Hosts  Bart Busschots http://www.lets-talk.ie @ltpod @bbusschots Allison Sheridan http://podfeet.com @podfeet John F Braun http://www.macgeekgab.com @johnfbraun @macgeekgab   Credit to: Rob Holloway, Jeff Papis &amp; Christian Miller for kicking us and telling us to do the Mac Roundtable!   We talk through some of the announcements and then focus on our early impressions of watchOS and the new Apple Watch Series 2, the we chat about how well we like iOS 10 and the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.    Picks –   Allison – AppleCare+ on the iPhone – cracked screen is now $29 for all sizes (was $79/$99)  John – OtterBox uniVERSE iPhone case http://amzn.to/2cBnC9l    and Seek Thermal – thermal camera: http://amzn.to/2cHJOnu

Hosts  Bart Busschots <a href="http://www.lets-talk.ie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.lets-talk.ie</a> @ltpod @bbusschots Allison Sheridan <a href="http://podfeet.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://podfeet.com</a> @podfeet John F Braun <a href="http://www.macgeekgab.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.macgeekgab.com</a> @johnfbraun @macgeekgab Credit to: Rob Holloway, Jeff Papis &amp; Christian Miller for kicking us and telling us to do the Mac Roundtable! We talk through some of the announcements and then focus on our early impressions of watchOS and the new Apple Watch Series 2, the we chat about how well we like iOS 10 and the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. Picks –  Allison – AppleCare+ on the iPhone – cracked screen is now $29 for all sizes (was $79/$99) John – OtterBox uniVERSE iPhone case <a href="http://amzn.to/2cBnC9l" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://amzn.to/2cBnC9l</a>    and Seek Thermal – thermal camera: <a href="http://amzn.to/2cHJOnu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://amzn.to/2cHJOnu</a>

Mac Roundtable #234 watchOS 3, Watch Series 2, iOS 10 and iPhones 7

This week’s show is hosted by: Bart Busschots – Let’s Talk Apple at http://lets-talk.ie @bbusschots Allison Sheridan – NosillaCast and Chit Chat Across the Pond at http://podfeet.com @podfeet Jeff Gamet – The Mac Observer and TMO Daily http://macobserver.com @jgamet New watchOS, new tvOS, new macOS, and new iOS! We’ll tell you what we think about all the terrific announcements out of WWDC.

This week’s show is hosted by: Bart Busschots – Let’s Talk Apple at <a href="http://lets-talk.ie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lets-talk.ie</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/bbusschots" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@bbusschots</a> Allison Sheridan – NosillaCast and Chit Chat Across the Pond at <a href="http://podfeet.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://podfeet.com</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/podfeet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@podfeet</a> Jeff Gamet – The Mac Observer and TMO Daily <a href="http://macobserver.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://macobserver.com</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/jgamet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jgamet</a> New watchOS, new tvOS, new macOS, and new iOS! We’ll tell you what we think about all the terrific announcements out of WWDC.

Mac Roundtable #233 WWDC 2016

Panelists: John F Braun – Mac Geek Gab at macgeekgab.com @johnfbraun Bart Busschots –  Let’s Talk Podcasts@bbusschots Katie Floyd – katiefloyd.com Mac Power Users@katiefloyd Steve Stanger – stevestanger.com @tmasteve Chuck Joiner –  MacVoices @chuckjoiner The Mac Roundtable found it’s way back together to discuss Apple’s March 2016 event that included the new 9.7″ iPad Pro, the iPhone SE and a price drop to the Apple Watch, among other items.

Panelists: John F Braun – Mac Geek Gab at <a href="http://MacGeekGab.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">macgeekgab.com</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/johnfbraun" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@johnfbraun</a> Bart Busschots –  <a href="http://lets-talk.ie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Let’s Talk Podcasts</a><a href="http://twitter.com/bbusschots" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@bbusschots</a> Katie Floyd – <a href="http://katiefloyd.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">katiefloyd.com</a> <a href="http://macpowerusers.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mac Power Users</a><a href="http://twitter.com/@katiefloyd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@katiefloyd</a> Steve Stanger – <a href="http://stevestanger.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">stevestanger.com</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/tmasteve" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@tmasteve</a> Chuck Joiner –  <a href="http://Macvoices.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MacVoices</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/chuckjoiner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@chuckjoiner</a> The Mac Roundtable found it’s way back together to discuss Apple’s March 2016 event that included the new 9.7″ iPad Pro, the iPhone SE and a price drop to the Apple Watch, among other items.

Mac Roundtable 2016-03-21 #232 Apple Event – March, 2016

 Allison Sheridan NosillaCast &amp; Chit Chat Across the Pond podfeet.com @podfeet&amp; Taming the Terminal with Bart Busschots at bartb.ie/ttt Victor Cajiao terratech.tech @victorcajiao Adam Christianson The MacCast maccast.com @maccast  In this episode we talk about what we like about the iPad Pro (a lot!) and what maybe isn’t ready for prime time. Links to things we mentioned in the show: Belikin 90 degree Lightning Cables on Amazon OWC Lightning cable  Victor’s app list:  Notion music notation  Rede Rec AUFX audio plugins for iOS  Astropad Duet Ferrite Recording Studio for multi track editing Auphonic  Victor’s audio recording by the iPad

<ul> <li>Allison Sheridan NosillaCast &amp; Chit Chat Across the Pond <a href="http://podfeet.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podfeet.com</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/podfeet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@podfeet</a> &amp; Taming the Terminal with Bart Busschots at <a href="http://bartb.ie/ttt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bartb.ie/ttt</a></li> <li>Victor Cajiao <a href="http://terratech.tech" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">terratech.tech</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/victorcajiao" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@victorcajiao</a></li> <li>Adam Christianson The MacCast <a href="http://maccast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">maccast.com</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/maccast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@maccast</a></li> </ul> In this episode we talk about what we like about the iPad Pro (a lot!) and what maybe isn’t ready for prime time. Links to things we mentioned in the show: <a href="http://amzn.to/1SqyzZu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Belikin 90 degree Lightning Cables on Amazon</a> <a href="http://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/CBLUSBL2MB/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OWC Lightning cable</a> Victor’s app list: <ul> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/notion/id475820434?mt=8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Notion music notation</a> </li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app-bundle/aufx-4/id975873181?mt=8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rede Rec AUFX audio plugins for iOS</a> </li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/astropad-graphics-tablet/id934510730?mt=8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Astropad</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/duet-display/id935754064?mt=8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Duet</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ferrite-recording-studio/id1018780185?mt=8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ferrite Recording Studio for multi track editing</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/auphonic/id575204274?mt=8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Auphonic</a></li> </ul> <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/aydvkzd5ybj754q/iPadPro_USBaudiotest.wav?dl=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Victor’s audio recording by the iPad</a>

Mac Roundtable 2015-11-13 #231 iPad Pro

Allison Sheridan – NosillaCast Mac Podcast http://podfeet.com @podfeet Chuck Joiner – MacVoices http://macvoices.com @chuckjoiner Bart Busschots – Let’s Talk Podcasts http://lets-talk.ie @bbusschots  Don McAllister – ScreenCasts Online http://screencastsonline.com http://twitter.com/donmcallister Big or Small? How do we make the decisions?  iPhone vs. iPhone Plus iPad Mini, iPad Air, iPad Pro MacBook, MacBook Air (big/small), MacBook Pro (big/small) Allison’s QFD to make decisions on the MacBook family Apple Watch 38mm vs 44mm 21.5″, 27″ iMac AppleTV – big small storage?  Picks:  Chuck: Party Snapper – Boinx Software  http://boinx.com/partysnapper Bart: Atom programmers text editor: http://atom.io Don: Final Cut Library Manager –  http://www.arcticwhiteness.com/finalcutlibrarymanager/ Allison – Taming the Terminal http://bartb.ie/ttt

Allison Sheridan – NosillaCast Mac Podcast <a href="http://podfeet.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://podfeet.com</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/podfeet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@podfeet</a> Chuck Joiner – MacVoices <a href="http://macvoices.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://macvoices.com</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/chuckjoiner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@chuckjoiner</a> Bart Busschots – Let’s Talk Podcasts <a href="http://lets-talk.ie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lets-talk.ie</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/bbusschots" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@bbusschots</a> Don McAllister – ScreenCasts Online <a href="http://screencastsonline.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://screencastsonline.com</a> <a href="@donmcallister" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/donmcallister</a> Big or Small? How do we make the decisions? <ul> <li>iPhone vs. iPhone Plus</li> <li>iPad Mini, iPad Air, iPad Pro</li> <li>MacBook, MacBook Air (big/small), MacBook Pro (big/small)</li> <li><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NF2-ZYhn9cYx09RkBkAvs5tDv7uj4NlbyJi0hd0aaDE/edit#gid=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Allison’s QFD to make decisions on the MacBook family</a></li> <li>Apple Watch 38mm vs 44mm</li> <li>21.5″, 27″ iMac</li> <li>AppleTV – big small storage?</li> </ul> Picks: Chuck: Party Snapper – Boinx Software  <a href="http://boinx.com/partysnapper" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://boinx.com/partysnapper</a> Bart: Atom programmers text editor: <a href="http://atom.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://atom.io</a> Don: Final Cut Library Manager –  <a href="http://www.arcticwhiteness.com/finalcutlibrarymanager/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.arcticwhiteness.com/finalcutlibrarymanager/</a> Allison – Taming the Terminal <a href="http://bartb.ie/ttt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bartb.ie/ttt</a>

Mac Roundtable 2015-10-21 #230 Big or Small?

Hosts this week are: Allison Sheridan NosillaCast Mac Podcast podfeet.com @podfeet Katie Floyd katiefloyd.com Mac Power Users macpowerusers.com @katiefloyd John F Braun Mac Geek Gab at macgeekgab.com @johnfbraun Dave Hamilton davehamilton.com Mac Geek Gab macgeekgab.com @davehamilton Bart Busschots Let’s Talk Podcasts at lets-talk.ie @bbusschots In this episode we cover Apple Announcement from today about new Apple Watches &amp; Bands, the iPad Pro, the barely-mentioned iPad Mini 4 upgrade, the new AppleTV and of course the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus.

Hosts this week are: Allison Sheridan NosillaCast Mac Podcast <a href="http://podfeet.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podfeet.com</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/podfeet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@podfeet</a> Katie Floyd <a href="http://katiefloyd.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">katiefloyd.com</a> Mac Power Users <a href="http://macpowerusers.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">macpowerusers.com</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/katiefloyd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@katiefloyd</a> John F Braun Mac Geek Gab at <a href="http://macgeekgab.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">macgeekgab.com</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/johnfbraun" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@johnfbraun</a> Dave Hamilton <a href="http://davehamilton.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">davehamilton.com</a> Mac Geek Gab <a href="http://macgeekgab.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">macgeekgab.com</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/davehamilton" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@davehamilton</a> Bart Busschots Let’s Talk Podcasts at <a href="http://lets-talk.ie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lets-talk.ie</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/bbusschots" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@bbusschots</a> In this episode we cover Apple Announcement from today about new Apple Watches &amp; Bands, the iPad Pro, the barely-mentioned iPad Mini 4 upgrade, the new AppleTV and of course the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus.

Mac Roundtable 2015-09-09 #229

Hosts this week: Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast at http://podfeet.com http://twitter.com/podfeet Chuck Joiner of MacVoices http://www.macvoices.com http://twitter.com/chuckjoiner Victor Cajaio of Artechulate http://www.artechulate.info/ http://twitter.com/victorcajiao Don McAllister of ScreenCasts Online at http://screencastsonline.com http://twitter.com/donmcallister Earnings Call: As Horace Dediu says, “Apple is like an object in orbit: the maths suggests it is constantly falling, yet it never hits the earth” (source: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/22/apple-leaves-wall-street-hungry-for-more-can-it-deliver) New iPods – who are they for? Office 2016 – Exciting product or too little too late? Apple Music http://www.imore.com/siri-commands-apple-music http://www.imore.com/no-apple-not-adding-drm-songs-your-mac-you-already-own Picks:  Allison – Bienna Bluetooth 4.1 Wireless Sport Headphones: $24 on Amazon: http://amzn.to/1OhZu7D Victor: Fire Rode Rec for iOs http://www.rode.com/software/roderec great IOS recording application with lots of high end features including some built in plugins by Izotope which is one of the best audio plugin companies around, easy basic edting etc. I have this it was called Fire recorder. As a bonus for $21 bucks you can get the Audio-Technica ATR3350IS Omni Lavalier Microphone for Smartphones http://goo.gl/fZQr6s which is great for iPhone and I also use it to record video\audio. Great combo. Chuck – Apple Watch Stand by Spigen http://amzn.to/1CQJBEO Don – Alternote, alternate interface for Evernote – https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/alternote-beautiful-note-taking/id974971992?mt=12 

Hosts this week: Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast at <a href="http://podfeet.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://podfeet.com</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/podfeet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/podfeet</a> Chuck Joiner of MacVoices <a href="http://www.macvoices.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.macvoices.com</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/chuckjoiner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/chuckjoiner</a> Victor Cajaio of Artechulate <a href="http://www.artechulate.info/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.artechulate.info/</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/victorcajiao" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/victorcajiao</a> Don McAllister of ScreenCasts Online at <a href="http://screencastsonline.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://screencastsonline.com</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/donmcallister" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/donmcallister</a> Earnings Call: As Horace Dediu says, “Apple is like an object in orbit: the maths suggests it is constantly falling, yet it never hits the earth” (source: <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/22/apple-leaves-wall-street-hungry-for-more-can-it-deliver)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/22/apple-leaves-wall-street-hungry-for-more-can-it-deliver)</a> New iPods – who are they for? Office 2016 – Exciting product or too little too late? Apple Music <a href="http://www.imore.com/siri-commands-apple-music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.imore.com/siri-commands-apple-music</a> <a href="http://www.imore.com/no-apple-not-adding-drm-songs-your-mac-you-already-own" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.imore.com/no-apple-not-adding-drm-songs-your-mac-you-already-own</a> Picks: <ul> <li>Allison – Bienna Bluetooth 4.1 Wireless Sport Headphones: $24 on Amazon: <a href="http://amzn.to/1OhZu7D" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://amzn.to/1OhZu7D</a></li> <li>Victor: Fire Rode Rec for iOs <a href="http://www.rode.com/software/roderec" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.rode.com/software/roderec</a> great IOS recording application with lots of high end features including some built in plugins by Izotope which is one of the best audio plugin companies around, easy basic edting etc. I have this it was called Fire recorder. As a bonus for $21 bucks you can get the Audio-Technica ATR3350IS Omni Lavalier Microphone for Smartphones <a href="http://goo.gl/fZQr6s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://goo.gl/fZQr6s</a> which is great for iPhone and I also use it to record video\audio. Great combo.</li> <li>Chuck – Apple Watch Stand by Spigen <a href="http://amzn.to/1CQJBEO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://amzn.to/1CQJBEO</a></li> <li>Don – Alternote, alternate interface for Evernote – <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/alternote-beautiful-note-taking/id974971992?mt=12" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/alternote-beautiful-note-taking/id974971992?mt=12</a></li> </ul>

Mac Roundtable 2015-07-22 #228

Hosts: Bart Busschots: Let’s Talk Apple lets-talk.ie @bbusschots Allison Sheridan: NosillaCast Mac Podcast podfeet.com @podfeet Victor Cajaio: Artechulate artechulate.info/ @victorcajiao John F. Braun: Mac Geek Gab macgeekgab.com @johnfbraun In this episode we discuss our impressions of the Apple World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) including:  OS X 10.11 El Capitan iOS 9 Apple Pay HomeKit Swift programming language watchOS 2 Apple Music 

Hosts: Bart Busschots: Let’s Talk Apple <a href="http://lets-talk.ie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lets-talk.ie</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/bbusschots" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@bbusschots</a> Allison Sheridan: NosillaCast Mac Podcast <a href="http://podfeet.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podfeet.com</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/podfeet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@podfeet</a> Victor Cajaio: Artechulate <a href="http://www.artechulate.info/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">artechulate.info/</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/victorcajiao" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@victorcajiao</a> John F. Braun: Mac Geek Gab <a href="http://macgeekgab.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">macgeekgab.com</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/johnfbraun" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@johnfbraun</a> In this episode we discuss our impressions of the Apple World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) including: <ul> <li>OS X 10.11 El Capitan</li> <li>iOS 9</li> <li>Apple Pay</li> <li>HomeKit</li> <li>Swift programming language</li> <li>watchOS 2</li> <li>Apple Music</li> </ul>

Mac Roundtable 2015-06-08 #227 WWDC

Panel: Chuck Joiner – MacVoices, ChuckJoiner Victor Cajiao –artechulate.info on Twitter @victorcajiao John F. Braun macgeekgab.com @macgeekgab @johnfbraun Allison Sheridan –  NosillaCast at podfeet.com @podfeet Steve Stanger – stevestanger.com @tmasteve Topics: Apple Watch – who has one, who hasn’t and why – expectations – what it is – what it will be Everyone is invited to two cool events on June 20th in Chicago: Midwest Mac BBQ http://midwestmacbbq.com Macstock Conference and Expo http://macstockconferenceandexpo.com OS X 10.3 and Photos Features, does it work for you? Varied opinions included: – Personally, for my workflow, I’m OK with it. I really used Aperture more for organization than heavy-duty editing, do most of my editing beforehand (barting) so what pics I do have leftover I feel don’t often need much if any editing – Maintains integration with services I like to share with, primarily Flickr (I noticed that I had to add Flickr to my Internet Accounts, which isn’t a bad thing, but I think this data was stored in Aperture before) and the sharing now looks to be OS-level rather than part of App, which is nice. – The whole migration this is both clever (using hard links so not to take up space) but can be a train wreck if you don’t have your existing library in the default Pictures folder. Also, per Allison and others, most backup apps will see this as new data and do full backup. – Really digging having all my photos everywhere – Got me to buy a 12″ Macbook – I’m a Light Room user and love it. I see what Apple has done with Photos and overall think it’s a good move. It’s going to more than satisfy 99% of people who use Macs. For those who want laternatives the Photoshop\Lighroom subscription at Adobe for $10 a month is hard to beat. (yep) – What about those who don’t want to store all their photos in iCloud? Other options? Me, I really like Flickr(yep)

Panel: Chuck Joiner – <a href="http://macvoices.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MacVoices</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/chuckjoiner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ChuckJoiner</a> Victor Cajiao –<a href="http://www.artechulate.info/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">artechulate.info</a> on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/victorcajiao" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@victorcajiao</a> John F. Braun <a href="http://www.macgeekgab.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">macgeekgab.com</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/macgeekgab" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@macgeekgab</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/johnfbraun" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@johnfbraun</a> Allison Sheridan –  NosillaCast at <a href="http://podfeet.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podfeet.com</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/podfeet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@podfeet</a> Steve Stanger – <a href="http://stevestanger.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">stevestanger.com</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/tmasteve" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@tmasteve</a> Topics: Apple Watch – who has one, who hasn’t and why – expectations – what it is – what it will be Everyone is invited to two cool events on June 20th in Chicago: Midwest Mac BBQ <a href="http://midwestmacbbq.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://midwestmacbbq.com</a> Macstock Conference and Expo <a href="http://macstockconferenceandexpo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://macstockconferenceandexpo.com</a> OS X 10.3 and Photos Features, does it work for you? Varied opinions included: – Personally, for my workflow, I’m OK with it. I really used Aperture more for organization than heavy-duty editing, do most of my editing beforehand (barting) so what pics I do have leftover I feel don’t often need much if any editing – Maintains integration with services I like to share with, primarily Flickr (I noticed that I had to add Flickr to my Internet Accounts, which isn’t a bad thing, but I think this data was stored in Aperture before) and the sharing now looks to be OS-level rather than part of App, which is nice. – The whole migration this is both clever (using hard links so not to take up space) but can be a train wreck if you don’t have your existing library in the default Pictures folder. Also, per Allison and others, most backup apps will see this as new data and do full backup. – Really digging having all my photos everywhere – Got me to buy a 12″ Macbook – I’m a Light Room user and love it. I see what Apple has done with Photos and overall think it’s a good move. It’s going to more than satisfy 99% of people who use Macs. For those who want laternatives the Photoshop\Lighroom subscription at Adobe for $10 a month is hard to beat. (yep) – What about those who don’t want to store all their photos in iCloud? Other options? Me, I really like Flickr(yep)

Mac Roundtable 2015-05-14 #226

A mega panel for this mega announcement: Bart Busschots – http://www.lets-talk.ie @bbusschots Katie Floyd – http://www.katiefloyd.me @katiefloyd Steve Stanger – http://stevestanger.com @tmasteve John F. Braun – http://www.macgeekgab.com @johnfbraun @macgeekgab Don McAllister – http://screencastsonline.com @donmcallister Allison Sheridan – http://podfeet.com @podfeet Chuck Joiner – http://macvoices.com @chuckjoiner Couple of links we referenced: Compare the different iPhone models:  http://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/ iPhone 6 Display:  http://www.apple.com/iphone-6/display/ Want scale drawings of iPhone models:  http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/iphone-scale.pdf Apple Watch Features:  http://www.apple.com/watch/features/

A mega panel for this mega announcement: Bart Busschots – <a href="http://www.lets-talk.ie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.lets-talk.ie</a> @bbusschots Katie Floyd – <a href="http://www.katiefloyd.me" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.katiefloyd.me</a> @katiefloyd Steve Stanger – <a href="http://stevestanger.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://stevestanger.com</a> @tmasteve John F. Braun – <a href="http://www.macgeekgab.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.macgeekgab.com</a> @johnfbraun @macgeekgab Don McAllister – <a href="http://screencastsonline.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://screencastsonline.com</a> @donmcallister Allison Sheridan – <a href="http://podfeet.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://podfeet.com</a> @podfeet Chuck Joiner – <a href="http://macvoices.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://macvoices.com</a> @chuckjoiner Couple of links we referenced: Compare the different iPhone models: <a href="http://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/</a> iPhone 6 Display: <a href="http://www.apple.com/iphone-6/display/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.apple.com/iphone-6/display/</a> Want scale drawings of iPhone models: <a href="http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/iphone-scale.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/iphone-scale.pdf</a> Apple Watch Features: <a href="http://www.apple.com/watch/features/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.apple.com/watch/features/</a>

Mac Roundtable 2014-09-09 #225 iPhone 6 and Apple Watch Announcement

A Roundtable Discussion of All Things Macintosh

The panel for this edition includes: Allison Sheridan – NosillaCast Mac Podcast (http://podfeet.com) @podfeet Katie Floyd – Mac Power Users Podcast (http://macpowerusers.com) @katiefloyd John F. Braun – Mac Geek Gab Podcast (http://macgeekgab.com) @johnfbraun Bart Busschots – Let’s Talk Apple (http://lets-talk.ie) @bbusschots In this episode we talk about all of the amazing announcements out of WWDC. It was hard to narrow it down because there was so much to talk about but we covered both OSX Yosemite enhancements and iOS 8 improvements, and even made time to talk about changes to the developer’s SDK and the new programming language Swift.

The panel for this edition includes: Allison Sheridan – NosillaCast Mac Podcast (<a href="http://podfeet.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://podfeet.com</a>) @podfeet Katie Floyd – Mac Power Users Podcast (<a href="http://macpowerusers.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://macpowerusers.com</a>) @katiefloyd John F. Braun – Mac Geek Gab Podcast (<a href="http://macgeekgab.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://macgeekgab.com</a>) @johnfbraun Bart Busschots – Let’s Talk Apple (<a href="http://lets-talk.ie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lets-talk.ie</a>) @bbusschots In this episode we talk about all of the amazing announcements out of WWDC. It was hard to narrow it down because there was so much to talk about but we covered both OSX Yosemite enhancements and iOS 8 improvements, and even made time to talk about changes to the developer’s SDK and the new programming language Swift.

Mac Roundtable 2014-06-01 Episode #224 WWDC

At Macworld/iWorld 2014, members of The Mac Roundtable took the Second Stage to talk about the iPad apps they really use, the implications of the release of Microsoft Office for iPad, and more. Participants included: John F. Braun of Mac Geek Tab (@johnfbraun) Adam Christianson of The MacCast (@maccast) Katie Floyd of Mac Power Users (@KatieFloyd) Jeff Gamet of The Apple Context Machine (@jgamet) Dave Hamilton of Mac Geek Tab (@DaveHamilton) Chuck Joiner of MacVoices (@chuckjoiner) Don McAllister of ScreenCastsOnline (@donmcallister) David Sparks of Mac Power Users (@macsparky) Ken Ray of Mac OS Ken (@macosken) Allison Sheridan of The Nosillacast (@podfeet) Show Notes: Mr. Reader – Oliver Fürniß Pocket: Save Articles and Videos to View Later – Read It Later, Inc Grandpa’s Workshop – Fairlady Media OmniFocus for iPad – The Omni Group Paper by FiftyThree – FiftyThree, Inc. Netflix – Netflix, Inc. Instapaper – Instapaper Holdings, Inc. Downcast – Jamawkinaw Enterprises LLC Tweetbot for Twitter (iPad edition) – Tapbots Instagram – Instagram, Inc. Waze Social GPS, Maps &amp; Traffic – Waze Inc. forScore – forScore, LLC Flipboard: Your Social News Magazine – Flipboard Inc. iThoughtsHD (mindmapping) – CMS iA Writer – Information Architects Inc. Snapseed – Nik Software, Inc. Adobe Photoshop Express – Adobe Flickr – Yahoo Expression Engine Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast EYE Chart Magazine – Putting Apple and Tech News in Focus – Kenneth Ray DeskConnect – DeskConnect Hand Held Hollywood Microsoft Word for iPad – Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Excel for iPad – Microsoft Corporation Microsoft PowerPoint for iPad – Microsoft Corporation Microsoft OneNote for iPad – Microsoft Corporation LibreOffice Microsoft OneNote – Microsoft Corporation Byword – Metaclassy, Lda. Pages – Apple BackBlaze

At <a href="http://macworldiworld.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Macworld/iWorld 2014</a>, members of The Mac Roundtable took the Second Stage to talk about the iPad apps they really use, the implications of the release of Microsoft Office for iPad, and more. Participants included: John F. Braun of <a href="http://macgeekgab.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mac Geek Tab</a> (<a href="http://twitter.com/johnfbraun" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@johnfbraun</a>) Adam Christianson of <a href="http://maccast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The MacCast</a> (<a href="http://twitter.com/maccast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@maccast</a>) Katie Floyd of <a href="http://macpowerusers.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mac Power Users</a> (<a href="http://twitter.com/katiefloyd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@KatieFloyd</a>) Jeff Gamet of <a href="http://applecontextmachine.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Apple Context Machine</a> (<a href="http://twitter.com/jgamet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jgamet</a>) Dave Hamilton of <a href="http://macgeekgab.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mac Geek Tab</a> (<a href="http://twitter.com/DaveHamilton" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@DaveHamilton</a>) Chuck Joiner of <a href="http://macvoices.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MacVoices</a> (<a href="http://twitter.com/chuckjoiner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@chuckjoiner</a>) Don McAllister of <a href="http://screencastsonline.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ScreenCastsOnline</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/donmcallister" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@donmcallister</a>) David Sparks of <a href="http://macpowerusers.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mac Power Users</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/macsparky" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@macsparky</a>) Ken Ray of <a href="http://macosken.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mac OS Ken</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/macosken" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@macosken</a>) Allison Sheridan of <a href="http://podfeet.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Nosillacast</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/podfeet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@podfeet</a>) Show Notes: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mr.-reader/id412874834?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11ldw7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mr. Reader – Oliver Fürniß</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pocket-save-articles-videos/id309601447?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11ldw7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pocket: Save Articles and Videos to View Later – Read It Later, Inc</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/grandpas-workshop/id555310530?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11ldw7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grandpa’s Workshop – Fairlady Media</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/omnifocus-for-ipad/id383804552?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11ldw7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OmniFocus for iPad – The Omni Group</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/paper-by-fiftythree/id506003812?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11ldw7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paper by FiftyThree – FiftyThree, Inc.</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/netflix/id363590051?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11ldw7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Netflix – Netflix, Inc.</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/instapaper/id288545208?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11ldw7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instapaper – Instapaper Holdings, Inc.</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/downcast/id393858566?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11ldw7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Downcast – Jamawkinaw Enterprises LLC</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tweetbot-for-twitter-ipad/id498801050?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11ldw7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tweetbot for Twitter (iPad edition) – Tapbots</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/instagram/id389801252?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11ldw7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram – Instagram, Inc.</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/waze-social-gps-maps-traffic/id323229106?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11ldw7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Waze Social GPS, Maps &amp; Traffic – Waze Inc.</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/forscore/id363738376?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11ldw7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">forScore – forScore, LLC</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flipboard-your-social-news/id358801284?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11ldw7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flipboard: Your Social News Magazine – Flipboard Inc.</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ithoughtshd-mindmapping/id369020033?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11ldw7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iThoughtsHD (mindmapping) – CMS</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ia-writer/id392502056?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11ldw7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iA Writer – Information Architects Inc.</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/snapseed/id439438619?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11ldw7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Snapseed – Nik Software, Inc.</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/adobe-photoshop-express/id331975235?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11ldw7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Adobe Photoshop Express – Adobe</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flickr/id328407587?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11ldw7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flickr – Yahoo</a> <a href="http://ellislab.com/expressionengine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Expression Engine</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mission-log-roddenberry-star/id551719271?mt=2&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11ldw7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/eye-chart-magazine-putting/id693231437?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11ldw7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">EYE Chart Magazine – Putting Apple and Tech News in Focus – Kenneth Ray</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/deskconnect/id642218244?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11ldw7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DeskConnect – DeskConnect</a> <a href="http://www.handheldhollywood.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hand Held Hollywood</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-word-for-ipad/id586447913?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11ldw7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Microsoft Word for iPad – Microsoft Corporation</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-excel-for-ipad/id586683407?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11ldw7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Microsoft Excel for iPad – Microsoft Corporation</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-powerpoint-for-ipad/id586449534?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11ldw7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Microsoft PowerPoint for iPad – Microsoft Corporation</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-onenote-for-ipad/id478105721?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11ldw7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Microsoft OneNote for iPad – Microsoft Corporation</a> <a href="https://www.libreoffice.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LibreOffice</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-onenote/id784801555?mt=12&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11ldw7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Microsoft OneNote – Microsoft Corporation</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/byword/id482063361?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11ldw7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Byword – Metaclassy, Lda.</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pages/id361309726?mt=8&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11ldw7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pages – Apple</a> <a href="http://www.backblaze.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BackBlaze</a>

Mac Roundtable 2014-04-14 #223

The panel for this edition includes: John F. Braun – Mac Geek Gab, Twitter Bart Busschots – Let’s Talk Podcasts, Twitter Chuck Joiner – MacVoices, Twitter, App.net Topics: Thoughts on Mavericks  – MemoryKeeper  – Mail.app  – Latest information on how to work around Mail problems  – Airmail   – MailPlane  – Eudora  – Ditch Mavericks Mail: Other Email Apps You Can Try – About Wake on Demand and Boujour Sleep Proxy– Any other things you like or don’t like?  Microsoft’s New CEO  – Bill Gates as “Technology Advisor” iOS 7 – Reported system crash/reboot issue Picks John – Flame (came up during aforementioned Boujour Sleep Proxy oddness)  Bart – MeteoEarth – see live weather data and forcasted weather for up to 5 days animlated on a rotateable and zoomable globe. When you see the moving animated wind patters you get an understanding of what’s going on in the atmosphere that no regular weather map can give you – €4.99 for basic version, €5.49 for a year’s pro membership – needed to see the 5 day forecast and to be able to stack animatinos – i.e. see wind, cloud, and rainfall all at once Chuck – MOS – Magnetic cable organization system

The panel for this edition includes: John F. Braun – <a href="http://www.macgeekgab.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mac Geek Gab</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/johnfbraun" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> Bart Busschots – <a href="http://www.lets-talk.ie/blog/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Let’s Talk Podcasts</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/bbusschots" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> Chuck Joiner – <a href="http://www.macvoices.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MacVoices</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://alpha.app.net/chuckjoiner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">App.net</a> Topics: Thoughts on Mavericks  – <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/memorykeeper/id689992800?mt=12" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MemoryKeeper</a>  – Mail.app  – <a href="http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple-posts-manual-workaround-for-mail-problems-in-mavericks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Latest information on how to work around Mail problems</a>  – <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/airmail/id573171375?mt=12&amp;uo=4&amp;at=11ldw7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Airmail</a>  – <a href="http://mailplaneapp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MailPlane</a>  – <a href="http://www.eudora.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eudora</a>  – <a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/2058525/ditch-maverickss-mail-other-email-apps-you-can-try.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ditch Mavericks Mail: Other Email Apps You Can Try</a> – <a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3774" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">About Wake on Demand and Boujour Sleep Proxy</a>– Any other things you like or don’t like?  Microsoft’s New CEO  – Bill Gates as “Technology Advisor” iOS 7 – Reported system crash/reboot issue Picks John – <a href="http://husk.org/apps/flame/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flame</a> (came up during aforementioned Boujour Sleep Proxy oddness)  Bart – <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ie/app/meteoearth/id667410940?mt=12" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MeteoEarth</a> – see live weather data and forcasted weather for up to 5 days animlated on a rotateable and zoomable globe. When you see the moving animated wind patters you get an understanding of what’s going on in the atmosphere that no regular weather map can give you – €4.99 for basic version, €5.49 for a year’s pro membership – needed to see the 5 day forecast and to be able to stack animatinos – i.e. see wind, cloud, and rainfall all at once Chuck – <a href="http://mosorganizer.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MOS</a> – Magnetic cable organization system

Mac Roundtable 2014-02-10 Episode #222

This week’s show was hosted by: Chuck Joiner –  MacVoices and @ChuckJoiner on Twitter Katie Floyd – KatieFloyd.me and @KatieFloyd on Twitter Bart Busschots – bartb.ie and Let’s Talk Apple at  lets-talk.ie and @bbusschots on Twitter Allison Sheridan – NosillaCast Mac Podcast at podfeet.com and @podfeet on Twitter In this week’s show we talked about the new iPads (who’s buying?) and what advice we’d give to people on size and storage and even cellular data plans. We discussed whether the iPad lineup is getting too fragmented with all these different options and why the iPad 2 even exists any more. We shifted gears to talk about the new MacBook Pros and whether processor speed even matters any more. We talked about the new versions of iWork and iLife and Mavericks and whether we’d recommend rapid upgrades for muggles. Picks:Allison – WaveJamr from radtech.us/products/wavejamr-bluetooth-music-receiver – turn your 30 pin speaker dock into a bluetooth device for $40Katie – MILOFest milofest.com and   MILO Google GroupBart – Air Video HD – inmethod.com/airvideohdChuck – Burst mode on iPhone 5 and what you can do with it

This week’s show was hosted by: Chuck Joiner – <a href="http://macvoices.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MacVoices</a> and <a href="http://twiter.com/chuckjoiner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@ChuckJoiner on Twitter</a> Katie Floyd – <a href="http://KatieFloyd.me" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KatieFloyd.me</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/katiefloyd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@KatieFloyd on Twitter</a> Bart Busschots – <a href="http://bartb.ie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bartb.ie</a> and Let’s Talk Apple at <a href="http://lets-talk.ie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lets-talk.ie</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/bbusschots" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@bbusschots on Twitter</a> Allison Sheridan – NosillaCast Mac Podcast at <a href="http://podfeet.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podfeet.com</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/podfeet." rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@podfeet on Twitter</a> In this week’s show we talked about the new iPads (who’s buying?) and what advice we’d give to people on size and storage and even cellular data plans. We discussed whether the iPad lineup is getting too fragmented with all these different options and why the iPad 2 even exists any more. We shifted gears to talk about the new MacBook Pros and whether processor speed even matters any more. We talked about the new versions of iWork and iLife and Mavericks and whether we’d recommend rapid upgrades for muggles. Picks: Allison – WaveJamr from <a href="http://www.radtech.us/products/wavejamr-bluetooth-music-receiver" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">radtech.us/products/wavejamr-bluetooth-music-receiver</a> – turn your 30 pin speaker dock into a bluetooth device for $40 Katie – MILOFest <a href="http://www.milofest.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">milofest.com</a> and <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/milogroup" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> MILO Google Group</a> Bart – Air Video HD – <a href="http://www.inmethod.com/airvideohd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">inmethod.com/airvideohd</a> Chuck – Burst mode on iPhone 5 and what you can do with it

Mac Roundtable 2013.10.27 Episode #221

Hosts this week: Chuck Joiner: MacVoices Chuck Joiner on Twitter Steve Stanger: stevestanger.com, Steve on Twitter John F. Braun – Mac Geek Gab John on Twitter Allison M. Sheridan – NosillaCast Mac Podcast Allison on Twitter  Topics include:  What will we buy on October 22nd? Our thoughts (not all good) on iOS 7 after a few weeks of usage How some applications (like Evernote and iTunes) get “improvements” and the work we do to put them functional again  Picks: Chuck – ReadQuick from http://readquickapp.com/ Allison – Saidoka iPhone dock from RadTech http://www.radtech.us  Steve – Reeder (rss) for iOS from http://reederapp.com/ios/  John – FruitJuice http://fruitjuiceapp.com/

Hosts this week: Chuck Joiner: <a href="http://www.macvoices.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MacVoices</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/chuckjoiner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chuck Joiner on Twitter</a> Steve Stanger: <a href="http://stevestanger.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">stevestanger.com</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/tmasteve" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steve on Twitter</a> John F. Braun – <a href="http://www.macgeekgab.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mac Geek Gab</a> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/johnfbraun" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John on Twitter</a> Allison M. Sheridan – <a href="http://podfeet.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NosillaCast Mac Podcast</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/podfeet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Allison on Twitter</a> Topics include: <ul> <li>What will we buy on October 22nd?</li> <li>Our thoughts (not all good) on iOS 7 after a few weeks of usage</li> <li>How some applications (like Evernote and iTunes) get “improvements” and the work we do to put them functional again</li> </ul> Picks: Chuck – ReadQuick from <a href="http://readquickapp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://readquickapp.com/</a> Allison – Saidoka iPhone dock from RadTech <a href="http://www.radtech.us/products/bluelounge-saidoka-lightning-iphone-dock" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.radtech.us</a> Steve – Reeder (rss) for iOS from <a href="http://reederapp.com/ios/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://reederapp.com/ios/</a> John – FruitJuice <a href="http://fruitjuiceapp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://fruitjuiceapp.com/</a>

Mac Roundtable 2013.10.17 Episode #220

Hosts this week include:Allison Sheridan – NosillaCast Mac Podcast http://podfeet.com @podfeet Chuck Joiner – MacVoices http://macvoices.com @chuckjoiner Bart Busschots – http://bartb.ie @bbusschots Don McAllister – ScreenCasts Online http://screencastsonline.com @donmcallister Steve Stanger – http://stevestanger.com @tmasteve In this episode we talk about today’s announcement of the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s.  Random  iOS 7 due out 18 September iWork + iMovie + iPhoto – Free on new devices  No new versions – very disappointing – iWork in particular does iCloud REALLY badly, and integration with the Mac versions is frustratingly bad – these needed an overhaul, not a firesale! Maybe new Mac versions are on the way (wishful thinking?) Don’t forget all iWork apps have been re-tooled for 64-bit. Maybe some improvements?   It now makes sense why this was not streamed and not held in a real venue – they had very little to say  First September event without a single iPod – not even an iPod Touch!   No “Phablet” size option – thankfully iTunes Festival promotion seemed odd  Emphasising that they can broadcast HD quality video just like a TV network perhaps – Ahhhh ha…   New Apple store looks awesome Lots of Lady GaGa between festival promo and iOS 7 promo Continuing with the laid back dress — Jeans, most had untucked shirts.   Interesting Stats:  700 millionth iOS device to ship next month – that’s a big ecosystem   iPhone 5c  5 colors in polycarbonate – “Unapologetically plastic” – very Apple to embrace plastic instead of trying to disguise it.  I think that’s what my prescription glasses are made out of Polycarbonate is a stupidly generic word – it basically means “plastic made from Carbon and stuff” – your glasses are probably quite different to these iPhones    never mind then! iOS 7 recognizes the color of the phone and the background matches   Silicon covers – ugly? – New covers not meant for us… For the kiddies!  Absolutely not to my taste, but they might appeal a younger audience – they are definitely playful and bright! Nope, not ugly…very slick and art-deco looking. Play well with the look of iOS 7 Cases will be made fun of, but the video shows off the contrast and possible combinations that will appeal to many – I still think it’s barfy looking…maybe for kids like you, chuckYeah, Daddy-O…kids like me. Now, I’ll go get some bongo-playing time in. Saw this tweet “Hey, wrap that new colorful iPhone in a laundry basket!”   4″ Screen, A6 Processor, larger battery than the iPhone 5, 8MP camera “More LTE bands than any phone in the world” 16GB $99, 32GB $199 Preorder 13 September, available 20 September in 5 countries including China   iPhone 5s  Silver, Gold, Space Grey  The change to the “black” phone from black with a black edge to black with a slate edge and back is a massive improvement – I bought a white iPhone for the first time ever with the 5 because that black band looked terrible to me.   A7 64bit  2X faster at CPU &amp; Graphics Tasks CPU performance from original iPhone to the 5s = 40X improvement. 50% of that improvement is the 5s alone GPU performance from original iPhone to 5s = 56X   Added M7 Motion sensor – accelerometer, gyroscope and compass without waking the A7 (a shot at the FitBit class of devices? Precursor to iWatch? Battery life  8 hrs 3G data, 10 hrs LTE data, 10 hrs wifi, 250 hrs standby   Camera  faster lens f/2.2 &lt;– was f/2.4 15% larger active area on the sensor 1.5 micron pixels are bigger than before – Lumia 1020 has 1.12 micron sensor pixels “True Tone Flash” combines two flashes – one white, one warmer – first on any camera (not just cell phone camera)  Companies have tried dual flash before and failed: http://www.tested.com/tech/smartphones/2517-how-much-difference-does-a-dual-led-flash-make/   Takes multiple photos to find the sharpest Auto-image stabilization Burst mode 10 fps and it picks what it thinks is best one (or best few to represent an action sequence) Slo mo – 720p at 120fps 10MP Panorama adjusts exposure as you pan (a big shortcoming of the old pano feature)   “Touch ID”  Unlock the phone and enter Apple ID 500 ppi resolution, 360° readability laser-cut saphire crystal + stainless detection ring + touch ID sensor + tactile switch Fingerprint detail stored on chip only, not directly accessible through software, never sent to a server, not backed up to iCloud and not backed up to your computer – bascially, like a TPM chip on a PC motherboard. Phil did a good job explining just how much valuable info we all have on our phones in the intro. Passcodes are a friction point that puts off about half of iPhone users from protecting their data. By making it easier to be secure, heck, even making it sexy, more people will protect themselves. Since it can do more than one fingerprint does that mean multiple people could authenticate to the same phone? Yes, but still only one iTunes account.  Buy stuff via App store (iTunes?) with your finger print.  No API for 3rd party devs to auth off – at least not yet. Hopefully that rolls out next year. I really want to be able to get into my 1P without needing to enter my strong password each time. Fascinating article about finger print scanning for the iPhone by Geppy Parziale who has 15+ years of professional experience in pattern recognition and machine vision http://weblog.invasivecode.com/post/57447455012/will-a-fingerprint-sensor-be-apples-next-hit   Pricing  16GB $200, 32GB $300, 64GB $400 Leather cases @ $39 (green, white, light blue, orange, black, red) No pre-orders so far, so there will be the lines Apple loves Why pre-orders for the 5C and not the 5S?     iPhone 4S – 8GB free Jony Ive Video reminds us of Spoofs: http://www.apple.com/iphone-5c/videos/#video-product – do we really need to pick on Ive? YES!  I want to know how Jony gets his beard / 5 o’clock shadow that perfect. We need to introduce a drinking game — Everytime Ives says “Defines”, drink! Cool seeing Elvis Costello but not sure why he was part of the show? Not really a music event. 

Hosts this week include: Allison Sheridan – NosillaCast Mac Podcast <a href="http://podfeet.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://podfeet.com</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/podfeet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@podfeet</a> Chuck Joiner – MacVoices <a href="http://macvoices.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://macvoices.com</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/chuckjoiner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@chuckjoiner</a> Bart Busschots – <a href="http://bartb.ie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bartb.ie</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/bbusschots" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@bbusschots</a> Don McAllister – ScreenCasts Online <a href="http://screencastsonline.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://screencastsonline.com</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/donmcallister" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@donmcallister</a> Steve Stanger – <a href="http://stevestanger.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://stevestanger.com</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/tmasteve" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@tmasteve</a> In this episode we talk about today’s announcement of the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s. Random <ul> <li>iOS 7 due out 18 September</li> <li>iWork + iMovie + iPhoto – Free on new devices <ul> <li>No new versions – very disappointing – iWork in particular does iCloud REALLY badly, and integration with the Mac versions is frustratingly bad – these needed an overhaul, not a firesale! Maybe new Mac versions are on the way (wishful thinking?)</li> <li>Don’t forget all iWork apps have been re-tooled for 64-bit. Maybe some improvements?</li> </ul> </li> <li>It now makes sense why this was not streamed and not held in a real venue – they had very little to say <ul> <li>First September event without a single iPod – not even an iPod Touch!</li> </ul> </li> <li>No “Phablet” size option – thankfully</li> <li>iTunes Festival promotion seemed odd <ul> <li>Emphasising that they can broadcast HD quality video just like a TV network perhaps – Ahhhh ha…</li> </ul> </li> <li>New Apple store looks awesome</li> <li>Lots of Lady GaGa between festival promo and iOS 7 promo</li> <li>Continuing with the laid back dress — Jeans, most had untucked shirts. </li> </ul> Interesting Stats: <ul> <li>700 millionth iOS device to ship next month – that’s a big ecosystem </li> </ul> iPhone 5c <ul> <li>5 colors in polycarbonate – “Unapologetically plastic” – very Apple to embrace plastic instead of trying to disguise it. <ul> <li>I think that’s what my prescription glasses are made out of</li> <li>Polycarbonate is a stupidly generic word – it basically means “plastic made from Carbon and stuff” – your glasses are probably quite different to these iPhones    never mind then!</li> <li>iOS 7 recognizes the color of the phone and the background matches</li> </ul> </li> <li>Silicon covers – ugly? – New covers not meant for us… For the kiddies! <ul> <li>Absolutely not to my taste, but they might appeal a younger audience – they are definitely playful and bright!</li> <li>Nope, not ugly…very slick and art-deco looking. Play well with the look of iOS 7</li> <li>Cases will be made fun of, but the video shows off the contrast and possible combinations that will appeal to many – I still think it’s barfy looking…maybe for kids like you, chuckYeah, Daddy-O…kids like me. Now, I’ll go get some bongo-playing time in.</li> <li>Saw this tweet “Hey, wrap that new colorful iPhone in a laundry basket!”</li> </ul> </li> <li>4″ Screen, A6 Processor, larger battery than the iPhone 5, 8MP camera</li> <li>“More LTE bands than any phone in the world”</li> <li>16GB $99, 32GB $199</li> <li>Preorder 13 September, available 20 September in 5 countries including China </li> </ul> iPhone 5s <ul> <li>Silver, Gold, Space Grey <ul> <li>The change to the “black” phone from black with a black edge to black with a slate edge and back is a massive improvement – I bought a white iPhone for the first time ever with the 5 because that black band looked terrible to me.</li> </ul> </li> <li>A7 64bit <ul> <li>2X faster at CPU &amp; Graphics Tasks</li> <li>CPU performance from original iPhone to the 5s = 40X improvement. 50% of that improvement is the 5s alone</li> <li>GPU performance from original iPhone to 5s = 56X</li> </ul> </li> <li>Added M7 Motion sensor – accelerometer, gyroscope and compass without waking the A7 (a shot at the FitBit class of devices? Precursor to iWatch?</li> <li>Battery life <ul> <li>8 hrs 3G data, 10 hrs LTE data, 10 hrs wifi, 250 hrs standby</li> </ul> </li> <li>Camera <ul> <li>faster lens f/2.2 &lt;– was f/2.4</li> <li>15% larger active area on the sensor</li> <li>1.5 micron pixels are bigger than before – Lumia 1020 has 1.12 micron sensor pixels</li> <li>“True Tone Flash” combines two flashes – one white, one warmer – first on any camera (not just cell phone camera) <ul> <li>Companies have tried dual flash before and failed: <a href="http://www.tested.com/tech/smartphones/2517-how-much-difference-does-a-dual-led-flash-make/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.tested.com/tech/smartphones/2517-how-much-difference-does-a-dual-led-flash-make/</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Takes multiple photos to find the sharpest</li> <li>Auto-image stabilization</li> <li>Burst mode 10 fps and it picks what it thinks is best one (or best few to represent an action sequence)</li> <li>Slo mo – 720p at 120fps</li> <li>10MP</li> <li>Panorama adjusts exposure as you pan (a big shortcoming of the old pano feature)</li> </ul> </li> <li>“Touch ID” <ul> <li>Unlock the phone and enter Apple ID</li> <li>500 ppi resolution, 360° readability</li> <li>laser-cut saphire crystal + stainless detection ring + touch ID sensor + tactile switch</li> <li>Fingerprint detail stored on chip only, not directly accessible through software, never sent to a server, not backed up to iCloud and not backed up to your computer – bascially, like a TPM chip on a PC motherboard.</li> <li>Phil did a good job explining just how much valuable info we all have on our phones in the intro. Passcodes are a friction point that puts off about half of iPhone users from protecting their data. By making it easier to be secure, heck, even making it sexy, more people will protect themselves.</li> <li>Since it can do more than one fingerprint does that mean multiple people could authenticate to the same phone? Yes, but still only one iTunes account. </li> <li>Buy stuff via App store (iTunes?) with your finger print. </li> <li>No API for 3rd party devs to auth off – at least not yet. Hopefully that rolls out next year. I really want to be able to get into my 1P without needing to enter my strong password each time.</li> <li>Fascinating article about finger print scanning for the iPhone by Geppy Parziale who has 15+ years of professional experience in pattern recognition and machine vision <a href="http://weblog.invasivecode.com/post/57447455012/will-a-fingerprint-sensor-be-apples-next-hit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://weblog.invasivecode.com/post/57447455012/will-a-fingerprint-sensor-be-apples-next-hit</a></li> </ul> </li> <li>Pricing <ul> <li>16GB $200, 32GB $300, 64GB $400</li> <li>Leather cases @ $39 (green, white, light blue, orange, black, red)</li> <li>No pre-orders so far, so there will be the lines Apple loves</li> <li>Why pre-orders for the 5C and not the 5S? </li> </ul> </li> </ul> iPhone 4S – 8GB free Jony Ive Video reminds us of Spoofs: <a href="http://www.apple.com/iphone-5c/videos/#video-product" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.apple.com/iphone-5c/videos/#video-product</a>  – do we really need to pick on Ive? YES! I want to know how Jony gets his beard / 5 o’clock shadow that perfect. We need to introduce a drinking game — Everytime Ives says “Defines”, drink! Cool seeing Elvis Costello but not sure why he was part of the show? Not really a music event.

Mac Roundtable 2013.09.10 Episode #219

Allison Sheridan – NosillaCast Mac Podcast podfeet.com twitter.com/podfeet Bart Busschots – bartb.ie twitter.com/bbusschots – coming in September – Let’s Talk Photography &amp; Let’s Talk Apple podcasts at lets-talk.ie Steve Stanger – Stevestanger.com twitter.com/tmasteve John F Braun – macgeekgab.com twitter.com/johnfbraun Chuck Joiner – Chuck Joiner – MacVoices.com, twitter.com/chuckjoiner Topics: Cinematic new ad for the new Mac Pro – http://loopu.in/19DNP05 Balmer calls it a day – LOLed when the stock shot up on the news  &lt; --Wonder if he had the last laugh tho - how much money did he MAKE by quitting because of stock valuation? - Paul Thurrott and Mary Jo Foley on TWiT Breaking news: said everything bad that happened but said we have to look at the good too...but didn't list anything good   Secure computing – SSL – Network Traffic – Wireshark – Log Me In/Back to My Mac – VPN – Encryption – Macs, Time Machine, Backups, External drives, Wifi – Mail – see NosillaCast #412 (http://www.podfeet.com/blog/2013/03/412-rslsteeper-autismate-audio-hijack-pro-mail-security/) where Bart explained how to enable S/MIME secure Mail and #432 (http://www.podfeet.com/blog/2013/08/412-digitizing-family-memories-can-i-stream-it-logitech-k760-email-encryption/) where Bart explained PGP/GPG vs S/MIME Picks: Bart – TotalTerminal  (free) Steve – Readkit($4.99/US) John – GPGTools – (donationware) Don’s ScreenCastsOnline free video on GPGTools: http://www.screencastsonline.com/mac/show/0411/ THIS VIDEO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OINa46HeWg8 (I forgot my phone) Al – Mobi Eye-Fi Card ($50) Chuck – Logitech UE Mobile Boombox ($90)

Allison Sheridan – NosillaCast Mac Podcast <a href="http://podfeet.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podfeet.com</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/podfeet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/podfeet</a> Bart Busschots – <a href="http://bartb.ie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">bartb.ie</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/bbusschots" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/bbusschots</a> – coming in September – Let’s Talk Photography &amp; Let’s Talk Apple podcasts at <a href="http://www.lets-talk.ie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">lets-talk.ie</a> Steve Stanger – <a href="http://stevestanger.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stevestanger.com</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/tmasteve" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/tmasteve</a> John F Braun – <a href="http://macgeekgab.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">macgeekgab.com</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/johnfbraun" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/johnfbraun</a> Chuck Joiner – Chuck Joiner – <a href="http://www.macvoices.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MacVoices.com</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/chuckjoiner</a> Topics: Cinematic new ad for the new Mac Pro – <a href="http://loopu.in/19DNP05" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://loopu.in/19DNP05</a> Balmer calls it a day – LOLed when the stock shot up on the news &lt; --Wonder if he had the last laugh tho - how much money did he MAKE by quitting because of stock valuation? - Paul Thurrott and Mary Jo Foley on TWiT Breaking news: said everything bad that happened but said we have to look at the good too...but didn't list anything good Secure computing – SSL – Network Traffic – Wireshark – Log Me In/Back to My Mac – VPN – Encryption – Macs, Time Machine, Backups, External drives, Wifi – Mail – see NosillaCast #412 (<a href="http://www.podfeet.com/blog/2013/03/412-rslsteeper-autismate-audio-hijack-pro-mail-security/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.podfeet.com/blog/2013/03/412-rslsteeper-autismate-audio-hijack-pro-mail-security/</a>) where Bart explained how to enable S/MIME secure Mail and #432 (<a href="http://www.podfeet.com/blog/2013/08/412-digitizing-family-memories-can-i-stream-it-logitech-k760-email-encryption/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.podfeet.com/blog/2013/08/412-digitizing-family-memories-can-i-stream-it-logitech-k760-email-encryption/</a>) where Bart explained PGP/GPG vs S/MIME Picks: Bart – <a href="http://totalterminal.binaryage.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TotalTerminal</a> (free) Steve – <a href="http://readkitapp.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Readkit</a>($4.99/US) John – <a href="https://gpgtools.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GPGTools</a> – (donationware) Don’s ScreenCastsOnline free video on GPGTools: <a href="http://www.screencastsonline.com/mac/show/0411/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.screencastsonline.com/mac/show/0411/</a> THIS VIDEO <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OINa46HeWg8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OINa46HeWg8</a> (I forgot my phone) Al – <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CS4WPD6/ref=as_li_ss_til?tag=httppodfeecom-20&amp;camp=213381&amp;creative=390973&amp;linkCode=as4&amp;creativeASIN=B00CS4WPD6&amp;adid=0WJDG9B71PJ28DDPWAWF&amp;&amp;ref-refURL=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mobi Eye-Fi Card</a> ($50) Chuck – <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0094S354W/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0094S354W&amp;linkCode=am2&amp;tag=3x87-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Logitech UE Mobile Boombox</a> ($90)

Mac Roundtable 2013.08.25 Episode #218

Mac Roundtable 217 is hosted by: Chuck Joiner – MacVoices Twitter,  App.net Allison Sheridan NosillaCast @podfeet on Twitter Bart Busschots www.bartb.ie @bbusschots on Twitter Adam Christianson Maccast @maccast on Twitter, App.net  In this more serious episode of the Mac Roundtable we talk about what kinds of things we, as geeks, can do to help our friends and families in case something ever happens to us.   Making Arrangements  – Not just “final arrangements” but in event of emergencies, natural disasters, accidents  – Hurricanes, tornados, floods, fires make houses and offices disappear  – Does your partner/family/trusted freind know where the keys to your digital kingdom are?  – Do they know what it is you care about and would like to see preserved?  – Have you spoken with them about how they could do that?  – Have you told them what’s valuable and what’s junk in your nerd cave?  Backup Backup Backup  – Because something as simple as thurough burglary or a house fire could easily lose you both your computer and your backup disk(s), it really is vital to get at least one copy off-site. – If you have the luxury of a fast internet connection, cloud-based backups are a great option – particularly those that run in the background without you having to remember to do anything – If you don’t have the luxury of a fast internet conneciton, keeping an ENCRYPTED disk in your parents house or your office drawer in work is a great option. – Backups come in two versions – clones, and versioned backups – they solve very different problems, so you really should have at least one of each – Bart’s setup is an encrypted TimeMachine disk which never leaves the house (a versioned backup for those ‘oops I guess I deleted that 6 months ago by mistake’ moments), and a pair of identical encrypted clone backups which I rotate between home an a trusted off-site location. The reason to have a pair is that if you only have one, the night you bring it home to do a backup, you have all your eggs in one basket – if you do that multiple times a week, you are un-protected much too often. By having two there will be times when both are away from the house (where the Time Machine still is in case the safe location is destroyed), but never times when all my eggs are in one basket. He rotates his clones 3 to 4 times a week depending on how creative I’m being that week.  Passwords   – Password managers – 1Password, LastPass       LastPass allows you to share passwords – you can share your master password between accounts so your partner has the keys to your kingdom   – Printed copies in safe-deposit box   – Be sure you can give someone access to master password for your password manager   – Be sure you supply the master password for your Mac and/or iDevices.   – What about 2-factor authentication?       – Have you added someone else’s nunber as an alternate ID       – Do they have access to your backup 2-fact keys?  Services   – What services are used for what and why? What would someone need to know about these services if something happened to you?     – Dropbox – shared files? Synced files?     – Flickr – photo storage/backup? (not a viable backup for serious photographers, only stores JPEGs, not RAWs, so equivalent to a film shooter backing up prints but not negatives)     – CrashPlan – online backup, versioned backup     – Other off-site backup options – where are they, how to get to them?     – Social media services Credit Card-funded services  – Cards get cut off…does that mean your service will too? – eventually, yes!   – Beware of PayPal-based subscriptions – they can get cut off instantly when your card goes – I’ve repeatedly lost partial months of subscriptions to Mac OS Ken Day 6 because I had to change the credit card on file for various reasons (card expiry, new card issued by bank out of an abundance of caution etc.).  Hardware  – Label your power adapters with Sharpies!      or get a label maker  – What do you have, what is it worth?  – Organize your cables into big ziplocs and write “micro USB” for example and put them in drawers. You’ll be happier and more efficient and so will your survivors  – Bart has a secure note in 1Password for every major item he buys including what he paid and warranty expiration Trusted Geek Friends  – Who can and will help with critical data  – This is the best thing you can do. Someone you trust AND who’s knowledgeable  What do you want to survive you? And what will your family want to survive you?   – web site?   – social media presence(s)?   – photo collection?   – how to fund those, who is caretaker (if one is needed)   – Google recently made the first move towards making this kind of thing easy with their “Inactive Account Manager” – http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.ie/2013/04/plan-your-digital-afterlife-with.html   – Hopefully other service follow Google’s lead soon   Geek syndrome   – We have this need to be “that guy” who has the right cable, that piece of old memory, but that crap ends up someone else’s problem if something happens to us. Maybe label boxes of crap as “crap”? (becuase we know we’r enot going to change our behaviors

Mac Roundtable 217 is hosted by: Chuck Joiner – <a href="http://www.macvoices.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MacVoices</a> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://alpha.app.net/chuckjoiner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">App.net</a> Allison Sheridan <a href="http://podfeet.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NosillaCast</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/podfeet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@podfeet on Twitter</a> Bart Busschots <a href="http://www.bartb.ie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.bartb.ie</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/bbusschots" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@bbusschots on Twitter</a> Adam Christianson <a href="http://www.maccast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maccast</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/maccast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@maccast on Twitter</a>, <a href="https://alpha.app.net/maccast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">App.net</a> In this more serious episode of the Mac Roundtable we talk about what kinds of things we, as geeks, can do to help our friends and families in case something ever happens to us. Making Arrangements – Not just “final arrangements” but in event of emergencies, natural disasters, accidents – Hurricanes, tornados, floods, fires make houses and offices disappear – Does your partner/family/trusted freind know where the keys to your digital kingdom are? – Do they know what it is you care about and would like to see preserved? – Have you spoken with them about how they could do that? – Have you told them what’s valuable and what’s junk in your nerd cave? Backup Backup Backup – Because something as simple as thurough burglary or a house fire could easily lose you both your computer and your backup disk(s), it really is vital to get at least one copy off-site. – If you have the luxury of a fast internet connection, cloud-based backups are a great option – particularly those that run in the background without you having to remember to do anything – If you don’t have the luxury of a fast internet conneciton, keeping an ENCRYPTED disk in your parents house or your office drawer in work is a great option. – Backups come in two versions – clones, and versioned backups – they solve very different problems, so you really should have at least one of each – Bart’s setup is an encrypted TimeMachine disk which never leaves the house (a versioned backup for those ‘oops I guess I deleted that 6 months ago by mistake’ moments), and a pair of identical encrypted clone backups which I rotate between home an a trusted off-site location. The reason to have a pair is that if you only have one, the night you bring it home to do a backup, you have all your eggs in one basket – if you do that multiple times a week, you are un-protected much too often. By having two there will be times when both are away from the house (where the Time Machine still is in case the safe location is destroyed), but never times when all my eggs are in one basket. He rotates his clones 3 to 4 times a week depending on how creative I’m being that week. Passwords – Password managers – 1Password, LastPass LastPass allows you to share passwords – you can share your master password between accounts so your partner has the keys to your kingdom – Printed copies in safe-deposit box – Be sure you can give someone access to master password for your password manager – Be sure you supply the master password for your Mac and/or iDevices. – What about 2-factor authentication? – Have you added someone else’s nunber as an alternate ID – Do they have access to your backup 2-fact keys? Services – What services are used for what and why? What would someone need to know about these services if something happened to you? – Dropbox – shared files? Synced files? – Flickr – photo storage/backup? (not a viable backup for serious photographers, only stores JPEGs, not RAWs, so equivalent to a film shooter backing up prints but not negatives) – CrashPlan – online backup, versioned backup – Other off-site backup options – where are they, how to get to them? – Social media services Credit Card-funded services – Cards get cut off…does that mean your service will too? – eventually, yes! – Beware of PayPal-based subscriptions – they can get cut off instantly when your card goes – I’ve repeatedly lost partial months of subscriptions to Mac OS Ken Day 6 because I had to change the credit card on file for various reasons (card expiry, new card issued by bank out of an abundance of caution etc.). Hardware – Label your power adapters with Sharpies! or get a label maker – What do you have, what is it worth? – Organize your cables into big ziplocs and write “micro USB” for example and put them in drawers. You’ll be happier and more efficient and so will your survivors – Bart has a secure note in 1Password for every major item he buys including what he paid and warranty expiration Trusted Geek Friends – Who can and will help with critical data – This is the best thing you can do. Someone you trust AND who’s knowledgeable What do you want to survive you? And what will your family want to survive you? – web site? – social media presence(s)? – photo collection? – how to fund those, who is caretaker (if one is needed) – Google recently made the first move towards making this kind of thing easy with their “Inactive Account Manager” – <a href="http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.ie/2013/04/plan-your-digital-afterlife-with.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.ie/2013/04/plan-your-digital-afterlife-with.html</a> – Hopefully other service follow Google’s lead soon Geek syndrome – We have this need to be “that guy” who has the right cable, that piece of old memory, but that crap ends up someone else’s problem if something happens to us. Maybe label boxes of crap as “crap”? (becuase we know we’r enot going to change our behaviors

Mac Roundtable 2013.07.18 Episode #217

There’s nothing the Mac Roundtable crew likes more then an Apple Keynote. On this episode we talk about what was announced at the WWDC Keynote (in only the way the MRT crew can).  (Show note: Chuck did join us for a short time at the beginning of this episode but had to drop out due to poor hotel Internet) Your hosts: Steve Stanger: SteveStanger.com | twitter  John F. Braun: Mac Geek Gab | Twitter  Chuck Joiner: MacVoices | Twitter  Allison Sheridan: NosillaCast at Podfeet.com | Twitter  Jeff Gamet: The Mac Observer | Twitter Links:  WWDC Keynote video  OSX preview  Macbook Air  Mac Pro  iOS 7 preview

There’s nothing the Mac Roundtable crew likes more then an Apple Keynote. On this episode we talk about what was announced at the WWDC Keynote (in only the way the MRT crew can). (Show note: Chuck did join us for a short time at the beginning of this episode but had to drop out due to poor hotel Internet) Your hosts: Steve Stanger: <a href="http://stevestanger.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SteveStanger.com</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/tmasteve" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter</a> John F. Braun: <a href="http://www.macgeekgab.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mac Geek Gab</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/johnfbraun/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> Chuck Joiner: <a href="http://www.macvoices.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MacVoices</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/chuckjoiner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> Allison Sheridan: <a href="http://podfeet.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NosillaCast at Podfeet.com</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/podfeet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> Jeff Gamet: <a href="http://www.macobserver.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Mac Observer</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jgamet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> Links: <a href=" http://www.apple.com/apple-events/june-2013/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WWDC Keynote video</a> <a href="http://www.apple.com/osx/preview/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OSX preview</a> <a href="http://www.apple.com/macbook-air/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Macbook Air</a> <a href="http://www.apple.com/mac-pro/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mac Pro</a> <a href="http://www.apple.com/ios/ios7/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iOS 7 preview</a>

Mac Roundtable 2013.06.10 Episode #216

Tim Verpoorten

Adam Christianson got together with Joseph Nilo and Steve Stanger to remember Tim Verpoorten, fellow founding member of the Mac Roundtable.

<a href="http://www.maccast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Adam Christianson</a> got together with <a href="http://www.hilomedia.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joseph Nilo</a> and <a href="http://stevestanger.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steve Stanger</a> to remember Tim Verpoorten, fellow founding member of the Mac Roundtable.

Mac Roundtable  – Remembering Tim Verpoorten

Love to hear everyone talk it out about different Apple related news or products! Good stuff.

Great Apple discussion podcast!

Nice to hear options from multiple Mac greeks.

Great podcast

Mac Roundtable Podcast

Panel: Dave Hamilton – Mac Geek Gab Podcast, Twitter, , App.net Chuck Joiner – MacVoices, Twitter App.net Don McAllister – ScreenCastsOnline, Twitter App.net Steve Stanger – stevestanger.com, Twitter  Topics:  Why is so much tech advertising stupid?  Apple is quiet, very quiet. Do they need to come out with something that’ll “blow our socks off”? Is this a temporary lull or will Apple have these long gaps between product launches moving forward. What are we expecting to be announced at WWDC. What is the best leadership style, and who’s got it, for Apple?   Picks: Chuck – Apple Pro Video Series – Final Cut Pro X – Second Edition from Ripple Training Steve – AirParrot Don – Up wristband and App – The new version Dave – Synology Diskstation DS 412+ 

Panel: Dave Hamilton – <a href="http://www.macgeekgab.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mac Geek Gab Podcast</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/davehamilton" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, , <a href="https://alpha.app.net/davehamilton" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">App.net</a> Chuck Joiner – <a href="http://www.macvoices.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MacVoices</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://alpha.app.net/chuckjoiner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">App.net</a> Don McAllister – <a href="http://www.screencastsonline.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ScreenCastsOnline</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/donmcallister" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://alpha.app.net/donmcallister" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">App.net</a> Steve Stanger – <a href="http://stevestanger.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">stevestanger.com</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/tmasteve" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> Topics:  Why is so much tech advertising stupid?  Apple is quiet, very quiet. Do they need to come out with something that’ll “blow our socks off”? Is this a temporary lull or will Apple have these long gaps between product launches moving forward. What are we expecting to be announced at WWDC. What is the best leadership style, and who’s got it, for Apple? Picks: Chuck – <a href="http://www.rippletraining.com/categories/apple-pro-apps-tutorials/final-cut-pro-x-tutorials/apvs-fcpx.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Pro Video Series – Final Cut Pro X – Second Edition</a> from Ripple Training Steve – <a href="http://www.airparrot.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AirParrot</a> Don – <a href="https://jawbone.com/up" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Up wristband and App – The new version</a> Dave – <a href="http://www.synology.com/products/product.php?product_name=DS412%2B&amp;lang=us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Synology Diskstation DS 412+</a>

Mac Roundtable 2013.05.15 Episode #215

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The best podcasts on investing. For anyone interested in the stories in the investing industry, whether it's an interview with Ray Dalio or Ed Thorp to the writer of The Big Short. This topic includes the most fascinating stories from all the best investors. Add episodes you're interested into your queue below!