The Mac & Forth Show

Has it been a week already? Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl assemble once again to discuss their Apple-related week. Apple One’s charges didn’t go quite to plan and Karl has the headache to prove it. Alan took advantage of the Black Friday deals and taught himself a few things. Dean is already listening to Kuo and dreaming of next year and Steve shared some ‘System Extension’ funny business regarding the new M1 Macs. All this and loads more on this weeks episode.

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Alan, Steve and Karl are joined by GazMaz from the mighty MyMac podcast. Karl purchased a new MacBook Air powered by the M1, although the collection process was a little different to usual.  Steve isn’t sure Windows still has a place on Mac’s, a bold idea. Alan has been hatching plans to get the most from the Apple One service and Gaz is making room for a new addition, of the Mac variety. All this and loads more on this weeks episode.

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Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl are back once again to discuss Apple related things. Dean and Karl both get their new iPhones, as well as HomePod Mini’s and share their thoughts. Also, Big Sur didn’t crash Karl’s machine and so the show could go ahead. Alan is also in possession of a new-ish iPhone and Steve has some rather disturbing news about new cars here in the UK. All this and loads more on this weeks episode.

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Not one, not two, but three new Mac’s running Apple Silicon.  Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl pour over the specs and look for any shortcomings as Apple reveals its new direction moving forward and away from Intel. From some interesting claims and some skipped over detractions the guys share their thoughts and reveal if they are tempted by what they saw during the presentation. All this and loads more on this weeks episode.

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• This Month's Wonderful 'The One with the Shout Out' Funders: Teresa Hummel, Steven Leach, Matt Barton, Ron Poyotte, Gordon Jackson, Paul Beattie, Jane, Alan, Martin Meadows-Evans, Frank Jacobsen, Keith Yarbrough, David Dean, Stephen Elliot, Barry Gentleman and David Renfree. Also, thank you to all our contributors for other donations. Your support is always greatly appreciated. 

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The time has almost arrived for the newest iPhones to go on sale, so Alan, Dean and Steve listen to Karl’s strategy to nab one as soon as possible. However, it looks like some more credit cards are about to take a hit as Apple reveals its next event for this Tuesday. What will they have to show us this time? All this and loads more on this weeks episode.

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• This Month's Wonderful 'The One with the Shout Out' Funders: Teresa Hummel, Steven Leach, Matt Barton, Ron Poyotte, Gordon Jackson, Paul Beattie, Jane, Alan, Martin Meadows-Evans, Frank Jacobsen, Keith Yarbrough, David Dean, Stephen Elliot, Barry Gentleman and David Renfree. Also, thank you to all our contributors for other donations. Your support is always greatly appreciated. 

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It’s time once again for Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl to gather and discuss various Apple-related subjects. Dean gets to test the new iPhone 12 Pro. Karl buys a Raspberry and plays with HomeBridge. Steve has some thoughts on the prospect of Apple developing its own search engine then waving goodbye to Google and Alan is still not convinced that wireless charging isn’t the Emperors New Clothes. All this and slightly more on this weeks episode.

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• This Month's Wonderful 'The One with the Shout Out' Funders: Teresa Hummel, Steven Leach, Matt Barton, Ron Poyotte, Gordon Jackson, Paul Beattie, Jane, Alan, Martin Meadows-Evans, Frank Jacobsen, Keith Yarbrough, David Dean, Stephen Elliot, Barry Gentleman and David Renfree. Also, thank you to all our contributors for other donations. Your support is always greatly appreciated. 

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Has Alan, Dean, Steve or Karl purchased a new iPhone yet? Has Apple found a new form of TV entertainment? Did Karl dump HomeKit? Is Alan impressed with 14.2? Has Apple Silicon wowed Dean and has Steve a view on Apple devices longevity? Well, some, or maybe all of these questions may be answered on this week’s episode…Or they may just praise Ted Lasso for the whole hour, you’ll have to listen to discover for yourself.

Links to HomeKit Items Mentioned:

Meross Smart Plug

VOCOlinc Colour Bulbs

VOCOlinc HomeKit Aroma Diffuser

Ajax Online Blind Engine Motor

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• This Month's Wonderful 'The One with the Shout Out' Funders: Teresa Hummel, Steven Leach, Matt Barton, Ron Poyotte, Gordon Jackson, Paul Beattie, Jane, Alan, Martin Meadows-Evans, Frank Jacobsen, Keith Yarbrough, David Dean, Stephen Elliot, and Barry Gentleman. Also, thank you to all our contributors for other donations. Your support is always greatly appreciated. 

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The gang is nearly all here as Alan, Steve and Karl are joined by Mark from Essential Apple to discuss yesterday’s Apple event, ‘High Speed’. There was the announcement of the new HomePod Mini, with a reasonable price tag, along with the introduction of four new iPhone models…which now come in BLUE (finally). All this and you may find out what we’ve all been up to in our extended absence…although state secrets may have to remain that, secrets.

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• This Month's Wonderful 'The One with the Shout Out' Funders: Teresa Hummel, Steven Leach, Matt Barton, Ron Poyotte, Gordon Jackson, Paul Beattie, Jane, Alan, Martin Meadows-Evans, Frank Jacobsen, Keith Yarbrough, David Dean, Stephen Elliot, and Barry Gentleman. Also, thank you to all our contributors for other donations. Your support is always greatly appreciated. 

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On our last show before our Summer break (returning in August) Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl pour over the weeks Apple-related news. Benchmarks appear for the DTK Macs, despite Apple explicitly forbidding them. New ransomware is attacking via pirated apps. Apple pulling the plug on some Apple Arcade games and the new Apple Watch apps for sleep tracking hand-washing has been in development for years. All this and slightly more on this week’s episode. 

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• This Month's Wonderful 'The One with the Shout Out' Funders: Teresa Hummel, Steven Leach, Matt Barton, Ron Poyotte, Gordon Jackson, Paul Beattie, Jane, Alan, Martin Meadows-Evans, Frank Jacobsen, Chris Hitarori, Keith Yarbrough, David Dean, Stephen Elliot, Barry Gentleman and Deano. Also, thank you to all our contributors for other donations. Your support is always greatly appreciated. 

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Apple just wrapped its WWDC 2020 keynote and although it may have started out a bit slow it certainly ended on some big announcements. Karl is joined by his regular co-hosts of Alan, Dean, and Steve as we sort through the reveals and look forward to what lays ahead of us as users. All this and slightly more on this week’s episode. 

You can also view this special Live episode on YouTube.

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• This Month's Wonderful 'The One with the Shout Out' Funders: Teresa Hummel, Steven Leach, Matt Barton, Ron Poyotte, Gordon Jackson, Paul Beattie, Jane, Alan, Martin Meadows-Evans, Frank Jacobsen, Chris Hitarori, Keith Yarbrough, David Dean, Stephen Elliot, Barry Gentleman and Deano. Also, thank you to all our contributors for other donations. Your support is always greatly appreciated. 

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• Theme Music: Russ Clewett