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Please join us today at 1PM Eastern Daylight Time for a live TalkShoe audio chat with Avatron Software CEO, Dave Howell. Avatron is the maker of "Air Sharing" for the new iPad. Air Sharing, which has been around for some time on the iPhone and iPod touch, is one of the best selling file viewing and management utilities around. We'll be discussing how and why the revised version of this app really understands and takes advantage of the iPad's built in features like document sharing.

When: Today, 27 April 2010 at 1PM Eastern, 10AM Pacific
Who: Anyone who's interested in iPad features and applications
How: To participate on TalkShoe, you can use the browser-only client, the embedded Facebook app, or the classic TalkShoe Pro Java client; for maximum fun, call in. For the web UI, just click the "TalkShoe Web" button on our profile page at 1 PM EDT today. To call in on regular phone or VoIP lines (take advantage of your free cellphone weekend minutes if you like): dial (724) 444-7444 and enter our talkcast ID, 45077 -- during the call, you can request to talk by keying in *8.

If you've got a headset or microphone handy on your Mac, you can connect via the free Gizmo or X-Lite SIP clients; basic instructions are here. Talk with you then!



Update: Informal TUAW poll — what file formats should Avatron add to Air Sharing in the next edition? I know that we're voting for better AVI support. Add your requests to the comments and we'll send 'em on over to Dave Howell in a few days.

TUAWloha, everyone.

It's time for another chapter in the ongoing technical soap opera known as TUAW TV Live. This afternoon's show, beginning at 5 PM, has content to dazzle and amaze you. To avoid any broadcast nightmares this week, Steve will be doing the show solo in order to keep things simple.

As noted in an earlier post, today's topics include, but are not limited to:

• iPad availability (when and how many)
• A couple of Mac application demos
• Some fun videos
• A hands-on look at the LaCie Network Space 2 NAS
• Discussion of the topics you want to talk about in the chat tool

We now return you to our previously scheduled show, already in progress. Click the Read More link to view the show and interact with the chat tool.

Be sure to catch the latest episode of TUAW TV Live with your host Steve Sande, starting later today at 5 PM ET (2 PM PT) here at TUAW.com.

Barring any unforeseen catastrophes (Steve is wrestling with a server problem at this point), the show will last about an hour and will cover a variety of topics:

• iPad availability (when and how many)
• A couple of Mac application demos
• Some fun videos
• A hands-on look at the LaCie Network Space 2 NAS
• Discussion of the topics you want to talk about in the chat tool

Come back to TUAW later today and we'll start up the livestream and chat about ten minutes before the start of the show.

Sunday night means it's time once again for a TUAW talkcast, in which your favorite TUAW bloggers and readers all get together over on Talkshoe and chat out the biggest Apple happenings of the past week. This week, we'll be talking about that mystery key on the iPad keyboard and what it might be for, Apple's "sex apps" issues, tips for switchers (and why they're so popular), and that file that could very well be the first list of books on the iPad.

We'll also be chatting live with you -- you can call up during the show, and while you're listening on your phone, you can hit *-8 to chat live with us on the air (which is why we call it a "talkcast" rather than a podcast, don'tcha know). So if you find yourself coming down a little hard after the Olympics this evening, jump on in to our chat and we'll cheer you right back up.

To participate on TalkShoe, you can use the browser-only client, the embedded Facebook app, or the classic TalkShoe Pro Java client; however, for maximum fun, you should call in. For the web UI, just click the "TalkShoe Web" button on our profile page at 10 pm Sunday. To call in on regular phone or VoIP lines (take advantage of your free cellphone weekend minutes if you like): dial (724) 444-7444 and enter our talkcast ID, 45077 -- during the call, you can request to talk by keying in *8.

If you've got a headset or microphone handy on your Mac, you can connect via the free Gizmo or X-Lite SIP clients; basic instructions are here. Talk with you then!

Join the festive, party-like atmosphere that is TUAW TV Live. Take your favorite beverage, a bowl of freshly popped popcorn, and your MacBook to the couch, and then join in on the fun as your host Steve Sande and a possible co-host bring merriment and mirth to your day.

We have lots to talk about, as usual, and it's easy for you to provide your input. If you're not familiar with our format, just click the "Read More" link below to bring up the video feed (it will show older episodes until we go live) and the chat screen. You can watch the amazingly life-like video, listen in on the audio, and then post questions or comments to the talking head(s) that you see on screen. Sometimes we even respond!

The fun starts at approximately 5 PM ET and lasts for about one hour.

Our regular Wednesday episode of TUAW TV Live happens at 5 PM ET (2 PM PT) today. Join TUAW blogger Steve Sande as we have an hour-long discussion of this week's Apple news.

Due to the issues we had last week, we'll be back to good ol' Ustream this time. Some of the potential topics of interest this week include:

• Steve Jobs turns 55!
• Steve's surprise for viewers
• Notational Velocity + SimpleNote = Love
• Having the last word on the future of Macworld Expo
• Cleaning up the dirty App Store
• Geek lunch

Of course, it wouldn't be TUAW TV Live if you weren't there providing input, so we'll have the chat open for your typing pleasure.

See you at 5 PM ET!

They're the voices you hear coming out of your computer and your iPhone -- you know, the ones that tell you what's coming soon and why you might want to save up for future purchases. Yes, contrary to what you might have guessed, podcasters have faces to go with those voices; we showcased three of our favorites in our livecasting sessions from Macworld Expo, and the clips are reproduced in the second half of this post.

Our three victims visitors deliver distinctive voices on Apple news and the Mac/iPhone community. First up, Shawn King of Your Mac Life, who graded the expo from his 13-year perspective as an Internet broadcaster. Second, the maven of daily Mac news (and a TUAW contributor), Ken Ray of Mac OS Ken. Last, friend to novice Macheads everywhere, Victor Cajiao of Typical Mac User. Enjoy!

Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/brettlider/ / CC BY-SA 2.0

Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends!

Today on TUAW TV Live we'll be talking about Macworld Expo 2010, the OWLE bubo, camera apps for the iPhone, and any other topics that happen to hit host Steve Sande's fancy.

Some of the camera apps that we'll be discussing include Lo-Mob, ColorSplash, CinemaFX, FocalLab, and Project365. All of these apps are in your friendly neighborhood App Store and should only make a slight dent in your wallet.

The video and chat tools are on the next page -- just click the Read More link below to get in on the fun.

It's Wednesday, which means that we'll have an episode of TUAW TV Live streaming your way later today. This is our first live video since Macworld Expo, where TUAW bloggers of all shapes, sizes, and abilities took to the airwaves to give you the scoop on every topic imaginable.

We'll be back at 5 PM ET (2 PM PT) with an hour full of fun discussion. We'll have a demo of the OWLE Bubo that was mocked by TUAW commenters, yet praised and photographed repeatedly by showgoers at Macworld Expo. I'll also demonstrate and discuss a growing toolbox of iPhone photography apps that I've been using over the last few months for my 2010 Project 365. There's always time for questions and discussion in the chat room, and we look forward to hearing what you have to say about this year's Macworld event.

See you at 5 PM ET, here at TUAW.com!

Blue Microphones are on the show floor here at Macworld, and they invited us by their booth to take a look (and a listen) at the newest version of the Blue Mikey iPhone microphone. And with most of Blue's products (I have a Snowball that I use for podcasting, and it works and sounds great), it's quite impressive, producing excellent sound in a well-designed and easy-to-use form.

Earlier this year, Blue announced the second revision of the Mikey, with enhanced features for $20 more than the first $79 version. That's the one we used, and it looked and worked great. They've added a line input (for recording guitars), and a USB passthrough, as well as put the entire body on a swivel (so it can even swing all the way around and point forward while shooting video on the 3G.

Welcome back for another edition of TUAW TV Live with your host Steve Sande.

We'll be starting at about 5:00 PM ET today with a special guest, Aaron Vronko, service manager for Rapid Repair in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Aaron provided TUAW with some insights into possible iPad hardware options a few weeks ago. Now we're following up the discussion with Aaron, and you get to listen in on the conversation. We'll also send some of your questions along to Aaron to get his opinions and answers.

Since this is the last TUAW TV Live before Macworld Expo next week, I'll also talk about what our plans are for the show, and where you can find us. To watch the live show and join in on the chat, click the "Read more" link below.

About three weeks ago, I had the opportunity to chat with Aaron Vronko, the service manager at RapidRepair in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The topic? What we thought would be the technical underpinnings of an Apple tablet. That chat turned into a post with a lot of prognosticating about the hardware that would make up the device.

Now that the curtain has been pulled back and we know a lot more about the Apple iPad, Aaron will be joining me this afternoon to talk about what we know about the actual iPad hardware. You can join us and ask Aaron your questions through the Ustream chat tool when we get together for another TUAW TV Live.

The fun starts just a little before 5 PM ET here at TUAW. See you then!

It's gonna be all iPad, all the time on this edition of TUAW TV Live.

Join your host Steve Sande here at 5 PM ET when we'll be discussing the newest member of the Apple family, the iPad. We'll also try to link up to the TUAW Talkcast that will begin at 5:30 PM ET (with a few surprise guest developers in the mix), so we should have some fun discussions taking place.

You can use the embedded Ustream player and chat located on the next page (click the Read More link) or visit us at http://ustream.tv/tuaw.

Welcome back for another episode of TUAW TV Live!

You can join in on the fun by clicking the "read more" link listed below, and then watching the live stream in the Ustream window. If you'd like to participate in the live chat, just use the chat window below the video to enter your thoughts, comments, and snarky backtalk.

The show goes on for about an hour, and we have plenty to talk about this week. Topics include:

• When an app shouldn't be an app
• Original Mac marketing videos
• A quick app review or two
• Michael Grothaus' second article on what you want in iPhone OS 4.0
• Upcoming announcements on Monday (financial) and Wednesday

We use Ustream to do our live broadcast, and you can watch existing episodes of the show at http://ustream.tv/TUAW/.

Not only is it Wednesday, but it's just one week -- seven short days -- until Apple announces something. We don't know what the announcement is all about, but we know where and when it will happen.

So, while we bounce off the walls in fanboy anticipation, you can burn off some of that excess energy by joining your host Steve Sande for what is becoming a Wednesday tradition: TUAW TV Live.

It's free, it's fun, and it's live! All you need to do is come back here to TUAW at about 5 PM ET (2 PM PT) and there will be a special post with information about watching or participating in the show. We use Ustream to do our live broadcast, and you can watch existing episodes of the show at http://ustream.tv/TUAW/.

Some of today's scheduled topics:

• When an app shouldn't be an app
• Original Mac marketing videos
• A quick app review or two
• Michael Grothaus' second article on what you want in iPhone OS 4.0
• Upcoming announcements on Monday (financial) and Wednesday

And of course, any topic you bring up in the live chat is fair game as well. See you this afternoon!