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MacVoices #1251: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – Mailplane and Receipts Make Your Email Experience Better

Chuck — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:36 +0000

In the Mac OS X Zone at Macworld | iWorld 2012, Reubin Bakker of uncomplex acknowledges their unique way of letting Mailplane users know they were going to be exhibiting at the show, then gets down to what MailPlane offers to those frustrated with their current way of accessing Gmail. Replies, their other product, provides capabilities for companies who need to manage conversations and replies in an email support environment on a large-scale basis.

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MacVoices #1249: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – LiveWorship Delivers Live Event Production Capabilities

Chuck — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:45:42 +0000

In the Macworld | iWorld 2012 OS X Zone, Marty Ford of GeekJam demonstrates LiveWorship, a multimedia control application for managing live events such as worship services. Able to draw from collections of graphics, text and media assets on the fly, LiveWorship, can be used for any live presentation situation where flexibility and adaptability are needed.

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MacVoices #1246: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – Rogue Amoeba Records and Distributes Audio with Piezo and AirFoil

Chuck — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:45:43 +0000

In a very home-like booth on the show floor at Macworld | iWorld 2012, Paul Kafasis of Rogue Amoeba shows off the ease of use of AirFoil for sending any audio, not just iTunes, from your Mac to AirPlay speakers anywhere in your home, and how Piezo will let you record virtually any audio on your Mac with just a couple clicks.

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MacVoices #1247: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – Garmin and Navigon Deliver New and Enhanced Navigation and GPS Products

Chuck — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:30:34 +0000

In the Garmin booth at Macworld | iWorld 2012, Johan-Till Broer brings us up to date with the changes that have happened since Navigon and Garmin became one. New offerings include new versions of the Garmin StreetPilot and NAVIGON navigation apps, the Garmin GTU 10 GPS Tracking Unit that can be used for your car, your pet or your child, Garmin Fit that tracks your walking, the new Garmin StreetPilot onDemand that lets you buy navigation services as you need them, social media integration into their apps, and Garmin Pilot My-Cast Aviation Weather and Flight Planning, a flight planning application for pilots that can even file those plans with the FAA.

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MacVoices #1244: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – MacKeeper Keeps Your Mac Running Smoothly

Chuck — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:30:58 +0000

At Macworld | iWorld 2012, Jeremiah Fowler of MacKeeper discusses their bundle of sixteen utilities that helps keep your Mac running smoothly, protects you from the bad guys’ efforts and more. Including security system clean-up, optimization, an uninstaller to name a few, consider MacKeeper when making a system utilities package decision.

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MacVoices #1243: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – Soonr Scribble Lets You Annotate Any Document

Chuck — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:30:12 +0000

At Macworld | iWorld 2012, Martin Frid-Nielsen of Soonr introduces us to Soonr Scribble, the app that lets you view, annotate, comment on and mark up virtually any document with just the swipe of a finger or stylus. Not just for Word, Excel, Powerpoint or PDFs, you can also annotate pictures as well.

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MacVoices #1242: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – nivio Gives You Affordable Access to the PC Environment on Your Mac or iPad

Chuck — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:30:26 +0000

On the show floor at Macworld | iWorld 2012, nivio launches their United States presence with a large booth and exciting capabilities. Paul Chakour explains how nivio puts a virtual PC in your browser and even on your iPad via their subscription service. What makes it more interesting is the ability to subscribe to applications in their service (the Microsoft Office suite, for example) on an as-needed basis. Want to work with a particular application for a project or only a month or two? You can do it in nivio, and affordably too. Find out why this may be one of the best options for running PC programs on your Apple gear yet.

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MacVoices #1241: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – Code 42 Software Gets Funding, Improves Enterprise and Individual Backups

Chuck — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:30:10 +0000

On the show floor at Macworld | iWorld 2012, Mike Evangelist of Code 42 Software, makers of CrashPlan, discusses the major funding they recently received, and what it means to both the company and its customers. Code 42 isn’t just for individuals, however. Mike talks about the enterprise presence that you might not know about, and how users in both the personal and business worlds benefit from what they learn from their many classes of customers.

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MacVoices #1239: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – i4Software’s Video Camera Combines iOS Device Video Sources for Moviemaking

Chuck — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:00:52 +0000

In a crowded i4Software booth at Macworld | iWorld 2012, CEO Michael Zaletel introduces Video Camera
, a groundbreaking video app for iOS that can connect up to eight iOS devices as video sources, record them all, and then edit them together or separately into the same final project, all on your iOS device.

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MacVoices #1238: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – Crestron Automates and Controls Your Home From Your iPad

Chuck — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:15:02 +0000

Looking for remote control for your home? Crestron has you covered. At Macworld | iWorld 2012, Steven Ricks outlines what their system can take care of, from thermostat to blinds, music to light and more. With over 200 products already in place and more being added soon, chances are what you want to do is already done, just waiting for you to install and start enjoying control.

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MacVoices #1237: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – Recosoft Delivers Enterprise-Level InDesign-To-PDF Conversion

Chuck — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:45:33 +0000

At Macworld | iWorld 2012, Paul Chadha of Recosoft shows off their latest addition, PDF2ID Enterprise, which delivers InDesign-to-PDF conversions for corporate customers who need to do such conversions on hundreds or thousands of documents on a regular basis.

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MacVoices #1233: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – MacPhun Shows Off Some Excellent Mac Photo Applications

Chuck — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:30:47 +0000

In the Mac OS X Zone at Macworld | iWorld 2012, Alex Tsepko of MacPhun delivers a whirlwind tour of three of their Mac photo manipulation applications, Snapheal, FX Photo Studio Pro, and Color Splash Studio. Making sophisticated photo effects both easy and fun, all three applications are both approachable and affordable, regardless of your experience level.

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MacVoices #1231: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – FileThis|Fetch Retrieves and Organizes Your Paperless Statements

Chuck — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:15:00 +0000

On the show floor at Macworld | iWorld 2012, Brian Berson of FileThis introduces their new product, FileThis|Fetch. Dedicated to integrating paperless statements from your bills (bank, credit card, electric company, gas company, etc.) into your paperless workflow, FileThis|Fetch automatically downloads and presenting the paperless statements so you don’t have to. With a strong emphasis on security, FileThis|Fetch makes sure you won’t be late with your payments and won’t have to remember what comes due when.

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MacVoices #1230: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – Rage Software Improves the Ease and Accessibility of Search Engine Optimization

Chuck — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:00:45 +0000

At Macworld | iWorld 2012 in San Francisco, Paul Levine of Rage Software makes good on his promise a few months ago, and shows off SEIntelligence, the new search engine optimization tool that not only delivers valuable information about who is visiting your web site, but also how to manage your tags and content to bring in even more. Paul gives us a demo of the SEO tool that anyone can learn and use by taking advantage of their training videos.

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MacVoices #1229: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – TapDesigner Prototypes your iOS App For Free

Chuck — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:00:51 +0000

In the Mac OS X Zone at Macworld | iWorld 2012, Frédéric Aloé, the Co-Founder & CEO of Coladia Software introduces TapDesigner, their new, free app that prototypes other apps. TapDesigner lets you design the look and flow of your app before you ever start talking to a programmer to make it work. Frédéric discusses the beta that will be arriving soon, why TapDesigner will be free, and more.

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MacVoices #1228: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – Sparrow Gives You A New Way to Manage Your Email

Chuck — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:30:46 +0000

From Macworld | iWorld 2012 in San Francisco, Dom Leca discusses Sparrow , the latest and greatest email program for the Mac. What could be new in an email program? Dom explains the lean and mean approach that Sparrow takes to help you manage your email flood in a fast, efficient and new way that is austere and functional in its approach.

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MacVoices #1227: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – Dev-Audio Facilitates Conference Recordings with Microcone

Chuck — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:20:41 +0000

At Macworld | iWorld 2012, Ian McCowan of Dev-Audio shows off their new product, Microcone, which helps you capture your business meetings in a high-quality recording. With six, yes, six different microphones covering six different directions, Microcone lets you record each participant in a different track for better audio control. With tagging, speech recognition and more as options, your meetings become information resources rather than just pro forma exercises where the information gets lost.

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MacVoices #1226: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – DocMoto Manages Your Documents With Tags

Chuck — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:35:22 +0000

From Macworld | iWorld 2012 and the Mac OS X Zone, Neil Cameron of CHLSoftware profiles their document management system, DocMoto. Based on tagging, DocMoto makes sure you take the time to tag by incorporating it into the data organization process, and can catalog virtually any type of file, including emails.

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MacVoices #1225: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – Connected Offers a Step Up In Accounting Software for Business

Chuck — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:15:33 +0000

On the show floor at Macworld 2012, Scott Archer explains what his company’s accounting software offers to businesses that have outgrown entry-level programs and want to step up to a multi-user, auditible system with support for the migration of systems before and after the change.

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MacVoices #1224: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – e3 Software Helps You Get The Word Out with Direct Mail

Chuck — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:00:58 +0000

From the OS X Zone at Macworld | iWorld 2012, Jonathan Hammer, President of e3 Software, talks about their bulk email product Direct Mail. Jonathan explains how the software works, the steps they take to keep your message from being construed as spam, and the control you have over what you send and the information you get back from your email campaigns.

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MacVoices #1223: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – Sheep Systems Helps Shepherd Time Machine and Bookmarks

Chuck — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:30:18 +0000

At Macworld | iWorld 2012, Jerry Krinock explains how FileGoBack helps you find what you’re looking for faster and easier in Time Machine, and how BookMacster will help you keep keep track of and sync your browser bookmarks across multiple Macs and even with your PC.

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MacVoices #1222: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – Splasm Shows Off A Diverse Variety of Utilities for Audio, Video, Finance and More

Chuck — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:00:07 +0000

In the OS X Zone at Macworld | iWorld 2012, Terra Knoble, the Resident Pixie, Communications & Marketing for Splasm gave us a tour of their products that range from the casual to the productive, including CheckBook, CheckBook Pro, Audiobook Builder, Griddle and ViddyUp.

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MacVoices #1221: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – SoftClouds’ eventScan Collects Event Data for CRM Software Integration

Chuck — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:15:53 +0000

At Macworld | iWorld 2012, David Wetherelt of SoftClouds discusses eventScan, their solution for taking event attendee data, collecting it, and integrating it into your customer management realties system, including an iPhone client, and their latest service, mobi2Clouds.

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MacVoices #1219: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – Karelia Software Takes Web Publishing Tool Sandvox to the Next Level

Chuck — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:00:48 +0000

At Macworld 2012, Dan Wood of Karelia Software shows off the newest features of Sandvox, their web site creation tool that makes authoring great-looking and fully functional web sites easy. With Lion enhancements, new photo options and more, this is the best version of Sandvox yet.

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A native of California now based in the San Francisco Bay area, Dan Wood is the father of two children, prefers bicycles to cars, and is involved in community groups. His commitments to simplicity, sustainability, and fairness inform his software development philosophy, as does his belief that communication—and making communication easier for more people—is vital to a more informed, active, and productive society. Before forming Karelia Software in 2001, Dan honed his software development skills in several contexts, including “classic” Macintosh and Java development at Bear River Associates and Electronic Arts.Dan can be found on Twitter.

MacVoices #1218: MacVoicesTV #1208: Macworld | iWorld 2012 – Smile Introduces PDFpen for iPad

Chuck — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:00:51 +0000

The Road to Macworld | iWorld 2012 comes to an end and the real fun begins in San Francisco. Philip Goward of Smile takes the wraps off their latest effort, PDFpen for iPad. Boasting iCloud sync capabilities along with all the features of its desktop predecessor, PDFpen for iPad will let you get your work done on the go. Philip talks about why Smile is so excited about this release, and how they work to keep their products approachable.

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Philip Goward is a co-founder of Smile, developers of PDFpen and TextExpander. He lives in San Francisco and has a passion for opera. You can find him on Twitter.

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MacVoices #1217: Road to Macworld – Michael Jardine of Left Coast Logic Shows Off Their Productivity Apps

Chuck — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:30:19 +0000

One of the many new exhibitors we’re talking to on The Road to Macworld | iWorld 2012 is Michael Jardine, co-founder of Left Coast Logic. Michael explains the vision behind their products and how each fits into that vision,including ScrapBook, SmartDay, SmartCal and SmartPlans, why they made the choice to observe standards in calendaring and data sharing, and the unique aspects of their products that will make you want to stop by and see them in action at the show.

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MacVoices #1214: Road to Macworld – Joe Kissell Talks to Siri and Does One Thing At A Time

Chuck — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:00:02 +0000

The Road to Macworld | iWorld 2012 starts in Paris for Joe Kissell, who is busy preparing for the two sessions he will present at the show. First, Joe previews his session that focuses on Apple’s voice recognition software, Siri, and outlines some of the things he will talk about, both mainstream and advanced. Joe will go against the grain in his other session, discussing the advantages of unitasking. If that sounds surprising, Joe’s approach to it will surprise you even more.

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Joe Kissell is the author of over two dozen Take Control ebooks, as well as a host of print books. He is a senior editor for TidBITS, and a Senior Contributor to Macworld. Keep up with him if you can on his personal blog, JoeKissell.com, and on Twitter.

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MacVoices #1213: Road to Macworld – David Sparks’s Sessions Include Familiar Favorites and Fresh Faces

Chuck — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:15:00 +0000

The Road to Macworld | iWorld 2012 is filled with names you know and names you don’t…yet. The same can be said for the sessions and appearances that David Sparks has on his schedule for the show. David talks about who they are, what they add to the conversation, their plans to deliver lots of information in a short time and more.

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David Sparks is a trial attorney who finally came out of the closet and admitted he was a nerd several years ago. David publishes MacSparky.com and is the co-host of the Mac Power Users podcast. David also writes occasionally for Macworld and has authored two books, Mac at Work and iPad at Work.

MacVoices #1211: Road to Macworld – Mapdiva Makes Both Cartography and Just Plain Drawing Easy

Chuck — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:25:06 +0000

If The Road to Macworld | iWorld 2012 had a map, it was probably created with Ortelius from Mapdiva. Jill Saligoe-Simmel and Graham Cox talk about their unique cartography application, and why it takes a specialized tool set to successfully draw a map. Mapdiva doesn’t just do maps, however. Artboard is an approachable vector drawing program that comes with plenty of included styles and clipart to get you started.

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Graham Cox is a co-founder and lead developer of Mapdiva. Graham has many years experience as a Mac developer. He developed the MacZoop C++ framework from 1994 until 2002. Graham develops several graphics-intensive applications, including Gradient Panel and GCDrawKit – a complete vector drawing framework on which Artboard and Ortelius are built. Graham resides with his family in Armidale, New South Wales, Australia. You can keep up with Graham and his various projects at www.apptree.net.

Jill Saligoe-Simmel, Ph.D. is a co-founder of Mapdiva and professional geographer. She leads Mapdiva’s content, education and business development. She’s worked on dozens projects with not-for-profit groups, local, state and federal governments, private sector, and universities to support their mapping objectives. Jill lives with her family in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A. You can follow Mapdiva on Twitter and Facebook, and her occasional blog on geography at www.drjill.net.

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MacVoices #1210: Road to Macworld – Cliff Miller of Splashtop Previews His IT Conference Session and Discusses Virtual Desktop Software

Chuck — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:16:41 +0000

The Road to Macworld | iWorld 2012 is a long one for some. Cliff Miller, Chief Marketing Officer for Splashtop, talks to us from Beijing about his IT Conference track session, iPads in the enterprise market, and the service department view of IT departments as technology has evolved. Unlike Macs in the enterprise, which were often brought in the back door, the iPad is being carried in the front, and support demanded rather than requested. Chris addresses these developments, and profiles his company’s high-performance virtual desktop software, Splashtop Remote Desktop for iPad.

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Cliff Miller is currently President of Asia Pacific & Chief Marketing Officer of Splashtop. Splashtop’s flagship application is Splashtop Remote Desktop, which allows users of an iPad, iPhone or other devices to run Macintosh and Windows programs, including Microsoft Office, World of Warcraft, Starcraft2 and more. Splashtop works closely with chip manufactures on hardware optimization, enabling multimedia performance that is 3 to 15 times better than competitive remote desktop products. Splashtop Remote has been the #1-ranking application in the Apple App Store in China, the US and many other countries. You can find Splashtop on Facebook, Twitter, and follow their developments on their blog.

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MacVoices #1209: Road to Macworld – Flexibits’ Michael Simmons Reveals Some New Features Coming in Fantastical

Chuck — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:45:49 +0000

As The Road to Macworld | iWorld 2012 gets shorter, everyone gets busier. We had to catch up with Michael Simmons of Flexibits in the car, and he turned off voice directions to give us advance notice on the new features coming in the version of Fantastical to be demonstrated at Macworld | iWorld. Michael talks about their choice to support existing calendar solutions rather than create their own, what they will be giving away at their booth, and more.

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Michael Simmons is a co-founder of Flexibits, the makers of the calendar utility Fantastical. He describes himself as a “UI/UX obsessor and Mac and iOS instigator.” You can follow his adventures on Twitter.

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MacVoices #1208: Road to Macworld – The Many Places to Find Dave Hamilton at Macworld | iWorld

Chuck — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:00:39 +0000

Catching up with Dave Hamilton on The Road to Macworld | iWorld 2012 wasn’t easy, but you will have a much easier time finding him at the show because he will be everywhere. Dave profiles his many scheduled appearances and activities, from a live Mac Geek Gab with partner John F. Braun, to the Mac Roundtable, to Macworld Rapidfire, to the stage at the Cirque du Mac party.

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Dave Haminton is a co-founder The Mac Observer, an online magazine and one of the leading daily news sites for the Macintosh community. Dave is also President and co-founder of BackBeat Media, a publisher service agency representing the advertising and operations activities of consumer technology-focused websites and podcasts, helping them to grow their businesses. Additionally, Dave is the publisher and co-host of Mac Geek Gab, launched in 2005 and one of the top Mac podcasts in the market today. A popular speaker everywhere from local user groups to Macworld, you can follow Dave on Twitter.

MacVoices #1207: Kirk McElhearn Takes Control of the FAQs of iTunes

Chuck — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:45:01 +0000

Kirk McElhearn, the author of Take Control of iTunes 10: The FAQ, Second Edition, provides some guidance on getting the most out of iTunes, regardless of whether you are listening to Schubert or the Grateful Dead (both are among Kirk’s favorites). He spends some time discussing iTunes Match, how to make sense of it, and why backup is such an important part of using it. What does and doesn’t belong in the cloud, the value of digital upgrades and more are all part of both this conversation and his new book.

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Kirk McElhearn writes about Macs, iPods, iPads, iTunes, books, music and more. He’s written a dozen books, is a Senior Contributor to Macworld, and writes for several other web sites and magazines. He reviews classical CDs for MusicWeb and audiobooks for Audiofile, and is a French-English translator.

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MacVoices #1205: Road to Macworld – Jean MacDonald and Philip Goward on Smile’s Double-Barrel Macworld | iWorld Presence

Chuck — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:00:22 +0000

Our next stop on The Road to Macworld | iWorld 2012 is to chat with Jean MacDonald and Philip Goward of Smile. Taking a developer’s perspective toward Macworld | iWorld, they explain what Smile gets out of its show floor presence, and it is so much that they will have two different booths at this year’s event. They also profile their flagship products, PDFpen and TextExpander and more.

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Jean MacDonald is a partner and head of Marketing and PR at Smile, developers of PDFpen and TextExpander, as well as an active member of the tech community. A would-be rock ‘n roll star, you can follow all of Jean’s exploits on her Twitter stream.

Philip Goward is a co-founder of Smile, developers of PDFpen and TextExpander. He lives in San Francisco and has a passion for opera. You can find him on Twitter.

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MacVoices #1204: Road to Macworld – Doug Wright of Sonoma Wire Works Discusses Their iOS Music Products

Chuck — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:15:15 +0000

The Road to Macworld | iWorld 2012 includes a talk with Douglas Wright of Sonoma Wire Works about the iOS music apps and hardware that they will be demonstrating at the show. Doug talks about how they let you record anywhere the mood strikes, what you can do with the tracks, and even cites an example of a commercially released recording that was done impromptu in a sushi restaurant. Reading is one thing but doing is another, and Doug let’s you know how you can play (literally) with their products on the show floor.

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Douglas Wright began his career in the studio and at work on audio related software projects including drivers, operating systems and audio editing software. He founded Sonoma Wire Works in 2003 and co-created the RiffWorks guitar recording software with InstantDrummer, effects, RiffLink online music collaboration, and the RiffWorld.com online community. RiffWorks has received multiple awards for performance and innovation, including a NAMM Best in Show Trendsetter Award. To continue to expand a library of music creation products, Sonoma acquired the DrumCore and KitCore plugins and DrummerPack library, as well as the Discrete Drums multitrack drum library. Beginning in 2008, Sonoma began work on iOS apps and co-created FourTrack, the AudioCopy/AudioPaste SDK, and StudioTrack multitrack for the iPad. In 2010, Sonoma launched their first hardware product, the GuitarJack accessory for iOS.

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MacVoices #1202: Road to Macworld – Sam Levin of AppMinute on the Appalooza Session

Chuck — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:00:36 +0000

On The Road to Macworld | iWorld 2012, Sam Levin of AppMinute talks about some fun audio apps before digging in to what he and partner Tim Robertson, will be showing off at their Appalooza session at the show. With a focus on productivity, Sam and Tim will talk about some of the apps they use to get things done, and Sam previews this, his expectations for the show, and more.

The Road to Macworld is a special MacVoices series produced in partnership with Macworld to preview some of the exhibitors and presentations at Macworld 2012 in San Francisco from January 26 – 28 at the Moscone Convention Center.

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Sam Levin has a long history in the Mac community, starting as founder of the Stanford Mac User Group and most recently co-founding AppMinute. You can connect with him on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, or through his company, Sam Levin Consulting.

MacVoices #11106: Dan Castles of Telestream Discusses Their Acquisition by Thoma Bravo

Chuck — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:03:23 +0000

Telestream CEO Dan Castles joins us to talk about their acquisition by private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo, LLC, and what it means to the future of the company and their products. Dan explains how the acquisition will give Telestream increased flexibility in both organic and acquisition growth for the future and, their place in the digital video market, and the range of their products. From the ubiquitous Flip4Mac WMV to the new enterprise product Vantage, Telestream produces products for all aspects of digital video production; Dan talks about some of those, their business planning process and more.

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A Telestream co-founder, Dan Castles has over 25 years of TV industry executive experience. Under his leadership, Telestream has become the recognized worldwide leader in enterprise-class video transcoding and workflow solutions, addressing the numerous video format and device incompatibilities encountered when delivering video over the Internet or within a facility. Dan was named President of Grass Valley Group (then a division of Tektronix) in 1994, following a sixteen year career at Portland-based Tektronix, where he served as Controller and then as Vice President of the Television Division. Dan holds a B.A. in Business from Washington State University and an MBA from the University of Portland. Follow Telestream on Twitter to stay up-to-date with their products and activities.

Thoma Bravo to Acquire Telestream to Accelerate Business Growth

MacVoices #11105: Oliver Breidenbach of Boinx Software Introduces iStopMotion for the iPad

Chuck — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:15:43 +0000

Oliver Breidenbach of Boinx Software talks about the latest edition to their software catalog, iStopMotion for iPad. With a loyal following on the Mac, iStopMotion will be even more accessible on the iPad. Oliver reveals which class of customer urged them to make an iPad version and why it is the perfect tool for time-lapse as well as stop-motion videos. The free app that brings your iPhone, and its superior camera, into the mix, Oliver’s thoughts on Macworld|iWorld, their presence at the show, and more are included.

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MacVoices #11102: Gilles BianRosa of Fanhattan Discusses How They Find The Media You Want…Wherever It Is

Chuck — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:10:05 +0000

With the ever-increasing number of services offering movies, TV shows and more, it can be difficult to find what you want when you want it. Enter Fanhattan. Gilles BianRosa, CEO of Fanhattan, explains how their service locates the movies, TV shows and more that you want to see, tells you how they are available (rent, buy, stream, etc.), and in many cases, lets you start watching right away, especially on an iDevice. Fanhattan goes beyond that, though, and connects you with all sorts of related content and materials to supplement your experience. Gilles covers all that, the future of Fanhattan on our televisions, and more.

The video version of this episode is available on MacVoicesTV.

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Gilles BianRosa is currently the CEO of Fanhattan. Prior to that, he was with McKinsey and Company in Palo Alto, California, where he led mission-critical initiatives related to product roadmaps and go-to-market strategies for venture-backed and “academy” technology companies including Microsoft, HP, BEA, SAP. Before joining McKinsey, Gilles was instrumental in the launch of Vivendi’s media and services Internet platform for health professionals. Early in his career, Gilles founded MileStone, a software company serving the retail industry. Gilles advises the FCC on internet policies, and is a frequent speaker at leading industry events, including CES, MIP, NATPE. He holds a MS in Computer Science from EPITA School of Engineering in Paris, and an MBA from Harvard University.

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MacVoices #11101: Paul Kafasis of Rogue Amoeba Sounds Off on Piezo and the Mac App Store

Chuck — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:30:35 +0000

Paul Kafasis, CEO of Rogue Amoeba, takes time out from a busy launch of their new audio recording app, Piezo, to talk about how it channels some of the power of their flagship Audio Hijack Pro in a more approachable format. Piezo makes it easy to capture virtually any audio from your Mac’s applications with the click of a button, and save it in a variety of useful format. This is Rogue Amoeba’s first foray into the Mac App Store; Paul discusses the experience, why they wanted to be in the App Store, and their approach to the challenge, and how it worked out. Piezo’s interface design, why it released as 1.0.1, Paul’s thoughts on the state of the App Store, and their presence at are all part of the story.

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Paul Kafasis is the CEO/Lackey of Rogue Amoeba, the makers of award-winning audio software, including Audio Hijack Pro and Airfoil. You can see what he’s thinking on his blog, One Foot Tsunami, and follow him on Twitter.

Piezo in the Mac App Store

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Audio Hijack Pro from Rogue Amoeba

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MacVoices #11100: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Mail on Your iPad, iPhone and iPod touch

Chuck — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:00:12 +0000

In what may or may not be his last Take Control book of the year, Joe Kissell talks about the third edition of Take Control of Mail on Your iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Yes, we know…you’ve been using Mail on your iDevices just fine up until now. What you don’t know is that Mail has been undergoing many changes, especially in iOS 5, and now rivals many desktop mail programs. Joe reviews the changes and updates, and talks about why it may be all the mail program you need. Covering not just Apple’s iCloud mail but also Gmail, an old dog email service that has learned new tricks and one feature that needs Apple’s attention, Joe helps us further refine our email strategy with Apple’s mobile devices in mind.

The video version of this episode is available on MacVoicesTV.

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Joe Kissell is the author of over two dozen Take Control ebooks, as well as a host of print books. He is a senior editor for TidBITS, and a Senior Contributor to Macworld. Keep up with him if you can on his personal blog, JoeKissell.com, and on Twitter.

Take Control of Mail on Your iPad, iPhone and iPod touch

MacVoices #1199: Maria Langer Tames Dragon Dictate

Chuck — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:00:11 +0000

Maria Langer has completed yet another new book, Dragon Dictate 2.5: Visual QuickStart Guide, and shares how she adapted the visual quickstart guide methodology to a program that isn’t all that visual. Before you start talking to your Mac, let Maria set your expectations about training (“not much”), results (“amazing”), microphone and environment requirements, and how Dragon Dictate lets you go beyond just dictation. What you can get done easily, what takes a little more effort, and the pricing of the eBook version are all delivered in this conversation that will open you up to a new way of interacting with your Mac.

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Maria Langer (follow her on Twitter) has been writing how-to books and articles and recording videos about using computers for longer than she cares to admit. Her most recent projects are “Making Movies: A Guide for Serious Amateurs” for the Flying M Productions Maria’s Guides series, “Mac OS X Lion: Visual QuickStart Guide” for Peachpit Press, and “Twitter Essential Training” for Lynda.com. Maria is also a commercial helicopter pilot and serious amateur photographer. Learn more about her work on the Maria’s Guides website and see what’s on her mind on her blog, An Eclectic Mind.

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MacVoicesTV #1116: Macworld 2011 – Dragon Dictate Lets You Talk to Your Mac…and It Talks Back

MacVoices #1198: BlogWorld L.A. 2011 – Livefyre Ignites Your Site’s Commenting Options

Chuck — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:30:00 +0000

From BlogWorld Los Angeles 2011, Jenna Langer, Director of Strategy for Livefyre explains how Livefyre replaces your site’s commenting options with a fully-featured, real-time system that includes the ability to pull social media conversations into your blog, sharing options and much more. Jenna discusses the ease of implementation, their adaptive moderation, spam and profanity options and more.

The video version of this episode is available on MacVoicesTV.

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MacVoices #1197: Erica Sadun and Steve Sande Help You Talk to Siri

Chuck — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:58:36 +0000

Erica Sadun and Steve Sande have a new ebook that you will want to know about, Talking to Siri: Learning the Language of Apple’s Intelligent Assistant. Find out about some of the unexpected uses for Siri, why her personality is such a surprise, and how to sample her (his?) other voices. Siri is officially still a beta product; Erica and Steve talking about the implications of its widespread deployment as a beta, what that can mean fur the future, and how to get the most out of Siri now and in the future.

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Erica Sadun writes lots of books and she blogs at TUAW. When not writing, she’s a full time parent of geeks who are brushing up on their world domination skills. According to her academic dosimeter, she’s acquired more education than any self-respecting person might consider wise. She enjoys deep-diving into technology. You can follow her on Twitter and find out more about the books by she and Steve Sande at Sand Dune Books.

Steve Sande also writes way too much. He’s the Hardware Editor at TUAW, and recently logged over one million words written for the blog in just over three years. He’s written a number of books for Take Control Books and Apress, is married to a rocket scientist, and spends his days being bossed by a cat. You can watch what he says on Twitter.

MacVoices #1196: BlogWorld L.A. 2011 – Don McAllister Introduces SCOtutor, An Easy Way to Learn Lion

Chuck — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:28:12 +0000

While attending BlogWorld Los Angeles 2011, Don McAllister took a break to talk about his new app, SCOtutor for Lion. Taking Don’s trademark training to a new level, SCOtutor for Lion adds a variety of enhancements to make it the perfect way for new and experienced users to learn OS X Lion. Don outlines all the app offers, discusses the experience of creating and getting an app approved, and more.

The video version of this episode is available on MacVoicesTV.

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MacVoices #1195: Maria Langer Helps You Make Movies

Chuck — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:30:00 +0000

Maria Langer has just published her first Maria’s Guides title, Making Movies: A Guide for Serious Amateurs, and discusses what it delivers for the budding filmmaker. Choosing not to focus on hardware or software geekery, Maria helps you understand movie making from a practical, creative standpoint. The book is based on her experiences in shooting a mini-documentary, Cherries: From Tree to Truck; because it draws from a real project and not a sample file, you’ll find Maria’s guidance the perfect way to improve your video projects. The discussion includes some simple but effective techniques for using both b-roll and still photos, a few tricks to help improve the look of things, and her biggest surprise in making the video.

The video version of this episode is available on MacVoicesTV.

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MacVoices #1193: Jeff Carlson Helps You Get Visually QuickStarted with Adobe Photoshop Elements 10

Chuck — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:30:00 +0000

In the second of a two part interview covering his two new books, Jeff Carlson turns his attention to Photoshop Elements 10 for Windows and Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide, and the latest version of Adobe’s graphics program that brings the power of Photoshop to near mortals. Jeff explains some of the new features in the Organizer to help us all deal with the flood of photos coming from our cameras and iDevices, and some of the legendary Photoshop magic that is more accessible in Elements than in the original program. The book has changed to reflect how people are taking and using photos now as compared to only a few years ago; Jeff talks about those changes, the various editing modes and what they do, and more.

The video version of this episode is available on MacVoicesTV.

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Author and photographer Jeff Carlson (@jeffcarlson on Twitter) is a columnist for the Seattle Times, a senior editor for the weekly electronic newsletter TidBITS , and writes for publications such as Macworld and Photoshop Elements Techniques. He is also the author of The iPad 2 Pocket Guide, The iMovie ’11 Project Book, and Photoshop Elements 10 for Windows and Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide. He believes there’s never enough coffee, and does his best to test that theory.

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MacVoices #1192: Jeff Carlson on Getting to Know the iPad and iOS 5

Chuck — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:14:15 +0000

In the first of a two part interview to discuss his latest books, Jeff Carlson offers advice from Meet the iPad and iOS 5 to help new and experienced users alike get the most out of the device. How he approached the subject, how iOS 5 has transformed the iPad experience, some favorite apps to get the new iPad owner involved, and whether this is really a post-PC device are all part of the discussion.

The video version of this episode is available on MacVoicesTV.

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MacVoices #1191: Joe Kissell Takes Control of iCloud

Chuck — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:30:00 +0000

Joe Kissell just completed his latest effort, Take Control of iCloud, and takes a short break to talk about one of Apple’s most ambitious efforts yet. After reminding us that iCloud is, at least for the basic service level, free, Joe explains how you need to think of iCloud as different than other online offerings, some strategies to follow to convert from MobileMe, and how to make sense of the Apple ID situation as well as your .me and .mac addresses. iCloud brings with it a roster of services and capabilities; Joe walks us through them from a practical perspective and gets you ready for your move to the cloud.

The video version of this episode is available on MacVoicesTV.

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Joe Kissell is the author of over two dozen Take Control ebooks, as well as a host of print books. He is a senior editor for TidBITS, and a Senior Contributor to Macworld. Keep up with him if you can on his personal blog, JoeKissell.com, and on Twitter.

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MacVoices #1190: John Chaffee of BusyMac Discusses the Transition From MobileMe to iCloud for Calendar Syncing

Chuck — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:30:04 +0000

John Chaffee of BusyMac helps us work through the maze of calendar and contact syncing that has arrived with the launch of iCloud and the first steps away from MobileMe. Why separating events and to-do’s is a good thing, the steps to take to successfully migrate your calendar, both with and without BusyCal, changes in to-do handling are all included in the discussion. John also touches on the compatibility of BusyToDo with BusyCal and Apple’s Reminders, Google calendar integration, and how to get your calendar list and mini calendar back.

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John Chaffee is the President and co-founder of BusyMac, who’s products include BusyCal, BusyToDo and BusySync. Follow them on Twitter.

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Upgrading BusyCal to iCloud on the BusyCal blog

MacVoices #1189: Dan Berube and Michael Horton Talk Final Cut Pro X and the Upcoming FCP SuperMeet in Boston

Chuck — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:00:00 +0000

The next The Final Cut Pro SuperMeet, this time in Boston, is rapidly approaching, and Daniel Berube and Michael Horton are back to talk about what this gathering of digital video gurus will offer. On the program are presentations for all levels of video producers, enthusiast and pro alike, including a Thunderbolt demo with a video production slant, a raffle that is huge, even by FCP SuperMeet standards, and the highlight of the show, a presentation by editing superstar and Oscar winner Walter Murch. First, though, Dan and Mike provide their perspective on Final Cut Pro X, the launch of the product, where it is, where it is going, and their thoughts on the future of Apple’s non-linear editing program.

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Subscribe to MacVoices in iTunes Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices, MacVoicesTV, MacNotables and The MacJury, a group of shows and web sites that make up The MacVoices Group, and is part ofMacLevelTen . You can catch up with what he’s doing by following him on Twitter, friending him on Facebook, or circling him on Google+. MacLevelTen – The Mac Media Group Michael Horton is the head and founder of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro UserGroup (lafcpug) and Co-producer of the FCPUG SuperMeets held annually throughout the world. Follow him on Facebook and Twitter. Daniel Bérubé is Co-Producer of the SuperMeets and Founder of the Boston Final Cut Pro User Group (BOSFCPUG), a story driven community of globally connected collaborative digital filmmakers and broadcast professionals focusing on the craft of editing not only to show How but to share Aesthetics and related tools for digital cinema and distribution. When Dan is not working on the SuperMeets or BOSFCPUG, he travels around the country as a camera product specialist for Canon USA, or works as a Producer/Editor with his brother Donald Bérubé at Boston-based collaborative noisy brain. Productions. Dan is also an experienced Canon EOS photographer and enjoys capturing magical moments while on the road and transforming images into art on the Mac. Dan can be contacted at dberube@bosfcpug.org.

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MacVoices #1188: Sharon Zardetto Takes Control of Using Spotlight on Your Mac

Chuck — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:45:00 +0000

Sharon Zardetto has been busy again, this time authoring Take Control of Spotlight for Finding Anything on Your Mac, and talks about why Spotlight is so much more than just that little magnifying glass up in the right corner of your Mac’s screen. Power user tips from the book include how to perform sophisticated searches without wading through the criteria bars, how to successfully search on only parts of words and more. Sharon discusses using boolean operators and the common mistake that can sabotage the search, how tagging does and doesn’t work in Spotlight, and more.

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MacVoices #1187: David Sparks On Using The iPad at Work

Chuck — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:30:45 +0000

iPad at Work is the new book by David Sparks that carries on the tradition of his first book, Mac at Work. David talks about his all-in approach to researching, and even writing, the book, provides some tips to help convince your boss that the iPad is a legitimate business tool, including key advantages over other options. The iPad isn’t a laptop replacement; David discusses why it shouldn’t be, how he solved the problem of finding the apps and services he recommends, email, Flash, security and more.

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MacVoices #1186: Dave Caolo, Michael Grothaus and Steve Sande Take Your OS X Lion to the Max

Chuck — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:00:00 +0000

Are you ready to take Lion to the max? Dave Caolo, Michael Grothaus and Steve Sande want to help, and in their new book, Taking Your OS X Lion to the Max they do just that. The team provide some sample tips from the book, including several features you probably haven’t heard about. While some features in Lion seem targeted to new users, Dave, Michael and Steve don’t necessarily agree, and talk about why you should explore every corner of the OS if you’re going to get the most out of it.


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