In this episode, we have rotten ripeness checks, recycled rhetoric, and repeated rancid rendezvous requests
BackBites
Copilot Overload
Copilot Overload for Jami
Another Criminal Use of Technology
Avo Scan Video
Tesco trials avocado ripeness scanners in five stores - BBC News
Ground-breaking avocado ripeness scanner to be trialled by Tesco
Boaty McBoatface - Wikipedia
Taylor Herring
In The News
Awe Dropping?
AirPods Live Translation Blocked for EU Users With EU Apple Accounts
Apple's new product roadmap makes October event seem likely - 9to5Mac
Atlassian Acquire Arc
Welcoming The Browser Company to Atlassian - Work Life by Atlassian
Dia and Arc maker The Browser Company is being acquired by Atlassian
Atlassian to buy Arc developer The Browser Company for $610M
Dropbox Streamlining
Dropbox Passwords discontinuation | Dropbox Help - Dropbox Help
FAQs on the Dropbox Paper app discontinuation - Dropbox Help
FAQs about ending support for Dropbox Capture - Dropbox Help
The Gift that Keeps on Giving
Apple Calendar spam on the rise again, mostly crypto scams - 9to5Mac
Liz Truss - Wikipedia
ChatBites
Twitter Lockout
MacBites (@MacBites) / X
Keyboards
Mechanical Keyboard
UK Matias Tactile Pro for Mac : FK302-UK : The Keyboard Company
UK Matias Wireless 2.4G Aluminum Mac Keyboard Silver : FK418DCS-UK : The Keyboard Company
Logitech MX Keys S for Mac
Logitech MX Keys Mini
Logitech MX Keys S White
MacBites Episode 0082
Keyboard keys are getting glossy. Its just been few weeks : r/macbookair
Does anybody have shiny keys? - Apple Community
Michael Tsai - Blog - Shiny MacBook Keys
Silverlight Shenanigans
Microsoft Silverlight - Wikipedia
How to Uninstall Silverlight on Mac
Focus
Using Scrivener for Training Notes
Home - Literature & Latte
App Review
Pro Audio Converter
Pro Audio Converter - Batch Convert Audio Files on macOS | Mark V Apps
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0186 - Drop the Pilot!
In this episode, the politics of parking, presidential patio parties, and privacy pitfalls
BackBites
Jami's Hoovering
Jami's Comment
Wallet-Wilting Wheel Wells
Trafford Centre announces major change to parking that all shoppers need to know
MacBites Episode 0106 | The Trolley Dolly from Hell
In The News
Fair Competition
Apple warns UK against introducing tougher tech regulation
Party Time at the Boys Club
Apple's Tim Cook to attend Trump dinner and AI event
Apple CEO Tim Cook Invited Back to White House for Tech Event - MacRumors
Trump to host tech CEOs for first event in newly renovated Rose Garden
Self-Service Surveillance: The Sainsbury's Special
Sainsbury's to trial facial recognition to catch shoplifters
'I was misidentified as shoplifter by facial recognition tech'
AI facial recognition: Campaigners and MPs call for ban
Does exactly what it says on the tin - Wikipedia
ChatBites
Apple's "Awe Dropping" AI Brain Drain
Apple Continues Losing AI Experts to Meta
Apple Loses Robotics AI Researcher to Meta
Btootos Wireless Earbuds
Microsoft Lose the Plot
Word Docs Saved to Cloud: A Controversial Change - Office Watch
Focus
Microsoft Copilot
How to Use Excel's NEW COPILOT() Function: AI Formulas Made Easy
Download Microsoft 365 Copilot app
Events
Awe Dropping
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0185 - Pull Up to the Bumper Baby
In this episode, we have tech tantrums, ticketing turmoil, and tacky trinkets.
BackBites
Jami on Elon's Divorce
Jami
Kim's Pandas
Kim
René's Animation
Discord | #tech-chat | MacBites
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Tea Update
Tea app: I joined for safety. Then my address was leaked and shared - BBC News
In The News
Elon Sues Apple
Elon Musk's xAI sues Apple and OpenAI over Siri partnership, App Store charts - 9to5Mac
The best Cadbury's Smash Aliens TV adverts compilation - YouTube
Smash Martians - Wikipedia
Manchester Buzzing with Apple Pay Express Mode
Greater Manchester Gets Support for Apple Pay Express Mode
MacBites Episode 0182 | The MacBites Podcast
Google Pixel 10
Google pokes fun at Apple during confident Pixel 10 event
A Dream Ticket to Chaos
Manchester City fans face delay after Etihad stadium entry issues - BBC News
Hillsborough Disaster - Wikipedia
The Bumper Rides Again
Apple has considered reviving the bumper for the iPhone 17
MacBites Episode 0045 | The MacBites Podcast
We Still Have a Lot to Cover | The MacBites Podcast
TechWoven v FineWoven replacement for iPhone 17 cases
Geeks Bearing Gifts
South Park ridicules Tim Cook over Trump plaque
South Park mocks Tim Cook's golden gift to Donald Trump - 9to5Mac
Apple's 'rare' gift for Donald Trump is kind of embarrassing | Creative Bloq
'South Park's Latest Episode Hits Trump For His 'Small' Manhood, D.C. Takeover, & More - YouTube
RizzOS
Apple Working on All-New Operating System
Rizz - Wikipedia
ChatBites
Camtasia Update?
Compare Camtasia Plans | TechSmith
Notion Gets an Offline Mode
Working offline in Notion--Everything you need to know
Notion Just Fixed Its Biggest Problem (And Nobody's Talking About It) | Activated Thinker
Focus
ChatGPT and Excel
TwistlyCells - ChatGPT For Excel | Excel AI Tool
Excel: Check Out These Incredible AI Functions!! - YouTube
iPhone iPhone iPhone
Time Travelling with iPhone 16
Events
Marooned at MacBites HQ
Day 2000 - 6 September 2025
MacBites.fm
The iPhone 17 Launch Event
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0184 - Blinking Banking Blunders in a Catfish Paradise
In this episode, there's a tantrum in tech-land, at the billionaire's burger bar no less, while a new net nanny rampages into town, policing your pixels and vetting your videos!
In The News
Musk vs. Apple: App Store Mayhem
Musk threatens Apple with lawsuit over rankings
xAI to take legal action against Apple
Musk reignites OpenAI feud over antitrust claims
Musk says he plans to sue Apple
Stock Drift: Tesla Up, Apple Down
Tesla stock rises amid Musk-Apple feud
Grok Gets Reprogrammed
Grok reprogrammed -- no more Hitler jokes
Pornographic Taylor Swift deepfakes generated by Musk's Grok AI
Grok Imagine AI Allegedly Creates Explicit Taylor Swift Images Without Prompt: Report
Grok's 'spicy' video mode instantly made me Taylor Swift nude deepfakes
Elon Musk's AI Creates Deepfakes Of Scarlett Johansson, Taylor Swift
Tesla Diner Sparks Protests
Protesters Head to Tesla Diner Grand Opening
ChatBites
YouTube's AI Powered Age Verification
No matter how old you are YouTube's AI age verification system should concern you
YouTube backlash begins: "Why is AI combing through every single video I watch?"
Tea app hacked: Images stolen from women's dating safety app that vets men
YouTube Age Verification Has Begun
YouTube's AI-powered age line is now live. Will it work as intended?
Extending our built-in protections to more teens on YouTube - YouTube Blog
Focus
Raycast on Windows
Quicksilver - macOS at your Fingertips
LaunchBar 6
Alfred - Productivity App for macOS
Raycast - Your shortcut to everything
Monarch - Spotlight Search with Superpowers
PowerToys Run utility for Windows
Power Toys on MacBites After Hours
ChatBites
Apple Intelligence: AI Summaries Return
Apple brings back AI notification summaries in iOS 26
Dancing Queen
Siri could get Finder-inspired new visual appearance next year, per report
Events
Marooned at MacBites HQ
Day 2000 - 6 September 2025
MacBites.fm
The iPhone 17 Launch Event
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0183 - Another Nail in the Retail Coffin
In this episode, buckle up for dashboard diagnostics, wallet weary software updates and yet more supermarket security shenanigans
BackBites
Neil
Tracey
Jami
ChatBites
Tesco Ride Again
Tesco shoppers in disbelief as they spot new security measure in supermarket aisle
New Security Measures at Tesco Stores | TikTok
Apple OS Updates
iOS 18.4 includes eight new emoji
Channel Islands - Wikipedia
Hate the new Apple Mail app? Here's how to change it back on iPhone/iPad/Mac
How to use the 4D Method for Email Management - Hiver
Pages Update
Authors can no longer publish to Apple Books from Pages
Publishers can no longer send their work directly from Pages to Apple Books : Apple World Today
Timmy’s in the Money
Apple CEO Tim Cook Sells Stock Worth $24 Million
Apple CEO Tim Cook sells $24 million in company stock By Investing.com
Virgin: The Story Concludes
MacBites Episode 0179 | The MacBites Podcast
TechSmith Event: Future-Proof Your Workflows with TechSmith & AI
TechSmith Apps Go Subscription
Camtasia | TechSmith
Video Editing and Screen Recording Software | ScreenFlow
Compressor on the Mac App Store
DEVONthink 4 Released
DEVONtechnologies | Upgrader's Guide
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Mike’s Techie Car
Ford Ka - Wikipedia
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