Protecting your Apple Card (Video)

Following recent reports that you could stain your new Apple Credit card if you did anything weird, like putting the card in a wallet or your jean pockets, a few companies appear to have stepped up to help you keep that titanium card free of stains...Phew!

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Karl Madden
All the London Apple Stores (within the M25) in One Day (Video)

Just before recording last week’s episode of Mac & Forth I mentioned that I had planned some relaxation during my up coming week off. I thought, like always, I’d spend a few days heading into London and visiting a few pubs I like (The Bierschenke has to be sampled) and maybe visit the odd Apple store.

Fortunately we devised a better plan than just visiting a couple of Apple stores. Why not try and visit all of the London Apple stores (within the M25) in one day using only public transport?

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The Mac & Forth Show 214 - iKEA

Another week means it’s time for another show.  Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl return to discuss how Ikea plans to invest heavily in home automation over the coming years. Disney announces the launch date for their streaming service and the UK isn’t getting it, yet. Apple own streaming service budget has ballooned. Two new Apple Watch variants may be arriving soon. Apple Arcade appears with an early access program and a speculative price point and Karl is finally happy his OSMO Pocket plays nice with his iPad Pro. All this and slightly more on this week’s episode. 

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Our First Facebook Live Attempt

This weekend I found myself at a bit of a loose end. It was too early to start drinking, without admitting I might have a problem anyway, and it was also raining outside negating the idea of going for a walk. Unable to find anything that really caught my attention on YouTube I thought I’d dust off the OBS app on my Mac and try a Facebook live video.

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The Mac & Forth Show 211 - I Want A "New" MacBook

The team is all here this week. Alan, Dean, Steve and Karl dive into the week’s Apple and tech-related news as usual. Apple pushes out its latest beta’s for iOS13, Apple is still making lots of money, Google is bug hunting, new iPad’s might be on the way, playing Fortnight can pay off, a classic FPS comes to iOS and Karl is looking to buy a MacBook. All this and slightly more on this week’s episode.

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The Mac & Forth Show 210 - The Wifi Line

This week Karl and Alan pour over the week’s Apple and tech-related news. Apple buys Intel’s Modem business. SIRI has been listening to all manner of things, iOS12.4 has officially arrived, the Walkie-Talkie feature works again (yay!), the Gold watch was a bit of an embarrassment and we are about to get more TV Streaming options. All this and slightly more on this week’s episode.

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The Mac & Forth Show 209 - Mac & Fogies

A special guest drops by this week, GazMaz of the MyMac ‘Show’ Podcast, joins Dean and Karl to discuss the week’s Apple and tech-related news stories. Apple is spending big on its upcoming shows, but so is everyone else. IAP’s are in the news again after parents find some shocking charges on their credit cards. Might the UK soon be getting the Apple Credit Card and Alan Turning lands on the £50 note. All this and slightly more on this week’s episode.

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