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Aug. 15th, 2018
New Apple Watch Predictions, 20 Years of iMac – TMO Daily Observations 2018-08-15Kelly Guimont and John Martellaro join Jeff Gamet to talk about what might be coming in the next Apple Watch along with what product announcements may be coming this fall. They also look back at the iMac 20 years after it first shipped.
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Aug. 14th, 2018
iOS 12 Developer Beta 7 Problems, Google’s Creepy Location Tracking – TMO Daily Observations 2018-08-14Andrew Orr and Dave Hamilton join Jeff Gamet to discuss Apple's released—and now pulled—iOS 12 developer beta 7, plus they look at how Google tracks you even when you think they aren't.
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Aug. 13th, 2018
Cure The Beachball – Mac Geek Gab Podcast 722The spinning beachball sucks. It sucks time away, and it sucks the life out of your computing experience. So let's talk about at least one way to solve it. And let's learn at least four other things along the way. Sound good? Great. Press play and you're on the train.
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Aug. 13th, 2018
TMO Background Mode Interview with Host of The Carson Podcast Mark MalkoffMark Malkoff is a comedian, filmaker, and the host of The Carson Podcast in which he talks with guests about legendary talk show host Johnny Carson. His guests include stand-up comics who debuted on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, individuals who worked on the show, and entertainers who were influenced by Carson. I chatted with Mark about his early jobs on various TV shows, sketch comedy, and video projects. As a comedian, he'd always been fascinated by Johnny Carson. It was Peter Jones (PBS) who encouraged Mark to do a podcast all about Carson's Tonight Show. Mark told me about how he lines up guests and how he prepares. In 180+ podcasts, Mark has learned a lot about Mr. Carson's personal life and the details of show's production. Mark enthusiastically shares it all.
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Aug. 13th, 2018
Left Handed Day, Perseid Meteor Shower Tips – TMO Daily Observations 2018-08-13John Martellaro and Bryan Chaffin join Jeff Gamet to share some tips for International Left Handed Day, along with how to photograph the Perseid meteor shower.
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Aug. 10th, 2018
The Hackindog Episode – TMO Daily Observations 2018-08-10Dave Hamilton and John Martellaro join Jeff Gamet to look at Apple's ongoing problems with the 2018 Touch Bar MacBook Pro, and Pandora's plan to improve podcast discoverability. John also inspires Jeff to coin the term "hackindog."
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Aug. 9th, 2018
Apple and Privacy Protection, Anki Vector Robot – TMO Daily Observations 2018-08-09Adam Christianson from the Maccast and Andrew Orr join Jeff Gamet to share their thoughts on whether or not Apple is doing enough to protect our privacy, plus they have some first impressions on Anki's new Vector robot.
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Aug. 8th, 2018
Online Voting, the Corporate Public Square, Picard’s Return to Star Trek – ACM 474What will it take to make online or app-based voting safe, secure, and reliable? Bryan Chaffin and Jeff Gamet are joined by John Kheit to discuss the future of voting. They also explore the idea of corporate platforms (i.e. private platforms) becoming so big that they become synonymous with the public square and subject to the First Amendment. Then Bryan goes off on a weird tangent about how cool Patrick Stewart's new episode of Star Trek could be if Jean-Luc Picard was a broken and bitter man. Good times!
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Aug. 8th, 2018
Apple Versus Infowars, Pachinko TV Series – TMO Daily Observations 2018-08-08Kelly Guimont and John Martellaro join Jeff Gamet to look at Apple delisting the Infowars podcasts while leaving the app on the App Store, plus they share their thoughts on Apple's deal for the Pachinko TV series and diversity in programming.
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Aug. 7th, 2018
Facebook Wants Your Bank Account Data, TSMC’s Chips Problem – TMO Daily Observations 2018-08-07John Martellaro and Bryan Chaffin join Jeff Gamet to share their thoughts on Facebook asking banks for account information, plus the explore TSMC's temporary chip production shut down for the WannaCry virus.
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Aug. 6th, 2018
Haunted Drives, Beachballs, and Chatty Cathy – Mac Geek Gab 721Is running a full SSD OK? What's accessing my hard drive? How do I get custom sounds into Mail? These are just a few of the questions that John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton, your two favorite geeks, answer this week. Press play and enjoy!
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Aug. 6th, 2018
TMO Background Mode Interview with NightCap Camera Developer Chris WoodChris Wood is the developer of the iOS photography app called NightCap Camera, an app that specializes in low-light photography, be it terrestrial or astronomical. Chris told me the story about his technial evolution as a developer, coming out of a M.S. degree and the IT, database and network world. It was the allure of the original iPhone's graphics that whetted his appetite for programming in Objective-C . His big break came with the iPad 2 which had a fairly strong graphics processor (for its time). That led to the development of the acclaimed iPad app called Camera Boost. Later, the experience Chris gained led to the NightCap app and its descendant NightCap Camera. Chris and I chatted about the evolution and capabilities of this excellent app that even novice photographers should own.
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Aug. 6th, 2018
Deconstructing the “Apple is Greedy” Argument – TMO Daily Observations 2018-08-06Bryan Chaffin and John Martellaro join Jeff Gamet to look at TechCrunch's list of reasons why Apple is a greedy company and share their thoughts on whether or not they got it right.
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Aug. 3rd, 2018
Emotions and Apple’s Market Cap, Lisa Brennan-Jobs Memoir – TMO Daily Observations 2018-08-03John Martellaro and Dave Hamilton join Jeff Gamet to talk about the emotional aspect of Apple’s trillion dollar market cap, and the Lisa Brennan-Jobs memoir about growing up as Steve Jobs’ daughter.
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Aug. 2nd, 2018
iPad Refresh, Mac Sales, and App Store Affiliate Program – ACM 473In this episode, Bryan Chaffin and Jeff Gamet take a look at the new iPad icons uncovered in iOS 12. They also discuss the 14% drop in Mac unit sales and wonder why Apple doesn't use that one weird trick of making new Macs to goose Mac sales. They cap the show with a look at why Apple would cancel the App Store Affiliate Program.
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Aug. 2nd, 2018
Apple’s $1 Trillion Market Cap – TMO Daily Observations 2018-08-02Bryan Chaffin and John Martellaro join Jeff Gamet to look at Apple's market cap and explain what it means for the company to reach the US$1 trillion mark.
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Aug. 1st, 2018
AAPL Q3 2018 Earnings, R&D and Robots – TMO Daily Observations 2018-08-01John Martellaro and Kelly Guimont join Jeff Gamet to talk about Apple's 2018 third fiscal quarter earnings, the company's R&D budget, and the possibility of an Apple personal robot.
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Jul. 31st, 2018
Apple Pay Dominance, NFC in HomePod – TMO Daily Observations 2018-07-31Dave Hamilton and Andrew Orr join Jeff Gamet to look at Apple Pay's projected dominance in contactless payments, plus Andrew explains why he'd like to see NFC in Apple's HomePod.
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Jul. 30th, 2018
APFS, Shutdown, Messages, and Notifications – Mac Geek Gab Podcast 720Every time your two favorite geeks get together, something interesting happens: everyone learns at least five (5!) new things. This week's topics include two very specific features of APFS (a pro and a con), noise-canceling headphones for travel, a solution to drives not appearing on your Desktop, some Cool Stuff Found, and much, much more. Press play or download and enjoy!
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Jul. 30th, 2018
TMO Background Mode Special Edition Chat with Kelly Guimont: TV MysteriesKelly Guimont is a Contributing Editor for The Mac Observer and Social Media Manager for Smile Software. She first appeared here in December, 2015 to tell her career story and has returned several times for interesting technical discussions. In this special edition, we chat about our favorite movie or two, and how, for some movies, the music has become a thing in itself, the soundtrack of our lives. Then we delved into the legendary BBC/CBC mysteries: Foyle's War, Murdoch Mysteries, Shetland, Death in Paradise, and Broadchurch. For most of these mysteries, we look at their celebration of place that becomes an integral part of the show. Join us as we explore together what makes these shows so cool.
