For Mac Eyes Only – Beta 1: Bug Report

Season 17, Episode 10 (#409)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric take a look at some of the top headlines for the week. Mike shares his own Mac buying decision process. And, in a follow up to episode 407, listener Jill files a “bug report”, Mike & Eric discuss types of variables in Swift, and Mike creates a better example of coding in Swift with variables and the print statement.
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For Mac Eyes Only – Pick A Mac, Any Mac

Season 17, Episode 9 (#408)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: What should first time Mac buyers or folks who’ve been holding on to an older Mac think about when looking at Apple’s current line up? Mike and Eric look at common questions like laptop vs desktop, which processor: M1 or M2, how much memory and storage to get, refurbished vs new vs used, and even why someone should consider an Intel Mac.
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For Mac Eyes Only – Print (Hello Eric!)

Season 17, Episode 8 (#407)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric speculate on Mac and other Apple rumors, discuss gaming on the Mac, software easter eggs, and the new Steve Jobs memoir. Then dip their toes into the world of Swift on the Mac as they share a great environment to practice coding in and say Hello to Swift’s syntax with a timeless snippet of code.
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For Mac Eyes Only – Flying by the Seat of Our Macs

Season 17, Episode 7 (#406)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and special guest Jeff Gamet share some favorite tips and tackle listener questions covering Siri on the Mac’s menu bar, sharing photos with family while traveling, checking your network quality via the terminal, network interface priority, quickly accessing settings in Ventura, a favorite app for managing audio, quickly navigating open/save dialog boxes, and the browser plugin that Jeff can’t live without!
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For Mac Eyes Only – Travels with Barry

Season 17, Episode 6 (#405)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: What happens when travel plans become semi-permanent? Mike and Eric welcome FMEO’s Roving Reporter Barry back to the show to share travel adventures of a different sort. What do you do when new opportunities arise, but you aren’t quite uproot your entire life? What lessons can be learned when preparing for this type of move? What adjustments to daily living need to be made and, more importantly (to us Apple nerds), what tech helped play a key role in making the move a success?
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For Mac Eyes Only – A Little Bedroom Coding

Season 17, Episode 5 (#404)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: You might be interested in learning to code, but where should you start? Xcode? Visual Studio? Swift Playgrounds? Or maybe it’s best to start with scripting or playing with Shortcuts! In this episode, Mike and Eric share a little personal history and then dive into tools and languages that might be a good place to start if you’re looking to get started with programming on the Mac.
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For Mac Eyes Only – Embrace the Mac!

Season 17, Episode 4 (#403)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric explore some of the misconceptions and problems with macOS that switchers sometimes have and run down a few ways to make a typical Mac switcher’s life easier and help them embrace the Mac. Some of the problems they cover include issues with file management, mousing and keyboard issues, task switching, and more!
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For Mac Eyes Only – The Return of ListenerPalooza

Season 17, Episode 3 (#402)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric touch on the new M2 Pro/Max Macs, debate the future of the Mac Pro and all-in-one desktop Macs like the 27″ iMac, and hand the show over to the listeners in another ListenerPalooza where they tackle questions on upgrading macOS, how to fix a crashy Safari, what to do when your Apple Watch no longer unlocks your Mac, and how to disable the Mac’s startup sound!
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For Mac Eyes Only – Essential Apps: A New Hope

Season 17, Episode 2 (#401)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric present our Increasingly Inaccurately Named 10th Annual list of Essential Apps for Mac users, plus a few bonus essential apps that just missed landing on this year’s list.
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For Mac Eyes Only – Carol of the Startup Bells

Season 17, Episode 1 (#400)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric share their last minute gift picks for the Apple user in your life.

For Mac Eyes Only Last-Minute Gift Guide 2022
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