MacVoices #22239: Adam Engst Talks Elon Musk, Twitter, and New iPads at Apple CIDER
Release Date: 11/25/2022
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info_outline<p><strong>Adam Engst</strong> and <strong>Chuck Joiner </strong>paid a virtual visit to the <strong>Apple CIDER</strong> <strong>Mac User Group </strong>in early November. Adam addressed the issues with Twitter (as they existed then), and talked about the new crop of iPads and who they are for. The benefits of a hands-on Apple Store shopping experience, questions from the audience and more were all part of the Election Night conversation. </p>
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<h3>Show Notes:</h3>
<p><strong>Guests:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Adam C. Engst</strong> is the publisher of <strong><a title="TidBITS" href="http://www.tidbits.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TidBITS</a> </strong>and the <strong><a href="http://tcn.tidbits.com/">TidBITS Content Network</a></strong>. He has written numerous books, including the best-selling Internet Starter Kit series, and many magazine articles - thanks to Contributing Editor positions at MacUser, MacWEEK, and now Macworld. His innovations include the creation of the first advertising program to support an Internet publication in 1992, the first flat-rate accounts for graphical Internet access in 1993, and the Take Control electronic book series. His awards include the MDJ Power 25 ranking as the most influential person in the Macintosh industry outside of Apple every year since 2000, inclusion on the MacTech 25 list of influential people in the Macintosh technical community, and being named one of MacDirectory's top ten visionaries. And yes, he has been turned into an action figure. Want more? Follow Adam on <a title="Adam Engst on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/adamengst" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Twitter</strong></a> for 140-character musings on a variety of topics.</p>
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