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Maccast 2008.06.28

Author: Adam Christianson (Mac Geek)
Sun, Jun 29, 2008

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 231. iTunes hits 5 billion mark. Canadian iPhones won't have unlimited data. Japanese iPhone pricing also announced. O2 offers pay as you go 3G iPhone plans. Orange will launch 3G July 17th. Apple also expands iPhone 3G channels in other countries. What about the iPod Touch?. Apple still making "bank" from At&T iPhone sales. Remote Desktop Trojan surfaces. Snow Leopard to bring ZFS, finally? Apple adds TV to iTunes Australia. iPhone 2.0 update, SDK beta8, and iTunes 7.7 pre-release sent to developers Application for batch MP3 tagging and renaming. Emailing attachments trick. Thoughts about how Apple defines new market segments. Clearing out Mail recent recipients. Review of mouse gesture app launcher Sapiens. Bluetooth keyboard knocking out Wi-fi. Creating your own Audiobooks. Share iPhoto Library amound multiple user accounts.

EOL: Obamapod, What's on Obama's iPod

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But I'm not good at anything, mom. Face it, I'm just an egghead. -- The Sandlot (1993)

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 230. iPhone 3G speed debate. It's mostly about the iPhone, well the news any way. Macs sales are doing well too. Snow Leopard to be Intel only? Mobile Me's secret sauce revealed. Return of the iSight in HD? Apple thunder down under. Corrections on GPS. Push vs. IMAP vs. POP. How to get started Podcasting on the Mac. Scripting in iTunes is a good thing. History of appearance themes on the Mac. Attach a PDF to an email from any Cocoa app. iPhone Alley Podcast and 3G iPhone contest.

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New music: Follow Me Up to Carlow by Young Dubliners [Buy on iTunes]

I'm a short, fat, slut. -- Overboard (1987)

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 229. WWDC Keynote Wrap-up. Other details and tidbits. iPhone 2.0 Software. .Mac rebranded to Mobile Me. Snow Leopard is next big (small) cat. Apple updates Quicktime to 7.5. P.A. Semi to design iPhone, iPod chips. iMovie 7.1.2 and iDVD 7.0.2 updates. Follow-up on "Architecture not supported". Mail photo attachments as attachments. Mac Maintenance tips and tools. se your iPhone or iPod Touch as a disk. Sync iTunes files between computers. What are .DS_Store files? Remap keys from a Windows keyboard.Mac retains state without battery.

EOL: iPhone 3G Ad: Hallway

New music, Number One Rival by Tango Alpha Tango

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Do you want to live forever. Hawkmen... DIIIIIIVVE! -- Flash Gordon (1980)

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 228. 3G iPhone news and rumors continue. iTunes movies and TV shows in France, UK and Canada. Macbook updates may be delayed. 10.5.3 Update. More Apple Software Updates. Apple readies Back to School Promo. Apple filming at NYC store. Safari Exploit could give you a cluttered desktop. Is .Mac due for a name change?. Sun offers Open Source VM Solution for Mac. Safari bookmark printing. Rebuild your Address Book search index. Re-installing apps after a OS X re-install. Auto backup a Flash Drive. The amazing disappearing hard drive. Building a bridge to solve drive issues. Slow mouse, curves ahead. Mail image attachments as icons, not inline. No Maccast Loop this Sunday 6/3.

EOL: Lux, multitouch OS X

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New muisc, One by Shawn Z

I hate kids. They're barely human. -- Mighty Ducks, The (1992)

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 227. Atom tablet coming from Apple and Intel? This weeks 3G iPhone watch. Add 12 more countries to the iPhone global dominion. The AT&T iPhone wi-fi saga continues. Mac sales up 50% for April. Phishing scam targets iTunes users. New Apple get a Mac ads, including an extended cut. Western Canada finally represents with an Apple Store. LED backlighting in all Mac Notebooks by 2009. Pystar Patches their Mac Clones. Apple and CBS sued over Mighty Mouse. Correction on OS X server pricing. Correction on using Time Machine restore. Follow-up on Entourage to iPhone Sync. Connecting your Mac to a TV. Mac changes name on wake from sleep. How to print out Safari Bookmarks. A little Apple history lesson. Using the Mac to do a Blog. Quicklook stole my shortcut.

EOL: 7th Son Obsidian

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See, I just love naked women. It's a character flaw. -- Striptease (1996)

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. A special episode of the Maccast. I sit down with former podcaster and friend of the Maccast Shooby and we discuss the latest version of Office for the Mac, Office 2008. This new version has some great updates and features along with some aggressive pricing for students and home users.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 226. 3G iPhone coming soon? iPhone plans for total global domination. NBC back on iTunes, sorta? Applecare now available for Apple TV. Informal Maccast iPhone data usage survey results. Using an old Mac as a mail server. Exchange to iCal/iPhone syncing. Troubleshooting drives behaving badly. Review: iFrogz Nano Audiowrapz Treadz. Cloned vs. TimeMachine backups. Getting files into "special" iTunes libraries.

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Mommy's very angry. -- Lost World: Jurassic Park, The (1997)

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 225. iPhone coming to Canada this year. Strings point to iPhone as an iTunes remote. New iPod+iTunes TV Ad. iMacs revved to 3.06GHz. Apple Store help like a rainbow. BBC comes to iTunes US, iTunes rentals same day as DVD. 3G iPhones cheaper from AT&T. Apple brings Java SE 6 to Leopard. Maccast One Minute Tip is Back!! Make sure you Mac can breathe. Safari has a local SQL database. Confusion when troubleshooting with clones. Human-powered transcription app. Mail eating memory and crashing. Where do Recovered Files come from? When is a backup, not a backup?

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New music, All That I Know by Collective Soul

He slimed me. -- Ghostbusters (1984)

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 224. Euro iPhone news abounds. Apple has best 2nd quarter ever. Apple acquires chip designing prowess. Changes made to Apple Software update for Windows. iPhone SDK Beta 4 released. Bootcamp update adds SP3 support. AT&T wi-fi making it's Starbuck appearance. My thoughts on OS X Security. What's the deal with "Open with...". Roll your own Intel Mac Mini upgrades. Speech to text from audio file. Exploring the mysteries of MAMP. Mac fans blazing with high CPU? Blame Windows. Get rid of nagging system updates.

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New music, Weapon of Choice by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

I'll never look like Barbie. Barbie doesn't have bruises. -- Sid and Nancy (1986)

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 223. iPhone 2.0 analysis triggers speculation. iPhone 3G Chipset revealed? Apple releases Pro applications update. Apple beefs up new legal team. Company offers OS X compatible clones. Apple confirms graphics glitches in notebooks. US Apple shipment rise, while PCs fall. Removing Files from Old TimeMachine Backups. Review: Audioengine W1. Some other ways to use Windows browsers on a Mac. Use your Mac as a WiFi hotspot. Too many Airports can be confusing. My thoughts on FileVault. Enable menu bar item to screenlock your Mac. How can I use Apple TV with Standard def TV?

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New music, Rockin' Our Sales by Bruce ServicePack and the Vista [video]

Get your patchouli stink outta my store. -- High Fidelity (2000)

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 222. TV hits iTunes in Germany. New TV Ads for iPhone and Macs. Apple Updates iTunes 7.6.2, QuickTime 7.4.5 and Front Row 2.1.3. Apple gets #1 music retailer spot in the US. Uncle Walt says 3G iPhone in 60 Days. Redesigns for future Mac notebooks? AirPort Disk Time Machine support off again? FinalCut Server now shipping. iPhone Developers hit with Pink Screen O' Death (PSOD). EFI firmware updates. Follow-up on CD read errors and labels. Accessing non-Mac supported sites. Making System fonts bigger. Automatically disconnecting from servers. Remotely access a PC from your Mac. Moving Outlook to Mac. Using user accounts and sudo. Hate cable clutter? So does Jack.

New music, Wakeup by Once Just

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I never did one thing right in my life, you know that? Not one. That takes skill. -- The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 221. Case of the missing iPhones. Apple sales up in down market. Safari 3.1 and Webkit rocked the ACID test. Macbook Air hacked. Apple releases v2 of iPhone SDK. Apple TV Update 2.0.1. Some follow-up on music sharing. Google map hack for older iPods. CDs with labels are unreliable. Automator and iCal, the perfect auto scheduling pair. Mac log file maintenance. My experience hacking the AppleTV. My thoughts on Apple refurbished products

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New music, Routine and Dollar Signs by Goodnight Sunrise

These humans are dangerous, don't you understand that? They think that they're as good as we are! -- Planet of the Apes (1974)

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 220. Adobe position on Flash for iPhone clarifies. Airport updates. Safari 3.1 released. Other Apple updates. Rumors of a pending iTunes subscription model. Mac Mini ready for rebirth? One more step for admin to user account conversion. Apologies to Growl. Wi-fi issues? Check your channels. More info on iPhone audio interference. Apple missed some things with the iPhone user experience. New photo enhancing app for keyboard jockeys, Iguania Review of Newsfire. iCopy, the solution for iPhone copy/paste? Mac maintenance, what should you do?

New music, "Sparkle Nice Too" by MayBTed.

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I got an idea for a movie. - Get Shorty (1995)

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. A special episode of the Maccast from Macworld 2008. I talk with AJ from Marketcircle about the fallout from his now infamous "Apple should keep out of the enterprise" blog post. We discuss how it was sensationalized by the blogs and online community and get to the real intent behind the piece. We also discuss Marketcircle's latest product updates to Daylite and Billings, plus touch on AJ's thoughts on Apple's new Macbook Air.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. A special episode of the Maccast from Macworld 2008. I speak with Sam from Netgear about some of their new offerings in storage. The ReadyNAS Duo is a new two drive version of the popular ReadyNAS NV+ line which Netgear acquired from Infrant Technologies last year.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 219. Rumors of Beatles on iTunes yet again. Non technical issues arise with Macbook Air. iPod software updates. Apple slowing NAND Flash purchases. Developer demand for iPhone 2.0 high. iPhone hits Austria and Ireland. Airport Express update soon? iPhone: the world's lamest cut and paste. Lots of reports of Wifi issues with 10.5.2. Don't use administrator accounts. Apple TV and HD home video. How to legally share music. Got an iPhone, but what's that annoying sound? Quicklook for older document formats. Why don't all iPhone apps do horizontal? The universal sound fix. Search audio and Video podcasts

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New music, Too Far Gone by Forget the Girl [iTunes]

It seems to me the only thing you've learned is that Caesar is a "salad dressing dude." -- Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 218. iPhone SDK Special Event. Macbook Air supplies low. GarageBand 4.1.2 update. Aperture 2.0.1 update. Apple falls short of 1,000 rental goal. Nike+ iPod expanding to the Gym. BBC make iPlayer Beta available for iPhone. Using Automator to automount volumes. Review of the Logitech MX Revolution Mouse. Backing up your Mail. CopyCat X Review. Errors with unzipping archives in OS X. The AirDisk, Time Capsule, TimeMachine debate

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New music, Games We Play by Chase the Light

Mr. Watson, come here, I want you! -- Alexander Graham Bell

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. A special episode of the Maccast looking in depth at the new Apple TV Take 2 with Ara Derderian from the HDTV podcast at htguys.com.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 217. Apple number 2 music seller in US. Apple updates Macbooks and Macbook Pros. Apple getting greener. iPhone firmware 1.1.4 released. iPhone SDK event scheduled for March 6th. Other random news. Shortcut for quoting in Mail.app. Extending Wi-fi using WDS reduces performance. Technical explanation for the 20" iMac LCD issue. Removing archived photos from iPhoto. Office 2008 installation and support issues. What's that grey spiny wheel at startup? Auto-mount shared volumes. A remote control your iPhone. One tool to clone Mac and Windows partitions. Clearing up the Time Machine Air Disk confusion.

New music, Yellow Buddha by The Puffins

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I watched you very carefully. Red light stop, green light go, yellow light go very fast. "Starman" (1984)

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. A special episode of the Maccast from Macworld 2008. An interview with the guys at Boinx Software. We go over some of the new features and enhancements due out in the next version of Fotomagico, their great slideshow application.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 216. iPod Shuffle price drop. Apple releases XSan 2 and kills off XRaid. American Idol puked on my iTunes. iTunes 7.6.1 update. MacBook, MacBook Pro Keyboard Firmware Update 1.0. DoubleTwist frees iTunes music to other devices. Apple patenting podcast tech. I Jailbroke my first iPhone. 20" Aluminum iMac gradient display debate. Replying in Mail with quoted text. Cleaning up Flash cookies (.sol files). Syncing OS X home directories. Quick toolbar TimeMachine access in Finder. Encoding Flash video for the web. Are Leopard's Parental Controls busted? Extending AppleTV's wi-fi range. Thoughts on the ModBook.

New music, Downtown by Matthew Ebel [ [Buy on iTunes ]

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He was a good man, a flatulent man. - Last Action Hero (1993)

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 215. A slightly different type of show today as my Mac Mini that I use to produce the show is in the shop. I tell the tale of the untimely death of my Mac Mini's hard drive and we take a look at Apple's new Apple TV Take 2 software. I go over my thoughts and impressions on the delayed and much anticipated new features.

New music, Rapplistory by Daphna Kalfon

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. A special episode of the Maccast from Macworld 2008. I get to talk with one of my favorite Mac developers Paul Kafasis from Rogue Amoeba and discuss the new version of Airfoil. This app will let you take audio from any source on your Mac and send it to multiple Airport Express base stations, Macs, or PCs. Not only that but it will do it wirelessly and in sync. With their included video player it will even do it for video. Cool stuff, so listen up.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. A special episode of the Maccast from Macworld 2008. I sit down with the folks at Crumpler and we talk about their great line-up of hipster chic bags. We talk about their newest line-up of briefcase style bags, get the rundown on how the company was founded, and get some insight on just how they come up with all those funky bag names.

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