Joe Kissell, fresh off a relocation in Paris, talks about his new place before explaining why his latest Take Control book, Take Control of Backing Up Your Mac, combines and updates several previous titles, and why it was time for the change. Joe takes us through how changes in the Mac OS and technology in general have affected backup strategy and design, some of the options that have fallen from favor, and why. The new book is for the person who wants to be told what to do, and also for those who want to explore the many alternatives available. Joe explains how he accomplishes the mix and outlines his current preferred backup methods.
MacNotables #1119 – Ted Landau Hardwires His Connections, Looks for the iPhone 5 and Watches Netflix Implode
Ted Landau shares his thoughts on the impending iPhone event and whether the location and timing have any significance, and what the iPod touch is and could be. Ted then addresses the benefits of good, old-fashioned wired connections, especially with home theater applications in mind, two options, and which is good for what. Is there a better story of how not to treat your customers than Netflix? Ted weighs in on that topic and even more.
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MacJury #1109: Look Ma, No Cables! Moving Photos Between Camera, iPhone, iPad and Mac
Photo manipulation is more popular than ever with the proliferation of cameras in iDevices and the cost of good digital cameras constantly getting better by the month. The problem is how to keep track of what you shot where, and how to easily move your photos from one device to another for editing and sharing. A panel of digital photography experts convened recently to solve those problems, outlining how to easily and conveniently move photos between iPhone, iPad, your Mac and even your camera all without using cables.…unless you really want to. The panel also talks photo syncing in the cloud, iDevice photo editing and more. Snapping off lots of photographic advice for experts and novices alike are the panel of Robert Lachman, Steve Stanger, Terry White and host Chuck Joiner.
MacVoices #1184: Mark Fuccio and Nico Peruzzi Introduce tripleMOJO To Connect Content Creators, Consumers and Sponsors
If you are a podcast producer or blogger, a podcast or blog consumer or a vendor looking to connect with the audiences of these forms of media, then you’ll be interested in hearing about tripleMOJO. Mark Fuccio and Nico Peruzzi explain how their new service will help content producers learn more about their audiences, allow audiences to provide substantive feedback without surrendering their anonymity, and will connect the vendors seeking those audiences. The founders explain how it all works, why you will want to participate, and where the name came from. While you’re listening, fill out the MacVoices’ tripleMOJO survey so we can learn more about what you like and what you want.
MacVoices #1183: Paul Levine of Rage Software Discusses Moving Your Site From iWeb to WordPress
With MobileMe on the way out and iCloud on the way in, it appears that your iWeb site may quickly become a thing of the past. Paul LeVine of Rage Software can help you make the move to the more powerful WordPress platform with iWeb to WordPress. Paul explains what the software can and can’t convert from one to the other, why you won’t lose your comments but you will need to work on photos, and the uses for their product beyond the initial site conversion. Paul also discusses their Mac HTML Editor & Website Builder, their new SEO tool that will soon be available to everyone, and teases us with new products that will see the light of day at Macworld 2012.