Archives for April 2007

Episode #024

This week on For Mac Eyes Only we discuss security concerns on the Mac, the demise of user groups, Tunes in space, 10 things new Mac users need to know and parts is parts.

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News:
> MacBook Battery Update
> Decline of Mac User Groups?
> Parallels open virtualization center
> “iQuiz” for iPod
> RUMOR: Lyrics coming to a tune near you?
> Free future updates for the AppleTV and iPhone
> RUMOR: More than EMI to be DRM free?
> RUMOR: No subscriptions in iTunes says Jobs
> RUMOR: Pro iWeb coming?
> Send your playlist into space

HOW-TO:
10 Things Every New Mac User Needs to Know

Listener Mail:
Matt asks – Are the G3 and G4 iBook parts swappable?

> WeLoveMacs.com
> G3 Exploded View
> G4 Exploded View

Links to Know:
Macquarium

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MEO-024-043007 (40’30, 18.34mb, 64kbps)

Episode #023

This week on For Mac Eyes Only we discuss deploying Macs in business, Dell says “No” to Vista, hacking MacBook Pros, iPhoto for Windows, webcams for your Mac and we replace another part of .Mac.

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News:
> Mac sales growth 10 times industry average
> Dell tells Microsoft to keep XP alive
> Security update 2007-004
> CanSecWest says “Hack our Macs!” One team does.
> Teens learning to “Just Say No” to … P2P?
> Microsoft debuts Silverlight
> Mozilla releases Thunderbird 2.0
> Adobe helps clean up CS3 Beta before installing CS3 Final.
> RUMOR: Resolution Independence in Leopard confirmed?
> RUMOR: Apple TV soon to line Target’s shelves
> RUMOR: iPhoto for Windows?
> Vintage Apple ][ sells for nearly as much as it sold new.
> Apple ][ History

HOW-TO:
Replacing .Mac One Piece at a Time: Photo Sharing with Picasa Web Albums

Listener Mail:
USB Webcam Not Working

> Centrios
> Ecamm iChatUSBCam
> Macam
> IOXWebcam X
> Logitech
> Ecamm iMage USB Webcam

Links to Know:
macCompanion Magazine

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MEO-023-042307 (37’39, 17.3mb, 64kbps)

Episode #022

This week on For Mac Eyes Only we discuss Leopard’s latest setback, large desktop displays, new studios in the iTunes Store, a nano killer(?), Apple ][ celebrates three decades, moving your iPhoto Library and listener mail from Michael B.

> Intel’s Santa Rosa
> 22 million OS X users
> Joy of Tech: “…no need to rush.”

> Apple 23″ Cinema Display (CNET review)
> Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP (CNET review)

Check out my article in the April macCompanion Magazine.

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News:
> Apple announces Final Cut Studio 2 and Final Cut Server
> Final Cut Studio 2 in action and on tour
> Adobe’s Creative Suite 3 available today
> MGM and UA join iTunes Store
> Apple TV not limited by hardware says Engadget
> Skype 2.6 beta
> RUMOR: New Zune Soon?
> RUMOR: AppleTV as media hub?
> RUMOR: Touchy Feely Mighty Mouse
> Apple ][ Turns 30
(Yager | Slide Show | Wikipedia)

HOW-TO:
Move Your iPhoto Library

HOW-TO:
Stop Duplicate Podcast Downloads

Thanks to Steve Stanger of The Mac Attack for his assistance.

Links to Know:
macCompanion Magazine
Disk Inventory X

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MEO-022-041607 (34’36, 15.9mb, 64kbps)

Episode #021

This week on For Mac Eyes Only we discuss the new 8-core Mac Pro, 100 million iPods, possible new AppleTV models, foisting viruses on your iPod and we return to our Replacing .mac One Piece at a Time series.

Also check out my new article in the April macCompanion Magazine.

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News:
> New 8-core Mac pro
> Lower prices on Cinema Displays
> Special “Apple Only” Xeons in new Mac Pro
> Apple announces 100 Million iPods sold
> Apple hands off AppleTV hacks
> Google Desktop for Mac. John Gruber takes issue with installer.
> Majority willing to upgrade their music
> Apple pushes forward with Best Buy boutiques
> RUMOR: New AppleTV models on the horizon?
> RUMOR: AppleTV to become your information hub? (edit: link removed 3/2014)
> RUMOR: Multi-sized icons in OS X?
> Fun News: “Proof of Concept” iPod virus … as if!

Bonus:
Stolen MacBook Phones Home
iPod takes a bullet

HOW-TO:
Replace .Mac One Piece at a Time: E-mail
Gmail

HOW-TO:
Reset your Mac: Keyboard Shortcuts

Reader Mail:
Gabriel asks: OCR on the Mac or on Windows via Parallels?
Readiris Pro 11

Links to Know:
macCompanion Magazine
Daring Fireball

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MEO-021-040907 (35’57, 16.5mb, 64kbps)

Episode #020

This week on For Mac Eyes Only we discuss embarrassing Windows flaws, a new way to participate in this podcast, EMI and Apple’s big announcement, Apple says “neener” to rumor mongers, confirmed iPhone release date and more to Leopard than we’ve seen, and Macs for people new to computers.

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News:
> Apple and EMI announce new DRM free tracks in iTunes Store
> Top 5 Features of Photoshop CS3
> Top 5 AppleTV Hacks
> Apple foils the AppleTV hackers?
> Microsoft fixes Vista/iPod corruption flaw
> Apple updates Boot Camp
> iPod + driving could KILL you
> Office 2008 in Private beta
> RUMOR: June to be Month of Apple?
> Top 10 Apple Flops

HOW-TO:
Configure a Mac for folks new to Macs … and to computers themselves!

Google Maps Plugin for Address Book
Firefox
GMail
Picasa Web Albums for iPhoto
HamachiX
Chicken of the VNC

Links to Know:
MacBreak Weekly
The Mac Roundtable

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MEO-020-040207 (31’52, 14.7mb, 64kbps)