Episode #164

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike on using the iPad in Small Business, iPhone OS 4 Unveiling, iPad USB Confusion, iPads Marketed Like Macintosh?, iPhone Game Pad Patent, We Want iCade!, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, iPad Travels with Dan, More on Organizing Accessories, MacBook Screen Cleaners, Syncing Notes to the iPhone.

News:
> Apple’s April 8th iPhone OS Event
> iPad Charging Confusion
> ITC Looks into Apple’s Complaints
> 1984 Mac Marketing vs iPad Marketing
> Apple’s 39 Pages of Ads from Newsweek’s 1984 Election Issue
> UPDATE: AirPort Extreme Firmware Update 7.5.1
> UPDATE: Apple AirPort Utility 5.5.1
> RUMOR: iPhone Game Pad from Apple?
> FUN NEWS: ThinkGeek iCade

Features:

Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> iPad Available Internationally April 24th?
> Germans Hungry for the iPad
> Orange Competitive Pricing?
> Orange Giving Games Away with iPhone?
> Barnet Data Loss
> Warwickshire Also Lose Data
> No Trademark for the iPhone from the Swiss
> Little Snapper in French
> Elgato Soccer World Cup Promo
> Regent Street Chats

Web Travels With Dan:
> Apple iPad
> Dan’s FMEO Facebook Group

Listener E-mail:

Question: Jesse’s suggestions for organizing Mac gear on the road.
> Swiss Gear Maxxum Backpack
> Swiss Gear Vertical Travel Companion

Question: Brad seeks suggestions for cleaning his MacBook’s screen and aluminum case.
> RadTech OmniCleanz
> Klear Screen

Question: Thomas looking to sync notes between his Mac and iPhone
> Evernote

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> The FMEO Apple Store Gallery

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Running Time: 38:33

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

Additional Links to Know:
> The FMEO Apple Store Gallery

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Running Time: 41:11

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

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