MacVoices #26158: Live - A Fake Vendor Site, Vision Pro, Apple Reorg, and the Impact of the Neo

The MacVoices Live! panel covers a fake vendor site spreading malware, Apple's new accessibility previews, and a hardware reorganization aimed at faster, more unified product development. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Eric Bolden, Web Bixby, Jim Rea, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Jeff Gamet, and Marty Jencius also discuss Eyes Off for shoulder-surfing protection, Microsoft and Google reactions to the MacBook Neo, Google's proposed AI laptop, and broader questions about AI becoming part of operating systems.

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Show Notes:

Chapters:

[0:00] Opening topics and panel introductions
[6:18] Fake CleanMyMac site spreading malware
[7:54] Apple previews new accessibility features
[12:32] Updated show notes process and sponsor message
[14:42] Apple hardware reorganization and product development
[21:45] Eyes Off app and shoulder-surfing protection
[25:36] Microsoft study, Google Book, and MacBook Neo competition
[30:37] Gemini, Copilot, Apple Intelligence, and AI integration
[37:47] Browsers, operating systems, and system-level functionality
[40:42] Google and Microsoft reactions to Neo momentum
[43:25] School buying decisions, Chromebooks, and Neo value
[45:07] Closing credits[

Links:

Fake CleanMyMac site installs SHub Stealer and backdoors crypto wallets

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intel/2026/03/fake-cleanmymac-site-installs-shub-stealer-and-backdoors-crypto-wallets

Apple Previews New Accessibility Features Powered by Apple Intelligence

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/19/new-accessibility-features-with-apple-intelligence/

Here's how Johny Srouji plans to speed up Apple's product development: report

https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/19/heres-how-johny-srouji-plans-to-speed-up-apples-product-development-report/

AppBITS: EyesOff Alerts You to Shoulder Surfing

https://tidbits.com/2026/05/19/appbits-eyesoff-alerts-you-to-shoulder-surfing/

Microsoft commissioned a very serious study to prove MacBook Neo isn't a threat

https://www.macworld.com/article/3140022/microsoft-commissioned-a-whole-macbook-neo-study-because-its-totally-not-worried.html

Google unveils Googlebook: Android-powered AI laptops replace Chromebooks with Gemini at the OS level

https://thenextweb.com/news/google-killed-the-chromebook-its-replacement-turns-your-cursor-into-an-ai-agent

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, but prefers Bluesky.

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 discusses all things iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and related technologies. He is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Visit his YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/daveg65 and find and follow him on Twitter @daveg65 and on Mastodon at @daveg65@mastodon.cloud.

Marty Jencius, Ph.D.,is a counselor educator and technology pioneer who has spent 30 years bringing emerging tech into his field — from founding one of the first professional listservs (CESNET-L) to podcasting, virtual reality, and now AI and AR. He is the founder of ThePodTalk.net, where he produces Vision ProFiles, The Old Mac Gang, A.I. Productivity Workflow, The Tech Savvy Professor, 15 Minute Bytes, The Neo Notebook, and Fade to Chat: Golden Age Cinema. He is also a regular panelist on MacVoices Live!, In Touch with iOS, and The Mac Show. Find him on Bluesky and Mastodon.

Jim Rea built his own computer from scratch in 1975, started programming in 1977, and has been an independent Mac developer continuously since 1984. He is the founder of ProVUE Development, and the author of Panorama X, ProVUE's ultra fast RAM based database software for the macOS platform. He's been a speaker at MacTech, MacWorld Expo and other industry conferences. Follow Jim at provue.com and via @provuejim@techhub.social on Mastodon.

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