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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

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 De

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 M

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 Hou

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 Contact Us Mail Us Contact Us MacBites Mail MacBites on Twitter Elaine on Twitter Mike on

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 MacBite

MacBites Episode 0170 The Tortuous Tangle of The Tech-challenged Tax In this episode, we have more incompetence than even I thought possible, Google locking up the web and a tax on the tech challenged BackBites Muting Chrome How to Mute Tabs in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari Camtasia Audio Redux MacBites Episode 0168 | The MacBites Podcast In The News Norfolk and Suffolk police: Victims and witnesses hit by data breach PSNI data breach: Man charged over documents linked to FoI Missing pages of notebook that fell from moving car contain details of 42 PSNI staff in latest data breach Bank of Ireland glitch 'allowed customers with no money to withdraw funds from ATM' | World News Er, the Twitter 'X' logo icon just changed again Twitter Deletes All User Photos And Links From 2011-2014 ChatBites DRM for the Web Vivaldi, Mozilla warn of Google's proposed 'DRM for the Web' | PCWorld Unpacking Google's new "dangerous" Web-Environment-Integrity specification The Tech-challenged Tax Couple 'horrifie

In this episode, we're muting meetings, reviving kit and partying like it's 2001 BackBites Phil's Fabulous Fujitsu Scanner News ScanSnap Software Downloads | Global | Ricoh In The News Zuckerberg mocks X - and says he's 'not holding his breath' for Elon Musk fight What is Amazon Prime Big Deal Days and when is it? Jonathan's Amazon Kindle Scribe & Case - Unboxing & Review - YouTube 'Successful' cyber attack on elections body put details of more than 40 million voters at risk Every police officer in Northern Ireland has data compromised in 'monumental' breach due to human error Northern Ireland police investigate second data breach after documents containing officers' names stolen Northern Ireland police declare 'critical incident' over data breach Adopted children's names were disclosed on Scotland's People website Facebook might actually benefit mental health, new study suggests Zoom denies training AI on calls without consent Zoom orders workers back to the office Apple's Siri violat

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