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This week, host Scott Sheppard speaks with industry experts, Adam Engst, Author/Raconteur, TidBITS & Bob "Dr. Mac" Levitus, Raconteur, wordsmith, consultant and author of 50+ books about Apple’s recent decision to "Announce Its Last Year at Macworld". Hear their insights and commentary on this surprising announcement that this will be their final showing at theMac OS community’s premier trade conference and event. The Macworld event has been Apple’s showcase of new products and announcements since 1985, bringing together Mac OS enthusiasts from around the globe, without Apple’s presence it’s likely this event will fade from the landscape. Is it due to lack of product announcements which is why Steve Jobs relinquished the keynote address to Philip Schiller? Steve Job’s health? Or simply because Apple has built up a perfect platform for launching their latest directly through their expanded network of retail stores. Scott, Adam, & Bob share their thoughts about the impact and overall future direction of the annual gathering of the "Mac Tribe".

For more information about Adam’s latest projects visit: http://www.tidbits.com, or visit Dr. Mac’s site at: http://www.boblevitus.com or read his reviews at http://www.ipodobserver.com

Dr. Catherine Lucey, M.D., Vice Dean for Education, Ohio State University College of Medicine joins Inside Mac to discuss some details about their decision to include Apple iPods in their curriculum for their medical students. Over the next two years, each Ohio State medical student will receive a standard iPod Touch, equipped with specific medical software programs planned by the OSU College of Medicine. Dr. Lucey explains the impact of handheld technologies on patient care and the importance of keeping abreast with technology tools such as the range of applications available on the iPod Touch. Students and Doctors are able to instantly look up patient care notes, medical references, drug reference and interactions, view videos and patients scans. The handheld technology also facilitates a great method for explaining treatment and illness to patients and their families right at the bedside. Dr. Lucey also shares how students are able to listen to the OSU Medical Center lecture podcasts, which they produce to supplement their curriculum. OSU College of Medicine has long been committed to using the latest available online technologies and the addition of the iPod Touch delivers this information and tools directly to the physician’s hands.

For more information about their program and announcement visit: http://medicine.osu.edu/feature03/

Mike Romo, Mac Product Manager, Symantec discusses the changing landscape of security and virus threats for Mac OS users. Mike explains the benefits of using Norton Internet Security for Mac. Just as it’s critical to backup your data, considering security risks for your Mac OS is cause for rising concern and whether you are a beginning user or an expert Symantec’s new suite of tools not only protects against macro and other viruses but also helps you control access through your firewall minimizing any risks. Mike discusses some tips on using a dual-boot environment such as Parallels, reminding us that if we choose to run Windows on our Macs we are subjected to the myriad of threats and security issues inherent to that OS. Norton Internet Security for Mac also helps scan for spam and fraudulent websites, scanning sites before you are able to click into the phishing sites.

For more information on Norton Internet Security for Mac and their other great products visit: http://www.norton.com/mac/ or you can get your questions answered in their forum at: http://community.norton.com

Video Post Production News of the Week with Philip Hodgetts, Founder, Intelligent Assistance and developer of Assistant Editor Software. Find out more at: http://www.intelligentassitance.com/ or his blog at http://www.philiphodgetts.com

Andy Shalat, Design Guru and Author of "Mac Design Out Of The Box" shares his Design Tip of the Week. For more about Andy and his latest works visit: http://www.shalat.com

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Rick Green, Director of Marketing & Creative Services and Robert Leitch, Production Manager, MediaSource TV join host Scott Sheppard to share an exciting "switcher" story. MediaSource is a full-service multimedia production and public/media relations creative studio. Rick and Robert explain how they were originally using an Avid, PC based video workflow but when they upgraded their studio they also changed their entire production workflow from Avid to Final Cut Pro running exclusively on brand new Apple Macs. Hear their experiences and joy first hand as their entire company quickly learned to love their new platform and how seamlessly they switched and were able to maintain their busy workloads. To learn more about MediaSource visit: http://www.mediasourcetv.com/

Todd Santoro, Principal & Sr. Designer, ToddSantoro.com Designs and Founder, Accelerator Labs joins Inside Mac to discuss his groovy cool retro style iPhone apps including; "Rock, Paper, Scissors", "Naked Lady Pen", "Spin the Bottle", and in honor of our President elect "O Bobble Head" which answers your pressing questions like a magic 8-Ball. Also just in time for the holidays, you can download "pocket Mistletoe" to see where people are getting lucky this season. Todd’s design background helps create the graphic interface. Todd explains how quickly they were able to pull together a winning development team, and with little prior experience are launching successful iPhone apps. Check out the latest at: http://acceleratorlabs.com/

Jon von Bronkhorst, Executive Director, Product Marketing for Seagate Consumer Solutions Division (CSD) explains details about their latest Mac OS products; Free Agent Go and Free Agent Desktop storage solutions. Jon explains that unlike previous desktop and portable storage solutions, the Free Agent 2.0 series whose Mac versions were developed entirely with the Mac user in mind. The drives ship formatted for Mac OS, have an elegant design and are so easy to use right out of the box unlike the PC version they do not require or ship with any additional software. The Free Agent Go includes a convenient docking station, delivering true portability. Jon reminds us that all Seagate drives include a 5 year warranty. Scott and Jon also discuss some background on Seagate and Macstore brand integration. To find out more, including where to purchase visit: http://freeagent.seagate.com/

Sally deVincentis, Chief Executive Officer, APTE Inc. joins Inside Mac this week to talk about their unique line of educational programs for kids that encourage them to play and learn. Sally discusses their latest product, a tween diary called "My Crazy Life". This program lets them record their private thoughts, personal pictures and favorite music in a format that lets them ‘keep it private’ without ever going online. It encourages personal expression, integrates text, pictures, music, and videos yet provides privacy via password protection and can support up to 10 accounts so multiple family members can use, but each can maintain their own journal. APTE offers a full line of licensed products including those developed for Nickelodeon, and other learning software, to see their full line visit: http://www.apte.com/

Video Post Production News of the Week with Philip Hodgetts from the Open TV Network. More information available at: http://www.opentelevisionnetwork.com/

Andy Shalat, Design Guru and Author of "Mac Design Out Of The Box" shares his Design Tip of the Week. For more about Andy and his latest works visit: http://www.shalat.com