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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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Nick Pearce-Tomenius, Co-Founder, Object Matrix joins host Scott Sheppard to explain how their MatrixStore 2.1 software turns low-cost disks (Promise VTrack, Xserve RAID etc.) into a safe place to store your digital assets. It’s ideal for any digital asset management including video with easy access plug-ins for Apple Final Cut Server workflows.

Find out more at: http://www.object-matrix.com

Karim Morsy, CEO, algoriddim GmbH joins Inside Mac to discuss how you can instantly turn your Mac into a DJ setup using their djay application. Created exclusively for the Mac, djay perfectly integrates with your iTunes library and makes it easy to create your own mixes using your favorite music.

Download your own 10-day trial and start mixing today at: http://www.djay-software.com/

David Williams, Editor of DV Magazine & Conference Chair, DV Expo reviews the highlights of this year’s DV Expo Conference held November 4-6, 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA. David discusses the various conference sessions and tracks including the keynotes and user group meetings. He also explains the types of information and resources available in DV Magazine and on their site at: http://www.dv.com/

For more information visit: http://www.dvexpo.com/

Lead Singer, Ethan Spalding & Bass Player, Kush el-Amin from Violet Says 5 join Inside Mac to share tips on how their emerging Indie band uses their Mac Powerbook G4 for music production (Protools recording), and band promotion. Their sound is a unique blend of funk, hip-hop and rock which is made possible by leveraging the power of the Mac music publishing platform to produce their recordings. Hear how they are able to turn their new ideas into songs quickly without having to go into the studio for every track.

Check out their sound at: http://www.violetsays5.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