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Jeff Gamet is back with Bryan Chaffin to talk about his hands-on experience with Apple’s new HomePod mini. How it sounds, how it compares with HomePod, and how it compares with Amazon’s Alexa Echo and Echo Dot. They also run over their hands-on time with macOS Big Sur.

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Sources referenced in this episode:

• • Apple Reveals New HomePod Mini
  • Are You Ready for macOS 11 Big Sur?
  • macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 Now Available
  • Apple Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
  • Bryan’s Twitter
  • Bryan’s blog: GeekTells

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Bryan Chaffin is joined by Jeff Gamet to dive deep into Apple’s new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini, with special attention on the Apple M1 processor that powers them. They also talk about macOS Big Sur.

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Sources referenced in this episode:

• • M1 Mac Decision: To Buy or Not to Buy?
  • Apple Silicon Now Has a Name: M1. And It’s Impressive
  • macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 Now Available
  • Apple Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
  • Bryan’s Twitter
  • Bryan’s blog: GeekTells

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Bryan Chaffin is joined by John Kheit to pore over Apple’s new HomePod mini, the iPhone 12 product line, and the importance of 5G.

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Sources referenced in this episode:

• • Apple Reveals New HomePod Mini
  • Apple Announces iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro
  • Apple Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
  • Bryan’s Twitter
  • Bryan’s blog: GeekTells

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Bryan Chaffin and Charlotte Henry dig into everything they love about Apple One, Apple’s new bundled services plan. They also have Apple Watch fighting Apple Watch for Charlotte’s affections, and they even have a winner!

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Sources referenced in this episode:

• • Apple Launches the Affordable Apple Watch SE
  • Fitness+ – Apple Rides Right into Peloton
  • Apple One – Competitively Priced Services Bundle Unveiled
  • Apple Watch 6 Announced with Pulse Oximeter [UPDATE]
  • Apple Announces watchOS 7: Family Setup, Apple Fitness+, New Faces, Sleep Tracking
  • The Apple Watch Series 3 Competes With Fitbit Sense
  • Apple Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
  • Bryan’s Twitter
  • Bryan’s blog: GeekTells

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Bryan Chaffin and John Kheit take a look back at the Mac Web 20 years ago and discuss what’s different about today, including how coverage of Apple is different today. They also chew over expectations for Apple’s media event on September 15th.

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Sources referenced in this episode:

• • Executive Pleads Guilty to Leaking Apple Secrets – The New York Times
  • Apple Reveals iPhone Event on September 15
  • Apple Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
  • Bryan’s Twitter
  • Bryan’s blog: GeekTells

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Bryan Chaffin is joined by John Kheit to talk about Apple Silicon and the Mac moving to Apple-designed ARM processors. They also talk about Target Mode’s demise and something John Kheit predicted years ago: iOS apps coming to the Mac.

Sources referenced in this episode:

• • Apple Silicon Goes Beyond ARM
  • iPad/iPhone Apps Should Run as ‘Desk Touch Apps’ in OS X
  • Apple Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
  • Bryan’s Twitter
  • Bryan’s blog: GeekTells

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Bryan Chaffin is joined by Jeff Gamet to discuss macOS and Mac hardware on ARM processors, along with their ideas about how much we might see at WWDC. They also discuss their hopes for HomePod and how it might improve.

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Sources referenced in this episode:

• • Apple Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
  • Bryan’s Twitter
  • Bryan’s blog: GeekTells

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Bryan Chaffin is joined by Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus to discuss some of his Dads & Grads gift recommendations. They also discuss mind mapping software and how Bob found his connection for using it. And, they go over some of Bob’s tips for working from home.

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Sources referenced in this episode:

• • Gifts for Geeks, Dads, and Grads (Part I)
  • Activ5 by ActivBody
  • Stealth Core Trainer
  • Liberty Air 2 Earphones by Anker
  • StormBox Micro Speaker
  • MindManager by MindJet
  • BiggerPlate Mind Mapping Templates
  • Apple Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
  • Bryan’s Twitter
  • Bryan’s blog: GeekTells

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Bryan Chaffin and Andrew Orr talk about surveillance capitalism and the former Apple employee and Siri grading whistleblower who recently went public. They also discuss the growing battle for podcast exclusivity between the tech giants and Spotify.

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Sources referenced in this episode:

• • Siri Grading Whistleblower Goes Public With Apple Dissatisfaction
  • The Joe Rogan Experience to Air Exclusively on Spotify
  • Apple Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
  • Bryan’s Twitter
  • Bryan’s blog: GeekTells

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Bryan Chaffin and Charlotte Henry discuss what seems like a blistering pace of new Apple products, even in the midst of a pandemic. Charlotte explains why she is so excited about the digital version of Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) coming in June, and they both look at the product they wish Apple would make.

Sources referenced in this episode:

• • Apple Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
  • Bryan’s Twitter
  • Bryan’s blog: GeekTells

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