MacVoices #892 [40:57m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Design and desktop publishing guru Jay Nelson of Design Tools Monthly is back to talk about the new features of QuarkXPress 8. Jay discusses the design changes that make this new version “not your grandfather’s QuarkXPress” and a worthy competitor for the Adobe Creative Suite applications. Features such as support for non-English publishing, inclusion of Flash support and more are examined as Jay covers some of the challenges Quark faces in changing both the reality and perception of their product. Jay comments on Quark’s new direction in supporting education, an upcoming Quark tour, and why, after all this time, design programs still need to be changed, updated, and have new capabilities added.

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 MacVoices #875 [35:35m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Barbara Brundage, the author of Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac: The Missing Manual, discusses the latest version of Adobe’s photo editing utility. Barbara talks about why Elements 6 really does 90% of what most photographers need, why Layers are and are not important in Elements 6, and why the addition of Curves is such an important addition. New features and refinements since Elements 4 (Mac) and Elements 5 (Windows only), more support for RAW images and more make Elements 6 a worthy successor. Barbara talks about her favorite features and provides some tips for improving your photo editing.
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 MacVoices #853 [11:19m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Director of Marketing Jean McDonald of SmileOnMyMac talks about what was hot in their booth at Expo. Jean reviews the capabilities of PDFPen, a Best of Show award winner, and why PDFs are becoming more and more important. The other product in demand was DiscLabel 5 and Jean talks about why their customers love the options it offers to create custom labels for their CDs and DVDs, and her recommended method of labeling your media.

 

 MacVoices #840 [9:01m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Irina Stepanovska, the Vice President of Sales for BeLight Software discusses LiveInterior 3D software that helps plan your home or office remodeling without the strain and expense of moving furniture and redecorating. Irina also covers ArtText, their text manipulation software that gives you the ability to modify text and vector images in virtually unlimited ways. With 460 shapes included, the ability to import your own, and a materials editor that lets you modify the over 100 included selections or create your own, ArtText can help create the look that is just right for your custom text creation. Irina also touches on Disc Cover, their utility for creating custom CD and DVD labels.
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 MacVoices #835 [11:41m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

With some convincing, we dragged Cyrus Farivar, the engineer for all the shows taped in this year’s Macworld.com Podcast Studio, up to the mic to find out what he’s been up to since leaving his post at Macworld magazine. Cyrus talks about his love of technology journalism, his mentors at Macworld, how he uses his grandfather as a gauge for his writing, how his spot as the original host of the Macworld podcast helped prepare him for work with NPR and more. You’ll find Cyrus on Wired News, The Economist, Slate, PC Magazine, The New York Times and even occasionally back in Macworld. Keep up with what he’s doing and thinking on his blog, cyrusfarivar.com.
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 MacVoices #827 [24:06m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Adobe’s Terry White shows the crowd at the Adobe Professional Association and User Group Breakfast some Adobe InDesign CS3 tricks, yields the stage briefly to author Lynette Kent to show off the newest Cintiq tablet display from Wacom and then comes back with some tips on Adobe Illustrator CS3 and Adobe Flash.

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 MacVoices 821 [9:58m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Till Schadde, the CEO of equinox, discusses the upcoming TubeStick, a USB analog/HD TV tuner that offers recording capabilities as well as a unique social networking option to watch and discuss live program with other viewers. TubeStick supports both over-the-air and cable-delivered HD signals, scheduling of recordings and iPhone management of your TubeStick via another new product, TubeToGo, TubeStick’s support of all of Apple’s video-capable podcasts, web publishing of recordings and much more.

Till also profiles iSale 5, their eBay selling software solution, Stationary Pack that helps Leopard Mail users customize their emails, as well as the new re-write of VPN Tracker as part of their professional product line.

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 MacVoices #804 [29:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Author and digital photographer Mikkel Aaland took a group of his friends to Iceland and the result was Photoshop Lightroom Adventure: Mastering Adobe’s Next-Generation Tool for Digital Photographers. Mikkel talks about his unusual approach to Adobe’s digital photo manipulation software and how it yielded a book that both instructs and inspires. How the team provided feedback to Adobe while in Iceland, and got new beta copies of Lightroom in return, how a carload of models became part of the project and some thoughts on his other new book, Photoshop CS3 Raw: Get the Most Out of the Raw Format with Adobe Photoshop, Camera Raw, and Bridge are all included in this informal discussion.

Mikkel will be presenting in the O’Reilly booth at Macworld Expo, and tells listeners what they’ll learn when they attend his session on Wednesday afternoon, January 16.

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.

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 MacVoices #7121 [36:46m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Sharon Zardetto has updated her Take Control book on fonts to Take Control of Fonts in Leopard because even though there are fewer font issues in Leopard, there are still many aspects of font management you need to be aware of. Sharon talks about why why you might have font issues with Microsoft Office 2004 if you migrate to Leopard and how to resolve those issues, a font question Leopard asks that you only get to answer once (and you’d better get it right), and tells us which font is named for a catapult.
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 MacVoices #7112 [16:39m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Terry White of Adobe joins us on “The Road to Macworld Conference & Expo” to talk about the Adobe presence at the show.

The Adobe User Group and Professional Association Breakfast is where a select audience gets to see demos of Adobe’s latest releases and even previews of new and sometimes unreleased products. Even though already sold out, you still might be able to get in, and Terry tells you how. Terry also talks about his Hands-on MacLab session, a session by Adobe Representative Adam Pratt and what show-goers can expect to see in the Adobe booth on the show floor…or maybe even at home. We also cover the latest from the Adobe User Group Program, including a new way for Adobe reps to present to your group without ever leaving home.

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.

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