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  Opening Music
    Music is Say Anything by Manda and the Marbles
    Mandaandthemarbles.com
News
  New iPods on Wednesday?
    Apple has invited press to it's "The beat goes on" event on September 5th
    New "Stubby pod" Nanos.
      2.5" 320x240" display
      video support
      games?.
      New colors (9to5 Mac): Black-matte, Silver , Cranberry/Wine Red, Lighter Blue, Light Green
    New "iPhone style" widescreen video iPod
    Beatles music on iTunes?
      On April 10th of 1970, Apple Music released a statement on behalf of the Beatles (about their break-up) that read, "The world is still spinning and so are we and so are you. When the spinning stops--that'll be the time to worry. Not before. The Beatles are alive and well and the beat goes on. The beat goes on."
      "The Beat Goes On" Sonny and Cher song from 1967
      "And The Beat Goes On", The Whispers 1980
    Ringtones for iPhone via iTunes
      Ambrosia "iToner", let you add them now without hacking.
    MacNN report on a Washington Post piece that claims they have documents from an Apple partner that prove Apple is developing a "iPhone Nano", cheaper version of the iPhone and a Wi-Fi enabled, touchscreen, "iPhone style" iPod to be released within months.
  Apple brings TV shows to UK iTunes
    FInally. Mostly US shows with content from ABC, Disney and MTV
    Pricing is much higher than in the US. £1.89 (USD $3.81) per episode or
    BBC shows for free with BBCs iPlayer (currently NOT Mac compatible)
  NBC and Apple fight over iTunes
    The AP is reporting that NBC announced it would not renew in December
    Apple will not sell new fall TV shows rather than cut off mid-season
    NBC reportedly wanted double the wholesale price which would have forced the iTunes price to $4.99 per episode.
      NBC denies that, saying they wanted flexibility to market and price on a show by show basis.
    They don't get it.
      "It is clear that Apple's retail pricing strategy for its iTunes service is designed to drive sales of Apple devices, at the expense of those who create the content that makes these devices worth buying," said NBC Universal spokesman Cory Shields.
        Me thinks they over value their content. Funny that it's the 4th place network not renewing. Good luck.
      NBC Universal also wants iTunes to stiffen anti-piracy provisions so computer users would not have easy access to illegal downloads.
    Disney Channel sticking with iTunes saying ratings are up. Keep in mind Jobs is a majority shareholder and on board at Disney.
  1 in 6 US Laptops an Apple
    A PC World piece cites an NPD Group report
    17.6 percent of all laptop sold in retail in June 2007. (excludes direct and on-line)
    Puts Apple 3rd in retail behind HP and Toshiba.
    IDC reports that Apple's notebook share is 5.6%, still in 3rd behind HP and Dell.
  Apple Store Glasgow Opening
    Live report courtesy of Mark from the Coffee Break Spanish Podcast
    Play report
    Mark and his team are launching Coffee Break French on 26 September!
  iPhone unlock on sale tomorrow?
    MacNN reports that, iPhoneSimFree claims they will begin selling their iPhone unlocking solution on September 4th, but only to resellers.
      $36 per phone for 50 licenses, or as far as $25 per phone for 5,000 or more licenses.
      Reseller have to install a .APP file on the iPhones, then provide some information to iPhoneSIMFree's back office app, and then finally use the .APP to connect the iPhone to iPhoneSIMFree via Wi-fi to have the unlock complete.
      Some big problems with their methods:
        Won't guarantee Apple can't break their unlock
        Resellers could be in violation of the DMCA. The exemption language is written in a way that would make it seem it only applies to an individuals rights and not that of a "reseller".
Feedback, Comments and Commentary
  iChat SMS Correction
    I think I left something off when I gave this tip.
    In iChat add an AIM contact and for the username use the number of the persons you want to SMS using this format:
      +1 + "area code" + "number".
  Some WalMart/iTunes follow-up
    Walmart has no Mac support, they also only sell "radio-safe" tunes.
    Amazon.com may be a bigger iTunes threat? Isn't it about convenience?
  Tweaking mouse setting for different users
    Play question from Joe
    Use multiple user accounts
    Software to better control mouse settings
      USB Overdrive
      SteerMouse. Updated in July 2007, but can't tell if it is Universal.
  VM, Swapfiles, and Sleepimages. Oh my!
    Listener Shawn was using Disk Inventory X and saw a bunch of files in the /private/var/vm directory and wondered what they were and if he could delete them.
    vm = virtual memory
      hidden folders and file, and generally shouldn't be messed with.
      swapfiles are created when you exceed the physical memory of your system
        use less resources or buy more RAM
      sleepfile is created because of Macs "Safe Sleep" feature.
        Places entire contents of RAM onto disk in case you lose power
        file equals the amount of physical RAM in your system
        Can can switch back to old style "un-safe" mode through a 'pmset' command in the Terminal. Not for the fait at heart and details in Macworld article.
  How to become a Mac developer
    I get asked this a lot, but Henri was the latest person to bring it up.
    I am not 100% sure, but here is how I would go about it
      Dive in and, to steal a corporate tagline, "Just do it".
      Get into the Developer community, hang out where they are.
        Cocoa Dev Central
        Cocoabuilder.com
        Email your favorite developers and ask for advice
        Go to MacWorld and meet them
      Join the ADC
        USD$499.00/yr. Select Membership
          Get all versions developer builds of OS X
          Hardware discount
          $99.00 Student membership
      Get educated
        Computer Science, C++, Objective-C
        Big Nerd Ranch Cocoa Bootcamp
        Books
          Hillegass, "Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X"
          O'Reilly, "Learning Cocoa"
  Double duty backup hard drive
    Play question from Michael
    One will work, but two is better
  Recipe Software for the Mac
    Listener John's wife is interested in Better Crocker Cook'n software for the Mac
      Developer will create Mac version with 1,000 pre-orders.
    Already some great cooking apps for Macs
      YummySoup
      MacGourmet
      Connoisseur
    Easily import recipes from the web
Closing
  200th show coming and I'm giving gifts.
    Maccast Blue 4GB iPod Nano, and whatever else I can scrounge up.
    Other giveaways:
      5 copies of ReceiptWallet - A one of a kind Macintosh program for scanning, storing, and organizing receipts.
      3 sets of Keyboard Characters, from Von Glitschka (Macroundtable Logo)
        Illustrative Designer Podcast
      3 set of all the Pages templates from One Eyed Goldfish.com
        13 different sets of Pages templates with at least 8 different document designs per set.
      5 copies of Disco and 5 copies of AppZapper from Austin Sarner
      A Smile on my Mac Productivity Suite
        One of every app they make: PDFpen, DiscLabel, TextExpander, PageSender, BrowseBack, and PhotoPrinto
      1 hour of free one-on-one video training from Blake Tucker. Member of Alex Lindsay' Pixel Corps and Maccast Loop regular.
    Send a card or postcard via snailmail with your name and address to:
      Maccast 200
      6965 El Camino Real, Suite 105-442, Carlsbad CA 92009
    Go to 200.maccast.com for details
  Keep emails coming. Audio comments.
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  New music, "Derek Malone" by 3 Blind Mice
    Courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network
    Band site
    Get album on iTunes