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MacVoices #24231: Live! - Discussing Apple's Glowtime Event (3)

Release Date: 09/13/2024

MacVoices #26186: Road to Macstock - Katie Fawkes and Doc Rock

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This time, the Road to takes us to Katie Fawkes, Director of Marketing and Doc Rock, Director of Strategic Partnerships for , who talk about both their Creator Camp the day before Macstock, as well as their session during Macstock. They discuss how the hands-on event will help users of all experience levels build confidence with video production. They also cover Ecamm’s broader role beyond live streaming, practical uses for creators and businesses, the value of experimenting with gear, and why Macstock's welcoming community makes it a special gathering. MacVoices is supported by CleanMyMac...

MacVoices #26185: TV+ Talk - How Apple Connects Entertainment, Sports, and Corporate Identity

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Charlotte Henry and Chuck Joiner explore how Apple TV connects sports, entertainment, and corporate strategy, from World Cup coverage and the After the Whistle podcast to Slow Horses and global storytelling. They debate Tim Cook’s visible Hollywood presence, his role in the service’s growth, and how future leadership could shape Apple’s streaming ambitions. Show Notes: Chapters: 00:00 Opening: sports connections, crossovers, and Tim Cook’s role 00:45 WWDC “Good Morning” tribute and Apple TV+ stars 01:53 World Cup fever and cultural reactions in the U.S. 03:50 After the...

MacVoices #26184: NAB - AI-Powered Thumbnails, Scoring, And Recommendations From Presaige

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From NAB 2026 in Las Vegas, Skylar Holtzman of introduces their AI-powered content improvement tool that predicts how engaging images and short videos will be before posting. The discussion covers scoring, recommendations, thumbnail selection, carousel ordering, video limits, privacy, proprietary AI, pricing tiers, creator use cases, and API integration. Show Notes: Chapters: 00:03 Introduction from NAB 2026 00:12 Meeting Skylar in the Creator Studio area 00:27 What Presaige does for content improvement 00:40 Analyzing images with a proprietary engagement model 01:08 Uploading images...

MacVoices #26183: Live! - WWDC 2026 Experiences and Keynote Analysis

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The MacVoices Live! panel reviews WWDC week from both developer and user perspectives, including on-site activities, and the Flip the Script event. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Jim Rea, Marty Jencius, Web Bixby, Jeff Gamet, and Eric Bolden react to Apple’s keynote versus the State of the Union, AI and Siri expectations, Vision Pro’s apparent future, developer access to Apple Intelligence, and private cloud compute limits. MacVoices is supported by CleanMyMac from MacPaw. Get Tidy Today! Try 7 days free and use my code MACVOICES20 for 20% off at Show Notes: Chapters: 00:31...

MacVoices #26182: Road to Macstock - Mike Schmitz

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Mike Schmitz previews his Road to session on starting a YouTube channel in 90 minutes, emphasizing creativity, repetition, audience connection, and practical tools over perfection. Mike discusses handling harsh comments, finding personal value in publishing, and using AI thoughtfully as a creative partner. His goal is to help get anyone on YouTube that wants to be there. MacVoices is supported by CleanMyMac from MacPaw. Get Tidy Today! Try 7 days free and use my code MACVOICES20 for 20% off at Show Notes: Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to the Road to Macstock with Mike Schmitz 00:31...

MacVoices #26181: Flip The Script - MacPaw’s Post-Keynote Perspective and AI-First App Development Strategy

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Only a few hours after Apple’s WWDC keynote, members of the leadership team sat down for a conversation about Apple Intelligence, and Siri’s renewed promise. Topics touched on included privacy, developer access to user context, hybrid AI processing, Setapp’s role, and how AI is reshaping app creation, customer support, and software strategy. Participants included Oleksandr Kosovan, Founder and CEO, Sergii Kryvoblotskyi, Director of AI and Research, Dmytro Melnyk, Chief Product Officer and Grant Belaire, Chief Marketing Officer. Show Notes: Chapters: 00:01 Opening and setup...

MacVoices #26180: Flip The Script - Inside MacPaw's Event at AGI House

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A video tour of the AGI House in San Francisco as ’s Flip the Script event at WWDC 2026 highlights the venue’s AI-focused mission and MacPaw’s emphasis on connecting with developers around its AI initiatives. Show Notes: Chapters: 0:00 Opening and event introduction 00:24 Setting expectations for Flip the Script 00:35 First impressions of the venue 01:33 AGI House and its Silicon Valley history 01:43 WWDC, MacPaw, developers, and AI 01:55 The AGI House mission and manifesto 02:48 WWDC watch party and discussion room 03:32 Backyard networking and MacPaw’s AI...

MacVoices #26179: Flip The Script - Dmytro Melnyk on Building AI Into Trusted MacPaw Products

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From the Flip the Script event in San Francisco, Dmytro Melnyk, Chief Product Officer for , discusses his role and the importance of the company’s careful approach to adding AI across products, from both the developer and customer viewpoints.. He explains why some users want frictionless AI while others resist it over privacy, cost, and complexity, and outlines Eney's goal of combining many Mac utility tasks into one assistant with a pay-as-you-go model. Show Notes: Chapters: 00:12 Introduction from Flip the Script in San Francisco 00:19 Introducing Dmytro and his role at MacPaw 00:28...

MacVoices #26178: Flip The Script - Tymofii Bezverkhyi's Journey from Student Developer to MacPaw Engineer

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At ’s Flip the Script event in San Francisco, Junior iOS Engineer Tymofii Bezverkhyi shares how his path from Ukraine’s Kyiv School of Economics to studying in Ireland, winning Apple’s Swift Student Challenge, and attending WWDC led to a role at MacPaw. Tim discusses his passion for Apple development, his work on MacPaw’s AI Eney, and why he appreciate’s the company’s responsibility and growth objectives. Show Notes: Chapters: 00:03 Introduction from Flip the Script at WWDC 2026 00:17 Introducing Tim, MacPaw’s youngest team member 00:30 Tim explains his path to MacPaw...

MacVoices #26177: Flip The Script - Vladyslav Hamolia On MacPaw's AI Assistant, Eney

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At Flip The Script in San Francisco at WWDC, Vladyslav Hamolia, AI Staff Engineer for .discusses the company’s push to become AI-first by rethinking existing products, building internal tools, and supporting third-party vendors. He profiles Eney, the MacPaw AI assistant (available in Setapp) designed to perform tasks, optimize workflows, and improve daily routines. It addresses security while balancing local-first privacy goals with hybrid cloud models. Show Notes: Chapters: 00:03 Introduction from Flip the Script at WWDC 2026 00:16 Vlad’s role in MacPaw’s AI...

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Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Eric Bolden, Marty Jencius, Jeff Gamet, Web Bixby, and Patrice Brend’amour turn their attention to the iPhone 16 portion of Apple’s Glowtime event, who will be upgrading and who will be waiting. New camera features, storage options and of course, iPhone 16 vs. iPhone 16 Pro Mac all affected the decision-making process. The panel then transitioned into comments on the event itself, its intended audience, and how Apple Intelligence will be rolled out.

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Show Notes:

Chapters:

00:00 Apple's Glowtime Event Overview
01:10 iPhone 16 Pre-Orders Discussed
10:50 Transitioning to Upgrades and Plans
13:24 Camera Features and User Experiences
21:06 AI Expectations and Disappointments
28:25 Reflections on Apple's Marketing Strategy
29:40 Wrap-Up of the Discussion

Guests:

Web Bixby has been in the insurance business for 40 years and has been an Apple user for longer than that.You can catch up with him on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Eric Bolden is into macOS, plants, sci-fi, food, and is a rural internet supporter. You can connect with him on Twitter, by email at embolden@mac.com, on Mastodon at @eabolden@techhub.social, on his blog, Trending At Work, and as co-host on The Vision ProFiles podcast.

Patrice Brend’amour is the creator, advocate and Product Manager of a global healthcare software initiative, which is not only pushing the industry to provide user-centered solutions using the latest advances in UX and technology, but also advancing the sharing of medical information between healthcare providers across the world. She is also an avid podcaster, mainly in the technology space, as well as a maintainer and contributor to a number of open source projects. Everything she does can be linked to from The Patrice, You can follow her on Twitter, and engage with her on the podcast, Foodie Flashback.

Brian Flanigan-Arthurs is an educator with a passion for providing results-driven, innovative learning strategies for all students, but particularly those who are at-risk. He is also a tech enthusiast who has a particular affinity for Apple since he first used the Apple IIGS as a student. You can contact Brian on twitter as @brian8944. He also recently opened a Mastodon account at @brian8944@mastodon.cloud.

Jeff Gamet 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 Twitter and Instagram, jeffgamet on LinkedIn., @jgamet@mastodon.social on Mastodon, and on his YouTube Channel at YouTube.com/jgamet.

David Ginsburg is the host of the weekly podcast In Touch With iOS 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 https://youtube.com/daveg65 and find and follow him on Twitter @daveg65 and on Mastodon at @daveg65@mastodon.cloud.

Dr. Marty Jencius has been an Associate Professor of Counseling at Kent State University since 2000. He has over 120 publications in books, chapters, journal articles, and others, along with 200 podcasts related to counseling, counselor education, and faculty life. His technology interest led him to develop the counseling profession ‘firsts,’ including listservs, a web-based peer-reviewed journal, The Journal of Technology in Counseling, teaching and conferencing in virtual worlds as the founder of Counselor Education in Second Life, and podcast founder/producer of CounselorAudioSource.net and ThePodTalk.net. Currently, he produces a podcast about counseling and life questions, the Circular Firing Squad, and digital video interviews with legacies capturing the history of the counseling field. This is also co-host of The Vision ProFiles podcast. Generally, Marty is chasing the newest tech trends, which explains his interest in A.I. for teaching, research, and productivity. Marty is an active presenter and past president of the NorthEast Ohio Apple Corp (NEOAC).

Jim Rea built his own computer from scratch in 1975, started programming in 1977, and 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. He’s been a speaker at MacTech, MacWorld Expo and other industry conferences. Follow Jim at provue.com and via @provuejim@techhub.social on Mastodon.

Ben Roethig has been in the Apple Ecosystem since the System 7 Days. He is the a former Associate Editor with Geek Beat, Co-Founder of The Tech Hangout and Deconstruct and currently shares his thoughts on RoethigTech. Contact him on Twitter and Mastodon.

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