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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 274.Leopard 10.5.8 update. Snow Leopard available for pre-order. Apple doubles up Time Capsule. Garageband 5.1 update. Apple shakes off Shake. Apple not at CES despite WSJ piece. FCC investigate Google Voice takedowns. Rumors of a wild Mac tablet prototype. Schmidt resigns from Apple board. Apple attempts to extinguish iPod fire claims. iTunes launches in Mexico. Invisible iPhone photos. Keyboard shortcut for shutdown. Reactions on “unlocked” iPhones. Want iPhone OS 3.0 for your Touch for free, just ask. Review: Griffin Navigate. Pesky Airport Connection. Anti-virus on the Mac, needed?

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New music, Inside my Room by Roly Skender

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 273. Apple looking good in Q3. Details of Microsoft’s retail plans emerge. Apple’s own retail store news. Netbook, iPad/big phone, tablety thingy watch. Apple brewing “Cocktail” to spur album sales. Apple updates it’s Studio suites. Ping Pong Palm battle. New iPhone Beta and SDK released. Apple (AT&T) voice block Google. BlackHat to reveal serious SMS iPhone bug. Apple says Jailbreaking could destroy the cellular networks. Apple asking App developers to keyword their apps. Apple finally releases Mobile Me iDisk App. Getting jealous of unlocked iPhones. Review: Kensington SlimBlade Mouse with Nano Receiver. Sleep, restart, and shutdown from the keyboard. Why no iPod up-to date program?

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New music, Hurricane by Town Crier

EOL: Apple Homepage gone Retro. (via Cult of Mac)

It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop. — Confucius (551 BC – 479 BC)

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 272. A show for Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. A special edition of the Maccast. We sit down with J.C. Hutchins author of the new transmedia novel, “Personal Effects: Dark Art” (http://www.jchutchins.net). It’s been 2 years since we spoke with J.C. and this time we go over this amazing new project, how he has been able to achieve great success by self promoting, why he loves his new 15″ Macbook Pro, Twitter clients for iPhone, and ton of other stuff. Enjoy!

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 271. iPhone OS 3.1 update seeded to developers. Mac sales tick up at end of quarter. Mobile Me gets some sprucing up. Apple and NVidia, off again, on again. iPhone has nice holes for hackers. Apple replacing iPhone screens in store. Active packaging keeps iThings charged. iPod and iPhone cameras for “all” models? SEC looks at Jobs health disclosures. Safari 4.0.2 update, “Nitro”! Latest tweaks in Snow Leopard. Happy belated birthday to the App Store. Apple blocks iKaraoke app. Wi-fi issues on iPhone and iPod Touch after 3.0 upgrade. Use an old Mac (or PC) as a 2nd monitor, Screen Recycler. Apple’s HTTP Streaming Protocol a Flash killer? Clean Macs are happy (and better running Macs). Out of warranty service? It never hurts to ask Apple. Found my iPhone

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New music, I Choose to Be by Allison Crowe (iTunes)

EOL: Exploded Mac! No, the good kind. (via Cult of Mac)

The secret of life is to appreciate the pleasure of being terribly, terribly deceived. — Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900)

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Special edition. In this special episode of the Maccast we talk with Shelly Brisbin (App Store Pundit), Josh De Lioncourt (Mac-cessibility), and Shane Jackson (Blindworld Blog) about the new iPhone 3GS and specifically about it’s new accessibility features.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 270. WWDC Aftermath. Software Updates. iPhone 3.0 OS in the wild. iPhone 3GS in the wild. What’s next for iPhone? Apple warns Pre customers about iTunes. Checking in on Apple’s latest numbers. Steve Jobs coming back soon? Some One-to-One corrections. Apple Store correction. Finer fiddling with function keys. Snow Leopard is for Intel only. New Macbook SD slot debate. Determine iPhone eligibility from your iPhone. Remedies for a slowing Mac. Shortz iPod cables and recording radio (Radioshift). Why does my app have a crossed out generic icon? Force a Safari Top Site

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New music, Hey Kate! by The Fire Apes (iTunes)

EOL: New iPod RED (cedar) (via iLounge)

Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that. — George Carlin

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So I have only played with the iPhone 3G S for few hours, but one of the cool features I was looking forward to trying was the new Voice Control. Only one problem. I had trouble figuring out exactly how to make it work. In most cases I am usually able to figure out how new iPhone features work. For this feature, I had to get some help from Apple’s support site and the iPhone 3G S User Guide. To save you some time, here is how to get this feature up and running on your new iPhone 3G S along with the command you can use to make it go. If you want to consult the manual yourself, here is the link (PDF) from Apple’s support site.

To activate the Voice Control feature:
Press and hold the Home button on your iPhone or press and hold the center button on the iPhone headset. After a second or two the Voice Control interface should appear and you’ll hear a beep indicating it is ready for your command.

Voice commands you can use:

• Call a contact: Say “call” or “dial” plus the name of a person in your contacts to call that person. If they have multiple numbers the iPhone will prompt you for which number, i.e. “Home” or “mobile”.
• Dial a number: Say “call” or “dial” and then the number
• If you make a mistake: You can say “wrong,” “not that one,” “not that,” “no,” or “nope.”
• Play music: Say “play” or “play music.”
• Pause music: Say “pause”
  or “pause music.”
• Change songs: Say “next song” or
  “previous song.”
• Play an album, artist, or playlist: Say “play,” then say “album,” “artist,” or “playlist” and the name.
• To enable shuffle: Say “shuffle.”
• Get current track info: Say “what’s playing,” “what song is this,” “who sings this song,” or “who is this song by.”
• Use Genius: Say “Genius,” “play more like this,” or “play more songs like this.”
• Cancel Voice Control: Say “cancel.”

That’s it. I have to say the Voice Commands work pretty well right out of the box (at least with my “average” anglo saxon US voice). About my only complaints are that you have to constantly go in and out of Voice Command mode using the hold button technique described above and that the default voice is a bit tricky to understand at times. No OS X “Alex” here. That said it’s nice to have voice control on the iPhone (finally) and I look forward to get getting better in future updates.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 269. A show for Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. A special episode of the Maccast where I am joined by Victor Cajiao (Typical Mac User) to wrap up all the announcements from the 2009 WWDC keynote. We discuss the new Macbook Pro and Macbook Air models, Snow Leaoprd, iPhone OS 3.0, and the new iPhone 3Gs. Enjoy.

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It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret. — Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1962 – )

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Join us for live Maccast Skype chat starting right now. We’ll have the conversation going now until the end of Apple’s live WWDC event which starts today (06/08) at 10:00 AM PT. We are using Skype this time because iChat rooms have a 35 person limit. If you have Skype already installed, use the link below to join If you don’t have Skype you can download it and use it for free at Skype.com. The Skype room limit is 150, so it will still be first come first served. See you there.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 268. Apple Store news and updates. Apple software updates galore. Next gen iPhones or it’s look-a-likes surface. On the eve of WWDC, last minute updates. Apple may nix free iPhone app re-downloads. WWDC iPhone rumor round-up. Apple extends warranty for Nvidia defects. Apple tops in UK Ed. Adjusting media playback speeds. Make your own widgets the easy way. What to do if you haven’t backed up. The ‘F’ and ‘fn’ keys. Fax from your Mac. Moving your Time Machine backup to a bigger drive. A note about Maccast WWDC coverage. Adam on Mac 20 Questions.

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New music, Breathe by This Is Fiction

EOL: Mmmm, mmm, iPhone (via Cult of Mac)

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. — Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948)

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