MacVoices #890 [34:29m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

John Grzeskowiak of RadTech and independent Mac developer Boris Klaydman, host of CocoaCast, are in San Francisco for Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, and report in after a day that included attending Steve Jobs’ keynote and interacting with peers and Apple representatives. While much of what goes on at WWDC is conducted under NDA, John and Boris share what they can, including their reactions to the iPhone 2.0 and MobileMe announcements.

The gap between iPhone 1.0 and 2.0, Apple’s elegant solution to the “one app at a time” problem, the first steps into cloud computing with the MobileMe enhancements, how they fit into a Microsoft Exchange world and what is known about Mac OS X Snow Leopard are all reviewed before John and Boris disappear into the WWDC party scene.
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 MacJury #801 [58:40m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

MacVoices‘ host Chuck Joiner is launching a new show: The MacJury, and the first show is being included on the MacVoices’ site and in the newsfeeds to help introduce listeners to the latest program for Mac news and entertainment. Each show will feature a different panel of personalities from the Mac universe in a freewheeling discussion that will interest Mac users of all levels.

The very first MacJury empaneled consists of some of the members of MacLevelTen, discussing the rise (or not) of Blu-Ray and how it affects Mac users. Will it solve all your storage problems, prove to be just a stop-gap technology, or be leapfrogged by faster bandwidth as a video delivery medium? The jury members then take on the Apple TV, what it brings to the table beyond movie rentals, and what needs to be added to make it a true killer product. Why there is a trend toward in-person tech conferences, why podcasts and social media may be helping drive that trend, and the dynamics of Twitter are all entered into evidence in the first show.

The jurors for this show include:

Pat Fauquet	Don McAllister	Jay Nelson	Dan Pourhadi	Chuck Joiner

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 MacVoices #874 [38:45m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Glenn Fleishman of Take Control of Your 802.11n AirPort Extreme Network and Joe Kissell, the author of Take Control of Easy Backups in Leopard, continue our discussion of Time Capsule and related topics by reviewing who Apple’s backup appliance and Time Machine, the related software, are really appropriate for. Glenn and Joe also cover the new backup options with Airport Extreme base stations, why they aren’t quite the same as those offered by Time Capsule and why they may have been an accident. The second in our two-part conversation wraps up with information on the server grade hard drives in the Time Capsule that you might not have thought about, some differences between the 500GB and 1 TB models you probably don’t know about, and our expert’s bottom line recommendations on all of the available Apple hardware backup options.

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 MacVoices #873 [33:10m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Two Take Control authors take on the topic of Apple’s new Time Capsule, the Time Machine backup utility and more in a special two-part MacVoices discussion. Glenn Fleishman, the author of Take Control of Your 802.11n AirPort Extreme Network and Joe Kissell, the author of Take Control of Easy Backups in Leopard, weigh in on the benefits and limitations of Apple’s backup solutions, cost effectiveness, bootable backups and more. Glenn and Joe discuss speed, performance, security and what’s going on behind the curtain of Time Capsule that makes it work. If you’re considering buying a Time Capsule, or plan on relying on it to keep your data safe, you need to listen to this MacVoices’ series.

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 MacVoices #868 [29:53m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Ben Waldie, the author of Automator for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: Visual QuickStart Guide from Peachpit, discusses getting what’s new in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard from an Automator perspective, and provides some tips on getting started with creating your own workflows. Ben covers some of the changes that make Automator more approachable than ever, and discusses the fact that many users are intimidated by the concept of creating workflows, and why they shouldn’t be. A common mis-conception is that AppleScript and Automator are the same thing; Ben dispels that myth, and answers the question, “Why would I want to automate anything?”
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 MacVoices #867 [36:44m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Glenn Fleishman, the author of Take Control of Sharing Files in Leopard, goes from the basic to the complex in this discussion of the topics covered in his latest Take Control book. Glenn chats about how enhancements such as granularity of sharing options, two new types of users for sharing and more have made file sharing in Leopard easier than ever before. For the more sophisticated user, Glen addresses topics such as iPhoto and other media sharing, and why caution is advised when mixing Leopard’s FTP options into the file sharing mix.

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 MacVoices #862 [16:01m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Dave Nanian of Shirt Pocket Software is back to talk about the Leopard update to the backup utility, SuperDuper. Dave covers the delay in getting the update out, why SuperDuper and Time Machine are different but compliment each other The update is free to existing users, and offers some new features and improvements. Dave discusses why some people want to pay him for it, how they made the upgrade as automatic and painless as possible and more.

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 MacVoices #858 [8:09m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Christian Pickman of Micromat explains why he’s wearing a Macworld badge that proclaims him the “Love Ninja” of Micromat, then puts on his Product Manager hat to talk about the current version of TechTool Pro, their flagship hard drive utility and the new version of Protoge. Christian talks about why TechTool Pro is just as important as a preventative tool as a recovery tool, the history of the Protge and what it offers when trying to recover from a hard drive problem.
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 MacVoices #839 [20:09m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Adam Engst, Tonya Engst, Glenn Fleishman and Rich Mogull, all from TidBITS, visit the Macworld Podcast Studio to discuss the place TidBITS holds in the Mac universe, how their team rose to the challenge of covering the year’s biggest Mac event, Macworld Expo, and most notably, Steve Jobs’ keynote. The crew describes their real-time collaborative techniques, cover a “fake virus” you may have experienced if you tried to get wifi access in San Francisco and more.

 

 MacVoices #836 [16:11m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

In the Prosoft Engineering / JoeSoft booth on the show floor, Gordon Bell talks about the newest products from both brands, the growth of their company and their plans (already) for next year’s Macworld Expo.

Gordon introduces Drive Genius II, the superior solution for optimizing drive performance and the one used at Apple Genius Bars everywhere. Sporting a totally new interface, Drive Genius II not only does the job, but makes maintaining you.

Gordon also discusses their stock portfolio management software, Stox, and the forthcoming Hear, a sophisticated sound enhancement utility that will improve all of the audio (not just iTunes tracks) that comes from your Mac. The Hear advantage is the ability to customize a variety of settings and options to get exactly what you want.

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