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  Opening Music
    Music is "Say Anything" by Manda and the Marbles
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News
  OS 10.6.6 and the Mac App Store
    Beyond the App Store it includes:
      Addresses a cropping issue with some postscript printing in landscape page orientation.
      Resolves an issue with some Macs (that have in ATI graphics card) in which the mouse pointer movement could become erratic if an external DVI display is connected.
    After running the update new App Store icon added to Dock
    Replaces ''Mac OS X Software…" link in the Apple Menu
      New "App Store…" link
      Old page still on Apple's site
    Software update (in System Preferences) doesn't notify of App Updates. Those are done using the "Updates" view at the top of the App Store window.
    Other items from the AppStore
      Log-in with AppleID (iTunes, or MobileMe account)
      Updated Terms and Conditions
        If you get an "Error 100" it's related, quit and relaunch the App Store App, or iTunes, or the Mac
      Parental controls to block or restrict downloads based on ratings
      Background "Store Helper" app to keep track of things (updates, purchases, etc).
    Dialog with new "Search App Store" button when a file extension is not recognized
      9to5 points out the feature is similar to one on Windows that searches the web for know apps that support specific file types.
    First impressions
      "Jump down to dock" animation
      Get a progress bar and icon in dock when downloading
      Leaves icon in dock and set's it to 'Keep in Dock'
      Does "see" apps installed prior to update
        May need to update the app to latest version outside App Store first
        Launch app after update?
      As pointed out by "Cult of Mac" uninstall by trashing now requires entering admin credentials even if logged into an admin account
        Apps seem to be installed as root:wheel
      Pricing
        Are we going to see another "race to the bottom"?
        Apple lowered Aperture and Apple Remote Desktop to $79.99 ($199 and $299 before)
        iLife apps are $14.99 ea. (iWeb and iDVD not there) and iWork Apps for $19.99/ea.
        Pixelmator $29.99 ($59.99 online)
        "Any Mac you own" license
          Burden is on developers to use "receipt checking" to prevent piracy
          Uses UUID of Mac to check purchases
  CDMA iPhone soon?
    DigiTimes reports Apple upped Q1 iPhone orders to 20-21 million units
    5-6 million units being CDMA models shipping to the US and Asia-Pacific regions
    Is a rumor and consider the source
    Also Apple's Q4 shipments are estimated at 15.5 million, so 20 million units would be aggressive considering the iPhone 5 is likely due this summer.
    Unconfirmed report of Apple Store vacation "freeze" for 3 weeks beginning at the end of January (Boy Genius Report)
    AT&T and Apple dropped the price of the iPhone 3GS to $49.00 with 2 year contract
  Leaked iPhone parts
    A couple sources are showing off what are reportedly new iPhone parts
    Verizon or iPhone 5?
    Most significant change seems to be new placement of the external antenna dividing lines
      The one on the top of the iPhone 4 has been repositioned to the left side just above the mute switch.
      Gives it a more symmetric look
      Also internally on the middle plate there is a new metal band just above the home button.
    Changes could be for new antenna system for CDMA or to deal with antenna issues?
  Rumored features of next gen iPad
    Dual-core processor. Likely using a dual core 1GHz ARM Cortex A9 design matching upcoming tablets from Motorola and Blackberry according to Rodman & Renshaw analyst Ashok Kumar.
    Dual cores would allow better performance and support for better multi-tasking, but might effect battery.
    CDMA support (DigiTimes)
    Redesigned rear speaker, volume buttons
    Thinner bezel, thinner body, tapered edges, flat back
    Front and rear cameras
    Better anti-smudge and anti-glare screen
    512MB of RAM
  6G iPod Nano Hack
    iLounge has word of hack James Whelton of nanohack.me getting past the devices cache comparison routines to allow him to remove an app icon
    Developer points out it's not yet a jailbreak but could lead to one.
    For now he was just able to:
      Boot iPod with modified files
      Remove apps from springboard and insert blank space
  Cherokee language support in iOS 4.1
    iOS supports over 50 language keyboards
    Cherokee was actually added in 4.1
    The Cherokee Nation is working to fight the loss of their spoken and written language.
      Only about 8,000 of the 290,000 members of the tribe still speak the native dialect
    The hope is that the support on devices like the iPhone and iPod Touch will make it available to a generation growing up with technology.
  More new Apple Support Features
    Added Support Profiles
    View all products, repair history, find self service articles
    Phone numbers and SMS if you want support to TXT you?
    Register and assign "nicknames" to your registered product
  Intel's next gen Mac chips?
    CES has kicked off and Intel wasted no time making big claims about it's next gen chip designs
    Codenamed Sandy Bridge there will be 29 different chips running up to 800% faster than current generation Core 2 Duo designs. 60% faster than the current Core i7 chips in the iMac
    Intel might be overstating things expect 10-50% real world performanceperforce bump over current gen.
    Key features
      4 cores and an integrated on-die GPU
      32 nanometer
      sips power
  Some iLife and iWork Updates
    GarageBand 6.0.1
      improves overall stability, and addresses compatibility and a number of other minor issues
      Fixes an issue related to undoing Flex Time edits
      Removes occasional latency that can occur on guitar tracks
      Restores ability to use the Quantize Note Timing menu for tracks with Groove Matching
    iMovie 9.0.1
      improves stability and fixes other minor issues
      Fixes an issue where stabilization would not be applied correctly to some video clips from iPhone and iPod touch.
      Fixes an issue that prevented use of some valid Facebook passwords that contained non-alphanumeric characters.
      Improves compatibility with some cameras that create content in multiple formats.
      Improves performance when scrolling the Project Library.
    iWork 9.0.5
      Adds support for playback of Keynote presentations on iWork.com public beta, with over 15 animations and effects, when using the latest version of Safari.
      Adds support for Keynote Remote 1.2, including high-resolution slides for the Retina display.
      Addresses an issue in Keynote with ruler numbers when moving or resizing a shape or scrolling.
      Addresses an issue when exporting a Keynote presentation to iTunes/iPod when iTunes 10 is installed.
      Improves the readability of ePub documents exported from Pages.
      Includes public sharing and private upload document sharing options for iWork.com to Keynote, Pages, and Numbers.
  Studios play with exclusive iTunes Extras
    Sony has at least 3 titles that have extra content exclusive to the iTunes versions
      The Other Guys, Salt, and Resident Evil: Afterlife
    Search the script for dialog, direct sharing of select clips on social media sites, add a soundtrack playlist to iTunes (previews only).
    Until they get the better pricing and long term storage issues resolved I think direct video downloads are going to be a bust.
Feedback, Comments and Commentary
  Dock connector products finally making the rounds?
    CES has begun and beyond 80 iPhone tablet competitor, iPad 2 cases, iPhone cases, iPod watch bands there are 2 exciting things
    iPod Dock connected hardware and software integration
      Part of the iPhone OS 3 announcement
      Tivizen over the air DTV receiver and free app
      Withings Blood Pressure monitor. Also iHealth.
    AirPlay supported hardware
  Encrypting TimeMachine Backups
    Using sparse images
    PGP Whole Disk Encryption
    FileVault
      Works, but Time Machine will only run when you are logged out of your account
  Backing up a NAS
    Steven has a DLink NAS drive that he is now storing his iPhoto and iTunes libraries on, but TM won't backup from a NAS
    Possible solutions
      Manually copy
        Could be scripted
      Rsync
        Requires some heavy terminal mojo
        Also SSH and remote login
        Bombitch has more info and how to build rSync 3 on the Mac
      Carbon Copy Cloner
        Uses similar techniques to rsync
        provides a tool to install the authentication
        Still need to enable remote login
        Backs-up to a sparseimage bundle
        Won't allow backup to the OS X boot drive
        Can be automated
      File Syncing app
        I like ChronoSync
          Can also do backup and bootable clones.
  Automount volume on start-up
    Select the Volume from the 'Shared' category in the Finder
    Click the 'Connect As…' button and enter your username and password for the remote volume.
    Make sure to check the "Remember this password in my keychain" if you don't want to be prompted each time you reboot
    With the volume connected, go to System Preferences-->Accounts and select your account
    Click on the 'Login Items' tab and in that pane click the 'plus' button to add a new item.
    Select the volume or network folder you want to auto mount at start-up and click add.
    Exit the System Preferences
    Now when you reboot the volume should automatically connect.
  Alternative Mac Cloud syncing
    Play comment from Bob
    Partition to separate TM and file storage
    SugarSync
    Box.net
    Selective cloud and Time Machine backup
      Anything that is able to be recovered in another way may not need to be included
      CDs that you have originals, Apps that can be re-downloaded or re-installed
  iPhoto '11 scrolling issues
    Justin mentioned having issues with jittery or slow scrolling after upgrading to 9.1.1
    I've had this issue since iPhoto '11 (9.0) came out.
    My library isn't that large at around 7,500 images
    I tried re-building the Library
      Hold Command+Option while launching iPhoto
      Several choices
        I choose 'Repair the iPhoto Library Database', 'Rebuild the photos' small thumbnails', 'Rebuild all of the photo's thumbnails (this may take a while)', and 'Examine and repair iPhoto Library permissions'.
        'This may take a while' translated into over 2.5 hours
      Result? Seems a little faster, but not much.
      Adjusting the 'Zoom' size to be larger and display fewer previews (thumbnails) on the screen at a time seems to improve scrolling performance
      Performance seems to be the same on most newer Intel Macs i'v tried regardless of the size of the Library
        Seems to be more of a rendering issue than a disk access or CPU/GPU issue?
        Seems to cache, jump, and catch-up if that makes sense
    Unless someone has a magic fix, this may be a "wait for Apple to fix" issue.
  iPhoto Sorting Fix
    May or may not be a fix, but worked for at least one listener
    Noticed new events imported from his camera weren't showing up properly when sorted by date in iPhoto '11
    Normally you have the option to sort by date or title and then can start to move things giving you a manual sort view.
      You can then switch between the 3
    For some reason it was like the manual sort was causing some events to "stick" in position even when the view was set to By Date.
    Fixed by going to View-->Sort Events-->Reset Manual Sort
      You will lose any previous manual sorting so be aware.
  Mac beeps at shutdown
    Play question from Kyle
    Mac Power On Self Test (POST) tones
    Typically happen at startup and if your Mac has a Power light LED that may flash
    1 tone usually means RAM not installed. 3 tones typically RAM doesn'doesnt pass integrity checks
    Re-seat RAm
    Upgrade firmware tone
      One long tone when power button is held down during startup
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