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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="Circus Ponies">
        <outline text="Notebook" MediaLinks="www.circusponies.com &lt;http://www.circusponies.com/&gt;"/>
        <outline text="Notes, outlines, thoughts, diagrams, gathering research, and clippings."/>
        <outline text="Keep some or all your stuff private with encryption. Can do whole notebook or just specific pages."/>
        <outline text="Free 30 day trial available"/>
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    <outline text="News">
      <outline text="More features revealed in iPhone 2.2 beta">
        <outline text="The Unofficial Apple Weblog was given a supposed &quot;leaked&quot; screenshot showing the ability to download podcasts right on the iPhone. A &quot;get more episodes&quot; link."/>
        <outline text="Notification service promised in September? Play comment from Robert.">
          <outline text="Apple's workaround for the lack of background running apps."/>
          <outline text="There have been mixed reports that support for it has been in the last couple Beta builds (2.1 and 2.2), but my guess is Apple will release it when they feel it's ready."/>
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      <outline text="iPhone 3G makes a big impact outside the US">
        <outline text="An Electronista report talks about Rogers in Canada">
          <outline text="The company sold 255,000 iPhone 3Gs between July 11th and the end of September."/>
          <outline text="Increased their subscribers by 191,000 during that period. 33% of those subscribers came from other carriers or were new to Rogers."/>
          <outline text="Those subscribers are also more valuable. Because of the added data plan, the average monthly bill for Rogers iPhone customers will be about C $26 higher per month. About C$100, up from C$74"/>
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        <outline text="The site The Register out of the UK says researcher Strategy Analytics claims Apple grabbed 2.3 percent of the phone market for the 3rd quarter of 2008.">
          <outline text="Placed Apple 6th overall knocking RIM out of the top 10."/>
          <outline text="Apple, Samsung, and Sony were the only 3 phone makers to gain market share in the quarter."/>
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        <outline text="Another interesting report from the Wall Street Journal notes that, despite the higher price, the iPhone is appealing to lower-income households">
          <outline text="A recent comScore study showed that the largest growth in iPhone sales in the US came from households that earn less than the median income."/>
          <outline text="Why? Mark Donovan, senior analyst at the firm feels the iPhone appeals as a &quot;Swiss-Army knife&quot; gadget. Allowing consumers to get Internet, games, productivity, etc. all in one device actually reducing overall costs of gadgetry."/>
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      <outline text="More on new Macbooks">
        <outline text="8GB RAM out, but 6GB will do.">
          <outline text="I told you about the iFixit finding that the new Macbooks could see 8GB of RAM (Apple claims support of 4GB)."/>
          <outline text="According to Electronista, Barefeats has confirmed iFixit's results and both say running the new &quot;books&quot; with 8GB is unstable."/>
          <outline text="Looks like you can run with a 4GB and a 2GB just fine according to several reports."/>
          <outline text="Ramjet is even selling a 4GB memory module they claim is, &quot;specifically designed and SPD configured for the MacBook Pro.&quot;" MediaLinks="ramjet.com &lt;http://www.ramjet.com/ItemDescription.asp?Item=MBPX4G&gt;"/>
          <outline text="Lots of speculation at this point as to why 6GB will work, but not 8GB. The good news is most seem to think it is a limitation that Apple will fix in a future software update."/>
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        <outline text="Even running with 4GB of RAM is said to be unstable for some users">
          <outline text="MacNN reports that some new Macbook customers report experiencing lock-ups after installing 2GB of RAM on top of the 2GB included in the machine."/>
          <outline text="Replacing the included 2GB and installing a full 4GB from the same vendor at the same time ( from Apple or otherwise) is said to fix the issue for some."/>
          <outline text="Apple has been replacing effected Macbooks."/>
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        <outline text="New Macbooks and Macbooks Pros don't appear to support Kensington locks despite having a &quot;Kensington lock slot&quot; specifically listed on Apple's tech specs.">
          <outline text="According to Kensington the slot on the new notebooks is not compatible out of the box and would require gluing a K-Slot adapter to the side of the notebook to get support."/>
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      <outline text="Updated Macbook Airs land ahead of schedule">
        <outline text="MacNN and other sites began receiving reports from reader last Wednesday that they were getting notice from Apple that their pre-ordered Updated Macbook Airs were shipping."/>
        <outline text="Jobs and Apple had originally said the new units would ship in November."/>
        <outline text="In case you forgot the Air now has new features like a faster 1066MHz  frontside bus along with 6GB of L2 cache. Updated NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics. Faster DDR3 memory and a larger 120GB hard drive, plus option for a 128GB SSD."/>
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      <outline text="Free AT&amp;T Wi-fi for iPhones. No, really this time.">
        <outline text="Last Wednesday I received an exciting SMS form AT&amp;T notifying me that my iPhone now qualifies for free wi-fi access at all AT&amp;T wi-fi hotspots in the US."/>
        <outline text="Based on past history I was skeptical, but it looks for real this time."/>
        <outline text="Access at locations like Starbucks, Barnes &amp; Noble, and McDonalds."/>
        <outline text="Details on the service were provided in a link to the AT&amp;T site" MediaLinks="wireless.att.com &lt;http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/internet/wifi.jsp&gt;"/>
        <outline text="How to access:">
          <outline text="Activate Wi-Fi from the settings icon on your iPhone"/>
          <outline text="Select &quot;attwifi&quot; from the list of available networks"/>
          <outline text="Enter your 10-digit mobile number and check the box to agree to the Acceptable Use Policy. Tap 'continue'"/>
          <outline text="You will receive a text message from AT&amp;T with a secure link to the AT&amp;T Wi-Fi hotspot. You will not be charged for the text message."/>
          <outline text="The SMS link will only be valid for 24 hours at the location it was requested. Another request must be submitted when using another hotspot location."/>
          <outline text="Open the text message and tap on the link for 24-hour access to the AT&amp;T Wi-Fi hotspot"/>
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    <outline text="Sponsor">
      <outline text="Zarra Studios">
        <outline text="iWeb Buddy" MediaLinks="zarrastudios.com &lt;http://www.zarrastudios.com/&gt;"/>
        <outline text="Manage as many &quot;domains&quot; as you want. Publish one to iWeb and another to a folder."/>
        <outline text="Add Google analytics, Social Bookmarks, control SEO (Search Engine Optimizations). You can add custom code, meta tags and javascript."/>
        <outline text="USD$25.00 instant download, requires Leopard. Designed for iLife 2008."/>
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    <outline text="Feedback, Comments and Commentary">
      <outline text="Lots of UK pricing followup">
        <outline text="Play comment from Claus."/>
        <outline text="Bottom line is that it's hard to compare US to other markets unless you remove any and all taxes and just look at base price using current conversions rates. Even then you are at the mercy of a fast moving global currency rates."/>
        <outline text="Important to remember that UK prices are show with the 17.5% VAT tax added. US prices are before tax, which on average in the US adds about 7.5% to the price you see listed on the US site."/>
        <outline text="On laptop subsidies...">
          <outline text="I said there was a rumor that O2 was in talks with Apple to subsidize Macbooks"/>
          <outline text="James in the Uk said that some retailers over there, like PC World, are already offering subsidies on Apple laptops. They offer them when you sign up for 2 years on a qualified notebook data plan with 3, T-mobile, or Vodaphone."/>
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      <outline text="Save money with Educational Pricing">
        <outline text="Daniel pointed out that VMWare has a Education Portal where students, teachers, faculty, and parents can get Fusion for USD $39.99. $40 off the regular USD $79.99 price" MediaLinks="vmware.com &lt;http://www.vmware.com/vmwarestore/academicstore.html&gt;"/>
        <outline text="Many 3rd party resellers and Apple give good discounts to students, teachers, faculty on software and hardware."/>
        <outline text="Check their web sites for Education programs and stores. Call them and ask as some don't advertise it. Ask when you are at a retailer."/>
        <outline text="Apple's online store has an education store and home schoolers qualify." MediaLinks="store.apple.com &lt;http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/education_routing?mco=MTIxODk0Nw&gt;"/>
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      <outline text="Reinstall left out Leopard print drivers and languages">
        <outline text="Henrique wonders, if you left out specific printer manufacturers drives or OS languages during your initial Leopard install, how can you add them back in later?">
          <outline text="Insert your Leopard DVD"/>
          <outline text="Open the &quot;Optional Installs&quot; folder and run the &quot;Optional Installs.mpkg&quot; installer."/>
          <outline text="During the &quot;Installation Type&quot; section you can select the languages or print drivers you need to re-install."/>
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        <outline text="After it completes, run Software Update from the System Preferences just to be sure."/>
        <outline text="For printers you should check the manufacturers website for update drivers first, before re-installing from the original OS X Leopard DVD."/>
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      <outline text="Getting smart with iPhone syncing">
        <outline text="Play question from Andrew"/>
        <outline text="Full manual sync mode can be cumbersome. Sounds like you doing &quot;sync only checked&quot;?"/>
        <outline text="Use Playlists and only sync those, or better yet use Smart Playlists. Top 150 most recently added. 50 least played with ratings over 3 stars."/>
        <outline text="Only sync recent episodes of Tv or podcasts. Only one format like video."/>
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      <outline text="Rotate pictures in iPhone Photo app">
        <outline text="Tip from listener Dan"/>
        <outline text="Of course you can simply rotate the iPhone to change an image from portrait to landscape, but that on screen only. What if you want to rotate it for sending in an email or using as a desktop?">
          <outline text="Open the photos app and find the image you want to rotate"/>
          <outline text="Select the photo and rotate the iPhone to get it in the orientation you want."/>
          <outline text="Wait for any of the Photo navigation to fade out (so you only see the photo full screen) and take a screenshot by pressing the Home and Sleep/Power buttons at the same time."/>
          <outline text="Now you can access the screenshot in the Camera Roll and it should be rotated the way you want it."/>
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      <outline text="Hide external Volumes from users">
        <outline text="Play question from Eric"/>
        <outline text="Change the permissions (in Leopard)">
          <outline text="Logged into your admin account."/>
          <outline text="In the Finder, select the volume and choose 'Get Info...' from the file menu (Command+I)."/>
          <outline text="Make sure you uncheck the 'Ignore ownership on this Volume' option."/>
          <outline text="Click the lock and enter your admin password to allow changes to the permissions"/>
          <outline text="Take a look a the privileges. You (your admin account) should show Read + Write access."/>
          <outline text="Change the option for 'Everyone' to 'No Access'."/>
          <outline text="Close and log out and back into your user account."/>
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        <outline text="You will see the volume as a folder with a red &quot;no access&quot; badge on it."/>
        <outline text="Can hack the permissions from the Terminal if you know and understand UNIX permissions. In the /Volumes directory."/>
        <outline text="Can also try looking at SharePoints. Not sure if it's 10.5 supported." MediaLinks="hornware.com/sharepoints &lt;http://www.hornware.com/sharepoints/&gt;"/>
        <outline text="A simpler way for the non-Time Machine volumes would be to simply eject them and turn them off. Saves power too. You can even do the Time Machine if you want as it will pick right back up the next time you DO have the drive mounted."/>
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    <outline text="Closing">
      <outline text="Podcast Marketplace">
        <outline text="Thanks to my sponsors">
          <outline text="Circus Ponies, Notebook" MediaLinks="circusponies.com &lt;http://www.circusponies.com/&gt;"/>
          <outline text="Smile on my Mac, PDFPen 4" 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;I Hate Your Guts&quot; by Marcela">
        <outline text="A friend of mine from the hood who is now in San Diego"/>
        <outline text="She performs locally so checkout her MySpace page"/>
        <outline text="Artist's MySpace page" MediaLinks="myspace.com &lt;http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&amp;friendid=164745849&gt;"/>
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      <outline text="EOL: Mac-O-Lantern">
        <outline text="An old iMac converted to a hi-tech Jack-O-Lantern" MediaLinks="Mac-O-Lantern &lt;http://www.flickr.com/photos/obsoletepics/2987222419/&gt;"/>
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