Podcasting

Macworld: Whether you’re a hardcore gamer or just someone with few reliable games you play to blow off steam, this is the week for you at Macworld.com. We’re concentrating on Mac games, as we induct 10 new titles into Macworld’s Game Hall of Fame, located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. (Why Pittsfield? Because way back when, the original author of the Hall of Fame feature, Steven Levy, decided the fictional Hall of Fame should be located in his hometown, where it’s remained…

Wanderlustgeek.com ! First episode includes a chat about spending Thanksgiving abroad with Bhu and Lane.

Macworld: Got a lot of repetitive tasks in your work life? Automate them! We’ll show you how. All month long, Macworld has been taking a look at Automator, the built-in Automation tool found in Mac OS X 10.4. As part of that look into how to use Automator workflows to handle the repetitive jobs on your Mac, we’ve lined up an interview with Sal Soghoian, product manager of Automator at Apple. I talk to Sal about how Automator is different…

Macworld: New Apple hardware and cool Mac gear are on my mind in this latest installment of the Macworld Podcast. First, the new hardware: Apple has spent the past month freshening up its computers, with updates to the Power Mac, iMac, and PowerBook product lines. That’s led to a lot of late nights for the Macworld Lab, as it prepares benchmarks to measure the performance of the new systems. In this podcast, I talk with Lab Director James Galbraith about…

The FOURTH NYT article about podcasting, almost to the day of the first one that I wrote? What is going on with the NYT’s tech coverage? (Previous post on this from May 11, 2005.)

Macworld: When Steve Jobs takes to a stage to unveil new products, it’s a safe bet that a bevy of Macworld editors will be on hand. That was certainly the case Wednesday, as Apple took the wraps off a video-playing iPod, an overhauled iMac, and a brand new version of the iTunes music player. And in this special episode of the Macworld Podcast, we’ve got all the details. This 25-minute episode features highlights from Steve Jobs’ presentation to reporters, as…

Macworld: Heard about blogs but scared to dip your toe in the blogosphere? Wonder how it is all these bloggers do what they do? Dori Smith, author of “The Best Blogging Tools for The Mac” in the November 2005 issue of Macworld, can tell you how to blog from your Mac. Caveat blogger: we can’t help you if you become addicted to blogging. Download Macworld Podcast #10 (9.6MB – 20 minutes).

Macworld: Torn between the iBook and the PowerBook? Do you love the Mac mini but feel tempted by the greatness of the Power Mac? And what about the iMac? Macs might be easy to use, but figuring out which one to buy? That’s another challenge entirely. Which is where Adam C. Engst comes in. The TidBits publisher and Macworld contributing editor has written Take Control of Buying a Mac, a $5 electronic book from TidBits Electronic Publishing that aims to…

Macworld Podcast #8: ROKR phone, iPod nano By Cyrus Farivar The Macworld editors were out in force today at Apple’s press event, just a few blocks from our offices in San Francisco. True to form, Apple CEO Steve Jobs didn’t disappoint. Apple announced two new major products — the new iTunes phone, the ROKR, from Motorola; and the new iPod nano, packing up to 4GB of music into a tiny portable player. We’ve got nearly 25 minutes of audio, including…

Macworld Podcast #7: Tiger Secrets By Cyrus Farivar Tiger has been out for a few months now, and the Mac OS X update packs quite a punch. And while many of Tiger’s major new features have been extensively profiled, there’s still plenty to OS X 10.4 that remains hidden from all but the geekiest of Mac users. Our October 2005 cover story—arriving on a newsstand near you within the next week—exposes some of Tiger’s secrets, from new Widgets to slick…