Macworld 2010 is fast approaching, so I thought I’d post one more reminder for our readers. Come join us at Macworld! We’ll be demoing the newest versions of our internet radio player/recorder Radioshift and our audio streamer Airfoil. Even if you already use all of our software, we’d love to chat about how you use it, so stop by!

In addition, I’ll be doing a couple events on Friday the 12th which should be fun. They’ll also be open to all attendees, so come check them out on the Main Stage, booth 1848 in North Hall!

First up, at 10:30 AM I’ll be participating in the Mac Pundit Showdown. This is usually done in podcast form (search for Mac Pundit Showdown), but we’ll be doing it live, on-stage. It’s sure to be amusing, or at the very least, embarrassing.

Later that day at 2:15 PM, I’ll be presenting with Crazy Apple Rumor’s John Moltz and Associate Editor at Macworld Dan Moren. Our presentation is entitled Apple and the 21st and a Half Century – A comedic journey through Apple’s history. We’ll talk Apple, we’ll use the word ‘beleaguered’, and we’ll make stuff up! It should be a fun time.

So, come by our booth, come see the presentations, or just come enjoy Macworld!

Macworld Details
Dates: February 11th – February 13th, 2010
Times: 12 PM – 6 PM (Thursday), 10 AM – 6 PM (Friday, Saturday)
Location: Moscone Center, San Francisco

Do you still need an Exhibit Hall pass? Register now and use Priority Code RAMW2010 (type it in then hit the Return key) to get your free Exhibit Hall pass.

It’s been two months since our satellite radio player Pulsar last saw an update, but version 1.5.6 is now available. This update fixes an issue caused by server changes at SIRIUS.com, leading to SIRIUS users being entirely unable to log in. As always, we worked hard to get this update out as fast as possible, so hopefully Pulsar users didn’t miss too much of their favorite content!

This update also includes full support for XM Canada, which was recently updated, and fixes a rare crashing bug with the Account Assistant. Of course, this update is recommended for all Pulsar users, and SIRIUS customers won’t be able to use Pulsar at all until they update.

If you’re already using Pulsar, be sure to update (for free) by choosing Check For Update from the Pulsar menu, or downloading right from our site.

If you haven’t used Pulsar before, you can see what you’ve been missing with satellite radio by downloading Pulsar. You’ll need a SIRIUS or XM Online radio account, so if you don’t have one yet, be sure to check out their free trials as well.

Today we’re happy to be shipping the newest update to Radioshift, our popular tool for playing and recording internet radio. Radioshift last saw an update way back in May, but we’ve been hard at work on a major update, and it’s finally arrived. If you’re already using Radioshift (and you’re on Mac OS X 10.5 or Mac OS X 10.6), you can update immediately by choosing Check For Update from the Radioshift menu, or click to download from our site.

For this update, we’ve focused on improving many different aspects of Radioshift. To start, Radioshift now supports thousands of new streams which were previously only available via web-based players, including some of the world’s most popular streaming stations. In addition, Radioshift now better supports hundreds of other streams in the Windows Media Pro and QuickTime formats.

We’ve worked to improve Radioshift’s reliability as well. With version 1.5, when errors are detected with a stream, Radioshift will attempt to get the stream playing again by restarting it. It will also attempt to load backup streams when available. Even with less reliable streams, Radioshift will be working to make sure you get your audio, automatically.

There are plenty of other updates in Radioshift 1.5, from an improved interface to support for transmitting its audio via Airfoil, and much more. Best of all, all of this is entirely free for owners of Radioshift. So if you already use Radioshift, update now!

If you’ve never used it, try Radioshift free, today! Even if you’ve tried it before and didn’t purchase, Radioshift 1.5 is worth a second look. Visit the Radioshift page for more information on our great internet radio player and recorder, or just click to download now.

Right now here at Rogue Amoeba, we’ve got two open positions on our Jobs page.

First up is a new position for a Windows (.NET) software engineer. We’re looking for someone to help us with Airfoil for Windows, as well as Airfoil Speakers on Windows, Linux, and possibly other platforms. This is not our usual crowd of readers on Under The Microscope, but perhaps our readers (that’s you!) can help spread the word to qualified applicants.

Our second position, for a senior Cocoa user interface software engineer, has been open for some time. We’ve received many good candidates for this position, but no one has been quite right just yet. We’re looking for a developer with extensive experience with Objective-C and Cocoa, and leading a product from conception to release is a major plus.

So if you’re interested or know someone who might be a good fit, take note of the Jobs page for more detail.

Every day, more and more users are finding out just how great it is to send audio around their entire house, wirelessly, with Airfoil. We’re not slowing down either – today, we’re happy to announce that Airfoil 3.5 is now available!

Users of Elgato’s EyeTV will be very pleased with this update. If you’ve ever tried to watch EyeTV video while sending the audio remotely, you’ve seen that the audio and video don’t sync up. We’ve teamed up with Elgato to work around this issue. Now, with EyeTV 3.3 and Airfoil 3.5, local video is delayed to perfectly sync with remote audio – excellent!

We’ve also vastly improved the process of pulling audio from both VMWare Fusion and Parallels Desktop. To grab their audio you’ll need the Instant Hijack component installed, via the Install Extras… window in the Airfoil menu. Once that’s installed, just choose Fusion or Parallels in the Source pop-up at the bottom of the Airfoil window, and Airfoil will take care of the rest!

Airfoil for Mac 3.5 is a free update. Just choose Check For Update from the Airfoil menu, or click to download from our site. If you haven’t used Airfoil before, grab the free Airfoil trial.