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    Music is "Say Anything" by Manda and the Marbles
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News
  The iPad 2
    Random House added as the last of the major publishers not on iBookstore.
    Black or White (both available same day)
    Thinner (0.34 in.)
      .02in thinner than iPhone 4
    Lighter (1.33 lbs)
      Old iPad was 1.5
    Design changes
      flat back with tapered edges
      mic moved to the middle top of the backplate
      sim slot moved up near to the top on the left-hand side
    No word on the speaker
      grill does appear to be bigger and uses the cheese grater design
    1GHz Dual core Apple A5 processor
      Didn't mention how much RAM. Speculation is 512MB like the iPhone 4 and possibly a different kind, LPDDR2 RAM (1,066MHz). iPad 1 had LPDDR1 RAM (800 MHz)
    Dual cameras
      Front: VGA up to 30 frames per second
      Back: HD (720p) up to 30 frames per second
        Backside illumination on sensor
      Seems to be same specs as the iPod Touch
    faster 3G with HSUPA and HSPA+ support like the iPhone 4.
      upload speeds up to 5.8 Mbps, AT&T limited to 2Mbps
      download up to 21 Mbps. 8Mbps in the real world.
      Verizon version still limited to CDMA rev A.
        LTE speeds at launch will be 5 to 12 Mbps, not not roll nationwide until 2013.
        XOOM requires a 6 day modem upgrade to support LTE
    Still 10 hour battery despite being thinner. Apple say A5 has same power signature as the single core A4
    Same display. 9.7 in at 1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi)
    Same storage 16GB, 32Gb, and 64GB
      some sites are harping on this as a disappointment.
      Apple still has double the storage on the top end of other tablets hitting the market.
    Same pricing $499, $599, $699 (Wi-Fi), $629, $729, $829 (3G)
    Video mirroring and video out support: Up to 1080p with Apple Digital AV Adapter (HDMI and 30-pin) or Apple VGA Adapter (cables sold separately)
      chances are the VGA connection won't allow access to HDCP protected content
      HDMI connector will work with iPad 1 and iPhone 4
      Mirroring is a hardware feature, so won't work on an iPad 1
    Verizon or AT&T, separate models
      Now there are 18 different models? 2 colors, 3 storage sizes, 2 carriers
    Will be here next week, on sale in the US at 5:00 PM PST Friday February 11th
      On pre-orders. Online sales start the same day.
      International shipments to 22 other countries start on the 25th.
        Includes: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK
        Looking like at Best Buy and WalMart and possibly Sam's Club. also Orange and O2 in the UK
    How many will there be?
      Suppliers are saying Apple will ship 2-3 million iPad 2's before April (6.5 million total 1 and 2) and possible 10-12 million in the Spring.
      20 million in the first half of the year and 40 million by the end of the year
      Apples sold 15 million iPads in 9 months, so these estimates seem high to me.
      I would have said slower because many already have an iPad 1, but your responses make me think differently
        Next Worth says high trade-ins on old ipad show high demand, but those aren't "new" customers so not really new share.
    IPad 1 prices dropped $100 after the announcement and rumors that Apple will refund the differences on iPad purchases made between February 16th and March 2nd. Just bring it back to the Apple Store.
    If you're one of the lucky ones who had an unlimited iPad data plan with AT&T and has held on to it. It can be moved over to a new iPad 2.
  iPad Smart Cover
    Magnetic latches to the side of the iPad
    Rolls up to function as a stand for typing and display viewing
    opening the cover wakes the iPad and closing puts it to sleep
    microfiber liner
    10 colors
      $39.00 - 5 Polyurethane covers. (Pink, orange, green, blue, and grey)
      $69.00 - 5 aniline-dyed Italian leather (light tan, tan, dark grey, red, and black)
        Apple notes, Some color may rub off during use.
    Also there is a new iPad 2 Dock ()
  iOS 4.3
    Also will release Friday March 11th
    Will run on iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 GSM (not CDMA?), iPod Touch 3G and 4G, iPad 1 and iPad 2
    AirPlay
      Stream video from Safari and the Photo app
      3rd party AirPlay enabled apps
      Photo slideshows with transitions
    Safari
      Faster with new Nitro JavaScript engine
    Home Sharing
      Connect iOS device to iTunes libraries and stream music, movies, tv and other content wirelessly to the device.
      Supports unlimited iOS devices
      Home Sharing already powers the new Apple TV 2
    Customize the iPad "slide switch"
      New name?
      Hold or Mute your choice
    Personal Hotspot
      iPhone 4 only
      Seems like limited to 5 devices, but only 3 wi-fi, 3 Bluetooth, and 1 tethered.
      Still need the extra $20/mo tethering plan
        Free on Rogers in Canada
      According to Cult of Mac Facetime will work over 3G if you connect using tethering.
      User Guides available for pre-order as free iBooks.
  iMovie and GarageBand for iPad
    iMovie
      $4.99 iMovie for iOS (Universal), will be updated on March 11
      iMovie for iPhone owners should get the update and it will also work on their iPad 2
      iMovie for iPad is iPad 2 only (Apple PR)
      iMovie projects don't transfer back to desktop (didn't on iPhone either)
    GarageBand
      $4.99 GarageBand for iPad
      iPad only
      Touch based instruments and can connect real instruments via 3rd party adapters
      Projects will transfer back to desktop
      The new GarageBand application for iPad will, be compatible with both first- and second-generation iPad devices, according to Apple engineer Danny Patterson. (source: MacRumors)
  iTunes 10.2 Update
    Support for iOS 4.3
    Sync with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 4.3.
    Improved Home Sharing.
    Browse and play from your iTunes libraries with Home Sharing on any iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iOS 4.3.
    Unannounced features
      option: “Home Sharing computers and devices update play counts.
      color back in preferences icons.
      If Home Sharing is activated in iTunes and you have "Wake for network access” in that Macs Energy Saver preferences its iTunes Library will be visible to other devices on the network even when sleeping. it will also wake when you use home sharing from another device or mac to access its iTunes library.
    Security fixes
      Over 50 updates to Webkit on the Windows side
      Webkit is the engine drives iTunes Store and Safari
      Updates are likely to show up for Safari prior to the CanSecWest 2011 Pwn2Own contest
        Security researcher Charlie Miller will be going for a 4-peat and looks like Apple wants to stop him.
  Apple launches Joint Venture Program
    Premium support program for businesses
    $499/yr for 5 macs, $99/yr for each additional Mac
      Priced for small businesses
    Seems like Pro Care with other benefits
      Mac Set up
      Genius Bar phone support
      Priority Genius Bar Appointments (not stated on Apple's site?)
      Loaner Macs for repairs
      Updates and cleaning your Macs
      2-hour employee training sessions
      Special group workshops
      Special website to access all the services and schedule seminars, etc.
      Discounts, were rumored, but not mentioned on site
  Rumors DOJ looking at MPEG-LA
    Licensing firm that oversees H.264 licensing for it's members which includes Apple.
    Reportedly the organization is using threats of pending patent infringements lawsuits to pressure companies from using Google's open-source V8 codec
    MPEG-LA has long hinted that Google's technology infringes on several of the patents in the IP patent pool holds on behalf of companies such as Microsoft, Apple, LG, Samsung, Sharp, and Toshiba.
    DOJ hasn't confirmed it's investigating MPEG-LA
  Macbook Pro reviews are coming in
    Press seems to love them.
    Getting huge Geekbench benchmarking scores
    Macworld's testing showed some disappointing GPU results for some models
      Integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000 processor were slower or similar to the integrated graphics used in last year’s MacBook Pros.
      The lower end 15" Macbook Pro's Radeon HD 6490M graphics processor performed similarly to the discrete graphics found in last year’s 15-inch models.
Feedback, Comments and Commentary
  Feedback on iTunes 24-bit audio files
    Play comment from Steve
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    Skitch
  Add all Mail emails to Address Book
    Andy has an email with multiple email addresses in it and want to send all of them to a group in Address Book
    Data detectors allow you to send individual addresses to Address Book
    Also can use dropdowns in address fields
    I've used Email Alchemy
      Has an email harvester feature. $29.00 for personal license per year
      Need to then parse through Text Mate to strip quotes and add commas to make CSV
      Then use Abee Importer, free for 1 time use. $10 after
  Recommendations on Macbook Pro Gaming
    Play question from Luther
    Intel HD 3000 performance seems like not much of an improvement over the prior gens NVIDA 320M and in some reviews I've seen it performing worse
    Benchmarks on PCs at low quality settings at 1024 x 768 res for titles like Bioshock, Call of Duty 2, and World of Warcraft in a Core i5 seem to fall in the 30-40 FPS range
    The Macs seems to fair a little better at their native res (1280 X 800) in testing done by BareFeats, bu tnot by much
      They were able to test Starcraft and Portal at higher settings and get 50 to 100 FPS on the dedicated GPUs
      Their WOW nunbers were also good at 92 FPS
      Dedicated GPUs on MacPros with push 350 FPS at full HD resolutions
    The answer probably lies in your gaming expectations and which titles you plan to run.
    You'll probably want at least the 15" 2.2GHz Quad i7 with the AMD Radeon HD 6750M for adequate gaming performance
    Remember that even the AMD Radeons in the new Macbook Pros are considered mid-level gaming GPUs.
  Mobile Me Dot Mac Nightmare
    I was discussing this on the last show and Dwaine confirmed suffering similar issues
    Something forced him to use a .me instead of his .Mac and created trouble with iTunes and Apple discussion forum logins for him.
    I've been trying to transition as much as I can over to .me, but as Dwaine points out if you have both it can get tricky
    AppleCare had them separate until the recent MyApple ID merger
      I think I was able to merge some of the data, but things like my ADC accounts are still off.
    Everyone will eventually need to change iCal to new Cal DAV version
      Apple will turn off the old system on May 5th
      Dwaine has duplicates
      I'm assuming you've already gone through the Mobile Me migration to the new system and it was successful
        You probably have a 'On My Mac' and a 'user @ME.COM' section
      Apple has a support article on this
        If events are being duplicated in iCal, but not when you log into Mobile Me then you need to run a sync and it should clear up
        If they are duplicated both places then:
          Backup your iCal data
          Under the "On My Mac" section, uncheck all calendars.
          Examine iCal and make sure the events and To Dos that you expect to see there are still displayed. If they are not, your data may not have been migrated successfully. And you need to re-do the migration.
          Highlight one of the unchecked calendars under the "On My Mac" section.
          Click Edit and select Delete.
          Confirm that you want to delete the calendar.
          Repeat for each calendar under the "On My Mac" section for each duplicated calendar.
          DO NOT remove calendars under the 'Subscribed' section or the ones under the @ME.COM section
  Smudges under iMac glass
    John points out an 11 page Apple discussion thread with 164 replies on the issue effecting a number of recent iMac models
    Grayish smudges on the back side of the iMac glass
    Seems to be both a design flaw and possible impacted by your environment
    Dust gets behind the glass and sticks
      Glass held on by magnets. Remove with some heavy duty suction cups.
    Combination of a not tight seal and probably how air flows through the iMac. Sucked up from bottom and out the top.
    If your in a dusty environment or a heavy smoker it can accelerate the issue.
    Take to Apple as in some cases it might be an issue with the LCD, but otherwise they can safely remove and clean inside the glass.
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    "Without You" by The Jason Adamo Band
    Jason is a singer/songwriter and lead singer of the band out of Raleigh, NC.
    This single is on iTunes or get the whole album "Transistor" on the bands site
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  EOL: I Have Altered the Deal
    Funny video from Adult Swim. Seems to sum up the relationship between Apple, developers, and now publishers who want to sell subscriptions.