Brian Dickman, the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for SmartSound, provides a look at the newest version of Sonicfire Pro, the utility that lets you control music for your projects to an unprecedented degree. Start with music created specifically for the program, then customize the length, composition and even the instruments in the piece. Brian explains how being, “…relentlessly committed to being the best” has driven the consistent improvement of Sonicfire Pro, evolving it into one of the most powerful and sophisticated audio utilities available.
MacVoices #781 – Brian Dickman Profiles the Latest Updates to SonicFire Pro
MacNotables #748: Bryan Chaffin and Ted Landau on The iPhone Paradigm Shift
Bryan Chaffin and Ted Landau join host Chuck Joiner to discuss how, within two weeks of release, the iPhone has shifted the paradigm for mobile communications devices. The panel talk about how Apple is changing the entire phone industry, why the selection of analog controls compliment the sophisticated iPhone’s touch screen and what it may mean for future devices, and the implications of the iPhone pricing model now and later. Bryan discusses an iPhone issue he is currently researching and the panel cover the few, but important, shortcomings of the device that they hope will soon be fixed.
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MacVoices #780 – Joe Kissell Delivers the Latest on Running Windows on a Mac
One of the fastest-changing areas in the Macintosh world is the ability to run Windows programs. Joe Kissell, the author of Take Control of Running Windows on a Mac has just updated his Take Control eBook on the subject with the very latest information on Apple’s Boot Camp, Parallels, VMware Fusion and more. Joe talks about what’s new for each, initial information on a new open source entry, Virtual Box, and why another option, Que, seems to have stalled. Joe also explains the difference between emulators and virtualization and explains why some of his advice on this subject has changed since the book was first published.
MacNotables #747: Andy Ihnatko on the iPhone, the Macintosh and What They Have in Common
Andy Ihnatko went from being a star in the iPhone universe to falling about 200,000 people behind because of his TV appearance schedule during the iPhone launch. He’s back to re-estalish his position, explaining what the iPhone and the very first Macintosh have in common, some of the less-publicized features of the iPhone, his impressive speed test results with the virtual keyboard and more. Andy talks about why he wants better Bluetooth, a headphone jack fix and why and blames MacNotables host Chuck Joiner for crashing his iPhone.
MacNotables #746: Bob LeVitus on the iPhone and Why He May Give Up His iPod with Video
Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus is impressed with the iPhone…so impressed that he is gushing about it. Bob talks about why the iPhone is the first device in its class that you will *want* to use for email, web surfing and more. Does the iPhone live up to the hype? Bob sure thinks so and outlines his favorite features, the two things he doesn’t like about the device and why he is considering selling his iPod with video in favor of his new love.