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    Music is Say Anything by Manda and the Marbles
    Mandaandthemarbles.com
News
  Apple Store 5th Ave elevator gets stuck
    Some customers were stuck in the Jetsons style round glass elevator for 45 minutes.
    Rescuers had to bleed the hydraulics and pry the doors to get the trapped customers out.
    Employees lowered water bottles down to the trapped people, but not iPods like in the recent Tasmanian mine rescue.
  New Apple Product rumors
    Apple gaming system?
      A tech recruiter told GameSpot magazine that a recent prospect turned down an offer saying he was being heavily recruited by Apple.
      According to the prospect a group inside Apples iTunes division is hiring for ‘C/C++ coders with a ‘gaming background.’
      This would most likely be iPod related, but remember the Pippin? The Pippin was licensed technology and the only Pippin licensee to release a product to market was Bandai in Japan (1995) and US (1996).
    Replacement for the eMac
      Possible release in the "September timeframe" would miss the current educational buying schedule.
      Intel based, LCD all-in-one similar to the iMac.
  Rumors of upcoming Intel Mac Systems
    The new Intel processor road map seems to provide some clues for release dates of future Macs
    Xserve is expected to go Intel in sometime in June and will most likely use the new Intel Xenon successor code-named the Woodcrest
    Intel is expected to start shipping their Core 2 Duo chips in July making many feel that we will seen the new Mac Pro Intel systems in early August at or near the WWDC.
    Lastly the 'Merom', mobile version of the Core 2 Duo,is slated for an August launch so we could see a MacBook Pro update not long after that.
  QuickTime 7.1.1 update fixes Intel issues
    Addresses an issue with 3rd party start-up items on Intel Macs
    Fixes an issue exporting Keynote presentations to iDVD
  SuperDrive firmware update for some older Macs
    The firmware for the SuperDrive in some specific models addresses a problem with DVD burning speeds.
      PowerBook G4 (12 -inch 1.5GHz)
      PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.33GHz, 1.5GHz, or 1.67GHz)
      PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.67GHz)
      iMac G5 (17-inch 1.6GHz or 1.8GHz)
      iMac G5 (20-inch 1.8GHz)
      Mac mini G4
  Apple computer recycling program begins
    As of Wednesday if you buy an Apple computer from an Apple Retail Store or Apple.com
    Any old computer regardless of manufacturer qualifies
    Apple will give you pre-paid shipping labels and return instructions.
    Received systems will be processed in the United States, and no hazardous materials will be shipped over seas.
    Apple also recycles iPods if you take them to a retail store. Recycling your old iPod will even get 10% of new one.
  Is Apple "punishing" Samsung for their loose lips
    SigmaTel is expected to remain the chip supplier for the iPod Shuffle
    Remember the Samsung executive who brazenly announced they had won a contract to supply chips in future iPods.
    Some analysts feel Apple may have decided to keep the Shuffle contract with SigmaTel to teach Samsung a lesson.
Feedback, Comments and Commentary
  Cloning a BootCamp volume
    Play CopyCatX comment from Larry
    SubRosaSoft CopyCatX
  Instant sleep display trick
    Listener Dave uses a photo screen saver and hot corner. He set the image to a folder with just one image of a solid black.
    Sets the display to sleep in one minute in energy saver
    Then when he wants to sleep the display he moves to the hot-corner to activate the screen saver. This gives the illusion of instant sleep until the actual display sleep kicks in.
  Thoughts on MacBook and Apple from a recent switcher
    Play comments from Christy
    RoadTools Podium Cool Pad, now sold under the 'Targus' Brand at CompUSA, Staples, Circut City and Best Buy
    I agree on Apples support site. Start with Apple.com/support and then use discussions.
  The iPod 5 'R's
    Fernando got this error on his iPod when trying to sync photos, "an unknown error has occurred (-48)"
    Most iPod errors can be resolved by using the 5 Rs
      1. Reset your iPod.
        Click Wheel iPods, Press and hold the Menu and Select buttons until the Apple logo appears, about 6 to 10 seconds.
        Touch/Scroll Wheel iPods, Press and hold the Play/Pause and Menu buttons until the Apple/iPod logo appears, about 6 to 10 seconds
        Shuffle. Turn off. Wait 5 seconds. Turn o.
      2. Retry your iPod. Use a different USB or FireWire port on your computer. If using a hub, connect directly to your Mac.
      3. Restart your computer, and make sure that you have the latest software and firmware updates installed.
      4. Reinstall your iPod and iTunes software.
      5. Restore your iPod using the latest iPod Updater. Restoring your iPod will erase all songs and files on your iPod and restore it back to its original settings. Make a backup of any files on your iPod before restoring it, especially purchased music. After restoring, you can transfer your music and files from your computer back to your iPod again.
  Parallels to solve VPN woes
    Listener Doug has pointed out a great case for an Intel Mac and Parallels
    Company uses a Checkpoint Firewall-1 NG firewall and the checkpoint mac vpn client has not worked under ox/s since mac os 10.3.9
    Can use the PC client under Parallels to connect and access the network.
    Unfortunately the connection is limited to the PC side.
  More on getting power on airplanes
    From Jonathan, just an inverter won't work. Need the empower connector.
    Kensington 33362 Ultra Portable Power Inverter 150, supports car and Empower (~$60 USD)
  Saving iTunes Music Store tracks for review later
    Listener Keith was saying he wished iTunes had a way to "bookmark" artists and albums in the iTMS
    Can't do that, but you can create a playlist and then drag songs from the iTMS into it. From there you can get a song preview (:30), add the songs to your cart or buy, and click the 'grey' arrow icon to return to the album page on iTunes Music Store.
    Also a good way to set up "wishlists".
    Just wish there was a way to easily add whole albums.
  Mac Folklore Radio
    Derek Warren is doing Macintosh Folklore Radio
    Reading excerpts from Andy Hertzfeld's Folklore.org site which are parts that went into his Revolution in the Valley Book. Andy released the works under creative commons and gave his endorsement to the project
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