A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 445. Skipping stalling iRadio deal? Apple ID signed trojan surfaces. Possible new Macbook Airs at WWDC. iTunes updated to 11.0.3, not minor. Suppliers ready for iPad updates? Over 50 Billion App Store apps downloded. iWatch project still moving along. Apple Retail customers provide profits. Creative Cloud follow-up and FAQs. Quick update on SSD boot times. What’s the deal with iWork Updates? Moving “Home Movies” in iTunes. Using multiple monitors on your Mac.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 444. Subscription based AppleCare? Some interesting iPhone reports. AT&T is now offering iPhone 5 in the US. Ups and downs at Pegatron. Streaming “iRadio” service stalled. Your iPad could kill you. iPhone 5S. Image editing alternatives to Photoshop. iMovie adding double frames. Fix for slow SSD boot times. Removing software.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 153. – Wearable computing has been around as a concept for a while, but recently with Google Glass and the rumored Apple iWatch there has been more talk that wearable computing is the next step in computing evolution. Is it? The hardware seems ready, but are we? Is Apple? Ken Ray (Mac OS Ken & Mission Log) joins me to talk about wearable computing and where we see Apple taking part (or not) in the next stage of consumer technology.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 443. More Flash storage options for iMacs. Debate over Apple OS delays. Small iOS update for iPhone 5. Low-cost iPhone, not so low? Google Glass SMS and Map support coming for iOS owners. Will iPad mini see a Retina display this year? Clarification on tablet shipment numbers. More accurate Apple Maps. Be careful upgrading Transporter drives. Troubleshooting iOS Wi-Fi issues. Quickly dismiss banner notifications.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 442. Apple’s latest quarterly results. iPhone 5 Retina screen has met it’s match. WWDC the hottest ticket in tech. Macbook’s share growing, more coming. What’s coming in iOS 7 and OS X 10.9? iPad competition rising. iTunes tops in Video on Demand. Odd bug truncates iMessages. Other tips on Finder column widths. Keeping RAW out of Photostream. Unmounting drives before disconnecting.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 152. – I’ve had Pages on my iPad (and iPhone) since Apple released it and I use it on occasion for limited things. As we transition more and more into Tim Cook’s “post-PC” era I see myself doing more and more things on my iPad, but so far I think I’ve not taken full advantage of iWork on the iPad. A big reason why is that I haven’t taken the time to fully understand the tools within the new touch interface paradigm. With this episode I hope to remedy that a bit.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 441. Continued iPhone 5-next speculation. More speculation on next gen iPad. Are iOS device sales dropping rapidly? Apple sells less, but makes more. Apple keeps Siri data for 2 years. Interview with Mark Salata of Werkz Publishing.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 440. New Macs will have Gigabit Wi-Fi. PC (and Mac) sales continue to slide. Maybe? More word Apple’s dropping Samsung. Apple may add more Yahoo! Apple to slim down next iPad. Apple trade-ins boost India iPhone sales. Apple’s “iRadio” edges closer to being. Fingerprint scanner delays iPhone 5S. T-Mobile says initial iPhone 5 sales are “gangbusters”. Apple replacing some Apple TV 3s. A bunch of software updates. First hand replacing a “trusted device”. Archiving iMovie Projects. Quickly type Emoji. Clone Boot Camp partition. Migrate to SSD. Set default column widths in Finder

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I played around with making my own Status Board panel and in just a little bit of time was able to build a panel to show Apple’s current stock price. Panic even provides a nice little sample in the form of a How Many People are in Space Right Now panel, which is what I based mine on (just view source ;) ). When you’re done there is even a URL you can build up to share your panel with other Status Board users. If you’d like my $AAPL Stock Panel just click this link from an iPad with the Status Board app installed:

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 439. Apple almost denied US iPad mini trademark. Cook apologizes to China for warranty policy. iOS 7 running late? Apple pulls in OS X devs. iPhone 5S and low-cost iPhone still on the way. New iPads should be here soon, or not. Apple’s Q2 results may be mixed. Apple “iTV” may get here this year. Mac Pro still coming? T-Mobile, I get it now. Clarifying what is a “trusted” device. Caution hacking Snow Leopard for iCloud. Copy just email address in Mail. Using Data Detectors. Output to audio multiple destinations.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 151. As we go mobile with our Macs and iDevices we’ve come to rely more heavily on public Wi-Fi. Open wifi is convenient, but I’ve had a number of you ask, is it safe? In this episode George Starcher (@georgestarcher) and I cover some of your thoughts, concerns and question surrounding using open Wi-Fi. What are some tips, tricks, and best practices that can keep you safer? We also look at setting up and using Virtual Private Networks (VPN) and offer some alternatives that can help make your use of public wi-fi a bit more secure.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 438. Ive’s influence shows. Two-Factor login added for Apple IDs. Low cost iPhone, may keep good margin. Apple says data centers now on 100 percent renewable energy. Apple looking to bring “Truth” to Maps. iPhone arrives on T-Mobile US soon. Battery issues after iOS 6.1.3 update. Apple drops Samsung for iPad mini displays. Apple Television now 4K, plus other rumors. iTunes more than pays it’s bills. Why we are stuck with in-app purchase. iMessage DoS attack. Sunday was world backup day. More sharing between User accounts. Workaround for Mac Mini HDMI issues. Enable 2-factor on your Apple ID. Retina Macbook Pro issues. Keep iMessage off your lock screen. Cleaning ‘Open With’ duplicates.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 437. A special episode of the Maccast with Scott Johnson from Frogpants Studios. Along with running a podcast empire Scoot is also busy planning his awesome Nerdtacular geek fan event and I wanted to find out what kinds of tools and workflows he uses to pull off this kind of event. After that Scott and I got into some of the changes we see going on at Apple and what we think that means to us, for the future Apple, and for the Apple community.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 150. I had a few of you ask recently for a show covering the Mac OS X Keychain, so here it is. George Starcher George Starcher (@georgestarcher) and I dig into the keychain to unlock what it is, what it does, and what you should know about. We also throw in a couple tips and tricks along the way for good measure.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 149. I spent this weekend finally upgrading my main Mac to OS X Mountain Lion. I had put it off due to some critical projects, but also because I really felt I needed to do an erase and install. I wanted to clear out three years of over-the-top install crud. In this episode I go into full detail on the process I use for clem installing OS X.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 435. What are all those Androids up to? iPhone 5S may get a new touch. New Apple TV may have tweaked A5 processor. Some Retina Macbook Pro owners reporting fan issues. iPad mini maximizing sales. Apple’s music service delayed by lowball offer. Apple will remain a major tablet player for a while. Apple continues to secretly improve Maps. Few more iTunes import tricks. “Other” iOS data you don’t see. OS X Mail Format tools missing. Share files between users on same Mac.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 434. Show 434. Apple expands Movies in the Cloud. Another week more Java updates. Panic finds ARM SoC in Lightning adapter. iPhone 5S production may have begun. Edu iMac, not the deal you’re looking for. Apple looks to Beats for Music Streaming help? US iOS smartphone share up, Android down. Feedback on Apple’s future innovation. Enabling restrictions in iOS. Getting iOS and iCloud working on Snow Leopard. Removing application shortcuts.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 148. I had a frustrating issue this past week. I was updating a bunch of apps on my iPhone and they became stuck. Luckily I was able to hack my way through it after a couple of days, but it shouldn’t be that involved. These devices are supposed to be simple, right? The process made me realize that I know a lot about how to troubleshoot Mac issues, but when it comes to iOS I’d really like to know how to do more without resorting to the “restore” option. So here is an in depth look at iOS troubleshooting.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 433. There is a lot being said in the media these days about the future of Apple and some it is not so positive. Apple’s stock has taken a beating and jumps up and down depending on the day and on who is speculating what. So is Apple really doomed? Have they lost their innovative edge? Are they no longer the cool kid on the technology block? David Sparks (MacSparky) and Ken Ray (Mac OS Ken) join me in this episode to find out.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 432. 2013 Retina Macbook Pro Updates. Is the iWatch Apple’s next big little thing? Apple hacked. Issues another Java Update. iPhone top seller in Q4 2012. Apple took 20% of 2012 US Consumer Technology Sales Revenue. iTunes 11.0.2 Update. New iOS 6 update addresses Exchange bug. Next iPad mini case images surface. Mac Pro disappears early in Europe. I know ‘noop’ is short for no-op. What will Time Machine Backup? Reducing malware exposure. Running multiple users for yourself. Stop iTunes Auto-playback on import. Dealing with a crowded menubar.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 431.A special episode of the Maccast with interviews from the expo floor at Macworld/iWorld 2013.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 147. A cool app find from the The Mac Observer’s John Martellaro got me thinking about math. There are a number of cool math things you can do on the Mac and with iOS, so I called in help from friend and former podcaster Dan Bach (Dan’s Mathcast). This show has cool tips, tricks, and apps related to all things Math.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 430. A live recording made on the expo floor from Macworld/iWorld 2013. A conversation with show attendees and Maccast listeners about their experiences in the Mac community and at the Macworld/iWorld Expo.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 429. Apple’s Q1 earnings report. Details leaking on next gen iOS products. Evidence pointing to possible 128 GB iPad 4. New Macs may be Made in California. Apple release iOS 6 update. Sync podcast from iOS to iTunes. What is Time Machine up to? Mysterious Safari:noop. Finding your User profile image.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 146. We received an email from a member who asked if we could cover home and wi-fi networking. I realized we often cover these topics, but haven’t really done a full show devoted to networking. George Starcher (@georgestarcher) and I dive into the hardware, wiring, wireless, devices, security and share our tips and tricks on setting up a home network.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 428. Sharp 9.7-inch iPad display production “halted”. TSMC will make tons of chips, guess for who? Apple sells more iPhones than Samsung does Galaxies. “Math” adds up to 2nd new iPhone? Feedback on Java updates for Apple. Get trial versions of Mac App Store apps. iCloud contact copies doubled up. How to delete your iOS backups from iCloud.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 427. Schiller allegedly denies cheaper iPhone. iMac availability should improve. MacBook Air, EFI Firmware Update 2.6. Predictions on Apple’s Q1. More reports of March iPad updates. Adding events to right calendar in iCal. What is this “Other” stuff. Securing Java, what you need to know. Using Dictation.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 426.Macs to get faster WiFi. iPhone 5S rumors already. Samsung pushed out of AX manufacturing. Apple first quarter 2013 earnings predictions. Mixed directions on Waze buyout. Do Not Disturb should work again. Intel announces next-gen mobile processors. iOS pricing still a big concern for developers. Backups in a Cloud world. Inside the iOS DCIM folder.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 145. Recent rumors have started a small conversation on the Maccast Google+ community that got me thinking about Apple potentially upping the screen size on the next gen iPhone. In this episode I invite back Ken Ray (Mac OS Ken & Mission Log) to work though some of the rumors and trends to see if this is really the year Apple makes the iPhone into a Mega-iPhone.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 425. Apple working on iWatch. More speculation on next gen iPads. Pre-holiday iPads are most used tablets. US produced Mac may be Mac mini. Is TV next battlefield for Apple and Samsung? Easier saving of Instagram photos. Amazon sells Lightning cables. Why I hound you about backups. Choosing a UPS. USB 3.0 can interfere with wireless signals. Mac Geek Disneyland Day.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 144. Every year around this time I take a some time to go through my Macs and try to clean things up a bit and prepare for the new year. I noticed my friend George Starcher (@georgestarcher) was doing the same thing, so I thought it was a perfect opportunity for a show. Here’s some ideas, tips, and tricks for performing some yearly Mac maintenance.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 424. Apple expands Texas operations. iOS 6 adoption up with Google Maps release. Rivals unite to scoop up Kodak patents. Lightning and 30-pin accessory mash-up mix-up. New Macs don’t do Windows iOS 6.0.2 battery drain. Numbers show growth in smartphones and tablets. New iPads already in the works. Saving Instagram Photos. Accessorize your new iOS device.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 423. Apple HDTV, maybe someday. Mini set to be most popular iPad. Google Maps for iOS released. Next gen Intel “Haswell” processors. Interest in iPhone rebounds. iTunes 11.0.1 update. Will Intel make Apple designed chips?. iTunes 11 comments and questions. iTunes won’t sync. Not authorized. App Store apps don’t appear to update. Thoughts on track changes on the iPad. Is more processor GHz worth it? Extract assets out of iWork docs.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 143. The past few weeks have felt like the Apple news is coming to it’s yearly wind down and the media is falling back on making mole hills into click grabbing headlines. Between killer Apple Maps and Google “winning” it was feeling all a little too much for me to handle so I brought in a friend to talk me down (or work things up). Either way it proved to be a thought provoking chat with Ken Ray (Mac OS Ken and Mission Log). Enjoy.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 422. iTunes Store launches in Russia, Turkey, and Lebanon. Apple denies Pro Audio “decimation”. Apple hiring former Texas Instruments chip engineers. iMac upgrades depend on your model. iOS 6.1 beta 3. Some Macs Made in the USA. Track changes now in iOS Pages. iTunes 11 Tips & Tricks. It’s not you, it’s your extension. App Store update stuck. Change change into iTunes Gift Card.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 421. New iMac goes on sale. iTunes 11 finally arrives. Unlocked US iPhone 5 on sale. App Store revenues four times Google Play. Samsung is partner non grata. Quick comment on my move to limited data. Force iMessage to SMS. Poor Wi-Fi or Bluetooth? Move your hard drive. Wi-Fi iTunes Sync issues. A conversation about hard drives. iPhone ringer and alerts volume. Mac auto-logs out. LOTR timeline on your Mac.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 142. This past week I had someone ask me about managing PDFs in iBooks and that got me thinking a bit about the app. I use iBooks and I know the basics, but I had never really taken the time to explore it in depth. I figured it was time we remedied that.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 420. 3,600 iPad minis boosted from JFK, Apple’s stock takes a pummeling, Google leads smartphones, but Apple still profits. iMacs may not be home for Christmas. Increased data usages tied to iOS bug. Apple.com ‘start’ page returns. Apple HDTV still on again off again. Office for iOS Feedback and more. iTunes Match renewal issues? Clearing cookies in Safari. Adding users to shared PhotoStreams. Applr private Beta.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 141. Apple’s Image Capture sits there in most people’s OS X Applications folder going unnoticed and unused. You might be surprised though, this seemingly benign little app has a number of tricks if you only dare double-click.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 419. New iPads in the wild. iPhone no longer tops in smartphones. Apple requires accessory makes to meet code of conduct. Is Apple throwing out release schedules. Fusion Drives deliver on performance. Corrections and Errata. Why I dropped my unlimited data. Disassociate iPhone from iMessage. Videos in iTunes Playlists. App syncing woes.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 418. iPad mini first reviews. iPad mini sales predictions. iOS 6.0.1 update. Androids rise in smartphones. Fusion Drive details emerge. Apple restructures executive team. Copy track info from iTunes. Tablets for content creation. Remove stock iOS apps with PassHack. iTunes Match expired early. Creating DVD disks.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 140. At Apple’s iPad mini event it was noticed by many that Scott Forestall wasn’t on stage and many saw it as a sign he was in trouble. I largely felt it was being overplayed by the media. Boy was I wrong. This week saw a big shake-up in Apple management and that sparked a lot of chatter so I figured we’d talk too.

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When Apple announced last week that they had updated the “new” iPad after just 7 months it caused a small uprising of complaints from some customers. I understand having some frustration since it seems we’ll no longer be able to time our Apple purchases to the unofficial yearly release cycle. But I’d love to ask them this: Were you truly this unhappy with your iPad 3rd generation before the new one was announced? For the past 7 months did you feel the iPad slow, underperforming, unusable? Is it suddenly unusable and underperforming now or does it just feel that way because you know now there is a “faster” one? Perception and marketing are powerful weapons. They are the instruments used today to get us to buy the next new thing and to enlist our friends and neighbors to do the same. Apple has become a master recruiter. Apple says the new one is better. The CPU and GPU are up to twice as fast and to be sure the impressive benchmark numbers prove it. But benchmarks are just numbers and “up to twice as fast” is relative. If I have an a App that takes one second to launch on my iPad now, does it really matter that the new iPad can launch in half a second? I have a new iPad (3rd generation) and I use it daily for tasks like writing, drawing, email, web surfing, and gaming. It doesn’t feel slow, old, or obsolete. The knowledge of a “new” one being out there hasn’t change that for me. Why not? I resolved myself a while ago to the prospect that new technology will hit store shelves faster than they can swipe my credit card. I choose not to worry about it. There will always be something newer, faster, more pixel-fied, and shinier hitting the selves tomorrow. Technology companies are in a feature and specifications arms race and consumer is collateral damage. Our buyers remorse is simply a consequence of their war. Luckily, there is no draft and we get to choose if we want to enter the battlefield. Some will. I’m resolving myself to not participate. I’m choosing to be conscientious objector, getting the best thing I can afford at the time and enjoying that until I decide I want something new. In my opinion not doing that leaves you with just two other choices. Sit around and always wait for the next big thing never being able enjoying what’s available now or join ranks. You CAN achieve technological superiority and stockpile a massive hoard of the latest and greatest technology, but it’ll probably just end with the thermonuclear destruction of your bank account.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 417. Apple’s iPad mini announcement. Apple’s Q4 2012 results. Apple loses tablet share to Android. Is Apple planing a music streaming service? Apple raises Euro app prices. Emails to PDFs. iOS iTunes crashes when accessing purchases. SSD and TRIM support. Java Preferences are gone. Edu and Government Mac discounts.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 139. Apple held it’s latest event yesterday and while it was titled, “We’ve got a little more to show you” it was obviously a clever play on words as they have a lot to talk about. Here’s a little recap and my thoughts on what Apple has to show us.

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Update
Apple’s event is over. If you’d like to view the full keynote Apple’s made the video of the event available on their site.

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 416.iPad Mini Event October 23rd. New new iPad too? New iMacs and MacBook Pros. Retina 13″ MacBook Pro. Apple announces earnings soon. Apple extends Seagate iMac hard drive replacement program. New iPods hit the streets. Apple on a acquisition spree. Follow-up Printed Address Book from Contacts. Contact Groups in iOS 6. Hacking iTunes print font. Manually manage iOS device media. iPhone 5 and PowerPC a no go.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 138. This is an episode I’ve been thinking about for a while. Markdown is a powerful and simple text based markup that lets you create simple and portable documents that can be easily parsed into many different formats. My friend David Sparks (Mac Power Users) helped push me over the edge to get Markdown into my workflow so I invited him on to chat about this really great writing tool.

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• Macsparky.com
• 60 Mountain Lion Tips
• Daring Fireball – Markdown
• MultiMarkdown
• Byword
• WritingKit
• WriteRoom
• nvAlt
• iAWriter
• Marked
• iOS TextEditors
• Mac Power Users 037: Markdown and MultiMarkdown