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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 247. Maccast one of the iTunes Best of 2008. Thank You. Developers say Snow Leopard still needs work. $99 dollar Walmart iPhone. iTunes didn’t go all DRM free, yet? Apple’s OpenCL specification ratified. New Macbook issues continue, but some fixes arrive. Correction on how to say fresnel. Apple retracts anti-virus article. Apple vs. Microsoft on font rendering. Are non-Apple wireless Time Machine backups, possible? Stop iPod Touch from launching iPhoto. Using iPhone/iPod Touch as storage. Extreme cleaning you Mac. Macworld is coming

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New music, Here Comes Santa Claus by basic (iTunes)

EOL: Jobs IS Apple

Only one thing in the world could’ve dragged me away from the soft glow of electric sex gleaming in the window — A Christmas Story (1983)

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Show 243. More features revealed in iPhone 2.2 beta. iPhone 3G makes a big impact outside the US. More on new Macbooks. Updated Macbook Airs land ahead of schedule. Free AT&T Wi-fi for iPhones. No, really this time. Lots of UK pricing followup Save money with Educational pricing. Reinstall left out Leopard print drivers and languages. Getting smart with iPhone syncing. Rotate pictures in iPhone Photo app. Hide external Volumes from users

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New music, I Hate Your Guts by Marcela

EOL: Mac-O-Lantern

I’ll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too! — The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 241. Strong Mac market share. An Ive for design. $999 White Macbook. The new 13″ Macbook. The new 15″ Macbook Pros. The 17″ Macbook Pro refresh. Macbook Air updates. New 24″ LCD Cinema Display. What did I like? What did I dislike? NVIDIA GeForce graphics details. Mini DisplayPort details. Other details not mentioned. Macbook and Macbook Pro software update 1.2. Apple offers fixes for NVIDIA flaws in older Macbooks. New Snow Leopard features detailed. USB Webcam follow-up. Don’t discount Emoji. Time Machine resets on restore to new Mac

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New music, Sore Dog by Montgomery A Thousand (iTunes)

EOL: Lego Apple Store

There is no spoon. — The Matrix (1999)

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 214. Apple Q1 numbers are in. Focus on iPhone sales and unlocked phones. iTunes more popular than RealPlayer, duh?! Pink iPod Nano. Fraggles and Farscape on iTunes. Quicktime 7.4 appears to break Premiere and After Effects. Microsoft Office 2008 Security issue and fix. UK pulls get a Mac Ads featuring Mitchell and Webb. O2 increases minutes and SMS for UK iPhone owners. Apple posts updates to Keynote, Pages, Numbers, and iWeb. Macbook Air shipping and Apple TV Take 2 delayed. Wireless issues take Air out of unboxing. iTunes 7.6 Firewall Permissions issue. What to know when buying external drives. What is RAID?

New music, Because You Are by Derek Clegg [iTunes]

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Glad your crotch is feeling better. — Grosse Pointe

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