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Our conversation with Jeff Carlson, the author oTake Control of Your Digital Storage, continues with a focus on whether or not you should consider a fusion drive, the benefits and drawbacks of those big, cheap hard drive, the rainbow color designations of various types of drives and more...

Andrew Orr of The Mac Observer was the featured guest on a recent MacVoices Live!, and joined David Ginsburg and host Chuck Joiner to discuss his recommendation fo the Jumbo Privacy + Security app, and why looking beyond the app’s capabilities to the company that makes it is so important. Andrew shares what email services he uses, and the group cover why free services or offers for things like VPNs are just not a good idea...

Our MacVoices Live! discussion with Andrew Orr of The Mac Observer and David Ginsburg shifts to the release of the new driver for ScanSnap scanners, hardware lifespan expectations, and how developers might get paid to continue supporting older, legacy hardware. We also touch on the announcement that CES is going virtual this year, and a few Apple TV+ and Netflix picks. This edition of MacVoices is supported by Linode, high performance cloud hosting and virtual servers for everyone...

Joe Kissell has updated his Take Control of iCloud to the seventh edition, the first in Take Control history. Can iCloud finally replace Dropbox? Joe tells us why the answer is a definite “maybe”, depending on your needs. He goes through some of the considerations, and also why you may or may not want to store your desktop and Home folder in iCloud in this first part of our review of Apple’s online storage and file sharing service...

In the second part of our discussion with Joe Kissell about the seventh edition of his Take Control of iCloud, Joe explains why  iCloud is the best, most reliable version of Apple’s file sharing and online storage service yet, how their simplification approach sometimes delivers the opposite and the issues that can create, and how he covers all of the Apple apps that use iCloud...

Shelly Brisbin was the featured guest on a recent edition of MacVoices Live!, where she joined David Ginsburg, Frank Petrie, and host Chuck Joiner. Shelly was installing the iOS 14 beta live to prepare to research the next edition of her book, iOS Access for All. We discussed backups and betas, the new iMacs and why she prefers the smaller screen models, and the “gorilla arms” problem with a touchscreen iMac...

The second part of our conversation with guest Shelly Brisbin, David Ginsburg, and Frank Petrie continues with comments on the new iMacs, Phil Schiller’s new designation at Apple, and the changing faces of keynotes and product introductions. The panel also comments on TikTok and whether it makes Microsoft sense. This edition of MacVoices is supported by Raycon, the makers of quality earbuds. Find out more and take 15% off at BuyRaycon.com/MacVoices...

In the August update, Chuck answers questions about Facebook and YouTube video quality, talks about the MacVoices Blog, updates information on MacVoices Live!, and delivers the monthly Support Report. Show Notes: 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...

We wrapped up Virtual Macstock 2020 with host Mike Potter on a recent edition of MacVoices Live! Mike, along with Macstock chat host David Ginsburg and attendee Frank Petrie, discussed the building blocks of the virtual conference’s success, including the video streaming service and the “audio space” that allowed a “hallway track”, David’s handling of the chats and questions from the audience, and some of the extra little touches Mike implemented to make sure the event was as Macstock-like as...

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) This edition of MacVoices is supported by Raycon, the makers of quality earbuds. Find out more and take 15% off at BuyRaycon...