MacVoices #8119 [33:53m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Paul Kafasis of Rogue Amoeba reports in on the C4 Chicago Mac Developer Conference from last week. A limited-attendance event that targets Mac developers of all sizes, C4 featured a who’s who of conference speakers and a variety of opportunities for attendees to interact and learn from each other. Paul talks about who was there, the activities on and off the floor, some of the topics that were discussed and what they say about the future of Mac programming, and the results of the conference programming contest, Iron Coder Live.
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 MacVoices #8118 [44:29m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Andy Williams Affleck has just released the newest edition of Take Control of Podcasting and talks about why he felt it was time to update the book. Andy discusses the state of podcasting, how he helps the would-be producer develop a workflow with some of the most popular tools, and how to use audio plug-ins to sound even better than live. Not sure if podcasting is for you? Andy talks about the fun of the process, how the new edition of his book takes even more advantage of new media options, and much more.
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 MacVoices #8117 [12:38m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

On the show floor at New Media Expo, Deborah Kornfilt, Content Developer for Mogulus, profiles their web site that lets you create your own online streaming video presence. What makes Mogulus different is their browser-based video switcher, complete with multi-cam support, titling, branding, bugs and more. Deborah discusses connectivity requirements, supported video formats and resolutions, recording options, and even a playlist feature for when you’re not broadcasting live.
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 MacVoices #8116 [14:54m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

From the show floor at New Media Expo, Daniel Rudd, the Founder and Creative Director of Stock20, discusses why their stock music doesn’t sound like stock music. With an extremely flexible license structure and affordable price points, Stock20’s extensive library makes it easy to add music to any audio or video project. When you purchase, you don’t just get a single track, but variations on the track in both length and composition. Daniel explains how the variations work, how they are delivered, and why you get a complete-satisfaction guarantee from Stock20. Daniel’s sense of humor comes through as he decides to offer MacVoices’ listeners a discount to help them get started with using Stock20’s many offerings.
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 MacVoices #8115 [10:48m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

On the show floor at New Media Expo, Andrew Welch, el Presidente of Ambrosia Software, talks about their new sound utility, Wiretap Anywhere. Not just a podcast took, Wiretap Anywhere allows the user to gather and manage virtually any audio source, internal or external, with ease, mixing them together, controlling how they interact, and more. Andrew describes WireTap Anywhere as a software patch board, letting the user export their work in as many channels as needed to GarageBand, or mixed down to mono or stereo. Andrew also gives us a sneak-peak at another beta project, Soundboard, and how it emulates a radio sound cart for users who need to easily trigger sound effects and pre-recorded segments a specific points in a live project.

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 MacVoices #8114 [9:07m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

On the show floor at New Media Expo, Rishi Mallik, Business Development and Product Marketing Manager for Qik talks about their service that lets you stream video from your phone straight to the web. Qik has just released the iPhone 3G of their software, and Richi talks about why they decided to be one of the first to release software that requires a jailbroken iPhone, since Apple isn’t allowing this kind of streaming video software in the App Store. What can you do by taping the power of Qik? Rishi talks about some of the options, from personal shopping all the way up to participation in the democratic process.
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 MacVoices #8113 [7:32m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

From the show floor at New Media Expo, David Chmura, the Chief Instigator of humbledaisy, discusses ProfCast, their software that takes your Keynote or even PowerPoint presentations and converts them into a video podcast suitable for online distribution. David talks about how this option delivers a file that can scale back to full resolution, how you can edit the results in GarageBand and why ProfCast was conceived as a live-capture tool, but has evolved beyond that. Read the rest of this entry »

 

 MacVoices #8112 [37:53m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Maria Langer, the hostess of WordPress.com 2.5 Essential Training discusses the advantages of video training and what she covers in her latest contribution to the lynda.com video training library. Maria talks about the advantages and disadvantages of hosting a blog on WordPress.com as opposed to a server install of your own, and why you should consider it as one of your first, best options for getting a web presence set up quickly. Maria also covers the process of creating the video, the superior characteristics of lynda.com offerings, why you can jump in at any point in the training, some of her upcoming projects and more.
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 MacVoices #8111 [39:50m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Rich Mogull discusses some of the security issues that came to light at the recent Black Hat and DEFCON conferences in Las Vegas. Rich walks us through why even Mac users need to be concerned with security in the browser, in Google Widgets and Google Gears, and even when using your favorite social network. Rich explains that even he got hacked by a social engineering trick at the conference, covers how malicious code can be hidden almost anywhere, even in an image file and more. Most important, Rich helps us understand the DNS vulnerabilities that were the talk of the conferences, and reveals a simple precaution that any Mac user can take to protect themselves. Read the rest of this entry »

 

 MacVoices #8110 [34:38m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Michael Dupuis of Advenio gives us a taste of his culinary utility, MacGourmet. Far more than a recipe organizer, MacGourmet focuses not just on collecting and organizing information, but on what you can do with that information. (How many recipe programs have an Application Programming Interface (API) and a software development kit (SDK) available?) Michael explains how MacGourmet’s plug-in architecture lets you add feature sets that apply to your kitchen skills, including shopping list generation, importing recipes from your favorite food web sites, nutritional tracking and much more. Michael also covers differentiates the standard and Deluxe versions of MacGourmet, and provides a preview of the features of MacGourmet: To Go, his forthcoming iPhone app.

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