Pleasant Software has released a major update for Ubercaster, its all-in-one podcasting solution for the Mac. The new version sports native Skype support, Amazon S3 (TM) uploads and other requests from its current user base. Here’s what’s new in Version 1.6: German localization: Ubercaster is finally localized in German; including the build-in Help system. Native Skype support: - It’s [...]

Apple has published an article looking at how the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) is using podcasting for communciations and training: The Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD), much like any organization with a critical mission, requires lightning-fast communications between senior staff and troops. The department also needs to deliver in-depth training, especially for situations that involve a [...]

Take Control Books has published a new ebook, Take Control of Podcasting on the Mac, 2nd Edition. The ebook, by Andy J. Williams Affleck, covers what you need to begin your first podcast, without spending much (if any) money. Changes in the book include coverage of WireTap Studio and Übercaster; updated Garageband coverage and tips on getting great interviews.  [...]

Ambrosia Software has released WireTap Anywhere, a low latency audio tool that lets you take the audio output from any Mac application or hardware input device and record it in your favorite audio recording application. Any program that produces audio can appear as an audio input device, letting you record or process it in any [...]

Apple today introduced the new Mac Pro with eight processor cores and a new system architecture that delivers up to twice the performance of its predecessor. The new Mac Pro combines two of Intel’s new 45 nanometer Quad-Core Xeon processors running up to 3.2 GHz, powerful new graphics and up to 4TB of internal storage [...]

Audacity, the cross-platform audio editor that has been used by many podcasters as an entry-level podcasting tool, appears to be dead on the Mac platform. “1.3.4 for OS X will appear when someone volunteers to compile it and sort the remaining bugs out,” writes richardash1981 at the Audacity Team Forum. “There is currently no one [...]

If you’re looking for signs that hell may soon freeze over, PC Magazine just served one up. PC Mag’s anti-Mac linkbaiter John Dvorak reports that he actually tried using a Mac recently, liked it and is now recommending Macs over PCs: I can see why the Mac is gaining market share, because the rationale for [...]

Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ WWDC keynote speech is being called the worst keynote ever. Maybe it was the Leopard update. While Leopard looks like it will feature nice refinements to OS X, enhancements don’t wow, especially enhancements that most people won’t see for months. Maybe it was the announcement that Apple’s solution for opening the [...]

While updates to Apple’s OS X, iPhone app development and Safari for Windows may be the most talked-about introductions from Steve Jobs’ WWDC keynote address, updates to Mac OS X Leopard Server include significant features for podcasters. According to Apple, Leopard Server is the most significant improvement to the server operating system since Mac OS [...]

Apple today unveiled a near final version of Mac OS X Leopard, the sixth major release of the Mac operating system. Scheduled to ship in October, Leopard introduces over 300 new features, including: a new Desktop and Dock with Stacks, an intuitive new way to organize files; an updated Finder featuring Cover Flow and a [...]