MacBites Elaine Giles and Mike Thomas

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

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In this episode, we’re blasting tartan clad rockets through Amazon’s ad powered Prime into Elon’s paywall!

BackBites
Jonathan’s Unboxings
- Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Unboxing & Review - YouTube
- Apple Watch Ultra 2 Unboxing & Review - YouTube

Rene’s New Tech Toy
- Join Slack

In The News
- Microsoft AI team accidentally leaks 38TB of private company data
- Elon Musk says he will start charging people to use X (Twitter)
- SpaceX on X: “Made on Earth by humans
- Football club roasts Elon Musk over ‘stolen’ SpaceX logo
- Mani on X: “@SpaceX What is this goat symbol ?
- Musk start-up Neuralink seeks people for brain-implant trial
- Elon Musk woos world leaders, courting controversy
- Scotland’s answer to Elon Musk’s SpaceX is taking shape - and it’s only a few months away from launching
- Amazon September hardware event going live at 11
- Amazon Prime Video content to start including ads next year
- Google accused of directing motorist to drive off collapsed bridge

ChatBites
Mike’s Work Tech Woes
- Microsoft Teams

App Review
Default Folder X Version 6
- Default Folder X 6 Released
- Hyperionics - the best screen capture software - Free download

MacBites After Hours
- MacBites After Hours 0210
- YouTube

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In this episode, we’re fuelling the drive to subscribe with radioactive cream cakes

In The News
- Ryanair and family locked in £165 check-in row
- Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary laughs off getting pied in face - and brings spare shirt to AGM
- Spotify boss denies claim 30-second repeat play trick can make you rich | Science & Tech News
- Google accused of rigging market to secure dominant search monopoly in biggest US antitrust trial for years
- ID card firm investigating impact of police data hack
- The iPhone 12 emits too much radiation and Apple must take it off the market, French agency says
- Apple told employees to keep quiet about iPhone 12 radiation
- Apple to update iPhone 12 in France over radiation

ChatBites
Wonderlust or What Did We Buy?
- AirPods Repair & Service - Apple Support
- Elaine’s Earbuds

Focus
Subscriptions
ChatBites
Audio Player on MacBites FM
- MacBites.fm

Hardware Review
Apple Watch Charger
- iWatch Charger Stand

ChatBites
Mac or Windows at Work
- Get a Mac - Wikipedia

MacBites After Hours
- MacBites After Hours 0209
- YouTube

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In this episode, we’re forklifting fish fingers in the face of an Amazonian fiasco

BackBites
Jami’s Fish Fingers
- MacBites Episode 0172 | The MacBites Podcast
- Jami on X - Otherwise Known as Twitter

In The News
- Airlines could face crackdown on hidden fees
- Amazon to discontinue Kindle Classic app for Mac
- Google Chrome reveals new look and features for 15th birthday
- EU Digital Markets Act will open iPhone to sideloading of apps
- Browser Market Share Worldwide | Statcounter Global Stats
- Brexit deal mentions Netscape browser and Mozilla Mail
- Free audiobooks to be tested by Spotify; Audible competition plan

ChatBites
Personal Vivaldi Test Flight Update
- Be part of Vivaldi on iOS: Get the preview and give us feedback | Vivaldi Browser

More Fun with Camtasia
- Camtasia Screen Recorder and Video Editor | TechSmith

App Review
ForkLift 4
- Forklift 4
- Showing Appreciation to Our Loyal Users – An Important Update

Shopping with Elaine
The Amazon Fiasco
- Card Declined: Why Has My Card Been Declined?

MacBites After Hours
- MacBites After Hours 0208
- YouTube

Events
- MacBites Live - Wonderlust
- MacBites.fm

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In this episode, we’re hoping Timmy is coaxing, cajoling and captivating

In The News
- LockBit ransomware gang allegedly leaks MoD data after hit on supplier
- PSNI chief constable Simon Byrne resigns ‘with immediate effect’
- Apple faces renewed pressure to protect child safety
- Apple explains why it dropped plan to scan iCloud Photos for CSAM
- Apple finally admits the CSAM scanning flaw we all pointed out
- Video and voice call features to be introduced on X, Elon Musk says
- Microsoft PowerToys’ Crop and Lock lets you make mini app windows
- Microsoft is removing WordPad from Windows after nearly 30 years

ChatBites
Apple Event: Wonderlust
- MacBites.fm

Focus
2018 MacBook Air v 2012 MacBook Air
- MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2012) - Technical Specifications (UK)
- MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018) - Technical Specifications (UK)

MacBites After Hours
- MacBites After Hours 0207
- YouTube

Events
MacBites Live: Wonderlust
- MacBites.fm

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- Elaine on Twitter
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In this episode, it’s all sausages, knobs and fancy cables

BackBites
The Vagaries of Paying the Gas Bill

In The News
- Met Police IT security breach could do ‘incalculable damage in the wrong hands’
- Apple’s iPhone 15 USB-C may be as slow as Lightning cable
- Apple decides to support Right to Repair Act bill in California
- Pornhub has just started the year’s most ridiculous logo battle
- Folding iPhone demo, using two iPhones and a Samsung app

Hardware Review
Twelve South HiRise
- Twelve South HiRise Pro for iMac
- Twelve South HiRise Pro
- Twelve South HiRise Pro refreshed for Studio Display and M1 iMac

Focus
Behind the Scenes of Mike’s YouTube Studio - Part 3
- The Best Microphone for Podcasting: Blue Yeti Microphone Review | Elaine Giles
- M-Audio M-Track Solo — USB Audio Interface for Recording, Streaming and Podcasting with XLR, Line and DI Inputs
- H4N PRO Black
- Neewer 700W Softbox Lighting Kit
- 5-Tier Book Shelf
- White Brick Wall backdrop
- Unboxing Mike’s Birthday Present

MacBites After Hours
- MacBites After Hours 0206
- YouTube

Events
MacBites Live: Wonderlust
- MacBites.fm

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- Elaine on Twitter
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