MacBites

Elaine Giles and Mike Thomas
MacBites

Hello there! Thanks for checking out MacBites. We're a podcast covering all things Apple, Mac, OS X, iPhone, iPad, iPod and anything else Apple may tempt us with. In addition to all that we have tips, tricks and reviews for hardware, software, apps and more. We also have a fantastic community of MacBites listeners ... the MacBiters! Hosted by Elaine Giles, Mike Thomas, MacBites Siri and Lady Siri we take a rather irreverent look at the Apple world and the tech world in general. To catch up on what fun you've missed so far check out The Newbies Guide to MacBites at http://macbites.co.uk/the-newbies-guide-to-macbites/ We hope you decide to come and join the MacBites family, see you there!

  1. 06/24/2024

    0178 - Mouse Jigglers of the World Unite

    In this episode, we have back, sack and … wait for it … hack - back, sack and hack! BackBites Barry - A Note from Long Time Listener Barry In The News Adobe’s Troubles Continue - US Government Sues Adobe Over ‘Convoluted’ Cancellation Process - The US government is suing Adobe over hidden contract changes and fees trapping customers - The FTC sues Adobe, accusing the creative software maker of locking customers into pricey subscriptions and hiding associated fees Elon’s Exorbitant Wad - Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musk’s huge pay package - Is Elon Musk worth his £44bn Tesla pay package? Community Notes Coming to YouTube - YouTube Copies X With Community Notes - Dublin-NY portal temporarily shut due to ‘inappropriate behaviour’ - Dublin-New York portal reopens with set hours - Affinity on X: “Ain’t nobody acquiring us 😎” / X - Canva acquires design platform Affinity to bring professional design tools to every organization Mouse Jigglers Sacked - Wells Fargo fires workers over fake keyboard activity - Meatanty Undetectable Mouse Jiggler McDonalds Drive Through AI Nightmare - McDonalds removes AI drive-throughs after order errors Health Data Hacked and Shared - London hospitals hackers publish stolen blood test data ChatBites Google NotebookLM - NotebookLM | Note Taking & Research Assistant Powered by AI - Google’s NotebookLM Aims to Be the Ultimate Writing Assistant | WIRED Focus Mike’s New Work Laptop - Mike’s Unboxing (10:40) Tech Stack Vivaldi - Vivaldi Browser | Powerful, Personal and Private web browser - New tab page extension for Google Chrome and Firefox - Speed Dial 2 - Copy Tab Info - Readwise Highlighter - 1Password – Password Manager - Merge Windows - Eagle for Chrome - YouStopper for YouTube™ - Evernote Web Clipper - Raindrop.io - Clip to DEVONthink - TubeBuddy Contact Us - Mail Us - Contact Us - MacBites Mail - MacBites on Twitter - Elaine on Twitter - Mike on Twitter - MacBites Siri on Twitter

    1h 38m
  2. 10/26/2023

    0176 - The Heat is On

    In this episode, we’ve finally beaten Notion into submission … hence we have a show! In The News - iPhone 15 Pro overheating may arise from Apple ‘compromises’ - Apple updates iPhone 12 software after radiation testing in France - Ryanair boss claims air traffic control engineers were ‘watching TV at home’ amid Bank Holiday flight chaos - Apple unveils cheaper Apple Pencil with USB-C port and more - Foldable iPad might launch in 2024 - Apple’s corporate reshuffle promotes employees to VP roles - Surface Duo 2 – Dual-Screen Mobile Productivity - YouTube ‘like’ and ‘subscribe’ buttons get animated - Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, tests making new users pay to post - Musk may block X in Europe, to avoid having to fix disinformation - Tinder: Friends and family can help you make a good match - Boaty McBoatface - Wikipedia - Amazon shows off latest delivery drone, plans liftoff in UK and Italy next year - Amazon to relaunch delivery drones in the UK next year - Manchester University claims huge drone record - Microsoft’s new AI assistant can go to meetings for you ChatBites Google Jamboard RIP - Google Jamboard is winding down - Jamboard Help - Jamboard - Wikipedia - Google Graveyard - Killed by Google App Review Windows PowerToys - Windows PowerToys - PowerToys Demo in MacBites After Hours 0189 - Alfred - Raycast - LaunchBar 6 - ColorSlurp - Caffeine - Amphetamine on the Mac App Store - TextSniper - A Better Finder Rename - Name Mangler - Many Tricks - PixelStick - Apple Remote Desktop on the Mac App Store - Screens 4 on the Mac App Store - Mouseposé - Highlight your mouse pointer and cursor position | Boinx Software Timers and Practice Time - Timers - Repeat Interval Timer on the App Store - Practice Time! Interval Timer on the App Store - FlexTime for Mac OS X - FlexTime on the Mac App Store Events MacBites Live - Scarily Fast - Scary Fast | The MacBites Podcast - Check the time of MacBites Live Contact Us - Mail Us - Contact Us - MacBites Mail - MacBites on Twitter - Elaine on Twitter - Mike on Twitter - MacBites Siri on Twitter

    50 min
5
out of 5
3 Ratings

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Hello there! Thanks for checking out MacBites. We're a podcast covering all things Apple, Mac, OS X, iPhone, iPad, iPod and anything else Apple may tempt us with. In addition to all that we have tips, tricks and reviews for hardware, software, apps and more. We also have a fantastic community of MacBites listeners ... the MacBiters! Hosted by Elaine Giles, Mike Thomas, MacBites Siri and Lady Siri we take a rather irreverent look at the Apple world and the tech world in general. To catch up on what fun you've missed so far check out The Newbies Guide to MacBites at http://macbites.co.uk/the-newbies-guide-to-macbites/ We hope you decide to come and join the MacBites family, see you there!

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