Episode Details

This MacVoices Live! session starts out with what appears to be hostility towards technology and security in the United Kingdom, access to encrypted data, and the intersection of politics with technology. They explore the benefits of an offline mode for Apple Maps. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Brittany Smith, Jim Rea, Ben Roethig, Eric Bolden, Jeff Gamet, and Mark Fuccio also cover the significance of both digital and paper maps in the realm of navigation. (Part 1)

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Chapters:

0:00:00 UK's Hostility Towards Tech 0:08:30 Apple Maps could use offline mode like Google Maps 0:11:46 Downloading specific cities for map accessibility 0:16:27 The importance of paper maps in areas with no cell signal 0:20:20 The challenge of getting ubiquitous cell coverage west of the Mississippi 0:25:40 Nostalgia for Paper Maps 0:26:40 Traveling and Connectivity: Offline vs. Online 0:31:16 Government Agencies and the Push for Surveillance 0:32:29 Politics and Technology Collide

Links:

iOS 17 has a brilliant offline Apple Maps feature that Google Maps should copy https://bgr.com/tech/ios-17-has-a-brilliant-offline-apple-maps-feature-that-google-maps-should-copy/

Rand McNally https://wwp.randmcnally.com/publishing

It's not just iMessage: UK government could ban Apple security updates https://9to5mac.com/2023/08/24/apple-security-updates-ban/

Benjamin Franklin on sacrificing freedom for security https://quotesfromthepast.com/benjamin-franklin-on-sacrificing-freedom-for-security/

Guests:

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, and on his blog, Trending At Work.

Brian Flanigan-Arthurs is an educator with a passion for providing results-driven, innovative learning strategies for all students, but particularly those who are at-risk. He is also a tech enthusiast who has a particular affinity for Apple since he first used the Apple IIGS as a student. You can contact Brian on twitter as @brian8944. He also recently opened a Mastodon account at @brian8944@mastodon.cloud.

Mark Fuccio is actively involved in high tech startup companies, both as a principle at piqsure.com, or as a marketing advisor through his consulting practice Tactics Sells High Tech, Inc. Mark was a proud investor in Microsoft from the mid-1990's selling in mid 2000, and hopes one day that MSFT will be again an attractive investment. You can contact Mark through Twitter, LinkedIn, or on Mastodon.

Jeff Gamet is a technology blogger, podcaster, author, and public speaker. Previously, he was The Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and the TextExpander Evangelist for Smile. He has presented at Macworld Expo, RSA Conference, several WordCamp events, along with many other conferences. You can find him on several podcasts such as The Mac Show, The Big Show, MacVoices, Mac OS Ken, This Week in iOS, an