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  • The Mac & Forth Show 017 - E.T. Didn't Go Home

    Another week and Ric, Baz and Karl are joined by Alex and go over the week’s Apple related news with a large magnifying glass and pick at it with small pairs of tweezers.

    New MacBook Airs.
    Oh ComiXology, what have you become?
    ET didn’t go home, they buried him.
    Ahrendts reports for duty.
    Bigger than iTunes.
    Touching my iPad.

    The Mac Medics plug a 15 minute gap.

    Worth A Tweet
    Barry: Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
    Alex: Countdown - Official TV Show App
    Ric: CoppaFeel!

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    Theme Music by: Russ Clewett
    News Roundup read by: Missy
    Additional music from: http://www.freesfx.co.uk

     

    58 min
  • The Mac & Forth Show 016 - A Green Apple

    This week the usual rabble of Ric, Matt, Baz and Karl are joined by the Grand Jedi Master of Sceencasts, the much revered Don McAllister. He is on hand to bring some order to our usual chaotic proceedings….or, do we corrupt him and turn him to the dark side? Bwahahahah!!!!

    Nessie? Is that you?
    Exclusives for phone?
    Mac Mini, Gaming Machine.
    Nike runs out of fuel.
    A Green Apple.
    You can Yahoo that.
    Update Time.

    The Mac Medics climb the tower of Babel for a Language issue.

    Worth A Tweet
    Karl: Unpossible
    Matt: Elevation Stand’s Aluminium iMac or Display
    Don: Downie
    ChatRoom: Project Naptha & Silencer Plug

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    Theme Music by: Russ Clewett
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    Modified Cover Art: Stuart Webber CC2.0 

     

    1 hr 7 min
  • The Mac & Forth Show 015 - Coming Soon?

    This week Ric, Matt, Baz and Karl are going solo, (well, if you can count four people as going solo, which you can’t really, but never mind) as they track down the weeks Apple related news and wax lyrical about semi-related topics.

    Apple gets into the real power business.
    Laptop Thief busted, eventually.
    Carplay for everyone…maybe.
    Where are the Mac Pros?
    Office gets Personal.

    The MacMedics get their stream on.

    Worth a Tweet
    Karl: Mixlr
    Barry: Creative Inspire T10 2.0 Speaker System
    Ric: Handpresso

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    Theme Music by: Russ Clewett
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    1 hr 4 min
  • The Mac & Forth Show 014 - Nerf To The Face

    We put last weeks audio issues in a neat little box and shove them under the stairs to hopefully be forgotten…for a while anyway. This week we have a Doctor in the house, fortunately Karl has been inspected and managed to pass the psych-test, just. 

    Dr. Richard Harkness joins Ric, Matt, Baz and Karl too once again talk all things Apple and such.

    Apple announces the WWDC Lottery.
    What can we expect from this years show?
    OpenSSL exploit is out in the Open.
    Job’s Holy Google War.
    SIRI swallows Novauris….Karl can’t pronounce it though.
    Scales for you food.
    Don’t wave at the Nest Protect wrong.
    Charging your Phone in 30 secs.

    The MacMedics tackle troubling ticked tracks for Tim.

    Worth a Tweet:
    Barry: Office 365
    Matt: Henge Docks Horizontal Dock
    Richard: Cambridge USB Dacmagic XS

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    Theme Music by: Russ Clewett
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    1 hr 24 min
  • The Mac & Forth Show 013 - Unlucky

    Well our thirteenth episode didn’t go exactly as planned with our Google Hangout refusing to play nicely. However, we muddle through  and solider on.

    This week Ric, Matt, Baz & Karl are joined by Robert Falck to natter about Apple and other things that slip into their consciousness stream.

    Robert Falck’s book can be purchased here.
    Rob’s Podcast: The Streak Speaks

    Did we all manage to side step the week’s April Fools jokes?
    Office for iPad is finally here.
    Updates for iWork and Safari…Woop.
    iFixit’s Boss is not happy.
    No Typo for you.
    Ink Saving Fonts, a teenager and the US Goverment.
    You can now Nest in the UK.
    Transporter Apps.
    Mounting the Mac Pro.
    A wafer thin iPhone…maybe.

    The Medics tackle Mounting.

    Worth A Tweet:

    The Mini Mount
    A Simple Guide To A Healthy Digital Life

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    1 hr 24 min
  • The Mac & Forth Show 012 - Trumped

    This week Ric, Matt, Baz and Karl are joined but Russ Clewett, from The Airwaves Podcast, to discuss the weeks Apple news. Also Alex Fox pops in for Fox’s Foto Forum and Missy is our new News Roundup Anchor Girl. 

    (Apologies for some of the audio this week. We had some issues with the Google Hangout.)

    Still No iPlayer for the ATV.
    Former Batman to become Jobs?
    EyeGo for you iPhone.
    Twitter Music, We’d miss you if we knew you.
    Tax Loops and Price Hikes…or Drops.
    Trump will be responsible for a Larger iPhone.
    iTunes for Android?
    Fanless MacBook’s?

    The Mac Medics tackle a mail issue.

    Alex Fox shares some tips for Free Photo Software.

    Worth A Tweet
    Karl: Chromecast
    Russ: Mamp/Mamp Pro 
    Matt: PLEX

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    Theme Music by: Russ Clewett
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    1 hr 32 min
  • The Mac & Forth Show 011 - SIRI Requires Underpants

    There is Apple news out there, roaming free, so Matt, Baz, Ric and Karl go on safari to track it down.

    Apple releases an 8Gb 5c, but for who?
    The iPad 4 makes a comeback.
    OneNote is free for all, take note.
    A kernel of a vulnerability
    PopCorn Time has gone…wait, now it’s back again.
    No TV for you.
    Jony Ive does an interview but says nothing.

    The MacMedics and the jailbroken Apple TV
    Lee Hord’s solution.

    Worth A Tweet
    Karl: Kit Bluetooth Gloves
    Ric: Threes
    Matt: Fit Headless HDMI Adaptor
    Barry: Transporter

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    Theme Music by: Russ Clewett
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    1 hr 17 min
  • The Mac & Forth Show 010 - A Pocketful Of Pono

    We've finally reached a double digit episode, soon our little Podcast will be old enough to drink. It’s another week that Matt, Ric, Barry and Karl hunt down and discuss the weeks Apple related news and boy is it a busy one.

     

    Apple finally releases iOS 7.1
    iTunes gets another Festival
    iRadio is catching on
    Star Trek boldly comes to the Mac
    Sony and Panasonic want to archive your information
    A Torrent Player surly not long for this world
    Apple still needs Samsung chips
    Fancy Pizza ordering
    Pono putting iPod to shame?
    Office 2014 coming soon?

     

    The MacMedics look into the iCloud

     

    Worth a Tweet
    Karl: Rii Wireless Mini Keyboard

     

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    Theme Music by: Russ Clewett
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    1 hr 24 min
  • The Mac & Forth Show 009 - iTendo?

    This week Matt, Baz, Ric and Karl have to behave themselves as they are joined by a lovely lady. Kelly Guimont throws caution to the wind and jumps in with the usual nonsense that passes for a show around here.

    Apple reveals Carplay.
    Peter Oppenheimer is leaving Apple to spend more time with his money.
    The 13inch MacBook Pro Non-Retina is not long for this world it seems.
    Apple wants more Beyonces.
    The BlackPhone only appears to impress Karl.

    The MacMedics tackle a problem from their own with a little care.

    Worth a Tweet.
    Sonos Play:1
    Nest Protect

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    1 hr 34 min
  • The Mac & Forth Show 008 - Matt's iKettle

    Matt, Baz, Ric and Karl return for more Mac merriment and somehow talk Paul Kercal into joining their shenanigans. Will he be the lone voice of reason and logic? Not if the guys have anything to do with it.

    An email from a listener (see, we do have one).
    Apple plugs a nasty exploit.
    Telegram welcome AppChat jumpers.
    The US Airforce ditch their Blackberries for Apples.
    How to beat a parking ticket.
    Steve jobs gets a stamp.
    Where’s the flipping iPlayer?
    The iKettle arrives…but most of us don’t know why.

    We have the fastest solved MacMedics Moment ever.

    Worth A Tweet:
    Telegram

    Paul's site and iBooks Link. 

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    Episode Cover Art by: Paul Kercal
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    1 hr 24 min

About The Mac & Forth Show

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A weekly Apple related podcast that doesn't take itself too seriously. In fact, I'm wearing a rubber nose as I type this.