MacBites

By Elaine Giles and Mike ThomasTechnology

MacBites episodes

February 11, 2020 MacBites - Episode 0124
In this episode ... it’s the review of the year … with subs, mugs and bugs!

Review of the Year 2019
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2 hr 30 min
January 06, 2020MacBites - Episode 0123
In this episode, diabolically dodgy doings with disabled dongles and frolicking with the fur ball

ChatBites
With the iPhone 11 Pros, Apple stripped all meaning from the ‘Pro’ name
iPhone 11 vs. Pro vs. Pro Max: Which one should you buy?
iPhone XR vs iPhone 11 comparison: Which should you buy?
Hands on with the iPhone 11 cameras
Apple iPhone 11 Pro cameras explained: Why three and what does each do?
Apple’s fall OS release schedule is weird—here’s when your device will be updated
iPhone 11 Pro allegedly triggers an unusual phobia
Civilization Comes to Excel … as a Game
Download Civilization for Excel
7 new words Apple is trying to take mainstream
iPhone iPhone iPhone
AppleCare+ Now Offers Monthly Rolling Subscription
Apple Introduces $29 AppleCare+ for Headphones Covering AirPods and Beats
ChatBites
What is Alexa Answers, how to join, and how does it work?
Don’t Buy Office 2019
Uninstall Office on Mac
VMWare Completes $2.7 billion Pivotal Acquisition
Focus
Mac: How to free up space with iCloud Photos optimized storage
Set up and use iCloud Photos
Manage your photo and video storage
Manage Your Own iPhone Photos? Delete iLifeAssetManagement to Recover Lost Disk Space in Mac OS X
What is iLifeAssetManagement, and can I delete it?
Does PhotoStream sync to my Mac when iPhoto is not open?
How to Delete or Offload an App on iPhone or iPad
How to use Optimized Storage on the Mac
Purging iCloud
iCloud Control App
FIPLAB Disk Doctor
FIPLAB Disk Aid
Cocktail
Onyx
xSlimmer
Monolingual
Amazon Photos
Google Photos
Dropbox
Google Drive
Box
pCloud
Lifetime Deals: $99.99 10TB deal - Degoo Premium
CloudMounter
ExpanDrive
SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD 2TB
2TB SD Card
After Hours
MacBites After Hours
Carrying on the Conversation
MacBites Slack Chat
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MacBites Siri on Twitter
1 hr 14 min
September 09, 2019MacBites - Episode 0122
In this episode, more diabolically dodgy doings in Didcot and Apple’s innovation rides the crest of a wave

BackBites
Didcot Power Station
Power Lost as Didcot Power Station Demolished
WWDC 2009
Pope Stuck in Vatican Lift
Setapp
Apple Apologizes Over Siri Privacy Concerns, Will Resume Grading Program in Fall With Several Changes
Apple’s Support Document - Siri and Grading
ChatBites
Spotify Tests In-app Button That Will Let You Create Podcasts
MacBites After Hours
Apple Arcade’s cheap price will attract even non-gamers
Apple Arcade’s game subscription will likely cost $5 a month
Apple’s game subscription service will reportedly cost $5 per month
Amazon Announces New Fire TV Cube with Dolby Vision, HDR10+, and ‘Local Voice Control’
Fire TV Introduces More than 20 New Products
The Latest Fire TV Devices Include a Revamped Cube and Anker Soundbar
Amazon’s New Fire TV Cube is Faster at Understanding Your Voice Commands
Amazon Fire TV Cube
Geniatech GT-1T220160401 EyeTV T2 Signal Receiver
Protecting Yourself from Calendar Spam
Apple’s Stunning New Miami Store Pays Homage to Area’s Nautical History
Manchester’s Marks and Spencer Store
Manchester Archives - Marks and Spencer 1963
Can’t Innovate - Phil Schiller
FAA Bans Recalled MacBook Pros From Flights
Is Your MacBook Affected?
Beneath the Surface
Office 2019 (Microsoft)
Office 365 (Microsoft)
Office 365 Home Edition (Amazon)
Get Cheap Office 365 for employees with the Office Home Use Program
Save 30% on Office 365 subscriptions
Microsoft Removes Office 2019 From its Home Use Program Benefits
Microsoft Home Use Program FAQs
NextTime
What are your best tips for managing storage space?
Events
Apple Event - By Innovation Only
After Hours
MacBites After Hours
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MacBites Siri on Twitter
1 hr 2 min
August 19, 2019MacBites - Episode 0121
In this episode we’re going postal as Dalek’s exterminate Doddle!

BackBites
Inventing Our Future: Greetings from Our New CEO
Evernote YouTube Channel
Welcome to Evernote Behind the Scenes
Evernote Behind the Scenes: Improving the Search in Evernote
Evernote Behind the Scenes: Redesigning the Note Editor in Evernote
Behind the Scenes: Building a More Reliable Evernote
Behind the Scenes: Creating a Better Button for Mobile Evernote
Behind the Scenes: An Interview with Evernote CEO Ian Small
Behind the Scenes: Achieving Feature Parity in Evernote Web
ChatBites
Apple’s Epic WWDC Keynote was the Best in Years
Mouse and Trackpad support in iPadOS
Security baseline (FINAL) for Windows 10 v1903 and Windows Server v1903
Microsoft says resetting password ‘obsolete’ - but has no plans to ditch safety feature
Microsoft Says Forced Password Resets Don’t Improve Security
Microsoft says mandatory password changing is “ancient and obsolete”
Why passwords have never been weaker - and crackers have never been stronger
Windows password expiration policy may be heading out the door soon
The end of expiring passwords: Microsoft changes its security rules
Google Maps Can Now Predict How Crowded Your Bus or Train Will Be
Apple Halts Siri “Grading” Program
Apple Suspends Access to Siri Recordings
Strong Customer Authentication
OmniFocus Homepage
OmniFocus Pricing Options
Introducing Optional OmniFocus Subscriptions
Sign Up to Help Test OmniFocus for the Web
Omni Roadmap 2018
App Review
Cardhop for iOS Home Page
Cardhop for iOS on App Store
Cardhop for macOS Home Page
Cardhop for macOS on Mac App Store
Events
MacBites After Hours 0037
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54 min
June 03, 2019MacBites - Episode 0120
In this episode, all we hear is Radio Ga Ga, Radio Goo Goo, Radio Ga Ga!

BackBites
Evernote
OneNote
Notion.so
Disable Spellcheck in OneNote
UserVoice - Disable SpellCheck in OneNote for a Page
OneTastic
ChatBites
Apple Warns iPad Pro Users of Bizarre Interference Issue Between Apple Pencil and Car Key Fobs
CorelDRAW comes to the Mac
Corel Buys Parallels
WordPerfect.com
Spotify Premium now includes Hulu for no extra cost
Hulu Deal no longer available
New Hulu Deal Details
Boinx Mousepose
Tinder’s Super Boost
Apple’s 2019 Q2 Earnings Call - 30 April 2019
Apple Allegedly Lobbied Against Another Right to Repair Bill Citing Customer Safety Concerns
Apple losing three key members of Jony Ive’s famed industrial design team
Veteran member of Jony Ive’s industrial design team departs Apple (2017)
Focus
TechSmith Camtasia
iPad iPad iPad
Apple unveils new iPad Air and iPad mini
Apple launches new iPad Mini and iPad Air
Apple’s new iPads cling to old Apple Pencil
After Hours
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1 hr 9 min
March 01, 2019MacBites - Episode 0119
In this episode, we’re traversing the Cheshire countryside doing the dongle dance!
Focus
USB-C Dock
ChatBites
David Hockney’s new stained glass window was designed on an iPad
David Hockney: What happened when he got stuck in a lift?
Beneath the Surface
3-in-1 Adapter
200GB Memory Card
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1 hr 11 min
February 18, 2019MacBites - Episode 0118
In this episode, a Jurassic resurrection, an archeological dig for software and domestic role reversal

BackBites
VueScan
S510M Information on Hamrick’s Site
ScanSnap S510M
ScanSnap S1300i
USB 2.0 A-Male to B-Male Cable
Hazel
Pirate Developers Using Apple Tech to Spread Hacked iPhone Apps
ChatBites
Pixelmator Pro Initial Release
Pixelmator Blog - Pixelmator Pro gets another major update
Pixelmator Pro Gains Clipping Masks, Layer Improvements and More
The Difference Between Pixelmator and Pixelmator Pro
Pixelmator Pro Update History
Apple Names New Retail Boss as Angela Ahrendts Exits Company
Quit or canned? Why is Angela Ahrendts leaving Apple?
5 ways Angela Ahrendts changed Apple and the Apple Store forever
Angela Ahrendts: How Apple Stores have defied the retail odds
Angela Ahrendts reveals surprising post-Apple plans
Apple hires famous OB-GYN to boost women’s health efforts
Not for Women
App Review
GoodReader Homepage
GoodReader on the iOS App Store
The Latest on GoodReader Version 5
BetterZip
BetterZip Legacy Versions
Beneath the Surface
OneDrive
Camtasia
Snagit
Affinity Photo
Hardware Review
XuanPad Mini Projector
XuanPad Projector Demonstration in MacBites After Hours 0004
Focus
macOS High Sierra: Everything you need to know about Apple’s latest Mac operating system
12 Cool New Features in macOS High Sierra
Downloading Previous Versions of macOS
OS X Server 3.2.2 (before Apple started stripping out features!)
How to Download a Full macOS High Sierra Installer App
How to Download a Full Size macOS Mojave Installer
Yosemite
El Capitan
Sierra
High Sierra
DiskMaker X FAQ
WireTap Anywhere
Snapz Pro X
Sound Siphon
Loopback
LoopBack Demonstration from MacBites After Hours 0002
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1 hr 24 min
February 06, 2019MacBites - Episode 0117
In this episode, geographic machinations abound, Facebook gets spanked and we get scientific in the scheduling department

BackBites
The MSC Napoli on Wikipedia
Grounded Napoli will be Removed
MSC Napoli 10 Years On
Whatever Happened to the BMW Booty?
Doctor Who - 07–04 - The Power of Three
Graham Did What?
MacBites 0115
ChatBites
Spotify to Let You Mute Artists
Luxury Apple Accessories Trend Continues
$700 for a Logo?
Wifi Porter
Complete GoodNotes Bundle
Apple Poach Battery Expert from Apple
John Browett
Even Billionaires Don’t Like Buying Extra Apple Cables
5 USB C Cables
MacBook Pro Stage Light Fault: Apple’s design turns $6 fix into a $600 nightmare, says iFixit
Facebook Paid Teenagers to Mine Device Data
Apple Just Broke All of Facebook’s Internal Apps
Welcome to the New Office for Mac
The Mac App Store Welcomes Office 365
Office 365 for Mac is available on the Mac App Store
Microsoft Office 365 is Coming to the Mac App Store
Why Office 365 Coming to the Mac App Store is a Bad Move
Why you should not buy Office 2019
Office 365 Solo Edition (Japan Only)
Beneath the Surface
AutoText
Clipmate
Notepad++
Sublime Text
Focus
Google Hangouts Meet
Gmail Priority Inbox: Gmail 101: How to Use Priority Inbox to Automatically Filter Out Clutter
The NEW MacBites Calendar
Trafford Council Bin Collection PDF
Good But Gone
Circus Ponies
After Hours
After Hours 0013 - 9 February 2019
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1 hr 27 min
January 26, 2019 MacBites - Episode 0116
In this episode, Trumping Tim, Dining the with the Don and a 5 bar gate!

Review of the Year 2018
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1 hr 54 min
January 22, 2019MacBites - Episode 0115
In this episode, we’re keeping it upbeat with happy talk and deploying copious subtle deviations in logic

BackBites
BetterTouchTool
BetterSnapTool
Moom
Magnet
Divvy
Windows 10 Window Snapping
ChatBites
Wings Delivery
Apple Seek to End Bent iPad Pro Controversy with New Support Page
Apple Explains Why Some LTE iPad Pros Might Come Bent
iPad Pro Problems - Macworld
iPad Pro Unibody Enclosure Design
Affinity Photo 1.7
Affinity Designer 1.7
After Hours 0003 - First Look
After Hours 0006 - Batch Processing
After Hours 0007 - Concert Photos
10.13.6 Security Update 003 Fails to Install - Apple Forum
10.13.6 Security Update 003 Combo Update
Beneath the Surface
MS Office
Acrobat Reader
Foxit Reader
Chrome
Scrivener
1Password
AirServer
Microsoft is Planning a Modular Surface Monitor and PC for 2020
Focus
OS X El Capitan - MacRumors
OS X El Capitan - Wikipedia
Fujitsu Scan Snap iX500
Fujitsu Scan Snap iX1500
Disabling SIP
Growl
Growl in the Mac App Store
App Review
Zipped
Zipped Demonstration from After Hours 0006
GoodReader
iGeeks Tutorial
After Hours
After Hours 0011
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1 hr 25 min