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MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide

Kraft paper gift box containing a roll of black gaff tape, coiled bright green 550 paracord, and bamboo Bongo Ties with elastic loops on a wooden surface

I was on MacVoices this week as part of their annual Holiday Gift Guide series. Chuck Joiner and I talked through some of my favorite gift recommendations for the Mac users/Explorers in your life.

The episodes also feature recommendations from Bart Busschots and Kirschen Seah, so check out the full conversation for their gift ideas. You can watch the full conversation here:

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GuideAlong for National Parks

Feeding pigeons in Venice's St. Mark's Square during the 2007 Italy trip, with the Basilica and Campanile visible in the background

In the summer of 2007, my girlfriend (now wife) and I went on a Globus bus tour through Italy. You know the type: the bus drops you off at a museum, you wear an earpiece while the tour guide talks into their microphone and holds a little stick in the air so you can follow them around, then back on the bus to a restaurant; back on the bus to a hotel; back on the bus and back on the road.

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