Episodes

  • For Mac Eyes Only 453 – Remotely Yours

    For Mac Eyes Only 453 – Remotely Yours
    Jul 6 2025
    On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Darren are joined by special guest Brian Flanigan-Arthurs to discuss solutions for providing remote support. Whether it's family, friends, clients, or students, we all need to provide support from a distance from time to time. Mike, Darren, and Brian explore tools they've used in IT, education, as well as in the home including Darren's favorite new cross-platform solution, while Brian discusses how different tools and techniques might be used to provide support of a different kind. We close the episode with Brian sharing his pick for this episode's Essential App: InstaRemind!
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  • For Mac Eyes Only 452 – Reaction Time: WWDC 2025 Keynote

    For Mac Eyes Only 452 – Reaction Time: WWDC 2025 Keynote
    Jun 10 2025
    Season 19, Episode 12 (#452) On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike is joined by Eric, Darren, and Dave and lead off the episode with a brief tribute to Macintosh pioneer Bill Atkinson who passed on June 5th, then dive in to the Keynote to provide their first-hand reactions* to Apple’s WWDC 2025 […]
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  • For Mac Eyes Only 451 – Apple’s AI: Loving It or Missed It by That Much?

    For Mac Eyes Only 451 – Apple’s AI: Loving It or Missed It by That Much?
    May 28 2025
    On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Darren are joined by special guest Marty Jencius of Vision ProFiles podcast to discuss Apple Intelligence. What is it, who needs it, and what features can we expect on our devices if we enable it? Marty and Darren share their favorite cool uses of Apple Intelligence. And Marty helps close the show with his pick for Essential App: TextExpander!
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  • For Mac Eyes Only 450 – A Toast to Whisky

    For Mac Eyes Only 450 – A Toast to Whisky
    Apr 30 2025
    On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Darren discuss the end of the Whisky project. Who needs something like Whisky? What does this mean for its users and what alternatives are out there for playing Windows games or other apps on the Mac? We share some listener feedback from Brian on Shortcuts. And Darren picks this episode’s Essential App: TinkerTool!
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  • For Mac Eyes Only 449 – A Shortcut to Efficiency

    For Mac Eyes Only 449 – A Shortcut to Efficiency
    Apr 16 2025
    On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Darren dig into Shortcuts, Automator, and even a touch of AI as they seek to help a listener format images and text for different outlets on the internet including social media, websites, and email newsletters. Darren closes the episode with this week’s Essential App pick: MakeMKV!
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  • For Mac Eyes Only 448 – Hopping from Cloud to Cloud

    For Mac Eyes Only 448 – Hopping from Cloud to Cloud
    Mar 31 2025
    On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Darren offer listeners advice on moving from one cloud service to another using only the Mac’s built in apps to easily transfer Contacts, Calendars, Notes, and Email — and even a few tips on how to fix a misbehaving cloud service! Mike closes the episode with this week’s Essential App pick: Rapidmg!
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  • For Mac Eyes Only 447 – Tipping the Mac Fantastic

    For Mac Eyes Only 447 – Tipping the Mac Fantastic
    Mar 19 2025
    On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike, Eric, and Darren share some of their favorite ways of getting the most from your Mac with tips on Finder navigation, Reminders, better Mail organization, working with multiple displays, PDFs in Notes, file templates in the Finder, plus little bonus tips sprinkled throughout! Darren closes the episode with this week’s Essential App pick: Pearcleaner!
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  • For Mac Eyes Only 446 – What I Like About Mac

    For Mac Eyes Only 446 – What I Like About Mac
    Mar 5 2025
    On this episode of For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Darren discuss the revelations of a recent switcher and examine what stops people from moving to a Mac including fear of the unknown, software requirements, discoverability, perceived cost, and general misconceptions of what a Mac is and what it can do. Mike closes the episode with this week’s Essential App pick: Loop!
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