James, Jeff, and Jae recording this episode.

Purple MacBook

Jae and James are joined by Jeff Butts from The Mac Observer to dissect some of Apple's recent product updates, including the new M2-powered Macs!
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Show Notes

When Apple announced new M2-based Macs, a new HomePod, and the launch of Advanced Data Protection with little more than a press release and video on their site, we were caught a little off guard. Whilst we’re not a news show, per se, we wanted to chat about the impact these new systems, particularly the M2 Pro-powered Mac Mini would have on the Apple ecosystem.

Returning guest, Jeff Butts of The Mac Observer, was kind enough to join us for a discussion of not only the new products, but also a few detours into gaming on the Mac, some of Apple’s new HomeKit features, and a few thoughts on the state of the Apple Silicon transition.

Are you going to be buying any of the new M2-based systems, maybe as your first Apple Silicon Mac? Are you as happy as we are to see the HomePod return? We’d love to hear from you, so please send a note over to [email protected], leave a comment on the post, or join the discussion over on our Discord server.

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Chapter Times

  1. 00:00:04: Introductions
  2. 00:03:47: Apple’s Change of Announcement Style
  3. 00:11:37: More M2 Chips
  4. 00:11:57: Mac Mini
  5. 00:22:44: Mini Goes Pro
  6. 00:26:17: Gaming on the Mac
  7. 00:31:58: Mini Size Changes?
  8. 00:33:07: MacBook Pros
  9. 00:41:27: New HomePod
  10. 00:47:48: Sound Recognition for Smoke Alarms
  11. 00:52:43: The Benefits of the Apple Ecosystem
  12. 00:54:32: Advanced Data Protection
  13. 01:06:26: How Are Apple Looking for 2023?

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Intro and outro theme: Ace of Clubs by RoccoW

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