shownotes_02162005

Opening
  New Opening Sweeper by Listener Robb
    Music is Say Anything by Manda and the Marbles
    Mandaandthemarbles.com
    If anyone else wants to do an Ad, sweeper or ope ner I can use them.
News
  High School Student in NY getting Robbed for iPods
    Transit police say a doubling of robberies in recent months
    Headphones are tipping off thieves.
  Switched to Mac. Apple wants to talk to you
    Apple is looking for PC users who recently switched
    They want to hear about your experience. I guess they don't listen to the MacCast?
  MacCast Ad From Andy
    Play ad and comment
  Merrill Lynch bolster Apple/Sony partnership rumor
    Began with the appearance of Sony President Kunitake Ando at MacWorld
    Speculation of 3 possible products
      iTunes-like iMovies Store
      A high-performance Apple workstation using the new Cell processor (a joint venture of IBM/Sony/Toshiba)
      A network-centric TV with computing for handling the next-generation of entertainment feeds
  Motorola E1060 is NOT the iTunes Phone
    "The E1060 was used to demonstrate the iTunes client; however, it is not our iTunes product"
  Mac Mini AV Dock Concept
    Wordman has posted a concept more a Mac Mini AV dock over on his Asteroid blog
  Apple Unveils OS X Tiger Retail Packaging
    The retail box is pitch black with a shiny platinum "X" that extends the full length of the packaging, complete with shadow effects to provide the illusion that the "X" is extending off the surface of the box.
    Tiger releases in the first half of 2005
  Rumors of new iPod Minis
    Ship times on Mini at International Apple Online stores change from next day to 8 days. Same thing happend in US on PowerBook 1 week before the new models were announced.
    Possible 25% increase in storage capacity to 5GB due this month?
    Does anyone care?
  Apple agrees to stay subpoenas against Mac sites
    Apple will not serve the subpoenas until after the Superior Court of Santa Clara County, California has held a hearing in early March on the EFF's request for a protective order for its clients.
    If the protective order is granted, Apple would be prevented from filing subpoenas against both PowerPage and AppleInsider to get information about the identity of their source.
Thoughts, Comments, Emails and Feedback
  Apple, Napster Swap Jabs Over Security Flaws
    Steve sends an email to record label alerting them to a "flaw" in the Napster Service
      Plug in for WinAmp to intercept the audio stream coming off the sound card.
    People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
      Audio HiJack
      Hymn
  Richard - eMac vs MacMini
    Same specs, once you factor in VKM about the same price
    Possible cable mess with Mini
    What is future of eMac?
  Comments on Website Say MACadam not such a victim
    There are a couple of comments on the site that contradict the news media. Interesting.
  Randy comments on MP3 cell phones
    Play audio comment
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