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TUAW Macworld Video: Talking with showgoers

by Steven Sande Jan 6th 2009 at 9:00PM

Macworld Expo is more than just a lot of vendors, eager booth staffers and tacky giveaways. It's about the people who are Mac fans and come to the Expo every year to see what's happening with their favorite computer platform.

In this short video, I have a chat with Karen Anderson and Tom Whitmore. Karen's from the Seattle area and an editor at Take Control Books, and Tom Whitmore is a Bay Area sci-fi bookstore owner and well-known Science Fiction author with incredible Isaac Asimov sideburns. Their take? Macworld should continue into the future, and it would be great to see it in a different city every year.

Check out our other videos, and be sure to keep coming back to TUAW for all of your Macworld Expo 2009 coverage.



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TNH

Hey, it's Tom!

He's a bookseller, and immensely knowledgeable about science fiction, fantasy, and conrunning, but he's not an author.

January 07 2009 at 10:39 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
glad

Interesting conversations, sci-fi buffy guy and what's with the rabbits ears on some of the passersby. The big question I have to ask are those two a couple?

January 07 2009 at 2:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bernard Ramsey

Just so you know, those sideburns double as warp-drive generators. Otherwise, mobile MacWorld is not too bad of an idea.

January 07 2009 at 12:30 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Seagoon

Susan, I wasn't trying to be a dick and I wouldn't attempt something like this because I'm not an expert videographer. These people are tech bloggers and wish to taken seriously, as such they should spend sometime and get familiar with the tools of their trade. This is meant purely as constructive criticism not an attempt to be mean.

January 07 2009 at 8:16 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jason

That guy owns a sci-fi bookstore? YOU DON'T SAY!

January 07 2009 at 8:08 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kalle

Please get a better (handheld) microphone!

January 07 2009 at 5:35 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ian

Man- looks like hot Import Nights down there!

January 07 2009 at 1:54 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Seagoon

Enjoy the blog a lot but if you're going to do video please do it well. You're tech journalist for godsake. Learn how to use the equipment. The camera work was not good and the audio worse. Don't want to be mean but there's a lot of competition out there for eyeballs. Take a little time and do it right. Having said that you're not alone. There's a lot of bad video blogs out there. Kinda sad!

January 06 2009 at 9:50 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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SusanS

So Seagoon, you're an expert videographer? Go do it yourself then.

January 07 2009 at 1:10 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Seth Amott

A nicer way to make that point is "Use a handheld mic next time." Those built in mics on cameras are great if you want to get all the audio of everything going on, not so great for an interview in a loud room. It is very hard to hear.

January 07 2009 at 2:04 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Brad

that walk-on, while terrible, was hilarious

January 06 2009 at 9:23 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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I_Love_TUAW

I agree!! H-i-l-a-r-i-o-u-s

January 06 2009 at 9:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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