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Daniel Bérubé and Michael Horton are back to preview the presenters and activities at the upcoming SuperMeet in London. The SuperMeet has developed into a key series of events for the video production community. Dan and Mike talk about this year’s Las…

Jeff Gamet and host Chuck Joiner discuss Apple CEO Tim Cook’s appearance before a Senate committee on taxes, political posturing, and the realities of Apple’s tax strategies. Jeff also firmly rejects the notion of a career change for the both of them.…

Michael Cohen and our friends at Take Control Books have just released Take Control of PDFpen 6, and Michael displays his enthusiasm for both the book and the program in this discussion. Starting with the fact that he *wanted* to write this book (a…

Digital photography expert Derrick Story has a new book with a very specific focus. iPad for Digital Photographers is your guide to getting the most out of Apple’s tablet if you are into photography. Derrick talks about why the iPad is such a compelling and…

Ted Landau talks about the benefits of multiple Apple TVs (and why he now has one on every screen in his home), whether an Apple television makes sense, and how we all consume our video entertainment. Ted then takes aim at the next version of iOS and discusses…

Karen Anderson has many passions, one of which is the subject of blogging. In the first of a series of conversations on the subject, Karen helps us understand where we’re going by learning about where we’ve been in the world of blogging. Didn’t know…

TekRevue is the newest tech news and information site on the web, and we’ve got the founder and head guy, Jim Tanous, to tell us about it. Jim talks about why, in an already rich environment, he wanted to do something a little different, and what TekRevue…

With WWDC just around the corner, The MacJury gets geeky in some places as it takes a look at the needs, wants and expectations for the next version of the iOS. Side loading of apps, sharing documents among apps and de-krufting iOS are part of the…

Gus Mueller of Flying Meat Software has a lot to be proud of in the newest version of their photo and graphics powerhouse, Acorn 4. Gus walks us through some of the biggest updates, including the dynamically updating Brush Designer, non-Destructive Filters and…

There’s a new version of MailPlane, the stand-alone Gmail app for the Mac, and Lars Steiger of MailPlane talks about the new features and the challenges and benefits of providing more fully-featured access to Google’s mail. Lars also profiles their…

Jim Dalrymple has been busy reviewing, analyzing and commenting on a wide variety of happenings in the tech world, and is happy to share some of his thoughts on the recent Úll conference in Dublin, Blackberry’s CEO’s comments on the impending death of…

Ted Landau covers a wide variety of topics in our most recent conversation, including why he is attending Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC), whether tablets really will be dead in five years, and typing on an iPhone. Ted also talks about a…

As you start to make this year’s vacation plans, you might give a little extra thought to how technology can help, and what you should take with you. Chris Christensen of The Amateur Traveler is the perfect person to help you get a handle on travel gear,…

In case you weren’t paying attention, Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference sold out in less than 180 seconds this year. Even if you weren’t among the fortunate few to get a ticket, there is still an excellent reason to come to San Francisco in June.…

Confused about cloud storage? Joe Kissell to the rescue with his new ebook, Take Control of Dropbox. Joe talks to us about why Dropbox, and its freemium model, is at the top of the pecking order in this category, and what they are trying to do to stay there.…

The MacJury starts with a unique, real-world example of iPhone accessibility before diving into the most recent tApple earnings call. Rather than just re-state what you’ve already heard, however, the jurors examine Apple’s supply chain and iMac…

We wrap up NAB 2013 in Las Vegas with a different perspective on the show from Rodney Mitchell, the leader of the Washington DC, Maryland, & Virginia Creative Pro User Group. As a video professional, Rodney talks about some of the most interesting new…

In what is becoming something of a tradition, here are a few of the sights and sounds of NAB 2013, The Las Vegas SuperMeet, and the MediaMotion Ball to wrap up the MacVoices coverage of the events. Enjoy! This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the…

In the DJI Innovations‘ aerodrome on the  show floor at NAB 2013 in Las Vegas, CEO Colin Guinn gives us an up-close look at the Phantom, an all-in-one quadcopter package that can put your GoPro camera in the air for less than the price of a fully loaded…

On the show floor at NAB 2013 in Las Vegas, Zach Barbitta, the Director of U.S. Operations for Pivothead, shows us how to record anything you do, and the world around you, just by putting on their Pivothead glasses. With a camera mounted in the bridge of…

One of the most crowded booths at the Las Vegas SuperMeet 2013 belonged to TouchEdit, the new professional-level video editor for the iPad. Dan Lebental, the founder of TouchEdit, talked to us about the power and flexibility of being able to both shoot and…

From the Las Vegas SuperMeet 2013, Robbie Fleming, the Global Sales Manager for Lightworks, talks about the venerable video editing program coming (finally) to the Mac. Lightworks is known as the editor for some very notable films such as “Pulp…

At the Las Vegas SuperMeet 2013, Skip Robins, the Operational Manager for Quiver, profiles their service for anyone interested in affordable, professional distribution of their video project. Skip talks about the logistics of getting your video listed in…

From the Las Vegas SuperMeet 2013, Chris Lawson, Content Producer for Apogee, updates us on the latest and best hardware offerings for audio and video producers, including MiC, ONE for iPad & Mac, Duet for iPad & Mac and Quartet for iPad and Mac. Providing…

At the Las Vegas SuperMeet 2013, Roger Bolton of CoreMelt takes us through the ability of their upcoming Final Cut X plug-in, SliceX with Mocha. Easily helps you easily create Shape Masks to remove layers, eliminate or create effects in your video project.…

From the exhibit hall at the Las Vegas SuperMeet 2013, Mark Spencer of Ripple Training shows off their amazing new Final Cut X plug-in, Timelines. Need to present data that would benefit from a Timeline treatment? Mark explains why Timelines is your…

On the show floor at NAB 2013 in Las Vegas, Cliff Joyce of PureBlend Software Design Group shows off the power of MovieSlate, an iPad app that looks like a clapperboard, but does so much more. As a digital slate, it excels, but if you look deeper, you…

At at NAB 2013 in Las Vegas, Greg Crosby, Product Line Manager for G-Technology, walks us through the four new high-performance storage products they introduced at the show. Featuring flexibility, durability and speed, the G-DRIVE ev, G-DOCK ev with…

One of the most interesting iPad apps we saw at NAB 2013 in Las Vegas was ShortcutsHD, a utility that turns your iPad into a control surface for your professional Mac desktop applications such as Final Cut Pro and Photoshop, and for the not-so-professional…

From their putting green at NAB 2013 in Las Vegas, Dan Montgomery of Imagine Products talks about ShotPut Pro, a utility that offloads video files from memory cards and distributes them to various destinations, automatically creating backups of your hard-won…