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    Music is Say Anything by Manda and the Marbles
    Mandaandthemarbles.com
  Welcome new listeners
    Got a featured spot on the iTMS so welcome if you are new.
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News
  Apple running new "Get a Mac" Campaign
    6 new TV ads and a supporting website on Apple.com
    Features Justin Long who played Warren Cheswick on the NBC show ‘Ed’.
  Apple already hiring a new Aperture team?
    If you believe this guy then yes. Says he started Monday on Apple's new Aperture team.
    Daring Fireball blog attempts to clean up some of the Think Secret mess
      Mostly right, codebase does require major re-writes and the project was a mess
      The team was "dispersed" (re-assigned) and thus many left as a result, but they were hardly "axed"
  ITunes tracks still a buck.
    Apple has re-signed deals with Universal, Warner Music, EMI and Sony BMG and the per track price will remain $0.99 USD
    At this point the labels need iTunes for on-line and really don't have much leverage.
    The problem for the labels is singles are not profitable and more people buy singles on iTunes than albums. A $0.99 sales vs a $15.00 sale.
  French DRM law update
    The legislation that would require Apple to make tracks interoperable with all portable media players was re-written in committee and no longer contains that requirement.
  Bigger Nano with Video
    Rumors that Apple is set to release new iPod Nanos in September
    Double the capacity and support for video
    New Nanos should have Samsung chips
  Portal Player is not out yet
    New reports say that Samsung has only won the Flash based business and the high-end is still up for grabs
    Broadcom, PortalPlayer and Samsung are all trying to win the next gen video iPod business
    CEO Gary Johnson, "We're working to win back that business"
    Portal players upcoming chip will do "full high-end video playback". The current Portal Play 5021 chip doesn't.
  Next OS X files system may come from Sun
    Apple is considering porting a filesystem developed for Sun's Solaris 10 to OS X
    The ZFS file system is a 128-bit filesystem and offers virtually unlimited capacity and extremely fast performance because it is based on a transactional object model which gets by constraints of issuing I/Os
    The system is also "self-healing" (repairs itself) and "endian-neutral, which means it should work in different computers with different processors.
  Apple Store Openings in Colorado and Toronto
    The FlatIron Crossing Apple Store in Broomfield, Colorado, opens at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 6.
    Has a Genius Bar and The Studio
    The Apple Store Eaton Centre in Toronto, Ontario Canada, opens at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 6.
  iPods sent in to trapped miners
    Several listeners from down under alerted me to this story
    Two men trapped in a Tasmanian gold-mine for the past nine days were given iPods to help pass the time.
    How will they recharge them?
  Battery defect makes MacBook Pro issues a trifecta
    In addition to heat and noise issues AppleCare is now quietly replacing batteries on some early models
      General symptom is rapid battery loss or lack of capacity
      MacBook Pro models produced in the first two weeks with serial numbers up to W8608 are likely to have the bad battery.
    Possible reason for overheating
      A poster on the SomethingAweful forum claims that Apple is applying too much thermal grease to the MBP GPU and CPU chips and it causing them to run hot.
      The MPB service manual says to use "0.2-0.3cc" of thermal grease.
      Lowering the amount dropped the temp 15 degrees C to 35 to 40C (Apple says 45 to 60C is in spec)
Feedback, Comments and Commentary
  Feedback on my Parallels comments
    My mouse and graphics issues seem to be from the fact that I did not install the VM tools. When in guest OS choose install VM Tools.
    Multi-User OS was really VirtueDesktop (Virtual desktop)
  Can Parallels use Boot Camp Partition?
    Play comment from Tom
    Not in the current version, but it is in the roadmap
  Virus Story on AP is a re-run
    Many listeners sent me links to this article
    The Korean-localized version of its online Apple Store was hacked (defaced) last Thursday.
  Listener Review: MacBook Pro 15"
    Play review from Dan
  Washing your iPod. Don't try this at home
    Play comment
    Don't try and turn it on. Best to just let it dry out naturally. Place in warm dry place for a few days.
  MacNurse can help cure your Macs ailments
    New "free" live chat support web site
    Available from 6-10PM GMT and 6-10PM Central in the US
    Also offer a forum and ticketed support
    Requires registration and I found the web site a bit confusing.
  Tip: Merging images with PhotoMerge
    Play Tip from Odis
    Need at least PhotoShop CS for this tip
    Great for stitching panoramas too
  Interview on Typical Mac User Podcast
    I was interviewed by Victor from Typical Mac User and it was posted Tuesday
  MacCast at MacGathering, with others
    May 19th and 20th in N. Hollywood, CA
    2-Day seminar pass is $109 ($89 student/Teacher/Mug/Coupon). $39 with a one-night hotel stay at ($109/night).
      COUPON CODE: maccast
    The MacGathering, regional L.A. Mac and Home Office show
    Victor from Typical Mac User, Dan Klass from Bitterest Pill, Doug Welch of Career Opportunities
    Keynote from Sinbad and Mac Jeopardy with René Auberjonois
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  "Contact High" by Lindy Dobbins & The Red Velvet Manx
    From listener John who is in the band
    Band web site