Some Assembly Required (The Ihnatko Almanac 16)
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Some Assembly Required is episode 16 of The Ihnatko Almanac, a weekly discussion of the Clickable Arts. |
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Episode Description
Andy and Dan talk about Apple’s Education event and the capabilities and limitations of the new iBooks Author app which Andy used to create a book entitled “Readme.Quack”.
Episode Information
Initially Released January 19, 2012
Runtime 39 minutes
Episode Page Some Assembly Required
Recurring Topics and Characters
Discussion
| Intro | Andy and Dan start the show off by talking about Apples anouncement that morning; specifically Apple – iBooks Author. |
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| 3 minutes
[00:00:00 - 00:03:00] |
| iBooks Author | Andy talks about the purpose and use cases for iBooks Author, what it's good at and what it's not. |
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| 5 minutes, 38 seconds
[00:03:00 - 00:08:38] |
| Some down sides | Dan reads from the sample iBook that Andy made. Andy talks about different ways to make ebooks in general and parts of the EULA from Apple. |
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| 4 minutes, 35 seconds
[00:08:38 - 00:13:13] |
| Some up sides | Andy talks about what's so great about iBooks Author. |
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| 1 minute, 43 seconds
[00:13:13 - 00:14:56] |
| Strategy | Dan ask Andy about why Apple decided to enter the text book market. |
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| 3 minutes, 43 seconds
[00:14:56 - 00:18:39] |
| The App's Style | Andy and Dan comments on how a workflow with iBooks Author might work and some of the challenges companies might face while using it. |
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| X minutes, X seconds
[00:18:39 - 00:26:18] |
| For the layman | Andy talks about how the public might make use of the tool and how it could be useful to them. |
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| 4 minutes, 8 seconds
[00:26:18 - 00:30:26] |
| But why is it important? | Dan speculates on why Apple made this move into text books. Andy talks about how this might change the education industry. |
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| 5 minutes, 36 seconds
[00:30:26 - 00:36:02] |
| Readme.Quack | Dan talks about the book Andy made.
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| 2 minutes, 26 seconds
[00:36:02 - 00:38:28] |
| Outro | Andy and Dan wrap up the show, give the contact info and sign off. |
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| 1 minute, 10 seconds
[00:38:28 - end] |
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