MacVoices #1119: Macworld 2011- CodeWeavers Unveils Impersonator To Run Windows Programs Without Windows

The folks at CodeWeavers decided to do something different for the release of Impersonator, the tenth edition of CrossOver Mac, and selected the show floor at Macworld 2011 to do it. CodeWeavers” Chief Operating Officer Jon Parshall, dressed in drag, describes the advantages of not having Windows involved in running Windows programs from both a cost and function perspective. John covers what will and won’t run under Impersonator, how it works, and how it compares to similar solutions.

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MacVoices #1118: Macworld 2011 – HyperJuice Keeps Your Mac Laptop or iPad Going and Going

In the Sanho booth at Macworld 2011, Hendrick Heyrman talks about how they were able to overcome their disagreement with Apple regarding the MagSafe Connector and find a simple, affordable and legal way to connect their HyperJuice external MacBook and MacBook Pro batteries, giving you hours of power anywhere you happen to be.

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MacVoices #1117: Macworld 2011 – Parenting in the Age of the Internet

On the Macworld Live stage at Macworld 2011, a panel of Mac technologists discuss the challenges of raising children in a connected world that is constantly changing. Social media use, gaming, cell phone use,texting, balancing tech with real world activities, and how much tech is too much or not enough are all discussed by the panel of:

Tonya EngstTidBITS and Take Control Books
Omaha SternbergiGame Radio
Christopher BreenMacworld
Chuck La TournousRandomMaccess, The Mac Observer
Michael RoseThe Unofficial Apple Weblog
Chuck JoinerThe MacVoices Group (host)

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MacVoices #1116: Macworld 2011 – BulletTrain Express Delivers a Sleek Remote Control Surface for Your Mac-Based Home Theater

At Macworld 2011, Jake Ehrlich and Leo Vassershten of BulletTrain show off the BulletTrain Express, a chassis that fits an Apple Wireless Keyboard and a Apple Magic Trackpad into an ergonomic, unified surface for controlling your Mac remotely, whether it is in front of you on your desktop or across the room in your home theater. Their entry in the iPad accessory is the Magic Stand, an add-on that lets you angle your iPad almost any way, and even hang it.

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MacVoices #1115: Macworld 2011 – Papershow For Teachers Provides Inexpensive Wireless Display From Paper to Screen

From the show floor at Macworld 2011, Giulia Giovanelli of Canson shows off the latest improvements to Papershow, their technology that provides inexpensive paper-to-display capabilities for everyone. Papershow is now focusing on the education market, providing a means of sharing what’s on paper with everyone in the classroom affordably. Giulia explains the benefits for both a classroom full of students as well as in an individualized learning situation.

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