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In this episode, we're fighting with iCloud while doing a remote setup and trying to breathe life into old kit! Blast from The Newbies Guide to MacBites Past Lesbian Vampire Killers | The MacBites Podcast In The News Elon Musk to be billed for unauthorised flashing X sign - BBC News Threads to get web version and advanced search in coming weeks Elon Musk v Mark Zuckerberg: Tech leaders' fight to be streamed on X | Science & Tech News | Sky News AI is 'absolutely critical' to Apple David Hockney painting of Harry Styles to go on show at National Portrait Gallery | Ents & Arts News | Sky News Royal Mail launches UK's first drone delivery service | Science & Tech News | Sky News Apple needs to scrap the AirPods Max and start over | Macworld ChatBites Apple Earnings Call Apple Reports Third Quarter Results - Apple Mike's Mum's Laptop - Part 2 Acer Aspire 3, Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 1TB SSD, 15.6 Inch Black screen with cursor? (SOFTWARE) (WINDOWS 11) Fighting iCloud Set up iCloud D

In this episode, X marks the spot while I play installation origami striving for a full Al Gore Blast from The Newbies Guide to MacBites Past MacBites Episode 0044 | The MacBites Podcast BackBites The Continuing Kettle Saga MacBites Episode 0166 | The MacBites Podcast ChatBites News of the Week Spotify raises price of premium subscription service in more than 50 countries | Science & Tech News | Sky News Spotify raises premium subscription price for millions - BBC News Rare Apple trainers with vintage rainbow logo go up for sale in US | Science & Tech News | Sky News Apple at centre of $1bn lawsuit as UK app developers join forces against ‘excessive’ charges | UK News | Sky News Even Tim Cook’s Apple Card application got rejected | Cult of Mac Twitter RIP Elon Musk reveals rebranding of Twitter as X - and what he wants us to now call a tweet | Science & Tech News | Sky News Elon Musk wants to rebrand Twitter - here’s why it’s going to be such an enormous challenge | Science & Tech News

In this episode, we’re Kettling Calendars in a 9 to 5 Nightmare Blast from The Newbies Guide to MacBites Past MacBites Episode 0134 | The MacBites Podcast ChatBites Gangnam Style Apple Gangnam now open in South Korea - Apple (UK) Apple opens new store in South Korea’s Gangnam District Ed Balls & Katya Jones Salsa to ‘Gangnam Style’ by Psy - Strictly Come Dancing 2016 ChatGPT Banned in Italy Then It Wasn’t ChatGPT banned in Italy over privacy concerns - BBC News ChatGPT returns to Italy after ban - The Verge Nick Clegg: AI language systems are ‘quite stupid’ - BBC News Paris 2024 Olympics: Concern over French plan for AI surveillance - BBC News Artificial intelligence: Experts propose guidelines for safe systems - BBC News More than 1,300 experts call AI a force for good - BBC News AI: Workers need more protection - TUC union - BBC News Blast from the Past: Clear Rides Again Join the Clear 2 beta - TestFlight - Apple Jony’s Record Player Jony Ive returns to hardware design with $60,000 record pla

In this episode, we have Shakespearian Surveillance and Draconian Domination with Timmy's Totalitarian Time Tracker Blast from the Newbies Guide to MacBites Past The MacBites Marathon | The MacBites Podcast ChatBites Big Timmy is Watching You Apple further cracks down on remote work - 9to5Mac Wooden Keyboard Gorgeous, all-wood mechanical keyboard costs more than a Mac mini | Cult of Mac Logitech MX Keys Advanced Wireless Illuminated Keyboard for Mac, Backlit LED Keys, Bluetooth, USB-C, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac, iPad Compatible, Metal Build Keyboard key maintenance question - Apple Community Shiny areas on MacBook Keyboard: Oil or matt surface rubbing away? | MacRumors Forums Excel for Mac: Gotchas and Workarounds Power Query on Excel for Mac [FULL COURSE] - YouTube MS Excel Toronto Meetup - YouTube The Excel Trainer: Behind the Scenes - Lola's Starring Role App Review Google Bard Google Bard How we’re approaching AI-generated writing on Medium | by Scott Lamb | Jan 2023 TextSniper TextSniper

In this episode, Yellow iPhones, Robot Wars and the Lesser Spotted Apple AR Glasses Blast From "The Newbies Guide to MacBites" Past Where’s Wilson? MacBites Episode 78 - Where’s Wilson Who’s Wilson? - The MacBites Podcast ChatBites Affinity Version 2 Affinity – Professional Creative Software macOS Ace Ventura is in the House … Accidentally! macOS Ventura - Apple (UK) Samsung’s Moonshot Samsung’s Moon Shots Force Us to Ask How Much AI Is Too Much | WIRED UK Samsung caught faking zoom photos of the Moon - The Verge Samsung says it adds fake detail to moon photos via “reference” photos | Ars Technica Samsung explains its ‘fake’ Moon photos | Engadget Evernote’s Price Hike Evernote is increasing their pricing by nearly 50%, from $6.99 to $12.99 per month! What do you think, is it worth it? : Evernote Evernote, you need to read this.. Evernote is undoubtedly one of the best… | by Lewis J Doyle | Mar, 2023 | Medium Evernote - Wikipedia Co-operative Robots Co-Op and Starship robots scheme starts in Sale a

In this episode, we have a ritual humiliation to share and lots more Blast From “The Newbies Guide to MacBites” Past Do Not Copy and Paste Week Do Not Copy and Paste Week BackBites Wot No Tractors? ChatBites Mike’s iCloud Woes Redux Ulysses Obsidian Microsoft’s Top 10 from Ignite 2022 Ten Microsoft announcements in brief - Office Watch Office is becoming Microsoft 365 – or is it? - Office Watch Mystic Meg Where’s Wally? - Wikipedia All your video needs in one place | Clipchamp Microsoft acquires Clipchamp to empower creators | Microsoft 365 Blog Microsoft 365 customers now get more from Clipchamp - Office Watch Tushy TUSHY Classic 3.0 Affordable Bidet | TUSHY Tushy is the simple bidet for every toilet | TechCrunch Focus Behind the Scenes - Creating a YouTube Video Excel - 5 Pivot Table Productivity Tricks You NEED To Know! - YouTube Mike’s New YouTube Channel Mike’s Old YouTube Channel MiTapes - Create Mix Tapes on your iPhone CloudOn - MS Office on your iPad - Getting Started One More Thing A VERY

In this episode, we have Prince Albert and His Outrageously Overgrown Bush! Blast From “The Newbies Guide to MacBites” Past The Bot Bot Song MacBites Episode 0094 | The MacBites Podcast Mike’s Bot Bot | The MacBites Podcast The BotBot Song by Graham | The MacBites Podcast BackBites The Tractor Factor Rides Again Belarus leader gives Putin a tractor voucher on 70th birthday | The National Wales ChatBites Take Note of Taking Note - The Event that Never Was How to watch the Apple ‘Take Note’ event that never happened New entry-level iPad 10 looks more Pro than ever 2022 iPad Pro gets speed boost from M2 chip but no new ports New Apple TV 4K is faster and cheaper | Cult of Mac Massive 16-inch iPad could arrive next year iPadOS and macOS Ventura 5 new iOS 16.1 features to try right away | Cult of Mac Everything you need to know about what’s coming with iOS 16.1 on Monday | Creative Bloq Are Apple Short of Cash? Apples hikes prices of Apple TV+, Apple Music and Apple One | Cult of Mac The Tale of the YouT

In this episode, we time travel back to 2014 and chill out! BackBites Ice Bucket Challenge Ice Bucket Challenge - Wikipedia The Wonderful Outcome of the Ice Bucket Challenge | by Jamie Cohen MacBites Episode 0095 | The MacBites Podcast Patrick Stewart’s Ice Bucket Challenge Kiefer Sutherland ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Tim Cook ALS Ice Bucket Challenge ChatBites Mike’s Missing Shortcuts Typinator Keyboard Maestro 10.2: Work Faster with Macros for macOS Alfred - Productivity App for macOS Bike TaskPaper on the Mac App Store Bike: An Elegant Outliner For Mac-Focused Workflows - MacStories Bike: An Elegant Outliner for a Mac-Centered Workflow - Crast.net Bike is a new and super clean outliner app for macOS | iMore Shopping With Microsoft Schedule a Free Microsoft Store Appointment - Personal Shopping, Setup & Product Training Find a Microsoft Store Near Me - Microsoft Store Timer Apps … Yes, AGAIN! pClock is RIP Focus Power Query for Mac Mike’s Power Query YouTube Live Stream Shopping with Elaine T

In this episode, we’ll be tackling The Perennial Problem of the Persistent Orange Dot BackBites The Tractor Rides Again MacBites Episode 0159 | The MacBites Podcast OneDrive Gets Creepy Can I turn off the OneDrive “For You” section thats just - Microsoft Community Highway Code Highway Code: 61% of drivers have not read new guidance, AA survey suggests - BBC News Highway Code: Watching TV in self-driving cars to be allowed - BBC News ChatBites Apple Event - Far Out Who Else Wants Apple To Put Back The Damn Charger In Your iPhone Box? | by Jano le Roux | The Startup | Sep, 2022 | Medium Everything Apple announced and unveiled at its Far Out event | Macworld With new AirPods on the way, it’s a great time to sell your old buds Storm Garelli on Twitter: “The Dynamic Island is genius! A total triumph!” / Twitter Automated Home on Twitter: “Dynamic Island”

In this episode, it’s retire, desire and fire BackBites Smoking Red Hot Motherboards Asus recalls product after users ‘smell smoke’ - BBC News The Tractor Factor John Deere unveils automated tractor at CES show - BBC News MP Caught Watching Porn In Parliament Claims He Was Looking At Tractors Tractor porn MP Neil Parish says wife ‘used to chase me around the kitchen with a pair of scissors’ Tesla Driver Spotted Watching Porn While Stuck In Traffic Jam AirDropped nudes nearly get Southwest flight canceled | Cult of Mac ChatBites Let There Be Lights New Philips Hue ‘Lightguide’ bulbs leak with clever glowstick-style design - 9to5Mac The Philips Hue Lightguide line features three new full-color smart bulbs - The Verge Meross desk lamp with HomeKit review Amazon Drive RIP Amazon Drive is shutting down at the end of 2023 - The Verge Amazon Drive is shutting down next year, not Photos - 9to5Google Amazon Drive Shuts Down Dec. 31, 2023 Amazon Drive is shutting down, here’s what you need to do Apple Event - F

In this episode ... we’re most definitely NOT Promoting Private Pandemic Parties like certain others in With 2020 Hindsight: Quarter 4, part 4 of the MacBites review of the year 2020

In this episode ... well Quarter 3 was EPIC … there’s simply no other way to word it in With 2020 Hindsight: Quarter 3, part 3 of the MacBites review of the year 2020

In this episode ... we’re making "Hey" While the Sun Shines in With 2020 Hindsight: Quarter 2, part 2 of the MacBites Review of the Year 2020

In this episode ... we’re discussing toys of an adult nature while riding the wacky-baccy wave in With 2020 Hindsight: Quarter 1, part 1 of the MacBites Review of the Year 2020

In this episode, we’re expressing our displeasure with a certain cloud and Mike has a bun in the oven ChatBites Abandoned Amazon Delivery Van California Man in 4-Day Standoff With Abandoned Amazon Truck in Driveway Amazon Driver Leaves Truck In Someone’s Driveway For 4 Days!? | ROCK 105.3 Apple’s Right to Repair Apple announces Self Service Repair - Apple iFixit Lauds Apple’s New Self Service Repair Program, Calls It a ‘Remarkable Concession’ - MacRumors Apple Announces Self Service Repair Program, Starting With iPhone 12 and 13 - MacRumors Apple Announces Self Service Repair Program That Will Provide Customers With Access to Tools, Parts, and Manuals - MacStories Another Apple PR fail as Right to Repair response is too late - 9to5Mac Apple will sell parts and tools so customers can repair their own devices Apple’s self service program will let you repair iPhones and Macs yourself | Engadget Cloud Calamities Google rolls out Drive shortcuts to simplify structure, sharing - 9to5Google NowTV and Elusive

In this episode, we're looping the loop on our work life balance while carefully adjusting the angle of the dangle ChatBites MagSafe-gate Version 2 'MagUnsafe' Not Doing Its Job, MacBook Pro Owners Complain - Macworld UK Apple v Epic Rumbles On Apple Must Allow External App Payments By 9 December - Macworld UK Two Factor Amazon Delivery Apple's $19 Cloth v Samsung's Free Version Samsung Embarrasses Apple By Giving Away Cleaning Cloths - Macworld UK FotoMagico 6 Subscription FotoMagico 6 Live Launch. Product Demo and Q&A Session. - YouTube Apps removed from Setapp – Setapp Support Microsoft Loop Announced Introducing Microsoft Loop - YouTube Microsoft Loop | Flexible Canvas App Microsoft Office—Transforming for the hybrid world - Microsoft 365 Blog Microsoft launches Google Wave | TechCrunch Focus Accessing Work Mail on iPhone / Work Life Balance AirWatch: What it Can and Can't Do | vDestination What is Microsoft Intune | Microsoft Docs ‎Microsoft Outlook on the App Store Hardware Review Por

In this episode, we have a fully 2 factored fan and Timmy proves himself to be a man of the cloth BackBites Jelly Scrolling-gate Update iPad mini could get 120Hz ProMotion display, fixing ‘jelly scroll’ ChatBites Apple Event: Unleashed - The Fallout Apple’s new 140W USB-C Mac Power Adapter remains offensively huge | Cult of Mac I just got Sherlocked by the overpriced Apple Polishing Cloth! | Cult of Mac Quinn Nelson on Twitter iJustine on Twitter - The MAC is BACK! Polishing Cloth - Apple (UK) Albert C. Lee on Twitter Denotchifier Apple’s notch-hiding fix for MacBook Pro brings back the fat bezels - The Verge Apple says it’s ‘not surprised’ by strong demand for its $19 Polishing Cloth, now backordered to 2022 - 9to5Mac iFixit ‘tears down’ Apple Polishing Cloth to reveal why Apple charges a premium for it - 9to5Mac Earnings Call Apple Reports Fourth Quarter Results - Apple YouTube / Google Two Factor Protect your account with 2-Step Verification - Google Account Help Notability Goes Subscription … or

In this episode, mute, cute and loot! BackBites Can You Hear Me Mother? Rogue Amoeba | Loopback: Cable-Free Audio Routing Rogue Amoeba | SoundSource: A Superior Sound Control Rogue Amoeba | Audio Hijack: Record Any Audio on MacOS Cube Functions in Excel | Mike Thomas | Meetup ChatBites Apple Event: Unleashed Apple Event — October 18 - YouTube Apple’s MacBook Pro Touch Bar is finally gone, and it won’t be missed - CNET Back To Basics Back To Basics: Reminders The all-new Things. Your to-do list for Mac & iOS TaskPaper – Plain text to-do lists for Mac BusyCal - The Best Calendar App for macOS Flexibits | Fantastical | The calendar and tasks app you won’t be able to live without Focus Vivaldi: Quick Commands & More Download Vivaldi | Vivaldi Browser 30 Days to Becoming a Vivaldi Lover | Elaine Giles MacBites After Hours MacBites After Hours 0151 Contact Us Mail Us Contact Us MacBites Mail MacBites on Twitter Elaine on Twitter Mike on Twitter MacBites Siri on Twitter

In this episode, we have Apple notably jumping a rather wobbly shark! BackBites Fixed in Biggles What’s new in the updates for macOS Big Sur - Apple Support Biggles Bites Back Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac - Windows on Mac Lost To Biggles macOS Big Sur Known Issues | Carbon Copy Cloner | Bombich Software NAS Storage Options CloudMounter Drobo ChatBites It’s Not Them It’s You & Another Gate iPad mini 6 users complain about LCD distortion issues - 9to5Mac Apple Says ‘Jelly Scrolling’ on iPad Mini 6 is Normal Behavior for LCD Screens - MacRumors iPad mini teardown sheds new light on “jelly scrolling” controversy | Ars Technica Apple says the iPad Mini’s jelly scrolling isn’t a problem that needs to be fixed - The Verge The Basics of Litigation!! Epic wins big in Apple trial verdict | PC Gamer Apple ‘wins’ Fortnite lawsuit against Epic, but must reform in-app purchases policy - Dexerto Apple wins a court battle with Epic Games—sort of | The Economist Apple is appealing the Epic Games ruling it orig

In this episode, it’s an early sunset on the dark side with Amazon droning on BackBites Another MUFC Ticketing Tech Fail ManUtd.com ChatBites Amazon Autumn Event Amazon Unveils ‘Astro,’ a Privacy Nightmare Robot That Follows You Around Amazon Astro is ‘terrible’ and will ‘throw itself down’ stairs, developers reportedly claim - The Verge iWork Apps Updated … RIP Catalina Support Apple unveils new features in iWork suite of productivity apps - Apple (UK) Apple updates iWork apps for hybrid work | TechRadar iWork update brings major changes to Mac, iPhone, and iPad apps | Macworld Back To Basics Back To Basics: Calendar Busy Apps - BusyCal and BusyContacts Focus Living on the Dark Side: Dark Mode The Great Biggles Move Big Sur The Clock Apple Pages Apple Numbers Apple Keynote Bartender Hardware Review Ciscle Stylus Pencil Ciscle Stylus Pencil Compatible for Apple iPad 2018–2021 Spare Tips for Ciscle Pencil BiteBack Steve Jobs: 10 Years (MacBites 0056) MacBites Episode 0056 | The MacBites Podcast