Ted Landau discusses the now-you-see-it-now-you-don’t saga of iTether and whether the story was important or just an honest mistake. Compact disc sales continue to decline, but is the CD’s time really over? Ted talks about where things stand and how the CD will live on for some uses. If CDs are dying, what about movie delivery? Ted had some recent experiences with Ultraviolet and explains the goods and bads of that interaction. To wrap up, Ted and Chuck discuss the degree to which technology has migrated to a media delivery focus.
MacNotables #1125: Ted Landau Discusses Sandboxing, iCloud and iTunes Match
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.
MacNotables #1124: Dan Frakes on Tablet Buying, iCloud and Tim Cook’s Apple
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.