After Apple’s “It’s Only Rock & Roll, But We Like It” event I was invited over to convene with Chuck Joiner and his Mac Jury. In the jury box this time were Jeff Carlson, Glenn Fleishman, Keith Lang, Chuck LaTournous, and your’s truly. Chuck posed the questions, Do the iPod nano’s new features reflect Steve Jobs’ absence or do they address some specific aspects of iPod use? And why an FM radio? Is the decision not to put a camera in the iPod touch an oversight or a differentiator? Should you upgrade to iPhone 3.1 right away? And perhaps the biggest question of all…Norah Jones??? We all deliberated and the first part of our judgement is up for your listening pleasure on iTunes (iTunes link) and on the Mac Jury website. Check it out.

Join us for a live Maccast Skype chat starting at around 9:30 AM PDT. We’ll have the conversation going until the end of Apple’s live “It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll” event which starts today (09/09) at 10:00 AM PDT. 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 277. A show for Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. A special episode of the Maccast. I am finally able to track down Scott Johnson, writer and creator of the Extra Life comic, as well as host and producer of the Instance, Extra Life Radio, App Slappy, and the newly released Fourcast podcasts. In addition to being a successful artist and new media pioneer, Scott is a Mac Geek and iPhone fan. He and I discuss how he built his media empire, the tools and tech he uses to create his content, and the iPhone and iPod Touch and their impact on portable gaming. That, and a whole bunch more on this edition of the Maccast. Enjoy!

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Extra Life
AppSlappy.com
Fourcast Podcast
The Instance
iBiz
Billings 2
Art Rage
Wacom

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Me a few other of the Mac geeks got together on Saturday and hung out while I upgraded to Snow Leopard. Turned out to be both fun and educational. hope to do more stuff like this on the Maccast in the future. Thanks to all who stopped by live and for those who couldn’t make it, enjoy the video.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 276. Snow Leopard coming this Friday. Apple’s looks for slight growth this quarter. iTunes tops music sales charts. Continued speculation on September 9th music event. Apple responds to FCC. Tablet reportedly under the Eye of Sauron Steve. Macbook to get new look. Your expensive. Yeah? You have cooties. New Apple retail stores in NY and Germany. The what and where of hard drives. GPU and heat issues on 2006 iMacs. Time to rethink your Office suite. Pasting without formatting. A smarter iTunes delete. Adding relationships to your Address Book

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New music, When You Got A True Friend by Bert Deivert (iTunes)

EOL: DIY Wedding Photobooth. (via TUAW)

Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man. — J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904 – 1967)

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 275. Safari 4.0.3 update. AirPort Client Update for MacBook and MacBook Pro. Security Update 2009-004. Apple “media” announcement soon. iPhone coming to China or not. Matte is back in 15″ Macbook Pro. Snow Leopard due soon, maybe sooner. Might be time for Mac Anti-virus, a scan or two at least. Getting close to Snow Leopard, install time. 1.7 SATA II Firmware update bug. Apple’s customer service experience. Converting video files for Mac. Gettin’ Geeky with GeekTool. Maximize like on Windows. Adjusting settings based on location. Move iPhoto ’08 library to another drive.

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New music, Open Road by Nathan Lee

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If you can’t be funny, be interesting. — Harold Ross

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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

EOL: Sometimes it just ends.

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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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Personal Effects: Dark Art
JCHutchins.net
Podiobooks.com
Scrivener
Twitterrific
Tweetie
Evernote
Notebook

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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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