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    Music is Say Anything by Manda and the Marbles
    Mandaandthemarbles.com
News
  Apple's big music announcement today
    Apple/Cingular/Motorola iTunes Phone ROKR
      Up to 100 Songs on flash memory
      Syncs like iPod Shuffle.
      Music pauses to allow you to take phone calls.
      I'm generally unimpressed. Design is not so cool. RAZR is much better. At least the storage is decent.
    Kevin Rose had the scoop on the iPod Nano. 2GB iPod with color screen, smaller than the Mini for $199.00
    iPod Nano
      Flash based with color screen. Two capacities, 2GB ($199) and 4GB ($249)
      Two colors Black and white
      Super thin and sexy.
    iPod Nano web page doesn't display properly in Safari.
    Listener reactions.
  New iTunes 5
    Redesigned "squarish" interface.
    Parental controls.
    Improved search capabilities by narrowing scope.
    Playlist folders
    "Smart" less-random shuffle.
    Outlook syncing on Windows
    Madonna and Harry Potter exclusives
    Appears Podcasts are now mixed into main Library with no option to go back to the old 4.9 method.
    Many users reporting issues with upgrade
      Unable to download or update. "Close iTunes before updating" even after reboot.
      From Craig Patchett, "Hey Adam, a lot of people are reporting problems with the upgrade to iTunes 5, including things like lost podcast subscriptions, lost playlists, reset "Date Added", and more. You may want to post a warning."
  QuickTime 7.0.2 Released
    Minor update with bug fixes and compatibility enhancements
  Steve Jobs will not keynote at Apple Expo
    He will be in attendance, but there will be no Keynote.
    Is this a diversionary tactic to keep rumors and leaks down? Does Apple really have nothing to announce?
  Sony and Apple in licensing talks for Japan iTunes Music Store
    You may have noticed the store launched in Japan with no Sony artists on board
    Japan Today reports Apple and Sony are in talks about licensing its catalog to iTunes.
Feedback, Comments and Commentary
  Listener reation to Apple announcements
    Play comment
  Hurricane Relief PSA
    Play PSA
    There are many charities and organizations you can help.
    Donate clothes, canned goods, diapers, toilet paper, etc.
  iMac G5 Power Supply Issue
    Play comment from Scott
    Apple Do it yourself repair and upgrade. PDF with detailed instructions for many Apple models.
    Before you get upset or say Apple has issues with quality, remember 1,000 bad out of 1 million is only 0.1%
  Yet another browser, Shiira
    Listener Alex let me know about a new browser
      Based on Apple's Web Kit and written in Cocoa
      cool features, like Safari and Firefox bookmark integration and Exposé tabs
      Ran a bit slow for me. Liked the logo.
  Audio issues? Check the MIDI Setup
    Some audio applications may change your computer's audio settings to a sample rate that is too high for other applications to use.
    Solution is to check the Applications/Utilities/MIDI Setup Output settings.
    If they are greater than 44100.0 Hz, changechange it back.
    I think this must be what GarageBand does when you use the open close trick we have discussed before.
  Cancel the Save Dialog from the Keyboard
    Play question from Jeff
    You want to escape. Just press the "esc" key.
  Review: SuperDuper
    Play review from Mark
    SuperDuper from Shirt Pocket.com
  eMacCast Artwork Contest Winners
    Contest has ended. And the winners are:
      News - roblamb
      Reviews - macfan
      Comment - peterweisz
      Tips & Tricks - rtteachr
      Questions & Answers - Sky and zwarbot
      Follow-up - tdream
    $10 iTunes Gift Certificates for each winner
  motion|VFX Contest
    Syzmon a video professional and recent switcher who fell in love with the Mac so much he has created a new online community for users of Apple's Motion
    He also developed a product and we are giving away a set of his DVDs with Motion HD video templates.
    Send an email to maccontest@gmail.com
    Put motion VFX in the subject line.
    Entries must be in before midnight PST on Sunday September 11th.
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