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In the November Update, Chuck explains why the monthly Update schedule is changing, talks about new and old social media, and discusses the Patreon situation.

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

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Wally Cherwinski has authored a new book targeted at making video creation more approachable…and he has hit the mark! Video To Go is for anyone who wants to create engaging video, but doesn’t want to get mired down in technical details. While Wally provides some specific ideas about how to shoot, he also teaches you how to think about what your final product will look like, and what to shoot to get there. He discusses the use of cutaways, changing angles, looks, and why you no longer need expensive video gear to succeed.

This edition of MacVoices is supported by our Patreon campaign. If you find value in MacVoices, please consider helping sponsor the show, and our ongoing efforts to bring you quality information.

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.

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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, or view his Cirque du Mac videos (and others) on his YouTube channel.

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Yev Pusin, the Director of Marketing for Backblaze, addresses some of the changes in Mojave that have required user intervention with their online backup service. Apple upped their game on security in the newest version of macOS, and that means that users need to be sure their software is up-to-date with the latest version, and that they understand what permissions they are giving. Yev talks about how Backblaze addressed the issue, give us a behind-the-scenes look at how their processes, and explains why he was visiting from the show floor of the JAMF Nation User Conference.

MacVoices Magazine, our free magazine on Flipboard, 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+ and LinkedIn.

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Yev Pusin is the Director of Marketing at Backblaze, the world’s simplest unlimited online backup provider. In addition to helping craft marketing and branding campaigns, Yev is responsible for all outbound content and online advertising and acts as the voice behind a world leader in the backup industry. When not spending his days thinking of how to make backup sexy, Yev enjoys helping other entrepreneurs brainstorm and bring their ideas to life. Before moving to Silicon Valley and joining the Backblaze team Yev worked for Wells Fargo Financial, where he attempted to remain awake and alert throughout the day. He loves the internet, and his alma mater, The University of Iowa. You can follow Yev on Twitter.

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Backblaze and macOS 10.14 Mojave on the Backblaze blog

Backblaze Cloud Backup Release 5.4 on the Backblaze blog

In this Briefing, Chuck Joiner provides five things you can do to help you stay focused and get the best value for your dollar as the holiday shopping season approaches. Yes, there is some homework involved, but it pays off in the end.

This edition of MacVoices is supported by our new Patreon campaign. If you find value in MacVoices, please consider helping sponsor the show, and our ongoing efforts to bring you quality information.

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.

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Off The Tracks is the documentary about the creation, release, and early days of Final Cut X. Bradley Olsen, the Director and Producer of the film discusses what motivated him to take on the project, how it evolved, and some of the people he interviewed along the way. Brad talks about how Final Cut X was a huge step forward, one that some other editing software is only now trying to emulate, why those advancements were resisted, and some of the story behind the story of the program’s controversial introduction.

MacVoices Magazine, our free magazine on Flipboard, 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+ and LinkedIn.

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Bradley Olsen is the Producer and Director of Off The Tracks, the Final Cut X documentary. He can be contacted on the film’s Facebook page.

Adam Engst, Tonya Engst, and Chuck Joiner made a virtual visit to the Long Island Mac User Group to discuss the Apple Watch. The new health features are among the most important improvements to the Series 4.  The panel discusses their uses, how they use their Apple Watches, and answer audience questions.

MacVoices Magazine, our free magazine on Flipboard, 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+ and LinkedIn.

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Guests:

Adam C. Engst  is the publisher of TidBITS and the TidBITS Content Network. 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 as part of the TidBITS Web site (Apple news for the rest of us). Follow her on Twitter.

 

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I’m a Paramedic: Here’s How the Apple Watch Series 4 Will and Won’t Save Lives on TidBITS

AliveCor KardiaBand for Apple Watch | FDA Cleared | Wearable Wristband 30-Second EKG | Works with Apple Watch to Evaluate EKG | Helps Detect Afib Anytime, Anywhere

Twist-O-Flex Metal Expansion 42mm / 44mm Apple Watch Stretch Band

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Bryan Chaffin of The Mac Observer provides some thoughts on the state of privacy and security, who is gathering what information on you, and what they are doing with it. Explaining “differential privacy”, Bryan talks about the uses to which Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook put the profiles they build on you, who he trusts, and who he doesn’t. He also discusses the demise of Google+, why it failed, and what social media he uses.

MacVoices Magazine, our free magazine on Flipboard, 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+ and LinkedIn.

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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, and follow him on Twitter.

This year’s MacTech Conference is coming up fast. Neil Ticktin provides some insight into why it is such a popular conference, and how they make it a complete learning experience, from morning to night. Who will speaking, what they will be talking about, and how you can get $200 of the ticket price are all part of the discussion.

This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of PDFpen and PDFpenPro, PDFpen for iPad, PDFpen for iPhone, PDFpen Scan+, as well as TextExpander for Mac and TextExpander for iPhone and iPad, as well as the new TextExpander for Windows. Great software to help you get more done.

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

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Neil Ticktin is Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of MacTech Magazine, the journal of Apple technology — a role he’s held since 1992. Neil is also CEO of the MacTech’s parent company, Xplain Corporation, which includes MacTech.com,  MacNews.com, MacForge.net, AppleCentral.com. MacTech has not only been publishing in print since 1984, and on the web since 1994. In addition, MacTech’s holds live events across the country throughout the year, including MacTech Boot Camp, and MacTech InDepth, as well as it’s flagship MacTech Conference.

BeLight Software has a new way to create stunning text effects. Letters is the fun, easy, yet powerful way to add style to any project you have, from social media to the company’s annual report. Marketing Specialist Julia Shtelmukhova demonstrates how it works, and explains how some of the textures and designs originated with real-world objects. Letters offers a wide variety of export options so that your project can be used virtually anywhere. Julia shows us how easy getting your design from Letters to a third-party application, and how it supplements their other text creation program, Art Text.

This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of PDFpen and PDFpenPro, PDFpen for iPad, PDFpen for iPhone, PDFpen Scan+, as well as TextExpander for Mac and TextExpander for iPhone and iPad, as well as the new TextExpander for Windows. Great software to help you get more done.

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

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Julia Shtelmukhova is a Marketing Specialist at BeLight Software. She can be contacted on Twitter.

In a new MacVoices series, Chuck Joiner provides five easy-to-understand, easy-to-implement tips that will make you just a little more secure and private than you were. The idea is that implementing five at a time makes it easier for you to actually do them. From passwords to surfing, web cams to physical security, these tips will get you started on a path to improving your security and privacy.

This edition of MacVoices is supported by our new Patreon campaign. If you find value in MacVoices, please consider helping sponsor the show, and our ongoing efforts to bring you quality information.

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.

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