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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 126. Vista will not boot on MacIntels. Multipass purchase option added for iTunes video. Apples 30th birthday plans. Apple setting up tech support in India. New Apple Retail Store in Reno, Nevada. Apple releases another security update. New French law may say “au revoir” to iTunes France. Follow-up on Tesco Apple Mini Stores. Follow-up on FrontRow Enabler 1.2.1. Listener thoughts and impressions of the 17″ iMac Core Duo. Will Apple build iSights into Cinema Displays? How to disable Dashboard to free up memory, the Widget Killer. Tips and tricks to manage podcasts in main iTunes library. Using multiple Macs with Apple IR remotes, remote pairing.

New music, Come Back Home by Timothy Paul

Promo for the Pease and Heintz Podcast

I was having fun on this job! You had all this energy, and all these crazy ideas… and you kept taking your pants off.

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OK. So my UK listeners are giving me quite an education of Tesco in the UK. Most tell me that Tesco was the most profitable supermarket retailer in the world last year beating out WalMart. Tesco is first and foremost a Supermarket and sells food, but they have been expanding. Now there are 3 types of Tesco stores: Tesco: These are medium to large size stores and sell mostly food with a very limited electrical section. Tesco Extra: These are the flagship stores. These stores sell almost everything. Food, clothing, DVDs, some computer accessories etc. The Extra stores would be the most likely ones to get Apple Mini stores. Tesco Express: These are the smallest of the stores, mainly situated on housing estates, they operate very much like a corner shop. Apple did a small test of the Mini store concept and listener Nik sent in the picture above from the Milton Keynes store. If you have any picts of an Apple Tesco Mini store send them in and I will add them to the gallery. Thanks to everyone who emailed and educated me on Tesco.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 125. Video iPod rumors get “Bigger”. Apple movie store research uncovered. UK Retailer to add “Apple Zones” and Apple Retail Germany. Rumor of UK iTunes TV downloads soon? Apple Retail Store in Dallas opens this weekend. Apple releases software and security updates. Mac Mini Hacked in 30 minutes (maybe). The Pope gets an iPod Nano. Apple releases another firmware update for 1.8 single G5s. Apple files trademark for ‘MacBook’. Discussion of Intel Mac Mini benchmarks and opinion on integrated graphics. Review of Crystal Film CoverSets. Open Firmware correction and follow-up. Countering the “Macs are more expensive” argument. Getting better FrontRow performance.

New music, Not on the Radio by Geoff Smith

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People eat fish, Grogan. Fish don’t eat people.

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OK. Obscure sci-fi movie reference aside, it appears Apple has added some new content and features to the TV Show section of iTunes. Several listeners pointed out that Apple added more Comedy Central offerings in the form of The Daily Show, with John Stewart and The Colbert Report. In addition they added a new purchase option for these shows. Multipass. Yeah Leeloo, multi-pass (sorry, it just too easy). Multipass is $9.99 (USD) and includes the most current episode, if available, and downloads the next 15 episodes. Seems very much like the paid Podcast subscriptions Audible is doing for shows like The Ricky Gervais Show. Multipass is a cool new option, but I’m not sure I will be canceling my cable or TiVo service quite yet.

Well I of course have always been a big fan on Nitrozac and Snaggy’s Joy of Tech and I love Penny-Arcade and PvP. So, how is it I could have missed this one. AppleGeeks looks incredible. It is amazing how the Internet is freeing media and content creators in all genres to get their work out to the masses. Web Comics, Podcasts, Blogs, Video. I love this stuff. I am sure there are many other web-based Geek comics out there, so if you get a chance head over to this forum thread and post your favs.

[ Favorite Geek Web Comics ]

Sorry Geeks, I know I owe you a show and I am working on it. It’s now 12:34 AM on Tuesday morning and I just finished prepping a BIG show. The bummer is, I am fighting a cold and I think I should get some rest. I am sure the show notes will grow tomorrow, so look for a mega-MacCast on Wednesday. Thanks for your patience.

Apple, please no big news today. OK?

The Penny-Arcade, http://www.penny-arcade.com, is a great web comic that mostly focuses on gaming. Of course we know that most gamers are also PC users, but it looks like Tycho and Gabriel (the guys behind Penny-Arcade) are becoming switchers. They sat down and actually used a Mac for a week and have confirmed what I always try to explain, but seems so elusive unless you just use a Mac. As Tyco writes in his latest post, “What I have ascertained is not that PCs as we know them lack good design, but that PCs as we know them have hardly any design to speak of. I’m not trying to be insulting. Use a Mac for a week, and we’ll talk again.” Check out their latest comic and blog post and you can see a good account of the computer enlightenment that takes place when you use a Mac. See I am not crazy.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 124. Apple Feburary 28th “fun product” announcements. New Intel Mac Mini. Apple leather iPod cases. iPod HiFi (Boombox). My final thoughts and reactions.

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You don’t make history by following the rules, you make it by seizing the moment.

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Ok, ok. I know this is standard Microsoft bashing fare, but how can you not do it when they make it so easy. Several people sent me links to this video on YouTube. It shows what would have come to be if the Microsoft marketing team had been in charge of designing the iPod packaging. This is some really funny stuff and, while over the top, somewhat based in fact. Enjoy.

Video: If Microsoft Designed the iPod Packaging

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 123. Apple to reveal “Fun New Products” February 28th. Safari/Mail security vulnerability. Apple sells one billionth iTunes song. Apple shows off Intel native Aperture 1.1. MacCast One Minute Tip #12: iChat Images. What gives the Mac it’s “Soul”? Do all these new security alerts mean Macs are no longer safe? A staight discussion on Mac security and what you can do to say safe. A review of the MacBook Pro from the Nosillacast. A listener issue with FrontRow Enabler on a G4 and how to uninstall. Correction on MacRumors.com.

New music, Djilawurr (Orange-Footed Scrub Fowl) by Saltwater Band

I asked for a car, I got a computer. How’s that for being born under a bad sign?

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