MacVoices #788 – In-Depth on Keynote 4 with Brian Peat of KeynoteUser.com

Brian Peat
Brian Peat of KeynoteUser.com has spent the last two weeks digging through the changes and enhancements to the latest version of Keynote, part of the iWork suite. Brian takes an in-depth look at what’s new and what’s changed in Apple’s presentation program, pointing out the best new features and commenting on things that still need a little work. Brian offers tips on how to access some hidden options in Keynote and more, and discusses the coming update to his web site.

MacNotables #755: Ted Landau on Hacking the iPhone

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Ted Landau
Ted Landau has taken a break from Mac troubleshooting to take up the challenge of iPhone hacking. With a nod to a fellow MacNotable and others, Ted explains why you would want to hack your iPhone, what kinds of skills you should possess before you start, the potential downsides of playing this game and more. iPhone hacks galore have appeared on the web, from the practical to the inane and everything in between. Ted steers you to some of the more interesting options and where to find out more if you want to experiment.

MacNotables #754: A MacNotables First Look at the new iMac, iLife ’08, iWork ’08, .Mac and more (Part 2)

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MacNotables panelists Adam and Tonya Engst and Andy Ihnatko andt Chuck Joiner conclude their discussions of Apple’s August 7 Media Event. In this edition, the newest edition of Keynote, iWeb and the remainder of the iLife ’08 and iWork ’08 suites go under the microscope. “Customer One” for Keynote is identified, “silent” updates to the Mac mini and the Airport Extreme base station are reviewed and what .Mac could be are all bandied about in the second of a two-part series.

Tonya Engst
Tonya Engst
Adam Engst
Adam Engst
Andy Ihnatko
Andy Ihnatko
Chuck Joiner
Chuck Joiner

MacNotables #753: A MacNotables First Look at the new iMac, iLife ’08, iWork ’08, .Mac and more (Part 1)

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MacNotables panelists Adam and Tonya Engst and Andy Ihnatko join host Chuck Joiner to deliver their initial impressions of the announcements at Apple’s August 7 Media Event.

The team discusses why the new iMac isn’t that much different and debate whether or not Blu-Ray drives would have made sense from both a video and data perspective. iPhoto expectations are high with this group, and they point out some of the things that have been addressed and others that they still want to see. iMovie’s new, “Just Give Me The Movie” feature, thoughts on iWeb, some significant improvements in pages and a discussion of Numbers, the new Apple spreadsheet entry are all included in the first of a two-part show.

Tonya Engst
Tonya Engst
Adam Engst
Adam Engst
Andy Ihnatko
Andy Ihnatko
Chuck Joiner
Chuck Joiner

MacVoices #787 – Doug Kaye of IT Conversations On His Projects and His Past, Present and Future As a Driving Force in Podcasting

Doug Kaye
On the list of the most influential individuals in the area of new media know as podcasting, Doug Kaye definitely ranks in the very top tier. As the Executive Director of IT Conversations, Doug helps bring unique content to new audiences, develops tools and services to benefit podcasters everywhere, and is the visionary who is helping take podcasting to new heights. Doug talks about all of his projects, past, present and future, including the Levelator, Gigavox Audio Lite, an upcoming video project and how he is hoping to use the IT Conversations philosophies as the basis to facilitate a global network of stringers that could take content creation and event coverage to a whole new level.