For Mac Eyes Only - "Vibrating With Anticipation"

Episode #163

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike on the Apple TV and iPad, OS X 10.6.3, iPad Good News / Bad News, Messenger for Mac 8, iAds, Harnessing the Sun to light your display, 4th gen iPhone rumors, El Jobso, Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond, Installing Snowy to a thumb drive, Snap for OS X?, Barry's headphone feedback.

Editorial Links:
> Google's Move to TV

News:
> UPDATE: OS X 10.6.3
> Blood Stained Snow Leopard No More
> UPDATE: Security Update 2010-002 for Leopard
> Seton Hill University to Hand Out iPads and MacBooks
> RUMOR: iPads to be Jailbroken at Launch?
> Apple Fills iPad Book Store with Public Domain Titles
> Project Gutenberg's Site
> New iPad Orders at Apple Store Online Shipping April 12th
> Best Buy iPad Playbook Leaked
> iPad OS Updates Won't be Free
> Apple's iPad Guided Tours
> New Site for OS X on Netbook Info
> UPDATE: iTunes 9.1
> UPDATE: Pro Applications Update 2010-01
> UPDATE: Aperture 3.0.2
> UPDATE: iMovie 8.0.6
> UPDATE: QuickTime 7.6.6 for Leopard
> UPDATE: iPhoto 8.1.2
> UPDATE: Canon Printer Drivers 2.3 for Snow Leopard
> UPDATE: Messenger for Mac 8 BETA
> UPDATE: ScreenSharingMenulet 2.0
> RUMOR: iAd Mobile Advertising Service April 7th?
> RUMOR: MacBook Screens to be Lit by the Sun?
> RUMOR: Apple 4th Gen iPhone Rumors Begin?
> RUMOR: Verizon iPhone Unlikely in 2010?
> FUN NEWS: Ask El Jobso
> Who is ELIZA?

Features:

Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond - UK and EU News
> Doctor Who News App
> Apple Campus Rep Job
> Get an Early iPad from eBay - Be Careful Now!
> iMagneto
> Zurich Data Loss
> Bletchley Park
> Phorm in Brazil
> BBC Apps on Hold
> Best Buy in the UK
> WePad. And you thought iPad was a bad name?
> iPad - ePad Parody

Listener E-mail:

Question: Can Robert install Snow Leopard to a 4GB thumb drive?

App Recommendation: Demar suggests Cinch to replicate Windows 7's Snap feature in OS X.
> Irradiated Software

Feedback: Barry offers two suggestions for iPod or iPhone headphones.
> Scosche's IDR655m
> Plantronics Voyager 855 Stereo Bluetooth Headset

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Running Time: 41:11

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "Kill the Caps Lock Key"

Quick Tip #094

Have you ever found yourself accidentally SHOUTING while typing a message on your Mac? Use this week's tip to turn off your Caps Lock key for good.

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Running Time: 1:49

For Mac Eyes Only - "The Guy Who Took Down Superman"

Episode #162

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike talks anti-virus apps for your Mac, Security woes from CanSecWest?, iPhone set free (sorta), Apple's Youth Programs, App Store Gifts, CS5 to Launch Soon, Kindle for Mac and iPad, DM Guide in your Hand, Iris Folds, Steve Jobs Paper Dolls, Steampunk Macs, Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond, Web Travels with Dan, Recording XM Radio, Firmware Passwords, Deleting Old Software Versions, and an Amazon Success Story.


News:
> OS X Zero Day Vulnerabilities at CanSecWest?
> Contract Free iPhones, Remain Locked to AT&T
> Apple Retail Store Youth Programs
> iPad 10-packs for Schools
> Apple Accepting iPad Apps for Approval
> Apple Adds Release Dates to iTunes Connect
> Gifting Apps from the App Store
> Harvard University Joins iTunes U
> UPDATE: Logic Pro 9.1.1
> UPDATE: Logic Express 9.1.1
> Adobe CS5 Launch Event
> UPDATE: Amazon's Kindle for iPad
> UPDATE: Amazon's Kindle for Mac
> UPDATE: Perian 1.2.1
> Nolobe Shuts Down Iris
> Pre-Pre-FUN NEWS: World Builder App for iPhone
> Pre-FUN NEWS: Build your own Steve Jobs Paper Doll
> FUN NEWS: Steampunk iMac


Features:

Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond - UK and EU News
> Apple's Music Streaming?
> Apple Store Bath
> French Stores
> Pay for content, Moi?
> Subsidised phones in Belgium http://www.lesoir.be/actualite/economie/2010-03-19/feu-vert-pour-la-vente-couplee-759593.shtml
> CoPilot App France (iTunes)
> Feral Interactive Double Time
> Bulgarian Developer
> National Trust (iTunes)
> UK Apple Online Store iPad Goes Native
> UK Freeview HD TV Guide App (iTunes)
> Hilary Mantel UK Regent Street
> Computer WareHouse

Web Travels With Dan:
> Macnbits
> Dan's FMEO Facebook Group


Listener E-mails:

Question: Bob wonders how he can record his XM Radio programs while he's away.
> Audio Hijack Pro
> Pulsar

Question: Setting a Firmware Password on your Mac

Question: Brian asks about deleting old software with AppZapper
> AppZapper

Feedback: Jonathan's Amazon Success Story


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> The FMEO Apple Store Gallery

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Running Time: 53:44

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "Easier Folder Burning in Snow Leopard"

Quick Tip #093

This week's tip is for Snow Leopard users.

Snow Leopard makes burning folders of your files even easier than before. This week's tip tells you how.

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Running Time: 1:47

For Mac Eyes Only - "A Bit of Fuzzy Math"

Episode #161

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike talks about the fuzzy math of iPad sales, iPad battery replacement plan, Six Weeks iPad Unboxing Joy?, No Apple Store Brazil, iWork.com updates, New Mac rumors, Early Apple hardware on eBay, Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond, Restoring Notes in Mail, Syncing Folders, Video for AppleTV and iPhone, Analog to Digital conversion, Apps stop when screen is locked?, Apple Earbud FAIL, Organizing Accessories, Capturing complete web pages.


News:
> 50,000 iPads Ordered in First Two Hours
> Apple Sold 152K iPads Over Weekend
> iPad Features Detailed
> New Battery? New iPad!
> Delays for Some iPad Accessories
> Google Reader Play ... for iPad?
> No Apple Store for Brazil
> UPDATE: Safari 4.0.5
> UPDATE: Aperture 3 SlideShow Support Update 1.1
> UPDATE: Brother Printer Drivers for Snow Leopard
> UPDATE: Samsung Printer Drivers for Snow Leopard
> UPDATE: iWork.com Beta Updated
> UPDATE: VMware Fusion 3.1 Beta
> RUMOR: New Macs Means New Pricing?
> FUN NEWS: Early Apple Hardware (via Cult of Mac)
> FUN NEWS: Early Apple Hardware on eBay
> RetroMacCast


Features:

Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond - UK and EU News
> Cocoaheads Belgium
> Fibre over Telegraph poles
> Mac Attitude
> Spotify still exists
> O2 Ireland unlocks its iPhone
> Getting an iPad early
> Wales new Data Centre
> Apple's Data Centre
> Don’t forget Mac users Virgin
> European Summer Camp Training
> Apple Execs in the UK
> iPad Exclusive in the UK? (NO)
> TalkTalk to go Apple


Listener E-mails:

Question: Andy's trouble restoring Notes to Apple Mail ... and the easy solution!

Question: Jim needs solution to sync 65,000 photos to external drive.
> OS X's Time Machine
> SuperDuper!
> ChronoSync
> Martian SlingShot
> Sync Folders add-on for Automator
> Lifehacker's rsync tutorial
> An rsync Tutorial
> OS X's launchd and launchctl

Question: David wonders if he needs to re-convert AppleTV formatted videos for iPhone

Question: Bob H looking for a good solution to help convert VHS to digital.
> EyeTV Hybrid
> EyeTV 250 Plus
> Elgato Video Capture

Question: Bob W's Pandora stops when he locks the screen.

Question: Brian wonders if his Apple Headphones can be fixed.

Question: Ray looking for help organizing his notebook accessories
> Tom Bihn
> Booq Bags

Question: Michael want to capture entire webpage at once.
> Paparazzi!
> Page Saver for Mozilla Firefox


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Running Time: 52:02

For Mac Eyes Only at Macworld 2010 - Show Floor Specials, Part Four

In Part Four of our Macworld Expo 2010 Show Floor Specials, Barry speaks with:

> Jennifer Lynn of HyperMac

> Sabrina Tanner of Urban Tool

> Doug Broadhurst of Scosche


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Running Time: 11:54

For Mac Eyes Only at Macworld 2010 - Show Floor Specials, Part Three

In Part Three of our Macworld Expo 2010 Show Floor Specials, Barry speaks with:

Pat Lee of VMware about their Mac virtualization product, VMware Fusion 3.


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Running Time: 15:47

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly - "Searching with Smart Folders"

Quick Tip #092

Use OS X's Smart Folders to help keep your favorite Spotlight search results at hand.

Thanks to listener rednicolas for this week's Quick Tip.

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Running Time: 1:42

For Mac Eyes Only - "The Passion of Apple"

Episode #160

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike ponders Apple's grip on the App Store, iPad Launch Date, Apple put the screws to record labels, $99 Developer Program, 2010 to be Year of the Game for Macs?, Apple to extend Cloud Storage?, Mike Daisey on Jobs and Apple, Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond, Web Travels with Dan, Analog Headsets and the Mac, DVI to HDMI, OS X on HP Notebook?

Editorial Links:
> Apple's App Store Approval Process
> iPhone Developer Agreement Uncovered (original EFF Link)
> Cats' Paw App (iTunes Link)

News:
> iPad's Launch Date Announced (in the US)
> Apple Applies Pressure to Labels to Dump Amazon's Daily Deal
> Apple's Mac Developer Program Prices Slashed
> Valve's Steam Officially Announced for Mac
> BigPoint's Unity Coming to OS X and iPhone
> iCalShare is back
> Absolute Software Disables Remote iSight Activation
> UPDATE: FileMaker Cranks it to 11
> UPDATE: ProKit 5.1
> UPDATE: MainStage 2.1.1
> UPDATE: Office 2004 11.5.8
> UPDATE: Office 2008 12.2.4
> RUMOR: More Updates from Apple Soon?
> RUMOR: Apple to Extend Cloud Storage to include Movies and Television?
> RUMOR: Apple's Video Advertising Patent
> RUMOR: Special Event March 24th? Don't hold your breath!
> FUN NEWS: Mike Daisey's "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs"


Features:

Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond - UK and EU News
> iMacs in Europe back to 24 hours
> Apple Execs travel to the UK
> EU to set limits on Data roaming Charges
> Penguin Books
> Conservative App
> BBC Cease and Desist

Web Travels With Dan:
> Angry Birds (App Store Link)
> Dan's FMEO Facebook Group


Listener E-mails:

Question: Connecting Analog Headsets to the single Audio In/Out port on Macs
> Griffin iMic
> DIY with Instructables steps to mod a Headphone Mic Adapter

Question: Robert's Mac Mini to an HDTV
> OWC's Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Stereo Adapter
> Kanex iAdapt Mini DisplayPort to HDMI w/5.1 Channel Digital Audio adapter

Question: Dave's Cheap Hackintosh Options
> Ubuntu for PC hardware
> Apple's Special Deals Page - Refurbished MacBooks


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Running Time: 44:45

For Mac Eyes Only at Macworld 2010 - Show Floor Specials, Part Two

In Part Two of our Macworld Expo 2010 Show Floor Specials, Barry speaks with:

Michael Hoffman of Navigon
> MobileNavigator North America (US iTunes App Store Link)

Greg Scown of Smile On My Mac
> TextExpander
> TextExpander for iPhone OS (US iTunes App Store Link)


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Running Time: 12:33

For Mac Eyes Only at Macworld 2010 - Show Floor Specials, Part One

In Part One of our Macworld Expo 2010 Show Floor Specials, Barry speaks with:

Mark Darrin of TellTale Games
> Tales of Monkey Island

Jonathan Bradley of Mophie
> Mophie juice pack air
> Mophie marketplace
> Mophie juice pack TV

Tik Yip of Silo Ink

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Running Time: 14:26

For Mac Eyes Only - "Are You a Mac, PC, or...iPad?"

Episode #159

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike asks if you're a Mac or iPad, Apple Sues HTC, iMac Issues Fixed, Bare Metal Virtualization, Boxee's Back, MacHeist, Steam on your Mac?, Mouse Modern Art, Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond, Web Travels with Dan, Glenn's Login Screen Quick Tip, Are Ping responses bad?, Old Office Security, iChat screen sharing vs the rest.


News:
> Apple Sues HTC Over 20 Patents
> Apple Acknowledges 27" iMac Flaws
> AT&T MicroCell Roll-out Continues
> Celebrity Cruise's iLounge
> UPDATE: Aperture 3.0.1
> UPDATE: Camera RAW Compatibility Update 3.1
> UPDATE: Nuance Medical Apps for iPhone
> UPDATE: Parallels Server for Mac Bare Metal Edition
> UPDATE: Boxee Officially Supports Apple TV Again
> MacHeist's nanoHeist 2
> RUMOR: MacBook Pro Refresh Soon?
> RUMOR: Mac Mini's with HDMI Ports?
> RUMOR: Steam Coming to OS X?
> FUN NEWS: IOGraph


Features:

Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond - UK and EU News
> New Apple reseller in Switzerland
> London Taxi App
> London iPhone DevDay
> O2 come up with new contracts
> O2 Not exclusive iPhone Carriers.
> Censorship or Cleanliness?
> T-Orange?
> iPhone Claims

Web Travels With Dan:
> Air Sharing (App Store Link)
> Dan's FMEO Facebook Group

Listener Quick Tip: Glenn's suggests Loginox to Replace OS X's Log On Screen Wallpaper
> Loginox


Listener E-mails:

Question: Bob wants to stop the Ping!

Question: Is Brian's Office v.X Secure?
> Office v.X 10.1.9
> iWork '09
> NeoOffice for PPC and Intel Macs
> OpenOffice.org for Intel Macs

Question: Why Shouldn't Dean just use iChat Sharing?
> LogMeIn Free
> Skype
> GoToMyPC


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Running Time: 48:09