MacBites is the UK based podcast for all things Apple related, presented by Elaine Giles and Mike Thomas (aka The MacBites Crew).
Through the podcast, website and newsletter, we bring you tips and tricks and valuable first hand experiences of the Mac platform, iPhone, iPad, iPod and AppleTV … and anything else Apple may tempt us with.
As well as the podcast, the legendary MacBites Live chatroom is THE place to be when there’s an Apple announcement. Elaine, Mike and The MacBiters enjoy the friendly, vibrant environment to chat and debate about the latest news from Cupertino.
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Some podcasts build communities, this one's built a family.
This THE best podcast around if you want Mac chat.
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MacBites Episode 0185
Pull Up to the Bumper Baby
Awe Dropping
9 September 2025: It’s that time again! Incoming Apple Event, and as ever we’ll be providing our inimitable coverage via the MacBites Live chatroom
MacBites Episode 0184
Blinking Banking Blunders in a Catfish Paradise
WWDC 2025
9 June 2025: It’s WWDC 2025, and as ever we’ll be providing our inimitable coverage via the MacBites Live chatroom starting at 17:00 UK time (09:00 PT/Noon ET).
MacBites Episode 0183
Another Nail in the Retail Coffin
MacBites Episode 0182
From Fantastic Plastic to Voodoo Magic
MacBites Episode 0181
Two Oven Thomas Has a Tech Enabled Bun in the Oven
MacBites Episode 0180
Plumbing the Depths of Cookie’s Quarantine Quandary
MacBites Episode 0179
Goin’ on up to the Spirit in the Skype
It’s Glowtime
9 September 2024: New iPhone time!! No seriously after 5 years with our iPhone 11s The Crew were in the market to spend money
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MacBites is a must listen to for any Mac fanboy
Really enjoyable podcast, with Mike and Elaine playing off one another brilliantly.
A pleasure to listen to, and well worth the time.
MacBites the iBook
iBooks Author, a tool for creating eBooks, was released by Apple in January 2012. Within two weeks of the launch, Elaine had created an eBook (or iBook as Apple like to call it) of almost 100 pages that showcased all the great features of the application.
MacBites The iBook takes you on a journey from October 2007, when MacBites began, through to January 2012. Here's just a few highlights of the book:
Go behind the scenes at MacBites HQ, listen to the best of the out-takes (there's some hilarious ones in there), relive software and hardware launches and get to see Mike's feet and Elaine's lips!