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    Music is "Say Anything" by Manda and the Marbles
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News
  Verizon iPhone. No, they mean it this time.
    Most believe AT&T exclusivity will end at the end of December and a Verizon iPhone deal will be announced in January.
    AT&T CFO Richard Lindner commented at the UBS Media and Communications Conference that there is no such thing as a "permanent exclusive".
    Gene Munster says the AT&T exclusivity is what's giving Android the edge in the US market
      Was Apple's second mistake in launching the iPhone. First the lack up subsidy at launch.
      Apple is only losing market share to Android because customers are loyal to their carrier.
        Munster claims Apple outselling Android in markets where iPhone is on multiple carriers
    Kaufman Bros.' Shaw Wu says Androids appeal for Verizon might be wearing off
      Apple sold 14.1 million iPhone last quarter and AT&T still took share from Verizon
      Verizon is now worried Apple will open up to more US carriers and is willing to deal from "exclusivity" with AT&T
    The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Apple beat Nokia out for the Australian smartphone market.
      iPhone has 36.5 percent while Nokia's account for 30.5 percent.
  iOS web share grows 200% in November
    According to latest data from NetApplications
    Browser share was at 1.36% up 216% from a year ago.
    Android devices came in at 0.31%, but grew 108% in November.
  Mac App Store soon?
    AppleTell says an inside source claims Apple will open the Mac App store on December 13th
      Reportedly they told developers to have lunch apps ready by 12/6
    Will not allow betas, trials, or timed versions
      Telling developers to distribute those versions via their web sites
      Many demo apps offer in-app purchase of the full edition. Apple could lose sales?
    Also recommend developers use built-in set of standard controls as part of OS X’s Aqua user interface or if using custom controls they consider Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines.
    Warned against apps that don't store files in appropriate locations.
      e.g., storing databases in the user's Documents folder or storing files in the user's Library folder that are not recognizably associated with your application
    A build of 10.6.6, labelled 10J537 was pushed to developer on 12/2
      Was a whopping 1GB in size and contained no know issues
      developers are asked to focus on testing printing, spotlight, bonjour, OpenGL and the Dock
      An update with Mac Apps Store support was released on 11/4
  Apple discontinues compact wired keyboard
    Now you can only get the wired version with number pad
    Or the compact BT version.
  Apple and Mag pubs at stalemate
    Despite the arrival of Virgin's Project and the rumors of "The Daily"
    Still at odd over the terms
    Apple reportedly offering
      The ability to sell app subscriptions through iTunes.
      70 percent of the revenue from each sale.
      The ability to offer an opt-in form for subscribers, which would ask them for a limited amount of information: Name, address, e-mail address.
    Publishers want subscriber information for marketing and editorial purposes
      Couldn't they do in Mag surveys?
  New iPads in April?
    According to DigiTimes
    Originally said production would start in December, but reportedly a firmware delay has pushed the start back to January
    Initial Foxconn order said to be as high as 600,000 units for delivery to Apple in as early as the end of February
    Don't expect sales to begin until April, 1 year after initial iPad lunch.
    I have an source who claims to have inside info from one of Apple's board suppliers who says there would be "significant" change to the design
      My guess is these would be to accommodate the camera module
      I still don't think the "dual" dock port design is likely.
    DigiTimes is also reporting new moels will not use AMOLED displays
      Apple has reportedly ordered BLUs (back light units) which will be combined with LCD displays built by LG and Chimei Innolux.
      Hopes that the LCDs will feature "Retina Display" type resolutions and pixel densities.
    At least on analyst, Robert Cihra with Caris & Company, expects iPads to drive 50% of Apple's growth in 2011
      Expects sales of 32 million iPads in fiscal year 2011
      Predicts an explosion toward 'thin-client' access computing, a category he says din't really exist a year ago and feels the iPad will continue to lead in.
  iOS 4.2.1 reduces Camera Connection Kit power?
    Down to 20mA according to some reports
    Prevents some accessories, like keyboards and powered mics from working.
    I tried a mic that requires 90mA and it worked
      You can check devices power requirements by connecting to your Mac and using the System Profiler
      Go to the USB section and look at the 'Current Required' value.
  "Apple City" in development
    A website in Spain is reporting that British architect Norman Foster is hard at work designing Apple’s new campus in Cupertino.
    Apple recently acquired a 98-acre property in Cupertino formerly owned by HP in addition to a 50 acre site they also acquired from HP about 4 years ago.
    Foster is known for the 30 St Mary Axe, also known as "the Gherkin" (after the pickle, yes). A a skyscraper in London's main financial district.
    The rumors site make it sound like Apple and the designer will build an eco-friendly version of a Wonka factory
      City with underground tubes and transportation system
      Leaving big open green spaces under glass and steel
      Use renewable energy sources
      House areas for engineers, R&D, and multi-functional areas
  Changes to some Apple accessories
    iLounge reported that Apple recently changed it's Apple Universal Dock kit.
      Now $10.00 more at USD $59 vs. $49
      Includes the Universal Dock, Apple’s new aluminum Remote, Dock Adapters to fit the iPhone 4, iPhone 3G/3GS, iPod touch 2G/3G, iPod touch 4G, and iPod nano 5G, a USB power adapter and USB cable.
      They note the USB charger is a new addition and may be the reason for the price bump.
    Seemingly related Apple dropped the price of the Component and Composite AV Cable packages down $10 USD, but removed the included USB Power Adapter from those kits. They are now USD $39.
  Quicktime 7.6.9 update
    A bunch of security fixes addressing holes that could have been exploited by "maliciously crafted" file formats
    For Leopard and Windows.
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Feedback, Comments and Commentary
  Combining PDFs in Snow Leopard
    Play audio question from Jon
    Confusing because the sidebar lets you now work with multiple PDFs in 1 window
    Drop one page onto another
    Can also expand out the document
      Looks like a spiral bound notebook when you have more than 1 page
      "open it" up using the "round arrow"
      add in pages
    Keeps them separate when you save.
      Need to select the PDF in the sidebar you wish to save and then do a Save or Save as (or save all)
  Physical offsite backup strategy
    Play comment from Theo
    Sentry makes "fire" and "water" resistant HDs
    Trouble is in the details
      1500 to 1700 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 mins to 2 hours and then they mostly mention solid state and physical media like CDs and DVDs
      Hard disks have complex components
    Better to just keep the HD out of fire, but the strategy is great alternative to "cloud" backup
    Take the extra HD to the office, bank safe deposit box, friend or relatives house.
    Crash Plans software can be used for free to backup to a friends over the internet.
      Solves the remote recovery issue
  Sharing photos via email
    Play comment from Gary
    Play comment from Martin
    Mail-->New Message-->Photo Browser (in toolbar) or Window--> Photo Browser
    In the top portion of the 'Photo Browser' window you can drag in folders to add your own "custom" locations to browse
    Also when attaching File-->Attach Files…
      Scroll down to the media section in the left column and choose photos
    In mail once you've added photos you get the 'Image Size' options down at the bottom
      small, medium, large, actual size
    If you use Stationary in Mail you can't attach the photos
    iPhoto does let you attach the photos
      There is a 10 photo per message limit
      Select the photos and choose Share-->Email
      In the info panel on the right at the bottom, under the layouts, check the 'Attach Photos to Message' option
      Size can be 'Optimized' or 'Actual Size' and you'll see the Message Size displayed
        Remember some email providers limit sizes on outbound email
      Photos come attached in a ZIP file.
  Accessing iTunes on Shared mac
    Play question from Eric
    The Apple way
      Basically move the iTunes Media folder to a central 'shared' location that all accounts have permission to access and then point iTunes to that.
      Move just the 'Media' folder, not the iTunes folder, the iTunes Library file or the iTunes Library.xml file
      Need to update anytime someone adds new music to their account
        Preferences --> Advanced.
        Deselect the option to "Copy files to iTunes Media folder when adding to library file." Click OK.
        File-->Add to Library
          In the window that opens, navigate to the location where the other user's music is saved (the iTunes Media folder in this example).
        Click Open.
      Also if two people rip the same CD you can end up with duplicates in the Library
    Probably easier to use Fast User Switching
      System Preferences-->Accounts
      Click the lock to make changes. Enter admin password
      Click Login Options…
      Check the option 'Show Fast User Switching' menu…
      Now use that when the kids want to log in, but keep iTunes open in your account.
  Mac uninstallers
    Play question from Joe
    There are a ton of options
      I use AppZapper
      Also AppDelete, AppTrap, AppCleaner, and TrashMe. Probably more.
      2 basic strategies
        Search
        Watched installs.
      None of them seem to get 100% of the files
    Using Spotlight
      Finder. File-->Find…
      Click the "plus" to add criteria
      Choose 'Other≥' and then select 'System Files'. I also click the 'Add to menu' checkbox
      Then you can set the value drop down to 'are included'
    Common location to check
      ~/Library
      /Library/Preferences and ~/Library/Preferences
      /Library/Application Support and ~/Library/Application Support
      /Library/Caches and ~/Library/Caches
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  EOL: Rare Transparent SE
    A report by Cult of Mac says that there are only about 10 of these transparent Mac SE's know to exist, but even that didn't help it sell for the $25,000 USD reserve price on eBay recently.