For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "Custom Login Message"

Quick Tip #056

For Leopard users:
Simple terminal commands for adding a custom login message to your Mac.

To create a custom message:
sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow LoginwindowText “If Found Please Call 555-1212”

To delete the custom message:
sudo defaults delete /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow LoginwindowText

Or check out OnyX:
> http://www.titanium.free.fr/pgs2/english/download.html

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For Mac Eyes Only Reviews and Views - "WeatherCal"

Review #006

This week Gary and Mike review WeatherCal by Bare Bones Software.

WeatherCal 1.0 - $10

> http://www.barebones.com/products/weathercal/

System Requirements:
OS X 10.5+, Universal application

Mike's Rating: 4 Macs

Gary's Rating: 3 Macs

FMEO Overall Rating:



Links to Know:
> Organized Dashboard Widget by iSlayer
> Weather Underground

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For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "iCal Timezone Support"

Quick Tip #055

Help iCal stay on top of your appointments with folks across time zones or when you're traveling across the country ... or around the globe.

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For Mac Eyes Only - "No Touch for Me?"

Episode #122

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike comes to 'horrible' realization, OS X 10.5.7, Safari Beta 4 update, Apple Execs Team for Keynote, Shufflegazine, Adium Does Twitter, Jobs Hacked?, Design an Apple Store, Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond, Web Travels with Dan, External Hard Drives, Wifi Router Piggybacking, Fix Missing Album Art, Waiting on iPhone.

News:
> OS X Leopard 10.5.7 Released
> UPDATE: Security Update 2009-002
> 'Team Apple' to give WWDC Keynote
> Shufflegazine Expands Distribution
> MobileMe Phishing Scam
> UPDATE: Safari 3.2.3 Security Updates for Tiger and Leopard
> UPDATE: Safari 4 Beta Security Update
> UPDATE: Adium 1.3.4 and Adium 1.4 beta
> RUMOR: Hacker Claims Access to Jobs' Amazon Account?
> FUN NEWS: ifoAppleStore Design Contest


Features:

Gary Malpas' News and Views from Across the Pond - UK and EU News
> Joe Gantly
> New Swiss Apple Store
> BBC iPlayer Data Usage
> Greece says No to Google Street View
> MCC Seminar
> French Three Strikes Policy
> Great Start for Bouygues Telecom
> Learn German on your iPhone?
> British iPod Nano Killer, I think Not
> Fun Train Journey, I think Not

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


Listener E-mails:

Question: Demar looking for advice on external hard drives and piggybacking wifi
> Western Digital My Book
> OWC
> Carbon Copy Cloner
> SuperDuper!
> D-link Share Port for DIR-655

Question: Jerry's messed up Album Art

Question: Chris wonders if he should wait on the iPhone or buy now.

Feedback: Oliver gets his first Mac!


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

Contact Us:
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> gazmaz AT formaceyesonly.com
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> 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 - "Drag iTunes Tracks to Copy"

Quick Tip #054

Need to copy a podcast in iTunes for a friend? Drag it out to create a copy.

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FMEO-QTW054-051509 (2'59, 1.44MB, 64kbps)

For Mac Eyes Only - "Just Like Uncle Scrooge"

Episode #121

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Twitter or EA!? Mike suggests Adobe instead, Pencils, Notebooks and ... iPhone?, Apple Replaces Dunked iPhones, Database in your Pocket, Still Windows, Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond, Web Travels with Dan, MacBook Podcast Tip, Apple TV and YouTube, Printing Booklets from Any App, Second Optical Drive in Virtual Machine, Mount Network Shares at Login, More on Bob's Scanner, Apple ][ to MacBook.

News:
> Apple's $29 Billion Pile o' Cash
> MU School of Journalism to Require iPhone or iPod Touch
> Water Damaged iPhone Exchange
> UPDATE: Apple Freezes Snowy APIs
> UPDATE: Bento for iPhone (App Store Link)
> RUMOR: XenClient for Mac ... or not so much?
> FUN NEWS: It's Still Windows


Features:

Gary Malpas' News and Views from Across the Pond - UK and EU News
> Paris Metro in Your Pocket
> Rafa Nadal on the Touch
> Obscene Newspaper
> Virgin Media Heading to 200MB Downloads
> Three Strikes Rule Overruled
> Turn Off Bluetooth Waking?
> Apple Breaks into Top 5 UK PC Makers
> And For Those Wanting a Modbook Pop Over to Reghardware

Web Travels With Dan:
> Photography and the Mac
> Tower Bloxx Deluxe 3D (App Store Link)
> Dan's FMEO Facebook Group

MacBook Podcast Tip with Jason Whitener: Easy PDF Markup with Skim
> http://skim-app.sourceforge.net/

For Mac Eyes Only Tip: Changing privacy settings at YouTube.com can stop your Apple TV's YouTube support from working properly.


Listener E-mails:

Question: Mike is looking for an app to print booklets
> Try Create Booklet - PDF Service

Question: Bob can't eject second optical drive from Windows VM
> Windows apps to eject CD tray

Question: Kevin looking to auto-mount network shares at login

Question: Sean suggests the web interface to solve Bob's HP scanning problem.

Feedback: Jesse's brother gets $50 for broken iBook

Feedback: Brian-Keith jumps from Apple ][ to a new Unibody MacBook


Links to Know:
> RetroMacCast.com
> 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 - "Stop Adium's Auto Login"

Quick Tip #053

Use this week's tip to prevent Adium from automatically logging in to all of your accounts.

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For Mac Eyes Only - "Reduce, Reuse ... Re-Mac"

Episode #120

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike discusses four ways to eCycle your Mac, Fix For iMac Graphic Glitch, WWDC - there's always next year, Disney and Hulu to help Apple?, Cheaper Macs on the way?, blu-ray support soon?, Repurposing old Macs, Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond, Web Travels with Dan, MacBook Podcast Tip, Peter's Mail woes, Netbook or MacBook?, Mac Mini RAM troubles, HP Scanner snafu.

Editorial Links:
> EveryMac.com
> Apple's Recycling Program
> RetroMacCast.com
> US EPA - Where to Donate and Recycle Old Electronics

News:
> UPDATE: iMac EFI Firmware 1.4
> WWDC Sold Out!
> Disney Buys In to Hulu
> RUMOR: Still Waiting on 10.5.7
> RUMOR: Blu-ray Coming to iTunes Soon?
> RUMOR: Low End Macs to be Priced Lower?
> FUN NEWS: 25 Years of Repurposing Your Dead Mac
> FUN NEWS Redux: Jake Harm's iMacquarium


Features:

Gary Malpas' News and Views from Across the Pond - UK and EU News
> French Store in the Pyrénées?
> Pictures of La Louvre Store
> VodaFone Wanting Some of the UK iPhone Action
> Buy a Mac "to" Save the Planet
> 1 Million Spotifiers
> Naim Label
>T-Mobile on Virgin Trains
>iPhone Cycle Mount
> Gary Go at Wembley

Web Travels With Dan: Best Mac Software
> Dan's FMEO Facebook Group


Listener E-mails:

Question: Peter's Mail Keeps Crashing!

Question: Should Jesse Get a Netbook for his Trip to Italy?

Question: Edward's Mac Mini Fails with RAM Upgrade
> Intel Mac Startup Tones
> PPC Mac POST Beeps Part 1 and Part 2

Question: Bob's HP Scanner Times Out.
> VueScan


Links to Know:
> 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 - "Quick Look Your Trash"

Quick Tip #052

Not sure you meant to delete that file? Use Quick Look to make sure before emptying the trash.

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