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.
MacVoices #660: Chuck Rogers of MacSpeech Talks About The New Version of iListen, the Mac Speech Recognition Software
MacNotables #655: The Latest Apple Ads, To File Vault or Not To File Vault and the Google Video Player for Mac
Adam Engst, Ted Landau, Andy Ihnatko and Chuck Joiner discuss the impact of the newest Apple ads, their effectiveness and whether they preach to the choir or attract new customers. At a listener’s request, the panel also discuss the benefits (?) of File Vault, and the new Google Video Player for the Mac.
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MacNotables #741: Dennis Sellers on Community and Industry Reaction to WWDC
Dennis Sellers of Macsimum News has had a busy week of Worldwide Developer Conference announcements and talks about the reactions from both the rest of the industry as well as the user community, why that reaction isn’t always consistent, and why the negative comments always seem to lead the way. A number of items that were rumored or even expected were not announced. Dennis explains why that isn’t a bad thing, and whether the expectations of a Steve Jobs keynote are realistic.
MacVoices #659: Alice Lankester of FilmLoop On Their eBay Partnership From eBay Live in Las Vegas
Alice Lankester of FilmLoop joins us live from the show floor at eBay Live! in Las Vegas to discuss their partnership with eBay that puts the power of FilmLoop in the hands of both buyers and sellers. FilmLoop now lets buyers easily find items they want to buy in a unique way that is both efficient and fun. Sellers enjoy the ability to enhance their offerings and attract more and better customers. Alice also reveals her dinner plans after a busy day at the show.
MacVoices #658: Steve Sande Gets In-Depth with iWeb and His New Take Control Book
Steve Sande, the author of Take Control of iWeb, one of the newest Take Control eBooks, goes in-depth on Apple’s web publishing tool, part of the iLife ’06 suite. Steve talks about why iWeb shouldn’t be thought of as just an entry-level tool to put photos or simple blogs on the web. With the inclusion of shapes, layers and masks, iWeb can be used to accomplish serious tasks with ease. Steve discusses how to access this power, third-party add-ons, why iWeb is so strongly wedded to .Mac and how it integrates with the other components of iLife ’06 to make multimedia publishing a breeze.