The Mac & Forth Show

This week our episode plans didn’t quite pan out as intended but fortunately, Guy Serle from the MyMac podcast joins Alan, Steve and Karl as we revisit some of the Apple and tech-related stories from the past year. Wishing all our listeners a very Merry Christmas. 

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On this week’s episode David Dean of the ‘I Confess I’m a Geek’ Podcast joins Alan, Steve and Karl as we take a look at a selection of stocking fillers, reasonably priced and money is no object gifts and why you might want to consider them for friends and family.

David:

Shower Bluetooth Speaker

Nvidia Shield TV

Amazon 4K fire TV Stick

Hyundai Kona  EV

Alan:

“Telescopic Back Scratcher” 

“Emergency Survival Whistle” 

CME XKey Air 25  

Apple iMac Pro with all the extras! 

Steve:

Nekteck [USB-IF Certified] USB C Charger,

Waterproof Tactical Flashlight

Sonos One – Voice Controlled Smart Speaker with Amazon Alexa Built In

DJI Mavic 2 Pro Drone Quadcopter with Hasselblad Camera

Karl:

iTunes Gift Cards 

Anker Wireless Charger, Qi-Certified PowerPort 

Apple TV 4K 

Google Home Mini

LG OLED65B8SLC 65 inch 4K HDR OLED TV 

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This week Alan, Steve, Dean and Karl share what some of them purchased over the Black Friday period. We get a bit distracted by audio setups, Karl attends Adobe Max London, Tim Cook appears to be having a bit of a glum time of late, Parents say iPads suck at teaching and Elon Musk says that he might go to Mars. All this and slightly more on this week’s episode. 

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On this episode Alan, Steve and Karl weave their way through several stories including bending iPad Pro’s (Hint: Don’t bend them), pedestrians making Apple Maps better, Black Friday Apple deals, Swiss watch makers feeling the pinch, Apple News trying to be middle of the political aisle and the last Airports leaving the stores. All this and slightly more on this week’s episode.

LINKS:

Alan’s Anti-Ode to the Camden Bench

Dean’s interview on the Something Inventive Podcast with Ben Kinnaird

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The Mac & Forth Show Patreon Page.

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On this week’s show Alan, Steve and Karl are joined by GazMaz of the MyMac Podcast. We finally get to hear Steve’s thoughts on his new iPhone XR, along with Gaz who has also taken the plunge. Karl resisted buying the new iPad Pro for about 24 hours and discovered he knew more about the device that the Apple staff member who sold it to him. Reports emerge that Apple’s T2 chip may prove problematic to future repairs and Amazon and Apple appear to be making up. 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, Richard Harkness, Frank Jacobsen, Chris Hitarori, Keith Yarbrough, David Dean, Stephen Elliot and Andrew Cannon. Also, thank you to all our contributors for other donations. Your support is always greatly appreciated. 

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This week Dean shares his thoughts on his new iPad Pro. Meanwhile Alan and Karl enjoy not maxing out their credit cards and are not in the least bit bothered they haven’t got new Apple items to play with…no honest…not one bit (sob). In additional news Apple is still making lots of money but not enough for Wall Street, plus there is a new rumour that one of Apple’s most popular pieces of hardware is about to get an update, but hopefully not with an extra 20% price tag.

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The Mac & Forth Show Patreon Page.

• 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, Richard Harkness, Frank Jacobsen, Chris Hitarori, Keith Yarbrough, David Dean, Stephen Elliot and Andrew Cannon. Also, thank you to all our contributors for other donations. Your support is always greatly appreciated. 

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On this Patreon episode I am joined by photographer Alex Fox to discuss some of the recent announcements from Adobe MAX and the possibilities of the new iPad Pro.

As Alex kindly joined me I thought I'd share this episode on our mainly weekly feed so everyone can have a listen. 

Apple has unveiled their latest offerings and so Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl share their opinions regarding the new MacBook Air, the new Mac Mini and the new iPad Pro’s. Quite an exciting event but as always there are a few little catches that Apples brushed over but are there in the details. All this and iOS12.1 was released too. Oh, and some Apple Watches got bricked. 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, Richard Harkness, Frank Jacobsen, Chris Hitarori, Keith Yarbrough, David Dean, Stephen Elliot and Andrew Cannon. Also, thank you to all our contributors for other donations. Your support is always greatly appreciated. 

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As our excitement starts to grow with the next Apple event less than a week away Alan, Dean and Karl share their thoughts on what they think we’ll see announced. Also this week Tim Cook delivered a speech regarding data privacy. Also, Apple will address beauty-gate in an update, Italy fines Apple for slowing down their phones and is the iPad Mini about to return? 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, Richard Harkness, Frank Jacobsen, Chris Hitarori, Keith Yarbrough, David Dean, Stephen Elliot and Andrew Cannon. Also, thank you to all our contributors for other donations. Your support is always greatly appreciated. 

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Adobe has officially announced that Photoshop is coming to the iPad. Dean, Steve and Karl share their thoughts on what this could mean for their favourite tablet. Adobe has also announced a few other applications that could get your creative juices flowing. The iPhone XR is about to go on sale and speculation is that Apple has a huge hit on their hands. We might also now know when new iPads are coming. All this and slightly more on this week’s episode.

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The Mac & Forth Show Patreon Page.

• 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, Richard Harkness, Frank Jacobsen, Chris Hitarori, Keith Yarbrough, David Dean, Stephen Elliot and Andrew Cannon. Also, thank you to all our contributors for other donations. Your support is always greatly appreciated. 

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