MacVoices #8100 [28:24m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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.
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 MacVoices #895 [44:14m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Joe Kissell has just completed a significant update to his two Take Control titles, Take Control of Easy Backups in Leopard and Take Control of Mac OS X Backups, and made a extra-special effort to tell us about them. Joe talks about how he discovered a hole in his backup strategy, how he’s decided to handle his tracking of the plethora of Mac backup programs out there, an dhow you can tap into that work for free. Joe also covers some of the ways you can evaluate your backup program selection and why the subject of backups is becoming more complex with each new option.

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 MacVoices #890 [34:29m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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.

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.
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 MacVoices #884 [17:10m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Ars Technica Assistant Editor Jacqui Cheng discusses the announcement of their purchase by Condé Nast, what it means to dedicated Ars readers, and why she’s excited about the opportunities it presents. Large media companies acquiring smaller, web-based media operations are not new, and not always good. Jacqui explains why that’s not the case in this situation, what gives Ars their credibility and why she doesn’t expect that to change.

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 MacVoices #879 [31:50m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The attitudes about Macs in the enterprise market are changing, and Galen Gruman, the Executive Editor of of InfoWorld, talks about some of the contributing factors. Galen discusses how the success of Firefox, cloud computing virtualization, parity of maintenance costs and more have made Macs more welcome in corporate IT. Galen explains how Microsoft has both helped and hurt the cause, detours to discuss Windows Vista, why InfoWorld is trying to save Windows XP, and what Microsoft could learn from Apple about major operating system transitions. The iPhone isn’t left out of the party, and Galen outlines why it doesn’t face the same challenges in penetrating the enterprise market as the Mac.
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 MacVoices #862 [16:01m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Dave Nanian of Shirt Pocket Software is back to talk about the Leopard update to the backup utility, SuperDuper. Dave covers the delay in getting the update out, why SuperDuper and Time Machine are different but compliment each other The update is free to existing users, and offers some new features and improvements. Dave discusses why some people want to pay him for it, how they made the upgrade as automatic and painless as possible and more.

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 MacVoices #852 [6:37m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

John Chaffee of BusyMac talks about BusySync, an add-on to iCal that lets you sync your calendar over your local network, and now can sync your iCal with Google Calendar. With automatic user recognition, complete control of read and write priveleges, BusySync includes access privileges, SSL encryption, BusySync fills in many of the missing pieces of iCal. John talks about his team’s experience as part of the team that developed another popular Mac calendaring system and also offers MacVoices’ listeners a 20% discount on BusySync…but you have to listen to get the code.

 

 MacVoices #841 [15:56m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Ken Freeman, the Director of Product Management for Mark/Space, reviews their stable of sync products that let you share and swap data between all sorts of mobile devices, including Macs and iPhones. Explaining why, “syncing is complex,” Ken outlines how they endeavor to make it simple, resolve conflicts and keep everything consistent between client devices. Ken also discusses exactly what The Missing Sync for iPhone brings to an already superior sync experience, covers some of the features of SyncTogether, their Mac-to-Mac sync utility, and comments on their Leopard compatibility.

 

 MacVoices #836 [16:11m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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.

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 MacVoices #822: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Mark Hollis, the president of MacPractice, talks about how their software addresses the unique challenges of running a medical office. MacPractice offers customization for over 100 medical disciplines from both the management and clinical perspectives. Reviewing the features of data migration in and out of MacPractice, scheduling, graphic resource support, iPhone access to information, scalability, security and confidentiality, Mark explains why MacPractice is a full-service solution for the Mac-based medical office.

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