MacBites

Elaine Giles and Mike Thomas
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MacBites - getting to the core of all things Apple

  1. Jun 4

    0204 - Apple at 50

    In this episode, feedback, flashbacks and fifty years BackBites Jami's Sandwich Jami's Comment on Episode 0203 Kim's Thrilled Kim's Comment Introducing Glaze - Raycast Blog Glaze by Raycast. Desktop apps, reimagined by you. Allan Allan's Comment Focus Apple at 50 Apple's 50 Years Events 'Twas the Night Before the WWDC Keynote Contact Us Mail Us Contact Us Join the MacBites Community MacBites Mail Elaine on Bluesky Mike on Bluesky MacBites on Bluesky MacBites Siri on Bluesky

    1h 45m

  2. Jun 1

    0203 - Happy New Year

    In this episode, Puppies, Pickles and Profit Margins BackBites Jami's Sandwich Jami's Comment on Episode 0202 Jami's Comment on Episode 1 Kim Kim's Keeping Up Appearances Pandamonium Pandamonium's Comment In The News Logi Options+ Options+ and G HUB macOS Certificate Issue - Logitech Support + Download Logi Options+ (Plus): Customization App for Logitech Devices No more Logi Options+ : r/logitech CES Silly Season 2026 The Verge Awards at CES 2026 | The Verge Ecovacs' new launch nearly made me cry during my CES booth tour | TechRadar I've played with Lego's new Smart Brick - here are my honest thoughts | Stuff BirdBuddy 2 mini smart feeder films wildlife with a 2K camera Apple Creator Studio Apple Creator Studio bundles 6 apps Pixelmator Pro arrives on iPad with desktop-class image editing These Apple Apps Will No Longer Receive All New Features Without a Subscription Apple confirms Pixelmator for iOS will no longer receive updates Apple Says 'Pixelmator' App on iOS Will No Longer Receive Updates Pixelmator Pro arrives on iPad with desktop-class image editing | Cult of Mac Subscription fatigue is real, and 2026 will be the breaking point for artists Free Affinity app sparks huge debate among artists and designers Affinity's free gambit could shatter Adobe (but if it doesn't, that tells us a lot) Does Apple Creator Studio make subscription apps palatable? Apple Creator Studio is another step an app bundle future Paid features coming to Pages, Numbers, and Keynote Compared: Apple Creator Studio vs Adobe Creative Cloud Pro Apple invites creators to multi-day 'Apple Experience' next week Is It an Ad? Apple testing new App Store design that blurs the line between ads and search results New Raycast New Raycast - Coming 2026 Grok's "Undress Mode" and the One-Way Street of Digital Abuse Woman felt 'dehumanised' after Musk's Grok AI used to digitally remove her clothes Ofcom asks X about reports its Grok AI makes sexualised images of children Government demands Musk's X deals with 'appalling' Grok AI Apple asked to pull X and Grok apps over 'sickening content generation' U.S. Senators Ask Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok Apps Over Sexualized Image Generation Have US senators told Apple and Google to remove X/Grok? X to block Grok AI from undressing images of real people As pressure mounts, xAI says Grok will stop undressing people Has Grok blocked non-consensual images? Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards In a Pickle Squinting Face, Pickle, and Lighthouse Among New Emoji Coming to iOS Pickle, lighthouse, and meetor among new emoji coming in 2026 Here are the new emoji likely coming to iPhone with iOS 27 Icon Instructions ... Really! Dear Apple: if your new icons need a manual, they're not working Google's new app icons were desperately needed These parody Google icons are better than the new update Spotify's New Disco Ball App Logo Is Terrible Mike's New Tech John Lewis Unboxing of Mike's New Tech Contact Us Mail Us Contact Us Join the MacBites Community MacBites Mail Elaine on Bluesky Mike on Bluesky MacBites on Bluesky MacBites Siri on Bluesky

    1h 7m

  3. 12/31/2025

    0202 - Shrek's Mankini and Other Questionable Choices

    In this episode, it's glitter, rainbows and a record breaking delivery BackBites Kim Kim's Request Jami's Sandwich No Numbing! Review of the Year January Mac mini at 20, Steve Jobs and the tiny Mac Apple employees fired over donation scheme fraud February AppleCare+ moves to subscription-only model UK secretly orders Apple to let it spy on users worldwide March Apple introduces iPad Air with powerful M3 chip and new Magic Keyboard - Apple (UK) April Apple's entire supply chain hit by Trump 'Liberation Day' tariffs Apple shares get hammered after Trump tariff news Apple's fight with Trump's tariffs will shift the cost to customers How and where Trump's new tariffs affect Apple New iPad Air gets revamped, lower-cost Magic Keyboard May Apple debuts Apple Vision Pro's Bono film at Cannes June Apps Sherlocked, replaced by Apple, Raycast July Apple reports third quarter results - Apple (UK) August MacBites Episode 0184 | The MacBites Podcast September Apple debuts iPhone 17 - Apple October MacBites After Hours Season Pass Affinity by Canva (Version 3) November Introducing iPhone Pocket: a beautiful way to wear and carry iPhone - Apple (UK) December December 2019 in review: Apple releases the long awaited new Mac Pro | AppleInsider The good, the bad, and the ugly of Apple's 2025 - 9to5Mac Looking Forward Contact Us Mail Us Contact Us Join the MacBites Community MacBites Mail Elaine on Bluesky Mike on Bluesky MacBites on Bluesky MacBites Siri on Bluesky

    1h 12m

  4. 12/29/2025

    0201 - Retail Therapy ... Executive Edition

    BackBites Jami's Sandwich 0199 Jami's Sandwich 0199 Jami's Sandwich 0200 Jami's Sandwich 0200 Tetracycline: MedlinePlus Drug Information In The News Texas Judge Blocks App Store Age Verification Law Texas judge says Apple doesn't have to check App Store ages | AppleInsider Texas App Store Age Verification Law Blocked by Federal Judge - MacRumors Texas judge blocks state's App Store age verification law - 9to5Mac Timmy's Christmas Shopping Tim Cook just bought 50,000 Nike shares, and investors noticed - 9to5Mac ChatBites Bin Day Woes MacBites Episode 0117 | The MacBites Podcast Mike The Oven Slayer Ninja Combi 12-In-1 Multi-Cooker Focus Keyboard Maestro Magic Keyboard Maestro Raycast - Your shortcut to everything Excel Bites Excel Automation Automate Excel for Mac: Record Your First Macro - YouTube Contact Us Mail Us Contact Us Join the MacBites Community MacBites Mail Elaine on Bluesky Mike on Bluesky MacBites on Bluesky MacBites Siri on Bluesky

    46 min

  5. 12/27/2025

    0200 - 200 Not Out ... Howzat!

    In this episode, we went live! ChatBites MacBites 200 MacBites 0000 - Episode 0: It Does Get Better! - 06 October 2007 MacBites 0001 - Hello World! - 08 October 2007 MacBites 0002 - Spamalot - 15 October 2007 MacBites 0003 - I'm a Barbie Girl in a Barbie World - 25 October 2007 MacBites 0004 - Leopard XL - 05 November 2007 MacBites 0005 - Cheating the Cheetah - 08 November 2007 MacBites 0006 - iPhone iPhone iPhone - 22 November 2007 MacBites 0007 - Textual Intercourse - 10 December 2007 MacBites 0008 - Flight of the Navigator - 07 January 2008 MacBites 0009 - Back with a Bang - 09 June 2008 MacBites 0010 - Seamlessly Synching and the Magic Witch Switch - 16 June 2008 MacBites 0011 - Come On Baby Light My Fire - 23 June 2008 MacBites 0012 - Rock Me Amadeus - 30 June 2008 MacBites 0013 - iPhone iPhone iPhone Bursting the Bubble - 21 July 2008 MacBites 0014 - Back, Sack and PAC - 04 August 2008 MacBites 0015 - Boxing Clever - 18 August 2008 MacBites 0016 - Don't Be Koi - 08 September 2008 MacBites 0017 - Headless Chickens - 08 June 2009 MacBites 0018 - Diabolically Dodgy Doings in Didcot - 15 June 2009 MacBites 0019 - The Koi Pond Mafia - 22 June 2009 MacBites 0020 - Because ... Jane Said So - 29 June 2009 MacBites 0021 - Strictly Adult Browsing - 06 July 2009 MacBites 0022 - Growl on the Prowl - 13 July 2009 MacBites 0023 - Piggybacking Palms - 20 July 2009 MacBites 0024 - 24 Toys of an Adult Nature - 27 July 2009 MacBites 0025 - A La Carte - 03 August 2009 MacBites 0026 - Exploding iPod Pyrotechnics - 10 August 2009 MacBites 0027 - Flashing Info Panels - 17 August 2009 MacBites 0028 - Raiders of the Lost Mail and a Very Moist Minster - 24 August 2009 MacBites 0029 - Eye of the Snow Leopard - 31 August 2009 MacBites 0030 - Connectionless Customer Service - 07 September 2009 MacBites 0031 - Domestic Strife Strikes at MacBites HQ - 14 September 2009 MacBites 0032 - Hacking Narcoleptic iPhones Wearing Hot Pants - 21 September 2009 MacBites 0033 - The Hidden Depths of Homer Simpson's Library - 28 September 2009 MacBites 0034 - You've Gotta Speed It Up and then You've Gotta Slow It Down - 12 October 2009 MacBites 0035 - The Browser Queen Meets Jeremy Kyle - 19 October 2009 MacBites 0036 - Increased Sensitivity it's all in the Wrist Action - 26 October 2009 MacBites 0037 - Impenetrable Permutations - 02 November 2009 MacBites 0038 - Thongs Can Only Get Better - 16 November 2009 MacBites 0039 - Wrist Action Redux - 07 December 2009 MacBites 0040 - Desirable Naked Friends - 18 January 2010 MacBites 0041 - Pink Buzzing Fingers and Thongs for the Memory - 22 February 2010 MacBites 0042 - The Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Free Software - 15 March 2010 MacBites 0043 - Mickey the MacBites Magic Mouse Meets the Microwaveable Duck - 29 March 2010 MacBites 0044 - Magically Multiplying iPads and Getting Giddy About iPhone 4 - 22 June 2010 MacBites 0045 - The Car Park Strikes Back and Other iPhone 4 Goodness - 14 July 2010 MacBites 0046 - Ribbed and Sensitive - 01 November 2010 MacBites 0047 - Badly Behaved Batteries and Roaming RAM - 09 February 2011 MacBites 0048 - Silicone Wraps and Magic Wands - 21 February 2011 MacBites 0049 - An Amazing Apple Week and The Great Yorkshire Yomp - 02 March 2011 MacBites 0050 - It'll Be Alright on the Night - the Outtakes - 06 June 2011 MacBites 0051 - All Done in the Best Possible Taste - 19 June 2011 MacBites 0052 - Elaine Reveals All - 30 August 2011 MacBites 0053 - Want, Need and Desire - 04 September 2011 MacBites 0054 - The Curse of The X - 18 September 2011 MacBites 0055 - Frictionless Sharing and Uncontrollable Teeth - 03 October 2011 MacBites 0056 - Steve Jobs - 1955 - 2011 - 08 October 2011 MacBites 0057 - Something Nasty Nestling in the Nail Brush - 12 October 2011 MacBites 0058 - The MacBites Crew and The Holy Grail - 17 October 2011 MacBites 0059 - Events Occur in Real Time ... Or Not - 26 October 2011 MacBites 0060 - A Bit Chilly Around the Trossachs - 31 October 2011 MacBites 0061 - Buzzing in the Bedroom - 11 December 2011 MacBites 0062 - Bigger is Not Always Better - 24 December 2011 MacBites 0063 - Pleasuring Jeremy Clarkson - 25 January 2012 MacBites 0064 - MacBites The iBook - 02 February 2012 MacBites 0065 - Rats the Size of Cats - 06 March 2012 MacBites 0066 - Nude and Hairy - 10 June 2012 MacBites 0067 - Amazonian Warrior - 17 June 2012 MacBites 0068 - Rubber Ducks and Rampant Koi - 01 July 2012 MacBites 0069 - Soixante-Neuf - 16 July 2012 MacBites 0070 - Doing the Dirty and Dabbling on the Dark Side - 21 January 2013 MacBites 0071 - The Old Razzle Dazzle - 29 January 2013 MacBites 0072 - Five Play - 20 March 2013 MacBites 0073 - A Vice, a 4 Inch Nail and Rubber Gloves - 08 April 2013 MacBites 0074 - Meet The Hoccers - 22 April 2013 MacBites 0075 - Tingling Down Under - 13 May 2013 MacBites 0076 - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish - 09 September 2013 MacBites 0077 - The Lion Sleeps Tonight - 16 September 2013 MacBites 0078 - Where's Wilson? - 08 October 2013 MacBites 0079 - Bah Humbug - 25 December 2013 MacBites 0080 - Monty Python's Parrot - 26 March 2014 MacBites 0081 - Pining for the Fjords - 27 March 2014 MacBites 0082 - This is an Ex-Parrot - 28 March 2014 MacBites 0083 - Mike Thomas and the Holy Grail - 29 March 2014 MacBites 0084 - Come to Mummy - 30 March 2014 MacBites 0085 - Office Politics - 31 March 2014 MacBites 0086 - Put a Plaster on it - 01 April 2014 MacBites 0087 - April Showers - 07 April 2014 MacBites 0088 - Silver Lining - 14 April 2014 MacBites 0089 - Untethered in Timperley - 15 July 2014 MacBites 0090 - Rampant Scepticism - 23 July 2014 MacBites 0091 - Summer Holiday - 28 July 2014 MacBites 0092 - Date Night - 04 August 2014 MacBites 0093 - Made to Measure - 11 August 2014 MacBites 0094 - Mike's Bot Bot - 19 August 2014 MacBites 0095 - Plucking Plectrums - 27 August 2014 MacBites 0096 - Naughty Narcolepsy - 05 September 2014 MacBites 0097 - Gone to the Dogs - 16 October 2014 MacBites 0098 - Ice Ice Baby - 18 November 2014 MacBites 0099 - Without the Aid of a Safety Net - 23 March 2015 MacBites 0100 - Kidnapping Craig's Cat - 01 November 2015 MacBites 0101 - Rude Awakening - 15 November 2015 MacBites 0102 - Alarming Undulations - 08 December 2015 MacBites 0103 - Dusky Peach with a Hint of Pink - 10 June 2016 MacBites 0104 - We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off ... to Have a Good Time - 21 June 2016 MacBites 0105 - Blofeld's Cat and Dinner With George Clooney - 03 August 2016 MacBites 0106 - The Trolley Dolly From Hell - 16 August 2016 MacBites 0107 - Dithering Nits - 12 June 2017 MacBites 0108 - Tiger Feet With Added Socks, Docks and Shifty Cows - 26 October 2017 MacBites 0108A - Mutiny at MacBites HQ - 11 April 2018 MacBites 0109 - Spotty Muldoon and the Secrets of the Knicker Drawer - 12 April 2018 MacBites 0110 - Snow Flakes and Boxcar Willie - 03 May 2018 MacBites 0111 - The 3 Lion's Kings - 11 July 2018 MacBites 0112 - Go Tell It on the Mountain - 30 July 2018 MacBites 0113 - Top Gun Meets Deadeye Dick - 20 August 2018 MacBites 0114 - Yosemite Sam and the Magically Multiplying Show Notes - 30 November 2018 MacBites 0115 - Captain Sensible's Happy Talk - 22 January 2019 MacBites 0116 - Shooting Through 2018 - 26 January 2019 MacBites 0117 - Bravo Sierra and the Science of the Bin Collection - 06 February 2019 MacBites 0118 - High Jinks with Enterprising App Bandits - 18 February 2019 MacBites 0119 - Road Warriors ... Doing the Dongle Dance - 01 March 2019 MacBites 0120 - Radio Ga Ga - 03 June 2019 MacBites 0121 - Predictive Analytics with Mrs Brown's Bunions - 19 August 2019 MacBites 0122 - Otis Rides Again ... While Playing Vatican Roulette - 09 September 2019 MacBites 0123 - Jane's Space Race and the 3 Foot Toblerone - 06 January 2020 MacBites 0124 - The Drive to Subscribe ... While Doing the Icon Dance - 11 February 2020 MacBites 0125 - Let's Get This Show on the Road - 04 May 2020 MacBites 0126 - Back Home ... Home Sweet Home - 18 May 2020 MacBites 0127 - Otter-mating State Sponsored Stalking - 20 July 2020 MacBites 0128 - The Covid Cat Collective Chatting with Norman Collier in a Time Warp - 28 July 2020 MacBites 0129 - New Nagging Notifications For You - 11 August 2020 MacBites 0130 - Like Buses! - 12 August 2020 MacBites 0131 - An Unexpected Resurrection on Apple's Stairway to Heaven - 18 August 2020 MacBites 0132 - Paddle Powered Pandemonium in the Licensing Department - 26 August 2020 MacBites 0133 - Playing Scrabble with Big Brother in the Bubble Boutique - 07 September 2020 MacBites 0134 - Biggles Niggles and the Hungarian Keyboard - 03 December 2020 MacBites 0135 - Mystic Meg and the Magic MacBites Maths for Muggles - 25 December 2020 MacBites 0136 - On a Busman's Holiday to the Finish Line in "Butt-Less" Jim-Jams - 08 April 2021 MacBites 0137 - Seductive Cream Cakes and Guilt Inducing Traffic Lights - 29 April 2021 MacBites 0138 - Wilson, Shergar and Timmy Jockeying the Wee Donkey - 20 July 2021 MacBites 0139 - The Secrets of Harry Potter's Magic Car Revealed - 27 July 2021 MacBites 0140 - Killing Keynote and Taking Pleasure in PowerPoint - 03 August 2021 MacBites 0141 - Talk to the Hand, Bezos - 10 August 2021 MacBites 0142 - The Joy of Blinking Biometrics and Dating Dogs - 17 August 2021 MacBites 0143 - Hunker in a Bunker - 24 August 2021 MacBites 0144 - Beware! U-turn Ahead - 31 August 2021 MacBites 0145 - Hue, Hue, Skip to My Loo - 07 September 2021 MacBites 0146 - Ermintrude and That Friday Feeling - 13 September 2021 MacBites 0147 - High-amplitude Vibrations in The Moo-Loo - 21 September 2021 MacBites 0148 - Tracking Cognitive Decline in a Hypochondriac's Paradise - 28 September 2021 MacBites 0

    2h 5m

  6. 12/22/2025

    0199 - Liquid Regret! The Arsonist Has Left the Building

    In this episode, trust the parents, pay the premium, and pass the paracetamol BackBites Jami's Gym Bound Gym Bound Again In The News Timmy's Campaigning Tim Cook Goes to Washington to Fight App Store Age Verification Legislation ChatBites YouTube - Ad Blockers AdBlock uBlock Origin YouTube Premium - YouTube YouTube - Download Live Chat YCS - YouTube Comment Search (Continued) - Chrome Web Store Liquid Regret Apple introduces a delightful and elegant new software design - Apple (UK) Apple UI Design Chief Alan Dye Leaving for Metas Mike's Power Query for Mac Course Excel for Mac: Power Query Essentials Waitlist Events Create a Trifold Brochure in Affinity by Canva Create a Trifold Brochure in Affinity by Canva Contact Us Mail Us Contact Us Join the MacBites Community MacBites Mail Elaine on Bluesky Mike on Bluesky MacBites on Bluesky MacBites Siri on Bluesky

    37 min

  7. 12/11/2025

    0198 - Daylight Robbery, Google Style

    In this episode, Shrek chic, Silicon shake-ups, and studio spotlight shenanigans BackBites Honoured Jami Honoured Jami In The News Shrek's Mankini Knock-off Edition iPhone Pocket dupes hit Amazon after Apple's sellout BRSK Data Breach UK Broadband ISP BRSK Hit by Major Customer Data Breach - ISPreview UK BRSK confirms breach as bidding begins for 230K+ records - The Register Google's Billing Blunder More Shuffling at Apple Alan Dye joins Meta and snark ensues Apple UI Design Chief Alan Dye Leaving for Meta Apple design boss Alan Dye departing for Meta Apple's human interface design chief Alan Dye poached by Meta John Gruber Shares Scathing Commentary About Apple's Departing Software Design Chief The One Man That's Going Nowhere Apple's chip boss squashes exit rumors, says he's not leaving the company Podcast of the Year Apple Podcasts names 'The Rest is History' show of the year Snivelling and Grovelling Gavin Newsom says Cook's dealings with Trump 'break his heart' ChatBites Mike's New Lights NEEWER GL25C LED RGB Streaming Key Light - Amazon NEEWER Studio App - App Store LitONES Desk Lights - Amazon Excel Bites Excel Bites - Pivot Tables Excel Pivot Tables for Beginners - YouTube Pivot Tables in Excel for Mac (and how it Differs from Windows) - YouTube Events MacBites After Hours Join MacBites After Hours Season Pass Design a Photo Book in Affinity by Canva Design a Photo Book in Affinity by Canva Contact Us Mail Us Contact Us Join the MacBites Community MacBites Mail Elaine on Bluesky Mike on Bluesky MacBites on Bluesky MacBites Siri on Bluesky

    37 min

  8. 11/26/2025

    0197 - Paying Homage to Jony I's Glowing Aura at a Snail's Pace

    In this episode, tech team turbulence with joyless jargon and mass migrations BackBites Crowning King Jami Crowning King Jami In The News MacPro RIP The Mac Pro is essentially dead | Macworld Staffing Woes and Layoffs Apple confirms recent sales team layoffs in uncharacteristic move - 9to5Mac AI Exodus OpenAI poaching Apple hardware engineers 'left and right' ChatBites YouTube Playback Speed Broken Premium users can now speed up videos up to 4x - Reddit Can't change the playback speed on videos anymore- Reddit Focus Options for Great Screenshots TechSmith Snagit | Screen capture and screen recording Eternal Storms Software - ScreenFloat - Power up your Screenshots CleanShot X for Mac Excel Bites Excel Bites - Lists and Tables Excel Tables - YouTube Events MacBites After Hours Join MacBites After Hours Season Pass Create a Calendar in Affinity by Canva Create a Calendar in Affinity by Canva Contact Us Mail Us Contact Us Join the MacBites Community MacBites Mail Elaine on Bluesky Mike on Bluesky MacBites on Bluesky MacBites Siri on Bluesky

    36 min
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MacBites - getting to the core of all things Apple

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  • Creator
    Elaine Giles and Mike Thomas
  • Years Active
    2007 - 2026
  • Episodes
    206
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2007-2025 MacBites
  • Show Website
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