Episode #180

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike reviews the Magic Trackpad, Apple goes after accessory makers, MintyBoost, Web-based jailbreak and Ultrasn0w unlock, Sprint’s Peel, the FridgePad, Office 2011 update, Bryce 7 update, Early 10.7 rumors?, Guy Kawasaki on The Macintosh Way, More Virtual Tour suggestions, File compare in OS X, iPhoto thumbnail woes.

News:
> REVIEW: Apple Magic Trackpad. Mike sez: 4 out of 5 Macs
> Apple Sues Select Accessory Makers
> MintyBoost: The Mysteries of Apple Device Charging
> iOS Jailbreak Uses PDF Flaw
> Ultrasn0w Carrier Unlock for iPhone 4
> Apple Antenna Performance Stands Alone
> Sprint PEEL for iPod Touch
> The FridgePad
> UPDATE: Microsoft Office 2011 Release Date Set
> UPDATE: Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 3.3
> UPDATE: CrossOver Mac 9.1
> UPDATE: Bryce 7
> RUMOR: Revolutionary New Feature in OS X 10.7?
> FUN NEWS: Free Copy of The Macintosh Way

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Mike’s Audiobook Pick this week: Reality Check: Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition

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Listener E-mail:

Feedback: Darren suggests EveryTrail to create virtual tours
> EveryTrail

Question: Robert wants to compare two folders after a copy
> Apple FileMerge
> In Terminal: diff -rq Folder1 Folder2
> ChronoSync
> Changes
> DeltaWalker

Question: Jeremy’s iPhoto Thumbnail Woes

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Running Time: 46:23

Episode #179

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike on Apple’s new Mac lineup, Apple targets Small Biz, White iPhone 4 delayed, LOC sanctions jailbreaks, iLife ’11 Coming?, Another TiVo rumor, DHARMA Apple Auction, Web Travels with Dan, Creating Virtual Tours, Downgrading the iPhone 3G.

News:
> New iMac Lineup
> Mac Pro Dodeca-core
> 27″ Cinema Display Stands Alone
> Magic Trackpad
> Apple Battery Charger
> Apple Targets Small Business via Apple Store
> White iPhone 4 Delayed Again
> White iPhone 4 Skin Template
> LOC Rulemaking on Anticircumvention
> UPDATE: Citi Mobile App Critical Update
> UPDATE: Safari 5.0.1
> UPDATE: OS X Snow Leopard Server 10.6.4 v.1.1
> UPDATE: 10.6.4 Update for New iMacs
> UPDATE: Magic Trackpad and Multi-Touch Trackpad Update 1.0
> RUMOR: iLife ’11 Next Week?
> RUMOR: Apple in Talks with TiVo?
> FUN NEWS: DHARMA Apple ][+

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Web Travels With Dan:
> Alexa.com
> Dan’s FMEO Facebook Group

Listener E-mail:

Question: Brian looking for ways to create virtual walk-throughs
> QuickTime VR
> Panoweaver
> VR Works
> Tourweaver

Question: Kieren wants to downgrade his iPhone 3G to iOS 3.1.3
> Lifehacker: How to Downgrade Your iPhone 3G from iOS 4 to iOS 3.1.3

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Running Time: 36:38

Episode #178

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike asks if Apple “owned” it last Friday, iOS Updates released, FileMaker Go, Adobe’s Digital Magazine Solution, Pogoplug Biz, New Mac Pro on the way?, “Magic Trackpad” gains approval?, MacPaint now part of history, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, PCs on Dual Band network, Can iDisk share folders?

News:
> Live from Apple’s iPhone 4 Press Conference
> Apple Quarterly Earnings Call Podcast (iTunes Link)
> UPDATE: iOS 4.0.1 for iPhone
> UPDATE: iOS 3.2.1 for iPad
> UPDATE: iTunes 9.2.1
> UPDATE: iBooks 1.1.1 (App Store Link)
> UPDATE: FileMaker Go
> UPDATE: Adobe Digital Magazine Solution
> UPDATE: Firefox Home for iPhone
> UPDATE: MobileMe Calendar Beta Gains Outlook Support
> UPDATE: Pogoplug Biz
> RUMOR: New Mac Pro to Sport Awesome-fast FireWire and USB?
> RUMOR: “Magic Trackpad” Gets FCC Approval?
> FUN NEWS: MacPaint in the Computer History Museum

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Features:

Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> Data Protection in the EU
> Nice Store
> BMW integration
> Swiss undesirables
> More EU iPad availability
> More EU iPhone 4 Availability
> An iPhone 4 in Italy soon as well?
> iTunes Festival App
> Finland 1Mbps legal right
> UK Giving up on 2Mbps by 2012
> Kent Village gets Fibre Grant
> Fibre laid to support sailing, well … nearly.
> 30 Years of Mac

Listener E-mail:

Question: Darren says his PC won’t connect to the 5GHz side of his Dual Band network.

Question: MacManRN wants to know if iDisk folders can be shared.
> Dropbox
> Box.net

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Running Time: 39:50

Episode #177

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike on why Apple disappointed him this week, Time Capsule Recall, Poly9 Snapped Up, iPod Out Feature Pretty Cool, Small Press Revolution Redux, Something Big at Apple Stores?, iPad and iPod Updates?, SNES on the iPad, Mac Mini as HTPC?, Dual-Band Networks and the iPhone.

News:
> Consumer Reports Can’t Recommend iPhone 4
> Apple Shuts Down CR Threads in Support Forums
> Some 2008 Time Capsules Recalled by Apple
> Apple Cracks Down on Power Adapter Clones
> Apple Picks Up Mapping Company Poly9
> New iPod Out Feature Supported in BMWs
> Macworld 2011 Expo Registration Opens (for Free!)
> iPhone 4 Supports Braille Displays OOTB
> iZ Video Relay uses FaceTime
> Airline Pilot to Children’s Book Author using App Store
> UPDATE: Dreamweaver CS5 11.0.2
> UPDATE: ChronoSync 4.1
> UPDATE: AppleJack 1.6
> UPDATE: DasBoot 2.0
> UPDATE: Gmail HTML5 Features Now Work in Safari
> RUMOR: Something Big Coming to Apple Store?
> RUMOR: What’s Up with the 3cm Screen?
> RUMOR: iPod Touch to Finally Get Camera?
> RUMOR: Smaller iPads Later This Year?
> FUN NEWS: Play SNES Games on iPad in Four Easy Steps

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Mike’s Audiobook Pick this week: Walt Disney: the Triumph of the American Imagination

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Listener E-mail:

Question: Omar wonders if Mac Mini will make a good HTPC.
> elgato
> Perian
> Flip4Mac

Question: iPhone 4 on Samewell’s Dual-Band Network.

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Running Time: 39:24

Episode #176

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike on Steve Jobs’ Blu-ray Update, App Store Fraud, More on iPhone 4 Death Grip, Paper Wins Over Screen?, Massive iPod Touch Display, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, Web Travels with Dan, iPhone Connection Priority, Setting Up a Dual Band Network.

News:
> Jobs Says Again: No Blu-ray for Macs
> iTunes App Store Fraud?
> AnandTech’s The Real Story on iPhone 4’s Antenna
> Apple’s Letter on iPhone 4 Reception
> Reset Network to Fix iPhone 4?
> iPhone 4 Cause Bracelet Case (Oriental Trading Pirate Bracelets)
> Reading from Paper More Pleasant than Screen?
> Jailbroken iPad Runs Flash
> UPDATE: iDisk App for iPad (iTunes Link)
> UPDATE: iOS Profile Update for Exchange Servers
> UPDATE: MobileMe Calendar Beta Known Issues
> UPDATE: 1Password for Android
> UPDATE: Pixelmator 1.6
> UPDATE: Photoshop 12.0.1
> UPDATE: Eudora OSE RC1
> UPDATE: Firefox 4.0b1
> RUMOR: Apple TV Revamp Coming Soon?
> RUMOR: 99 Cent iTunes TV Rentals?
> FUN NEWS: iPod Touch Display Matrix

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Features:

Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> Ive at JCB
> JCB Breakfast (& Tour)
> Is the Jobs?
> Paris Opera Store
> Too many visitors? So Move!
> UK Government Apps
> Roaming restriction cost
> Calls eventually no more than home call costs?
> Best Euro Mobile Data buys
> An open iPhone? Well you never know!
> EU iPhone 4 Stocks still low
> Wasted minutes
> iPhone 5

Web Travels With Dan:
> Kosmix
> Dan’s FMEO Facebook Group

Listener E-mail:

Question: Dennis Asks about iPhone Network Priority and using a Palm Bluetooth keyboard with the iPhone

Question: Samewell Wants a Dual Band Home Network
> Apple’s “Designing AirPort Networks: Mac OS X 10.5 + Windows“

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Running Time: 47:50

Episode #175

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike on Apple’s Unified Customer Experience, iPhone Launch Week Stories, iOS 4 Secrets, Hulu Plus and the Apple TV, Audition Goes Mac, Critical Updates for Acrobat and Firefox, Elgato’s Vuvuzela Help, Lemmings??, ZX Spectrum Finally Comes to iPhone, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, Migration Assistant and FileVault, Shopping Used Macs, Word Template Formatting.

News:
> 1.7 Million iPhones Sold in First 3 Days
> iPhone 4 Blotching Disappears with Time
> iOS 4 and Car Head Units
> iPhone 4 Proximity Sensor Too?
> iPhone Antenna and How to Hold It
> MacFixIt’s List of Updated Apple Docs for iPhone 4 and iOS
> White iPhone 4 in Late July
> Macworld’s iOS 4 Hidden Features
> iMovie App Runs on (Jailbroken) iPhone 3GS
> Apple Helps Test FaceTime
> Hulu Plus
> RUMOR: Apple to Push into TV Next?
> UPDATE: Fontographer 5.0
> UPDATE: Adobe Audition for Mac Coming Soon
> UPDATE: Acrobat and Adobe Reader 9.3.3
> UPDATE: Firefox 3.6.6
> UPDATE: Transmission 2.01
> GAMING?: EyeTV Can Filter the Vuvuzelas
> GAMING: Lemmings for iPhone? Maybe NOT…
> FUN NEWS: ZX Nostalgia (iTunes Link)

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Mike’s Audiobook Pick this week: Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion

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Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> Daily Mail recall
> Nokia Tease
> The Swedes aren’t afraid
> Spotify I hear you, and see you?
> The Open University hits 20 Million
> Do 3 have the best deal in the UK for you?
> UK Tariff Calculator
> Paris Opera Store opens
> iPhone 4 in Switzerland but when?
> No no no no iPad here please
> Computing brought to real life

Listener E-mail:

Question: Luis’ FileVault Migration Woes

Question: Jerry is Shopping for Used Macs
> EveryMac.com
> Shreve Systems
> PowerMax
> Mac of All Trades
> Low End Mac’s List of Used Mac Vendors

Question: Robert wonders how to use scanned letterhead in Word.

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Running Time: 55:55