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Our MacVoices Live! discussion of Apple automation wraps up and then shifts to the interaction between devices in the Apple ecosystem, an ideal scenario for smart home devices. The panel of Andrew Orr,\xa0Jim Rea,\xa0Frank Petrie,\xa0Kelly Guimont,\xa0Jay Miller,\xa0Brittany Smith,\xa0David Ginsburg and Mark Fuccio\xa0examine why differentiators in those devices can be a good thing or a not-so-good thing. (Part 2)\xa0

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Guests:

Andrew Orr\xa0is a freelance writer and amateur photographer. He loves Apple products and enjoys writing and sharing all things tech. When he's not writing about Apple, you can often find him snapping photos with his iPhone. Read what he writes at\xa0The Mac Observer, and follow him\xa0on Twitter.

Jim Rea 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. Follow Jim at\xa0provue.com\xa0and via @provuejim on Twitter.

Frank Petrie\xa0is an author and contributor to\xa0ScreenCastsOnline Magazine. Follow him on\xa0Twitter\xa0and check out his web site,\xa0ympnow.com.

Kelly Guimont\xa0is a longtime Apple geek, sitting down (on a telephone book) in front of an Apple IIe in 1983. She can still hear the ticking of the ImageWriter. Thanks to the miracle of the adjustable leg desk, she no longer needs the phonebook. Kelly writes for\xa0The Mac Observer, is the host of the\xa0Daily Observations Podcast, is co-host of\xa0The Aftershow,\xa0and yet still has more to say which she saves for\xa0Twitter\xa0and\xa0Micro.blog.

Jay Miller\xa0is a Developer Advocate and Podcaster based in San Diego, Ca. A multipotentialite,\xa0Jay\xa0enjoys finding unique ways to merge his fascination with productivity, automation, and development to create tools and content to serve the tech community. Hear him on his podcast,\xa0The PIT Show, visit his web site at\xa0kjaymiller.com, and follow him on Twitter as\xa0@kjaymiller.

Brittany Smith is a cognitive neuroscientist who provides a variety of consulting services through her business, Devise and Conquer\xa0that includes ADD/ADHD coaching, technology coaching, productivity consulting, and more. She is a self-designated \u201cwell-rounded geek\u201d, and holds a M.S. degree in Cognitive Neuroscience. She can be found on Twitter as @addliberator. Check out her latest project, a YouTube channel of tech tips.

David Ginsburg\xa0is the President of the\xa0Suburban Chicago Apple Users Group, and is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Find and follow him on Twitter as\xa0@daveg65. You can also hear him share his knowledge on his podcast,\xa0In Touch With iOS.

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\xa0on\xa0LinkedIn.

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