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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 248. Activate your iPhone at home again. App Store news abounds. Apple releases 10.5.6 update. Apple releases Holiday spun Mac vs. PC ads. No Macworld Stevenote and Apple won’t be back next year. Speculation on Macworld Apple announcements. Apple buy in to iPhone GFX chip maker. A few final software updates. Follow-up on iPhone file storage options. Auto-tagging MP3 files in iTunes. No sound on Apple TV after 2.3 upgrade. Review of Ped 3 Auto. Manually migrating from PPC to Intel. Fixing finicky fonts. A photo screensaver that displays filenames.

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New music, Carol of the Bells by Winzenried a.k.a. Hollywood Drunks

EOL: Mac Papercraft Ornaments (Link)

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live — Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900)

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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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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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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 245. Mac OS 10.5.6 release may be soon. Will we see a new cat in the new year? What new hardware will Macworld bring? Apple should weather December. New Macbooks using DPCP. Apple discontinues 23″ Cinema Display. Updates, updates, updates. Apple TV updated to 2.3. iPhone updated to 2.2. More malware and trojans target Apple. Mac Mini Home Theater Special Feedback. Syncing Firefox bookmarks to iPhone Review: Choosy. Mac web development tools. Home Inventory software for your Mac. Simple personal banking software.

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New music, “Massachusetts by The Predicates (iTunes)

EOL: Real World Photoshop CS4 UI (Link)

Oooh! Look at her! I could use a love potion on her! — Willow (1988)

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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 235. Winners of Smile on My Mac contest announced. iPhone 3g shows strong results. Rumors of iPhone Nano are back. More apps disappearing from the App Store. iPhone phone home, iPhone phone home? NPD Group says Macs cost twice as much as PCs. Rumors of new Macbooks strengthen. Apple finally prepping new displays. To shutdown or not shutdown that is the question. Installing apps outside the Applications folder. iDisk, what is it good for? Open and Save dialog box trick. Has Apple spread itself too thin? Get more WiFi details from Airport menu bar item

New music, North Wind by The Pharaohs Of Rhythm

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Not to be rude or anything, but this isn’t a great time for me to have a house elf in my bedroom. — Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

EOL: Meet the iPhone Nano
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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 234. Next iPhone OS Update gets to developers. iPhone 3G starting to crack under pressure? Apple makes it easier to get your iPhone 3G. Mobile Me is finally fixed, maybe? AirPort Extreme Update 2008-002. Rumors of new Macbooks, chipsets, etc. iPhone ripples generating smartphone tsunami. iTunes 7.7.1 update. Leopard 10.5.5 shows up for developers. Apple finally patches DNS flaw, kind of. iPhone security using Wi-Fi. Finding and removing hidden files. Nullriver NetShare iPhone App. Removing 3rd party apps from sync list. Adjusting podcast auto delete settings. Flagging Mail.app email for follow-up. How-to disable iPhone backups.

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New music, FCC by Bullethead

EOL: John Mayer Apple Genius

Don’t touch it! It could get infected… — Adventures in Babysitting (1987)

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 233. iPhone 3G is cheaper, has complaints, and is in short supply. iPhone 2.0 feeling a little more like public beta for some. Update for older iPod Touches. iPhone 3G unlocks and jailbreaks released. Apple apologizes for Mobile Me, offers penance. Apple’s second quarter growth takes it to #3 in the US. Apple 3rd Quarter earnings call. New Macbooks soon? Quad core of iLife updates. 3 New iPhone ads posted. Microsoft and Ubuntu look for more Mac like experiences. Why isn’t TimeMachine talked about more? Fixing Time Capsule backup kernel panics. iPhone 3G calendar color fix. Auto open disk images on mount. Dusting off your Mac. Hack your way to .Me almost push. Should we give our Mac preventative medicine? Be careful with App Store purchases. iPhone 2.0 screenshots built-in.

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New music, With My Freeze Ray by Dr. Horrible

I have a PhD in horribleness — Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog (2008)

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 232. Line forms at NYC Apple Store. No iPhones at Apple Stores outside the US. Preparing for the iPhone 3G launch. Early iPhone 3G reviews are in. Segway exec scoots over to Apple. 10,000 new switchers in Europe. Mobile Me makes it’s appearance. Macbook Pro case redesign rumor. 3G iPhone, what we aren’t talking about. 1 iPhoto Library multiple user caveats. Don’t disconnect Super Duper drive in middle of backing up. A little protection (power-wise) goes a long way. Firmware, it’s not just for Macs. Review: NewerTech NuPower Replacement iPod Battery. Lost iTunes files in Media Library. Change the mouse cursor in OS X

New music, Free as Air by Reel [ iTunes ]

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Let’s turn on the juice and see what shakes loose. — Beetle Juice (1988)

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 228. 3G iPhone news and rumors continue. iTunes movies and TV shows in France, UK and Canada. Macbook updates may be delayed. 10.5.3 Update. More Apple Software Updates. Apple readies Back to School Promo. Apple filming at NYC store. Safari Exploit could give you a cluttered desktop. Is .Mac due for a name change?. Sun offers Open Source VM Solution for Mac. Safari bookmark printing. Rebuild your Address Book search index. Re-installing apps after a OS X re-install. Auto backup a Flash Drive. The amazing disappearing hard drive. Building a bridge to solve drive issues. Slow mouse, curves ahead. Mail image attachments as icons, not inline. No Maccast Loop this Sunday 6/3.

EOL: Lux, multitouch OS X

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New muisc, One by Shawn Z

I hate kids. They’re barely human. — Mighty Ducks, The (1992)

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 224. Euro iPhone news abounds. Apple has best 2nd quarter ever. Apple acquires chip designing prowess. Changes made to Apple Software update for Windows. iPhone SDK Beta 4 released. Bootcamp update adds SP3 support. AT&T wi-fi making it’s Starbuck appearance. My thoughts on OS X Security. What’s the deal with “Open with…”. Roll your own Intel Mac Mini upgrades. Speech to text from audio file. Exploring the mysteries of MAMP. Mac fans blazing with high CPU? Blame Windows. Get rid of nagging system updates.

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New music, Weapon of Choice by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

I’ll never look like Barbie. Barbie doesn’t have bruises. — Sid and Nancy (1986)

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