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MacVoices #1398: Christopher Breen on His Changing Social Media Presences, Mac 101 and Apple Fanboyism

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2013-03-25

MacVoices #1398: Christopher Breen on His Changing Social Media Presences, Mac 101 and Apple Fanboyism

Christopher Breen joins us to talk about a wide variety of topics, starting with some changes he is making to his social media presences. Chris explains why snark will be out on Twitter, why he is making the change, and how his online personas differ on Twitter and App.net. Then, Chris discusses the challenges, rewards and motivations behind his latest writing experiment, the Mac 101 column (not to be confused with his Mac 911 column) at Macworld. Finally, Chris and Chuck discuss the negative aspects of Apple fanboyism that have been on display recently in relation to Andy Ihnatko’s move away from the iPhone.

This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of the brand new PDFpen 6 and PDFpenPro 6, as PDFpen for iPad and PDFpen for iPhone.

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MacVoices #1397: Wally Cherwinski Delivers a Case Study in Multi-Camera Video Shooting and Editing

Chuck

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2013-03-20

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MacVoices #1397: Wally Cherwinski Delivers a Case Study in Multi-Camera Video Shooting and Editing

Videographer and self-described Apple enthusiast Wally Cherwinski is known by many in the Mac community for his outstanding music videos of the annual Cirque du Mac party at Macworld/iWorld. Wally uses the most recent Cirque videos as a basis to deliver a case study in multi-camera video shooting and multi-clip video editing. Such projects sound intimidating, but Wally makes it easy to decide where your camera positions should be, how to organize and edit the audio and video, export your video to share, and more. Using examples from the event helps illustrate the process, so you can see it from start to finish, and enjoy the finished product whether you were there or not.

This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of the brand new PDFpen 6 and PDFpenPro 6, as PDFpen for iPad and PDFpen for iPhone.

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MacVoices #1396: Adam Engst on Subscriptions, The Death of Google Reader, and How Much Change is Too Much?

Chuck

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2013-03-15

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MacVoices #1396: Adam Engst on Subscriptions, The Death of Google Reader, and How Much Change is Too Much?

Adam Engst catches us up on the status and success of the TidBITS subscription model they introduced last year as a method of helping fund the publication, how the experiment has worked, and the kind of content that it helps fund. The topic quickly turns to Google’s announcement of the demise of Reader, the RSS-reader and aggregator, why it is happening, and what it means in the larger world of platforms, services and the like. Adam and Chuck also cover why the rate of change may actually be too fast in the software world, why users sometimes resist, and several pricing models that might integrate with fast and slow revisions to the tools we use.

This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Transporter, the off-cloud social storage drive for sharing, accessing and backing up your files in real time. Works with Mac, iPad, iPhone, or Windows. Get your Transporter for 10% off by ordering from the Transporter web site here, and using the code “macvoices” when you do.

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MacVoices #1395: The MacJury Discusses Microsoft and Adobe Software Licensing Models

Chuck

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2013-03-13

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MacVoices #1395: The MacJury Discusses Microsoft and Adobe Software Licensing Models

The MacJury recently convened to discuss the recent changes and updates to the software delivery and licensing models of Microsoft for Office and Adobe for the Creative Suite components. The benefits and challenges of software as a service in general, and in these two cases in particular, are examined, the pricing evaluated, and how users may react were evaluated by the panel of Mark Fuccio, Jeff Gamet, Michael T. Rose, and host Chuck Joiner.

This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Transporter, the off-cloud social storage drive for sharing, accessing and backing up your files in real time. Works with Mac, iPad, iPhone, or Windows. Get your Transporter for 10% off by ordering from the Transporter web site here, and using the code “macvoices” when you do.

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MacVoices #1394: Ted Landau Talks About His Tech Writing Process, iWatch Needs and Apple Product Cycles

Chuck

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2013-03-11

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MacVoices #1394: Ted Landau Talks About His Tech Writing Process, iWatch Needs and Apple Product Cycles

Ted Landau discusses the mechanics of his tech writing process and his newest articles for Macworld. There are lots of rumors about the “iWatch” (if it exists); Ted and Chuck prefer to take a more practical, “what might really be useful” approach to the subject, and veer off into how tech has affected social norms, wrapping up some thoughts on Apple’s product upgrade cycles.

This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Transporter, the off-cloud social storage drive for sharing, accessing and backing up your files in real time. Works with Mac, iPad, iPhone, or Windows. Get your Transporter for 10% off by ordering from the Transporter web site here, and using the code “macvoices” when you do.

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