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Episode 13 — PocketMac
Written by Matthew JC Powell Wed Jul 29 2009, 03:06am
MJCP and APC's Dan Warne chat with Tim Goggin, co-founder and Vice-President of PocketMac. Topics include the changing mobile device landscape, iPhone development, cloud computing and frozen kittens. Also, what is Apple up to with the iPod, what is Microsoft up to with its retail strategy, and what does 91 percent revenue share really mean.
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Check out the range of solutions at PocketMac.
Read the Goggin brothers' blog.
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Episode 12 — Adobe (Dynamic Media)
Written by Matthew JC Powell Mon Jul 20 2009, 07:32pm
On the eve of the SMPTE conference in Sydney, MJCP and Seamus Byrne tak to Pete Brownstein, Adobe's Business Development Manager for Dynamic Media. While Adobe has been ever-present at SMPTE shows in the past, this is the first time the company is exhibiting in its own right. Topics covered include the evolution of Flash, augmented reality, the iPhone and Adobe's plans for web-based applications.
Read more about Adobe's Flash Platform.
Click like mad on the Pringles ad.
Augment your reality with Boffswana.
Play with a "Living Sasquatch".
Edit and share images with Photoshop.com
Learn about online video applications with Premiere Express.
Follow the Tour de France on SBS.
Head down to the SMPTE show in Sydney.
Blow your mind at Adobe Labs.
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Episode 11 — Cognito
Written by Matthew JC Powell Fri Jul 3 2009, 04:47pm
MJCP and Tony Williams discuss accounting software with Grant Cowie, the Managing Director of NZ-based Cognito, developer of MoneyWorks. What can accounting software do for you, who is it for, and who is it not for? Also, iPhone 3GS and business software -- will the updated device find its way into serious productivity?
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Cognito — Maker of MoneyWorks accounting software
iPhone 3GS — Apple's latest distraction from the Mac
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Episode 9 — Things Made Out Of Other Things
Written by Matthew JC Powell Sun May 31 2009, 04:42pm
MJCP and Australian Personal Computer's Dan Warne talk to James Montgomerie, the developer of Eucalyptus. Eucalyptus is an e-book app for the iPhone that was rejected by Apple — multiple times — because it contained objectionable content. The thing is, it didn't. James tells us the whole not-so-sordid tale. Also, Optus improves its iPhone service, Vodafone adds Visual Voicemail, and MJCP gives a bit of background to MacTheMag.
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Things Made Out Of Other Things — Learn more about Eucalyptus and read James's blog for an account of the approval process.
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it — send James your "reader picks".
Daring Fireball — Not directly related to the podcast, but not entirely irrelevant either, and a great read.
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Episode 8 — STM
Written by Matthew JC Powell Fri May 22 2009, 05:08pm
MJCP chats with Ethan Nyholm, founder and director of STM, the Australian laptop case manufacturer taking on the world. Topics include the story behind STM's name, the philosophy of the company, branding and security and dealing with Apple as a retail partner. Also, some important tips for people wishing to have their iTunes libraries on an external drive.
STM — Standard Technical Merchandise, or so we thought.
Apple Store Doncaster — Opening Saturday 23 May 2009
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