Episode #151

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike’s thoughts on what Apple should REALLY say January 27th, More Tablet Rumors, MacBook Deal for Students, AppZapper 2, Invoicing from an iPhone, Cheaper 3GS?, More Magic Mouse Woes, LEGO mosaics, Pam’s iPhone Sheets, Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond, Barry talks with Sling Media, MP3 Metadata, and Writing Chinese on the Mac.

News:
> RUMOR: Announced in January, Tablet to Ship in March?
> RUMOR: Apple Ordered 10″ Displays and Glass
> RUMOR: Did Apple Leak $1000 Tablet Price Tag?
> MacBook Now $899 to Students
> EFF Petitions to Allow Legal iPhone Hacking
> UPDATE: AppZapper 2!
> UPDATE: Billings 3.5
> RUMOR: $99 iPhone 3GS?
> RUMOR: 10.7 to Debut at WWDC?
> RUMOR: Magic Mouse Bleeds Keyboard Dry?

(Yes, I called it the Mighty Mouse! Ooops.)

> FUN NEWS: LEGO Photo (iTunes Link)
> PAM’s FUN NEWS: iPhone Sheet Set
(Correction: Pam reminded me they’re iPod Touch Sheets.)

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Features:

Gary’s News and Views from Across the Pond – UK and EU News
> French iPhone Price War
> French iPhone Market Share
> Ford iTunes Tagging
> Ford Cars go WiFi
> WiFi Surge (requires registration – BOO FT.com!)
> It’s not just AT&T that struggles
> It’s not just AT&T that struggles, take 2
> Women Choose Mobiles over Guys
> BBC iPlayer Fun news?

Barry Speaks with Dave Eyler of Sling Media
> Sling Media
> Sling Community
> SlingPlayer Mobile (iTunes Link)

Listener E-mails:

Question: Bob wants an app to help fill in missing metadata.
> TuneUp

Question: Albert is looking for help inputting Chinese on his iMac
> Wenlin
> PenPower
> Finger for iPhone/iPod Touch

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Running Time: 49:57

Episode #147

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Essential Apps for Everyone, iPhone Malware: Now it’s serious, Develop Games at Apple, Black Friday Deals Leaked?, Free Holiday WiFi, Vimeo goes mobile, Teacher’s Helpers in Automator, Kevin Smith at Macworld, Safari updated, Wallace and Gromit, OS X’s Calc on your desktop, Barry’s Best of Blog World Expo, Will the new drive fit?, Sharing files with other users, Desktop icons lost.

Essential Apps for Mac Users 2009 continues with your picks for apps in several categories including Apps for creative users, small businesses, educators and developers:

Creative Apps
> Pixelmator
> GIMP
> ResizeIt
> Skitch
> iPhoto / Picasa / Aperture / Lightroom
> Audacity
> Final Cut Studio and Final Cut Express
> Video Monkey

Business and Education Apps
> OmniFocus
> OmniPlan
> MindManager 7
> TeXShop
> Remember the Milk (web app)

Developer Apps
> Xcode
> Interface Builder
> TextWrangler
> MAMP

A Look Back:
> Essential Apps 2009
> Essential Apps 2008
> Essential Apps 2007
> Essential Apps 2006

News:
> Jailbreakers Secure your iPhone Now!
> Mini DisplayPort Adopted by VESA
> Apple Seeks AAA Game Designer
> Apple Aiming for up to 50 New Stores in 2010
> RUMOR: Apple Black Friday Deals Released?
> Google Offers Free Holiday WiFi for Travelers
> Five Hotspot Safety Tips
> Vimeo Adapts to iPhone with Vimeo Mobile
> Sal Soghoian Talks Automator for Teachers
> Kevin Smith to Present at Macworld 2010
> UPDATE: Safari 4.0.4
> UPDATE: 5th Gen iPod Nano Firmware 1.0.2
> UPDATE: New Snowy Printer Drivers for Canon, HP, Brother and Lexmark
> UPDATE: Office 2004 11.5.6
> UPDATE: Office 2008 12.2.3
> UPDATE: Mailplane Updates License Limits
> UPDATE: Wallace and Gromit as iPhone app
> FUN NEWS: OS X’s Calculator in the Physical World

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Features:

Barry’s Best of Blog World Expo 2009
> Mediafly
> Mediafly on Twitter
> Roku
> Blog World Expo

Listener E-mails:

Question: Mike wonders if his Birthday present (a new hard drive) will fit his Mac.

Question: Dave asks about sharing files from the root of the drive.

Question: Pathfinder lost Travis’ icons!

To restore, use Terminal to enter the following commands:
> defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool true
> killall Finder

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Running Time: 43:52