Year: 2010

Review: Put a Squeeze on your video files

By Daniel M. East

It’s always interesting to review a new “gold master” update to software that’s truly come a long way since version 1, and with Squeeze 6 (US$799) from Sorenson Media (http://www.sorensonmedia.com), the evidence shows that the developers listen well to their customers. This outstanding video-compression software takes encoding video to an entirely new level of performance, communication, and integration with editing applications.

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MacBUS holiday party slated for Nov. 30

The next meeting of The Macintosh Business Users Society of Greater Philadelphia (MacBUS) will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 30 at 6:30 pm.

This month’s meeting will feature an annual MacBUS tradition: a holiday party and round robin.  Members are encouraged to come and enjoy some food, while taking a few minutes to introduce themselves to the group, explain their job, hobbies, and more.

A general Mac troubleshooting Q&A session will also be held.  Attendees are encouraged to bring questions and invite friends or coworkers who may find the meeting beneficial.

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Greg’s bite: Android fragmentation and Windows Vista 7 fraud

By Greg Mills

I watch the smartphone situation closely and have discovered articles that illustrate the less-than-viable competition facing the Apple iOS platform. With a new system for the iPad platform coming out any day and iPhone, flying off the shelf, is there anything out there to compete with Apple? If you mention the Android phones or the lame Microsoft platform, guess again.

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