Tone Heaven Vol. 1 – MacSongTools ($19.99)
Imagine having instant access to hundreds of the most recognizable guitar tones in the world at your fingertips. This is the promise of Tone Heaven Vol. 1, a series of 450 guitar presets for GarageBand and Logic from MacSongTools.com. Whether you want to rock like AC/DC or pretend for just a moment that you have captured the fabled tone of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tone Heaven provides more variety than you might expect for under $20. Continue Reading »
A special edition of the MacCast. This is part 2 of a conversation I recorded with Adrian Bacon of the Apple Log, Microsoft Log and Linux Log. We discuss Apple’s switch to Intel based processors and Adrian brings a nice PC Geek perspective to the conversation. Enjoy!
A special edition of the MacCast. This is part 1 of a conversation I recorded with Adrian Bacon of the Apple Log, Microsoft Log and Linux Log. We discuss Apple’s switch to Intel based processors and Adrian brings a nice PC Geek perspective to the conversation. Enjoy!
If you are looking for free and simple ways of putting your photos on the web, here are a few tools that might come in handy. Let me start by saying I’m no expert in web design or coding pages. I’m really just past the beginner stage. I found the following programs a great way to start getting my photos online, they’re relatively easy to use and are all freeware.
If you have your own internet storage space already, Galerie is a fairly simple free program for creating photo galleries online. It works well and once you get the hang of it, you can create an online gallery, with thumbnail index, fairly quickly. Continue Reading »
A podcast about Macs done by a Mac geek for Mac geeks. Show 68. Intel OS X on P2P networks was a hoax, new Apple ads focused on Macs are in the works, Unreal Tournament successfully ported to Intel based Mac, Apple drops single processor PowerMac on store, Apple attempts to trademark “Mactel”. Could Apple “Numbers” round out their office suite? Intel technology may make next gen Macs three headed monsters, Dell CEO says they would be interested in OS X if available, a hack makes any cel phone an iTunes phone, developer claims success in running OS X on TabletPC, formerly $50,000 WebObjects technology now available for free with XCode 2.1, Apple Store to open in Grand Rapids, Michigan on June 25. OS 10.4.2 expected soon with iTunes 4.9 release running 3 weeks ahead of schedule. UKs Queen gets hip and gets herself a royal iPod and iPod Linux waddles on. MacCast heard mentioned on IT Conversations web Talk, explaining the differences in the two 15″ PowerBook models, how to use Activity Viewer to find rogue apps and increase performance, response to getting Bluetooth headsets working on your Mac, issues with Apple PC filesharing not working for Administrator account and more Intel switch questions. Podcast Awards nominations open at Podcastawards.com. Please nominate your favorite shows, MacCast included. Stay tuned for an upcoming discussion with Adrian Bacon of Apple Log. Get a PC users perspective on the Intel switch. All this an of course new music, Dear Mom and Dad by The Real You. If your Gandpa could still hear anything he’d listen too. Shownotes: HTML or OPML
A Brief and Warped History of the Mac, part 2 (in which the Mac is born)
By Rick Tanner
Welcome back to my column, where last week I left you all hanging in the story of the Mac. Appologies to anyone who felt cheated that we didn’t get as far as the Mac last time don’t worry, we’re getting straight there this time.
We left the story in 1981, when IBM introduced its PC and threatens the market share of the Apple II. The PC was open to many manufacturers to improve with an architecture that allowed the computer to get faster as new chips were produced. Apple needed to step up its game with a new machine that would offer more.
Apple was already on the case, proposing three new systems in 1979. Two of these systems would be a successor to the Apple II and a new high-end work machine.
The third new system was to be a games machine and was given to Jef Raskin for development. Raskin, however was far more ambitious and started developing ideas for a low-cost, general purpose home computer. Raskin’s favourite variety of Apple was a Macintosh. Continue Reading »
A podcast about Macs done by a Mac geek for Mac geeks. Show 67. IBM claims Apple never told them about the switch, Transitive is behind Rosetta, ArsTechnica speculates on Apple Intel timeline, Cringley thinks Intel will buy Apple, Thoughtout ordered to stop using iPed name, Apple releases security update 2005-006, Apple and Nokia building browser for cel phones, Apple and 7-11 give away songs with Slurpees, OS X x86 showing up on P2P and IRC and Apple seeds OS 10.4.2 build. The MacCast One Minute Tip – Spotlight Secrets. Why Apple picked Intel instead of AMD, how to fast switch audio input, warning on the iTunes authorizations reset limit, why Kids and iBooks don’t mix, rebuilding the iPhoto library, tips for scheduled maintenance, using a Bluetooth phone headset for Mac audio, recommended apps for new Mac users and getting info on multiple items in Tiger. New music, Not so Shy by The Minors. You’ve never heard anything like this show and you may never want to. Shownotes: HTML or OPML
A podcast about Macs done by a Mac geek for Mac geeks. Show 66. The Apple Intel Special. The Mac Geek responds to the major announcement from WWDC 2005 and answers the questions: Why is Apple switching? Why Intel? What about the software? Won’t Apple sales go down? What about Games? Will Macs be less secure? Should I wait to buy a new Mac? Will there be a version of OS X for PC? Will I be able to run Windows on my Mac? All this and several listeners chime in with reactions and opinions. New music, Swoosh by Ton-O-Honey. That’s right. You heard me right. Now shut up and pay attention. Shownotes: HTML or OPML
I know, I know. You are all waiting to hear the MacGeeks response on the Apple Intel news and it is coming I promise. I just finished up the show notes for my Apple Intel response show and it’s 12:45 AM on Friday morning. I really need to get some sleep, so I will most likely be posting a new show tomorrow. I will also probably record a second show over the weekend just to catch up on all the other news, feedback and listener questions I have piled up. I hope the double dose of the MacCast will make up for the lack of a mid-week show. I was going to record on Wednesday, but that morning my trust old B&W G3, which served me well for 6 years, decided it was time to retire. So, I got a shiny new 20″ iMac G5 and I’m sure we’ll talk about that too. In the meantime I need your help. In case you were not aware yet, friend of the MacCast Mike Talmadge at Thoughtout.biz who makes the iPed stand received a cease and desist letter from Apple. Seems they are concerned we are all not smart enough to know the difference between an iPed stand and an Apple iPod. Read, Apple threatens company over usage of ‘iPed’ name over at iPodlounge to get caught up. After I heard about this, Mike and I had an interview and I will be filling you all in on what he had to say. Until then Mike would like to hear from you. Please send your thoughts, opinions, words of encouragement and alternative names for the iPed (just in case) to iped@thoughtout.biz. Mike was an early listener and supporter of the MacCast, so I would appreciate it if you could take a moment to help me return the favor.
iStopMotion – ($39.95 USD – DV version/ $349.00 USD – HD version)
Have you always wanted to make those animated movies made with clay or pipe cleaners? Camcorders are great for family films, but for a Claymation style stop motion movie you are going to need some extra software. That’s where Boinx iStopMotion comes in. You can try out iStopMotion with Boinx’s fully functional demo. It’s available on http://www.iStopMotion.com.
iStopMotion is just what an OSX program should be: powerful, yet amazingly simple. It has just a few important controls, and it lets you do the rest.
We left the story in 1981, when IBM introduced its PC and threatens the market share of the Apple II. The PC was open to many manufacturers to improve with an architecture that allowed the computer to get faster as new chips were produced. Apple needed to step up its game with a new machine that would offer more.
