MacVoices #806 – Final Cut Pro User Group SuperMeet Preview with Michael Horton

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Michael Horton of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro Users Group reports in with the line-up of presenters and speakers for the 7th annual Final Cut Pro Users Group SuperMeet at Macworld Conference & Expo 2008. Mike discusses why this year’s event will be defined by information and instruction rather than star-power, and the challenges associated with making that kind of change. Mike also shares some unannounced information on some films to be screened, discusses how his use of one simple phrase caused an uproar on the Apple rumor sites, gives us some hints on the $40,000+ worth of raffle prizes and tells you why you want to be one of the first 250 people through the door.

Road to Expo 2008

The Road to Macworld Expo is a special MacVoices series produced in partnership with IDG World Expo to preview some of the exhibitors and presentations at Macworld Conference & Expo 2008 in San Francisco from January 14 – 18 at the Moscone Convention Center.

MacNotables #801: Dennis Sellers Discusses The Macsimum Macworld Coupon Book and His Coverage Plans for Macworld Expo

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Dennis Sellers

Dennis Sellers starts the MacNotables’ New Year off with a discussion of his Macsimum Macworld Coupon Book, and how it can save money for Expo show-goers as well as those who have to stay at home. Dennis also talks about his approach to covering this year’s Expo and reveals why you won’t be able to miss him on the show floor this year.

MacVoices #805 – Alykhan Jetha of Marketcircle Discusses Apple, the Enterprise Market, and Why They Shouldn’t Meet

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Alykhan Jetha, the President and CEO of Marketcircle, talks about his blog post that encouraged Apple to stay away from the enterprise market, and why he feels so strongly about that position. AJ differentiates between developing for the consumer, small business and enterprise markets based on his experiences at NeXT, explains why Apple’s focus on the fist two has been so successful, why developing for the third is so drastically different…and has so little to do with the actual product.

Marketcircle will be at Macworld Conference & Expo, and AJ profiles their product line and provides a preview of what they’ll be showing off to help small business owners integrate Marketcircle products with other business tools.

Road to Expo 2008

The Road to Macworld Expo is a special MacVoices series produced in partnership with IDG World Expo to preview some of the exhibitors and presentations at Macworld Conference & Expo 2008 in San Francisco from January 14 – 18 at the Moscone Convention Center.

MacVoices #804 – Digital Photographer Mikkel Aaland Tells The Story Behind “Photoshop Lightroom Adventure”

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Author and digital photographer Mikkel Aaland took a group of his friends to Iceland and the result was Photoshop Lightroom Adventure: Mastering Adobe’s Next-Generation Tool for Digital Photographers. Mikkel talks about his unusual approach to Adobe’s digital photo manipulation software and how it yielded a book that both instructs and inspires. How the team provided feedback to Adobe while in Iceland, and got new beta copies of Lightroom in return, how a carload of models became part of the project and some thoughts on his other new book, Photoshop CS3 Raw: Get the Most Out of the Raw Format with Adobe Photoshop, Camera Raw, and Bridge are all included in this informal discussion.

Mikkel will be presenting in the O’Reilly booth at Macworld Expo, and tells listeners what they’ll learn when they attend his session on Wednesday afternoon, January 16.

Road to Expo 2008

The Road to Macworld Expo is a special MacVoices series produced in partnership with IDG World Expo to preview some of the exhibitors and presentations at Macworld Conference & Expo 2008 in San Francisco from January 14 – 18 at the Moscone Convention Center.

MacVoices #803 – Sharon Zardetto Discusses Why “Take Control: The Mac OS X Lexicon” Is More Than Just A Reference

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Sharon Zardetto has updated Take Control: The Mac OS X Lexicon for the Leopard era, and joins us to talk about how the latest version of the Mac OS required some additions you would expect and others that might surprise you. Sharon discusses her favorite new Finder feature, Apple’s strange lack of naming conventions for OS components, the origin of various words and phrases in the tech arena, her background with Mac User Groups and why “iPod” just barely made the Lexicon.