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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 302. iPad supply feels the global crunch. Apple working on iPad Wi-Fi fix. Apple’s new “What Is iPad” Ad. CSI: Cupertino, documents unsealed. 4G iPhone rumors continue to flow. Mobile Me updates in the works. Mac sales up with new Macbook Pros. Homeland Security warns of Safari Exploit. Follow-up PGP Whole Disk Encryption. Auto BCC from Mail.app per Account. Playing audiobooks and podcasts in double speed. Interview with the Photo Booth Guy. Manage iPhone Photos without iPhoto. Using old scanners in Snow Leopard. Winners of the Maccast TextPlus Wi-Fi Challenge.

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EOL: Load your Apple IIe via iPad (via Panic Blog)

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 301. FTC and DOJ reportedly keeping eyes on Apple. iPad goes (even more) International. The iPad is a cannibal? Flash Bashing is the new geek sport. Apple scolds Ellen for iPhone parody. Rumors of a new Macbook Air. MakeMKV for ripping BluRay. Feedback on my Apple marketshare commentary. Cleaning out login items. 128kbps iTunes Sync issue and fix. Safeguard notebook data in case of theft.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 300. Police look into “stolen” iPhone 4G. Skirmishes in the North re-ignite Flash War. Apple is big in Japan. Production issues reportedly delaying iPads and Macbook Pros. Apple’s iPad Camera Connection Kit surprises. Apple steps up “mergers and aquisitions”. Next Mac OS and WWDC dates. Apple Software updates. Why Apple doesn’t care about share. The iPad ban that wasn’t. What if I don’t want to multitask? Converting DVDs. Review: El Gato turbo.264 HD. Pssst. VNC is built in to your Mac. Playing with GPU accelerated Flash. BearExtender n3 giveaway winner.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 299. Next gen iPhone lost, found, and exposed. Apple Q2 results are amazing. iPhone OS 4 features start to leak out. Sites already talking next gen iPad. Apple announced headphone replacement program. Some Universities banning iPads from their networks. Has Apple won the Great Flash War? Results of the Maccast Textplus Wi-fi Challenge. iPad thoughts a few weeks later. Desktop to Mobile app pricing dilemma. Killer iTunes features you probably don’t use. BearExtender n3 Giveaway

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EOL: Earth Day iPad Stand (via Cult of Mac)

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. A special episode of the Maccast. I interview my friend Drew Olanoff. Drew is a former podcaster and currently the Community Manager at GOGII, makers of the textPlus app for iPhone, iPod Touch, and now the iPad. We talk about Drew’s switch to the Mac, his career, and what it was like to get their app ready for the iPad on launch day. We also announce the Maccast textPlus Wi-Fi Challenge where, with the help of textPlus, we will give away an Apple iPad.

Maccast textPlus Wi-Fi Challenge

The Challenge: To answer “The Question”. Can a person survive in the digital age using Wi-Fi devices alone? You are invited to join us and pledge to only use wi-fi connected devices for a whole day. No 3G, no EDGE, no MiFi. I will be sharing my experience on the Maccast forum, in my textPlus community (themaccast), and on Facebook. After it’s over I will also share my and your experiences on an upcoming episode of the Maccast.

Date: Tuesday April 20th, 2010

Prizes: Along with the challenge we will be giving away a 16GB WiFi iPad and two 8 GB iPod Touches. Just fill out this form before midnight on April 30th for a chance to win.

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DrewOlanoff.com
TextPlus
Maccast TextPlus Wi-Fi Challenge – Enter to win an iPad

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 298. iPad popularity means shortages and delays. iPhone OS 4 Preview. More blows in the Great Flash War of 2010. New Macbook Pros are finally here. i5s and i7s all around (almost). 27″ iMac updates. Leopard, Snow Leopard Security Update 2010-003. New Mac virus raising HellRTS. Questions about buying a new Macbook. Enable Text-to-Speech in iBooks on the iPad. Review: BearExtender n3. Wi-fi Security on iPads and iPhones. You must quit iPhoto to back up pics with Time Machine.

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New music, Woodwork by The Kathy Fleishmann Band (iTunes)

EOL: How to Print from the iPad (via TUAW)

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. A special episode of the Maccast where I am joined by Clayton Morris. Clayton and I sat down to talk a bit about Apple’s iPhone OS 4 announcement. We dive into a few of those new “tentpole” features and even talk iPad and a little Flash War 2010 for good measure. Enjoy.

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Grizzly Bear Egg Cafe
Gadgets and Games Podcast (iTunes link)

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. A special episode of the Maccast from US iPad launch day. I sat down with fellow Mac Geeks and podcasters Victor Cajiao (Typical Mac User) and David Sparks (Mac Sparky) to discuss their impressions of Apple’s new iPad. After just a couple hours with the new tablet they share some early thoughts on what they liked, disliked, and how they think this device might change the world (or not).

Links
Typical Mac User
Mac Sparky
Mac Power Users
Mac Roundtable
Incase Convertible Book Jacket
iPhone Alley Podcast
International Mac Podcast

iTunes Links
Plants vs. Zombies
Art Studio for iPad
Twittelator Pad
Weather Bug Elite for iPad
USA Today for iPad
NetNewsWire for iPad
AIM for iPad
Kindle
Log Me In
ABC Player
Netflix for iPad
Instapaper Pro
Omni Graffle
Scrabble for iPad
Angry Birds HD
iTeleport for iPad

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 297. iPad hits the streets. iPad early issues. iPad processor details revealed. iPhone OS 4 sneak peek just days away. Apple’s at 10,000 feet, why not? Your first impressions of Apple’s iPad.

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First let me say I am loving Apple’s new iPad. One of the first “killer” features for me is the ability to quickly and easily respond to email while sitting on the couch or in bed. In the past I have used my iPhone for this, but because typing on that device isn’t ideal I would often respond with more terse emails than I would have liked. The iPad’s on-screen keyboard is much more “typeable”. It resolves the issue but as I discovered this morning nothing is perfect. Checkout what awaited me when I finished my work and turned off the iPad.

Yup. A nice greasy virtual fingerprint keyboard. The iPad, like it’s smaller siblings the iPhone and iPod Touch, loves grease (and cat hair BTW). Luckily it also has the same oleophobic coating as the mini pads too. A simple wipe with a soft lint free cloth resolves the issue. Still kinda funny. For sure you’ll want to keep a cloth around and handy for when you finished fondling your favorite new iThing.