Ars Technica Assistant Editor Jacqui Cheng discusses the announcement of their purchase by Condé Nast, what it means to dedicated Ars readers, and why she’s excited about the opportunities it presents. Large media companies acquiring smaller, web-based media operations are not new, and not always good. Jacqui explains why that’s not the case in this situation, what gives Ars their credibility and why she doesn’t expect that to change.
MacVoices #884: Jacqui Cheng of Ars Technica Discusses Their Purchase by Condé Nast
MacVoices #883: Ian Schray of SoftPress Discusses the Latest Enhancements to Freeway
Ian Schray of SoftPress is back to talk about some of the latest enhancements to their web publishing tool, Freeway. Both v5.0 and v5.1 brought some significant enhancements to Freeway, and Ian takes us through those, starting at the beginning. Ian explains why Freeway, in both the Pro and Express versions, is a web authoring package that all levels of users should consider, and also talks about their Silver Lining program so that users of the now-discontinued Adobe GoLive can upgrade to Freeway at 30% off.
MacVoices #882: Joe Kissell Takes Control of Both Apple Mail in Leopard and Spam
Joe Kissell, the author of the brand new Take Control of Apple Mail in Leopard and the updated Take Control of Spam in Apple Mail discusses both in a bonus-length interview. First, Joe discusses the latest version of Apple Mail, what has been added and updated, what has been taken away, and what works and what doesn’t. Joe examines the inclusion of RSS support in Mail, covers why he isn’t a fan of stationary, lists his favorite new features and talks about some additions to the program that seem to make no sense. Then, Joe turns his attention to everyone’s biggest nuisance, spam. There have been some updates to Mail’s built-in spam handling options; Joe reviews their effectiveness and adds some recommendations of his own.
MacJury #808: Apple Pro Apps For Sale, Adobe on the Block, Rumor Damage, Leopard for Graphics Pros and More
The MacJury takes on multiple, overlapping cases when they look at the rumors of the Apple pro applications being for sale in preparation for a bid for Adobe, and why irresponsible rumors hurt all parties involved…and parties not involved as well. Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard may not be the best choice for graphics professionals, and the panel discusses who’s at fault, issues surrounding application upgrades, the challenges of working with Apple and more.
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MacNotables #823: Ted Landau Evaluates the XO Laptop
Subnotebooks come in all shapes, sizes and flavors, starting with the MacBook Air and going down. Ted Landau has been working with one of the least expensive options, the XO laptop from the “One Laptop per Child” initiative, and discusses how it stacks up to the competition. Ted covers everything from the XO’s operating system to the included applications, comments on the laptop’s communications capabilities and helps you decide whether you should try to track down one of these little gems, or if you should spend more money for more capabilities.