MacVoices #25099: Live! - Apple Watch Lawsuit, No More Space Gray, 1Password, A Digg Reboot

The panel of Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Marty Jencius, Jim Rea, and Web Bixby discusses Apple's patent victory protecting Apple Watch, the discontinuation of space gray Macs, and the implications of Apple Silicon upgrades. They explore 1Password's new location-based features, the practicality of high-end Macs, and share excitement over the revival of Digg.

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Show Notes:

Chapters:

00:06 Introduction to MacVoices 00:40 Apple Watch Patent Victory 02:50 The End of Space Gray 10:43 The Future of Apple Silicon 19:52 1Password's New Location Feature 21:15 Digf's Exciting Reboot

Links:

Apple wins patent battle against AliveCor https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/03/07/apple-wins-patent-battle-against-alivecor-avoids-potential-apple-watch-import-ban

The Mac's Space Gray era is officially over https://www.macworld.com/article/2628147/the-macs-space-gray-era-is-officially-over.html

Apple says not every Apple Silicon generation will get an Ultra https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/03/05/apple-says-not-every-apple-silicon-generation-will-get-an-ultra

New 1Password Feature Can Display Codes and Logins Based on User's Location https://www.mactrast.com/2025/03/new-1password-feature-can-display-codes-and-logins-based-on-users-location/

Digg Is Coming Back (Sort Of) https://lifehacker.com/tech/digg-is-coming-back-sort-of

Guests:

Web Bixby has been in the insurance business for 40 years and has been an Apple user for longer than that.You can catch up with him on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Eric Bolden is into macOS, plants, sci-fi, food, and is a rural internet supporter. You can connect with him on Twitter, by email at embolden@mac.com, on Mastodon at @eabolden@techhub.social, on his blog, Trending At Work, and as co-host on The Vision ProFiles podcast.

David Ginsburg is the host of the weekly podcast In Touch With iOS where he discusses all things iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and related technologies. He is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Visit his YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/daveg65 and find and follow him on Twitter @daveg65 and on Mastodon at @daveg65@mastodon.cloud.

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).

Jim Rea built his own computer from scratch in 1975, started programming in 1977, and has been an independent Mac developer continuously since 1984. He is the founder of ProVUE Development, and the author of Panorama X, ProVUE's ultra fast RAM based database software for the macOS platform. He's been a speaker at MacTech, MacWorld Expo and other industry conferences. Follow Jim at provue.com and via @provuejim@techhub.social on Mastodon.

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