MacVoices #22162: MacVoices Live! - The Apple Butterfly Keyboard Settlement (3)
Release Date: 08/05/2022
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info_outline<p>This MacVoices Live! panel wraps up as <strong>Chuck Joiner</strong>, <strong>Mark Fuccio</strong>, <strong>Dave Ginsburg</strong>, <strong>Warren Sklar</strong>, <strong>Jeff Gamet</strong>, <strong>Jim Rea</strong>, and <strong>Brittany Smith </strong>share both their experiences with the butterfly keyboard issues and their reactions to the class action settlement. Was this a case of design over function? See what the group thinks. (Part 3) </p>
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<h3>Show Notes:</h3>
<p><strong>Links:</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2022/07/19/apple-butterfly-keyboard-lawsuit-settlement/"><strong>Faulty MacBook Butterfly Keyboards Cost Apple $50 Million in Lawsuit Settlement</strong></a> on MacRumors</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://us.wordcamp.org/2022/">WordCamp US</a><br /><br /></strong></p>
<p><strong>Guests:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Mark Fuccio</strong> is actively involved in high tech startup companies, both as a principle at piqsure.com, or as a marketing advisor through his consulting practice Tactics Sells High Tech, Inc. Mark was a proud investor in Microsoft from the mid-1990's selling in mid 2000, and hopes one day that MSFT will be again an attractive investment. You can contact Mark through <a href="http://twitter.com/markfuccio"><strong>Twitter</strong></a> on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-t-fuccio/"><strong>LinkedIn</strong></a>.</p>
<p><strong>Jeff Gamet</strong> is a technology blogger, podcaster, author, and public speaker. Previously, he was The Mac Observer’s Managing Editor, and the TextExpander Evangelist for Smile. He has presented at Macworld Expo, RSA Conference, several WordCamp events, along with many other conferences. You can find him on several podcasts such as The Mac Show, The Big Show, MacVoices, Mac OS Ken, This Week in iOS, and more. Jeff is easy to find on social media as @jgamet on <a href="http://twitter.com/jgamet"><strong>Twitter</strong></a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jgamet/"><strong>Instagram</strong></a>, and jeffgamet on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffgamet/"><strong>LinkedIn</strong></a>., and on his <strong><a href="http://youtube.com/jgamet">YouTube Channel at YouTube.com/jgamet</a></strong>.</p>
<p><strong>David Ginsburg </strong>is the host of the weekly podcast <a href="https://intouchwithios.com/"><strong>In Touch With iOS</strong></a> where he discusses all things iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and related technologies. He is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Visit his YouTube channel at <strong><a href="https://youtube.com/daveg65">https://youtube.com/daveg65</a></strong> and find and follow him on Twitter <strong><a href="http://twitter.com/daveg65">@daveg65</a></strong>.</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.</p>
<p><strong>Guy Serle,</strong> best known for being one of the co-hosts of the<strong> <a href="http://mymac.com">MyMac Podcast</a></strong>, sincerely apologizes for anything he has done or caused to have happened while in possession of dangerous podcasting equipment. He should know better but being a blonde from Florida means he's probably incapable of understanding the damage he has wrought. Guy is also the author of the novel,<strong> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Maltese-Cube-Mr-Guy-Serle/dp/1508749353/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1435322441&sr=8-1&keywords=maltese+cube&tag=macvoices-20">The Maltese Cube</a></strong>. You can follow his exploits on <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://twitter.com/Macparrot">Twitter</a>, catch him on <a href="http://facebook.com/groups/mactothefuture/"><strong>Mac to the Future</strong></a> on Facebook, and find everything at <a href="http://vertshark.com/"><strong>VertShark.com</strong></a>.</p>
<p><strong>Warren Sklar</strong> helps host the <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/mactothefuture/">Mac to The Future Group</a> </strong>on Facebook, and is the co-host of <a href="http://intouchwithios.com/"><strong>In Touch With iOS</strong></a> with <strong>David Ginsburg</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Brittany Smith</strong> is a trained cognitive neuroscientist who provides ADD/ADHD, technology, and productivity coaching through her business, <strong><a href="“http://conquer.consulting/”">Devise and Conquer</a></strong>, along with companion <strong><a href="“https://devise-conquer.teachable.com”">video courses</a> </strong>for folks with ADHD. She’s also the cofounder of <strong><a href="“https://adhdguild.com”">The ADHD Guild</a></strong>, a community for nerdy folks with ADHD. She, herself, is a self-designated “well-rounded geek”. She can be found on Twitter as <strong><a href="“http://twitter.com/addliberator”">@addliberator</a></strong> and on <strong><a href="“https://www.youtube.com/addliberator”">YouTube with tech tips</a></strong>.</p>
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