Episode Details

The MacVoices Live! panel of Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Jeff Gamet, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Jim Rea, Marty Jencius, Eric Bolden, Web Bixby, and Patrice Brend'amour look at how the loss of bootable backups impacts user convenience as well as security. Netflix was successful with Christmas day football, but does that make them a viable sports streamer?

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Chapters:

00:10 The Era of Bootable Backups 16:32 Netflix Joins the Sports Streaming Arena

Links:

It's Time to Move On from Bootable Backups - TidBITS https://tidbits.com/2024/12/23/its-time-to-move-on-from-bootable-backups/

Bootable backups have been deprecated for several years https://bombich.com/blog/2024/12/19/bootable-backups-have-been-deprecated-for-several-years

acOS 15 Sequoia's Excessive Permissions Prompts Will Hurt Security https://tidbits.com/2024/08/12/macos-15-sequoias-excessive-permissions-prompts-will-hurt-security/

Netflix smashes records with NFL doubleheader on Christmas Day https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43173264/netflix-smashes-records-nfl-doubleheader-christmas-day

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.

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.

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, and more. Jeff is easy to find on social media as @jgamet on Twitter and Instagram, jeffgamet on LinkedIn., @jgamet@mastodon.social on Mastodon, and on his YouTube Channel at YouTube.com/jgamet.

David Ginsburg is the host of the weekly podcast In Touch With iOS where he d