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The MacVoices Live! discussion of extra wide and multiple monitors wraps up, and then the panel of David Ginsburg, Jeff Gamet, Jay Miller, Jim Rea, Kelly Guimont, and Mark Fuccio look at host Chuck Joiner’s inability to wear his Apple Watch for almost two weeks, and the effect it had. They share their uses and experiences with Apple’s wearable (which are more diverse than you might think), and why at least some don’t want to go without it...

The third and final part of this MacVoices Live! conversation focused on an article in Inc. that seemed overly biased against Apple to at least one panel member. David Ginsburg, Jeff Gamet, Jay Miller, Jim Rea, Kelly Guimont, and Mark Fuccio and host Chuck Joiner examine the piece, discuss how the media approaches Apple coverage, and disagree on what our reactions should be. (3) This edition of MacVoices is supported by our Patreon campaign members and our PayPal Donation members...

Jim Tierney of Digital Anarchy is back with the latest version of their transcription software, Transcriptive Rough Cutter. Jim explains what’s new in this version of Transcriptive, the advantages of editing via transcription, and the difference between transcriptions, voice recognition, and speech-to-text. He explains how it works and how it can make your life easier if creating videos for clients. MacVoices Magazine, our free magazine on Flipboard, helps you do more with your Apple tech...

In this Briefing, Chuck talks about a piece of gear that you will never see, but that figures into the recording of just about every MacVoices episode: the Pro Co Short Stop Passive Mute Switch. This foot-controlled switch lets you silence your microphone at a moment’s notice without being distracted from the conversation and without anyone knowing you are doing it...

The latest MacVoices Live! panel took on the complex, sensitive topic of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) and Apple’s latest announcements of their efforts to combat it. David Ginsburg, Brittany Smith, Andrew Orr, Jim Rea, Guy Serle, and Mark Fuccio start off looking at the privacy exceptions we have as Apple users, and then start into exactly how the proposed system would function, what it would and wouldn’t flag, and at what age levels what restrictions apply...

The MacVoices Live! conversation about Apple’s photo scanning and intentions to help prevent CSAM (child sexual abuse materials) continues with some members of the group revealing their positions on the announcements. Brittany Smith, Andrew Orr, Jim Rea and Guy Serle also discuss other reasons that Apple may be implementing this system the way they are, and what is being encrypted and how...

The MacVoices Live! panel of Jim Rea, Andrew Orr, Guy Serle, and Brittany Smith wrap up our discussion of Apple’s efforts to fight CSAM (child sexual abuse materials), the implications those efforts could have for other categories of information, and the alternatives you can use if they you uncomfortable. We also briefly comment on how we all contribute to the state of surveillance with our web cams...

MacVoices #21156: Terri Morgan of Luma Touch on the New Features of LumaFusion Luma Touch has just released Version 3 of LumaFusion, their sophisticated video editing software for the iPad, and Terri Morgan, Co-Founder and Principle Designer is back to give us a taste of what’s new. From a resizable interface to audio plugins to stabilization, LumaFusion is even better this time around...

The MacVoices Live! panel took on the furor over 1Password’s new beta version that is written in Electron. What is Electron (and Rust), does it matter, and why should you care? Mike Schmitz, Jeff Gamet, Guy Serle, Mark Fuccio, Jim Rea, David Ginsburg, and Brittany Smith all have thoughts and they aren’t all the same either. (Part 1) Smile This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of TextExpander for Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Find out more at TextExpander...

Mike Schmitz, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, Brittany Smith, Kelly Guimont, Dave Ginsburg, Mark Fuccio, and Guy Serle continue our MacVoices Live! discussion of 1Password’s move to the Electron development platform. Emotion vs. business decisions in the community’s reactions, enterprise-level issues, support considerations and the compromises Electron represents are among the points of discussion. (Part 2) Upstart Today's MacVoices is sponsored by Upstart. Fair and fast personal loans. Go to upstart...