MacVoices #994: Matt Neuburg Takes Control of Exploring and Customizing Snow Leopard
You’ve successfully installed Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Now what? Matt Neuburg, the author of the brand new Take Control of Exploring & Customizing Snow Leopard, takes us on a tour of some of the most significant improvements of the newest Mac OS. Matt covers the new and improved Services, explains the benefits of [...]
MacVoices #993: Joe Kissell Helps You Take Control of Upgrading to Snow Leopard
Joe Kissell has been working with the Snow Leopard betas, and has poured all that experience into his new book, Take Control of Upgrading to Snow Leopard. Joe shares some wisdom on what to do before you start the upgrade, outlines the hanges in the installer and what you need to know about them. Some [...]
MacVoices #992: Jean MacDonald and Philip Goward of SmileOnMyMac Introduce TextExpander touch for your iPhone
One of our favorite Mac utilities just got better, and made the leap to the iPhone at the same time. Jean MacDonald and Philip Goward of SmileOnMyMac discuss the latest update to TextExpander, and then introduce us to their newest product, TextExpander touch. The new version provides a composition environment that brings the power of [...]
MacVoices #991: John Martellaro on Managing and Optimizing Your iPhone’s Power and Snow Leopard Anticipation
John Martellaro, the Senior Editor for Analysis and Reviews at The Mac Observer, recently published an article every iPhone owner should read. Understanding and Optimizing iPhone Power Management examines the various systems that use power in the iPhone, and what you can do about them. John joins us to discuss the article, explain why he [...]
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 [...]
MacVoices #987: Jim Heid Helps You Live ‘The Macintosh iLife ’09′
The latest offering from Mac expert and author Jim Heid is The Macintosh iLife 09 from Peachpit Press. Jim talks about how his book takes a combination approach to get up, running and doing cool things with Apple’s media suite. Jim talks about how iMovie ’09 has surpassed iMovie HD, the “magic” of GarageBand, the [...]
MacVoices #986 – Pandora Founder Tim Westergren Discusses Their Royalties Victory and Recent Service Enhancements
Pandora founder Tim Westergren joins us to celebrate reaching a royalties agreement with the recording industry that keeps the online music service on the web and operating at full capacity. Tim discusses the compromises that were made, the new models available to Pandora users and some of the new options they offer, including the “tip [...]
MacVoices #985: Ian Schray Discusses The Latest Updates to Freeway Pro
Ian Schray, the U.S. Marketing Manager for Softpress talks about the latest updates to their web publishing software, Freeway. Freeway has developed a reputation for adding significant new features in even .1 releases, and the latest is no exception. Ian highlights some of the most important additions, including powerful new CSS menu functionality, more keyboard [...]
MacVoices #984: An Introduction to Google Voice by Julio Ojeda-Zapata and Chuck Rogers
Google Voice is finally issuing invitations and welcoming new users. What’s all the excitement about? Two enthusiastic advocates of Google’s telephony service, tech columnist Julio Ojeda-Zapata and Mac consultant Chuck Rogers, deliver a primer for new users. Yes, Google Voice can consolidate all your telephone numbers into one, but that’s only the start. The panel [...]
MacVoices #983: Daisy Whitney Discusses Fair Use of Audio and Video in Your Web Projects and Beyond
Daisy Whitney discusses Fair Use, your audio and video projects and her book, Keeping You and Your Content Out of Court. If you are creating and sharing audio, video and more on the Web, you need to understand what you can and can’t do with commercial content. Daisy takes us on a tour of the [...]
