News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
Apple's long-awaited iPad finally made its debut this week, and AMW was there to hear all the details. In episode 19, David Braue recaps the new device and talks about its future with special guest and tablet guru Hugo Ortega; Adam Turner and Anthony Caruana find out some surprising truths about iPhone development from Zazz.com.au developer Scott Lewis; and David Holloway runs down some of the latest gear to make even the most diehard muso weep with joy.Apple's long-awaited iPad finally made its debut this week, and AMW was there to hear all the details. In episode 19, David Braue recaps the ...
The AMW team is back in 2010 for a new series of podcasts. In this episode, Adam Turner and Anthony Caruana speculate about the upcoming Apple tablet; we feature Listener's Corner submissions; and AMW editors Dave Bullard and David Braue talk the beach, Kindle vs the Apple tablet, bad keyboards, Avatar and 3D, and catch up with all the Mac news from over the holiday season.
Australian Macworld staff | Jan 15, 2010
In Episode 17 (Series 2) of the Australian Macworld podcast, print editor Dave Bullard and online editor David Braue talk about the latest Apple news and look at the January issue, including the great competition to win an ioSafe disaster-proof drive. The Beer O'Clock boys talk about Blu-ray and iTunes, Braue appears again to find out about Daylite and the cloud, and we round things off with a special Christmas surprise.
Australian Macworld staff | Dec 17, 2009
In this episode, Adam Turner and Anthony Caruana discuss media technology; Chris Oaten has been doing some acrobatics online; and Dave Bullard and David Braue wrap up the December AMW, discuss the upcoming Mac Basics Superguide, broken iMacs, and questionable employment practices. We also cover off the iPhone ringtone competition winners, and highlight the AMW Star Trek competition.
Australian Macworld staff | Dec 4, 2009
This week, Adam Turner and Anthony Caruana share their latest toys, Chris Oaten test drives the new iMac, David Braue orders pizza from his iPhone; and Adam Turner talks with security gurus about the real Mac security threat. And, as usual, Dave Bullard and David Braue catch up with the latest including Psystar's defeat, CEO of the Decade, tablet Mac, and Google's plan to speed the Internet. We also kick-start a fun little competition (in the AMW Forums).
Australian Macworld staff | Nov 19, 2009
In this episode, Dave Bullard tells David Braue why he could stop being a Mac user and discusses Microsoft stores, why the Apple TV is dead in the water, and lots more; Adam Turner and Anthony Caruana look at the recent Mac lineup refresh; Chris Oaten looks at an alternative to the Finder; and Keith White discusses two recent software updates.
Australian Macworld staff | Nov 5, 2009
In this episode, Dave Bullard and David Braue discuss driving with your iPhone, the November issue of Australian Macworld, Snow Leopard, Comes With Music, and more; Danny Gorog mans the help desk to answer three questions from our readers; Anthony Caruana and Adam Turner run iTunes through the wringer; and David Braue weighs in on Apple's big hardware announcements.
Australian Macworld staff | Oct 22, 2009
In this episode, Dave Bullard and David Braue discuss the Grand Final, Entourage, Google SideWiki, MobileMe's looming irrelevance, the $0.43 Mac, and Photo5 winners; Adam Turner and Anthony Caruana share Snow Leopard upgrade war stories; and Keith White digs into his music library for another round of Name That MIDI Tune.
Australian Macworld staff | Oct 1, 2009
In this episode, Dave Bullard and David Braue wrap up Apple's Rock 'n' Roll event, introduce AMW's Canon photo5 competition, and spill the beans on some previously top-secret Australian Macworld news; Adam Turner and Anthony Caruana talk business (cards) while sampling the beer at Melbourne's Crowne Plaza; and BigTinCan's David Keane tells David Braue how you can make cheap calls from your iPhone.
Australian Macworld staff | Sep 17, 2009
Dave Bullard and David Braue discuss exploding iPhones, accessibility, Indiana Jones and the number 9; Danny Gorog walks with the Snow Leopard; the Beer 'o' Clock boys hit the booze early while checking out the SL queue; and Alan Wakefield reviews two Snow Leopard titles hot off the e-press.
Australian Macworld staff | Sep 3, 2009
In this episode, the two Daves talk about Microsoft Outlook, Apple's outlook, and what to look out for in the September issue; Danny Gorog mans the help desk with two alternatives to Microsoft Office; Adam Turner and Anthony Caruana bite the hand that feeds them; and David Braue goes back to uni to find out about RMIT University's plans for iTunes U.
Macworld Staff | Aug 19, 2009
This time around, Dave Bullard and David Braue chat about Eric Schmidt, Psystar, the end of the telecoms world as we know it, and other stuff; Keith White offers some MIDI tips even the pros may find illuminating (can you recognise the tunes?); David Head talks about FileMaker and the "Beer O'Clock" boys speak about HTC smartphones.
Macworld Staff | Aug 6, 2009
In this episode, Dave Bullard and David Braue catch up with the latest; Danny Gorog opens Windows on your Mac; Anthony Caruana and Adam Turner spread out their picnic blanket by the Yarra and have an, err, ICEd drink with a very special guest; and David Braue talks with m.Net to find out how the iPhone is changing the face of interactive marketing.
Macworld Staff | Jul 22, 2009
It's the not-so-secret weapon that turns the 3G iPhone into a utility powerhouse. It's the App Store, and Apple unveiled it early Friday morning — or late Thursday night, if you happened to have an iPhone by then, which means that those who queued up in Sydney's chilly climes outside the Optus store could jump right in straight away. That also applied to those who had early access to the iPhone. I fit into that category, and spent some time perusing the App store at length on an iPhone 3G. Canny AMW forumites also spotted at around the same time that the iTunes 7.7 (which came through as an update) gave access to the Application store, albeit only for browsing purposes initially.
