Episode #133

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike’s thoughts on Apple fanboy’s 5 point rant, OS X 10.5.8, Trojan horse danger?, Antiglare screens, Office 2008 fixed, Duke is back, Apple Social Media App?, Snowy almost ready to ship?, Professor Garfield, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, Web Travels with Dan, Jason’s Mac Tip, Rita’s iMac hacked?, Creating Smart Search folders, Feedback on multiple Apple TVs, Another App Deleter.

News:
> UPDATE: Mac OS X 10.5.8 Released
> UPDATE: OS X 10.5.8 Combo Update
> UPDATE: OS X 10.4 Tiger Security Update 2009-003
> OSX/Jahlav-D Trojan Spotted
> New Antiglare Option for 15″ MacBook Pro
> UPDATE: AirPort Client Updates
> UPDATE: Safari 4.0.3
> UPDATE: GarageBand 5.1
> UPDATE: Mozilla Firefox 3.5.2
> UPDATE: Microsoft Office 2008 12.2.1
> GAMING: Duke Nukem 3D for iPhone
> RUMOR: Apple to Introduce Social Networking App?
> RUMOR: Snowy Gone Gold?
> FUN NEWS: Professor Garfield’s Introduction to Comics
> FUN NEWS: Professor Garfield

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Features:

Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> Rumored new iPod Touch?
> Touch with Camera?
> Apple’s upcoming Tablet?
> MiFi from Novatel Wireless

Web Travels With Dan:
> Hack A Day
> Dan’s FMEO Facebook Group

Jason’s MacBook Podcast Tip: Hiding active applications

Listener E-mails:

Question: Rita is concerned her neighbor is hacking into her Mac
> Apple’s OS X Security Configuration Guides

Question: David’s looking for a way to modify the Search For menu in the Finder.

Feedback: Adam and Barry confirm multiple Apple TVs DO can sync to one Mac.

Feedback: Bob’s suggestion for another a better app cleaner
> AppTrap

Links to Know:
> Visit The MacBook Podcast
> The FMEO Apple Store Gallery

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FMEO-133-081209 (55’20, 32.2MB)

Episode #132

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike opens floor to FMEO community, iPhone OS Update, iDisk from iPhone, FCC Questions Apple, Danger of Keyboard Hack?, 2TB Time Capsule, Eye-Fi worth it?, Free Pebbles, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, Web Travels with Dan, Jason’s Mac Tip, and a slew of listener e-mails.

News:
> UPDATE: iPhone OS 3.0.1
> UPDATE: MobileMe iDisk App
> UK ASA Rules in Apple’s Favor
> MS Office 2008 for Mac Cross Platform Problems
> FCC Asks Apple and AT&T for Explanation of App Store Approval Process
> Apple Keyboards Hacked?
> GV Mobile Dev Goes to Cydia
> Apple Adds Keywords to iTunes App Store
> UPDATE: New 2TB Time Capsule
> UPDATE: Eye-Fi Geo for Mac
> UPDATE: Growl 1.1.6
> FUN NEWS: Pebbles for OS X and iPhone

Features:

Gary Malpas’ News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> Comic Life
> iTunes for Mac
> Doug’s AppleScripts for iTunes

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

Jason’s MacBook Podcast Tip: Turn off the Caps Lock key (and others)

Listener E-mails:

Question: Ray’s quest for terminal app with automatic logging
> iTerm
> iTerm Scripting Guide

Question: Dom trying to find graphical disk space usage tool
> Disk Inventory X

Question: Kirk asks about Quicken alternatives
> GnuCash
> Quicken Online
> iWork 09’s Numbers
> Jumsoft Money
> Cha-Ching
> iBank

Question: Bob wonders about the optical digital / analog jacks on his Mac Mini
> Mini-TOSLink (Wikipedia)
> Griffin Technologies iMic

Question: Glenn’s Apple TV streaming missing album tracks

Question: Dom has gigantic ASL files
> To run system maintenance scripts manually from Terminal.app enter the following

sudo periodic daily
sudo periodic weekly
sudo periodic monthly

> Use OnyX to run the same tasks more easily

Question: Bhuvana’s Audio Books show as Music in iTunes
> Splasm’s Audiobook Builder

Question: Tyler looking for help running Windows apps – without Windows.
> WINE for OS X
> CrossOver Mac
> Codeweaver’s Compatibility Guide
> VirtualBox

Question: Mauricio wants to sync more than one Apple TV

Question: Daniel’s MacBook Pro PRAM Problems
> iFixit’s MacBook Pro Repair Guides

Feedback: Jesse and Jim share their reasons for loving OS X over Windows

Links to Know:
> Visit The MacBook Podcast
> The FMEO Apple Store Gallery

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FMEO-132-080309 (1:02’07, 36.9MB)

Episode #131

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike shares thoughts on why he prefers OS X to Windows with listener Terry, Palm’s half-hearted Mac efforts, BlackBerry does it right?, Final Cut and Logic Studio upgrades, Autodesk’s icky tricks, IGG tempts Quicken users to switch, iPod Touch Plus coming soon?, The Apple Museum’s collection of codenames, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, Web Travels with Dan, Jonathan’s MEGA question from the other side of the world.

News:
> Palm Continues to Piggy-back Off Apple’s Success
> UPDATE: BlackBerry Doing What Palm Can’t
> UPDATE: New Final Cut Studio
> UPDATE: Logic Studio Update
> Adobe App Security Advisory
> PowerPoint Bug Fix Coming
> UPDATE: Autodesk’s List of Mac ‘Compatible’ Products.
> IGG Software Offers $20 Rebate to Quicken “Switchers”
> RUMOR: Project Cocktail Brings Album Format Back
> RUMOR: iPod Touch Plus Coming Next Year?
> RUMOR: Inside the Microsoft Store
> FUN NEWS: The Apple Museum’s Internal Codenames Page

Features:

Gary Malpas’ News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> Franz Ferdinand
> Italian Mafia Link? I Think Not.
> Brighton Apple Store
> Confirmation of Paris Store
> Apple’s Armour Shows Few Chinks
> British Con Man
> Handheld Learning Conference
> O2 iPhone Users Suffer Internet and MMS Issues
> RUMOR: O2 buying T-Mobile?
> Aéroports de Paris
> Shakespeare on the iPhone

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

Listener E-mails:

MEGA Question: Jonathan’s questions on running apps from the command line, stretching a MacBook’s battery life, alternatives to Finder, locating OS X’s package manager and building an ultra portable Mac server for a combat environment! Plus a comment on the unibody’s durability.
> Pathfinder
> KDE for Mac
> Fink Project
> Triple Booting a Mac
> Mactel-Linux
> Sun VirtualBox
> VMware Fusion
> Parallels Desktop
> AppZapper
> AppCleaner
> OS X Server Snow Leopard Documentation
> Setting up the Web Proxy Server
> Mac mini Colocation

Links to Know:
> Visit The MacBook Podcast
> The FMEO Apple Store Gallery

Contact Us:
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FMEO-131-072709 (58’20, 33.6MB)

Episode #130

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike questions resurgence in Mac bashing, D45s Offer Virtual B-Sides, Apple’s Right to Block Pre, Yale Offers Full Courses for Free, B&N’s eBook Foray, Apple Tech Camp, Virtual Moon Exploration, Harry Potter Moving Portraits, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, Jason’s MacBook Podcast Tip, Voiding Mac Mini Warranty – Or Not, Migrating Mac to Mac, Apple Trade-In Program?, Software Update Service for the Home.

News:
> Digital 45s in iTunes Store
> UPDATE: iTunes 8.2.1
> Yale University Offers 13 Courses in iTunes U
> Introduction to iTunes U
> Barnes & Noble’s eBook Reader
> Apple’s Advanced Professional Services Tech Camp
> UPDATE: iMovie 8.0.4
> UPDATE: Skype 2.8 Goes Gold
> UPDATE: MS Office 2008 for Mac SP2
> UPDATE: Firefox 3.5.1
> UPDATE: Apple Updates In-Ear Headphones
> FUN NEWS: Moon in Google Earth
> FUN NEWS: Moving Pictures Potter Style

Features:

Gary Malpas’ News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> O2 iPhone Exclusivity Broken
> Free Twitter Updates on O2
> T-Mobile Looking for Unlocked iPhones
> iPhone Auto Correction
> Apple Brand Recognized in the UK
> Christie’s App
> O2 iPhone App Competition
> France’s 3 Strikes
> Is the CD Dead?

Dan’s FMEO Facebook Group

Jason’s MacBook Podcast Tip: Spring Loaded Folders

Listener E-mails:

Question: Bob Asks if Opening Mac Mini Will Void His Warranty
> Gary’s Mac Mini RAM Upgrade Photo Essay
> OWC’s Installation Video

Question: Tony Looking for the Best Way to Migrate to a New Mac

Question: Eric Looking to Trade Up
> PowerMax’s Trade-In Program
> EveryMac.com Estimates Retail Value

Question: Jesse Seeks Alternatives to Apple’s SUS

Links to Know:
> The Mac Lawyer
> Visit The MacBook Podcast
> The FMEO Apple Store Gallery

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FMEO-130-072009 (41’21, 24.6MB)

Episode #129

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike offers tips on the decision to switch to a Mac, Chrome a threat to OS X?, iPhone OS 3 WiFi Connectivity, MacBook Touch Finally Coming?, Seagate Drive Woes – Again, Beginner Guide to AppleScript, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, Web Travels with Dan, Jason’s MacBook Podcast Tip, Highlighting Contact Groups in Address Book, QuickTime and Safari 4, More on MacBooks in the Classroom.

News:
> Google Chrome OS
> 13″ MacBook Pro Outselling Supply?
> WOWODC East 2009
> New SSD Drives Coming from Crucial
> UPDATE: Safari 4.0.2
> UPDATE: VLC 1.0
> UPDATE: Quicken for Mac in 2010
> UPDATE: Missing Sync for Palm Pre
> iPhone 3Gs WiFi Troubleshooting
> RUMOR: New Builds of 10.5.8 and Snow Leopard
> RUMOR: MacBook Pro 7200 RPM Hard Drive Failures?
> RUMOR: MacBook Touch in October?
> FUN NEWS: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to AppleScript

Features:

Gary Malpas’ News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> O2 Gaining More WiFi Hotspots
> High Speed Broadband via Sewage System
> O2 Palm Pre
> No Palm Pre in France … Yet
> Supermarket App
> Ive says: Companies Should Find own raison d’être
> iTunes Live
> Wooden iPod

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

Jason’s MacBook Podcast Tip: Disabling Spotlight in Leopard

Listener E-mails:

Question: Helping Chris highlight contact groups in Address Book.

Question: Ted Looking for help downloading QuickTime linked files in Safari
> Down Them All for Firefox

Feedback: Gary R concerns on MacBook longevity in the Classroom.

Links to Know:
> Visit The MacBook Podcast
> The FMEO Apple Store Gallery

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FMEO-129-071309 (48’15, 28.65MB)