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The Macintosh represents more than a computing platform among the tech-savvy, for many it's a way of life. Inside Mac brings the voice of experience to the people who live the Macintosh digital lifestyle. The show is currently syndicated every week across the country and around the world on terrestrial broadcast radio stations, Podcast, Audible, Macworld Magazine CD and streaming live on broadband web radio. Anchor Scott Sheppard and correspondents Desmond Crisis and Laura Burstein cover the latest tech stories with the Mac user in mind. Senior Mac Technologist Sam Levin keeps listeners updated on the latest products, and news correspondent Ken Ray brings it all into perspective with a regular roundup of the week's news headlines. Inside Mac is one of the most unique tech shows on broadcast radio today.

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The Inside Mac Show - March 19th 2005

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Dave Loebig - Random Digressions

Dave Loebig is a writer, graphic designer and instructor. He could also be called an armchair philosopher, media observer, musician, Steeler fan, humorist, a dabbler, a banterer and a bum. He lives in Seffner, Florida, a small town just outside of Brandon, which is a bigger small town just outside of Tampa.

Tina Kulow - Elgato Systems

Elgato Systems creates award-winning hardware and software products, combining the benefits of the Macintosh computer with popular consumer electronics devices such as the TV to create the ultimate digital home. With their premier product, EyeTV, Elgato is a worldwide leader in digital video recording for the Macintosh.

Founded in 1992 by Dr. Markus Fest, the inventor of Toast CD recording software, and led by CEO Freddie Geier, Elgato is a privately held company with its headquarters in Munich, Germany and a US subsidiary in San Francisco, California.

Kevin Ames - Professional Digital Photographer

Ames Photographic Illustration, Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia and serves clients on location or in the studio. Ames specializes in creating evocative images that promote its customers' products, services and ideals.

Kevin is much in demand as a teacher and speaker. He is a Photoshop World Dream Team instructor at the semi-annual Photoshop World conference. Kevin is also a software Cinema author and presenter at Dean Collins' Photoshop Training Camp Live! events across the country. and author of their "Basic and Advanced Fashion Photoshop" training CD's. He has taught classes at art schools and conferences around the world, including Fotographia Orvieto in Orvieto, Italy, Arthouse in Dublin, Ireland and at the Commercial and Industrial Photographers of New England conference in Boston as well as in major cities across the United States.

Kevin also teaches advanced digital photography at the Creative Circus in Atlanta, Georgia. Subjects of his classes and lectures include: Making the Digital Transition, Digital Asset Management, Digital Fashion Photography and Post-Production; Digital Negatives--the Case for Shooting Raw, Fashion Shoot Live!, Retouching Beauty, and Putting Your Portfolio Online.

Kevin writes the "Digital Photographer's Notebook" column for Photoshop User Magazine. His articles and reviews have appeared in Studio Photography & Design, Photo>Electronic Imaging and Digital Output magazines.

His credentials include being a Certified Professional Photographer, Certified Electronic Imager, Photographic Craftsman and an Approved Photographic Instructor. He has served as Co-Chairman of the Digital Imaging and Advanced Imaging Technology Committee and Chairman of the Commercial Advertising Group for the Professional Photographers of America.

His latest project is creating a book titled Photoshop CS: the Art of Photographing Women from Wiley Technology Publishing.

Adobe Photoshop CS: The Art of Photographing Women

Make Your Photographs Of Women Look Better Than Their Best

As every professional photographer knows, there is work to be done after the shoot wraps. Photographer and digital magician Kevin Ames takes you behind the scenes of his fashion work to reveal his thinking behind the camera as well as in front of the computer. Using full-color examples, he shows you step by step how to use Photoshop to digitally refine beauty and fashion photos, from correcting color and smoothing skin to sculpting bodies and removing blemishes, and much more. Whether you're shooting high fashion, portraits, lingerie, or swimsuits, in the studio or on location, Photoshop CS: The Art of Photographing Women is your secret assistant.

Schoun Regan - Mac OS X Server 10.3 Panther: Visual QuickPro Guide

Offering Apple's legendary ease of use plus everything one would expect from a Unix-based operating system--preemptive multitasking, symmetric multiprocessing, and support for networking and security standards--Mac OS X Panther Server promises to revolutionize the world of network administration (or at least make it a whole lot easier). Here to make sure no one gets left behind is Mac OS X Server: Visual QuickPro Guide. In this task-based guide, veteran Mac trainer Schoun Regan shows readers how to manage their local networks, navigate the Unix file system permission architecture, and manage Internet and Web services. Users will also explore the ins and outs of IP-based file sharing and printing services, as well as Internet and mail services for Apache Web server, WebObjects 5, and QuickTime Streaming Server. Clear, concise language, step-by-step instructions, and loads of visual aids mean that even beginners can get up to speed on Mac OS X Server--quickly and efficiently--with this guide.

Author Expertise:

A longtime Mac consultant and speaker, Schoun Regan is the director of training at the Mac Group, a research and development, consulting, and training firm. Schoun is an ideal author for this topic, as he helped write technical documentation for Apple's Mac OS X Panther team. He lives in Lexington, Kentucky.

Scott Sheppard - Executive Producer / Anchor

Scott Sheppard is the founder and editor of the VERY popular Macintosh Web Site, http://www.OSXFAQ.com/. He is the Executive Producer/Anchor of the nationally syndicated broadcast radio show "Inside Mac" and a Contributing Editor for Macworld UK. Scott has been using Apple computers for more than 25 years, as well as spending many years as a Wintel user, giving him the unique perspective of having spent a lot of time on both sides of the computer fence.

Scott Sheppard previously hosted the Inside Mac Show broadcast by CNET radio.

Desmond Crisis - Correspondent

If you look in the Cyberpunk Handbook, you'll find Desmond Crisis.

Having founded the Otaku Patrol Group in 1993 he quickly found his way to the front lines of emerging technologies. One of the pioneers of technology television, Desmond was the anchor of CNET Television's "Cool Tech" and correspondent to "CNET Central", "The New Edge", and "The Web" seen on USA Network, Sci-Fi Channel and international stations. He has also hosted the "The Desmond Crisis Program" a daily call-in talk show on the CNET Radio Network, including terrestrial AM stations coast-to-coast and one of XM Satellite Radio's launch channels.

Before he got his press badge, Desmond was a game developer and part of the team that produced several titles including "Zero Tolerance", the first 3D behind-the-gun shooter which was also the first multi-console networked game for the Sega Genesis. When not broadcasting, Desmond volunteers his time and skills to various homeland security agencies. He is an avid communications enthusiast holding both a General Mobile Radio Service license as well as the amateur radio callsign KC6VHG

Desmond Crisis has been called "the cult leader of the cyberpunks"

Laura Burstein - Correspondent

Laura Burstein is a Silicon Valley native with more than a decade of combined experience in broadcasting, writing, and new media.

Laura graduated with a degree in journalism from San Jose State University. Before and during college, Laura worked at local radio and television stations around the Bay Area.

Laura was a Web Producer at ZDTV (later TechTV) in early 2000. Eventually, Laura appeared on-air as an Interact Host on the network's daily news show, Tech Live and occasionally filled in as co-host of Call for Help.

Laura also co-wrote Leo Laporte,s 2003 Technology Almanac, which sold more than 50,000 copies worldwide.

Today, Laura,s love of tech can only be rivaled by her love of food.

Ken Ray - Correspondent

Ken Ray has worked both sides of the radio mic for over ten years. He has written and produced comedy bits for an alternative station in Boston, anchored two and half hours of news daily on TechTV Radio, was morning drive personality on an FM country station in the middle of nowhere, was operations director for an AM in Boston, was operations director for an AM in San Francisco, and has logged countless hours in production studios, tearing out everything from down and dirty :30 spots that need to hit the air yesterday to agency spots to long-form infomercials and even longer-form CD projects. Writing news, spots, promos and interstitials also fits somewhere in his repertoire. And he runs a mean radio board for in studio as well as remote broadcasts.

Outside of radio, Ken wrote for the magazine Global Technology Business.

He also makes a darn good bread pudding.

Sam Levin - Senior Mac Technologist

Sam Levin Co-Founded the Stanford Mac Users' Group in 1985, and has worked with leading Macintosh developers on business development, licensing, and strategic market development. Sam Directed licensing and business development initiatives for leading companies such as Axio, Virgin Interactive, Broderbund, Chronos, Mattel, Connectix, IBM Multimedia, IXLA, iSkin, Jiiva, Keyspan, Microsoft, MYOB, MacMice, Fathom Pictures, LandWare, Nova Development, Totally Hip Software, Y-E Data and more.

Sam has been using Macs for 20 years, as well as tied into the world of handheld and digital imaging, providing him a special angle on personal computing and consumer electronics.

Greg Douglas - Director of Network Operations

Gregory Douglas has fifteen years of experience in the radio, television and computer- related areas. He was the Director of Network Operations for Personal Achievement Radio, which included responsibilities for the production, operation and distribution of the "PAR" format. As the primary individual in charge of the on-air sound for "PAR", Mr. Douglas interacted with the motivational authors, Nightingale-Conant, ABC Radio Networks, PAR O & O's and affiliates and the broadcast talent. He pioneered the transition to digital for the flagship PAR studios. In addition, Mr. Douglas was M.I.S. Manager for Douglas Broadcasting Inc. where he was responsible for the traffic and business computer functions as well as the computer networking of DBI/PAR radio outlets.

Previously, he was the General Manager of DBI's Seattle operation and Station Manager at WBPS-AM in Boston. Also, Mr. Douglas has been involved in almost all areas of broadcasting, including traffic, business, engineering, production and sales.

For more information contact:

Scott Sheppard
Executive Producer / Anchor
info@insidemacradio.com