MacVoices

The MacJury’s fourth holiday gift guide has a bit of a twist: the panel (except for the host, of course) are from Europe. Does that affect their picks, or are geeks the same the world over? Find out holiday gifts to give or get, from camera gear to batteries, earphones to books and more are suggested by Bart Busschots, GazMaz, Don McAllister and host Chuck Joiner.

This edition is sponsored by Casper. Because everyone deserves a great night’s sleep. Use the code MACVOICES to get $50 off any size mattress.

Show Notes:

Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, App.net and LinkedIn.

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Guests:

 

By day Bart Busschots is a Linux sysadmin and Perl programmer, and a keen amateur photographer when ever he gets the time. Bart hosts and produces the Let's Talk podcast series - a monthly Apple show that takes a big-picture look at the last month in Apple news, and a monthly photography show focusing on the art and craft of photography. Every second week Bart is the guest for the Chit Chat Across the Pond segment on Allison Sheridan's NosillaCast. You can get links to everything Bart gets up including a link to his photography and his personal blog.

GazMaz regularly appears on the MyMac podcast, a show that has been running since 2004, He co-hosst with Guy Serle and it’s a fun show. He can also be found at gazmaz.com where you’ll find lots of other podcasts that he appears on, as well as some photos and videos. He can be easily connected with on Twitter as @Gazmaz.

 

Don McAllister is the host and producer of ScreenCastsOnline, a weekly video tutorial service, designed to help people get the most out of their Macs, iPads and iPhones. He also is the creator of ScreenCastsOnline Monthly, an Apple Newsstand magazine, publishes his training videos in the SCOtutor series of apps, blogs at The Mac Screencast Guy, and can be found on Twitter.

Links:

Glif - Adjustable Tripod Mount & Stand For Smartphones

CPR Call Blocker V108 - 1200 Number Capacity

Anker 40W 5-Port Charger

Apple TV

Glif tripod mount and stand for iPhone

Kenu Airframe - Portable Smartphone Car Mount

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

A Short History Of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (Audio CD)

Audiobook Builder - Splasm Software, Inc.

Logitech C920 Webcam

TriggerTrap

Webcam Settings - Mactaris

Apple Battery Charger

Sanyo eneloop batteries

LaCie FUEL Wireless Hard Drive 2TB Wi-Fi USB 3.0

 

Infuse Pro - FireCore, LLC

 

WhiBal White Balance Card

 

Motrr Galileo

 

Decibullz Custom Molded Earphones Contour

 

Karma Classic 4G Pay-As-You-Go Wi-Fi Hotspot

A whole new MacJury convened for our third Holiday Gift Guide show to deliver even more strange, off-beat and wonderful gifts that you might want to give or get. Batteries, iOS accessories, training, and perhaps the strangest gift ever recommended are among the recommendations made by the panel of John F. Braun, Michael E. Cohen, Mark Fuccio and host Chuck Joiner.

This edition welcomes our newest sponsor, Casper. Because everyone deserves a great night’s sleep. Use the code MACVOICES to get $50 off any size mattress.

Show Notes:

Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he’s doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, App.net and LinkedIn.

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Guests:

John F. Braun is a software engineer with over 20 years of development experience, and has AS, BS and MS degrees in various computing disciplines, so his friends and colleagues are somewhat surprised that he?s a Mac enthusiast.  Having worked in an environment comprised largely of PCs, and watching others wrestle with the horror that is Windows, he?s glad to come home to a MacBook Pro and Mac mini at the end of the day. He is a regular contributor to The Mac Observer and co-host of The Mac Geek Gab.

Michael E. Cohen has worked as a teacher, a programmer, a Web designer, a multimedia producer, and a certified usability analyst. He’s the author or co-author of several books, including The iPad Project Book, Apple Training Series: iLife (iLife ’09 Edition), Take Control of Syncing Data in Snow Leopard, and Take Control of PDFpen 6. 

Mark Fuccio is actively involved in high tech startup companies, both as a principle at piqsure.com, or as an marketing advisor through his consulting practice Tactics Sells High Tech, Inc. Mark was a proud investor in Microsoft from the mid-1990’s selling in mid 2000, and hopes one day that MSFT will be again an attractive investment. You can contact Mark through his web site or through Twitter.

 

Links:

WakaWaka Power+

Paul C. Buff Vagabond Mini Lithium (120VAC)

XOO Belt by Nifty - A Phone-Charging Belt

Levenger: Thai pad pillow

Jawbone ERA Bluetooth Headset 

Square Jellyfish 4 button Bluetooth Remote for Apple and Samsung Android Devices

Square Jellyfish Flashlight Bluetooth Remote for Apple and Samsung Android Devices

Giant Microbes - Site for “dolls” of viruses and bacteria

Vanishing Point fountain pen by Namiki

TG Manufacturing Ltd CSB-3205-ECO Center Stage Soundbar Speaker TV Mount

TrackR

Vanishing Point fountain pen by Namiki  

PhotoCard (Free iOS app) Great for sending customized high-quality printed holiday cards to special folks, and email versions for others. Printed copies are about $2 to send.

BertMonroy.com

Bert Monroy - Pixel Perfect on lynda.com

Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2TB Portable External Hard Drive with Mobile Device Backup USB 3.0

Seagate Backup Plus Portable Thunderbolt Adapter

NewerTech Universal Drive Adapter

OWC Express USB 2.0 / 3.0 drive enclosure

Bose QuietComfort 20i Acoustic Noise Cancelling Headphones

6TB Western Digital Red hard drive

Philip Goward of Smile explains the new features of PDFpen 2, the newest update to their PDF editing software for iPhone and iPad. With a new iOS 8-enabled user interface, iCloud Drive support for syncing cloud-based documents, this is the best PDFpen yet. Philip reviews these features, as well as the new palm/wrist protection for writing and highlighting, new encryption capabilities, automatic page numbering and even more. Philip also explains how Smile is using the new bundle option in iTunes to effectively offer an upgrade option for existing PDFpen users, and why your price may vary, depending on how and when you purchased your original version of PDFpen.

MacVoices Magazine is free on Flipboard and helps you do more with your Apple tech.

Show Notes:

Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he’s doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, App.net and LinkedIn.

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Guest:

Philip Goward is a co-founder of Smile, developers of PDFpen for Mac, TextExpander and more. He lives in San Francisco and has a passion for opera. You can find him on Twitter.

Ted Landau has had a run of tech bad luck recently, and shares some of his issues and solutions (just in case you have some of the same). Ted and host Chuck Joiner also discuss the level of sophistication our software, both operating systems and applications, has achieved, and whether what it adds for the savvy user detracts from the average user. The team also shares some Apple Pay experiences and the surprising success of Ted's robot-building adventure.

This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of the new version of TextExpander for iPhone and iPad, PDFpen Scan+, the best way to scan and create PDFs on your iDevice,  PDFpen 6 and PDFpenPro 6,  PDFpen for iPad, PDFpen for iPhone, as well as TextExpander for Mac, and DiscLabel.

Show Notes:

Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he’s doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, App.net and LinkedIn.

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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. 

Links:

 

Dash Robotics

The MacJury’s second holiday gift guide panel did their best to one-up their predecessors. Did they do it? From wearable gear to the Internet of Things, audio equipment to home security and more, we have another great set of unusual and sometimes off-beat gift ideas from the panel of Melissa Holt, Joe Kissell, Steve Sande and host Chuck Joiner.

This edition of MacVoices is supported by Eye Chart Magazine: Putting Apple and Tech News In Focus.

Show Notes:

Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, App.net and LinkedIn.

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Guests:

Melissa Holt is an Apple Certified Support Professional who runs a Mac consulting business with her husband near Boulder, Colorado. She’s been moonlighting by writing tips at The Mac Observer since 2011, and in what remains of her spare time, she hikes and plays way too many iOS games. Feel free to follow her on Twitter—she’s @melissacholt.

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.

 Steve Sande writes way too much. He’s the Hardware Editor at TUAW, and recently logged over one million words written for the blog in just over three years. He’s written a number of books for Take Control Books and Apress, is married to a rocket scientist, and spends his days being bossed by a cat. You can watch what he says on Twitter, and see him every Wednesday on TUAW TV Live.  

Links:

Parrot Flower Power

Change Your Password T-Shirt

1Password - Password Manager and Secure Wallet - AgileBits Inc.

Take Control of Your Passwords

Crock-Pot Smart Wifi-Enabled WeMo 6-Quart Slow Cooker

Mr. Coffee Smart Wifi-Enabled WeMo 10-Cup Optimal Brew Coffeemaker

Drobo USB 3.0 4-Bay Storage Array

August Smart Lock

Kwikset 925 Kevo Single Cylinder Bluetooth Enabled Deadbolt for iPhone 4S and Higher

Loksak 8 x 11 Inches Pouch Bags for Large Tablets

Logitech Keys-To-Go Keyboard

Satechi Universal Smartphone CD Slot Mount for 3.5" - 5.5" Smartphones for iPhone 6, 5S, 5C, 5, 4S, 4

Satechi Universal Tablet CD Slot Mount for 5" - 11" Tablets for iPad/Air/Mini

iPhone 6 Plus (5.5 inch ONLY) HD Clear Ballistic Glass Screen Protector, Tech Armor Apple iPhone 6 Plus Premium HD Clear Ballistic Glass Screen Protector

Bluetooth Handset Gloves 

Sphero 2.0 - App Controlled Robotic Ball

Orbotix Ollie for Android and iOS

SONOS PLAY:1 Compact Wireless Speaker for Streaming Music

SONOS PLAY:3 Wireless Speaker for Streaming Music

SONOS PLAY:5 Wireless Speaker for Streaming Music

SONOS PLAYBAR TV Sound Bar/Wireless Streaming Music Speaker

SONOS SUB Wireless Subwoofer

Drop Kitchen Scale and App

Firefly Clue Game

Cambridge Audio Bluetone 100 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker

Stump Stand

Charles Edge has authored the latest edition to the Take Control library, and it is an important one. Take Control of OS X Server helps you tackle the task of setting up your own home server. Charles talks about the advantage of a home server for email, calendaring, contacts, media and more. Security is on everyone’s minds these days; Charles talks about how to approach the subject responsibly and why your own server might just make you more secure…if you do it right. From picking your hardware (you might be able to use a Mac that you just have laying around) to opening the right ports, Charles helps you understand the benefits and responsibilities of running your own server.

This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of  PDFpen Scan+, the best way to scan and create PDFs on your iDevice,  PDFpen 6 and PDFpenPro 6,  PDFpen for iPad, PDFpen for iPhone, as well as TextExpander for Mac, TextExpander touch and DiscLabel.

Show Notes:

Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, App.net and LinkedIn.

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Guests:

Charles Edge has written 9 books and over 3,000 blog posts on technology, with a focus on large-scale systems and server management. When he started writing this book, he was the chief technology officer of 318, a national consultancy and managed services provider with a focus on Apple’s platforms. Midway through this project, became a product manager for JAMF Software. When not playing with computers at work, he can be found at home tinkering with computers for fun. His personal blog is krypted.com and you can follow him on Twitter.

The MacJury convened for the first of our Holiday Gift Guide shows to help you decide what to give and what to get this holiday season. The first panel came up with a wide variety of products for the tech-oriented, the geek-oriented, and normal folks too. From video to training resources to pajamas, the panel of Wally Cherwinski, Kelly Guimont, Jean MacDonald and host Chuck Joiner kick off the holiday season.

This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of the new TextExpander 3 for iPhone and iPad, PDFpen Scan+, the best way to scan and create PDFs on your iDevice,  PDFpen 6 and PDFpenPro 6,  PDFpen for iPad, PDFpen for iPhone, TextExpander for Mac, and DiscLabel.

Show Notes:

Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, App.net and LinkedIn.

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Guests:

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.

Wally Cherwinski is a Videographer based in Ottawa, Canada. Originally trained as a scientist, he spent a portion of his career in research and teaching at the University of Cambridge, England while doubling as a freelance photographer and writer. Later, he joined Canada’s National Research Council and spent many years managing communications for the Canadian Space Program.

Starting with 16mm film, he has written and directed numerous documentaries and television features, including projects with Canada’s National Film Board. More recently, he has combined his passion for video with his love of travel.

Wally has been a Mac user since the original 128K in 1984 and his Apple “museum” includes 28 Macs (not to mention Newtons, iPods, iPhones & iPads). He has delivered video workshops at Macworld, at Macintosh User Groups in Canada and on three MacMania cruises. He also writes a regular video column in the ScreenCastsOnline monthly magazine. You can connect with him on Twitter and App.net, or view his Cirque du Mac videos (and others) on his YouTube channel.

Jean MacDonald is the founder of App Camp For Girls a program to encourage more girls to pursue software development, as well as an active member of the tech community. Jean also publishes a weekly newsletter, Well-Tempered. A would-be rock ’n roll star, you can follow all of Jean’s exploits on her Twitter stream.

Links:

CocoaConf - Yosemite

Fixit 26 Bit Driver Kit

lynda.com. (tutorials on a wide range of topics)

RippleTraining.com (Final Cut Pro X & video editing)

IzzyVideo.com (Final Cut Pro X & video editing)

ScreenCastsOnline.com (weekly iOS and Mac OS X tutorials; monthly magazine)

olloclip for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

Jackery® Mini Premium iPhone Charger 3200mAh Power Pack - Ultra-Compact Aluminum Portable Battery Charger External Battery Pack

Jackery® Bar Premium Aluminum iPhone Charger External Battery 6000mAh Portable Charger Power Bank

SCOSCHE smartSTRIKE Pro Retractable Charge and Sync Cable for Lightning and Micro USB Devices

Camera lens kits for iPhone from IzzyGadgets.com

Square Jellyfish Mini Tablet Tripod Mount (NEW UPDATED VERSION) (Mount Only)

Square Jellyfish Jelly Long Legs Micro Tripod (Tripod Only)

Square Jellyfish Jelly Legs Micro Tripod (Tripod Only)

Joby Gorillapod flexible tripod

Apple Gift Cards

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Joe Kissell has a brand new edition of Take Control of iCloud out, his third, and joins us to talk about some of the changes to iCloud that came with Yosemite and iOS 8. There is still a bit of frustration that can be involved with using iCloud, and Joe shares his wisdom on how to avoid that as much as possible. Stemming from the fact that some features of iCloud work in unexpected ways, Joe’s new book will, once again, tell you what works perfectly, what you might want to avoid, and how to get the most out of Apple’s cloud service that is increasingly integrated with both their desktop and mobile OS.

This edition of MacVoices is supported by Eye Chart Magaine: Putting Apple and Tech News In Focus.

Show Notes:

Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he’s doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, App.net and LinkedIn.

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Guest:

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.

Patrick O’Neil, the CEO of olloclip, shows off the newest olloclip, a complete redesign for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. The new form factor allows not only for the trademark wide-angle, fish-eye and two different macro lenses to be used to improve the versatility of the great new cameras, but also lets you use the wide-angle and fish-eye lenses for some unique selfies. Patrick explains how the new design came about, the new options you have to carry your olloclip, and why a particular design decision was made that will come into full play when they release their new phone case.

Take Control Books brings you this edition of MacVoices. Get the answers you need now from leading experts.

Show Notes:

Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he’s doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, App.net and LinkedIn.

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Guest:

Patrick O’Neil is the CEO of olloclip. He invented the multiple lens system for iPhone, iPad and other mobile devices, has testified before Congress on the topic of 3D printing, and was named Entrepreneur of the Year for 2013. You can follow Patrick on Twitter.

Mike Piatek-Jimenez of Gaucho Software has a new version of the comprehensive weather app, Seasonality Go, that now runs on both iPad and iPhone. Mike walks us through all the information that Seasonality Go puts at your finger tips, including a very cool particle-based wind map, why it took the power of iOS 8 to bring the app to the iPhone, and why educators are among those who love both the information and the visual appeal of Seasonality Go. Combining his own weather servers with others around the world, Mike brings a ton of weather information right to your fingertips in an app that is functional and fun to use.

MacVoices Magazine is free on Flipboard and helps you do more with your Apple tech.

Show Notes:

Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he’s doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, App.net and LinkedIn.

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Guest:

Mike Piatek-Jimenez has been a Mac user ever since he was 7 years old when his father brought home a Mac 512KE. He started writing Mac apps in 2002 in his spare time. In 2004, Mike left his day job and founded Gaucho Software to develop Mac software full time. Gaucho Software’s primary products include the Seasonality family of apps for weather enthusiasts, which have been featured in a variety of mainstream publications. When not writing code, Mike enjoys photography, mountain biking, and spending time with his wife and two young daughters. You can find him on the web at starcoder.com or on Twitter as @mikepj. More information about Seasonality can be found at GetSeasonality.com or @GetSeasonality on Twitter.