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  Opening Music
    Music is Say Anything by Manda and the Marbles
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    One of the best software setting up Macs for use by multiple users and in public spaces where you want go give users freedom, but still know the system will maintain a good known state.
      ThawSpaces and Integrated Mapping for storage of user data and files. Integrated mapping allows you to map areas of the user account as ThawSpaces (documents, pictures, movies, music, and bookmarks)
      Used by the US Army, Hilton Hotels, and Google
      Winner of a Macworld Editor's Choice award
News
  TV hits iTunes in Germany
    35 TV shows available on the iTunes Store in Germany
    Germany’s top networks, including ProSieben, Sat.1, ZDF Enterprises, and Brainpool
    Content from ABC and MTV Networks in the US.
    Priced at €1.99 and €2.49 per episode
  New TV Ads for iPhone and Macs
    New iPhone ads are titled "Bet", "Brilliant", and "Music Store"
      Bet focuses on using Safari to win a basketball trivia bet
      Brilliant highlights the new location feature of Google Maps
      Music Store, well I am sure you can guess.
    Two new "Get a Mac" ads, "Yoga" and "Breakthrough"
      Both seem to focus on PC working though his "issues" over disappointing results of Vista
  Apple Software updates
    Apple Updates iTunes 7.6.2, QuickTime 7.4.5 and Front Row 2.1.3
      iTunes 7.6.2 provides bug fixes to improve stability and performance.
      QuickTime 7.4.5 includes fixes that enhance reliability, improve compatibility with third-party applications, and address security issues. This release is recommended for all QuickTime 7 users.
      This Front Row update provides for bug fixes and improved iTunes compatibility.
  Apple gets #1 music retailer spot in the US
    Finally beat Wal Mart according to NPD Data for January and February 2008.
    Grabbed the #1 spot with 19% of the market. Wal Mart was 2nd at 15% and Best Buy in 3rd at 13%.
    The study counts one CD as 12 tracks and also excludes wireless purchases.
  Uncle Walt says 3G iPhone in 60 Days
    While speaking to a group of executives at the Beet.TV's executive summit at the Embassy of Finland.
      Walt Mossberg claimed the 3G iPhone would be here in the next 60 days. Play clip.
        Play audio clip.
        Mossberg has backpedaled saying he has no insider knowledge and he has been on the same rumor-go-round as the rest of us.
        I was more excited about him saying how lame US broadband is.
      Rumors further propped up AT&T's Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega in a statement made at a lunch at CTIA 2008.
      The FCC Myth. Private until 6 weeks before launch.
    iPod Observer has Barry Young with DisplaySearch claiming that Apple will also bring OLED displays to the iPhone, but maybe later than the 3G version.
      He claims OLEDs will work in bright sunlight with the right polarizer.
  Redesigns for future Mac notebooks?
    Rumor sites are a buzz that Macbooks and Macbook Pro will see revving soon.
    Styles to match AL iMacs, with more aluminum, hint's of black, and tapered edges
    Larger multi-touch trackpad on Macbook, better integrated graphics, new Intel Centrino 2 chips and faster bus.
    Predictions are for the June timeframe
  AirPort Disk TimeMachine support off again?
    TidBits Glenn Fleishman says that he contacted an Apple rep and they say the solution is not supported.
    Means that Apple won't help you.
  FinalCut Server now shipping
    Software for media asset management and workflow automation
    Meant to be integrated with FinalCut studio, Final cut server also has Mac and Windows clients to allow searching and editing of content without the need for FinalCut Studio.
    USD$999 for 10-client and $1,999 unlimited
  iPhone Developers hit with PSOD
    Pink Screen of Death, expired OS software on their iPhones
    Confusion on if there is a newer build of the SDK.
    Some were reportedly using the iPhone Dev Team's Pwnage Tool as a work around.
    Apple did release the new iPhone 2.0 Beta OS , build 9M2158a and SDK beta 3
  EFI firmware updates
    Apple released EFI Firmware Updates for the MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and iMac
    Firmware Restoration CD 1.6 (used to restore the firmware of Intel-based Macs)
    Aluminum Keyboard Update
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Feedback, Comments and Commentary
  Follow-up on CD read errors and labels
    Phil mentioned that Toast ( had a recovery feature
    Removing labels may not be a good idea
      Especially from CDs, data layer is near the top surface and only protected by a thin coating

    Sharpies (solvent) and glue from labels may also deteriorate the thin protective
    lacquer coating and effect data layer over time

    National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has a guide to prolonging the life of CDs and DVDs as archival media.

      "Adhesive labels should not be applied to optical discs destined for
      long-term storage (more than five years). The label could delaminate
      over time and interfere with disc drive operation. The adhesive in
      some earlier labels has also been known to react with the lacquer
      surface. Any attempts to peel the label off could cause damage to the
      lacquer and metal layers in CDs. DVDs are different; peeling a label
      off a DVD would not have the same adverse affect because the metal
      layer is not near the surface. "

    Use disks with printable surface or LightScribe (not DiscScribe) burners and discs
  Accessing non-Mac supported sites
    Play comment from Anthony
    Need to change your browsers user agent
      TinkerTool
      Cocktail
      Firefox plug-ins
    Run Windows on your Mac with Bootcamp, Parallels, or VM Ware.
  Making System Fonts bigger
    Several listeners this week wanted to control System font sizes.
    TinkerTool Again.
    Set nine categories of default fonts used in Cocoa applications.
  Automatically disconnecting from servers
    Play question from Matt
    Create an automator iCal plug-in
      Get specified Finder items, only seems to work for 1 mounted share at a time.
      Eject disk
  Remotely Access a PC from your Mac
    Kyle is a Mac user, but has family members for away who use PCs and want's to support them
    Microsoft Remote Desktop Client
    Real VNC Server and connect with Screen Sharing.app (System/Library/CoreServices)
      For host put in server address or IP and port number
      Also can use Chicken of the VNC
      VNC Server built-in to OS X. In Leopard Sharing-->ScreenSharing, then click Computer Settings enable VNC access. In Tiger it's under Remote Desktop in Sharing.
    LogMeIn, but not sure if that works Mac to PC?
  Moving Outlook to Mac
    Play question from Rob
    Migrate Mail from Outlook to Mac
      O2M from Little Machines
      Mozilla Thunderbird
      Entourage 2008, part of Office 2008
    Once converted to Mac Mail or exported to Mbox format (thunderbird), import into Mail Steward
  Using user accounts and sudo
    Listener looking to edit the "hosts" file (/etc/hosts) to block ad servers.
      App like Safari or PithHelmet would be easier to use
    What text editor and how come I can't sudo from a user account?
    TextMate, which adds the 'mate' command line tool
    BBEdit or it's free little brother TextWrangler
    Need to edit the sudoers file and add in your user accounts. Use the visudo command (need to use sudo and an admin account).
      Could be undoing the added security you have by using a user account.
      Can add just the commend you need to the sudoers file for that user account.
  Hate cable clutter? So does Jack.
    Earbud Jack from What if Widgets
    5% of their sales go to raise awareness for and fight hearing loss.
    Cable YoYo
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