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MacVoices Live! is back from vacation and catching up on some of the news that was worth our attention. This time,\xa0Frank Petrie,\xa0Kelly Guimont,\xa0Jeff Gamet,\xa0Guy Serle,\xa0Warren Sklar,\xa0Mark Fuccio,\xa0Andrew Orr,\xa0Brittany Smith, and\xa0Jay Miller discuss and debate the Western Digital hack where owners of certain cloud-enabled devices lost their data. Was their negligence on the part of Western Digital? How long should an equipment manufacturer be obligated to maintain a product? The panel looks at the situation. (Part 1)\xa0

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Guests:

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.\xa0

Jeff Gamet is 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 Twitter and Instagram, and jeffgamet on LinkedIn.

Guy Serle,\xa0best known for being one of the co-hosts of the\xa0MyMac Podcast, sincerely apologizes for anything he has done or caused to have happened while in possession of dangerous podcasting equipment. He should know better but being a blonde from Florida means he's probably incapable of understanding the damage he has wrought. Guy is also the author of the novel,\xa0The Maltese Cube. You can follow his exploits on\xa0Twitter, catch him on\xa0Mac to the Future\xa0on Facebook, and find everything at\xa0VertShark.com.

Warren Sklar helps host the\xa0Mac to The Future Group\xa0on Facebook, and is the co-host of\xa0In Touch With iOS with David Ginsburg.

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.

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.

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.

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,\xa0Conduit\xa0and\xa0\xa0Youtube.com/kjaymiller\xa0or checkout his web site at\xa0kjaymiller.com

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