MacBites

By Elaine Giles and Mike ThomasTechnology

MacBites episodes

December 03, 2020MacBites - Episode 0134
In this episode, we’re channelling Steve and Staying Hungry whilst banking on credit
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What green and orange dots mean on iPhone and iPad in iOS 14
Trash renamed to Bin for UK users
Who Moved My Cheese
Boring Old Menu Bar
Bartender 4
Fox’s Invisible Mint: In Mid-air Fox
Daily Mail Report into Manchester United Hack
Manchester United will not say if they have received ransom demands over cyber attack
Manchester United targeted in ‘sophisticated’ cyber attack
Recording of Time Flies event
Recording of Hi, Speed event
Recording of One More Thing event
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1 hr 3 min
September 07, 2020MacBites - Episode 0133
In this episode, we’re Playing Scrabble with Big Brother in the Bubble Boutique

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Adobe Sign
GoodNotes
Fortnite for iOS and Mac is now officially blocked from receiving updates
Apple kicks every app from Epic Games out of App Store
Rethinking the App Store
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'Creepy men' message women on Scrabble Go app
Singapore: Apple set to premiere 1st floating store in the world
New Singapore store may be Apple’s most spectacular retail venue yet
Apple apologizes to WordPress, no longer requires free app to add purchases
Matt Mullenweg’s series of Tweets
Developers highlight more anomalies in Apple’s 30% cut
Apple brings in kinder, gentler App Store policies
Mac malware slips through Apple notarization process
Yoga app accuses Apple of pushing subscription auto-renewals
Antitrust 101: Why everyone is probing Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google
Facebook Launches Paid Online Events for Creators, Complains That Apple Will Take 30% of Payments Made Through iOS App
Why is Facebook not Paying the Apple Tax?
Apple’s Final Cut Pro X video software gets new tools, better performance
Apple Releases Updates to Final Cut Pro X, Motion, and Compressor with Workflow and Other Enhancements
App Review
Camtasia
Camtasia Pricing
Camtasia Package Files
ScreenFlow
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ASUS USB Portable Monitor
MacBites Episode 112
Over Door Organizers
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1 hr 16 min
August 26, 2020MacBites - Episode 0132
In this episode, we’re gazumping and gazundering with mask wearing chicken McNuggets

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Definition of Gazunder
Gazunder on Wiktionary
Definition of Gazump
MacBites 0131 - An Unexpected Resurrection on Apple’s Stairway to Heaven
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McDonald’s: ‘Face mask’ found inside Aldershot store’s chicken nugget
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Apple vs. Fortnite: Tech battle means old iPhones are valuable on eBay
Flappy Bird clones flood App Store, now with in-app purchases
PlayStation with P.T. Installed on eBay
What’s going on between Fortnite developer Epic Games and Apple?
Microsoft backs Fortnite developer Epic Games in legal battle with Apple
Microsoft joins court battle between Apple and Fortnite maker Epic
Fortnite Apple row: Microsoft backs Epic in court filing
Adobe Accidentally Deleted People’s Photos in Latest Lightroom Update
iOS: Missing Pictures, Presets, and Watermark Data after 5.4 Update
Lightroom for mobile (5.4.0) on iOS and iPadOS
Focus
Find Empty Folders website
How to access hidden files on a Mac
Shopping with Elaine
Audible.co.uk
What are the different membership plans Audible offers?
Audible.com
Whispersync
Free Amazon Kindle Books
Amazon Movers and Shakers Kindle Books
Cost of Extra Credits
Reality Bites
Setapp website
DEVONtechnologies
BiteBack
Jane on Slack - 17 August
Jane on Slack - 20 August
Storm Garelli Tweet
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1 hr 16 min
August 18, 2020MacBites - Episode 0131
In this episode, we're growing magic wooden mushrooms in a Swedish sauna while getting down with the cool kids

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Coronavirus: Greencore staff self-isolate after outbreak
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Microsoft’s Surface Duo arrives on September 10th for $1,399
Fortnite: Apple ban sparks court action from Epic Games
Epic files suit against Apple after Fortnite pulled from iOS App Store
‘Fortnite’ mobile app drama: Can you still play on iOS and Android?
Fortnite vs Apple vs Google: A Brief and Very Incomplete Timeline
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says Apple fight is about ‘basic freedoms of all consumers and developers’
Epic rallies Fortnite players against Apple with a warning that they’ll miss the next season
Fortnite Translation Guide
Microsoft condemns Apple’s App Store policies
Apple confirms cloud gaming services like xCloud and Stadia violate App Store guidelines
Facebook Claims Apple is Damaging Small Businesses by Collecting Fees From Paid Facebook Events
Tree-like column is centrepiece of Apple Central World
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Fujitsu Press Release - 25 June 2020
Models for ScanSnap Manager V7 Download
S510M Driver for Mac
ScanSnap Online Manual
Fujitsu iX1500 ScanSnap Document Scanner
Surprise! Fujitsu Releases 64-Bit ScanSnap Manager for Older Scanners
VueScan
ExactScan Pro
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41 min
August 12, 2020MacBites - Episode 0130
In this episode, It's Lights, Camera, Action at the Big Boys Billionaire's Club
BackBites
Tell Us Just How Surprised You Are at Two MacBites in Two Days!
Halley’s Comet
Parallels Website
Mr Memory RAM for 2020 iMac
ChatBites
Apple boss Tim Cook joins the billionaires club
Apple Believes This German Cycling Path Logo Infringes on Its Own Logo
Apple takes legal action against meal planning service with a pear-shaped logo
Voice Recorder Pro - Recording
Griffin iTalk Recorder
Hardware Review
AboveTEK Tablet Stand
Alfort Selfie Stick Tripod
MacBites Episode 102 - Alarming Undulations
Sony ZV-1 Vlogging Camera
Sony GP-VPT2BT Handgrip
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PDF Expert
Spark
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DEVONthink Part 1: Configuration and Capture
DEVONthink Part 2: Organizing and Creating Structure
DEVONthink Part 3: Effectively Retrieving Stored Information
DEVONthink Part 4: Maintenance and System Management
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49 min
August 11, 2020MacBites - Episode 0129
In this episode, it’s Money, Money, Money!
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White Noise Pro
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watchOS 7: How to Use the New Apple Watch Hand-washing Feature
Amazon takes on supermarkets with free food delivery
Apple Store App Now Offers iPhone Comparisons, New ‘For You’ Tab
The Morning Show leads Apple TV+ to 19 Emmy nominations
The Morning Show curse? Apple TV+ show’s second season gets a rewrite.
Spotify hits 138 million paying subscribers
Apple Store badges are back with Memoji, here’s how to make your own
Phil Schiller advances to Apple Fellow
Congress may scrutinize Apple’s ‘copy-acquire-kill’ strategy
Read Tim Cook’s opening remarks for his antitrust testimony Wednesday
Emails revealed in antitrust hearing show Apple has considered increasing App Store fees to 40%
Apple once considered increasing App Store commissions to 40%
Apple says all developers treated equally, yet documents show Amazon Prime Video pays half the usual App Store commission
Apple Offered to Halve App Store Fee to Get Amazon Prime Video on iOS and Apple TV
Eddy Cue emails confirm Apple’s deal to cut Amazon’s App Store fees
Apple in 2011 Considered Collecting a 40% Fee From Some Subscription Apps
Tim Cook says Apple treats devs fairly in ‘street fight for market share’
Tim Cook mostly avoids grilling during historic congressional antitrust hearing
What to expect from Apple’s pandemic-afflicted Q3 2020 earnings report
Today’s earnings call won’t tell us the usual things about AAPL, say analysts
Apple stock will split 4-to-1
Apple says new iPhones likely won’t land until October this year
How Apple made money in the middle of a crushing pandemic
Apple’s new Thunderbolt 3 cable costs a mere $129
Apple’s nano-texture Pro Display XDR requires a special cloth to clean it
How to clean your Apple Pro Display XDR
Apple’s 27-inch iMac gets Comet Lake, T2 chip, a better camera, and more
27-inch iMac gets a major update
Automated Mistake by Apple Kills All Mac Developer’s App
A Day Without Business
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Parallels Configuration KB
Parallels Homepage
ZoomIt for Windows Annotation
App Review
Due on the Mac App Store
Due on the iOS App Store
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DEVONthink Part 1: Configuration and Capture
DEVONthink Part 2: Organizing and Creating Structure
DEVONthink Part 3: Effectively Retrieving Stored Information
DEVONthink Part 4: Maintenance and System Management
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1 hr 4 min
July 28, 2020MacBites - Episode 0128
In this episode, the Covid Cat Collective prove tricky for the Track and Trace Turkeys
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“iPhone 12 Introducing Trailer - Apple”
Amazing iPhone 12 concept video shows all Apple’s upcoming smartphones
Coronavirus: ‘Almost half’ of Blackburn Covid-19 contacts not reached
Coronavirus: Outbreak investigated at Motherwell contact tracing centre
Coronavirus: The inside story of how government failed to develop a contact-tracing app
Coronavirus: Government admits its Test and Trace programme is unlawful
Coronavirus: Pet cat becomes first animal to test positive for COVID-19 in UK
Amazon Finally Confirms Prime Day Is Delayed
Helpful and human: G Suite’s vision for your future workspace
Norman Collier - The Faulty Microphone
iPad iPad iPad
App Review
Meeter on the MAS
Dark Noise at Charlie Chapman
Dark Noise on iOS App Store
Dark Noise 2 Launch Video
GOOJODOQ Sleeping Bluetooth Headphones
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58 min
July 20, 2020MacBites - Episode 0127
In this episode, it’s Zoom, Doom and Gloom!

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Insane Apple Glass Leaks! Exclusive AR Glasses Features
WWDC 2020 Keynote Video
Contact tracing app could be used by prankster to make hundreds of people isolate unnecessarily, experts warn
Coronavirus: Govt set to release ‘contact tracking’ app which detects nearby virus carriers
Coronavirus contact tracing: My new skill
The inside story of how government failed to develop a contact-tracing app
How to Upgrade to macOS Mojave
How to Create a macOS Mojave Boot Disk
Pages 10.1 Update
Keynote 10.1 Update
Numbers 10.1 Update (XLOOKUP)
Microsoft Teams for Home
Microsoft Teams Free Version Homepage
Slack
MacBites Slack
Farrago
Focus
Zoom homepage
22nd May 2020: Changes to Zoom Functionality
GotoMeeting
Webex
Whereby
Big Marker
Demio
Adobe Connect
Google Meet
Microsoft teams
Skype for Business
Skype
On24
Blue Jeans
App Review
Otter.ai
Otter.ai iOS App
Otter.ai Android App
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Microsoft To Replace Journalists With Robots
Grammarly
Ulysses App
Ulysses 20 Demo on MacBites After Hours
LanguageTool
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Catch Up with DEVONthink 3 Part 1: Configuration and Capture
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1 hr 34 min
May 18, 2020MacBites - Episode 0126
In this episode, a serious case of nocturnal foraging with Secret Squirrel while monitoring multiplying Velops
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Face ID Doesn’t Work When You’re Wearing a Mask - Apple’s About to Address That
Apple Changes FaceID So Users Don’t Have to Remove Masks
How to Improve Face ID With a Mask
New 13" MacBook Pro
2020 13-inch MacBook Pro Review: The Standard macOS Workhorse
Rumor: 14-inch MacBook Pro to launch in 2021
Linksys Velop
Virgin Broadband
Eero Mesh
No Bull Audio Cable
20m Audio Extension Cable
Ring Lights
Lamicall iPad Stand
Alternative Lamicall iPad Stand
Zoom H6
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Parents Can Now See Their Kids’ Spotify Listening History, and Block Songs
Office for iPad Split View Goes Live as We Await Full Trackpad Support
App Review
Whisk Home Page
Whisk on the Mac App Store
Tumult
HyperEdit
Tumult Hype
Jonathan Deutsch on Product Hunt
Hotdog
HoTMetaL
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1 hr 29 min
May 04, 2020MacBites - Episode 0125
In this episode, we’re time travelling!
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Apple announces new iPad Pro with trackpad support and a wild keyboard cover
iPad Pro Lidar Scanner
Apple Magic Keyboard
New Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro
Brydge Keyboard
Magic Keyboard
Logitech K780
MacBook Air
Apple updates Mac mini with double the storage
iPhone SE II
Mac Pro Wheels Kit
Apple’s new Mac Pro Wheels Kit is utterly mind-boggling
Bloomberg: Apple Over-ear Headphones Launching ‘Later this Year’ with Swappable Magnetic Parts
Apple’s Rumoured Over-ear Headphones May Offer Switchable Magnetic Parts
TaoTronics Soundsurge 46
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GoodNotes 5 for Mac is now available on the Mac App Store
The Future of GoodNotes for Mac
App Review
Vivaldi Browser
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1 hr 24 min