For Mac Eyes Only - "Return of Essential Apps"

Episode #146

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Essential Apps 2009!, 10.6.2 Released, Blacksn0w, 80's Retro Doom, Redefining Malware?, iPhones at the Shack, Upgrade Apple TV NOW (says Apple), Beatles Again?, iPhone Hybrid in 2010?, WarMouse's Mutated Rodent, Barry's Best of Blog World Expo, Web Travels with Dan, Jason's MacBook Podcast Tip, Making Room for Boot Camp, Archiving Contacts from Address Book.

Essential Mac Apps for New Mac Users 2009: This year's list was selected by you, the listener. From individual votes sent in, I compiled the most popular apps nominated to create the ultimate selection of apps everyone should consider loading on their new Mac.

This Year's List:
10) Evernote
9) Growl
8) OpenOffice.org / NeoOffice
7) HandBrake
6) CyberDuck
5) VMware Fusion / Parallels Desktop
4) 1Password
3) Adium
2) SuperDuper!
1) Flip4Mac WMV Player / Perian / VLC

Honorable Mentions This Year:
> Dropbox
> PathFinder
> Xmarks
> TrueCrypt
> Caffeine
> GrandPerspective

Mike's Pick for Essential Apps 2009
10) VMware Fusion
9) CyberDuck
8) HandBrake
7) Dropbox
6) Growl
5) Flip4Mac and Perian
3) Mozilla Firefox
2) Adium
1) SuperDuper! / Time Machine

A Look Back:
> Essential Apps 2008
> Essential Apps 2007
> Essential Apps 2006

News:
> UPDATE: OS X 10.6.2
> UPDATE: Security Update 2009-006
> Blacksn0w Unlocks the iPhone 3Gs
> Jailbroken iPhone's First Worm
> Lose/Lose and Redefining Malware
> Apple's New Reserve and Pick-up
> Radio Shack will Carry iPhone
> Atom Support Officially Yanked from OS X
> UPDATE: Flickr's App Garden
> UPDATE: Apple TV 3.0.1
> UPDATE: Parallels Desktop 5
> UPDATE: Wireless Keyboard Update
> RUMOR: AT&T to Launch $99 iPhone 3Gs?
> RUMOR: Beatles on iTunes ... Again?
> RUMOR: UMTS/CDMA Hybrid iPhone in 2010?
> FUN NEWS: 18-button OpenOffice Mouse


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Features:

Barry's Best of Blog World Expo 2009
> Smile On My Mac
> TextExpander Touch
> Jean on Twitter
> Blog World Expo

Web Travels With Dan:
> Experience Project
> Dan's FMEO Facebook Group

Jason's MacBook Podcast Tip: Setting file associations in OS X.


Listener E-mails:

Question: Brian's Boot Camp partition woes.

Question: Jerry's looking for a way to archive old contacts from Address Book.


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Running Time: 57:12

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "Sorting App Windows in Exposé"

Quick Tip #078

This week's tip is for Snow Leopard users.

Having trouble locating the app window you need when in Exposé? Use this week's tip to instantly sort them by the window name.

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Running Time: 2:13

FMEO.TV - "A First Look at Apple's Magic Mouse" REPOST

FMEO.TV Episode #001

>> New post to fix an Apple TV glitch. Sorry for the duplicates! <<

In this episode of FMEO.TV, Mike compares the new Apple Magic Mouse to the Mighty Mouse, takes a look at the options available for the new mouse, and steps through a few quick demos to show you what it can do for you as well as what it can't.



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Running Time: 25:08

For Mac Eyes Only - "The Day a Mouse Beat a Mac"

Episode #145

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike's FMEO updates, Apple to Drop Atom Support?, EasyPay Off Windows, Full Health Benefits for All, Apple Store in Paris, 27" iMac Flash Issues, TomTom and iPod Touch, VMware Fusion 3, Apple TV 3.0, iTunes TV Subscriptions?, Macopoly Mock Up, Barry's Best of Blog World Expo, Web Travels with Dan, Jason's MacBook Podcast Tip, QuickTip 76 Doesn't work?, Deleting Pages from PDFs, DR Recommends aTVFlash.

News:
> RUMOR: OS X 10.6.2 to Drop Atom Processor Support?
> EasyPay No Longer Windows Based
> Apple Extends Fulls Health Benefits to Part-time Employees
> First Apple Store in France
> 27" iMac Performance Issues?
> Lee Clow Not Going Anywhere
> TomTom Car Kit Doesn't Support iPod Touch
> UPDATE: VMware Fusion 3.0
> UPDATE: 1Password 3 Public Beta
> UPDATE: MS Remote Desktop Client 2.0.1
> UPDATE: Wireless Mouse Software Update for Leopard and Snow Leopard
> UPDATE: Apple TV 3.0
> UPDATE: iTunes 9.0.2
> UPDATE: Plex 0.8.3
> RUMOR: iTunes TV Subscription Plans Coming?
> Fake Steve Says: DST Issues? It's not a bug, it's a feature!
> FUN NEWS: Macopoly - An Affordable Way to Own Every Mac


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Features:

Barry's Best of Blog World Expo 2009
> Guy Kawasaki's Alltop
> Welcome to Macintosh
> Blog World Expo
> Fatburger

Web Travels With Dan:
> i use this
> Dan's FMEO Facebook Group

Jason's MacBook Podcast Tip: Play audio files from the command line.
> To play an audio file: afplay /path/to/audiofile.mp3

> To play audio in the background: afplay /path/to/audiofile.mp3 &

> To stop the song playing in the background: killall afplay


Listener E-mails:

Question: Travis' trouble with Quick Tip 76 on combining PDFs

Question: Robert asks for help deleting pages from a PDF

Feedback: DR Suggests aTVFlash for Apple TV owners to get the most from their devices.
> aTVFlash


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Running Time: 48:56

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "Extract Pages from PDFs Using Preview"

Quick Tip #077

This week's tip is for Snow Leopard users.

Have you wanted a way to easily extract pages from a multi-page PDF? If you're running OS X 10.6, it's as easy as drag and drop.

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Running Time: 2:42

For Mac Eyes Only - "Just Call it the Mac Pro Air"

Episode #144

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike's overview of the hot new consumer Macs, More on 10.6.2, Vintage and Obsolete Macs, iTunes on Twitter, ZFS Kaput, OWC Goes Green, Boot Camp and Windows 7, Lightroom 3 Public Beta, New MacBook Pros soon?, T-shirt unboxing, Web Travels with Dan, New iMac overheating?, Making movie clips with QuickTime X, iMac won't sleep.

News:
> New MacBook
> 21.5" and 27" iMacs
> Mac Mini Server
> AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule Updated
> Uh Oh, it's Magic ... Mouse
> RUMOR: Magic Mouse Means 10.6.2 Coming Soon?
> Vintage and Obsolete Apple Products
> New iTunes Twitter Accounts
> ZFS No More
> Apple Pays $4 Million to Update Chicago Subway Station
> OWC Now 100% Wind Powered
> UPDATE: Pro Applications Update 2009-001
> UPDATE: Windows 7 Support in Boot Camp Coming Soon
> UPDATE: Acorn 2.1
> UPDATE: Adobe Lightroom 3 Public Beta
> RUMOR: Aperture X Coming in May?
> RUMOR: New MacBook Pro Models on the Horizon?
> FUN NEWS: Apple Employee T-Shirt Unboxing


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Features:

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> Friedbeef's Tech
> Dan's FMEO Facebook Group


Listener E-mails:

Question: Kevin looking for help with overheating iMac
> iMac EFI firmware 1.4
> EFI and SMC firmware updates for Intel Macs

Question: Brian wants to create movie clips on his Mac

Question: Justin has a Mac with a bad case of insomnia
> How to reset the iMac's SMC


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> Parallel's Desktop for Mac
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FMEO-144-101909 (44'02, 20.1MB)

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "Combining PDFs with Preview"

Quick Tip #076

This week's tip will come in handy for anyone looking to combine PDFs on the Mac without shelling out the cash for an app like Acrobat Pro.

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FMEO-QTW076-102309 (2'45, 1.4MB)

For Mac Eyes Only - "The Community As App"

Episode #143

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike discusses the one app that comes with every Mac ever sold, In-app purchasing for all, Snow Leopard Server Tour, BootROM defeats hackers?, Loose lips sink Apps, Droid takes on iPhone, iPhone tested on Verizon?, 4th Quarter Results, Mac Classic takes on Dual Core Vista box, Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond, Web Travels with Dan, Jason's MacBook Podcast Tip, Rescuing Photos from an iPod, Securing Address Book Data?, Flash on older Macs.

News:
> Apple Allows In-App Purchasing for Free Apps
> 2009 Snow Leopard Server Tour
> New Firmware Slows, but Doesn't Stop Jailbreakers
> Apple Patents Media State Syncronization
> Back Soon!: Elgato's EyeTV App Pulled
> Droid Targets iPhone
> RUMOR: Despite Droid, iPhone Coming to Verizon?
> Apple Endorses WiFi Direct
> Apple's 4th Quarter Earnings Call (subscribe via iTunes)
> UPDATE: Performance Update 1.0 for Intel Macs
> UPDATE: iMovie 8.0.5 Supports iFrame
> RUMOR: New Seed of OS X 10.6.2
> FUN NEWS: 1987 Mac vs. 2007 PC


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Features:

Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond - UK and EU News
> Marketing or Great Experience?
> Internet on Flight 'How Much?'
> Phones 4U Gets iPhone
> 0% Financing on iMacs in Germany
> Palm Pre Available in UK
> Marseille Apple Store?
>Orange France Decreases iPhones Prices

Web Travels With Dan:
> App Classics
> Dan's FMEO Facebook Group

Jason's MacBook Podcast Tip: Moving and Resizing Your Mac's Dock.


Listener E-mails:

Question: Zando5 Looking for way to rescue photos from his iPod Classic
> File Juicer

Question: Bob asks if he can encrypt Address Book data
> 1Password
> Using Symbolic Links to Secure Address Book data

Question: Jeremy wonders how to speed up Flash on his older G4 PowerBook.


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FMEO-143-101909 (45'00, 21.7MB)

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "Audiobook Builder"

Quick Tip #075

This week's Tip picks up where the last one left off when we tell you how to create a single audiobook file - with chapter markers - using Splasm Software's Audiobook Builder.

> Splasm Software's Audiobook Builder

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FMEO-QTW075-101609 (3'20, 1.6MB)

For Mac Eyes Only - "Is There A Mac App for That?"

Episode #142

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Send in your apps for 4th Annual Essential Apps, Snowy and Guest Account Bug, Skype over AT&T Network, Apple Store Brazil, VMware Fusion 3 Coming Soon, Photoshop for iPhone (sort of), Snowy Update in Testing, Present like Steve Jobs, Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond, MacBook Podcast Tip, Entourage Lock Ups, Genius Mixes, More On Backups.

News:
> Snow Leopard Bug Deletes User Data?
> AT&T Allows VoIP over 3G
> Brazil's New Apple Store Online
> Apple Store Online's Questions and Answers
> Creighton University's Authorized Apple Training Center
> VMware Fusion 3.0 Coming October 27th
> Photoshop.com Mobile App for iPhone
> UPDATE: iPhone OS 3.1.2
> UPDATE: MobileMe Service Updates
> UPDATE: Epson Print and Scanner Driver Update for Snowy
> UPDATE: Apple RAID Card Firmware 1.1
> UPDATE: WD My Book Studio Updated
> RUMOR: OS X 10.6.2 Beta 2 Seeded
> FUN NEWS: 5 Elements Make up Jobs Keynote


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Features:

Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond - UK and EU News
> Spotify Goes PayPal
> Sky Songs
> O2 and Visual Voicemail
> Gary on NosillaCast
> Apple Store in Paris
> Mac Bundle
> Where are all the Spanish 3GS’s
> Amazon Kindle Stealth Tax?
> Top 10 Football iPhone Apps

Jason's MacBook Podcast Tip: Managing your StartupItems folder.


Listener E-mails:

Question: Jeff's Entourage locking up under Snowy.
> MS Office 2008 12.2.1 and Entourage 2008 for Mac Web Services Edition (link)
> Microsoft's Product Forums show Jeff is not alone.

Question: Travis asks how to update Genius Mixes

Question: Richard suggests MacFuse to help Bob read the hard drive from Pioneer AVIC-Z1
> MacFuse

Feedback: Ray shares his backup plan for storing on and off-site backups.


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FMEO-142-101209 (44'37, 20.43MB)

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "Easy Audiobooks in iTunes 8+"

Quick Tip #074

If you've ever been frustrated by your ripped or downloaded Audiobooks showing up as "Music" files in iTunes rather than Audiobooks, this week's Quick Tip tells you how to use iTunes 8 (or higher) to quickly move your books to the proper section of your library.

> http://librivox.org/

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FMEO-QTW074-100909 (2'19, 1.13MB)

For Mac Eyes Only - "The Magic Box of Protection"

Episode #141

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike in defense of Time Machine, Mac share grows to 12%, iPhone Dock Accessories, VMware update, Apple Mouse to Join New Mac Lineup?, Flash CS5 iPhone App Development, Apple I Sold, Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond, Web Travels with Dan, MS Publisher Substitute, Extending Battery Life, Upgrading Leopard, NAV System Hard Drive.

News:
> Apple's Share Rises to 12%
> New Office 2008 Training Videos
> iTwinge Keyboard for iPhone
> UPDATE: VMware Fusion 2.0.6
> RUMOR: Leaked Ads Reveal New Macs?
> RUMOR: Apple Mouse Makeover?
> Flash CS5 to Export iPhone Apps
> FUN NEWS: Apple I Sold for Nearly $20K


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Features:

Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond - UK and EU News
> Music Industry
> iPhones to be Pulled From Shelves in EU If Dangerous
> O2: No Price Cuts
> O2 to Unlock or Not to Unlock That is the Question
> O2 Sells Out of iPhones
> 30,000 iPhones May Be Returned, I think not.
> Further New Apple MacBook, iMac and Mini Rumours?
>Apple Improved in the Greenpeace Ranking (German Site)
> Apple Expanded Information on Environmental Protection (German Site)
> MCC Group Final Cut Studio Goes Supersonic
>iTunes LIVE from Glasgow
> Fun iPhone controller, not.

Web Travels With Dan:
> UsingMac.com
> Dan's FMEO Facebook Group


Listener E-mails:

Question: Tony's searching for MS Publisher Substitute
> Print Shop 2

Question: Demar wants the most life possible from new MacBook battery
> Apple on Calibrating your Mac's battery

Question: Abhishek's Questions on "Every Apple Product" he has.
> iPod Support for Genius Mixes
> Moving iTunes Library to Another Drive

Question: Bob looking for help reading hard drive from Pioneer AVIC-Z1


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FMEO-141-100509 (41'31, 19.9MB)

For Mac Eyes Only - "And the Cans Came Raining Down"

Episode #140

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mac Refresh Coming Soon?, Apple buys Mapping Co, Apple Educational Licenses, Apps for Everything, Read a good Vook lately?, Photoshop Elements 8, Bento 3, BlackBerry Desktop App, X-ray'd iPhone, Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond, Web Travels with Dan, Quick Tip Weekly, Home Sharing, Time Machine and Snowy, Pop v IMAP, Cleaning Mac Cache files.

News:
> RUMOR: New iMacs, Mac Minis and MacBooks Soon?
> Apple Bought Placebase. In July.
> Apple Education Licensing Program
> Apps for Everything
> Simon & Schuster's Vooks
> UPDATE: iTunes 9.0.1
> UPDATE: iWork 9.0.3
> UPDATE: Adobe Photoshop Elements 8
> UPDATE: Bento 3
> UPDATE: Growl 1.2
> UPDATE: AP Stylebook for iPhone
> UPDATE: BlackBerry Desktop Manager
> FUN NEWS: X-Ray of iPhone 3Gs video


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Features:

Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond - UK and EU News
> uclan App
> Cricket Apps
> Chapelfield Norwich Store
> Newcastle Store?
> O2 THE UK SmartPhone Specialist?
> Orange to Carry iPhone in UK
> Vodafone to sell iPhone in UK and Eire
> O2 to See Returns?
> CoolBrands 2009/10 UK
> ISP Reliability Over Speed
> TomTom Cradle
> Thurrock Store Scandal?
> Spotted Richard, surely not.

Web Travels With Dan:
> The Consumerist
> Dan's FMEO Facebook Group

Quick Tip Weekly #73: Quickly Change Audio Settings in Snowy
> Download standalone copy of this week's tip


Listener E-mails:

Question: Bob Wonders if Home Sharing Could Lead to Shopping Spree

Question: Tony curious if Snowy will pick up Time Machine where Leopard left off

Question: POP vs IMAP for Peter's Percussion Group.

Question: Barry looking for way to clean OS X cache files.
> From Terminal, you can run:
>> sudo periodic daily
>> sudo periodic weekly
>> sudo periodic monthly
> OnyX for OS X


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FMEO-140-100109 (43'00, 19.7MB)

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "Quick Look in Exposé"

Quick Tip #072

In this week's Quick Tip we take a look at Snow Leopard's ability to use Quick Look within Exposé.

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FMEO-QTW072-092509 (2'03, 1.02MB)

For Mac Eyes Only - "Another Viewz With Newz"

Episode #139

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Gary pinch hits while Mike's on holiday. Mac Tablet News, New Macs Coming?, MMS Finally to Roll Out, iPhone 3.1 Jailbreak, Adobe Updates Camera RAW, No Silverlight for ITV, Snow Leopard Sales Strong?, MS Office Business Edition, Google Voice App (not) Banned, Jobs' Keynote in 10 Adjectives.

News:
> RUMOR: A Mac Tablet?
> A Mac Tablet Competitor
> RUMOR: Mac Tablet Giveaway???
> RUMOR: New iMacs and Macbooks?
> Apple TV Reduced in Price Reduced in Life?
> MMS for US iPhone Customers
> Dev-Team Jailbreak 3.1
> O2 App
> App Store Resource Center
> Apple iPhone Specialists
> MS Office Business Edition
> MS Office Comparison
> UPDATE: Adobe Lightroom and Camera RAW
> UPDATE: Clam AV
> Snow Leopard Sales Going Well. Maybe.
> No More Silverlight for ITV in UK
> Bruce Sewell joins Apple
> Google App Banned or Not?
> FUN NEWS: Apple Keynote in 10 Adjectives


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FMEO-139-092109 (15'15, 6.98MB)

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "Resetting Dashboard Widgets"

Quick Tip #071

Use this week's Quick Tip to reset a single Dashboard widget that's no longer working properly.

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FMEO-QTW071-091809 (1'41, 881KB)

For Mac Eyes Only - "It's A Smoke Screen"

Episode #138

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike's thoughts on the 3rd Gen iPod Touch, First Major Update for Snowy, AT&T's Early Roll-out of MMS, Apple TV Action, MacBook Crushed but Lives to Compute Another Day, Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond, Web Travels with Dan, Jason's Mac Tip, Listener Feedback on Wednesday's iPod Event.

News:
> Steve Jobs on Why the Touch Doesn't Have a Camera
> RUMOR: Proof the iPod Touch HAD a Camera?
> 3rd Gen iPod Touch Teardown
> UPDATE: OS X 10.6.1
> UPDATE: Security Update 2009-005 for 10.5 and 10.4
> UPDATE: QuickTime 7.6.4
> AT&T Rolls Out MMS to Some
> Apple TV 160GB Price Plunge
> UPDATE: HP, Canon and Brother Release New Printer Drivers
> Apple Open Sources Grand Central Dispatch
> Apple's Open Source Site
> FUN NEWS: MacBook Car-nage


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Features:

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> Palm Pre available in the UK soon. Is it worth a look?
> Don McAllister
> Orange and T-Mobile merger enabling them to get the iPhone in UK?
> Vodafone's 14Mbps Service
> Delayed Snow Leopard
> Dedicated area in the London Regent St to Sell Nano’s
> Apple’s Carosello Carguate Store Opening
> Apple’s Carosello Carguate Store
> Regent St Store "most profitable in London"
> The Telegraph’s review of "Snowy"
> David Cohen from MyMac on the Invisible Shield
> NASA’s Hubble Website
> The Archers Theme Tune

Web Travels With Dan:
> MacBytes
> Dan's FMEO Facebook Group

Jason's MacBook Podcast Tip: Auto-play movies in Snowy's QuickTime X
> defaults write com.apple.QuickTimePlayerX MGPlayMovieOnOpen 1


Listener E-mail:

"It's Only Rock and Roll" Event Feedback: Bob, Jeremy, and Demar share their thoughts on Apple's latest iPod Event.


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FMEO-138-091409 (44'44, 21.5MB)

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "Using Hot Corners"

Quick Tip #070

Use OS X's Hot Corners feature to prevent the screen saver from running, sleep your Mac, and more.

> Lighthead Caffeine

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FMEO-QTW070-091109 (2'57, 2MB)

For Mac Eyes Only - "Reaction Time: 'It's Only Rock and Roll' Event Commentary"

Episode #137

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Gary discuss the events of Apple's "It's Only Rock and Roll" iPod event as they unfold including the announcement of iTunes 9, iPhone OS 3.1, the (not so) new iPod Touch, and the iPod Nano.

With Special Thanks to the live-blogging skills of:
Engadget
Gizmodo
The Mac Observer
TheAppleBlog
Mac OS Rumors


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FMEO-137-090909 (1:22'25, 39.6MB)

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "Preview's 'New From Clipboard'"

Quick Tip #069

This week's tip explains how to use Preview's New From Clipboard feature.

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FMEO-QTW069-090409 (2'53, 1.9MB)

For Mac Eyes Only - "It's Snowtime!"

Episode #136

Thanks to Connor J for this episode's show title!

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike is joined by Gary, Dan, Barry and Pam of Team FMEO to discuss Snow Leopard's release, what we love about it, as well as what's maybe not so great about Apple's latest big cat.

News:
> Seattle Xcoders
> MacBreak #235 on Snowy's Services
> MacBites Podcast
> BusyCal
> 1Password
> Pastor
> Cyberduck
> Yahoo! Widgets (née Konfabulator)
> OS X Cat Names


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Question: Richard's Snow Leopard Internet Sharing Problems


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FMEO-136-083109 (1:33'09, 44.7MB)

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "Login Screen Background"

Quick Tip #068

This week's tip tells you how to change the default background for your Mac's login screen.

> InterfaceLIFT
> MacDesktops
> Loginox
> Desktop 2 Login

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FMEO-QTW068-082809 (4'33, 3MB)

For Mac Eyes Only - "Snowy Prepares to Strike"

Episode #135

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike's quick and dirty guide for prepping your Mac for Snow Leopard, Logic Express 9, Funny Hard Drive Squeaking Noise fixed, Camera RAW Lives (in PPC), Apple Media Event, Plungercam!, Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond, Jason's Mac Tip, Renaming home directories, Expanding MacBook batteries, Changing album art in grid view, "Mac to School" feedback.

News:
> Snow Leopard Refinements
> Snow Leopard Compatibility List
> Logic Express 9 Released
> UPDATE: iPhoto 8.1
> UPDATE: Bluetooth Firmware Update 2.0.1
> UPDATE: Hard Drive Firmware Update 2.0
> UPDATE: Apple Remote Desktop 3.3
> UPDATE: Bento 2.0v5
> FileMaker Tips for Removing Duplicate Contact Records
> Adobe Camera RAW to Continue for PPC for now
> RUMOR: Music Event Scheduled for Sept. 9th
> FUN NEWS: Make your own Plungercam!


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Features:

Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond - UK and EU News
> Spotify not rejected (yet)
> RUMOR: The Beatles in iTunes (not again)
> Apple looking into iPod & iPhone cracking and explosions
> Interview with Benoit Simeray
> Paris Metro Augmented Reality
> EMEA Smartphone Sales
> "The Surprise", children's book for iPhone
> Final Cut Pro London Seminar

Web Travels With Dan:
> Dan's FMEO Facebook Group

Jason's MacBook Podcast Tip: Use Preview to resize your images


Listener E-mails:

Question: Mike would like to rename his short name AND home directory.
> Apple KB Article

Question: Karen's MacBook Pro battery woes

Question: Connor would like to set default artwork in Artist Grid view

"Mac to School" Feedback: Demar and Jerry offer their suggestions for back to school season.
> Apple Educational Software Discounts
> Keynote Remote
> Logitech V470 Bluetooth Mouse


Additional Links to Know:
> SuperDuper!
> Carbon Copy Cloner
> OS X Installation Options
> Episode 134 - "Mac to School"
> Visit The MacBook Podcast
> The FMEO Apple Store Gallery

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FMEO-135-082409 (50'20, 23MB)

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "Changing Your Mac's Hard Disk Icon"

Quick Tip #067

Want your Mac's hard disk icon to LOOK like your Mac? This week's tip tells you how.

> InterfaceLIFT OS X Icons
> The Iconfactory
> Pixelgirl Presents
> Panic CandyBar 3

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FMEO-QTW067-082109 (3'41, 2.4MB)

FMEO Show Errors?

8/21 UPDATE: The issues with the show seem to be mostly resolved now. "Lyrics" are still stripped from the download, but that's being worked on as I type this.


Hey Everyone,

I'm getting word that some listeners are experiencing trouble with the show recently such as incorrect timing in iTunes and missing show notes in the "lyrics" field - something iPhone and iPod Touch users look for.

While I try to figure out what the heck is going on, I wanted to make fresh copies of each available for you to download should you care to.

I apologize for any inconvenience and am working to find the source of the problem.

Until then, please enjoy this archive of episodes 133 and 134 that should play properly as well as include the missing show notes.

Download: Episode 133 and 134 Archive (56.8MB)

Mike