The Mac & Forth Show

The Mac & Forth Show

251 - This is Getting Like Windows

Jun 4 • 63 min

Alan, Steve and Karl return to sort through the recent Apple-related news. Karl is enjoying making YouTube videos. Apple joins in on Black Out Tuesday. Another series of updates get released. Tile complains to EU regulators about Apple. Did Apple double…

250 - Bunch of Muppets

May 28 • 68 min

The ‘other’ half of the G-Men, GazMaz, from the MyMac Podcast joins Alan, Dean and Karl this week, to sort through the recent Apple-related news. Apple TV+ adds old, and new, Fraggle Rock episodes to its library, with one big missing character if you’re…

249 - Glasses

May 21 • 57 min

One half of the G-Men, Guy, from the MyMac Podcast joins Alan, Dean and Karl this week, to sort through the recent Apple-related news. Guy and Karl discuss live streaming and Alan goes a little retro. New iOS updates are out. A developer discusses what he…

248 - Author Awful?

May 14 • 63 min

Alan returns this week to join Dean, Steve and Karl as they, once again, sort through recent Apple-related news. Some US Apple stores are about to reopen but are taking precautions. Logic Pro X gets a major update. Unreal Engine 5 is announced for iOS and…

247 - Time Flies

Apr 30 • 58 min

This week Dean, Steve and Karl look back at the Apple watch as it reaches its fifth birthday, Happy Birthday little fella. The discussions still rage regarding if a centralised or de-centralised app system is better for tracking the spread of the virus.…

246 - It’s a Kind of Magic

Apr 23 • 61 min

Following another week of lockdown Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl meet up once again on Discord to discuss the week’s Apple-related news. Dean takes delivery of his new Magic Keyboard for the iPad Pro, what are his thoughts? Developers are invited to an…

245 - A Lovely Set of Wheels

Apr 16 • 74 min

Some new shiny items from Apple this week, so Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl share their thoughts. The second iPhone SE is revealed, the iPad Pro Magic Keyboard goes on sale earlier than expected, replacement earbud tips can be purchased for the AirPods Pro…

244 - FaceTime Fix

Apr 9 • 63 min

This week Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl return again to discuss Apples latest round of updates that fix an untimely FaceTime bug. Some replacement AirPods are being shipped with an unrecognised firmware version. Amazon ‘might’ have leaked the release date of…

243 - Why Dark Sky?

Apr 2 • 64 min

While still partaking in social distancing Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl gather once again to go through the week’s Apple-related news. Apple looks to improve its weather app with the purchase of Dark Sky. You can now try Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for…

242 - Forgotten The Size

Mar 26 • 67 min

Once again Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl assemble to bring you the week’s Apple-related news. Karl’s new iPad Pro arrives and he’d forgot just how big it is, even in his hands. OS updates are here for everyone, which on iPad include shared iCloud folders and…

241 - A Real Mickey Mouse?

Mar 19 • 59 min

No more rumours as Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl return to look over the week’s news from Apple. New iPad Pro’s, new magic keyboards, new MacBook Air, upgraded Mac Mini and most importantly, new Apple watch strap colours. Also, the Coronavirus continues to…

240 - Rumours, Rumours, Everywhere

Mar 12 • 60 min

It’s time for Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl to return once again to sift through the week’s Apple and tech relayed news, although this week there appear to be more rumours than anything else. Apple showcases a video running over 5 hours, all shot with an…

239 - Slowing Ticket

Mar 5 • 60 min

Once again Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl return to go over the week’s Apple and tech-related news. The Coronavirus continues to wreak havoc with tech gatherings but you can help out a little now. Apple has updated its App Store guidelines. Apple is facing a…

238 - Pimp My Mac

Feb 27 • 62 min

This week Alan and Karl are joined by David Dean of the ‘I Confess I’m a Geek’ Podcast as they peruse the week’s Apple-related news and rumours once again. Safari is going to get tough on certificates. You might soon be able to add your own $400 wheels to…

237 - Tag Me

Feb 20 • 60 min

The gang is back once again. Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl return to go through the week’s Apple-related news, including WatchOS gets an update, the Coronavirus continues to hamper Apple, some Amazing Stories are almost here along with some amazing rumours…

236 - A Filtered Moment

Feb 13 • 61 min

This week Alan, Steve and Karl return to go over the week’s Apple-related news. LumaFusion has released their update allowing you to move your Luma project over to Final Cut Pro. Karl is updating his videography related items ready for Spring. Swift…

235 - Fisher-Price Pro

Jan 30 • 62 min

On this week’s episode, Steve and Karl are joined by GazMaz from the MyMac podcast to go through the week’s Apple and technology stories. The iPad turns ten years old and they share how the device has integrated into their lives. Another series or updates…

234 - A Feature or Failure?

Jan 23 • 62 min

It’s been a week already since our last episode so Dean, Alan, Steve and Karl gather once again to go over the week’s Apple and technology news. Reports claim Apple stopped working on secure iCloud backups due to external pressure, but did they? The EU is…

233 - F.B.iPhone

Jan 16 • 63 min

It’s time for another episode, so Dean, Alan and Karl gather to go through some the week’s Apple and tech-related news. Did your AirPods Pro suddenly suck, well there may be a reason for that? IKEA’s Smart blinds are not that smart apparently. The FBI…

232 - ZaggPower

Jan 9 • 62 min

As CES kicks off in the States Dean, Steve, Alan and Karl discuss some of the announced technology that might be coming soon. We get Dena’s thoughts on his new MackBook Pro 16inch. Ricky Gervais jokes at Apple’s expense. Is there more AppleTV+ content…

231 - 20/20 Vision

Jan 2 • 70 min

Happy New Year! To kick things off Dean, Steve, Alan and Karl gaze into their crystal balls and share what they hope to see from Apple over the next twelve months. What might be in store for our beloved iPhones, iPads, Macs, HomePods, AirPods, Apple TV,…

230 - Another Missy Christmas

Dec 26, 2019 • 57 min

As the festive period is upon us Karl is joined by his old podcasting co-host from the ‘Here ‘N’ There Show’, Missy. They catch up and discuss social media, influencers and a number of other items that have caught their attention recently. All this and…

229 - MyMac & Forth 2 - Electric Boogaloo

Dec 19, 2019 • 63 min

With Dean and Steve unavailable, Alan and Karl hop into their new PARDIS and take a short trip to the MyMac Podcast to join Guy and Gaz. We get some of Gaz’s ‘News Snippets’ before reviewing some of our favourite stories from 2019. All this and slightly…

228 - Wheely Expensive

Dec 12, 2019 • 65 min

It’s almost that gift-giving time of year so Alan, Steve and Karl offer their suggestions for three levels of presents, but are probably just listing things they want to receive really. It’s update time once again (Yay), also, you can now buy a Mac Pro,…

227 - CyberMouse

Dec 5, 2019 • 60 min

This week Alan, Steve and Karl marvel at the new Tesla Truck. London travel gets a little quicker and easier, Apple announces their winners of 2019, two new shows come to Apple TV+, Plex gets into streaming and Footy has it’s Primetime. All this and…

226 - AirPooch Pro

Nov 21, 2019 • 62 min

Will we discover this week if Dean put an order in for a new MacBook Pro? Alan, Steve and Karl are all pretty sure they already know the answer. Apple releases yet another iOS update. An iOS developer gets locked out of the developer account but is it a…

225 - Scissors and Butterflies

Nov 14, 2019 • 59 min

Apple has finally revealed their oft rumoured new MacBook Pro allowing Alan, Steve and Karl to drool while checking their bank balances before coming to the realisation that they probably won’t be using one any time soon. We now have a narrower window for…

224 - Quality TV+ Time

Nov 7, 2019 • 64 min

This week David Dean of the I Confess I’m a Geek Podcast joins Alan and Karl to share their views on the recently launched Apple TV+ service. What do they make of the shows on offer? Will they have time to watch them all though as yet another streaming…

223 - I Must Be A Pro By Now

Oct 31, 2019 • 60 min

After a packed week of Apple news Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl return to take their usual meander through the week’s offerings. The new AirPods Pro were announced and arrived out of the blue. New updates arrived for iOS, iPadOS, WatchOS, MacOS and…

222 - Water Music

Oct 24, 2019 • 60 min

This week Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl are back to discuss the week’s Apple and tech-related news. The Apple TV app appears on the Fire TV, Adobe looks to bring more than Photoshop to the iPad Pro, some useful apps to take advantage of, iOS13.2 may arrive…

221 - What Would Mary Whitehouse Say?

Oct 18, 2019 • 57 min

This week Karl is flying solo so be ready for a few extended rants as the guys are not there to hold him back. Apple releases more updates to iOS13, Catalina and the AirPort app. Twitter returns to the Mac, Beats go more pro, Apple is gearing up for the…

220 - R.I.P. Tunes

Oct 10, 2019 • 61 min

This week GazMaz from the MyMac Podcast joins Dean, Steve and Karl to discuss the week’s Apple and tech-related news. The new macOS, Catalina, has arrived and we share our thoughts and experiences installing and using the new OS. Apple starts another…

219 - Banned in Belgium

Oct 3, 2019 • 65 min

Another week has passed us by, so not only does that mean that Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl return to peruse the week’s Apple-related news but it also means fresh updates for iOS. Also, Apple News+ launches in the UK, the Apple Watch proves it’s worth…

218 - Too Many Jokes

Sep 26, 2019 • 79 min

The iPhones arrive, iOS13.1 arrives, iPadOS arrives and TVOS arrives so Alan, Dean and Karl go over all the releases and share their thoughts on the new arrivals. Amazon appears to be putting Alexa everywhere, along with a Ring Camera that has an…

217 - Arcade

Sep 19, 2019 • 66 min

It’s almost new iPhone’s day and so Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl return to discuss their ordering process, the release of iOS13, the release of Apple Arcade but the delay of iPadOS. Disney’s CEO resigning from the Apple board, free movies coming to Plex and…

216 - Apple Pay at the Ready

Sep 12, 2019 • 72 min

Apple has revealed their new devices so Alan, Dean and Karl return to discuss what they thought of the event and all the new kit revealed. We also now know how Apple will handle its upcoming services consisting of Apple Arcade and Apple TV+. We also…

215 - Innovation Only

Sep 5, 2019 • 59 min

After a short break Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl return to look ahead to the upcoming announcement from Apple and delve into some of the recent rumours that have surfaced. There’s also news of Apple possibly assisting independent repair businesses and Apple…

214 - iKEA

Aug 22, 2019 • 60 min

Another week means it’s time for another show. Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl return to discuss how Ikea plans to invest heavily in home automation over the coming years. Disney announces the launch date for their streaming service and the UK isn’t getting…

213 - One Million Dollars

Aug 15, 2019 • 60 min

On this week’s episode Alan, Steve and Karl discuss some of the ‘hacks’ from this year’s Black Hat conference along with Apple’s $1 million bug bounty. They also look into the recent replacement battery controversy and the recent teaser trailer for the…

212 - Your Titanium Friend

Aug 8, 2019 • 62 min

This week Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl return to go through the week’s Apple and tech-related news. Apple SIRI monitoring put on hold, the new Apple Card invites start to arrive for a few, we discover just what ASMR is, Disney reveals more Disney+ details…

211 - I Want A “New” MacBook

Aug 1, 2019 • 62 min

The team is all here this week. Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl dive into the week’s Apple and tech-related news as usual. Apple pushes out its latest beta’s for iOS13, Apple is still making lots of money, Google is bug hunting, new iPad’s might be on the way,…

210 - The Wifi Line

Jul 27, 2019 • 66 min

This week Karl and Alan pour over the week’s Apple and tech-related news. Apple buys Intel’s Modem business. SIRI has been listening to all manner of things, iOS12.4 has officially arrived, the Walkie-Talkie feature works again (yay!), the Gold watch was…

209 - Mac & Fogies

Jul 18, 2019 • 64 min

A special guest drops by this week, GazMaz of the MyMac ‘Show’ Podcast, joins Dean and Karl To discuss the week’s Apple and tech-related news stories. Apple is spending big on its upcoming shows, but so is everyone else. IAP’s are in the news again after…

208 - Walkie Talkie Exploitie

Jul 11, 2019 • 66 min

This week Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl return once again to cast their beady eyes over the weeks Apple-related news. The Walkie-Talkie app on the Apple Watch has an exploit, There are some more new Macs, SSD have a price cut, an Apple classic game returns…

207 - Ive Had Enough

Jul 4, 2019 • 67 min

Just after last week’s show was when news of Sir Jony Ive leaving Apple dropped, so we are probably among the last to discuss it but that won’t stop Alan, Dean and Karl from sharing their thoughts on what this might mean moving forward. They also share…

206 - Did I Shoot Six Pics Or Only Five?

Jun 27, 2019 • 62 min

This week Alan and Karl are joined by David Dean of the ‘I Confess I’m a Geek’ Podcast. Updates for AirPorts, Public Beta’s are here, Apple takes a shot at Spotify, Apple buys another company, the Apple Watch in action again and a user uses his iPhone to…

205 - The Missed Mystery Box

Jun 20, 2019 • 58 min

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…

204 - Turn It Up A Bit

Jun 13, 2019 • 64 min

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,…

203 - A Grand Stand

Jun 6, 2019 • 65 min

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.…

A Mac & Forth Patreon Preview Show - Episode 081

May 30, 2019 • 30 min

A Patreon Preview Show - Episode 081 - Originally Recorded 6th Feb 2019 We are looking forward to next weeks announcements at WWDC and returning to our regular posting schedule, but in the meantime here is another bonus Patreon episode. Mac & Forth…

A Mac & Forth Patreon Preview Show - Episode 066

May 23, 2019 • 17 min

A preview of one of our Patreon episodes originally recorded 29th Aug 2018. In a very surprising move, Apple releases a firmware update for is now discontinued AirPort Express. The update allows the Express to be used with AirPlay 2 and Karl has tested it…

202 - WWDC Wishlist

Apr 25, 2019 • 71 min

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…

201 - White Flag

Apr 18, 2019 • 65 min

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…

200 - The 200th

Apr 11, 2019 • 60 min

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…

199 - Happy Madden

Apr 4, 2019 • 61 min

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…

198 - It’s Not Showtime. Yet.

Mar 28, 2019 • 64 min

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…

197 - Clearing The Decks

Mar 21, 2019 • 59 min

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…

196 - It’s About Flipping Time

Mar 14, 2019 • 63 min

After being away for a week, Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl return just as Apple announces ’It’s Show Time’. We look ahead to the upcoming presentation and speculate what Apple might reveal. Also, Spotify is complaining to the EC that Apple treats them so…

195 - Grumpy Old Men Edition

Feb 28, 2019 • 61 min

As there is a dearth of interesting Apple news this week Dean, Steve and Karl put on their grumpy old men hats and share the apps, services and technologies that they just do not understand in this modern age. To be taken more as a ‘tongue in cheek’…

194 - Hey, Barbie

Feb 21, 2019 • 65 min

It’s yet another week so that means yet another show. Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl return to meander their way through the week’s Apple and tech related news. Apple has been buying and hiring again to hopefully strengthen their SIRI and Home services.…

193 - Eerozon

Feb 14, 2019 • 39 min

This week Karl is flying solo again as he discusses finding his old iPods, Amazon’s purchase of Eero, the new Copyright reform and the growing rumours concerning WWDC 2019 and an Apple event to be held at the end of March. All this and slightly more on…

192 - GCHQTime

Feb 7, 2019 • 63 min

This week Dean, Steve and Karl return to peruse the weeks Apple and tech related news. Angela Ahrendts is moving on from Apple. Facebook and Google were both punished but things are back to normal, for now anyway. Spotify wants to be number one when it…

191 - Naughty Step

Jan 31, 2019 • 61 min

Just typical, No real news for weeks and then three big ones come along at once. Dean, Alan, Steve and Karl return once again to go over the weeks Apple and tech related news. Apple announces their results for the holiday season. Facebook gets into yet…

190 - Shot on iPhone*

Jan 24, 2019 • 75 min

The gang of Dean, Alan, Steve and Karl return once again to go through the week’s Apple-related news. Another round of updates are released. ‘Shot on iPhone’ might inspire budding iPhone photographers. Apple shows off some iPad Pro Workflows. Copyright…

189 - Return of the Power Glove?

Jan 17, 2019 • 69 min

This week Dean returns, joining Alan, Steve and Karl and sharing his experiences and plans for his new home. Apple eliminates a bug that made Apple Music on HomePod better, they also replaced 11 million iPhone batteries in 2018 and Netflix is increasing…

188 - Automated Anarchy

Jan 10, 2019 • 69 min

On this week’s edition, GazMaz from the MyMac Podcast joins Alan, Steve and Karl as they look over some of the HomeKit compatible devices recently announced at CES, as well as turning their attention to some of the wider aspects of Home Automation.

187 - Missing in Action

Jan 3, 2019 • 59 min

This week Karl is on his lonesome, not because we have all split up, but because Karl can’t organise properly. As a result, he looks at a few stories from the past week or so, then looks forward to what 2019 might bring from Apple and what we might have…

186 - Social Missyia

Dec 27, 2018 • 47 min

On our last episode of the year, Karl is joined by his old podcasting partner in crime, Missy. As the world seems to be a very different place from when they last recorded their “Here ’N’ There Show” Missy and Madden decide to take a look at how Social…

185 - MyMac & Forth

Dec 20, 2018 • 72 min

This week our episode plans didn’t quite pan out as intended but fortunately, Guy Serle from the MyMac podcast joins Alan, Steve and Karl as we revisit some of the Apple and tech-related stories from the past year. Wishing all our listeners a very Merry…

184 - Gift Guide

Dec 13, 2018 • 67 min

On this week’s episode David Dean of the ‘I Confess I’m a Geek’ Podcast joins Alan, Steve and Karl as we take a look at a selection of stocking fillers, reasonably priced and money is no object gifts and why you might want to consider them for friends and…

183 - Glum Tim

Nov 29, 2018 • 67 min

This week Alan, Steve, Dean and Karl share what some of them purchased over the Black Friday period. We get a bit distracted by audio setups, Karl attends Adobe Max London, Tim Cook appears to be having a bit of a glum time of late, Parents say iPads suck…

182 - Don’t Bend Stupid

Nov 22, 2018 • 64 min

On this episode Alan, Steve and Karl weave their way through several stories including bending iPad Pro’s (Hint: Don’t bend them), pedestrians making Apple Maps better, Black Friday Apple deals, Swiss watch makers feeling the pinch, Apple News trying to…

181 - Keep Out

Nov 15, 2018 • 61 min

On this week’s show Alan, Steve and Karl are joined by GazMaz of the MyMac Podcast. We finally get to hear Steve’s thoughts on his new iPhone XR, along with Gaz who has also taken the plunge. Karl resisted buying the new iPad Pro for about 24 hours and…

180 - Steve’s Pirate iPhone XRrrrr

Nov 8, 2018 • 67 min

This week we get Steve’s review of his new iPhone XR and Dean shares his thoughts on his new iPad Pro. Meanwhile Alan and Karl enjoy not maxing out their credit cards and are not in the least bit bothered they haven’t got new Apple items to play with…no…

- Free Patreon Episode

Nov 8, 2018 • 28 min

On this Patreon episode I am joined by photographer Alex Fox to discuss some of the recent announcements from Adobe MAX and the possibilities of the new iPad Pro. As Alex kindly joined me I thought I’d share this episode on our mainly weekly feed so…

179 - Return of the Mini

Nov 1, 2018 • 66 min

Apple has unveiled their latest offerings and so Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl share their opinions regarding the new MacBook Air, the new Mac Mini and the new iPad Pro’s. Quite an exciting event but as always there are a few little catches that Apples…

178 - Unveiling

Oct 25, 2018 • 59 min

As our excitement starts to grow with the next Apple event less than a week away Alan, Dean and Karl share their thoughts on what they think we’ll see announced. Also this week Tim Cook delivered a speech regarding data privacy. Also, Apple will address…

177 - More In The Making

Oct 18, 2018 • 61 min

Adobe has officially announced that Photoshop is coming to the iPad. Dean, Steve and Karl share their thoughts on what this could mean for their favourite tablet. Adobe has also announced a few other applications that could get your creative juices…

176 - China Inside…Maybe?

Oct 11, 2018 • 70 min

This week Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl return to share their opinions of the week’s Apple and tech related news. Alan has joined the land of Face ID, but has he changed his opinion after being a staunch sceptic for so long? Bloomberg has either the biggest…

175 - Something SomethingGate

Oct 4, 2018 • 64 min

The gang are back this week after their short break. Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl share their opinions of the week’s Apple-related news. Alan tried to kill Karl by challenging him to get fit. More of our new devices arrive. Mojave is out in the wild and we…

174 - Taking A Shortcut

Sep 20, 2018 • 66 min

This week GazMaz from the MyMac Podcast drops by to join Alan, Dean and Karl to share his opinions on this week’s Apple related news. The new updates are here and we look at our new favourite things and a few issues that still need addressing. Also, do we…

173 - To The Max

Sep 13, 2018 • 70 min

Apple’s new iPhones and Apple Watches are here and it’s all rather exciting. To discuss what was revealed Alan, Steve and Karl are joined by Don McAllister of ScreenCastsOnline to lust after the new shiny things and see if any have tempted them to break…

172 - Gathering Round

Sep 6, 2018 • 66 min

It is less than a week to go until Apple announces the new products it has been working on. Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl gather round to discuss what they think we will see and what they hope will be announced. next week when Tim Cook and other Apple…

171 - Expressing Our Happiness

Aug 30, 2018 • 61 min

David Dean of the ‘I Confess I’m A Geek’ Podcast returns and shares some more money saving ideas with Alan, Dean and Karl. Apple issues a firmware update that makes owners of the discontinued Airport Express very happy. iPad or Mac, why do some users seem…

170 - Putting The Band Back Together

Aug 23, 2018 • 65 min

The gang’s all here this week as Alan, Dean and Steve join Karl to discuss the week’s Apple related topics. Thieves of an Apple Store get more than they expects when the public get involved. An iPad clears an Apple store after catching fire. Brit’s like…

169 - Subs, Subs, Subs

Aug 18, 2018 • 65 min

This week Alan, Dean and Karl are joined by David Dean, formally of the ‘I Confess I’m A Geek’ Podcast to discuss the week’s Apple related topics. Apple invited a number of indie developers to a secret meeting to discuss app subscriptions. Twitter keeps…

168 - Karl’s Country Mix

Aug 11, 2018 • 66 min

Steve returns this week to join Alan and Karl as they discuss the week’s Apple related topics. A new Apple Music Friends Mix is coming and Karl can’t wait to inflict his Country music on the others. Apparently, virtually no-one is using the Echo to buy…

167 - Number Invaders

Aug 5, 2018 • 57 min

In a week Apple became the first US Company to be worth 1 Trillion dollars Alan, Dean and Karl share their opinions of that and other Apple-related news. The cancellation of app store affiliate payments, Cupertino want Apple to help fund the Hyperloop,…

166 - Sin Bin

Jul 28, 2018 • 67 min

Developer Russ Freeman joins Alan, Steve and Karl again this week as they all discuss the week’s Apple related topics. Apple issues a fix for the new MacBook Pro’s and a naughty missing digital key appears to be the culprit. iFixit claim the old method of…

165 - Running Hot?

Jul 21, 2018 • 61 min

On this week’s episode Alan, Steve and Karl return to discuss that some tests have discovered the new MacBook Pro’s might be running a little hot. Apple has tried to fight back against dust in their keyboards. Google is hit by a large fine. Photoshop…

164 - Six Cores Of Goodness

Jul 12, 2018 • 65 min

Apple has released some new hardware. New Mac Mini’s might be on the way, no honestly. Dean shares how the App Store changed his life. We all revisit our first Apps from the App Store. It’s update time once again. Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl weave their…

163 - Green With iPad Envy

Jul 7, 2018 • 65 min

Alan has finally sorted out his connectivity woes and so joins Karl as they go through the weeks Apple related topics. The World Cup is causing a number of Apple Watch wearing England fans concerns as they watch their heart rates job. NHS will soon allow…

162 - Crumby Keyboards?

Jun 30, 2018 • 61 min

With virtually the entire team unavailable this week Karl is joined by Gazmaz from the MyMac Podcast and developer Russ Freeman to share their thoughts and opinion on the week’s Apple related news. Apple creates a ‘Keyboard Service Program’ to try and…

161 - Fresh Out The Box

Jun 22, 2018 • 60 min

This week Alan and Karl find themselves alone discussing the Apple related news. Also, Alan has throw caution to the wind regarding iOS12, what could possibly go wrong we ask ourselves? Karl is trying to work out a media solution for his father and we…

160 - M&F Teamoji

Jun 16, 2018 • 59 min

Dean has returned from San Jose to join Alan and Karl and regale them with tales of WWDC and elective scooters. More information has emerged about the latest software from Apple and All of us are now rocking the iOS12 beta’s…what could possible go wrong?

159 - WWDC Wrap Up

Jun 9, 2018 • 97 min

We return from our brief holiday and kick things off with a wrap up of Apple’s recent WWDC event. With software improvements across the board for Apple devices we examine those that caught out attention and that we are looking forward to come Autumn. Alan…

158 - AirPort Closure

Apr 28, 2018 • 69 min

On our last show before our May break we are somewhat disappointed, but not surprised, to learn of the demise of Apple’s Airport range. Also, Apple closes it’s last Apple Watch pop-up store, UK financing disappears from Apples website, another range of…

157 - GDPR Compliant…Probably

Apr 21, 2018 • 66 min

Dean, Alan and Karl are joined by Ben Kinnaird (from Rather Inventive & the Something Inventive Podcast) to discuss the upcoming GDPR legislation and what it will mean for both companies and users.

156 - Zucked Up

Apr 14, 2018 • 63 min

Washington puts Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg on the naughty step but fortunately, he has a cushion. Apple introduces the Project Red iPhone 8 and Karl does pretty well on his first play of Fortnite until he meets someone. Dean, Steve and Karl share their…

155 - Mac Pro-crastination

Apr 7, 2018 • 64 min

Twitter creates a Twitter storm after revealing its plans for third-party apps. The Mac Pro is still at least a year away and the possibility of Apple moving away from Intel arises, yet again. Dean, Alan, Steve and Karl share their thoughts and opinions…