From nicholas at nicholaspyers.com Mon Oct 3 23:48:29 2005 From: nicholas at nicholaspyers.com (Nicholas Pyers) Date: Mon Oct 3 23:48:31 2005 Subject: [ACNN-Mac] PR: Create, Publish & Promote your own Podcast Message-ID: <2783F3FC-D61C-4A88-A2F6-76A9B7CC3AC2@nicholaspyers.com> On Tuesday, October 11, 2005 Nicholas Pyers will present "Create, Publish & Promote your own Podcast" at the Macintosh MultiMedia Group [3MG], a joint venture between AUSOM Incorporated and iMug. Topics to be covered include; - What's Needed to Create a Podcast? - Recording the Podcast - Editing the Podcast - Publishing the Podcast - Promoting the Podcast When: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 7:30pm - 10:00pm Where: Macintosh MultiMedia Group [3MG] Balwyn Baptist Church Corner Whitehorse & Parring Roads Balwyn, Victoria Melways Ref: 46 F8 Cost: Entry - Free of Charge Refreshments - Gold Coin donation More information: http://www.nicholaspyers.com/presentations/20051011- podcastcreation/ == Win The Ultimate Podcasting Studio == As part of his "Create, Publish and Promote your own Podcast" presentation on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 at the Macintosh Multimedia Group, Nicholas Pyers will be giving attendees the opportunity to Win The Ultimate Podcasting Studio. What's in The Ultimate Podcasting Studio: - Cast Easy Podcast Enhancement software by Easy Cast. - MegaSeg DJ software, the Ultimate Music Scheduling, Mixing and Library Management Software by Fidelity Media, Inc. - 12 month "Basic" Web Hosting subscription by pair Networks. - 12 month registration of a .com, .net, or .org domain name package by pair Networks. - Secrets of Podcasting: Audio Blogging for the Masses book by Peachpit. - PhoneValet Podcast Bundle (includes SoundSoap and Peak from BIAS) by Parliant. -Feeder - Create, Edit & Publish RSS Feeds, by reinvented software. - Audio Hijack Pro, by rogue amoeba. - recorder.xhead, by xhead software. To enter, and for more information: http://www.nicholaspyers.com/ contest/ -- Nicholas Pyers (nicholas@nicholaspyers.com) "Heaven on Earth?" "No, Earth on Earth. The Just Earth!" -- Nicholas Pyers (nicholas@nicholaspyers.com) "Heaven on Earth?" "No, Earth on Earth. The Just Earth!" From nicholas at nicholaspyers.com Mon Oct 10 19:42:20 2005 From: nicholas at nicholaspyers.com (Nicholas Pyers) Date: Mon Oct 10 19:42:26 2005 Subject: [ACNN-Mac] Tonight's Create your own Podcast Session Message-ID: <09134CB3-AE34-4467-8D27-C056549ADB61@nicholaspyers.com> REMINDER: ENTRIES FOR THE ULTIMATE PODCASTING STUDIO CONTEST CLOSE AT 12 NOON AEST TODAY http://www.nicholaspyers.com/contest/ On Tuesday, October 11, 2005 Nicholas Pyers will present "Create, Publish & Promote your own Podcast" at the Macintosh MultiMedia Group [3MG], a joint venture between AUSOM Incorporated and iMug. Topics to be covered include; - What's Needed to Create a Podcast? - Recording the Podcast - Editing the Podcast - Publishing the Podcast - Promoting the Podcast When: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 7:30pm - 10:00pm Where: Macintosh MultiMedia Group [3MG] Balwyn Baptist Church Corner Whitehorse & Parring Roads Balwyn, Victoria Melways Ref: 46 F8 Cost: Entry - Free of Charge Refreshments - Gold Coin donation More information: http://www.nicholaspyers.com/presentations/20051011- podcastcreation/ == Win The Ultimate Podcasting Studio == As part of his "Create, Publish and Promote your own Podcast" presentation on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 at the Macintosh Multimedia Group, Nicholas Pyers will be giving attendees the opportunity to Win The Ultimate Podcasting Studio. What's in The Ultimate Podcasting Studio: - Cast Easy Podcast Enhancement software by Easy Cast. - Sound Studio by Felt Tip Software. - MegaSeg DJ software, the Ultimate Music Scheduling, Mixing and Library Management Software by Fidelity Media, Inc. - 12 month "Basic" Web Hosting subscription by pair Networks. - 12 month registration of a .com, .net, or .org domain name package by pair Networks. - Secrets of Podcasting: Audio Blogging for the Masses book by Peachpit. - PhoneValet Podcast Bundle (includes SoundSoap and Peak from BIAS) by Parliant. - Feeder - Create, Edit & Publish RSS Feeds, by reinvented software. - Audio Hijack Pro, by rogue amoeba. - recorder.xhead, by xhead software. To enter, and for more information: http://www.nicholaspyers.com/ contest/ REMEMBER ENTRIES CLOSE AT 12 NOON AEST TODAY so if you are attending the presentation, get your entry in now! -- Nicholas Pyers (nicholas@nicholaspyers.com) "Heaven on Earth?" "No, Earth on Earth. The Just Earth!" From nicholas at nicholaspyers.com Wed Oct 12 02:20:45 2005 From: nicholas at nicholaspyers.com (Nicholas Pyers) Date: Wed Oct 12 02:20:53 2005 Subject: [ACNN-Mac] Notes for Podcast Creation Presentation posted Message-ID: <709BB6C2-8D95-4311-8C98-0C717292CD92@nicholaspyers.com> Thanks to all those who attended the Macintosh Multimedia Group [3MG] last night. It was great to see a lot of new faces, along with many of the regulars. A copy of the slides, in PDF format, along with links to various sites and products discussed during the "Create, Publish & Promote Your Own Podcast" presentation can be found at; http://www.nicholaspyers.com/presentations/20051011-podcastcreation/ Congratulations of K Mullins-Gunst of North Balwyn, who won the Ultimate Podcasting Studio. Hopefully, we'll hear about her first podcast in the not so distant future ;) More details about the Ultimate Podcasting Studio can be found at; http://www.nicholaspyers.com/contest/200510-11-ultimatepodcastingstudio/ Next month at the 3MG I will be presenting how you use your Macintosh as The Ultimate Home Media Center Then in December I'll be presenting Voice Over IP (VOIP) and explaining what it's all about More details of these, and other forthcoming presentations will be posted over the next couple of days to; http://www.nicholaspyers.com/presentations/ -- Nicholas Pyers (nicholas@nicholaspyers.com) "Heaven on Earth?" "No, Earth on Earth. The Just Earth!" From nicholas at nicholaspyers.com Wed Oct 12 11:28:48 2005 From: nicholas at nicholaspyers.com (Nicholas Pyers) Date: Wed Oct 12 11:29:10 2005 Subject: [ACNN-Mac] A New Mac Podcast - MacNotables Message-ID: I thought people here might be interested to know of a new podcast; MacNotables - The Mac Experts You WANT To Hear From It features some Mac Industry heavyweights and promises to be a great show. Check it out http://www.macnotables.com/ -- Here is a copy of the original press release -- A new podcast featuring some of the Mac industry's most noted personalities debuted today. MacNotables is the panel of, "The Mac Experts You Want To Hear From," all of which are well known advocates and supporters of Mac user groups. The premier edition features a roundtable session with several panelists discussing the format of the show, what listeners can expect when subscribing and Apple's outstanding financial results for the quarter. The complete panel consists of (in alphabetical order): Christopher Breen, editor of PlaylistMag.com Bryan Chaffin of The Mac Observer and The iPod Observer Jim Dalrymple, Editor Online of MacCentral Adam Engst of TidBITS Tonya Engst of TidBITS Andy Ihnatko of The Chicago Sun-Times and Macworld magazine Ted Landau, author and Mac troubleshooting expert Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus, columnist, author and founder of Dr. Mac Direct Dennis Sellers, Chief Maximizer of Macsimum News and the host of MacNotables, Chuck Joiner, editor of The MUG Center Visit the MacNotables web site to hear the first show and to subscribe. A listing in the iTunes Music Store is expected shortly. -- Nicholas Pyers (nicholas@nicholaspyers.com) "Heaven on Earth?" "No, Earth on Earth. The Just Earth!" From nicholas at nicholaspyers.com Tue Oct 18 09:43:33 2005 From: nicholas at nicholaspyers.com (Nicholas Pyers) Date: Tue Oct 18 09:43:43 2005 Subject: [ACNN-Mac] Another new Mac Podcast - MacVoices Message-ID: MacVoices - The Talk of the Mac Community MacVoices is the internet radio show and podcast for Mac enthusiasts everywhere. Published for five years as The User Group Report, the show has just been renamed and rebranded to be recognized as appealing to a broader audience and to take advantage of a revised podcasting format. A dedicated web presence, more frequent shows and new segments all make MacVoices The Talk of the Mac community. To subscribe and for more informations, visit http://www.macvoices.com/ The first edition of MacVoices has just been posted to the MacVoices website and you can subscribe to the Podcast by pointing iTunes (or your favourite Podcatching software) to http://www.macvoices.com/rss/ macvoicesrss.xml MacVoices #501: Warren Williams of the iWork Users Group and Doug Adams of Doug's Scripts Oct 18, 2005 The premier of MacVoices features a discussion with Warren Williams, the President of the iWork Users Group about their just-released Business Stationery Design Kit, and Doug Adams, the man behind Doug's Scripts, one of the best, most approachable AppleScript and Automator sites on the web. Show notes can be found at http://www.macvoices.com/archives/ 2005/501.html http://www.macvoices.com/ -- Nicholas Pyers (nicholas@nicholaspyers.com) "Heaven on Earth?" "No, Earth on Earth. The Just Earth!" From nicholas at nicholaspyers.com Sat Oct 29 07:24:25 2005 From: nicholas at nicholaspyers.com (Nicholas Pyers) Date: Sat Oct 29 07:25:40 2005 Subject: [ACNN-Mac] Nicholas Pyers Interviewed about iTMS and Australian Macworld Message-ID: <6C8C24F7-5B53-4B99-942B-263D1E8590B9@nicholaspyers.com> Nicholas Pyers Interviewed about Australian iTMS and Australian Macworld == Press Release - For Immediate Release == Melbourne, Australia Issued on October 28, 2005 -- Start Abstract -- Nicholas Pyers was interviewed on MacVoices, The Talk of the Mac Community internet radio show and Podcast, and he discusses his new role with Australian Macworld and the launch of the Australian iTunes Music Store. -- End Abstract -- Nicholas Pyers was interviewed by Chuck Joiner, on MacVoices, The Talk of the Mac Community internet radio show and Podcast, and he discusses his new role with Australian Macworld and the launch of the Australian iTunes Music Store. Initially Nicholas and Chuck discuss Nicholas' new commission with Australian Macworld where he has compiled a list of the the Macintosh User Groups [MUGs] in Australia which will be published in the December 2005 issue and then commencing with the February 2006 issue, Nicholas will be producing a list of the meetings that the various MUGs will be conducting that coming month. Then the discussion turns to the recent launch of the Australian version of the iTumes Music Store [iTMS] covering Nicholas' thoughts on the iTMS launch, the reactions it is getting and the implecations for Macintosh users and MUGs in the region. You can listen to Issue 504 of MacVoices in either Quicktime or MP3 format by visiting the MacVoices website. The segment with Nicholas' interview commences at timecode 00:01:20 and consludes at 00:12:05. == Credits == MacVoices is the successor to The User Group Report internet radio show and podcast. Hosted by MUG Center Editor Chuck Joiner, MacVoices will retain a user group focus, but the new format and a dedicated web site will provide the ability to deliver a broader range of information and guests to listeners. You can also check out the article Nicholas recently published about MacVoices, and Chuck's other podcast, MacNotables. A copy of this press release, along with any images, is also available from my website, www.nicholaspyers.com . Discussions about this press release may also occur on the appropriate Australian Computer News Network (ACNN) mailing list(s). For more details, please visit http://www.zonian.net.au/lists . Copyright October 2005, Nicholas Pyers. -- Nicholas Pyers (nicholas@nicholaspyers.com) "Heaven on Earth?" "No, Earth on Earth. The Just Earth!"