MacVoices #10101: Fraser Speirs Discusses A Real-World Deployment of iPads in the Classroom
Fraser Speirs of Connected Flow is not just a great software and app developer, but also teaches computing in a local school. For this school year, the school decided to give every student an iPad, and to integrate Apple’s latest device into the teaching methodology in a big way. Fraser explains how the decision came [...]
MacVoices #1098: Mark Fuccio of Data Robotics on the Speed and Ease of iSCSI, Their MacVoices Group Sponsorship, and a Drobo Contest
Mark Fuccio, the Senior Director of Products & Markets for Data Robotics points out that, even if your Mac doesn’t have eSATA, it probably is iSCSI capable, and compatible with one of Drobo’s fastest interface options. Mark describes just how fast and easy it is to implement this capability, why Drobo has opted to become [...]
MacVoices #1096: Boinx Software’s Oliver Breidenbach Explains Why You Gotta See This and the Latest Update to FotoMagico
Boinx Software CEO Oliver Breidenbach is back to talk about their new iPhone photo application, You Gotta See This, and the latest additions to FotoMagico. With integration into Final Cut Pro or Express and more, FotoMagico lets you take more control of your slideshow story than ever before. Oliver explains how creating impressive custom slideshows [...]
MacVoices #1092: Neil Ticktin Introduces the MacTech Conference
Who thinks we need another Mac-oriented conference? Neil Ticktin and the crew at MacTech do, and Neil joins us to introduce the MacTech Conference, coming up in November in Los Angeles. Neil explains that the MacTech Conference may be new as a stand-alone event, but it is also an extension of their past conference presences. [...]
MacVoices #1090: Duncan Champney and Steve Sheets Make Location-Based Information Useful with Save My Place
Interested in the useful application of location-based information? Duncan Champney and Steve Sheets of WareTo put it in your hand with versions of Save My Place for the iPhone and iPad. Duncan and Steve talk about the origins of the application, how users are bending it to uses not originally intended, and how that is [...]
MacVoices #1089: Lucius Kwok Provides a Developer’s Perspective in the iTunes Store and His New Twitter Client, HelTweetica
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, [...]
MacVoices #1088: Dave Howell of Avatron Software Discusses The Air Sharing and Air Display Apps
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. [...]
MacVoices #1081: James Lee of Tropical Software On How You Can Help Develop TopXNotes for iPhone and iPad
James Lee of Tropical Software is looking for a few good people to help test and suggest for the upcoming iPhone and iPad versions of TopXNotes. Jim talks about the history of their flagship program, where it falls in the note-taking software hierarchy, and why so many users find it easy to understand and adopt. [...]
MacVoices #1080: Steve Scott Talks About What Upcoming NSConference MINI Offers Those Not Going to WWDC
Conference organizer Steve Scott is about to pull off a difficult project: putting together a developers conference in four weeks. We’re talking about the NSConference MINI, and Scotty explains how it came about, who it is for, and why it doesn’t compete with Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. Scotty has plenty of experience, organizing two versions [...]
MacVoices #1079: Mark Fuccio of Data Robotics Discusses The New Updates to the Drobo FS That Support Time Machine
Back with the latest news about the Drobo line of products is Mark Fuccio, Senior Director for Data Robotics. Mark outlines the just-added features of the Drobo Dashboard for their Drobo FS, a file server that delivers the trademark Drobo benefits, and now supports Apple’s Time Machine backup utility. The free (yes, free) update adds [...]
