Jerry King Musser finishes a new iStopMotion short: "Svankmajer". He writes: "It is a tribute to a very special Prague filmmaker, Jan Svankmajer. He's been an inspiration to many filmmakers, including the Brothers Quay and, myself. Perhaps it will be too 'odd' or 'weird' for many of your customers... but I'm hoping some find it interesting and maybe even enchanting in some way." It is cool and a little bit weird, but not very much.

Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE) Michael Fromm, also known for his cool seminars on iStopMotion, has published Germany's first school podcast, "Simply the West". Pretty cool. There are not very many schools that have a school radio in Germany due to problems with actually broadcasting it, so this could be the beginning of something big...

In the August edition of german Mac Magazine "MacLife", author Matthias Jaap compares FotoMagico with iPhoto 5's slide show and DVD creation features. He concludes: "FotoMagico is the clear winner. Although iPhoto ostensibly offers more eye candy in the form of 12 transitions, the software from Boinx is faster, more flexible and open-minded about local TV signal standards."

Stephen Antonucci at ReelSmart.com makes a good case on the age old myth that there is no software for Mac OS X. He says: "Let me tell you what is NOT available to Windows that I use regularly on OS X" and provides an impressive list of apps, including iStopMotion. He also notes that very few Windows Applications do not have a Mac equivalent that is - in most cases - even better than the Windows version.

Niall Kennedy has interesting notes on the WWDC Mac Small Business Lunch. When I got there I was a bit late so I missed the guys. Of specific interest are the notes on private beta programs and automatic licensing. Good advice.