Christopher Breen discusses the Apple-Hollywood connection, the possibilities for an iTunes Movie Store, pricing, accessibility issues and more.. Chris covers why this battle is different from the fight over music, how video is consumed, and creates his own definitions for different classes of video customers. Chris also covers how TiVo factors into the mix and names his pick of the best consumer video option…for now.
MacNotables #657: Christopher Breen on the Road Ahead for Apple, Movies, TiVo and Consumers
MacNotables #743: Jim Dalrymple on Windows Virtualization, Vista Licensing and the iPhone’s Critical Success Factors
Jim Dalrymple of Macworld discusses Apple’s decision to allow thrid parties to dominate the virtualization options for running Windows in the Mac OS, tries to make sense of Microsoft’s switch on their licensing position on running Windows in virtualization, and provides some thoughts on the iPhone’s critical success factors from a dedicated Blackberry user’s perspective.
MacVoices #661: Michael Krieg of Web Crossing and Sylvia Marino of CarSpace Discuss Web Crossing Neighbors, the New Social Network Software
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MacNotables #656: Jim Dalrymple’s PowerBook Troubleshooting Methods
Jim Dalrymple discusses problems with his PowerBook, the (sometimes) extreme methods he used to troubleshoot the problem (including a trip to Jim’s own brand of isolation) and the final solution. Jim also talks about some recent Mac news headlines, how he approaches them and learns the power of iChat messages.
MacVoices #660: Chuck Rogers of MacSpeech Talks About The New Version of iListen, the Mac Speech Recognition Software
Chuck Rogers, the Chief Evangelist of MacSpeech, introduces the newest version of iListen, their speech recognition software for the Mac. Chuck explains the benefits of iListen, the enhancements and benefits that version 1.7 brings, and why Windows-based speech recognition programs are no competition for iListen. If you think that speech recognition is only for dictation, think again. Chuck discusses how iListen integrates with virtually any application at both basic and advanced levels, how to get the optimum performance from a hardware standpoint, and why you will soon be talking to programs like Photoshop and Final Cut Pro.