For Mac Eyes Only – A Macsgiving Holiday

Episode #195

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: A bit shorter episode this Thanksgiving week, iOS 4.2.1, Apple TV Update, iOS 4.2 jailbreak, iWork App Updates, Boot Camp 2011, ACN in UK, Netflix Price Hike, GameSalad Goes Free, Black Friday Specials for Mac Users, Woz on How Apple Got Its Name, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond.

News:
> iOS 4.2.1 for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch Released
> iNEWS: Mobile Safari Adds Tools for Web Devs
> UPDATE: iOS 4.1 for Apple TV
> iNEWS: Redsn0w Jailbreak Readied for iOS 4.2
> UPDATE: Pages for iOS 1.3
> UPDATE: Keynote for iOS 1.3
> UPDATE: Numbers for iOS 1.3
> iNEWS: Printopia Brings AirPrint to all Printers
> iNEWS: Foxconn Denies Sale of Parts to 3rd Parties
> MacTech’s Boot Camp 2011
> Apple Rolls Out Apple Consultants Network in UK
> Netflix Streaming Only Plan Brings Price Increase for DVD Fans
> GameSalad Offers Free Basic Plan for Game Devs.
> UPDATE: BusyCal 1.5
> UPDATE: Boinx iStopMotion 2.5 Adds Tilt-Shift
> BLACK FRIDAY: Steep Discounts on Office:Mac 2011
> BLACK FRIDAY: One Day Apple Shopping Event
> BLACK FRIDAY RUMOR: Best Buy to Sell $50 iTunes GC for $40?
> RUMOR: iOS 4.3 to Launch in December?
> FUN NEWS: Original Apple I Sold!
> FUN NEWS: Woz on How Apple Got Its Name.

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Features:

Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> Britain’s Favoured Beatles Single.
> Lots of Beatles Sales.
> iPad rolling out.
> Integrated SIM? NO WAY.
> iPad subsidized?
> Financial iPad subsidy
> Here come the iAds!
> Black Friday in EU Apple stores?
> Christie’s Sale
> Care please! More care.

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Running Time: 35:08

For Mac Eyes Only – Essential Apps Strikes Back

Episode #194

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Our 5th Annual Essential Apps for New Mac Users, Beatles Land in iTunes Store, Java Support via OpenJDK, Tech Books Hit iBookstore, iOS Edges Toward Release, AirPrint Solutions, Google Voice for iPhone, Original Apple I to Bring Big Bucks, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, PDFs Not Opening in Safari.

Essential Mac Apps for New Mac Users 2010: we go back to basics this year for our 5th Annual list of Top 10 apps that everyone should consider loading on their new Mac.

This Year’s List:
10) MobileMe
9) VMware Fusion
8) iWork ’09
7) 1Password
6) HandBrake / VLC
5) Dropbox
4) Perian / Windows Media Components for QuickTime (Flip4Mac)
3) Adium
2) Growl
1) Carbon Copy Cloner

News:
> Apple and the Day We’ll Never Forget
> Apple Contributes to OpenJDK Project
> Amazon Studios Launches for Aspiring Filmmakers
> NVIDIA’s Quadro 4000 for Mac Pro
> Apple Store Youth Workshops
> Pearson and Peachpit eBooks in iBookstore
> Apple Banning White iPhone 4s on eBay?
> Trouble for White iPhone 4 Conversion Kit Seller
> iNEWS: iOS 4.2.1 GM Released
> iNEWS: Printopia Brings AirPrint to all Printers
> iNEWS: Google Voice for iPhone
> UPDATE: Safari 5.0.3
> UPDATE: Safari 4.1.3 for Tiger
> UPDATE: EFI Firmware Update 2 for MacBook and MacBook Pro
> UPDATE: Boot Camp Software Update 3.2
> UPDATE: iTunes 10.1
> UPDATE: OS X Server 10.6.5 Re-Released
> UPDATE: Wirecast 4
> GAMING: Grand Theft Auto Comes to Mac via Cider
> FUN NEWS: Original Apple I at Auction

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Features:

Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> iTunes VOD No 1 in France
> Movies spreading over EU, well…nearly
> Apple TV in more EU countries
> French Apple Jobs
> French Universities like Macs also ?
> Apple selling everywhere in France
> Exciting App? Not really.
> Lithuanian Protesters
> Me Thinks it’s Actually Black Friday Week
> Apple I for Sale

Listener E-mail:

Question: PDFs are hanging up Jerry’s Safari

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> The FMEO Apple Store Gallery

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Running Time: 54:56

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – Sort Apps by Genre

Quick Tip #120

Finding it difficult to locate the app you’ve been wanting to load onto your iDevice? Give the iTunes Genres View a try to help make locating an app just a little bit easier.

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Running Time: 2:27

For Mac Eyes Only – And the Bonehead of the Year Award Goes to…

Episode #193

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike’s thoughts on Xserve’s departure, Wi-Gear On…Then Off, OS X 10.6.5, Skype 5 Beta Out, iPod Touch Gamepad Buttons?, Dead Pixel Policies, Ars Smashes Flash, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, Web Travels With Dan, MobileMe Renewals, Buying a Used Mac.

News:
> Apple EOL’s Xserve
> Mac Pro Server Added to Product Line
> Apple Buys Wi-Gear Bluetooth Tech
> Wi-Gear CEO Says: Umm, No they didn’t
> Mac App Store Squatters
> Toshiba’s SSD Upgrade for MacBook Air
> Core Security Releases Leopard Security Warning
> Oops, never mind! UPDATE: Security Update 2010-007 for Leopard
> UPDATE: OS X 10.6.5
> UPDATE: iPhoto 9.1
> UPDATE: Snow Leopard HP Printer Drivers 2.5.2
> UPDATE: MainStage 2.1.2
> UPDATE: Digital Camera RAW Update 3.4
> UPDATE: Microsoft Office 2011 14.0.1
> UPDATE: 1Password 3.5
> UPDATE: Skype 5 Beta: Great Features, Horrible UI
> GAMING: LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga Lands Friday
> GAMING: Stick on Buttons Turn iPhone into Gamepad
> Apple’s Leaked Dead Pixel Policy
> FUN FUD NEWS: Ars Sez Flash is Battery Vampire

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Features:

Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> iOS can still see Street View data in Germany
> App Store Squatters?
> Who’s worried about the rise of tablets?
> Ant Music or is that App Music?
> London Underground WiFi?
> French Music
> Mobile Mac?
> iPod Booths Noooooo!
> MacBook Air getting good reviews, despite it’s price

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

Listener E-mail:

Question: Jonathan looking for reason to renew MobileMe while Rob wonders about converting trial subscription to a full one.

Question: Phil looking for tips when buying a used Mac.
> EveryMac.com
> PowerMax’s Stolen Apple Products Database
> Apple’s Special Deals on Mac

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> The FMEO Apple Store Gallery

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Running Time: 49:00

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – Archiving Old Contacts

Quick Tip #119

Do you have some contacts that you’d like to remove from Address Book but maybe aren’t quite ready to delete altogether? You can Archive them instead. This week’s tip tells you how.

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Running Time: 1:56

For Mac Eyes Only – Fine and Handy

Episode #192

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike discusses four favorite ways to backup a Mac, Genius Recommendations Return, MacBook Air Display Problems, Flash PDF Exploit Surfaces, International Price Cuts for Mini, Unlocked German iPhone 4, iBookstore Opens Down Under, iPhoto 11 Update Patch, 10.6.5 Imminent?, iOS 4.2 Gold Master, Home Icon on the Road, Web Travels With Dan, Possible Solution for iPhone Volume Problem, Linux within Parallels.

News:
> AppleCare Transferable to New Products
> Genius Recommendations Return in iTunes Sidebar
> 90 Second Previews Coming to iTunes Store
> RUMOR: iTunes Extras Coming to Apple TV?
> Apple Stops Personal Shopping Program
> MacBook Air Screen Flicker and Freezing
> Adobe Flash PDF Exploit
> Mac Mini Price Cut in UK and Europe
> Unlocked iPhone 4 Available in Germany
> Australian iBookstore Open for Business
> Cult of Mac’s Lee Unkrich Interview
> MacDirectory’s Al Gore Interview
> iPhoto ’11 9.0.1
> UPDATE: Logic Pro 9.1.3
> UPDATE: Logic Express 9.1.3
> UPDATE: Mac Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.5
> iPhoto ’11 Calendar Creation Support On the Way
> UPDATE: Adium 1.4
> RUMOR: OS X 10.6.5 Coming Soon?
> RUMOR: iOS 4.2 Golden Master
> RUMOR: Final Cut Pro Update to be All 64bit?
> FUN NEWS: The Home Sweet Home Project

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Features:

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

Listener E-mail:

Question: Jason offers his thoughts on what might be causing Rob’s iPhone volume woes.

Question: Phil wonders how hard it is to install Linux in a virtual machine.
> Ubuntu Server
> Ubuntu Desktop

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Running Time: 40:45

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – “Timeline” Editing in iMovie ’11

Quick Tip #118

This week’s tip tells you how to turn on a couple new features that iMovie ’11 added to help iMovie HD fans feel more at home: Horizontal Clip Views and Detailed Audio Waveforms.

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Running Time: 2:36

For Mac Eyes Only – Disrupt, Divide and Conquer

Episode #191

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike’s thoughts on the Mac App Store, New Trojan Horse to Watch For, SSD Upgrade for MacBook Air, NaNoWriMo Preview of Scrivener 2, Project Rome, Why IS the White iPhone Delayed?, Banana Junior 6000!, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, Web Travels With Dan, Volume Problems with iPhone, Converting FLAC to Mac.

News:
> New Cross-platform Trojan Horse Targets Macs
> FaceTime Beta Revealed Too Much (now fixed!)
> iOS 4.1 Passcode Lock Hack
> Apple Partners with Unisys for the Enterprise
> PhotoFast Solid State Upgrade for New MacBook Air
> iPhoto 11 Upgraders Reporting Data Loss?
> UPDATE: Aperture 3.1
> UPDATE: Apple ProKit 6.0.1
> UPDATE: MacBook Air Software Update 1.0
> UPDATE: Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 3
> Macs to Ship Without Flash Pre-installed
> UPDATE: Free Preview of Scrivener 2 until Dec 7th
> UPDATE: Adobe Project Rome
> UPDATE: Adobe HTML5 Video Player Widget
> iNEWS: White iPhone Case Leaking Light?
> iNEWS: Shutterfly for iPad (iTunes Link)
> FUN NEWS: RetroMacCast’s Banana Junior 6000

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Features:

Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> Apple Consultants
> Galaxy Tab “how low can you go?”
> Sony giving back VAT
> iPod Levies, no more?
> Tesco’s Big Brother?
> The Guardian App
> UK Christmas Gifts
> Opera Mini Stats
> R2D2 and C3PO in Curry’s

Web Travels With Dan:
> App Hall of Fame
> Dan’s FMEO Facebook Group

Listener E-mail:

Question: Rob’s iPhone volume is too low. Is there anything he can do?

Question: Bob needs to mass convert a directory of FLAC files.
> Max

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Running Time: 48:30

For Mac Eyes Only Quick Tip Weekly – Reply to Mail Messages Using iChat

Quick Tip #117

If you use both Apple Mail and iChat, there’s a quick way to reply to email messages using iChat, and this week’s tip tells you how.

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Running Time: 1:55

For Mac Eyes Only – Reaction Time: Back to the Mac Event

Episode #190

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Join Mike, Gary, Barry, and Eric as they provide first-hand reactions to Apple’s Back to the Mac Event as it unfolds.

> iLife ’11
> MacBook Air
> FaceTime for the Mac
> OS X 10.7 “Lion” Sneak Peek

With Special Thanks to the live-blogging skills of:
> Engadget
> Ars Technica’s Infinite Loop
> Gizmodo

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Running Time: 1:41:42