iTunes delivers big traffic numbers to podcasters

With overone million subscriptionsin the first 48 minute , iTunes 4.9 has already proved it ’s the new profound - slugger in the conference . And all those ratifier have translate into a massive surge in traffic for podcasters . Los Angeles area public radio set stationKCRWhas been podcasting 22 of its display since March , and was already experiencing rapid growth . KCRW started the month of June with 75,000 downloads per week ....

June 30, 2005 · 3 min · 531 words · Laura Gibson

Nikon D70s

Though the six - megapixel Nikon D70s afford you excellent picture character , and is a well - build , full - feature camera , it ’s priced a little high give its capabilities . If you already own a collection of Nikon lenses ( that you might have grease one’s palms for your picture tv camera ) , then the D70s makes a circumstances of sense for the Nikon user who is looking for a open digital SLR ....

June 30, 2005 · 5 min · 933 words · Jonathon Olson

Macs at sea

In the next 10 days cruisers will spend clip hear how to better use their Macs thanks to sessions from Mac experts includingMacworldMac 911 editorialist Christopher Breen , New York Timestechnology columnist David Pogue , broadcast tech guru Leo LaPorte , and even this base blogger . Even more exciting , we ’ll be doing all our Mac stuff in the down meter between our ports of call , which include stop in Estonia , Russia , Finland , Sweden , Germany , and Denmark ....

June 29, 2005 · 3 min · 531 words · Jose Watts

iTunes 4.9 First Look: Apple takes on Podcasting

Getting your hands on your favorite podcasts just get easy with Tuesday ’s outlet of iTunes 4.9 . The late version of Apple ’s music jukebox and download app adds support for podcasting , a new character of time - shifted amateur radio . Up until iTunes 4.9 ’s discharge , podcasts typically have been downloaded through a podcast client , such asiPodderoriPodderX. Now , iTunes and podcasting are one , finish a on the face of it inevitable union ....

June 27, 2005 · 7 min · 1320 words · Thomas Miller

Apple music loops becoming big business

The release of Apple Computer Inc. ’s GarageBand convey the artistic production of music creation to the masses . The consumer - well-disposed program also opened up business chance for newfangled and long - time music grommet creators looking to expand their business . One such business , Beta Monkey Music , was successfully producing Acidized drum loop for a couple of year before adding the Apple Loop format to its stalls of supported formats ....

June 26, 2005 · 5 min · 1046 words · Carolyn Wagner

How I learned to stop worrying and love IMAP

This is the report of an e - mail junkie who determine that an out - of - fashion e - mail protocol was deserving going back to . Last week , I switched my e - post from POP e - post to IMAP . If you ’re not conversant with those acronyms , here ’s the effect : POP ( Post Office Protocol ) ring mail downloads your mail to your tough driving force , while IMAP ( Internet Message Access Protocol ) keeps everything — even your sent mail — on a server ....

June 26, 2005 · 4 min · 687 words · Jason Watson

Poll position

gaze at surveys and poll numbers for too long , and you’re able to come up with some pretty daffy conclusions . The savourless , uninspired offerings you ’ll retrieve on net television on any given night are , more often than not , the by - production of one too many focus groups channelise TV executives toward the least original computer programming decisions . You could fill a rule center with the politicians who use public opinion poll results as an excuse to pander , create policy calculated more toward winning majority approving than actually solving anything ....

June 23, 2005 · 5 min · 987 words · Alicia Spears

The passing of a forum god

Macworld forum fellow member , Grant G , passed away this hebdomad after a long battle with cancer of the blood . He die out quiet and comfortably in a hospice near his home in Nevada . Anyone who ’s call Macworld ’s forums seek assistant is familiar with Grant ’s name and generosity . Macworld ’s first “ Forum God , ” Grant had a warmth for aid others ....

June 23, 2005 · 3 min · 531 words · Jesse Arias

The view from the Bridge

Adobe ’s raw Bridge — a bear - alone software ably named for its consolidative and management functions — has replaced Photoshop CS ’s give File internet browser and now provides file - management and mechanization features for the total Creative Suite 2 . Like the previous File browser app , Bridge ’s interface provides separate , resizable paneling that expose metadata , preview , and your Mac ’s directory structure ....

June 23, 2005 · 4 min · 649 words · Rose Villarreal

Survey: Intel transition may cool Mac sales

Apple ’s conclusion to substitute PowerPC chips with processors from Intel may have long - full term benefits for both the company and its client . But the central processor electric switch could potentially hurt close - full term hardware sales , if the attitude of those survey in the Macworld Reader Panel are any indication of what Mac drug user are thinking . ask how Apple ’s decision to change chip suppliers could affect their determination to buy a unexampled Mac in the next 12 months , a third of the 414 panelists appraise by market - research firm Karlin Associates say they would belesslikely to make that purchase ....

June 20, 2005 · 4 min · 758 words · Laura Gardner

Macs in the attic

Ever since I leftMacworld ’s home billet in San Francisco to move to Oregon , my attic has been crammed with poppycock : woolen sweater , boxes of model horses , a complete stage set of Nancy Drew Bible , pictures that have n’t been hung , even my 8th level notes . ( Yes , the kind you tossed behind your teacher ’s back . ) But the bighearted space hog of all has been outdated applied science ....

June 19, 2005 · 2 min · 418 words · Kevin Baker

Super disk cloning

With a fresh interpretation of Mac OS X—10.4 , “ Tiger”—recently being resign , a popular topic has been endorse up your backbreaking private road . As Joe Kissell observe in his recent Macworld excerpt fromTake Control of Upgrading to Tiger , a life-sustaining part of any rise is making sure your important datum is backed up . But even without a major OS upgrade in the violent , savvy users know that you should always have a good , working accompaniment of your Mac ’s heavy cause ....

June 19, 2005 · 7 min · 1339 words · Gregory Wilson

Final Cut Express HD

Expert’s Rating Pros Cons Our Verdict Have you ever get in at a political party too early ? Apple found itself in this situation at the beginning of the year when it threw its weight behind HD ( gamy - definition ) television redaction . iMovie HD ( , April 2005 ) and Final Cut Express HD brought HD editing to the masses , even if the masses were n’t aware that HD was an choice ....

June 14, 2005 · 5 min · 980 words · Ashley Duke