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Bob “Dr. Mac” Levitus, Author/Mac Guru joins hosts Scott Sheppard and Brad Wright to share more of his insights and experiences with Apple’s latest versions of iLife and iWork. Bob gives an interactive rundown of Keynote, iMovie, Pages and more. To find out more about Dr. Mac and sign up for his newsletter with tips and more, visit: http://www.boblevitus.com

Philip Hodgetts from the DPBuzz chatted about all the POST news of the week. More information at http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.com

Derrick Story, Photographer, Author, Trainer, and host of The Digital Story podcast joins Inside Mac to provide tips on how to get great pictures using your iPhone’s 2 MP built-in camera. Find out how to take pictures, share pictures, and create a unique blog using http://www.tumblr.com. For more information visit: http://www.thedigitalstory.com

Kasian Franks, co-founder and CEO of SeeqPod Inc. joins Inside Mac for an details about their iPhone compatible music search and discovery tool. SeeqPod provides an intuitive compliment to iTunes by allowing you to search for an artist, find their music and other music from similar artists or tracks and allow you to tag and listen from the site. The site’s built in algorithms finds music based on favorites and playlists to generate “discoveries” that incorporate intelligence into music search. http://www.seeqpod.com

Andy Shalat the Mac Design Out Of The Box author chatted about his design tip of the week. For more about Andy and his latest works: http://www.shalat.com

Bruce Lampert, VP Marketing for MyVu, joins hosts Scott and Brad to discuss MyVu Media Viewers which allow you to project the images or movies from your video iPod to a virtual big screen experience. Bruce shares some sneek previews of the latest updates available soon that include support for the latest video iPods including the ultra portable Nano. Find out more about MyVu at: http://www.myvu.com

 

 

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Bob “Dr. Mac” Levitus, Author/Mac Guru joins hosts Scott Sheppard and Brad Wright for an update on Apple’s latest products and announcements. Dr. Mac recently released his latest book “iPhone for Dummies” now shipping at Amazon.com. He also had a chance to work with the new iMac and shares his reviews. To find out more about Dr. Mac and sign up for his newsletter with tips and more, visit: http://www.boblevitus.com

Philip Hodgetts from the DPBuzz chatted about all the POST news of the week.
More information at www.digitalproductionbuzz.com.

Donald Leka, Chairman & CEO of Transmedia Corp. joins Inside Mac to discuss their updated Glide products which provide you with access to your Mac’s data and contact files and allow you to sync them with your iPhone or other supported mobile device. It also allows you to open and edit your documents, including MS Word on your iPhone. Donald also discusses Glide Presenter 2.0 that brings online collaboration and presentation tools to your iPhone.
Glide is an online service, accounts under 2GB are free and available by subscription for expanded storage and synchronization. To try it on your desktop visit: http://www.glideos.com/ or from your iPhone at:
http://www.glidemobile.com/

Jennifer Black, VP Marketing of Local.com joins Scott and Brad to discuss their local yellow pages search that includes maps, driving directions, travel resources and more for your iPhone. They created a great contest and are giving away an iPhone with their “Apple a Day” contest. To register to win and find out more visit: http://www.local.com

Andy Shalat the Mac Design Out Of The Box author chatted about his design tip of the week. For more about Andy and his latest works: www.shalat.com.

George Browning & Greg Casey, CEO & Co-Founder, Zengobi join Inside Mac to share how they get inspired with their Curio4 application. Curio4 allows users to effectively create a digital whiteboard to markup and collect brainstorming ideas for various projects with templates for film projects, designers, product design, musicians, scientists and more. For a more information and to download a trial of this unique program visit:
http://www.zengobi.com/

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Jeff Erwin, CEO Pure Networks joins hosts Scott Sheppard and Brad Wright to share tips on how to connect your Mac and PC easily with Network Magic for Mac. This simple solution installs on each computer and if they are on the same network will automatically recognize shared files, folders, printers and more. For more information or to download a copy visit:
http://www.networkmagic.com

Philip Hodgetts from the DPBuzz chatted about all the POST news of the week.
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Al Lewis, Director of Development, SubRosaSoft.com joins Inside Mac to share information about their computer forensics tool, MacForensicsLab 2.0. This application uses mathmatical algorithms which include skin tone analysis that finds images, identity theft tools, data backup and recovery utilities.
Al also discusses technology trends in computer forensics including the rising use of Apple Macs in law enforcement and federal agencies.
For more information visit: http://subrosasoft.com/

Ryan Rosenberg, FileMaker Pro joins hosts Scott and Brad for an overview of features and updates in their latest version – Filemaker 9. Filemaker includes many templates and functions that automate setup of a custom database to manage your information. The new version includes enhanced PDF tools append to existing files, an online video training library to get up to speed quickly. For more information visit: http://www.filemaker.com

Andy Shalat the Mac Design Out Of The Box author chatted about his design tip of the week. For more about Andy and his latest works: www.shalat.com.

Ryan Woodings, Chief Geek, MetaGeek discusses how WiSpy can help you visualize your wireless landscape and determine locations and signal strenght of surrounding networks. It also allows you to monitor and measure the network over time. Being able to visualize your network it’s easier to set the channel and frequency of your bluetooth/wireless devices. For more information visit: http://www.metageek.net

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Brian A Peat, Creator, KeynoteUser.com joins hosts Scott Sheppard and Brad Wright to discuss his unique website dedicated to helping Apple’s Keynote users have a one-stop portal for news, tips, templates and more. Keynoteuser.com has a great line of themes and other enhancements to help you make the most of this amazing presentation application. Brian started the site shortly after Apple’s announcement of version 1 of the product and the audience has grown significantly since. For more information visit: http://www.keynoteuser.com

Jay Nelson, Editor of Design Tools Monthly joins Inside Mac for an update on his latest projects PlanetQuark.com and the recently launched a “Design Tools Weekly” podcast which he prepares with Associate Editor Jeff Gamut. PlanetQuark.com is one of the first web portal communities designed to serve Quark users. The content includes tips, techniques, job boards, and more. Jay will be “live” at Graph Expo, the printing and publishing trade show of the year in Chicago early September. For more information visit: http://www.planetquark.com or http://www.design-tools.com

Philip Hodgetts from the DPBuzz chatted about all the POST news of the week. More information at http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.com

Kelvin Bell, Sr. Product Manager, Global Marketing, Energizer joins Scott and Brad to talk about their new line of portable power solutions that support now support the iPod and other portable devices. Kevin also discusses the differences behind Energizer batteries and how and why they outperform other brands. Energizer also offers a full line of portable chargers for cell phones all including the AA lithium batteries. For more information visit: http://www.energizer.com

Andy Shalat the Mac Design Out Of The Box author chatted about his design tip of the week. For more about Andy and his latest works: http://www.shalat.com

Shellie Hall, Editor-in-Chief, Creativeblvd.com joins Inside Mac for an update on her new appointment to the creative design information website. She also discusses details of the upcoming “Creativeblvd.com Designer Solutions Roadshow”. Shellie will be a featured speaker in the solutions seminars and will be hosting the first preview session at the Apple store in Soho NYC September 25th, 2007 @6:30pm. For more information visit: http://www.creativeblvd.com or http://www.shelliehall.com or http://www.ducktype.com

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Pat Lee, Sr. Product Mgr. Mac Products, VM Ware, joins hosts Scott Sheppard and Brad Wright to share details of their latest product “VM Ware Fusion” which allows Mac users to simultaneously run Mac OS X, Windows and other PC-based applications on a their Mac without having to install the actual operating system. The software uses the hardware’s full potential by running both 32- and 64-bit operating systems, leveraging two processor cores at the same time and using a wide variety of USB 2.0 devices. For more information about VM Ware Fusion visit http:/www.vmware.com * Philip Hodgetts from the DPBuzz chatted about all the POST news of the week. More information at http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.com

Philip Hodgetts, Digital Production Buzzmeister expands his discussion today on Inside Mac with a special report about the latest update for Adobe Flash Player 9 software, code-named Moviestar, which includes H.264 standard video support and High Efficiency AAC (HE-AAC) audio support, as well as hardware accelerated, multi-core enhanced full screen video playback. These advancements will extend Adobe’s leadership position in Web video by enabling the delivery of HD television quality and premium audio content through Adobe Flash Player and pave the way to expand rich media Flash experiences on the desktop and H.264 ready consumer devices. The beta version is available for download at: http://labs.adobe.com

Ben Balser, Media Producer/Trainer, South Louisiana Final Cut Pro Users Group and Ben Balser Training joins Inside Mac to share some details on his newly formed user group. Now about 50 members strong. Ben explains how quickly the Mac and film community recovered after Hurricane Katrina and continues to expand. Currently, Louisiana is #3 hub in US for film production mostly due to the incredible range of visuals, cultures, and settings that enhance many independent and other productions. For more information about Ben visit: http://www.bbalser.com

Andy Shalat the Mac Design Out Of The Box author chatted about his design tip of the week. For more about Andy and his latest works: http://www.shalat.com

Kevin Ames, Photographer, Author, Trainer and Inside Mac’s Digital Photo Correspondent joins Scott to talk about the launch of his latest book “The Digital Photographer’s Notebook: A Pro’s Guide to Adobe Photoshop CS3, Lightroom, and Bridge”. Kevin will also be teaching at Photoshop World 2007 and will also be available during Photoshop World to sign copies of his new book and will be participating in their popular portfolio reviews. Kevin and Scott also spend some time discussing Kevin’s experiences with the new line of Canon cameras and other key elements of his workflow equipment. For more information about Kevin visit: http://www.amesphoto.com

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Derrick Story, Digital Media Evangelist for O’Reilly and Host of The Digital Story podcast, joins hosts Scott Sheppard and Brad Wright to share his experiences with iPhoto 8 and Apple’s latest version of iLife. Hear his tips on creating a web gallery from iPhone photos posted through iPhoto. The easy to use templates enable you to make great looking web photo galleries that others can access and update as well. Hear about the enhanced photo editing tools, image masking, improved importing of images, and more. For more information on Derrick and the Digital Story visit: http://www.thedigitalstory.comPhilip Hodgetts from the DPBuzz chatted about all the POST news of the week. More information at http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.comAnthony King, Director of Marketing, MacMod.com joins Inside Mac to talk about “The Great Mod Challenge” contest and other cool Mac modifications. Although customizing your system and components lets you express your Apple Mac Geek to the max, any such changes does completely void the warranty. Hear about some popular mods sure to inspire and hear about their contest. The contest runs through August 31 and has many categories including internal mods, external mods, ipod mods, and more. Full details and rules are available at: http://www.macmod.com

Michael Lubinsky, Timex joins host Scott and Brad to talk about their new “Ironman iControl” Watch that allows you to control your iPod directly from your sports watch. Simply by plugging in a tiny receiver onto your iPod, you can access your iPod controls right from your wrist. A great innovation for your workout or running sets to find out more about the Ironman iControl visit: http://www.timex.com

Andy Shalat the Mac Design Out Of The Box author chatted about his design tip of the week. For more about Andy and his latest works: http://www.shalat.com

Hal Hinderliter, recently appointed Executive Director, (IGI) Institute for Graphics and Imaging joins Inside Mac for an update on their new curriculum, workshops, and facility dedicated to educating designers and prepress personnel on printing and publishing workflows. Located in Wisconsin, home to many large printing firms, their state of the art Mac labs allow for extensive hands-on training by some of the industry’s finest authors and trainers including Taz Tally, Lou Prestia, Patty Rizzoti and more! For more information about their programs visit:  http://www.igi.org

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In this special Inside Mac Radio broadcast radio program join hosts Scott Sheppard and Brad Wright for complete coverage from Apple’s Town Hall Special Briefing with Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple, Inc. Also joining Scott and Brad are Phillip Hodgetts and Andy Shalat with there opinions on the New Apple products announced at this special event. For more information please go to http://www.apple.com

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Allan Holland Senior National Product Specialist Manager, Consumer Video Division, JVC joins hosts Scott Sheppard and Brad Wright for an update on their latest line of cameras. JVC recently launched their 2nd hard drive based 3CCD HD camcorder, the palm-sized HD Everio GZ-HD3. The best feature of this new camera is that you can shoot up to 5 hours of high-definition footage which is stored on it’s built-in hard disk that you can instantly download to your Mac. With support for various standard file formats, downloading, editing, and converting the HD videos are easier than ever. For more information about this camcorder and their other products visit; http://www.jvc.comPhilip Hodgetts from the DPBuzz chatted about all the POST news of the week. More information at http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.comKarina Vessoudo, Director of Marketing for ToonBoom Animation Software joins Inside Mac to talk about their entry level line of animation applications for the Mac OS. ToonBoom is well known in production animation studios, their software was recently used to create the new “Simpsons” movie and many more. Toon Boom Studio 4 is an all-in-one animation studio that allows you to scan in your artwork or use your Wacom tablet to draw directly into the system. The software allows you to synchronize your sound and audio files, it recommends the shape and movement of character’s mouths, and lets you work in a 3rd dimension for scenes improving your overall cinematic approach. For more information on their products visit: http://www.toonboom.com

Song Huang from SoonR joins Scott and Brad to explain how their software can help you access your laptop or desktop Mac files directly on your iPhone. Their application includes mobile AJAX support, Skype integration, and access to offline computers. For more information visit: http://www.soonr.com

Andy Shalat the Mac Design Out Of The Box author chatted about his design tip of the week. For more about Andy and his latest works: http://www.shalat.com

With a report LIVE from the X-Games, Blair Allan, Host and Producer of one of Inside Mac’s favorite podcasts, NASA EDGE with exclusive insight for Inside Mac. Fully equipped with their mobile Mac-based studio, Blair and friends are capturing interviews with the athletes and spreading the news of NASA’s latest projects. Blair also explains why NASA has not yet approved or adopted the iPhone within their organization. For more information and their entertaining video podcasts visit: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/podcasting/nasaedge/index.html

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Jason Cisewski, Vice President, Colorware US joins hosts Scott Sheppard and Brad Wright to discuss details on how they take your existing iPod, MacBook, and other electronic gadgets and customize them in an array of 29 vivid colors for endless combinations. They recently added the ability to recolor your new iPhone, and are also able to match brand colors for corporate promotional projects. Colorware originally came about working closely in customizing electronics for Alienware, but has since added and expanded to Apple and other product lines. For more information visit: http://www.colorwarepc.comPhilip Hodgetts from the DPBuzz chatted about all the POST news of the week. For more information visit http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.comRay McGoldrick, Senior Product Manager, NewTech Infosystems (NTI) joins Inside Mac to talk about their latest backup solution “Shadow” that allows you to perform real-time continuous backup of your files in a native file format. You can choose which target location you prefer to backup to and once you set up your preferences, you can continue with it working in the background. Ray, Scott, and Brad also discuss the importance of backing up your information as a regular system maintenance task. For more information and to buy your own copy visit: http://www.ntius.com/shadow.asp

The Amazing Dr. Russell Brown, Sr. Creative Director, Adobe Systems returns to Inside Mac to announce his new set of incredible new scripts he has developed for the latest versions of PhotoShop. The scripts include a range of time-saving tools to help you take your favorite photo editing software to the next level. The tools include; 1-2-3 Process, Background Remover, Slideshow, and more! He also gives a sneak peek of his topics for the upcoming PhotoShop World conference include “Dr. Brown goes Video” personal website contains an array of tips, techniques, videos, tutorials, and insider secrets available for FREE at: http://www.russellbrown.com

Andy Shalat the Mac Design Out Of The Box author chatted about his design tip of the week. For more about Andy and his latest works: http://www.shalat.com

Genesa Garbarino, Photoworks.com joins Scott and Brad for some tips on how to make the most of your iPhoto and other images by making some unique personalized gifts. Photoworks.com is an online photo resource center that has a variety of items in addition to prints, photo books, boxes, playing cards, coasters, and more. Genesa walks us through the process of how to get your pics from your Mac on their way to becoming one of these great items. Photoworks has a plug-in for iPhoto that allows you to automatically upload your images. For more information visit: http://www.photoworks.com

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Collin Anderson, President and CEO of Neuros Technology joins hosts Scott Sheppard and Brad Wright to talk about their Neuros OSD product which acts as a bridge between all your entertainment devices so you can play your content when, where, and how you want to. This open source device allows you to record content to your Mac hard drive, your iPod, your external drives, or memory cards. You can use it to stream YouTube content from the web directly to your TV with it’s built-in connection, watch slide shows, archive movies, and more. For more information on Neuros OSD visit: http://www.neurostechnology.comPhilip Hodgetts from the DPBuzz chatted about all the POST news of the week. More information at http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.com

Cathy Scott, Vice President Marketing, Branded Products Group for Western Digital joins Inside Mac to talk about their newest line of external storage drives. Cathy is responsible for marketing the MyBook and WD Passport series of drives. MyBook Pro Edition II, a 2TB two drive system that is formatted specifically for the Macintosh. It is also user serviceable, so if the drive crashes or fails you can easily remove one of the mirror drives for service and not experience any downtime. In addition to being a robust backup, data server and storage system it’s stylish look perfectly matches your Mac desktop or laptop. For more information visit: http://www.westerndigital.com

Brad Wright shares his recent experiences in creating a video “green screen” environment on a budget with items readily available at your local hardware store. Brad found out that the secret to this cool video special effect is lighting the green screen and having the right tools to measure it. He used some fluorescent tube lighting and an application called Vscope which allowed him to measure the light and create the effect well enough for HD video capture. Scott mentioned that a similar setup with fluorescent lights and some stands can also be used for digital still photography * Andy Shalat the Mac Design Out Of The Box author chatted about his design tip of the week. For more about Andy and his latest works: http://www.shalat.com

Jay Potter, IT Director, Paul Frank Industries joins Scott and Brad for an inside look at how this popular retail clothing company runs 40% of their operation using Apple Mac solutions. Recently featured on the Apple Pro website, Jay explains that their retail outlet locations were designed specifically to leverage the aesthetics of the Mac to maintain their cool appearance. Using a software application called POSIM, they are able to consolidate their daily sales figures from their 6 locations remotely. For more information about Paul Frank’s Mac solutions visit: http://www.apple.com/business/profiles/paulfrank/index3.html for more information about Paul Frank visit: http://www.paulfrank.com

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Rick Sammon, Author and Photographer, and his partner David Leveen, Emmy-award-winning editor join hosts Scott Sheppard and Brad Wright to talk about their collaboration in making how-to digital imaging DVDs for rickspixelmagic.com. Hear how they project managed, produced, shot, edited, and enhanced the final DVD’s using an entire Apple Mac workflow including; Apple Cinema Displays, Garageband, Aperture, Final Cut Pro, and Keynote. Recently featured on Apple.com as a Pro Profile, read more at: http://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/sammon/. See Rick’s photography at http://www.ricksammon.com, or his training DVD at http://www.rickspixelmagic.com.Philip Hodgetts from the DPBuzz chatted about all the POST news of the week. More information available at: http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.com

Joel Mueller, President of MacUpdate joins Inside Mac to talk about his exciting new viral purchasing power bundle offered this month. This innovative program offers their 10 best selling Mac programs (a $430+ value) on mupromo.com for a low bundle price of $49.99. The promotion runs for 10 days, if within that period certain minimum purchase quantities are met three additional applications, TechTool Pro, Intaglio, Little Snitch and in addition to GraphicConverter, Fetch, iWOW, GarageSale, Cocktail, ProfCast, Amadeus Pro, and more! MacUpdate is the premier site to stay on top of current version and new releases of your favorite Mac software. For more information visit: http://www.macupdate.com or http://www.mupromo.com

Andy Shalat, Author of “Mac Design Out of the Box” joins Inside Mac for his Design Tip of the Week. This week Andy demonstrates the newly launched Jawbone Bluetooth Phone Headset where you can clearly hear the difference during his call-in segment. For more information about Andy visit: http://www.shalat.com

Christopher Allen, Organizer of the first iPhone Web Developer Conference held this past week at the Adobe Building Cafe in San Francisco. This conference was well attended by over 300 developers who rolled-up their sleeves for this hands-on 3-day technical session. Although the iPhone is criticized for not having extensive web development tools, this group leveraged their knowledge base to solve interface and design issues with workarounds, create interactive games, social networking applications, and many more. For the latest developer updates, posts, tips, codes, and examples visit: http://www.iphonewebdev.com

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Marketcircle’s CEO and President, Alykhan Jetha (AJ) joins hosts Scott Sheppard and Brad Wright to talk about their latest open source web development tool, iPhoney 1.1 which allows you to preview your website either landscape or portrait on a pixel accurate simulated iPhone screen. Issues with the design/speed of your site can be instantly identified to help developers adjust their designs to best suit Apple’s hottest new product. AJ also talks about his perspective of how the iPhone will enhance the overall business productivity of the Apple Mac OS platform and integration. For more information, and to download this FREE utility visit: http://www.marketcircle.com/iphoney/Philip Hodgetts from the DPBuzz chatted about all the POST news of the week. More information at http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.com.Joe Jennings, Freefall Cameraman and Skydiving Cinematographer, Skydive.tv shares how his Apple Mac workflow and tools help him get some of the most amazing aerial footage for films, television, competition coverage, editorial, and other commercial work. Joe actually was the stunt cameraman who captured the famous opening aerial sequence for the film “Charlie’s Angels”. Using a custom designed helmet camera to capture the shots, he then uses his Mac to process his images, edit his demo reels, and convert them to QuickTime or other compressed formats for posting on the internet. For more information on Joe and to see his video clips visit: http://www.skydive.tv

Jim Tierney, Founder, Digital Anarchy tells Scott and Brad about his library of great plug-ins for PhotoShop, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, and Motion. His latest addition, ToonIt! Allows you to quickly and easily style actual video clips with various levels of cartoon effects. For more information visit: http://www.digitalanarchy.com

Andy Shalat the Mac Design Out Of The Box author chatted about his design tip of the week. For more about Andy and his latest works: http://www.shalat.com.

Lynda Weiman, Founder, Lynda.com joins Inside Mac for an update on her latest online and book-based training courses. Chosen as the premier training provider for the launch of Adobe’s CS3 software suite – Adobe Video Workshop. Available per course or via monthly subscription, Lynda.com training continues to be one of the best resources for interactive hands-on learning popular design, editing, and other applications. Lynda.com is also the force behind the Flashforward2007 Boston Conference coming up September 19-21, Marriott Copley Place, Boston. For more information visit http://www.lynda.com or http://www.flashforwardconference.com/

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Dan Wood, President, Karelia Software joins hosts Scott Sheppard and Brad Wright to talk about the latest version of Sandvox, a simple website creation tool. This easy to use application has a graphical interface similar to Apple’s iWeb but has additional features and flexibility that expands beyond compatibility with a .Mac account. The program contains over 40 site templates, drag-and-drop site building, live text editing, podcast integration, photo galleries and more. No knowledge of coding is necessary, but if you would like to include HTML or other advanced programming, Sandvox Sandvox allows you to do that. Sandvox recently was a runner-up of 2007 Apple Design Award for Best Mac OSX User Experience. Learn more, download a trial, or purchase at: http://www.karelia.comPhilip Hodgetts from the DPBuzz chatted about all the POST news of the week. More information at http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.com

Barbara Roschel, IT Business Development Manager – Creative Group for Hallmark shares details on how their Apple Macs help Hallmark create some of their latest and most innovative greeting cards. Recently featured as an Apple Pro profile, Barbara’s department at Hallmark is the technology behind their latest sound cards. In order to find the most appropriate songs to include in this line of cards they sent 5 members of their creative team to work downloading tracks from iTunes to help determine their final selections. Hallmark has had a close relationship with Apple and Mac creative applications are behind most of the greetings that make our special moments more memorable. Read the Apple Story at: http://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/hallmark/ See their latest collections at: http://www.hallmark.com

Michael DuKane, NexTune joins Scott and Brad to talk about their MoodMaker application. NexTune helps you manage your music collection and identify a mood/genre theme for music and helps you find additional songs and artists that are similar to that style. Using a very sophisticated song identification and classification database system which reads your song list and then analyzes the songs and delivers and tags the best possible matches. It’s a unique way to explore and find new music online. NexTune is fully compatible with iTunes and iPods and actually can transfer your new playlists directly to help you get your music organized to let you take it with you on the go. You can submit songs and trade music, or participate via a monthly membership fee. Find out more about NexTune and download the software at: http://www.nextune.com

Andy Shalat the Mac Design Out Of The Box author chatted about his design tip of the week. For more about Andy and his latest works: http://www.shalat.com

Ryan Policky, Senior Interactive Multimedia Art Director and Steve Whittier, VP Creative Director of Factory Design Labs joins Inside Mac to share details about their innovative design firm, workflow, and latest client projects. Factory Design Labs is actually an interactive design agency who works closely with key clients like Audi, Oakley, Dell, Adam Sandler, Sony Entertainment and others. Factory Design Labs creative department is Mac based and also a key user of Quark Interactive Designer which they use to efficiently manage and build their interactive Flash sites. Learn more about and see examples of their work at: http://www.factorylabs.com/

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Jeremy Horowitz, Editor in Chief, iLounge joins hosts Scott Sheppard and Brad Wright to discuss the details of his recent article “Total iPhone 2-Year Costs: Charts and Details” recently posted on iLounge.com. Existing ATT Customers will benefit from the lower costs as they will only need to enhance their existing plans vs. sign up for a new one. One of the highest areas of cost is the text messaging via the iChat application. Jeremy warns that each iChat message is actually considered 1 SMS text message which is deducted from the 200 per month plan. Jeremy also talks about the new accessories available for the iPhone, the list available on iLounge.com is over 50 products and growing. The main products offered at this time are cases, but many more electronic add-ons are expected to be released soon. Read more at: http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/total-iphone-2-year-costs-charts-details/ or visit http://www.ilounge.comPhilip Hodgetts from the DPBuzz chatted about all the POST news of the week. More information at http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.comAsa Doyle and Antony Livoti, co-founders of GrooveboxMusic.com joins Inside Mac to talk about their new Logic Pro Training classes. Their innovative approach to learning allows their customers to sign up for online access to the classes via a low monthly fee. Their latest course, Logic Tips and Tricks w/ Eli Krantzberg costs only $14.99 per month or $49.99 for a 1 year plan. DVD’s of their training are also available. Check out their core concepts programs, sign up for the free training videos and more at http://www.grooveboxmusic.com

Gordon Bell, General Manager, JoeSoft tells Scott and Brad about their latest product called Jax which recently began shipping. Jax is a software plug-in for iTunes that opens your iTunes, iPod, AppleTV and iPhone to advance feature, information, and customization that enable you to load a broad range of information and utilities onto your devices including converting your home or YouTube videos onto the Video iPod. Search and find music quickly via their built-in music mapping that can help expand your audio collection. Download a demo copy and find out more at: http://www.joesoft.com

Andy Shalat the Mac Design Out Of The Box author chatted about his design tip of the week. For more about Andy and his latest works: http://www.shalat.com

Kristen Campbell, National Director of SAT/ACT Programs, Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions joins Inside Mac to talk about their recent introduction of the Kaplan Test Prep on iTunes Store. Students are now able to download hundreds of SAT questions which allows them to study and prep on a 5th generation video iPod. The application will look similar to the song library and then scroll through questions, create sample quizzes, and review detailed answers for each sample question. Find out more about this exciting new study aides on iTunes or http://www.kaptest.com

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Oliver Breitenbach, CEO of Boinx, joins hosts Scott Sheppard and Brad Wright live in studio with updates and impressions from the recent Apple World Wide Developers 2007 Conference. Oliver discusses the latest developments at Boinx including highlights about their product FotoMagico and iStop Motion. Find out more about Boinx and FotoMagico at: http://www.boinx.com/

Scott, Brad, and Oliver discuss their experiences at the WWDC Keynote which focused primarily on Mac OS Leopard and the impact on future software development efforts. Hear their impressions of the latest features in one of Apple’s most prolific updates in the history of their operating system. One of their favorites is the new Finder that allows you to actually see the content of your files in an iTunes-like cover view. File management becomes easy with desktop tools like “Stacks”, find files from anywhere using the enhanced Spotlight and so much more. The best way to learn more is to visit: http://www.apple.com/macosx/leopard/features/desktop.html Watch Steve Jobs Keynote from the WWDC at: http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/d7625zs/event/

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Jeremy Horwitz, Editor-in-Chief, iLounge joins hosts Scott Sheppard and Brad Wright for an inside look on the latest accessories and gadgets for your iPod. They recently published an update for their popular publication series “iLounge, The Free iPod Book 3″ which is available for download on their website. The electronic book provides a great overview of all the latest products not only for the iPod but they have also included the iPhone and Apple TV. Download your own copy at: http://www.ilounge.com

Kevin Ames, Commercial Photographer and Author, Ames Photographic Illustration joins Inside Mac to discuss the benefits of shooting your images in RAW format. Hear Kevin’s tips on optimizing your photo workflow to make the most of the latest tools including Adobe Photoshop CS3, Lightroom, and more! Kevin recently completed an Adobe eSeminar: Photoshop, Bridge and Camera Raw, if you would like to view the recorded version visit: https://admin.adobe.acrobat.com/_a227210/p65945134/ Find out more about Kevin at: http://www.amesphoto.com

Tara MacFay, Director of Curriculum at Sessions Online Schools of Art and Design joins Scott and Brad to talk about the various online courses available through their school. Sessions is one of the few places where you can take accredited course programs in Graphic Design at your own pace, completely online. Whether you take an individual class, or an entire program, The classes combine hands-on assignments, exercises, and lectures to give you a personalized curriculum, the ability to network with other students, and personal feedback and portfolio critique from the instructors. Sign up today or learn more at: http://www.sessions.edu

Tim Bannister, Quark joins Inside Mac for an in-depth look at Quark Interactive Designer. This application, which of course works seamlessly with Quark Xpress allows you to build easy rich interactive Flash design without having to know how to code in Flash. Quark Interactive Designer intends to solve a designers dilemma when needing to prepare cross-media projects using the tools they work with every day. The intuitive page oriented workflow easily enables the inclusion of audio, video, images and more. Learn more at: http://www.quark.com/products/interactivedesigner

Andy Shalat the Mac Design Out Of The Box author chatted about his design tip of the week. For more about Andy and his latest works: http://www.shalat.com

Philip Hodgetts from the DPBuzz chatted about all the POST news of the week. More information at http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.com

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Amanda Lefebvre, Marketing Manager for the Mac BU, Microsoft joins hosts Scott Sheppard and Brad Wright for an inside update on the latest news and features for the upcoming release of MS Office 2008. The new Mac version will include the new default office file format, which is XML based, with the name convention of .docx. Microsoft recently released an MS Office file format converter for Mac users to better facilitate file transfers until the final version is released. Some of the enhanced features in the new version includes some new page layout tools that hopes to make MS Word a more powerful design tool. Find out more about Microsoft’s Mac solutions at: http://www.mactopia.com

John Lamb, Sr. Marketing Manager Audio/Video Division, Sanyo-Fischer Company tells Inside Mac all about their new waterproof SANYO Xacti E1 camcorder. The SANYO Xacti E1 is the first camera/camcorder that allows you to go up to 5 ft. underwater to capture stunning images. Whether you’re snorkeling or swimming in the pool this unique palm-sized camcorder is sure to deliver some summer fun. It’s designed in the new AVC conversion of mpeg4 that delivers the highest quality which is compatible with iTunes or Apple TV directly upon download. The captured video can easily be converted for use on your video iPod. Learn more, or find out where to purchase one at: http://www.sanyodigital.com

Steve Whalen, Founder, Phoenix Data Group joins Scott and Brad to tell Inside Mac all about their new Macintosh Forensic Survival Course (MFSC). The course teaches law enforcement and corporate clients how to use the Mac as a forensic platform. The class takes students from start to finish on all aspects of data identification, internet artifacts, imaging, acquisition and capture, email, file recovery, and touches upon iPod forensics. Hear how the Mac OS is used as a forensic tool and find out some tips on how to keep your data secure. For more information on the course visit: http://www.phoenixdatagroup.com

Mike Whaling, Partner, InfiniSys joins Inside Mac to discuss how their company works with real estate developers for multi-family and apartment properties and offers iPod integration for home automation found in “InfiniSys iPod-Ready Apartment Home” product. This solution, when installed, allows residents to plug their iPod (audio or video) directly into their wall and enjoy music, video, or podcasts within their built-in entertainment system. The technology is also available for home owners to install with a basic system starting around $200 developed by ChannelVision. Learn more about their technology construction solutions at: http://www.electronicarchitect.com/?p=ipod or read their blog at: http://www.mdutech.blogspot.com Information about the iPod system can be found at http://www.channelvision.com/index/112/62

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Inside Mac Radio presents the very best in broadcast radio programming geared towards the people who live the Macintosh digital lifestyle. Inside Mac Radio content includes news, tips and tricks, interviews, reviews, and live event coverage for any and every level of Mac user. Inside Mac Radio is an in-depth Macintosh based broadcast radio program airing Saturday’s nation wide on terrestrial radio. Now join Inside Mac Radio’s anchor Scott Sheppard and his team of Brad Wright, Sam Levin, Dina Orlando, Andy Shalat and Philip Hodgetts. Hear it and get it every week with Inside Mac Radio, the most unique technology programming available to keep you up on all things Macintosh.

Dan May, President, Blackmagic Design Inc. joins hosts Scott Sheppard and Brad Wright to discuss more details about their recent announcement about integrated product support for Apple’s Final Studio 2 video editing program. Blackmagic Design produces high-quality video cards and converters for the post-production and television broadcast industries. Learn about their more affordable solutions and interfaces for Mac OS that bring their broadcast level quality and tools to enable HD editing and compression to the consumer, remote, and small studio desktops. Find out more about their products at: http://www.blackmagic-design.com

Philip Hodgetts from the DPBuzz chatted about all the POST news of the week. More information at http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.com

Jon Parshalls, COO, of CodeWeavers joins Inside Mac Radio to talk about their latest update for Crossover, an application that allows you to natively run popular Windows applications on Mac OS. CodeWeaver solutions are built upon the Wine Project architecture. Hear Jon discuss CodeWeaver’s plans to transform Mac OS X and Linux into Windows(R)-compatible operating systems. Find out more about their products at: http://www.codeweavers.com

Rob Glisson, Principal, Rojo Architecture – recently featured on http://www.apple.com as an iWork@Work profile – joins Inside Mac to talk about how they use iWork and iLife to manage their business using the standard templates built into these standard Mac OS applications. Hear how Rojo Architecture uses their programs and has saved time and money for their business by moving to Pages and Keynote to impress their clients and improve their productivity. Read more about them at: http://www.apple.com/business/profiles/iwork/rojo.html

Andy Shalat the Mac Design Out Of The Box author chatted about his design tip of the week. For more about Andy and his latest works: http://www.shalat.com

Joe Panettieri, Editor of TechIQ Magazine, joins Scott and Brad to talk about their recent article about “Apple’s Next Boost: Tech Data Corp Offering Macs Preloaded With Windows”. Hear Joe’s insight on this trend based on Apple’s change to the Intel platform. Many Apple resellers are stocking up on units configured with Parallels and Windows to take advantage of Apple’s incredible hardware and architecture. Although the Mac isn’t phased by running the Windows OS, the inherent issues of viruses and spyware are still considerations when choosing this alternative to native Mac OS solutions. Read more at http://www.techiqmag.com or read The VAR Guy’s article at: http://software.seekingalpha.com/article/35587

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Kenneth Berger the Product Manager for Dreamweaver at Adobe Systems, Inc. joins hosts Scott Sheppard and Brad Wright to give an update on the latest version of Dreamweaver and Fireworks for CS3. Kenneth discusses the latest features including the visual tools for Spry and provides tips on how to transition your daily web tasks using the latest built-in functions. Ken also reviews the workflow techniques on integrating tasks between all the applications of CS3 including Fireworks, Illustrator, and of course Fireworks. Learn more, download a demo, or purchase your copy at: http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver

Dr. Peter Schols the Founder of Orbicule joins Inside Mac from Belgium to talk about his innovative product for recovering your stolen/lost Mac called Undercover. Undercover easily installs on your system and remains hidden until activated via your unique tracking number on the web. Undercover can then track the IP and location of the Mac. Undercover even uses the built-in iSight camera to snap mug shots of the thief, and it transmits screenshots from the stolen Mac to retrieve more information about the thief’s identity. Find out more and download the program at: http://www.orbicule.com

Bob Quast the Senior Director of Product Management for Life Fitness, tells Scott and Brad about their latest fitness solutions that have complete iPod integration. Life Fitness is one of the first companies to offer such a solution. You can setup your workout and actually see and access your music playlists and videos (for video iPod) directly from the fitness equipment. The initial models are available on their commercial models and should be arriving at your gym soon! Read more about the features at: http://www.lifefitness.com

Karl Foust the CEO of iXoundwear joins Inside Mac to talk about the concept and idea behind his company’s innovative head gear. the iXoundWear(TM) Sport Cap holds the iPod(R) Nano and its cords securely during workouts or activities, while also protecting it from damage. Special holders for the iPod and earphones help you securely keep your gear on your head in it’s special cotton twill fabric that is also waterproof. Find out more and where to buy at: http://www.ixoundwear.com

Philip Hodgetts from the DPBuzz chatted about all the POST news of the week. More information at http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.com

Andy Shalat the Mac Design Out Of The Box author chatted about his design tip of the week. For more about Andy and his latest works: http://www.shalat.com

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Bryn Mooth the Editor of HOW Magazine joins hosts Scott Sheppard and Brad Wright for a preview of the great seminars and activities planned for this year’s HOW Design Conference held at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta on June 10-13. Hear first hand about the speakers and special events scheduled for the hottest event of the year for designers! Find out more, and register at http://www.howconference.com

Robert Heiblim the Senior VP of Sales and Marketing for Altec Lansing discusses the latest innovations in iPod audio trends and their newest product the inMotion iMV712 which delivers a digital “mini-theater” pumping out 50W of audio power for your video iPod. This unit is also compatible with your digital camera and other devices. More information on their extensive line of audio products is available at: http://www.alteclansing.com

Tony Ostrom the Product Development Guru for Klipsch Audio Technologies joins Inside Mac to share their history of delivering professional sound systems to most major movie theaters. Tony then talks about the details of how Klipsch’s hi-end audio sound has been scaled down into recently launched iGroove SXT iPod Speaker. The iGroove brings the Klipsch sound into their smallest and most affordable package to date. For more information on their products visit http://www.klipsch.com

Glenda Adams the Director of Development for Aspyr the largest developer of Mac OS games joins Scott and Brad for an update on their latest titles. Avid Mac fanatics, Aspyr obtains the licensing and codes from major PC based game makers and develop and optimize them to take advantage of the Mac OS platform. Glenda talks about The SIMS expansion packs including Fun Stuff and Glamour Life Stuff and their Lucas Film Star Wars title “Expansion of War”. See all their titles at http://www.aspyr.com

Andy Shalat the Mac Design Out Of The Box author chatted about his design tip of the week. For more about Andy and his latest works at http://www.shalat.com

Philip Hodgetts from the DPBuzz chatted about all the POST news of the week. More information at http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.com