shownotes_04272005

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  Opening Music
    Music is Say Anything by Manda and the Marbles
    Mandaandthemarbles.com
News
  New PowerMacs
    Dual 2.0, 2.3 and 2.7 GHz Models, Not Dual core
    Double Layer Super Drives, 512MB RAM, ATI Radeon 9600 and 9650 GFX
    $1,999, $2,499 and $2,999 USD
  Reduced Pricing on Apple Cinema Displays
    20" $799
    23" HD $1,499
    30" HD $2,999 and the 17" Powerbook now has built-in support for the 30" display.
  Rumor: New International iTunes Music Stores
    Music.ch claims (German) that Apple will be launching the iTunes Music Store for Switzerland as well as Denmark, Sweden and Norway on April 28th (Thursday).
    Australia is also expected to open April 28th.
    Flag images for Australia, Switzerland, Sweden, Norwary, and Denmark are now accessible on Apple's "Phobos" server
  Rumor: .Mac 3.0
    Maybe also announced Friday
Special Report: Installing Tiger
  Backup. backup. backup
    Save files to a second hard drive, DVDs or CDs
    At least backup your Users folders.
    Programs
      Apple's Backup 2, free with .Mac
      Dantz Retrospect Desktop
      Carbon Copy Cloner
    List of what each OS X folder is. This may help some of you determine what to backup.
  Verify System Requirements and Compatability
    System requirements

      * Macintosh computer with a PowerPC G3, G4 or G5 processor
      * Built-in FireWire
      * 256MB of RAM
      * 3GB of available hard disk space (4GB if you install the developer tools)
      * DVD drive, can exchange for CDs for $9.95

      Apple Media Exchange Program
    Check Compatibility
      Both hardware and software
      Make sure software is up to date and that hardware has the all the latest firmware.
      Make sure you Mac's firmware is up to date.
      Check the manufacturer's web site.
  Prep for Install
    Do Housecleaning
    Boot from current OS X CD and use Disk Utility to perform maintenance
      Check Disk and Repair Permissions
    Disconnect any non-Apple peripherals, including hard drives.
  Choose Type of install
    In the third phase of Setup ("Select Destination"), there is an Options button that's quite easy to miss. However, if you want to do a clean install, you'll need to click that button first, and not the Continue button. Otherwise, you'll simply upgrade your existing install by mistake.
    Upgrade
    Archive and Install
    Format and Install
      Play comment from Dave
  Upgrade
    Insert the install DVD, run the installer and follow the instructions. When prompted choose Upgrade. And let it fly.
  Archive and Install
    Insert install DVD and run the installer. Follow the instructions and when prompted select Archive and Install.
    Most users will just want the default installation, but advanced users may want to customize to leave out Languages they don't need.
    This is where the old OS X system is moved to a folder in the root level of the hard drive called "Previous System" and the new System is installed. Most settings, etc. are copied over. Remember to check the "Copy over Users and Settings" checkbox (or something to that effect). That way your old data is in its place. If you don't, just remember: Don't Panic!. Your old data is in that Previous System folder. Delete it after a couple of weeks of not using it... that way you regain your hard drive space.
  Format and Install
    Make sure you have a full backup.
      Make sure all users have done this.
      Deauthorize iTunes.
      If you use iSync do a final sync.
    Make sure you have all your install disks, download copies and serial numbers for all your software handy as you will be reinstalling those as well.
    Format the drive using Disk Utility. If you really want to erase you can zero all data, but that is not necessary. Don't need to do 8 way write. If you are just going to do a simple erase you can do this step during installation.
      Power user tip, partitioning
      How to move your home folders to another partition (only Jaguar tested)
  Post Installation
    Run Disk Utility and do a repair permissions
    Spotlight will slow you down at first
      Will be indexing in the background for an hour or more, so don't worry if system seems slow the first few hours.
Listener Tips
  Installing Tiger from Scratch
    Listener Richards thoughts on installing Tiger. Play comment.
Announcements
  GeekCam Widget for Dashboard
    Thanks to MacNeo for creating this.
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    from the Philo EP
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