For Mac Eyes Only - "A 21st Century Mac Cracker"

Episode #119

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Feedback from Pam and Mark on the "Apple Tax" debate, Tim Cook on Netbooks, Important Fusion patch, Scanning with your camera, No Verizon until LTE?, New Snowy build released, Photographic Dictionary, Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond, Web Travels with Dan, Quick Tip from Udi, More on USB Rock Band mic from Barry, Repairing Permissions, Mighty Mouse problems, Failing MacBook fans?


News:
> Mac Rumors Coverage of Q2 Conference Call
> Apple's Quarterly Earnings Call Podcast
> Apple's Quarterly Earnings Call Transcript
> UPDATE: VMware Fusion 2.0.4
> UPDATE: Prizmo
> UPDATE: Pixelmator 1.4.1
> Pixelmator Learn
> UPDATE: Firefox 3.0.10
> RUMOR: Apple and Verizon Sitting in a Tree? ... maybe not 'til LTE
> RUMOR: Screen Recording in QuickTime X?
> RUMOR: YouTube Support in QuickTime X?
> FUN NEWS: The Photographic Dictionary


Features:

Gary Malpas' News and Views from Across the Pond - UK and EU News
> Radio Times (UK Store Only)
> Brighton Store
> Reducing Apple Staff?
> Gary Go
> European Trailers Film Releases
> BT openZone
> EU Sets Roaming Tariffs Rates
> Nokia Praise Steve Jobs
> Rounds Rantastic!

Web Travels With Dan: Classic Mac Games Ported to OS X
> Dan's FMEO Facebook Group

Listener Quick Tip: Udi tells us how to get large phone numbers in Address Book


Listener E-mails:

Question: Barry tests the Rock Band mic for David

Question: Justin's Permission Repair Keeps Failing

Question: Mark's Mighty Mouse Cuts Out
> Sanyo Eneloop Batteries

Question: Have Andrew's Fans Failed?
> iStat Pro


Links to Know:
> Udi's Mac IT Guy website
> Visit The MacBook Podcast
> The FMEO Apple Store Gallery
> Mike on SocialKloud

Contact Us:
> mike AT formaceyesonly.com
> dan AT formaceyesonly.com
> gazmaz AT formaceyesonly.com
> barry AT formaceyesonly.com
> jason AT macbookpodcast.com
> Team FMEO on Twitter:
>> @formaceyesonly
>> @gazmaz
>> @danv
>> @macbookpodcast
>> @fulkb
> ESC!Casts Hotline - 1 (815) 981-4224

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For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "Change Time Machine Backup Schedule"

Quick Tip #051

This week's tip tells you how to use a Terminal command to change Time Machine's backup schedule.

> sudo defaults write /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.backupd-auto StartInterval -int 1800

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For Mac Eyes Only - "ListenerPalooza 2009"

Episode #118

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: It's ListenerPalooza 2009, iBotnet, AT&T wants more iPhone, iMac ATI Lock ups, New Get A Mac commercials, HD iPhones?, "MacBook Pro Song", Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond, Jason's MacBook Podcast tip, Web Travels with Dan, Time Machine backup to NAS drives, iPhone syncing woes, Mysterious Mail signature, Messages disappear when saved to the desktop, External hard drive chassis, M4V's in QuickTime, USB Rock Band mic for podcasting?, Dual boot OS X, Macs not from Apple?


News:
> iWork and Photoshop Trojans Part of a Botnet
> AT&T Wants Two More Years of iPhone
> New iMacs with ATI Radeon HD 4850 Graphics Lock Up
> Apple Offers 20" Educational iMac
> Apple to Build Second Chicago Store
> AccelaStudy Essentials Line of Language Learning Apps (iTunes Link)
> Apple Debuts Four New Get A Mac Ads
> UPDATE: Microsoft Office 2008 12.1.7
> RUMOR: Apple Discontinues Cables to Prepare for HD iPhone?
> RUMOR: Foxconn in the running to build Mac Netbooks?
> FUN NEWS: "MacBook Pro Song" by Turbo T Double


Features:

Gary Malpas' News and Views from Across the Pond - UK and EU News
> European OS X Training
> Telegraph Top Ten
> Telegraph Developer Goldmine
> German iTunes Movies
> NS Conference via Don McAllister
> Phorm Amazon say no
> Phorm UK Gov get Sued
> Phorm Director advising Government
> Museums in iTunesU
> UK iPhone users lead the way

Web Travels With Dan: InsanelyMac

MacBook Podcast Tip with Jason Whitener: Spring Cleaning your Mac, Week 2 - Repairing Permissions

Listener Quick Tip: Chris' tip for backing up to a non-Apple NAS via Time Machine
> defaults write com.apple.systempreferences TMShowUnsupportedNetworkVolumes 1
> Use Network Utility to look up the Mac's "Hardware Address" (MAC address)
> hdiutil create -size [XX]g -type SPARSEBUNDLE -nospotlight -volname “Name of your Backup” -fs “Case-sensitive Journaled HFS+” -verbose ./[Computername_MACaddress]
>> (XX = size in GB)


Listener E-mails:

Question: Darren's iPhone syncing between two Macs.

Question: Shane's old signature keeps popping up after syncing with MobileMe.

Question: Mark's saved e-mail messages are disappearing from the Desktop.

Question: George is thinking of moving his MyBook drive to a new enclosure.
> Other World Computing brand external enclosures.

Question: Ross wants to associate his M4V files with QuickTime, not iTunes.

Question: David wonders if Rock Band mic will work for podcasting
> Using Rock Band drums with GarageBand

Question: Philip looking to dual boot Tiger and Leopard as well as generic scanner drivers.
> VueScan

Question: Pat hallucinates the SuperMac?


Links to Know:
> FMEO ListenerPalooza 1 (episode 75)
> ClamXav for OS X
> Visit The MacBook Podcast
> The FMEO Apple Store Gallery
> ESC!Cast on Topixz

Contact Us:
> mike AT formaceyesonly.com
> dan AT formaceyesonly.com
> gazmaz AT formaceyesonly.com
> jason AT macbookpodcast.com
> Team FMEO on Twitter:
>> @formaceyesonly
>> @gazmaz
>> @danv
>> @macbookpodcast
>> @fulkb
> ESC!Casts Hotline - 1 (815) 981-4224

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For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "Screen Sharing from the Finder"

Quick Tip #050

This week's tip tells you how to connect to another computer running a VNC server without a third-party VNC client.

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For Mac Eyes Only - "A Game Played by Sandlot Rules"

Episode #117

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike suggests there's more to a computer's sticker price than meets the eye, iTunes variable pricing, The end of HomePage, 10.5.7 drawing near, Boxee's API, New Google mobile apps, Business card speakers, Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond, Jason's MacBook Podcast tip, Web Travels with Dan, More on MacBook case cracking, ADC Display on new iMac?, Securing a MobileMe Gallery, iPod Touch error -39, Where are FMEO's Twitter accounts?


News:
> New iTunes Variable Pricing
> Amazon Also Hikes Prices.
> .Mac HomePage to End on July 7th
> Apple Releases New Xserve
> WSJ Report on Jobs Old News
> UPDATE: OS X 10.5.7 to Have Over 100 Fixes
> UPDATE: VoiceOver Kit 1.0.1 for 3rd gen iPod Shuffle
> UPDATE: Boxee API and new Alpha for Macs
> UPDATE: Gmail Mobile
> UPDATE: Google Mobile Web Calendar
> UPDATE: Skype 2.8 Beta 2
> FUN NEWS: TUAW's Earbud Speaker Gallery
> FUN NEWS: Core77's Business Card Submission Forum


Features:

Gary Malpas' News and Views from Across the Pond - UK and EU News
> Phorm
> More (no less) Phorm
> Spotify
> la TV d'Orange
> Channel 4 Sorry
> EU contemplating removing Cell VoIP blocks
> BBC Live TV on Mobiles
> Amazon still cheaper than iTunes in the UK ?

Web Travels With Dan: Edmunds.com

MacBook Podcast Tip with Jason Whitener: Spring Cleaning your Mac, week 1
> sudo periodic daily weekly monthly


Listener E-mails:

Question Follow-up: Good news for Jesse!
> Apple covers cracked MacBook cases

Question: TeamKlepp has a 22" ADC Cinema Display and would like to use it with his new iMac.
> Apple's ADC to DVI Adapter
> DVI to mini DVI adapter

Question: Tammy is looking for ways to secure her MobileMe photo gallery.

Question: Justin getting error -39 when syncing his iPod Touch.

Question: Ross is looking for Team FMEO's Twitter accounts.


Links to Know:
> Visit The MacBook Podcast
> The FMEO Apple Store Gallery

Contact Us:
> mike AT formaceyesonly.com
> dan AT formaceyesonly.com
> gazmaz AT formaceyesonly.com
> jason AT macbookpodcast.com
> Team FMEO on Twitter:
>> @formaceyesonly
>> @gazmaz
>> @danv
>> @macbookpodcast
>> @fulkb
> ESC!Casts Hotline - 1 (815) 981-4224

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For Mac Eyes Only Reviews and Views - "Vector Tanks"

Review #005

This week Gary brings us back to his early pub days when he takes a look at Peter Hirschberg's BattleZone inspired, Vector Tanks for the iPhone or iPod Touch.

Vector Tanks - $2.99

> http://www.vectortanks.com/
> iTunes Store: Link

System Requirements:
iPhone or iPod Touch with iPhone 2.2 Software Update

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For Mac Eyes Only - "Multi-Media Mac-stravaganza"

Episode #116

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike's lessons learned from his Mac's repair, Internet safety tips, WWDC and Macworld dates, Stanford U on iPhone programming, NeoOffice 3, iPhoto improvements, Origins of the Apple Logo, Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond, Jason's MacBook Podcast tip, Web Travels with Dan, On demand Time Machine, iChat connection woes, Cracked MacBook case, Shane's new iMac and manually Launching Keyboard Viewer.


News:
> Apple Announces Dates for WWDC 2009
> AT&T Now Selling iPhone Sans Contract
> Macworld Expo Moves to February
> iTunes U: Stanford University's "iPhone Application Programming"
> UPDATE: NeoOffice 3.0
> UPDATE: Skype for iPhone and iPod Touch
> UPDATE: iLife 09 updates for iPhoto, iWeb and iMovie
> UPDATE: iWork 9.0.1
> UPDATE: iTunes 8.1.1
> RUMOR: Apple Ordering 3.2 and 5 MP Camera Sensors?
> RUMOR: iPod Touch to Get Camera?
> FUN NEWS: Creating the Apple Logo


Features:

Gary Malpas' News and Views from Across the Pond - UK and EU News
> Mast Sharing
> I’m a Mac and I don’t care who knows
> Channel 4 Development Fund
> SlumDog score used Macs
> Skype Banned in Germany on iPhone
> Channel 4 Catchup
> iPod for the Queen
> Apple Stores
> Resellers New Store
> Careful now we are watching
> UK Mac Fans angered by Macworld move "really"

Web Travels With Dan: Touch Arcade

MacBook Podcast Tip with Jason Whitener: Show only running apps on your Dock

> defaults write com.apple.dock static-only -bool TRUE
> killall Dock

Listener Quick Tip: Pam tells us how to back up via Time Machine on demand.


Listener E-mails:

Question: Andrew's iChat not connecting

Question: Jesse's MacBook case cracking
> http://www.davidalison.com/2008/06/case-of-repaired-macbook-case.html
> http://macenstein.com/default/archives/602

Question: Shane would like to back up his MacBook and his new iMac to his Time Capsule.

Question: Darren looking for a way to launch Keyboard Viewer as an app.
> /System/Library/Components/KeyboardViewer.component/Contents/SharedSupport/KeyboardViewerServer.app
> Launch Keyboard Viewer with AppleScript


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

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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For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "Tabbed iChat Windows"

Quick Tip #049

This week's tip tells you how to combine all your active iChat windows into one.

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