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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="Sponsor">
      <outline text="Smile on My Mac">
        <outline text="Pagesender Fax Software" MediaLinks="smileonmymac.com &lt;http://www.smileonmymac.com/pagesender/&gt;"/>
        <outline text="Just need a Fax Modem. USB modem from Apple."/>
        <outline text="Why vs. Built-in">
          <outline text="Coverpages you can design and save. Great for branding"/>
          <outline text="Works with address books from other apps, Entourage, Palm, Now Contact"/>
          <outline text="Works with online faxing services eFax.com, jConnect, MaxEmail, EasyLink"/>
          <outline text="View, re-send, spam-filter (incoming), fax confirmations"/>
          <outline text="Applescript and Automator support."/>
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    <outline text="News">
      <outline text="Atom tablet coming from Apple">
        <outline text="Intel's German chief Hannes Schwaderer caused quite a stir with comments made earlier in the week that lead some Mac rumor sites ad blogs to believe Apple was developing a tablet Mac that would be based on Intel's new Atom processor for ultra-mobile devices."/>
        <outline text="Later Intel spokesman Mike Cato denied the rumor saying Schwaderer's comments were misinterpreted by the media.  And what he meant was the Atom chips are part of a strategy to bring a new Mobile Internet Device (MID) platform to market and Schwaderer was merely using the iPhone as an example of the MID platform. Apple "/>
        <outline text="There are no current plans to put an Atom into an Apple product."/>
        <outline text="Atom is available in 1.33, 1.6 and 1.86GHz versions for low cost ultra mobile computers and a low voltage version running at 800 MHz to 1.1GHz for devices like smartphones."/>
        <outline text="Another interesting new chip from Intel is the quad core, 2.53GHz Core 2 Extreme QX9300.">
          <outline text="Originally supposed to be rated at 45-watts, it;s now looking to be more like 35 same heat and power envelope as current dual-core Mac notebook chips."/>
          <outline text="Due out this summer if Apple does go with the chip in pro notebooks expect a high price tag. The QX9300 is expected to be at $1,038 per chip in 1,000-unit batches."/>
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      <outline text="This weeks 3G iPhone watch">
        <outline text="According to Macworld UK, O2 CEO Matthew Key said they would be making an iPhone-related announcement in conjunction with Apple “in the coming weeks.”"/>
        <outline text="Network World.reports that AT&amp;T will complete its 3G mobile broadband network by the end of June, becoming the first U.S. carrier to fully deploy High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) technology over its network."/>
        <outline text="Analysts from Piper Jaffray claim most 3G changes will be cosmetic beyond the new chipset. Thicker (to accommodate 3G chip which is bigger), new faceplate, they don't mention black (or colored) back. Target June 9th announcement with a mid-June release date. Gizmodo is claiming a &quot;confirmed&quot; June 9th launch date."/>
        <outline text="3G to bring mobile access to iTunes Store, but on 3G only?"/>
        <outline text="As many as 60 people were already lining up for the iPhone in NYC. Not really, turns out it was for a shippment of current gen phones."/>
        <outline text="Latest Phone 2.0 beta builds hint at &quot;Location&quot; services in Maps and Photos that could allow for geo-tagging of photos. The new system als now asks permisson to transmit and use location data."/>
        <outline text="Sidenote fun rumor of the week: Apple TV reconfigurable mutlitouch wireless bluetooth keyboard and remote. Heys would be physical with a Touchscreen area to the right of the keyboard. Would probably cost more than the AppleTV, but hey it would be Schweet!"/>
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      <outline text="Add 12 more countries to the iPhone global dominion">
        <outline text="According to a Reuters report, France Telecom's Orange has confirmed that it will launch the iPhone in Austria, Belgium, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Jordan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland and Orange’s African markets in 2008."/>
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      <outline text="The AT&amp;T iPhone wi-fi saga continues">
        <outline text="CrunchGear is reporting that AT&amp;T was set to launch free Wi-fi hotspot access to iPhone customers last Thursday, but pulled the plug at the last minute."/>
        <outline text="A reported company memo states, &quot;The iPhone Wi-Fi offer that was scheduled to launch today has been canceled. Nothing has been announced by the company to our customers and will not impact existing customers. Additional communication will be provided if the status the project changes.&quot;"/>
        <outline text="It's thought AT&amp;T originally wanted to open up the Wi-fi to lessen the sting of the 3G launch on current 2.5G iPhone owners. Guess they figure it's better to cash in on the rabid anticipation... think they did a focus group?"/>
        <outline text="These guys are seriously confused. Earlier in the week they also reportedly restricted iPhone purchase to 1 per customer with a credit card required for purchase only to return to the 3 per customer limit a day later."/>
        <outline text="Sounds like the business dev and marketing guys need to go on a corporate retreat and have a big love-in or something."/>
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      <outline text="Mac sales up 50% for April">
        <outline text="NPD Group is reporting that Mac unit sales are up 50% year over year for April. Revenues were also up 46%."/>
        <outline text="iPod unit sales were also up, but not quite so dramatically at a respectable 15% with a smaller 10% increase revenue probably due to a large portion of iPod unit sales being attributed to increases in the lower priced iPod Shuffle."/>
        <outline text="NPD also reported via AppleInsider that Apple's Airport is one of the top selling 802.11n routers and has garnered an 10.^% share of the market based on unit volume."/>
        <outline text="The AirPort Extreme lead US retail sales as the top selling router in April and the new Time Capsule topped sales as the most popular Network Attached Storage device"/>
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      <outline text="Phishing scam targets iTunes users">
        <outline text="A new scam is aimed at iTunes users"/>
        <outline text="Macworld reports that security firm Proofpoint Inc. has an alert about a scam email being sent to iTunes users."/>
        <outline text="The email points them to a fake Tunes billing update page that asks the user to provide information including credit card number and security code, Social Security number and mother's maiden name."/>
        <outline text="These scams are not knew, but this seems to be the first time where Apple has been used as the target brand."/>
        <outline text="As always you should always be wary of giving out this type of personal information on-line"/>
        <outline text="According to eWeeek, 3 security bugs were also found this week in iCal by security firm Core Security Technologies">
          <outline text="The expolits use maliciously crafted .ics files to potentially take control of a machine or launch denial of service attacks."/>
          <outline text="Only import .ics files from trusted sources and be causious if you connect to a CalDAV server."/>
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      <outline text="New Apple get a Mac ads, including an extended cut.">
        <outline text="&quot;Pep rally&quot;, &quot;Group&quot;, and &quot;Sad Song&quot;"/>
        <outline text="&quot;Pep rally&quot; focuses on Apple's growing popularity on Collage campuses"/>
        <outline text="&quot;Group&quot;, and &quot;Sad Song&quot; again target Microsoft's continued woes with Vista"/>
        <outline text="&quot;Sad Song&quot; has PC (John Hodgman) singing the &quot;Visa Blues&quot; and is also available on Apple's site in an extended version."/>
        <outline text="Apple also has added an iPod+iTunes ad featuring Coldplay. It features the group silhouetted against brightly-colored lights and reminds me a little of the latest Apple TV Take 2 designs and splash screen. I think it is one of the best looking iPod+iTunes ads so far. The add promos the bands latest album &quot;Viva la Vida&quot; which will be sold digitally exclusively through iTunes."/>
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      <outline text="West Coast Canada finally represents with an Apple Store">
        <outline text="This Saturday Apple's first store in Vancouver, Canada will open"/>
        <outline text="Apple currently has 3 stores in Toronto and 1 in Quebec."/>
        <outline text="May 24th the Apple Store in Vancouver's Pacific Centre Mall will open it's door and the first 1,000 customer will get a free t-shirt."/>
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      <outline text="LED backlighting in all Mac Notebooks by 2009">
        <outline text="According to a piece by Ars Technica"/>
        <outline text="Apple has plans to get LED backlit displays in all it's notebooks by 2008."/>
        <outline text="So far only the Macbook Air and Macbook Pro 15&quot; have LED backlighting standard. The 17&quot; Macbook Pro has it as a BTO option."/>
        <outline text="Apple's main LCD supplier, Kenmos, is already expected to ship as many as 1.5 million LED Backlit Units which is a 500% increase over last year"/>
        <outline text="The move to LED backlighting is all part of Apple's &quot;greening&quot; initiative, but also has the benefit of providing better battery life (lower power consumption) and thinner displays."/>
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      <outline text="Pystar Patches their Mac Clones">
        <outline text="Maybe I was wrong about these guys. Apple sure seems to be ignoring them."/>
        <outline text="They are supporting their customers with 13 official patches and updates on their support site. Including hosting ones form Apple (more fodder for legal fury?)."/>
        <outline text="Fixes for supporting their NIC card with Airports, a fix for Time Machine, Quicktime, and security updates among others."/>
        <outline text="Apple has remained suspiciously quiet."/>
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      <outline text="Apple and CBS sued over Mighty Mouse">
        <outline text="According to Macworld Man &amp; Machine makers of a water proof mouse called the Mighty Mouse used in hospitals and labs."/>
        <outline text="Man &amp; Machine had been in an existing lawsuit over the term, but Apple is now being sued because CBS licensed the name to Apple for use for it's mouse."/>
        <outline text="The Man &amp; Machine Mighty Mouse was released in 2004, one year before Apple's mouse."/>
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    <outline text="Sponsor">
      <outline text="Circus Ponies">
        <outline text="Notebook Free 30-day trial at Circus Ponies.com" MediaLinks="circusponies.com &lt;http://www.circusponies.com/&gt;"/>
        <outline text="Can just dump stuff in via the Services menu as your working"/>
        <outline text="Notebook audio indexes using text, keywords, highlight color, creation date,  attachments, etc."/>
        <outline text="Also a community of Notebook users. Forum with help, tips, and templates." MediaLinks="Circusponies Forum &lt;http://circusponies.infopop.cc/eve/forums&gt;"/>
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    <outline text="Feedback, Comments and Commentary">
      <outline text="Correction OSX server pricing">
        <outline text="I said USD$499 unlimited. It is actually USD$999.00. $499 is the 10 client price."/>
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      <outline text="Correction: TimeMachine Restore">
        <outline text="I misunderstood this feature and you actually can restore from TimeMachine."/>
        <outline text="Got many comments like Randy's. Play comment."/>
        <outline text="Another backup recommendation from JB">
          <outline text="Synk Backup from Decimus" MediaLinks="decimus.net &lt;http://www.decimus.net/synk_backup.php&gt;"/>
          <outline text="Has some nice features like the ability to archive replaced data, so when it backs up you can have it archive the versions of files that are replaced or removed. Kinda like Time Machine."/>
          <outline text="Also Zero Scan for fast incremental backups. Zero Scan is always running, watches and logs changes so when the scheduled backup runs it already know which files it needs to update. Doesn't work if you have other computers that can change files on the machine running Zero Scan."/>
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      <outline text="Follow-up: Entourage to iPhone Sync">
        <outline text="PocketMac GoBetween for Entourage"/>
        <outline text="Allows a little more control than Entourage's built-in sync services"/>
        <outline text="Can do multiple calendars."/>
        <outline text="Also syncs to iPods, PDAs, and other Smartphones."/>
        <outline text="Back-up data before doing the first sync in case you don't have the settings quite right."/>
        <outline text="Also web based solutions like Plaxo." MediaLinks="www.plaxo.com &lt;http://www.plaxo.com/&gt;">
          <outline text="Play comment from Mark"/>
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      <outline text="Connecting your Mac to a TV">
        <outline text="Listener Derreck bought a MonoPrice DVI to component video adapter for his Macbook Pro and it is not working." MediaLinks="www.oneminutetip.com &lt;http://www.oneminutetip.com/&gt;"/>
        <outline text="The issue is the hardware needed to converter the DVI digital signal to an analog one. The adapter only adapts the connector, but won't provide any conversion of the signal."/>
        <outline text="If you have a newer Intel Mac and a TV that supports VGA, DVI, or HDMI you can just get the appropriate cable."/>
        <outline text="Or, get one of Apple's DVI, Mini-DVI, or VGA to Video converters. Which one depends on the kind of Mac you have."/>
        <outline text="Otherwise you need a converter box (external hardware) to convert the digital signal to analog. A VGA to component box was all I could find and runs about USD$125."/>
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      <outline text="Mac changes name on wake from sleep.">
        <outline text="Justin was having an issue where his Mac would change it's network name when he woke it from sleep."/>
        <outline text="A pop-up would come up saying that the computer name was already in use on the network and it would add a number on to the end of the name.">
          <outline text="&quot;This Computer's local hostname &quot;****computer.local&quot; is already in use on this network. The name has been changed to &quot;****-2.local&quot; automatically."/>
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        <outline text="One report I read claims it is because the hostname is being set by DHCP"/>
        <outline text="Turns out unchecking the the &quot;Wake for Ethernet network administrator access&quot; box under the &quot;Energy Saver&quot; options in System Preferences fixed it."/>
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      <outline text="How to print out Safari Bookmarks">
        <outline text="Rick wanted a way to print out  a list of his bookmarks including the bookmark name and the URL."/>
        <outline text="Export in Safari just results in an HTML file that displays in the browser with bookmark names as hyperlinks." MediaLinks="Safari to HTML &lt;http://www.feedface.com/software/s2h.html&gt;"/>
        <outline text="I found an app called Safari to HTML that takes your Safari Bookmarks and exports them to HTML, but allows you to use simple HTML templates to control the design and output.">
          <outline text="Need to know a little CSS and HTML, but simple wildcards to insert bookmark names and URLS."/>
          <outline text="The app also offers option to control the output like"/>
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        <outline text="You can then open the HTML output in Safari and print."/>
        <outline text="I know there are several bookmark managers out there, but does anyone know of one that can print out hard copies. Bonus points for an app that will generate them in a booklet or hipster PDA format."/>
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      <outline text="A little Apple history lesson">
        <outline text="Play audio file sent from Ben"/>
        <outline text="Well that &quot;quote&quot; is actually the lyrics to a Bob Dylan song called &quot;The Times They are a Changing'&quot;. Jobs is well know to be a huge Dylan fan and Bob Dylan actually shows up quite often in Apple lore including an appearance in the famous &quot;Think Different&quot; ad campaign."/>
        <outline text="That specific audio clip is from the intro to the 1984 Apple shareholders meeting when Steve Jobs introduced the Mac, or rather it introduced itself, to the world.">
          <outline text="Play audio highlights from Macworld CD"/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="Can get all kinds of great stories and Apple history from the Andy Hertzfeld book &quot;Revolution in the Valley&quot; and on his website Folklore.org." MediaLinks="folklore.org &lt;http://www.folklore.org/&gt;"/>
        <outline text="There is also a podcast of the stories from Folklore.org called Mac Folklore Radio, but I don't know if it is still being produced. The archives are there though." MediaLinks="macfolkloreradio.com &lt;http://www.macfolkloreradio.com/&gt;"/>
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      <outline text="Using the Mac to do a Blog">
        <outline text="Play comment from Graeme"/>
        <outline text="Use a service like.. Blogger, Vox, Typepad, Wordpress.com">
          <outline text="Quick and easy to set up"/>
          <outline text="Limited design and control."/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="Use Mac software like iWeb or Rapidweaver and a hosting service like .Mac, GoDaddy, included Cable or DSL hosting. Upload via FTP (integrated in some apps).">
          <outline text="Rapidweaver has a plug-in you can buy called RapidBlog that works with Blogger"/>
          <outline text="No database, can edit off line and sync, etc."/>
          <outline text="May not be as feature rich.">
            <outline text="Can update with add-ons"/>
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        <outline text="Roll your own">
          <outline text="Use software like Wordpress that you install yourself"/>
          <outline text="Lot's of control. Can fully customize to suit your needs."/>
          <outline text="More technical to set up, helpful to know HTML, PHP, and MySQL"/>
          <outline text="Some hosting providers offer web based tools to install and set up."/>
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      <outline text="Quicklook stole your shortcut">
        <outline text="Brent used to hit the spacebar when navigating in the Finder to quickly jump the selection to the top item in the column or window, but now in Leopard he gets Quicklook"/>
        <outline text="Was hoping to be able to re-map the Quicklook hotkey which I couldn't find."/>
        <outline text="Typing Shift+Space will select the top element in the current window or column in Leopard."/>
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    <outline text="Closing">
      <outline text="Podcast Marketplace">
        <outline text="Thanks to my sponsors">
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          <outline text="Smile on my Mac, Textexpander" MediaLinks="smileonmymac.com &lt;http://www.smileonmymac.com/&gt;"/>
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      <outline text="Keep emails coming. Audio comments.">
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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;This is Not Our Home&quot; by Tyler Dodds">
        <outline text="Listener to the show."/>
        <outline text="Played him way back in July of 2005."/>
        <outline text="Just released a new album available on iTunes" MediaLinks="Buy on iTunes &lt;http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=VxaqUf/Gvmc&amp;offerid=78941&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewArtist%253Fid%253D272898183%2526partnerId%253D30&gt;"/>
        <outline text="Visit his website for tour dates and more info." MediaLinks="tylerdodds.com &lt;http://www.tylerdodds.com/&gt;"/>
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      <outline text="EOL: 7th Son Obsidian">
        <outline text="Play Promo" MediaLinks="7th Son Obsidian &lt;http://jchutchins.net/site/2008/05/14/promo-7th-son-obsidian/&gt;"/>
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