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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.

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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.

Bryan Chaffin provides an update on the Bitcoin economy - whether it is still a thing, why its use continues to expand, and whether he is continuing his mining operations. Bryan wears lots of hats, personal and professional, so has some very specific productivity needs. What he uses, hardware and software, to get it all done, and why he has made those choices, is covered, along with his thoughts on renting software and more.

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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.

 

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Ted Landau has lots to say on a number of little subjects this time around. The malware paranoia for iPhone and Mac, and why it probably more link bait than threat, maintaining your Mac, some additional analysis of his Yosemite install problems, some thoughts on email and more get the “Ted” treatment.

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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.

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Mark Fuccio helps us kick off a new MacVoices series, Focused, with a discussion of Microsoft Office apps on the iPad and iPhone. Are they really “free,” or should you consider them more of a freemium version to drive you to Office 365? What did Microsoft, and the tech press, do right and wrong with the announcement? Is unlimited cloud storage in OneDrive important, relevant or even a good idea? And whatever happened to the Surface? 

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

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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.

Dan Frakes joins in the discussion about iTunes 12, the problems and what you can do about it. Is it the future of music management on the Apple platform, or a misstep? Microsoft announced that they were making their Office apps for iPad and iPhone free…but is it too little too late? What was their real motivation? Dan looks at those questions, talks about what he’s doing now, and why the iMac 5K is amazing, even if he is using it mainly for text.

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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. 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.

The latest release from Maria Langer is the new course, Up and Running with Meetup , on lynda.com. You might think Meetup is simple - someone posts a get together and people get together. Maria explains why there is so much more power to Meetup for both users and organizers, including feature sets that not everyone takes advantage of. Talking as an author, Meetup user and Meetup organizer, Maria takes us through the process, paying special attention to the privacy and security issues that are so important in today’s world. Find out how you can connect with people you have something in common with on Meetup.

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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+, App.net and LinkedIn.

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Maria Langer (follow her on Twitter) has been writing how-to books and articles and recording videos about using computers for longer than she cares to admit. Her projects include, iBooks Author: Publishing Your First Ebook, “Making Movies: A Guide for Serious Amateurs” for the Flying M Productions Maria’s Guides series, and “Twitter Essential Training” for Lynda.com. Maria is also a commercial helicopter pilot and serious amateur photographer. Learn more about her work on the Maria’s Guides website and see what’s on her mind on her blog, An Eclectic Mind. 

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Ted Landau has had a mixed set of experiences with OS X Yosemite. Some of the problems might be Apple’s fault, some might be his fault. He explains what happened, how he solved a major problem, and is still working on some of the minor ones. He also looks back at the Apple iPad, iMac and Mac mini event, and forward to what may be his next Apple purchase. But will he be able to make it with Apple Pay? Ted comments on the experience and security of Apple Pay, and the implications for vendors who are turning it off.

This edition of MacVoices is supported by MacVoices Magazine, free to subscribe to in Flipboard on iOS. Do more with your Apple tech.

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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+, App.net and LinkedIn.

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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.

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Apple’s hardware announcements: How odd by Ted Landau on Slanted Viewpoint

Bugs & Fixes: Solving a Yosemite post-install disaster by Ted Landau, on Macworld

The release updates and changes to iOS 8 have finally died down enough to allow Josh Centers to release iOS 8: A Take Control Crash Course. Josh talks about his approach to helping you get the most out of a surprisingly complex operating system. Some of iOS 8’s newer features require set-up; Josh tells us where the settings are and how this Crash Course will guide you in activating and using those features. We also cover the power of Family Sharing, activating Extensions and much more.

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Ted Landau has had a mixed set of experiences with OS X Yosemite. Some of the problems might be Apple’s fault, some might be his fault. He explains what happened, how he solved a major problem, and is still working on some of the minor ones. He also looks back at the Apple iPad, iMac and Mac mini event, and forward to what may be his next Apple purchase. But will he be able to make it with Apple Pay? Ted comments on the experience and security of Apple Pay, and the implications for vendors who are turning it off.

This edition of MacVoices is supported by MacVoices Magazine, free to subscribe to in Flipboard on iOS. Do more with your Apple tech.

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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+, 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.

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Apple’s hardware announcements: How odd by Ted Landau on Slanted Viewpoint

Bugs & Fixes: Solving a Yosemite post-install disaster by Ted Landau, on Macworld