MacNotables #835 [47:05m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Riding the financial rollercoaster that has been Wall Street, The MacNotables discuss the slide in Apple’s stock price and why it isn’t reflective of facts or Apple’s present and future. Hint: there will be iPods in plenty of holiday stockings. After solving that problem, the panel moves on to deliver the final word on the issues surrounding the rejection of applications in the App Store. What Apple’s doing, why they may be doing it, and what they need to to do fix the situation are reviewed by the panel of:

Adam Engst	Dan Frakes	Jason Snell	Chuck Joiner

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 MacNotables #832 [40:26m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Macworld Senior Editor Christopher Breen tantalizes us with what he thinks we will and won’t see at Apple’s September 9 “Let’s Rock” special event in the way of iPods. A new widescreen iPod nano? An enhanced iPod Classic? New features for the iPod touch? Chris talks about the viability of all of these, why more features dictate performance compromises, and his thoughts on what should happen to iTunes to make it a bit more approachable. Not just an iPod guy, Chris also talks about his newest title from lynda.com that covers MacOS X 10.5 Leopard “Beyond the Basics,” and some of the behind-the-scenes aspects of producing a top-notch training video. On a more personal note, Chris also shares some news about personal acquisitions, and why we may soon introduce him as a banjo hero (yes, *banjo* hero).
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 MacNotables #828 [45:32m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus has spent some time with the new iPhone 3G in preparation for his new book, and shares his thoughts on Apple’s iPhone priorities, compatibility of older iPhone accessories, and a new, must-have one. Bob also picks some of his favorite iPhone apps so far and gives some surprising advice on what protection you should or shouldn’t buy for your iPhone.

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 MacNotables #826 [26:03m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Dennis Sellers comes out of hiding to discuss how his site, MacsimumNews, will serve as an alternative for readers of the now-offline MacMinute.com, due to the passing of Stan Flack, and why he decided to jump into the podcast fray and produce the Macsimum Podcast. Dennis also provides his thoughts on the WWDC announcements, including the future of the iPod, Snow Leopard and more.

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 MacNotables #824 [44:12m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Adam Engst, Dan Frakes, Andy Ihnatko and Chuck Joiner start out discussing the announcement of a Napster music store and end up debating the competence of the music industry. Along the way the MacNotables panel cover why all music stores other than Amazon are irrelevant at this point in time, why sound quality differentiates but doesn’t overwhelm, and why control seems to be trumping business sense.

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 MacNotables #822 [41:26m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Jim Dalrymple joins us from safari, and shares his love of roller coasters before discussing his latest project: writing, recording and releasing his own album. Jim details how he got started with this and how he is documenting it on Macworld, the response he received from contacts in the recording industry and more. Few projects like this are truly a solo effort; Jim talks about some of the folks he’s working with, why he’s not limiting the software tools he’s using for the project and how GarageBand is taking center stage in the creative part of the process.

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 MacNotables #815 [38:52m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Tonya Engst is the owner of an Amazon Kindle. Is she a proud owner? Find out as Tonya discusses why she felt this eBook reader was important enough to own, and why her Amazon shopping habit helped make the decision. The Kindle has received mixed reviews, and Tonya shares her perspectives on usability, readability and the superior buying experience awaiting new Kindle owners. She also covers what was left off of this first version of the unit, the ups and downs of putting your own documents on the Kindle, support for audio media, and the evolving mechanics of eBook ownership.

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 MacNotables Listener Update - March 2008 [02:24m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

MacNotables producer Chuck Joiner asks listeners for their input via the MacNotables Listener Survey - March 2008, and tells listeners where they can get more information on supporting the show.

 

 MacNotables #813 [26:14m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Adam Engst and Chuck Joiner address a listener question and provide two differing perspectives on migrating from a G4 Mac to a new Intel Mac, then dig into the iPhone SDK announcements. Adam analyzes on the level of control that Apple is exercising over iPhone development and software, and whether it is a good idea. Chuck comments on the positive response from the developer community, and the two review some of the unanswered questions and the future of the jailbreaking community in the first of a two-part session on the subject.

 

 MacNotables #812 [24:49m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Adam Engst, Ted Landau and Chuck Joiner are back for the second of a two-part discussion featuring more on the iPhone SDK, the iPhone in the enterprise market and how it is getting there. The trio offer provide some perspective on the newest updates to the MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops and the identify the characteristics of a good hardware upgrade, then turn their attention to why Adam finds eBay too time consuming and why Ted disagrees. The show wraps up by becoming “The Antique Road Show with the MacNotables,” including thoughts on why it is so hard to part with an older Mac.

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