Episode 36 of the MacRoundtable (Bag O’Meat Episode), was a lively discussion for a Thursday night, even with Don doing it at 1 in the morning from England. We talked about the Aiport Express now having support for 802.11n, how we use them and why you might (or might not) find it useful. We had real time updates during the show about whether or not the Airport Extreme firmware update 7.3.1 would actually allow you to backup using Time Machine to a USB-attached drive (it does!) and how people are getting along with Time Capsule.

One of the most interesting topics was whether we each though AppleCare was worth the money and even some tips on how to get it less expensively than just through Apple (hint: look for deals on Amazon). During that discussion Victor explained the kid glove treatment he got on his MacPro hardware problem. We also talked about where to find deals on Macs and whether refurbished Macs are a good way to go. Victor explains the important difference too between “refurbed” and “refreshed”. Allison went on a rant about how Apple pushed a “software update” on Windows, which was for Safari, which she DIDN’T even have installed! See the screenshot here. If you enjoy outtakes, you’ll learn all about “bag o’ meat night” too!

This week’s hosts include:

Don McAllister: ScreenCasts Online
Katie Floyd: The MacCore
Victor Cajiao: The Typical Mac User Podcast
Tim Verpoorten: The Mac Reviewcast
Allison Sheridan: The NosillaCast Podcast

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Lots of new releases from Apple since the last show and some of the crew have taken delivery of some new toys! In this show we examine the MacBook Air and the new MacBook Pro with perhaps some different views from different angles. We also chat about the new Time Capsule, our early experiences with the device and where it fits in to your networking/backup strategy.

And of course, the release of the iPhone SDK has got us all very excited about future developments.

This week’s hosts include:

Don McAllister: ScreenCasts Online
David Sparks: MacSparky
Katie Floyd: The MacCore
Steve Stanger: The Mac Attack
Victor Cajiao: The Typical Mac User Podcast

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Mac Roundtable
2008.02.21 #34

We’re on a roll now – the second in the “Take 2” series of the Mac Roundtable. Just as promised, the crew will be mixing up on every show, you never know who you’ll get but we promise to be interesting! This week’s hosts included:

Don McAllister: ScreenCasts Online
Allison Sheridan: Nosillacast Podcast
David Sparks: MacSparky
Katie: The MacCore
Tim Verpoorten: The Mac ReviewCast

Topics we discuss in this episode:

Positive reactions to all the new features in AppleTV 2, Tim’s WordPress site got hacked and he described how he attacked the problem and advice for others – run those updates when they come out! We also pontificated on what it means that Apple has been shutting down their site every Tuesdsay since MacWorld to make new, but maybe not so amazing announcements. David gave us a good explanation of how Aperture 2 fits into his photo needs. Finally we talked about how Time Machine and SuperDuper! both have their place in a backup strategy. David closed it up with a plug for a contest on his show where he’s giving away Audio Engine AW1 wireless adapters.

Links to things we discussed:

Aperture tutorials: apple.com/aperture/tutorials
SuperDuper! at shirt-pocket.com
AirFoil at rogueamoeba.com
Macsparky AW1 giveaway: macsparky.com

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Yes, we’re back! But now it’s Mac Roundtable Take two!

This is the first episode of a newly re-launched Mac Roundtable with your old favourites but with some new but familiar friends. Following on from this years Macworld, the Mac Roundtable has been expanded to include a whole host of new participants to make the Mac Roundtable more varied and yet more regular.

Kicking off the re-launch, Steve Stanger [The Mac Attack]introduces some of the new members of the panel. For this week they include:

Don McAllister: ScreenCasts Online
Allison Sheridan: Nosillacast Podcast
Victor Cajiao: Typical Mac User Podcast
David Sparks: MacSparky.com

But this isn’t the full crew, you’ll find out who else is on board in the next show!

In this episode we look at the reasons for the re-launch of the Mac Roundtable, the MacBook Air, the new iPhone and iPod Touch configurations, Uninterruptible Power Supplies, the iPhone SDK and and much, much more!

You can find some of the links we discussed during the podcast here:

Belkin UPS
MacBook Air Spoof YouTube Video
Happy Slip Video 1
Happy Slip Video 2

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Episode #32 MacRoundtable with your host, Tim Verpoorten from the MacReviewCast podcast.
This episode has fellow podcasters:
Steve Stanger: The Mac Attack
Don McAllister: ScreenCasts Online
Allison Sheridan: Nosillacast Podcast

In this episode we look at the upcoming Leopard release, Apple’s Stock concerns, Make a Wish for a new Mac laptop, and more!
Following are some of the links we discuss during the podcast.
Fon: http://www.fon.com
Jing: http://www.jingproject.com
Skitch: http://plasq.com/skitch
Coda: http://www.transmit.com

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Mac Roundtable / Typical Mac User podcast LIVE mash-up.

This week join Tim Verpoorten – MacReviewCast, Joseph Nilo – MacMediaCast.com, Steve Stanger – The Mac Attack, Adam Christianson – MacCast, and Ringmaster, Victor Cajiao from the Typical Mac User podcast as we discuss iPhone hacking, new iPod rumors, and our opinions on the state of “social networking” and web 2.0.

Thanks to the live audience for participating.

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Episode #30 MacRoundtable with your host, Tim Verpoorten from the MacReviewCast podcast.
This episode has fellow podcasters:
Joseph Nilo: MacMediaCast.com
Don McAllister: ScreenCasts Online
Allison Sheridan: Nosillacast Podcast

In this episode we look at the hardware and software that helps us do the things we do on our Macs.
Following are some of the links we discuss during the podcast.
Mail Act-on http://www.indev.ca/MailActOn.html
Akismet is available at http://akismet.com/
Adium from http://adiumx.com
Skype from http://skype.com
Inquisitor from http://www.inquisitorx.com/safari
Flashblock from http://flashblock.mozdev.org/
KIT from http://reinventedsoftware.com
Caffeine from http://www.lightheadsw.com/
MilkyWay:http://www.lny.mine.nu/Pages/MilkyWay/MilkyWay.html
InstantShot:http://projects.digitalwaters.net/index.php?q=instantshot
Skitch from plasq.com
Quicksilver from http://blacktree.com/
Flock Browser: www.flock.com
Pathfinder: www.cocoatech.com
Todoist: www.todoist.com
Spanning Sync: www.spanningsync.com
MailSteward: http://www.mailsteward.com
OWC: http://www.macsales.com
Firefox: http://www.mozilla.org

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Episode 29 of the Mac Roundtable

The good, the OK, and the kinda bad behind the iPhone from some of the biggest iPhone and Apple fanboys in the business. Join Adam Christianson (Maccast), Joseph Nilo (Mac Mediacast), Rob Walch (Today In iPhone), and Scott Bourne (Apple Phone Show) as they try to look beyond the hype to reveal how the iPhone holds up as an everyday mobile device. They tackle it’s success and shortcomings while offering up some good tips and advice for new and potential iPhone owners alike. If you have even a mild interest in the iPhone this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

Links:
Apple Phone Show
Today In iPhone
GMail
iPhone Application List
Hack the iPhone
Will it Blend: iPhone
Belkin iPhone Accessories
TiVO To-Go in Invisible Shield

Join hosts Steve Stanger from the The Mac Attack, Tim Verpoorten from MacReviewcast, Adam Christianson from the MacCast and Joseph Nilo from Mac Mediacast

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This episode of the Mac Roundtable is produced with love by Joseph Nilo from the Mac MediaCast. Joining us this week is MRT regular Tim Verpoorten from the Mac Reviewcast, Don McAllister from Screencasts Online, and Brian Gary from Ripple Training.

Links from the show (in no particular order):
Visual Hub
Turbo H.264
Flip4Mac / Episode
Sorenson Squeeze
Encoding Videos for YouTube in Compressor
Text Expander
Todoist
Quicksilver
SpamSieve
Mail Steward
Cocktail
NovaMind
Acton Plugin for Mail
Mail Template
Compressor 3 Quick Reference Guide
QuickTime Quick Reference Guide

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This episode of the MacRoundtable is produced by Steve Stanger from the The Mac Attack podcast. Tim (Mac Reviewcast), Joseph (Mac MediaCast), Steve, and special guest Victor from Typical Mac User discuss the announcements made at WWDC 2007

Links from the show:

OverFlow

Pathfinder

Scoble thinks Mac’s fonts are blurry

Leopard features

WWDC 2007 Keynote

Today in iPhone

Leopard dock resembles Suns project Looking Glass

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