The Mac & Forth Show 293 - Calling Time

Time flies by as once again as Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl return to discuss the week's Apple and tech-related news. The EU moves closer to standardising electronic device chargers. The Matter smart home standard gets delayed. Apple appears to be having some employee problems. SharePlay gets delayed and Apple appears to capitulate on its mobile Safari changes. All this, and slightly more, on this week’s episode.

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The Mac & Forth Show 292 - Who’s Who?

Another week has passed so Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl return to discuss the week's Apple and tech-related news. Apple has caused a bit of a stir regarding the privacy of photos in iOS15, but is it as problematic as some are making it out to be? Spotify has cancelled Airplay 2, or has it? Apple Arcade now boasts 200 games, and we ‘hopefully’ clear up something that has been confusing one of our listeners. All this, and slightly more, on this week’s episode.

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The Mac & Forth Show 291 - Mark & Forth

This week Alan, Dean, Steve are joined by guest host for the show, Mark Chappel, to discuss the week's Apple and tech-related news. YouTube and Spotify look to be adding cheaper subscriptions for their services. You can now get a separate Touch-ID keyboard but it’s not cheap. Apple Store App Clips make it easier than ever to walk out of a store and look like you’re a thief, plus we finally discover the truth about the Ted Lasso curry scene. All this, and slightly more, on this week’s episode.

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The Mac & Forth Show 290 - Ted Talk

After an unexpected break Alan, Steve and Karl return to discuss the week's Apple and technology related news. Ted Lasso is back and the guys are pretty excited about it. Another bunch of updates are released. Apple shares some film-making techniques. The guys discuss what they would want and not want to see under any Right to Repair laws and some developers of free apps demand $200 billion in damages. All this, and slightly more, on this week’s episode.

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The Mac & Forth Show 289 - We Might Be Closed

Once again Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl return to discuss the week's Apple and technology-related news. Dean has been playing with Windows…on his iPad. Today at Apple is coming to YouTube. Apple has reportedly crushed some recent annoying bugs. The new Apple Mag-Safe battery is here and an attorney has threatened that Apple might have to pull out of the UK market. All this, and slightly more on this week’s episode.


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The Mac & Forth Show 288 - Oh, The Audacity!

This week Steve returns from his holiday to join Alan, Dean and Karl as they discuss the week's Apple and technology-related news. The audio app, Audacity, has used some controversy after its ’T’s and C’s’ were updated. Some worrying reports of HomePods being bricked emerge. The ITV app added extra stress to the English semi-final game. More network names cause Apple problems and advertising flock to Android as Apple users block their ads. All this, and slightly more on this week’s episode.

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The Mac & Forth Show 286 - Mind The 4G

This week Alan, Dean and Karl are joined by Mark of Essential Apple to discuss the week's Apple and technology related news. The London Tube is about to get a little more annoying, or convenient, depending on your point of view. A survey suggests users are underwhelmed with the upcoming OS updates and a weird WiFi password bug has been discovered. All this, and slightly more on this week’s episode.

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The Mac & Forth Show 284 - WWDC Recap

This week Alan, Dean and Karl are joined by former show co-host Barry Gentleman. The lads soon get down to discussing the announcements made at WWDC and share their thoughts on them as well as the presentation itself. Also, Apple Music has received its update and we discuss how much of a difference the new modes make. All this, and slightly more on this week’s episode.

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