For Mac Eyes Only

Season 18, Episode 7 (#427)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric are joined by special guest Darren Davies to discuss the state of gaming on the Mac. They discuss porting games with GPTK, running native Windows games on Apple Silicon, Classic Computing on the Mac, gaming remotely, and the cost differences between Windows gaming rigs vs a new Mac. Darren picks this week’s Essential App: CleanMyMac X.

> Wine 9.0

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Running Time: 2:05:22

Season 18, Episode 6 (#426)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric continue their migration series with a discussion for those who might have an old or dying Drobo and are wondering how to migrate to something newer like a Synology NAS. And Eric wraps the episode with another bonus Essential App for 2024: Soulver!

> Synology RAID Calculator

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Running Time: 1:06:30

Season 18, Episode 5 (#425)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike is joined by special guest Barry Fulk who shares his early experiences with Apple’s Vision Pro including the purchase and set up experience, his early experiments with Vision Pro, killer apps and the Vision Pro ecosystem, as well as things that might be missing in Apple’s first gen device. Mike shares a quick follow up on his personal migration away from Evernote and announces this year’s dates for Macstock! Barry picks this week’s Essential App: Setapp.

> Three takeaways on the Vision Pro

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Running Time: 1:36:32

Season 18, Episode 4 (#424)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike shares some of the headlines of the week including the release of Sonoma 14.3, an update to Firefox, 12 Years of Ubuntu LTS, and an 18×18 Digital Camera. Mike and Eric begin a new migration series with a discussion on migration away from Evernote. And they wrap up with the first bonus Essential App of 2024: PopChar.

> NEWS: macOS Sonoma 14.3 Release Notes

> Joplin

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Running Time: 1:53:33

Season 18, Episode 3 (#423)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric present FMEO’s 11th list of Essential Apps for Mac users and announce a new Essential Apps segment for 2024! Delving into the news, Eric shares thoughts on the AirDrop crack, Apple’s case for selling the Apple Watch 9, and checks out Apple’s new patent for using light to secure AirDrop.

This Year’s List

ALT Essential Apps!

> Could AirDrop Use Light to Share Data in the Future?

What is Lorem Ipsum Text?

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Running Time: 1:59:22

Season 18, Episode 2 (#422)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric discuss some of the headlines of the week including a new open source Finder replacement, the Apple watch 9 oxygen sensor issue, plus another look at the Apple Silicon memory controversy. They then wrap up the year with some favorite Finder and Settings tweaks they like to make to macOS whenever setting up a new Mac.

> Xplorer, an open source file manager

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Running Time: 2:18:11

Season 18, Episode 1 (#421)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric discuss the 8GB vs 16GB debate that resurfaced last week, then kick off the holiday season by sharing their last minute gift picks for the Apple user in your life.

For Mac Eyes Only Last-Minute Gift Guide 2023

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> NEWS: MaxTech 8GB M3 Mac vs 16GB Windows PC

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Running Time: 1:29:24

Season 17, Episode 21 (#420)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric discuss some of the headlines of the week including the false dangers of NameDrop, a new Bluetooth flaw threatening all modern devices, Google deleting inactive accounts (and how to save yours), and a new take on an ergonomic Magic Mouse. In the spirit of the season, Mike and Eric then wrap up with a list the macOS features they’re most thankful for.

> NEWS: Use NameDrop to Share Contacts (Apple Support)

> New Outlook Forces Sync of Third Party Email to Microsoft’s Servers

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Running Time: 1:54:07

Season 17, Episode 20 (#419)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric are joined by special guest Guy Serle to discuss Apple’s decision to not move forward with a 27″ iMac, and whether 8GB of memory is enough on today’s Macs. They wrap things up by asking if M1 and M2-series Macs are obsolete (they’re not) and what might push someone who owns one to upgrade to an M3.

> NEWS: Apple Says No to 27″ iMac

> MyMac.com

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Running Time: 1:28:13

Season 17, Episode 19 (#418)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike is joined by Dave and Eric to provide their first-hand reactions* to Apple’s Scary Fast Mac Event where Apple announced the new M3-powered MacBook Pros and iMac.

> New M3-based MacBook Pro 14” and 16” (In Spooky Space Black!)

> In Touch with iOS

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Running Time: 50:09

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