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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Special edition. Interview with Ara Derderian from the HDTV & Home Theater Podcast. We discuss everything you need to know for integrating your Mac Mini into your home theater set-up. This show will help you understand the process and give you tips and tricks for making your media center Mac install a success. Enjoy.

So I says to him, I said “Get your own monkey!”

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Listener Jonathan has a post on his blog describing the process he used to get Boot Camp running up and running using a Windows XP updgrade disk. Apple claims it can’t be done and I can’t confirm it, but there it is.

Hey gang. I have now received several reports of people getting what is label the 4/9 edition of the MacCast, but the audio (and video in some cases) is something completely different. Well it looks like this is an issue with Libsyn, the company that hosts my files. To handle load they serve the files from a number of servers and when iTunes or your podcatcher request a file it automatically redirects your request to the best server available. Well apparently there is something screwy with that system (they just did upgrades). So if you received the wrong file just please try again. I am working with them right now to try and correct the issue. Sorry for any trouble or confusion this may have caused any of you.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 131. Apple shelters its bottom line in Reno. MacBook as soon as May? The Boot Camp aftermath. Benchmarks show Mac as as good at running XP as a PC. Virtualization with Parallels Workstation 2.1 Beta. Mixed reactions to Boot Camp. What Boot Camp means for Apples future. Tip on using Spotlight in your Preferences. An OS X Vista joke.

New music, Stop and Start by The Bathtub Marys

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Danger, Will Robinson! Danger!

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 130. Apple offically supports booting Windows Xp with Boot Camp. Jobs gets us with an April Fools? MacBook Rumors still linger. OS 10.4.6 update released. The secret MacBook Pro Revision D. Apple promoting next Chili Peppers concert. Apple Store Southlake Texas Opening. Tip on using OS X with full keyboard access. How to connect different audio devices to your Mac. A foolw-up on watching video with AirTunes audio.

New music, Rock Star by Outlaw Cinema

I love boot camp. I went into two branches of the service because I loved it so much…

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Ooops! In this episode I say the new Red Hot Chili Pepper album is expensive at $19.90 USD, but I did realize it was a double album (28 tracks). So the price is normal. Sorry.

Well pigs can fly and Satan is wearing a parka. Apple dropped a huge bomb shell today when it released the Public Beta of Boot Camp for Intel Macs. We now have official support from Apple for running Windows XP. Boot Camp burns a CD with all the Mac-specific drivers for Windows including Graphics, Networking, Audio, AirPort wireless, Bluetooth, The Eject key (on Apple keyboards), Brightness control for built-in displays. It also offers a startup disk control panel for Windows. To run it you will need an Intel Based Mac running OS 10.4.6, the latest firmware update, 10GB of free disk space, a blank CD and a copy of Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, Home or Professional. The software is available now, but will also be included in the upcoming Mac OS 10.5 Leopard. I am sure we will see a nice little surge in Intel based Mac sales too. Nice job Apple.

Update: I just placed an order for an Intel Mac Mini so I can do a review of Boot Camp. If anyone would like to donate (Use PayPal link on right-hand side.) to the show to help offset some of the cost I would appreciate it :)

Fund status: $498.00 (USD) out of $599.00

Update #2: Looks like there is now a virtualization product called Parallels that will eliminate the need for dual-booting. Once I have the Mini I should be able to install and test this method too. We will compare how each performs.

Well that didn’t take long. Here is probably the first report of a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) on an Intel Mac using the new Boot Camp. Stay tuned for Viruses, Trojans and Spyware. Oh my!

In case you missed it, David Spade has a show over on Comedy Central called the Showbiz Show. On a recent episode he took aim at Apple’s iPod and our obsession with it. Not exactly a glowing endorsement for the iPod, but some pretty funny stuff. Check it out (sorry it’s in Windows Media format, of course).

Looks like the episode this clip is from is also available for purchase on

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 129. Apple Computer vs. Apple Corps. Round 3. iPod Update adds ability to set volume limits. New iTunes content, “Scrubs” and Season Pass buying options. Some big execs leaving Apple in March. FinalCut Studio Universal now shipping. OS X/Safari flaw results in the “image of death”. Follow-up on Motorola RAZR V3 Mac support. For Mac cellphone help check out MacNCell.com. Why can’t you watch videos with AirTunes audio? Help save the Daily Breakfast.

UPDATE: I just found out that the news of Fr. Roderick’s podcast being shut down by his Bishop was a horribly bad April Fools joke. Sorry. Please no one needs to send him any email.

New music, Freddie Goodtime by Jane Lui

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When the apocalypse comes… beep me.

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Congrats Apple! Thanks for 30 great years. And for those who don’t know, that “other” guy is Ronald Wayne, Apple’s 3rd founder.