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    Music is Say Anything by Manda and the Marbles
    Mandaandthemarbles.com
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  Mac netbook rumors gaining strength
    From the Dow Jones Newswire via a piece on Electonista
      Taiwan's Wintek Corp is producing 9.7 to 10" touchscreens
      Quanta Computer will do the assembly
    I have doubt's Apple offering would be a sub $500 "netbook".
    Name will not be Macbook Touch, maybe Macbook Mini, but even that sounds lame. An not iTouch please. That just sounds dirty.
  Apple release talking iPod Shuffle
    The 3rd gen Shuffle
    4GB in Silver or Black for USD $79.00
    Almost half the size of the previous model. 1.8 inches tall by 0.3 inches thin.
    Headphone to USB dongle cable for docking and charging.
    No playback controls on the device, uses an in-line controller on the ear-buds.
    Has switch for power and shuffle mode.
    VoiceOver control of songs and playlists with multiple language support. Also status information like battery life.
    Controls
      Standard: Volume up, Play/Pause, and volume down
      Click and hold center button to hear artist and track info in Voice Over
      Double click center button for next track, triple click for previous track
      Double click and hold center button to FF. Triple click and hold center button to RWD.
    Playlist menu
      Click the Center button until you hear a tone, and then release to switch the playlist menu. You'll hear the current playlist, all songs, and then remaining playlists in alphabetical order followed by audiobooks and podcasts.
      You can click + or - to move quickly through the playlist menu.
      When you hear the name of the playlist you want, click to select it.
      Click and hold the center button to exit the playlist menu.
    According to Macworld, Apple says it will allow 3rd party adapters for controls
    iLounge says they have discovered a DRM chip in the headphone control that would prevent 3rd party reverse engineering under the DMCA
      Ensures companies have to license from Apple.
      Boing, Boing confirms there is a chip, but stops short of calling it a DRM chip.
      It's not a DRM chip, but is a a control chip that can be licensed from Apple's "Made for iPod" program.
  iTunes 8.1 released
    Better performance and accessibility when browsing in the Library and on the store
    Improved parental controls
    Party Shuffle is now the iTunes DJ allowing listeners to "vote" to impact playlist. Apple Remote app supported. Welcome message.
    Auto-fill feature link on the Shuffle
      Thanks to Tid-bits
      Have to put iPod in manually manage mode and then select it from the Devices source list to see the auto-fill options at the bottom.
    App Store reviews are now grouped according to version.
    Remote 1.2, adds iTunes DJ voting support.
    Front Row 2.1.7 which “provides improved iTunes 8.1 compatibility.”
    Apple pre announce 8.1 along with features that were missing from the final release.
      Genius for Movie and TV wasn't there. As of midnight Monday it finally appears when you select the Movies or TV libraries, but with a "Sidebar coming soon" message.
  iPhone 3.0 announcement
    Apple has invited the press to a special iPhone 3.0 event on March 17th at 10:00 AM PDT in the Apple Town Hall
    Rumored and wanted features
      MMS picture messaging
      Tethering
      Background processes, possibly limited and user controlled. Notification server?
      Turn by turn GPS, either by Apple or allowed by 3rd party
      Stereo Bluetooth headphone support
      Copy & Paste, Kevin Rose detailed. Double clicking to activate selection quotes with magnifier.
      improved home screen app launcher.
    Apple has extended iPhone Developer's iTunes Connect contracts to July 11, 2009 according to Electronista.
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Feedback, Comments and Commentary
  More on DIY Mini Upgrades
    Received a ton of feedback on this issue
    Bottom line seems to be this:
      Doing the upgrades yourself will probably not void your entire warranty, but you leave yourself open for having Apple deny any claims.
        Felipe had installed his own memory and had is HD die. Apple replaced the HD under Applecare with the 3rd party RAM still installed.
      Matches my experience with replacing the drive in my iMac (broken temp sensor).
  Case for in bag Macbook protection
    Play comment from Phillip
    Consider in bag protection for your Mac.
    I like Radtech Sleevez, but also consider Zagg Invisible Shield, Speck See-through hard shells.
  Trouble on the Bus
    Scott found a great deal on a $10 USB hub and then discovered that a deal is sometimes a deal breaker
    Can a USB hub cause a kernel panic?
    Some internal devices are on a shared bus.
      Internal keyboard/trackpad, IR receiver, iSight.
    Non-powered, or low power ports and hubs.
    Shorter cables, different cables, different configurations.
  Macworld 2009: Iomega
    Play interview with Iomega
  Using iWork to open Appleworks docs
    A few shows back I had suggested MacLink Plus for conversion
    Paul pointed out a Breen Mac 911 article that notes you can right-click the Appleworks (.cwk) files and look at the "Open with…" option which will list Pages.
      Opens as a RTF document with formatting in place.
    Also works for AppleWorks spreadsheets which will open in Numbers.
    AppleWorks database files have to be saved out as ASCII text and imported into Excel or Numbers and you may lose the column header info.
  Removing duplicates in iPhoto
    iTunes has a nice feature for displaying duplicate tracks, but iPhoto doesn't.
    Steven was looking for an easy way to remove his dupes and we found Duplicate Annihilator which seemed to do the trick.
    Play review
    I would recommend backing up the iPhoto Library file first.
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  "Rosie" by The Young Dubliners
    Since it's so close to St. Paddy's day I figured another Young Dubs track was in order.
    Catch them on Jimmy Kimmel and buy their new album "Saints and Sinners" on iTunes.
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  EOL: When you gotta go, ya gotta...
    A free iPhone app that uses GPS to find the closest bathroom. Includes which ones are open to the public, along with ratings for cleanliness, and other useful info. (via Gizmodo)