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The Mac & Forth Show 205 - The Missed Mystery Box

We may have changed our branding but it’s still Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl who return to peruse the week’s Apple and tech-related stories. LumaFusion 2 finally arrives, HomePod gets a new setup method, Apple Watch continues its independence, JJ Abrams takes his mystery box elsewhere, Apple wants an Oscar and some Apple Stores will be less baffling to the public. All this and slightly more on this week’s episode.

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The Mac & Forth Show 204 - Turn It Up A Bit

The dust from WWDC is finally settling but a few more details have been discovered so Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl return to pour over the week’s Apple and tech-related news once again. Karl has treated himself to some new headphones, iMovie gets an update, the Mac Pro gets a release date….or does it, an illuminating solution to a Mac issue and why Karl has dumped his sleep tracking apps. All this and slightly more on this week’s episode. 

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The Mac & Forth Show 203 - A Grand Stand

WE’RE BACK! 

After a short break Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl return to their podcasting duties. Following a rather exciting WWDC keynote, they discuss some of the features that will be coming to iOS, WatchOS, TVOS, MacOS and now iPadOS later this year. Well, except for Dean who has jumped into beta-country with both feet on virtually all of his devices. All this and a new Mac Pro to discuss. Someone had better break out the ‘FanBoy Alert’ siren. 

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The Mac & Forth Show 202 - WWDC Wishlist

On this week’s episode Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl discuss and offer their opinions on this week’s Apple and technology related news. Samsung delays the release of its Fold Phone. Apple announces a recall program for some of its plugs. Sticky keyboard keys will now be replaced in store. Alexa is working with the Government, but in a good way and Apple TV goes all YouTube. Plus, as it’s our last show before WWDC we break out our wish lists of what we hope to see at the upcoming Developers Conference. All this and slightly more on this week’s episode. 

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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. 

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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. 

Special Extra Thanks to: Simon, David, Teresa, Gordon, Guy, Gaz, Alex and Mark. 


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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.

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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.

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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. 

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