Adam Engst of TidBITS and Take Control and host Chuck Joiner make a virtual visit to the October meeting of the Southern California Macintosh Owners/Users Group (SMOG) to talk about user group names, some of their favorite Mac and iOS apps, answer some questions and have some fun. (This is Part 1 of a two-part discussion.)
The video version of this episode is available on MacVoicesTV.
This edition of MacNotables is sponsored by Smile, the makers of the new PDFpen for iPad.
In her latest book, Take Control of Safari 6, Sharon Zardetto helps us understand and take full advantage of the new features in Apple’s web browser. RSS has been removed from Safari; Sharon talks about the implications and how she is working around it, then takes us on a tour of some of the changes, including the unified search/URL bar, what iCloud means to Safari 6, Notifications, the new sharing capabilities, extensions, and more. Let Sharon’s tips make your web browsing more efficient.
Bijorn Adamski, the Project Manger for Flip4Mac from Telestream, gives us a look at the latest version of their software that lets you play Windows Media using QuickTime. That, however, is just the start. The new Flip4Mac Player also has options to convert media between formats, do limited editing, present in an undistracted format, and more. Björn puts Flip4Mac through its paces.
Ted Landau took the plunge and got a new iPhone 5, and is more than pleased with it. Ted discusses his favorite features, what matters in the new hardware and also in iOS 6, the latest operating system, and why he feels it is a positive move forward for the iPhone and iOS platforms.
This edition of MacNotables is sponsored by Smile, the makers of the new PDFpen for iPad.
Don McAllister is back to talk about the latest edition to the ScreenCastsOnline repetoire, the new ScreenCastsOnline Monthly Magazine. Don explains why he decided to offer his training content in yet another fashion, supplemented by articles from friends and contributors, how it is produced, and why it is free to ScreenCastsOnline members, but available to everyone. Don also discusses the issues he has had with getting his SCOtutor apps back in the iOS App Store and keeping them there, his upcoming MacMania cruise, and more.
