The Mac Show (Low Def/iPod)

Show 15: The iPhone 3G

nicky@itidiots.com (ITidiots TV) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:59:06 +0100

Well finally it’s here, the new episode of The Mac Show, ahem, I mean the iPhone 3G. It has 3G (well obviously), GPS and access to some great new applications, this time without unlocking. Oh yeah, and the price is kinda cheaper too, well lets not go down that route. Join us as we take you on a visual tour of the new iPhone, demonstrating apps such as Location, Facebook and FileMagnet.

Show 14: Final Cut Express

nicky@itidiots.com (ITidiots TV) — Sun, 11 May 2008 23:57:33 +0100

iMovie is pretty cool but kinda limited on features, including those you may have seen us use on previous episodes. As part of our move to the Mac we needed a better video editing solution for creating the show. Previous episodes were done on a PC which felt wrong so to feel clean we moved to Final Cut Express. In this episode Nick show us its basic operation and how he uses it to put together the show.

Show 13: Office 2008 vs iWork 08

nicky@itidiots.com (ITidiots TV) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:37:41 +0100

Well you have all seen the Apple ads so you know a Mac can run Microsoft Office 2008 natively, but the question is "Is it worth it?". In this episode we do a comparison between MS Office 2008 and iWork 08 and show you that compatibility between the suites is well, pretty good. You decide for yourself, but I am sticking to iWork 08, it is cheap, loads of cool features and it is not Microsoft! Also we show you how you can integrate Windows applications into the dock using VMWare Unity, so if you already have a copy of MS Office for the PC you could also use that.

Show 12: iCal to Google Calender Syncing, Docker and waffle

nicky@itidiots.com (ITidiots TV) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:03:27 +0000

iCal is a great calendering application but is limited when out and about and Google Calender is no use without internet connectivity. Hmmm, if only you could combine the functionality of both. Well now you can with ‘Spanning Sync’ it does cost a little but it provides great two way syncing. Also we poorly demonstrate ‘Docker’ which enables you to customize the Dock. All this and ramblings (our speciality) on the iPhone.

Show 11: Air but not as we know it

nicky@itidiots.com (ITidiots TV) — Sat, 1 Mar 2008 12:33:53 +0000

n this weeks video training screencast: Nick takes a look at producing a podcast single handed with the help of Screenflow from Vara Software. It's a pretty action packed episode in which we take a look at the new cross os application platform from Adobe called "Air". Nick also gets to grips using Jungle Disk and Amazon S3 online backup solution and if that was not enough he demonstrates his animation skills using iStopmotion from Bionx

Show 9: The iPhone

nicky@itidiots.com (ITidiots TV) — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 13:03:25 +0000

This week we are joined by Luc, an Apple employee (well he was until this episode went out) who you may have seen helping out on the forums. Luc is/was an Apple ‘Genius’ who can obviously cover things in a lot more depth than Nick and myself (Nicky) so hopefully this is going to be the start of a beautiful relationship. This week amongst our general chit-chat we take our first look at the iPhone and despite it obvious technical limitation (thanks Apple!) I gotta admit I want one.

Show 10: Bits and Pieces

nicky@itidiots.com (ITidiots TV) — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 13:14:11 +0000

It has been a while and so much has happened. This week we share our opinion on some of the new products announced at the Macworld 2008 keynote; the Macbook Air, Time Capsule and Apple TV. Some nice toys there really, sadly Apple TV is still fairly pointless outside of the US.

Show 8: New iChat features plus keep organised with Bento

nicky@itidiots.com (ITidiots TV) — Sat, 8 Dec 2007 00:27:25 +0000

We continue to look at some of Leopards great new features including the new video effects in iChat and then look at Bento a great productivity tool that keeps you organised in true Mac style.
Bento organizes all your important information and lets you manage your contacts, coordinate events, track projects, prioritize tasks all in one place

Show 7: Managing Audiobooks, Pixelmator and Communication Problems

nicky@itidiots.com (ITidiots TV) — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 17:19:12 +0000

Nick shows us how we can manage the audio books within our iTunes library. If your audiobooks are showing up as music in multiple files then this is for you, we show you how you can join them together, make it bookmarkable and appear under the audiobooks section of iTunes. Then Nick demonstrates Pixelmator, the beautifully designed, easy-to-use, fast and powerful image editor for OS X. Oh, and I, Nicky, try to join the podcast but stupidity gets in my way!

Show 6: Four Video Feeds and a Podcast

nicky@itidiots.com (ITidiots TV) — Tue, 6 Nov 2007 20:34:54 +0000

We have been really looking forward to using some of the cool features built into the new Mac OS 10.5 to enable us to try producing a quality podcast remotely. With Nicky in London and Nick in Kent we attempt (with success) to produce a show using four video feeds, two Mac's, and one tiny internet connection to demo what we think is really cool in leopard. I hope you enjoy it if for nothing else other than the technology used to produce it!

Show 5: OS X 10.5 Leopard Arrives!

nicky@itidiots.com (ITidiots TV) — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:03:08 +0000

Finally it has arrived. What will it be like? Worth the wait or just another Vista? Our copies didn’t arrive in time, so we take a trip to the Apple store at Regents Street to get our copy and then upgrade the Macbook to take our first look. Warning: Includes HD scenes of the UK Train network and the London Underground!

Show 4: Listen Again on your iPod and iPhoto to iDVD

nicky@itidiots.com (ITidiots TV) — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:35:28 +0100

This week Nicky shows us how to convert online listen again audio streams to files you can play on your iPod. We also look at how to change those icons in OSX. Nick takes a look at great mac application source sites and demonstrates how to convert those great iPhoto slideshows into great looking movies. We also take a first hand look at the iPod Chunky, I mean Nano.

Show 3: Converting videos on a Mac

nicky@itidiots.com (ITidiots TV) — Mon, 8 Oct 2007 22:24:52 +0100

Three great applications we couldn't live without are Toast 8 Titanium, Mac The Ripper and HandBrake. In this episode we demonstrate how to convert a video file to DVD using Toast, Rip the DVD to the hard disc using Mac the Ripper, and then convert the DVD back to something a bit more portable using HandBrake. Sort of like the circle of life really

Show 2: Upgrading iMacs, Macbooks and the Mac Mini

nicky@itidiots.com (ITidiots TV) — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:51:35 +0100

Could your Mac do with a little extra memory or additional storage space? If so, join us as we demonstrate how to upgrade the memory on the new iMac, Macbook and Mac Mini and replace the hard disk on the Macbook and Mac Mini. Some upgrades are so simple it would seem stupid to buy a custom configured Mac. You could save yourself a fortune, well a fairly modest sum.

Show 1: The new 24 inch aluminium iMac and VMWare Fusion

nicky@itidiots.com (ITidiots TV) — Tue, 4 Sep 2007 19:25:01 +0100

Nick shows off his new 24 inch aluminium iMac and the first thing he does is run Windows XP on it, Urghhh! Anyway, the point is as a recent switcher from a PC you may just have to run that occasional Windows app, it a shame really. We show you that VMWare fusion means you shouldn't delay the switch. it runs Windows apps beautifully, seamlessly and at great speed.