Eye Chart Radio

This week's episode marks the end of an era. In podcasting terms, that's three or four years. It has been a ton of fun being on this show with Ken and when I took the reins at the beginning of 2017. I was very fortunate to work with a bunch of great co-hosts; Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Adam Christianson, BigJD, Richard Gunther, Mark Fuccio, Barry Fulk, Kelly Guimont and Allison Sheridan. On this episode Ken Ray and I talk about the history of the show and look forward with a conversation about what we're looking forward to seeing. Most of all, I would like to thank all the folks who've been listening since the beginning as well as even one-time listeners. Please head over to my Patreon page and give a one-time payment of any amount. It'll help offset the costs of my next creative endeavor....I'd appreciate it very much. See ya soon! Au revoir, Mike

This week, from MacVoices, we have Chuck Joiner on the show. We discuss many of Tim's quotes from the past week of being at the China Development Conference and from a show to be aired on April 6 on MSNBC at 5:00 PM EDT. We also talk about the education event that took place this past week in Chicago and how Apple has laid there cards on the table concerning what they have to offer the education sector. Here's the link that Chuck wanted you all to check out: http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/tim-cook-slams-facebook-s-zuckerberg-i-wouldn-t-be-in-this-situation-1197130819683

This week on the show we have Adam Christianson from the MacCast Podcast. Adam and Mike discuss Apple's increasing permits for autonomous vehicles it tests in the state of California.  We also talk about Apple developing their own displays using microLED technology and the challenges that manufacturing these displays brings. Speaking of challenges, TrueDepth was a challenge for Apple to bring to market, but yet it succeeding in doing so; what advantages does this give Apple? A bug in Siri allows others to access your messages from third-party messaging apps if your notification settings are configured properly and Apple gets in hot water with Amnesty International. All that and so much more. Enjoy!

This week we have Kelly Guimont joining me on the show. We talk about Apple's March event, survey says again, Siri was the result of all the bad things about corporate America and how we'd rather have some Black Keys in our house and not the GreyKey device that can bust into our iPhones. All that, and so much more. Enjoy.  

My good friend, BigJD joins us on this week's show. We talk about Net Neutrality, why folks aren't upgrading to iPhone X, a new patent out of Apple and Axl Rose doesn't appear to be a fan of Tim Cook. All that, and so much more. Enjoy.  

This week we have David Ginsburg on the show. We discuss smartphone upgrade cycles, Consumer Reports on iPhone X, Cellebrite and Warren Buffet, the flip phone king. All that, and so much more. Enjoy!  

This week we have Chuck Joiner from the MacVoices Podcast. We discuss Apple being on the top of FastCompany's Most Innovative Companies List and the coinciding interview that went along with that distinction. We also talk about Apple wanting to be in a bit more control over the metal that is necessary to make the batteries that make their devices run; cobalt. Also, High Sierra is playing nice with sparsebundles in APFS. All that, and so much more. Enjoy! Music from Dorothy:  https://itunes.apple.com/ca/artist/dorothy/952845940  

Sorry about the lack of a show this week. A kitchen renovation got the best of my time this week. We'll see y'all next week.  

This week we have The MacCast's Adam Christianson on the show. Adam and I discuss the release of Apple's HomePod, the "biggest leak in history", the reason behind the pulling of the Telegram app, Phone app not launching on iPhone X and Bryan Fuller has artistic differences. All that, and so much more. Enjoy!

This week we try to keep Ken Ray restrained as he feels himself driven close to insanity by new surrounding Apple and it's first quarter 2018 (Q1 2018) earnings call. We try to figure out what a 'value' stock is, what exactly is stagnated growth and is Laugh In anything at all like Hee Haw? All that, and so much more. Enjoy!

This week BigJD joins me on the show as we talk about Tim Cook's trip to the country where BigJD reside, more on Meltdown and Spectre and the product destined to be another Apple Hi-Fi speaker. All that and so much more. Enjoy!  

This week we are joined by smarthome guru, Richard Gunther. He tells us of his trip to CES in Vegas, Apple's repatriation of offshore monies and where will Apple put it's new digs? All that and so much more. Enjoy!  

This week David Ginsburg from the In Touch With iOS podcast joins us. We discuss the open letter sent to Apple from investor groups and the studies that have been evaluated and the data that has been gathered around the subject of the affect of smartphones on children, teens and young adults. We also talk about the latest updates to mitigate Meltdown and/or Spectre, Jimmy is NOT leaving and where has quality control gone in Apple software? All that, and so much more. Enjoy!

Mr. Chuck Joiner from the MacVoices podcast joins us on this week's show as we talk about Meltdown and Spectre. We also discuss the continuing saga that is the Apple battery fiasco. Also, the AppStore success story, death threats and threats from falling ice. All that, and so much more. Enjoy!

As the year winds down, this special episode has Jeff Gamet from The MacObserver giving his impressions of all the things that Apple has released this past year. We talk of other faux pas that Apple has made as well as what we can expect to see next year. All that, and so much more. Enjoy.

This week Ken Ray and I talk about the poor messaging from Apple concerning the story that got out about how they deal with aging batteries. We also talk about some numbers that came out about how iPhone X compares to other iPhones and getting in trouble with the Chinese logo police. All that, and so much more. Enjoy!

This week Kelly Guimont joins us. We talk about Jony in his new position, iPhone adoptions rates, bezels, security vulnerabilities and the blue box is near my hood. All that and so much more. Enjoy.

This week marks the one-year anniversary of Mike LaPlante taking over the reins from Ken Ray and continuing on the tradition of the EyeChart Radio podcast. I had the pleasure of celebrating the occasion with The MacCast's, Adam Christianson. We talked about updates to Apple's line of products, Amazon Prime Video on AppleTV, Tim's visit to China and pent up iPhone X demand and what it meant to marketshare. All that and so much more. Enjoy!  

This week BigJD joins me on the show. We discuss Apple's big faux pas concerning the security flaw that has to do with Guest access on your Mac. Have you updated? You should if you haven't. NOW! Also, test tracks in AZ, Jimmy Iovine doesn't like the streaming music industry and what will Apple call it's next batch of iPhones? All that and so much more. Enjoy! Music On This Week's Show: Rod Stewart - I'm Losing You The Rolling Stones - I'm A Monkey Metallica - Whiskey In The Jar Cheryl Crow - Movin' To Las Vegas

This week David Ginsburg and I talk about "illegal" workers in iPhone factories, Skype's eviction from the Middle Kingdom, how diverse is Apple for real and products that we'll being seeing sooner than later. All that and so much more. Enjoy.