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MacBites
By Elaine Giles and Mike ThomasTechnology
MacBites episodes
- 0194 - A Marriage Made in Ratners
In this episode, we have tea in Tokyo with copious grovelling geeks and flamboyant fashion statements
BackBitesKim's Shock- Kim's Comment
Jami's Take on the Output- Jami's Comment
In The NewsTimmy's Travels Continue Apace- Apple CEO Tim Cook dines with Trump in Tokyo | AppleInsider
- Panorama - Trump and the Tech Titans - BBC iPlayer
ChatBitesAffinity by Canva- Everything You Need to Know to Get Started with Affinity by Canva
- Gerald Ratner - Wikipedia
Excel BitesExcel Bites - Formulas- Back to Basics: How to Create Simple Excel Formulas in Excel - YouTube
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1 hr 6 min - 0193 - Would You Like Pumpkin Pie with Your Windows Install?
In this episode, pumpkins, Parallels, and potty-cam pandemonium!
BackBitesBlue AI- Blue AI
- Christmas Video
In The NewsGenius or Waste of Time?- Kohler Launches $600 iPhone-Connected Toilet Camera That Monitors Your Health Through Waste Analysis
Dancing to the Don's Tune- Apple Donating to Trump's $350M White House Ballroom Project
Hardware ReviewMike's New Monitors- KTC 27 Inch Monitor - Amazon.co.uk
FocusWindows Nightmare- Parallels: Mac & Windows Virtualization
- Use virtual Trusted Platform Module (TPM) in Parallels Desktop
- MacBites Episode 0191
Excel BitesMike's History with Spreadsheets- Sandwich degree - Wikipedia
- IBM Personal Computer XT - Wikipedia
- The Excel Trainer
- Mike Thomas - YouTube
EventsCanva Serif Affinity Keynote- Canva Serif Affinity Keynote Watch Party
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48 min - 0192 - Business According to Arthur Daley's Dodgy Deals Handbook
In this episode, Clips collapse, corporate couplings, and cloud-based carnage
BackBitesTangerine Gold- MacBites Episode 0191 | The MacBites Podcast - Jami
In The NewsRIP Clips- RIP Clips: Apple abandons its quirky short-form video app
- Clips (software) - Wikipedia
Apple wins US F1 TV rights- Formula 1: Apple wins US broadcast rights
- Eddy Cue dancing at WWDC 2015 - YouTube
Age Verification Rides Again- Apple needs to comply with another App Store age verification law
Fifty Shades of AI- 'Treat adult users like adults': ChatGPT to write erotica
Evernote's Big AI Update- Evernote unveils its biggest update yet- and unsurprisingly there's AI involved
- Ribbon (computing) - Wikipedia
TimBuBu- Apple CEO Tim Cook Gifted Custom Labubu During China Visit
ChatBitesThe Great Dropbox Shuffle- MacBites Episode 0162
- pCloud
- Dropbox
Take-Overs: Good or Bad?- Evernote Corporation - Wikipedia
- Evernote Announces A Market For Physical Products, Including Post-Its ... And Socks?
- Fiverr is acquiring online learning company CreativeLive
- Chase Jarvis - Wikipedia
- Obsidian's Manifesto
- Ain't nobody acquiring us
- The Affinity and Canva Pledge
- Arthur Daley: The Original Dodgy Geezer Who Taught Us the Art of the Hustle
- Minder TV series - Wikipedia
FocusMike's Training Spreadsheet- The Excel Trainer
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46 min - 0191 - Stick a Bit of Beading on It
In this episode, blue screens, brilliant new toys and beading, lots and lots of beading!
BackBitesRetiring Apps Live- Jami's Comments
- Retiring Apps Live
- Anticipation Marketing: Crushing Your Next Launch Without Being Salesy : Social Media Examiner
In The NewsAntenna-gate Solved- The 20 bytes of code that fixed Antennagate in the iPhone 4
Scratch-gate's Silicon Solution- Apple Stores update chargers to stop damaging iPhone 17 Pro
Samsung's Cosmic Orange Tribute- Samsung might copy Apple's Cosmic Orange with the Galaxy S26
- Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Leaks Reveal Bold Orange Colour Inspired by Apple
Blue Screen of Death- Apple Mocks Windows PCs in Humorous New 'Blue Screen of Death' Ad
- The Underdogs: BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) | Apple at Work - YouTube
App ReviewTelescore- Telescore on the App Store
FocusHow We Use AI- Expressions - the coolest app for regex - Apptorium
- Sublime Text - Text Editing, Done Right
- A Better Finder Rename
- Yate | 2ManyRobots
- Keyboard Maestro 11.0.4: Work Faster with Macros for macOS
- Bare Bones Software | BBEdit 15
- Scrivener
- ChatGPT
- Claude
- Amazon's shockingly bad James Bond posters have me worried about 007's future
Mike's New Mac- John Lewis
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46 min - 0190 - Microsoft? Kings of the Wild Frontier
In this episode, Microsoft mayhem, MacBites mischief, and a truly Magic Mouse
BackBitesCosmic Orange Howling- Cosmic Orange Howling
- Drafts Pro Patron Subscription - News & Updates - Drafts Community
In The NewsLogitech MX4 Mouse- MX Master 4 Wireless Mouse | Logitech
- Logitech MX4 Mouse - Amazon
Canva Affinity Keynote- A message to our amazing Affinity community
- The Affinity and Canva Pledge
- Affinity on X: "Ain't nobody acquiring us"
ChatBitesTNT Sports Debacle- Sky Sports
- Discovery Plus
Microsoft Copilot Update- Microsoft 365 Premium - Microsoft
- Microsoft 365 Premium - The Verge
- Frontier program
- MacBites Episode 0182
Calls in WhatsApp- How to make a voice call | WhatsApp Help Center
MacBites Birthday- The MacBites Story | The MacBites Podcast
- Apple Special Event | The MacBites Podcast
- MacBites After Hours
FocusMike's Use of AI- ChatGPT
- Claude
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49 min - 0189 - Cuddle in a Huddle
In this episode, Timmy's travels, tech tantrums, and text-taming tortoises
BackBitesThe Cosmic Orange One- Cosmic Orange Bathroom Accessories?
In The NewsScratch-gate 2025 Edition- iPhone 17 'scratch gate' is real - and it's worse than I thought
- iPhone 17 scratches: Scratchgate is real, I've seen it myself!
Wi-Fi and CarPlay Connectivity Bugs- Some iPhone 17 users report Wi-Fi and CarPlay connectivity bugs
- Multiple iPhone 17 models suffering from Wi-Fi bug -- what you need to know
- How can I fix Wi-Fi and CarPlay issues - Apple Community
- iOS 26.1 beta appears to fix iPhone Air, 17, and 17 Pro Wi-Fi issues
Timmy and Pikachu ... Sitting in a Tree- Apple CEO Tim Cook Meets Pikachu During Japan Visit
- Ginza Wallpaper
ChatBitesMS Office Incompatibility- The full list of all macOS versions until 2025
Dropbox Killing Support for Older macOS Versions- My computer is no longer supported. What should I do? - Dropbox Help
How Soon is Too Soon to Kill Support?- BBC iPlayer not working on iPad 1 - Apple Community
- BBC Blogs - Technology + Creativity at the BBC - BBC iPlayer mobile apps: Reviewing operating system support
Apple Watch Password Farce- Watch - Apple ID Password Required
FocusThe Origin of the Drafts App- Drafts | Where Text Starts
Mike's Use of Drafts- In Memoriam Plugin
Elaine's Use of Drafts- Drafts on the App Store
- Drafts on the Mac App Store
- Drafts Pro | Drafts User Guide
Bartender v Ice- Bartender new ownership: be aware : r/MacOS
- A New Chapter for Bartender
- Bartender 5 - A New Chapter for Bartender
- Bartender - Take control of your Menu bar
- Ice
- Vanilla - hide Mac menu bar icons for free
- Free Bartender alternative Hidden Bar does everything needed
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41 min - 0188 - Cavalier Updates? Carefully Covering the Crown Jewels in a Cast Iron Codpiece
In this episode, we have the conundrum of the cloth compatibility crisis, cavalier codpieces, and course-crafting command centres.
BackBitesJami's Moment of Fame!- Jami's Comment
- How long until Scrivener is updated for macOS 26 Tahoe? - Scrivener / Scrivener for macOS - Literature & Latte Forums
Tracey's Plants- Tracey's Enquiry
In The NewsCleaning Cloth Upgraded- Cleaning Cloth Updated
Mac Studio M3 Ultra Installation Fail- Mac Studio M3 Ultra owners can't install macOS Tahoe yet
The Brain Drain Continues- Apple AI executive Robby Walker to exit in October
Timmy's World Tour- What's on the menu and who's on the guest list at state banquet? - BBC News
- Tim Cook attends Windsor Castle banquet during Trump's UK visit - 9to5Mac
Elon's Spending Spree- Tesla shares soar as Musk goes on buying spree
ChatBitesAsana's Sunsetting- Discontinuation of Asana Personal Projects Spaces
The Great iPadOS 26 Upgrade- What's new in iPadOS 26 - Apple Support (UK)
iCloud Support Dropped- Apple Drops iCloud Support for iOS 10 and macOS Sierra
- iCloud support culled for iOS 10, macOS Sierra users
PDF Expert Changes- The PDF Expert Billing FAQ | Help Center
FocusScrivener for Course Creation - Advanced Features- Scrivener Course Creation Blueprint
Obsidian- Obsidian
- This is not just food. This is M&S Food - YouTube
App ReviewTextSniper- TextSniper on the Mac App Store
- TextSniper - developer's website
- TextSniper on Setapp
Raycast & ScreenOCR- Raycast - Your shortcut to everything
- Raycast Store: ScreenOCR
Text Extractor for Windows- PowerToys Text Extractor
One More ThingExcel for Mac: Power Query Essentials- Excel for Mac: Power Query Essentials Waitlist
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48 min - 0187 - If All Else Fails ... Poke and Hope!
In this episode, we have rotten ripeness checks, recycled rhetoric, and repeated rancid rendezvous requests
BackBitesCopilot Overload- Copilot Overload for Jami
Another Criminal Use of Technology- Avo Scan Video
- Tesco trials avocado ripeness scanners in five stores - BBC News
- Ground-breaking avocado ripeness scanner to be trialled by Tesco
- Boaty McBoatface - Wikipedia
- Taylor Herring
In The NewsAwe Dropping?- AirPods Live Translation Blocked for EU Users With EU Apple Accounts
- Apple's new product roadmap makes October event seem likely - 9to5Mac
Atlassian Acquire Arc- Welcoming The Browser Company to Atlassian - Work Life by Atlassian
- Dia and Arc maker The Browser Company is being acquired by Atlassian
- Atlassian to buy Arc developer The Browser Company for $610M
Dropbox Streamlining- Dropbox Passwords discontinuation | Dropbox Help - Dropbox Help
- FAQs on the Dropbox Paper app discontinuation - Dropbox Help
- FAQs about ending support for Dropbox Capture - Dropbox Help
The Gift that Keeps on Giving- Apple Calendar spam on the rise again, mostly crypto scams - 9to5Mac
- Liz Truss - Wikipedia
ChatBitesTwitter Lockout- MacBites (@MacBites) / X
Keyboards- Mechanical Keyboard
- UK Matias Tactile Pro for Mac : FK302-UK : The Keyboard Company
- UK Matias Wireless 2.4G Aluminum Mac Keyboard Silver : FK418DCS-UK : The Keyboard Company
- Logitech MX Keys S for Mac
- Logitech MX Keys Mini
- Logitech MX Keys S White
- MacBites Episode 0082
- Keyboard keys are getting glossy. Its just been few weeks : r/macbookair
- Does anybody have shiny keys? - Apple Community
- Michael Tsai - Blog - Shiny MacBook Keys
Silverlight Shenanigans- Microsoft Silverlight - Wikipedia
- How to Uninstall Silverlight on Mac
FocusUsing Scrivener for Training Notes- Home - Literature & Latte
App ReviewPro Audio Converter- Pro Audio Converter - Batch Convert Audio Files on macOS | Mark V Apps
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46 min - 0186 - Drop the Pilot!
In this episode, the politics of parking, presidential patio parties, and privacy pitfalls
BackBitesJami's Hoovering- Jami's Comment
Wallet-Wilting Wheel Wells- Trafford Centre announces major change to parking that all shoppers need to know
- MacBites Episode 0106 | The Trolley Dolly from Hell
In The NewsFair Competition- Apple warns UK against introducing tougher tech regulation
Party Time at the Boys Club- Apple's Tim Cook to attend Trump dinner and AI event
- Apple CEO Tim Cook Invited Back to White House for Tech Event - MacRumors
- Trump to host tech CEOs for first event in newly renovated Rose Garden
Self-Service Surveillance: The Sainsbury's Special- Sainsbury's to trial facial recognition to catch shoplifters
- 'I was misidentified as shoplifter by facial recognition tech'
- AI facial recognition: Campaigners and MPs call for ban
- Does exactly what it says on the tin - Wikipedia
ChatBitesApple's "Awe Dropping" AI Brain Drain- Apple Continues Losing AI Experts to Meta
- Apple Loses Robotics AI Researcher to Meta
- Btootos Wireless Earbuds
Microsoft Lose the Plot- Word Docs Saved to Cloud: A Controversial Change - Office Watch
FocusMicrosoft Copilot- How to Use Excel's NEW COPILOT() Function: AI Formulas Made Easy
- Download Microsoft 365 Copilot app
EventsAwe Dropping- MacBites.fm
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51 min - 0185 - Pull Up to the Bumper Baby
In this episode, we have tech tantrums, ticketing turmoil, and tacky trinkets.
BackBitesJami on Elon's Divorce- Jami
Kim's Pandas- Kim
René's Animation- Discord | #tech-chat | MacBites
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Tea Update- Tea app: I joined for safety. Then my address was leaked and shared - BBC News
In The NewsElon Sues Apple- Elon Musk's xAI sues Apple and OpenAI over Siri partnership, App Store charts - 9to5Mac
- The best Cadbury's Smash Aliens TV adverts compilation - YouTube
- Smash Martians - Wikipedia
Manchester Buzzing with Apple Pay Express Mode- Greater Manchester Gets Support for Apple Pay Express Mode
- MacBites Episode 0182 | The MacBites Podcast
Google Pixel 10- Google pokes fun at Apple during confident Pixel 10 event
A Dream Ticket to Chaos- Manchester City fans face delay after Etihad stadium entry issues - BBC News
- Hillsborough Disaster - Wikipedia
The Bumper Rides Again- Apple has considered reviving the bumper for the iPhone 17
- MacBites Episode 0045 | The MacBites Podcast
- We Still Have a Lot to Cover | The MacBites Podcast
- TechWoven v FineWoven replacement for iPhone 17 cases
Geeks Bearing Gifts- South Park ridicules Tim Cook over Trump plaque
- South Park mocks Tim Cook's golden gift to Donald Trump - 9to5Mac
- Apple's 'rare' gift for Donald Trump is kind of embarrassing | Creative Bloq
- 'South Park's Latest Episode Hits Trump For His 'Small' Manhood, D.C. Takeover, & More - YouTube
RizzOS- Apple Working on All-New Operating System
- Rizz - Wikipedia
ChatBitesCamtasia Update?- Compare Camtasia Plans | TechSmith
Notion Gets an Offline Mode- Working offline in Notion--Everything you need to know
- Notion Just Fixed Its Biggest Problem (And Nobody's Talking About It) | Activated Thinker
FocusChatGPT and Excel- TwistlyCells - ChatGPT For Excel | Excel AI Tool
- Excel: Check Out These Incredible AI Functions!! - YouTube
iPhone iPhone iPhoneTime Travelling with iPhone 16EventsMarooned at MacBites HQ- Day 2000 - 6 September 2025
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The iPhone 17 Launch Event- MacBites.fm
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