MacVoices #25288: MacVoices 2025 Holiday Gift Guide #1 (2)
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The 2025 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide continues with travel tech, accessories, and creative picks from Marty Jencius, Michael D.J. Eisenberg, and Patrice Brend'amour. Recommendations include USB-C hubs, books for aviation fans, AirPods upgrades, Lego's new Star Trek piece, drive docks, and webcams.
Show Notes:Chapters:
[0:00] Gift Guide Part Two Intro [0:36] Reviewing Picks So Far [1:40] USB-C Travel Hub Recommendation [4:17] Aviation Adventure Book Pick [7:33] AirPods and Noise-Canceling Choices [12:31] Screen Protector Discussion [17:12] Compact 4K Webcam Pick [20:08] LEGO Enterprise-D Enthusiasm [24:36] Mac Mini as a Starter Mac [27:24] Drive Dock for Expandable Storage [34:04] Gift Guide Wrap-Up and Links [35:04] Panelist Contact Information [38:40] Closing Remarks
Links:
MacVoices 2025 Holiday Gift Guide - Master Page
MacVoices 2025 Holiday Gift Guide on Flipboard
Marty Jencius
Patrice Brend'amour
Halfway around the World in 40 Days: From my daring Solo Flight in a small Propeller Plane over the Atlantic, the Pack Ice and the Desert by Kathrin Kaiser
Michael D.J. Eisenberg
Apple AirPods Pro 3 AirPods Max
FURID Air Tag Wallet (no air tag included)
Chuck Joiner
amFilm OneTouch Screen Protector for iPhone 17 Pro Max 6.9'' + Camera Lens Protector
Guests:
Patrice Brend'amour is the creator, advocate and Product Manager of a global healthcare software initiative, which is not only pushing the industry to provide user-centered solutions using the latest advances in UX and technology, but also advancing the sharing of medical information between healthcare providers across the world. She is also an avid podcaster, mainly in the technology space, as well as a maintainer and contributor to a number of open source projects. Everything she does can be linked to from The Patrice,
Michael D.J. Eisenberg is a is a solo practitioner based in Washington, DC, advocating for veterans, military members, and their families for nearly two decades. He has been helping lawyers and law offices utilize technology tools to promote efficiency and effectiveness for decades. He created the blog and podcast in 2019 to share that information and more with the world. Find information on his initiatives and his podcast at The Tech Savvy Lawyer.
Dr. Marty Jencius has been an Associate Professor of Counseling at Kent State University since 2000. He has over 120 publications in books, chapters, journal articles, and others, along with 200 podcasts related to counseling, counselor education, and faculty life. His technology interest led him to develop the counseling profession 'firsts,' including listservs, a web-based peer-reviewed journal, The Journal of Technology in Counseling, teaching and conferencing in virtual worlds as the founder of Counselor Education in Second Life, and podcast founder/producer of CounselorAudioSource.net and ThePodTalk.net. Currently, he produces a podcast about counseling and life questions, the Circular Firing Squad, and digital video interviews with legacies capturing the history of the counseling field. This is also co-host of The Vision ProFiles podcast. Generally, Marty is chasing the newest tech trends, which explains his interest in A.I. for teaching, research, and productivity. Marty is an active presenter and past president of the NorthEast Ohio Apple Corp (NEOAC)
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