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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 3.0" MediaLinks="www.circusponies.com &lt;http://www.circusponies.com/&gt;"/>
        <outline text="Great for planning your summer travel.">
          <outline text="Clip research on hotels, destinations."/>
          <outline text="Save maps and routes."/>
          <outline text="Add travel receipts and reservations"/>
          <outline text="Make lists of stuff you need to pack."/>
          <outline text="Outline your schedule."/>
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        <outline text="Free 30-day trial"/>
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    <outline text="News">
      <outline text="Apple doubles up it's smartphone share">
        <outline text="iLounge and others cite the latest Gartner numbers showing Apple's iPhone doubling it's worldwide smartphone market share since last year"/>
        <outline text="The numbers show Apple had a 5.3% share in Q1 of 2008 and a Q1 '09 share of 10.8%.">
          <outline text="According to ArsTechnica Apple's overall global mobile phone market share is at  1.42 percent, up from 1.1 percent for all of 2008."/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="RIM gained just over a 6% share year over year. 13.3 to 19.9%."/>
        <outline text="Nokia still has a commanding lead with 41.2% ove the global share, but they were down about 4% from 45.1% last year."/>
        <outline text="When narrowing the scope, Mac Rumors points out that Apple Q4 2008 to Q1 2009 numbers show much slower growth rising just .1% from 10.7% to 10.8%.">
          <outline text="Seems typical of the lifecycle. Big boost on release with drop off as consumers wait for the next big thing."/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="iPhone may be the smarter phone when it comes to web surfing.">
          <outline text="AdMob Metrics released their numbers on Smartphone data traffic showing the  iPhone OS had 8 percent of the smartphone market (Gartner numbers), but generated 43 percent of mobile Web requests and 65 percent of HTML usage"/>
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      <outline text="NEXT, next gen iPhone rumors surface">
        <outline text="ArsTechnica and others have turned to Apple's job postings for insight on future iPhone/iPod Touch plans">
          <outline text="2 listings caught their eyes, High Performance/Low Level Programmer and an Embedded Video Processing &amp; Analysis engineer."/>
          <outline text="Specifically the listings call for a candidate familiar with the ARM architecture and its NEON vector processing unit."/>
          <outline text="NEON is the vector unit in ARMv7 Cortex. Current gen iPhones/iPod Touches use a ARMv6-based processor."/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="Speculation is that future devices would use ARMv7 which supports multi-core variations and could better support background processing.">
          <outline text="with the job listing so close to WWDC, sounds like the Cortex ARMs might not be for the upcoming next gen iPhone."/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="The video engineer they are looking for needs experience with real-time streaming over WiFi and cellular networks.">
          <outline text="This one gets interesting when you combine it with the rumor that Apple is planning to build a server farm in North Carolina. The state voted to offer tax breaks that could benefit Apple if they build there and spend over $1 billion there over the next 9 years. "/>
          <outline text="And the rumor that may get direct Movie and TV downloads via the iTunes store. This one was covered on Ars Technica, but seems highly suspect since it is sourced from an iPhone ad link."/>
          <outline text="Still, farm could be to support streaming TV and Movie purchases."/>
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      <outline text="Gruber weighs in on 3rd gen iPhone specs">
        <outline text="John Gruber of Daring Fireball has handicapped the next gen iPhone and predicts, &quot;roughly double the CPU horsepower and an improved video-capable camera, with 16 and 32 GB storage capacities&quot;."/>
        <outline text="Upping the processor to a next gen 600 MHz one. Architechture change will show more performance than the MHz jump seems to imply."/>
        <outline text="Double the RAM, 256 MB."/>
        <outline text="Pricing the same at $199 for 16GB and $299 for 32GB"/>
        <outline text="Roughly same design as current models.">
          <outline text="Some reported 3rd gen iPhone replcement parts surfaced on a Hong Kong site suggesting some minor redesigns according to iLounge.">
            <outline text="ear piece higher on the bezel making room for more sensors or camera parts"/>
            <outline text="black metallic bezel vs. silver"/>
            <outline text="lists an LCD screen part, no specs, at roughly twice the cost of current screen. $73 vs. $35."/>
          </outline>
        </outline>
        <outline text="Also believes rumors of magnetometer (digital compass) and improved camera (auto focus) with video capabilities."/>
      </outline>
      <outline text="iPhone 3G supplies dry up at AT&amp;T">
        <outline text="With the rumored next gen iPhone announcemnt just around the corner is this surprising?"/>
        <outline text="Some customers are reporting that some AT&amp;T stores say they are out the 3G model and offering refurbished model if you need a replacement."/>
        <outline text="AT&amp;T reps also say they are not expecting any new iPhone 3G stock."/>
        <outline text="Ealier rumors of a slipped email to Vodafone staff in Australia claimed that the 16GB iPhone was declared &quot;end of life&quot;."/>
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      <outline text="Apple tablet may wait until next decade">
        <outline text="MacNN says Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster doesn't think we will see the rumored Mac Media tablet until the next decade. Ok, 2010 is just 8 months away, but it is next decade.">
          <outline text="Munster says Apple will need a 3rd tweaked verion of OS X for the device, thus the delay."/>
          <outline text="Also claims Apple is shopping suppliers for 7 to 10&quot; screens for a device in the $500 to $700 range.">
            <outline text="Apple Insider reported that Digitimes claims Wintek has been selected as the LCD panel supplier for the Mac tablet."/>
          </outline>
          <outline text="He also mentions conversations with  &quot;a key company in the mobile space&quot;. Many people belive the Apple tablet would include some sort of cellular data component and subsidies. Some suggest Verizon as the US carrier."/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="MacRumors says Businessweek's Peter Burrows has his own sources that seem to corroborate Munsters information and puts a launch date as early as the beginning of next year."/>
        <outline text="If Munster and Burrow's are right,  Apple may need to let developers in on it at WWDC. Not sure if they will want to tip their hand or not though."/>
      </outline>
      <outline text="Don't forget the iPod rumors too">
        <outline text="Apple Insider and iLounge are saying that a new iPod Nano may also surface around July or August adding a larger screen and built-in camera"/>
        <outline text="Screen aspect ratio of 1.5:1, up from 1.33:1"/>
        <outline text="A camera similar to the 3G iPhone's mounted in the lower left of the rear case"/>
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      <outline text="AT&amp;T considers new data plans and plans boosted network">
        <outline text="via iLounge"/>
        <outline text="Rumors had surfaced last week that AT&amp;T may be considering more limited data access plans that could reduce iPhone data costs by $10."/>
        <outline text="AT&amp;T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega confirmed at the Reuters Global Technology Summit in New York that the company is considering alternative plans to help stimulate demand for all web enabled phones."/>
        <outline text="Not to be left out of the deal making on data, Electronista reports that Rogers in Canada is considering bringing back their 6GB for $30 data plan promo for the next gen iPhone."/>
        <outline text="AT&amp;T also announced it will boost it's 3G data network to 7.2 Mbps and plans to broaden it's coverage and capacity in major metro areas."/>
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      <outline text="Safari's messy tops sites feature leaving trails">
        <outline text="Cult of Mac cited a Slashdot piece that linked to a blog post by designer and musician C. Harwick, from Chapel Hill, NC." MediaLinks="thrica.com &lt;http://www.thrica.com/archives/352&gt;"/>
        <outline text="He claims that Safari 4 Betas History, RSS Feeds, and Top Sites are eating up storage and a privacy concern">
          <outline text="History: ~/Library/Caches/Metadata/Safari, stores files with your history. Choosing History--&gt;Clear History seems to remove these from the Safari History menu, but doesn't seem to remove the files from the folder."/>
          <outline text="Feeds: ~/Library/PubSub/Feeds/, a file gets created here each time your feeds get checked and have changed. This can grow if your feeds are checked frequently. The RSS tab in the Safari preferences allows you to control how often these get purged (keep 2 weeks, keep 1 day, etc.) That seems to not be functioning properly. Clicking the &quot;Remove Now&quot; didn't seem to clear the files."/>
          <outline text="Top Sites: /private/var/folders/[XX]/[Hex]/-Caches-/com.apple.Safari/Webpage Previews/, 2 image files JPG and PNG for Top sites previews.">
            <outline text="Deleting these by clicking the 'edit' button on the Top Sites page and clicking the 'X' doesn't remove the image files. It does remove the images from the Top Sites display."/>
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        <outline text="Some of the articles also claim that the files still get created while in &quot;Private Browsing…&quot; mode, but I tested this in Safari Beta 4 (5528.17) and it seemed to not create any files."/>
        <outline text="Using Safari Beta 4 (5528.17) . If you want a clean slate use the Safari--&gt;Reset Safari… options.">
          <outline text="&quot;Remove all webpage preview images&quot; seems to reset the Top Sites preview images. They will get recreated based on History, so you may combine that with &quot;Clear History&quot;. If you want the default set of Top sites back you can check the &quot;Reset Top Sites&quot; option."/>
          <outline text="Using the &quot;Clear History&quot; option from the &quot;Reset Safari&quot; panel also removes the history metadata files. Incidentally it also worked using the History-&gt;Clear History menu. It did take a few seconds to see the change in the Finder."/>
          <outline text="Did not find a way to easily clear the RSS cache files"/>
        </outline>
      </outline>
      <outline text="Security research publishes OS X Java exploit proof of concept">
        <outline text="From The Mac Observer."/>
        <outline text="Security researcher Landon Fuller published a proof of concept exploit on his blog to illustrate the danger of this vulnerability." MediaLinks="JAVA Proof of Concept &lt;http://landonf.bikemonkey.org/code/macosx/CVE-2008-5353.20090519.html&gt;"/>
        <outline text="The expolit loads a java applet in the browser and then execute the UNIX &quot;say&quot; command using the current logged in user level permissions.">
          <outline text="There is no security alert or permissions requested by the browser before executing the command outside the browser."/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="Sun released a patch for the vulnerability in December of 2008 and it was not part of Apple's latest 10.5.7 or security updates for Leopard or Tiger."/>
        <outline text="Mac OS X users should disable Java applets in their browsers and disable 'Open &quot;safe&quot; files after downloading' in Safari."/>
      </outline>
      <outline text="Could a Pan-European iTunes Store become a reality?">
        <outline text="Macworld says we are at least one step closer"/>
        <outline text="Responding to an accusation from the EU's European Commission's Competition Commissioner, Neelie Kroes that the various European collecting societies running national monopolies. France's SACEM agreed, SACEM agreed in principle to allow it's works to be licensed more easily across Europe."/>
        <outline text="Label EMI has also agreed to allow selling of it's catalog across the EU."/>
        <outline text="Currently Apple has to negotiate rights with agencies in each of the 27 EU countries which is why all countries are not represented in iTunes yet."/>
      </outline>
      <outline text="Back to school promo and Macbook bump">
        <outline text="Buy a qualifying Mac and iPod with your Apple education discount from May 27, 2009, through September 8, 2009, and receive an online rebate up to $229" MediaLinks="Apple Back to School &lt;http://store.apple.com/us/browse/campaigns/back_to_school?cid=WWW-NAUS-BTS20090507-00032&gt;">
          <outline text="Qualifying Macs include, a MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac, or Mac Pro at the educational price."/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="New White Macbook">
          <outline text="2.13 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (2.0 in Uni)"/>
          <outline text="2GB DDR2 Memory (DDR3 in Uni)"/>
          <outline text="160GB hard drive"/>
          <outline text="NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics"/>
          <outline text="2 USB 2.0 and 1 FW 400 port (no FW in Uni)"/>
          <outline text="$999.00 USD, vs. $1,299 USD for Unibody Macbook"/>
        </outline>
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    <outline text="Sponsor">
      <outline text="Cocoatech">
        <outline text="Pathfinder 5, amazing file browser and management application." MediaLinks="cocoatech.com &lt;http://www.cocoatech.com/&gt;"/>
        <outline text="I am constantly discovering new features, like the built-in image editor.">
          <outline text="Great for quick simple edits"/>
          <outline text="cropping, rotating, simple effects, etc."/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="Also built-in application launcher."/>
        <outline text="Free 30-day trial"/>
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    <outline text="Feedback, Comments and Commentary">
      <outline text="Choosing a Mac mouse">
        <outline text="Had a number of questions this week about mice."/>
        <outline text="A mouse is a personal preference, so what features are most important to you?">
          <outline text="Wired or Wireless. If Wireless, RF or Bluetooth?"/>
          <outline text="How many buttons? Extra buttons."/>
          <outline text="Scroll wheel"/>
          <outline text="Portable"/>
          <outline text="Is it Mac compatible?"/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="The basics">
          <outline text="Most USB mice will work with basic functionality on a Mac without any additional drivers"/>
          <outline text="left &amp; right buttons, cursor movement, and scroll wheel"/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="Extra features">
          <outline text="To activate most 3rd party mice extra features and programmability you will need additional software"/>
          <outline text="Drivers usually include a system preference pane"/>
          <outline text="Check before you purchase to see if the mouse is Mac compatible."/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="Brands">
          <outline text="Logitech" MediaLinks="logitech.com &lt;http://www.logitech.com/&gt;"/>
          <outline text="Kensington" MediaLinks="kensington.com &lt;http://www.kensington.com/&gt;"/>
          <outline text="Microsoft" MediaLinks="microsoft.com &lt;http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/default.mspx&gt;"/>
          <outline text="RadTech" MediaLinks="radtech.us &lt;http://www.radtech.us/&gt;"/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="3rd party drivers">
          <outline text="Natahn wanted to know about software to allow the Mighty Mouse scrollball to function as a trackball to control cursor movements."/>
          <outline text="SteerMouse" MediaLinks="SteerMouse &lt;http://plentycom.jp/en/steermouse/&gt;"/>
          <outline text="USB Overdrive" MediaLinks="USB Overdrive &lt;http://www.usboverdrive.com/USBOverdrive/News.html&gt;"/>
          <outline text="Both these say they are Mac compatible, but haven't been updated since 2008"/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="Alternatives">
          <outline text="Tablets, trackballs, trackpads, etc."/>
        </outline>
      </outline>
      <outline text="Software vs. Hardware RAID-1">
        <outline text="Play question from Tom"/>
        <outline text="Hardware is always preferred since there will always be some overhead with software raid. Your Mac will have to act as RAID controller."/>
        <outline text="There also might be data integrity issues with software RAID. If you Mac crashes while doing it's RAID thing, who knows?">
          <outline text="Might just be a simple rebuild"/>
        </outline>
      </outline>
      <outline text="Finding Mac upgrade parts">
        <outline text="Lex wanted to know how to get the right kind of hard drive to add to his Mac Pro.">
          <outline text="Basically a 3.5&quot; SATA drive, but what about specifics? Buffer, speed, etc."/>
        </outline>
        <outline text="Going to a big box store like Fry's or Best Buy can be confusing and when it comes to raw components like Memory or drives Apple and those guys aren't much help."/>
        <outline text="Getting the specs">
          <outline text="Apple's spec database" MediaLinks="support.apple.com/specs &lt;http://support.apple.com/specs/&gt;"/>
          <outline text="Mac Tracker, awesome app and can sync to your iPod and there is an iPhone iPod Touch version for free." MediaLinks="mactracker.dreamhosters.com &lt;http://mactracker.dreamhosters.com/&gt;">
            <outline text="detailed specs on just about everything Apple makes or has made including startup chimes."/>
          </outline>
        </outline>
        <outline text="Where do I go?">
          <outline text="Xlr8your Mac" MediaLinks="xlr8yourmac.com &lt;http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/&gt;">
            <outline text="All kinds of articles on upgrades, drive compatability database, video card performance, etc."/>
          </outline>
          <outline text="iFixit" MediaLinks="ifixit.com &lt;http://www.ifixit.com/&gt;">
            <outline text="They have parts and compnents and their teardown section and guides are very good."/>
          </outline>
          <outline text="Other World Computing" MediaLinks="macsales.com &lt;http://www.macsales.com/&gt;">
            <outline text="I buy most of my bare hard drives from here or Fry's"/>
            <outline text="Also good source for RAM"/>
            <outline text="They have how-to videos as well."/>
          </outline>
          <outline text="Crucial" MediaLinks="crucial.com &lt;http://www.crucial.com/&gt;">
            <outline text="This is where I buy most of my memory"/>
            <outline text="The memory wizard makes sure you get the right stuff for your Mac"/>
          </outline>
        </outline>
      </outline>
      <outline text="What to do with that old iPhone">
        <outline text="Play comment from Brian"/>
        <outline text="You can keep it and use it unactivated. May even still be able to make emergency calls?"/>
        <outline text="Hack it. Use the PwnageTool and gain access to unauthorized apps. Couls also possibly unlock it if you want. Disclaimer: leagalities of jailbreaking are in dispute."/>
        <outline text="Give it to another user. They will need to activate it with a carrier and likely sign a contract.">
          <outline text="Wipe the data. Settings -&gt; General -&gt; Reset and tap Erase All Content and Settings."/>
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    <outline text="Closing">
      <outline text="Podcast Marketplace">
        <outline text="Thanks to my sponsors">
          <outline text="Circus Ponies" MediaLinks="circusponies.com &lt;http://www.circusponies.com/&gt;"/>
          <outline text="Smile on my Mac" MediaLinks="smileonmymac.com &lt;http://www.smileonmymac.com/&gt;"/>
          <outline text="Faronics, Deep Freeze" MediaLinks="faronics.com/mac &lt;http://www.faronics.com/mac/&gt;"/>
          <outline text="Audible" MediaLinks="audiblepodcast.com/maccast &lt;http://www.audiblepodcast.com/maccast/&gt;"/>
          <outline text="CocoaTech, Path Finder 5" MediaLinks="cocoatech.com &lt;http://www.cocoatech.com/&gt;"/>
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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;A Lonely September&quot; by Plain White T's">
        <outline text="From the Podsafe Music Network" MediaLinks="music.podshow.com &lt;http://music.podshow.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=fcffdb82d60541531995165d4a3e9c1d&gt;"/>
        <outline text="Artist's site" MediaLinks="plainwhitets.com &lt;http://www.plainwhitets.com/&gt;"/>
        <outline text="Buy on iTunes" MediaLinks="Buy on iTunes &lt;http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=16252710&gt;"/>
      </outline>
      <outline text="EOL: His Holiness, Mr. Jobs">
        <outline text="Found on Flickr, a stained glass trinity featuring Steve Jobs, Linus Torvalds, and Bill Gates (via Cult of Mac)" MediaLinks="Jobs in Stained Glass &lt;http://cultofmac.com/steve-immortalized-in-stained-glass/11020&gt;"/>
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