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Bryan Chaffin and Jeff Butts talk about the current state of Mac gaming, with Jeff focusing on improved Mac support at Steam. They also dive deeper into crypto credit cards where you can either spend your crypto and/or earn cryptocurrency rewards like Bitcoin on your purchases. And, Jeff has been deep into iOS 15 betas, and he talks about some of his favorite new features.

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Sources referenced in this episode:

• • Steam Community
  • iOS 15 Coverage
  • Coinbase – Bryan’s affiliate link
  • BlockFi – Bryan’s affiliate link
  • SoFi
  • Apple Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
  • Bryan’s Twitter
  • Bryan’s Instagram
  • Bryan’s blog: GeekTells
  • Jeff Gamet’s Twitter
  • Jeff Gamet’s Instagram
  • Jeff Gamet’s YouTube Channel

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Bryan Chaffin, Jeff Gamet, and John Kheit pick up part three of their series on Apple’s best features and products with a look back at the products Apple killed, including the best products that were inexplicably canceled.

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Sources referenced in this episode:

• • Griffin iMate – Amazon
  • Apple Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
  • Bryan’s Twitter
  • Bryan’s Instagram
  • Bryan’s blog: GeekTells
  • Jeff Gamet’s Twitter
  • Jeff Gamet’s Instagram
  • Jeff Gamet’s YouTube Channel

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Bryan Chaffin, Jeff Gamet, and John Kheit get back to their retrospective look at Apple’s operating systems by singling out the most important features in Mac OS, OS X, and macOS through the lens of hindsight.

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Sources referenced in this episode:

• • Apple Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
  • Bryan’s Twitter
  • Bryan’s Instagram
  • Bryan’s blog: GeekTells
  • Jeff Gamet’s Twitter
  • Jeff Gamet’s Instagram
  • Jeff Gamet’s YouTube Channel

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Bryan Chaffin, Jeff Gamet, and John Kheit take a retrospective look at what—in hindsight—have turned out to be the most important features in iPhone OS/iOS.

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Sources referenced in this episode:

• • Apple Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
  • Bryan’s Twitter
  • Bryan’s Instagram
  • Bryan’s blog: GeekTells
  • Jeff Gamet’s Twitter
  • Jeff Gamet’s Instagram
  • Jeff Gamet’s YouTube Channel

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Bryan Chaffin and Jeff Gamet talk about iPhone 12 Night Mode and low-light photography, Loki and the movie-fication of TV, and Jeff’s Shortcuts tips.

Sources referenced in this episode:

• • Loki on Disney+
  • Apple Shortcuts
  • iPhone 12 Night Mode
  • Apple Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
  • Bryan’s Twitter
  • Bryan’s Instagram
  • Bryan’s blog: GeekTells
  • Jeff Gamet’s Twitter
  • Jeff Gamet’s Instagram
  • Jeff Gamet’s YouTube Channel

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Bryan Chaffin is joined by Jeff Gamet to discuss Apple’s WWDC keynote and software announcements, their favorite new features, and where they think Apple may be taking their products.

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Sources referenced in this episode:

• • TMO’s WWDC 2021 Coverage
  • WWDC 2021: The Next Version of macOS is Called… Monterey
  • Key macOS Monterey Features Only Work M1 Macs
  • Apple Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
  • Bryan’s Twitter
  • Bryan’s blog: GeekTells
  • Jeff Gamet’s Twitter
  • Jeff Gamet’s YouTube Channel

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Bryan Chaffin and Dave Hamilton dive into the differences between Proof of Stake (PoS) and Proof of Work (PoW) cryptocurrencies, and what that means in terms of energy consumption.

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Sources referenced in this episode:

• • Apple Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
  • Bryan’s Twitter
  • Bryan’s blog: GeekTells
  • Dave Hamilton’s Twitter
  • Mac Geek Gab

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Bryan Chaffin is joined by Jeff Gamet to speculate about the future of smarthomes and artificial intelligence, looking towards a future when these technologies work smoothly and have a real impact on how we live.

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Sources referenced in this episode:

• • Apple Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
  • Bryan’s Twitter
  • Bryan’s blog: GeekTells
  • Jeff Gamet’s YouTube Channel

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Bryan Chaffin and Jeff Gamet dig deep into smart home tech and home automation, starting with an iCloud account issue Jeff had with a new HomePod mini. They also discuss NFC tags, a home automation friction point Bryan has experienced, and other aspects of smart homes.

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Sources referenced in this episode:

• • NFC Tools by wakdev
  • Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2TB External Hard Drive Portable HDD – Amazon
  • Apple Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
  • Bryan’s Twitter
  • Bryan’s blog: GeekTells

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Bryan Chaffin and John Kheit dive into the memory bit-flip error that is apparently becoming common. They also catch up on their favorite show, The Curse of Oak Island, and they discuss Justin Long’s change of marketing heart.

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Sources referenced in this episode:

• • Computer Device Makers Ignore Bit-Flip Errors and Data Corruption
  • The Curse of Oak Island
  • Justin Long is Now ‘PC Guy’ in New Intel Ads Mocking Macs
  • Apple Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
  • Bryan’s Twitter
  • Bryan’s blog: GeekTells

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