Jim Dalrymple of The Loop and his alter ego, The Beard, light up MacNotables with a first look at Apple’s Logic 9, commentary on Eric Schmidt’s departure from Apple’s Board, Google Voice app rejections and the implications for the iTunes Store and an FCC investigation, thoughts on a new Mac (no, not iPhone, Mac) app store and his heartfelt feelings on Microsoft’s most recent announcements.
MacNotables #932: Jim Dalrymple and His Beard on Logic 9, Apple’s Board, Google, a Mac App Store and More
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 also discusses the new PDF magazine he’s producing in conjunction with the site and why he opted for that model, how he’s making their Disc-of-the-Month project manageable, and how he believes the keys to the future of user groups may start in the past and may require groups to be more than just “Mac.”
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 synergy between the iLife applications and more.
MacJury #909: Cloud Computing, Google Docs, Office and Photoshop on the Web and What It Means for Mac Users
The MacJury convenes at a higher level to discuss some of the recent announcements about cloud computing, whether they affect Mac users now, and how they might in the future. Deliberations are held on the Palm Pre, Google Docs coming out of beta, Microsoft Office moving to the web for free, Adobe Photoshop Express, and the announcement of Google Chrome. Along the way, Microsoft is convicted, the new power of the customer is explained, and what is lacking in web apps (at the moment) is revealed. Is your Mac still the best productivity choice? Find out from the panel of:
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MacNotables #931: Ted Landau on Palm Pre-Breaking, iPhone Jailbreaking, Calendar Syncing and iPhone Backups
iPhone expert (yes, that’s a new title) Ted Landau talks about the two sides of Apple’s Pre-breaking version of iTunes, discusses whether iTunes and the iPod constitute an Apple monopoly, and helps make sense of the iPhone/iPod/iCal calendar syncing. Then, Ted goes geek and dives into iPhone backup composition and why you may want to know about it.