For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "Eject Stuck Discs"

Quick Tip #046

This week's tip offers some suggestions to eject a stuck disc when all the standard tricks have failed.

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FMEO-QTW046-022709 (2'17, 1.1MB, 64kbps)

For Mac Eyes Only - "Regular Rambling Respite"

Episode #111

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike reserves his rambling this week, Safari 4 beta, Hulu yanked from Boxee, iTunes Pass, 20" EOL, Acrobat Flaw, New Mac minis and iMacs?, Mac Plus on iPhone, Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond, Jason's MacBook Podcast tip, Web Travels with Dan, Snow Leopard in Box Set?, Syncing iTunes, Move content to external drive, more on Sleepy MacBook, and why not just unplug the mouse?


News:
> Safari 4 Beta Launched
> Hulu Yanked from Boxee
> Hulu Responds
> 20" Cinema Display Dropped
> Depeche Mode iTunes Pass Announced
> Acrobat Critical Vulnerability
> UPDATE: MacBook SMC Update ver. 1.3
> UPDATE: EFI and SMC Firmware Updates for Intel Macs
> RUMOR: New Mac mini Video?
> RUMOR: New iMac Marketing Material Leaked?
> RUMOR: Snow Leopard Screenshots?
> FUN NEWS: Mini vMac for iPhone (YouTube)


Features:

Gary Malpas' News and Views from Across the Pond - UK and EU News
> German Speech Recognition
> Hamburg Apple Staff
> Brighton Store UK Also Looking for Staff
> Montpellier Apple Store
> Rinspeed Car
> Green MacBooks Make it to University
> 2008 A Good Year for Gaming?
> UbiSoft Games Coming to the Mac
> Orange App Store "right"
> Clone Wars or is it Star Wars?
> School Field Trips
> TV Tracker
> iPhone in Scandinavia


Web Travels With Dan: Automator World

MacBook Podcast Tip with Jason Whitener: Lock your desktop with "Lock Desktop"
> Lock Desktop
> Quick Tip Weekly #003


Listener E-mails:

Question: Michael B. and Ko M. looking for solution to sync iTunes libraries.
> myTuneSync
> Martian Slingshot
> SuperSync
> Sonzea
> TuneRanger
> Using RSYNC to keep 2 iTunes Libraries in Sync

Question: Brian has question about moving content to an external drive.

Feedback: Paul may have solution for Elaine's Sleepy MacBook

Feedback: David offers his simple solution to the Mouse wake issue.


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> The FMEO Apple Store Gallery
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FMEO-111-022409 (46'08, 21.1mb, 64kbps)

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "Instant Dictionary"

Quick Tip #045

Definitions are only one keystroke away with this week's quick tip for OS X.

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FMEO-QTW045-022009 (2'11, 1.1MB, 64kbps)

For Mac Eyes Only Reviews and Views - "Spotify"

Review #003

This week Gary reviews the music streaming service, Spotify.

Spotify beta - from free to £9.99/month

http://spotify.com

System Requirements: OS X 10.4+

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FMEO-RAV003-021809 (6'42, 3.1MB, 64kbps)

Shownotes Snafu

If you came to the site earlier looking for episode 110's show notes, you may have wondered what the heck was going on.

It appears last week's notes accidentally got published along with this week's audio file. Whoops!

A quick re-publish and all is well again. My apologies for the confusion!

-Mike

For Mac Eyes Only - "Netbook Nattering"

Episode #110

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike thinks Apple needs a tablet sooner than later, the FMEO survey is launched, MobileMe file sharing, More clone wars, Google Understudy, Apple Store makeovers, OS X security updates, Prey for iPhone, Marvel Motion Comics, Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond, Web Travels with Dan, Printing booklets, MacBook won't sleep, Prevent wake on click, right-click to Play DVDs.


News:
> Now Share Large Files with iDisk
> German Clone Maker Defies Apple
> Google Understudy Adds Hulu to FrontRow
> Apple Stores to get Makeover
> UPDATE: Security Update 2009-001
> UPDATE: Java Security Update for Tiger and Leopard
> Some Macs Won't Boot After Security Update
> Start Your Mac in Safe Mode
> GAMING: Prey for the iPhone
> RUMOR: QuickTime Pro for Free in Snowy?
> RUMOR: iTunes Replay
> FUN NEWS: Marvel Motion Comics in iTunes


Features:

Gary Malpas' News and Views from Across the Pond - UK and EU News
> Apple Blocks Overseas iTunes Sales
> iPhone Apps Have Redefined Portable Media Usage
> Channel Five Catch Up TV Now on Mac
> Steve Jobs Takes a Break and the Whole Thing Falls Apart (Joke)
> Fry in the Apple Store
> Where are the Beatles? Not in iTunes
> BT Rolling Out Phorm
> EU Commission and Phorm
> Summer Training Camps
> Great Apps
> Spotify

Web Travels With Dan: Softpedia

Listener Quick Tip: Darren shares his favorite app for booklet printing
> CocoaBooklet


Listener E-mails:

Question: Elaine's Sleepy MacBook
> How To reset your Mac's SMC

Question: Stop the Mac from waking!

Question: Bob would like to play DVDs via the context menu


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> Visit The MacBook Podcast
> The FMEO Apple Store Gallery
> ESC!Cast on Topixz / Twitter

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> jason AT macbookpodcast.com
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FMEO-110-021609 (44'12, 20.24mb, 64kbps)

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "Lid Wake"

Quick Tip #044

Don't like it when you MacBook wakes when the lid is opened? Here's how to turn that feature off.

> sudo pmset lidwake 0

Replace 0 with 1 to turn lid wake back on.

Hint: Type man pmset at the command line to learn more about this powerful power management tool.

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FMEO-QTW044-013009 (3'08, 1.51MB, 64kbps)

For Mac Eyes Only - "Water Cooler Talk"

Episode #109

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: A little water cooler talk from Mike, Seagate drive replacement, MacBook Pro delays, Google Sync, 3G MicroCells, G4s Obsolete?, New Mac Mail Client, Basin Found Camera, Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond, Jason's MacBook Podcast tip, Keynote '09 Issues, Mic Out Volume Levels, Sync Safari and Firefox bookmarks redux, Comparing PDFs redux.


News:
> Seagate Firmware Patch
> 17" MacBook Pro Delays
> Google Sync for iPhone
> Psystar Wins One Round
> US Copyright Office
> AT&T's 3G MicroCell
> Matte Screen Replacements
> PowerBook G4's Now "Obsolete"
> UPDATE: GarageBand 5.0.1
> UPDATE: PostBox beta
> UPDATE: College Radio Tuner
> RUMOR: New Snow Leopard Build
> RUMOR: Apple TV Take 3 in a TV?
> Michael B's Dream Apple TV
> FUN NEWS: Basin Found Camera!


Features:

Gary Malpas' News and Views from Across the Pond - UK and EU News
> Dell Price Increases
> Norwegian WatchDog Backs Down
> German Clones
> UK Mac Only ISP
> Possible new Italian Store?
> Lost iPhones?
> BBC HD in iTunes
> The Chain Weather
> Nine-Year-Old’s App
> Bling iPod with Benefits
> Fun Item: iPhone Earrings

MacBook Podcast Tip with Jason Whitener: Changing your Mac's highlight color.


Listener E-mails:

Question: Jerry's Keynote '09 Issues

Question: Dom Looking to Increase MacBook Headphone Output Levels

Question: Richard Redux: Safari and Firefox bookmark syncing and comparing text from two PDFs.
> Foxmarks for Safari and Firefox Syncing
> Wayne suggests AllBookmarks
> Apple's Xcode Developer Tools: FileMerge
> Bookdog
> BookIt
> Adobe Acrobat Pro


Links to Know:
> Visit The MacBook Podcast
> The FMEO Apple Store Gallery
> ESC!Cast on Topixz / Twitter

Contact Us:
> mike AT formaceyesonly.com
> dan AT formaceyesonly.com
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> jason AT macbookpodcast.com
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FMEO-109-020909 (43'46, 20.1mb, 64kbps)

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "Fast Folder Sharing"

Quick Tip #043

Share folders on your local network quickly with this week's tip.

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FMEO-QTW043-012309 (4'20, 2.06MB, 64kbps)

For Mac Eyes Only - "Embedding the Subconscious"

Episode #108

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike discusses Apple sans Steve, iTunes Plus per track, New iMacs Soon?, Flash (not yet) on the iPhone, Insomnia Film Fest, Apple app updates, New Google Earth, 25th Anniversary Party, Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond, Jason's MacBook Podcast tip, Web Travels with Dan, Snow Leopard in Box Set?, sync Safari and Firefox bookmarks, Comparing PDFs, Jailbreaking the iPod Touch 2G.


News:
> iTunes Plus Track by Track
> Apple Says iMac in Short Supply
> No Flash on iPhone ... yet
> MacBook Pro NVIDIA Graphics Woes
> Insomnia Film Festival Canceled
> UPDATE: iPhone 2.2.1
> UPDATE: PwnageTool and QuickPwn for 2.2.1
> UPDATE: iLife '08, iDVD 7.0.3, iWork '08 updates
> Apple Pulls NVIDIA Graphics Update
> UPDATE: Google Earth 5 beta
> RUMOR: AT&T to Subsidize Notebooks?
> FUN NEWS: Macintosh Division 25th Anniversary Party


Features:

Gary Malpas' News and Views from Across the Pond - UK and EU News
> Regent Street Store Events
> Films Coming to Switzerland?
> iPhone Drop in Germany
> Lost in HD
> Being #1 Not Always Good News
> Wooden Macbook Case


Web Travels With Dan: MacFixIt

MacBook Podcast Tip with Jason Whitener: Make Mail attachments stay where you put them.


Listener E-mails:

Question: Bob and Joe wonder about Snow Leopard and the Mac Box Set.

Question: Richard wants to merge Safari and Firefox bookmarks. He's also looking to easily compare two PDFs.
> Bookdog
> BookIt
> Adobe Acrobat Pro

> diff -y file1.txt file2.txt > output.txt
> diff -y --suppress-common-lines file1.txt file2.txt > output.txt

Question: Brian asks about jailbreaking the iPod Touch 2G
> redsn0w


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> The FMEO Apple Store Gallery
> ESC!Cast on Topixz / Twitter

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> jason AT macbookpodcast.com
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FMEO-108-020209 (47'06, 21.64mb, 64kbps)