Well, I've finally decided to fall into the trend of Ustream. First let me go ahead and give you a link to my Ustream page. You can also click on the live link at the top of the page, and you will see the video feed and the chat embedded. I am going to start trying to broadcast at least 2-3 hours a day. During these broadcasts, I will more than likely be doing stuff on my computer, discussing news topic daily about Apple, and/or doing my homework for school. I don't think that I am going to go as far as Chris Pirillo and broadcast 24/7, unless I get a huge gathering on Ustream. Don't see that happening any time soon. Currently, I am only broadcasting using my FireWire iSight camera, but don't automatically go, "Oh, why watch that? It is terrible quality". I have got it set up so that it actually looks pretty good, except for the fact that Ustream has terrible quality to begin with. So go on over to the Ustream channel or check on the "Live" page on this site. Tomorrow I am going to check out the effects that CamTwist can apply to the feed.

Today, (Tuesday, February 26, 2008) Apple released new Macbooks and Macbook Pros. Well, I guess they did not come out with NEW Macbooks, but they upgraded the tech specs on both. For example, both systems have the newer 45nm Penryn Processor in them, which, when compared on paper is not that big of a difference, but when you look at the benchmarks, it makes a pretty big difference. You can now get the newer display in the 17 inch Macbook Pro, instead of just the 15 inch. I'm not quite sure why anyone would want a 17 inch notebook, but, I guess whatever floats your boat. Both lines of notebooks also received a upgrade in storage space. You can now get up to a 300GB hard drive in the Macbook Pro, but it is excruciatingly slow at 4200RPM. I'm not quite sure why Apple can't offer a faster drive at a higher capacity. That was about it when it came to updating the new systems, other than the fact that the Macbook Pros now have the Multi-Touch technology, just like in the Macbook Air. I don't believe that the trackpad is any bigger, as it was already huge to begin with. Not much other than that was upgraded, as I don't think that Apple released any software updates to their systems. Check the YouTube channel tomorrow for a video on the new Macbook and Macbook Pro. I will probably record the show on Ustream, so check there if you would like to watch me record and edit the show. Just go to the Ustream website and search for (without the quotes) "iAlex @ Work". Thanks for reading and subscribing.

I've been reading a few blogs lately, and I have noticed that many bloggers have began to post their favorite things on the web. I was just siting here listening to the NosillaCast Podcast, and thought that I should post my favorite podcasts. First of all, I will let you know that I listen to many podcasts, all off of my PC, since it has a bigger hard drive than my Mac. Here is the list and a brief description of each podcast.

• Apple Universe with Daniel Brusilovsky: This is a weekly audio podcast done by a 15 year old high school student. His podcasts typically run between 10 - 30 minutes, discussing Apple news throughout the week. He also does lots of web streaming on Qik and Ustream, which can be very interesting to watch.
• The Glenn Wolsey Show: This is a video show that is available in iTunes, but is mainly on YouTube. This is a quick video show done by a 16 year old whose shows are usually between 5 and 10 minutes in length. These videos do not come out on a frequent basis, unlike most podcasts. He typically posts shows 1 or 2 times a month.
• The Mac Attack: The Mac Attack is a Mac tips and tricks podcast done by Steve Stanger who discusses lots of tips, tricks, and updates released by Apple, and what they do to your system. His podcast comes out weekly and is very fun to listen to.
• The Mac Roundtable Podcast: YES! The Mac Roundtable is back. The podcast went away for about four months, but apparently the podcasters got together and decided to bring it back, and it is now being produced once a week, on two different days. The discuss lots of things relating to all things Apple.
• MacBreak Weekly: I don't listen to this podcast every week, but when I do listen to it, I enjoy it. The two big names are are Leo Laporte and Merlin Mann. They talk about not just the week in tech, but the week in Mac.
• The MacCast/MacCast Loop: This is a weekly podcast done by Adam Christianson, which comes out on Sunday and one weekday. Once again, he discusses most things related to his Mac experience and Apple news.
• The Nick Danforth Show: This is another one of those shows that is available in iTunes, but is mainly done on YouTube. I love watching his shows, even thought it is one of the shows that does not come out that often.
• The NosillaCast Podcast: This is a weekly Mac podcast that comes out every Sunday evening, that is usually about 45 minutes long, where the wonderful host, Allison Sheridan, discusses software and different pieces of hardware that she uses on a day to day base. This podcast is very fun to listen to.
• ScreenCasts Online HD: ScreenCasts Online HD is a weekly HD screencast where the host, Don McAllister demos an application. These are great videos that I can not even begin to describe. Just go over to the website or iTunes feed and check it out. I would also recommend subscribing to his Extra! Membership.
• The Typical Mac User Podcast: The Typical Mac User Podcast comes out twice a week, once on Sunday, which is a live show hosted on Talkshoe, and there is a show that comes out Tuesday. Victor Cajiao hosts this show, and he is great fun to listen to.

There you have it, my favorite podcasts. I know, most (if not all) of them have to do with either Apple or Tech. That's me, a typical geek. I love listening to all of these podcasts and I suggest that you check them all out.

Hi, and welcome to iAlex 2.0. This is the personal blog of Alex Heidinger. This is going to be about my third attempt at keeping a blog up, and I think I know how I am going to do it this time. I have previously tried to do a blog using the Wordpress platform, I have tried Google's Blogger platform, and I have even tried using iWeb a few times, and none have them have done what I wanted them to do. So, where does this leave me? Well, I have come back and I am going to use RapidWeaver again. Since I have started using my computer a lot more, I thin I can handle doing a blog on only one computer. This blog is meant to go along with my YouTube channel and my Ustream channel, which can both be found on the About iAlex page. I try to stream on Ustream just about every day now, as I just opened the account. Expect me to post those videos to YouTube as soon as they are done being recorded. I would suggest checking back at this site once a day, as I will try to post some sort of information every day on here, even if it is just about my day at school. If you would like to learn more about this site and myself, you can check out the About page in the sidebar.