For Mac Eyes Only

Season 18, Episode 17 (#437)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric are joined by special guest, Darren Davies to share their Top 5 new features coming to macOS Sequoia including seamless drag & drop, new summarization and transcription features, Safari’s new reader mode, iPhone mirroring, plus a few extras including improvements coming to Messages and the new Passwords app. Mike dusts off his soapbox for a good old fashioned rant that leads to a discussion on Sequoia’s new privacy and app permission features. And we wrap the episode with Mike’s Essential App pick: BananaBin!

> macOS Sequoia Preview

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Running Time: 1:41:05

Season 18, Episode 16 (#436)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric are joined by special guest, Dave Ginsburg to share Dave’s memories of Macstock plus his Top 5 favorite new features coming to our iPhones with the release of iOS 18. Closing the show, Dave provides this episode’s Essential App pick: MacUpdater.

> iOS 18 Preview

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Running Time: 1:13:44

Season 18, Episode 15 (#435)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric are joined by special guest and Macstock presenter, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, to discuss things you may need to consider before cutting the cord including live sports, special events, Mike’s antenna option, hardware and software requirements, as well as cost considerations. And we wrap with Brian’s Essential App pick this week: MacUpdater.

> Hulu + Live TV

> Brian on Mastodon

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Running Time: 1:34:34

Season 18, Episode 14 (#434)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike is joined by Eric, Darren, and Dave to provide their first-hand reactions* to Apple’s WWDC 2024 Keynote Presentation where Apple announced macOS Sequoia, iOS 18, watchOS 11, and visionOS 2, plus a peek at the new AI initiative called Apple Intelligence!

> macOS Sequoia

> In Touch with iOS

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Running Time: 1:48:10

* Though this episode was recorded live as the keynote progressed, some portions of the recording have been edited for time and/or content.

Season 18, Episode 13 (#433)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Are desktop Macs dead? Mike and Eric discuss Macworld’s suggestion that Apple Silicon has left the future of the desktop Mac in doubt. Nick wonders the best way to get pics from his cellular security cam. And we wrap with Eric’s Essential App pick this week: Tot.

> Macworld: the state of Apple’s desktop Macs is bleak

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Running Time: 1:21:15

Season 18, Episode 12 (#432)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike is joined by Eric, Dave, Chuck, and Gazmaz to provide their first-hand reactions* to Apple’s Let Loose iPad Event where Apple announced the new M4-powered iPad Pro, the 13″ iPad Air, and the all-new Apple Pencil Pro.

> New M4 iPad Pro

> Find Dave on In Touch with iOS

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Running Time: 45:10

* Though this episode was recorded live as the keynote progressed, some portions of the recording have been edited for time and/or content.

Season 18, Episode 11 (#431)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike is joined by special guest Darren Davies to discuss myths and misconceptions about the Mac and Apple products including batterygate, availability of business apps for the Mac, Macs and malware, file management on iOS, and the ever popular myth that Macs are more expensive than PCs. Darren’s Essential App pick this week: Handbrake.

> Apple Support: Protecting Against Malware in macOS

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Running Time: 1:31:11

Season 18, Episode 10 (#430)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric continue their discussion on Shortcuts when Mike sets out to solve a problem using Shortcuts, but runs into problems of his own. In news this week, Eric laments the loss of his flying car while Mike laments the sale of Affinity to Canva. Mike’s Essential App pick this week: Reminders MenuBar.

> Apple Cancels Autonomous Car Project

> Screenshot of Final PDF Thumbnail Shortcut

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Running Time: 1:11:00

Season 18, Episode 9 (#429)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric cover the basics of automating tasks on the Mac with an overview of Shortcuts, Automator, Keyboard Maestro, and AppleScript as well as a couple “helper apps” to make Shortcuts more powerful. Eric steps us through a real-world example of a time-saving workflow created in Shortcuts. Mike’s Essential App pick this week: Free Ruler.

> Keyboard Maestro

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Running Time: 1:22:50

Season 18, Episode 8 (#428)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric discuss some of the latest stories happening in the World of Mac including the release of macOS 14.4 and problems encountered with it, Apple’s new Windows Migration Assistant, Nikon’s acquisition of RED, and playing movies on your Atari 2600. Eric’s Essential App pick: JPEGmini

> NEWS: Security Content of macOS Sonoma 14.4

> Purchase MovieCart Atari 2600

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Running Time: 1:02:53