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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

Lee Givins, Principal Product Manager, Mac Product Team at AOL joins host Scott Sheppard for an update on the broad range of Mac compatible interface products developed for AOL America Online users. Lee explains his role at AOL and the importance of Mac users to AOL, which was originally launched on Mac OS platform. Their applications won an Apple Design Award at this year’s WWDC conference. Lee explains details about the new Mac versions of AOL Desktop, AOL Radio, and the iPhone apps which include AIM/Instant Messenger, TRUVEO video search, and AOL Radio.

For a complete list of AOL’s free Mac applications visit: http://daol.aol.com/software/mac or read details about their development for Mac on their blog at: http://macblog.aol.com/

Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus joins Inside Mac for some news on his latest happenings including updates to his books "iPhone for Dummies" & "Leopard for Dummies", expanded tech support services Dr. Mac Direct, and his current appointment as Reviews Director for iPod Observer. Dr. Mac gives us an overview of some of the coolest iPhone apps he’s tested including; FileMagnet that manages files, Shazam & Midomi that lets you identify music on the go. He also warns us that downloading too many apps (6 pages of apps or more) on your iPhone may cause your iPhone to freeze and lock, so it’s best to keep the number of iPhone apps to the ones you really use.

For more information about Dr. Mac visit: http://www.boblevitus.com

Art Cohen, President & CEO Aerielle Technologies Inc. joins hosts Scott and Brad to explain an innovative way to share and stream music between multiple audio devices including your iPod, home stereo, or your earphones up to 100 ft. using their i2i Stream system. Using a 2.4 GHz Wireless Transceiver connected to your equipment, the i2i Stream uses up to 7 color coded channels to easily allow you to change and share your source. The i2i Stream comes in a 2-pack, but can support an almost unlimited number of transceivers. Art describes the system produces CD-Quality sound, and is compatible with a number of devices including TV’s, stereos, computers, video games, electronic instruments, and more.

Art offers Inside Mac listeners a discount off their standard retail $99.99 pricing, to order yours and for more information visit http://www.i2igear.com and enter code "IMC2008I2I" to get 15% off your entire order.

Alan Cook, CEO, Bad Dog Apps explains how you can easily translate your most used phrases to 14 different languages directly from your iPhone or iPod Touch. Whether you are traveling for business or pleasure, BD Translator includes 250 common phrases that help you find your way, get a meal, shopping, find lodging and much more. You can take any of the programmed phrases and modify them then store them for quick retrieval. Alan also explains some of the background of Bad Dog Apps development and their other Mac OS products which include BD Calendar and BD Contacts. Bad Dog Apps will be launching a series of new iPhone apps before the end of the year including BD Pricer and others.

For more information visit: http://www.baddogapps.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