Check out Part 2 of MacCast Ara’s four part special report on how to convert your 35mm prints and slides into digital format. Click here for Part II.

Listener Shooby sent me the following info on a program that turns WinXP into OS X, at least visually. It look pretty cool, but it tweeks a lot of stuff, DLLs and registry included so use at your own risk. Also the website is really cool. It looks and operates just like OS X, but in a browser. Amazing.

There’s a program for us PC users who are really into macs or are saving up to get a mac called flyakite. Basically, it replaces DLL’s and other system files to pretty much make your pc like a mac. It’s on version 2.0 right now, and I have to say, IT’S FLIPPING AWESOME! I took a screenshot and attached it for you to see. I’m using it to get used to using a dock and mac interface and stuff before I get my powerbook in June, I suggest all PC mac enthusiasts use it too!

Click here for a screenshot of Shooby’s OS X converted WinXP box.

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A podcast about Macs done by a Mac geek for Mac geeks. Show 48. Mac Mini gets 1 mile wireless range, use your Shuffle without iTunes, Australian iTunes Music Store opening delayed, Jobs again one of Time’s “most influential”, Apple temporarily halts AppleCare in Washington state, Apple to open midtown Manhattan mega store and Tiger GOLD master post removed from AppleInsider. Darrell’s Guide for New Mac Geeks #3, please send tips to new email address mactips@gmail.com. MacCast special report on scanning slides and negatives, iPed Promo has ended, Dan Klass on PodcastAlley voting and new music for MacGeeks in love, Love Like This by Joshua Stike. Are you listening? Shownotes in HTML or OPML

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A podcast about Macs done by a Mac geek for Mac geeks. Show 47. .Mac subscribers get free 30 days of T-Mobile Hotspot, rumor about widescreen iBook’s (I don’t think so), Hitachi new MicroDrive technology explained Schoolhouse Rock style, the USTec Mac Mini Holster. Is there a Norwegian iTunes Music Store coming soon? Appeals court dismisses Apple shareholder lawsuit and Apple is the 422nd largest company in the world according to Forbes. The Mystery Track was… What if? by Accrington Stanley, web site Apple Store Mobile the European response and more educational discount woes. Plus MacCast discounts on iPodderX and the iPed. New Music, New York by Nicolas Erdei. A tribute to the families of the victims of 9/11. Listen in. Shownotes in HTML or OPML

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Here is the info on the music played on Wednesdays show. Listener Dom sent the track which is from his brothers band.

They are a band from Southampton, England and have a good catalogue of CDs for sale. Their website is http://www.accrington-stanley.com , although it is currently in re-development. If anyone is interested in purchasing their records while the site gets back up and running they can email webmaster@accrington-stanley.com

See some things I tell you are true, as listener Al discovered when he took my advice and upgraded the RAM in his iBook.

I know you have mentioned several times on your show that adding more
than the default 256MB to the Mac (in my case an iBook G4 800) will
make a big difference, but despite all my years as a computer guy
(though recent switcher) I am astounded at how much of a difference it
does in fact make! I added 512 MB (had to toss out 128MB to do it) so
I have a total of 640MB now. It is amazing how snappy applications are
now. Quicksilver, for example, would almost always take a couple
seconds to come up when I hit its hotkey. Now it’s instantaneous,
always. Multitasking is a joy now. Literally the best $150 CDN
(including tax) I’ve ever spent on a computer upgrade (and I’ve done my
fair share over the years… ;)

I would like to recommend to all Canadians (and maybe Americans too)
that they check out http://www.canadaram.com/macram.html. 512MB of
iBook RAM for $131 CDN seems to me like a great deal. My order took
less than 3 days between the time I clicked submit and the time I
clicked the RAM into place. ;)

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A podcast about Macs done by a Mac geek for Mac geeks. Show 46. Rumors elude to possible video iPod, a Tiger update and Apple lauches store on mobile phones in Japan. Darrell’s Guide for new Mac Geeks #2, a forum discussion of Apple’s OS upgrade policies and the Mac Geek site, VersionTracker.com. New Music, What if? by Accrington Stanley. If it’s you or you know who it is please tell me. Your ears will love you for it. Shownotes in HTML or OPML

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Artist and MacCast listener Dorothy Yamamoto is looking foward to the upcoming “Tiger” release as much as all of us MacGeeks. She sent this great image along with these comments:

Like most MacCast listeners, am anxiously awaiting Apple’s Tiger OS release. And like my painting here, “The Big Cat,” the tiger is waiting for Steve Jobs to give the go-ahead. I’ve been studying Jeremy Sutton’s terrific “Painter Creativity” book and instructional DVDs and applied his “single brush” assignment in which you must use only one brush and its variants to complete a painting. I used the soft oil pastel in a monochromatic study. Am fortunate to work on a G5 with lots of RAM and a Wacom Intuous 3 tablet which give the Corel Painter IX digital art experience as close to natural media as possible.

To see more of Dorothy’s work visit her web site

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A podcast about Macs done by a Mac geek for Mac geeks. Show 45. Mac Mini’s at Best Buy, Time magazine looks at iPod alternatives, Adobe announce InDesign CS2 and InCopy CS2. Was Tiger Apple’s April Fool? 6 million Americans listen to Podcasts and a rumor of two new Apple hardware projects. Listener review of iPod Mini and feedback on educational discounts. New MacCast forums, http://forum.maccast.com and new music, Lies In Stereo by The Pickpockets. Your ears will love you for it. Shownotes in HTML or OPML

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Ok. I have set up a MacCast Forum at http://forum.maccast.com. I have not customized the look and feel yet, but it is a start. To post and reply you will need to create an account. If you just want to read then no account is needed. You also need a vaild email address to register. Right now it is self activation via email, but if I start having issue with spammers I may need to go to admin approved accounts. Let’s see how it goes. Please try to keep your posts clean. The MacCast is a family show. Enjoy.

Adam