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Ted Landau provides some perspective on the future and why he thinks we are living in it. From Apple’s Siri to the Amazon Echo to his Ring Doorbell, Ted is quickly getting used to having problems solved or inconveniences resolved just by verbally asking. Also in the market for new hardware, Ted covers his thinking on his next Mac, provides some opinions on Apple Music, the new iPods and more. This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Lynda.com. With an unparalleled library of video training on design, web, photography, business, video and much more, Lynda.com can help you learn and improve your personal and business skills. For a free 10-day trial, visit lynda.com/macvoices. and by TunnelBear, the really simple app to browse privately and get around blocked Web sites. Find out more and download your own TunnelBear at TunnelBear.com/MacVoices. 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. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any pod catcher:  - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss  - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss  - HD Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoiceshdvideo Guest: Ted Landau pens Ted Landau’ User Friendly View column at The Mac Observer, is a former 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:  Amazon Echo Ring Doorbell

Jeff Carlson gave us an early look at Apple Watch some time ago when we talked about the first edition of his Apple Watch: A Take Control Crash Course. With the second edition released after actually having the time to use and evaluate the device, Jeff is back to share his observations on how it can benefit the user, the role of expectations in the Apple Watch experience, and why he discounts all those “declining Apple Watch sales” link bait stories. Whether you already own an Apple Watch or are just considering getting one, you need to hear what Jeff has to say. This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Lynda.com. With an unparalleled library of video training on design, web, photography, business, video and much more, Lynda.com can help you learn and improve your personal and business skills. For a free 10-day trial, visit lynda.com/macvoices. and by TunnelBear, the really simple app to browse privately and get around blocked Web sites. Find out more and download your own TunnelBear at TunnelBear.com/MacVoices. 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. Subscribe to the show:  iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any pod catcher:  - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss   - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss   - HD Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoiceshdvideo Guest: Author and photographer Jeff Carlson (@jeffcarlson, [email protected]) is a columnist for the Seattle Times, a senior editor at TidBITS (tidbits.com), and writes for publications such as Macworld and Photographic Elements Techniques. He is the author of The Connected Apple Family, The iPad for Photographers, Third Edition, iPad & iPhone Video: Film, Edit, and Share the Apple Way, and Take Control of Your Digital Photos on the Mac, among many other books. He believes there’s never enough coffee, and does his best to test that theory.

Jodi Spangler of Lakeshore Mac is an independent tech consultant who specializes in assisting seniors with tech-related challenges. That can range from individuals with little or no tech experience to those who struggle just to keep up. Jodi’s insights into why things we all take for granted can be such a challenge to the senior population are both surprising and useful, including physical challenges you might not expect, the irrational fear that seems to come from not fully understanding Macs, iPhones and iPads, and why it can be difficult for seniors to “think digital, not analog.” Her top three tips will help you in dealing with the seniors in your life who don’t want to be left behind, and can also be applied to teaching anything. This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Lynda.com. With an unparalleled library of video training on design, web, photography, business, video and much more, Lynda.com can help you learn and improve your personal and business skills. For a free 10-day trial, visit lynda.com/macvoices. and 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. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any pod catcher:  - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss  - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss  - HD Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoiceshdvideo Guests: Jodi Spangler has owned her own company called Lakeshore Mac since 2000 and serves the people of South West Michigan, but she is originally from California. She is an expert in iPad and iPhone integration and currently teaches at Lake Michigan College in support of the aging community on how to use these devices in their daily lives. She also contract with several Senior Centers in the area. She have been in the Technology field since 1985 and started out as a hardware technician in Education for the first Apple II computers and have never stopped. She holds numerous Apple Hardware Certificates and ran an Apple Service Center for many years. She is a Macintosh specialist and has been servicing hardware and training people on this platform since it’s invention. Jodi currently support both Mac and PC on iCloud synchronization with iPads and iPhones. Her experience and expertise will always change and evolve with Technology as it changes. Jodi’s goal is to NEVER get stuck in a time warp. You can follow her on Twitter. Jodi’s credentials include: - 30 years experience on the Macintosh and Windows in both hardware and software. - 15 years experience serving Education. - 12 years experience serving the graphics arts community. - 5 years experience as a national instructor in Macintosh troubleshooting and repair. - 3 years experience teaching iPad and iPhone classes at Lake Michigan Collage - 6 years as creator and president of the South West Michigan Mac Users Group  Links: TeamViewer

Coming off two wildly successful events, Barry Fulk, the host of the Midwest Mac BBQ, and Mike Potter, the organizer behind the MacStock Conference & Expo, talk about what worked and why it worked so well at both events, the importance of getting together in person in a world saturated with social media, and why the Apple community is unlike any other. This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by TunnelBear, the really simple app to browse privately and get around blocked Web sites. Find out more and download your own TunnelBear at TunnelBear.com/MacVoices. and by Take Control Books. 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. Subscribe to the show:  iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any pod catcher:  - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss   - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss   - HD Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoiceshdvideo Guests: Michael Potter is the Executive Producer of For Mac Eyes Only. Mike’s love-affair for all things Apple began in his Junior High’s Library playing Lemonade Stand on a pair of brand new Apple ][+ computers. His penchant for Apple gear continued to be nurtured by the public school system when, in High School, he was hired as a lab supervisor to help run the Apple ][e lab for his fellow students and their Print Shop needs. Then, further still, in college he often opted to help a friend with her Computer Graphics coursework instead of focusing on his own studies … but only because it helped get him closer to the Mac-lab. The first Macintosh that Mike could truly call his own, was a sad little Mac Plus he picked up from a garage sale for $20 with the intention of turning it into a Macquarium. When he flipped the switch and found it still happily booted, he didn’t have the heart to gut it and, instead, nursed the little guy back to health by installing a new hard drive and upgraded SuperDrive. A similarly rescued Macintosh SE/30 soon followed. Since that time, in addition to the two early Macintosh’s, Mike’s stable of Macs has grown to include: a PowerMac 7600; two early G3 iMacs (strawberry and dalmation); the G4 Cube with matching 17″ CRT; a 17″ G5 iMac; a PowerMac G5; a G4 Mac Mini; his daughter’s white MacBook; a 2006 17″ MacBook Pro; a 1st-Gen Mac Pro; a 2011 15″ MacBook Pro; a 2010 21.5″ iMac; a Late-2012 27″ iMac; and his wife’s 13″ MacBook Pro. And an iPad. In the time since his weekly Mac podcast was first unleashed to a wary public in the Fall of 2006, over 290 episodes of For Mac Eyes Only, and more than 135 Quick Tips and other Special Segments have been produced to date. In 2013, For Mac Eyes Only launched a new Members Only portion of the site called FMEO Plus featuring exclusive video, audio, and more. Through it all, Mike’s favorite part of producing the show continues to be the opportunity to make new friends within the ever-growing community of Apple fanatics.  Barry Fulk is the Producer, Co-host & Roving Reporter at  For Mac Eyes Only. Guy, husband, one kidlette, loves tech, travel, and photography (including in/outside of Apple stores). Tends to be CDO (which is OCD alphabetized). 1/2 Japanese, 1/2 mutt. Currently drinking as much Kool-Aid as possible. Links: The Cradle The Treehouse

This year’s MacIT Conference is less than a month away, and Conference Chair Paul Kent has plenty to tell us about who’s speaking, the kinds of topics on the schedule, and why it is the place you need to be if you are interested in Macs in the enterprise or large-scale academic environment. Paul talks about the move to Santa Clara, in the heart of Silicon Valley and explains how this year’s conference is structured so that it includes not only sessions, but plenty of networking opportunities as well as attendee participation. This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by TunnelBear, the really simple app to browse privately and get around blocked Web sites. Find out more and download your own TunnelBear at TunnelBear.com/MacVoices. and by ScreenCastsOnline, your source for new Mac and iOS tutorials every week, and publisher of ScreenCastsOnline Monthly. 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. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any pod catcher:  - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss  - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss  - HD Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoiceshdvideo Guests: Former Macworld/iWorld General Manager Paul Kent is now providing strategy and executive consulting services to event organizations and companies bringing products to market in the Apple space. 26 years of cutting edge event experience in the entrepreneurial realm (his own events - QuickTimeLive!, Mactivity series, Mac Networkers Retreat), subcontracted event production (Voice on the Net, Programmable World, InterOp Dot Com) and corporate event management (Macworld Expo, Techmanity, mNext, PSoCWorld), he is providing strategy, alignment and executive consulting for event organizations through his new company, pKreative, LLC. His band, You can follow him on Twitter. Links: The Houserockers

The MacJury takes on the issue of royalty payments for the first three, free, months of the soon-to-be-launched Apple Music service. Who were they negotiating with? Were they negotiating with the right people? Does Taylor Swift really speak for the artists, for the labels, or just for herself? Was their a bad guy in the story, or was it all just a big PR stunt? The panel of Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Neal Pann, Guy Serle and host Chuck Joiner discuss it from every angle, to give you a different perspective on these events. This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by TunnelBear, the really simple app to browse privately and get around blocked Web sites. Find out more and download your own TunnelBear at TunnelBear.com/MacVoices.   and by Smile, the makers of PDFpen 7  and PDFpenPro 7, PDFpen for iPad, PDFpen for iPhone,  PDFpen Scan+, as well as TextExpander for Mac, TextExpander touch and DiscLabel. Great software to help you get more done. 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. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any pod catcher:  - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss  - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss  - HD Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoiceshdvideo Guests: Julio Ojeda-Zapata has been on the front lines of the Internet and technology revolutions as a columnist, editor and award-winning reporter for more than a decade. He covers consumer tech forTwinCities.com, a MediaNews Group and Digital First Media property, and its St. Paul Pioneer Press dead-tree counterpart. Julio reports on a wide range of tech topics, post daily to his Your Tech Weblog, and slap together tech videos from time to time (when I’m not in one). He is the author of iPad Means Business and Twitter Means Business, and is active on Twitter, Google+ and Facebook, among other networks.  Neal Pann is an architect and sole proprietor of Neal A. Pann, Architect . He’s the creator and co-host of the Archispeak Podcast , which is casual conversation about all things architecture, both the good and the bad. He also founded the Apple for Architects site, which is dedicated to helping architects with their Apple products. You can follow him on Twitter. Guy Serle, best known for being one of the co-hosts of the MyMac Podcast, sincerely apologizes for anything he has done or caused to have happened while in possession of dangerous podcasting equipment. He should know better but being a blonde from Florida means he’s probably incapable of understanding the damage he has wrought. Guy is also the author of the novel, The Maltese Cube. You can follow his exploits on Twitter.

At ShowStoppers in San Francisco, Michel Coderre, VP of Business Development for Kwilt, gives us a look at the ease of photo sharing with their upcoming KwiltKeys. Share your photos stored anywhere with anyone. What makes their app unique is the fact that it installs as an iOS keyboard, and makes the sharing as easy as picking the photo and picking the service. This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Lynda.com. With an unparalleled library of video training on design, web, photography, business, video and much more, Lynda.com can help you learn and improve your personal and business skills. For a free 10-day trial, visit lynda.com/macvoices. 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. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any pod catcher:  - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss  - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss  - HD Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoiceshdvideo

At AltConf in San Francisco, comedian Damon Wayans talks about his new app, VHedz, that lets you put your own spin on still photos or videos and then share them on social media. Damon covers the inspiration for the idea, how he can use it as a vehicle for his comedy (you can too), and some of the possible uses for it. This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Lynda.com. With an unparalleled library of video training on design, web, photography, business, video and much more, Lynda.com can help you learn and improve your personal and business skills. For a free 10-day trial, visit lynda.com/macvoices. 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. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any pod catcher:  - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss  - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss  - HD Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoiceshdvideo Guests:   Links: Bob Boom! - M.I.M.S.

At AltConf in San Francisco, the founders of the event, Rob Elkin and Judy Chen discuss the growth and success of AltConf, the controversy over streaming the Apple WWDC keynote, and why they offer “Hero” tickets as a method of drawing attendees, not restricting access. There are plans afoot for 2016, but Rob and Judy won’t tell us about them. This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Lynda.com. With an unparalleled library of video training on design, web, photography, business, video and much more, Lynda.com can help you learn and improve your personal and business skills. For a free 10-day trial, visit lynda.com/macvoices. 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. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any pod catcher:  - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss  - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss  - HD Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoiceshdvideo

At AltConf in San Francisco, we catch up with Victor Agreda Jr. who gives us some perspective on how the wireless carriers and telcos have had to adapt to the changing world of mobile and connected devices. Thanks to the iPhone, iPad and others, even the companies we often think of as dinosaurs have had to evolve. Victor talks about how and why it has happened and how it affects developers in a positive fashion. This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Lynda.com. With an unparalleled library of video training on design, web, photography, business, video and much more, Lynda.com can help you learn and improve your personal and business skills. For a free 10-day trial, visit lynda.com/macvoices. 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. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any pod catcher:  - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss  - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss  - HD Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoiceshdvideo