This is pretty cool and was sent in from listener Jeff.

1) Open iTunes 4.9 and open the Preferences
2) You will see the Podcasting tab with the “i” Podcast icon.
3) Now change your display to only show 256 colors and watch the icon change to a “phone” icon.

cool.

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A podcast about Macs done by a Mac geek for Mac geeks. Show 75. Apple reports record earnings for 3rd quarter, 500 Millionth song sold on iTunes, Apple update round-up, upcoming Apple Retail Store openings, Apple extending store hours, Japanese iTunes Music Store coming in August, early reports indicate Mac OS X Intel boxes are fast and possible new iBooks announcement today. If you have Tiger, don’t use TechTool from your AppleCare CD, Apple refunding money and working on iTunes Music Store iPod Shuffle issue. Should Apple get into video sales? SuperDrive not burning all disks at promised speeds, Carbon Copy Cloner may be working under OS 10.4.2 Tiger and a 3-Button mouse follow-up. Vote for the MacCast at PodcastAwards.com. New music, No. 5 with a Bullet by Inverse.

I want an Oompa Loompa now!

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A podcast about Macs done by a Mac geek for Mac geeks. Show 74. Apple finally releases 10.4.2 update, ArsTechnica claims to know real reason for Apple’s Intel switch, reports of iPod Shuffle not playing some iTMS tracks and Apple quietly steers Cocoa developers away from JAVA. John Chambers and the MacCast One Minute Tip #3: Mac Mail. A warning about changing your home folder name in OS X, what to do if your iBook Battery will no longer holding a charge, a tip to quickly discover which groups a contact is in in the Address Book, a listener looking for a true 3-button mouse for OS X, tip on viewing iTunes .pcast RSS files, a great RSS tutorial on the MacCast forum and CocoaRadio, a Podcast for OS X Developers and power users. New music, The Blame Game by Rory Breaker.

That’ll do, Donkey. That’ll do.

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A podcast about Macs done by a Mac geek for Mac geeks. Show 73. Steve Jobs personally calls stabbing victims family, IBM’s new PowerPC chips, Forbes speculates on Apple becoming a wireless provider, July 7th Apple event did happen in France, Apple lowers iPod replacement battery cost and Apple releases DVD Playback Update 4.6.1. Followup on Mac audio journal software, tips on using Mics with your Mac, getting caught up in the next great thing, listener unable to create user account after Tiger upgrade, slow motion Aqua tricks, automating folders with AppleScript, tips for creating compatible DVDs for different players and creating a Podcast RSS feed. New music, You Do It All the Time by Wagstaffe

Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?

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I am proud to announce the first edition of the enhanced version of the MacCast, the eMacCast. I am in the process of submitting the new feed to iTunes, but until then you can use this feed URL to manually add the subscription in iTunes (see instructions below). The eMacCast will be release a couple of days behind the regular feed. It contains the same content, but has chapters so you can quickly jump to specific parts of the show. It also features changing album art and hyperlinks to allow you to quickly reference relevant content. This special version of the MacCast is being produced my MacCast listener Mitch (thanks Mitch). We hope you enjoy this new addtion to the growing MacCast family.

How to subscribe to the eMacCast
1) Get iTunes 4.9*

2) Copy this URL https://www.maccast.com/erss.xml

3) In iTunes 4.9 go to the ‘Advanced’ menu, Select ‘Subscribe to Podcast…’, paste in the URL and click ‘OK’.

4) That’s it the new eMacCast should begin downloading to iTunes. Enjoy!

*You may subscribe with any podcasting client, but will need iTunes 4.9 or a supported iPod to view enhanced content.

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A podcast about Macs done by a Mac geek for Mac geeks. Show 72. HP adds iPod Shuffle to the mix, Firefox up an running on Intel based Macs, Dave Winer critical of Apples additions to the RSS spec, Apple counts down to half a billion iTunes songs, reports that some Motorola phones syncing with iTunes, a Brooklyn teen killed over an iPod and the “real” OS X code for Intel is leaked, maybe. I now know how to update my iPod you can stop emailing me now, Thanks. Help with keychain, Onyx has deleted all passwords, looking for audio journal software for the Mac, sortting iTunes 4.9 Podcasts by date, what to do when files open in the wrong application, forcing a re-index of Spotlight, using the Adobe PDF Plugin with Safari 2.0, thoughts on iPod replacement batteries, a follow-up on hooking your Mac to a TV wirelessly, help with Classic not booting after upgrading to Tiger and s special offer for free Alarm Clock Pro software from Koingo. Thoughts on the MacCast as an “enhanced” Podcast. My podcast set-up and advice on where to learn how-to do your own Podcast. New music, Marmalade Maggie by The Merediths.

If I had a million dollars, I’d buy me an llama or an emu.

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A podcast about Macs done by a Mac geek for Mac geeks. Show 71. iTunes 4.9 is here, iPod updater released, new more colorful iPods, free iPod Minis for college students with Mac purchase and 2nd Gen Shuffle rumors resurface. iTunes 4.9’s impact on the Podosphere, listing iTunes 4.9 Podcasts from other countries, how to convince your wife to let you buy a Mac, Firefox crashes in Tiger, some questions about the iPod Shuffle, connect your Mac to a TV wirelessly, the future of Classic after the switch to Intel, a case for timely keyboard repairs and replacing the hard drive on an iMac G3. New music, Forever by 28.

This is gonna be good, I can tell.

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A podcast about Macs done by a Mac geek for Mac geeks. Show 70. iTunes 4.9 launches today? French Paper reports iTunes phone launch today, latest Tiger builds add better widget management and Apple prepping Backup version 3. MacCast One Minute Tip #2 – Application CPU Usage. iPed Shuffle and iPed 2 Review. How to capture and record all audio from your Mac, saved mail not showing up in Tiger, PHPiCalendar is still available, another GarageBand fix, plus more MUG feedback. What to do if your iPod does not mount and preparing a Mac for sale. New music, Waking Up by In Stereo Atlanta.

Remember, silence is golden

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Update: It’s arrived. Via Software Update at around 1am Tuesday June 28… Thanks Steven.

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A podcast about Macs done by a Mac geek for Mac geeks. Show 69. Is Microsoft going after Adobe? Podcasting comes to iTunes early and not from Apple, new PowerPC Freescale chips may mean faster PowerBooks, Apple sued over iTunes interface, Sony BMG and EMI make a statement by locking out iPods, Apple drops Virex from .Mac, some interesting statistics. When is an iPod not an iPod? Answer, when it’s an Ipod MP4. Inventor of the integrated circuit, Jack S. Kilby, dead at 81. My 2 Cents with Curt, a response to Windows file sharing password issues, iMac G5 fan noise, publishing iCals to your .Mac account, aging Mac users groups, OS 9 iMic extension conflicts, syncing iPod ratings back to iTunes, some feedback on the Dittybot iTunes phone hack and help for a Garagband that won’t stay open. New Music, Shine by Kevin Reeves.

Shhhh. Smell something?

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Correction: In the audio I incorrectly refer to Jack Kilby as Jack Kirby. I had it right in the show notes, not sure why I said it wrong. Sorry.

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A special edition of the MacCast. This is part 2 of a conversation I recorded with Adrian Bacon of the Apple Log, Microsoft Log and Linux Log. We discuss Apple’s switch to Intel based processors and Adrian brings a nice PC Geek perspective to the conversation. Enjoy!