Unboxing Apple new 38MM Apple Watch Sport Edition smartwatch for the Maccast

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 522. Apple Watch sales, how’d they do. Look at the 12-inch Macbook Guts. Apple ramps up eco-marketing. Apple Pay in Canada. Apple Watch Try-on. Apple Watch UI Guide. iTunes messing up metadata. Some more things in Photos. Enable Macbook Power “Chime”.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 187. I’ve been thinking about the Apple Watch. Maybe too much. The reviews are out and I’ve read them all. I’ve also tried on and played with the Apple Watch now and have my own observations, comments, and questions. So, it is worth all the hype and obsession and who is this thing for?

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Download today’s show here! MC20150409.mp3 [38.3MB 01:39:55 64kbps]A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 521. Apple Watch Day is here. Retailers key to Apple Pay success. Macbook arrives soon too. Apple’s demands slowing TV service. Mac OS X 10.10.3 and iOS 8.3 updates. Tips on buying used iPhones. My podcast workflow. Photos for OS X tips. Thing of the Moment: HBO Now.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 520. Will Apple Watch supplies be low? More on the Apple Watch buying experience. New Apple TV hardware soon? Apple acquisitions points to Cloud. OS X 10.10.3 beta and iOS 8.3 beta updates. Macbook Air upgrade has surprises. Apple revamped Beats headed by Reznor. Updated 4-inch iPhone model. Thanks ifo Apple Store. Choosing an Apple Watch band. Damages Macbook Pro screens. Interview: Michael Simmons from Flexibits on Fantastical 2 for Mac Quick Tip: iOS ‘CHOCKLOCK’ trick.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 519. Speculating on Apple Watch numbers. May the Force Touch be with you. Analyzing the MacBook. ResearchKit starts strong. Hiding a ‘Titan’ in plain sight. Apple may launch streaming TV service. More iTunes management on laptops. iCloud free account limit. Shooting video on an iPhone. Thing of the Moment: CARROT Weather

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 518. My thoughts on Apple’s ‘Spring Forward’ event. Apple TV HBO Now update. The Apple Watch. Apple’s new 2015 MacBook. Apple releases iOS 8.2 with Apple Watch App. Fixing iCloud Contacts syncing. Managing large Mac OS X Photo Libraries

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If you’d like to hang out and chat with other members of the Maccast community during today’s live streaming of Apple’s 10.16.2014 ‘It’s been way too long’ live event, we’ve set up a live chat here.

The official stream starts March 9th at 10 a.m. PDT, but we’ll be hanging out before hand (and likely after), so feel free to come join us.

The system is an IRC based chat and uses a Flash based embedded client (which may take some time to load), so it requires Flash to be installed. If you prefer, you can also connect using an IRC client of your choice to irc.geekshed.net port 6667. I use Colloquy on my Mac and they have an iOS version available. The channel(room) to use is #maccast.

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 186. A home improvement project combined with our recent conversation on Home Automation with Kelly Guimont inspires me to take the leap into home automation. I talk about why and how I made that decision and if I think it was the right thing to do.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 517. Apple Watch event coming. Apple likely developing a car. Touch ID coming to Mac? Apple will offer iOS Public Betas. Apple Pay in Europe mid-April? Apple acknowledges Macbook Pro Display issues. Consolidate iTunes Library on external. Cleaning up “On My iPhone” Contacts. Tracking sold iPhones in the Post. Thing of the Moment: Audio Technica AT2005USB. iPhone World Gallery

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