For Mac Eyes Only 423 – The Temple of Essential Apps

Season 18, Episode 3 (#423)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric present FMEO’s 11th list of Essential Apps for Mac users and announce a new Essential Apps segment for 2024! Delving into the news, Eric shares thoughts on the AirDrop crack, Apple’s case for selling the Apple Watch 9, and checks out Apple’s new patent for using light to secure AirDrop.
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For Mac Eyes Only – Essential Apps: A New Hope

Season 17, Episode 2 (#401)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric present our Increasingly Inaccurately Named 10th Annual list of Essential Apps for Mac users, plus a few bonus essential apps that just missed landing on this year’s list.
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For Mac Eyes Only – A Little Field Trip

Season 12, Episode 10 (#370)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike is joined by Dave Ginsburg on a field trip to Apple Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago to discuss managing Apple devices in the enterprise and how those techniques can be applied to small business and home users as well.
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For Mac Eyes Only – The Fallacies of Mac

Season 10, Episode 8 (#332)

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike is joined by Dave to discuss seven “fallacies” of Mac: misunderstandings of what the Mac can do or, more importantly, misconceptions about the platform that only we, those who’ve found the Joy of Mac, can squash! Becoming part of the Apple Community through Apple User Groups like SCAU…or by attending Macstock!
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For Mac Eyes Only – Planet of the Essential Apps

Episode #320

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Brian present our 9th Annual list of Essential Apps for Mac users plus a few bonus essential apps that just missed landing on this year’s list. Plus an update on Macstock 2015!

> Macstock Conference & Expo 2015
> Midwest MacBBQ
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For Mac Eyes Only – Rockin’ Those Older Macs

Episode #303

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric discuss the state of Mac security. What do modern Mac users need to concern themselves with and, more importantly (and in the wake of Windows XP’s demise), how can folks running older Macs stay secure on today’s modern web without upgrading to a new Mac or, worse, switching to an alternative OS?
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For Mac Eyes Only – Macworld Meaning

Episode #301

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike is joined by Barry and Eric for a look back at Barry’s trip to Macworld, the vibe of this year’s show, iBeacon and the Internet of Things, and where things might be heading for Mac fans this year. Mike shares a few listener favs for Little Known apps found on the Mac.

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For Mac Eyes Only – The Mac’s Pretty Good Too

Episode #300

On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Eric share some of their favorite Little Known apps that ship with the Mac, explore some tips for improving Spotlight and Finder searches, and answer Ralph’s question: Essential Apps to … Whom?
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FMEO.TV – Automating the Apple Home

FMEO.TV Episode #022

In this episode of FMEO.TV, Mike and Barry explore the practical (and not so practical) ways Apple users can take advantage of the world of home automation.

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FMEO.TV – Holiday Gift Guide: Games! (and Other Cool Stuff)

FMEO.TV Episode #021

In this episode of FMEO.TV, Mike and Barry offer up some Last Minute Gift ideas for the Apple lover in your life.

In this, our final Gift Guide segment, Barry shares some of his favorite iOS games to give this year and Mike suggests a truly last minute gift that ANY Apple fanatic should love.

iOS Gift Suggestions

> Apple Gift Cards
> Pixelmator for OS X
> iTunes Books
> Cockpit Confidential by Patrick Smith (iBookstore Link)
> Quell Memento (App Store Link)
> Super Squares (App Store Link)
> Plants vs Zombies (App Store Link)
> Atari’s Greatest Hits (App Store Link)
> M.U.L.E. (App Store Link)
> iCade by ION Audio
> Words With Friends (App Store Link)
> Dots: A Game About Connecting (App Store Link)

Download the SD Video here!

Running Time: 16m 35s