Tonya Engst of Take Control Books has been keeping us informed on the selection of Macs she and Adam have made to keep the TidBITS publishing empire humming along smoothly, and some changes have occurred have changed since her last update. In the first of a two-part conversation, Tonya discusses their adventures with new MacBooks, Mac Pros, 30-inch monitors and ergonomics. Because Adam and Tonya spend so much time at the keyboard, they pay more attention than most of us to their work environment. Find out why their choices are so different, and how you can learn from their thinking.
MacNotables #906: Tonya Engst Updates The TidBITS’ Mac Selection Decisions and the Consequences
MacNotables #905: Ted Landau on Apple’s New Airport, Reading eBooks and Downgrading Your iPhone
Ted Landau has been spending plenty of time with his iPhone, making it do things Apple would prefer he didn’t, reading eBooks and more. Ted talks about the new Amazon Kindle app for the iPhone and why the experience has been surprisingly positive and why you might want or need to downgrade your iPhone apps. Ted also gives us a first look at the latest iteration of Apple’s Airport Extreme, the ease of set-up and some of the issues that you may run into when trying to access some of its new features.
UPDATE: This message thread on Apple’s site addresses the WDS issue Ted discussed.
MacVoices #956: Dave Dederer of the Presidents of the United States of America Discusses Their Innovative iPhone App
Dave Dederer, one of the founding members of the Presidents of the United States of America and now Vice President of Business Development for Melodeo, talks about their new iPhone app that changes the game in music access and delivery. Offering streaming access to the Presidents’ catalog and more, one-click buying, and opportunities to receive custom, exclusive content, the app is the first of what Dave hopes will become the go-to smartphone promotion and distribution platform. Dave talks about his background in the music business, his views on music distribution and marketing, and why he believes his model can thrive while so many others are not meeting the challenges of today’s connected, digital marketplace.
MacVoices #955: Don McAllister Discusses the New Macs, Online Video and the World of ScreenCastsOnline
Don McAllister of ScreenCastsOnline is back to update us on what is and isn’t going on in Europe from the Mac perspective, why it isn’t always different than anywhere else, and the state of online video on both sides of the pond. Don also confesses how, following Apple’s new Mac announcements, he went from buying a Mac mini to a Mac Pro in the space of about thirty minutes, discusses what’s new in the ScreenCastsOnline world (including being recognized by Apple), and delivers his thoughts on iLife ’09.
MacJury #902: The MacJury Doesn’t Hear Evidence on the Kindle Text-to-Speech Decision
The MacJury couldn’t hear the evidence on the Kindle text-to-speech issue; they had to read it, since the Kindle will no longer support that feature for many audiobooks. Is this a case of authors’ rights being protected, or DRM-style thinking on the part of the Author’s Guild? The answers, the questions and the long-term implications will surprise you. Drawing on examples in movies, music and more, an in-depth discussion of the issues is delivered by:
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Peter Cohen |
Glenn Fleishman |
Ted Landau |
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