Macs In Life

Break Time

macsinlife@gmail.com — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 07:38:32 PDT

Open Letter:

To all of the followers of Macs In Life;

After doing 81 episodes, almost 2 years worth of shows, Chuck and I have decided to put the show on hiatus. It is not that we have given up on the show, but we need some time to recharge the batteries. Many don't understand what goes into making the show, so I thought I would give you a quick overview.

Monday - Start looking for content for the bonus content show.

Tuesday - Pre-production meeting for bonus content show.

Wednesday - Record, edit and post bonus content show.

Thursday - Look for stories that may be relevant for this weeks show

Friday - Pre-production meeting for the normal show.

Saturday - Set up, shoot and edit the show

Sunday - Post the show

Monday - Start all over again.

For almost 2 years. We are slightly fried.

Don't get me wrong, we LOVE doing the show and helping people. However both of us have "real" jobs, and I am involved in two other non-technical shows, so I am really burning the candle at both ends.

If you think about it, TV shows usually shoot 25 episodes a season(year) so we have done more that three seasons in less than 2 years.

Be safe, we hope to be back soon.

Ward

Episode 81 - iTunes Basics

macsinlife@gmail.com — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 07:16:24 PDT

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This week we demo iTunes 10.2

Episode 80 - iMovie 11 Trailers

macsinlife@gmail.com — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 07:41:12 PST

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This week we show how to create trailers in the new iMovie 11. Enjoy!

Episode 79 - Garageband part 2

macsinlife@gmail.com — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 08:36:41 PST

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This week we demonstrate how to create a song using Garageband. And here is the link for conversion that I promised: ;http://www.thegaragedoor.com/loops/make.html
Enjoy!

Episode 78 - Creating podcasts with Garageband

macsinlife@gmail.com — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 07:04:10 PST

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This week we ;demonstrate how to create a podcast with Garage Band. Enjoy!

Episode 77 - Chrome Store

macsinlife@gmail.com — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 07:35:07 PST

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This week we check out the new Chrome Store. Enjoy!

Episode 76 - Lyrica

macsinlife@gmail.com — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 06:21:12 PST

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This week we changed our format a bit. and we discussed and demoed Lyrica. A very cheap (.99 cents) application to find all of the lyrics for your songs in iTunes and adds them to the MP3 data so they are availible on your phone. Enjoy!!!

Episode 75 - Rocket Fish

macsinlife@gmail.com — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 07:57:40 PST

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This week we discuss Steve Jobs taking medical leave, Apples quarterly call, the meaning of icons, and demo the Rocket Fish clamshell case for iPad. ;
Here is the link as promised: http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2011/01/18/apple-icon-secrets-hidden-meanings-hiding-in-plain-sight/
Enjoy!

Episode 74 - iPhoto '11

macsinlife@gmail.com — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:56:43 PST

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This week we discuss the Verizon addition of the iphone, some CES talk, and network setup issues. As a how-to we discuss: How to make a book with iPhoto '11.
As promised, during the show here are all of the links.
http://www.totalapps.net/mac/switching-to-mac-from-windows-2/
http://lifehacker.com/5728407/top-10-places-to-discover-good-software
http://www.totalapps.net/mac/download-youtube-video-to-mac-for-free/
http://www.maclife.com/article/howtos/10_fifteenminute_howtos_macs
Enjoy!

Episode 73 - Mac App Store

macsinlife@gmail.com — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 12:29:42 PST

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We finally got the holidays behind us and are trying to get back on to schedule. This is a rather short episode due to the lack of news but we filled it up with some predictions for 2011 and a demo/review of the new App store. Enjoy!

Episode 72 - MacTracker

macsinlife@gmail.com — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 09:07:41 PST

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In this episode we discuss Speeding up your Mac, Evernote 2.0, iPhone can take unto 36% of Verizon market in 2011, Apple Mac App store, iWork '11, Communicator for Mac, iTunes 10.1.1, iPad App Store has 50,000 apps in eight months, and for a free file, MacTracker. Enjoy!
*** As a side note, we will not have a show for the next two weeks due to the holidays, but if you get any cool Apple gear for the holidays, drop us a line and we will use it on the show.

Episode 71 - Garageband

macsinlife@gmail.com — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 14:16:19 PST

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In this "Chuck-less" Episode, we discuss some Apple news, and for a "How-to" we show how to make a ringtone in Garageband '11. Enjoy!

Episode 70 - PowerPoint 2011

macsinlife@gmail.com — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 08:46:49 PST

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This week we discuss the new FREE Pulse newsreader,Photographical series on Steve Jobs, a Mac Buying guide, a quick tip, and Demo of PowerPoint 2011. Enjoy!

Episode 69 - Word 2011

macsinlife@gmail.com — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 12:46:52 PST

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In this episode we talk about Apple buys bluetooth company, Apple says no one was buying X-serves, 4G talk again, and a demo of word 2011. Enjoy!

Episode 68 - Apple TV

macsinlife@gmail.com — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 08:23:48 PST

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In this episode we discuss iTunes previews to move to 90 seconds, Apples iPad has 95% of tablet market share, Early Reports of Video and Kernel Panic Problems With MacBook Air , Unleash the iPad on Verizon Wireless, Apple Tops Microsoft in Third Quarter Revenue, Steve Jobs: USB 3 Not Taking Off At This Time, Apple releases update to fix iPhoto '11 bugs, Google founders wanted to hire Steve Jobs as company's first CEO, Adium Hits 1.4 and Adds Twitter, IRC, and Tons of Fixes and review of the Apple TV. Enjoy!

Episode 67 - Office 2011 for Mac

macsinlife@gmail.com — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:14:44 PDT

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In this episode we discuss the new Mac trojan "Boonana", White iPhone is no more, Oracle claims "Google directly copied Java for Android", Eric Schmidt is nuts, ; the orientation lock is no more, IOS 4.1 bug in the iPhone, Apple may have had plans for a second data center from the start, and a product demo of Office 2011 for Mac. Enjoy!

Episode 66 - Apple Event (fixed)

macsinlife@gmail.com — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:10:16 PDT

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In this weeks episode we discuss, the Apple quarterly call, and the announcements made at last weeks event.
Due to scheduling issues beyond our control, this weeks episode is audio only. We hope to be able to do a proper show next week. Enjoy!

Episode 65 - Springpad part 3

macsinlife@gmail.com — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 11:35:15 PDT

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This week we talk about the Apple event, back to the Mac, all of the rumors associated with it, the state of gaining in IOS, iPhone to Verizon in early 2011, .Mac home-pages retire on November 8th, Apple trademarks "There's an app for that", and how to send a text to 100 people for the price of 1, How to insert uncommon characters, how to sync from iTunes to your Android phone, and lastly How to collaborate using SpringPad. Enjoy!

Episode 64 - SpringPad part 2

macsinlife@gmail.com — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 08:52:09 PDT

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This week in the news we discuss breaking the barrier between you iPhone and you Mac, Steve Jobs fixes iPhone issue, Woz on Big Bang Theory, Apple loses cover flow law suit, and Spring Pad one week later. Enjoy!

Episode 63 - Springpad

macsinlife@gmail.com — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 10:51:39 PDT

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In this week's episode we discuss, the 5 reasons the media covers Apple so much, using Ping in iTunes 10.0.1, iPads will ship more units in 2011 than Android, how to prepare your Mac for re-sale or donation, iWork for the iPad working with iDisk, the worst iPad background EVER, five best presentation applications, How to organize your podcasts, and the free file is SpringPad Enjoy!

Episode 62 - iPod Shuffle

macsinlife@gmail.com — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 05:48:39 PDT

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We're back! After a short break to attend Podcamp Pittsburgh we have returned. This week we discuss an update to iWork for the iPad, Microsoft joins Apple against Blu-Ray, Steve Jobs is the 42nd richest man in the US, hearing loss with iPods, Ping negotiated with Facebook for 18 months, AppleJack, The recent security release, iTunes update, and reviews of the iPod shuffle and camera adapter for iPad. Enjoy!

Episode 61 - Plex

macsinlife@gmail.com — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 09:14:38 PDT

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This week Chuck was MIA, but Jeff stepped into his spot without missing a beat. This week we discuss, the many upgrades that were released this past week, Apple finally releases guidelines for the App Store, and out free file is Plex available at: http://plexapp.com Enjoy!!!

Episode 60 - IceClean

macsinlife@gmail.com — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:45:59 PDT

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This week we discuss the newest Apple releases, Apple suppliers building 2 million iPads per month,Apple's iOS beats Android 6 to 1,Notre Dame embarks on a paperless course with iPads,Apple now shipping iPad within 24 hours, iWork 9.0.4 Gives Pages EPUB Support, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen sues everyone over patents, A million ping users in 48 hours, Also 3 separate how-to's, How to set up Ping, How to create a priority mailbox, and How to publish an pub book, all this and the Free File is IceClean. Enjoy!
By the way I promised the link to IceClean so here is is: http://www.macdentro.com/MacDentro/Home.html

Episode 59 - Keynote

macsinlife@gmail.com — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:45:24 PDT

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In this quick episode we demonstrate the use of Apple's Keynote program. Enjoy!

Episode 58 - iPhone Batteries

macsinlife@gmail.com — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 08:32:23 PDT

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In this episode we talk about ;Software update will fix iOS 4 slowdown issues on iPhone 3G, The iPad is a preferred leisure device,White iPhone delayed,a Teen, inspired by Steve Jobs, makes a million pounds, Apple awarded patents for Slide to Unlock, keyboard letter pop, and the how-to save battery life on the iPhone. Enjoy!