Macworld

While I was working at Macworld Expo last week, Chuck Joiner of MacVoices pulled me from behind the mixing board out to the mic: With some convincing, we dragged Cyrus Farivar, the engineer for all the shows taped in this year’s Macworld.com Podcast Studio, up to the mic to find out what he’s been up to since leaving his post at Macworld magazine. Cyrus talks about his love of technology journalism, his mentors at Macworld, how he uses his grandfather…

Dear Friends: It’s official. My last day at Macworld will be August 25, 2006. On August 28, I will begin a new phase in my career as Senior Associate Editor of Engadget. For those of you who might not be familiar with it, it’s the most popular blog out there. Period. It draws tons of readers each day and does its best to attract in the hardest of the hardcore gadget-heads. I will be working out of my neighbor’s home…

First Look: GarageBand 3 by Cyrus Farivar Podcasting may be a great way to make your voice heard, but no one would call the process of recording, editing, and posting a podcast simple. Consider blogging for a moment—at its essence, all that activity requires is launching blog software, typing, and posting. In contrast, creating a podcast is a multi-step process that involves some know-how. Even those of us who podcast regularly would welcome a way to simplify the whole process.…

MacUser: Today’s the big day. So what will I be doing? I will be recording the Stevenote and will be scurrying to produce a podcast by midday if at all possible. I will also be recording a live session of the Macworld Podcast on the Expo Show Floor (Macworld’s Booth is #807) today from 1 pm to 1:30 pm. I’ll be interviewing Anthony King, of MacMod and Ben Long, a Macworld freelancer, to talk about Adobe Lightroom. Hungry? Check out…

Macworld Expo Blog: Every January, thousands of folks descend upon San Francisco for Macworld Expo. During the day their appetite for Mac products is satiated, but their bellies often remain unsatisfied. Given that we spend most of our time in this beautiful city by the bay, a few of us Macworld staff have put together the first edition of MacworldEats, a guide to eating near the Moscone Center (with a few suggestions for side trips beyond downtown). Inspired by the…

Macworld: by Cyrus Farivar With Macworld Expo less than a week away, whet your technology trade show appetite with talk of January’s other major event, the Consumer Electronics Show. Intrepid editors Jonathan Seff and Christopher Breen are spending this week in the oasis that is Las Vegas, driving Macworld’s coverage of this massive trade show. Jon took a few moments out of pounding the pavement of the Vegas Strip to report on the Mac-compatible products on display at CES. Download…

Macworld: by Cyrus Farivar No final 2005 podcast would be complete without a look forward as to what to expect from Apple in 2006. The next big event is Macworld Expo—to be held Jan. 9 – 13 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco—so the Macworld editors have been pondering what they might see at the biggest Mac-related trade show of the year. I spoke with Paul Kent, Vice President of IDG World Expo, one of the head honchos in…

eMusic + Macworld

One of the new projects of mine at work is to be a blogger at Macworld’s new blog: MacUser. Come check us out!

Macworld: By Cyrus Farivar Around the Macworld offices, we don’t need a calendar to tell us when we’re getting close to the end of the year. All we have to do is take a look around at all the Eddy Award statues waiting to be doled out to the makers of the best Mac hardware and software of the past 12 months. It’s that time of year once again, as we’re devoting this week to unveiling the winners of our…