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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">
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        <outline text="Add text, images and signatures to PDF. Insert a scanned image or use your mouse or tablet to sign right on the PDF."/>
        <outline text="Edit existing text in a PDF. Correct mistakes without having to go back to the original."/>
        <outline text="DiscLabel 5.3 was also released adding Apple Aperture support."/>
        <outline text="Free trial available so you can try before you buy."/>
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    <outline text="News">
      <outline text="Apple continues to shine in Q4">
        <outline text="Posted revenue of $7.9 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.14 billion."/>
        <outline text="Also offered GAPP adjusted numbers. 11.68 billion in sales and 2.44 billion in income."/>
        <outline text="Shipped 2.61 million Macs, a unit growth of 21% year over year"/>
        <outline text="Sold 11.05 million iPods 8% unit growth year over year"/>
        <outline text="Sold 6,892,000 iPhones compared to 1,119,00 in the same quarter last year."/>
        <outline text="Jobs was on the call with Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer and noted that Apple sold more phones than RIM and, more significantly in these economic times, that Apple has &quot;$25 billion of cash safely in the bank with zero debt&quot;."/>
        <outline text="Apple was also being very cautious for the next quarter setting guidance very conservatively for the December quarter."/>
        <outline text="Apple surpassed it's sales goal of 10 million iPhones by the end of 2008. Adding the 6.9 million iPhones from the quarter to the 6.1 million original iPhones brings the total to just under 13 million and they still have a few months left in the year."/>
        <outline text="Jobs was asked during Q&amp;A about the Apple TV. Said no one has succeeded in the &quot;category&quot; yet (I assume he means in home media PCs) and that they see it continuing to be a &quot;hobby&quot; in 2009."/>
        <outline text="Analysts weren't quite as happy with the results. MacNN had a report that analysts from Needham &amp; Co., UBS and Piper Jaffray all were looking for stronger Mac shipments with units at 2.9 million instead of the announced 2.6. They also felt iPod sales were on target or slightly lower then expected. The shining light was better then predicted iPhone sales which now accounts for about 39% of Apple's business according to the Mac Observer."/>
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      <outline text="New Mac vs PC ads jab Microsoft's ad strategy">
        <outline text="Apple has been airing 3 new ads in the States. Bean Counter, V Word, and Bake Sale."/>
        <outline text="Two of the ads take shots at Microsoft's decision to spend 300 million on Vista advertising and hint that they should have used the money to &quot;fix Vista&quot;."/>
        <outline text="Funny, but Vista's problems are largely based on public perception. Also Microsoft does have money to do both."/>
        <outline text="All three ads are posted and available for viewing on Apple's web site." MediaLinks="apple.com—ads &lt;http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/&gt;"/>
      </outline>
      <outline text="What do Mac Mini and Jobs have in common?">
        <outline text="Rumors of their deaths have been greatly exaggerated. We'll at least we know that's the case for Jobs."/>
        <outline text="Gizmodo recently reported a rumor that at least two European retailers were told not to expect more Mac Mini shipments."/>
        <outline text="The Mini is likely the most neglected Mac. Last updated in Aug. 2007."/>
        <outline text="In the past weeks there were contradictory rumors that the Mini might be updated with newer 45nm processors, NVIDIA 9400M graphics, a Mini Display port, and 802.11n."/>
        <outline text="Latest rumors from Macminicolo say  expect an increase in max RAM to 4GB, Mini Display port, and SATA Optical drive."/>
        <outline text="Macworld also gets in on the speculation saying that NVIDA has a new smaller footprint GeForce 9 motherboard that's a desktop version of the board used in the Macbooks.">
          <outline text="Two of Apple's partners, ASUS and Foxconn are on board to manufacturing the motherboard for NVIDIA"/>
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        <outline text="I would agree that the Mini needs to be updated or killed off. I prefer the former."/>
      </outline>
      <outline text="New Macbook and Macbook Pro reports">
        <outline text="The Mac Observer's John Martellaro reports on a &quot;textappearance&quot; bug on new Mac Books when checking their Interface Information in Apple's Network Utility app. The windows shows the Wireless network adapter in the new books as supporting 802.11a,b,g but doesn't list &quot;N&quot; even though they do have it."/>
        <outline text="New GPUs do offer more bells and whistles then Apple is using">
          <outline text="According to information given to Gizmodo by NVIDIA"/>
          <outline text="Supports Hybrid SLI mode allowing both processors to be active at once."/>
          <outline text="Supports on the fly switching between processors"/>
          <outline text="Chipset supports 8GB of RAM">
            <outline text="Reports coming from iFixit and MacRumors say that NVIDIA claims while the chipsets would support 8GB of RAM the new Macbooks still tap out at 4GB. The Macs do recognize 2 4GB memory models, but in real tests run out of memory at 4GB."/>
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          <outline text="In theory all of these things could be enabled via a software update, but no word on when or if Apple will do that."/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="MacNN is reporting that some users might be having issues with the new battery cover.">
          <outline text="After removing and trying to reinstall it can side around or not fit as nicely."/>
          <outline text="Apple geniuses are report to be replacing covers, but the issue may be a flaw in the design."/>
          <outline text="One user said adjusting the tabs on the cover help restore the fit. If the tabs are too flexible it could just happen again."/>
          <outline text="When I removed the cover I did note that the aluminum did seem thin and worried about bending."/>
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      <outline text="Is GPU support for H.264 making an early appearance?">
        <outline text="I already told you that new Macbook and Macbook Pro owners on the Mac Rumors and Ars technica forums have been reporting decreased CPU usage when playing back large H.264 files at 1080p. Reduced from 100% CPU to just 20-30%."/>
        <outline text="Ars confirms the new 9400M and 9600M chips have NVIDIA's PureVideoHD technology to GPU-accelerate video codecs including H.264."/>
        <outline text="But so have other Apple GPU chips like the NVIDIA 8600GT from prior Macbooks."/>
        <outline text="Rumors are Apple has been planning H.264 GPU decoding support with the release of Quicktime X in 10.6 Snow Leopard, but the new Macbooks and Macbook Pro have a tweaked build of 10.5.5"/>
        <outline text="The build on the new &quot;books&quot; is 9F2114 (while the current rest of us build is 9F33). The special build includes a file called the &quot;QuickTime/AppleVAH264HW.component&quot;."/>
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      <outline text="Quicktime 7.6 seeded to developers">
        <outline text="Developers were asked to test AAC encoding/playback, Multichannel encoding, Apple Lossless playback/encoding as well as MPEG-1 playback/encoding."/>
        <outline text="Of course many were interested in if it would enable H.264 GPU decoding on older Macbook Pros, but it looks like it didn't. At least not in this build."/>
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      <outline text="Subsidized Macbooks in the UK?">
        <outline text="According to a Barron's blog JRPG analyst Lisa Thompson has stated that Apple is believed to be negotiating with O2 in the UK to offer subsidies on notebooks."/>
        <outline text="They say it would likely be the US$999 white Macbook model and with signing up for a 2 year O2 service contract."/>
        <outline text="Now I have had a couple UK listeners write to say that Apple's UK pricing is too high and higher then the US pricing.">
          <outline text="Today I did a conversion an in straight US dollar to British pounds conversions the $999 model should sell for £634.75."/>
          <outline text="The current price on the UK Apple Store site is £611.91 before the 17.5% VAT, so actually £22.84 cheaper. After VAT the price does jump to £719, which converts to $1,131.60."/>
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        <outline text="So maybe subsidizing could help offset the initial pain of the VAT, but you'd be paying O2 for two years on a phone contract."/>
        <outline text="Ars Technica points out that O2 denied a very similar rumor just last month."/>
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      <outline text="Aperture 2.1.2  and iPhoto 7.1.5 updates">
        <outline text="Aperture update &quot;Improves the printing quality of books ordered through the Aperture printing service.&quot;"/>
        <outline text="iPhoto 7.1.5 update also “the printing quality of books, cards and calendars ordered via the iPhoto printing service.”"/>
        <outline text="Available via Software Update or from Apple's support web site."/>
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      <outline text="Off again, on again Airport Extreme update">
        <outline text="Last Tuesday Apple released the AirPort Extreme Update 2008-003 and then quickly pulled it."/>
        <outline text="The update for Intel-based Macs running Mac OS X 10.5.5 is supposed to address connection issues when roaming in large Wi-Fi networks."/>
        <outline text="Apple gave no reason for the take down and then on Friday posted the Airport update 2008-004 with the same fixes noted in the release notes."/>
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      <outline text="New iPod Shuffles show their colors">
        <outline text="And not much more"/>
        <outline text="Apple update the micro iPods with new colors, grey, blue, green, pink and Product (RED)."/>
        <outline text="The sizes and pricing remained the same. 1GB for $49US and 2GB for $69US"/>
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      <outline text="iPod turns 7 years old">
        <outline text="Announced on October 23rd, 2001."/>
        <outline text="5GB, Click Wheel, 10 hour battery life for US$399.00"/>
        <outline text="And no iTunes Store. Yes we had to rip our own CDs. Remember those?"/>
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      <outline text="First seeds of 10.5.6 show up">
        <outline text="Ars Technica and Mac Rumors report it appears to be a large update, if not quite as big as 10.5.5"/>
        <outline text="The build is said to include as many ad 50 bug fixes for items like audio components, iCal, Safari, AddressBook, Finder, iChat, ColorSync, Printing, and Syncing."/>
      </outline>
      <outline text="Second Snow Leopard build">
        <outline text="Several sites including Apple Insider and MacNN noted developers receiving Apple's second build of Snow Leopard."/>
        <outline text="Enhancements include  new &quot;simplified&quot; installation experience, support for HFS+ file system compression (read only system files), 64-bit kernel support on some Macs, Cocoa-based Finder (partial? Ars), a new default gamma display setting (2.2 vs. 1.8), and enhanced Exchange support in Mail, iCal and Address Book."/>
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      <outline text="iPhone 2.2 beta 2 release to developers">
        <outline text="Expanded Google Maps functionality including street view, walking and public transit directions, and share location (email a map link)."/>
        <outline text="Rate before deleting dialog."/>
        <outline text="Apple also recently further loosened NDA restrictions on developers.">
          <outline text="The new terms make it easier for developers to collaborate, conduct training sessions, and print guides and tutorials."/>
          <outline text="Apple also opened a new iPhone developer forum."/>
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    <outline text="Sponsor">
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        <outline text="Wide range of import and export formats including support for MS Project"/>
        <outline text="Integrates with iCal and Mail.app"/>
        <outline text="Offers collaboration between project participants over any network.">
          <outline text="Host a file on the network or on the Internet and share it with other Merlin users."/>
          <outline text="Merlin 2 Web-Modul let you edit projects via a web browser."/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="Trial version (limited to 40 activities) is available so you can check it out before you buy."/>
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    <outline text="Feedback, Comments and Commentary">
      <outline text="A follow-up on Archive backups">
        <outline text="Bob was wondering what to do about large iPhoto and iTunes libraries. He has about 80GB of data between the two."/>
        <outline text="You could use 10 dual layer DVDs which hold about 8.5 GB. Splitting up the data. Or buy an external Bluray DVD burner and 10 25 GB discs (pricey)"/>
        <outline text="I would personally use hard drives.">
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          <outline text="So for USD$150 + tax and shipping you could have 2 dives to shuttle back and forth with weekly or daily archives."/>
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      <outline text="New Macbooks battery indicator codes">
        <outline text="The new battery lights on the Macbooks and Macbook Pros can do more then just tell you how much juice is in 'em."/>
        <outline text="If when you press the button you see some unusual flashing this is what it means:">
          <outline text="The first LED flashes for 5 seconds: The battery has not yet been charged to what's required for a single indicator light. Ensure the MagSafe adapter is properly connected."/>
          <outline text="LEDs representing the current charge flash 5 times, then fade: The battery is charging, but does not have a full charge."/>
          <outline text="All LEDs flash 5 times: The battery needs to be replaced. Contact an Apple Retail Store or an Apple Authorized Service Provider."/>
          <outline text="LEDs flash from left to right and back again 5 times: The battery is not installed, or is not recognized. Verify that the battery is installed correctly. (also know as Knight Rider Mode)."/>
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      <outline text="Listener Macbook Questions">
        <outline text="Play questions from Nathan"/>
        <outline text="  between 2.1 and 2.4 processor performance">
          <outline text="Watch the Barefeats website" MediaLinks="barefeats.com &lt;http://www.barefeats.com/&gt;"/>
          <outline text="They did a 2.2 vs 2.4 Macbook Pro and only saw a maximum of 9% performance difference"/>
          <outline text="Big news in Macbook performance over prior models will be new NVIDIA graphics and the faster 1066MHz frontside bus. Both models get that."/>
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        <outline text="With Applecare is the battery covered?">
          <outline text="2-3 years is standard life for Li-ion batteries."/>
          <outline text="Life is defined as when it can at maximum only hold 80% of original battery capacity."/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="How &quot;future-proof&quot; are these new Macs ">
          <outline text="Hard drive and memory upgrades are very easy"/>
          <outline text="Snow Leopard should be a simple upgrade and very likely boost performance"/>
          <outline text="No firewire or Express 34 slot might limit external device options."/>
          <outline text="If (Mini) Display port doesn't take off may need to rely on adapters."/>
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      <outline text="Free Codeweavers software on 10/28">
        <outline text="Back in July CodeWeavers came up with the Great American Lame Duck Presidential Challenge. If one of 5 events happened during George Bush's last 6 months in office they would give away their software free for a day.">
          <outline text="Gas drops to $2.79 a gallon."/>
          <outline text="Milk drops to $3.50 a gallon"/>
          <outline text="U.S. jobs exceed 138 million"/>
          <outline text="The Twin Cities median home price returns to $233,000"/>
          <outline text="Osama bin Laden is captured."/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="Well gas (in the Twin Cities) dropped to $2.79 a gallon so until midnight Central Standard Time on 10/28 you can get a free copy of Crossover Professional for Mac (or Linux) a $40 value. Also includes CrossOver games." MediaLinks="lameduck.codeweavers.com/free &lt;http://lameduck.codeweavers.com/free/&gt;"/>
        <outline text="Uses &quot;Wine&quot; technology to allow you to run some PC apps and Games without needing Windows."/>
        <outline text="Credit goes to Brad for the heads up."/>
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      <outline text="OS X keeps asking for your wi-fi password">
        <outline text="Craig is having an issue where the secure wifi network he is connected to keeps asking him to re-enter the password."/>
        <outline text="Check the settings under the 'Advanced' options in the Network System Preferences. Make sure that wifi network is in the list and the 'Remember any network this computer is joined' option is checked."/>
        <outline text="Verify the keychain using the Keychain Access Utility. Under the Keychain Access menu you can select Keychain First&#10;Aid and verify or repair the keychain if needed."/>
        <outline text="Try running Disk Utility and doing a repair permissions."/>
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      <outline text="Unlearn words added to the Dictionary">
        <outline text="This works in only some apps in 10.5 only."/>
        <outline text="Type the &quot;learned&quot; word into TextEdit."/>
        <outline text="Right-click (Control+click) the word and select &quot;Unlearn Spelling&quot;. That should remove it."/>
        <outline text="This trick might not work in all apps, but it does work in Text Edit and removing it there does remove from the system wide custom dictionary."/>
        <outline text="Get a copy of Dictionary Cleaner from Two AM Software,  It is a System Preference pane for 10.5 that lets you manage the custom dictionary words.">
          <outline text="After you make your edits, you have to log out and log back into your account to get the changes to take effect." MediaLinks="twoamsoftware.com &lt;http://twoamsoftware.com/&gt;"/>
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      <outline text="Listen to iPhone Audio via Bluetooth">
        <outline text="Play trick from Dan" MediaLinks="macveritas.com &lt;http://www.macveritas.com/&gt;"/>
        <outline text="Now this will work as long as you stay on the Voicemail screen, but if you nav away it will stop."/>
        <outline text="Here's how to make it stick so you can nav away from the voicemail screen and sleep the iPhone and still hear the audio:">
          <outline text="Make sure your home button double-tap setting set to go to the phone favorites, and enable the iPod controls."/>
          <outline text="Start the iPod audio."/>
          <outline text="Go to the voicemail screen, click the 'audio' button, and select your Bluetooth device. The audio should start playing through Bluetooth"/>
          <outline text="Double tap the home button to bring up the iPod controller."/>
          <outline text="(Pause the playback and then ) press “iPod”, which will take you to the iPod app."/>
          <outline text="Double tap the home button again, which will take you to the speed dial screen."/>
          <outline text="Now you can navigate away and the audio will continue to play."/>
          <outline text="To stop the audio going to the Bluetooth device, return to the voicemail screen, click the audio button and select an audio source other then the Bluetooth device. Receiving and ending a call will also disconnect the iPod audio from the Bluetooth."/>
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        <outline text="Obviously battery life is shortened, but in a car or while docked should be fine."/>
        <outline text="I had a hard time consistently repeating the trick, so it is for sure a hack and a bit buggy."/>
        <outline text="Audio seemed to also continue to play via the main speaker, so might need to plug in a headphone adapter to stop the internal speaker."/>
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    <outline text="Closing">
      <outline text="Podcast Marketplace">
        <outline text="Thanks to my sponsors">
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      <outline text="Keep emails coming. Audio comments.">
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        <outline text="281-622-4269 or 281-Mac-I-Am-9">
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        <outline text="MacCast Forum" MediaLinks="forum.maccast.com &lt;http://forum.maccast.com/&gt;"/>
      </outline>
      <outline text="&quot;Cities of Refuge&quot; by Matthew Blake">
        <outline text="Original music by Matthew Blake"/>
        <outline text="From his new EP &quot;Ice Pictures&quot; which you can download for free on his MySpace page"/>
        <outline text="Artist's MySpace page" MediaLinks="myspace.com/icepictures &lt;http://www.myspace.com/icepictures&gt;"/>
      </outline>
      <outline text="EOL: 1st Gen iPod Review">
        <outline text="A review of the 1st Gen iPod (via TUAW)" MediaLinks="1st Gen iPod Review &lt;http://www.tuaw.com/2008/08/08/blast-from-the-past-1st-generation-ipod-review/&gt;"/>
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