Friday, October 31, 2008

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "Search From Address Book With Spotlight"

Quick Tip #032

Find everything on your Mac related to a contact using Spotlight from within Address Book.

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Monday, October 27, 2008

For Mac Eyes Only - "Happy Mac-o-ween"

Episode #097

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: More talk about a MacBook Touch, Mac Mini Ups and Downs, Apple on Prop 8, Netflix streams to Macs, iDisk on iPhone, Snow Leopard and iPhone news, Poladroid, Ghoulish Mail, Mac-o-Lanterns, Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond, Jason's MacBook Podcast tip, Web Travels with Dan, For Mac Eyes Only Trick, Macs in the classroom, Full SD card?

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News:
> Reports of Mac Mini's Demise are Greatly Exaggerated
> Apple Speaks Out Against Proposition 8
> Netflix Soon to Stream to the Mac
> UPDATE: AirPort Extreme Update 2008-004
> UPDATE: iPhoto 7.1.5
> UPDATE: iPhoto2Gmail 1.0
> A.I. Disk for iPhone
> Literature Classics for iPhone
> Google Earth Released for iPhone
> RUMOR: Apple Testing OS X 10.5.6?
> RUMOR: Snow Leopard's Cocoa Finder
> RUMOR: iPhone Firmware 2.2 Beta 2
> Poladroid
> FUN NEWS: Halloween Stationary for Leopard's Mail
> FUN NEWS: Create Your Own Mac-O-Lantern


Features:

Gary Malpas' News and Views from Across the Pond - UK and EU News
> White City Store London
> iTunes Glitch
> Music Industry Optimistic
> Blue Ray Sales in UK
> Bloomingdales' Beatles iPod Set
> MacDev 2009
> European Netbook Sales
> Doctor Who Clock

For Mac Eyes Only Quick TRICK: Spook Your Family With "say"
> say -v whisper trick or treat
> Thanks to RobLambert.com

MacBook Podcast Tip with Jason Whitener: Opening Multiple Tabs at Once in Safari

Web Travels with Dan: AppShopper


Listener E-mails:

Question: Ray looking for solution to clone Boot Camp partitions
> WinClone
> Apple Remote Desktop

Question: Why is Jerry's SD card reporting that it's full?


Links to Know:
> Visit The MacBook Podcast
> Whole Lot of Nonsense
> ESC!Cast now on Pownce
> macCompanion Magazine

Contact Us:
> mike AT formaceyesonly.com
> dan AT formaceyesonly.com
> gazmaz AT formaceyesonly.com
> jason AT macbookpodcast.com
> ESC!Casts Hotline - 1 (815) 981-4224

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Friday, October 24, 2008

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "Restrict Your Private Info"

Quick Tip #031

Looking to keep some parts of your life mysterious? Then restrict what you share from Address Book.

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Monday, October 20, 2008

For Mac Eyes Only - "The MacBooks Have Landed"

Episode #096

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Apple announces new MacBooks - what's good, what's bad, Worldwide Newton Conference, Updates from Apple and Microsoft, New iMacs in 2008?, More details emerge for Snowy, Jack-O-Lantern time, Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond, Trackpad Gestures, Time Machine Listener Challenge, Formatting external drives, Leopard on a G4?, Why should Mark pick 1Password?

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News:
> New MacBook, MacBook Pro and LED Cinema Display
> RUMOR: 17" MacBook Pro Delayed until '09?
> "Joy of Tech" - Jobs on Firewire: Go Pro, or suck it up!
> Apple Debuts Two New "Get A Mac" Ads
> Worldwide Newton Conference 2009
> UPDATE: Migration and DVD/CD Sharing Update
> UPDATE: MacBook, MacBook Pro Software Update 1.2
> UPDATE: Microsoft Office 2008 12.1.3
> RUMOR: Updated iMacs Soon?
> RUMOR: More Information on Snowy
> FUN NEWS: Killer Robots Jack-O-Lantern Screensaver


Features:

Gary Malpas' News and Views from Across the Pond - UK and EU News
> CarPhone Warehouse Superstore to Sell Macs
> WHAT DID YOU SAY!?
> Apple Translated from French
> Apple Translated from Spanish
> iPlayer Downloads
> iPlayer TV License
> Doctor Who Cameo for Charles?


For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip: Enable Trackpad Gestures for simple Multi-Touch-Like control.


Listener E-mails:

Question: Darren Asks About Time Machine and Time Capsule
> Restoring Files from Time Capsule

Question: Mike on Cross Platform Hard Drives
> SuperDuper!
> MacDrive

Question: Bob Wants to Run Leopard On His Old G4 PowerMac
> Other World Computing's Upgrade Center

Question: Mark Asks Why 1Password?
> 1Password
> 1Password Blog
> Pastor


Links to Know:
> Activision Anthology: Remix Edition
> ESC!Cast now on Pownce
> macCompanion Magazine

Contact Us:
> mike AT formaceyesonly.com
> dan AT formaceyesonly.com
> gazmaz AT formaceyesonly.com
> jason AT macbookpodcast.com
> ESC!Casts Hotline - 1 (815) 981-4224

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Friday, October 17, 2008

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "Command Tab Tricks"

Quick Tip #030

There's more to CMD Tab than first meets the eye. Simple keyboard tricks for navigating your active apps.

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Monday, October 13, 2008

For Mac Eyes Only - "Essential Apps Are Back"

Episode #095

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Our Third Annual Essential Apps List, Apple MacBook Event, Can Apple Still Surprise Us?, OpenOffice.org 3.0, Fruux, Wal-Mart Selling iPhones?, Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond, Jason's MacBook Podcast tip, Web Travels with Dan, Listener Tip from Vaughan, Backing Up Your iApps, Parallels Streaking, Installing iMac RAM.

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Essential Mac Apps 2008: This year's list was chosen by you, the listener. From individual lists sent in, we compiled the most popular apps nominated to create the quintessential selection of apps everyone should consider loading on their new Mac.

This Year's List:
10) Parallels Desktop / VMware Fusion
9) SuperDuper! / Carbon Copy Cloner
8) Little Snitch
7) CyberDuck / Transmit
6) Flip4Mac WMV Player
5) HandBrake
4) VLC
3) Adium
2) Microsoft Office / Apple iWork / NeoOffice / OpenOffice.org
1) Mozilla Firefox

Honorable Mentions This Year:
> 1Password
> AppZapper
> Money
> QuickErase
> ABC


Team FMEO's Essential Apps
Mike's Essential Apps 2008
10) TextExpander
9) SuperDuper!
8) 1Password
7) HandBrake
6) Onyx
5) Twitterrific / TweetDeck
4) VLC
3) Growl
2) Adium
1) Mozilla Firefox
10) VMware Fusion
9) CyberDuck
8) SuperDuper!
7) HandBrake
6) Growl
5) Flip4Mac and Perian
4) Mozilla Firefox
3) Adium
2) An Office Suite
1) OS X Leopard's Time Machine

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

News:
> Apple MacBook Event Scheduled
> RUMOR: $800 MacBook?
> Apple Throwing in the Towel On Rumors?
> UPDATE: New USB Power Adapters Shipping
> UPDATE: Security Update 2008-007
> UPDATE: OpenOffice.org 3.0
> UPDATE: NeoOffice 3.0 Preview in November
> UPDATE: 1Password 2.9
> UPDATE: Fruux
> RUMOR: iPhone in Wal-Mart?
> FUN NEWS: EyeCandy #1 Digital Comics for iPhone


Features:

Gary Malpas' News and Views from Across the Pond - UK and EU News
> BBC Downloadable Content
> Level Playing Field
> Oxford and Cambridge
> Telegraph's Wozniak Interview
> O2 in Eire
> EU Directive for Replaceable iPhone Batteries
> Tech Talk World Tour
> Mac SysAdmin Conference
> British Technology Awards
> ToCA Race Driver 3


MacBook Podcast Tip with Jason Whitener: Rotating Desktop Backgrounds

Web Travels with Dan: MotoMail

For Mac Eyes Only Listener Tip: Vaughan suggests a great way to lock your screen when away.


Listener E-mails:

Question: Mark asks about backing up iCal, Address Book and Apple Mail.

Question: Bob is looking for help with a strange streaking effect in Parallels Desktop.

Question: Dave would like to upgrade his RAM while protecting the iMac's finish.
Upgrading RAM in:
> A pre-Aluminum iMac
> An Aluminum iMac (early 2008)


Links to Know:
> Visit The MacBook Podcast
> ESC!Cast now on Pownce
> macCompanion Magazine

Contact Us:
> mike AT formaceyesonly.com
> dan AT formaceyesonly.com
> gazmaz AT formaceyesonly.com
> jason AT macbookpodcast.com
> ESC!Casts Hotline - 1 (815) 981-4224

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FMEO-095-101308 (51'56, 23.8mb, 64kbps)

Friday, October 10, 2008

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

Quick Tip #029

For Leopard Users:
Get a closer look at images and PDFs in Quick Look with these simple tricks.

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Monday, October 06, 2008

For Mac Eyes Only - News Update for October 6, 2008

News Update

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: It's a short one as Mike takes a sick day, Apple drops NDA, Techspansion Ends Development, Garmin and the Mac, Snow Leopard soon to show its spots, Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond.

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News:
> Steve Jobs STILL Not Dead or Dying
> Is My Mac Pro Toxic?
> Apple Drops iPhone NDA
> iPhone 2.2 in the Works
> Techspansion Shutters its Doors
> UPDATE: iTunes 8.0.1
> UPDATE: Garmin Offers Full Toolset to Mac Users
> RUMOR: Snow Leopard Beta 1 Nearing Release?


Gary Malpas' News and Views from Across the Pond - UK and EU News
> Gary Takes Mike to Task Over MacBook Air
> CoolBrands
> iTunes Award
> Norway not happy with iTunes
> New Music Deals
> Nokia High Praise
> Mac Pros Toxic?
> Matt Dawson
> USB Jellyfish Aquarium


Links to Know:
> ESC!Cast now on Pownce
> macCompanion Magazine
> MacBook Podcast

Contact Us:
> mike AT formaceyesonly.com
> dan AT formaceyesonly.com
> gazmaz AT formaceyesonly.com
> jason AT macbookpodcast.com
> ESC!Casts Hotline - 1 (815) 981-4224

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Friday, October 03, 2008

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "What's the Path?"

Quick Tip #028

Quickly navigate the Finder and Safari using the title bar.

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