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  Opening Music
    Music is Say Anything by Manda and the Marbles
    Mandaandthemarbles.com
News
  Corrections
    New PowerMac ALL support up to 16GB of RAM
    $200 price drop was on the 23" Cinema Display, not the 20"
  iTunes Music store Australia launched.
    Apple launched the store Monday
    Tracks are one price $1.69 ($1.25 USD) AU and albums from EMI are only available as single tracks, not whole albums
    Also Sony BMG music is missing. Apple is working on it.
    Music videos are available $3.39AU ($2.55USD), but no TV shows.
    Matt sent price comparison with other download services
      iTMS: $1.69 per song, $16.99 for most albums
      Bigpond: $1.89 per song, $18.50 for albums
      nineMSN Music: $1.49 per song, $14.99 for albums
      Kmart (retail store): approx. $5 for a single, approx. $20 for an album
    Apple also added a large collection of Chinese music to the US Store
      A deal with The Orchard, the leading distributor and marketer of independent music in the world
  ITunes Biggest competition is P2P
    Over 600 million songs sold. 80% share of the legal music download market in most countries.
  MacWorld Benchmarks new Dual Core G5s
    Read the article
    Performance of a single dual-core turns out to be the same or better then 2 single core processors
    The dual-core 2.3GHz Power Mac fared better than a single-core dual-processor 2.3GHz model in six of our seven tests.
    UT 2004 frame rates were a little better due most likely to the new PCI Express graphics
    The Quad was not available for testing, but we can only imagine.
  The Lower Power Power PC
    The new processor PowerPC 970MP in the G5s has a trick up it sleeve. It can save power in a number of ways.
    One core can be shut down when not needed. Can also cut its frequency by half or a quarter going from 100 watts to 60 or 40 respectively.
    Offers low power mode and a deep nap mode where the frequency is cut to 1/64. Consuming 5 watts with both cores active 3 with one core.
  FrontRow and PhotoBooth showing up online
    As expected these new apps are showing up on file sharing sites
    FrontRow is hacked to avoid requirement for a remote present at startup. Also includes a bezel frameworks for 10.3.9.
    Great article (with video) on the Unofficial Apple Weblog showing FrontRow running on a Mac Mini. Looks like it runs great. Some issues with DVD and Music playback.
    They are both small apps weighing in at around 5MB each.
  Tiger update may be out soon
    Last release, build 8F45, seeded to developer listed no know issues.
    Monday build 8F46 was released to testers
    Expected to be over 100MB with over 550 updates and improvements. Some reports say with undocumented fixes there are over 1100.
  New Apple retail store Oct 29th
    Thousand Oaks, CA
    10:00 AM at the Oaks Mall
    Apple Portugal? Listener Nuno says he received and email confirming there will be one soon.
  Apple will replace broken 5th Gen iPods no questions asked
    For a limited time Apple told authorized service providers to replace fifth-generation iPod products that exhibit "any type of hardware failure," including "those that would normally be classified as abuse.
    There are no reports of any know issues with the new devices.
    According to the ArsTechnica they feel the new iPods ARE prone to scratches like the Nano.
Feedback, Comments and Commentary
  I GMail, you GMail, everybody GMails? Not quite.
    I have quickly run out of invites, didn't know so many people still wanted GMail accounts.
    In the US with a cell phone you can self invite
      Simply open a google account, tap into the gmail area and click on the cell phone button. Gmail will send a text message with an invitation code.
      US only, I think.
      Don't forget MacGoogle. Returns more Mac/Apple-centric results.
  Getting your Gadgets Back
    Listener Tom recommends StuffBak
    Apply a label/sticker from StuffBak a phone number, website and a reward notice. Register the labels online or vis phone.
    Turns out, when this label with the reward notice is present, the odds of getting your lost items back increase dramatically.
    There are also software solutions, like MacPhoneHome ($29.95) and LapCop ($25.00USD)
      Sends emails at a timed interval with the location of the Mac
  Getting your DVDs on to your iPod
    Play how to from Jerry
    Mac the Ripper is not longer available, shut down by Macrovision
    Can do it all with Handbrake.
  How to offer remote Mac support to family and friends
    Play question from Lee
    Really easy from Mac to PC. Microsoft Remote Desktop Client for Mac

      Windows XP Professional
      Windows Server 2003
      Windows 2000 Server
      Windows 2000 Advanced Server
      Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
      Windows NT® Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

    Virtual Network Client (VNC). There are security issues to be aware of, so do your research.
    Apple Remote Desktop 2. Works with any VNC computer. Pricey. 10-client $299.00
    Timbuktu from Netopia
  Remotely access TV
    Play question from Oliver
    EyeTV from ElGato
    Use Personal file sharing to directly access your Mac
    Use a .Mac account and iDisk, plus an Automator/AppleScript to upload files
    .Mac plus Backup
    SlingBox from SlingMedia (PC Only)
  Apple Backup 3.0.1 released
    Addresses file restoration and other issues
  Special "Ped" discounts for MacCast listeners
    10-20% off Ped stands for MacCast listeners
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      User Name: "maccast"
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  MacCast 100th Show Submissions
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      The MacCast
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      United States of America

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    May be too late for most to get them in, but you can try.
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