MacVoices #9107: Michael Cohen’s ‘Take Control of Syncing Data in Leopard’ Includes iPhone 3.0 and iTunes 9
The new Take Control book, Take Control of Syncing Data in Leopard, is out, but not without some last-minute changes. Michael Cohen explains why this book (and this interview) had to be revised because of Apple’s early release of Snow Leopard, the release of iPhone 3.0, and even iTunes 9. Each of these both enhanced [...]
MacVoices #9106: Patrick Nugent of Roxio Serves Up Popcorn 4
Patrick Nugent, the Mac Product Manager for Roxio, explains the benefits video enthusiasts will enjoy with their new Popcorn 4. Popcorn 4 is a DVD copy and video conversion utility that will move almost any video from one format to another. Patrick explains how the Popcorn interface utilizes a series of presents for commonly used [...]
MacVoices #9105: John Chaffee of BusyMac Outlines the Pro-Level Features of BusyCal
John Chaffee, the President and co-founder of BusyMac, explains why you need to leave iCal far behind and use their new product, BusyCal, to manage your busy life. BusyCal solves all those little (and big) iCal issues you’ve been suffering through, syncs with your Google Calendar, and more. John discusses who the target audience is [...]
MacVoices #9102: Kelly Thompson of iStockPhoto Discusses Their New Legal Guarantee on Their Media Collection
Looking for stock photography, video or audio clips, but are concerned about licensing? Kelly Thompson, Chief Operating Officer of iStockPhoto talks about the latest upgrade to their media offerings, a new “Legal Guarantee” on their entire collection. With an automatic guarantee up to $10,000, and an Extended Legal Guarantee up to $250,000 available, iStockPhoto has [...]
MacVoices #9100: Joe Kissell Discusses the Changes in Taking Control of Backups
You would think that information about backups seldom changes, right? Wrong. Take Control Books has just released the fourth edition of Take Control of Mac OS X Backups, and author Joe Kissell explains why even he is surprised at how much changes in the backup world. Joe reviews some of those changes, including what you [...]
MacVoices #999: Carl Slawinski of Agile Web Solutions Discusses 1Password and 1Password Touch (Part 2)
Part 2 of our conversation with Carl Slawinski, the Chief Evangelist for Agile Web Solutions, gets a bit more in-depth on the capabilities of 1Password that go beyond just web site login and password information, covers how 1Password touch brings 1Password convenience to your iPhone and iPod touch, the status of 1Password compatibility with Mac [...]
MacVoices #998: Carl Slawinski of Agile Web Solutions Discusses 1Password and 1Password Touch (Part 1)
Carl Slawinski, the Chief Evangelist for Agile Web Solutions, provides an in-depth look at their utilities 1Password and 1Password touch. If you interact with any online services (and who doesn’t?), you have to manage log-in and passwords. In a world of increasing security risks, that becomes a more daunting and inconvenient task. 1Password and 1Password [...]
MacVoices #990: Joe Kissell Shows You How to Take Control of Passwords in Mac OS X
Mac author and expert Joe Kissell is back with his latest work, Take Control of Passwords in Mac OS X. Think nothing changes with passwords? Think again. Joe talks about why paying attention to passwords is more important than ever due to new threats, software changes and updates, the advent of the iPhone and iPod [...]
MacVoices #989: Phil Letourneau of Bodega Talks About Their Mac App Store and Why You Need to Know About It
When the iPhone App Store premiered, there was talk of a Mac App Store and now it is here…but not from Apple. Bodega is the brand new application store that aims to give Mac users one-stop shopping for software. Phil Letourneau, the User Interface Designer for Bodega, talks about their inspiration, why they decided on [...]
MacVoices #988: Nicholas Pyers Discusses Mac User Groups and His New Web Site, AppleUsers.Org
Mac User Group activist Nicholas Pyers latest project is a new resource web site for Australian groups, AppleUsers.org. Nick talks about how he is formalizing his user group support activities with a team he’s never met in person, and what kind of information they are providing to groups in their part of the world. Nick [...]
