Episode #138

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike’s thoughts on the 3rd Gen iPod Touch, First Major Update for Snowy, AT&T’s Early Roll-out of MMS, Apple TV Action, MacBook Crushed but Lives to Compute Another Day, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, Web Travels with Dan, Jason’s Mac Tip, Listener Feedback on Wednesday’s iPod Event.

News:
> Steve Jobs on Why the Touch Doesn’t Have a Camera
> RUMOR: Proof the iPod Touch HAD a Camera?
> 3rd Gen iPod Touch Teardown
> UPDATE: OS X 10.6.1
> UPDATE: Security Update 2009-005 for 10.5 and 10.4
> UPDATE: QuickTime 7.6.4
> AT&T Rolls Out MMS to Some
> Apple TV 160GB Price Plunge
> UPDATE: HP, Canon and Brother Release New Printer Drivers
> Apple Open Sources Grand Central Dispatch
> Apple’s Open Source Site
> FUN NEWS: MacBook Car-nage

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Features:

Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> Palm Pre available in the UK soon. Is it worth a look?
> Don McAllister
> Orange and T-Mobile merger enabling them to get the iPhone in UK?
> Vodafone’s 14Mbps Service
> Delayed Snow Leopard
> Dedicated area in the London Regent St to Sell Nano’s
> Apple’s Carosello Carguate Store Opening
> Apple’s Carosello Carguate Store
> Regent St Store “most profitable in London“
> The Telegraph’s review of “Snowy”
> David Cohen from MyMac on the Invisible Shield
> NASA’s Hubble Website
> The Archers Theme Tune

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

Jason’s MacBook Podcast Tip: Auto-play movies in Snowy’s QuickTime X
> defaults write com.apple.QuickTimePlayerX MGPlayMovieOnOpen 1

Listener E-mail:

“It’s Only Rock and Roll” Event Feedback: Bob, Jeremy, and Demar share their thoughts on Apple’s latest iPod Event.

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FMEO-138-091409 (44’44, 21.5MB)

Episode #135

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike’s quick and dirty guide for prepping your Mac for Snow Leopard, Logic Express 9, Funny Hard Drive Squeaking Noise fixed, Camera RAW Lives (in PPC), Apple Media Event, Plungercam!, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, Jason’s Mac Tip, Renaming home directories, Expanding MacBook batteries, Changing album art in grid view, “Mac to School” feedback.

News:
> Snow Leopard Refinements
> Snow Leopard Compatibility List
> Logic Express 9 Released
> UPDATE: iPhoto 8.1
> UPDATE: Bluetooth Firmware Update 2.0.1
> UPDATE: Hard Drive Firmware Update 2.0
> UPDATE: Apple Remote Desktop 3.3
> UPDATE: Bento 2.0v5
> FileMaker Tips for Removing Duplicate Contact Records
> Adobe Camera RAW to Continue for PPC for now
> RUMOR: Music Event Scheduled for Sept. 9th
> FUN NEWS: Make your own Plungercam!

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Features:

Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> Spotify not rejected (yet)
> RUMOR: The Beatles in iTunes (not again)
> Apple looking into iPod & iPhone cracking and explosions
> Interview with Benoit Simeray
> Paris Metro Augmented Reality
> EMEA Smartphone Sales
> “The Surprise”, children’s book for iPhone
> Final Cut Pro London Seminar

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

Jason’s MacBook Podcast Tip: Use Preview to resize your images

Listener E-mails:

Question: Mike would like to rename his short name AND home directory.
> Apple KB Article

Question: Karen’s MacBook Pro battery woes

Question: Connor would like to set default artwork in Artist Grid view

“Mac to School” Feedback: Demar and Jerry offer their suggestions for back to school season.
> Apple Educational Software Discounts
> Keynote Remote
> Logitech V470 Bluetooth Mouse

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> Carbon Copy Cloner
> OS X Installation Options
> Episode 134 – “Mac to School“
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FMEO-135-082409 (50’20, 23MB)

Episode #134

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike’s Mac to School gift ideas, Security Update 2009-004, Microsoft’s Outlook for Mac, TomTom navigation app, Adobe next Creative Suite, Quake Live, iPod Touch video?, Snow Leopard packaging, Apple I replicas, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, Web Travels with Dan, Listener Quick Tip, AirPort Extreme and USB Hard Drives, Missing Preview, Re-enabling iPhone Sync.

Mac to School Links

Hardware:
> booq Bags
> Tom Bihn Bags
> Incase
> Speck Products
> Crumpler Bags
> Western Digital
> Other World Computing
> Seagate
> Iomega

Software:
> iPod Touch
> iWork ’09
> MS Office for Mac 2008
> MobileMe
> Scrivener
> Papers
> Circus Ponies Notebook
> DEVONthink & DEVONagent
> BibDesk

Other:
> Skype Credit or Monthly Subscription
> Apple Gift Card
> iTunes Gift Card
> Amazon Gift Certificate

News:
> UPDATE: Security Update 2009-004
> Entourage to be Renamed … Outlook
> TomTom Turn by Turn Navigation for iPhone (iTunes Link)
> Adobe Says No More PPC
> GAMING: Quake Live for Mac on Sept. 18th!
> RUMOR: Apple Media Event in Early September?
> RUMOR: Video of 3rd Generation iPod Touch?
> RUMOR: Snow Leopard’s Packaging?
> FUN NEWS: Building an Apple I from Scratch
> FUN NEWS: Briel Computers Replica 1

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Features:

Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> GazMaz Flickr Set Devon
> Smartphones to take 70% Europe’s Mobile Market
> O2 Exclusivity Ending?
> 3D Paris Interactive App
> Augmented Reality
> BBC Reluctant iPhone App Developer
> Second Italian Store
> EU asks Apple to Comment
> iPhone Shatters in France
> Apple tried to silence teenager
> The Times online – Steve Jobs: The Man Who Polished Apple

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

Listener Quick Tip: from loludiedcool – Use Exposé WITH Spaces to make moving windows from Space to Space easier.

Listener E-mails:

Question: Scott would like to use an external hard drive with his Time Capsule and move his libraries to it.
> How to move the iPhoto Library to another location
> How to move your iTunes Library to a new location

Question: Jerry is missing Preview. How can he (easily) get it back?

Question: Bob’s iPhone sync selection is grayed out.

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FMEO-134-081709 (42’11, 26.6MB)