Posts Tagged ‘ Macintosh ’

Learn To Podcast On The Mac

Sep 7th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: How to Podcast

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. 
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WireTap Anywhere Lets You Record Skype, iChat, More

Aug 17th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: General, Podcasting Software

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 other [...]



Apple Intros Fastest Mac Ever

Jan 8th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Computer Hardware, Podcasting Hardware

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 to [...]



Audacity For The Mac Is Dead

Jan 7th, 2008 | By James Lewin | Category: Podcasting Software

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 with [...]



Dvorak Says Get A Mac

Jul 26th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Computer Hardware, General

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 using one [...]



Was Steve Jobs WWDC Speech The Worst Keynote Ever?

Jun 12th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: General

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 iPhone to [...]



Podcasting Featured In Apple Mac OS X Leopard Server Update

Jun 11th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Audio Podcasting, Computer Hardware, Podcasting Hardware, Podcasting Software, Video Podcasts

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 X [...]



Apple Unveils Latest Beta Of Mac OS X Leopard To Developers

Jun 11th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: General

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 new way [...]



Apple Introduces Safari for Windows

Jun 11th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: General

Completely out of left field, Apple today introduced Safari 3 for Windows PCs and Macs.
According to Apple, Safari is the fastest browser running on Windows, based on the industry standard iBench tests, rendering web pages up to twice as fast as IE 7 and up to 1.6 times faster than Firefox 2. Safari joins iTunes [...]



Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac Adds 3D Graphics, Snapshots, and Improved Integration between Windows & Mac OS X

Jun 8th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: General

Parallels today released Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac, a new version of its software that enables Mac users run Windows, Linux, and other operating systems at the same time as OS X on a single Mac desktop, without rebooting. For people that need access to both Mac and PC software, Parallels can eliminate the need [...]