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    Music is Say Anything by Manda and the Marbles
    Mandaandthemarbles.com
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    They use Deep Freeze not only to ensure the Macs are reset for the next guest, but that guest know when they leave any personal information is safely wiped off the computer.
    Using the Integrated Mapping feature of Deep Freeze Mac, users can map elements of their accounts such as documents, pictures, movies, music, and bookmarks to the Thawed Spaces.
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News
  3G iPhone coming soon?
    I could be totally wrong about my Fall release date given what has happened this week.
      This despite the fact that a recent NYT report had the 3G iPhone hitting Europe in August.
    Saturday the iPhone went "unavailable" with no word of a return date on both that US and UK Apple on-line stores.
      O2 has also been sold out of iPhones, but they and Carphone Warehouse had said more 16GBs were coming.
    Could it be released on Monday? Apple did an unusual iMac Monday update, but you would think it would be a big announce.
    AT&T is reported to have sent a memo telling employees that new vacation requests are suspended from June 15th to July 12th due to expected high demand in retail stores.
    Design change and features rumors
      3G (of course)
        Latest 2.0 beta 5 software has hidden 3G on/off setting.
      GPS
      Unobstructed speaker and mic holes
      2nd video sensor on front for video chat
      All plastic curved back with possible color choices (white, black, red?)
  iPhone plans for total global domination
    Vodaphone will carry the iPhone later this year in 10 markets
      Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy, India, Portugal, New Zealand, South Africa and Turkey
    Telecom Italia will also sell the iPhone in Italy
    America Movil will cover Latin America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean, specifically: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay
    Rogers in Canada
    Rumors of Switzerland, Spain and Poland
    Trends seem like they may be... 3G, unlocked, multi-carrier, etc.
  NBC back on iTunes, sorta?
    iTunes UK now has episodes from NBC/Universal including Heroes, House, Eureka, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and The Incredible Hulk.
    They do also appear to be doing variable pricing with some shows as low as £1.19, but shows like Heroes at £1.89 per episode (standard price).
    NBC.com has also added iPod streaming versions of the Office and 30 Rock.
  Applecare now available for Apple TV
    USD $50 extends coverage to two years of telephone and hardware support
    Supports iTunes, Airport, and Time Capsule.
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Feedback, Comments and Commentary
  Informal Maccast iPhone data usage survey
    It looks like the usage ranges from 50 to 250 MB/ month for most people.
    Also on the cable TV, Netflix, Tivo, Apple TV, iTunes movie rental survey there seems to be a mix.
      Netflix for price, flexibility, etc. Apple TV for immediacy, impluse purchase.
  Using an old Mac as a mail server
    Pat was looking for an affordable solution to use an old Mac Min as a mail server.
    Checkout Cutedge Systems
    Of course OS X Server is always a great option and while extremely affordable for a VERY powerful server, can be a bit much for some.
    Postfix Enabler for Tiger and Panther systems
      Sets up SMTP, POP3 and IMAP services, with or without SSL support.
    For Leopard or Tiger there is MailServe
    Also, DNS Enabler and Web Mon for Leopard
      WebMon helps you configure OS X's built-in web server to support WebDAV, PHP, and SSL. WebDAV allows iDisk like file sharing and iCal sharing
  Exchange to iCal/iPhone syncing
    Play tip from Kirit
    gSyncIt, for Windows.
    Spanning Sync
    On the Mac you can just use Entourage 2008 and tun on iCal Sync Services in the preferences. It then has an 'Entourage' calendar that syncs between iCal and Entourage.
      Unfortunately you only have the one calendar that syncs.
    Exchange support coming to iPhone in June, early buzz from inside sources says it rocks.
  Troubleshooting drives behaving badly
    Listener John had a firewire drive that wouldn't mount on one Mac but would on others
    Disk Utility, Disk Warrior, etc. found no problems. To make it stranger a "twin" identical drive would mount.
    In the end using a different cable worked.
    Also try different ports, different enclosures (non-Oxford bridge), use alternate interface (USB), remove possible bus conflicts, bad hubs, etc.
    The Macbook and Macbook Pros have different posts on different buses and with different power ratings.
      Rear MacBook port is on an internal USB hub, front port is full powered full speed.
      On the MacBook Pro, the right port is shared and the left ones
  Review: iFrogz Nano Audiowrapz Treadz
    3rd Gen iPod Nano case with integrated speakers.
    Pretty decent sound from 3 tiny speakers. May have trouble hearing in a noisy environment
    Silicone case offers adequate protection. Includes screen protector.
    Combined the unit becomes about the size of standard iPod, but slightly thicker
    re-routes headphone port (still on bottom).
    Has a plastic "sled" that iPod slides into. Concerned about scratches, but didn't seem to on my test unit.
    No access to hold switch or dock when in case.
  Cloned vs. TimeMachine backups
    Play question from Wyane
    Incremental vs. mirror.
    Important to use a comprehensive strategy, including off-site of some sort.
    Any backup is better than no backup.
  Getting files into "special" iTunes libraries
    Todd has some old podcasts that aren't on the RSS feed anymore and wants to get them in the "Podcast" library in iTunes
    Atomic Parsley and Meta X, but only for MP4
    Doug's Scripts Applescript
      Re-Add Selected Tracks as Podcast v1.1
      Created a whole new Podcast "show" entry for each podcast I added with one episode in each dupe.
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  "The Ballad of Indiana" by High Adventure
    In anticipation of the 4th Indiana Jones movie. Todd sent us this track
    This is the exclusive US podcast premiere of the track
    Get a copy for yourself at the artists web site
  EOL: Mac Music Video
    Tons of cool ways to use a Mac to the song of "Again & Again" by the Bird & the Bee