The Mac & Forth Show

Anyone remember Karl?  Well he’s busy once again so it’s another Guest Host Episode with Alex Fox trying to make sense of tech and Apple related news stories. This week he is joined by Ric, Mark (EssentialMac & Rampant Mumblings Podcast) and Peter Bird  (The Deeper Look Podcast).

No news round up as Missy’s still away doing things like having fun and not recording podcast round ups so we dive straight into..

IBM reportedly plans to purchase up to 200K MacBooks for employees

Apple could be held liable for supporting terrorism with strong iOS encryption, experts theorize

Edward Snowden Explains Why Apple Should Continue To Fight the Government on Encryption

Security experts create worm that infects Mac firmware and is nearly impossible to get rid of

Crystal for iOS.  Ad..sorry content blocking for iOS

Worth a Tweet:
Alex : Yoink - Matthais Gansrinler. Mac App Store £3.99 
Mark : Cinder World’s only Glass Screen Protector with Real Curved Edges

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Once again Karl is taking a break and leaving the lunatics to run the asylum. Mark Chappell (EssentialMac & The Rampant Mumblings Podcast) tries to keep the regular offenders under control.  Matt, Ric and Mr Alex Fox are all up for parole and only their views and opinions could possibly set them free…So, no chance of that then. 

This week Guy Serle steps in to do Guy’s News Roundup

Windows 10 is Released..
Are we just interested because it’s free for now or will this Microsoft everywhere approach make Apple get its hustle on?

UK banks HSBC, First Direct go live with promised Apple Pay support
Finally some might say!

Amazon Prime Music hits the UK as Spotify and Apple Music rival
1 million songs for Prime customers but does it really matter or add anything to amazon?

iPad's dominance continues to fade in shrinking tablet market, latest IDC data shows
While the Apple iPad held on to its position as the leading tablet brand worldwide during the June quarter, the gap with other tablet makers shrank .

Opinion: Do we hold on to our tech too long?
Talking point is that are people resenting Apple for sunsetting hardware because their stuff lasts so long.  iPhone 4s getting a new lease of life, Apple TV 2 getting more life?

Breakthrough could finally bring wireless charging to iPhone
Would you prefer a phone that lasts longer or one you can charge easier

Worth a Tweet:
Mark: Latched - Social podcasting.
Alex : iCloud: Add an attachment to an email
Matt: Lifeproof Cases

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News Roundup read by: Guy Serle

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This week Karl is taking a break leaving hosting duties to Mark Chappell (EssentialMac & The Rampant Mumberlings Podcast) who is joined by the capable(ish) regulars that are Matt, Ric, Barry and joining us from the MyMac.com podcast is GazMaz. We pour over the latest Apple news, rumours, get sidetracked and Rick shares an interesting moment whilst “cycling”

Neil Young Pulls Catalogue from “streaming” not just iTunes

Apple Music, Beats 1, iTunes and App Store Experiencing Issues During VMA Nominee Announcements

Spotify to provide a fresh personalised mix of music each week

Apple Disables App Store Reviews From Devices Running iOS 9

Apple's quarterly R&D spending soars past $2B mark for first time

And in Apple Watch news

Apple Watch Customer Satisfaction Hits 97%, Higher Than Both Original iPhone And iPad
“It was almost as if the farther away people were from tech or the tech industry, the more they liked the Apple Watch.”

Worth a Tweet:
Matt: Automatic
Barry: Biologic Bike Mount Plus iPhone case
GazMaz: OlloClip Studio
GazMaz 2: Thunderbirds Supersize Thunderbird 2 with Thunderbird 4 Action Figure

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This week Matt, Ric and Karl are joined by Mark Chappell (EssentialMac & The Rampant Mumberlings Podcast) and Adam Christianson (The MacCast) to pour over the weeks Apple related news and share their experiences of using an iPhone to buy stuff….namely pasties and McD’s. We’re so healthy aren’t we?

New iPods, but for who?

Do you take Apple Pay?

Loads of Macs.

FTC are watch you Apple.

Office 2016 is here, in 2015.

Apple TV…Finally?

Worth a Tweet:
Matt: Kleen Kanteen Reflect Stainless Steel Bottle
Ric: Tesla Powerwall
Adam: Adobe Comp CC
Karl: Mpow Streambot

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This week Matt, Ric, Barry and Karl are joined by Mark Chappell (EssentialMac & The Rampant Mumberlings Podcast) to sift through the weeks Apple related news. What will they discover as they overturn stories and rummage through rumours? Well. you’ll just have to listen and find out….or undergo exploratory root canal treatment…the results are pretty much the same.

New Boxes for a New Store?

No iPhone Chucking.

That Trailer.

Apple Music Redux.

Watch Worries?

Worth a Tweet:
Matt: MacBook Mate & Aluminium Dust Plugs
Bazza: Duet
Karl: Daddy Long Legs
Ric: Ring.com
Mark: FilePane

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This week the Mac & Forthers, Matt, Ric, Barry and Karl are joined by the wonderful Don McAllister (ScreenCastsOnline) to discuss the weeks Apple related news. That mainly being Apple Music this week. Can a bunch older fuddy duddies  appreciate Beats1 or do we just think they are playing their darn music too loud again?…..And get off our lawn too! Bloody kids!!!!

Beats1 Goes Live.

Curation Playlists surprises.

Apple in too many places?

Should the others be worried?

Better battery cover.

Barclays have an alternative.

Worth a Tweet:
Matt: Apple Music
Bazza: Xenowerk by Pixelbite
Ric: Navionics Sailing App.
Karl: FilePane
Don: Alternote

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This week Barry and Karl are joined by Mark Chappell (EssentialMac & Rampant Mumberlings) and James Turner (WoodPad & Mac4Mac) to swiftly discuss the weeks Apple related news. We delve into the cushions and search the recesses to try and find the occasional nugget of information then generally ignore it…as usual.

A Swift Kick to Apple.

Is it a conspiracy?

Mastered by iTunes might become a bit of a ’Thing’.

Almost time for Apple Pay in the UK.

iOS 9 updates just got easier.

Do we trust a 3TB drive?

Worth a Tweet:
James: Livescribe 3
Mark: Montar Car Mount
Karl: Audio Hijack

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This week Ric returns and joins Barry and Karl to discuss the weeks Apple related news. Mark Chappell (EssentialMac & The Rampant Mumberlings Podcast) and Dr. Richard Harkness (Human V2) also drop by to join in the discussion. Well, I use the word discussion lightly and you probably know if you’ve ever listened before. Anyway, they sink their teeth into the weeks stories including what might be the most ridiculous piece ever.

LastPass Woes.

Killer Exploit.

Kill Off The Mac?

I Don’t Like Those Terms.

Hand Picked Editors.

How Much For The Music?

Worth a Tweet:
Ric: Platypus
Karl: iCloud Family Sharing
Barry: Star Chart
Barry 2: Lynda.com 21 Days Free Access
Richard: Lifeline
Mark: Bluedio Melody Sports M2 Bluetooth HeadPhones

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The excitement of Apple’s WWCD 2015 Keynote is behind us and so we settle down to poke through the announcements and see what they might mean. Are they as impressive as they appear and are we looking forward to trying out the new apps and services? Karl is still a little disappointed there was no new Apple TV but you can’t have everything. Barry, Matt and Karl are joined by Mark Chappell (EssentialMac & Rampant Mumberlings Podcast) and Russ Clewett (The AirWaves Podcast) to share their thoughts and opinions of Apples road map for the coming year.

El Captino

iOS9

News

iPad Features

Apple Pay

Watch OS

Apple Music

Worth a Tweet:
Matt: Slack - Team/Group communications (Mac & iDevice)
Karl: Spark - Fast and Smart Email
Mark: Lupo
Russ: Pluralsight Online Training
Chartroom Pick - Simon: Mixlr for iOS

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News Roundup read by: Guy Serle (MyMac Podcast)

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With less than a week to go until this years WWDC we once again flex our predictive muscles and try to gaze into our crystal balls to see what Apple might have in store for this coming Monday. Matt takes the role of QuizMaster, so he doesn’t squirm so much when we ask him questions, and grills Barry and Karl who are joined by Mark Chappell (EssentialMac & Rampant Mumblings) and Adam Christianson (The MacCast) to see who knows most. Also, you, our dear listeners, can collectively challenge us by heading to our online quiz page. The results will be posted shortly after the events keynote.

Please take the time to participate in our WWDC 2015 Predictive Quiz at - http://bit.ly/WWDC2015quiz

And if you are in London on 8th June the why not head to LMUG for their WWDC 2015 Live Event. Click here for details.

Worth a Tweet:
Matt: ElevationDock3 - Aluminium iPhone 6+ Dock 
Barry: Canon Pixma MG7550 Printer
Karl: Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions
Adam: Flickr 

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