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In a world focused so much on security, Joe Kissell’s latest, Take Control of Your Passwords, Second Edition, couldn’t have come at a better time. Joe provides updates on two-factor authentication, including Apple’s own new option, and comments on some of the recent password solutions you might have seen making the rounds on the tech news sites. Find out why you simply cannot select a random character or word password on your own, how you might be able to use your face as your password, and physical objects that can add security to your passwords. Who do you trust for password storage and security? How do you determine the strength of your passwords? Find out from Joe. 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 touch. Great software to help you get more done. http://SmileSoftware.com 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. http://MacVoices.com/newsletter 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. 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. Links: True Key

We start a new series to celebrate and support Macstock Conference & Expo and The Midwest Mac BBQ with visit by Mike Potter and Barry Fulk, the organizers of the two events. This year, the two events have combined to create a great weekend of tech education and socialization in the Chicago suburbs. Mike and Barry discuss why this year attending both events will be even easier, why it is now a two-day conference, and the roster of speakers. Everything attendees loved about last year’s event is back, and more. Find out why you need to be making your plans to attend now. 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 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: Links: MacVoices coupon code: MACVOICES25OFF Macstock Lodging Macstock Transportation Better Living Through Apple Tech - Chuck’s presentation at Macstock 2015 Macstock Email Newsletter Signup Macstock TV - videos from Macstock 2015

The MacJury takes on the announcements made by Apple at their March event, discussing the importance of a lower price for the Apple Watch, the new iPhone SE, and the new 9.7” iPad Pro. The pros, cons, and what the evolution of these devices means is covered by the panel of Jackie Dove, John Martellaro, Jim Tanous and host Chuck Joiner. 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 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: Jackie Dove is a freelance technology journalist who contributes to Macworld, eHow, Tom’s Guide and more. Follow her on Twitter as @jackidove. John Martellaro is the Senior Editor for Reviews and Analysis at The Mac Observer, and host of the Background Mode podcast. Previously,he has worked for NASA, Lockheed Martin Astronautics,the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Apple. At Apple, he worked as a Senior Marketing Manager, a Federal Account Executive and a High Performance Computing manager. His interests include all things Apple, chess, science fiction and astronomy.You can follow John on Twitter. Jim M. Tanous runs TekRevue, a general interest technology site covering the most important stories each day from the world of Mac, Windows, Mobile, and Gaming, along with frequent tips and tutorials on how to get the most out of your technology. He also stops by The Mac Observer each week to drop off a tip or two from the Mac Geek Gab podcast. Prior to starting TekRevue, Jim wrote for The Mac Observer, fixed computers for Apple, installed medical records software for McKesson, and assisted attorneys at a New York law firm. Born in Buffalo, NY, Jim now lives in Erie, PA with his wife and young son, and spends most of his day trying to keep the family’s three cats off of his desk. You can contact Jim via Twitter, Facebook, Google+, or email.

Wendy Cherwinski provide some perspective on effective communications, both in person and on social media. As a specialist in spoken word and executive communications, Wendy is in a unique position to observe how the changes that technology, Twitter, and Facebook have affected how we communicate. She shares her recommendations on how to engage your audience and how to adapt so that your message, personal or professional, is heard. http://TakeControlBooks.com Take Control Books brings you this edition of MacVoices. Get the answers you need now from leading experts. 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. http://macvoices.com/newsletter 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: Wendy Cherwinski is a specialist in spoken word and executive communications and a proud Mac user since 1984. In her day job, she helps clients communicate with confidence. To do that, she offers speechwriting, presentation design and coaching services and leads workshops and webinars on how to write speeches, presentations and memos that get results. As a speaker herself, she has presented her ideas at international events in Ottawa, Washington, Chicago, San Francisco and London, England. She also publishes Pen & Podium, a monthly e-newsletter for speechwriters and speakers, and writes a regular column in Don McAllister’s ScreenCastsOnline Monthly Magazine. You can follow her on Twitter. Links: Echelon Communications Pen and Podium - Wendy’s blog

MacNotables Adam Engst and Tonya Engst, both of TidBITS and Take Control Books, and MacVoices’ host Chuck Joiner join the Southern California Macintosh Owners | Users Group (SMOG) for a 25th anniversary celebration of their group to talk about essential iOS apps. Some basic productivity app recommendations, some more specialized apps, web publishing platform options and social media apps, as well as some questions and answers, are all included. 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 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: Adam C. Engst is the publisher of TidBITS and Take Control Books. He has written numerous books, including the best-selling Internet Starter Kit series, and many magazine articles - thanks to Contributing Editor positions at MacUser, MacWEEK, and now Macworld. His innovations include the creation of the first advertising program to support an Internet publication in 1992, the first flat-rate accounts for graphical Internet access in 1993, and the Take Control electronic book series. His awards include the MDJ Power 25 ranking as the most influential person in the Macintosh industry outside of Apple every year since 2000, inclusion on the MacTech 25 list of influential people in the Macintosh technical community, and being named one of MacDirectory's top ten visionaries. And yes, he has been turned into an action figure. Want more? Follow Adam on Twitter for 140-character musings on a variety of topics. Tonya Engst spends her days immersed in Apple technology, serving as editor-in-chief at TidBITS Publishing, which she co-founded. She works behind the scenes on the TidBITS Web site (Apple news for the rest of us) and on the front lines of theTake Control ebook series (highly practical, tightly focused ebooks about technology, mostly Apple-related), where she thinks about the big picture, edits many ebooks, and occasionally gets to write one. Follow her on Twitter. Links: Google app — Search made just for mobile - Google, Inc. Dropbox - Dropbox Google Drive - free online storage from Google - Google, Inc. HOUND - Voice Search & Assistant, hands-free speech recognition - SoundHound, Inc. Parkmobile - Parkmobile USA, Inc. Google Authenticator - Google, Inc. Authy - Authy Inc. iTunes U - Apple 1Password - Password Manager and Secure Wallet - AgileBits Inc. Fantastical 2 for iPhone - Calendar and Reminders - Flexibits Inc. Calendars 5 - Event and Task Manager with Google Calendar Sync - Readdle Trello - Trello, Inc. Trello web site Strava Running and Cycling - GPS Run and Ride Tracker - Strava, Inc. Words With Friends - Zynga Inc. Downcast - Jamawkinaw Enterprises LLC Overcast: Podcast Player - Overcast Radio, LLC NPR One - NPR Drafts 4 - Quickly Capture Notes, Share Anywhere! - Agile Tortoise Slack - Team Communication - Slack Technologies, Inc. Google+ - interests, communities, discovery - Google, Inc. Friends+Me Evernote - Evernote BBEdit Nisus Writer Pro Pear Note - Useful Fruit Software Sandvox by Karelia Software RapidWeaver by Realmac Software Freeway by Softpress Sparkle WordPress Squarespace

This MacVoices Briefing focuses on the Keurig Kold Drinkmaking System, the Keurig device that create cold beverages of all sorts, including carbonated sodas, craft sodas, iced teas, seltzers and flavored waters. Learn about the process of making a drink, how faithfully the flavors you’re already familiar with measure up, and find out whether the Keurig Kold has a place on your kitchen counter. 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 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 Links: Keurig Cold web site

Shelly Brisbin has updated and expanded iOS Access for All, bringing it to the third edition, and addressing changes and updates in iOS 9. She discusses some of the changes and improvements in this version of iOS, and how the book has been re-structured to make finding specific information easier. Shelly also discusses some of her favorite apps that rank high in accessibility, why some features are often viewed as “secret” by the main stream audience, and why we can all benefit from those features regardless of whether we define ourselves as “part time” or “full time” accessibility users. Today’s MacVoices is sponsored by ProXPN. Protect your Internet by Securing Your Connection, and get up to 50% off with the offer code "VOICES". http://ProXPN.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. iOS Access for All (iOS 9 Edition) - Shelly Brisbin Links: Slack - Team Communication - Slack Technologies, Inc. Twitterrific 5 for Twitter - The Iconfactory Tweetings for Twitter (iPhone & iPod touch edition) - DW:design Overcast: Podcast Player - Overcast Radio, LLC Instapaper - Instapaper Holdings, Inc. Voice Dream Reader - Voice Dream LLC Byword - Metaclassy, Lda. AppleVis Blindfold Games Google app — Search made just for mobile - Google, Inc. HOUND - Voice Search & Assistant, hands-free speech recognition - SoundHound, Inc. Cortana - Microsoft Corporation Amazon Echo

MacNotable Dan Frakes provides from tips for improving the battery life of your iPhone battery, courtesy of The Wirecutter’s extensive article on the subject. You might be surprised the difference, good and bad, items such as ad blockers, specific apps and music streaming can make if you’re looking for battery life longevity. Dan also provides his thoughts on the Apple Battery case, then goes into some details about how The Wirecutter’s rather intense approach to evaluating products, and their unique style of published reviews. Today’s MacVoices is sponsored by ProXPN. Protect your Internet by Securing Your Connection, and get up to 50% off with the offer code "VOICES". http://ProXPN.com and by Take Control Books. Get the answers you need now from leading experts. http://TakeControlBooks.com 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: Dan Frakes is a respected technology writer, book author, and editor, as well as an authority on digital media (including the iPod, iPhone, and iPad) and consumer audio. Currently, he serves as Lead Editor at The Wirecutter. He is a former Senior Editor and “Mac Gems” columnist at Macworld. He was previously Senior Reviews Editor for Playlist magazine and Website and at various times an Editor, Contributing Editor, and columnist for MacFixIt.com. His blog is at DanFrakes.com and you can follow him on Twitter. Links: 1Blocker - Block ads, tracking scripts, anything - Salavat Khanov Purify Blocker: No Ads. No Tracking. Lightning-Fast Browsing in Safari. - Chris Aljoudi The Best Battery Cases for iPhone 6, 6s, 6 Plus, and 6s Plus by Nick Guy, on The Wirecutter Apple Battery Case for iPhone 6 and 6S The Best Broom, Dustpan, and Dust Mop by Kimber Streams, on The Sweethome The Best Electric Vehicle by Eric Everts, on The Wirecutter

Joe Kissell is back to talk about his latest, Take Control of Dropbox, Second Edition. Covering new features like Dropbox Teams and Dropbox Paper, Joe gets us up to speed on the changes, enhancements and improvements to the popular cloud service. He also covers the difficulty of syncing, the latest iOS app implementations, the security of Dropbox and how it has evolved since the first edition of the book. Today’s MacVoices is sponsored by ProXPN. Protect your Internet by Securing Your Connection, and get up to 50% off with the offer code "VOICES". http://ProXPN.com 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. http://MacVoices.com/Newsletter 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. 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.

MacNotable Bryan Chaffin and host Chuck Joiner have a wide-ranging discussion on the latest developments in the FBI vs. Apple matter, since there seems to be something new to the case every day. As Bryan points out, there are a wide variety of players in this drama: the media, the public, legislators and lawmakers at the state and federal levels, foreign governments, security analysts and more. The motivations and impact of all the actors needs to be reviewed and evaluated, and that’s what this discussion tries to accomplish through discussion and debate. 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 Take Control Books. Get the answers you need now from leading experts. http://TakeControlBooks.com 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.