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Inside Mac - August 30th 2003

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Harvey Stone - Brenthaven - Business Development and Strategic Alliances

Harvey has been a Mac fan since the early days of the Homebrew Computer Club in Menlo Park, where he ran the Whole Earth Truck Store and Catalog (does that date me or what!). He became an owner of Brenthaven about 10 years ago, at which time they were focused entirely on Wilderness and Mountaineering products. They shifted the focus to notebook carrying cases and, well, the rest is history. They are consistently rated #1 in the press for being the most protective, lightest and most comfortable of any case on the market. Apple asked us to develop a line of cases that were custom fit to the PowerBook and iBook and in the two years working together, we remain the leading products in the category. Harvey now have the enviable position in the company as Business Development and Strategic Alliances, working with companies like Apple to develop and promote their products. Additionally he supports there sales team as they expand there business into other channels. Their largest channel is selling cases to the IT departments of large companies who provide notebook computers to their field force. Among the Fortune 10000 companies who have selected Brenthaven as their choice for carrying cases are Bank of America, Intel, GE and Deloitte and Touche. Of all the companies they deal with, Apple remains the most fun and creative corporate culture.

John Fu - Maxtor - Product Manager

As product manager of solutions marketing, John Fu is responsible for managing the retail HDD kits and accessories. This includes developing new product concepts as well as coordinating the functional aspects and out-of-box experience of the products under his management.

Prior to joining Maxtor in 2001, Mr. Fu served as a product management intern for NVIDIA Corporation. He performed extensive competitive analysis of both workstation and enthusiast PC graphics markets. Prior to NVIDIA, John worked at Epson America, also as a product management intern, composing marketing materials, conducting market research, and assisting with product launches for the Photo Imaging Products Division.

Mr. Fu earned a bachelor's degree with distinction in product design at Stanford University.

Maxtor Launches Next Generation Onetouch Drive Worldwide Backup and Restore Your Digital World with the Touch of a Button

Maxtor Corporation a worldwide leader in hard disk drives, announced that the next evolution of its external storage hard drives branded Maxtor OneTouch are now available. Leveraging the successes of the preceding family (Personal Storage 5000 with the OneTouch feature), Maxtor's new line of external hard drives incorporates the award winning OneTouch button, Dantz Retrospect" Express software and introduces a sleek new industrial design. Maxtor OneTouch is the first push button backup and restore hard drive based solution in the market today.

"Maxtor simplified external storage for the consumer with OneTouch," stated Dave Reinsel, research manager with IDC. "Consumers today need features like OneTouch backup, that are easy to use and seamless for storing and protecting their digital world."

Maxtor OneTouch drives make it easy to store and make backup copies of personal, business and family files, pictures, music, and digital video clips, with the sophistication and style demanded of today's consumer. With capacities ranging from 120GB to 300GB, Maxtor marries speed, storage, backup, and ease of use, in one streamlined package that outperforms any external offering on the market. Whether a home user, graphic artist or business professional - storing, organizing, expanding or editing, the Maxtor OneTouch drive can store your most treasured experiences, capture your most precious moments, and keep them safe.

New Industrial Design Maxtor introduces a new look and feel to external storage with the next generation OneTouch. Featuring an anodized aluminum casing with illuminated OneTouch button, the drive can sit vertically or horizontally, with convenient plug and play capabilities. New and Improved OneTouch Backup Button Besides making instant backup copies of files, and/or automated backup copies, the OneTouch button can be customized to auto-launch applications. In essence, you can easily transform your Maxtor OneTouch drive into a digital photo album, music jukebox or digital video player. New User Features - Including Desktop Disaster Recovery In combination with the integrated Dantz Retrospect Express software, the Maxtor OneTouch drive supports a complete system restore capability (operating system, drivers, applications, settings and user files) for PCs and Macs back to the original computer system that the backup copy was made from. So in the event of a catastrophic event, the OneTouch drive can run a system recovery to restore the computer's operating systems, programs and files. The Maxtor OneTouch drive also features an on/off switch, and automatic power management or drive "spin down" option to conserve energy. High Capacity Storage - Up to 300GB Imagine -- with 300GB of storage you could store up to 300,000 high-resolution digital photos, 75,000 4-minute MP3 tunes, or 462 games.* Mac-Formatted Version As part of this new hard drive family, Maxtor is introducing a Mac-formatted version specifically designed to bring those operating on a Mac, an easy install experience coupled with the speed and performance Mac drivers crave. Powered by an Oxford 911 chip, the drive comes pre-formatted HFS+ and is ready for use right out of the box. The Mac formatted version of Maxtor OneTouch comes in exclusive packaging and will be stocked in the Apple sections of computer resellers and available through Mac direct marketers and catalogs.

"Performance, versatility, value and ease are of highest importance to the consumer," said Mike Williams, vice president of product marketing at Maxtor. "By integrating in one external solution, a backup button, powerful software technology, and a sleek design, Maxtor delivers what the market demands," commented Williams. "Users can maximize their experience and manage their digital life with simplicity, and have the assurance of knowing their data is backed up."

"Having the opportunity to work with Maxtor again on the next generation of the product was an exciting proposition for us," said Tony Barbagallo, vice president of worldwide marketing at Dantz Development Corporation. "The Maxtor OneTouch drive expands storage options for the consumer and business professional in a dynamic way - and we are glad to be a part of it."

The Maxtor OneTouch products are compatible with both Macs and PCs and come integrated with Dantz Retrospect Express software to easily customize data backup and restore options.

Availability and Pricing The Maxtor OneTouch family of products are shipping now and available through Maxtor's network of global retailers, as well as the company's on-line store, http://www.maxstore.com. The suggested retail price for the 120GB/7200RPM (USB 2.0) is $199.95, the 200GB/7200RPM (USB 2.0/FireWire combo) is $299.95, the 250GB/7200RPM (USB 2.0/FireWire combo) is $349.95, the 250GB/7200RPM Mac-formatted version is $349.95 and the 300GB/5400RPM (USB 2.0/FireWire combo) is $399.95.

Charismac's Dino FireWire Hub (back by popular demand!)

A Godzilla 4-port FireWire Hub that has true character and style. With piercing red eyes and an open mouth that lights up when plugged in to the FireWire bus. For anyone using iSight and an iPod (i.e. PowerBook owners), Dino FireWire helps with FireWire connectivity problems.

http://www.charismac.com

BeLight's Business Card Composer

Finally someone has developed a true Cocoa app for Mac OS 10.2 users. BeLight's Business Card Composer is simple, allows importing of graphic logos, address book, and exports to PDF. Wonders cease to amaze us what the folks in Odessa are up to!

http://www.belightsoft.com/

Keynote Pro's Keynote templates

Well designed templates for serious Keynote presentation users. The newest release is 'Old School'. These templates are a must for anyone in business or wish to communicate a message clearly.

http://www.belightsoft.com/

MacWindows

Solid resource for all of us folks that have to use a Windows PC with Macs.

http://www.macwindows.com/

Question

What version of the Finder was this?

Bonus

What year was it released?

Scott Sheppard - Executive Producer / Host

Scott Sheppard is the founder and editor of the popular Macintosh Web Site, http://www.OSXFAQ.com He is also a monthly Contributing Editor to Macworld UK magazine and produces a daily audio broadcast of Mac news and information Inside Mac Radio.

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

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.

Sam Levin - Co Host & Senior Mac Technologist

Sam 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 initiatives for leading entertainment companies such as Virgin Interactive, Broderbund, and Mattel.

Sam has worked with numerous Mac companies such as: Aladdin, Apple, Broderbund, Connectix, IBM Multimedia, IXLA, Jiiva, Keyspan, Microsoft, MYOB, Meilenstein, Fathom Pictures, LandWare, Mattel, Nova Development, Totally Hip Software, Y-E Data and more.

Christian Pickman - Producer

Christian Pickman is the producer of Inside Mac and he brings 5 years of radio experience to the show. He is the guy you talk to when you call in, so be nice to him !!!!

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.