MacVoices #1199: Maria Langer Tames Dragon Dictate

Maria Langer has completed yet another new book, Dragon Dictate 2.5: Visual QuickStart Guide, and shares how she adapted the visual quickstart guide methodology to a program that isn’t all that visual. Before you start talking to your Mac, let Maria set your expectations about training (“not much”), results (“amazing”), microphone and environment requirements, and how Dragon Dictate lets you go beyond just dictation. What you can get done easily, what takes a little more effort, and the pricing of the eBook version are all delivered in this conversation that will open you up to a new way of interacting with your Mac.

MacNotables #1125: Ted Landau Discusses Sandboxing, iCloud and iTunes Match

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Ted Landau gives us a quick course on sandboxing – what it is, why it is good, why it is bad, and why developers are up in arms about it. While not an end-user issue yet, it could become one. Find out everything you need to know about the controversy, then hear Ted cover why iCloud, with great potential, isn’t quite as easy to use as he would like. Issues with PhotoStream, a strategy to help you upgrade your music with iTunes match and more are on Ted’s radar this time around.

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MacVoices #1198: BlogWorld L.A. 2011 – Livefyre Ignites Your Site’s Commenting Options

From BlogWorld Los Angeles 2011, Jenna Langer, Director of Strategy for Livefyre explains how Livefyre replaces your site’s commenting options with a fully-featured, real-time system that includes the ability to pull social media conversations into your blog, sharing options and much more. Jenna discusses the ease of implementation, their adaptive moderation, spam and profanity options and more.

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MacNotables #1124: Dan Frakes on Tablet Buying, iCloud and Tim Cook’s Apple

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Dan Frakes talks about the volume of tech news in general, and Apple news in particular, that has come with the popularization of mobile computing. The iPad has dominated the adoption of tablets, but the other players are pushing new options; Dan discusses where they fit in, and how to make a tablet buying decision. Rounding out the conversation are thoughts on how iCloud has measured up since its introduction and how Apple may evolve under Tim Cook’s leadership.

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MacJury #1113: BlogWorld L.A. 2011 – The MacJury Discusses The Expo and Social Media in Business and Beyond

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At BlogWorld Los Angeles 2011, members of The MacJury took the opportunity to convene a rare in-person session to discuss the benefits and presentations at the show, social media in business, gaming and beyond, and more. Answering a very early-morning call to order were Mark Fuccio, Jean MacDonald, Omaha Sternberg and host Chuck Joiner.

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