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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="circusponies.com &lt;http://www.circusponies.com/&gt;"/>
        <outline text="Annotating PDF files. Can drop a PDF on a Notebook and it will ask if you want to add it for annotation">
          <outline text="Each PDF page will become a page in the notebook"/>
          <outline text="Add stickies, flags, text, graphics, etc."/>
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        <outline text="Free 30-day trial"/>
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    <outline text="News">
      <outline text="iPhone and Verizon rumors continue">
        <outline text="The story started with a USA Today piece that claimed Apple and Verizon are in &quot;high-level&quot; talks about a deal for as early as 2010."/>
        <outline text=" AT&amp;T 3G network uses HSDPA/UMTS technology (High Speed Downlink Packet Access/Universal Mobile Telephone System)">
          <outline text="A listener who is a Cellular Field Tech for AT&amp;T clued me in that GSM and CDMA might be related."/>
          <outline text="AT&amp;T's 3G network uses a technology called W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), yes CDMA. Developed NTT DoCoMo in Japan."/>
          <outline text="So while Tim Cook says Apple has no interest in a CDMA iPhone in a way they already have one."/>
          <outline text="Verizon's 3G EVDO uses a technology called CDMA2000 Developed by Qualcomm">
            <outline text="CDMA2000 is incompatible with W-CDMA and UMTS, so you can't just use the two CDMA technologies interchangeably."/>
          </outline>
          <outline text="Qualcomm created an experimental wideband CDMA system called CDMA2000 3x which unified the W-CDMA (3GPP) and CDMA2000 (3GPP2) network technologies.">
            <outline text="But W-CDMA became the standard"/>
            <outline text="Does prove the two technologies are not that divergent."/>
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      </outline>
      <outline text="Snow Leopard adds YouTube spots">
        <outline text="With each new release of the Snow Leopard betas we are seeing more Quicktime X features"/>
        <outline text="AppleInsider already reported on possible screen recording options and not requiting purchase to activate QuickTime Pro features. "/>
        <outline text="Now they are reporting that the new video player will add direct export to YouTube including support for the new YouTube HD format. Much like you can do with iMovie."/>
        <outline text="Also has direct MobileMe export."/>
      </outline>
      <outline text="Latest iPhone beta requires new iTunes">
        <outline text="iPhone OS 3.0 beta 4 was release to developers, but this time it came with a new version of iTunes. iTunes 8.2."/>
        <outline text="According to iLounge there weren't many details as to what was in iTunes 8.2, but some legal copy mentions BluRay data from GraceNote leading to speculation of possible support for bluRay discs and playback."/>
      </outline>
      <outline text="Mobile Me now offers 24/7 chat support">
        <outline text="Now that Mobile Me seems to have worked out most the kinks Apple has added online chat support for Mobile Me subscribers."/>
        <outline text="At least the figured out how to plan for and manage support loads."/>
        <outline text="The service is in English only at the moment and available from the Mobile Me section of the Apple support site" MediaLinks="apple.com/mobileme &lt;http://www.apple.com/support/mobileme/&gt;">
          <outline text="Click one of the topic items on the left"/>
          <outline text="Select the specific issue and then if the answer isn't listed on the right the &quot;Chat Now&quot; button will appear below the top questions list."/>
        </outline>
      </outline>
      <outline text="Apple goes on hiring spree">
        <outline text="Electronista reported that a change of on the Linked In page for AMD's Bob Drebin seems to indicate he is now an Apple employee">
          <outline text="Drebin was the CTO in ATI's graphics products group and seems to have been brought to Apple in a Senior Director role, but no other specifics were given"/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="Following the discovery of Apple's hiring Drebin it was also discovered that Apple hired Raja Koduri, another now former CTO of AMD's graphics products group."/>
        <outline text="Both Drebin and Koduri worked in ATI's Imageon handheld graphics division, which AMD sold to Qualcomm earlier this year."/>
        <outline text="Whatever Apple is up to it seems that most of the recent acquisition and personnel activity is focused on chip design">
          <outline text="Apple acquired system on a chip company PA Semi last year"/>
          <outline text="They nabbed former IBM exec Mark Papermaster back in November, although due to some IBM legal filibustering he just started at Apple on April 24th."/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="Still as AppleInsider points out it may be some time before we see internally designed Apple chips in actual products">
          <outline text="They report that the Wall Street Journal did some Linked In digging of their own and found over 100 Apple employees listed with chip experience in their profiles."/>
          <outline text="Apple and Jobs have already publicly state they intend to work on in-house chip designs for future Apple multi-touch devices."/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="The UK site MCV claims Microsoft's senior Xbox strategy director Richard Teversham has left Microsoft to also join Apple">
          <outline text="He is said to be taking an education related position in the European Apple office according to Electonista."/>
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      <outline text="What's up next for Apple hardware?">
        <outline text="Could the Verizon iPhone's actually be entirely new devices? iPhone Lite and iMedia Pad (via MacRumors, Businessweek)">
          <outline text="iPhone Lite, smaller cheaper iPhone like device. Using system-on-a-chip design."/>
          <outline text="iMedia Pad, Music, HD video, Photos, eBooks. Make calls over Wi-Fi."/>
          <outline text="Remember there a supposedly hints of 2 new unnamed devices in the iPhone OS 3.0 betas."/>
          <outline text="One of these devices as early as this summer?"/>
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        <outline text="ArsTechnica reports sightings of a Macbook Mini reference in the Adium Chat client">
          <outline text="Adium tracks stats on computer types and did have a &quot;MacBookAir&quot; reference in the logs just before it's announcement"/>
          <outline text="Ars does also note however that the data could and is being spoofed."/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="9 to 5 Mac seems to think we will see some updates from WWDC">
          <outline text="Macbook updates in the form of a speed bump"/>
          <outline text="Major update to Apple's Pro apps including Final Cut Pro, Aperture, Logic, and Shake."/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="Lower priced consumer Macs">
          <outline text="Rumblings have begun from AppleInsider and MacNN that Apple plans new lower priced versions of the iMac and Macbooks"/>
          <outline text="Details on what exactly the changes to the models would be were non-existent but predictions were that we may the revamped Macbook line up and pricing as early as the end of this month."/>
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      </outline>
      <outline text="WWDC is sold out, again.">
        <outline text="For the second year in a row Apple's World Wide Developer Conference has sold out"/>
        <outline text="WWDC will run from June 8-12 at Moscone West in San Francisco, CA."/>
        <outline text="Apple will offer videos of the event sessions for sale for those who waited too long to see the live show."/>
      </outline>
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    <outline text="Sponsor">
      <outline text="CocoaTech">
        <outline text="Pathfinder 5" MediaLinks="cocoatech.com &lt;http://www.cocoatech.com/&gt;"/>
        <outline text="Dual Pane File Browser.  View the contents of two folders or volumes side-by-side in one window."/>
        <outline text="Everything you have ever wanted to do in Apple's built-in Finder but couldn't is likely in Pathfinder."/>
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    <outline text="Feedback, Comments and Commentary">
      <outline text="Don't forget Automator">
        <outline text="Play comment from Morgan"/>
        <outline text="Setting up an action to launch web pages on startup">
          <outline text="Open Automator and create a new Custom project"/>
          <outline text="In the 'Actions' Library select the  'Internet' category"/>
          <outline text="Add the Safari 'Get Specified URLs' item (Drag it from the left into the workflow build area)."/>
          <outline text="Add the URLs for the pages you wish to open. (You can always click the &quot;Description&quot; option under an action to see what it does and it's expected inputs and results)."/>
          <outline text="Add the 'Display Webpages' item by dragging it under the 'Get Specified URLs' item"/>
          <outline text="Press Run to test the Workflow."/>
          <outline text="Once you are satisfied, choose File--&gt;Save and choose 'Application' as the file format. Save the &quot;app&quot; in a logical place (like the Applications folder)."/>
          <outline text="In system Preferences--&gt;Accounts, choose your account and under 'Login Items' add your new Automator app. You may need to click the lock icon and authenticate first."/>
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      <outline text="Snitch on Mac connections">
        <outline text="In the wake of some of the Mac Trojans that have surfaced Little Snitch might be a helpful tool." MediaLinks="Little Snitch &lt;http://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html&gt;"/>
        <outline text="Will alert you on all outgoing connections showing you the ports, protocols, and where the connections are being made to"/>
        <outline text="You can add rules to allow and not be alerted again. Permenant or just while apps are running."/>
        <outline text="Also has a network monitor that will pop up and display all network traffic."/>
      </outline>
      <outline text="Converting audio in iTunes">
        <outline text="Rafael wanted an easy way to burn an MP3 CD from his iTunes AAC files."/>
        <outline text="In iTunes 8 with non-Fairplay or DRM Free tracks">
          <outline text="1) Put the tracks you want to burn into a playlist"/>
          <outline text="2) Control+Click the playlist and choose Burn Playlist to Disk"/>
          <outline text="3) In the settings choose the MP3 CD option."/>
          <outline text="4) Burn the disk."/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="Convert to other formats in iTunes 8">
          <outline text="1) iTunes--&gt;Preferences. Click the &quot;Import Settings...&quot; button in the &quot;General&quot; pane."/>
          <outline text="2) Select your file encoder, bitrate, and other preferences for the format you want to convert to."/>
          <outline text="3) Go back to the iTunes Library and select the track you want to convert and choose &quot;Advanced--&gt;Create [file format] Version&quot; from the menu."/>
          <outline text="Using this method you will end up with 2 versions of the same track in iTunes with different formats">
            <outline text="You can find duplicates by using the 'File--&gt;Show Duplicates' option, then turn on the 'Kind' column to see the format."/>
          </outline>
        </outline>
        <outline text="Options for converting Fairplay DRM tracks">
          <outline text="Burn a standard audio CD in iTune sand re-rip the tracks back into iTunes"/>
          <outline text="Use the iTunes Store's 'Upgrade to iTunes Plus' option and pay $0.30 USD per track to get the DRM free versions. They won't have all songs as DRM free."/>
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      </outline>
      <outline text="Keeping Macs in Sync">
        <outline text="Had a couple people ask this week about keeping 2 Macs in Sync. Play comment from Tobin."/>
        <outline text="Mobile Me does offer Family accounts">
          <outline text="Sync address book, bookmarks, etc, but not really files."/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="I have used ChronoSync in the past. Can do a whole system sync or just specific files or folders." MediaLinks="ChronoSync &lt;http://www.econtechnologies.com/pages/cs/chrono_overview.html&gt;">
          <outline text="Offers scheduling"/>
          <outline text="Home to Home sync" MediaLinks="Home 2 Home &lt;http://www.econtechnologies.com/pages/cs/chrono_tips5.html&gt;"/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="Several people recommended the service Dropbox" MediaLinks="getdropbox.com &lt;https://www.getdropbox.com/referrals/NTk3MzI3OQ&gt;">
          <outline text="2GB of free cloud storage"/>
          <outline text="Sets up a special &quot;dropbox&quot; folder on your Mac and any items dropped into that folder are uploaded to Dropbox and synced to other systems."/>
          <outline text="Uses a web interface to manage the dropdox folder"/>
          <outline text="Offers revisions of a file and you can restore them"/>
          <outline text="Shared folders &amp; Public folder"/>
        </outline>
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    <outline text="Closing">
      <outline text="Podcast Marketplace">
        <outline text="Thanks to my sponsors">
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      <outline text="Fox News Gadgets &amp; Games Appearance">
        <outline text="I had a chance to be on Clayton Morris' new web tech show on Fox News Friday's."/>
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      <outline text="Keep emails coming. Audio comments.">
        <outline text="maccast@gmail.com &lt;mailto:maccast@gmail.com&gt;"/>
        <outline text="281-622-4269 or 281-Mac-I-Am-9">
          <outline text="PLEASE LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS"/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="MacCast Forum" MediaLinks="forum.maccast.com &lt;http://forum.maccast.com/&gt;"/>
      </outline>
      <outline text="&quot;HeavensaLie&quot; by Lacuna Coil">
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        <outline text="Artist's site" MediaLinks="centurymedia.com &lt;http://www.centurymedia.com/us/single_artist.php?ID=31&gt;"/>
        <outline text="Buy on iTunes" MediaLinks="Buy on iTunes &lt;http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=18030160&gt;"/>
      </outline>
      <outline text="EOL: Lego Luxo Jr. iMac G4">
        <outline text="Bjarne Tveskov used a 7&quot; digital photo frame and LEGO to create this mini version of the classic &quot;Luxo Lamp&quot; G4 iMac (via Cult of Mac)" MediaLinks="Lego iMac G4 &lt;http://cultofmac.com/lego-imac-g4-two-cults-in-one/10354&gt;"/>
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