MacVoices #7110: Ho! Ho! Ho! Paul Kafasis Profiles MacSanta, a Win-Win Project for Mac Users and Developers

MacSantaLooking for great prices on great software for the holidays for your family, friends or even yourself? Then you need to check out MacSanta.

Paul KafasisPaul Kafasis, one of the driving forces behind MacSanta, talks about the genesis of this holiday event, how it has grown in only the second year, and how you can take advantage of the savings all month long. Paul covers why some of the biggest names in Mac software are participating in the project and explains how MacSanta represents a win-win-win for Mac users, software developers and even an organization that all digital citizens should be supporting.

MacVoices Listener Update: MacVoices’ Las Vegas Meet-Up, Supporting MacVoices and MacLevelTen Participation

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Chuck Joiner
MacVoices’ host Chuck Joiner provides a brief listener update to announce a MacVoices’ meet-up in Las Vegas, ways that you can help support MacVoices, some new social networking options and MacVoices’ participation in the MacLevelTen media group.

MacVoices #7109: The Producers of MacLevelTen Discuss The Media Group’s Launch

MacLevelTen
MacLevelTen is the new Mac media group on the block, but the member producers include some very familiar faces. In their first public appearance as a group the team introduce themselves and their many and varied productions, talk about why they felt the time was right to form a media group, and cover some of their plans for Macworld Conference & Expo. The MacLevelTen team includes:

Pat Fauquet
Pat Fauquet
Don McAllister
Don McAllister
Jay Nelson
Jay Nelson
Dan Pourhadi
Dan Pourhadi
Steve Sande
Steve Sande
Chuck Joiner
Chuck Joiner

MacVoices #7108 – ToonBoom Animation’s Karina Bessoudo Profiles FlipBoom, The Animation Software For Kids

Karina Bessoudo
Karina Bessoudo, the Marketing Director for ToonBoom Animation discusses how their newest product, FlipBoom integrates the concepts of animation into software that is both educational and fun to use. Karina talks about the capabilities of FlipBoom, why creating is so important in the educational package, and the inclusion of some surprisingly powerful animation tools in an approachable package that is fun for kids from 5 to 50. Karina also talks about their entire line of animation and creation software and why they are having so much fun creating it. ToonBoom will be part of Macworld Conference & Expo, and Karina previews what they’ll be showing and why you should stop by their booth to learn more about all their products.

MacVoices #7107 – Don McAllister’s European Update on the iPhone Launch and Hacking, .Mac Issues and More

Donmcallister1106-1MacVoices’ European Correspondent Don McAllister of ScreenCastsOnline (SCO) discusses the various aspects of the iPhone launch in Europe and why you can’t believe everything you read. The official debut of the unlocked iPhones doesn’t seem to have made as big a splash as many expected, and Don talks about why, along with the difference in attitudes about hacking the iPhone in Europe and why he is the owner of not just one but two iPhones. Don also talks about the resolution of some .Mac issues in Europe, some of his recent activities on SCO and where he’ll be teaching podcasting for both public and private audiences in the coming months.