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MacVoices #21228: MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #4 (1)

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Release Date: 12/02/2021

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<p>Our fourth holiday gift guide features picks from <strong>Peter Cohen</strong>, <strong>Jim Rea</strong>, and <strong>Wally Cherwinski</strong>, as well as a special appearance by <strong>Ken Ray</strong>. The gifts range from practical to fun, gaming to video and photography. (Part 1) </p>
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<h3>Show Notes:</h3>
<p><strong>Guests:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Wally Cherwinsk</strong>i is a Videographer based in Ottawa, Canada. Originally trained as a scientist, he spent a portion of his career in research and teaching at the University of Cambridge, England while doubling as a freelance photographer and writer. Later, he joined Canada's National Research Council and spent many years managing communications for the Canadian Space Program.</p>
<p><strong>Peter Cohen</strong> is the Technology Editor at <a href="https://www.rcrwireless.com/"><strong>RCRWireless</strong></a>. You can find his Twitter account at <a href="http://twitter.com/flargh"><strong>@flargh</strong></a> and read more of his ruminations on tech and other stuff at his personal web site, <strong><a href="http://peter-cohen.com/">peter-cohen.com</a></strong>.</p>
<p>Since May of 2005, <strong>Ken Ray</strong> has eaten, slept, and breathed Apple news and news related to Apple news in order to produce a daily Apple news show. and he does just that with <strong><a href="http://www.macosken.com">Mac OS Ken</a></strong>, with content that  includes most stories directly related to Apple, many stories indirectly related to Apple that stand a chance of affecting Apple's business or its users, and tangentially related stories that are funny. A slightly skewed, sometimes cynical, obsessive look at Apple news, five-days-a-week. Ken also produces <a href="https://www.securemac.com/topics/checklist"><strong>The Checklist by SecureMac</strong></a>, a security-oriented podcast, and his newest show is<a href="https://macosken.squarespace.com/inafewminutes"> <strong>In A Few Minutes</strong></a>. There are <a href="http://macosken.squarespace.com/contact/"><strong>various ways</strong></a> you can contact him.</p>
<p><strong>Jim Rea</strong> has been an independent Mac developer continuously since 1984. He is the founder of ProVUE Development, and the author of Panorama X, ProVUE's ultra fast RAM based database software for the macOS platform. Follow Jim at <a href="http://provue.com/"><strong>provue.com</strong></a> and via <strong><a href="http://twitter.com/provuejim">@provuejim</a></strong> on Twitter.<br /><br /></p>
<p><strong>Links:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Gift Guide Links:</strong> <a href="http://www.macvoices.com/2021-macvoices-holiday-gift-guide/"><strong>MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide (all picks) on the MacVoices Web site</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="https://flipboard.com/@chuckjoiner/2021-macvoices-holiday-gift-guide-64pm7khry"><strong>MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide (all picks) on Flipboard</strong></a> (Also available in the Flipboard app)</p>
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<p><strong>Peter Cohen’s Picks:</strong></p>
<p><strong>The Secret History of Mac Gaming (Expanded Edition)</strong>  - <a href="https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/products/the-secret-history-of-mac-gaming-expanded-edition"><strong>Publisher’s link</strong></a>  <a href="https://amzn.to/30zHTde"><strong>U.S. Amazon link</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-game-pass"><strong>Xbox Game Pass</strong></a><br /><br /></p>
<p><strong>Ken Ray’s Pick:</strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="https://gridstudio.cc/collections/grid-apple">Grid Framed Apple Devices</a><br /><br /></strong></p>
<p><strong>Jim Rea’s Picks:</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flarup/the-ios-app-icon-book"><strong>The iOS App Icon Book</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="https://amzn.to/318z0aI"><strong>Apple Design by by Friedrich von Borries, Ina Grätz</strong></a></p>
<p><b><a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Tefeca/page/BC6596A6-8C9C-4528-90F2-6D4CF6C1C4C2?ref_=ast_bln&_encoding=UTF8&tag=themugcenter&linkCode=ur2&linkId=770c02109f58ff602a560492718350ca&camp=1789&creative=9325" rel="noopener">Tefeca Elastic Loop Apple Watch Band</a><br /><br /></b></p>
<p><strong>Wally Cherwinski’s Picks:</strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="https://gridstudio.cc/collections/grid-apple">Grid Framed Apple Devices</a></strong></p>
<p><a href="https://amzn.to/3kPAQEm"><strong>SAMSUNG T5 Portable SSD 1TB</strong></a><br /><br /></p>
<p><strong>Chuck Joiner’s Picks:</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://amzn.to/30CBJJc"><strong>OfficemateOIC Blue Glacier Standard Sorter, 7 Compartments, Transparent Blue</strong></a><strong> </strong>(as a storage space for portable hard drives)</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://amzn.to/3CwksyX">UTEBIT Heavy Duty Tripod Camera Mount Clip Clamp with 360 Degree Swivel Mini Ballhead</a></strong></p>
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