On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric present our Increasingly Inaccurately Named 10th Annual list of Essential Apps for Mac users, plus a few bonus essential apps that just missed landing on this year’s list.

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric share their last minute gift picks for the Apple user in your life.

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: In a conversation that dances on the fringes of rant territory, Mike and Eric explore what's "missing" in macOS 13 and share some of the oddities within Ventura where many Mac users — long time Mac users — may feel frustrated when they first fire up Apple's latest OS for the Mac.

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric continue the discussion on bringing new life to older Macs no longer supported by Apple through the use of an open source tool called OpenCore Legacy Patcher. They cover supported models, the required research and prep work, grey areas of using tools like OpenCore to install macOS on older Apple manufactured hardware, as well as the pitfalls (aka Here Be Dragons!), benefits, and potential consequences of doing so.

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric battle through power and internet outages to discuss marquee features of the upcoming macOS Ventura, checking your Mac and apps for compatibility with the new OS, how to back up your Mac for recovery (if needed), and stuff to have handy during the upgrade.

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike, Eric and special guest Darren Davies discuss virtualization vs emulation, how to run Windows and Linux on your Intel or Apple Silicon Mac, and using a “headless” Windows (or Linux) PC as a Remote Desktop solution. They wrap things up with a run-down of alternative options for running older operating systems, stand-alone apps, and games on your Mac. Plus Darren gives us a peek into his quest for the perfect Linux Desktop!

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike is joined by Gaz, Dave, and Eric to provide their first-hand reactions* to Apple’s Far Out Event where Apple announced the Apple Watch 8 and Watch Ultra, the updated AirPods Pro 2, the iPhone 14 and 14 Plus, and the all new iPhone 14 Pro with Dynamic Island!

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike, Eric and special guest Nick Bequet present the first in a series of episodes on bringing new life to older Macs including hardware and software upgrades, software alternatives to help stay safe on older hardware, other uses for an old Mac, and knowing when to retire the Mac and purchase new. Plus a bonus use of old Mac Pros to make Nick’s wife happy!

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric discuss the history of For Mac Eyes Only and Macstock, plus future plans for the show including FMEO Live! They then dive into a few of their favorite macOS tips for the Finder, Spotlight, Shortcuts, Photos, and System Preferences.

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike is joined by Gary to provide their first-hand reactions* to Apple’s WWDC 2022 Keynote where Apple announced what’s coming in iOS & iPadOS 16, watchOS 9, and macOS “Ventura”, PLUS the M2 and an all-new MacBook Air.