The Context Machine Podcast

It’s time to break down Apple’s earnings, and Bryan Chaffin is joined by guest-host Jeff Gamet to do just that. They also discuss the ins and outs, ups and downs, and even some sideways aspects of Apple’s iPhone strategy. They cap the show with a look at Apple’s one weird trick of goosing Mac sales, which is to release new Macs.

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Sources referenced in this episode:

• Apple Reports December Quarter Revenues: iPhones Down, Everything Else Up, After Hour Market Reacts Positively [UPDATE]
• Apple Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
• Bryan’s Twitter
• Bryan’s blog: GeekTells

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Bryan Chaffin is joined by Andrew Orr to talk about social media and photography. They also talk about where AR can go and what the killer app of this emerging technology could be. Still donning their futurist hats, they look at what iPhone might in 10, 20, and even 50 years.

Sources referenced in this episode:

• Vsco
• Sight: Contact Lenses with Augmented Reality – Futuristic Video– YouTube
• Apple Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
• Bryan’s Twitter
• Bryan’s blog: GeekTells

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In this episode, Bob LeVitus tells Bryan Chaffin all about the Cricut. This thing can cut 150 different substances, draw, write, and like I said, even sew. And you can control it from your Mac, iPhone, or iPad. They also discuss Rocket Book, which is part reusable paper (you can erase it!) and part app-based service that will scan what you write and draw and convert text with OCR. They cap the show with a look at Setapp and why they think this multi-app service for the Mac is great.

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Sources referenced in this episode:

• Cricut
• Rocket Book
• Setapp
• Apple Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
• Bryan’s Twitter
• Bryan’s blog: GeekTells

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Bryan Chaffin and John Martellaro hear Apple CEO Tim Cook talk up services and they explain why it makes them nervous. They also talk about the future of 8K TVs and how they will inevitably take over the industry.

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Sources referenced in this episode:

• Tim Cook Promised New Services, said Qualcomm Promoted ‘Fake News’
• 8K TV is Coming. It’s Okay to Salivate
• Apple Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
• Bryan’s Twitter
• Bryan’s blog: GeekTells

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Bryan Chaffin and John Kheit chew on Apple’s rare guidance warning like the mangy junk yard dogs that they are. They also discuss innovation, scale, how a giant Apple should be structured, and what a Macintosh, Inc. spinoff might look like. It’s a rollicking episode, and you’re cordially invited to listen in!

Sources referenced in this episode:

• Apple Warns of December Quarter Revenue Shortfall, Blames China, Stock Drops After Hours – Here’s What You Need to Know
• Apple Guidance, Mojave Upgrades – TMO Daily Observations 2019-01-03
• Apple Needs to Expand Its Product Grid to Include an Edition Category
• 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 discuss what Mr. Kheit calls the pornification of software. They also look back at and grade Apple’s new product releases in 2018. It being these two, they are surprisingly upbeat, while still being cranky as can be.

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 guest-host Peter Cohen to discuss Apple’s cloud services, including the ones they do really well and the ones that suck. They also talk about password management and practices, and look at Apple’s leadership team 8 years after Steve Jobs’s passing.

Sources referenced in this episode:

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

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Bryan Chaffin is joined by guest-host John Martellaro to discuss how Apple might be looking at the medical industry, of which CEO Tim Cook has said he wants a piece. They also talk about the privacy bill making the rounds in Washington, and the future of artificial intelligence.

Sources referenced in this episode:

• 15 Senators Introduce American Privacy Bill
• Apple Wants to Give Veterans Their Medical Records
• TMO Background Mode Interview With Mac Observer’s Editor-in-Chief Bryan Chaffin
• The Apple Watch is Now the Intelligent Guardian of the Galaxy
• Background Mode Podcast with John Martellaro
• Apple Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
• John’s Twitter
• Bryan’s Twitter
• Jeff’s blog: Fresh Brewed Tales
• Bryan’s blog: GeekTells

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Bryan Chaffin is joined by Chuck Joiner from MacVoices to discuss Facebook’s ongoing crisis of blunders and mistakes, and whether or not CEO Mark Zuckerberg should go. They also look at what seems to be Tumblr’s real-time death spiral, and debate whether or not Wall Street is punishing Apple for not reporting iPhone sales and whether or not that’s OK.

Sources referenced in this episode:

• Internal Facebook Documents Reveal iOS Spyware
• We’re Witnessing the Death of Tumblr in Real Time
• MacVoices – Chuck Joiner
• Apple Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
• Chuck’s Twitter
• Bryan’s Twitter
• Jeff’s blog: Fresh Brewed Tales
• Bryan’s blog: GeekTells

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Bryan Chaffin and guest-host Jim Dalrymple talk about how they use their iPads, and it turns out they’re pretty different use cases. They try to talk about where Apple TV might go but venture into a much deeper conversation about Apple’s original TV shows and videos. Spoiler: one of them is a pessimist. They close the show by examining the state of the Mac. Another spoiler: one of them is a pessimist!

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Sources referenced in this episode:

• This List Proves Apple (Still) Hasn’t Accomplished Much in 2016
• Apple TV Guide: All of the Original Video Content
• The Loop – Jim Dalrymple
• Apple Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
• Jim’s Twitter
• Bryan’s Twitter
• Jeff’s blog: Fresh Brewed Tales
• Bryan’s blog: GeekTells

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