This is the 1st recording i have ever done! We are in need of a drummer....and some fine tuning. Hope you like it! Denny

This week we have a quick show. We are recording 3 podcasts this week including a Special iPad 3 Release Show. So we will be right back in 2 days. Today we discuss a great Mac App Bundle. Also a new Social Network called Path.

Talk to you in a couple days.

Dennis

Welcome to the first episode of the Mac SpotLight. This week I am joined by Gary, Mark and Kelly. We discuss all thing Mac OS, along with iOS. iPad 3, and much more. Join us every other week here on the Mac Spotlight.

Thanks Dennis

YourMacShow 010 for More visit: YourMacNetwork.com

Recording a Podcast from my Truck...On the Road Again!

YMS-009

This week on your Mac show. We have a very special guest Joe Workman, who is a Mac app developer best known for his work on stacks for Rapid Weaver. 

We look at Busy Cal versus iCal. Continue our miniseries on iTunes.

And more….

This week on your Mac show we discuss the new Mac Spotlight podcast, a great time zone iPhone app, DashKards a great app that will change the way you use your dashboard. Also we continue our series about iTunes and look at the Apple remote. Take a look at social bookmarking sites, podcasting and audible books. A new feature security weekly. And finally we wrap up the show with our contact information and looking for your feedback. Thanks Dennis

iKeyboard

Jot Touch

Kick Starter

Mini Series : Using iTunes

AirFoil

How do you listen to podcasts? 

And More

Complete Show Notes Coming Soon:

YMS Show Notes 006

This week we discuss the new Re-Branding of YourMacShow.  We also cover iWorld 2012. 

Products Discussed 

Landing Zone

Prop N Go

Keyboard Platform

iOS App Reviews 

Voice to Apps

Spreaker Radio

Find My Friends 

More New YMS Show Discussion 

Mac App 

Boom

Mac Quick Tips

Using Lion Gestures Helping you check used to using Track pad and Magic Mouse. 

This iPad stand makes using you iPad on a couch on in bed more comfortable than any iPad lap stand I have personnally found! Found out more by visiting www.paddedSpaces.com . This is a review of just one of Padded Spaces great product line up. Today we look at the "Prop N Go" Thanks to the entire Padded Spaces team for spending some time with YourMacShow!

Interview with Jake Ehrlich CEO & Designer of the Keyboard Platform. Check tis one out. I have already Pre Ordered mine! You will too...

We've taken the all-new BulletTrain eXpress to a whole new level. We've taken everything we learned over the years and incorporated it into this amazing new model. With the all-new eXpress, we've maintained the unmistakable and instantly recognizable BulletTrain design language, while also adding some incredible new features. We now offer 10 stunningly beautiful metalic colors, and we significantly lowered the price.

The new eXpress is much more than just an Apple keboard tray or Apple trackpad holder. The eXpress combines Apple's Wireless Keyboard and Magic Trackpad into an ultra-ergonomic and truly portable laptop-style configuration for your desk, lap or Media Center.

The new eXpress is constructed of high-strength, glass-reinforced polycarbonate which provides a much lighter, durable, and stylish eXpress. We've significantly improved the shape making the eXpress even more lap friendly, as well as adding an ingenious new "snap-in" method to attach the keyboard and trackpad. We're even offering the new eXpress in 10 fashionable colors with the silver version being only $79. All the other metallic colors from the BulletTrain Custom Shop are just $99.

Much more at www.BulletTrain.com

Yoday is All About mac App Bundles!

Be sure to visit our new website at www.yourmacshow.com

Send E-mail to: yourmacshow@gmail.com

Call us at: 209 542 4656

Follow us on Twitter Username: @yourmacshow

Thank You for Listening!

Please take a moment to Subscribe and Leave us Feedback!!

Thanks Again, Dennis

We look at the new Finder in Mac OS X Lion, Photogene for iPad and iPhone, Dropbox. 

What we really need for this show to succeed is your input! Let us know what you would like to hear from YMS. Also feel free to contribute your tips and tricks! 

Be sure to visit our new website at www.yourmacshow.com

Send E-mail to: yourmacshow@gmail.com

Call us at: 209 542 4656

Follow us on Twitter Username: @yourmacshow

Thank You for Listening!

Please take a moment to Subscribe and Leave us Feedback!!

Thanks Again, Dennis

How to Share files using AirDrop in Mac OS Lion

Welcome to Your Mac Show 002. 

Today we discuss the new Camera App in iOS 5, Some Mac OS X Lion features and creating Back Ups! 

What we really need for this show to succeed is your input! Let us know what you would like to hear from YMS. Also feel free to contribute your tips and tricks! 

Be sure to visit our new website at www.yourmacshow.com or www.YourMacNetwork.com

Send E-mail to: yourmacshow@gmail.com

Call us at: 209 542 4656

Follow us on Twitter Username: @yourmacshow

Thank You for Listening!

Please take a moment to Subscribe and Leave us Feedback!!

Thanks Again, Dennis

Your Mac Show 001. 

Welcome to Show #1 Today we are introducing you to our new YMS Podcast. We plan to Cover All things Apple. From the iMac to the iPod and everything in between. Look for Mac OS X Lion, Snow Leopard, iOS 5 and 4.3 Tips. Also App reviews for both the mac and iOS. Even some news every now and again.

What we really need for this show to succeed is your input! Let us know what you would like to hear from YMS. Also feel free to contribute your tips and tricks! 

Be sure to visit our new website at www.yourmacshow.com

Send E-mail to: yourmacshow@gmail.com

Call us at: 209 542 4656

Follow us on Twitter Username: @yourmacshow

Thank You for Listening!

Please take a moment to Subscribe and Leave us Feedback!!

Thanks Again, Dennis

This week we take a closer look at Setting Up Your New Google+ Account. Specifically working with Circles and Security Settings.

Be sure to keep up to date on all your "Google Plus Today Tutorials" by Following us on Twitter 

User Name @GooglePlusToday

Thank You,

Dennis

Intro to Mac OS X 007 Mac Maintenance 

Today YourMacShow gets Back to Basics. We have a look at some Basic Mac Maintenance along with a complete system Re Boot. Also this show will help you get ready for the release of Mac OS X Lion. 

As most of you know by now Google recently announced  June 29th Google Plus a new Social Network! 

It is currently only offered to Beta Testers. I was lucky enough to be included in this Beta test. I have found that after just a few days using this new product I find that I am Very Excited about Google Plus and it's Future!

So Excited that we have launched a "New Podcast Google Plus Today" Please have a listen to our first show. Myself along with Bethany Simpson and Jeff Bradbury share our initial thoughts on Google Plus.

Items Covered:

The Stream Hang Outs Sparks  and other Features.

Thanks, Dennis Freitas

Todays Review for a handy little iOS app called QuickCal

QuickCal for the iPhone makes adding entries in to ical as easy as typing in the event title, day or date and time and thats it ! quick cal will take whatever text you type and turn it into relevant event information. I will say It can take a little bit to get used to, but it ‘s actually much faster and more efficient than filling out location, time, and date fields manually.

Syncing

QuickCal syncs directly with the iPhone ‘s own calendar database. That means that everything is local, if you are a mobile me user you will find that the data will sync across all devices in seconds. 

If you are a Google user … The app will also sync with Google over Exchange, which means that all of your local calendar data is instantly pushed to Google servers, so using QuickCal is a lot like having a native Google Calendar app. 

Scheduling events

to enter a new event you simply type the details  in to the text field at the top of the screen,  all you need to do is tap on it, enter your event details, and press Done. The text field recognizes days, dates, times, duration, and locations, aside from the actual name of the event. QuickCal even parses all your text live, (which appears in the boxes below the text field.so you don’t need to press enter to check whether or not the app has interpreted your data correctly.

If you’re not familiar with how to enter text into a system like this, the developer has  included a “Help” tab in QuickCal with examples of exactly how to enter event information. The Help tab also explains smart alarms, which activate different default alarms based on how far in the future you create an event (e.g. 30 minutes for events within a week, one day for events within a month, etc.).

examples of exactly how to enter event information. The Help tab also explains smart alarms, which activate different default alarms based on how far in the future you create an event (e.g. 30 minutes for events within a week, one day for events within a month, etc.).

Viewing events

QuickCal is really meant for scheduling, but it does show you a relatively compact list of upcoming events on the main screen, just below the text field. Tapping on an event brings up an event overview exactly like the one in Calendar.app …you will find 3 views for your entries Today, List and Month. However I find that i use the app simply for data entry and choose to view my appointments via my iCal App.

Settings

Complete setting page where you can go in and customize QuickCal to your personal liking. However i have found it to work just fine using the default settings.

Visit smellypuppy.com/quickcal

You can get Quick Cal in the iOS App store for .99Cents!

This is just a real FUN idea. iMovie 11 you can create you own Hollywood style movie Trailers. In this ScreenCast I take you through the process step by step. By the end of this show you will be making your own Fun Family trailers! 

We have created a brief ScreenCast covering the basics of Mac's new operating system Mac OS X Lion. The idea is to give you a quick overview of Lion and what to expect. We will create many more shows as soon as it becomes available. Don't worry if you don't upgrade we will still continue to produce shows on Leopard. 

This Week YMS is Back to ScreenCasting. We take a look at using a 3rd Part Application Handbrake to Rip your DVD's to the proper format for play back on you iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch and even Apple TV.

Part 2 in our Mobile Me Series Using ME.com to share your Photos.

This Week we take a look at how to create Photo Galleries using iPhoto and Mobile Me. We also have a look at the iphone Gallery App.

This week YMS takes a look at Apples Mobile Me. In the 1st of Several ScreenCasts on this topic. We cover the basics of what Mobile Me can do for you. Then dive in a bit deeper in to the specific topic/feature "Back to My Mac.

This weeks Show Covers What an RSS Feed is and how to manage them. We look at using the built in Mac OS X tools, including Safari and Apple Mail. Also we look at Google Reader. RSS is a great way to have your favorite internet content delivered to you, rather than you going and looking at each web site. Later in the Show we cover RSS and iOS Devices. 

This weeks Show is based on the Feedback we received from our Security episode. We take a look at the Built in Software Update System for Mac OS X Snow Leopard, along with keeping your 3rd party Apps up to date. 

Today we are sharing a quick "Blog Cast" here in the iTunes feed. You will find more of the short Video Reviews at www.YourMacShow.com. This Blog Cast we cover the update to Good Reader for the iPad. Not only is Good Reader a great file manager. Now they have added several PDF annotation tools. Thanks for watching Dennis

Today YourMacShow covers the very important topic of Mac Security. This show is Part 1 of a 3 Part series on Security and your Mac. While researching for this show it became very clear this was a very lengthy topic, with so many areas to cover we felt it was best to break it up in to multiple Shows.

 

Today we will be focusing on Basic Security with in Mac OS X System Preferences, securing your network with Airport Utility and creating strong Passwords with a 3rd party application 1Password.

 

Part 2 will include Your Feedback! 

 

Along with ANti Virus Software, E-mail Security, Creating Encrypted Disc Images and More

 

Please Email your feedback or suggestions to YourMacShow@gmail.com or Call YMS at 209 542 4656

 

Thanks so much,

 

Dennis

Why Back Up?

 

The fact is one day your Hard Drive will Break! The Question is will you be ready when that day comes? We all know the importance of Back ups. However, this is an area we could all improve on.

 

This weeks Show cover the basics of using Time Machine, along with creating Clone back ups using Super Duper. We also discuss some of the overall Back up strategies. The man thing is start as soon as possible. 

 

Remember never have only one point of failure. When you develop your back up plan, be sure to include. 

 

More than 1 Back Up

 

Use 2 types of Media

 

Store at least 1 of those Back Ups off site

 

Hope you enjoy this weeks Show.

 

Thanks, Dennis

I would like to welcome everyone to the first episode of the YMS Audio Podcast. 

 

Yes that's right we finally did it. We've created a podcast to go along with your Mac show screen casts. Now there are several reasons why we did this and most of them we explain during the episode.  I think you're really going to enjoy the fact that some of the audio comments that we get we can actually play the audio files here, we can answer several questions rather than just having dead video time. 

 

YMS audio cast is also a great way for us to communicate to our listeners while they're driving in their commute, working out on the treadmill, or walking their dog. It is just easier not to have to focus on a screen . I am really excited about this because I really enjoy just getting on the microphone and ranting all about Apple products. 

 

I love sharing everything I learn with everyone and I hope all of you share all of your thoughts as well and this is a much better format then a video screen cast. Now we're still going continue with our weekly screen cast, this is going be in addition to YourMacShow Screencasts. Now we have a basic format that were working on. However, this is a good time for feedback and let us know what you would like to hear from the YMS podcast. So please go ahead and feel free to send us an e-mail, or an an audio comment with your ideas. 

 

For right now we're going to go ahead and put this audio cast in our existing screen cast feed, but soon we will be changing feeds so watch for a new iTunes feed coming soon! We will be sure to keep you posted. We are going to create a new iTunes feed just for the audio shows. I sure hope you enjoy the new format. I know I am really excited to get back to our grassroots audio podcasting Your Mac Show originally started as an audio podcast and now we're back to our original plan of doing audio Podcasts along with screen cast. 

 

So sit back and enjoy episode 01 of YourMacShow's Podcast!

I have been using Dropbox for quite awhile. Just about every 3rd party app developer is using it for syncing. It works perfect between your Mac and iOS devices!

 

Well, the web syncing app just got a little bit better with "Frenzy" The Dropbox powered social network.

 

Frenzy allows you to share files, links and messages with your friends using Dropbox. It's a file based social network that leverages the shared folders feature of Dropbox to bring you a Twitter like stream of feed items.

 

I have been playing around with the Beta version for a couple days now and it really works well. Very fast way to share quick bits of information. The app simply lives in your menu bar, you click on the icon and down drops a small window. Here you can type a note, share a pic, or drag in a link. Click the share button and of it goes to your pre set up Dropbox folder.

 

Once you download the app you will need to set up a few system preferences, including which "Shared Folders" you want to sync with. It's That easy.

 

You can download a free, unrestricted beta of Frenzy from http://frenzyapp.com

iStat Menus is another one of those Apps you have to load on your new computer. It gives you a complete summary of what is going on with your Mac right in your menu bar, and its only $16.00. Below is a brief app description.

 

CPU

Realtime CPU graphs and a list of the top 5 CPU resource hogs. CPU usage can be tracked by individual cores or with all cores combined, to save menubar space.

 

Network

A realtime graph to keep on top of what’s being sent and received for all network connections.

 

Date & Time

A highly configurable date, time and calendar for your menubar, including fuzzy clock and moon phase. A world clock with sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset times for over 20,000 cities. It’s one of the most powerful replacements for Apple’s date and time menu available.

 

Disk Usage

See used or free space for multiple disks in your menubar. More detail for all your disks is only a click away.

 

Disk Activity

Detailed disk I/O in your menubar, displayed as a graph, a variety of different read and write indicators, or both.

Sensors

Realtime listings of the sensors in your Mac, including temperatures, hard drive temperatures (where supported), fans, voltages, current and power. Fan speeds can be controlled, with different rules when on battery power, if you’d like.

Battery

Detailed info on your battery’s current state and a highly configurable menu item that can change if you’re draining, charging, or completely charged.

Memory

Memory stats for your menubar, shown as a pie chart, graph, percentage, bar or any combination of those things. The memory drop down menu shows a list of the top 5 memory hogs, as well as other useful info.

Complete control

Each menu extra comes with many different display modes, customizable colors, font sizes and widths.

YMS-002 Intro to Mac OS X - System Preferences Part 1. Today we cover the some of the basic uses of System Preferences. The plan is to break this up into a few episodes. We get started in this show with:

 

Appearance

Desktop and Screensaver

The Dock

 

Next up will be a show on a 3rd party app, iStat Menus

  Simply your life with SimpleNote.

With life so busy it seems I am always looking for ways to be more productive. I am a note taking machine. On a typical day at work or home, I have notes everywhere on my desk, the kitchen counter, the console of my car, never where i can find them. So then comes the iphone, ipad, Macbook and iMac. With all these tools i should able to get organized, Right? Wrong,  I have downloaded every note taking, getting organized and To Do app made! Still same results I have information everywhere, now it's just digital notes i can't find.

Then I found SimpleNote…This has changed everything! Now all my notes are in one place, easy to find and organized. As the name of the app suggests it is very "Simple" to use"

So why SimpleNote? 

The #1 Reason I am a fan is the ease of syncing between all my devices. The iphone app is very easy to use and it almost instantly syncs with my iPad & Macs. Also simplenoteapp.com allows me to pick up my notes anywhere i have access to the Web! Also the share feature again is simple and quick.

Below is a list from SimpleNote.com…

 

• Your notes synchronize with your mobile device, your computer, and any modern web browser. It's automatic and secure.

 

• Keep a shared grocery list with your family or housemates. Or publish some notes from your class or meeting.

 

• Apply tags to your notes so you can browse them as folders, or pin important notes to the top of your list.

 

• Type whatever you're looking for, and your list updates instantly. You'll never misplace an important thought again.

 

Now I know apps like Evernote, Things and OmniFocus do more, but thats the whole point of SimpleNote. It's for those quick easy "Simple" Notes.

Give it a try, it is a welcome addition to anyones digital life!

 

 

 

YMS-001 - Intro to The Mac OS X - The Finder

 

Intro to The Finder

 

The Finder lets you organize, view, and access practically everything on your Mac, including applications, files, folders, discs, SD memory cards, and shared drives on your network. It is represented by a blue smiling face icon on the Dock, as shown below (clicking the Finder icon in the Dock brings the Finder to the foreground).

The desktop is the space on your screen where you see file, folder, and volume icons. When you connect a hard disk, DVD or SD memory card to your Mac, its icon shows up on the desktop and Finder window sidebars.

 

Finder Preferences

 

Finder preferences let you configure file labels, search locations, Finder window sidebars, and hide or show hard disk icons on the desktop. To open Finder preferences choose Preferences from the Finder menu, or press Command-, (The Command key and the Comma key).

In the General tab you can configure what kind of items appear on your desktop. For example, you can have your internal hard disk appear on the desktop or not. Your hard disk will appear in the Finder windows sidebar. If no Finder window is open, you can open a new one by clicking the Finder icon on your Dock.

In the Label tab you can assign special titles to your labels. For example, you can customize the labels to be a priority level or a project name. This can make for easy Spotlight searches based on your priorities and projects.

In the Sidebar tab you can customize the kind of devices that will appear on your Finder window sidebars (changes affect all Finder window sidebars).

 

 

Quick Look 

 

Quick Look is a fast and easy way to see a preview of your images, documents, movies, and even Microsoft Office documents without opening them in an application.

Simply highlight an item you would like to Quick Look. Press the spacebar or click the Quick Look button in the Finder window (item 5 above). The Quick Look window will appear showing you the contents of your file. If it is a document, you can page through it. If it is a movie, you can play it, even in full screen mode. If you highlight several images, you can start a slide show of those images. Press the spacebar, Esc key, or Quick Look button again to exit Quick Look.

Tip: Quick Look also works in the Time Machine backup interface, which is a great way to check an item before restoring it from a Time Machine backup.

 

 

Enhanced Icon View

 

As with Cover Flow and Quick Look, you can thumb through a Document or watch a QuickTime movie right in the Finder window in icon view.

If you have a multipage PDF document, you will see a "book binding" graphic on the left side of the PDF icon.

If you hover your mouse pointer over a multipage document and you will see arrow buttons that let you thumb through your document.

If you hover your mouse pointer QuickTime movie, you will see a play button. Click it to watch the movie play. The button becomes a pause button to pause playback. By using the Icon Size slider located to the left of the Finder window resize control, you can adjust the size of your icons all the way up to 512-by-512 pixels (which is four times larger than Mac OS X v10.5).

 

 

Getting around

 

The hard disk icon in your Finder window's sidebar represents your computer's hard drive (typically called Macintosh HD). You can access everything on your Mac by clicking this icon in the sidebar to open it, and then opening any subsequent folders to navigate to whatever you're looking for. At the top level, you'll see the Applications, Library, System, and Users folders, plus a few others. Both the Library and System folders contain system-level files--you shouldn't add anything to, or remove anything from, these folders unless you fully understand what you're doing.

The Applications folder contains applications installed on your Mac. It also includes the Utilities folder with applications that are designed to support different functions of your Mac (such as Disk Utility and System Profiler).

The Users folder houses all the content for each user account on your Mac; each user has a separate Home folder that's named after his or her user account name. The active account's Home folder, the user who's currently logged in to the computer, displays a small house as its icon instead of a folder. Each Home folder contains a series of subfolders--Desktop, Documents, Library, Movies, Music, Pictures, Public, and Sites.

When you put stuff on your desktop, technically it's being stored in your user account's Desktop folder, even though to you it appears "on" your desktop. When you bring music into iTunes, your music files get stored in the iTunes folder in your user's Music folder. Likewise, iPhoto stores pictures in the Pictures folder and iMovie stores movies in the Movies folder. You can get quick access to your user account folders from any Finder window sidebar by clicking the house icon.

 

Wrap Up

 

The idea with this ScreenCast is to provide you a good over view of the Finder (post from apple) along with this blog post you should be fairly comfortable getting around. We will dive in a little deeper in to the Finder in a couple of weeks. 

 

Next "Intro to Mac OS X ScreenCast is going to cover System Preferences. Unless of course you would rather we cover a different topic?

 

Let us know what you would like to see next! it is "YourMacShow :) 

 

Talk to ya soon, 

 

Dennis Freitas

DropBox Part #2 Syncing With iOS Devices

Today ScreenCast Covers Syncing with iOS Devices, Along with a closer look at how to keep your Mac's in Sync. We use Screen Sharing to further illustrate how to sync your data using DropBox. This really shows how the system works!

Dropbox is what most people believe Apple's Mobile Me iDisk could or should be.

So what is it, where can you get it and how much will it cost me? 

Read the Post below (Info Right from DropBox.com)

Oh yeah and How do you use it?  

This one is easy watch the ScreenCast at YourMacShow.com!

So what is dropbox?

Simply put it allows you to sync files across multiple computers and much more. 

Dropbox is software that syncs your files online and across your computers….

Put your files into your Dropbox folder on one computer, and they'll automatically appear on any of your other computers that also have Dropbox installed. You can even download Dropbox apps for your  mobile device (iPhone, iPad) . Everything in your Dropbox is Also available from the Dropbox website!        

(Windows, Mac, and Linux too!).

With Dropbox, your files are always in sync….

Let's say you're editing a document in your Dropbox folder. As soon as you press Save, Dropbox will sync this file to all your other computers and mobile devices instantly and automatically. It's as if you saved the document to all of your computers at the same time. This gives you the freedom to work anywhere and always have the files you need

.

File sharing made easy

You can easily share entire folders or photo albums with Dropbox. Simply put the folders you want to share in your Dropbox, and invite people to them. You can also send people links to specific files within your Dropbox. This makes Dropbox perfect for team projects.

 

Mobile Devices

You will find outstanding support for all your Mobile Devices as well. Including iPad and iPhone syncing!

 

How Much is it?

3 types of services are currently offered...

1. Basic program is 2gb Free (YMS ScreenCast shows you a couple of tricks on how to get more storage)

2. Pro 50gb   $9.99 per month

3. Pro 100gb  $19.99 per month

 

So Where Do I Get it?

Head on over to *www.GetDropBox.com

 *You may want to watch YourMacShow's "Use DropBox" Screencast 1st this WILL get you an additional 500mb of Free Storage.

YourMacShow has a New Look!

Head on over to www.YourMacShow.com for more details

In this episode we will briefly discuss whats NEW at YMS.

Then cover in Detail how to install an use the Online Sync/Back up service DropBox! Even a few tricks on how to get more from your Free 2gb Account.

 

Thanks, Dennis

This week is a quick Screen Cast on how to create quality HD icons form your applications. I am often asked how we get such good quality icons of the Apps I cover during a Screen Cast. This week we show you just how easy it really is.  Next week we will dive in a little deeper and show you where some real cool hidden stuff is!

Please send your E-Mails to YourMacShow@Gmail.com

Thanks, Dennis

10 Mac OS X tips in Ten Minutes. Iphone and iPad Edition. This Show has been formatted to be downloaded on the iOS Devices.

YourMacShow has Produced another one of our old favorites 10 Mac OS X Tips in Tens Minutes. Todays Show Covers tips on the Finder and Preview.

 

 For Detailed Show Notes Check Out YourMacShow.com.

This week is a quick Screen Cast on how to create quality HD icons form your applications. I am often asked how we get such good quality icons of the Apps I cover during a Screen Cast. This week we show you just how easy it really is.  Next week we will dive in a little deeper and show you where some real cool hidden stuff is!

Please send your E-Mails to YourMacShow@Gmail.com

Thanks, Dennis

One hidden feature in itunes that can be a lot of fun is itunes DJ. 

iTunes Dj  offers the  ability to allow guests of your party to vote for songs. Guests can see the song details, upcoming songs, request songs in your library, and vote on which songs they want to hear next.  

So how do we do it? 

Durning this screencast we will show you :

How to Setup iTunes for DJ

Walk you through the set up in iTunes App

Explain the iPhone Interface

And More...

 

Cover the various components required:

You’ll need a computer running iTunes.

Set up Your Local Area Network

A way to hear the music

Using Speakers with Apple Expresses or Apple TV

Each iphone ipod touch will need the free remote app

 

 

This week we cover how to install and set up the Printopia app for your Mac. Printopia is a brilliant app created by the folks at ecamm.com. Actually it is simply a preference pane that will allow any printer on your home network to print via the AirPrint feature on your IOS device. 

This app does what apple failed to do. At only $10. bucks its a steal! I would get this app ASAP not sure how long it will be allowed to be around. Sorry about the Screen Cast quality…not sure what went wrong had a real hard time transcoding the M4V File. Every transition is very blurry 1st time I have seen this?

Todays Screen Cast we cover in detail how to use Mac the Ripper 4.0. 

We cover Step by Step. Including set up preferences, setting, and how to rip the DVD.

Next week we will continue with what to do with your RAW Data.

 

This Screen Cast will walk you through the Steps required to get Mac the Ripper Application. The newest version MTR 4.0. This can be very difficult.

However, we have spent days organizing a PDF and Screen Cast that takes you thru the proccess Step by Step. With complete screen shots and e-mails included.

Please let us know if it worked for you by E-mail @ YourMacShow@gmail.com

Once you have this app downloaded our next Screen cast we will move on to how to use MTR 4.0 and other software to complete your DVD ripping projects!

Download the FREE PDF at YourMacShow.com

 

Thanks Dennis

YourMacShow Episode #1 - DVD Ripping and Sharing.

Today is the first Show in a Mini Series on Ripping your DVD collection to be used on your iOS Devices. Along with simply making copies of your DVD's.

We take a detailed look at:

1- Ripping the DVD or Decoding the DRM Encryption

2- Compress the ripped DVD Data

3- Burn the data to Disc 

4 - File for other format/ or just store back on Hard Drive

Also cover the trick to getting the latest version of Mac The Ripper Software. MTR 4.0. Along with the software and techniques used to turn your DVD's into Useable file formats.

Hi Everyone, 

 

I recently noticed something. We are still getting Subscribers to our old YouTube Channel "YourMacCast" . Sometime ago now we had to Change our Show Name from YourMacCas t to YourMacShow . 

 

Due to the fact there is a Podcast already out there called The MacCast. We talked and thought it was best for me just to switch. Adam the Host of The MacCast has been at this for over 5 years and has quite an established following. 

 

So it was much easier for me to change since I am just getting started. Sorry about al the confusion and Please subscribe to our NEW Channel "YourMacShow". Here you will find more up to date content and we are working hard to get the channel up and running at full speed!

 

Thank You,  Dennis

Welcome to YourMacShow! 

 

This week is a rare Audio only Podcast…where we discuss the New Mac Bundle $450.00 of Mac App's for Only $49. Bucks! This Bundle has some great titles. 

 

Including…

Toast Titanium, Voila, Mind node Pro, My Living Desktop, Live Interior 3D, ShareTool, Backup Pro, Espionage and Concentrate.

 

For a complete rundown on this New MUPromo Bundle. Please visit YourMacShow.com . We are wrapping up a screen cast that will walk you through a detailed description of each application.

 

Be sure to Act Quick this is a limited time offer.

 

Note: YourMacShow is in no way affiliated with MUPromo nor do we receive any commission for sales of these bundles. I have just found these to be great deals and want to share them with you.

 

Thanks for following YourMacShow,

 

Dennis

GoodReader is quickly become one my most used app on the ipad. I would refer to it as the "Finder for ipad"

This app is designed to read, show, and/or view just about any file you might want to access on your iPad, including PDF, text, Microsoft Office/iWork, audio, and video. You can transfer files directly from your computer via Wi-Fi or cable, or connect to any of several popular online document storage services. It is a Must Have APP!

This screencast covers the basic use of Good Reader.

Welcome to another Ten Mac OS X Tips in Ten Minutes.

 

Today we have a look at Safari. We cover 10 Basic features built right in to the App that will make your Browsing Experience more efficient and Fun!

 

Some of the Things Covered include:

 

Save as PDF

 

Minimize all Windows

 

Private Browsing 

 

Mail a Web Page

 

or Mail Just the Link…

 

And More!

 

Let us Know what App you would like to see covered next:

 

YourMacShow@gmail.com

 

Thanks, Dennis

A sure way to ruin your day would be to Drop your laptop or maybe knock over your icy cold beverage in such a way that it lands right in your key board. Now we take great measures to make sure these things don't happen. 

 

However one area we seem to all often over look is the damage we do to our laptops by overheating them. I find myself frequently saying to myself...dang this thing is getting hot.

 

Now I have had a few of these laptop cooling stands before. However, I never seem to use it on a regular basis. When I was thinking of a new screencast topic I thought this would be a good review for everyone and a simple reminder that we should always be aware of our laptops temperature. 

 

So I have a couple of tools that can help us keep our laptops running nice and cool!

 

First off how do we know just how hot our machine is running? Simple a $16.00 app I Stat Menus at http://bjango.com/apps/istatmenus/ . This is one of the first apps I always load on my machines. Also when I am helping friends set up their computers we load I Stat Menus , DropBox and set up a Time Machine Back up!

 

So an often forgotten about feature in I stat menus, is the "sensors" here is where you get all your computers temperature information, and the ability to help cool you machine down. How? You may ask...I Stat Menus allows you to speed up your internal system fans! 

 

Now some people have a real problem with this modification. I often hear that...Mac OS X is smart enough to control the fan speed. I agree. However we have NO built system preference to control the fan speed. I Stat Menus gives you this control. 

 

Now one word of caution. The reason Apple would you rather not mess with fan speed is the fact if you set it at very low RPM your computer will over heat. So why mess with this?

 

Well for one if I see my machine is running hotter than usual I will kick up the fans RPM's and watch the temp drop. also number two. Say I am recording a screen cast and my fans are running at high speed, that can be very loud.

 

Now the second way to help keep your laptop cool is to use a stand that allows air flow under your machine along with fans that run cool air under your machine. In this screencast we cover a nice solution made by Targus. I was able to pick up this one for only $19.00! 

 

This is all stuff we already know. However, I thought it was important to discuss it as a reminder (kinda like wearing a seat belt) sometimes we just get lazy.  

 

Skitch for Mac OS X is just one of those FUN Apps!! 

 

 

That can also be very useful when you need to annotate a Picture Or Screen Grab. 

 

This Screen Cast Covers how to use the Skitch App as well as how it integrates with their FREE Web Service.

 

Skitch.com Is where you will find this Free App which works hand in hand with the Web application. Skitch Makes it very easy to upload images for Fast and Fun Sharing!

 

This Screencast/Keynote explains how to Add the Web Bookmarklet to your Omni Focus iPad App.

 

For More Info Please Visit:

www.YourMacShow.com

Time for something NEW. We are going to try "10 Mac Tip's in 10 Minutes" The idea is to share 10 Mac OS X Tips with in 10 Minutes (Give or Take a Minute).  This Week we cover.

 

Volume Controls

 

Screen Shots

 

Quick Look

 

Text to Speech

 

Safari Tips

 

and More!

 

Please let us know what you think at YourMacShow@Gmail.com

 

Thanks, Dennis

 

Have you been looking for a fast reliable way to get your DVD's on to your iphone, ipad or ipod? Maybe you just bought one of those new Mac Mini's and are trying to set up a home entertainment system…or just simply want to back up your DVD collection.

 

This can be a very frustrating endeavor. There are a ton of application titles that say they do this. However it has been my experience that none of them do it very well.

 

With the exception of Mac The Ripper!

 

Now this App does exactly what is is designed to do. Simply extract the Video_TS files from the DVD. 

 

The only problem is getting access to download this application can be harder the the actual "Ripping" of the DVD. With that said there is a reason for this Mac the Ripper's success is due to there transparency…Not that anything we are going to cover durning this tutorial is illegal, this has always been a grey area.

 

I see it as if I own the DVD I should have every right to view it anyway i choose. Also at over $20.00 per DVD I should have the right to burn a copy to use on a daily basis without the worry of it getting scratched or damaged. 

 

The simple fact is that some people do break the rules and this is why the the MTR folks need to be so discreet about there software.

 

Now I been using Mac the Ripper for some time now and MTR 4.0 was recently released. Again it is quite the journey just to buy and install the software.

 

When i upgraded to 4.0 I was careful to capture the steps required to obtain the software which include: forum access, "gift" or purchase via Pay Pal, Installation and activation! 

 

I have seen this referred to the "Secret Hand Shake" Now with that said this is going to take quite the effort to put all these pieces together and I will be happy to share it with you all. I just need to know If you are interested in learning this process.

 

If so please simply "Post a Comment" below or E-Mail me at yourmacshow@gmail.com. If we get enough interest I will put together a screen cast.  Visit www.yourmacshow.com for more info.

Thanks Dennis

 

One of the most common Mac OS X complaints I hear from people new to the Mac is for ways to get more flexibility and power from the Finder. I have suggested using Path Finder. Basically a Mac OS X Finder replacement. Recently I stumbled across a finder plug in called Binary Age’s TotalFinder .

TotalFinder’s biggest tweak is that it gives Finder windows Web browser-like tabs, allowing you to view the contents of multiple folders within a single Finder window. These tabs—which look more like the ones in Google’s Chrome browser than those in Apple’s Safari work similarly to those in your Web browser: you can drag a tab to the left or right to change its location among other tabs; you can drag a tab down to separate it from the tab bar and create a new window; and you can drag tabs between windows.

These tabs also support Mac OS X’s “spring-loaded” feature for folders and windows. If you drag a file or folder onto a tab in a Finder window, that tab is brought to the front, allowing you to drop the item into the folder represented by that tab. This feature ends up being quite convenient with tabbed Finder windows, as it lets you move and copy files between different tabs in the same window.

A number of other useful options are available via a new screen in the Finder’s own preferences. For example, you can enable a quick-access Finder window that pops up from the bottom of the screen whenever you press a keyboard shortcut. You can also opt to prevent .DS_Store files from being created in folders; show hidden files (an option also available from the Finder’s View menu with TotalFinder installed); sort folders above files in List view; and force the green Zoom button to always maximize Finder windows to fill the screen.

Give Total Finder a try and you will wonder how you ever lived with out it!

After Completing the Screen Cast on Mac OS X built in App Switcher. I thought I would share with you a 3rd App that does this just a bit better…or is it? 

I Have had Witch installed for over a year now and honestly forget about. When I first downloaded it I used it quite often...then for some reason I just went back to CMD-TAB. I thought I would throw it out here for discussion. Let us know what you think. Are you a Witch user or a CMD-TAB User?

So Here is a Screen cast covering the ManyTricks.com application Witch!

 

 

Command-Tab in Mac OS X works really well as a quick application switcher and I use it all the time, but there’s more features available within the Command-Tab application switcher than just hitting Command+Tab itself. Once you’re in the application switcher you can try some of these other commands.

Command+Tab launches the application switcher , continue holding down Command and then try:

* tab – move selection to the right in the app list
* ` – move selection to the left
* h – hide the selected application 

NOTE: After CMD-h Tab Back to the App and CMD-H will UN-HIDE

* q – quit the selected application
* left arrow – move selection to the left
* right arrow – move selection to the right
* up arrow – enter expose within the selected application
* down arrow – enter expose within the selected application

Memorize these tips to master the Mac application switcher and speed up your workflow! (Note: the expose features appear to be Snow Leopard only)

 

Pastebot is an extremely powerful clipboard utility. You can save many items to your clipboard, sort them into folders, copy them to your iPhone’s clipboard, edit images and much more. All with this single application.

Immediately after you launch Pastebot, the item that is currently in your iPhone’s clipboard will be copied into the app. Pastebot can store both text and images. In the clipboard you can browse your clippings and copy an item to your iPhone’s clipboard with a single tap. You can also tap the arrow next to the item to view the entire thing. After you tap on a clipboard item some information will popup. If it is a text item, you will see the character count. If it is an image, you will see the dimensions. Just to the right of this information will be two buttons. One to share it, and one to edit it. With text files, you can paste the item to your Mac, search via Google, send it as an email, or move the item to a folder in Pastebots. With an image you will also be able to save the image to the photo library on your device. You can also move multiple items to a folder, or delete multiple items, using the edit button.

Pastebot also includes one killer feature, you can sync it with your Mac! Once you install the free Mac application, anything you copy on your Mac will be sent to Pastebot (as long as your device is on the same Wi-Fi network, and Pastebot is open). If you tap and hold on an item in Pastebot, it will be sent to your Mac.

 

This Week We are starting a new "Mini Series" on Keeping Your Macs in Sync. We will be discussing things like Mobile Me, Dropbox, Chronosync and other ways to keep your Data, Files, and Folders all Synced!

Also some ipad stuff, Apps of the week, Apple News, and More.

 

This Week YourMacShow 15, Finishes up the Back Up Mini Series. 

 

This episode is a Complete review of all the things we have been discussing about your Back Up Plan!

 

We cover : 

Time Machine 

Clones

Cloud Based Storage

Archiving 

and More.

 

Along with some 3rd Party Software to make this process so easy, there should be NO reason not to be Backed Up.

 

I also go over my total "OCD" personal Back Up technique. Now you will see for yourself that i am a bit Crazy about my plan! Way over Kill…well…You will see. Let me know what you think, is my system a bit to much? Let everyone know what you do.

 

Please E-Mail Your Back Up Plans to: yourmacshow@gmail.com 

 

Thanks & Have a Great Week, Dennis

www.yourmacshow.com

 

 

YMS-009 Time Machine ScreenCast

 

Continuing with our Mini Series on "Back Up" Today we cover in a brief Screen Cast. Setting up your Mac OS X Time Machine.

 

YourMacShow 14

 

Hi Everyone. Today we are going to continue our Daily Quick Tip Mini Series on Back ups. Do to some changes to our iTunes Feed we will have to complete the Series here on this Feed.

 

We have had some issues with with our original iWeb account where we hosted our Daily Quick Tips. We have a new account and will be Hosting the Quick Tips via this new service. 

 

Unfortunately  this requires us to change the iTunes URL. So as soon as we are approved we will pass that feed on to you.

 

On to Today's episode, We are continuing our BackUp Mini Series. Discussing Time Machine and a quick and easy initial back up plan.

 

Also how to create a Clone of your Mac and make it Bootable. Using SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner.

 

YMS - 008 Color Flow  Screen Cast

 

Today we cover Color Flow.

Its a great way to dress up your DeskTop and Finder by customizing your Folders. This screen cast will show you where to download the folders, and how to install them. Also a little bonus, "X-Ray Folder View" Have Fun!

Dennis

www.yourmacshow.com

 

Your Mac Show 13 - Podcast

An interview I recently Did with David Allen from the Mac 20 Questions Podcast.

 

If you don't know already, Here is a bit about David Allen, He not only host's the Mac 20 Q Podcast. Where he does a great job of Mixing in Mac News, Tips, Tricks, Product reviews and more. And During the balance of his podcast he conducts Interviews with members of the Mac user community.  Allowing each user to share with the listeners their daily work flow, applications they find useful, Hardware they use and how it integrates in to their specific projects, along with a general discussion about all things Macintosh!

 

David is an overall Mac Guru and Media specialist. Including a Photographer, Videographer, Illustrator, Blogger, Podcaster and More.

 

It was a true honor to be a guest on his show, and i Highly recommend you subscribe to his Podcast. Simply head on over to Mac20Q.com for more details!

 

So here is the interview I recently had with David Allen on the Mac 20 Questions Podcast…

 

 

 

David Allen Bio

Courtesy of Mac20Q.com

 

I am David Allen and I am an Illustrator, Photographer, Videographer, Blogger and Podcaster. I am totally into new media and this is what this web site is all about too.

BravaChat is specifically for Ex Patriot residents of Catalonia and is going to be a magazine format with Podcasts (Think Internet Radio Show) and Video Podcasts (Think Internet TV Show). We are going to have interviews of actual residents with views and information about living in the region that is the North of Spain. What is is like getting work here? How about setting up a business? What are the schools like for the children? Is it difficult to learn the languages? What things do you need to know to survive?

There will also be video and audio about the customs and events here in Catalonia, I plan to video the next event with the human castles, a nail biting event to be sure. I will cover the annual events such as the medieval market and the christmas thing they do in Castel d’Aro.

I will show the beaches and the towns of the region as part of information about the people living here.

I can be contacted by the contact form at the bottom of the page and you can call me on my mobile 659 820 842 or my land line 972 833 069. I am looking forward to hearing from you. I live in Sta. Cristina d’Aro and I have been here for the last five and half years. I have had jobs in a couple of camping sites for the summer during the last couple and one other job which I hated.

I have my own business online selling illustrations and photographs through micro stock. the blogging brings in some cash with advertising on the websites I run. I am Wizardgold, Spondicious, The FootyTrader online.

 

Today We are going to have a look at a great app for the iphone "Moe's Notes". I am a huge fan of the Voice Memo App, and Moe's Notes just has a ton more features!

Moe's Notes is a multimedia note recorder, editor and organizer for creative and/or busy people. You can save audio, an image or video, text, tags, and GPS coordinates in each note. You can edit, sort and search for notes in various ways, then email them or upload them to Facebook.

Use Moe's Notes to:
• Capture audio/visual/textual ideas
• Make to-do, shopping, appointment lists
• Record lectures, speeches, business meetings
• Take photos and videos with geolocation data
• Assist in your journalism or blogging
• Quickly compose email with audio, image, and video
• Organize your notes with tags

Check it out and at $2.99 its well worth the money.

YourMacShow Podcast # 12

 

Hi Everyone Today we discuss several things happening in the Apple World...

 

Apple News

 

Ipad almost one monthe old

 

iPhone OS 4

 

Mac OS X Update

 

Jail Break your iphone?

 

YMS Screen Casts

 

Color Flow

 

Time Machine

 

Mac OS X Intro Movie

 

Other Cool Stuff Deep in the Finder

 

Ipad Shipping to UK Delayed

 

Mac 20 Questions Podcast

 

More iPad Stuff

 

CMD Tab Trick

 

YourMacShow Podcast # 12

 

Hi Everyone Today we discuss several things happening in the Apple World...

 

Apple News

 

Ipad almost one monthe old

 

iPhone OS 4

 

Mac OS X Update

 

Jail Break your iphone?

 

YMS Screen Casts

 

Color Flow

 

Time Machine

 

Mac OS X Intro Movie

 

Other Cool Stuff Deep in the Finder

 

Ipad Shipping to UK Delayed

 

Mac 20 Questions Podcast

 

More iPad Stuff

 

CMD Tab Trick

 

Your Mac Show #11 All Apple News This Week Covering A very Busy Week for Apple. Including the introduction of iPhone OS 4. 

YourMacShow Podcast # 10  Today's Show The Good, The Bad and The Ugly about iPad. We cover the iPad  A to Z. Mostly All GOOD! We do have a few other things to cover as Well.

The iPad has a great App for Your RSS Feeds "The Early Edition "  However it was a bit difficult to get the RSS feed from the iPad Browser. When you click on the RSS feed link in the iPad Safari Browser the link is formatted as a ".Mac Reader" .

I am sure there is an easy way around this. However I have yet to find it. So this is my temporary solution See the Attach PDF for Detailed Instruction.

Thanks, Dennis

Here is Your PDF

I am talking about have a contest with the Prize being a NEW IPAD! This is a HUGE step for us. We are doing this for a hobby, we have very limited money and honestly we are not ready for all the traffic! But what the hell. 

Heres the deal I have 2 iPads ordered One is being delivered to my house and the other I have reserved for in store pick up. One is all paid for and is ALL MINE. The other I may pick up and I may not. I thought when I ordered it that I may want two, I have a lot of friends one of them may want it, I will sell it for a profit, or i will give it away as a prize! 

Again It’s up to all of YOU should Give away a Brand New 32 gig iPad? 

Click Here to Enter

 

Thanks Dennis

 

YourMacShow Online Screen Tutorials YMS-005 Part 3 System Preferences.

Nate and Dennis get together again to discuss all things Mac!

This Week we cover several Topics Including. iPad data plans, Steve Jobs says NO to teathering.  RSS Feed App Rejected How to Create a Hobby Podcast with your Mac, Color Picker tricks, Getting your mac to Run Like New and several switcher Quetions.  And Much More!

Hi Everyone, This is one of the years best Mac Bundle Offering's Yet!! Check out the Video for details. 11 great apps for $49.00 Bucks. Including some great titles. Total value of this Bundle is $425.00! 

We here at YourMacShow.com are always looking for Great Deals and are Happy to Share them with All of You!! I hope you find this Bundle to be as useful I as have.

Nate "The PC" And Dennis "The Mac" bac together this week to discuss all things Mac. This Show covers Ipad, Moe's Notes, Amazon Store Update, YMS-004 Instapaper, Screen Tutorials, Listener Questions and other Rants.

YMS-004 Instapaper

This weeks Online Screen Tutorial covers Instapaper. Both the Web Interface and the iphone app. We walk you thru setting up the Safari Bookmark install for the iphone. Be sure to Download the PDF to go along with this screen Cast at www.YourMacShow.com.

YourMacShow Shares some of our Favorite Apps for Mac OS X and the iphone. Along with a few Surprises.

Nate "The PC" has challenged Dennis "The Mac" to swap computers for 3 Months. He is going to try to prove to me how Windows 7 is better the Mac OS X !! Watch our brief intro Video then follow our Podcasts and Blogs!

Dennis (The Mac) and Nate (The PC) get together again this week, Durning the Gold Medal Hockey Game to discuss all things Mac and what ever else may come up! We need your input. Please E-Mail us at yourmacshow@gmail.com with your Questions, comments, Tips, etc. Items Covered : Moe's Notes app, iStudio Publisher, Mac Rumors Buyers Guide, Bamboo Tablet and More.

www.yourmacshow.com

 

Thanks Dennis & Nate

YMS-002 (iphone edition) Covers the basic use of your Mac OS X System Preferences . Part one we learn about your Mac's desktop appearance, screen savers and the dock. Be sure to check out YourMacShow.com for more information. Part 2 Coming soon.

* Note this version is formatted for the iphone. For Full HD Resolution, Go to www.yourmacshow.com for direct download or play in our online media player.

YourMacShow.com will be providing our viewers with FREE online tutorials covering everything Macintosh. If you have a new Mac Computer or iphone we are going to walk you through the complete setup. From creating user accounts to advanced use of the Mac OS X.

Be sure to subscribe to be assured that you receive every episode.

Also note we will be creating two formats 1) HD version for viewing on your computer and 2) An iphone version that is formatted to view on your iphone/ipod touch!

 

Thank You,

Dennis

YourMacShow.com 

Hi Everyone Thanks so much for all your support!! We are looking at this as our new logo, Please let us no what you think! 

 

Thanks Dennis and Nate

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Dennis and Nate Discuss Macworld. New Real Cool Products we got to review. Take on a few questions and are normal Rants!

Screen Cast For the i Time Lapse iPhone App. Check it out is Amazing!

 

TimeLapse  is an iPhone app that automates the operation of the iPhone's  camera to help create time lapse photo sequences. TimeLapse  stores the photos in the iPhone photo library so you can easily download them to your computer and create a movie using applications such as Apple QuickTime  Pro, Windows Movie Maker or ffmpeg .

The interface is easy and intuitive to use, simple click on the Timelapse  application and set the number of pictures you want to capture, image size, number of seconds to start and away you go!

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Hi it's Dennis and Nate from Your Mac Show. Just a quick Podcast about our Live updates from Macworld at: www.yourmacshow.com  We will be reporting live from Macworld and hope to see you there!

Dennis

 

We are trying our first ScreenCast for the iphone. On a Daily Quick Tip Subject we did...

I'm talking about Dragon Dictation [iTunes link ] fromNuance, the developers of the very popular Dragon Naturally Speaking for the PC. Nuance also provides the speech recognition engine for MacSpeech Dictate on the Mac platform. 

To dictate on the iPhone you just launch the app, press the record button, and start talking. Your dictation can be a brief sentence, or a much longer treatise. Once the text has been created from your speech, it's possible to email it, send it as a text message, or put the result in your clipboard. After recording your message, you can edit the resulting text before you send it off for others to read.

It's pretty slick! When you record your message, it is quickly transmitted to Nuance servers where a speech recognition algorithm is run against your data. The resulting text is returned to your iPhone very quickly; my informal benchmarks showed that it took about a second for text to be processed on a Wi-Fi network, and less than 5 seconds over 3G. You'll need a data connection for the app to work, but having this speech-to-text capability is going to be very important to a lot of people, who will find all sorts of uses for it. 

I tested the app for about a week and found the accuracy to be very good. Accuracy diminishes if you are in a very noisy environment, as I found when I tried some dictation while being driven down the interstate. There were a few errors, but they were easy to correct. To add punctuation to your text, you can say 'period', 'question mark', or 'new paragraph,' and Dragon Dictation adds the appropriate punctuation.

 

We have a new itunes link for our Screencasts pending itunes approval. We will keep you posted over at: www.yourmacshow.com

Thanks, Dennis

 

 

Welcome to our First One Hour PodCast. Myself and Nate Discuss all things Mac. Designed for All Mac Users including those making the Move from PC. We have Callers Questions, Comments, Rants and More!