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Published: July 17, 2024, 3:38 p.m.

Dell employees surprised their management by deciding, in large numbers, to live with the disincentives put in place to encourage their return to the office. Chuck Joiner,\xa0David Ginsburg,\xa0Brian Flanigan-Arthurs,\xa0Marty Jencius,\xa0Jim Rea, Web Bixby,\xa0Jeff Gamet,\xa0Eric Bolden, and\xa0Mark Fuccio discuss the implications for the company, as well as the larger world of work. Next, they answer the question of whether a panel member was responsible for an unusual method of breaking a speed record with an M4 iPad.\xa0

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\nShow Notes:\n

Chapters:

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00:00 Introduction
07:59 Dell's Return-to-Office Dilemma
08:54 Long-Term Business Impact of Remote Work
09:51 Productivity Boosts and Mentorship Programs
11:03 Flexibility in Remote Work Arrangements
13:25 Evolution of the Return-to-Office Discussion
16:20 Protecting Online Privacy with ExpressVPN
16:32 Frozen M4 iPad Pro Breaks Benchmark Record
18:05 User Experience with the M4 iPad Pro
23:36 Artisanal Software Festival and Mastodon Profile
24:33 Balancing Remote Work and Mentorship

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Links:

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Spotify\u2019s Basic plan returns to $11 a month by cutting audiobooks
https://www.engadget.com/spotifys-basic-plan-returns-to-11-a-month-by-cutting-audiobooks-163804267.html

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Dell said return to the office or else\u2014nearly half of workers chose \u201cor else\u201d
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/nearly-half-of-dells-workforce-refused-to-return-to-the-office/

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M4 iPad Pro maverick breaks Geekbench 6 iOS world record by putting it in the freezer for 10 minutes
https://www.imore.com/ipad/ipad-pro/m4-ipad-pro-maverick-breaks-geekbench-6-ios-world-record-by-putting-it-in-the-freezer-for-10-minutes

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Guests:

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Web Bixby\xa0has been in the\xa0insurance business for 40 years and has been an\xa0Apple user for longer than that.You can catch up with him on\xa0Facebook,\xa0Twitter, and\xa0LinkedIn.

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Eric Bolden\xa0is into macOS, plants, sci-fi, food, and is a rural internet supporter. You can connect with him on\xa0Twitter,\xa0by email at embolden@mac.com, on\xa0Mastodon\xa0at @eabolden@techhub.social, on his blog,\xa0Trending At Work, and as co-host on\xa0The Vision ProFiles\xa0podcast.

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Brian Flanigan-Arthurs\xa0is 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\xa0@brian8944. He also recently opened a Mastodon account at\xa0@brian8944@mastodon.cloud.

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Mark Fuccio\xa0is actively involved in high tech startup companies, both as a principle at piqsure.com, or as a marketing advisor through his consulting practice Tactics Sells High Tech, Inc. Mark was a proud investor in Microsoft from the mid-1990's selling in mid 2000, and hopes one day that MSFT will be again an attractive investment. You can contact Mark through\xa0Twitter,\xa0LinkedIn, or on\xa0Mastodon.

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Jeff Gamet\xa0is a technology blogger, podcaster, author, and public speaker. Previously, he was The Mac Observer\u2019s 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\xa0Twitter\xa0and\xa0Instagram, jeffgamet on\xa0LinkedIn.,\xa0@jgamet@mastodon.social on\xa0Mastodon, and on his\xa0YouTube Channel at YouTube.com/jgamet.

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David Ginsburg\xa0is the host of the weekly podcast\xa0In Touch With iOS\xa0where 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\xa0https://youtube.com/daveg65\xa0and find and follow him on Twitter\xa0@daveg65\xa0and on\xa0Mastodon\xa0at @daveg65@mastodon.cloud.

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Dr. Marty Jencius\xa0has been an Associate Professor of Counseling at Kent State University since 2000. He has over 120 publications in books, chapters, journal articles, and others, along with 200 podcasts related to counseling, counselor education, and faculty life. His technology interest led him to develop the counseling profession \u2018firsts,\u2019 including listservs, a web-based peer-reviewed journal, The Journal of Technology in Counseling, teaching and conferencing in virtual worlds as the founder of Counselor Education in Second Life, and podcast founder/producer of\xa0CounselorAudioSource.net\xa0and\xa0ThePodTalk.net. Currently, he produces a podcast about counseling and life questions, the\xa0Circular Firing Squad, and digital video interviews with legacies capturing the history of the counseling field. This is also co-host of\xa0The Vision ProFiles\xa0podcast. Generally, Marty is chasing the newest tech trends, which explains his interest in A.I. for teaching, research, and productivity. Marty is an active presenter and past president of the NorthEast Ohio Apple Corp (NEOAC).

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Jim Rea\xa0built 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\u2019s been a speaker at MacTech, MacWorld Expo and other industry conferences. Follow Jim at\xa0provue.com\xa0and via\xa0@provuejim@techhub.social\xa0on Mastodon.

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