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    <outline text="Opening">
      <outline text="Opening Music">
        <outline text="Music is Say Anything by Manda and the Marbles"/>
        <outline text="Mandaandthemarbles.com" MediaLinks="www.mandaandthemarbles.com &lt;http://www.mandaandthemarbles.com/&gt;   "/>
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    <outline text="News">
      <outline text="Apple says Steve is healthy, stop worrying">
        <outline text="Many felt Steve was looking &quot;thin&quot; and &quot;sickly&quot; at WWDC, plus had more help than in past keynotes."/>
        <outline text="Apple spokesman said Steve is health is &quot;robust&quot; and he is healthy."/>
        <outline text="He had pancreatic cancer surgery two years ago, but fully recovered."/>
        <outline text="Stock options scandal may have taken a stress toll leading up to WWDC?"/>
        <outline text="Nasdaq has recently been threatening de-listing because Apple is having to delay its quarterly 10-Q filing. Apple said it will need to restate certain historical financial statements because of irregularities related to the issuance of stock-option grants."/>
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      <outline text="Seagate promises 120GB &quot;iPod ready&quot; dives by the end of the year">
        <outline text="The CEO, William Watkins said the company will have 60GB and 120GB 1.8-inch drives ready before the end of the year."/>
        <outline text="Could be needed for that true video iPod, especially if it will do higher resolution video."/>
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      <outline text="Mac Pro RAM confusion causing issues">
        <outline text="Article on ArsTechnica about issues with MacPro RAM from Crucial" MediaLinks="Mac Pro RAM issues? &lt;http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2006/8/11/4954&gt;"/>
        <outline text="There seems to be inconsistencies and confusion on which RAM meets Apples specs and if not exactly right then the RAM (1 GB sticks) doesn't seem to work properly"/>
        <outline text="The new RAM has &quot;heat spreaders&quot;. Apple says that it is using the heat sinks to &quot;ensure that the fans run at the proper speed to maintain the optimal temperature and ensure acoustic performance.&quot; FB-DIMMs with conventionally sized heat-sinks will work in the Mac Pro, although Apple recommends Apple-approved heat-sinks &quot;for optimum performance and acoustics.&quot;"/>
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      <outline text="Apple secretly updating MacBook Pro logic boards?">
        <outline text="MacNN is reporting that some MacBook Pro are coming back from service with a new logic bard that requires an OS update to run properly."/>
        <outline text="Apple sent a note to it's service partners saying the new Main logic board has the same functionality as the original one, but requires at least 10.4.6 to run properly."/>
        <outline text="If the owner does not have a copy of a 10.4.6 install DVD the service providers are being instructed to pass a copy along to the owner."/>
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      <outline text="Apple claiming ownership of all things POD">
        <outline text="Apple had already gone after companies using iPod or derivations of iPod for iPod related products."/>
        <outline text="Now they have registered &quot;POD&quot; in Europe with a application pending in the US."/>
        <outline text="Apple legal is sending out cease and desist letters to companies with POD in their product names even if the product has nothing to do with an iPod."/>
      </outline>
      <outline text="Latest Apple rumor roundup">
        <outline text="Digitimes (historically inaccurate) is re-circulation Wi-fi iPod rumors. Saying Apple will add the new features to compete with the Microsoft ZUNE."/>
        <outline text="Think Secret says Apple is prepping a new wireless card for the MacPro that will be called AirportExpress.">
          <outline text="will be powered by Broadcom's BCM4311 chip, which offers 802.11 a/g support."/>
          <outline text="&quot;a&quot; can run at a 5.8GHz band to avoid interference in the crowded 2.4 GHz space."/>
          <outline text="I have problems with the Express name and the &quot;A&quot; support. Why not &quot;n&quot;?"/>
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        <outline text="Airport Extreme cards did see a price prop recently down to USD$49.00 (from USD$79.00)."/>
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      <outline text="Apple updates Boot Camp to 1.1, adds new features">
        <outline text="The new features include:" MediaLinks="Boot Camp BETA 1.1 &lt;http://www.apple.com/bootcamp&gt;">
          <outline text="Support for the latest Intel-based Macintosh computers"/>
          <outline text="Easier partitioning using presets for popular sizes"/>
          <outline text="Ability to install Windows XP on any internal disk"/>
          <outline text="iSight camera support and support for built-in microphones"/>
          <outline text="Right-click when pressing the right-hand Apple key on Apple keyboards"/>
          <outline text="Improved Apple keyboard support including Delete, PrintScreen, NumLock, and ScrollLock keys"/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="If you have already installed Boot Camp the update does not require re-partitioning, but you should install the new set-up assistant and create a new Windows driver CD. Instruction for updating can be found in the &quot;Boot Camp Beta 1.1 Installation &amp; Setup Guide&quot; included with the update (202MB)."/>
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      <outline text="OS X Intel kernel released as Open Source">
        <outline text="There was a lot of controversy over the unavailability of the Intel version of Darwin kernel earlier this year. The core of OS X, without all the nice Aqua GUI stuff among other things."/>
        <outline text="Apple has finally released it to the community."/>
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    <outline text="Feedback, Comments and Commentary">
      <outline text="MacCast One Minute Tip #20 - System Preferences">
        <outline text="Play MacCast One Minute Tip" MediaLinks="www.oneminutetip.com &lt;http://www.oneminutetip.com/&gt;"/>
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      <outline text="Update on D-Link DSM-G600 NAS Mac compatibility">
        <outline text="Listener Jeff ran into an issue with this unit after hearing about it on the MacCast"/>
        <outline text="Trying to connect from the Mac OS X 10.4.7, I got an error message &quot;Error -36.&quot;"/>
        <outline text="The DSM-G600 does not understand encrypted passwords, a feature that was added to 10.4."/>
        <outline text="Can use a tech article from Apple to reset your SMB/CIFS passwords to be clear (possible security risk?)" MediaLinks="Clear SMB/CIFS Passwords &lt;http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301580&gt;"/>
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      <outline text="My thoughts and impressions on seeing the MacPro">
        <outline text="Say at the Apple store after seeing &quot;Accepted&quot; with Justin Long."/>
        <outline text="Inside is a work of art."/>
        <outline text="Some Apple stores will have other configurations, so ask."/>
        <outline text="At my store they will also install the Bluetooth and Airport, but they don't sell a kit for self install. The price USD$79.00 for both or USD$49 Airport and $29.00 BT does include install."/>
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      <outline text="Loss of sound in some multimedia files">
        <outline text="Call from listener Will having this issue with his iMac G5"/>
        <outline text="There is an Apple tech article on this very issue" MediaLinks="Loss of OS X Sound &lt;http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300832&gt;"/>
        <outline text="This can happen on Macs that support high sample rates (higher than 48000 Hz), including the iMac G5"/>
        <outline text="Some third-party audio applications may change your computer's audio output setting and this will often happen every time you use this app."/>
        <outline text="You can see the change by looking at Applications--&gt;Utilities--&gt;Audio MIDI Setup.">
          <outline text="1. Open Audio MIDI Setup (/Applications/Utilities/), then check the Audio Output setting."/>
          <outline text="2. Change the Audio Output setting to 44100.0 Hz."/>
          <outline text="3. Quit Audio MIDI Setup"/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="Another quick fix is to open Garageband and then quit GarageBand"/>
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      <outline text="How to change the default application for a file">
        <outline text="Play question from Andy"/>
        <outline text="Use Get Info...">
          <outline text="Select the File in the Finder and choose File--&gt;Get Info (Apple+I) from the File Menu"/>
          <outline text="If it's not already, expand the &quot;Open with:&quot; section."/>
          <outline text="Now you can change the preferred application for this one file. If you want to change it for all files of this type then click the &quot;Change all...&quot; button."/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="Access the &quot;Open with...&quot;  on the fly to open with a different app">
          <outline text="Control+Click or Right+Click the file and choose Open with..."/>
          <outline text="Now you will see a list of recommend apps for that file type.">
            <outline text="You can also choose &quot;Other..&quot; to select an app that is not listed"/>
            <outline text="Use the Enabled drop down to view only Recommend applications or all applications."/>
            <outline text="To make the change permanent check the &quot;Always open with&quot; checkbox in this dialog"/>
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        </outline>
        <outline text="Other issues... Wrong app opening, double apps in the open with menu, etc.">
          <outline text="Problem with your LaunchServices database"/>
          <outline text="Can find other instruction on-line, varies for each OS." MediaLinks="X-Lab: Reset LaunchServices &lt;http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/resetlaunchservices.html&gt;"/>
          <outline text="I rebuild with a tool like Cocktail" MediaLinks="Cocktail OS X &lt;http://www.maintain.se/cocktail/&gt;"/>
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      <outline text="Intel processors and Macs">
        <outline text="Current models of iMac, Mac Mini, MacBook and Mac Book Pros all use some flavor of the Intel Core processors. Core Solo or Core Duo">
          <outline text="Designed as a notebook processor. Low power high performance per watt."/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="New Mac Pro goes to the extreme other end with the new Intel server processor">
          <outline text="The Intel 64-bit Dual Core Xeon 5150, &quot;Woodcrest&quot;"/>
          <outline text="Low power, low heat high performance. 20. 2.66 and 3.0 GHZ"/>
          <outline text="Can support multiple processors on a single motherboard. OS X can current support up to 8 processors"/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="Core 2 Duo Desktop processors, &quot;Conroe&quot;">
          <outline text="Many thought these might be used in Mac Pros"/>
          <outline text="Could the show up in revs of iMac (Maybe) and/or the Mac Mini (not likely)"/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="Core 2 Duo Mobile processors, &quot;Merom&quot;">
          <outline text="Revision of MacBook Pro and MacBook?"/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="The future...">
          <outline text="Quad core on a single chip, &quot;Cloverton&quot; server processor and &quot;Kentsfield&quot; for high end desktops."/>
          <outline text="Bathe quads are expected by the end of the year."/>
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        <outline text="THe aggressive schedule is going to have us guessing for a while and is a BIG change from the slow pace that we had with IBM and the PowerPC."/>
        <outline text="What about those names?">
          <outline text="Currently many are geographical landmarks close to intel processor manufacturing plants. Conroe is in Texas and Merom an archeological site in Isreal"/>
          <outline text="Intel began naming chips after geographical locations with the release of the Pentium 2 in 1997."/>
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      <outline text="What are all these extra &quot;dot&quot; files on my non-Mac volumes?">
        <outline text="Listener Johannes recently bought a non-iPod MP3 player which transfers files via the Finder, but ends up with .DS_Store files that stop playback."/>
        <outline text="DS_Store files are invisible on Mac volumes and are used to store extra data like the positions of icons, the size of the respective Finder window, the window's background, File comments and many more view options."/>
        <outline text="Resource fork (._XXXXX) file or AppleDouble file, created when an application adds a resource fork to a file on a volume whose format doesn't natively support resource forks (SMB, UFS and NTFS)."/>
        <outline text=".Trashes on external volumes are used to store file that have been placed in the trash, but not been emptied."/>
        <outline text="There are 3rd party utilities like BlueHarvest that can prevent the creation of these files (actually it automatically removes the files after they are created). There are also command lines you can run to prevent the creation of .DS_Store files on remote volumes." MediaLinks="Blue Harvest &lt;http://www.zeroonetwenty.com/blueharvest/&gt;"/>
        <outline text=".Spotlight-v100 file, the spotlight index file. Can stop it from being created by placing the volume in the Spotlight &quot;privacy&quot; list. System Preferences--&gt;Spotlight, click on privacy tab, click the &quot;+&quot; and add the volume to the list."/>
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      <outline text="Fixing issues with Quicktime streaming">
        <outline text="Many listeners reported issues with streaming the keynote"/>
        <outline text="Make sure UDP ports 554 and 7070 are open on your network. Check you firewall and NAT routers"/>
        <outline text="Otherwise Quicktime will default back to HTTP port 80."/>
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    <outline text="Closing">
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        <outline text="Show notes."/>
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      <outline text="Keep emails coming. More audio comments.">
        <outline text="maccast@gmail.com &lt;mailto:maccast@gmail.com&gt;"/>
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        <outline text="MacCast Forum" MediaLinks="forum.maccast.com &lt;http://forum.maccast.com/&gt;"/>
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      <outline text="&quot;Love Games&quot; by Superphones">
        <outline text="From listener Fabian who is a listener in Brazil."/>
        <outline text="Small Mac fan base in Brazil. Not a lot of Mac owners but the community is strong. I hear cost is a big issue."/>
        <outline text="Artists web site" MediaLinks="superphones.com.br &lt;http://www.superphones.com.br/&gt;"/>
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