MacVoices #1094: Ian Schray Discusses Protecting Your Mac From Theft with GadgetTrak
Three has been plenty of attention to locating your iPhone or iPod with MobileMe, but what about your Mac? Ian Schray has the answer with GadgetTrak, a service that lets you track your Mac laptop if stolen. Ian takes us through some disturbing FBI statistics about laptop theft, and describes how GadgetTrak can help you not contribute to them. GadgetTrack allows you to locate your missing Mac (or PC) using Wi-Fi positioning, take photos of the thief with the built-in camera, and obtain information that can help law enforcement recover you Mac and catch the bad guys.
MacVoices #1093: Maria Langer on Facebook Privacy, Social Networking Pressures, and How It Happened to Her
If you think the Facebook privacy issues can’t affect you, you need to hear from Maria Langer about her recent social networking experiences. Maria describes how Facebook created a “community page” about her, without her acknowledgement or consent, and invited anyone and everyone to “help.” Facebook’s privacy settings can be a double-edged sword, revealing and restricting your content at the same time. Maria talks about that, as well as the pressure she has been receiving to more actively participate on Facebook and other forms of social media, why that participation is so different from posting things to her blog or
MacVoices #1092: Neil Ticktin Introduces the MacTech Conference
Who thinks we need another Mac-oriented conference? Neil Ticktin and the crew at MacTech do, and Neil joins us to introduce the MacTech Conference, coming up in November in Los Angeles. Neil explains that the MacTech Conference may be new as a stand-alone event, but it is also an extension of their past conference presences. Geared to the programming and Mac IT Professional parts of the Mac community, the MacTech Conference plans to be an immersive kind of experience, with both formal and informal activities designed to facilitate sharing, education and interaction. Neil provides all the
MacVoices #1091: Katie Floyd Discusses Ditching Your Cable
Tired of high cable TV bills? Being tempted by the siren’s song of the online video services? Katie Floyd spent some time researching the costs, benefits and compromises of disconnecting from cable, and shares her findings in a thought-provoking discussion. Katie covers the options for over-the-air video acquisition, what is and isn’t available on Hulu Plus and Netflix, and the costs of download options like the iTunes Store. On the hardware side, Apple TV, TiVo, HD antennas, dedicated streaming media boxes are covered, along with a dedicated Mac mini, remote control options, are all reviewed. Katie talks about how to
MacNotables #1026: Ted Landau’s Slanted Viewpoint on the iPhone 4, Bumpers, an Apple TV Problem and Cloud Computing
Ted Landau has been holding out on us. He has been maintaining a secret blog that few knew about, and now reveals his slanted perspective on a variety of topics, tech and otherwise. Ted talks about the current state of the iPhone 4 reception controversy and where it is going, how Apple’s design of the iPhone 4 bumper can cost you the price of new cables, and why it is so annoying. Ted also talks about an Apple TV problem that he is working through, as well as his thoughts on why moving to a cloud-computing presents new challenges and
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