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MacVoices #899: Keith Lang of plasq Introduces Comic Touch for the iPhone

Keith Lang
plasq is well known for fun, inventive graphics app, so it is no surprise that their first iPhone app boasts those same characteristics. Keith Lang of plasq introduces Comic Touch, the iPhone app that lets you bulge, dent, squeeze and light your photos, add speech balloons and more. If you like Comic Life and Photo Booth on your Mac, then Comic Touch should be one of your first iPhone 2.0 purchases.

MacJury #815: The Credibility, Characteristics and Accuracy of Blogs

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As the frenzy over the iPhone 3G starts, and with the U.S. political winds at full gale, The MacJury assembles to discuss the intelligent approach to reading and believing blogs. The differences between blogs and news sites (if there are any) are discussed, along with the motivations of their authors, and methods to ascertain the credibility of your favorite blogs. The diverse group of experienced bloggers veers dangerously into political territory before providing wisdom on how to view the contents of the blogosphere.

The members of the panel include:

Scott McNulty John Moltz Dan Pourhadi Steve Sande Chuck Joiner
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MacVoices #898: Andrew Welch of Ambrosia Reviews Their iPhone Games

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Andrew Welch, el Presidente of Ambrosia Software, talks about the three games they’ll have available when the iPhone App Store opens. Andrew covers why they decided to take more traditional games and re-create them for the new platform, and how Aki Mahjoing, mondo Solitaire and Mr. Sudoku take advantage of the iPhone platform. Andrew also provides his thoughts on the iPhone pricing plans and where all of this is going in an interview recorded on the eve of the App Store launch.

MacVoices #897: Start Talking to Your iPhone with Fonix iSpeak

Fonix Speech
Want to talk to your iPhone? No, not on your iPhone, to your iPhone? Steve Jones, Sales, Marketing and Business Development, and Lynn Shepherd, Vice President of Product Development, of Fonix Speech talk about their iPhone voice control software, Fonix iSpeak, coming soon to an iPhone near you. iSpeak delivers voice-dialing for anyone in your Contacts list and voice navitation of the songs and playlists on your iPhone. Steve and Lynn talk about their speech recognition technology, how it works with virtually no training necessary for either the software or the user.

MacVoices #896: Nancy Conner Discusses the Viability of Google Apps

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Nancy Conner
Cloud computing is a hot topic, but is it for you. Nancy Conner, the author of Google Apps: The Missing Manual from O’Reilly/Pogue Press, delivers some thoughts on the subject in a look at the software-as-service offerings from Google. Nancy discusses why security isn’t the concern it might be, what is and isn’t missing in the word processing and presentation offerings (for now), and where the online utilities outshine their desktop counterparts. The power of having your productivity applications connected to the web, the sharing and collaboration options and how word-of-mouth is contributing to the spread of Google Apps are all part of why you should take a look at this option for your home or office activities.