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MacNotables #946: Adam and Tonya Engst Celebrate TidBITS #1000 with a Look Back and Behind-the-Scenes (Part 2)

Chuck — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:15:00 +0000

In Part 2 of our interview with Adam and Tonya Engst, we continue our look at the 1,000th issue of TidBITS. Adam and Tonya discuss the benefits of their new web site architecture for both their readers and their contributors, and how it fits into their expansion of all manner of distribution methods, including their very own version of podcasting. Why email is still cool, their interaction with their readers, their style of defensive writing, and why they’re still tweaking their writing style even after 1000 issues, and the challenges of grammar and idioms in a global environment are all part of the conversation.

Tonya Engst	Adam Engst

(Listen to Part 1 of Adam and Tonya’s interview)

MacNotables is sponsored by SmileOnMyMac.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

The MacVoices Group

Subscribe to MacNotables in iTunes

Adam Engst on Twitter

Tonya Engst on Twitter

TidBITS on Twitter

Take Control Books on Twitter

Take Control Books

MacNotables #929: Dennis Sellers on Steve Job’s Return, the Vizio Sound Bar and Changes at Macsimum News

Chuck — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:15:00 +0000

Dennis Sellers delivers a balanced perspective on Steve Job’s return to work, medical disclosure and SEC regulations, reviews the Vizio Sound Bar for those who want surround sound without the wires and talks about the new face…er…voice of the Macsimum Podcast.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

The MacVoices Group

Dennis Sellers on Twitter

Macsimum reviews: sounding off on the Vizio Sound Bar by Dennis Sellers on Macsimum News

Vizio Sound Bar with Wireless Subwoofer

Macsimum Podcast in the iTunes Store

Frank Petrie’s Video Sandbox podcast in the iTunes Store

MacNotables #831: Andy Ihnatko on New Media, Politics and Advice for Would-Be Journalists

Chuck — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:00:00 +0000

It isn’t often that Andy Ihnatko lets his guard down and talks seriously about his methods, his mindset and his career. This is one of those rare times. Andy discusses “new media” and why it really isn’t that new, how the current political process is being affected by new media (or vice versa), and what being a journalist really means. How “Max Headroom” predicted the current state of journalism, why he feels teaching is part of his mission, and how the many new media options increase his reach are included in Andy’s comments, along with some advice for young people who are contemplating journalism as a career.

Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

Andy Ihnatko on Twitter

MacBreak Weekly

CBS Early Show

Andy’s YouTube Channel and Podcast

TVBarn

Max Headroom

MacNotables #814: The iPhone As A New Platform, the iPhone Apps Store and More with Adam Engst and Chuck Joiner

Chuck — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:59:35 +0000

Adam Engst and Chuck Joiner continue their review of the iPhone SDK. Adam explains why he believes the iPhone is more useful in urban areas, Chuck brings up Apple’s 30% cut of gross sales in the upcoming iPhone Apps Store and the two discuss the enterprise aspects of the announcement. Adam provides perspective from the teenage tech user (via a friend) of an important factor that hardware and service providers need to understand, and admits he may soon be in the market for an iPhone. Is the iPhone poised to become a platform in its own right? Find out in this second in a two-part conversation.

Adam Engst	Chuck Joiner

MacNotables #813: Adam Engst and Chuck Joiner Analyze the iPhone SDK Announcement

Chuck — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:58:25 +0000

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.

Adam Engst	Chuck Joiner

MacNotables #808: The MacNotables Conclude Their Discussion of Creative Expectations and Realities

Chuck — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:00:00 +0000

The three-part series of conversations with Adam Engst, Andy Ihnatko and Chuck Joiner concludes with more of their discussion on how creative tools and our expectations of their results sometimes collide. Have things really gotten easier, or is the gap between what we want and how challenging it is to create it about the same? Adam, Andy and Chuck defend their positions by comparing technology then and now, lament their shared lack of artistic expertise, and talk about the tools and workflows for their latest projects.

Adam Engst	Andy Ihnatko	Chuck Joiner

Links:

Art Text by Belight Software

Wacom Cintiq Graphics Tablet by Wacom

The Modbook by Axiotron

“Canon PowerShot SD1000 7.1MP Digital Elph Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Silver)” (Canon)

WordPress

MacNotables #803: MacNotables at Expo: Adam & Tonya Engst’s Macworld Show Picks and More

Chuck — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:00:00 +0000

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.

Tonya Engst	Adam Engst	Chuck Joiner

Links:

TileStack

Phonecasting.com

Parat Solutions’ Apple products

Prosoft Engineering

Drive Genius 2 by ProSoft Engineering

CrashPlan

HoudahGeo – Geocoding for the Mac

Softpress Systems Freeway 4

BusySync by BusyMac

GadgetTrak

Coda from Panic Software

TypeItForMe by Ettore Software

Axiotron’s ModBook

MacNotables #766: Adam & Tonya Engst on Producing the TidBITS Podcast, the iPhone in France, the iPod touch and More

Chuck — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:00:00 +0000

Adam and Tonya Engst talk about their foray into the world of podcasting and some of the lessons learned along the way, comment on the most recent iPhone announcements including the unlocked iPhones to be sold in France, the February arrival date of a Software Developers Kit and a new view of why “official” third party development may decrease unlocking hacks. The Macintosh Power Couple talk about why the iPod touch didn’t measure up for them, what they want from AT&T to become iPhone owners, the obsession with iPhone news, production vs. consumption on the Macintosh and why Tonya is channeling Columbo.

Tonya Engst	Adam Engst	Chuck Joiner

Links:

TidBITS podcast RSS link

iPod touch
Take Control of Troubleshooting Your iPhone by Ted Landau

Take Control of Upgrading to Leopard: Early-Bird Edition by Joe Kissell

Take Control Style Guide

MacNotables #764: Christopher Breen on Feeding and Managing Video For Your iPods and iPhone

Chuck — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:00:00 +0000

Macworld Senior Editor Christopher Breen has more iPods than anyone we know, making him the perfect person to provide wisdom on how to prepare and manage video for all of Apple’s video-capable devices. Whether you’re a new iPod or iPhone owner or have a long history with the devices, you’ll benefit from Chris’ thoughts on how to feed your mobile video habit. He discusses what programs to use to convert DVDs, capture and convert web video, record broadcast and cable television shows and even move content from your TiVo to your iPod. Since all that video (not to mention music) means that your iTunes library will swell to unprecedented proportions, Chris also provides some tips, techniques and strategies for how to store and manage your content using multiple libraries, multiple hard drives, smart playlists and more.

Links:

Handbrake

DivX for Macintosh

MacTheRipper

Visual Hub by Techspansion

Flvr by TastyApps

TubeSock

Toast Titanium 8 by Roxio

Popcorn 3 by Roxio

TiVo Decode Manager

Elgato Systems

Miglia

“The iPhone Pocket Guide” (Christopher Breen)

Macworld Expo

Did everyone have their Crazy Flakes this week? by The Macalope (where he designates Chris as the “Bouffant of Knowledge”)

Chris Breen’s notes: How to create video-only playlists

Smart playlists can really help you get just the programs you want. iTunes tries to help by giving you the option to choose X number of unwatched, most recently downloaded videos, but that’s no good if you want to create a smart playlist, particularly one for a device like an iPhone or iPod touch that has limited storage.

For this kind of device you want a playlist that places the first three unwatched episodes of a particular show on your iPhone and then deletes the watched one only to replace them with later episodes. That kind of playlist looks like:

Match All Of The Following Rules
Video Kind Is TV Show
Show Contains Name Of TV Show
Play Count Is 0
Season Is 3
Turn on the Limit option and set

Limit to 3 Items Selected By Album

Chris Breen’s notes: access your Series 2 TiVo from your web browser and download content from it.

1. Launch Safari and in its preferences enable Bonjour bookmarks.

2. Choose Bonjour bookmarks and your networked TiVos should appear. Select one and a Congrats screen appears.

3. Change HTTP to HTTPS and you’ll be taken to a screen that lists all the programs on your TiVo.

4. Dig through folders until you find the one you want and click Download.

5. You’ll be prompted for your name and password. Tivo is the user name and your Media Access Key is the password.

MacNotables #725: Christopher Breen on Podcast Production and the Evolution of Breen’s Bungalow

Chuck — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:00:00 +0000

Christopher Breen discusses his role as the host and producer of both the Macworld Podcast and the Macworld Video podcasts, and how his video series, Breen’s Bungalow, figured in the mix. Mac User Groups had a good thing going with Breen’s Bungalow and Chris invites MUGs to do the same thing with his new productions. Then Chris and Chuck talk about the podcasting tools, techniques and tricks used in the production of their four different shows: Chris’ two Macworld podcasts, MacNotables and Chuck’s other show, MacVoices.

Links:

Macworld Podcast (audio)

Macworld Video podcast

“AKG C 414 B-XLS Condenser Microphone” (AKG)

“EDIROL UA-20 Audio Capture USB Audio MIDI Interface” (EDIROL)

Audio Hijack Pro from Rogue Amoeba

Call Recorder by ecamm network

“BEHRINGER SL2442FX-PRO EURODESK MIXER” (Behringer)

“C01 Large Diaphragm Condenser Microphone” (Samson)

“Marantz CDR420 Portable MP3/WAV and CD Recorder” (Marantz)

The Levelator by GigaVox Media

AmadeusPro by HaierSoft

“Sound Studio 3 (Freeverse Software)

Audacity

Adobe Soundbooth

“SmartSound Sonicfire Pro 4 for Macintosh” (SmartSound Software, Inc.)

Pixel Corps

MacNotables #675: The MacNotables Centennial Celebration (Part 1) – iPods, Shareware, Maintenance and More

Chuck — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:30:19 +0000

The MacNotables wanted to do something special to celebrate their 100th episode, and they succeeded, times three. Each member of the panel opted to deliver a Top 3 (or more) list of a topic of their choosing, and in typical MacNotables style, came up with some unusual, informative and entertaining topics. There was so much good information that just one show wouldn’t hold it all, hence our three-show Centennial extravaganza.

Jason Snell

Andy Ihnatko

Christopher Breen

Ted Landau

Bob LeVitus

Dennis Sellers

Chuck Joiner

The guests and topics for Part 1 include:

Jason Snell - Top 3 Andy Ihnatko’s
Andy Ihnatko – Top 3 Things I Hate About All Podcasts In General That I Ignore Because I Enjoy Doing This Podcast So Much
Bob LeVitus – Top 3 Shareware Programs
Christopher Breen – Top 3 Favorite iPod Tips
Ted Landau – Top 3 Things To Do When Things Go Wrong With Your Mac
Dennis Sellers – Top 3 Apple News Stories

Links:
- Synergy
- Carbon Copy Cloner
- SuperDuper
- LaunchBar
- SpamSieve
- Weeds
- Handbrake
- Time Machine
- MacFixIt
- DiskWarrior
- Data Rescue II

MacNotables #672: Andy Ihnatko on Fully Loading Your iPod and the State of Media Content and Distribution

Chuck — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 11:30:19 +0000

The superiority of the iPod as the portable data device of choice is on Andy Ihnatko’s mind as he talks about his upcoming book, “iPod Fully Loaded: If You’ve Got It, You Can iPod It,” from Wiley. Andy discusses how you can put virtually anything (databases, spreadsheets, video, audio and more) on your iPod, and turn it into so much more than just a music player. Then Andy and Chuck discuss the current state and future of free content on the web, pay-for podcasts, why they won’t shell out the money, and why it can be smarter to give content away than sell it.

Links:

The Mac OS X Tiger Book by Andy Ihnatko
iPod Fully Loaded: If You’ve Got It, You Can iPod It by Andy Ihnatko
NextUp.com – suite of text to speech and links to artificial voices for the Mac
AT&T Natural Voices
Cepstral.com
The Ricki Gervais Show
Penn Jillette’s Penn Radio Podcast
WaiterRant.net

MacNotables #654: Bob LeVitus, Andy Ihnatko and Chuck Joiner on Net Neutrality, Subscription Music and the U2 iPod

Chuck — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 14:02:01 +0000

Bob LeVitus, Andy Ihnatko and Chuck Joiner provide some thoughts on the Net Neutrality legislation currently under consideration in the United States. Is it the way for internet traffic to be regulated, or just another attempt by corporations to control the internet? The panel also revisits MTV’s Urge Music store in particular and subscription music services in general, and comments on the new U2 iPod.

Bob LeVitus

Andy Ihnatko

Chuck Joiner

Links:

MacNotables #653: Andy Ihnatko on the Joys of High Speed Networking and His Philadelphia Trip

Chuck — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 16:30:01 +0000

Andy Ihnatko discusses the improvements he’s seen since reconstructing his entire home network with high-speed hubs and cables, USB 2.0 hubs and more. Andy also updates us on his other activities, a new project and two upcoming appearances in Philadelphia, including a Macintosh reseller and a user group picnic.

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MacNotables #615: Dennis Sellers on Podcasts, Vodcasts and More From Macsimum News

Chuck — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 11:09:01 +0000

Dennis Sellers, Chief Macsimizer of Macsimum News is back to discusses his site’s latest expansion into both podcasting and vodcasting, thoughts on the iPod nano and more. Will Dennis challenge Howard Stern as the “King of All Media?” Find out in this solo session.

Links:

Mac OS Ken Macsimum Podcast (in iTunes)

MacNotables #501: Introducing MacNotables

Chuck — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 10:30:35 +0000

The MacNotables podcast kicks off with a roundtable discussion on the philosophy of MacNotables, who you will hear from, what you can expect in upcoming editions of the show, and a roundtable discussion of Apple’s Fourth Fiscal Quarter Earnings and announcements. The panelists in this edition include:

Christopher Breen, editor of PlaylistMag.com
Bryan Chaffin of The Mac Observer and The iPod Observer
Adam Engst of TidBITS
Andy Ihnatko of The Chicago Sun-Times and Macworld magazine
Ted Landau, author and Mac troubleshooting expert
and the host of MacNotables, Chuck Joiner, editor of The MUG Center

Christopher Breen	Bryan Chaffin	Adam Engst
Andy Ihnatko	Ted Landau	Chuck Joiner

Listen online now or subscribe to the podcast so you won’t miss a single episode. We’ll have an iTunes Music Store link posted as soon as it is available.

Links:

Apple reports $430 million profit

Apple sees best quarter, best year in company history

TMO Reports – Intel Macs Still on Target for June ‘06; More PowerPC Macs in the Pipeline