MacVoices #866 [41:06m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Don McAllister of ScreenCastsOnline discusses the latest addition to Apple’s laptop line, the MacBook Air and why he’s a happy Air owner, new Apple Stores in the UK, BBC TV shows on iTunes, the iPlayer debacle for non-Windows users, why “Apple freaks” in Ireland will be paying heavily for their iPhones and more in our latest “European Perspective” report.

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 MacVoices #7107 [31:02m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

MacVoices’ European Correspondent Don McAllister of ScreenCastsOnline (SCO) discusses the various aspects of the iPhone launch in Europe and why you can’t believe everything you read. The official debut of the unlocked iPhones doesn’t seem to have made as big a splash as many expected, and Don talks about why, along with the difference in attitudes about hacking the iPhone in Europe and why he is the owner of not just one but two iPhones. Don also talks about the resolution of some .Mac issues in Europe, some of his recent activities on SCO and where he’ll be teaching podcasting for both public and private audiences in the coming months.
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 MacVoices #791 [36:32m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

MacVoices’ European Correspondent Don McAllister of ScreenCastsOnline covers the announcements related to the iPhone release in Europe. Don shares his reaction to the selection of O2 as the iPhone carrier, the fact that EDGE is also be the UK wireless network choice, and the pricing for the device and the usage plans. There is a surprising (from a U.S. perspective) lack of awareness of the iPhone, and Don talks about what needs to be done to build the anticipation in advance of the launch, the different way that UK cell phone users pay, and his upcoming adventures with iPhone unlocking.

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 MacVoices #776 - Don MacAllister Provides A European Look at the iPhone Launch, WWDC Announcements, New Apple Stores and More [42:29m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

MacVoices’ European Correspondent Don MacAllister of ScreenCastsOnline is back to provide some European perspective on the buzz around the impending iPhone launch, Apple’s announcements at the Worldwide Developers Conference, Leopard, and more. Don’s home town of Liverpool is getting an Apple Store, and he reviews that and two other announced locations, as well as gets in a plea for Mac users in Ireland, reviews the latest in the European antitrust charges against Apple, the not-redesigned Apple web site for Europe and more.

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 MacVoices #755 [35:20m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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.
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 MacVoices #701 [20:41m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

MacVoices, “The talk of the Mac Community,” is pleased to kick off 2007 by naming Don McAllister as the new European Correspondent to the show.

Don is the producer of the outstanding Mac software training video podcast Screencasts Online. Based in the United Kingdom, Don will help further MacVoices’ global perspective on the Mac community with regular visits to cover the issues of Mac ownership and Apple advocacy in the European Union and beyond.

In his first appearance, Don discusses the Mac scene in Europe, including Apple’s Regent Street Store, European Mac publications and expos, the costs and availability of broadband, both wired and wireless and video content availability in the iTunes Store outside the United States.
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