A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 038. We take a deeper look at archival storage. How can we protect our data for the long term? What are our options and what kinds of things should we think about when developing a strategy for our archived data.

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USB 2.0 Universal Drive Adapter
Voyager Hard Drive Dock
StoraDrive Cases
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Hudzee Hard Drive Cases (Think Geek)

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 315. They’re back. My friends Victor Cajiao (Typical Mac User) and Ken Ray (Mac OS Ken) agreed to meet me yet again inside the digital depths of Skype to converse on anything Apple that crossed our minds. This is unrehearsed, unplanned, and unscripted Mac geekery at it’s best. Just hit record and let the bits fly.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 305. iPhone 4 goes on sale. Sorta. iPhone 4 details. Other iPhone 4 launch day surprises. Mac Mini updated. Apple Store App. Mac OS 10.6.4 update. iPhone OS renamed iOS. Some iPhone 4 features under scrutiny. iMovie for iPhone. Expect to see iAds in July. Apple releases Safari 5. My thoughts on FaceTime video chat. Safari 5 tricks. Your mac is trying to tell you something. Time Machine schedule confusion.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 005. In this episode we take a look at several ways you can use built-in, free, and 3rd party software to create time lapse videos on your Mac.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. A special episode of the Maccast. We invite the folks from iProng Magazine over to help us run down their top iPhone and iPod picks from the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 276. Snow Leopard coming this Friday. Apple’s looks for slight growth this quarter. iTunes tops music sales charts. Continued speculation on September 9th music event. Apple responds to FCC. Tablet reportedly under the Eye of Sauron Steve. Macbook to get new look. Your expensive. Yeah? You have cooties. New Apple retail stores in NY and Germany. The what and where of hard drives. GPU and heat issues on 2006 iMacs. Time to rethink your Office suite. Pasting without formatting. A smarter iTunes delete. Adding relationships to your Address Book

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Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man. — J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904 – 1967)

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iPhone 3.0 has brought some fantastic new features that are well known like Cut, Copy & Paste. However some smaller tweaks have been made to the operating system that provide a better user experience. To me most of these changes effect Podcasts. For example you now have easy access to the speed controls and a 30 second skip-back button incase you missed something. Fantastic for shows that go in-depth on specific topics like Security Now!

Also seen in the screenshot is the little envelope icon. This button allows you to share current podcast with a friend via an iTunes Link. This does not work on podcasts not featured in the iTunes store, so if you’re subscribed to an RSS feed you are unable to share.

The feature most important to me for daily use isn’t MMS, but the ability to quickly see the remaining battery life. My way around this was a little app called Free Memory, which has the auxiliary feature of telling you the battery life percentage. The app is still worth keeping around if you own an original iPhone or an iPhone 3G and for the ability to free some memory on your device. For iPhone 3GS owners, you now have a nice little option to show the battery life in the top tray of the iPhone.

To access the battery life option, head over to your settings button on the iPhone home screen. From there tap General, then tap Usage, and there will be a slider button on the top. This option is turned off by default and hidden in a screen most people never make there way into.

iPhone OS 3.0 has been great to me so far, but my big excitement is over the speed of the new 3GS which I was reluctant to pick up at first. A full review of my 16 GB 3GS White will be coming up soon. In the meantime, what features of the iPhone 3.0 update have proved useful to you?

Updated: Added text to help clarify that the battery percentage feature is an iPhone 3GS only feature. Thanks to the astute folks in the comments for pointing this out.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. iPhone and Verizon rumors continue. Snow Leopard adds YouTube spots. Latest iPhone beta requires new iTunes. Mobile Me now offers 24/7 chat support. Apple goes on hiring spree. What’s up next for Apple hardware? WWDC is sold out, again. Don’t forget Automator. Snitch on Mac connections. Converting audio in iTunes. Keeping Macs in Sync. Fox News Gadgets & Games appearance.

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EOL: Lego Luxo Jr. iMac G4 (Link)

When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not it. — Bernard Bailey

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 261. Apple AT&T 3G hard sell. 10.5.7 appears near completion. Snow Leopard set to show it’s spots? Macs without borders. Dubious duplicators dupe developers. Apple update roundup. Macworld 2010 dates announced. Migrating Appleworks database files. MySQL or Filemaker. AirPhones review. Beware of using partitions for redundant backups Macbook cases cracking. Anatomy of your iTunes folder. Microsoft’s new Mac price attack ad

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I was so naive as a kid I used to sneak behind the barn and do nothing. — Johnny Carson (1925 – 2005)

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 255. New Intel Pro Processors soon. Will Macs follow? New iMacs may be twins and quadruplets. Mac gain almost 10 percent web market share. Apple may have a bumpy road ahead. iPhone 2.2.1 update causes crashes for some. Has Apple pushed notification for background? Gargeband updated to fix lessons. iPhone Carrier Update. Snow leopard details and speculation. Apple briefly posts an Apple TV survey. Many shortcuts to Network Preferences. iMovie HD 6.0.3 download still available. Macworld 2009: Kensington. DVD burning woes and possible solutions. Defining printing presets. Finder quitting after Quicktime 7.6 update

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EOL: Your 9-year uses an iPhone? This kid programmed one.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro — Hunter S. Thompson (1939 – 2005)

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