For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – Send PDFs to iBooks

Quick Tip #114

Learn how to send documents, emails, or web pages from any application directly to your Books library within iTunes so you can sync them to your iBooks app later.

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Running Time: 3:05

For Mac Eyes Only – Riding the Apple TV Bandwagon

Episode #186

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike wonders if Apple dropped the Apple TV ball, Snow Leopard and Flash Security Updates, GreenPois0n, New Cinema Display, Relaxed Restriction Apps Debut, Premiere Elements on the Mac, FMEO Favorites Updated, Remote VMs with Parallels, NewtonOS on iOS, Model tPhone from Apfel Cyphering Machine Company, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, Web Travels With Dan, Replacing Cracked iPhone Case, MacBook Pro HD Swap.

News:
> Snow Leopard Security Update 2010-006 Patches File Sharing Bug
> Adobe Patches Flash Player Flaw
> GreenPois0n is Poison!
> 27″ Cinema Display Debuts
> Apple Adds Express Lane to Support Site
> iPhone 4 Case Program Ending September 30th
> Adobe Says Apple’s About Face Great for Developers
> C64 App with BASIC Interpreter Returns
> Unreal 3 Development Kit to Support iOS
> UPDATE: Apple Pro Applications Update 2010-02
> UPDATE: Adobe Photoshop Elements 9
> UPDATE: Adobe Premiere Elements 9
> UPDATE: Adobe Illustrator CS5 HTML5 Pack
> UPDATE: Acorn 2.5
> UPDATE: Mailplane 2.2
> UPDATE: Carbon Copy Cloner 3.3.4
> UPDATE: 1Password 3.4
> UPDATE: Parallels Mobile (App Store)
> $10 VMware Fusion Upgrade Promo
> UPDATE: aTV Flash 4.2
> RUMOR: Apple Buys Polar Rose Facial Recognition Company
> FUN NEWS: Einstein Newton Emulator for iOS
> FUN NEWS: The Original iPhone: Model tPhone 1910

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Mike’s Audiobook Pick this week: The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements (Audible Link)

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Features:

Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> EU Store openings
> £70 iPhone commission
> O2 UK iPad data deals
> Spotify Struggling in the US
> Apple buys Swedish face recognition company
> Resistance is futile
> iPad = iSchool?
> BBC going International?
> Zurich’s Fine
> An iPad killer? I don’t think so!

Web Travels With Dan:
> App Advice
> Dan’s FMEO Facebook Group

Listener E-mail:

Question: Phil wonders how easy it is to replace the iPhone’s case back.
> iFixIt’s Guide to iPhone 3GS Rear Panel Replacement

Question: Travis looking for steps to swap his MacBook Pro’s hard drive.
> iFixIt’s Guide to MacBook Pro Hard Drive Replacement
> SuperDuper!
> Carbon Copy Cloner

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> The FMEO Apple Store Gallery

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Running Time: 51:26

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – Reclaim Space in Sparse Bundles

Quick Tip #113

Do you use sparse bundle disk images on your Mac and wish there was a way to reclaim unused space when files are removed from the image? This week’s tip from FMEO listener Raymond tells you how.

From the Terminal:

hdiutil compact {name and location of sparse bundle image}

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Running Time: 2:25

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – Top 10 Favorite Quick Tips

With no regular episode of For Mac Eyes Only this week, I thought it’d be fun to take a look back at my Top 10 Favorite Episodes of For Mac Eyes Only’s Quick Tip Weekly

1. Lock the screen when away (#3, 03/21/08)

2. Quick Look multiple files at once (#8, 03/25/08)

3. Birthdays in iCal (#14, 06/06/08)

4. Put Applications on the Dock (#21, 08/01/08)

5. Spotlight as App Launcher (#22, 08/08/08)

6. Command-Tab tricks (#30, 10/17/08)

7. Eject Stuck optical discs (#46, 02/27/09)

8. Open files from Quick Look (#57, 06/05/09)

9. Using Hot Corners (#70, 09/11/09)

10. Super Tip! Keyboard Sleep, Restart, and Shutdown (#82, 12/04/09) & Mac Startup Keys (#83, 12/11/09):

Sleep – ⌥⌘⏏

Restart – ⌃⌘⏏

Shut Down – ⌃⌥⌘⏏

Display Shut Down Dialog – ⌃⏏

From the Finder

Log Out – ⇧⌘Q

Log Out Immediately – ⌥⇧⌘Q

Startup keys to know while booting your Mac

Hold these keys down during startup:

Option (⌥) – Starts the Startup Manager

C – Boot from a CD or DVD

D – Starts the Apple Hardware Test from Install DVD 1 (Intel Only)

⏏, F12 or Mouse Button – Ejects the optical disc

T – Starts your Mac in FireWire Target Disk mode.

Option, Command, P, R (⌥⌘PR) – Resets NVRAM or PRAM

Shift (⇧) – Starts in Safe Boot mode

⌘V – Starts in Verbose mode

⌘S – Starts in Single-User mode

N or ⌥N – Start from a NetBoot Server

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Running Time: 30:52

FMEO.TV – Gazmaz Upgrades His Time Capsule

FMEO.TV Extra

In this episode of FMEO.tv, Gary cracks open his Apple Time Capsule so he can swap the old 500GB hard drive for a massive 2TB Western Digital drive.

Running Time: 10:39

For Mac Eyes Only – Amazingly Tiny Box of Awesomeness

Episode #185

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Music Event Recap, iPod Touch Anemic Camera, New Nano Awesome…But, iOS 4.1 and Game Center, Updates Galore, World’s Fastest Mac Not A Mac, iPad In Math Class, OED No More-In 10 Years, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, MacBook Battery Fail, 32bit Windows vs 64bit, Ripping DVDs, Removing iPhoto Duplicates.

News:
> iPod Touch
> iPod Nano
> iPod Shuffle
> iPod Classic
> UPDATE: iOS 4.1
> Game Center Works With 2G iPod Touch
> iOS 4.1 Jailbreak Coming Soon?
> Apple’s App Store Review Guidelines
> California Schools Get iPad for Math
> Apple Cleans Up Ping
> VMware View for iPad
> Oxford University Press to Cancel Print OED?
> UPDATE: Safari 5.0.2 for Leopard
> UPDATE: iWeb 3.0.2
> UPDATE: Snow Leopard Printer Updates
> UPDATE: Security Update 2010-005
> UPDATE: iWork 9.0.4
> UPDATE: MacBook Pro EFI Firmware 1.9
> UPDATE: Adobe Shockwave
> UPDATE: AutoCAD for Mac
> Autodesk Education Community
> UPDATE: Billings Pro 1.0
> UPDATE: QuickBooks 2011
> UPDATE: Parallels Desktop 6
> UPDATE: Cyberduck 3.6
> UPDATE: Plex for Mac
> UPDATE: Adobe Lightroom 3.2
> UPDATE: Adobe Flash CS5 11.0.2
> UPDATE: Adobe Camera RAW 6.2
> UPDATE: QuarkXPress 8 Magic Bundles
> FUN NEWS: MacInTouch Reviews World’s Fastest Hackintosh

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Features:

Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> Orange & T-Mobile
> Sir Alan Sugar
> Lloyds iPad?
> Spanish Stores
> French and German Apple Stores?
> Apple PING is Pong-for me at least
> PC ADVISOR POLL
> Belgium reseller 50% of iPhones sold through web only?
> PC World Music Cloud
> BBC iPlayer: iOS devices love it
> Come on, I like green Apples
> Pets today please
> iPad Orchestra

Listener E-mail:

Question: Jesse wonders if it’s time to get a new battery for his MacBook.

Question: Should Phil load 32-bit or 64-bit Windows in Parallels Desktop?

Question: What apps do I use for DVD ripping?
> Handbrake
> VLC
> RipIt

Question: Jeremy looking for way to eliminate dupes in iPhoto
> Duplicate Annihilator

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> The FMEO Apple Store Gallery

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Running Time: 53:48

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – Put iTunes 10 Buttons Back Where They Belong

Quick Tip #112

Not sure you care for the new button placement at the top of the iTunes 10 window? No problem! This week’s Quick Tip tells you how to help Apple stick to OS X’s interface guidelines.

To Move Buttons Back to the Title Bar:

defaults write com.apple.iTunes full-window -boolean YES

To Move Buttons to the “New” Position:

defaults write com.apple.iTunes full-window -boolean NO

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Running Time: 1:54

For Mac Eyes Only – Reaction Time: Apple September Music Event

Episode #184

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Join Mike and Gary as they provide first-hand reactions to Apple’s September iPod & Music Event as it unfolds.

> iPod Shuffle Roll Back
> Multi-touch http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/ in 7 Colors
> 4th Generation iPod Touch
> The “Big” Apple TV Redo
> iTunes 10 Debuts with Ping
> UPDATE: iOS 4.1
> iOS 4.2 Sneak Preview

With Special Thanks to the live-blogging skills of:
> gdgt
> Gizmodo
> Wired
> Apple

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Running Time: 1:22:33

For Mac Eyes Only – Waiting For The Wolf To Chomp On Peter’s Leg

Episode #183

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike on Protecting Your iTunes Account and the “iTunes Security Threat”, Deploying iPads in School, iTunes U Milestone, iDevice Corporate Inroads, iTV and iPod Touch Rumors Heat Up, History of Computer Symbols, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, Web Travels With Dan, Glenn suggests Air Video for streaming.

News:
> iTunes Security Hole or Phishing Attack?
> Apple Store Offers Compare Macs Feature
> The iPad Project
> Inkling the Future of Textbooks?
> iTunes U Hits 300 Million Mark
> Enterprise IT Warm to Apple Devices
> UPDATE: Adobe Acrobat and Reader Security Updates
> UPDATE: VLC 1.1.3
> UPDATE: Google Mobile App Push Update
> RUMOR: Inside iOS 4.1?
> RUMOR: Apple Patent Helps Detect Unauthorized Use
> RUMOR: Kevin Rose Says iTV Will Change Everything
> RUMOR: iPod Touch 4 Spy Shots?
> FUN NEWS: Magic Trackpad USB Hack
> FUN NEWS: The Secret History of Those @#$%ing Computer Symbols

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Features:

Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> Covent Garden Store
> ITV will defend it’s brand
> GrooveShark App
> Spotify Survey
> iTunes Pan-EU Label Relations head
> FNAC 25 Years of Mac
> Apple in Carrefour France?
> City of London iPhone bust
> iPad Data costs
> Fun item: 6 Million Dollar iPhone

Web Travels With Dan:
> Samorost 1
> Dan’s FMEO Facebook Group

Listener E-mail:

Feedback: Glenn says that there IS an App for streaming and it’s name is Air Video.
> Air Video

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Running Time: 36:58

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – Display Alternatives First in Dictionary

Quick Tip #111

Prefer to find synonyms for words rather than definitions? The Dictionary app can be configured to present alternatives first and this week’s tip tells you how.

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Running Time: 2:21