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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Features:

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

Episode #173

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike’s on prepping a Mac to upgrade, OS X 10.6.4, New Mac Mini, Unlocked iPhone in Europe, AT&T Data Leaks, Retinal Display game, iMovie for iOS iPhone Only, Lightroom 3, iPad into Typewriter, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, Web Travels with Dan, Managing multiple mail accounts, Help migrating to Windows 7.

News:
> UPDATE: OS X 10.6.4
> Mac Mini Update
> iPhone 4 Sold Unlocked … in UK, France, and Canada
> RUMOR: T-mobile to get iPhone before Verizon?
> iPad 3G Owner E-mails Leaked?
> AT&T Suspends iPhone 4 Pre-orders
> A Second Security Breech at AT&T?
> OS X Fundamental Flaw?
> Retinal Display Dust Up
> iMovie for iOS to be iPhone only
> UPDATE: Safari 5
> UPDATE: iTunes 9.2
> UPDATE: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3
> UPDATE: Flash Player 10.1 for OS X
> UPDATE: Office 2008 12.2.5
> UPDATE: Lotus Notes Traveler
> UPDATE: AVG LinkScanner
> UPDATE: Google Earth iOS App (iTunes Link)
> FUN NEWS: USB Typewriter

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Mike’s Audiobook Pick this week: The Perfect Thing: How the iPod Shuffles Commerce, Culture and Coolness

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Features:

Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> UK Apple Stores grow, well duh!
> Another UK Store
> Unlocked iPhone in UK, YAY!
> O2 iPhone upgrade
> UK Ministers not allowed iPhone
> ITV World Cup Streaming App
> iTunes Festival London 2010
> Streaming Church Services
> iDevice controlled helicopter
> Fun LEGO Printer

Web Travels With Dan:
> Mac.AppStorm
> Dan’s FMEO Facebook Group

Listener E-mail:

Question: Organizing Bob’s Mail
> Enable POP3 on MobileMe
> Mail Fetcher

Question: Abhishek needs help migrating TO Windows.
> Mozilla Sunbird
> Mozilla Thunderbird
> Basecamp
> Microsoft Visio
> The OPML Editor
> Buzz
> Roxio Creator
> Nero Burning ROM
> Nero 9 Free
> CDBurnerXP
> Launchy

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Running Time: 56:42