For Mac Eyes Only – "Dolphins, Not Sharks"

Episode #078

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Bob and Sue redux, what makes OS X a better user experience, Leopard 10.5.3, Adobe woes in Leopard, Carpet bomb flaw, Acrobat 9 coming, Palm apps on iPhone, .Mac revamp?, New “Welcome to Macintosh” screenings, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, Jason’s MacBook Podcast tip, Web Travels with Dan, Building audio books, Leopard on a G3?, WDS networks, Apple TV to DVI.

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News:
> OS X Leopard 10.5.3
> OS X Server 10.5.3
> Google Sync from Address Book
> Adobe Save Issue in 10.5.3
> Safari Carpet Bomb Flaw
> UPDATE: Security Update 2008-003
> UPDATE: Digital Camera RAW Update
> UPDATE: RapidWeaver 4
> UPDATE: Acrobat 9 Pro for OS X
> BETA: DreamWeaver, Fireworks and SoundBooth Betas
> COMING SOON: StyleTap CrossPlatform for iPhone
> RUMOR: .Mac to be Renamed Mobile Me?
> FUN NEWS: New “Welcome to Macintosh” Screenings (Cleveland / Potsdam)
> “Welcome to Macintosh” Ning Group

Features:

Gary Malpas’ News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> Tax on media players?
> Music where is it going?
> BBC iPlayer
> Sony TV Shows in UK iTunes store
> Films in UK iTunes store soon?
> French iTunes TV Shows
> New Swiss, Paris and Liverpool Apple Stores?
> Hasselblad launches Phocus 1.0 for Mac
> FNAC to sell iPhone 3G?
> KPN to carry iPhone in the Netherlands while Nordics deal for iPhone
> Lower rate calls for iPhone users in the UK
> Wallace High School
> Griffin Power Dock
> ColdPlay Ad

MacBook Podcast Tip with Jason Whitener: Speed up your Mac Boot Times

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Web Travels with Dan: Bike Forums

For Mac Eyes Only Listener Quick Tip: Create Bookmarkable Audio Books with Audiobook Builder.
> Audiobook Builder at Splasm Software

Listener E-mails:

Question: Brian asks – Leopard on a G3 and Linux via Boot Camp?
> Mactel-linux.org HOW-TO
> Q
> Sun Virtual Box
> Parallels Desktop for Mac
> VMware Fusion

Question: Bob asks about a Wireless Distribution System using an AirPort Extreme and a Time Capsule.
> Apple Support Article (107454): Create WDS using AirPort Admin Utility

Question: Kieren wants to know if an Apple TV will work with his Samsung TV via a DVI port
> Apple Support Article (305095): Apple TV – Connecting the Cables

Links to Know:
> ESC!Cast now on Pownce
> macCompanion Magazine

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> mike AT formaceyesonly.com
> ESC!Casts Hotline – 1 (815) 981-4224

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For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – "Keyboard Viewer"

Quick Tip #013

Use the Keyboard Viewer to keep special characters a mouse click away.

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For Mac Eyes Only – "A Chat with Don McAllister"

Episode #077

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Gary speaks with the creator of ScreenCastsOnline, UK Podcaster Don McAllister, Here I Come to Sue the Day, 1st gen iPhone data wiping, iCal vulnerabilities, iTunes Store phishing, xVM VirtualBox, 3D adventures on the iPhone, special offer for listeners.

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News:
> Apple and CBS Sued Over Mighty Mouse Name
> Mississippi Gets Apple Store
> iPhone Restore Doesn’t Wipe Data
> Selling Your iPhone? Try This.
> iCal Vulnerabilities
> iTunes Store Phishing Attempts
> Sun xVM VirtualBox
> FUN NEWS: Kingdom Lores 3D for iPhone

Gary Malpas’ News and Views from Across the Pond:
Gary recently sat down with UK podcaster Don McAllister to talk about Don’s switch to the Mac and the development behind what is arguably, one of the top resources anywhere for computer based tutorials for your Mac, ScreenCastsOnline.

> ScreenCastsOnline

Links to Know:
> ESC!Cast now on Pownce
> macCompanion Magazine

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> mike AT formaceyesonly.com
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For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – "Text Clippings"

Quick Tip #012

Using the Text Clipping feature of OS X.

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For Mac Eyes Only – "Engulfed in Radiance"

Episode #076

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: A tale of two switchers, Premium Macs, $7 data in Canada?, WWDC Sold Out, Quark 8, Multi-touch keyboards, Indy on your Mac, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, Jason’s MacBook Podcast tip, Aliases on the Dock, Web Travels with Dan, possible FireWave solution, Mac Pro memory, iTunes playback question, Mike writes Mike.

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News:

> Macs Top Premium PC
> iPhone on new $7 Rogers Data Plan?
> WWDC Sold Out.
> Quark to take on Adobe.
> UPDATE: Cyberduck 3.0.1 Released
> GAMING: Battlestations: Midway
> GAMING: Feral Releases Universal Binary Patches
> RUMOR: Lux
> RUMOR: Multi-touch Keyboard for … AppleTV?
> FUN NEWS: Iconfactory Official Indiana Jones Icon Sets

Gary Malpas’ News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> O2 Confirms new iPhone in weeks.
> German iPhone sales ‘meeting expectations’
> Swiss iPhone announcement raises eyebrows given rumors
> Apple UK drops online return fee
> Apple fighting Swiss levy on iPods
> Summer Deals
> Get A Mac: Sad Song

MacBook Podcast Tip with Jason Whitener: Rotate Your Desktop Backgrounds

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For Mac Eyes Only Listener Quick Tip: Folder Aliases on the Dock

Web Travels with Dan: AdobeTV

Listener Question: The order of memory modules in a Mac Pro.

Listener Question: iTunes only plays videos in Artwork Viewer

Listener Question: Swishy sound from GarageBand MP3s.

Listener Feedback: Raymond suggests fix for FireWave audio problem.

Links to Know:
> Ford Racing 2
> ESC!Cast now on Pownce
> macCompanion Magazine

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> mike AT formaceyesonly.com
> ESC!Casts Hotline – 1 (815) 981-4224

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For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – "Firefox Download Tips"

Quick Tip #011

Tips for managing your Firefox downloads on your Mac.

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For Mac Eyes Only – "ListenerPalooza"

Episode #075

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike turns it over to the listeners, Your backup tips, HBO gets deal NBC couldn’t?, Audacity is back, a little Comic Magiq, desktop VM updates, Raging Thunder, Mike and Gary think iPhone is well-nigh, .mac overhaul?, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, Web Travels with Dan, Macs CAN talk, Tip Sheet reborn!, vanishing Mail, Dolby 5.1 for Mac Pro, Outlook and iCal to one iPhone, multiple AirPort woes.

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News:

> HBO Coming to iTunes Store
> PowerBook and iBook users get refund
> Orb brings TV to iPhone
> UPDATE: Audacity 1.3.5 beta
> UPDATE: OpenOffice.org 3 beta
> UPDATE: Pixelmator 1.2 Draftsman
> UPDATE: Comic Life Magiq
> UPDATE: Parallels 3.0.5600
> UPDATE: VMware Fusion 2.0 beta
> GAMING: Raging Thunder on your iPhone
> RUMOR: Mike and Gary think iPhone will be here this week.
> RUMOR: .Mac Overhaul Soon?
> FUN NEWS: Commodore 64 EMU on iPhone

Gary Malpas’ News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> O2 Run out of iPhones.
> UK and US Online Stores temporarily out of iPhones?
> Restocking of the iPhone
> 3G in Austria
> Vodaphone supplying the 3G iPhone soon?
> Orange in talks to offer iPhone beyond France.
> Swisscom
> Price reduction for iPhone in France.
> Philips joining the Touchscreen race.
> Apple rolling out TV shows to French iTunes Store
> NBC in the UK iTunes store
> Time Machine Editor
> 5 iPod Docks for the Summer.
> First look at the JBL 200ID

For Mac Eyes Only Listener Quick Tip: OS X’s Speech Services

For Mac Eyes Only How To: Digitizing Your Vinyl by Pamela Arnone

Web Travels with Dan: Who Wants to be Rich?

Listener Feedback: NASA and iPods

Listener Feedback: Backup tips from Jim and Bob.

Listener Question: Ronald’s Mail vanishes and Popcorn 3 won’t start!
> Popcorn 3, ver. 3.0.2 Leopard compatibility update

Listener Question: Bob Looking for Dolby 5.1 Sound Card for Mac Pro
> Griffin FireWave
> M-audio Firewire Tips

Listener Question: Luis asks about syncing both Outlook and iCal to his iPhone.
> Google Calendar
> SyncMyCal
> SpanningSync

Listener Question: Hilton says his AirPort Extreme and AirPort Express don’t play nice.

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> Linksys Storage Link
> CrashPlan Pro
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> macCompanion Magazine

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For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – "Custom Keyboard Shortcuts"

Quick Tip #010

Create your own keyboard shortcuts in OS X.

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For Mac Eyes Only – "Sync da Mac, Yo!"

Episode #074

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike talks about backup strategy, Unboxing the Psystar, Free WiFi for iPhone? Maybe, Apple lays off 174, Cheaper iPhones coming soon?, iPhone Case Mod, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, Jason’s MacBook Podcast Tip, Leopard iCal Tip, Marco Wants iTunes Store for Brazil, time Machine Stuck, Upgrading iMac RAM, Choosing the right Mac.

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News:

> Unboxing the Open Computer
> iPhone Free WiFi? Nope.
> Apple Lays Off 174
> UPDATE: Java for OS X 10.5 Update 1
> UPDATE: Remote Buddy 1.1
> UPDATE: Microsoft Messenger for Mac 7
> RUMOR: AT&T to Subsidize New iPhone?
> RUMOR: iPhone to be Sold by More Carriers?
> FUN NEWS: iPhone Case Mod

Gary Malpas’ News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> 16Gb iPhones now selling out in UK
> O2 Finishes 3G rollout
> Second Store for Scotland
> UK’s KRC opens 7th Store.
> Apple attacks UK grey market.
> Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince coming to Mac
> Russian unlocked iPhones at 500,000?
> Apple reports more educational organisations using podcasting
> Classic children’s programs added to UK iTunes store.
> Apple lowers Mac Mini pricing in Euro stores.
> How Apple can do better on the iPhone.

MacBook Podcast Tip with Jason Whitener: System Preferences Keyboard Shortcuts

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For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip: Quick iCal Event Edits Using Your Keyboard

For Mac Eyes Only Listener Quick Tip: Brian reports on an Easter Egg in iSquint
> iSquint

Listener Feedback: iTunes Store in Brazil

Listener Feedback: iPods in Space Centers

Listener Question: Time Machine stuck “Preparing for Backup”

Listener Question: Upgrading iMac RAM

Listener Question: Choosing the Correct Mac

Links to Know:
> SuperDuper!
> Newer Technology Universal Drive Adapter.
> ESC!Cast now on Pownce
> macCompanion Magazine

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For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – "Photo Booth Keyboard Tricks"

Quick Tip #009

Simple keyboard tricks for working with Photo Booth on your Mac.

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