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The Mac & Forth Show 201 - White Flag 04/18/2019

The Mac & Forth Show 201 - White Flag On this week’s episode Alan, Steve and Karl discuss and offer their opinions regarding the recent settlement between Qualcomm and Apple. The continuing passage of the E.U. Copyright Directive. New iPad Pro productivity videos. Some publishers are already becoming frustrated with Apple News+ and an Apple watch helps out an 80-year old lady. All this plus slightly more on this week’s episode. /episode/index/show/macandforth/id/9449819

The Mac & Forth Show 200 - The 200th 04/11/2019

The Mac & Forth Show 200 - The 200th It’s our 200th episode with Alan, Steve and Karl taking a slight departure from their usual format to have a bit of extra fun. Original co-hosts Ric, Barry and Matt drop by to reminisce about the old days and attempt a live re-reading of their first Tech News Round-up (if you can recall how those used to go). Plus we have a smattering of listeners messages and a few questions. All this and slightly more on this week’s 200th episode. /episode/index/show/macandforth/id/9354524

The Mac & Forth Show 199 - Happy Madden 04/04/2019

The Mac & Forth Show 199 - Happy Madden This week David Dean of ‘I Confess I’m a Geek’ podcast joins Dean, Steve and Karl to go through the week’s Apple-related news. Karl has his brand new iPad Mini and loves it. The AirPower is no more and the same goes for Google+. New Wireless Beats are on the way. The HomePod gets a little cheaper. and someone is suing Apple, just another standard week really. Join us for all of this, and slightly more, on this week’s episode. /episode/index/show/macandforth/id/9268244

The Mac & Forth Show 198 - It's Not Showtime. Yet. 03/28/2019

The Mac & Forth Show 198 - It's Not Showtime. Yet. Apple took to the stage Monday and revealed a number of new services that they have lined up for us. Alan, Steve and Karl mull them over and share their thoughts on Apple’s entry into Magazine subscriptions, credit cards, subscription gaming and TV streaming. Did the line up get their pulses racing or send them into a coma? Luckily Apple also activated the ECG app across Europe so at least we can check. All this and slightly more on this week’s episode. /episode/index/show/macandforth/id/9176474

The Mac & Forth Show 197 - Clearing The Decks 03/21/2019

The Mac & Forth Show 197 - Clearing The Decks After an exciting week regarding Apple announcements Alan, Dean and Karl return to look over the updated iPad Air, iPad Mini (Yippee!), iMac and AirPods. They share their thoughts and views about what this clearing of the decks could mean for next weeks announcement. They also turn their attention to the recently announced Stadia service from Google and ponder what it could mean for gaming on the Mac and iOS devices. All this and slightly more on this week’s episode. /episode/index/show/macandforth/id/9091160

The Mac & Forth Show 196 - It's About Flipping Time 03/14/2019

The Mac & Forth Show 196 - It's About Flipping Time After being away for a week, Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl return just as Apple announces ’It’s Show Time’. We look ahead to the upcoming presentation and speculate what Apple might reveal. Also, Spotify is complaining to the EC that Apple treats them so unfairly, and want the powers that be to sort them out, those bullies. All this and slightly more on this week’s episode. /episode/index/show/macandforth/id/9009584

The Mac & Forth Show 195 - Grumpy Old Men Edition 02/28/2019

The Mac & Forth Show 195 - Grumpy Old Men Edition As there is a dearth of interesting Apple news this week Dean, Steve and Karl put on their grumpy old men hats and share the apps, services and technologies that they just do not understand in this modern age. To be taken more as a ‘tongue in cheek’ episode, as we don’t want to upset anyone by naming their most beloved apps, services or technologies….honest. /episode/index/show/macandforth/id/8826848

The Mac & Forth Show 194 - Hey, Barbie 02/21/2019

The Mac & Forth Show 194 - Hey, Barbie It’s yet another week so that means yet another show. Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl return to meander their way through the week’s Apple and tech related news. Apple has been buying and hiring again to hopefully strengthen their SIRI and Home services. CityMapper wants to help Londoners with cheaper travel. Google had a hidden microphone is some Nest products and Ming-Chi Kuo presents his latest investor notes with some intriguing rumours. All this and slightly more on this weeks episode. /episode/index/show/macandforth/id/8736950

The Mac & Forth Show 193 - Eerozon 02/14/2019

The Mac & Forth Show 193 - Eerozon This week Karl is flying solo again as he discusses finding his old iPods, Amazon’s purchase of Eero, the new Copyright reform and the growing rumours concerning WWDC 2019 and an Apple event to be held at the end of March. All this and slightly more on this weeks episode. /episode/index/show/macandforth/id/8647604

The Mac & Forth Show 192 - GCHQTime 02/07/2019

The Mac & Forth Show 192 - GCHQTime This week Dean, Steve and Karl return to peruse the weeks Apple and tech related news. Angela Ahrendts is moving on from Apple. Facebook and Google were both punished but things are back to normal, for now anyway. Spotify wants to be number one when it comes to Podcasts and the GCHQ thinks that the recent FaceTime bug was a good start. All this and slightly more on this week’s episode. /episode/index/show/macandforth/id/8560742

The Mac & Forth Show 191 - Naughty Step 01/31/2019

The Mac & Forth Show 191 - Naughty Step Just typical, No real news for weeks and then three big ones come along at once. Dean, Alan, Steve and Karl return once again to go over the weeks Apple and tech related news. Apple announces their results for the holiday season. Facebook gets into yet another spot of bother and the very private Apple has a very embarrassing privacy bug. All this and slightly more on this weeks episode. /episode/index/show/macandforth/id/8468951

The Mac & Forth Show 190 - Shot on iPhone* 01/24/2019

The Mac & Forth Show 190 - Shot on iPhone* The gang of Dean, Alan, Steve and Karl return once again to go through the week’s Apple-related news. Another round of updates are released. ‘Shot on iPhone’ might inspire budding iPhone photographers. Apple shows off some iPad Pro Workflows. Copyright law gets sent back for further work and Google gets hit by GDPR. All this and slightly more on this weeks episode. /episode/index/show/macandforth/id/8379368

The Mac & Forth Show 189 - Return of the Power Glove? 01/17/2019

The Mac & Forth Show 189 - Return of the Power Glove? This week Dean returns, joining Alan, Steve and Karl and sharing his experiences and plans for his new home. Apple eliminates a bug that made Apple Music on HomePod better, they also replaced 11 million iPhone batteries in 2018 and Netflix is increasing its prices, again. All this and slightly more on this week’s episode. /episode/index/show/macandforth/id/8293925

The Mac & Forth Show 188 - Automated Anarchy 01/10/2019

The Mac & Forth Show 188 - Automated Anarchy On this week’s edition, GazMaz from the MyMac Podcast joins Alan, Steve and Karl as they look over some of the HomeKit compatible devices recently announced at CES, as well as turning their attention to some of the wider aspects of Home Automation. /episode/index/show/macandforth/id/8206274

The Mac & Forth Show 187 - Missing in Action 01/03/2019

The Mac & Forth Show 187 - Missing in Action This week Karl is on his lonesome, not because we have all split up, but because Karl can’t organise properly. As a result, he looks at a few stories from the past week or so, then looks forward to what 2019 might bring from Apple and what we might have to look forward too. /episode/index/show/macandforth/id/8120672

The Mac & Forth Show 186 - Social Missyia 12/27/2018

The Mac & Forth Show 186 - Social Missyia On our last episode of the year, Karl is joined by his old podcasting partner in crime, Missy. As the world seems to be a very different place from when they last recorded their “Here ’N’ There Show” Missy and Madden decide to take a look at how Social Media has seemingly become corrupted and almost intolerable over the past year or so. /episode/index/show/macandforth/id/8050841

The Mac & Forth Show 185 - MyMac & Forth 12/20/2018

The Mac & Forth Show 185 - MyMac & Forth This week our episode plans didn’t quite pan out as intended but fortunately, Guy Serle from the MyMac podcast joins Alan, Steve and Karl as we revisit some of the Apple and tech-related stories from the past year. Wishing all our listeners a very Merry Christmas. /episode/index/show/macandforth/id/7988327

The Mac & Forth Show 184 - Gift Guide 12/13/2018

The Mac & Forth Show 184 - Gift Guide On this week’s episode David Dean of the ‘I Confess I’m a Geek’ Podcast joins Alan, Steve and Karl as we take a look at a selection of stocking fillers, reasonably priced and money is no object gifts and why you might want to consider them for friends and family. /episode/index/show/macandforth/id/7905566

The Mac & Forth Show 183 - Glum Tim 11/29/2018

The Mac & Forth Show 183 - Glum Tim This week Alan, Steve, Dean and Karl share what some of them purchased over the Black Friday period. We get a bit distracted by audio setups, Karl attends Adobe Max London, Tim Cook appears to be having a bit of a glum time of late, Parents say iPads suck at teaching and Elon Musk says that he might go to Mars. All this and slightly more on this week’s episode. /episode/index/show/macandforth/id/7734737

The Mac & Forth Show 182 - Don't Bend Stupid 11/22/2018

The Mac & Forth Show 182 - Don't Bend Stupid On this episode Alan, Steve and Karl weave their way through several stories including bending iPad Pro’s (Hint: Don’t bend them), pedestrians making Apple Maps better, Black Friday Apple deals, Swiss watch makers feeling the pinch, Apple News trying to be middle of the political aisle and the last Airports leaving the stores. All this and slightly more on this week’s episode. /episode/index/show/macandforth/id/7660835

The Mac & Forth Show 181 - Keep Out 11/15/2018

The Mac & Forth Show 181 - Keep Out On this week’s show Alan, Steve and Karl are joined by GazMaz of the MyMac Podcast. We finally get to hear Steve’s thoughts on his new iPhone XR, along with Gaz who has also taken the plunge. Karl resisted buying the new iPad Pro for about 24 hours and discovered he knew more about the device that the Apple staff member who sold it to him. Reports emerge that Apple’s T2 chip may prove problematic to future repairs. /episode/index/show/macandforth/id/7573733

The Mac & Forth Show 180 - Steve's Pirate iPhone XRrrrr 11/08/2018

The Mac & Forth Show 180 - Steve's Pirate iPhone XRrrrr This week we get Steve’s review of his new iPhone XR and Dean shares his thoughts on his new iPad Pro. Meanwhile Alan and Karl enjoy not maxing out their credit cards and are not in the least bit bothered they haven’t got new Apple items to play with…no honest…not one bit (sob). In additional news Apple is still making lots of money but not enough for Wall Street, plus there is a new rumour that one of Apple’s most popular pieces of hardware is about to get an update. /episode/index/show/macandforth/id/7484288

The Mac & Forth Show - Free Patreon Episode 11/08/2018

The Mac & Forth Show - Free Patreon Episode On this Patreon episode I am joined by photographer Alex Fox to discuss some of the recent announcements from Adobe MAX and the possibilities of the new iPad Pro. /episode/index/show/macandforth/id/7484054

The Mac & Forth Show 179 - Return of the Mini 11/01/2018

The Mac & Forth Show 179 - Return of the Mini Apple has unveiled their latest offerings and so Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl share their opinions regarding the new MacBook Air, the new Mac Mini and the new iPad Pro’s. Quite an exciting event but as always there are a few little catches that Apples brushed over but are there in the details. All this and iOS12.1 was released too. Oh, and some Apple Watches got bricked. All this and slightly more on this week’s episode. /episode/index/show/macandforth/id/7398707

The Mac & Forth Show 178 - Unveiling 10/25/2018

The Mac & Forth Show 178 - Unveiling As our excitement starts to grow with the next Apple event less than a week away Alan, Dean and Karl share their thoughts on what they think we’ll see announced. Also this week Tim Cook delivered a speech regarding data privacy. Also, Apple will address beauty-gate in an update, Italy fines Apple for slowing down their phones and is the iPad Mini about to return? All this and slightly more on this week’s episode. /episode/index/show/macandforth/id/7313000

The Mac & Forth Show 177 - More In The Making 10/18/2018

The Mac & Forth Show 177 - More In The Making Adobe has officially announced that Photoshop is coming to the iPad. Dean, Steve and Karl share their thoughts on what this could mean for their favourite tablet. Adobe has also announced a few other applications that could get your creative juices flowing. The iPhone XR is about to go on sale and speculation is that Apple has a huge hit on their hands. We might also know when the new iPads are coming. All this and slightly more on this week’s episode. /episode/index/show/macandforth/id/7229984

The Mac & Forth Show 176 - China Inside...Maybe? 10/11/2018

The Mac & Forth Show 176 - China Inside...Maybe? This week Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl return to share their opinions of the week's Apple and tech related news. Alan has joined the land of Face ID, but has he changed his opinion after being a staunch sceptic for so long? Bloomberg has either the biggest tech story for years or egg on their face. iOS 12.0.1 arrives and fixes a few gates and we have some news regarding Apple’s streaming service. /episode/index/show/macandforth/id/7155683

The Mac & Forth Show 175 - Something SomethingGate 10/04/2018

The Mac & Forth Show 175 - Something SomethingGate The gang are back this week after their short break. Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl share their opinions of the week's Apple-related news. Alan tried to kill Karl by challenging him to get fit. More of our new devices arrive. Mojave is out in the wild and we find out what this year's gates are, related to Apple products anyway. All this and slightly more on this week's episode. /episode/index/show/macandforth/id/7128234

The Mac & Forth Show 174 - Taking A Shortcut 09/20/2018

The Mac & Forth Show 174 - Taking A Shortcut This week GazMaz from the MyMac Podcast drops by to join Alan, Dean and Karl to share his opinions on this week’s Apple related news. The new updates are here and we look at our new favourite things and a few issues that still need addressing. Also, do we finally have confirmation that new iPads are about to drop? All this and slightly more on this week’s episode. /episode/index/show/macandforth/id/7071294

The Mac & Forth Show 173 - To The Max 09/13/2018

The Mac & Forth Show 173 - To The Max Apple’s new iPhones and Apple Watches are here and it’s all rather exciting. To discuss what was revealed Alan, Steve and Karl are joined by Don McAllister of ScreenCastsOnline to lust after the new shiny things and see if any have tempted them to break out the credit/debit cards, or if they have resisted the temptation…at least for now. /episode/index/show/macandforth/id/7041841

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