Sun, 10 September 2006 Episode 46: Big Mac!! Theme Music Techpodcast Network Bumper Opening: Week and what I did. Goto Meeting Wicked Laser What would you do if that weak laser pointer you currently have had 100 times more power? Did you know that WickedLasers.com has a full line of portable lasers that are being termed the next generation of laser pointers! Why settle for a dot, when you can draw a line in the sky. According to the Guiness Book of World records WickedLasers are the most powerful portable laser. Purchased by the US Military for operations in Iraq. Each Laser is backed under warranty, with a large support community. Visit wickedlasers.com for full details of this technology marvel. News: 1: Apple updated the iMac line of desktop computers early Tuesday morning. The updated line includes many improvements and even 2 brand new additions to the line which now includes 4 iMac models. This pre holiday season is set to be a grand slam for Apple. The line now features 4 units all fitted with intel’s top of the line mobile chip the Core 2 Duo. All also feature upgrades via the Configure to Order option. Here is the basic line up. 17-inch 1.83 GHz iMac ($999) -17-inch widescreen LCD display; -1.83 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor; -512MB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 2GB; -24x Combo drive; -Intel GMA 950 graphics; -160GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm; 17-inch 2.0 GHz iMac ($1,199) -17-inch widescreen LCD display; -2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor; -1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 3GB; -8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD+/-RW/CD-RW); -PCI Express-based ATI Radeon X1600 with 128MB GDDR3 memory; -160GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm; 20-inch 2.16 GHz iMac ($1,499) -20-inch widescreen LCD display; -2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor; -1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 3GB; -8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD+/-RW/CD-RW); -PCI Express-based ATI Radeon X1600 with 128MB GDDR3 memory; -250GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm; 24-inch 2.16 GHz iMac ($1,999) -24-inch widescreen LCD display; -2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor; -1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable to 3GB; -8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD+/-RW/CD-RW); -PCI Express-based NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT with 128MB GDDR3 memory; -250GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm; So the biggest upgrade is the inclusion of a brand new 24? imac that has 30% more viewable area than the 20?, is 40% brighter than the 20? and is also 1.5 x faster than the replaced Core Duo 20’ iMac. Here are some features and upgrades to point out. ALL units include the Intel Core 2 Duo 3 Units now feature 1 GB of RAM standard 3 Units are upgradeable to 3 GB of RAM 3 Units have upgrades available to the processor. the 17? to 2.16 and the 20? and 24? to 2.33. The 24? model and 20? models have upgrades available to 256 MB of VRAM The 24’ model features 1 Firewire 400 and 1 Firewire 800 The 24? model comes standard with an Nvidia Gforce 7300 and is upgradable to a Nvida 7700 GT that may be in a MXM slot. here is the skinny on this... Macsimumnews reports that the new 24" iMac incorporates a Mobile PCI Express Module (MXM) connector for its video card. The use of this standard connector potentially means that the video card in the newest iMac is upgradeable. The 24? also reintroduces the Apple Vesa Mount Adapter. As you see this may be the best consumer lineup Apple has gone to battle with for the Holiday season. But this is only the tip of the iceberg... 2: While the iMacs were in the shop getting “tricked out?, the mac mini received an upgrade also. Here are the specs... Mac mini 1.66Ghz ($599) - 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo processor - 2MB L2 Cache - 667MHz Frontside Bus - 512MB memory (667MHz DDR2 SDRAM) - 60GB Serial ATA hard drive¹ - Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) Mac mini 1.83Ghz ($699) - 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo processor - 2MB L2 Cache - 667MHz Frontside Bus - 512MB memory (667MHz DDR2 SDRAM) - 80GB Serial ATA hard drive¹ - Double-layer SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) While the specs do not seem as impressive as the iMac line, there is now a clear separation of the two lines of computers. The iMac now takes a seat as Apple’s Prosumer workhorse and the mac mini takes over the consumer line. Some extra power, the discontinuance of the Core Solo and Hard Drive upgrades to 160 GB. All for under $800... and if you need a screen too Get the $999 iMac. 3: Apple invites the Media again. This time it is “Showtime?. With the announcements of the iMac and mac min upgrades it seems that the initial speculation of new iPods may have been correct. We’ll take a wait and see attitude as speculation of future Apple products almost always comes up off base. 4. Amazon to sell movies. The Amazon Digital Download service has gone online. Vidoes are available for sale from $7.99 to $14.99 and for rent for 24 hours for $3.99. Since finding this story there have been reports stating that this service is anything but user friendly. These reports come from writers and editors of major tech magazines and not just everyday users. I know that new services have teething pains. Just look at Urge... But to not work at all and still take your money. I would highly recommend not buying videos through Amazon until we here a full non-biased review. 5. Elgato releases Eye-TV Hybrid. I found this item while searching through the message boards on Apple Insider. The nature of this product is inputting High Quality Analog or Digital T.V. to your Macintosh Computer. The product is listed as being Available week 2 of September. This intrigues me as I have just spent my hard earned cash on a 24? iMac and having it double as a T.V. in my office would be a good thing. My office right now has a 17? iMac with a 17? secondary display, 2 printers, a Vonage device, and Airport Extreme and a 25? T.V.. It would be good to get rid of the T.V. since the 17? iMac is staying as my wife’s computer. Here is the skinny on the Eye T.V. Hybrid. it has a form factor similar to a usb wireless network adapter. It can handle both Analog and Digital signals it has a USB extension cable for better placement The package comes with Elagatos High Quality Eye TV 2 DV recording and play back software which even includes option to export to iPod and psp. Read more here Elgato's Eye T.V. Hybrid Music from The Podsafe Music Network Xms3 Skool Sux - Radio Friendly Version Tips This weeks tip is a video which explains why this episode is a video instead of an audio file. I have had many many many many questions about Paralles and before I go on remember I do not work for them, I just read the manual, However today I am hoping to put to rest the ease of use of Parallels and the ease of installing and configuration Parallels offers. In the mean time I got an email from Parallels stating that they had a new version. Here are the details. Update Release Candidate of Parallels Desktop for Mac The Update Release Candidate (RC) of Parallels Desktop for Mac gives Apple users the ability to run Windows, Linux or any other operating system and their critical applications at the same time as Mac OS X is now available! The Update RC is upgraded with several major additions: • Support for new quad-processor Mac Pro towers outfitted with up to 3.5GB of RAM This addition means that Parallels Desktop for Mac is now compatible with all Intel-powered Apple computers, which in addition to the Mac Pro includes the MacBook, MacBook Pro, iMac, and Mac Mini! • Compatibility with developer build of Mac OS X 10.5, code-named “Leopard? • Experimental support for Windows Vista The Update RC of Parallels Desktop for Mac also includes a number of other important upgrades, such as: • Solaris guest OS no longer hangs after suspend/resume • An improved Parallels Tools package • Full support for OpenBSD 3.8 as a guest operating system • G4U hard disk cloning tool now works in virtual machines Other improvements & fixes that make Parallels Desktop even easier to use: • Better video output improvement and acceleration • Added multi interface USB devices support (including Windows Mobile 2005 devices) • Added isochronous USB devices support (including WebCam devices) • Minor USB fixes • Keyboard support improvement: Eject CD key support, left/right Shift/Ctrl/Alt (Option)/Windows keys difference support • Added virtual disk cache policy option: Mac OS X performance optimized or guest OS performance optimized • Image Tool fixes • Optimized disk cache policy for Suspend/Resume feature • Windows ME Suspend/Resume fix • Shared Folders first time access acceleration • Clipboard synchronization tool fixes (unreadable symbols sometimes added during copy and paste) • Sound playback and recording improvement • Minor Full Screen mode fixes • “Unable to allocate virtual memory? during virtual machine power on fix • Minor GUI fixes and improvements • Solaris doesn’t work with more than one virtual disk fix Get the Update RC of Parallels Desktop for Mac Now! The updated version is FREE for all existing Parallels Desktop for Mac users. If you’re new to Parallels Desktop for Mac, you can start using improved Parallels Desktop for Mac by downloading and installing the RC on a «clean» machine. Click here to get a free 15-days trial! NOTE TO REGISTERED USERS: If you already have your copy of Parallels Desktop for Mac you can update it easily - simply click the button below, download Update RC file and install it over your existing version. You will NOT need to reinstall any guest OS or any applications when you update your Parallels Desktop for Mac. Don't forget to update Parallels Tools after installing Update RC. The final version of Parallels Desktop for Mac is coming soon! When we release the final update in just a few weeks, Parallels Desktop for Mac will auto-update. 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