an audio recording quality perspective as well as from the transcription perspective...
Some recent comments on The Mac Observer’s Daily Observations Podcast led to this debate on Apple’s relationship to its competitors with Bryan Chaffin, Kelly Guimont, and John Martellaro. In Part 1, we frame the question of whether Apple has obligations to its competitors to level the playing field when it comes to access to the iPhone as both a services platform and as a payment platform, and whether Apple’s financial resources should be considered in answering the questions...
Part 2 of our discussion with The Mac Observer’s Daily Observations Podcast hosts Bryan Chaffin, Kelly Guimont, and John Martellaro about Apple’s relationship and obligations to its competitors, investors, and users wraps up in this episode. More examples from other industries, and why they may or may not apply to the App Store and Apple’s platform, the options competitors have, and why the legal, realistic, and idealistic positions don’t, and probably can’t, line up...
In the first part of this MacVoices Live!, the panel of David Ginsburg, Frank Petrie, Kelly Guimont, Brittany Smith, and Guy Serle talked about what Apple Stores are open before succumbing to the temptation to speculate on Apple’s October 13 event. Much of the discussion centered on, of all things, the rumored HomePod mini. Find out why the group was so excited by the possibility, and where they see such a device fitting in to Apple’s product line...
Our MacVoices Live! Open Mic Night session with David Ginsburg, Frank Petrie, Kelly Guimont, Brittany Smith, and Guy Serle shifted to our reflections on the loss of guitar legend Eddie Van Halen, and then got serious about the conclusions drawn by the U.S. House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee about tech companies, including Apple. Linode This edition of MacVoices is supported by Linode, high performance cloud hosting and virtual servers for everyone...
Jeff Carlson, Take Control Books’ resident Apple Watch expert, has updated Take Control of Apple Watch for both Apple Watch 6 and watchOS 7, and shares some new and important information. From sleep tracking and a more pleasant way to wake up using your Apple Watch to the many benefits of Family Setup. (Part 1 of 2) 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 Jeff Carlson about the new edition of Take Control of Apple Watch, focuses on the new blood oxygen sensor capabilities, the benefits of the ability to share watch faces, and of course, the hand washing alerts. Jeff also picks two apps as examples of how the evolution of watchOS is bringing us new capabilities. Linode This edition of MacVoices is supported by Linode, high performance cloud hosting and virtual servers for everyone...
An All-Star panel gathered to talk about Apple’s “Hi, Speed” event as part of MacVoices Live!, David Ginsburg, Mark Fuccio, Kelly Guimont, Ken Ray, Brittany Smith, Frederick Van Johnson and host Chuck Joiner start the review with an extensive discussion of HomePod mini. Find out who will be ordering it on Day 1 and who is playing the wait-and-see game. (Part 1) Linode This edition of MacVoices is supported by Linode, high performance cloud hosting and virtual servers for everyone...
Our All-Star panel of MacVoices Live!, David Ginsburg, Mark Fuccio, Jeff Gamet, Kelly Guimont, Ken Ray, Brittany Smith, Frederick Van Johnson, continued our discussion of Apple’s “Hi, Speed” event, shifting over to the iPhone 12. Questions over who the audience is for which iPhone models, when it is time to upgrade, and whether the Pro version is appropriate for production work. We touch on the 5G capability, what the DSLR camera’s place is in an iPhone world, how to decide what to get...
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...