The indications from Apple are that their web publishing program, iWeb, is reaching its end of life. In June of 2012, MobileMe will go away, and with it any web sites you have hosted there. Dan Wood of Karelia Software discusses why you need to start looking for other options for both now, and how their program, Sandvox, can help. What you need to look for in replacements, what Sandvox can and can’t accomplish in drag-and-drop fashion, web hosting requirements and more are covered by Dan, along with a discount code to save on Sandvox.
MacVoices #1179: Dan Wood Discusses Migrating From iWeb to Sandvox
MacNotables #1113: Ted Landau Sticks His Head in the Lion’s Mouth
Ted Landau reports in after some serious evaluation time with OS X Lion, and discusses his likes, his dislikes, and the hints it provides to future OS releases. Ted shares the few issues he had with upgrading, reveals his new choice of financial software, and why he’s giving time to almost all of the new features Apple introduced. Some can be turned on, some turned off; Ted talks about which he’s done what to, what new feature is dead on arrival and which are his favorites, and how it all comes together in the newest version of the Mac operating system.
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MacJury #1106: Investing and Doing Business In the Apple Ecosystem
Operating in the shadow of Apple may be different than any other company in the world. A special MacJury convenes to discuss the benefits and challenges of doing business in and as part of the Apple ecosystem. What makes the Apple space different and what that is attractive from a business and investing perspective, the most recommended area for developers to get involved in, and a case study of how one hardware company approached it, are included in the deliberations. The question of the number of apps in the Mac App Store, the store’s features and how what is and isn’t there affects vendors, the importance of demo versions and much more are covered by the very diverse panel of Mark Fuccio, Tom Loverro, Rich Harrington, Jean MacDonald and host Chuck Joiner.
MacJury #1105: The MacJury Hears Preliminary Arguments on OS X Lion
After only a few hours with the release of OS X 10.7 Lion, members of The MacJury go on the record with their first impressions, favorite features and missing pieces of Apple’s new big cat. Concern is expressed over Apple’s tending toward bandwidth intensity, a cable provider is found guilty, and software incompatibility warnings are issued. The panel examines the question of natural and unnatural scrolling, finds a missing piece of Finder information, explains why Lion Server is exciting and more. Putting their heads in Lion’s mouth are Peter Cohen, Jeff Gamet, Steve Sande and host Chuck Joiner.
MacVoices #1178: Matt Neuburg Takes Control of Using Lion
Matt Neuburg has spent a whole lot of time with Mac OS X 10.7 Lion during its beta period, and shares what he learned to help you make full use of it in Take Control of Using Lion. In a conversation that is part practical advice, part philosophical discussion, Matt details how features like Auto Save, the new scrolling architecture, and gestures will affect your productivity, and how you look at your software tools, both old and new. Full screen apps, the Launchpad and more are all covered as Matt helps you take full advantage of Lion’s new features by understanding how they fit in to the Mac environment.