MacVoices #957: Dori Smith Reports on The South By Southwest Conference
You’ve probably been hearing a great deal about the South by Southwest Conference (SXSW), but weren’t sure what all the fuss is about. Mac expert, author and self-designated geek Dori Smith reports in from Austin to tell about her session there and how she stacked the deck, and why this music, film and interactive media [...]
MacVoices #953: Steve Scott Profiles The Mac Developers Network and the Upcoming NSConference
The founder of The Mac Developers Network, Steve Scott, discusses the resources that his network delivers, both free and premium, and why it was founded. Not content with just web sites and podcasts, Scotty is taking it to the next level by organizing the first NS Conference, an event for Mac software developers. Find out [...]
MacVoices #952: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Running Windows On a Mac Again
Joe Kissell discusses information from his latest effort, the new version of Take Control of Running Windows on a Mac. Joe explains why the fast-moving world of running Windows on the Mac caused a delay in this book, gives some practical advice on keyboard and mouse issues, and why you may or may not want [...]
MacVoices #950: Maria Langer and Scott McNulty Share Their Knowledge of WordPress
Thinking of starting a blog with WordPress? Maria Langer, the author of Self-Hosting a WordPress Site and WordPress.Com 2.7 Essential Training on Lynda.com and Scott McNulty, the author of Building a WordPress Blog People Want to Read, share some tips from their respective projects to help you make the right choices. Maria and Scott talk [...]
MacVoices #935: Macworld Expo – Mark James Explains SoftRAID’s Flexibility and Performance
Mark James, Vice President of Marketing for SoftRAID, talks about their utility that delivers affordable RAID options to any user. With the goal of cutting down on points of failure and improving performance, SoftRAID lets you mix and match drives of different sizes and even interfaces. Mark explains how SoftRAID supplements Time Machine, and their [...]
MacVoices #933: Macworld Expo – JMR’s Steve Katz Shows Off Their Best-of-Show High Speed Storage and Delivery System
Want to see three uncompressed 1080i video streams playing on a single monitor with no problems? Then you need to check out our visit with Steve Katz of JMR. With a Best-of-Show award in hand, Steve talks about their BlueStor External PCIe RAID storage options, how it delivers amazing performance at an affordable price, and [...]
MacVoices #916: Macworld Expo – CalDigit Introduces a RAID With A Different Kind of Interface
With storage prices dropping, RAID solutions are becoming more affordable…but not always easy to administer. CalDigit‘s Jonathan Schilling explains how their new CalDigit VR not only offers an effective RAID solution, but boasts a graphical user interface that anyone can understand. Configurable from the front panel, the unit includes hot swappable drives and quadruple connectivity [...]
MacVoices #902: The Road to Macworld – Jennifer Soule Discusses Other World Computing’s New Look for the Expo Show Floor
Jennifer Soule, the Sales Manager for Other World Computing, is back with us on The Road to Macworld to preview the new look of the OWC booth, and how they are changing the buying experience at Expo for the better. OWC will be extending their philosophy of educating their customers, with a focus on the [...]
MacVoices #8129: Taking Control of Your 802.11n Airport Network with Glenn Fleishman
Glenn Fleishman has written the book (again) on making the most of your wireless network in Take Control of Your 802.11n Airport Network. Glenn talks about the benefits you’ll get by upgrading to 802.11n that you might not know about, especially if you’ve added a Time Capsule, Apple TV or other connected device to your [...]
MacVoices #8127: Steve Sande on Why Not To Run Leopard on a PC NetBook
Steve Sande of The Unofficial Apple Weblog wasn’t satisfied with running Mac OS X on his Macs; he just had to try it on a PC netbook. Steve talks about how his wife inspired the project, how he tapped the Twitterverse for help, and what happened when the dust settled. While technically possible, running Leopard [...]
