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This MacVoices Live! session starts out with David Ginsburg, Jim Rea, Jeff Gamet, and Mark Fuccio discussing the Amicus briefs filed in support of Epic’s position against Apple. Various State’s Attorneys General and Microsoft all piled on. What are the motivations, political or otherwise behind these briefs, and do they really make any difference? The panel digs in, then turns their attention to Google offering VPN services and whether that is a good idea for the user...

David Ginsburg, Jim Rea, Jeff Gamet, and Mark Fuccio deal with a power outage for one panel member as they wrap up a conversation about Wordle, then turn their attention to the possibility of Apple allowing iPhones to accept NFC payments. What would it mean for Apple, their competitions, and for you? Then, this MacVoices Live! panel takes on the Spotify/Joe Rogan controversy, how it is affecting both parties, and the podcast industry as a whole...

The MacVoices Live! panel of David Ginsburg, Jim Rea,, Jeff Gamet and Brittany Smith wrap up a discussion of who’s right and wrong (if anyone) in the Spotify/Joe Rogan controversy. Then, quite by accident, the group covers whether we are buying, or just renting, or media when we “buy” online. (Part 3) Patreon This edition of MacVoices is brought to you by our Patreon supporters. Get access to the MacVoices Slack and MacVoices After Dark by joining in at Patreon.com/macvoices...

The largest MacVoices Live! panel convened to take on a number of topics. First, inspired by an article by Derrick Story, Jeff Butts, David Ginsburg, Guy Serle, Jeff Gamet, Brittany Smith, Jim Rea, Andrew Orr, Mark Fuccio, Kelly Guimont, Warren Sklar, and Jay Miller look at the state of iPhone photography. How satisfied are we with the computational photography offered by the iPhone vs...

Is Facebook doing a little too much posturing in the EU? Did Mark Zuckerberg really admit they can’t compete with Apple, blaming their issues on everyone else? David Ginsburg, Guy Serle, Jeff Gamet, Brittany Smith, Jim Rea, Andrew Orr, Mark Fuccio, Kelly Guimont, Warren Sklar, and Jay Miller finish up an examination of the latest controversial statements...

The MacVoices Live! panel of David Ginsburg, Guy Serle, Jeff Gamet, Brittany Smith, Jim Rea, Andrew Orr, Mark Fuccio, Kelly Guimont, Warren Sklar, and Jay Miller get even more intense in their evaluation of Apple’s announcement about accepting NFC payments on the iPhone. The panel strongly disagrees on whether this is a relevant development, and who will or won’t use it and why. (Part 3) New Relic MacVoices is supported by New Relic...

In the February 2022 Update, Chuck reminds viewers and listeners about playlists on YouTube and Vimeo, subscriptions on both video services, and the importance of sharing MacVoices on social media. Sponsors are also important to MacVoices; he explains why you see the ones you do, and what you can do to help. The Update wraps up with the month’s Support Report. Show Notes: Links: MacVoices on Patreon Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon http://patreon...

More and more of our lives are moving to the cloud (or clouds), both at work and at home. Adam Engst of TidBITS discusses the pros and cons of the situation in an article on TidBITS and with us. Adam talks about his experiences with iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft’s OneDrive and some others, and why it isn’t quite as perfect as we would all like...

The MacVoices Live! panel of David Ginsburg, Guy Serle, Andrew Orr, Jim Rea, and Kelly Guimont takes a look at the Super Bowl ads that had a tech bent, especially the crypto and Amazon Alexa ads. Were they effective? One of them took down the company’s server, and one of them seemed to be open to misinterpretation. Was the use of a QR code a good idea or a dangerous precedent? (Part 1) Zocdoc.com This edition of MacVoices is supported by Zocdoc...

Our MacVoices Live! discussion with David Ginsburg, Guy Serle, Andrew Orr, Jim Rea, and Kelly Guimont continues as we did into the security of chat apps. Which one should you use, which ones should you avoid, and why you might not want to trust any of them with that really personal information. Then, we start to talk about products we want but that don’t exist. Yet. (Part 2) Zocdoc This edition of MacVoices is supported by Zocdoc. Find local doctors who take your insurance at Zocdoc...