MacVoices

At AltConf in San Jose, Kitcast CEO Egor Belenkov discusses the benefits and capabilities of their digital signage software that takes advantage of the Apple TV’s ease of use to put the right information in front of your customers at the right time. This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of PDFpen and PDFpenPro, PDFpen for iPad, PDFpen for iPhone, PDFpen Scan+, as well as TextExpander for Mac and TextExpander for iPhone and iPad, as well as the new TextExpander for Windows. Great software to help you get more done. http://SmileSoftware.com Show Notes: Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

At AltConf in San Jose, Brian Stucki of MacStadium puts a developer’s slant on their dedicated Mac hosting, colocation and cloud services. By taking advantage of their services, and using virtual machines, developers can test and develop for any platform, quickly, easily, and affordably. This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of PDFpen and PDFpenPro, PDFpen for iPad, PDFpen for iPhone, PDFpen Scan+, as well as TextExpander for Mac and TextExpander for iPhone and iPad, as well as the new TextExpander for Windows. Great software to help you get more done. http://SmileSoftware.com Show Notes: Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

At AltConf in San Jose, Alex Fishman, the Founder and CEO of Bugsee, explains how their crash reporting tool helps developers squash bugs both during development and after deployment. This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of PDFpen and PDFpenPro, PDFpen for iPad, PDFpen for iPhone, PDFpen Scan+, as well as TextExpander for Mac and TextExpander for iPhone and iPad, as well as the new TextExpander for Windows. Great software to help you get more done. http://SmileSoftware.com Show Notes: Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

The Road to Macstock continues in a conversation with Matt Hillyer about his session on the power of If This Then That (IFTT). We start with how IFTT works and what you can do with it, and end with what you need and how Matt’s presentation will help you get started. In the middle we discuss the many Internet of Things (IoT) devices that IFTT can control, which ones Matt has experience with, and which ones he prefers. Today's edition of MacVoices is supported by MacVoices Magazine, our free magazine on Flipboard that helps you do more with your Apple tech. http://MacVoices.com/Magazine Show Notes: Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss Guests: Matt Hillyer is a Staff Software Engineer for GE Healthcare Digital. He builds, deploys and maintains virtual machine labs for internal software validation and third party partner validation programs. Previously he was in the US Navy Submarine Force as a Communications and Electronic Warfare Technician. An Apple enthusiast for 30 plus years, Matt has hosted podcasts such as The Stealth Mac Podcast, Bytes and Booze and AppObsessed (co hosted with Lola Wong and Tom Perino). Hobbies include drone flying, 3D Printing and Home Automation. Find him on Twitter. Links: Stringify

This Road to Macstock goes across the pond to chat with David Cohen of TechFan, who will be discussing the benefits and capabilities of the Raspberry Pi, the small, super-affordable computer. David explains the features of the computer that is perfect for those who want to do a little hardware hacking, want to learn to code, or just want a to experiment. If you think it isn’t for you, wait until David tells you all the things you could do with it, for very little money. This edition of MacVoices is supported by MacVoices Magazine, our free magazine on Flipboard that helps you do more with your Apple tech. http://MacVoices.com/Magazine Show Notes: Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss Guests: David Cohen has been interested in all things digital since his exposure to the Sinclair ZX81 microcomputer and the Atari VCS back in his youth. A native of the United Kingdom, he has parlayed his fascination with the computer world into a career of consultancy in IT strategy, design and security. Like many of us, he can’t drop his passions while not at work – he is a current co-host of the TechFan podcast with fellow Macstock alum Tim Robertson, and has formally hosted the MyMac podcast and written for the MyMac.com website. Follow him on Twitter. David lives in Manchester, UK (close to the BBC!) and has a wife and two children who are almost as gadget mad as he is.

AltConf Co-Founder Rob Elkin is back with one more update to the event’s activities, why you need to keep paying attention right up to the hour the doors open, and how you can help support the event. Rob also talks about their involvement in other activities, including a movie premier that will benefit App Camp For Girls. This edition of MacVoices is supported by MacVoices Magazine, our free magazine on Flipboard that helps you do more with your Apple tech. http://MacVoices.com/Magazine Show Notes: Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss Guests: Rob Elkin is the Chief Technology Officer of busuu, the largest online community for learning languages. He also organizes events such as AltConf and NSSnow. You can follow him on Twitter.

Michael Cohen and Take Control Books have released a new version of Take Control of Pages that covers Pages on the Mac, iOS and the online/iCloud version. Since the last update, Pages has been revised to the point that this entire book had to be updated, along with every screenshot. Michael talks about Pages’ performance as both a word processor and an approachable page layout program, the capability to import and export files in RTF format, and round-tripping to Microsoft Word. Michael also has some tips on collaborating on Pages documents with others, working on them on different platforms, and how it integrates with the other components of Apple’s productivity suite, Numbers and Keynote. MacVoices Magazine, our free magazine on Flipboard that helps you do more with your Apple tech. http://MacVoices.com/Magazine Show Notes: Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss Guests: Michael E. Cohen has worked as a teacher, a programmer, a Web designer, a multimedia producer, and a certified usability analyst. He's the author or co-author of several books, including The iPad Project Book, Apple Training Series: iLife (iLife '09 Edition), and Take Control of PDFpen 8.

This Road to Macstock interview features Brian Henson, a volunteer for the event that has the responsibility for getting the speakers on the stage on time, with no technical problems, and ready to go. Brian talks about what speakers can do, at Macstock and elsewhere, to make that job easier, why he volunteers, and what he gets out of Macstock each year. MacVoices is supported by MacVoices Magazine, our free magazine on Flipboard that helps you do more with your Apple tech. http://MacVoices.com/Magazine Show Notes: Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

At the SuperMeet at NAB in Las Vegas, Tor Olson, Anarchy Quality for Digital Anarchy, shows us a little bit of Transcriptive, their new software that generates transcriptions from your video using AI, machine learning, Watson, and Speechmatics. Soon to be available in open beta, Transcriptive will begin life as an Adobe Premier plug-in, but will eventually become a stand-alone app. This edition of MacVoices is sponsored by Smile, the makers of PDFpen and PDFpenPro, PDFpen for iPad, PDFpen for iPhone, PDFpen Scan+, as well as TextExpander for Mac and TextExpander for iPhone and iPad, as well as the new TextExpander for Windows. Great software to help you get more done. http://SmileSoftware.com Show Notes: Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

Scholle McFarland and Take Control Books have released a brand new title, Take Control of Calendar and Reminders, to help you use those two productivity apps that come standard and free from Apple. Scholle gets in depth on features you might already be using at some level, and also features that you may have forgotten about. One thing that makes these two applications interesting is that they are useful on the Mac, iOS devices, and the Apple Watch. Scholle has them all covered, talks about how Siri is useful on all three platforms, and why troubleshooting found a place in the book. MacVoices is supported by MacVoices Magazine, our free magazine on Flipboard that helps you do more with your Apple tech. http://MacVoices.com/Magazine Show Notes: Chuck Joiner is the producer and host of MacVoices. You can catch up with what he's doing on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn. Subscribe to the show: iTunes: - Audio in iTunes - Video in iTunes - HD Video in iTunes Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: - Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss - Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss Guests: Scholle McFarland has been covering the Mac since 1996 as an editor at MacUser magazine and then Macworld. During that time, she witnessed Apple transform from everyone's favorite “doomed†company to everyone's actually favorite company and is still amazed by the whole thing. When she's not working as a freelance writer and editor, Scholle (“Sholly†) likes to hang out with her family, friends, and many animals in beautiful Portland, Oregon. You can follow her on Twitter.