Episode 034 - Part 2 of The Stealth Mac Roundtable Apple Buying Guide

Episode 34 - Part 2 of The Stealth Mac Roundtable Apple Buying Guide

Note: This episode is over 2 hours in it's entirety so I've split it into 2 episodes. This is part 2, Episode 34. Part 1 is Episode 33.

Host: Matthew Hillyer - matthillyer.com
Guests: Peter Upfold - Peter.upfold.org.uk
Hugo Poon - xxloverxx.tumbler.com
Stu Helm - impodcast.tv

When buying a mac you can be overwhelmed with information. Fear Not! The Stealth Mac podcast team offers advice on buying a mac, iPod and accessories.

Software Recommendations from The TSM crew.

iLife suite -

iPhoto
iMovie
iDVD
Garageband
iweb

http://www.apple.com/ilife/

iTunes
http://www.apple.com/itunes/overview/

Final Cut Express
http://www.apple.com/finalcutexpress/

Final Cut Studio
http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/

Virtualization

Bootcamp
http://www.apple.com/macosx/compatibility/

Parallels
http://www.parallels.com/

VM Ware
http://www.vmware.com/

VirtualBox
http://www.virtualbox.org/

Office Suites

Microsoft Office
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/Office2008/default.mspx

iWork
http://www.apple.com/iwork/

Training resources

iWork Tutorials
http://www.apple.com/iwork/tutorials/

Screen Casts Online

http://www.screencastsonline.com/

for November use the code NOV2009 to get 35% off an SCO membership, amazing deal.

Mac Mania
http://www.insightcruises.com/top_b/mm07_top.html

Lynda
http://www.lynda.com/

Kelby Training
http://www.kelbytraining.com/

iChat Screen-sharing
http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/ichat.html

iPod Touch
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ipod/family/ipod_touch

iPod Nano
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ipod/family/ipod_nano?mco=MTM3NDk0MTA

iPod Accessories
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ipod/ipod_accessories?mco=MTM3NDY2NTM

App Store - apps from the TV commercials (opens iTunes)
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewRoom?fcId=295314709&id=25204&mt=8

iTurntable USB Turntable with Software
http://www.djkit.com/product.php?id=3754&cat=85

Eye-Fi
http://www.eye.fi/

Mag Safe Adapter (for MacBook Pro)
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MA938LL/A

Laptop Cases
http://store.apple.com/us/search?find=laptop+cases&mco=MTA4NTI4NzY

AppleCare
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/applecare

Picks:

Peter: SuperDuper (or upgrading a free user to paid) — The 'Smart' incremental backups are well worth paying the money for to make it less painful to keep a regular backup. Not particularly exciting, but nothing worse than losing important data.

Stu: WD MyBook Studio Drive. http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=756

Hugo: SmugMug (http://smugmug.com) - better than any other photo sharing site in my opinion; unlimited storage regardless of what membership you have, great support, a very customizable homepage, and you get a discount with my affiliate code (0TJsosSHXJYtw)


Matt: http://www.thestealthmac.com/
Stu: IMP - http://impodcast.tv / http://blog.stuhelm.com and http://twitter.com/stuhelm
Peter: http://peter.upfold.org.uk/ should have all the information you need about me :P Comments should be addressed to either of the addresses at http://peter.upfold.org.uk/contact
Hugo: My blog (literally a bit of everything) - http://xxloverxx.tumblr.com My photos (esp. check out my portfolios) - http://xxloverxx.smugmug.com Twitter - http://twitter.com/xxloverxx (well well, who would've guessed it…)

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