Episode #150

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Our 150th episode crammed full of your tips, tricks and vexing Mac questions, Jobs the Best CEO, VLC Seeks Help, iTunes Movie Bundles, Patches Galore!, TV Subscriptions Soon?, Tablet in January?, iPhone Dock of Cheese, iCat?, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond.

News:
> Steve Jobs Best Performing CEO in the World
> iTunes U‘s 100 Million Downloads
> Apple Seeks Experts for Apple Stores
> VLC Wants YOU! (if you’re a Mac developer)
> iTunes Movie Bundles
> Another Adobe Security Advisory
> Microsoft Loses XML Patent Appeal
> UPDATE: 27″ iMac Graphics Firmware Update
> UPDATE: Camera RAW Compatibility 2.7 (via Software Update)
> UPDATE: MobileMe iDisk 1.1 for iPhone
> UPDATE: Epson and Lexmark Printer Driver Update for Snowy
> UPDATE: Mail Services Update 1.1
> UPDATE: Xsan 2.2.1 Filesystem Update
> UPDATE: Thunderbird 3.0
> UPDATE: Perian 1.2
> UPDATE: Firefox 3.5.6
> RUMOR: ABC and CBS in iTunes Subscription Deal?
> RUMOR: WWDC to Coincide with AT&T Exclusivity End?
> BREAKING RUMOR: Apple Tablet in January?
> FUN NEWS: Cheesy iPhone Dock
> FUN NEWS: iMac Cat Bed?
> or an iMac Aquarium?

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Features:

Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> Don McAllister Comment see the real Gazmaz?
> Pictures from the Liverpool Tweetup
> EU Volume Control
> Vatican Museum Guide
> Real money to Spare
> CANAL + TV App
> Most searched for gadget in the UK
> Can we have our App SVT?
> O2 Services go missing
> Tracking Santa

Listener E-mails:

Tip: Nicolas’s tip for new Mac users is to get involved in the Community.

Question: Gary’s Safari no longer downloads properly, iCal’s icon not updating and problems with the Documents stack.
> OS X 10.6.2 Combo Updater

Tip: VMware’s Pong Easter Egg
> Press Shift + Ctrl + Cmd + Option + V to create the ‘Paschal Ovum’ virtual machine

Question: Kevin’s issue with symbols
> What IS that Option Key symbol?
> The Command symbol is the St John’s Arms

Question: Jerry’s playlist woes, copy and paste not working in Snowy?, and iPod Touch duplicate contacts.

Question: Lore would like to switch between active windows in the current application using the keyboard.
> Command + ` cycles through app windows
> Apple’s eNews for Education newsletter
> Apple’s Education Pages

Question: Tyler looking to change the name of the home folder. How to create RAR files in OS X and what, exactly, is the eMate?
> How to Change the Home Directory Name

> RARLAB’s OS X command line utility
Front Ends:
> Springy
> BetterZip
> RarMachine
Extract Only:
> UnArchiver
> UnRarX

> DMOZ List of Newton Links
> eMate 300 Specs
> eMate at Apple Museum
> Available Apple downloads

Tip: Dean suggests changing the Bandwidth settings in iChat to improve its video quality.

Tip: Vaughan’s trick for creating a new admin account
> reboot to Single User Mode (CMD+S during startup)
> mount -uw /
> rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
> shutdown -h now

Other methods that work:
> Using Installation Disc
> Using “root”
> Using “dscl”

Question: Brian looking to click Java buttons using AppleScript. Suggestions are welcome!
> MacTech’s AppleScript and Java Article

Tip: William’s update to last week’s Quick Tip
> Quick Tip Weekly #84

Tip: Tyler’s suggests MyWi for iPhone tethering. Caution: Jailbreaking required!
> MyWi at Rock Your iPhone

Tip: Pat’s tip for accessing special characters on the iPhone.
> Courtesy of PatMahon.com

Tip: Steve suggests stepping down Flash Player for older Mac hardware
> Uninstall Tool For Flash Player 10
> Archived Flash Players

Additional Links to Know:
> The FMEO Apple Store Gallery

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Running Time: 1:01:55

Episode #149

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike’s last minute gift guide, Psystar Settlement, Apple Picks Up Lala, College Launches iPhone App, App Dev Reality TV, Mac Pro Update, AT&T Makes Effort to Improve?, Even MORE Holiday Gift ideas, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, Web Travels with Dan, Darren’s Exchange Tip, Safari Amnesia, OS X Fitness Software, What’s Behind FMEO.TV.

For Mac Eyes Only Last-Minute Gift Guide 2009

Gifts For Mac Users:
Western Digital Drives for Mac
Seagate FreeAgent Drives
OWC’s External Hard Drives
Wacom Bamboo Tablet
Canon SELPHY CP780
NeatDesk for Mac
Black & Decker 100W Power Inverter

Gifts For iPhone Users:
Scosche kickBACK
Kensington Nightstand Charging Dock
iPhone Tripod Holder
Dahon BioLogic Bike Mount
iTunes Gift Cards

For All Apple Fanatics:
Revolution in the Valley
The Cult of Mac
Welcome to Macintosh
MacHeads
GelaSkins
MacSlaps
Unique Skins custom skins
Throwboy Dock Icon Pillows

News:
> Psystar and Apple Settle
> Apple Picks up Lala for $80M
> Or Was it $17M?
> College of Charleston’s iPhone App
> App Development as Reality Show? (via TUAW)
> AT&T’s “Mark the Spot” App
> UPDATE: Mac Pro gets a Power Boost
> UPDATE: Java Updates for Snow Leopard and Leopard
> RUMOR: iTunes LP Creation Coming to iDVD?
> FUN NEWS: Make Your Own Touch Screen Glove
> FUN NEWS: Power Button Earrings
> FUN NEWS: Mac Daddy Pin

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Features:

Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> Liverpool TweetUp
> Stolen iPhones in Russia
> iPhone exclusively on O2, not any more
> Apple and the OFT
> Villagers laying their own broadband cable
> Native iPlayer iPhone App?
> Apple contemplating streaming or similar?
> 12 Days of Christmas
> Bristol Store opening
> Regent Street Guy Ritchie

Web Travels With Dan:
> Slickdeals.net
> Dan’s FMEO Facebook Group

Listener Quick Tip: Darren’s tip helps stop annoying Missed Meeting alarms when connected to an Exchange Server.

Listener E-mails:

Question: David’s Safari not saving History or Bookmarks

Question: Timothy is looking for good fitness software on OS X
> TrailRunner
> iSMARTtrain
> HealthNut

Question: Tyler Asks – What’s under the hood at FMEO.TV?
> iShowU HD Pro
> iMovie 09
> Keynote
> Photoshop CS4

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> The Official Dogcow Website
> The FMEO Apple Store Gallery

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Running Time: 50:43

Episode #148

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike’s Thanksgiving adventures, Apple enticing shoppers, Smoke damage a hazardous environment?, TomTom cradle news, iPhones talk to wheelchairs, Atom hack for Snowy, Dodeca-Core Mac Pro?, New iPhone in the Wild?, Twitter on your 68k Mac, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, Drive locked by open files, Reusing an old Mac, Growl for Windows.

> “My Sod Home” – video of a $2000 Home
> Harvey’s Book, “Dancing in the Dew“

News:
> Jailbroken iPhones Still Wormy
> Apple Store Online Offers Free Shipping
> Smoke Damage Debate
> TomTom’s App Now Supports iPod Touch
> iPhones to Talk to Wheelchairs
> Hackers Add Atom Support to 10.6.2
> UPDATE: iPhoto 8.1.1
> UPDATE: Final Cut Server 1.5.1
> UPDATE: LED Cinema Display iSight Firmware
> UPDATE: Boot Camp Drivers Update 2.2
> UPDATE: Handbrake 0.9.4
> UPDATE: CrossOver Games
> RUMOR: 12-Core Mac Pro in Spring?
> RUMOR: New iPhones Uncovered?
> FUN NEWS: Grackle68k

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Features:

Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> Stolen iPhones
> Teco Gets iPhone
> Staff Needed at New UK Stores
> Spotify Doing Nicely
> Swindon WiFi
> White 2007 MacBooks Cracking Up?
> iPod Radio Tagging in the UK At Last
> Ski Challenge 2010

Listener E-mails:

Question: Mark’s iPod is locked and he’s wondering why?
> What’s Keeping Me?

Question: Brian looking to reuse an old Mac.
> iMac G3/350 (blueberry) Specs
> iMac Aquarium

Question: Demar is looking for Growl … for Windows.
> Official Growl for Windows

Additional Links to Know:
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> The FMEO Apple Store Gallery

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> barry AT formaceyesonly.com
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> jason AT macbookpodcast.com
> Team FMEO on Twitter:
>> @formaceyesonly
>> @gazmaz
>> @danv
>> @macbookpodcast
>> @parnone
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Running Time: 44:26