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Opening
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Opening Music
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Music is "Say Anything" by Manda and the Marbles
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Band's MySpace page
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Sponsor
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Cocoatech
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Pathfinder 5
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Some features I find handy
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Single window split pane browsing
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Application Launcher
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Size browser
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Integrated Stuffit Engine
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Trail version available.
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News
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Time Warner CEO piles on Apple TV bashing
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Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes is the latest TV exec to criticize Apple's $0.99 TV rental model
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At least his argument made sense to me.
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Impacts "syndication" of first run content.
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Jeopardize the sale of the same shows as a series to branded networks that pay hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Thing is I don't think the "branded" networks are going to stop carrying the shows.
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So this is about "leverage" with the cable networks.
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There is an industry problem.
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Also, I do get Waner Bros. CEo saying DVD box set sales are important to re-coop production costs
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Those cost can run upwards of 1 million per episode for some shows.
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Don't buy that rentals would stop or reduce DVD season purchases, actually the contrary.
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iOS 4.2 Beta
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Sites are noting that it seems to be optimized on the iPad offering a significant performance bump over 3.1.3
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Part of the performance gain seems to be that it uses about a quarter less memory. Good on the iPad 256MB of RAM
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Hints of tethering with the iPad
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Use iPad as hotspot, not the other way around.
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Apple TV teardown
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Internally looks a lot like an iPad or new iPod Touch sans-screen.
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A4 processor, 256 MB of RAM, 8GB Flash (possible space for 2nd Flash chip)
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Panasonic wi-fi board with Broadcom controller (with FM radio).
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marking on board that seem to indicate an area for a 30-pin dock connector
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Sips juice, just about 6 watts.
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Apple TV interface hacked to run on iPod
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Code named "low-tide"
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Not easily accomplished and it doesn't fit the screen, but it was working.
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Because it's iOS based the Apple TV should be hackable
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Jailbreak team has already figured out technically how to jailbreak
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Mini USB "service" port should server as portal for hacking.
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Was discovered you could "restore" your Apple Tv via iTunes.
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Must disconnect HDMi and power to "dock" to computer
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Possible to load apps on the internal Flash
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Silly rumor of Cook going to HP
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Did impact Apple's stock
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Tim Cook denied the rumor almost immediately.
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Some feel he might be in line to assume the CEO position at Apple when Jobs decides to step down.
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Would you trade iOS for Web OS?
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15" and 17" Macbook Pro NVIDIA settlement
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Apple has a repair and extension program for models with a NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processors.
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15- and 17-inch MacBook Pros bought between May 2007 and September 2008
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Issues are distorted or scrambled video or loss of video
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Covered for up to 4 years from manufacture date. Even if you didn't buy Applecare.
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Contact Applecare or go into an Apple Retail store
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Sponsor
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Circus Ponies
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Notebook
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Worth it for the web clipping feature alone
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Multidex, sticky notes and flags, diagram and drawing tools.
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Get a free trial.
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Feedback, Comments and Commentary
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Apple TV 2 first impressions
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Very small, great design, solid
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Set-up was dead simple.
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Has enough weight that cables don't seem to tilt it
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Wish they included an HDMI cable. Does do studio and video over HDMI
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Interface is nice, similar to 1.0, but not identical.
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Computers, use Home Sharing
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Seems a bit bright on my TV, no way to tone it down.
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Streaming works well over wi-fi
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Occasionally there is a long buffer
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Seems to have some cache
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Was able to play 1080p downloaded movie trailer.
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Netflix is awesome.
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Well done UI and access to all the areas
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Other app support?
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Play clip from George
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Rentals default to HD and have to change in settings.
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Slideshows with new transitions
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Why can't I select a single track to be the music?
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Remote update is great. Near realtime control on the Apple TV 2.
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Can't really play with AirPlay until 4.2
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Over-all very impressed.
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Did have to update to 10.0.1 to get home sharing working with Apple TV.
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Forward delete on iOS
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Play question from Theo
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Possibly some 3rd party text apps, but not out of the box.
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Assume you know about the press and hold to get the "magnifying glass".
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Some keys when pressed and held offer additional characters.
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Apple could offer a two finger gesture to enable forward delete.
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Power PC to Intel migration
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Had a listener who upgraded to an Intel Mac Mini from a Power Mac G5 and is experiencing beach balls and sluggish performance on the Mini
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Used Migration Assistant which may be the culprit.
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One test might be to create a new user account.
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Specifically Applications, 3rd party drives, kernel extensions, etc.
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Need to confirm these are updated to Universal version prior to upgrading and transferring from PPC to Intel
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Also, cache files can sometimes cause issues. Cocktail or Onyx to clear.
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Nice post on Apple's discussion board with helpful links and tips
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Snow Leopard's migration assistant has a feature that will quarantine some apps with know issues
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Application Enhancer was one particularly bad one.
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My advice would be to clean install all of your Apps and migrate your files manually.
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From your User folder, Documents, Music, Movies, Pictures.
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Also ~/Library/Mail, possibly ~/Library/Safari
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Might be other files and preferences.
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Troubleshooting iPhoto
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Play clip from Steven
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If you have a backup, like Time Machine or Super Duper you could restore.
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Before doing that you might try rebuilding the Library
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Backup the iPhoto Library folder or file (depending on your version)
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Quit iPhoto if open, then launch iPhoto while holding the Command+Option keys.
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You may have several options, but the most likely one you'll need is "Rebuild the iPhoto Library database"
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Can also repair permissions, rebuild thumbnails, etc.
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May take a little while to re-build, but it should get you back up and running
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General advice on using iPhoto (and iTunes for that matter)
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Forget that the "Library" folders or files exits
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Manage all your media from inside the apps.
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Exception for advanced users, but generally if you do it the "Apple" way you'll save yourself a lot of hassle.
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Closing
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Podcast Marketplace
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Thanks to my sponsors
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Circus Ponies
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Smile
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Faronics, Deep Freeze
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Cocoatech, Pathfinder 5
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Gazelle
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KamAlert
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Keep emails coming. Audio comments.
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