Surf Bit's Mac ReviewCast

This week we look at Audacity, Rapido Apps, NetNewswire and much more. I want to thank you for downloading and listening to the podcast. We have the best in Mac hardware, software and websites reviews. We have a lot of great folks on today’s episode with their reviews and comments on software, hardware and websites that make using the Mac special. Plus I’ll have the top freeware Mac apps of the week and much more.
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Here is the freeware and shareware I look at during the podcast:
Audacity: http://audacity.sourceforge.net
aLunch: http://mactips-lib.net/m/software/alunch/en/main.html
MailBadger: http://www.tonyallevato.com
Hook-up: http://www.dottunes.net
SiteStatus: http://yellosoft.us/index.php?id=48
NetNewsWire: http://www.newsgator.com/Individuals/NetNewsWire/Default.aspx
RapidoWrite: http://www.app4mac.com
Xmenu: http://www.devon-technologies.com/products/freeware
Platz!: http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/34271

We have Don McAllister from ScreenCastsOnline joining us every other week to talk about his new free screencast:
OmniGraffle
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This week we look at BBEdit, Agenda 4, YouControl: Fonts, Mailsteward and much more. I want to thank you for downloading and listening to the podcast. We have the best in Mac hardware, software and websites reviews. We have a lot of great folks on today’s episode with their reviews and comments on software, hardware and websites that make using the Mac special. Plus I’ll have the top freeware Mac apps of the week and much more.
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Here is the freeware and shareware I look at during the podcast:
OpenSource as Alternative: http://www.osalt.com
Xtastes: http://www.eagle-of-liberty.com/xtastes
GanttPV: http://www.pureviolet.net/ganttpv
Cinepaint: http://sourceforge.net/projects/cinepaint
AlphaBaby: http://alphababy.sourceforge.net
Max: http://sbooth.org/Max
Drive-in: http://www.flip4mac.com/drivein.htm
ooVoo: http://www.oovoo.com
Warp: http://www.ksuther.com/warp

Allison Sheridan from the NosillaCast Podcast cannot join us this week.

David Sparks from MacSparky joins us this week and looks at:
BBEdit: http://www.barebones.com

Chris Marshall from ChrisMarshall.ws joins us and we talk about:
FoneLink: http://www.novamedia.de
MailSteward: http://www.mailsteward.com

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Lola Wong Joins us on the podcast. lola reviews:
Agenda 4: http://www.yenco.com/agenda

Darren Rolfe from MacWingNut.com cannot join us today.

Robert Lachman, L.A.Times Staff Photographerjoins us. His Web site is PhotographyandtheMac.com, and he reviews:
Youcontrol: Fonts: http://www.yousoftware.com/fonts/

We have Don McAllister from ScreenCastsOnline joining us every other week to talk about his new free screencast:
Automator for OSX
A full membership of ScreenCastsOnline Extra! for 6 months which includes:
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Immediate access to a catalogue of over 140 DRM free tutorials,
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This week we look at Web2Delight, Essentials 2, Times, iWeb buddy Hear, Medialink and much more. I want to thank you for downloading and listening to the podcast. We have the best in Mac hardware, software and websites reviews. We have a lot of great folks on today’s episode with their reviews and comments on software, hardware and websites that make using the Mac special. Plus I’ll have the top freeware Mac apps of the week and much more.
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Here is the freeware and shareware I look at during the podcast:
Medialink: http://www.nullriver.com/products/medialink
SimpleBooks Lite: http://www.infinitydatasystems.com
myibay eBay Sniper: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5571
Grabup: http://www.grabup.com
Musolomo: http://plasq.com/musolomo
MovieTools: http://www.ecamm.com/mac/free

Allison Sheridan from the NosillaCast Podcast joins us this week. She reviews:
Web2Delight: http://www.globaldelight.com/web2delight

David Sparks from MacSparky joins us this week and looks at:
iWeb Buddy: http://www.zarrastudios.com/ZDS/iWebBuddy.html

Chris Marshall from ChrisMarshall.ws joins us and we talk about:
A second graphics card in your Mac Pro and the Nokia N95 compared to the iPhone

Developer, Danny Greg joins us today. He reviews:
Times: http://acrylicapps.com
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Jeff Powell cannot join us today.

Lola Wong Joins us on the podcast. lola reviews:
Hear: http://www.joesoft.com

Darren Rolfe from MacWingNut.com cannot join us today.

Robert Lachman, L.A.Times Staff Photographerjoins us. His Web site is PhotographyandtheMac.com, and he reviews:
Essentials 2: http://www.ononesoftware.com

We have Don McAllister from ScreenCastsOnline joining us every other week to talk about his new free screencast:
Automator for OSX
A full membership of ScreenCastsOnline Extra! for 6 months which includes:
The next 26 weekly shows via iTunes or direct download,
Immediate access to a catalogue of over 140 DRM free tutorials,
The tutorials are in HD, Apple TV, iPod and iPhone format,
Access to a special members only site.
The usual cost for the full 6 month membership is only $49 but they can get a 15% discount by using the coupon code MRC2008 bringing it down to $41.65 for the full six months.

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This week we celebrate three years of podcasting! Our special podcast gives you an upclose and personal visit with all the folks that make the MacReviewCast special. I want to thank you for downloading and listening to the podcast. We have the best in Mac hardware, software and websites reviews. Thank you so much for putting up with me for three years. I hope I can do another three with your help.
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Jeff Powell.

Allison Sheridan from the NosillaCast Podcast

David Sparks from MacSparky.com

Chris Marshall from ChrisMarshall.ws

Developer, Danny Greg.
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Lola Wong Joins us on the podcast.

Darren Rolfe from MacWingNut.com

Robert Lachman, L.A.Times Staff Photographer.

We also talk to Steve Beyer, the Producer of the enhanced version of the MacReviewCast.

We have Don McAllister from ScreenCastsOnline joining us every other week to talk about his new free screencast:
Vector Designer
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This week we look at Freeverse games Neon Tango, Big Bang Brain Games, Direct Mail, Bannerzest, Medialink and much more. I want to thank you for downloading and listening to the podcast. We have the best in Mac hardware, software and websites reviews. We have a lot of great folks on today’s episode with their reviews and comments on software, hardware and websites that make using the Mac special. Plus I’ll have the top freeware Mac apps of the week and much more.
You can email me at surfbits at Gmail dot Com. I love to hear from you.

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Here is the freeware and shareware I look at during the podcast:
Fink: http://www.finkproject.org
MacPorts: http://www.macports.org
Scilab: http://www.scilab.org
MacMost: http://macmost.com
TimeMachine Scheduler: http://www.klieme.com/TimeMachineScheduler.html
TimeMachineEditor: http://timesoftware.free.fr/timemachineeditor
JaBack: http://www.hiteksoftware.com/jaba/index.htm
OSXBMC: http://www.osxbmc.com
Medialink: http://www.nullriver.com/products/medialink
Filezilla: http://filezilla-project.org

Jeff Powell cannot join us today.

Allison Sheridan from the NosillaCast Podcast cannot join us this week.

David Sparks from MacSparky joins us this week and looks at:
Big Bang Brain Games: http://www.freeverse.com/games/game/?id=6003

Chris Marshall from ChrisMarshall.ws joins us and we talk about:
Is there a future for iPhone Developers?

Developer, Danny Greg joins us today. He reviews:
Bannerzest: http://www.aquafadas.com/en/bannerzest/
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Lola Wong Joins us on the podcast. lola reviews:
Direct Mail: http://ethreesoftware.com/directmail/index.php

Darren Rolfe from MacWingNut.com joins us and reviews:
Neon Tango: http://www.freeverse.com/games/game/?id=7015

Robert Lachman, L.A.Times Staff Photographercannot join us. His Web site is PhotographyandtheMac.com.

We have Don McAllister from ScreenCastsOnline joining us every other week to talk about his new free screencast:
Vector Designer
A full membership of ScreenCastsOnline Extra! for 6 months which includes:
The next 26 weekly shows via iTunes or direct download,
Immediate access to a catalogue of over 140 DRM free tutorials,
The tutorials are in HD, Apple TV, iPod and iPhone format,
Access to a special members only site.
The usual cost for the full 6 month membership is only $49 but they can get a 15% discount by using the coupon code MRC2008 bringing it down to $41.65 for the full six months.

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This week we look at Adobe Photoshop Elements 6, Leap, Inkscape and much more. I want to thank you for downloading and listening to the podcast. We have the best in Mac hardware, software and websites reviews. We have a lot of great folks on today’s episode with their reviews and comments on software, hardware and websites that make using the Mac special. Plus I’ll have the top freeware Mac apps of the week and much more.
You can email me at surfbits at Gmail dot Com. I love to hear from you.

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Here is the freeware and shareware I look at during the podcast:
YemuZip: http://www.yellowmug.com/yemuzip
MacSword: http://www.macsword.com
All2MP3: http://www.tresrrr.com
Doug’s Applescripts for iTunes: http://dougscripts.com/itunes
SlipBox: http://markusguhe.net/slipbox
IceClean 3: http://www.macdentro.com/MacDentro/Home.html
Magical: http://www.charcoaldesign.co.uk/magical
Inkscape: http://www.inkscape.org/index.php
XShelf: http://homepage.mac.com/khsu/XShelf/XShelf.html

Jeff Powell cannot join us today.

Allison Sheridan from the NosillaCast Podcast cannot join us this week.

David Sparks from MacSparky joins us this week and looks at:
Leap: http://www.IronicSoftware.com

Chris Marshall from ChrisMarshall.ws joins us and we talk about:
What’s with all the updates to OSX? Is Leopard becoming Windows with constant security and software fixes?

Developer, Danny Greg cannot join us today.
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Robert Lachman, L.A.Times Staff Photographer joins us. His Web site is PhotographyandtheMac.com, he reviews
Adobe Photoshop Elements 6: http://www.adobe.com

We have Don McAllister from ScreenCastsOnline joining us every other week to talk about his new free screencast: Pages ‘08
A full membership of ScreenCastsOnline Extra! for 6 months which includes:
The next 26 weekly shows via iTunes or direct download,
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Access to a special members only site.
The usual cost for the full 6 month membership is only $49 but they can get a 15% discount by using the coupon code MRC2008 bringing it down to $41.65 for the full six months.

Robert Pritchett from the macCompanion magazine joins us for a look at the March and April issues.
macCompanion Magazine: http://www.maccompanion.com
GenX: http://www.genxenergies.com
The Orion Project: http://www.theorionproject.org/en/breakthrough.html
Alternative Energy Expo Speaker’s Symposium

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This week we look at Omnigraffle Pro 5, Mail Plane, Drive Genius, MacJournal and much more. I want to thank you for downloading and listening to the podcast. We have the best in Mac hardware, software and websites reviews. We have a lot of great folks on today’s episode with their reviews and comments on software, hardware and websites that make using the Mac special. Plus I’ll have the top freeware Mac apps of the week and much more.
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Here is the freeware and shareware I look at during the podcast:
SongBird: http://www.songbirdnest.com
Scan Again: http://homepage.mac.com/dtlinker/ScanAgain
Join Together: http://dougscripts.com/itunes/itinfo/jointogether.php
Isolator: http://willmore.eu/software/isolator
Docker: http://www.blocksoft.net/docker.html

Lola Wong joins us again and reviews:
MailPlane: mailplaneapp.com

Jeff Powell cannot join us today.

Allison Sheridan from the NosillaCast Podcast joins us this week. She reviews:
MacJournal: Mariner Software

David Sparks from MacSparky joins us this week and looks at:
OmniGraffle Pro 5: Omnigroup.com

Chris Marshall from ChrisMarshall.ws joins us and we talk about:
Photonic: http://www.photonicapp.com
AlmerimarLife Treasure Hunt: http://almerimarlife.com/treasure-hunt-saturday-29th-march
Plus we discuss what to really expect from a beta test.

Darren Rolfe from MacWingnut.com cannot join us this week.

Developer, Danny Greg joins us today on the podcast. He reviews:
Drive Genius: Prosoft Engineering
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Robert Lachman, L.A.Times Staff Photographer cannot join us. His Web site is PhotographyandtheMac.com

We have Don McAllister from ScreenCastsOnline joining us today to talk about his new free screencast:
Pages ‘08
A full membership of ScreenCastsOnline Extra! for 6 months which includes:
The next 26 weekly shows via iTunes or direct download,
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Access to a special members only site.
The usual cost for the full 6 month membership is only $49 but they can get a 15% discount by using the coupon code MRC2008 bringing it down to $41.65 for the full six months.

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This week we look at The ATV Flash, upgrade your Apple TV to where it should have been, Disc Cover, Typeit4me, the Audioengines A5 and much more. I want to thank you for downloading and listening to the podcast. We have the best in Mac hardware, software and websites reviews. We have a lot of great folks on today’s episode with their reviews and comments on software, hardware and websites that make using the Mac special. Plus I’ll have the top freeware Mac apps of the week and much more.
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Here is the freeware and shareware I look at during the podcast:
iDelete QT and Flash Caches: http://tomx.890m.com
iServeBox: http://www.hanynet.com/iservebox/index.html
SongBird: http://www.songbirdnest.com
WindowShadeX: http://unsanity.com/haxies/wsx
ATV Flash: http://www.applecorellc.com
Mainmenu: http://www.santasw.com
IceClean 3.0: http://www.macdentro.com/MacDentro/Home.html
Skim: http://skim-app.sourceforge.net/index.html
A to G: http://bborofka.com/atog
MonsterText: http://binkworks.com/Software
Fawnt: http://fawnt.com

Jeff Powell joins us today. He talks about:
Mail Attachments Iconizer - http://lokiware.info/Mail-Attachments-Iconizer
Airport Flow - http://www.memention.com/airportflow/
Updated Airport Express - http://www.apple.com/airportexpress
ForkLife - http://www.binarynights.com

Allison Sheridan from the NosillaCast Podcast joins us this week. She reviews:
TypeIt4Me: http://ettoresoftware.com/EttoreSoftware/About_TypeIt4Me.html

David Sparks from MacSparky joins us this week and looks at:
AudioEngine A5: http://www.audioengineusa.com

Chris Marshall from ChrisMarshall.ws cannot join us:

Darren Rolfe from MacWingnut.com cannot join us this week.

Developer, Danny Greg cannot join us today on the podcast.
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Robert Lachman, L.A.Times Staff Photographer joins us. His Web site is PhotographyandtheMac.com, he reviews:
Disc Cover: http://www.belightsoft.com/products/disccover/overview.php

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