MacVoices #22262: Charlotte Henry On AppleTV+, Streaming Sports, Streaming Services, and More Charlotte Henry of The Addition helps give us some perspective on the year in Apple media, including their bid for the NFL Sunday Ticket. We dig into some of the challenges to watching live sports streams, and how sports is infiltrating streaming…or is it the other way around? AppleTV+ might not have a huge sports presence (yet), but it has a growing catalog and lots of star power. Charlotte discusses how that will serve them in 2023 and beyond, and what they might do better to improve their presence. 

MacVoices #22259: MacVoices Live! - Holiday Party and Most Important Apps (1) What started as an informal virtual holiday get-together evolved into an enthusiastic discussion of the most important apps used by our panel members. Along the way, we covered the anniversary of Apple’s purchase of NeXT, two business books that are dated but provide interesting perspectives, and even more apps. Grab your favorite beverage and join Chuck Joiner, David ginsburg, Jeff Gamet, Web Bixby, Jim Rea, Guy Serle, and Mark Fuccio in a bit of holiday cheer and tech.! (Part 1)

MacVoices #22254: MacVoices Live! - Russian Code, Office Vulnerabilities, After-Market CarPlay (2) In the second part of this MacVoices Live! discussion, Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Guy Serle, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, Brittany Smith, and Kelly Guimont look at the how’s and why’s of Russian code in apps used by the U.S. Army, and maybe in your apps as well. The vulnerabilities of Microsoft Office apps came as a surprise to at least one panel member. The group then started a discussion about after-market CarPlay options and how to use them. (Part 2) 

MacVoices #22253: MacVoices Live! - Don’t Leave Twitter, Google Gets Fined, Privacy Expectations (1) The MacVoices Live! panel of Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Guy Serle, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, Brittany Smith, and Kelly Guimont deliver a PSA about why quitting Twitter isn’t a good idea. The panel looks at a hefty fine levied against Google, what it means for your privacy (if anything), and whether turning off information tracking with Apple really means that it is completely off. (Part 1)

MacVoices #22251: MacVoices Live! - About An Hour With Jeff Carlson on Apple Watch (1) Recently, on a special Take Control Books / MacVoices live event on YouTube, we spent “About An Hour” with Jeff Carlson, the author of Take Control of Apple Watch, taking questions from the audience and discussing the focus of his book. Jeff discusses why he would tell anyone to buy an Apple Watch, how to choose between the cellular vs. wifi models, and HomeKit and the Apple Watch. Jeff also shows off Apple Watch mirroring as he demonstrates features, as well as the effective use of Siri on Apple Watch. (Part 1) 

MacVoices #22249: Adam Engst at the Diablo Valley Mac User Group (1) Adam Engst and Chuck Joiner paid a virtual visit to the Diablo Valley Mac User Group, and the discussion was wide-ranging from start to finish. We started off talking about some changes at TidBITS, the challenges of covering Apple news and how it has changed through the years. Next, Adam discusses why his visit to an Apple Store after a 3-year gap altered his impressions of some of Apple’s products, including iMacs, Apple Watches, iPads, and iPad accessories. (Part 1) 

MacVoices #22242: MacVoices Live! - Adobe, Pantone, and Your Projects (1) The MacVoices Live! panel of Chuck Joiner, Eric Bolden, David Ginsburg, Jeff Gamet, Brittany Smith, Web Bixby, and Kelly Guimont started of this session with an examination of the loss of Pantone color support that was part of Adobe Creative Cloud. Why it happened, how to get it back, and some work-arounds are all part of understanding that your legacy projects are not lost. (Part 1) 

MacVoices #22241: Rosemary Orchard Takes Control of Shortcuts (2) Our conversation with Rosemary Orchard, the author of Take Control of Shortcuts, Second Edition, continues with some examples of how Shortcuts has improved Reminders in macOS Ventura, and how to find what Shortcuts are available for what apps. Rosemary also shares some thoughts on Focus Modes’ integration with Shortcuts, and how Shortcuts does syncing right. (Part 2)