Warren Williams of the AppleWorks Users Group and iWork Users Group has been busy testing Apple’s legacy office suite AppleWorks under the newest version of the Mac OS. Warren talks about the steps necessary to assure functionality and minimize problems with AppleWorks under Leopard and the surprising performance results. For those who are preparing to migrate from AppleWorks, Warren tells you where you can get more information on the 31-step process for moving AppleWorks databases to FileMaker. If you’re not, Warren also shares the secret of how you can still by AppleWorks from Apple, even though it isn’t on the web site.
MacVoices #7103 – Warren Williams Reports on Running AppleWorks Under Leopard
MacVoices #7102 – Dan Pourhadi’s Perspective on iPod Naming Conventions
MacUser “celebrity blogger” Dan Pourhadi is frustrated with Apple’s iPod naming conventions, and joins us to talk about the implications for both Apple and potential iPod buyers. Dan discusses the potential confusion caused by the additions of “classic” and “touch” to the names of two of the newest models, why there should be more clarification of the video capabilities of the new iPod models, and Apple’s apparent habit of killing successful products at their peak. Dan also covers why he rips his music twice and reviews some of the latest Apple conspiracy theories.
MacVoices #7101 – Paul Levine of RAGE Software Discusses Their Mac-Specific Search Engine Optimization Products
Do you have a web site? If so, you need to start paying attention to Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to generate more traffic. Paul Levine of RAGE Software talks about the art of SEO and how it fits in to many of the most popular Mac web publishing programs. RAGE Software offers a variety of SEO utilities for the Mac, and Paul explains what each brings to the table, in some cases being the only Mac solution available. Paul also suggests an online resource or two, and introduces a brand new product that will launch soon.
MacNotables #769: Jim Dalrymple’s Leopard Pronouncements
Jim Dalrymple of Macworld has been working with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, and gives us some first impressions of favorite features, missing links and more. Jim discusses his surprise at finding Spaces useful, his disappointment in Time Machine’s lack of Network Attached Storage device support, the Mac Industry’s support of Leopard and his experimentation with portable Home Folders in Mac OS X Server. Upgrading to a new version of the OS is always a big step. Jim and Chuck talk about their recommendations for accomplishing it safely, and Jim wraps up with some comments on NBC’s latest announcement.
MacVoices #7100 – Joe Kissell Fully Takes Control of Upgrading to Leopard
Joe Kissell is back, this time with no NDA restrictions, to give us a full look at his new book, Take Control of Upgrading to Leopard and his well-researched recommendations on the best methods to make the transition easier. Even though Apple does a great job of making transitions between major system software upgrades, there are always things you should be aware of and tweaks you can make during the upgrade. Joe comments on the most basic thing to do before installing Leopard, provides his thoughts on some much-circulated wisdom about system maintenance and makes some suggestions for saving precious hard drive space. Joe also covers potential issues with system add-ons, the issues of Mac OS 9 and Rosetta under Leopard, why upgrading is the perfect time to re-evaluate some of your installed utilities, and reveals one of the best investments you can make for the move to Leopard.