MacNotables #807 [27:55m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

In the second of a three-part series, Adam Engst, Andy Ihnatko and Chuck Joiner debate the relationship between the ease of use of today’s creative tools and the amount of time it takes to learn and use them. Are all the choices available to today’s Mac user a dream come true or a source of frustration. The MacNotables don’t agree on the point and discuss their views on the question.

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 MacNotables #804 [33:45m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Robin Williams stops by the Peachpit booth on the show floor at Macworld Expo to tape a live MacNotables session with Chuck Joiner. Robin provides some thoughts on Leopard and the fact that many vendors are writing programs and features into their products that are only for Leopard users. Robin chats about the different audiences for her two Leopard books, The Little Mac Book, Leopard Edition and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: Peachpit Learning Series, both from Peachpit, why her mom should be doing Apple commercials, the challenges of upgrading computer books, and why she considers herself more a teacher than a writer.

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 MacNotables #803 [27:55m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Adam and Tonya Engst join Chuck Joiner, taking some time off the show floor to visit the Macworld Podcast Studio and talk about some of the interesting things they found at Macworld Conference & Expo. The list ranges from a web service that runs HyperCard stacks, a podcasting service and a mega-iPod collection case to a geocoding solution for digital photographs, a drive maintenance utility that is fun for the Mac and a booth design that splits the panel. The panel also discusses TidBITS podcast ad-libbing, suggestions for new products, the health of Macworld Conference & Expo and more.

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 MacNotables #754 [32:18m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

MacNotables panelists Adam and Tonya Engst and Andy Ihnatko andt Chuck Joiner conclude their discussions of Apple’s August 7 Media Event. In this edition, the newest edition of Keynote, iWeb and the remainder of the iLife ‘08 and iWork ‘08 suites go under the microscope. “Customer One” for Keynote is identified, “silent” updates to the Mac mini and the Airport Extreme base station are reviewed and what .Mac could be are all bandied about in the second of a two-part series.

Tonya Engst	Adam Engst	Andy Ihnatko	Chuck Joiner

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 MacNotables #753 [45:19m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

MacNotables panelists Adam and Tonya Engst and Andy Ihnatko join host Chuck Joiner to deliver their initial impressions of the announcements at Apple’s August 7 Media Event.

The team discusses why the new iMac isn’t that much different and debate whether or not Blu-Ray drives would have made sense from both a video and data perspective. iPhoto expectations are high with this group, and they point out some of the things that have been addressed and others that they still want to see. iMovie’s new, “Just Give Me The Movie” feature, thoughts on iWeb, some significant improvements in pages and a discussion of Numbers, the new Apple spreadsheet entry are all included in the first of a two-part show.

Tonya Engst	Adam Engst	Andy Ihnatko	Chuck Joiner

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 MacNotables #729 - The MacNotables Examine iPhone Lust [28:58m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

In the second of a two-part conversation with Adam Engst, Andy Ihnatko and Chuck Joiner, the subject of iPhone lust is raised and the panel go for the bait, discussing the discovery of iPhone photos on Flickr, the iPhone camera and why a decent cell phone camera may be an oxymoron. At the very first public showing Apple announced much of the feature set for the iPhone, and we discuss why finding the perfect combination is so difficult. As the conversation went later into the night the panel identify the genesis of iPhone lust and the surprising thing Adam has in common with teenage girls in the “Non-Caffeinated” edition of MacNotables.

Adam Engst	Andy Ihnatko	Chuck Joiner

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 MacNotables #717 [49:38m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Mac troubleshooting expert Ted Landau has spent some quality time working with the new Apple TV and gets in-depth on the issues of wireless network speed impact on video performance and the initial set-up, whether you really need a widescreen television, and the similarities to an iPod from a content organization standpoint. Ted talks about the video file formats supported by the Apple TV and their impact on picture quality, the ways that people are already hacking the Apple TV, what the USB port is good for and how the Mac mini compares to it as a home theater option. Ted also goes beyond the video, commenting on the music and photo capabilities of the device. Thinking of buying an Apple TV? This is the interview you want to hear.

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 MacNotables #715 [44:28m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Andy Ihnatko is enthusiastic about many things, but perhaps nothing more than Flickr, the photo-sharing site. Andy talks about why Flickr is so much more than that, citing how he uses it as a blog, a way to keep up with his friends and let them keep up with him, and why Flickr makes it easy and fun to do. Andy shares some tips for getting started and getting the most out of Flickr, offers some thoughts on tagging your photos and outlines the many options that Flickr gives the user. Why is Flickr so great? Andy tells you their secret and encourages you to get involved.
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 MacNotables #692 [36:07m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Tonya Engst stars in this holiday-themed edition by detailing projects and gifts that you can do at home using iPhoto and some of Apple’s professional printing options to deliver gifts that are “professionally home-made.” Tonya talks about some of the things she’ll be doing for family and friends this season, and tells you why delivering presents after the holiday is a perfectly viable option. Then, Tonya takes a page from her role as editor of the Take Control ebooks, and provides some holiday efficiency tips and suggestions for how to look good in your family’s holiday newsletter. Everything from the importance of curly quotes to why some non-standard practices are acceptable as long as they are consistent are included in Tonya’s holiday gift of ideas and tips to you.
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 MacNotables #685 [38:05m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Christopher Breen delivers an in-depth look at the new iPod shuffle, including a discussion of the hiss issue and why, finally, we may have an iPod that is too small. Chris also talks about his new Mac Pro and why his Macworld co-workers (and you) will be jealous of his configuration, and how he is getting into digital photography…one step at a time.
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