MacVoices #1210: Road to Macworld – Cliff Miller of Splashtop Previews His IT Conference Session and Discusses Virtual Desktop Software
The Road to Macworld | iWorld 2012 is a long one for some. Cliff Miller, Chief Marketing Officer for Splashtop, talks to us from Beijing about his IT Conference track session, iPads in the enterprise market, and the service department view of IT departments as technology has evolved. Unlike Macs in the enterprise, which were [...]
MacVoices #1207: Kirk McElhearn Takes Control of the FAQs of iTunes
Kirk McElhearn, the author of Take Control of iTunes 10: The FAQ, Second Edition, provides some guidance on getting the most out of iTunes, regardless of whether you are listening to Schubert or the Grateful Dead (both are among Kirk’s favorites). He spends some time discussing iTunes Match, how to make sense of it, and [...]
MacVoices #11104: Adam Engst and Glenn Fleishman Discuss the New TidBITS Membership Program
Adam Engst and Glenn Fleishman reveal the reasons and thinking behind the new TidBITS Membership Program. As part of the ongoing process of trying to deliver quality content that readers expect while generating sufficient revenue, TidBITS is now offering a membership option to let loyal readers have something special. Adam and Glenn talk about the [...]
MacVoices #11103: Joseph Ansanelli of ZangZing Profiles Their Elegant Photo Sharing Service
Joseph Ansanelli, the CEO and co-founder of ZangZing, profiles their photo sharing service for the rest of us. Joseph explains their take on the familiar album metaphor, privacy, security and different levels of sharing, and the new one-click import of your photos from wherever they are on the web. Supported services for the import feature [...]
MacVoices #11102: Gilles BianRosa of Fanhattan Discusses How They Find The Media You Want…Wherever It Is
With the ever-increasing number of services offering movies, TV shows and more, it can be difficult to find what you want when you want it. Enter Fanhattan. Gilles BianRosa, CEO of Fanhattan, explains how their service locates the movies, TV shows and more that you want to see, tells you how they are available (rent, [...]
MacVoices #11100: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Mail on Your iPad, iPhone and iPod touch
In what may or may not be his last Take Control book of the year, Joe Kissell talks about the third edition of Take Control of Mail on Your iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Yes, we know…you’ve been using Mail on your iDevices just fine up until now. What you don’t know is that Mail [...]
MacVoices #1198: BlogWorld L.A. 2011 – Livefyre Ignites Your Site’s Commenting Options
From BlogWorld Los Angeles 2011, Jenna Langer, Director of Strategy for Livefyre explains how Livefyre replaces your site’s commenting options with a fully-featured, real-time system that includes the ability to pull social media conversations into your blog, sharing options and much more. Jenna discusses the ease of implementation, their adaptive moderation, spam and profanity options [...]
MacVoices #1197: Erica Sadun and Steve Sande Help You Talk to Siri
Erica Sadun and Steve Sande have a new ebook that you will want to know about, Talking to Siri: Learning the Language of Apple’s Intelligent Assistant. Find out about some of the unexpected uses for Siri, why her personality is such a surprise, and how to sample her (his?) other voices. Siri is officially still [...]
MacVoices #1192: Jeff Carlson on Getting to Know the iPad and iOS 5
In the first of a two part interview to discuss his latest books, Jeff Carlson offers advice from Meet the iPad and iOS 5 to help new and experienced users alike get the most out of the device. How he approached the subject, how iOS 5 has transformed the iPad experience, some favorite apps to [...]
MacVoices #1191: Joe Kissell Takes Control of iCloud
Joe Kissell just completed his latest effort, Take Control of iCloud, and takes a short break to talk about one of Apple’s most ambitious efforts yet. After reminding us that iCloud is, at least for the basic service level, free, Joe explains how you need to think of iCloud as different than other online offerings, [...]
