MacVoices #24272: Jeff Gamet on Smart Assistants on The Mac Show (1)
MacVoices12 Marras 2024

MacVoices #24272: Jeff Gamet on Smart Assistants on The Mac Show (1)

In a one-on-one conversation from a recent edition of The Mac Show on The British Tech Network, Jeff Gamet and Chuck Joiner talked about smart assistants. The differences in purposes, capabilities, and responsiveness are discussed, along with notification abuse and which devices they each use. (Part 1)

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Show Notes:

Chapters:

00:11 Introduction to Smart Assistants
13:38 Echo Device Dilemmas
26:20 The Fine Line of Notifications
30:03 Closing Remarks and Support

Links:

Guests:

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.

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