In Part One of this multi-part series we asked "Did you buy that dream set of earphones you always wanted? Or that set of headphones that promise fantastic sound?" Have you wondered "Am I getting all the sound I deserve?" In this review we look at three external Digital to Analog (DAC) Converters from High Resolution Technology that promise to deliver that missing sound, the HRT Music Streamer II, the iStreamer, and the HeadStreamer. These are affordable DACs that won't stress your budget, but will they deliver better audio? Read our review to find out!

Harris Fogel, posted 10/7/2012

Sound modeling for guitar has become popular on desktop & laptop computers, it's being built in to amplifier hardware (e.g. Line 6 and Marshall), and is now available on mobile devices. In the 1980's, Tom Scholz's Rockman was an expensive little box, worn on the belt like a Walkman with headphones and a guitar jack that allowed a guitarist to play electrified music anywhere with effects & amplifier modeling. Twenty years later, apps like AmpliTube with an iRig guitar interface adapter affordably place this capability into any iOS user's reach. In this review, we take a listen to how the Fender® sound stacks up on the iPad.

Ken Kramar, with additional reporting by Harris Fogel, posted 9/17/2012

Steve Cooper of Smith Micro is the product manager for Poser. Years ago Larry Weinberg was working as an animator in Los Angeles and looking for a good digital mannequin. When he found that one didn't exist, he created Poser, one of the most popular 3D programs in use today. Easy to use, easy to export, Poser has legions of fans around the world! In this interview with Steve Cooper of Smith Micro we discuss recent advancements to Poser in its various iterations. If you are interested in 3D, then don't miss this interview or the upcoming Siggraph Conference! Recorded at the Siggraph/ACM Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia. 

Harris Fogel & Nancy Burlan, Posted 7/19/2012 (15:46)

Alex Grossman of Active Storage discusses how Apple's decision to drop support for the X-Serve led to the creation of their company. Wonder what you would do if you were committed to enterprise level storage on the Mac platform, and you worked for Apple, and the company decides to exit that market? If you are Alex Grossman and colleagues you leave Apple and start a company to begin where Apple left off. In this in-depth interview we discuss all this and more! Mac Edition Radio's own John Mulhern III discusses the server and storage landscape from the point-of-view of academia. Listen in to discover how Active Storage has flourished with its line of hardware and software solutions. Recorded at the Storage Vision Conference in Las Vegas.  (27:15)

Harris Fogel & John Mulhern III, edited by Nancy Burlan, Posted 6/24/2012