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MacVoices #8126: Joe Kissell Helps You Take Control of MobileMe

Joe KissellAuthor and Mac expert Joe Kissell is back to discuss his latest effort, Take Control of MobileMe. The transition from .Mac to MobileMe hasn’t been a smooth one, but Joe helps make sense of how things have gotten better since the launch, and some things you can do to help fix some of the challenges you still might have. Each of MobileMe’s major features, Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Gallery and iDisk are discussed, along with some apps that are in limbo and others that have gone away, along with Joe’s thought’s about the long-term outlook for Apple’s online service.

MacJury #825: Deliberations on the New MacBook, MacBook Pro and Cinema Display

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The MacJury takes a look at the brand new MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops, what they offer and what was missed. The pros and cons of glass screens and trackpads, the new display connector, the loss of the trackpad button, the disappearance of FireWirek and what it means for video on the MacBook, the new graphics chips, the growing dimensions of the MacBook Pro 15″, the greening of the Apple laptops and much more are all entered into evidence and discussed by the panel of:

Adam Christianson John Grzeskowiak Chuck La Tournous Jean MacDonald
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MacNotables #836: Tonya Engst Discusses Take Control Changes on the Horizon and Her Plans for a New MacBook

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Tonya EngstTonya Engst discusses some new changes and enhancements that are in store for Take Control ebook owners and customers. The pace of change in the Apple product and software world is increasing, and even the regularly updated Take Control books can’t always keep up. Tonya talks about how they will be delivering online supplements to Take Control titles that go beyond their current update, updating the production process to address their current and future plans to make Take Control books available on many different mobile platforms and more.

Tonya then turns her attention to Apple’s announcement of new MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops, the feature sets of each model, and why she will soon be the owner of a new MacBook.

MacVoices #8125: Peter Kazanjy Discusses the New Features of VMware Fusion 2

Peter Kazanjy
In a bonus-length interview, Pete Kazanjy of VMware discusses the newest edition of their virtualization software, VMware Fusion 2. Peter and Chuck discuss why running Windows on a Mac continues to be be a compelling topic, how it is evolving and how VMware Fusion is evolving with it. Peter discusses the three goals they had for VMware Fusion 2, and how they are achieved. New features such as improved Unity mode, data sharing between the Mac OS and the virtual machine(s), application sharing, driverless printing and more are discussed in depth. Peter describes new options to let Time Machine help back up your VMware Fusion 2 data files, new Snapshot options to help protect your data and much more. As an added value, MacVoices’ listeners can get a 15% discount by using the special code, MACVOICES1.

MacVoices #8124: Irina Stepanovska of Belight Software Talks About the New Art Text 2

Irina Stepanovska
BeLight Software has recently released Art Text 2, and Irina Stepanovska, the Vice President of Sales for Belight discusses the newest features of the text and graphics program. A revised interface, layers support to facilitate complex graphic creation and improvements in fill and stroke effects are just the start. Irina talks about all these, along with new surface materials and textures, more art in vector formats and more as she describes Art Text 2, and gives us a preview of what’s next from Belight.