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MacVoices #16198: The MacJury's Holiday Gift Guide #1 The holiday season is officially here with the first of our annual MacJury holiday gift guide panels. From iOS apps to audio gear, Apple products to legos, over sixteen terrific great recommendations for products to give or get some from the panel of Dr. Robert Carter, Peter Cohen, Kelly Guimont and host Chuck Joiner. This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of PDFpen 7 and PDFpenPro 7, PDFpen for iPad, PDFpen for iPhone, PDFpen Scan+, as well as TextExpander for Mac and TextExpander for iPhone and iPad. Great software to help you get more done. http://SmileSoftware.com and by MacVoices Magazine, our free magazine on Flipboard that helps you do more with your Apple tech. http://MacVoices.com/Magazine [audio src="http://traffic.libsyn.com/maclevelten/MV16198.mp3"] Show Notes: Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss Guests: Dr. Robert Carter is a university psychologist where he provide psychological services to students and trains pre-doctoral interns in the practice of psychology. In his other life, he is an Apple podcaster, producing and co-hosting the Tech Doctor podcast. The podcast is devoted to helping people get the most from their Apple devices. They are particularly interested in interviewing users and developers who incorporate Apple’s VoiceOver accessibility technology into their work-flow and apps. The Tech Doctor crew embraces Apple’s idea that Apple products are for everyone. Peter Cohen is the Managing Editor at Backblaze.com. He’s had a long career as a tech journalist writing for Macworld, iMore, Tom’s Guide and many other sites. You can find him on Twitter at @flargh and read more of his ruminations on tech and other stuff at http://www.peter-cohen.com. Kelly Guimont is a longtime Apple geek, sitting down (on a telephone book) in front of an Apple IIe in 1983. She can still hear the ticking of the ImageWriter. Thanks to the miracle of the adjustable leg desk, she no longer needs the phonebook. Kelly writes for The Mac Observer, is co-host of The Aftershow, makes regular appearances on the Daily Observations Podcast and the British Tech Network and yet still has more to say which she saves for Twitter. Links: Hard Drive Stats for Q3 2016: Less is More - BackBlaze Blog Westworld Podcast - Kelly Guimont and Don Melton Robert’s Picks: Sonos Speaker Systems Songs Play 5 Sonos Soundbar Sonos Sub Songs Play 1 Apple Watch Series 2 Apple Watch Series 1 Apple Magic Keyboard Apple Lightning Dock Peter’s Picks: Beats Solo 3 Wireless in Ultraviolet Flybrix - LEGO drone kit Seagate Backup Plus Portable 5TB drive NES Classic Edition DashCam iOS app Kelly’s Picks: Kanex Dual Port Charger Online Backup Services BackBlaze Matias Laptop Pro Keyboard PERALTA Abby iPhone Case by Waterfield Designs Charitable donations - AppCamp 4 Girls Chuck’s Picks: Apple Gift Cards (discounted whenever possible) Satechi Type-C USB 3.0 3 in 1 Combo Hub for MacBook 12-Inch (with USB -C Charging Port) Camera+ iOS camera app Garmin Dash Cam 10 MacVoices #16186: MacVoices Briefing on the Garmin Dash Cam 10

Shelly Brisbin has updated iOS Access For All to the fourth edition to cover the changes in accessibility in iOS 10 for iPhone and iPad. She gives us her reaction to accessibility having a prime spot in the most recent Apple event and why iOS 10 represents an incremental but welcome upgrade to accessibility features. How the camera and Siri figure in to those features, some interesting accessibility apps that aren’t what you might expect, and how iOS compares and contrasts to the Mac, Windows and Android are all part of the discussion. This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of PDFpen 7 and PDFpenPro 7, PDFpen for iPad, PDFpen for iPhone, PDFpen Scan+, as well as TextExpander for Mac and TextExpander for iPhone and iPad. Great software to help you get more done. http://SmileSoftware.com and by MacVoices Magazine, our free magazine on Flipboard that helps you do more with your Apple tech. http://MacVoices.com/Magazine Show Notes: Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss Guests: Shelly Brisbin is a writer, editor, podcaster, and cocktail enthusiast. Her current project is iOS Access for All, a comprehensive guide to accessibility for Apple’s iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. The ebook will be published in the spring of 2014. Shelly’s career in tech journalism spans 25 years, 13 books,hundreds of articles and blog posts for leading tech publications, and several stints on the editorial staffs of leading trade publications and Web sites. She served as editor-in-chief of Blogger & Podcaster Magazine, networking editor for MacUser Magazine, and an editor for online learning company, Powered, Inc. and two Hoover’s Web sites. Her podcasts include the award-winning Shelly’s Podcast, and App Store Pundit, an iOS app review show. Her cocktail writing appears on this blog, and at the sadly departed The Spirit World. When she’s not working, Shelly spends time with her husband and cats in Austin, Texas, watches ancient movies, and reads books, many of which are made of paper.

Red Sweater Software has released Touché, a free application that simulates the Touch Bar on the new MacBook Pros. Daniel Jalkut talks about his how and why he created it, what it offers to both users and developers, and his analysis of Apple’s implementation of this new interface option. This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of PDFpen 7 and PDFpenPro 7, PDFpen for iPad, PDFpen for iPhone, PDFpen Scan+, as well as TextExpander for Mac and TextExpander for iPhone and iPad. Great software to help you get more done. http://SmileSoftware.com and by MacVoices Magazine, our free magazine on Flipboard that helps you do more with your Apple tech. http://MacVoices.com/Magazine Show Notes: Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss Guests: Daniel Jalkut is the founder of Red Sweater, where he develops MarsEdit, the popular blog editing software for the Mac. He has been an active participant in the Mac and iOS communities, sharing bits of wisdom on his company blog, the Bitsplitting blog, and on Twitter. He is also one of the familiar voices from the popular indie-developer podcast Core Intuition."

Bryan Chaffin makes up for lost time with discussions of what the new MacBook Pro does and doesn’t offer, and the need for Force Touch/3D Touch, Touch ID and the Touch Bar to be consistent across Apple products. Tim Cook’s performance as Apple CEO, Apple product placement in the media, the demand for the new MacBook Pro and the need for Macintosh refreshes across the line are among the topics Bryan touches on. This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of PDFpen 7 and PDFpenPro 7, PDFpen for iPad, PDFpen for iPhone, PDFpen Scan+, as well as TextExpander for Mac and TextExpander for iPhone and iPad. Great software to help you get more done. http://SmileSoftware.com and by MacVoices Magazine, our free magazine on Flipboard that helps you do more with your Apple tech. http://MacVoices.com/Magazine Show Notes: Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss Guests: Bryan Chaffin began using Apple computers in 1983 in a high school BASIC programming class. He started using Macs in 1990 when the Kinko’s guy taught him how to use Aldus PageMaker, finally buying a Power Computing Power 100 in 1995. Bryan is the cofounder of The Mac Observer and currently serves as Afternoon Editor. He has contributed to MacAddict and MacFormat magazines, and coauthored Incredible iPad Apps for Dummies with Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus. You can find out more about Bryan at his personal site, GeekTells. You can follow him on Twitter if you dare.

Paul Kafasis, the head man at Rogue Amoeba, gives us a brief update on the new version of their AirFoil application that lets you send audio from your Mac to Google Chromecast before settling in to answer five probing questions. Paul talks about how he listens to music and what gear he prefers, why his Apple Watch is important to him, why email isn’t dead, the surprising way he uses one particular social network that we can all learn from, and what he would do if he were Apple CEO for a day…or two. This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of PDFpen 7 and PDFpenPro 7, PDFpen for iPad, PDFpen for iPhone, PDFpen Scan+, as well as TextExpander for Mac and TextExpander for iPhone and iPad. Great software to help you get more done. http://SmileSoftware.com and by MacVoices Magazine, our free magazine on Flipboard that helps you do more with your Apple tech. http://MacVoices.com/Magazine Show Notes: Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss Guests: Paul Kafasis is the CEO/Lackey of Rogue Amoeba, the makers of award-winning audio software, including Audio Hijack Pro and Airfoil. You can see what he's thinking on his blog, One Foot Tsunami, and follow him on Twitter. Links: AirFoil by Rogue Amoeba Paul Kafasis on Instagram Chuck Joiner on Instagram

Switcher Studio continues to advance the cause of iOS video streaming with the release of their new Switcher Go. Nick Mattingly, the CEO and co-founder of Switcher Studio, is back to talk about how their new iOS app makes it even easier to broadcast to YouTube Live and Facebook Live. More advanced camera controls, the ability to add pre-prepared content to your streams, and even add a remote camera make Switcher Go a groundbreaking app. Nick provides all the details, along with some Switcher Studio business news. This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of PDFpen 7 and PDFpenPro 7, PDFpen for iPad, PDFpen for iPhone, PDFpen Scan+, as well as TextExpander for Mac and TextExpander for iPhone and iPad. Great software to help you get more done. http://SmileSoftware.com and by MacVoices Magazine, our free magazine on Flipboard that helps you do more with your Apple tech. http://MacVoices.com/Magazine Show Notes: Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss Guests: Nick Mattingly is the Co-Founder and CEO of Switcher Studio in Louisville KY. You can follow them on Twitter, and keep up with Switcher Studio on Twitter.

Joe Kissell has released the third edition of Take Control of DEVONthink 2 to help you get the most out of this sophisticated information management tool. Joe starts out by reviewing what DEVONthink is, how it can be widely used for many tasks, and why it defines its own category of software. Some of the new and improved capabilities in the revision include greatly expanded and revised syncing options, a totally re-written DEVONthink To Go iOS app, and many more. Joe talks about the “thousand tiny things and two big things” that make up the update, and why you need it. This edition of MacVoices is supported by ScreenCastsOnline. Your source for new Mac and iOS tutorials every week, and publisher of ScreenCastsOnline Monthly. http://ScreenCastsOnline.com and by MacVoices Magazine, our free magazine on Flipboard that helps you do more with your Apple tech. http://MacVoices.com/Magazine Show Notes: Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss Guests: Joe Kissell is the author of over two dozen Take Control ebooks, as well as a host of print books, and his very on Joe On Tech guides to technology. He is a senior editor for TidBITS, and a Senior Contributor to Macworld. Keep up with him if you can on his personal blog, JoeKissell.com, and on Twitter.

Ted Landau wasn’t exactly happy about the “Hello Again” event last week, seeing it as a possible Requiem for Desktop Macs. He shares his reactions, why he won’t be purchasing a new laptop, and some of his questions on Apple’s product choices. Is a future that includes only Mac laptops and iDevices a realistic one? Ted contemplates that possibility, how laptops are used as desktop alternatives, why Apple isn’t making monitors, and more. This edition of MacVoices is supported by ScreenCastsOnline. Your source for new Mac and iOS tutorials every week, and publisher of ScreenCastsOnline Monthly. http://ScreenCastsOnline.com and by MacVoices Magazine, our free magazine on Flipboard that helps you do more with your Apple tech. http://MacVoices.com/Magazine Show Notes: Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss Guests: Ted Landau pens Ted Landau' User Friendly View column at The Mac Observer, is a Senior Contributor for Macworld, is the author of several Mac and iPhone help books, and is the founder of MacFixIt. He blogs on Ted Landau's Slanted Viewpoint, and you can follow him on Twitter.

Jim Tierney, Chief Anarchist at Digital Anarchy, talks about their new video production plug-in Samurai Sharpen. Making it easier to sharpen just what you want, Samurai Sharpen lets you isolate just the parts that need work, leaving the others untouched. Jim talks about how it works and profiles the other Digital Anarchy products, including one of their more unusual free plug-ins. This edition of MacVoices is supported by ScreenCastsOnline. Your source for new Mac and iOS tutorials every week, and publisher of ScreenCastsOnline Monthly. http://ScreenCastsOnline.com and by MacVoices Magazine, our free magazine on Flipboard that helps you do more with your Apple tech. http://MacVoices.com/Magazine Show Notes: Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss Guests: Jim Tierney is a pioneer in the development of plugins for motion graphics, animation and video editing. During the 1990's, Jim worked for software companies like MetaTools, Atomic Power and Cycore. He helped create graphics products like Bryce, Evolution and Final Effects. After working on After Effects plugins for six years, Jim thought it was finally time to get out there and do some of his own. So he did, and Digital Anarchy was born in 2001. Connect with them on Facebook and Twitter, and follow Jim himself on Twitter.

Christopher Breen is back to follow up on a previous conversation about the nature of creativity and why we can all consider ourselves creative by the right measurement. From rebuilding his piano and the difference between physical and digital instruments to his efforts to become a better photographer, Chris examines what it means to be creative and why it doesn’t have to mean creating something from scratch. This edition of MacVoices is supported by MacVoices Magazine, our free magazine on Flipboard that helps you do more with your Apple tech. http://MacVoices.com/Magazine and by The MacVoices Dispatch, our weekly newsletter that keeps you up-to-date on any and all MacVoices-related information. Subscribe today and don't miss a thing. MacVoices Dispatch Show Notes: Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss Guests: Christopher Breen has been writing about Apple and its technology since the latter days of the Reagan administration for such publication as MacUser, MacWEEK, and Macworld Until recently, he was a Macworld senior editor and host of the Macworld Podcast, is author of The iPhone Pocket Guide, Sixth Edition (6th Edition) (Peachpit Press), and offers lynda.com software tutorials on such subjects as OS X Lion, the iPad, and screen casting. He is a professional musician in the San Francisco Bay Area, and has a third career with an unidentified tech company headquartered in Cupertino. Links: MacSparky.com