MacVoices #988: Nicholas Pyers Discusses Mac User Groups and His New Web Site, AppleUsers.Org
Mac User Group activist Nicholas Pyers latest project is a new resource web site for Australian groups, AppleUsers.org. Nick talks about how he is formalizing his user group support activities with a team he’s never met in person, and what kind of information they are providing to groups in their part of the world. Nick [...]
MacVoices #974: Philip Goward and Brian Bucknam of SmileOnMyMac Announce The Newest Version of DiscLabel
SmileOnMyMac has released the newest version of DiscLabel, and Philip Goward and Brian Bucknam join us to talk about the upgrade. How much more can you do to a disc labeling program? Quite a bit, actually. Philip and Brian discuss the revision to the interface that brings it into line with the Apple iLife metaphors, [...]
MacVoices #968: Jay Nelson On 200 Issues of Design Tools Monthly, The State of Desktop Publishing and the HOW Conference
Desktop publishing and design expert Jay Nelson celebrates the 200th edition of Design Tools Monthly by talking about how his craft has evolved into something that melds various creative disciplines and requires constant attention, and how his publication strives to serve that need. Jay discusses how his coverage of the space has expanded, the price [...]
MacVoices #946: Macworld Expo – Irina Stepanovska of BeLight Software Discusses Labels & Addresses
In the BeLight Software booth at Macworld Expo, Irina Stepanovska, Vice President of Marketing, talks about their latest release, Labels and Addresses, the easy way to print all types of labels and envelopes. Irina also gives us a sneak preview of BeLight’s next product and their plans for Macworld Expo 2010. The video version of [...]
MacVoices #945: Macworld Expo – More Photoshop and Acrobat Connect by Terry White at the Adobe Breakfast
Terry White wraps up the Adobe User Group and Professional Association Breakfast at Macworld Expo with more Photoshop CS4 features including GPU and camera RAW support, new zooming and iPhone-like navigation in images and more. Terry also talks about Acrobat.com and how it beat iWork.com to the punch, as well as Acrobat Connect Now, and [...]
MacVoices #939: Macworld Expo – Tom O’Connor Introduces the New Page Layout Program iStudio Publisher
Tom O’Connor, the Director of iStudio Publisher, talks about their new entry in the desktop publishing market. Postured somewhere between Adobe InDesign and Apple’s Pages, iStudio Publisher offers an interface that gives the user easy access to sophisticated features and effects without the huge learning curve. Tom talks about how they are asking customers for [...]
MacVoices #927: Macworld Expo – Photoshop Master Deke McClelland On His Latest Projects, CS4 Adoption and His Plans for 2009
We caught up with Photoshop master Deke McClelland in the lynda.com booth at Macworld Expo to talk about his newest book, Photoshop CS4 Channels & Masks One-on-One, his thoughts on third-party Photoshop utilities, the rate of adoption of Adobe Creative Suite 4, and what we can expect to see from him in the coming year. [...]
MacVoices #892: Jay Nelson Previews the Features and Functionality of the New QuarkXPress 8
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 [...]
MacVoices #875: Barbara Brundage Discusses Adobe Elements 6
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 [...]
MacVoices #853: MacVoices at Expo – SmileOnMyMac’s Jean McDonald On Their Hot Products at Expo
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 [...]
