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    Back to school. Perfect time to pick up this app
    Take course notes, plan schedules
    Audio annotation to record lecture and sync time points up with your notes.
    Latest update is Lion compatible.
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News
  Rumors on the next iPhone(s)
    Still jumping back and forth between an iPhone and iPhone 4 rumor
    Now the iPhone 4 update is said to be a less expensive version to compete with lower priced smartphone from Apple's competitors
      Rumored pictures from a Vietnamese website who has had legit pictures in the past .
      Shows a white model with the glass panels replaced with cheaper plastic ones
      I see no reason for Apple to do this. Their old method of selling the last gen model at the budget price works very well
    Rumors of iPhone 5 release in early September or October
      AT&T Store vacation freeze and memos to expect a busy schedule in September
      Newer rumors that the next iPhone will drop in October
      Confirmed upcoming AT&T data throttling for heavy users starting in the first week of October.
        On current and new "unlimited" plans
        Verizon (February 2011) and Virgin have similar policies. Slow speed once you go over a cap (256Kbps download)
          Virgin's plan goes into effect in October also and also coincides with a price increase on their unlimited data plans
        Also rumored that AT&T will re-price their phone insurance policies that same week
        The plan changes lead to speculation of new hardware soon after.
    New hardware changes:
      Reported by the Wall Street journal, Bloomberg, and This is my next.
      Slightly larger. 5 inches tall by 2.8" wide to accommodate slightly larger screen
      Off set that by having tapered edges and being thinner. Think more like the iPad 2
      Possible a metal back? Not sure how they resolve antenna issues? Maybe behind the front glass and using logo like on the iMac?
      Mute switch moved to opposite side
    iPhone 4 price drops
      Rumors that Radio Shack and Target will be lowering US prices $30.00
      16GB iPhone 4 for $169.99 and the 32GB model to $269.99
      iPhone 3GS is also rumored to be dropping to $19.99
      All prices are based on signing up for a 2 year service contract.
  iPad 3 rumors
    Maybe or maybe not in the Fall
      Not surprising. A recent study of 1,400 tablet customers by IHS (iSupply) showed the iPad with a 79% market share.
      When I see tablets almost exclusively iPads
      Nook is also common and reports have said only a sub $300 tablet could unseat Apple's dominance
      As an interesting contrast:
        In Smartphones Android is reported to have a 48% of global smartphone shipments. With Apple clocking in 19%, seems far behind, but…
        That 19% tops the handset shipments and Apple own almost 2/3rds of the global smartphone profits.
    Pegatron has been chosen as the new manufacturer or added as a second manufacturer to Foxconn depending on which rumor you'd like to believe.
    Rumor is that Pegatron simply outbid Foxconn for the new contract.
    With the new plant in Brazil and other huge demand I would believe it's more likely Apple added Pegatron.
    Major component supplies seem to be remaining the same.
  Lion freezes on wake from sleep
    An issue I have read about and heard from some of you
    Seems to be a bug related to video playback and sleep on 2011 iMacs mainly
    Some Macbook Pro users have reported issues as well.
    Need to hard reboot via the power key
    Not related to Flash.
  New Thunderbolt controller in Macbook Air
    iFixit has revealed that the new Macbook Airs have a different version of the Thunderbolt controller chip
    Called "Eagle Ridge" it's about half the size of the big brother "Light ridge" chip used in Macbook Pros and iMacs
    The smaller chip is believed to also be cheaper so might bode well for adoption in cheaper PCs and 3rd party devices
    The overall performance is said to be about the same. There are two versions, but the smaller form factor one has:
      Only two bi-directional 10Gbps channels vs. four
      Supports only 1 DisplayPort output channel vs. two.
  Apple TV update
    Now at version 4.3
      Purchase TV shows through Apple TV, stored in cloud.
      Streams purchased TV shows, including access to all shows purchased through the iTunes even if deleted off your Mac
      Vimeo support
      Cloud icon shows items stored in cloud.
    TUAW readers note some of their TV purchase history is still missing. Hopefully just roll out issues.
    Can now also redownload purchased TV shows in iTunes
      New "Purchased" category in the TV Shows section of the iTunes Store.
      Likely US only?
      New terms and conditions for iTunes
    Apple TVs also seem to be selling better
      Apple shipped approximately 480,000 Apple TV in the second quarter which is a 70% year over year growth.
      Contrast that with reports this week from Logitech that their Google TV based Revue box is said to have returns rates exceeding sales.
      I think the Roku set top box is out selling even the Apple TV though.
      Concord Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo doesn't see Apple updating the hardware this year though
    Resurface the Apple HDTV rumors
      Analyst Trip Chowdhry with Global Equities Research told his investors Apple plans an HDTV for release in March
      Claims 3 sizes and price points
      I said on WHC that I think if anything Apple may license Apple TV technology for integration in 3rd party sets, but even that is a stretch.
  iTunes longer song previews go International
    Wow, that only took forever. Gotta love the music industry.
    Reports that the longer 90 second iTunes song previews are now available in United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Australia, Mexico, The Netherlands, Italy, Sweden, Luxembourg, Denmark, Switzerland, New Zealand, and Canada.
    The delay is likely because Apple has to do deals in each country they want to roll out the feature in.
Feedback, Comments and Commentary
  Hide mail pane in Lion
    Mail.app in OS X Lion has a new layout and I thought it was like iOS where the message Mail pane was always visible and there was nothing you could do about it.
    Trouble is that means after deleting an item in my inbox it would automatically jump up to the next item
      Causes the message to be displayed and marked as read
      Could alert a SPAM sender that I read the message validating my email address
    In Classic layout
      3rd pane at the bottom has the divider bar with the "dot" that you can use to resize or hide the pane
      You can go back to classic view in Lion. Mail-->Preferences-->Viewing (tab)
        Check 'Use classic layout'
    Turns out you can hide the 3rd pane in the same with the new layout, it just doesn't have that divider bar and dot.
      If you hover over the line at the left edge of the message pane you'll see you get the "line double arrow" cursor icon indicating you CAN resize the pane
      A double click in that are does indeed collapse the pane and when it's collapsed at the far right edge it now has the bar and little resizing dot.
    Thanks to Macroundtable listener Jim for pointing this out. Now I can scan through and delete messages in Mail using the new view without it marking messages I don't want read as read.
  The Applization of OS X
    Consumerfication. simplification, "dumbing down"? A lot of power users aren't happy with some of the things Apple is doing to the OS
    OS X Lion Server is getting a lot of flack for this. So is Final Cut X. Apple did it to iMovie and Quicktime X
    Things like hiding the Library folder from Users
    It's a hard change for use geeks and power users, we are going to have to learn the tricks to get our power tools and functionality back, but isn't that the point?
      We will do that, but Apple's changes help not us, but those who just want stuff that works
      I truly believe this is why the iPad is such a success and why Apple's competitors just don't get it.
    I for one am trying to see the value in doing things the "Apple way"
      Often time my experience become better and more productive by doing this
        iPhoto, iMovies, Time Machine
          Letting these tools manage my data and stuff for me and not trying to tweak them
          There are great tools for power users, but if you don't know what your doing they can get you into trouble
      I mentioned using Spotlight as my application launcher
        Great tools out there like Alfred, Quicksilver, and Launchbar
        Spotlight does what I need and it's built-in, so why add extra stuff to my system that I may not use? Just because a power users says I should?
    More and more we need to be making "experience" based technology decisions, not "geek" based ones
      We can get lost in making a better and better tool and forget to actually use the tool we have to make stuff.
      Sometime good enough is enough.
    You can fight it or embrace it, but it's happening
      If you don't like it then more and more Apple seems to be willing to show you the door.
  Lion Steve "catchphrase" Easter egg
    Pointed out by Cult of Mac piece
    There is a new profile image of a vinyl record
    If you look closely at the track titles on the label they are classic Steve Jobs catchphrases from his keynotes
      1. Magic 2. Revolution 3. Boom! 4. Unbelievable
    You can see for yourself
      1) Go to the main Library folder off the root of your hard drive
      2) Navigate to 'User Pictures'-->'Instruments' and select the 'Turntable.tif' file
      3) Open in Preview or use Quicklook to view the image
    Apple has had similar Easter Eggs on icon in the past
      The TextEdit icon features the "Here's to the Crazy Ones" ad copy
  Podcast Publisher
    "Using Podcast Publisher, you can record videos of yourself, your computer display, or a narrated screen recording and organize these into unique podcasts."
    It's in 'Applications'-->'Utilities'-->'Podcast Publisher'
    Single window interface. Click the "New Podcast" to create a new show
    Gives a "cork board" interface to add new episodes "click post-it".
    By default it adds a 'Movie' episode, but you can also choose an "Audio" one from the main Podcast screen
    Movie Mode
      Toggle at the bottom to capture iSight video or your desktop
      Give a 3,2,1 count down
      After recording you can trim the episode.
        No advanced editing that I could see
        No separate audio track
    Share options
      iTunes, Mail, Desktop
        Generates a MOV file. H.264 video and AAC 44.1Kbps stereo audio
      Also send to Podcast Library or Remote Workflow (???)
    Podcast Library on OS X Lion Server
      "Podcast Library in Lion Server provides a centralized location for hosting and publishing podcasts uploaded from Podcast Publisher. Podcast Library provides long-term storage for content and automatically generates the appropriate RSS feeds based on the podcast and episode names, title, and metadata provided by Podcast Publisher".
    Other things you can do
      Get Info on a podcast to enter metadata including: title, description, album art, categories, keyword, etc. (Click 'Show Advanced')
      Edit and add episode metadata
        Click the pushpin in the main interface to access 'Get Info' on an episode
        Can also delete an episode
      Manage multiple podcasts
      Import media from file menu or media browser
      Import shows from an existing URL (podcast RSS Feed)
    Data is stored in the 'Podcast Publisher Library' file in ~/Library/Application Support/Podcast Publisher
      Show package contents.
      'Collections' folder contains podcasts and the episodes are .ite (iTunes Extras) files (like Movie extras)?
    There isn't much functionality here, but it's 1.0 and the fact that it seem to be building on iTunes Extras has some potential
      Builds on my theory that Apple plans to offer content creators a beginning to end creation, publishing, and distribution solution
  View Dock in full screen apps
    Tip via Macworld
    Move your cursor to all the way to the edge of your screen that has the dock
    Move the cursor again in the same direction and the Dock will pop-up.
    Cool.
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