*Open Source Typical Mac User Live

 

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Welcome to the Typical Mac User Live show. My name is Victor Cajiao and I am your host this evening. My regular Podcast Typical Mac User Podcast can be found at www.typicalmacuser.com and that shows is released bi weekly on Tuesday nights and Sunday nights.

 

 

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Show Outline

 

introduce Mike Rose : Tonight's co host is currently a blogger for The Unofficial Apple Web Log and the host of the TUAW Podcast here on Talkshoe every Sunday at 10 pm ET, right after this show. Welcome to the Show Mike

 

 

 

 

Interview Segment

 

 

Ask Mike about his background

 

• As a Mac User? -- since 128K & ImageWriter, turned 'pro' at CMU in late 80s as desktop publishing began to make inroads into college newspapers.
• At work? -- more than an decade in magazine business at Time Inc, Entertainment Weekly and LIFE, managing Mac deployments. Been able to watch the rise, fall and subsequent rise of the Mac platform along the way, a remarkable ride.
• TUAW -- since 2006, general assignment with a bent for enterprise, administration, Apple finance stories

 

Ask Mike about TUAW

 

• History of TUAW -- founded 2005, part of weblogs inc. network -- "most linked Apple blog"
• TUAW is somewhere between a news site and a fan site -- writers who bring expertise but also enthusiasm
• Coverage -- 'ownership' of the iPhone hacking story, some readers very excited, some less so
• More variety than single-issue sites (macrumors, ifoapplestore, etc.) but still a full slate of coverage -- less inside-baseball than DaringFireball & Ars, usually
• Similar audiences: Macworld, Macnn, Macobserver, macdailynews -- we tend to be a little opinionated.
• What is TUAW doing in new Media -- weekly talkcasts, more screencasts, more video esp. Macworld -- first big video experiment was last year with Macworld, learned a lot. Sister sites Engadget and Download Squad, learn collaboratively about best video practices.
• What can we can we expect in 2008 from TUAW -- more of the same, a renewed focus on Leopard and the growing Mac universe. 'Onboarding' of new/returning Mac users is a big challenge for the entire Mac-using community, we think we can help. As the Apple universe grows and changes -- most iPod/iPhone owners are not necessarily Mac users -- need to address their concerns too.

 

 

So what questions do you have for Mike about TUAW

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The most common Apple support questions your into Mike

 

Printing and PDF creation from MS Office apps, a huge challenge

Office x-platform compatibility, including tracked changes

Enterprise integration: VPN, timesheet and content management apps -- more and more moving to Web 2.0

Large file xfer -- Box.net, senduit

Mobile device support (sync) for the Mac

 

Apps I use every day:

Office

ImageWell

Twitteriffic

iChat

Yojimbo

CoRD cord.sourceforge.net

VMware

ScreenSteps

 

Apps I use for blogging/podcasting:

Skype

Wiretap Studio/Audio Hijack Pro/Ubercaster

Audacity / Amadeus

Transmit

checking out Journler and ecto

 

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Apple Talk "The year in review"

 

All that is and was iPhone. What will 2008 brings

 

• Build up to the release
• The release
• Hacking and unlocking
• The price drop heard round the world
• Europe finally gets the the iPhone
• What's next for our celluar friend the iPhone?

 

iWork 08 comes of age (the good the bad the iMovie 08).

 

• We Finally got an Excel application.
• We lost the iMovie timeline but what did we gain
• iWeb and the Gallery if you are an dot mac member

 

The iPod finally touches down, waz up with the Phatties and what's the future of the iPod

 

• The Ipod becomes a classic
• We get to iTouch our iPods
• That little guy is Phat

 

Aluminum is the new "HIP" iMac, keyboards, and more.

 

• iMacs get a refresh
• Macbooks and MBP gain power all the time

 

Apple TV, some say it's dead in the water, I say it's here to stay and grow. What say you Mike?

I would love to see the Mini and AppleTV merge into one product, esp now that Leopard has the AppleTV front row UI. 'Mac Nano' thin Mini would be a great TV connection, no need to hack to expand capabilities.

 

Apple Telivision Ads, will this Windows bashing (in fun) campaing every grow old

I find it pretty odd that some ads can call out Vista as something to run from, others can claim that MBP runs Vista well... weird.

 

All things NBC Universal, the day that "Heroes Died" (NBC , movie, media and TV Talk)

Video is going to become more 'podcasty' and iTunes is the biggest content aggregator for podcasts, full stop. NBC has great content and it's being firehosed out, but if iPods/iTunes are excluded from the party then the opinion leaders and 'leading cool' consumers are not going to see it, or are going to go BitTorrent for it. Miro, eyeTV.

 

Will we see Movie Rentals on iTunes soon?

Yep. 

 

 

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Macworld Talk

 

 

Mike's predictons (If you do that type of thing)

 

Subnotebook

AppleTV reboot (probably not integrated screen)

Storage bumps for iPhone/touch

 

 

Victor's Predictions

 

• iPhoneiPod Touch SDK (Duh)
• New MaPro's (yes)
• New Cinema Displays (likely, with cameras finally)
• 16 gig iPhone (probably)
• New games for the iPhone via iTunes
• A new Flat Screen 32" 42" TV with built in Apple TV (this is my long shot ) guess
• One More thing: New 7" to 10" portable LT non multi-touch flash based HD $500 to $700 estimated price

 

 

 

 

 

Audience Question : What are your predictions for Macworld this year you guys?

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Smile on my Mac contest winners: "And the winners are"

 

Giveaway

 

I have drawn the names from the people who entered and I will send each one an email after the show so they can collect their prices from Jean

 

1. Disk Label $35.95 Winner is JD Waters lovewindoze@gmail.com

2. Text Expander $29.95 Winner is Ryan Sakamoto rphatdogg@gmail.com

3. PDF Pen $94.95 Winner is Lori Abramhs lori@dogsbylori.com

 

I will provide the winner names to Jean over at Smile on My Mac.com. Thanks to them for this great contest and remember to check them out and get 20% on their products at www.smileonmymac.com/typical

 

 

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SHOW ENDING:

 

 

I want to thank Mike Rose from the Unofficial Apple Web Log site and podcast for joining us this evening Mike remind us where we can find you.

 Tonight at 10 pm ET back on Talkshoe; all the time at tuaw.com, personal tumblelog at geekparent.com and on twitter as MikeTRose. Keep an eye out for the TUAW team at Macworld Expo, we'll be on patrol.

 

Also you guys I want to remind you I will be off until January 9th. I may do one or two screencasts , however for the most part I'll be relaxing. Happy Holidays!

 

 

The Typical Mac User Podcast can be found at www.typicalmacuser.com and that shows is released bi weekly on Tuesday and Sunday nights. If you haven't subscribed to that show yet, head over to the web site at www.typicalmacuser.com and hit the ONE BUTTON iTunes subscription.

 

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For now this is your Host Victor Cajiao saying, enjoy the rest of your Sunday

 

 

 

 

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