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MacVoices #24259: Live! - Wordpress Controversies and Sonos Customer Confidence

Release Date: 10/25/2024

MacVoices #25297: 2025 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #3 (2)

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The 2025 Holiday Gift Guide #3 continues in Part 2 with standout picks including cold-weather car gear, compact wireless microphones, iPhone phone cases, powerful charging gear, organization tools, speakers, and a timely tech-culture book. (Part 2) In the Take Control Books Black Friday sale, you can save 25% on all full-price titles. Or, save 50% on all ebooks, including upgrades, for a full year with a Take Control Premium membership for $14.99. Plus, if your order total including Premium is at least $34.99, you'll get a free ebook of your choice! The sale runs through December 3. For...

MacVoices #25296: 2025 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #3 (1)

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The MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #3 brings together Jill McKinley, Joe Kissell, Brett Terpstra, and Chuck Joiner to share practical and quirky gift picks. Recommendations range from massage balls and USB-C cable testers to bidets, Matter-compatible smart plugs, lights, multi-tools, pry bars, and more. (Part 1) This edition of MacVoices is supported by . What happens before and after the shows is uncensored, on-topic, off-topic, and always off the wall. Sign up as a MacVoices Patron and get access! http://patreon.com/macvoices Show Notes: Chapters: [0:00] Holiday Gift Guide #3...

MacVoices #25295: Live! - Tim Cook’s Retirement, WeChat Revenue, App Store Guidelines

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The MacVoices Live! panel breaks down rumors surrounding Tim Cook’s possible retirement and what Apple’s succession planning may look like. Chuck Joiner, Marty Jencius, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Jeff Gamet, Eric Bolden, David Ginsburg, Mark Fuccio, Web Bixby, and Jim Rea explore Apple’s potential revenue tied to WeChat, the complexities of China’s app ecosystem, and new App Store guideline updates aimed at stopping copycat apps. Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code CHUCK at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: Show Notes: Chapters: [0:00] Introduction...

MacVoices #25294: Live! - A New Fiery PSA, Apple Loses A Big One, More Masimo vs. Apple

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The discussion opens with a public service warning about the latest fire-related product recall and how refunds are being handled. Chuck Joiner, Marty Jencius, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Jeff Gamet, Eric Bolden, David Ginsburg, Mark Fuccio, Web Bixby, and Jim Rea then shift on Massimo’s legal battle with Apple over Apple Watch health-sensor patents, the size and strategy of Massimo’s business, licensing deals with other tech firms, and the broader issues of patent protection. Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code CHUCK at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: ...

MacVoices #25293: Live! - Affinity’s Free Option, Tinder Wants Your Photos, CoPilot’s Influencers

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This discussion centers on Affinity going free under Canva, a move seen as a direct challenge to Adobe's subscription model. Chuck Joiner, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Marty Jencius, Eric Bolden, and Jeff Gamet also cover Pantone's new AI tool for generating color palettes, Tinder's controversial attempt to access users' camera rolls for better matching, and Microsoft's decision to use influencers to promote its Copilot AI product. The panel debates the ethics and business models behind these tech industry developments. This edition of MacVoices is brought to you by our...

MacVoices #25292: MacVoices 2025 Holiday Gift Guide #2 (2)

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The second part of 2025 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #2 features more product picks both useful and off-beat from Jeff Gamet, ”Pilot Pete” Harmon, and Chuck Joiner. (Part 2) Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code CHUCK at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: Show Notes: Chapters: [0:00] Holiday Gift Guide part two intro [0:40] Book nooks and LEGO bookshelf scenes [5:11] Rechargeable magnetic hand warmers [8:53] Compact iPhone and Apple Watch travel charger [11:22] Incogni data privacy sponsor segment [13:39] Beam Paints and Martha Mae art...

MacVoices #25291: MacVoices 2025 Holiday Gift Guide #2 (1)

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The second edition of the 2025 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide features both tech and lifestyle picks from Jeff Gamet, ”Pilot Pete” Harmon, and Chuck Joiner. (Part 1) This edition of MacVoices is brought to you by the MacVoices Dispatch, our weekly newsletter that keeps you up-to-date on any and all MacVoices-related information. today and don't miss a thing. Show Notes: Chapters: [0:00] Holiday Gift Guide kickoff [1:39] Panel introductions [3:05] Audio Engine HXL portable DAC [8:27] Kindle Oasis reading pick [14:25] Alex Tech cord wrap organizer [19:05] Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow...

MacVoices #25190: Live! - Gemini, Pluribus, and Meta’s Fraud Profits

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The reports that Apple may pay nearly $1 billion to license Google’s Gemini AI for Siri are examined, debating privacy, accuracy, and long-term AI strategy. Chuck Joiner, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Marty Jencius, David Ginsburg, Eric Bolden, Jeff Gamet, and Mark Fuccio then rave about the new Apple TV sci-fi series Pluribus and other standout shows, before turning to disturbing revelations that a significant share of Meta’s ad revenue appears tied to scam advertising and questionable enforcement practices. http://traffic.libsyn.com/maclevelten/MV25190.mp3 This edition of...

MacVoices #25289: The iPhone Pocket, HomePod Mini Expectations, $1 Billion Worth of Gemini

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The MacVoices Live! panel digs into Apple’s new iPhone Pocket accessory, debating its price, purpose, and whether it’s aimed at non-US markets. Chuck Joiner, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Marty Jencius, Eric Bolden, Jeff Gamet, and Mark Fuccio also examine reported shortages of HomePod mini units at major retailers, asking if it signals a refresh, new colors, or just supply quirks before the holidays, and speculate on what other Apple products might quietly get updated. MacVoices is supported by the 2025 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guides. Tech and more you want to give and get. Find out what...

MacVoices #25288: MacVoices 2025 Holiday Gift Guide #1 (2)

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The 2025 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide continues with travel tech, accessories, and creative picks from Marty Jencius, Michael D.J. Eisenberg, and Patrice Brend'amour. Recommendations include USB-C hubs, books for aviation fans, AirPods upgrades, Lego’s new Star Trek piece, drive docks, and webcams. Show Notes: Chapters: [0:00] Gift Guide Part Two Intro [0:36] Reviewing Picks So Far [1:40] USB-C Travel Hub Recommendation [4:17] Aviation Adventure Book Pick [7:33] AirPods and Noise-Canceling Choices [12:31] Screen Protector Discussion [17:12] Compact 4K Webcam Pick [20:08] LEGO...

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Two topics dominate this MacVoices Live! discussion. Chuck Joiner, Marty Jencius, Eric Bolden, Jim Reat, and Mark Fuccio look at the ongoing soap opera that is the Wordpress/WP Engine feud that now has some employees heading for less combative pastures. Then, the panel consider the latest efforts by Sonos to gain back their customers trust…and why it is an uphill climb.

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Show Notes:

Chapters:

00:09 Introduction to MacVoices
05:11 The WordPress Firefight
09:11 Sonos' Seven Promises
12:01 Sonos Customer Experience Concerns
15:36 Closing Thoughts and Farewells

Links:

159 employees are leaving Automattic as CEO’s fight with WP Engine escalates
https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/04/159-employees-are-leaving-automattic-as-ceos-fight-with-wp-engine-escalates/

Sonos makes seven promises, including boosted warranties; customers seem unimpressed
https://9to5mac.com/2024/10/02/sonos-makes-seven-promises-including-boosted-warranties-customers-seem-unimpressed/

Guests:

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.

Mark Fuccio 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 Twitter, LinkedIn, or on Mastodon.

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.

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