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  Opening Music
    Music is Say Anything by Manda and the Marbles
    Mandaandthemarbles.com
  Welcome Channel 5 listeners
    MacCast was mentioned prominently on "The Gadget Show", a program on the Channel 5 terrestrial channel in the UK
    I was honored and humbled by the mention. Thanks to the hosts of "The Gadget Show"
News
  Warner music threatens to "cut off" Apple
    Warner CEO, Edgar Bronfman is insisting not all songs are created equal and Apple must implement a variable pricing structure for iTunes.
    Bronfman also feels they should get a cut of the iPod sales, since music downloads are helping sell iPods
      I believe it's opposite. iPods sell downloads.
      It was just announced that digital download sales tripled in the first half of 2005. Most of those sales on iTunes.
    Warner's Digital strategy chief, Michael Nash, is suggesting Music industry fights back and cut off Apple. He feels Apple has gained too much power.
    Current music industry agreements with Apple run out in early 2006
  Is Apple still planning it's own "smart phone"
    Motorola CEO Ed Zander claims it is "only a matter of time"
    Do we really need to start iPod phone rumors again?
  Rumors of new Apple products abound
    5th Gen iPods?
      Apple designed click-wheel
      80 GB iPod with new Hitachi "perpendicular" drive technology
      Small and volume designs
      And the 20 million dollar question, video?
    New PowerMacs
      Dual-core processors
    New PowerBooks
      Bump?
  Mac OS 7 running on a PSP
    Using the Bochs emulator (x86 emulator), running vMac (680x0 emulator) in FreeDOS
    Takes 4 hours to boot.
    There are also fake picts of a PSP running iTunes 5.0, so please don't email me about that. :)
  IPod subway maps, MTS wants $500
    iPodsubwaymaps.com
    New York and San Francisco (BART) sent cease and desist letters.
    Has voluntarily removed the Chicago maps until he gets permission and created his own version of the BART maps
  XBox 360 demoed with iPod support
    Can connect an iPod through one of the 3 USB ports on the XBox and use MP3 or WAV formatted music on the iPod as soundtracks in games.
  Another seed of 10.4.3 update sent to developers
    Adds 20 more fixes to the over 500
    Apple acknowledges the Single processor G5 issue and in seed notes asking developers to make fixing the issue a "bigger" priority
    Had one listener write in and it turned out his G5 shipped without a fan installed behind the processor housing/baffle.
  Apple expected to sell 10 million Nanos in 4th Quarter
    UBS Investment Research says Apple may sell as many as 10 million Nanos in the 4th quarter
    Other reports are saying that falling flash memory prices could signal the end of portable hard drive players
      smaller, more durable, use less battery and are expected to reach 16GB by next year.
Feedback, Comments and Commentary
  Response to iPod Nano scratching issues
    Play comment from Allison
  Brasso seems to be the magic cure for scratched iPod
    Here is a how to article
    Will cost you about $4.00
    This is a homebrew fix, so use at your own risk. Be very careful especially around the seam around the clickwheel. Use at your own risk.
  Are new Intel Centrino ads Apple inspired
    Ads feature Tony Hawk (a Mac user) and an white and "aqua" feel to the closing titles
    The also only talk about new advances in "laptops", not specifically saying "PC"
    Phil wants to know why not Intel now? Play question
  iMovie video import not working
    Play question from Steve
    Try cleaning the heads on the video camera
  MacCast One Minute Tip #5 - More keyboard tricks
    Play OneMinuteTip
  Switching to a Dvorak keyboard layout
    Play Skype voicemail
    In International preference pane.
      Choose Input menu and scroll down and select Dvorak. May also want to check the box to show input menu in menu bar, so you can easily switch back and forth
  Tiger book suggestions
    Play question from Matt
    The Missing Manual Series
    Tiger Unleashed, huge bible of a book.
  ClamXAV Software Review
    Play review from Jack
    Many people feel Mac users should be pro-active about virus protection
  MacCast 100th Show Submissions
    Send a postcard with name and email and address

      Adam Christianson
      The MacCast
      6965 El Camino Real
      Suite 105-442
      Carlsbad, CA 92009
      United States of America

    One postcard per address please
    I would love international postcards, as long as there are no import or export restrictions for send the item. You may need to pay tariffs or taxes in some countries.
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