Quick Tip #043
Share folders on your local network quickly with this week’s tip.
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For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – "Fast Folder Sharing"
February 6, 2009 by
For Mac Eyes Only – "Embedding the Subconscious"
February 2, 2009 by
Episode #108
This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike discusses Apple sans Steve, iTunes Plus per track, New iMacs Soon?, Flash (not yet) on the iPhone, Insomnia Film Fest, Apple app updates, New Google Earth, 25th Anniversary Party, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, Jason’s MacBook Podcast tip, Web Travels with Dan, Snow Leopard in Box Set?, sync Safari and Firefox bookmarks, Comparing PDFs, Jailbreaking the iPod Touch 2G.
News:
> iTunes Plus Track by Track
> Apple Says iMac in Short Supply
> No Flash on iPhone … yet
> MacBook Pro NVIDIA Graphics Woes
> Insomnia Film Festival Canceled
> UPDATE: iPhone 2.2.1
> UPDATE: PwnageTool and QuickPwn for 2.2.1
> UPDATE: iLife ’08, iDVD 7.0.3, iWork ’08 updates
> Apple Pulls NVIDIA Graphics Update
> UPDATE: Google Earth 5 beta
> RUMOR: AT&T to Subsidize Notebooks?
> FUN NEWS: Macintosh Division 25th Anniversary Party
Features:
Gary Malpas’ News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> Regent Street Store Events
> Films Coming to Switzerland?
> iPhone Drop in Germany
> Lost in HD
> Being #1 Not Always Good News
> Wooden Macbook Case
Web Travels With Dan: MacFixIt
MacBook Podcast Tip with Jason Whitener: Make Mail attachments stay where you put them.
Listener E-mails:
Question: Bob and Joe wonder about Snow Leopard and the Mac Box Set.
Question: Richard wants to merge Safari and Firefox bookmarks. He’s also looking to easily compare two PDFs.
> Bookdog
> BookIt
> Adobe Acrobat Pro
> diff -y file1.txt file2.txt > output.txt
> diff -y –suppress-common-lines file1.txt file2.txt > output.txt
Question: Brian asks about jailbreaking the iPod Touch 2G
> redsn0w
Links to Know:
> Visit The MacBook Podcast
> The FMEO Apple Store Gallery
> ESC!Cast on Topixz / Twitter
Contact Us:
> mike AT formaceyesonly.com
> dan AT formaceyesonly.com
> gazmaz AT formaceyesonly.com
> jason AT macbookpodcast.com
> ESC!Casts Hotline – 1 (815) 981-4224
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FMEO-108-020209 (47’06, 21.64mb, 64kbps)
For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – "Expanded Save Dialog"
January 30, 2009 by
Quick Tip #042
This week’s tip helps you set the expanded Save dialog as the default.
> defaults write -g NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool TRUE
To change it back again, replace TRUE with FALSE.
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FMEO-QTW042-011609 (3’28, 1.66MB, 64kbps)
For Mac Eyes Only – "Thar Be Squalls Ahead!"
January 26, 2009 by
Episode #107
This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike ponders what’s on tap with Snow Leopard, Software Pirates bitten by Trojan, Seagate Drive woes, iLife 09 ships Tuesday, Updated white MacBook, QuickTime 7.6, Pencil iPhone stand, Mac’s birthday, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, Jason’s MacBook Podcast tip, QuickTip from Kit, iTunes Plus Upgrades, ToDos on iPod Touch, COD4 on MacBook.
News:
> Pirated iWork ’09 Hides Trojan Horse
> OSX.Trojan.iServices.A Removal Tool
> Pirated Adobe Photoshop CS4 Trojan Horse
> Seagate Drives Firmware Cause Lost Data Access
> TUAW Tips for Installing Seagate Firmware
> Apple 1st Quarter Earnings Call (iTunes link)
> UPDATE: Boxee Gets ABC
> UPDATE: iLife ’09 Ships January 27th
> UPDATE: New White MacBook Nears Specs of Unibody
> UPDATE: QuickTime 7.6
> QuickTime 7.6 Cause of Game Failure?
> FUN NEWS: Geeky-Gadgets Pencil iPhone Stand
> FUN NEWS: Steve Jobs Introduces the Macintosh (YouTube link)
Features:
Gary Malpas’ News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> Once There, Now It’s Gone
> T-Mobile Austria
> Orange TV on the iPhone
> Telegraph Switcher
> Guardian Interviews: Steve Wozniak
> Guardian Interviews: Andy Hertzfeld
> Isle of Man Music Tax?
> Concept Keyboard
MacBook Podcast Tip with Jason Whitener: Using Columns in Apple Mail.
FMEO Listener Quick Tip: Kit offers alternative to Quit the Finder
> tell application “Finder” to quit
> tell application “Finder” to launch
> FMEO Quick Tip Weekly #40
Listener E-mails:
Question: Darren having trouble upgrading his iTunes Library to iTunes Plus
Question: Robert looking for his ToDos on the iPod Touch
> OmniFocus for iPhone / Touch (iTunes Store link)
> Appigo ToDo (iTunes Store link)
Question: Can Brian O. run Call of Duty 4 on his white MacBook?
Links to Know:
> Apple’s Snow Leopard Page
> Thought Out PED3
> Visit The MacBook Podcast
> The FMEO Apple Store Gallery
> ESC!Cast on Topixz / Twitter
Contact Us:
> mike AT formaceyesonly.com
> dan AT formaceyesonly.com
> gazmaz AT formaceyesonly.com
> jason AT macbookpodcast.com
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For Mac Eyes Only – "Like-Minded Apple"
January 19, 2009 by
Episode #106
This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Gary discuss Jobs right to privacy, Safari security hole, OS X trademark, Wired in hot water with Apple, No Retro-Mac for you!, Zork MMO, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, Jason’s MacBook Podcast tip, Web Travels with Dan, iPod Touch battery life, Printing labels from Address Book, Folders in Apple Mail and iPhone.
News:
> Safari’s RSS Flaw Workaround
> Apple Files Trademark for OS X sans Mac
> Wired in Trouble for MSI Windbook Hacking Article
> Wired’s 25 Years of Mac
> RUMOR: Snowy’s Marble Look?
> RUMOR: New Mac mini to Use Nvidia ION Platform?
> FUN NEWS: Legends of Zork MMO
> Z-Machine Interpreter for OS X
> Frotz for the iPhone
Features:
Gary Malpas’ News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> iPhone Sales in France
> Paris Apple Store
> Free Workshops
> EU Law on Browsers
> iTunes U: Warwick University
> Meet the Author (UK Only Link)
> MacDev2009
> GAMING: BIOSHOCK on the Mac
> 3GWWAN in Macbooks
> Wifi on Birmingham School Buses
> Don’t Shoot Me
> Retro Media Centre
Web Travels With Dan: MacHeist
MacBook Podcast Tip with Jason Whitener: Maintaining your Mac’s hard drive.
Listener E-mails:
Question: Brian O. having trouble with iPod Touch battery life.
Question: Brian H. looking to print only a few labels at a time from Address Book.
Question: Mark looking for help setting up sub-folders in Mail on the iPhone.
Links to Know:
> iJustine: Leave Steve Jobs Alone!
> American Library Association
> Visit The MacBook Podcast
> ESC!Cast on Topixz / Twitter
Contact Us:
> mike AT formaceyesonly.com
> dan AT formaceyesonly.com
> gazmaz AT formaceyesonly.com
> jason AT macbookpodcast.com
> ESC!Casts Hotline – 1 (815) 981-4224
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FMEO-106-011909 (51’53, 23.8mb, 64kbps)
For Mac Eyes Only – "Macworld Aftermath"
January 12, 2009 by
Episode #105
This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike reviews the announcements at Macworld Expo, iPhone Nano Knockoff, Pam gets close to Woz, Lotus Notes for OS X, Google Chrome coming soon?, Build your own Mac NetBook, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, Jason’s MacBook Podcast tip, Web Travels with Dan, Create your own icons, Dropped Touch won’t power up, Hard drive repair tools, FMEO Apple Store gallery.
News:
> Replacing Your 17″ MacBook Pro Battery
> Counterfeiters Caught with their Nanos Down
> Apple Sued Over Icons
> “Welcome to Macintosh” at Macworld
> LG Wins LCD / OLED Exclusive
> UPDATE: OnyX 2.0.2
> UPDATE: Lotus Notes 8.5 for OS X
> UPDATE: Lotus Symphony for OS X
> UPDATE: Boxee Alpha Now Open to All
> Boxee Developer Site
> UPDATE: Joost for iPhone
> UPDATE: Parallels Desktop 4
> RUMOR: Google Chrome for Mac this Summer?
> RUMOR: Skype to Appear on iPhone Soon?
> FUN NEWS: The eeeMac Journey
Features:
Gary Malpas’ News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> Apple Approved retailers now selling iPhones in France
> EU Plans Smartphone Tax
> BBC News Reader
> The Best is yet to come
> The music industry aren’t starving yet not in the UK at least
> Boxee and BBC iPlayer
Web Travels With Dan: SmugMug
> vucsko.com
MacBook Podcast Tip with Jason Whitener: Restore Mail notification sound in Leopard
Listener E-mails:
Question: James would like to create his own icons
> Xcode Tools
> ICNS2ICON
Question: Brian has a jammed sleep button on his iPod Touch
> iFixIt.com iPod Touch 2G First Look
Question: Mike has a dead external drive?
> TechTool Pro
> DiskWarrior
> DriveGenius
> Data Rescue II
Feedback: Jesse helps build the FMEO Apple Store Gallery
> http://gallery.formaceyesonly.com
Links to Know:
> Visit The MacBook Podcast
> ESC!Cast on Topixz / Twitter
> macCompanion Magazine
Contact Us:
> mike AT formaceyesonly.com
> dan AT formaceyesonly.com
> gazmaz AT formaceyesonly.com
> jason AT macbookpodcast.com
> ESC!Casts Hotline – 1 (815) 981-4224
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FMEO-105-011209 (54’30, 25mb, 64kbps)
For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – "Restore Time Machine Backups to Another Mac"
January 9, 2009 by
Quick Tip #041
If you use a USB or Firewire drive with Time Machine, here’s how to restore those Time Machine backups to another Mac.
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FMEO-QTW041-010909 (2’12, 1.08MB, 64kbps)
For Mac Eyes Only – "Reaction Time: The Schiller Show"
January 6, 2009 by
Episode #104
This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike and Gary discuss the events of Phil Schiller’s Macworld Keynote as they unfold, Jason’s MacBook Podcast tip, Web Travels with Dan.
With Special Thanks to:
Engadget
Gizmodo
The Ultimate Apple Weblog
News:
> Steve Jobs’ Letter to the Community
> UPDATE: Skype 2.8 Beta
> iLife ’09
> iWork ’09
> New 17″ MacBook Pro
> iTunes Goes DRM Free and Updates Pricing
Features:
Web Travels With Dan: Topixz
MacBook Podcast Tip with Jason Whitener: Arranging folders in OS X
Links to Know:
> Visit The MacBook Podcast
> Mike on Topixz / Twitter
> macCompanion Magazine
Contact Us:
> mike AT formaceyesonly.com
> dan AT formaceyesonly.com
> gazmaz AT formaceyesonly.com
> jason AT macbookpodcast.com
> ESC!Casts Hotline – 1 (815) 981-4224
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FMEO-104-010609 (1:51’56, 51.3mb, 64kbps)
For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – "Quit the Finder"
January 2, 2009 by
Quick Tip #040
Need to squeeze a bit more performance from your Mac? Then Quit the Finder!
To enable Quit on the Finder menu:
> defaults write com.apple.Finder QuitMenuItem 1
> killall Finder
To disable the Quit menu item change the 1 to a 0.
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FMEO-QTW040-010209 (3’34, 1.71MB, 64kbps)
For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – "Reset the Administrator Password"
December 26, 2008 by
Quick Tip #039
What do you do when there’s only one administrator on your Mac and you forget the password? This week’s tip tells you how to reset the password.
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FMEO-QTW039-122608 (2’15, 1.1MB, 64kbps)
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