For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "Quick Look Your Disk Usage"

Quick Tip #081

This week's tip is for Snow Leopard users.

Instantly find out how much space is free on your drives or how big those file folders are using this week's Quick Tip.

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Running Time: 1:34

FMEO.TV - "Greeting Cards On Your Mac"

FMEO.TV Episode #002

In this episode of FMEO.TV, Mike shows how to create greeting cards on your Mac using iPhoto '09, an application that comes pre-loaded on every new Mac.

Note: iPhone users may need to "Create iPod or iPhone Version" in iTunes before syncing.



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Running Time: 18:09

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "Command Trash to Empty Securely"

Quick Tip #080

This week's tip is for Snow Leopard users.

OS X 10.6 now provides an even easier way to Securely Empty your Trash. This week's tip tells you how.

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Running Time: 1:36

For Mac Eyes Only - "Even More Essential Apps"

Episode #147

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Essential Apps for Everyone, iPhone Malware: Now it's serious, Develop Games at Apple, Black Friday Deals Leaked?, Free Holiday WiFi, Vimeo goes mobile, Teacher's Helpers in Automator, Kevin Smith at Macworld, Safari updated, Wallace and Gromit, OS X's Calc on your desktop, Barry's Best of Blog World Expo, Will the new drive fit?, Sharing files with other users, Desktop icons lost.

Essential Apps for Mac Users 2009 continues with your picks for apps in several categories including Apps for creative users, small businesses, educators and developers:

Creative Apps
> Pixelmator
> GIMP
> ResizeIt
> Skitch
> iPhoto / Picasa / Aperture / Lightroom
> Audacity
> Final Cut Studio and Final Cut Express
> Video Monkey

Business and Education Apps
> OmniFocus
> OmniPlan
> MindManager 7
> TeXShop
> Remember the Milk (web app)

Developer Apps
> Xcode
> Interface Builder
> TextWrangler
> MAMP

A Look Back:
> Essential Apps 2009
> Essential Apps 2008
> Essential Apps 2007
> Essential Apps 2006


News:
> Jailbreakers Secure your iPhone Now!
> Mini DisplayPort Adopted by VESA
> Apple Seeks AAA Game Designer
> Apple Aiming for up to 50 New Stores in 2010
> RUMOR: Apple Black Friday Deals Released?
> Google Offers Free Holiday WiFi for Travelers
> Five Hotspot Safety Tips
> Vimeo Adapts to iPhone with Vimeo Mobile
> Sal Soghoian Talks Automator for Teachers
> Kevin Smith to Present at Macworld 2010
> UPDATE: Safari 4.0.4
> UPDATE: 5th Gen iPod Nano Firmware 1.0.2
> UPDATE: New Snowy Printer Drivers for Canon, HP, Brother and Lexmark
> UPDATE: Office 2004 11.5.6
> UPDATE: Office 2008 12.2.3
> UPDATE: Mailplane Updates License Limits
> UPDATE: Wallace and Gromit as iPhone app
> FUN NEWS: OS X's Calculator in the Physical World


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Features:

Barry's Best of Blog World Expo 2009
> Mediafly
> Mediafly on Twitter
> Roku
> Blog World Expo


Listener E-mails:

Question: Mike wonders if his Birthday present (a new hard drive) will fit his Mac.

Question: Dave asks about sharing files from the root of the drive.

Question: Pathfinder lost Travis' icons!

To restore, use Terminal to enter the following commands:
> defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool true
> killall Finder


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> Learn Macs Online
> Visit The MacBook Podcast
> The FMEO Apple Store Gallery

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Running Time: 43:52

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "Stolen Apple Products Database"

Quick Tip #079

Help determine the legitimacy of the used Mac you've been eyeing by checking the Stolen Apple Products Database before laying down your cash.

> http://www.powermax.com/stolen/

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Running Time: 2:11

For Mac Eyes Only - "Return of Essential Apps"

Episode #146

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Essential Apps 2009!, 10.6.2 Released, Blacksn0w, 80's Retro Doom, Redefining Malware?, iPhones at the Shack, Upgrade Apple TV NOW (says Apple), Beatles Again?, iPhone Hybrid in 2010?, WarMouse's Mutated Rodent, Barry's Best of Blog World Expo, Web Travels with Dan, Jason's MacBook Podcast Tip, Making Room for Boot Camp, Archiving Contacts from Address Book.

Essential Mac Apps for New Mac Users 2009: This year's list was selected by you, the listener. From individual votes sent in, I compiled the most popular apps nominated to create the ultimate selection of apps everyone should consider loading on their new Mac.

This Year's List:
10) Evernote
9) Growl
8) OpenOffice.org / NeoOffice
7) HandBrake
6) CyberDuck
5) VMware Fusion / Parallels Desktop
4) 1Password
3) Adium
2) SuperDuper!
1) Flip4Mac WMV Player / Perian / VLC

Honorable Mentions This Year:
> Dropbox
> PathFinder
> Xmarks
> TrueCrypt
> Caffeine
> GrandPerspective

Mike's Pick for Essential Apps 2009
10) VMware Fusion
9) CyberDuck
8) HandBrake
7) Dropbox
6) Growl
5) Flip4Mac and Perian
3) Mozilla Firefox
2) Adium
1) SuperDuper! / Time Machine

A Look Back:
> Essential Apps 2008
> Essential Apps 2007
> Essential Apps 2006

News:
> UPDATE: OS X 10.6.2
> UPDATE: Security Update 2009-006
> Blacksn0w Unlocks the iPhone 3Gs
> Jailbroken iPhone's First Worm
> Lose/Lose and Redefining Malware
> Apple's New Reserve and Pick-up
> Radio Shack will Carry iPhone
> Atom Support Officially Yanked from OS X
> UPDATE: Flickr's App Garden
> UPDATE: Apple TV 3.0.1
> UPDATE: Parallels Desktop 5
> UPDATE: Wireless Keyboard Update
> RUMOR: AT&T to Launch $99 iPhone 3Gs?
> RUMOR: Beatles on iTunes ... Again?
> RUMOR: UMTS/CDMA Hybrid iPhone in 2010?
> FUN NEWS: 18-button OpenOffice Mouse


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Features:

Barry's Best of Blog World Expo 2009
> Smile On My Mac
> TextExpander Touch
> Jean on Twitter
> Blog World Expo

Web Travels With Dan:
> Experience Project
> Dan's FMEO Facebook Group

Jason's MacBook Podcast Tip: Setting file associations in OS X.


Listener E-mails:

Question: Brian's Boot Camp partition woes.

Question: Jerry's looking for a way to archive old contacts from Address Book.


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> Learn Macs Online
> Visit The MacBook Podcast
> The FMEO Apple Store Gallery

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Running Time: 57:12

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "Sorting App Windows in Exposé"

Quick Tip #078

This week's tip is for Snow Leopard users.

Having trouble locating the app window you need when in Exposé? Use this week's tip to instantly sort them by the window name.

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Running Time: 2:13

FMEO.TV - "A First Look at Apple's Magic Mouse" REPOST

FMEO.TV Episode #001

>> New post to fix an Apple TV glitch. Sorry for the duplicates! <<

In this episode of FMEO.TV, Mike compares the new Apple Magic Mouse to the Mighty Mouse, takes a look at the options available for the new mouse, and steps through a few quick demos to show you what it can do for you as well as what it can't.



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Running Time: 25:08

For Mac Eyes Only - "The Day a Mouse Beat a Mac"

Episode #145

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike's FMEO updates, Apple to Drop Atom Support?, EasyPay Off Windows, Full Health Benefits for All, Apple Store in Paris, 27" iMac Flash Issues, TomTom and iPod Touch, VMware Fusion 3, Apple TV 3.0, iTunes TV Subscriptions?, Macopoly Mock Up, Barry's Best of Blog World Expo, Web Travels with Dan, Jason's MacBook Podcast Tip, QuickTip 76 Doesn't work?, Deleting Pages from PDFs, DR Recommends aTVFlash.

News:
> RUMOR: OS X 10.6.2 to Drop Atom Processor Support?
> EasyPay No Longer Windows Based
> Apple Extends Fulls Health Benefits to Part-time Employees
> First Apple Store in France
> 27" iMac Performance Issues?
> Lee Clow Not Going Anywhere
> TomTom Car Kit Doesn't Support iPod Touch
> UPDATE: VMware Fusion 3.0
> UPDATE: 1Password 3 Public Beta
> UPDATE: MS Remote Desktop Client 2.0.1
> UPDATE: Wireless Mouse Software Update for Leopard and Snow Leopard
> UPDATE: Apple TV 3.0
> UPDATE: iTunes 9.0.2
> UPDATE: Plex 0.8.3
> RUMOR: iTunes TV Subscription Plans Coming?
> Fake Steve Says: DST Issues? It's not a bug, it's a feature!
> FUN NEWS: Macopoly - An Affordable Way to Own Every Mac


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Features:

Barry's Best of Blog World Expo 2009
> Guy Kawasaki's Alltop
> Welcome to Macintosh
> Blog World Expo
> Fatburger

Web Travels With Dan:
> i use this
> Dan's FMEO Facebook Group

Jason's MacBook Podcast Tip: Play audio files from the command line.
> To play an audio file: afplay /path/to/audiofile.mp3

> To play audio in the background: afplay /path/to/audiofile.mp3 &

> To stop the song playing in the background: killall afplay


Listener E-mails:

Question: Travis' trouble with Quick Tip 76 on combining PDFs

Question: Robert asks for help deleting pages from a PDF

Feedback: DR Suggests aTVFlash for Apple TV owners to get the most from their devices.
> aTVFlash


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Running Time: 48:56