MacVoices #10101: Fraser Speirs Discusses A Real-World Deployment of iPads in the Classroom
Fraser Speirs of Connected Flow is not just a great software and app developer, but also teaches computing in a local school. For this school year, the school decided to give every student an iPad, and to integrate Apple’s latest device into the teaching methodology in a big way. Fraser explains how the decision came [...]
MacVoices #1099: Michael Horton and Dan Berube Discuss the Third Annual Amsterdam Final Cut Pro SuperMeet
Michael Horton and Dan Berube are back again, this time to talk about the upcoming Amsterdam Final Cut Pro SuperMeet, their third in that city, and their fourth FCP event this year. Who will be presenting, exhibiting and attending are all discussed, along with a tease about a super-secret special speaker that they aren’t ready [...]
MacVoices #1097: Steve Sande Takes Your iPad to the Max
Steve Sande, along with Erica Sadun and Michael Grothaus, have released the new Taking Your iPad to the Max from Apress, and talks about how the need for a book about Apple’s latest hit hardware device. The iPad can be almost anything you want it to be. Steve talks about how he and his co-authors [...]
MacVoices #1091: Katie Floyd Discusses Ditching Your Cable
Tired of high cable TV bills? Being tempted by the siren’s song of the online video services? Katie Floyd spent some time researching the costs, benefits and compromises of disconnecting from cable, and shares her findings in a thought-provoking discussion. Katie covers the options for over-the-air video acquisition, what is and isn’t available on Hulu [...]
MacVoices #1088: Dave Howell of Avatron Software Discusses The Air Sharing and Air Display Apps
Dave Howell, the CEO of Avatron Software, talks about two terrific apps, Air Sharing and Air Display. Dave talks about why they wrote Air Sharing, how it functions as both a wireless interface to your iPhone or iPad as well as a document reader, and how they ensure the security of your data in transit. [...]
MacVoices #1086: Jeff Carlson Takes Control of Media on Your iPad
Jeff Carlson has tackled what arguably is the most prevalent activity iPad activity in Take Control of Media on Your iPad. Jeff discusses what is and isn’t optimal in listening to your iTunes library on your iPad, some playlist tricks that are far from obvious, and what he hopes to see corrected soon. Jeff also [...]
MacVoices #1084: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Getting Work Done on The iPad
Mac expert Joe Kissell is the author of the new Take Control of Working with Your iPad, one of the four Take Control titles focusing on the iPad. Working on your iPad may not be the first think you think of, but Joe helps set expectations, explaining what the iPad is and is not good [...]
MacVoices #1083: Tonya Engst Takes Control of the Basics of the iPad
Tonya Engst steps out of her usual editor’s role to author her first Take Control book, Take Control of iPad Basics. Tonya explains why this free (yes, free) book forms the cornerstone for a total of four Take Control titles that focus on different aspects of the iPad experience. You think you know the iPad [...]
MacVoices #1082: Daniel Berube and Michael Horton Talk About The Final Cut Pro SuperMeet Move to Boston
Conference organizers Daniel Berube and Michael Horton are taking the Final Cut Pro SuperMeet experience to Boston in June, the first SuperMeet on the East Coast. Dan and Mike talk about why they felt the time was right for the change, why the vibrant video community of the Boston area made it the logical [...]
MacVoices #1080: Steve Scott Talks About What Upcoming NSConference MINI Offers Those Not Going to WWDC
Conference organizer Steve Scott is about to pull off a difficult project: putting together a developers conference in four weeks. We’re talking about the NSConference MINI, and Scotty explains how it came about, who it is for, and why it doesn’t compete with Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. Scotty has plenty of experience, organizing two versions [...]
