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MacVoices #1252: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – TextSoap Cleans Your Text For You

Chuck — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:45:20 +0000

The Mac OS X Zone at Macworld | iWorld 2012 was where we found Mark Munz of Unmarked Software. Mark was showing TextSoap, a clipboard content utility that lets you the text from documents, web pages and more. Sounds simple, but it is something that can be surprisingly time-intensive if you don’t have TextSoap to help.

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MacVoices #1249: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – LiveWorship Delivers Live Event Production Capabilities

Chuck — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:45:42 +0000

In the Macworld | iWorld 2012 OS X Zone, Marty Ford of GeekJam demonstrates LiveWorship, a multimedia control application for managing live events such as worship services. Able to draw from collections of graphics, text and media assets on the fly, LiveWorship, can be used for any live presentation situation where flexibility and adaptability are needed.

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MacVoices #1246: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – Rogue Amoeba Records and Distributes Audio with Piezo and AirFoil

Chuck — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:45:43 +0000

In a very home-like booth on the show floor at Macworld | iWorld 2012, Paul Kafasis of Rogue Amoeba shows off the ease of use of AirFoil for sending any audio, not just iTunes, from your Mac to AirPlay speakers anywhere in your home, and how Piezo will let you record virtually any audio on your Mac with just a couple clicks.

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MacVoices #1229: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – TapDesigner Prototypes your iOS App For Free

Chuck — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:00:51 +0000

In the Mac OS X Zone at Macworld | iWorld 2012, Frédéric Aloé, the Co-Founder & CEO of Coladia Software introduces TapDesigner, their new, free app that prototypes other apps. TapDesigner lets you design the look and flow of your app before you ever start talking to a programmer to make it work. Frédéric discusses the beta that will be arriving soon, why TapDesigner will be free, and more.

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MacVoices #1227: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – Dev-Audio Facilitates Conference Recordings with Microcone

Chuck — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:20:41 +0000

At Macworld | iWorld 2012, Ian McCowan of Dev-Audio shows off their new product, Microcone, which helps you capture your business meetings in a high-quality recording. With six, yes, six different microphones covering six different directions, Microcone lets you record each participant in a different track for better audio control. With tagging, speech recognition and more as options, your meetings become information resources rather than just pro forma exercises where the information gets lost.

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MacVoices #1222: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – Splasm Shows Off A Diverse Variety of Utilities for Audio, Video, Finance and More

Chuck — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:00:07 +0000

In the OS X Zone at Macworld | iWorld 2012, Terra Knoble, the Resident Pixie, Communications & Marketing for Splasm gave us a tour of their products that range from the casual to the productive, including CheckBook, CheckBook Pro, Audiobook Builder, Griddle and ViddyUp.

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MacVoices #1208: Road to Macworld – The Many Places to Find Dave Hamilton at Macworld | iWorld

Chuck — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:00:39 +0000

Catching up with Dave Hamilton on The Road to Macworld | iWorld 2012 wasn’t easy, but you will have a much easier time finding him at the show because he will be everywhere. Dave profiles his many scheduled appearances and activities, from a live Mac Geek Gab with partner John F. Braun, to the Mac Roundtable, to Macworld Rapidfire, to the stage at the Cirque du Mac party.

The Road to Macworld is a special MacVoices series produced in partnership with Macworld to preview some of the exhibitors and presentations at Macworld | iWorld 2012 in San Francisco from January 26 – 28 at the Moscone Convention Center.

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Dave Haminton is a co-founder The Mac Observer, an online magazine and one of the leading daily news sites for the Macintosh community. Dave is also President and co-founder of BackBeat Media, a publisher service agency representing the advertising and operations activities of consumer technology-focused websites and podcasts, helping them to grow their businesses. Additionally, Dave is the publisher and co-host of Mac Geek Gab, launched in 2005 and one of the top Mac podcasts in the market today. A popular speaker everywhere from local user groups to Macworld, you can follow Dave on Twitter.

MacVoices #1207: Kirk McElhearn Takes Control of the FAQs of iTunes

Chuck — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:45:01 +0000

Kirk McElhearn, the author of Take Control of iTunes 10: The FAQ, Second Edition, provides some guidance on getting the most out of iTunes, regardless of whether you are listening to Schubert or the Grateful Dead (both are among Kirk’s favorites). He spends some time discussing iTunes Match, how to make sense of it, and why backup is such an important part of using it. What does and doesn’t belong in the cloud, the value of digital upgrades and more are all part of both this conversation and his new book.

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Kirk McElhearn writes about Macs, iPods, iPads, iTunes, books, music and more. He’s written a dozen books, is a Senior Contributor to Macworld, and writes for several other web sites and magazines. He reviews classical CDs for MusicWeb and audiobooks for Audiofile, and is a French-English translator.

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MacVoices #1204: Road to Macworld – Doug Wright of Sonoma Wire Works Discusses Their iOS Music Products

Chuck — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:15:15 +0000

The Road to Macworld | iWorld 2012 includes a talk with Douglas Wright of Sonoma Wire Works about the iOS music apps and hardware that they will be demonstrating at the show. Doug talks about how they let you record anywhere the mood strikes, what you can do with the tracks, and even cites an example of a commercially released recording that was done impromptu in a sushi restaurant. Reading is one thing but doing is another, and Doug let’s you know how you can play (literally) with their products on the show floor.

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Douglas Wright began his career in the studio and at work on audio related software projects including drivers, operating systems and audio editing software. He founded Sonoma Wire Works in 2003 and co-created the RiffWorks guitar recording software with InstantDrummer, effects, RiffLink online music collaboration, and the RiffWorld.com online community. RiffWorks has received multiple awards for performance and innovation, including a NAMM Best in Show Trendsetter Award. To continue to expand a library of music creation products, Sonoma acquired the DrumCore and KitCore plugins and DrummerPack library, as well as the Discrete Drums multitrack drum library. Beginning in 2008, Sonoma began work on iOS apps and co-created FourTrack, the AudioCopy/AudioPaste SDK, and StudioTrack multitrack for the iPad. In 2010, Sonoma launched their first hardware product, the GuitarJack accessory for iOS.

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MacVoices #1202: Road to Macworld – Sam Levin of AppMinute on the Appalooza Session

Chuck — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:00:36 +0000

On The Road to Macworld | iWorld 2012, Sam Levin of AppMinute talks about some fun audio apps before digging in to what he and partner Tim Robertson, will be showing off at their Appalooza session at the show. With a focus on productivity, Sam and Tim will talk about some of the apps they use to get things done, and Sam previews this, his expectations for the show, and more.

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Sam Levin has a long history in the Mac community, starting as founder of the Stanford Mac User Group and most recently co-founding AppMinute. You can connect with him on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, or through his company, Sam Levin Consulting.

MacVoices #11106: Dan Castles of Telestream Discusses Their Acquisition by Thoma Bravo

Chuck — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:03:23 +0000

Telestream CEO Dan Castles joins us to talk about their acquisition by private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo, LLC, and what it means to the future of the company and their products. Dan explains how the acquisition will give Telestream increased flexibility in both organic and acquisition growth for the future and, their place in the digital video market, and the range of their products. From the ubiquitous Flip4Mac WMV to the new enterprise product Vantage, Telestream produces products for all aspects of digital video production; Dan talks about some of those, their business planning process and more.

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A Telestream co-founder, Dan Castles has over 25 years of TV industry executive experience. Under his leadership, Telestream has become the recognized worldwide leader in enterprise-class video transcoding and workflow solutions, addressing the numerous video format and device incompatibilities encountered when delivering video over the Internet or within a facility. Dan was named President of Grass Valley Group (then a division of Tektronix) in 1994, following a sixteen year career at Portland-based Tektronix, where he served as Controller and then as Vice President of the Television Division. Dan holds a B.A. in Business from Washington State University and an MBA from the University of Portland. Follow Telestream on Twitter to stay up-to-date with their products and activities.

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MacVoices #11101: Paul Kafasis of Rogue Amoeba Sounds Off on Piezo and the Mac App Store

Chuck — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:30:35 +0000

Paul Kafasis, CEO of Rogue Amoeba, takes time out from a busy launch of their new audio recording app, Piezo, to talk about how it channels some of the power of their flagship Audio Hijack Pro in a more approachable format. Piezo makes it easy to capture virtually any audio from your Mac’s applications with the click of a button, and save it in a variety of useful format. This is Rogue Amoeba’s first foray into the Mac App Store; Paul discusses the experience, why they wanted to be in the App Store, and their approach to the challenge, and how it worked out. Piezo’s interface design, why it released as 1.0.1, Paul’s thoughts on the state of the App Store, and their presence at are all part of the story.

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Paul Kafasis is the CEO/Lackey of Rogue Amoeba, the makers of award-winning audio software, including Audio Hijack Pro and Airfoil. You can see what he’s thinking on his blog, One Foot Tsunami, and follow him on Twitter.

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MacVoices #1196: BlogWorld L.A. 2011 – Don McAllister Introduces SCOtutor, An Easy Way to Learn Lion

Chuck — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:28:12 +0000

While attending BlogWorld Los Angeles 2011, Don McAllister took a break to talk about his new app, SCOtutor for Lion. Taking Don’s trademark training to a new level, SCOtutor for Lion adds a variety of enhancements to make it the perfect way for new and experienced users to learn OS X Lion. Don outlines all the app offers, discusses the experience of creating and getting an app approved, and more.

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MacVoices #1189: Dan Berube and Michael Horton Talk Final Cut Pro X and the Upcoming FCP SuperMeet in Boston

Chuck — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:00:00 +0000

The next The Final Cut Pro SuperMeet, this time in Boston, is rapidly approaching, and Daniel Berube and Michael Horton are back to talk about what this gathering of digital video gurus will offer. On the program are presentations for all levels of video producers, enthusiast and pro alike, including a Thunderbolt demo with a video production slant, a raffle that is huge, even by FCP SuperMeet standards, and the highlight of the show, a presentation by editing superstar and Oscar winner Walter Murch. First, though, Dan and Mike provide their perspective on Final Cut Pro X, the launch of the product, where it is, where it is going, and their thoughts on the future of Apple’s non-linear editing program.

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Subscribe to MacVoices in iTunes Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices, MacVoicesTV, MacNotables and The MacJury, a group of shows and web sites that make up The MacVoices Group, and is part ofMacLevelTen . You can catch up with what he’s doing by following him on Twitter, friending him on Facebook, or circling him on Google+. MacLevelTen – The Mac Media Group Michael Horton is the head and founder of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro UserGroup (lafcpug) and Co-producer of the FCPUG SuperMeets held annually throughout the world. Follow him on Facebook and Twitter. Daniel Bérubé is Co-Producer of the SuperMeets and Founder of the Boston Final Cut Pro User Group (BOSFCPUG), a story driven community of globally connected collaborative digital filmmakers and broadcast professionals focusing on the craft of editing not only to show How but to share Aesthetics and related tools for digital cinema and distribution. When Dan is not working on the SuperMeets or BOSFCPUG, he travels around the country as a camera product specialist for Canon USA, or works as a Producer/Editor with his brother Donald Bérubé at Boston-based collaborative noisy brain. Productions. Dan is also an experienced Canon EOS photographer and enjoys capturing magical moments while on the road and transforming images into art on the Mac. Dan can be contacted at dberube@bosfcpug.org.

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MacVoices #1167: Jeff Tolbert Takes Control of Making Music and Recording in Garageband ’11

Chuck — Mon, 09 May 2011 15:00:00 +0000

Jeff Tolbert, the author of Take Control of Making Music with GarageBand ’11 and Take Control of Recording with GarageBand ’11, talks about what’s new in the latest version of Apple’s consumer-level music program. Newly updated with features like Groove Matching and Flex Time, GarageBand continues to evolve. Jeff explains how these new features draw from, but don’t duplicate, the pro-level Logic program, who will make best use of them, and what it all means for both musicians and non-musicians who want to work and play with music. Also covered are some of the idiosyncrasies of the GarageBand synths, why Jeff thought one book would be easier to update than the other (and why he was wrong), and why GarageBand isn’t GarageOrchestra.

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MacVoices #1166 – Jeff Carlson on Taking Control of iPad Media

Chuck — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:45:55 +0000

Jeff Carlson has been busy updating his Take Control of iPad Media to the second edition, and talks about the changes iOS 4.3, Airplay and the iPad 2 have brought to Apple’s tablet. If you want to get the most from your iPad 1 or iPad 2, find out how new and optimized tools for media conversion, key apps and the evolution of the platform has made it an even more capable and useful device.

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MacVoices #1155: Macworld 2011 – Macworld 2011 – Audioengine Delivers A Variety of Desktop Audio Solutions

Chuck — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:15:00 +0000

At a rare short break in the action at the Audioengine booth at Macworld 2011, Brady Bargenquast shows off the various high quality desktop audio options they offer, including speakers, amps, sub woofers and wireless connectivity. Even on a noisy tradeshow floor, the Audioengine quality can be distinguished.

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MacVoices #1153: Macworld 2011 – Ken Ray on the Macworld Industry Forum, the Evolution of the Show, and His Latest, Mac OS Ken Live

Chuck — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:45:00 +0000

From Macworld 2011, Ken Ray of Mac OS Ken, explains why he was so impressed with the Macworld Industry Forum, how he sees Macworld evolving, and what he found most important. Ken also talks about why he decided to do a live show, his habits as a Mac user and more.

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MacVoices #1149: Macworld 2011 – soundmatters Delivers the foxl Portable, Pocket-Sized Speaker

Chuck — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 18:45:00 +0000

On the show floor at Macworld 2011, Lee Adams of soundmatters shows off the foxl, their pocket-sized Bluetooth speaker. Lee explains how they get around the inevitable trade-off between size and sound by using the battery as the woofer, and how it can be used powered or portable, tethered or wireless.

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MacVoices #1146: Macworld 2011 – Paul Kafasis of Rogue Amoeba Discusses How Airfoil Can Send Your Mac’s Audio Anywhere

Chuck — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:00:00 +0000

At Macworld 2011, Paul Kafasis of Rogue Amoeba provides his thoughts on the show before updating us on the newest version of their audio-anywhere utility, AirFoil 4. Not just for iTunes music, Paul explains how Airfoil will send your Mac’s audio to your iOS devices, other computers, and even your Apple TV home theater.

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MacVoices #1143: Macworld 2011 – apps-and-more Bring German Fun and Culture to Your iDevice

Chuck — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:00:00 +0000

A notable stop in the Mobile Apps Showcase at Macworld 2011 was the apps-and-more booth, where Apps and More showed off their add-ons for your iDevice that turn it into a cuckoo clock, beersongs, an app that let you get into the spirit of Octoberfest, and their vocal prowess with the latter.

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MacVoices #1142: Macworld 2011 – HRT iStreamer Puts Back What Your Music Lost

Chuck — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 22:30:00 +0000

In the High Resolution Technologies booth at Macworld 2011, Michael Hobson explains how their HRT iStreamer improves the sound of the music coming from your Mac or iDevice. An external digital-to-analog converter and interface, the iStreamer provides superior sound just by plugging it in.

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MacVoices #1139: Macworld 2011 – Other World Computing Provides ‘Three Screen’ Home Media Center Solution

Chuck — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 14:15:00 +0000

In the Other World Computing booth at Macworld 2011, Chris Haeffner shows off their new “three screen” OWC Media Center Solution that puts together an OWC mass-storage solution with a variety of separately available software solutions to provide a full-featured home theater. Chris walks us through the software involved, how they pre-set everything, and the capabilities for your Mac, big-screen TV, and mobile device.

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MacVoices #1138: Macworld 2011 – Jordan Rudess on Building and Playing His Music App, MorphWiz

Chuck — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:00:00 +0000

In the Mobile App Showcase at Macworld 2011, Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater and the creator of MorphWiz talks about the move from analog to digital from a music perspective, his inspiration for the app, and how it brings some of the feel back. Starting out as a demo, Jordan takes us over the rainbow with an impromptu performance on MorphWiz on his iPad.

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MacVoices #1136: Macworld 2011 – Best-of-Show Winner Boom Makes Your Mac Louder

Chuck — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:00:51 +0000

Picking up one of the “Best of Show” awards at Macworld 2011, Rahul Shetty of Global Delight explains the simplicity and utility of their new product, Boom. Want your music louder on your Mac? How about the audio from any application or web site? Boom makes it easy, increasing volume up to 400% with no distortion, all through software. No external speakers or boxes to deal with, just improved volume, and for only $4.99.

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MacVoices #1125: Macworld 2011 – Dragon Dictate Lets You Talk to Your Mac…and It Talks Back

Chuck — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 22:00:35 +0000

At Macworld 2011 in the Nuance booth, Peter Mahoney, Senior Vice President & General Manager, covers their place in the Mac market, both on the Mac with Dragon Dictate and on the iPhone with the free apps, Dragon Dication and Dragon Search. Now you can have a full, two-way conversation with your Mac; Peter discusses the implications of a voice interface in a work environment, the new features of Dictate, its parity with its Windows counterpart, and why that is especially important as more and more users switch to the Mac.

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MacVoices #1122: Macworld 2011 – Kanex Connects your Mac to HDMI Video

Chuck — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:00:00 +0000

On the show floor at Macworld 2011, Jessica Pascual of Kanex talks about their cabling solutions that provide HDMI connections, audio and video, for almost any Mac without additional adapters or expense.

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MacVoices #1120: Macworld 2011 – SuperSync Keeps iTunes Libraries in Sync Across the Desktop or Across the Web

Chuck — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 01:00:00 +0000

At Macworld 2011, Brad Lowe of SuperSync demonstrates how easy it is to keep multiple iTunes libraries current and in sync, whether it is just across your home or office, or across the globe. Brad covers the feature set of SuperSync that goes far beyond just syncing, covering music recovery from your iDevice and more.

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MacVoices #1114: Macworld 2011 – The PARASYNC Charges Up to 20 iPods At One Time

Chuck — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:45:26 +0000

In the Parat Solutions booth at Macworld 2011, Peter Jauss introduces us to the PARASYNC, a 20-slot iPod dock that will charge and sync up to 20 iPod nano, iPod touch or iPod classic units at one time. Peter explains how not just schools, but museums and even cruise ships are using this product to deploy standardized iPod configurations for a variety of uses.

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MacVoices #1109: The Road to Macworld – Featured Artist Jonathan Mann On How He Stays Creative By Being Prolific

Chuck — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:00:00 +0000

Rounding the turn and heading down the final stretch on The Road to Macworld, featured artist Jonathan Mann talks about his daily creative regimen: creating a song or video each and every day. In his Macworld session, How I Write A Song A Day, Jonathan will share his tips and techniques, but with us, he explains how he discovered this demanding schedule helps keep him at his best…most of the time. Acknowledging that sometimes it is, “OK to suck,” Jonathan talks about some of his best known work and where it has taken him (hint: Steve Job’s “Antennagate” address), how he lives the creative life, and why there are too many love songs and not enough about everything else.

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MacVoices #1108: The Road to Macworld – Tibor Horvath Customizes Your iDevice Music with Equalizer

Chuck — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:45:00 +0000

Our Road to Macworld series continues with a developer’s eye discussion with indie app developer Tibor Horvath, the author of Equalizer and several other audio apps for your iDevice. Tibor explains the features of Equalizer for both casual listeners who want to customize their audio experience and those who want to create and manipulate music on the go. A first-time exhibitor and attendee, Tibor talks about what he hopes to get out of his first Macworld experience and how he wants to gather even more face-to-face user feedback on all his programs.

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MacVoices #10132: The Road to Macworld – Zoë Keating Discusses How She Merges Her Mac and Her Music

Chuck — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Our next stop on The Road to Macworld is a conversation with noted composer and avant cellist Zoë Keating, who is one of the featured presenters at at the show. Zoë explains how she merges her live performance skills with Mac technology to create her compelling compositions. Surprisingly originating in some of the limitations of hardware and software, Zoë’s style is unique, and she discusses her inspirations, her mix of formal and self-education on recording and mixing music, and the other ways she uses her Mac.

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MacVoices #10125: Jeff Carlson Looks At The Known and Unknown Features of iMovie ’11

Chuck — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Jeff Carlson has been spending lots of time with the new iMovie ’11, and has discovered a number of useful, cool and largely undocumented features. Jeff discusses the under-publicized return of the timeline (even if it isn’t called a timeline), the usefulness of Movie Trailer and other effects, and then dives into things you didn’t know, including rolling shutter fix, morse code in a theme, and several other minor but tasteful additions. iMovie ’11 still isn’t good with interlaced video; Jeff explains what that means to you and how to work around it, and why iMovie ’11 is finally almost like the long-dead iMovie HD.

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iLife ’11

15 Secrets of iMovie ’11 by Jeff Carlson on TidBITS

Regain the Timeline in iMovie ’11 by Jeff Carlson on TidBITS

First look: iMovie ’11 by Jeff Carlson on Macworld

Review: iMovie ’11 by Jeff Carlson on Macworld

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MPEG Streamclip by Squared 5

MacVoices #10116: From BlogWorld 2010 – The Mac Roundtable Discusses The Show, Live Streaming Media and More

Chuck — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:21:00 +0000

Members of The Mac Roundtable were in Las Vegas for BlogWorld 2010, and gathered to discuss the structure of the conferences, the show floor, and some changes they would like to see. Two members discuss their own sessions, the ways both audio and video podcasts are consumed, and the importance of live streaming media. Participating in the conversation are John F. Braun, John Chambers, Katie Floyd, Dave Hamilton, Don McAllister, Allison Sheridon and host Chuck Joiner.

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The MacVoices Group

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John F. Braun

John F. Braun on Twitter

The Mac Observer

The Mac Observer’s Mac Geek Gab

Monday’s Mac Gadget

John Chambers

One Minute Tip

John Chambers on Twitter

One Minute Tip on Twitter

Katie Floyd

Katie Floyd on Twitter

Mac Power Users

Katie’s blog

Dave Hamilton

The Mac Observer

Backbeat Media

The Mac Geek Gab

Dave Hamilton on Twitter

Don McAllister

Don McAllister on Twitter

ScreenCastsOnline

The Mac Screencast Guy – Don’s personal blog

Allison Sheridan

The NosillaCast

Allison Sheridan on Twitter

MacVoices #10113: Mark Fuccio, Colleen Kelly and Alex Lindsay Introduce the New DroboPro FS

Chuck — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:30:00 +0000

Mark Fuccio, Senior Director for Data Robotics, returns to introduce yet another new Drobo product, and this time he brought friends. Colleen Kelly and Alex Lindsay join in to discuss the new DroboPro FS in particular, and Drobo’s reliability and expandability in general. The DroboPro FS offers redundant gigabit Ethernet connectivity, expandability up to 16TB, and the new Drobo Sync that simplifies backup to a remote DroboPro FS. Colleen and Alex cover what this all means from the video professional’s perspective, and how it compares with other, less elegant and much more expensive solutions. The flavors, characteristics and dangers of RAID enter into the conversation, and are compared with Drobo’s BeyondRAID feature set that solves many of the problems. Things get geeky as the group enter into why the cloud isn’t appropriate for all kinds and volumes of data generated by some projects, and how the DroboFS Pro addresses the needs of those with secure and high capacity storage needs.

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Colleen Kelly
Colleen Kelly on Twitter

Alex Lindsay
Alex Lindsay on Twitter

Pixel Corps

DroboPro FS

MacVoices #10106: Katie Floyd and David Sparks Discuss The Mac Power Users

Chuck — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:00:41 +0000

Katie Floyd and David Sparks talk about their in-depth approach to getting things done with your Mac that is the basis for their show, Mac Power Users. Katie and David discuss the origins of the show, what they were doing before this, and the expectations they set by adopting this particular name. The format has evolved over time, and now includes workflow shows with some notable guests, hardware and software discussions and more. Find out what you will find when you listen, how the hosts’ backgrounds and professions affect the content, and why they value their back catalog in this unplugged conversation.

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Mac Power Users

Katie’s blog

MacSparky – David’s blog

MacVoices #10103: Dan Pourhadi Explains Why QUp is a Better iPhone Music App

Chuck — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Dan Pourhadi is back, this time wearing an iPhone app developer’s hat. Dan discusses his new app, QUp, that gives you more control over playlists on the iPhone. Dan admits that it is a little difficult to explain, but tries anyway, highlighting the ability to see, skip and re-arrange upcoming tracks without having to stop what you’re currently listening to, or navigate the traditional menu system. QUp also lets you skip to more music from the artist that you’re listening to, move through the music on your iPhone or iPod touch in a much more intuitive fashion, and more. Dan also provides some thoughts on Apple’s recent publication of App Store guidelines and how it will encourage more developers to write for the Apple iDevices.

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QUp

MacVoices #1091: Katie Floyd Discusses Ditching Your Cable

Chuck — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:30:26 +0000

Tired of high cable TV bills? Being tempted by the siren’s song of the online video services? Katie Floyd spent some time researching the costs, benefits and compromises of disconnecting from cable, and shares her findings in a thought-provoking discussion. Katie covers the options for over-the-air video acquisition, what is and isn’t available on Hulu Plus and Netflix, and the costs of download options like the iTunes Store. On the hardware side, Apple TV, TiVo, HD antennas, dedicated streaming media boxes are covered, along with a dedicated Mac mini, remote control options, are all reviewed. Katie talks about how to evaluate your cable expense vs. what you need in hardware and services, and how to get started unplugging from cable.

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Kate’s Checklist for Ditching Cable

MacJury #1017: Is Hulu Plus Worth The Money?

Apple TV with 160GB Hard Drive

Apple Mac Mini

Writings, Ramblings, Proclamations and Prognostications – Chuck’s blog

MacVoices #1089: Lucius Kwok Provides a Developer’s Perspective in the iTunes Store and His New Twitter Client, HelTweetica

Chuck — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:15:00 +0000

Developer Lucius Kwok of Felt Tip Inc. recently released his latest app, the free Twitter client, HelTweetica. Why a free Twitter client now? Lucius explains, talks about his history as a Mac developer, and what pushed him into iPhone and now iPad apps. Lucius also has a rather pro-iTunes opinion of Apple’s policies and procedures, and explains how the “walled-garden” metaphor works both ways, often to the advantage of developers and users alike. Impressions of WWDC, the status of Sound Studio, why he started developing physical fitness apps and more are all part of the conversation. Lucius profiles his apps and talks about their inspiration, the benefits and challenges of user feedback, and invites listeners to provide suggestions and ideas for new apps.

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Tuna Pitch chromatic tuner

Food Diary Calorie Counter

C64 Paint XL

MacVoices #1088: Dave Howell of Avatron Software Discusses The Air Sharing and Air Display Apps

Chuck — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:15:00 +0000

Dave Howell, the CEO of Avatron Software, talks about two terrific apps, Air Sharing and Air Display. Dave talks about why they wrote Air Sharing, how it functions as both a wireless interface to your iPhone or iPad as well as a document reader, and how they ensure the security of your data in transit. Then, Dave covers Air Display, the app that lets you use your iPad as a second display for your Mac. Air Display will make you look at the issue of a touch screen Mac differently as well as give you a multi-monitor anywhere you choose to work. Dave also hints at the future of the app, and some of the things they hope to accomplish that will make it even more useful.

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Air Sharing HD

Air Display

Air Sharing

Air Sharing Pro

MacVoices #1083: Tonya Engst Takes Control of the Basics of the iPad

Chuck — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:00:00 +0000

Tonya Engst steps out of her usual editor’s role to author her first Take Control book, Take Control of iPad Basics. Tonya explains why this free (yes, free) book forms the cornerstone for a total of four Take Control titles that focus on different aspects of the iPad experience. You think you know the iPad basics? Tonya talks about even though the basics are really basics, there are gestures you may not be familiar with that are so useful, she finds herself trying to use them on her MacBook. This title also covers the many options for syncing your iPad, the interface, Apple’s standards and what developers are doing within those guidelines. Some basic but less-than-obvious tips on using Safari and surfing on the iPad, how best to read all the Take Control books on the iPad, and why the final chapter teaches you how to give a demo of your iPad.

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TidBITS

Take Control books

Amazon Mobile for the iPad in the iTunes Store

Pandora Radio for the iPad in the iTunes Store

iPhone Human Interface Guidelines: A Brief Tour of the Application User Interface on the Apple site

Take Control of iPad Basics by Tonya Engst

Take Control of Media on Your iPad by Jeff Carlson

Take Control of Working with Your iPad by Joe Kissell

Take Control of iPad Networking & Security by Glenn Fleishman

Reading Take Control Ebooks on an iPad (or iPhone or iPod touch) by Tonya Engst

Take Control of Mail on the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch by Joe Kissell

MacVoices #1076: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Spam, Apple Mail in Snow Leopard, and Mail on the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch

GoodReader Lite for iPhone in the iTunes Store

GoodReader for iPhone in the iTunes Store

GoodReader for iPad in the iTunes Store

MacVoices #1078: Yuri Selukof of Good.iWare Outlines The Long List of The Capabilities of GoodReader for iPhone and iPad

MacVoices #1082: Daniel Berube and Michael Horton Talk About The Final Cut Pro SuperMeet Move to Boston

Chuck — Wed, 26 May 2010 15:56:09 +0000

Conference organizers Daniel Berube and Michael Horton are taking the Final Cut Pro SuperMeet experience to Boston in June, the first SuperMeet on the East Coast. Dan and Mike talk about why they felt the time was right for the change, why the vibrant video community of the Boston area made it the logical choice, and how many in that community are planning to attend and participate. Boston is also home to Avid; the duo talk about how that has affected their plans, the new and updated aspects of the SuperMeet that will allow filmmakers to show off their work to both the audience and to prospective employers and clients, and the opportunities that the iPhone and iPad present for getting your video work seen. The conversation also includes their heavy focus on student involvement, and why they have such a heavy Mac focus at all the SuperMeet events.

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Dan Berube on Twitter

FCPUG Network and SuperMeet on Facebook

MacVoices #1080: Steve Scott Talks About What Upcoming NSConference MINI Offers Those Not Going to WWDC

SuperMag #4

MacVoicesTV #1007: MacVoicesTV at Macworld – The Sights and Sounds of The Final Cut Pro SuperMeet

Email Mike and Dan at supermeet-at-supermeet-dot-com (change to normal email address format)

MacVoices #1078: Yuri Selukof of Good.iWare Outlines The Long List of The Capabilities of GoodReader for iPhone and iPad

Chuck — Tue, 18 May 2010 12:40:00 +0000

Yuri Selukof, the founder of Good.iWare, profiles one of the most popular applications for the iPhone and iPad, GoodReader. Many think of GoodReader as an app to view PDFs on Apple’s mobile devices, but it goes far beyond that. Yuri covers all the file formats GoodReader will accept and why they decided to make the list as broad as possible, as well as the multiple ways to get files into GoodReader, including WiFi, direct connect, internet access and from email. GoodReader has built-in capabilities to help users manage large libraries of files; Yuri talks about how it works, the opportunities the iPad represents for app developers, their decisions on pricing models for both their iPad and iPad versions, and more.

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GoodReader

MacVoices #1071: Mark Fuccio Introduces Drobo FS, A New Drobo Featuring a Cloud Option, ‘Plug and Share” and More

Chuck — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:45:01 +0000

Mark Fuccio, the Senior Director of Products & Markets for Data Robotics is back to introduce the newest Drobo product, the Drobo FS. Need a file server? Drobo FS is for you. Boasting “plug and share” storage technology that is even easier than previous Drobo models (if that’s possible), the Drobo FS can also use apps to morph into a specialized media server, FTP server, web server and even your own personal cloud using the new Oxygen Cloud Drobo app. Mark provides a guided tour to all this, along with all the familiar features that make Drobo one of the top storage solutions around.

Links:

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Drobo apps

The DAM Book: Digital Asset Management for Photographers

MacVoices #1062 – MacVoices At Macworld – Tim Robertson Closes The Main Stage With An All-Star Celebration of Macworld

Chuck — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0000

In what he billed as a Celebration of Macworld, Tim Robertson of OWC Radio closed out the Macworld 2010 Main Stage with an all-star roster of guests pulled from the audience to talk about what Macworld means, both present and future. Sharing their thoughts on the show were:

Grant Dahlke – Other World Computing
Paul Kent - General Manager of Macworld 2010
Bill Palmer – BeatWeek Magazine
Peter Cohen – The Loop, Angry Mac Bastards
Victor Cajiao – Typical Mac User Podcast, Typical Shutterbug Podcast
Chuck Joiner – The MacVoices Group
Dave Hamilton – Mac Geek Gab, The Mac Observer, BackBeat Media
Ken Ray – Mac OS Ken
Neil Ticktin – MacTech

The video version of this show is available on MacVoicesTV #1052.

MacVoicesTV at Macworld 2010 is our series of interviews with exhibiting vendors, speakers, Mac luminaries and friends, and panel discussions recorded at Macworld 2010 in San Francisco.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

The MacVoices Group

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MacVoices #1055: MacVoices at Macworld – Livescribe Adds More Functionality to the Pulse Smartpen

Chuck — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:30:00 +0000

In the Livescribe booth at Macworld 2010, Maureen Keating and Eric Petitt show off the latest enhancements to the Pulse Smartpen. How smart can a pen be? Eric takes us through both the basics, including both capturing notes and audio from whatever you are doing, transferring that information to your Mac and thirty apps that add even more functionality. New on the horizon is their iPhone app; Maureen explains how you can share Pulse Smartpen-generated materials to your iPhone via “pencasts,” and take advantage of the iPhone interface to manipulate the data.

The video version of this show is available on MacVoicesTV #1045.

MacVoicesTV at Macworld 2010 is our series of interviews with exhibiting vendors, speakers, Mac luminaries and friends, and panel discussions recorded at Macworld 2010 in San Francisco.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

The MacVoices Group

Subscribe to MacVoices in iTunes

MacLevelTen – The Mac Media Group

Livescribe 4 GB Pulse Smartpen

MacVoices #1050: MacVoices at Macworld – Paul Kafasis of Rogue Amoeba Shows Off Radioshift

Chuck — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0000

In the Rogue Amoeba booth at Macworld 2010, CEO Paul Kafasis shows off the latest version of Radioshift, their software to stream almost anything from the internet, and the integration with their AirFoil iPhone/iPod touch and Mac apps. Just a few clips and you can send any audio from your Mac to anywhere in your house or to your portable Apple device.

The video version of this show is available on MacVoicesTV #1040.

MacVoices at Macworld 2010 is our series of interviews with exhibiting vendors, speakers, Mac luminaries and friends, and panel discussions recorded at Macworld 2010 in San Francisco.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

The MacVoices Group

Subscribe to MacVoices in iTunes

MacLevelTen – The Mac Media Group

Airfoil by Rogue Amoeba for Mac and Wndows

Airfoil Speakers for iPhone and iPod touch, Mac, Windows, Linux

MacVoices #1046: MacVoices at Macworld – Tyler Barth of Blue Microphones Shows Off New Products Big and Small

Chuck — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:00:00 +0000

At Macworld 2010, Tyler Barth of Blue Microphones shows the latest additions to their line of high-quality audio input devices for the Mac and iPhone. The next-generation Mikey promises to deliver even better sound to your iPhone recordings regardless of where you make them, and the Yeti is the first USB mic to boast three capsules, four different pattern settings and THX Certification.

The video version of this show is available on MacVoicesTV #1036.

MacVoices at Macworld 2010 is our series of interviews with exhibiting vendors, speakers, Mac luminaries and friends, and panel discussions recorded at Macworld 2010 in San Francisco.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

The MacVoices Group

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MacLevelTen – The Mac Media Group

Blue Microphones Yeti USB Microphone

MacVoices #1041: MacVoices at Macworld – Andrew Taylor of MacSpeech on Scribe, Their Professional Vocabularies and More

Chuck — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:00:00 +0000

At Macworld 2010, Andrew Taylor, Founder and CEO of MacSpeech, updates us on their latest product, MacSpeech Scribe. Andrew explains why MacSpeech Scribe, a one-click solution is the most advanced and easiest-to-use MacSpeech product yet. Andrew also talks about their specialized vocabularies, available for the medical and legal professions, and how they enhance MacSpeech products.

The video version of this show is available on MacVoicesTV #1031.

MacVoices at Macworld 2010 is our series of interviews with exhibiting vendors, speakers, Mac luminaries and friends, and panel discussions recorded at Macworld 2010 in San Francisco.

Links:

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MacVoices #1040: MacVoices at Macworld – Mike Mahan of Tunebug Turns Anything and Everything Into A Speaker

Chuck — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:00:00 +0000

From a busy booth at Macworld 2010, Mike Mahan of Tunebug shows off their Vibe and Shake products that turn virtually any surface into a speaker. Put one on your desk, on a box, or on your head and enjoy your music without a speaker system. Mike talks about the characteristics of the two products, how one is designed for more stationary uses while the other can be used while walking, running, snowboarding or whatever. Not just a cool gadget, Tunebug may be a safer way to enjoy your music while being active.

The video version of this show is available on MacVoicesTV #1030.

MacVoices at Macworld 2010 is our series of interviews with exhibiting vendors, speakers, Mac luminaries and friends, and panel discussions recorded at Macworld 2010 in San Francisco.

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Chuck Joiner on Twitter

The MacVoices Group

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MacVoices #1023: MacVoices at Macworld – The Mac Roundtable Takes The Main Stage

Chuck — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:45:00 +0000

The Mac Roundtable crew took the Main Stage at Macworld 2010 to talk about the success of the show, Apple’s absence, provide some show picks, and answer audience questions. Participants included (in order of appearance):

Chuck Joiner – The MacVoices Group
Don McAllister – ScreenCastsOnline
Ken Ray – Mac OS Ken
Victor Cajiao – Typical Mac User Podcast, Typical Shutterbug Podcast
John F. Braun – Mac Geek Gab Podcast
Katie Floyd – Mac Power Users
Allison Sheridan – NosillaCast
Tim Verpoorten – The Mac ReviewCast
Adam Christianson – MacCast
David Sparks – Mac Power Users, MacSparky
Dave Hamilton – Mac Geek Gab Podcast

The video version of this show is available on MacVoicesTV #1013.

MacVoices at Macworld 2010 is our series of interviews with exhibiting vendors, speakers, Mac luminaries and friends, and panel discussions recorded at Macworld 2010 in San Francisco.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

The MacVoices Group

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MacLevelTen – The Mac Media Group

MacVoices #1004: Daisy Whitney Talks Macs, Developing Your Media Skills, and the Upcoming NATPE Show in Las Vegas

Chuck — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:53:04 +0000

Daisy Whitney, the hostess of This Week in Media and The New Media Minute, talks about this year’s National Association of Television Producers and Executives show in Las Vegas, who will be there, and why the new media and online media presence will be greater than ever. Daisy also shares some stories about her recent conversion to the Mac, why she’s adopting cloud computing for some tasks, the opportunities that face-to-face interaction present, and why it is both fun and important to develop new, media-related skills in today’s business world.

Links:

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Daisy Whitney’s web site

Daisy Whitney on Twitter

Daisy Whitney on Facebook

The New Media Minute

This Week in Media

How to be like Gary V while you’re working for The Man on The New Media Minute

Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion

MacVoices #1002: Dan Berube and Michael Horton Discuss The 9th Annual San Francisco Final Cut Pro SuperMeet

Chuck — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:40:29 +0000

Final Cut Pro SuperMeet organizers organizers Michael Horton and Dan Berube are back to talk about this year’s in San Francisco, their ninth in that city. This year, the SuperMeet stands on its own, the Friday before Macworld 2010. Dan and Mike explain why they made the change and talk about the new SuperMeet Workshops that make attending an even better option. The vendor exhibition and the amazing raffle are back again. What’s new is an open stage theater where filmmakers can screen their projects for attendees, a focus on how the iPhone can assist in digital filmmaking, and more. Find out who will be there talking about their craft, why you need to sign up for the workshops immediately, how you can save money with the SuperMeet hotel deal, and why Apple will be participating in the SuperMeet.


Michael Horton	Daniel Berube

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Michael Horton on Twitter

Dan Berube on Twitter

Final Cut Pro SuperMeet

Boston Final Cut Pro User Group

Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group

SF Cutters

MacVoices #1001: The Road to Macworld – Bruce Nazarian On Blu-ray Authoring, Music Production with Logic Pro and His Macworld Sessions

Chuck — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:15:00 +0000

On The Road to Macworld 2010, The Digital Guy, Bruce Nazarian, talks about how Blu-ray disc authoring has improved over the last few years, and why you’ll be a Blu-ray Jedi after his limited-seating session at Macworld. Bruce talks about how you can experiment with Blu-ray authoring using your current DVD drive and players. Bruce’s background is in music production, both analog and digital, and he’ll be sharing some of his wisdom at another Macworld session focusing on Logic 9. Find out what to expect, and why you need to sign up *now* for these sessions, the extra value Bruce and Macworld are offering to attendees of the Blu-ray session and more.

The Road to Macworld 2010 is a special MacVoices series produced in partnership with Macworld to preview some of the exhibitors and presentations at Macworld 2010 in San Francisco from February 9 – 13 at the Moscone Convention Center.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

The MacVoices Group

Subscribe to MacVoices in iTunes

MacLevelTen – The Mac Media Group

Bruce Nazarian on Twitter

The Digital Guy

Fast Path to Blu-ray by Bruce Nazarian

Become a Blu-ray Jedi in 2 hours! – Bruce’s Macworld 2010 Session

Logic Studio 9 – Bruce’s Macworld 2010 Session

Final Cut Studio

Roxio Toast 10 Titanium

MacVoicesTV #908: Macworld Expo – Roxio’s Toast 10 Product Manager Talks About Toast 10

International Digital Media Alliance

MacVoices #9126: Terry White Introduces His Creative Suite Podcast iPhone App and the Exclusive Content It Delivers

Chuck — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:45:00 +0000

Adobe guru Terry White has a new iPhone app, Learn Adobe Creative Suite with Terry White, that puts his Adobe Creative Suite Podcast on your iPhone or iPod Touch. But you can do that already, right? Not quite like this. Terry discusses the capabilities of the app that include the ability to watch via streaming or download, picking your favorite episodes and more. Even better, Terry is creating bonus content that is available only to users of the app. iPhone app development is expensive; Terry covers how this app came about and why it is a win for everyone involved, including the user, and then surprises us all with an exclusive announcement of his new project that will come your way in the next few weeks.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

The MacVoices Group

Subscribe to MacVoices in iTunes

MacLevelTen – The Mac Media Group

Terry White on Twitter

Learn Adobe Creative Suite with Terry White iPhone app in the iTunes Store

The World of Terry White

Terry’s Tech Blog

MacVoices #9125: Rob Walch of Wizzard Media Discusses the iPhone, Their Podcast Support Services, and Their iPhone Apps

MacGroup-Detroit

MacNews – MacGroup-Detroit’s Blog

MacVoices #9125: Rob Walch of Wizzard Media Discusses the iPhone, Their Podcast Support Services, and Their iPhone Apps

Chuck — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Interested in the world of new media? Podcasting? The iPhone? All of those topics and more are covered in a conversation with Rob Walch, the Vice President of Podcaster Relations at Wizzard Media, and host of Today in iPhone. Rob was also the Podcast Tracks Coordinator for BlogWorld Expo 2009, and starts by discussing on how the show turned out, and the intersection of blogging and podcasting. Rob’s was one of the first iPhone-focused podcasts, and it is still going strong. He covers the state of the iPhone, who’s using them, and how they stack up against the newest interlopers. After all that, Rob gets down to business, explaining how Wizzard Media provides a full set of services to podcasters without burdensome requirements or obligations. From hosting to advertising to producing dedicated iPhone podcast apps, Wizzard Media is one of the most important services in the podcast space. Find out how they help deliver most of your favorite podcasts (including those of The MacVoices Group), and why it should make a difference to you.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

The MacVoices Group

Subscribe to MacVoices in iTunes

MacLevelTen – The Mac Media Group

Today in iPhone

Wizzard Media

Libsyn

MacVoices #9118: Paul Kafasis Talks About Why Rogue Amoeba Is Discontinuing Their iPhone App Development

Chuck — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Rogue Amoeba CEO Paul Kafasis recently announced on the company’s blog that they are discontinuing development for the iPhone platform. Paul talks candidly about the challenges they have faced in the iPhone app approval process in general and in particular, and the business aspects that led him to his position. Rogue Amoeba is not the first Mac developer to abandon the iPhone platform because of the approval process. Paul compares his position with others, explains why the process doesn’t seem to scale, and offers some ideas to help solve the problem.
Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

The MacVoices Group

Subscribe to MacVoices in iTunes

MacLevelTen – The Mac Media Group

Paul Kafasis on Twitter

Rogue Amoeba on Twitter

Airfoil Speakers Touch in the iTunes Store

Radioshift Touch in the iTunes Store

MacVoices #8100: Paul Kafasis of Rogue Amoeba on the Goods and the Needs-Improvement of iPhone Developer Relations

Airfoil Speakers Touch 1.0.1 Finally Ships by Paul Kafasis on the Rogue Amoeba blog

iPhone Superguide comes to the App Store… eventually by Jason Snell on Macworld

FaceBook Joe Hewett

One Little Article by Paul Kafasis on O’Reilly’s Inside iPhone Blog

MacVoices #9114: Philip Nelson of NewTek Discusses The ‘NewTek TriCasts America Tour’

Chuck — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Philip Nelson, the Vice President of Strategic Development for NewTek explains why they decided to do a cross-country tour showing off their mobile HD production capabilities…in a Mini Cooper. Philip discusses the full video production capabilities of the TriCaster, from multi-camera input to internet-ready out put and how it puts a TV studio on your desk, then talks about the NewTek TriCasts America tour. A crew of four are covering 5,500 miles in less than a month, stopping at various cities along the way to show off their hardware and stream their events live. Philip covers those events, including some of the special guests and activities along the way, culminating in a special end-of-tour blow-out in New York City. Philip also reviews the ease of use of the TriCaster, how HD future-proofs your productions and more.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

The MacVoices Group

Subscribe to MacVoices in iTunes

MacLevelTen – The Mac Media Group

NewTek on Twitter

NewTek on Facebook

TriCaster by NewTek

MacVoices #9110: Barbara DeHart of Telestream Introduces the New Features of ScreenFlow 2.0

Chuck — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:05:00 +0000

With the release of ScreenFlow 2.0, the bar on pro-level screencasting applications was just raised. Barbara DeHart, the Vice President of Marketing for Telestream, introduces some of the features that take ScreenFlow to the next level. Barbara explains how the inclusion of sophisticated transitions, audio ducking, freezeframe, a video timeline and direct publishing to YouTube, help accomplish their goal of allowing the user to complete a project without ever leaving the program. That’s not to say that ScreenFlow locks the user in; Barbara reviews the export options that let ScreenFlow fit into a pro-level workflow as well. Even though the learning curve is shallow for ScreenFlow, there are several communities that have grown up around the program, and Barbara discusses how they developed and how Telestream both supports and taps them to keep improving ScreenFlow.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

The MacVoices Group

Subscribe to MacVoices in iTunes

MacLevelTen – The Mac Media Group

MacVoices #934: Macworld Expo – Barbara Dehart of Telestream Discusses The Depth and Breadth of Their Product Line

ScreenFlow Blog

ScreenFlow on FaceBook

ScreenFlow on Twitter

ScreenCastsOnline by Don McAllister

Flip4Mac

Episode Encoder

FlipFactory

MacVoices #9106: Patrick Nugent of Roxio Serves Up Popcorn 4

Chuck — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:25:00 +0000

Patrick Nugent, the Mac Product Manager for Roxio, explains the benefits video enthusiasts will enjoy with their new Popcorn 4. Popcorn 4 is a DVD copy and video conversion utility that will move almost any video from one format to another. Patrick explains how the Popcorn interface utilizes a series of presents for commonly used devices, but also offers all the customization an expert could ask for. With support for even more video formats, direct publishing to YouTube, Flash conversion, Turbo.264 HD support among the new features, Popcorn 4 is fast becoming the swiss army knife of video utilities. Patrick discusses other new capabilities such as enhanced TiVoToGo support for the Mac, streaming video options, and more.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

The MacVoices Group

Subscribe to MacVoices in iTunes

MacLevelTen

Popcorn 4 by Roxio

Roxio Toast 10 Titanium

Elgato Turbo.264 HD Encoder/Accelerator

MacVoices #9103: Deke McClelland and Colleen Wheeler Serve Up ‘Martini Hour’ at Photoshop World

Chuck — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:15:00 +0000

Deke McClelland and Colleen Wheeler are taking their show on the road! The co-hosts of Martini Hour will be recording several special sessions of their show at Photoshop World in Las Vegas, and take a break from the preparations by revealing its origins. Deke has a habit of putting his own unique twist on his projects, and Martini hour is no exception. From the show’s musical aspects to the way they talk listeners through graphic techniques, Deke and Colleen explain how Martini Hour has evolved, mention their guest list for Las Vegas, Deke’s latest project, Photoshop Top 40, and more.


Deke McClelland	Colleen Wheeler

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

The MacVoices Group

Subscribe to MacVoices in iTunes

Colleen Wheeler on Twitter

Deke McClelland on Twitter

Deke.com

Photoshop World

DekePod in The iTunes Store

Photoshop Top 40 in The itunes Store

DekePod – The Droplet Song (A Love Song to a Lost Feature in Photoshop)

The JellyBricks

eyecandy sound lounge & bar at Mandalay Bay

lynda.com/deke

deke.oreilly.com

fotolia (special Deke offer link)

MacVoices #9102: Kelly Thompson of iStockPhoto Discusses Their New Legal Guarantee on Their Media Collection

Chuck — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:15:00 +0000

Looking for stock photography, video or audio clips, but are concerned about licensing? Kelly Thompson, Chief Operating Officer of iStockPhoto talks about the latest upgrade to their media offerings, a new “Legal Guarantee” on their entire collection. With an automatic guarantee up to $10,000, and an Extended Legal Guarantee up to $250,000 available, iStockPhoto has raised the bar on safely using stock media for your projects, especially in the microstock space. Kelly explains how the new guarantee affects both users and those who submit their media to iStockPhoto, and why they can’t implement the guarantee retroactively. Kelly also provides an introduction to Vetta, their new premium collection of “the best of the best” that is, literally, suitable for framing.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

The MacVoices Group

Subscribe to MacVoices in iTunes

iStockphoto Legally Guarantees All Image, Video and Audio Files in Five Million-Plus Collection

Vetta

MacVoices #987: Jim Heid Helps You Live ‘The Macintosh iLife ’09′

Chuck — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:15:00 +0000

The latest offering from Mac expert and author Jim Heid is The Macintosh iLife 09 from Peachpit Press. Jim talks about how his book takes a combination approach to get up, running and doing cool things with Apple’s media suite. Jim talks about how iMovie ’09 has surpassed iMovie HD, the “magic” of GarageBand, the synergy between the iLife applications and more.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

The MacVoices Group

Jim Heid on Twitter

“The Macintosh iLife 09″ by Jim Heid

Jim Heid’s Macintosh Digital Hub

Web Design World

MacVoices #986 – Pandora Founder Tim Westergren Discusses Their Royalties Victory and Recent Service Enhancements

Chuck — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:15:00 +0000

Pandora founder Tim Westergren joins us to celebrate reaching a royalties agreement with the recording industry that keeps the online music service on the web and operating at full capacity. Tim discusses the compromises that were made, the new models available to Pandora users and some of the new options they offer, including the “tip jar” model, the enhanced features of Pandora One, the desktop and mobile Pandora applications and more. The iPhone has had a significant impact on Pandora; Tim explains why, reviews their position at the intersection of musicians, the music business and users, and talks about how to get your music included on the service.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

The MacVoices Group

Pandora Radio on Twitter

Tim Westergren on Twitter

Pandora Radio Blog, including Tim’s post announcing the royalty agreement

Pandora One

Pandora Mobile

Pandora app in the iTunes Store

MacVoices #983: Daisy Whitney Discusses Fair Use of Audio and Video in Your Web Projects and Beyond

Chuck — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:15:00 +0000

Daisy Whitney discusses Fair Use, your audio and video projects and her book, Keeping You and Your Content Out of Court. If you are creating and sharing audio, video and more on the Web, you need to understand what you can and can’t do with commercial content. Daisy takes us on a tour of the Fair Use Doctrine and how to think about it, explains why the guidelines for video and audio are different, and what to do if you receive a DMCA takedown notice for projects that are already out there in the wild. Think your YouTube video will never be noticed? Daisy explains how amateurs and professionals alike are held to the same standards, and what that means to you.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

The MacVoices Group

Daisy Whitney on Twitter

New Media Minute

Intelligent Love: 411 for Men by Joy Nordenstrom (in the iTunes Store)

discount code NAPTE (until July 31, 2009)

MacVoices #981: Andrew Stone of Stone Design on The Power of Twittelator Pro and More

Chuck — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:15:00 +0000

Andrew Stone of Stone Design reveals how his iPhone app Twittelator Pro has become arguably the most powerful Twitter client for any platform. He talks about his motivation to make Twittelator Pro the choice of the Twitterati and how his Mac and NeXT backgrounds help him achieve that goal, a few of the myriad features that include audio and video support, and why he chooses to focus on an iPhone rather than a desktop client. Andrew also covers some of the other iPhone and Mac apps from Stone Design, including a Mac video utility and several art-oriented iPhone apps.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

The MacVoices Group

Andrew Stone (twittelator) on Twitter

iCreated Gallery on Stone Design website

Postcards by Stolen Bases – WYWH in the iTunes Store

MacVoices #975: Kevin Ford of Parliant Discusses the New Features of PhoneValet 6

Chuck — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:20:00 +0000

Parliant has announced the newest upgrade to PhoneValet, their Macintosh telephony solution, and CEO Kevin Ford gives us an in-depth look at their product. PhoneValet can meet and exceed the feature sets of commercial PBX systems for small and medium-sized businesses at a fraction of the price, and can bring many of those features to your home phone as well. Kevin discusses PhoneValet’s ever-expanding capabilities that includes individual, private mailboxes, a variety of on- and off-site notification options, call screening, recording and logging, and more. How these key features apply to your business, school or civic organization, some real-world examples that will surprise you, and why, contrary to popular opinion, the plain old telephone system (POTS) will remain a key communication hub for years to come, are all part of the discussion.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

Phonevalet Message Center

Phoneherald

Curbtalker

MacVoices #973: A Peek Behind the Curtain at The Mac Observer

Chuck — Tue, 19 May 2009 09:00:00 +0000

We gathered up almost the whole crew from The Mac Observer to take a look at one of the most diverse and influential Mac web sites. From “hard news” to commentary, product reviews to tips, beginner to geek, TMO has it all covered. The team talks about the genesis of the site, how they allow authors and projects to take their own direction, and the diversity that distinguishes their site. Find out what the people you listen to and read are really like, unplugged. The guests include:


Bryan Chaffin	Bryan Fergus	Jeff Gamet	Nancy Gravley

Dave Hamilton	Ted Landau	John Martellaro

MacVoices #967: Jeff Tolbert Updates His Control of Recording and Making Music with GarageBand

Chuck — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Jeff Tolbert has updated his Take Control companion books, Take Control of Recording with GarageBand ’09 and Take Control of Making Music with GarageBand ’09 with new and updated information, and talks about the additions to both topics. Jeff discusses the addition of guitar amps, why that’s a big deal, and how they can be used for more than just guitar tracks. Jeff also talks about Magic GarageBand and how to customize the songs to make them your own, the addition of artist lessons and more.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

USB 2.0 Audio.MIDI Interface by TASCAM

Shure SM57 Microphone

Shure SM58 Vocal Microphone

MacVoices #965: Paul Kafasis Introduces Rogue Amoeba’s Airfoil Speakers Touch

Chuck — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:30:56 +0000

Rogue Amoeba CEO Paul Kafasis discusses the latest addition to their product line, Airfoil Speakers Touch. The iPhone/iPod touch application extends the functionality of the company’s Airfoil desktop software to stream audio of all kinds from your Mac to your mobile device. Paul tells us why you would want to do that, why they are giving the app away for free, and delivers his thoughts on the current state of the iTunes App Store distribution model, as well as his new career as a Twitter philosopher.
Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

Paul Kafasis on Twitter

Rogue Amoeba on Twitter

Airfoil Speakers Touch in the iTunes Store

Airfoil by Rogue Amoeba

Apple AirPort Express with Air Tunes

Apple AirPort Extreme Dual-band Base Station

Sonos Multiroom Music System

Pandora

One Little Article by Paul Kafasis on the Inside iPhone blog on O’Reilly.com

MacVoices #957: Dori Smith Reports on The South By Southwest Conference

Chuck — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:30:00 +0000

You’ve probably been hearing a great deal about the South by Southwest Conference (SXSW), but weren’t sure what all the fuss is about. Mac expert, author and self-designated geek Dori Smith reports in from Austin to tell about her session there and how she stacked the deck, and why this music, film and interactive media conference is so important to Mac users. Dori covers both the formal and informal benefits of SXSW, compares and contrasts it to Macworld Conference & Expo, describes who should and should not attend, and delivers an insider’s hot tip on the best place for productive conversations (and it’s not at the conference itself).
Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

Dori Smith on Twitter

Dori.com

Backup Brain – Dori’s blog

JavaScript World

Dreamweaver Book.Com

Dreamweaver CS4 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide (Tom Negrino, Dori Smith)

Styling Web Pages with CSS: Visual QuickProject Guide (Tom Negrino, Dori Smith)

JavaScript Essential Training (Dori Smith)

Dreamweaver CS3 for Windows and Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide) by Tom Negrino and Dori Smith

JavaScript and Ajax for the Web: Visual QuickStart Guide (7th Edition) (Tom Negrino, Dori Smith)

Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight

The “graphic recording” of Nate Silver’s keynote address by Marilyn Martin

Macworld Expo

Worldwide Developers Conference

C4 Conference

Outliers: The Story of Success (Malcolm Gladwell)

MacNotables

The MacJury

MacVoicesTV

MacVoices #956: Dave Dederer of the Presidents of the United States of America Discusses Their Innovative iPhone App

Chuck — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Dave Dederer, one of the founding members of the Presidents of the United States of America and now Vice President of Business Development for Melodeo, talks about their new iPhone app that changes the game in music access and delivery. Offering streaming access to the Presidents’ catalog and more, one-click buying, and opportunities to receive custom, exclusive content, the app is the first of what Dave hopes will become the go-to smartphone promotion and distribution platform. Dave talks about his background in the music business, his views on music distribution and marketing, and why he believes his model can thrive while so many others are not meeting the challenges of today’s connected, digital marketplace.

Links:

The President’s Music – PUSA iPhone app on the iTunes Store

Dave Dederer on Wikipedia

Presidents of the United States of America on MySpace

Nutsie

Dave’s email: ddederer at melodeo.com

MacVoices #955: Don McAllister Discusses the New Macs, Online Video and the World of ScreenCastsOnline

Chuck — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Don McAllister of ScreenCastsOnline is back to update us on what is and isn’t going on in Europe from the Mac perspective, why it isn’t always different than anywhere else, and the state of online video on both sides of the pond. Don also confesses how, following Apple’s new Mac announcements, he went from buying a Mac mini to a Mac Pro in the space of about thirty minutes, discusses what’s new in the ScreenCastsOnline world (including being recognized by Apple), and delivers his thoughts on iLife ’09.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

Don McAllister on Twitter

ScreenCastsOnline

My Own Reality – Don’t personal blog

The Dirty Deed is Done…… by Don McAllister on My Own Reality

The Mac Roundtable

NSConference

MacVoices #953: Steve Scott Profiles The Mac Developers Network and the Upcoming NSConference

MacVoicesTV

iWork ’09 Resources page on Apple’s site

MacVoices #951: Doug Kaye Introduces SpokenWord.org, the Latest Addition to The Conversations Network

Chuck — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:00:06 +0000

The newest source for free audio programming on the Web is SpokenWord.org. Doug Kaye, the Executive Director of The Conversations Network, discusses the latest addition to his organization’s collection of audio information resources and why it isn’t just another podcast aggregation site. Features like sophisticated search, Collections and social/sharing options set SpokenWord.org apart, and the scope of what they offer makes it something completely new. Doug explains how it can be used as a sophisticated front-end to iTunes or as a stand-alone resource, and how it helps you find the content you really want.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

Doug Kaye on Twitter

Social Innovations Conversations on Twitter

IT Conversations on Twitter

IT Conversations

Social Innovation Conversations

Audible

A conversation with Lucas Gonze about discovering, sharing, and experiencing music on John Udell’s blog

The Levelator

Librivox

SlideShare.net

MacVoices #949: Macworld Expo – The Lloyd iPod Mic, TONIC Power Adapters and Lots of Cases from Insipio

Chuck — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 11:00:49 +0000

One of the smallest devices generating buzz at Macworld Expo was the Lloyd iPod microphone. Andy Fathollahi, the president of Incipio, shows us the Lloyd and highlights some of its design features and affordability. Andy also talks about their TONIC universal car charger for your USB devices, and their wide range of iPod and iPhone case and cover solutions.

The video version of this interview is available on MacVoicesTV #951.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

MacVoices at Macworld Expo 2009 Photo Set on Flickr

Incipio Lloyd Microphone Adapter for iPod Nano 4G – Black

Incipio Lloyd Microphone Adapter for iPod Nano 4G – White

Incipio TONIC Universal USB AC Small Wall Charger – with Mini USB Plug

MacVoices #942: Macworld Expo – Dave Hemly Shows Off Premier Pro and After Effects Magic at the Adobe Breakfast

Chuck — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:00:20 +0000

The Adobe User Group and Professional Association Breakfast at Macworld Expo opens with a welcome from Terry White, and then Dave Hemly shows off some of the almost magical video results that can be achieved with the newest versions of Adobe Premier Pro and After Effects. Dave demonstrates importing features, editing video directly from memory cards, still photo animation, and some amazing transcription technologies built into Adobe Encore and Adobe Soundbooth.

The video version of this interview is available on MacVoicesTV #943.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

MacVoices at Macworld Expo 2009 Photo Set on Flickr

DAV’s Tech Table – Dave’s Adobe Blog

Canon VIXIA HF100 Flash Memory High Definition Camcorder with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom

Kingston FCR-HS219/1 USB 2.0 Hi-Speed 19-in-1 Media Reader

Adobe Premiere Pro CS4

Adobe After Effects 7.0 Professional

“Adobe Soundbooth CS4″ (Adobe)

Adobe Labs

MacVoices #941: Macworld Expo – Oliver Breidenbach of Boinx Software Turns On BoinxTV

Chuck — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:30:12 +0000

In the Boinx Software booth at Macworld Expo, Oliver Breidenbach gives us a tour of BoinxTV, the live video production software “for the rest of us.” BoinxTV delivers high production value results through an innovative interface that is both easy and fun to work with. Oliver shows off a few of the features and their newest addition, support for MIDI-controlled camera switching.

The video version of this interview is available on MacVoicesTV #942.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

MacVoices at Macworld Expo 2009 Photo Set on Flickr

MacVoices #926: Macworld Expo – Griffin Technology’s Jennifer Fisher Talks About Some of Their Best-of-Show Products

Chuck — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:36:47 +0000

Griffin Technology racked up a number of “Best of Show” awards at Macworld Expo. Marketing Manager Jennifer Fisher shows us a couple of highlights from their product line, including the Power Block Reserve and Power Jolt Reserve. These two external power solutions for the iPhone will keep you going affordably. The AirCurve is an amazing acoustic amplifier for your iPhone or iPod touch that adds 10db of volume without having to plug anything in. Jennifer also mentions some of the other Griffin products that were hot at the show.

The video version of this interview is available on MacVoicesTV #927.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

MacVoices at Macworld Expo 2009 Photo Set on Flickr

Griffin PowerBlock Reserve

Griffin PowerJolt Reserve

Griffin AirCurve Acoustic Amplifier for iPhone

MacVoices #923: Macworld Expo – Shawn Lawlor of iFrogz Shows Off The Luxe Case, Nerve Pipes, Fallout and More

Chuck — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:08:49 +0000

Product Manager Shawn Lawlor for iFrogz, talks about their latest offerings from their booth at Macworld Expo, including the Luxe case for iPhone and iPod, and several new earphone and earbud options. At iFrogz, Shawn explains that it is all about the customization options, and that includes the ability to select your own color combinations for the new Nerve Pipe, Fallout and DJs headphones and Hype Earbuds.

The video version of this interview is available on MacVoicesTV #924.
Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

MacVoices at Macworld Expo 2009 Photo Set on Flickr

Dr. Bott

iFrogz Luxe Case for iPhone

EarPollution Nerve Pipe Headphones

iFrogz Hype Earbuds

Fallout Headphones

MacVoices #920: Macworld Expo – Blake Jarsky of Blue Microphones Shows The Snowball, Snowflake, Eyeball and Mikey

Chuck — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:00:06 +0000

In the Blue Microphones booth at Macworld Expo, Blake Jarsky shows off the line of Blue Microphone products. Starting with the venerable Snowball and the smaller, portable Snowflake, Blake then introduces the new Eyeball, which combines the Snowflake form factor and mic with a high-definition USB webcam for online catting and internet telephony. The Mikey rounds out their consumer products, and is Blue’s solution to turn your iPod and iPhone into a voice recorder for all environments.

The video of this interview is available on MacVoicesTV #921.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

MacVoices at Macworld Expo 2009 Photo Set on Flickr

Dr. Bott

Blue Microphones Snowball USB Microphone Bundle

Blue Microphones Snowflake USB Microphone

Blue Microphones’s Eyeball Webcam with Microphone

Blue Microphones Mikey

MacVoices #919: Macworld Expo – Chief Engineer Jeff Sobel Takes You Inside The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus

Chuck — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:24:26 +0000

From the Macworld Expo show floor, Jeff Sobel, the Chief Engineer, takes us on a tour of The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus. Jeff shows off the amazing amount of audio and video equipment they make available to students, how it all fits into the bus with room to spare, and shares what excites him the most about what they accomplish as they criss-cross the United States.

The video of this interview is available as MacVoicesTV #920.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

MacVoices at Macworld Expo 2009 Photo Set on Flickr

John Lennon Educational Tour Bus Blog

MacVoices #918: Macworld Expo – John Lennon Bus Logistics with Tour Coordinator Jamie Walden

Chuck — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 22:54:54 +0000

The logistics behind the The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus are the story behind the story. Tour Coordinator Jaime Walden tells us what it takes to arrange the 200 stops the bus makes annually, how she got involved, the sponsors’ roll in making it all happen, and how you can request a bus stop.

The video version of this interview is available on MacVoicesTV #919.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

MacVoices at Macworld Expo 2009 Photo Set on Flickr

John Lennon Educational Tour Bus Blog

MacVoices #917: Macworld Expo – Phil Gibson of Digital Media Academy Talks About Their Partnership with the John Lennon Bus and Their Training Options

Chuck — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:40:04 +0000

From the show floor at Macworld Expo, Phil Gibson, the founder of Digital Media Academy, talks about the training solutions his company offers for those who want to get up and running in short order in pro-level topics like audio and video production, web design and more. Phil also explains why their partnership with the The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus is so important to them, and how it fits with their model of partnering with universities to deliver their services.

The video version of this interview is available as MacVoicesTV #918.
Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

MacVoices at Macworld Expo 2009 Photo Set on Flickr

MacVoices #914: Macworld Expo – Paul Kafasis of Rogue Amoeba Discusses Pulsar and Radioshift Touch

Chuck — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:00:43 +0000

Not exhibiting at Macworld Expo this year didn’t stop Paul Kafasis and the team from Rogue Amoeba from releasing new products. We caught up with Paul wandering the show floor to talk about Pulsar, the app that brings satellite radio to your Mac, and Radioshift Touch, their first iPhone/iPod Touch App that lets you leverage recordings made with their desktop Radioshift product.

The video version of this interview is available on MacVoicesTV #913.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

MacVoices at Macworld Expo 2009 Photo Set on Flickr

Pulsar by Rogue Amoeba

Airfoil by Rogue Amoeba

Radioshift Touch by Rogue Amoeba

Radioshift by Rogue Amoeba

MacVoices #913: Macworld Expo – Joe Klein Discusses New Media and Social Networking

Chuck — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:00:25 +0000

From the PodLoft of the Macworld booth at Macworld Expo, Joe Klein of NewMediaCreative provides his perspective on the rise of New Media and social networking. Joe talks about coming off the sidelines and getting back in the game, lured by the many new opportunities for interaction with audiences of all types, makes the case for “blogcasting,” and profiles his new company.Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

MacVoices at Macworld Expo 2009 Photo Set on Flickr

MacVoices #912: Macworld Expo – Christian Rueb of equinux Releases SongGenie

Chuck — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:17:26 +0000

From the equinux booth on the show floor at Macworld Expo, Christian Rueb talks about their new iPhone apps that support iSale, The Tube and the TubeStick, as well as SongGenie, their brand new utility to help you clean up your music library tags and make the Genius feature of iTunes more effective.

The video version of this interview is available as MacVoicesTV #911.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

MacVoices at Macworld Expo 2009 Photo Set on Flickr

iSale Mobile in the iTunes Store

iSale from equinux

Live TV for your iPhone

TubeToGo for your iPhone

TubeStick by equinux

The Tube by equinux

MacVoices #911: Macworld Expo – Michael Butler Talks Rock and Roll, Cooking and Mevio

Chuck — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:37:20 +0000

While walking the show floor at Macworld Expo, we ran into Michael Butler of The Rock and Roll Geek Show, and chatted with him about some of his most recent interviews, his new cooking segments, and his position at Mevio, where he controls the music programming.

The video of this interview is available as MacVoicesTV #910.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

MacVoices at Macworld Expo 2009 Photo Set on Flickr

MacVoices #909: Macworld Expo – Roxio’s Toast 10 Product Manager Talks About Toast 10

Chuck — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:30:12 +0000

Roxio announced the latest update to the venerable CD/DVD authoring program, Toast, at Macworld Expo, and Patrick Nugent, Product Manager for Toast 10, describes key new features, including web video capabilities and upgraded TiVo support. Patrick also profiles the new software bundle for the Pro version that includes some best-in-class software to help you put more sophistication in your media creations.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

MacVoices at Macworld Expo 2009 Photo Set on Flickr

Roxio Toast 10 Titanium

Bias SoundSoap 2

SmartSound Sonicfire Pro 5 Express Track Edition

LightZone by Light Crafts

Fotomagico by Boinx Software

MacVoices #906: Macworld Expo – Etymotic’s Mead Killion Discusses Earphone Performance

Chuck — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:00:06 +0000

From the show floor at Macworld Expo, Etymotic president Mead Killion updates us on their line of high-quality earphones, the degrees of sound isolation that can be achieved by different earphone tips, and provides some information on faithful reproduction of sound.

The video of this interview is available as MacVoicesTV #904.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

MacVoices at Macworld Expo 2009 Photo Set on Flickr

Etymotic Research ER20-SMCa High Fidelity Baby Blues Ear Plugs with Black Cord

Etymotic Research HF2 Earphones / Headset (iPhone Compatible)

Etymotic Research ER6i Isolator In-Ear Earphones

Etymotic Research Ety8 Bluetooth Stereo Wireless In-Ear Earphones

“Etymotic ER-4P Portable In-Ear Earphones” (Etymotic Research)

MacVoices #902: The Road to Macworld – Jennifer Soule Discusses Other World Computing’s New Look for the Expo Show Floor

Chuck — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:00:00 +0000

Jennifer Soule, the Sales Manager for Other World Computing, is back with us on The Road to Macworld to preview the new look of the OWC booth, and how they are changing the buying experience at Expo for the better. OWC will be extending their philosophy of educating their customers, with a focus on the living room, the mobile lifestyle and more. Jen also reviews the upgrade services OWC discusses, and announces MacVoices’ presence in their booth for two sessions.

The Road to Macworld Expo is a special MacVoices series produced in partnership with Macworld Conference & Expo to preview some of the exhibitors, speakers and presentations at Macworld Conference & Expo 2009 in San Francisco from January 5-9 at the Moscone Convention Center.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

MacVoices #901: The Road to Macworld – Brian Rothchild Discusses The Expo Activities of The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus

Chuck — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:00:00 +0000

One of our traditional stops on The Road to Macworld is to talk to Brian Rothschild, the Executive Director and Founder of The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, The bus will once again have a commanding presence at Macworld Conference & Expo, and Brian talks about their newest partner and this year’s featured artist, afro-fusion band Liyana. The story of this this Zimbabwe-based group of musicians is compelling; Brian explains some of the challenges they have overcome to bring their music to the world, and why he is particularly pleased to have them associated with both the John Lennon Bus and Macworld. Brian also discusses how the bus continues to spread the messages of John Lennon, and what it brings to young people interested in expressing themselves through various forms of media.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

John Lennon Educational Tour Bus at Macworld Conference & Expo

Macworld Pulse

Lite Panels

John Lennon Educational Tour Bus Sponsors

MacVoices #8149: The Road to Macworld – Omaha Sternberg Invites Everyone to the MacRadio Meetup at Macworld Expo

Chuck — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Omaha Sternberg, the Executive Producer of MacRadio, a Mac podcast aggregation site, talks about what her site offers that iTunes doesn’t, on The Road to Macworld Expo. Omaha previews some of the social networking features that MacRadio will soon be offering, invites everyone at Macworld Expo the MacRadio Meetup on Thursday night, and announces a partnership that will shuttle you, straight from Moscone to the event. Omaha also provides some thoughts on some of the opportunities presented by the changes to Macworld Expo in 2010.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

MacVoices #801 – Diane Cohn Discusses the Lack of an Apple-Oriented Social Network

MacRadioCast

iGame Radio

Audio Hijack Pro by Rogue Amoeba

MacRadio Meetup at Macworld Expo

HearPlanet

MacVoices #8148: The Road to Macworld – Newer Technology’s New Product Line-Up by Grant Dahlke

Chuck — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 13:00:00 +0000

On The Road to Macworld, Newer Technology‘s Grant Dahlke talks about the products that they’ll be showing at in San Francisco. At the top of their list is the Voyager, a drive dock that supports USB 2.0, FireWire 400 and 800 and eSATA connections. Grant explains Voyager’s support of both 2.5 and 3.5 bare drives and how this new option for storage requires a re-thinking of hard drives from both a price and durability standpoint. An ideal option for digital photographers, videographers or anyone who is archiving large volumes of data, Voyager has already earned notice by the NBA. Grant also talks about NewCube, their latest option to make your Mac mini look even better in your living room, the MAXPower 802.11g/b Wireless USB 2.0 Stick Adapter that upgrades older Macs to 802.11n wireless speeds, as well as some of their popular existing products.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

Voyager Quad Interface Hard Drive Dock

ProtectaDrive silicone protective sleeve

MAXPower 802.11g/b Wireless USB 2.0 Stick Adapter

USB 2.0 Universal Drive Adapter

MacVoices #8144: The Road to Macworld Expo: An Exclusive Chat with the Entire Macworld All-Star Band

Chuck — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:00:00 +0000

One of the highlights of the party circuit at Macworld Conference & Expo for several years has been the annual appearance of the Macworld All-Star Band. For the first time ever, the group made up of some of the best-known people in the Mac industry appear together to discuss their project in a freewheeling, out-of-control interview. They talk about the history of the band, how it is managed (or not), the complex process of putting together the set list, their audience, their rehersals and why they do this during the busiest Mac week of the year.

The band members and guests include:


Christopher Breen	Bryan Chaffin	Dave Hamilton	Paul Kent


Chuck La Tournous	Bob LeVitus	Duane Straub

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

Christopher Breen on Twitter

Bryan Chaffin on Twitter

Paul Kent on Twitter

Dave Hamilton on Twitter

Chuck La Tournous on Twitter

Bob LeVitus on Twitter

Duane Straub on Twitter

Macworld Conference & Expo

The Mac Observer

The iPod Observer

RandomMaccess

A Brief History of Time via MacWorld Expo Parties on Ilene’s Machine

MacVoices #8141: The Road to Macworld Expo – Leo Laporte Discusses New Media, Old Media and the Speed of Change

Chuck — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:00:00 +0000

The host of This Week in Tech, MacBreak Weekly and so many more we lose count, Leo Laporte, will be the featured speaker on Thursday morning at Macworld Conference & Expo. Leo joins us on The Road to Macworld Expo to talk about why Macworld Expo week is so special from a community perspective, and developments in media creation and distribution. Leo discusses the blurring lines between audience and creator, the evolving role of feedback, and why it can be so challenging. Leo also offers perspectives on why some forms of media distribution may be over before they start, his biggest asset as a new media personality, and the responsibility that comes with visibility.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

Leo Laporte on Twitter

This Week in Tech

MacBreak Weekly

LeoVille – Leo’s personal site

Macworld Conference & Expo Feature Presentations

House of Prime Rib

MacVoices #8140 – Bradley Jefferson of Animoto Discusses Doing Something New With Your Digital Photos

Chuck — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:00:01 +0000

Want to do something new with all those digital photos you’ve been taking? You need to check out Animoto. Bradley Jefferson, the CEO and co-founder of Animoto discusses the genesis of their service and how it delivers sophisticated video production values in a simple-to-use interface. Brad covers how Animoto works, both for the user and behind the scenes, explains why they are a poster-child for cloud computing, and why it can be viewed as a next-generation digital storytelling tool that can be used by anyone. But Animoto isn’t just about making you look good. Brad talks about how professional photographers and those who utilize images for business have embraced Animoto, how the service is being used in the classroom and beyond.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

Animoto on Twitter

MacVoices #8139: The Road to Macworld Expo: Michael Simmons of Cultured Code Discusses the Task Manager, Things

Chuck — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:00:00 +0000

One of the brand new exhibitors at Macworld Conference and Expo this year will be Cultured Code, the maker of the task management software, Things. Michael Simmons, the Marketing Director for Cultured Code discusses both the desktop and iPhone versions of Things. Even though in public preview, with version 1.0 to be introduced at Expo, Things has been in development for two years, and has already branched off to the iPhone, making it a complete task management solution. Michael explains the key features and concepts of Things, why they do and don’t consider it a Getting Things Done (GTD) application, and how they tapped their community for suggestions and improvements, even before the formal software release.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

Cultured Code on Twitter

Things (desktop version)

Things (iPhone version)

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen

MacVoices #8137: The Road to Macworld Expo: Jeff Gamet and Jay Nelson on iTunes for Audiophiles

Chuck — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:00:00 +0000

On The Road to Macworld Conference & Expo, Jeff Gamet and Jay Nelson give us a preview of their MacLab session, iTunes for Audiophiles. Think that just ripping your music at the highest bit rate is the answer? Then you need to put Jay and Jeff’s session on your calendar. Tips on moving music from your legacy media while preserving all the analog goodness, putting together a hardware and software arsenal to give you the best results and more are all on the agenda. Jeff and Jay explain why just re-buying your music in digital form isn’t the best option, provide some thoughts on the Super Audio CD (SACD) format, and explain why analog sounds better than digital.


Jeff Gamet	Jay Nelson

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

Jeff Gamet

Jeff Gamet on Twitter

Design Tools Monthly

Design Tools Weekly

The Mac Observer

The iPod Observer

Apple Weekly Report

Designer’s Guide to Mac OS X by Jeff Gamet

Jay Nelson

Jay Nelson on Twitter

Design Tools Monthly

Design Tools Weekly

PlanetQuark.com

MacVoices #8118: Andy Affleck on His New “Take Control of Podcasting”

Chuck — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:45:00 +0000

Andy Williams Affleck has just released the newest edition of Take Control of Podcasting and talks about why he felt it was time to update the book. Andy discusses the state of podcasting, how he helps the would-be producer develop a workflow with some of the most popular tools, and how to use audio plug-ins to sound even better than live. Not sure if podcasting is for you? Andy talks about the fun of the process, how the new edition of his book takes even more advantage of new media options, and much more.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

New Media Expo

Garageband ’08 and Practical Podcast Plugins: Enhancing Your Podcast presentation at New Media Expo with Ed Vawter and Andy Affleck

WebCrumbs – Andy Affleck’s blog

Take Control of Podcasting on the Mac – Andy’s podcast

Aadm Curry’s Daily Source Code

Let’s Knit2gether with Eric and CAT

Epic Fu

Screencasts Online with Don McAllister

Giant Squid Audio Lab (microphones)

Wiretap Studio by Ambrosia Software

Wiretap Anywhere by Ambrosia Software

The Conversations Network

PodCorps

Apple Logic Express 8

Soundtrack by Apple

Apple MobileMe

Audacity

Sound Studio 3 by Freeverse Software

Übercaster by Pleasant Software

BIAS Peak LE 6

Audio Hijack Pro by Rogue Amoeba

Fission by Rogue Amoeba

Take Control of Easy Backups in Leopard

Take Control of Mac OS X Backups

Retrospect 6.0 Desktop Mac by Dantz

MacVoices #8117: MacVoices at New Media Expo – Deborah Kornfilt of Mogulus On Creating Your 24/7 Web Video Presence

Chuck — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:00:00 +0000

On the show floor at New Media Expo, Deborah Kornfilt, Content Developer for Mogulus, profiles their web site that lets you create your own online streaming video presence. What makes Mogulus different is their browser-based video switcher, complete with multi-cam support, titling, branding, bugs and more. Deborah discusses connectivity requirements, supported video formats and resolutions, recording options, and even a playlist feature for when you’re not broadcasting live.
Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

MacVoices #8116: MacVoices at New Media Expo – Daniel Rudd of Stock20 Talks About What Makes Their Stock Music Different, Guaranteed

Chuck — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:00:00 +0000

From the show floor at New Media Expo, Daniel Rudd, the Founder and Creative Director of Stock20, discusses why their stock music doesn’t sound like stock music. With an extremely flexible license structure and affordable price points, Stock20′s extensive library makes it easy to add music to any audio or video project. When you purchase, you don’t just get a single track, but variations on the track in both length and composition. Daniel explains how the variations work, how they are delivered, and why you get a complete-satisfaction guarantee from Stock20. Daniel’s sense of humor comes through as he decides to offer MacVoices’ listeners a discount to help them get started with using Stock20′s many offerings.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

Stock20 Discount for MacVoices Listeners

MacVoices #8115: MacVoices at New Media Expo – Andrew Welch of Ambrosia Software Introduces WireTap Anywhere.

Chuck — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:00:00 +0000

On the show floor at New Media Expo, Andrew Welch, el Presidente of Ambrosia Software, talks about their new sound utility, Wiretap Anywhere. Not just a podcast took, Wiretap Anywhere allows the user to gather and manage virtually any audio source, internal or external, with ease, mixing them together, controlling how they interact, and more. Andrew describes WireTap Anywhere as a software patch board, letting the user export their work in as many channels as needed to GarageBand, or mixed down to mono or stereo. Andrew also gives us a sneak-peak at another beta project, Soundboard, and how it emulates a radio sound cart for users who need to easily trigger sound effects and pre-recorded segments a specific points in a live project.

Links: Chuck Joiner on Twitter Wire Tap Studio from Ambrosia Software BIAS Peak Pro 6 – Macintosh Pro Tools by M-Audio Soundflower Blue Microphones Snowball USB Microphone Bundle La Reve

MacVoices #8113: MacVoices at New Media Expo: David Chmura of humbledaisy Describes Converting Your Presentations into Podcasts with ProfCast

Chuck — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:00:00 +0000

From the show floor at New Media Expo, David Chmura, the Chief Instigator of humbledaisy, discusses ProfCast, their software that takes your Keynote or even PowerPoint presentations and converts them into a video podcast suitable for online distribution. David talks about how this option delivers a file that can scale back to full resolution, how you can edit the results in GarageBand and why ProfCast was conceived as a live-capture tool, but has evolved beyond that.Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

New Media Expo

MacVoices #8100: Paul Kafasis of Rogue Amoeba on the Goods and the Needs-Improvement of iPhone Developer Relations

Chuck — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:00:00 +0000

In a little different take on the iPhone App Store launch, Paul Kafasis, the CEO of Rogue Amoeba, gives us a developers-eye perspective from the sidelines. Paul talks about why Rogue Amoeba, along with many, many other developers don’t have applications listed for purchase on Day One, and provides some thoughts on the goods and the not-so-goods of the iPhone software distribution model. Paul challenges the concept of Apple control in a thought-provoking discussion that will help users better understand the challenges of being a software developer.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

A Broken System by Paul Kafasis on the O’Reilly Inside iPhone blog

Radioshift by Rogue Amoeba

MacVoices #897: Start Talking to Your iPhone with Fonix iSpeak

Chuck — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:59:00 +0000

Want to talk to your iPhone? No, not on your iPhone, to your iPhone? Steve Jones, Sales, Marketing and Business Development, and Lynn Shepherd, Vice President of Product Development, of Fonix Speech talk about their iPhone voice control software, Fonix iSpeak, coming soon to an iPhone near you. iSpeak delivers voice-dialing for anyone in your Contacts list and voice navitation of the songs and playlists on your iPhone. Steve and Lynn talk about their speech recognition technology, how it works with virtually no training necessary for either the software or the user.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

Fonix iSpeak™ Brings Personalized Voice Services to the Apple iPhone™ press release

MacVoices #894: Deke McClelland Discusses “101 Photoshop Tips in Five 5 Minutes” and the Launch of dekePod

Chuck — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:00:00 +0000

Graphics software master Deke McClelland tells the inside story of his new video, 101 Photoshop Tips in Five 5 Minutes and the resurgence of his podcast, dekePod. If you think you’ve seen everything in Photoshop tips and tricks, think again. Deke takes us from concept through release on this truly unique video, discussing both the production techniques and the stories behind the live shoot. Deke also talks about the return ofhis dekePod podcast and why future episodes will be a bit more in the traditional vein.

Links:

deke.com – Deke’s web site

dekePod

101 Photoshop Tips in Five 5 Minutes

Jellybricks

Flying Moose Pictures

Lewis Black

Adobe Photoshop CS3 One-On-One by Deke McClelland

Illustrator CS3 One-on-One by Deke McClelland (CD-ROM from Lynda.com)

InDesign CS3 One on One by Deke McClelland

InDesign CS3 One-on-One: Style Sheets by Deke McClelland

Deke McClelland’s training videos on lynda.com

MacVoices #893: The What’s, Why’s and How’s of Audio Units in GarageBand and Beyond with David Biedny

Chuck — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:29:34 +0000

Mac|Life Contributing Editor David Biedny introduces you to the wide world of Audio Units in GarageBand and other audio programs. Audio Units are to audio what plug-ins are to graphics, adding specialized capabilities far beyond the host program. David discusses some of the magic that can be done with both free and commercial Audio Units in Garageband and other programs, reviews some of his favorite effects and instrument Audio Units, and how they can all enhance your next audio project.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

New York Mac Guru – David Biedny’s blog

Mac|Life

MacVoices #886: Jeff Tolbert Takes Control of Making Music in GarageBand ‘08

MacVoices #889: Taking Control of Recording with GarageBand ‘08 with Jeff Tolbert

Apple iLife ’08 including GarageBand

SFX Machine Pro by David Biedny on Mac|Life

Luxonix LFX-1310

Sound Magic Spectral by Michael Norris

PianoTeq

Audio Damage

DubStation by Audio Damage

Wave Arts

Crystal by Green Oak

MacVoices #890: WWDC Report from John Grzeskowiak of RadTech and Mac Developer Boris Klaydman of CocoaCast

Chuck — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:00:00 +0000

John Grzeskowiak of RadTech and independent Mac developer Boris Klaydman, host of CocoaCast, are in San Francisco for Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, and report in after a day that included attending Steve Jobs’ keynote and interacting with peers and Apple representatives. While much of what goes on at WWDC is conducted under NDA, John and Boris share what they can, including their reactions to the iPhone 2.0 and MobileMe announcements.


John Grzeskowiak	Boris Klaydman

The gap between iPhone 1.0 and 2.0, Apple’s elegant solution to the “one app at a time” problem, the first steps into cloud computing with the MobileMe enhancements, how they fit into a Microsoft Exchange world and what is known about Mac OS X Snow Leopard are all reviewed before John and Boris disappear into the WWDC party scene.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

CocoaCast

iPhone 2.0

MobileMe

MacVoices #889: Taking Control of Recording with GarageBand ’08 with Jeff Tolbert

Chuck — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:00:00 +0000

Jeff Tolbert, the author of the new Take Control of Recording with GarageBand ’08 is back to discuss the companion to his other new Take Control book, Take Control of Making Music with GarageBand ’08. This time, Jeff focuses on using GarageBand’s recording capabilities to capture what you create and help you turn it into a full-blown musical composition. Jeff talks why an audio interface isn’t required but is recommended for best results, reviews some of the tools built in to facilitate live recordings and some other equipment you might want to consider for your projects. Taking a larger view, Jeff also covers how GarageBand as a tool has been and continues to democratize music creation, encouraging “amateurs” to create tracks that far exceed much of is published commercially.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

Blue Snowball USB Microphone

MacVoices #642: Podcasting Wisdom from Take Control Author Andy Williams Affleck

MacVoices #886: Jeff Tolbert Takes Control of Making Music in GarageBand ’08

Chuck — Thu, 29 May 2008 11:00:00 +0000

Jeff Tolbert, the author of the new Take Control of Making Music with GarageBand ’08, talks about one of the two aspects of the program (as contrasted with his other new book, Take Control of Recording with GarageBand ’08), how it has evolved over the life of the program, and who it is targeted for. Jeff discusses some of the newest features such as Magic GarageBand and Visual EQ, provides some tips on using the new arrange track, and talks about how to customize some of the sample tracks that come with the program. GarageBand ’08 is a fun program even if you aren’t a serious musician, and Jeff talks about why it shouldn’t be a great learning tool, but also shouldn’t be underestimated.

Links:

MacVoices #880: Gordon Bell of Joesoft Covers Hear, Their New Digital Audio Processing Software

Chuck — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:00:22 +0000

Gordon Bell, the General Manager for JoeSoft talks about the release of Hear, their digital signal processing utility that makes all the sound coming out of your Mac better. Music, movies, television, video games…they all sound better with Hear. Gordon talks about how Hear benefits from the experience of an Emmy-nominated sound professional and gives presets that will automatically make your speakers or headphones sound better, regardless of how good they are to start with. If would do the adjustments yourself, Hear provides an extensive set of controls and settings. Gordon also talks about competitive upgrade options, why some programs like Hear are better as stand-alone applications rather than plug-ins to iTunes, and how the support philosophy of Joesoft (and Prosoft Engineering) are different from many others in the industry.

Links:

Hear By Joesoft

Jax From Joesoft

MacNotables #816: Ted Landau on Rebates, Net Neutrality, the Decline of the Optical Drive, and the Passing of Stan Flack

MacVoices #878: James Abeler on Expanding Your Apple TV’s Capabilities with ATV Flash

Chuck — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:00:00 +0000

James Abeler of Apple Core LLC introduces the ATV Flash. With the ATV Flash installed, your Apple TV supports a whole host of new video file formats, including AVI, DivX and Xvid. If that was all, the ATV Flash would be a great product, but it also adds native web browsing so you can watch virtually any video web site on your big screen, including Hulu, ABC.com and more. James discusses the ease of installation, provides some background on how the ATV Flash works its magic, and covers other ATV Flash features, including tracking live weather, RSS feeds and more.

Links:

MacVoices #876: Patrick Nugent of Roxio Discusses the Features of Toast 9 Titanium

Chuck — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:31:37 +0000

Patrick Nugent, Product Manager for Toast 9 Titanium from Roxio provides a tour of the latest enhancements to the industry-standard disc burning utility. Patrick explains the differences in the flavors of Toast, and covers in detail the new Blu-Ray support for both data and video, including the capability to share Blu-Ray content on DVD media. Toast now also includes support for both TiVo Series 2 and Series 3 units, giving users the ability to share recorded content via DVD and more. Video streaming has also been added to Toast, and Patrick talks about how you can now view your video from across the room or across the Internet from your Tivo or your Mac.

Links

“TiVo Series 3 HD Digital Video Recorder

Elgato Eyetv Hybrid

The MacJury is Now Listed in iTunes

Chuck — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:10:16 +0000

The listing for The MacJury in iTunes has been approved, so if you were waiting to subscribe, wait no longer! The MacJury shows will no longer be added to the MacVoices feed, so if you liked what you heard in the first two shows, please consider visiting the MacJury web site and subscribing. Of course, that doesn’t mean you should leave MacVoices…you just now have more high signal/low noise programming to enjoy. Thanks for your indulgence as we got the new show off the ground.

MacJury #801: The MacJury Is Called To Order on Blu-Ray, the Apple TV, Tech Conferences and More

Chuck — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:00:00 +0000

MacVoices‘ host Chuck Joiner is launching a new show: The MacJury, and the first show is being included on the MacVoices’ site and in the newsfeeds to help introduce listeners to the latest program for Mac news and entertainment. Each show will feature a different panel of personalities from the Mac universe in a freewheeling discussion that will interest Mac users of all levels.

The very first MacJury empaneled consists of some of the members of MacLevelTen, discussing the rise (or not) of Blu-Ray and how it affects Mac users. Will it solve all your storage problems, prove to be just a stop-gap technology, or be leapfrogged by faster bandwidth as a video delivery medium? The jury members then take on the Apple TV, what it brings to the table beyond movie rentals, and what needs to be added to make it a true killer product. Why there is a trend toward in-person tech conferences, why podcasts and social media may be helping drive that trend, and the dynamics of Twitter are all entered into evidence in the first show.

The jurors for this show include:


Pat Fauquet	Don McAllister	Jay Nelson	Dan Pourhadi	Chuck Joiner

Links:

DesignTools coverage of HD DVD vs. Blu-Ray

Roxio Toast 9 Titanium

Art Directors Invitational Master Class 11
San Jose, CA

HOW Design Conference in Boston, May 18-21

Creative Suite Conference in Nashville, May 19-22

Twitterrific by Iconfactory Software

Twhirl

Pownce

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

Don McAllister on Twitter

Pat Fauquet on Twitter

Dan Pourhadi on Twitter

MacVoices #872: Michael Horton on the Upcoming FInal Cut Pro User Group SuperMeet at NAB

Chuck — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:00:00 +0000

Michael Horton of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro Users Group is back to talk about the next iteration of the the Final Cut Pro User Group SuperMeet, this one at the upcoming NAB show in Las Vegas. Mike discusses why neither Aople nor Avid will exhibit, and why he and his fellow-organizers decided to go ahead with the SuperMeet anyway. There is no agenda set for the event; Mike explains why representative of how they are approaching this year’s event, how Apple is integral to this event in spite of their lack of show floor presence and why the prices of SuperMeet sponsorship went down (and no, it wasn’t due to desperation).

Links:

macvideo.tv

MacVoices #7113 – The Second User Groups 2.0 Leadership Conference with keynote by Michael Horton

Tickets for the FCPUG Supermeet at NAB

Steve Bayes, Senior Product Manager, Final Cut Pro, Apple presents an-depth overview of the myriad of video codecs in relation to Final Cut Pro.

Demonstration of the Sony EX1 camera, by Noah Kadner

MacVoices – Listener Update March 2008

Chuck — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 11:00:47 +0000

MacVoices producer Chuck Joiner asks listeners for their input via the MacVoices Listener Survey – March 2008, and tells listeners where they can get more information on supporting the show.

MacVoices #870: Daniel Jalkut Discusses Red Sweater Software’s Product Line

Chuck — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:00:00 +0000

Daniel Jalkut, the founder of Red Sweater Software, provides an in-depth at one of the most diverse product mixes in the Mac universe. Daniel talks about the functions and origins of Mars Edit, Black Ink, FlexTime, FastScripts and Clarion. Find out which Red Sweater products came from Daniel’s own needs, which ones were acquired from other sources, and why Daniel decided to pick up development of a very popular blogging utility and take it to the next level.

Links:

Mars Edit

Black Ink

FlexTime

FastScripts

Clarion

MacVoices #865: Paul Kafasis and Mike Ash of Rogue Amoeba Discuss The Apple TV Capabilities of Airfoil 3

Chuck — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:00:00 +0000


Paul Kafasis	Mike Ash

Rogue Amoeba CEO Paul Kafasis and Senior Programmer Mike Ash talk about the newest capabilities of Airfoil, their product that sends audio from your Mac to other Macs and the AirPort Express. Only a month after a major revision was announced at Macworld Expo, Airfoil has a full point upgrade to support the Apple TV. With the “Take Two” update to Apple’s set-top box, any audio from your Mac can now be sent to the Apple TV. Paul and Mike talk about how these capabilities play into the evolution of Airfoil and how it has grown beyond its original purpose.

Links:

Airfoil 3.1 by Rogue Amoeba

Apple AirPort Express with Air Tunes

Pandora

Sonos Build Your Own Digital Music System Bundle

Fission by Rogue Amoeba

MacVoices #860: MacVoices’ Macworld Expo Production Gear Review

Chuck — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:00:00 +0000

In response to on-site questions at Macworld Conference & Expo and emails since returning home, Chuck Joiner reviews the gear that was used during the week on the ground in San Francisco to produce MacVoices’ coverage of the show.

Links:

“Zoom H4 Digital Recorder”

“Kingston 2 GB SD Memory Card”

“ExpressCard/34-5:1 Card Reader” by Griffin Technology

“Audix OM-2 Dynamic Hypercardioid Microphone”

“Shure SM58 Vocal Microphone”

“Fujifilm FinePix F30 6.3 MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom”

“Canon EOS 40D 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera”)

Apple MacBook

Apple MacBook Pro 17″

Spire Meta by Spire

“Canon HV20 3MP High Definition MiniDV Camcorder with 10x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom”

“Rode Stereo VideoMic”

“Behringer UB1204FX-PRO EuroRack Mixer”

MacVoices #857: MacVoices at Expo – ifrogz audiowrapz iPod Cases Feature Built-In Speakers

Chuck — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:30:00 +0000

ifrogz scored two “Best of Show” awards at Expo for their audiowrapz cases for iPod. In a world full of iPod case options, the audiowrapz is unique in that it offers a speaker built in to the case for casual listening without headphones. Jeff Morgan, Vice President of Sales for iFrogz talks about this unique feature and a price point that is competitive with a regular case. Jeff also covers their custom-designed cases, their 3-in-1 armband case and their new Vibez portable mini-speaker.

Photos from the MacVoices’ Macworld Expo 2008 Flickr collection

MacVoices #855: MacVoices at Expo – iMuffs Provide Comfortable Wireless Sound

Chuck — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:30:00 +0000

Comfort is the word for iMuffs, Wi-Gear‘s bluetooth headphone solution. Mark Pundsack, the President and CEO of Wi-Gear talks about the feature set of their product, including, comfort, battery life, sound quality, convenience of charging and why you need a bluetooth adapter, even witt the iPhone.

MacVoices #849: MacVoices at Expo – Glen Aspeslaugh of ecamm network Reviews Their Diverse Product Line

Chuck — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:30:00 +0000

Glen Aspeslagh of ecamm network starts off a review of his company’s products by talking about CallRecorder, the solution to automatically record Skype audio and video calls, iGlasses, their utility to improve the picture from your iSight camera, the affordable iMage web camera that can be used by Mac users who don’t have an iSight-equipped Mac, and iPhone Drive, that lets you mount your iPhone as a hard drive so it can be used as a storage device. Then, Glen talks about some new products being shown at the show, including the uber-geeky iLidz Personal Media viewer, a low-tech solution that hangs your iPhone or iPod touch in front of your eyes,

Links:

Ecamm Network iMage USB Webcam

MacVoices #846: MacVoices at Expo – Vara Software Delivers Valuable Video Production Tools

Chuck — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:30:00 +0000

Paul Carnine, the founder of Vara Software, discusses Wirecast, an affordable live production tool that acts as a video switcher, title engine and a streaming video front end. With support for up to 7 camera inputs, chroma key and more, Wirecast is a television studio for your Mac. Paul talks about some of their customers, including their Al Gore connection, and also reviews VideoCue, a teleprompting/recording solution for video productions on the desktop and beyond.

MacVoices #845: MacVoices at Expo – Audioengine’s Brady Bargenquast Discusses Their High-Quality Audio Products

Chuck — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:30:00 +0000

Brady Bargenquast of Audioengine covers how their company started with some Apple DNA, and profiles their new AW1, their wireless solution that works with any speaker system. Brady talks about how the AW1 uses a closed 802.11 network to deliver a superior solution for your home theater with no interference from other devices, including your existing home network. Brady also talks about their flagship A5 speakers that made their reputation as well as the newer A2 multimedia speakers and the AS8 subwoofer that give Audioengine fans a variety of options to choose from.

MacVoices #844: MacVoices at Expo – Jim Heid Discusses iLife ’08 and More in the Peachpit Booth

Chuck — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Jim Heid, the author of The Macintosh iLife 08, joins Chuck Joiner for a live taping of MacVoices in the Peachpit Booth on the Expo show floor. Jim shares his impressions of Expo, evaluates the MacBook Air, tells you why the new version of Microsoft Office isn’t the big deal it once would have been, and delivers a shocking confession before launching into a discussion of iLife ’08. Jim evaluates the new features included in each component of Apple’s creativity suite, spending some extra time on the iMovie ’08 controversy and why it shouldn’t be one.

Links:

The Macintosh iLife 08 by Jim Heid

Other books by Jim Heid

MacVoices #842: MacVoices at Expo – Chestnut Hill’s GEORGE Offers iPod Audio Options

Chuck — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:30:00 +0000

Chuck Vath, the Director of Sales for Chestnut Hill Sound, talks about GEORGE, their iPod speaker system that is distinguished by a sophisticated remote control that lets you control your iPod from across the room without losing the iPod experience. Chuck covers George’s ability to provide a high quality, stand-alone solution, its ability to integrate with your exisitng audio system, and the customizable appearance options offered.

Links:

GEORGE Audio Speaker System for iPod

MacVoices #836: MacVoices at Expo: Gordon Bell of Prosoft Engineering and JoeSoft Covers Drive Genius II, Stox and Hear

Chuck — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:00:00 +0000

In the Prosoft Engineering / JoeSoft booth on the show floor, Gordon Bell talks about the newest products from both brands, the growth of their company and their plans (already) for next year’s Macworld Expo.

Gordon introduces Drive Genius II, the superior solution for optimizing drive performance and the one used at Apple Genius Bars everywhere. Sporting a totally new interface, Drive Genius II not only does the job, but makes maintaining you.

Gordon also discusses their stock portfolio management software, Stox, and the forthcoming Hear, a sophisticated sound enhancement utility that will improve all of the audio (not just iTunes tracks) that comes from your Mac. The Hear advantage is the ability to customize a variety of settings and options to get exactly what you want.

Links:

Drive Genius 2

Stox

MacVoices #830: MacVoices at Expo – Mead Killian of Etymotic Discusses Their Many Earphone Options

Chuck — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:00:00 +0000

Etymotic president Mead Killion discusses their product line of high-quality earphones and their newest options for users with hard-to-fit ears. Bluetooth has an important spot in Etymotic’s product line and Mead talks about why their options don’t represent a compromise in performance and why their focus on accurate frequency response distinguishes their products. Performance demands for cell phone headsets have increased, and Etymotic is up to the challenge with their hf2. Mead explains some of the engineering behind their approach and accepts congratulations for an iLounge Best of Show award.

Links:

Etymotic Research ER6i Isolator In-Ear Earphones

Etymotic ER-4P Portable In-Ear Earphones

Etymotic Research HF2 Earphones / Headset (iPhone Compatible)

Etymotic Research Ety8 Bluetooth Stereo Wireless In-Ear Earphones

Photos from the MacVoices’ Macworld Expo 2008 Flickr collection

MacVoices #826: MacVoices at Expo – Dave Hemly Moves The Adobe Breakfast with Adobe Premier

Chuck — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:30:00 +0000

At the Adobe Professional Association and User Group Breakfast, Adobe’s Dave Hemly demonstrates some of the latest capabilities of Adobe Premier, performs some audio magic with Adobe Soundbooth and finishes with some DVD authoring tricks using Adobe Flash.

MacVoices #823: MacVoices at Expo – Brian Rothchild Introduces The New John Lennon Educational Tour Bus

Chuck — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:30:00 +0000

Brian Rothschild, Executive Director and Founder, talks about the brand new edition of the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus and the high-profile source of funding that made it possible. All new equipment from Sony, Mackie, and others, with enhancements that include two complete 5.1 surround sound studios, HD robotic cameras, an xRaid server and much make the new Lennon Bus bigger and better than ever. Brian also covers their celebrity connections, including Richard Dreyfuss‘ involvement with the bus at Macworld Expo. Brian summarizes the ideals behind the Lennon Bus project’s mission, their philosophy of working with students of all levels of skill and achievement, and the difference the Lennon Bus experience can make in their lives.

Photos from the MacVoices’ Macworld Expo 2008 Flickr collection

MacVoices #817: MacVoices at Expo – Paul Kafasis of Rogue Amoeba Discusses AirFoil 3

Chuck — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:00:00 +0000

Rogue Amoeba CEO Paul Kafasis visits the Macworld.com Podcast Studio on the Expo show floor to talk about their latest release, Airfoil 3. Known for their audio utilities, Paul explains how Airfoil 3 ups the ante with two key new capabilities: Airfoil Speakers (essentially a virtual Airport Express, allowing music to be streamed to any Mac from any Mac) and Airfoil Video Player (a utility that lets you play video on your Mac but listen wirelessly through your home audio system, solving the time lag issue that has plagued the process until now).

Paul also comments on the future direction of Rogue Amoeba, the surprise that was revealed in their booth, and why they may get into a whole new product line that involves their mascot, Ammo.

Links:

Perian

Photos from the MacVoices’ Macworld Expo 2008 Flickr collection

MacVoices #816: MacVoices at Expo – Abaltat Creates Unique, Custom Audio for Video Projects

Chuck — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:30:00 +0000

Eoin Tonge of Abaltat discusses their soundtrack audio creation software that uses the components of your project, including colors, to concoct a unique, royalty-free composition. With both Muse and Express versions, and integration into the major video applications, Eoin outlines how custom audio creation can fit into any video producer’s budget.

Photos from the MacVoices’ Macworld Expo 2008 Flickr collection

MacVoices #813: MacVoices at Expo – Kensington’s Kevin Ngo Profiles the LiquidAUX for iPod and iPhone, New BlueTooth Headphones and More

Chuck — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:00:00 +0000

Kevin Ngo, the General Product Manager of Kensington, talks about their theme, “Eyes on the Road,” and how that fits in with the introduction of their Kensington LiquidAUX Deluxe for iPod or iPhone Auxiliary Car Kit with Remote, their solution that integrates your iPhone or iPod with your car audio system, and hands-free speaker option and a steering wheel remote.

Kevin also discusses their new Bluetooth Stereo Headphones with Microphone that let you use your iPod and iPhone wirelessly, the Kensington Trackball Expert Mouse, their Presenter Mouse and more.

Links:

Kensington LiquidAUX Deluxe for iPod or iPhone Auxiliary Car Kit with Remote

Photos from the MacVoices’ Macworld Expo 2008 Flickr collection

Kensington LiquidAUX for iPod or iPhone Auxiliary Car Kit with Remote

Kensington Bluetooth Stereo Headpones with Microphone

Kensington Expert Mouse Wireless Optical Trackball for PC or Mac

Kensington SlimBlade Presenter Media Mouse

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

Chuck — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:00:00 +0000

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.

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.

Links:

Final Cut Pro User Group Network

Los Angeles Final Cut Pro Users Group

MacVoices #7122 – Jude Biersdorfer Talks About the New Edition of “iPod: The Missing Manual” and Her Macworld Expo Presentation

Chuck — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Jude Biersdorfer, the author of, “iPod: The Missing Manual, joins us on “The Road to Macworld Expo” to discuss what’s new in iPod-land, and her presentation, “Filling Your iPod with Free Video,” in the O’Reilly Booth at the show. Jude talks about why an iPod touch and a Wi-Fi connection means you’ll never run out of content, her favorite way to move DVDs to the iPod, and why you may want to consider manually updates if you have multiple iPods. Got a new iPod for the holidays? Jude discusses and the first things you should do and why the packaging deserves special attention.

Links:

iPod: The Missing Manual” by Jude Biersdorfer

Apple 80 GB iPod classic

Apple Composite AV Cable for iPod

Apple 16 GB iPod touch

HandBrake

TiVo Decode Manager

Elgato Eyetv Hybrid

QuickTime 7 Pro for Mac

Apple 8 GB iPod nano

“Apple 1 GB iPod shuffle

“iPhone: The Missing Manual” by David Pogue

MacVoices #7115 – Andrew Welch of Ambrosia Software Discusses WireTap Studio, the Future of iToner and More

Chuck — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:00:00 +0000

Andrew Welch, el Presidente of Ambrosia Software, discuses the company’s software products while providing a look at how software is produced. Andrew covers their latest offering, WireTap Studio, the power it brings to the audio enthusiast, and how the differences between design and development impact the software that is ultimately released to users. Andrew also talks about the past and future of iToner, the utility for creating your own custom iPhone ringtones, the industry-standard Snapz ProX screen capture utility and their upcoming game release, Aquaria. Ambrosia will be exhibiting at Macworld Conference & Expo and Andrew invites listeners to stop by to say hello, learn more about all their products and take advantage of a special Expo discount.

Links:

iToner

WireTap Studio

SnapzProX

MacVoices #7109: The Producers of MacLevelTen Discuss The Media Group’s Launch

Chuck — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:15:00 +0000

MacLevelTen is the new Mac media group on the block, but the member producers include some very familiar faces. In their first public appearance as a group the team introduce themselves and their many and varied productions, talk about why they felt the time was right to form a media group, and cover some of their plans for Macworld Conference & Expo. The MacLevelTen team includes:

Pat Fauquet	Don McAllister	Jay Nelson
Dan Pourhadi	Steve Sande	Chuck Joiner

Links:

Jay Nelson’s User Conference Session at Macworld Expo: QuarkXPress 7: Just the New Stuff

MacVoices #7106 – Paul Kent Explains Why “More” is the Word for Macworld Conference & Expo 2008

MacVoices #7100 – Joe Kissell Fully Takes Control of Upgrading to Leopard

Chuck — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:00:00 +0000

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.

Links:

Take Control of Upgrading to Leopard by Joe Kissell

Apple Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard

Safari Stand from Hetima Computer

iGlasss by ecamm network

Plaxo Toolbar from Plaxo, Inc.

Chax from Kent Sutherland

Windowshade by Unsanity

Mail Act-On by indev Software

1Password by Agile Web Solutions

MacVoices #795 – Paul Kafasis of Rogue Amoeba Profiles Their Latest Product, Radioshift

Chuck — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:00:00 +0000

Rogue Amoeba has a reputation for helping Mac users do useful things with audio, and their new product, Radioshift, is no exception. Rogue Amoeba CEO Paul Kafasis introduces the capabilities of Radioshift and how it gives the user access to those streams, but also the capability of recording those streams for listening at a more convenient time. Paul discusses the challenges they had to overcome to give easy access to over 50,000 different audio streams and programs while making subscriptions and recording as easy as possible. Paul also talks about some often-overlooked aspects of Radioshift and previews of the additions they hope to make in future versions.

Links:

Radioshift

Audio Hijack Pro

Pandora

MacVoices #787 – Doug Kaye of IT Conversations On His Projects and His Past, Present and Future As a Driving Force in Podcasting

Chuck — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:00:00 +0000

On the list of the most influential individuals in the area of new media know as podcasting, Doug Kaye definitely ranks in the very top tier. As the Executive Director of IT Conversations, Doug helps bring unique content to new audiences, develops tools and services to benefit podcasters everywhere, and is the visionary who is helping take podcasting to new heights. Doug talks about all of his projects, past, present and future, including the Levelator, Gigavox Audio Lite, an upcoming video project and how he is hoping to use the IT Conversations philosophies as the basis to facilitate a global network of stringers that could take content creation and event coverage to a whole new level.

Links:

Podcast and New Media Expo

Blogarithms (Doug’s blog)

PodCorps

OurMedia

Internet Archive

Amber McArthur’s Projects:

Screencasts Online by Don McAllister

MacVoices #782 – Tim Westergren of Pandora Updates The Internet Broadcast Royalty Situation and Why It Isn’t Time to Celebrate Just Yet

Chuck — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:00:00 +0000

Tim Westergren, the founder of Pandora, updates us on the most recent developments in the struggle over Internet broadcaster royalties and the Internet Radio Equality Act. While it isn’t time to celebrate just yet, Tim explains how the pressure brought by members of the listener, internet broadcasting and web communities on the United States Congress has resulted in a more level playing field for negotiations on the issue. Tim encourages continued awareness of the situation in the event that additional grass-roots action is needed to achieve an equitable resolution.

Links:

MacVoices #774 – Tim Westergren of Pandora Discusses the Looming Deadline for Internet Radio and How You Can Help

SaveNetRadio.org – How To Contact Your Senator and Representative

SaveNetRadio.org Link Kit – banners, PSA’s, etc.

MacVoices #517: Pandora Founder Tim Westergren Discusses His Streaming Music Service

MacVoices #744 – MacVoices at Expo featuring Pandora: Pandora Founder Tim Westergren on the State of Pandora and the Future

MacVoices #746 – MacVoices at Expo featuring Pandora: Tom Conrad Looks “Under the Hood” of Pandora

MacVoices #748 – MacVoices at Expo featuring Pandora: Kevin Seal Discusses Music Analysis and the Pandora Podcast

MacVoices #781 – Brian Dickman Profiles the Latest Updates to SonicFire Pro

Chuck — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:00:00 +0000

Brian Dickman, the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for SmartSound, provides a look at the newest version of Sonicfire Pro, the utility that lets you control music for your projects to an unprecedented degree. Start with music created specifically for the program, then customize the length, composition and even the instruments in the piece. Brian explains how being, “…relentlessly committed to being the best” has driven the consistent improvement of Sonicfire Pro, evolving it into one of the most powerful and sophisticated audio utilities available.

Links:

Smartsound.com

Sonicfire Pro 4.5

SmartSound Music

MacVoices #774 – Tim Westergren of Pandora Discusses the Looming Deadline for Internet Radio and How You Can Help

Chuck — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:00:00 +0000

Pandora founder Tim Westergren is back to talk about the dark cloud that looms on the horizon for not only his online music service, but for a large percentage of internet radio. Tim outlines how the proposed change in royalty structure, could put many music services, internet radio and possibly even Pandora, out of business. All is not lost, however. As part of SaveNetRadio.org, Tim explains how you can make a difference with just a phone call, email, fax or letter to your Senators and Representatives to support The Internet Radio Equality Act. Tim also gives us a quick update on the recent improvements that Pandora has made that let you listen on your cell phone or at home away from the computer. If you enjoy Pandora or any internet radio station, you need to listen to this edition of MacVoices and act.

Links:

SaveNetRadio.org – How To Contact Your Senator and Representative

SaveNetRadio.org Link Kit – banners, PSA’s, etc.

Pandora on the Go

Pandora in the Home

MacVoices #517: Pandora Founder Tim Westergren Discusses His Streaming Music Service

MacVoices #744 – MacVoices at Expo featuring Pandora: Pandora Founder Tim Westergren on the State of Pandora and the Future

MacVoices #746 – MacVoices at Expo featuring Pandora: Tom Conrad Looks “Under the Hood” of Pandora

MacVoices #748 – MacVoices at Expo featuring Pandora: Kevin Seal Discusses Music Analysis and the Pandora Podcast

MacVoices #760 – Steve Sande Takes More Control of the iPod

Chuck — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 08:00:33 +0000

Steve Sande, the author of Take Control of your iPod: Beyond The Music has just updated his eBook and talks about some of the new capabilities in the current crop of iPods as well as some methods and utilities for getting more out of your iPod, no matter what model you have. Steve helps you identify the iPod(s) you own and what they are capable of, talks about putting Google maps on your iPod, managing the space on whatever you have and why he may scrap his smart phone and replace it with an iPod nano.

Links:

Apple 8 GB iPod Nano – Black (2nd Generation)

ViewSonic PJ258D Micro-Portable ViewDock Projector with iPod Dock

iSpeakIt

“Nike + iPod Sport Kit (Apple Computer)

“Apple 1 GB iPod Shuffle AAC/MP3 Player – Blue (2nd Generation)” (Apple Computer)

Protogo by Micromat

MacVoices #755 – Don McAllister on iTunes Store Video in Europe, the BBC and Apple Tech and UK Get a Mac Ads

Chuck — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 08:00:00 +0000

Our European correspondent, Don McAllister of ScreenCastsOnline (SCO) checks back in to discuss the Apple TV announcement. Don talks about why the lack of video content in the iTunes Store is has even more of an impact in Europe. Don also discusses the BBC’s selection of Apple technologies over the competition for their on-demand service, Steve Jobs’ DRM letter and the opening of even more Apple Stores in his region. Don comments on the UK version of the Apple “Get a Mac” ads and compares them to their U.S. counterparts and whether head-to-head competitions are good for the Mac platform. Don also updates us on how podcasting is taking him to new places and what’s next for SCO.

Links:

ScreencastsOnline

Elgato Eyetv 250 Digital TV Recorder for Mac

ifoapplestore.com

UK Get a Mac ads

MacVoices #754 – Victor Marks of Miglia Helps You Get TV on Your Mac

Chuck — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 09:00:00 +0000

Home theater is the hottest Mac topic around right now, but the Apple TV isn’t the only thing you should be paying attention to. Victor Marks of Miglia introduces their new TVMax+, a product to help you watch and record broadcast or cable television for your Mac or your living room. Victor explains how the TVMax+ fits in to Miglia’s product matrix of solutions for both analog and digital broadcasts and discusses which products are right for your needs and system. Not into home theater yet? Victor provides us with a tour of Miglia’s data, music and voice products to round out the discussion.

Links:

TVMax+

MacVoices #753 – Douglas Wright of Sonoma Wire Works Discusses RiffWorks

Chuck — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 10:00:00 +0000

If you are a guitarist and are looking for a way to capture your creations, then you need to learn more about RiffWorks. Douglas Wright of Sonoma Wire Works enlightens us on how RiffWorks not only lets the musician capture their works easily, but also how it frees them to play and create wherever their motivation takes them. Douglas also discusses why the RiffWorks interface marries the digital with something distinctly analog, and why a critical part of their strategy involves facilitating collaboration among guitarists as well as sharing their creations.

Links:

MacNotables

RiffCaster

RiffWorks Downloadable Demo

MacVoices #749 – MacVoices at Expo featuring Pandora: MIchael Butler of the Rock & Roll Geek Show On His Show and Finding New Rock

Chuck — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 16:02:41 +0000

Michael Butler of the Rock & Roll Geek Show was one of the guests who stopped the MacVoices at Expo featuring Pandora event on Friday night of Macworld Expo. MIchael talked about his show, why he selects the guests he does, and why that has helped make his, one of the original podcasts, one of the most real and most successful. Michael talks about the popularity of classic rock and how he uses Pandora as a way to hear his favorite tracks and sometimes learn about new bands as well.

MacVoices #748 – MacVoices at Expo featuring Pandora: Kevin Seal Discusses Music Analysis and the Pandora Podcast

Chuck — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:00:17 +0000

The host and producer of the Pandora Podcast and a former Music Analyst for Pandora, Kevin Seal explains why everyone is a music expert and how Pandora wants to help further that expertise by educating the listener about the many aspects of music. From the MacVoices at Expo featuring Pandora event at Macworld Expo, Kevin also discusses his history as a Music Analyst and describes the process that involves answering hundreds of questions for each and every track of the over 500,000 selections on Pandora, the equipment they use, the occupational hazard of “ear burn” and more.

MacVoices #747 – MacVoices at Expo featuring Pandora: David Bassin Discusses Music Discovery

Chuck — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:15:00 +0000

Legendary Bay Area DJ, music taste-maker David Bassin, who has a reputation for helping listeners find new music, discusses music discovery, how it has changed, and how he does what he does. David has a global audience thanks to his show appearing on a wide variety of media web sites as well as being available as a podcast, and that gives him an equally global perspective on the way that music is currently published, circulated and publicized. At the MacVoices at Expo featuring Pandora event on Friday night of Macworld Expo, David compares and contrasts what Pandora offers as a method of music discovery, explains that major record label content shouldn’t be viewed as poison, and that music can be good no matter where it comes from.

Links:

Freefall

MacVoices #746 – MacVoices at Expo featuring Pandora: Tom Conrad Looks “Under the Hood” of Pandora

Chuck — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 12:00:49 +0000

To get “under the hood” of the music streaming service Pandora, we talk to Tom Conrad, the Chief Technology Officer for Pandora. Tom starts with his Apple/Macintosh credibility as the author of a feature that remains part of the Mac OS to this day, then digs in to what makes Pandora tick: the bandwidth necessary to support, “many tens of thousands” of simultaneous users, how they address the challenge of delivering a quality listening experience and the state of the Pandora interface, Recorded live at the MacVoices at Expo featuring Pandora event on Friday night of Macworld Expo, Tim also talks about how they store and back up their collection of over 500,000 tracks (and the CDs’ they came from), delivers some thoughts on where they would like to take Pandora from both the accessibility and interaction perspectives.

MacVoices #745 – MacVoices at Expo featuring Pandora: Rogue Amoeba’s AirFoil Helps Set Pandora Free from the Desktop

Chuck — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 23:30:59 +0000

At the MacVoices at Expo featuring Pandora event on Friday night of Macworld Expo, Paul Kafasis, the CEO of Rogue Amoeba discusses how his company helps Pandora “escape” from the desktop by allowing the streaming music service to be played to remote speakers using their AirFoil product in conjunction with Apple’s Airport Express. AirFoil is available for both Mac and Windows so that anyone can enjoy Pandora. Paul also discusses the product line that makes Rogue Amoeba one of the premier Mac developers out there, and then Tom Conrad, the Chief Technology Officer of Pandora joins in to tell a story about how AirFoil helped net Pandora a significant investor.

Links:

Rogue Amoeba

Audio Hijack Pro

AirFoil

“Apple AirPort Express with Air Tunes (M9470LL/A)” (Apple Computer)

Fission

NiceCast

MacVoices #744 – MacVoices at Expo featuring Pandora: Pandora Founder Tim Westergren on the State of Pandora and the Future

Chuck — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 17:20:10 +0000

At the MacVoices at Expo featuring Pandora event on Friday night of Macworld Expo, Pandora founder Tim Westergren discusses the state of Pandora. Tim talks about the origin of the music sharing service and its relationship with the Music Genome Project and tells the story of Guy Kawasaki’s investment. Tim also discusses why Pandora works by ignoring traditional arbitrary boundaries, how they go about selecting music to add to their collection (at the rate of 15,000 tracks per month), and how they hope to help create a “musician’s middle class” that could help reshape the music industry. Some of the long-term goals for Pandora are covered, along with how the music business has changed and what it means for artists and fans alike.

Links:

True Margrit

MacVoices #743 – MacVoices at Expo featuring Pandora: Jim Dalrymple Wraps Up Expo and Talks Music

Chuck — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 18:00:21 +0000

In the first in a series of shows taped live at the MacVoices at Expo featuring Pandora event on Friday night of Macworld Expo, Jim Dalrympe of Macworld wrapped up the show for us, paying particular attention to the musician’s perspective. Jim talked about Apple’s place in the music world and how they have come to be a key player in that industry, then turned his attention to Pandora, discussing why he finds it useful as a music discovery tool.

MacVoices #732 – MacVoices at Expo: Greg Brewer of Prosoft Engineering On Data Backup 3 and Jax

Chuck — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 19:00:44 +0000

In the Prosoft Engineering booth at Macworld Expo, president Greg Brewer, talks about the latest version of their all-important backup program, Data Backup 3. Greg also discuses Jax, their new utility that, “opens the architecture” of iTunes. Jax is a new product direction for Prosoft Engineering, and Greg explains the thinking behind the newest addition to their roster of excellent programs. Enhanced visualizers, lyric management, album art management, the ability to manage various types of data for inclusion on your iPod, brand new ways to explore your favorite songs and bands and more all make Jax an intriguing product that you’re going to want to learn more about.

MacVoices #731 – MacVoices at Expo: Hubbert Smith of Silex Discusses the wiDock and Wireless Device Server

Chuck — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 13:30:00 +0000

Under the heading of “even less wires and cables,” silex technology president Hubbert Smith provides details on the wiDock, their wireless docking solution for the iPod. The wiDock lets your iPod live near your home entertainment system for full integration, yet charge and sync with your Mac in another room via a WiFi connection. Compatible with any iPod with the standard Dock Connector, the wiDock frees your iPod. Hubbert also talks about their Wireless Device Server that allows you to put your USB devices on your wireless network, allowing easy sharing of printers and other hardware among multiple users in multiple locations.

“SILEX TECHNOLOGY wiDock Wireless iPod Dock” (SILEX TECHNOLOGY)

“SILEX TECHNOLOGY SX-2000WG Hi-Speed USB 802.11g Wireless Device Server” (SILEX TECHNOLOGY)

MacVoices #729 – MacVoices at Expo: iMainGo Delivers Portable Sound and iPod Protection

Chuck — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 20:00:03 +0000

The president of Portable Sound Labs, Tim Jacobus, discusses their new iMainGo, a combination portable speaker system and iPod case that is “portable, powerful and protects.” Tim talks about the high quality sound that comes out of the device, including the ported speaker system that delivers surprisingly deep bass, the durability of the system, and how it adapts to every generation of iPod.

MacVoices #727 – MacVoices at Expo: Axentra Enables Network Rich Network Media Sharing

Chuck — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:45:38 +0000

Need a personal media server? Apple TV isn’t your only option. Check out HipServe from Axentra. Mark Francischiello, the Vice President for business Development of Axentra discusses his company’s offering that supports sharing of rich media over networks both wired and wireless. Mark talks about some of the devices he was sharing content to in the booth as a demo, clarifies the fact that this is a storage and distribution solution and doesn’t address the DRM issues of the media itself, and explains how they are working with third party vendors to create a family of HipServe-enabled network devices.

“MacVoices at Expo featuring Pandora” Event Will Wrap-Up Macworld Conference & Expo

Chuck — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 12:43:48 +0000

After a long, hard week at Macworld Conference & Expo, what will you be doing on Friday in San Francisco? Do you love music? Are you interested in podcasting?
MacVoices, “The Talk of the Mac Community” and Pandora, the online service that helps you discover new music by learning your tastes, have teamed up to present MacVoices at Expo featuring Pandora at the Renaissance Parc55 from 6 – 9 PM on January 12.

The event will give attendees the opportunity to meet and interact with some of the key players from Pandora as well as notable Bay Area music celebrities, podcasters and some Macintosh luminaries, all focused on the Pandora experience.

MacVoices host Chuck Joiner will be doing live interviews with the speakers for later release, discussing his podcasts and web sites more.

Guests scheduled to appear include:

Tim Westergren, founder of Pandora
Tim will talk about his passion for music and how it led to the creation of the Music Genome Project and Pandora. He’ll discuss how the company has grown and evolved in the past year, his experiences traveling the country meeting with Pandora listeners and musicians, and what to expect for the future of music discovery.

Kevin Seal, Executive Producer and host of the Pandora Podcast, and Music Analyst for the Music Genome Project
Kevin will talk about the goals of the Podcast series, the process behind music analysis and how Pandora uses the Music Genome to hone onto your tastes and help you discover new music. Kevin also plays in the band Griddle.

Tom Conrad, Chief Technical Officer for Pandora
Tom will talk about the newest additions to Pandora’s feature set and the technical aspects of delivering music based on listener’s individual tastes and feedback.

Jim Dalrymple, Editor Online of MacCentral and Macworld and MacNotables Panelist
Jim is well known for his history of commentary and coverage of the Apple and Macintosh industry. Lurking behind that reputation beats the heart of a serious rock and roll guitarist. Jim will wrap up all the announcements of Macworld Conference and Expo from the music and audio angle and talk about Pandora from a musician’s perspective.

Paul Kafasis, CEO of Rogue Amoeba Software
Paul’s company makes some of the most creative, powerful and innovative audio tools for Mac OS X, and they have a good time doing it. Obviously a music enthusiast, Paul will discuss how the Rogue Amoeba product Airfoil can help Pandora fans enjoy the service throughout their homes, offices and beyond without having to have direct access to their computer.

David Bassin, Celebrated Bay Area DJ and host of Freefall
David Bassin, Celebrated Bay Area DJ and host of FreeFall, a weekly music program that bridges the gap between jazz, electronica, R&B and world beats. David has an unrivaled reputation for airing new and influential independent artists and has been doing so for over 25 years. His eclectic tastes assure listeners that they will always be exposed to new and interesting music in his show broadcast on KUSF and available globally by re-broadcast on six online radio stations and via podcast. David will compare and contrast the methods he uses for selecting music for his discerning audience and discuss Pandora as a music discovery tool.

Michael Butler, the host of The Rock and Roll Geek Show
Michael earned his rock reputation as the bass player for Exodus and American Heartbreak, and his podcasting credentials as one of the very first on the scene. The Rock and Roll Geek Show delivers an unscripted look at Michael’s adventures as a Bay Area celebrity, podcaster and touring musician, and features interviews with some of the best, most influential personalities from several eras of serious rock. Michael will discuss why he is an enthusiastic fan of Pandora even though he boasts literally thousands of tracks in his personal music collection.

The event is free and open to all fans of Macs, music and the featured speakers. Join us for an evening of informal fun and music discovery as we put the bottom line on Macworld Conference & Expo week and share a passion for music of all kinds.

MacVoices #6101 – The Road to Macworld 2007: Terry White Previews the Adobe User Group & Professional Association Breakfast

Chuck — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 13:00:45 +0000

Adobe’s Terry White joins us on “The Road to Macworld 2007″ to discuss the highlight of the Mac User Group schedule at the show, The Adobe User Group & Professional Association Breakfast. Attendees of the sold-out event will be treated to Terry showing off not only the newest version of Adobe Photoshop, but also delivering his usual highly confidential surprises. Dave Helmly will show off something associated with video, and the new Flex Builder will be demonstrated by Ted Patrick.
Adobe has also partnered with a shareware developer to have the raffle at the end of the Breakfast act as the world premier of a new program that will be useful for not just Mac User Groups, but community groups of all kinds. Terry introduces TicketDrum and talks about his part in its development.

The Road to Macworld is a special MacVoices series produced in partnership with IDG World Exp to preview some of the exhibitors and presentations at Macworld Conference & Expo 2007 in San Francisco from January 8 – 12 at the Moscone Convention Center.

Links

Adobe Photoshop CD3 Beta

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Soundbooth

Adobe Flex

TicketDrum (web site)

TicketDrum (PDF flyer)

MacGroup-Detroit

User Group University

MacVoices #6100 – The Road to Macworld 2007: The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus Starts 10th Anniversary Tour at Expo

Chuck — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:00:08 +0000

Brian Rothschild, the Executive Director and Founder of The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, talks about what the newly re-equipped mobile recording studio will bring to the show floor at Macworld Conference & Expo. Brian provides insight into the mission of the bus and and their tenth year in operation and reviews some of the artists who have ties to their program. Some of the events they have planned for Expo are covered, including an opportunity for show-goers to become part of one of the brand new projects and prizes for some of the first visitors to their exhibit.

Links

“Come Together: The Official John Lennon Educational Tour Bus Guide to Music and Video” (Mark Garvey, Foreword by Yoko Ono Lennon)

“ABLETON Live 6 ( Windows Macintosh )”

iGuitar

Apple MacBook Pro

Apple Mac Pro Desktop

“Maxell P18 Portable Speakers” (Maxell)

Vincent Laforet Photography

MacVoices #695: Kevin Ford of Parliant Talks about the Eddy Award-Winning PhoneValet

Chuck — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 17:43:20 +0000

Macworld just announced their Editors’ Choice Awards (the Eddys), and one of the big winners was PhoneValet Message Center 4.0. Parliant CEO Kevin Ford discusses the award-winning product and how it puts the capabilities of a corporate PBX phone system in the hands of any Mac user at a price that is a fraction of any competing product. Kevin talks about how the product has continued to evolve and add features over its lifetime, and how Parlient customers are one of the best resources the company has when deciding what features will improve PhoneValet.

Links:

The 22nd Annual Editors’ Choice Awards

PhoneValet 5.0

Anywhere

PhoneHerald

PhoneValet & podcasting

MacVoices #688: Don MacAllister of ScreenCastsOnline Discusses His Instructional Video Podcast

Chuck — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:42:06 +0000

Don MacAllister of ScreenCastsOnline describes how his video podcast delivers Mac program training in an informative and entertaining format that encourages users to try things. Don talks about how he selects what programs to cover, the community that has developed around SCO, the tools he uses to create the show, and his new offer to Mac User Group members.

Links

MacVoices #679: MacVoices Celebrates 100 Shows with the First MacVoices PowerPanel of Adobe, Bare Bones Software, Circus Ponies & Rogue Amoeba

Chuck — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:26:46 +0000

With this episode, MacVoices turns 100 and we celebrate by having a discussion with the very first MacVoices Power Panel. The guests include (in company alphabetical order):



John Nack	Rich Siegel	Jayson Adams	Paul Kafasis
Photoshop Senior Product Manager Adobe	President & Founder Bare Bones Software	Vice President of Technology Circus Ponies	Co-Founder Rogue Amoeba Software

The panel discusses the state of software development today and their relationships, as developers, with Apple. The group also comments the impact of the internet and the iPod on their businesses, where the next killer app will come from, the long-term viability of the Macintosh platform and more.

Links

Adobe

Bare Bones Software

Circus Ponies

Rogue Amoeba Software

John Nack on Adobe (John’s blog)

MacVoices #671: Paul Kafasis of Rogue Amoeba On Fission, Their New Audio Editing Tool

Chuck — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:07:40 +0000

Paul Kafasis, the CEO and Lackey of Rogue Amoeba Software is back to introduce the latest edition to their product matrix, Fission. Paul explains how the new audio editing utility compliments the family of audio programs they are known for and covers the features that can only be found in Fission, including lossless editing of files in Apple’s AAC format. Paul also talks about their loyal user base and how their feedback helps drive the changes in future versions of their software.

Links

Rogue Amoeba Software

Fission

Audio Hijack Pro

Rogue Amoeba Weblog

Niceast

MacVoices #668: Back-To-School Technology Choices with Dan Pourhadi

Chuck — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 20:55:53 +0000

MacVoices’ Youth Correspondent Dan Pourhadi is gearing up for college, and that means being equipped with the right tech tools for the job. Dan talks about his recommendations for students of all ages, with a focus on the college freshman. Dan covers his picks for hardware, software, supplemental devices, services and cell phones, and also points out ways that students can save money while still getting the tech they need.

Links

It seemed like a good idea at the time by Dan Pourhadi

MacBook

NeoOffice

Microsoft Office Student and Teacher Edition 2004 Macintosh

Omni Outliner 2.0

Webstractor

iPod with video

iTunes University

USB Flash Drives

Tiger Direct

External 160 MB Hard Drives

SuperDuper

Parallels

Motorola Razor Phone

T-Mobile

Treo 650 Phone/PDA

Amazon

MacVoices #667: Paul Kafasis of Rogue Amoeba Discusses The New Version of Audio Hijack Pro and More

Chuck — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 20:53:43 +0000

Paul Kafasis, the CEO and Lackey of Rogue Amoeba Software discusses the latest enhancements to Audio Hijack Pro, their audio recording and manipulation software. Paul covers how the new changes make AHJ the perfect tool for capturing internet telephony calls from iChat, Skype or Gizmo, and how it improves integration with the Griffin RadioShark. Paul also gives us a tour of the other shipping Rogue Amoeba products and their focus on helping you do more with audio of all kinds, their free products that are yours for the taking, and provides a look at Rogue Amoeba’s next product, Fission.

Links

Audio Hijack Pro Griffin Radioshark

Rogue Amoeba Weblog

Podcast and Portable Media Expo

Airfoil

Pandora

last.fm

Niceast

Rogue Amoeba Freebies

MacVoices #666: Sam Dunn and Scott McFadyen of Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey Discuss Macs, Metal and the Making of the Movie

Chuck — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 20:50:10 +0000

Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen discuss the making of
Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey, how Macs were used in production (but not how you might think), the dual fan/ anthropological approach to the film, how iChat became their “virtual production office,” the characteristics the Mac and metal cultures share, where metal is going, the family tree of metal and more in this aptly numbered edition.

Links

Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey home page

Music by Iron Maiden

Music by Black Sabbath

Music by Girlschool

Music by Slayer

MacVoices #662: Dan Pourhadi on Subscription Music and Different Age Groups, Urge, Napster and Different Age Groups and How Music Selection and Consumption Has Changed

Chuck — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 19:56:17 +0000

MacVoices’ Youth Correspondent Dan Pourhadi returns to discuss the changes in how music listeners of all ages obtain their favorite tunes. Dan talks about the advantages of subscription music, the difference of opinion on subscription music based on age, gets in-depth on the changes in music consumption based on the availability and volume of new artists and reveals why the iPod is Apple’s best weapon in this battle.

Links

The Unofficial Apple Web Log

MacNotables

Napster

Parallels

Pandora

Urge

MacVoices #660: Chuck Rogers of MacSpeech Talks About The New Version of iListen, the Mac Speech Recognition Software

Chuck — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:50:00 +0000

Chuck Rogers, the Chief Evangelist of MacSpeech, introduces the newest version of iListen, their speech recognition software for the Mac. Chuck explains the benefits of iListen, the enhancements and benefits that version 1.7 brings, and why Windows-based speech recognition programs are no competition for iListen. If you think that speech recognition is only for dictation, think again. Chuck discusses how iListen integrates with virtually any application at both basic and advanced levels, how to get the optimum performance from a hardware standpoint, and why you will soon be talking to programs like Photoshop and Final Cut Pro.

Links

iListen MX

VXi TalkPro Microphone/Headset with USB Adaptor

PakPlace – Place to share and discuss script pack sets for MacSpeech iListen™

MacVoices #644: Michael Butler, The Rock and Roll Geek, Talks Macs, Music and Podcasting

Chuck — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:58:59 +0000

Michael Butler, the host of The Rock and Roll Geek Show, talks about his podcast, one of the very first on the scene back in the early days (read: 2004) and how it has evolved while still staying true to the original model. Michael talks geek by covering what equipment he uses, his collection of Apple hardware, podsafe music and why he pushes the edge. He also talks rock and roll, discussing where Macs are in the music business and how he will be doing shows while on the road with his band, American Heartbreak.

Show Notes

Podshow
Podsafe Music Network
Mackie Onyx 1220 12-Channel Mixer
ElectroVoice RE20
Soundtrack Pro
BIAS Peak Pro 5
ABLETON Live 5
Rock and Roll Geek Show #142 (includes interview with Jim Dalrymple)
MacNotables #627 – Jim Dalrymple talks about the Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp
American Heartbreak

MacVoices #642: Podcasting Wisdom from Take Control Author Andy Williams Affleck

Chuck — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 03:28:22 +0000

Andy Williams Affleck, the author of the just-updated Take Control of Podcasting On The Mac, discusses how podcasting has evolved, gives his top three suggestions to would-be podcasters, his impressions of GarageBand 3, outlines how he gathered the information for his book and why he is doing a companion podcast to the eBook in addition to his regular show.

Links

Take Control eBooks
Take Control of Maintaining Your Mac
Wired News: Podfading Takes Its Toll
Podcrumbs, Andy’s blog and podcast
Andy’s Take Control of Podcasting Podcast
Adam Curry’s Daily Source Code
iRiver IFP-895T
Audio-Technica PRO 24 XY Stereo Condenser Microphone
Sound Studio Pro 3
Audio Hijack Pro
Wiretap by Ambrosia Software
ATT Text-to-Speech Demo web site
Geek Fu Action Grip

MacVoices #637: Dan Pourhadi on iWeb, No iPod Announcements at Expo, and Why, “If It’s Too Mobile, You’re Too Old”

Chuck — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 03:14:23 +0000

Dan Pourhadi, our youth correspondent, talks about the controversy he whipped up when he called iWeb, “a piece of crap,” why no iPod annoucments at Expo might have alienated a segment of Apple’s audience and why, when it comes to video, the saying has been updated to, “If it’s too mobile, you’re too old.”

Links

iWeb Fails The Test by Dan Pourhadi
The Unofficial Apple Web Log

MacVoices #627: MacVoices at Expo: Digital Asset Management Tips from Peter Krogh

Chuck — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 02:22:43 +0000

Peter Krogh, the author of, “The DAM Book” from O’Reilly, talks about digital asset management and offers some pro tips that can help anyone with an expanding digital photo or video library manage it effectively. Taxonomy methods, alternatives to iPhoto and more will help you get your photos and media resources under control.

MacVoices #622: MacVoices at Expo: MemoryMiner Helps You Tell Your Story…Whatever It Is

Chuck — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 02:08:06 +0000

GroupSmarts CEO John Fox introduces MemoryMiner, another winner of the coveted “Macworld Best of Show” award. John talks about winning the award and explains the many uses of MemoryMiner to tell stories, and not just geneological stories. Movies, photos, audio, URLs and more can all be used as elements to help you communicate your story, either within MemoryMiner, on the web, or as presentations.

MacVoices #517: Pandora Founder Tim Westergren Discusses His Streaming Music Service

Chuck — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 11:15:31 +0000

Pandora is a cool new online streaming music service. What’s interesting about that? Pandora starts with what you like and refines the selctions based on your feedback, as well as recommending new music that meets your criteria, all in a simple, sleek interface. The founder of Pandora, Tim Westergren talks about why Pandora is a six-year overnight success, how they started as a way to find new music, where they want to take their intellegent music selection model and more.

Links:

Garage.com
Fast Company

MacVoices #512: Andrew Darlow Wraps Up The Portable Media Expo

Chuck — Sat, 26 Nov 2005 13:26:57 +0000

Andrew Darlow, the Editorial Director of Digital Imaging Techniques, attended the recent Portable Media Expo in Ontario CA and provides us with an attendee-perspective wrap up on the largest gathering of podcasters yet.

Andrew Darlow is a photographer and digital imaging consultant based in the New York City area. He is Editorial Director of Digital Imaging Techniques, a magazine that reaches 25,000 professional photographers, art directors and others in the graphic arts community. He conducts seminars across the country and has taught extensively on topics ranging from color correction to fine-art inkjet printing. He also publishes the Inkjet & Imaging Tips Newsletter, available free to subscribers on his website.

Links:

Portable Media Expo & Podcasting Conference
Reel Reviews Radio and the Disney Resort Podcast
The Wizards of Technology
Geek News Central
Media Artist Secrets
podCast 411
This Week in Tech
Mac Geek Gab Podcast
iLounge.com Podcast
Podcast Brothers
Make Magazine
The Daily Source Code
Accident Hash
Playlistmag.com

Macworld
Godcast
The Mary and Karla Show
Digital Media Tips and Tricks
David Lawrence Show
Griffin Technology
Ultimate Ears
Cable YoYo
Power Support
iLounge
Thoughout.biz
Liberated Syndication
Audible.comAudio Acrobat
Kiptronic
Podvertiser
King Tut Exhibit

MacVoices #511: Lucius Kwok, Creator of Sound Studio

Chuck — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 04:17:50 +0000

Sound Studio is one of the most mature and most respected sound utilities for the Macintosh. Lucius Kwok, the creater of Sound Studio tells us about the brand new version 3 and what improvements he’s made, how it can be used to convert your old tapes and records to digital format, and his new relationship with Freeverse Software.