MacVoices #17089: Road to Macstock – Tim Robertson On The Importance of Game Shows and Fun
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TechFan 297 – Search
Search on Mac and windows is broken, Google Street View, Drone DJ Mavic, subscription software, is freemium killing the iOS store, USB-C – how to take a great idea and botch it, Power Ranger gets a Thumbs Up from David, and Tim says Logan one of the top three all-time great Super Hero movies.
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Adobe Illustrator CS5. Illustrator CS5 may crash on quit; this problem also existed in El Capitan so try the solution offered at the Adobe forums (Illustrator CS5 crashing on exit), specifically the part about renaming
/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CS5.5ServiceManager
to
/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CS5.5ServiceManager.bak
TechFan 296 – AI
Tim and David discuss Micro computers, artificial intelligence, 2001, is Nintendo better for making their own hardware, is Apple to blame for iOS eco system spiraling down, and the iOS store search being broken
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TechFan 295 – Game Changer
Tim and David discuss the Nintendo Switch and the new Zelda game in much more detail, including how the new console is a real game changer. (Please excuse the pun!) Then David talks about his latest Nintendo product! Also, did Google forget the Don’t Be Evil aspect of their mission statement again?
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TechFan 294 – Switch
Tim does a shorter solo show this week and talks about the Nintendo Switch, Annke Wireless Camera, and a little more.
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TechFan 293 – Atari, Apple, and Startup Advise
Owen Rubin joins Tim Robertson this week to discuss Apple, the best Windows computer, and tips for start-ups that Owen learned from his time at Atari and Apple.
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TechFan 292 – Superman, Batman, and Larry O’Connor
Tim and David discuss the DC Extended Movie Universe, and later, Tim interviews Larry O’Connor, CEO of OWC and MacSales.com to discuss the OWC DEC and more!
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TechFan 291 – Importance of 4K
Another week and Tim and David are still TechFans! (Terrible pun, we know) Topics this week include the AppleTV and Apple Watch, 4K Televisions, KODI, Plex, Carbon Copy Cloner, ChronoSync, TechFan Sticker Pack, Surface RT, and the iPad Pro
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TechFan 290 – Surface and iPad
The big topics include the Surface 3, iPad, and Apple’s treatment of both the ecosystem surrounding the Mac and iOS as well as their partners. The show ends with the BIG NEWS of the week! Tim Robertson and David Cohen host.
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TechFan 289 – Just Jousting Around
Tim Robertson and David Cohen discuss bad internet, The Last Jedi, Grand Moff Tarkin, The Tinker Board from Asus, more on the RetroPi, Joust, the best Macs, the OWC Drive Dock, and much more!
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TechFan 288 – The Image
David and Tim talk more on the Raspberry Pi, the RetroPie, better bandwidth, fire alarms, group video and audio chat, and much more!
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TechFan 287 – The Terrible Show
Our most terrible show to date. Really. You should not listen to this episode. We’re not kidding.
TechFan 286 – Tim Battles a Coffee Machine
CES kicked off this week, and the collective yawn was heard around the world. Our sponsor, OWC, announced a very cool new product, the OWC DEC, and Tim has some exciting news about it. Connection issues using a KVM switch, more on music, and as the solo show continues, Tim battles a coffee machine. Will he win?
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TechFan 285 – Optimistic Mixtape
Tim and David discuss playlists and mixtapes, and the discovery of new music then and now. Tim has an update on the iMac from OWC! John Nemo does not use his powers to tell us about a program before we need it, Senuti, and David fill us in on a cool iPad mix app called djay iPad. Finally, 2016 has been a bummer, and the guys talk about Macstock 2017 and being optimistic.
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TechFan 284 – Missing Fusion
The migration of the Mac is on, and Tim recounts his struggles of creating a Fusion Drive, loss of playlists and general problems with iTunes, and Time Machine restore that fails 95% of its job. David talks about the Consumers Reports giving Apple’s latest MacBook a non-recommendation, and they both discuss Apple’s handling of the situation.
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TechFan 283 – Rogue One – iMac
Tim has to buy a new Mac, so what will he get, and from where? Mario Run has dropped, and David and Tim like it. Then, the main feature of this episode is the spoiler-filled review and discussion of Rogue One.
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TechFan 282 – Mario and Old Cars
Tim and David discuss Super Mario Run, Snow Days, and our favorite cars. Also, Cole joins us for a few minutes to talk about his iPad and the new game he really enjoys, Slither.io
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TechFan 281 – Retro Challenge 2
Update on the Retro Challenge, Fantastic Beasts, Star Wars, Guy Kawasaki, Marvel movies, 17” Macbook Pro, WD Raspberry Pi drive, IBM Lenovo ThinkPad X41, Amazon Fire, StarTech.com 2 Port Displayport USB KVM Switch, and more!
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TechFan 280 – Mac Users 20 Years Ago
Collecting older Aluminum Macs and a new Retro Challenge begins! Also, Tim looks at a knock-off Nike band for his Apple Watch, a portable Sega Genesis system, and we go back two decades to find out what was on the mind of the average Mac user.
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email page My Mac #20, Dec. 1996
TechFan 279 – Electric No More
The grand experiment with David’s Leaf comes to an end. Plus feedback, more comments on Apple’s recent Mac neglect, and Donny Yankellow has a TechFan Podcast sticker pack for free for iOS!
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