Peter's Mac Tips

Episode 49: The Leopards Roar!

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 06:04:00 GMT

It is good to be back. This week I go over all the announcements of the WWDC and then have some insight and a tip. Here are the topics.

Leopards 10 features
EA Games Announcement
ID Software Announcement
Safari on Windows
iPhone 3rd party Apps
Where do Google Apps fit in
How to leopardize your desktop part 1.

Episode 48: Itunes on the Move.

petersmactips@gmail.com — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:08:00 GMT

I am back after 4 Months of hard work.

In this episode we talk about the new Apple TV and Airport Extreme
I give some unknown facts on the products and just my first impressions.

My tips today focus all on moving your iTunes library to a new machine.

I discuss using an external HD or a program called Senuti.

Call in to my skype line at petersmactips or email me at
petersmactips@gmail.com

Thanks again.

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Episode 46: Big Mac

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 02:20:00 GMT

Episode 46: Big Mac!!

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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 intelâs 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 24â imac that has 30% more viewable area than the 20â, is 40% brighter than the 20â and is also 1.5 x faster than the replaced Core Duo 20â 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 17â to 2.16 and the 20â and 24â to 2.33.
The 24â model and 20â models have upgrades available to 256 MB of VRAM
The 24â model features 1 Firewire 400 and 1 Firewire 800
The 24â 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 24â 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 âtricked outâ, 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 driveÂ
- 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 driveÂ
- Double-layer SuperDrive (DVD+R DL/DVDÂRW/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 Appleâs 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 âShowtimeâ. With the announcements of the iMac and mac min upgrades it seems that the initial speculation of new iPods may have been correct. Weâll 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 24â iMac and having it double as a T.V. in my office would be a good thing. My office right now has a 17â iMac with a 17â secondary display, 2 printers, a Vonage device, and Airport Extreme and a 25â T.V.. It would be good to get rid of the T.V. since the 17â iMac is staying as my wifeâs 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

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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:
   â   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!
   â   Compatibility with developer build of Mac OS X 10.5, code-named âLeopardâ
   â   Experimental support for Windows Vista
The Update RC of Parallels Desktop for Mac also includes a number of other important upgrades, such as:
   â   Solaris guest OS no longer hangs after suspend/resume
   â   An improved Parallels Tools package
   â   Full support for OpenBSD 3.8 as a guest operating system
   â   G4U hard disk cloning tool now works in virtual machines
Other improvements & fixes that make Parallels Desktop even easier to use:
   â   Better video output improvement and acceleration
   â   Added multi interface USB devices support (including Windows Mobile 2005 devices)
   â   Added isochronous USB devices support (including WebCam devices)
   â   Minor USB fixes
   â   Keyboard support improvement: Eject CD key support, left/right Shift/Ctrl/Alt (Option)/Windows keys difference support
   â   Added virtual disk cache policy option: Mac OS X performance optimized or guest OS performance optimized
   â   Image Tool fixes
   â   Optimized disk cache policy for Suspend/Resume feature
   â   Windows ME Suspend/Resume fix
   â   Shared Folders first time access acceleration
   â   Clipboard synchronization tool fixes (unreadable symbols sometimes added during copy and paste)
   â   Sound playback and recording improvement
   â   Minor Full Screen mode fixes
   â   âUnable to allocate virtual memoryâ during virtual machine power on fix
   â   Minor GUI fixes and improvements
   â   Solaris doesnât 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 youâre new to Parallels Desktop for Mac, you can start using improved Parallels Desktop for Mac by downloading and installing the RC on a ÂcleanÂ 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. If you have auto update disabled, you'll be able to manually update Parallels Desktop for Mac by downloading the update package off of www.parallels.com

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Episode 45: Getting to Know Spotlight

Mon, 4 Sep 2006 03:49:00 GMT

Episode 45: Googapple or Appoogle

Opening... A quiet week at first and then ...

News:
1) Googles CEO Eric Schmidt joins Apple Board of Directors. Speculate the Ãïïwhys?Ãïï and Ãïïwhat for?Ãïïs all you want. This is a good thing for Apple and now you see a very interesting web beginning to form.
Pixar is acquired by Disney and the purchase makes Steve Jobs the largest single holder of Disney stock.
Eric Schmidt joins AppleÃïïs Board right after the new Google Office online is previewed.

Interesting indeed!   I wonder what Apple, Disney, and Google can do to the world as a team.

2)    Neo Office goes Universal and Aqua. Now yet another way to replace the Bloated MS Office on your mac. Currently there are many applications that an mac user can use to replace the different programs bundled in Offive 2004.
Writely (recently purchased by Google) replace Word with an online interactive collaborative word processor.
Tables recently entered beta and does extremely well at replacing excell for the average user.
AppleÃïïs own Appleworks and iWork both are great packages that replace most of what you do in office.
Neo Office is a free, OS X ready version of Open Office. It is compatible with most office documents and is currently available for Power PC based macs. An intel version is currently in testing and has been released as a beta.

3) New macs... None yet, however, rumors abound this time of year. My advice!...... Do not get caught up in rumors or speculation. Apple never comments on unreleased or unannounced products so all you hear this time of year is unsubstantiated rumors.

4)   New content on iTunes. There is a constant influx of new content on iTunes. Bob Dylan has released his entire collection to iTunes for sale. Also new T.V. shows and other video content is on sale. Head over to the iTunes Music Store for more info.

5) Apple reduces the cost of the ATI X1900 graphics card and upgrade for Mac Pro. The Card alone was reduced from $499 to $399 and the upgrade to the Mac ProÃïïs existing card was reduced from $350 to $250. Shipping times still show 3 to 4 weeks.

6) Microsoft starts Mac business Unit Blog.

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Defy

Tips.......
1) Spotlight
2) Tile Game

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Episode 44: I'm Back!

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 03:48:00 GMT

Episode 44

Back after an eternity

Mac Pro

Xserve

Open GL Multi threaded

Merom Released

Music From the Podsafe Music Network

Quinn with Glitter

Tips:

Apple Experience

Moving file from you r PC to a mac.

Moving your iTunes library from a PC to a Mac.

Senuti

Go To Meeting.

Closing

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Episode 43: Parallels Explained

Sat, 8 Jul 2006 00:59:00 GMT

PMT0043

Peterâs mac Tips Episode 43

News Items.

1> OS 10.4.7 Updated. last week Apple updated OS X Tiger to Version 10.4.7. There were many fixes and enhancements so make sure that you run software update to update your computer to this new version.
One thing to note on this release is that the Open GL drivers were updated and you will see an improvement in game performance. I am a gamer and I play World of Warcraft and the new Civilization IV and have seen a great performance increase on both. One procedure that may help you is reinstalling old Games after this release. I ran WoW right after the update and saw some improvement, I then reinstalled the game after reading a thread on Blizzardâs website and saw a marked improvement in graphics performance.
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosxupdate1047intel.html
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosxupdate1047ppc.html

2> Another security Flaw/Virus. It was reported by Symantec that there was a security flaw in OS 10.4.6 that could allow someone to take control of your desktop. This of course was announced after Apple released the 10.4.7 update that fixed this flaw.

3> Sid Meierâs Civilization IV comes to Mac. Aspyr release Civilization IV Sid Meierâs latest release of the Civilization Franchise sports a brand new Graphic enviroment as well as speedier play, The game itself has been out for some time on the PC and now comes to the mac thanks to Aspyr, You can take control of many Civilizations and lead them on the path to victory. Victory Conditions can be Conquest, Cultural, Space Race or be elected as Supreme Leader by the UN. Go to http://www.aspyr.com/games.php/mac/civ4/   for more information.

4> eMac meet your Replacement. Apple release a new Educational Computer on July 5th. The replacement for the eMac is the new iMac for Education. The new system sports the same design as current imac models and comes in a 17â screen only. At a street price of $899 it is by far the most affordable Apple complete system. The system feature the sames specs as the low end Macbook, however, with an 80 GB hard drive. Here are the specs, 1.83 GHz Core Duo, 512 MB DDR2 RAM, 80 GB HD, integrated Intel GMA950 Graphics, 17â display and all the loving things that Apple adds to the iMac line.
http://www.apple.com/education/imac

5> Steve Jobs to unveil OS X 10.5 Leopard at this years WWDC. Steve Jobs will be demonstrating OS X 10.5 Leopard on August 7, 2006 as the WWDC begins. The last time he did this was two summers ago when Tiger was demonstrated. The fact that the OS is being demonstrated means nothing when considering the release date. When Tiger was demonstrated in June on 2004 it took until April of 2005 before it was released. Remember the WWDC is to show of new and existing technologies to the developers. If they do not have the OS now then it will be some time before you will see support for it if it was released. With that said, August 7th will be a very informative day. I CANâT WAIT.

6> Microsoft to Release iPod Killer in November. Ha Ha Ha! LOL This is too reported. Read it elsewhere. I am tired of iPod killer stories. I look at them as filler for slow tech new days.

7> Cross Over to bring Wine to OS X... Well intel based macs. Cross Over is an application that when installed on your system as long as it has an intel chip will allow you to run certain Windows based programs right out of the Applications directory even without Windows being installed. Linux Users call this wine and it does work with some programs. With Bootcamp and Parallels already being in the market I am sure there will be a dozen other applications very soon that offer Windows compatibility on intel based macs.
http://www.codeweavers.com/

8> Intel release the Woodcrest processor otherwise known as the Xeon. This long awaited brings 64 bit dual core performance to intels main server chip. One thing to look out for is if this will someday power Appleâs Xserve line of servers.

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TIP:
Parallels installation and setup.

Music

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Darren Geffreâs Desire

iPod troubleshooting
1.   Reset your iPod, iPod nano, iPod mini, or iPod shuffle.

2. Retry your iPod with a different USB or FireWire port on your computer (please note that the latest iPods can only be synced through USB).

3. Restart your computer, and make sure that you have the latest software updates installed.
4. Reinstall your iPod and iTunes software. You can download the latest versions of iPod Updater and iTunes from our website.

5. Restore your iPod using the latest iPod Updater. Important: Please note that restoring an iPod will erase all songs and files on your iPod and restore it back to its original settings. Make a backup of any files on your iPod before restoring it. After restoring, you can transfer your music and files from your computer back to your iPod again.

http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/

CLOSING

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    * Abolishes the IRS
    * Closes all tax loopholes and brings fairness to taxation
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    * Brings transparency and accountability to tax policy
    * Allows American products to compete fairly
    * Reimburses the tax on purchases of basic necessities
    * Enables retirees to keep their entire pension
    * Enables workers to keep their entire paycheck



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Episode 42: A Vista full of OS X

petersmactips@gmail.com — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 13:01:00 GMT

I am back to a regular schedule so these podcasts should start coming more frequently.

This episode I give my impressions of Windows Vista beta 2

A New iPod, The new and improved U2 iPod

A car alarm for the Macbook

Bootcamp impressions revisited

Other podcasts to listen to, The Macreview Cast , The mac Attack
The Maccast

This weeks tip, using Apples Backup which comes with your .mac account.

Music from the podsafe music network. Wake up by The Living End

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Closing.

Thank you for listening to the program. You can always feel free to send email to petersmactips@gmail.com

Episode 41: Back from the move!

Sun, 28 May 2006 16:35:00 GMT

PMT 0041

â   Where I've Been
â   News
   â   Macbook
   â   Specs
   â   Cool Facts
   â   Dashboard Source Code---Dashcode
   â   Things to know
   â   Macbook Pro's Upgraded
   â   1.83 GHz to 2.0 GHz
   â   2.0 GHz to 2.16 GHz
   â   Price Adjusted on old ones is - $100
   â   Final Cut Express Upgraded
   â   All 3 Applications in Final Cut Express Now Universal
   â   Final Cut Express 1.5 New Features
   â   Full Keyframe Effects
   â   Dynamic Realtime Effects
   â   Live Type 2 New Features
   â   Professional designed DV and HDV formatted templates
   â   New vector-based animated LiveFonts
   â   Unicode support for both system fonts and LiveFonts
   â   60 New effects
   â   More than 10GB of animated textures, fonts and objects
   â   Soundtrack 1.5 New Features
   â   New interface
   â   Improved Multitrack Editing
   â   Single and Multiple Track recording
   â   Improved Audio Processing
   â   iLife Apps updated
   â   See the page for updates
   â   iWeb brought forward to version 1.1
   â   New templates
   â   edit pages from multiple computers
â   Music from the Podsafe Music Network
   â   Never Say Die from Barry Mc Cabe
   â    Site Link
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â   Closing

Episode 40: Life Gets in the Way

Mon, 8 May 2006 04:09:00 GMT

Life Gets in the Way is the best way to put what I am going through into words. Here are the show notes.

New Commercials for Mac and iPod

17" Macbook Pro

Forget about the rumors, enjoy what you have now.

More Memory=More Performance

parallels upgrade again

Aperture Upgraded, don't forget about the 200 E coupon

Possible fix for batteries that don't hold a charge. It worked for me, but I am still highly skeptical.

An explanation of my current events.

Music from Podshows' Podsafe Music Network

Wise Investors by In Medias Res

Thank you for Listening and Subscribing

Episode 39: Macs and Windows

Mon, 1 May 2006 05:42:00 GMT

It has been a bit since my last podcast. Family and readying this house for sale is taking its toll on me. Please be patient and the Podcast will keep coming.

New Macbook Released, The 17" 2.16 GHz top of the line Macbook Pro.

More iTunes news.

Balmer states Windows should run on Real PCs

Parallels releases Beta 6

My look at the Parallels vs. Bootcamp methods of running Windows.

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Quick Tips

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Send Comments, Feedback and questions to petersmactips@gmail.com

Happy Orthodox Easter to all those that Celebrate

Sun, 23 Apr 2006 17:19:00 GMT

Well!... We may be Italian, however my wife is half Ukranian and as such our family celebrates two Easters. This week I am with my inlaws and I have delayed the release of episode 39. Enjoy Podcasting mac Style Episode 7 and you'll see the new Peter's mac Tips soon.

-Peter

PMS Episode 7: Interview with a Podcaster

Sun, 23 Apr 2006 16:11:00 GMT

I interviewed Jeff twice for this interview. He is getting better everyday.
A Life of Play is progressing far faster than any Podcast I have seen. Jeff has made some very good decisions and due to this his listenership is increasing every episode.

Jeff has just fininshed and posted episode 4 and was lucky enough to get his second interview done. Head over to A Life of Play to hear the episode and make sure you subscribe in iTunes.

I can now start on my next topics which will be promoting and making money from your podcast. THat will be in episode 8 and we'll bring Jeff along for this one. Lori and I are still trading emails as my life gets so busy I can not even find a Life of Play myself.

If you want to be my next podcaster plaese write in to petersmactips@gmail.com

Thanks for listening and Subscribing.

Episode 38: Macless...

petersmactips@gmail.com — Sat, 15 Apr 2006 12:35:00 GMT

This show has been a long time coming. I have been Macless for days. I sold my iMac on Sunday on a whim and ordered a new Intel based iMac on Monday. I figured it would be easy to produce my podcast on my 800MHz iBook G4. I was wrong. The system had a hard drive failure and it had to be shipped to Apple Care. I received it back Friday and went to work. So here we are Saturday Morning, 3 days late and almost done. Ironically, my new iMac at this moment is on a FedEX truck on its' way to my house.

Bootcamp pushes me to buy a new mac.

Apple News Now promo

GoTo Meeting Ad

Apple Releases Apple Remote Desktop 3

Apple Releases Aperture 1.1 with Universal Binary Support

Firefox updated to Universal Binary Support

Aspyr updates The Sims 2 to Universal Binary Support

Aspyr releases Quake 4 with Universal Binary Support. 1st game release from the start with support for intel based Macintosh computers.

Logitech releases Universal Binary support in driver and software for the Logitech Cordless Desktop s530 laser.

Music from the Podsafe Music Network, "The World is my Church " from Freedom People.

Email: Jonathon from Sarasota, FL
What can he use instead of Publisher on the Macintosh?

Pages

Swift Publisher

Bootcamp Impressions

Parallels virtualization software for the intel based Macintosh computers.

Quick Tip, see full file name of file in a Finder window without expanding the column

Music from the Podsafe Music Network, "Torch Song Blues" from COMEG.

Closing statements. LOL

My Thoughts on Taxes.

The Fair Tax Bill

One of the writers of the Fair Tax book

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Episode 37: Hell Freezes Over

petersmactips@gmail.com — Fri, 7 Apr 2006 19:25:00 GMT

And Hell Froze over yet again on Wednesday when Apple released Boot Camp. Listen in to hear the details.

Podcasting mac Style Episode 6

Wed, 5 Apr 2006 11:21:00 GMT

Another special treat for all of you. I am involved with getting my house ready to sell and I have a bit of a time crunch on my hand. Here is another episode of Podcasting mac Style.

Episode 6: Jeff off and Running

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Jeff joins us once again. His homework is done and we get to hear ten minutes of his first episode. Make sure you head over to http://alifeofplay.com to subscribe to his podcast.

With jeff making strides I am beginning my search for my next future podcaster. Send in emails to petersmactips@gmail.com.

Sound quality of the interview portion was marginal at best. Jeff and I did two interview which were lost due to different glitches with iChat and Garageband 3. This on has poor audi, however, I was unwilling to lose a third interview so I did my best to clean it up. I will solve this issue in the future.

Send in comments and feedback. Here is my contact info;
(678) 367-0485
Skype - petersmactips
petersmactips@gmail.com

Have a good week.

-Peter

Podcasting Mac Style Episode 5:

Sat, 1 Apr 2006 17:13:00 GMT

Hello again everyone. This is being posted here to promote the new podcast. It has its own feed at http://podcastingmacstyle.libsyn.com.
Have a listen and tell me what you think. I feel the two people in this interview deserve alot of credit for coming out and asking for help. Thanks in advance and please look at their websites too.

-Peter

In this episode we speak with Jeff Cutler who wishes to porduce a new podcast, and

Lori Abrams Rauchwerge who currently has the dogcast at dogsbylori.com .

The legnth of the podcast is a bit long, however, I will be sure to keep the legnth down

in the future. Both of these people have great content, so lets see if we can give them a hand.

In the future I will split the show in two, one podcast for Jeff and one for Lori.

In the end is a brief overview of what we know so far to be the necessary items, programs,

services and skills needed to produce a podcast

Send feedback to petersmactips@gmail.com

-Peter

Episode 36: No Birthday Presents from Apple... Yet!

Fri, 31 Mar 2006 15:55:00 GMT

Special Episode due to long weekend off, my birthday and the closing on my new home.

Springtime hits Atlanta and so does the yellow dust! (pollen)

Thank you Jeff for your understanding in the crashing Garageband issue.

Nothing new yet to report. Happy Birthday Apple and no new Apple Products

Garageband and iChat crashed on me.

News

The Universal A Binary versions of Final Studio 5 have been released. Apple is claiming it is 2.5 times the speed on the Macbook Pro than it was on the Powerbook.

Podcast Alley Voting. Please vote for the podcast on Podcast Alley. The link is on the Peter's Mac Tips web site. Voting helps us to be recognized and is actually the only form of compensation the Podcaster gets. Thank you to those that voted in March.

I'll be back soon, probably on Tuesday. I'll work on the current iWeb Screencast and post it by then.

Remember the iWeb contest. I hope to start showcasing the entries next week.

-Peter

Episode 35: 30th Anniversary

petersmactips@gmail.com — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 07:06:00 GMT

Episode 35

A great week for News

Apple Upgrades 30" Cinema Display

New iPod Updater implements Volume Limiter

MS employees get angry

Music from Podsafe Music Network

Track 1: The Needles with You Need Love

Track 2: 3 Blind Mice with Jack and Billy

iWeb Tutorial, Creating a Podcast Page

Don McAlister and Screencasts Online did a Screen Cast on creating a

Podcast in Garageband 3 this week. Go to the site and subscribe to his

video podcast. Watch and learn that as part 1 and I will show you how

to upload that podcast to iWeb and then to your .Mac account.

Email:

John from Sarasota, FL; iMovie Video Capture

Frank from Douglas, GA; iMovie vs. Final Cut Express

Podcasting mac Style a big hit with the podcast community. Head over to the site and subscribe to the podcast. Or head to iTunes and subscribe or just click on the iTunes link in this paragraph.

A Rant. We are closing on a new home on friday. Lots and lots of work yet to do in preparation for our move in late April, early May. Be patient if the next podcast is late it will be out.

Not only is Saturday April 1, 2006 the 30th Anniversary, but it is also my 41st Birthday. Since getting into the Apple Community I have had far fewer April Fools jokes. I feel that I was born to have an Apple.

-Peter

Quick Tip 3: Using iWeb Part 2

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 01:34:00 GMT

Quick Tip 3: Using iWeb part 2

This Quick Tip is the completion of the easy part of iWeb. Have a look and send in your

comments. At the end of the Videocast is a call for an iWeb Web Site creation Contest.

I'd like to see if we can muster up prizes. The contest will be voted on by listeners and other

Podcasters. Rules will be posted on the Web Site tomorrow. Send in suggestions if you have any.

Podcasting mac Style Episode 5 is out. Head over to http://podcastingmacstyle.libsyn.com

and have a listen.

Vote for the podcast at Podcast Alley .

Thank you all for listening.

Email: petersmactips@gmail.com

Skype: petersmactips

-Peter

Quick Tip 3 in Post Production

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 14:58:00 GMT

Due to the closing of my new house this Friday, and the added work from Podcasting mac Style, I had a delay on this episode. Be kind, I love you all and hope you can wait till this evening. THe Video is going through some serious compression issues. It is telling me it has 229 minutes till complete. When done it will NOT be in iPod format. To have it load to the iPod right click on it and choose convert to iPod. Look for it this evening. -Peter

Episode 34: More about iWeb

petersmactips@gmail.com — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 04:59:00 GMT

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The Sound Quality of the show is steadily getting better. next week is my birthday and I will

be getting a New Microphone and Mixingboard. The sound quality in last 7 minutes of the podcast

is much better. Thanks Tim for explaining STP and basic noise reduction and compression.

Tim Verporten from The Mac Review Cast helps out with audio quality in Pete's Mac TIps.

I still have a ways to go, however, Tim has me pointed in the right direction. Head over to Surfbits.com

and take a look at his switcher site. Then make sure you subscribe to the podcast.

Apple Macs now running Windows XP and OSX in a Dual Boot Config

Microsoft Vista Slips again

France moves to make piracy legal?

Google acquires Writely.

iWeb Tutorial #2. Hang on for the Quick Tip for iWeb to be released by Sunday.

The home of Screencast Online has some tutorials on Rapidweaver. I highly

recommend that you go to the website and download these to see how to use

Rapidweaver.

Quick Tip; How to take screen captures in OSX Tiger.

Top 5 Podcasts I listen to;

Podcast 411

Podcaster Confessions

Tiki Bar

Geek Brief

The Maccast

Remember to VOTE!!! and subscribe if this is your first time listening.

-Peter

Episode 34 in Post Production

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 16:29:00 GMT

I have been receiving some assistance in learning how to improve my audio. This has caused me to slip the release of episode 34. Don't worry, it is 50% done and should be posted by Midnight tonight. -Peter

iWeb Page that was created in Quick Tip 2

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 13:35:00 GMT

Here is the link to the web page we created in yesterdays Quick Tip.
Tell me what you think.
The D'Angelos

Quick Tip 2: Using iWeb part 1

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 04:11:00 GMT

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I see why I never did these screen casts before. They are big... Really Big and man Do I ramble. Anyhow, I hope this one is not a bust.

If you think it is too big send me an email. I promise I will watch this next time.

I have two Websites for you to check out. They were sent in from listeners. They are truly great.

Here they are.

Vincent Pozon sent in adformatix.com .

Michael Hooley sent this in. http://www.outwoodcommunityvideo.co.uk/HOME.html

Send in some emails and let us know how they look to you.

VOTE FOR US on http://podcastalley.com

Thanks again, we'll be back with episode 34 on Wednesday.

Quick Tip 2 is on the Way

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 03:38:00 GMT

This whole screen capture thing is getting to be a nightmare. Here it is Sunday Night at 10:45 and I can't even get this thing done. (10:45... Uh Oh! I am Missing Grey's Anatomy) Let me warn you, this one is a Biggie. 92MB I believe. I am sorry but I need more time learning the application.

As far as I go. I love podcasting so don't worry I will continue to bring you some great Podcasts. I also like to listen to Podcasts and I found a great Video Cast that was featured on last weeks Podcast411 Podcast. It is Geek Breif TV. Go check it out. -Peter

Episode 33: learn to use iWeb

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 16:32:00 GMT

Episode 33

News

Apple Retail Store windows 'smashed' with new iPod Hi-Fi marketing campaign (with photo)
Monday, March 13, 2006 - 01:50 PM EST
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"I just happened to stop by the Apple Store to lust...whoops, I mean...covet....umm, no......I mean....ADMIRE the MacBook Pro," Scott Hodge writes in his blog. "As I was crossing Michigan Avenue [Chicago] I almost walked right into a taxi when I saw this [image on left]."

"Turns out to be some clever marketing for the new iPod Hi-Fi," Hodge reports.

Full article with more photos here.

iTunes Content

Apple offers first full-length movie for sale via iTunes Store
Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 10:24 AM EST
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"It appears Apple is now offering the first full-length movie for sale on the iTunes Music Store," Mac Rumors reports.

"'High School Musical' is a 1 hour 39 minute Disney Channel original TV movie that is available on iTunes. The movie is 487MB and costs $1.99 - the same as all other videos on the iTunes Music Store," mac Rumors reports.

Direct link to the iTunes Music Store's "High School Musical" TV movie here.

CBS Sports march madness

Microsoft Messenger 5.1

Microsoft Messenger for MacÂ5.1
Messenger for Mac 5.1 makes it easy to take advantage of the full power of instant messaging. By using Messenger for Mac, you can see when your friends, family, and coworkers and associates at other companies are online and then communicate with them instantly.
Messenger for Mac offers two types of communication servicesÂâ a personal account and a corporate account. A personal account works with the MSNÂ Messenger service on the Microsoft Passport Network. Contacts that you add to your personal account include friends and family members. A corporate account uses the Microsoft Office Live Communications Server service. Contacts that you add to your corporate account include coworkers who are in the same company as you and associates at other companies. Instant message conversations with other corporate account users are not limited to corporate users who have Messenger for Mac installed on their computers. With the federation features enabled on Live Communications Server, users can also have instant message conversations with users who have other instant messaging services, such as AOL Instant Messenger (AIM), Yahoo Messenger, and iChat users who are signed in with AOL accounts.

Microsoft Office Updates

Spotlight

Synch Services

Use Smart Cards with Entourage

Apple releases Security Update 2006-002
Monday March 13, 2005 5:41 PM EST

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Apple has released Security Update 2006-002 via Mac OS X's Software Update and on the Web. The company says this release improves the reliability and security of the following components: Mail, Safari, LaunchServices, and CoreTypes. The following non-security issues introduced by Security Update 2006-001 are also addressed by this update: Download Validation, apache_mod_php, and rsync.

Todays First Email

Jeff Keller send in a web page made in iWeb and his impressions of the product

http://web.mac.com/saltcityslam/

http://iom-psinso.livejournal.com/

http://1poetrygroup.blogspot.com/

The Meat of tadays podcast is a short overview of iWeb. More to follow in the Quicktip Screencast that will post later this week.

The last Email had to do with OpenOSX . Carlton had paid for the product but had still not received it. listen in for details.

Help support the show. Voter for Peter's Mac Tips at Podcast Alley. Use the Google Search and click on google adds on the Website, and if you like you can donte to the podcast by clicking on the PayPal Donate button.

Remember the contact information. petersmactips@gmail.com, Skype petersmactips and Voicemail available at (678) 367-0485.

-Peter

Episode 33 Coming Soon

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 02:34:00 GMT

The next episode of Peter's mac Tips is currently in post production. It should be posted by Thursday morning. It is taking a long time to clean up this episode and to get it posted. I am now home editing and getting the Show Notes done. It may be a few hours or morning before I am done. Not sure yet, but I will be soon. -Peter

Quick Tip 1: Setting up Users

petersmactips@gmail.com — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 06:50:00 GMT

Episode 32.5

Peters mac Tips

This short screen capture was created for Amelia in Queensland, Australia. She wanted me to send her

a how to on creating a managed account. I thought this would be a good time to try out Maccapture.

Please tell me what you think of this screencast as I may do more in the future to answer emails.

Remember to click on the Podcst Alley link on the main webpage and vote for the Podcast.

-Peter

Episode 32: A Tale of Three Web Editors

Thu, 9 Mar 2006 14:28:00 GMT

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This show is a bit early to post. I've been working on getting my Audio Quality improved so I started this podcast early. Give me your Feedback

Tody we are talking about Web Creation Utilites. I had originally wanted to do email clients too, however, I did not have time to go over the features in Mozilla's new Sea Monkey Application.

Apples OS Hacking Competition sparked by a Digg.com post that it had been hacked in 10 minutes.

Intel release specifications on it's new Conroe Processor.

Intel demos laptop with NAND Flash RAM.

New Content on iTunes. The Daily Show being offered at $9.99 for all 16 episodes in a month. This feature is calle the Multipass.

Email from Carlton Barnett. He asks how to install Front Page on a Mac. To answer this I give 3 options for low cost feature filled Web Creation utilites.

iWeb which is included in iLife '06 .

Rapidweaver is another feature rich application. This one allows the insertion of html code in your website. Check out the site for Screencast Online to see an example of what can be done with this product.

Karelia is developing Sandvox which is in beta. This product like the other two uses AJAX which is a combination of XML and Java to produce professional looking pages.

How to get your voice heard on Peter's Mac Tips. If you want to leave audio comments or ask questions just start up a new Garage Band session, add a new Real Instrument and choose vocals and record your comment or question. Choose send to iTunes from here. In iTunes go into preferences and choose advanced and importing. Change the option to mp3 and use a custom bit rate of 64k. After this right click or control click on your file in iTunes and choose convert to mp3. Attach the mp3 to an email and send it through to me.

Ways to contact Peter's Mac Tips

email at petersmactips@gmail.com

Skype at petersmactips

Podcasting Mac Style still in development. I am still waiting for my Birthday on April 1st for my new mic and mixing board. In the mean time I am hard at work learning how to use Soundtrack Pro. Tune in Thursday Night or Friday Morning to hear the next episode which will focus on Hosting Services and creating the RSS feed.

Peter

Episode 31: Changing Gears (mp3)

Tue, 7 Mar 2006 16:23:00 GMT

I decided to re post this podcast in mp3 since so many of you listening may be switchers that have not yet purchased an Mac or do not have an iPod. I also touched up the quality a bit. Tell me what you think. -Peter

Episode 31: Changing Gears

Sun, 5 Mar 2006 21:19:00 GMT

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Today's show focuses on a new format. News is interwoven throughout the show and so are reader comments and questions.

Podacsting Mac Style moved to its own Web site and feed. Find it at http://podcastingmacstyle.libsyn.com . The new podcaster I am to mentor is almost selected.

Getting new equipment, the Alesis Mulitmix8 USB Mixer and an Audio Technica AT2020 mic. I am looking to purchase these from BSW. Here is the link. http://www.bswusa.com/proditem.asp?item=PODCAST-STARTER .

Joe sent in a question about his Airport Extreme and 20" iMac experiencing some latency issues. I sent him to http://apple.com/support/airport . From here I told him to download the Firmware Upgrade and run the instalation routine. Tune in to see what else I suggested.

Mac Mini as a media center. Apple does not include a T.V. tuner is the unit, so how can you use the mini as a true media center? Purchase a TV Tuner.

Elgato Eye T.V.

Miglia Evolution T.V.

Eskepe MyTV PVR

Quicktime MPEG2 Decoder

Migrating files from your old PC to your new Mac is the next topic. We talk about many solutions and even speak of a product cale Move2Mac. You can use a flash drive, CDs, DVDs or external hard drives in this tutorial. Tune in to see how easy this can be.

Flip4Mac

DIVX decoders for quicktime are out there. Just Google DIVX decoder for Mac and dowload one that is right for you.

I have gmail invites. Email me for one.

Newsvine invites are also available. Sned me an email, I'll send you an invite.

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Podcasting Mac Style moving to it's own site and feed

Fri, 3 Mar 2006 02:57:00 GMT

Due to the popularity of Podcasting Mac Style, I will be moving it to it's own feed. I am moving it to http://podcastingmacstyle.libsyn.com. This will go live just as soon as someone at Libsyn helps me with the slow account setup I am experiencing. -Peter

Episode 30: Mini Hi-Fi What?!

Wed, 1 Mar 2006 04:58:00 GMT

Apple released the new mac mini today. ÃÂLoaded with either a Core Solo

or Core Duo processor, PC2 5300 RAM, Digital Audio IN/OUT and Front Row,

these systems are set to take over your living rooms.

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The iPod Hi-Fi, a stereo speaker unit for all iPods was released. ÃÂThis

device sports the Apple Remote, Digital Audio in, and the absolute best

sound in its class. ÃÂThe item is $349 and is available today at Apple

Stores.

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Mozilla released Camino 1.0 this week. ÃÂCamino is a web browser based on

Firefox but written in the OSX native language. ÃÂThis product is speedy

fast in rendering web pages and is a good compliment to Safari.

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Photoshop Elements 4 was announced by Adobe. ÃÂIt has many new features

all of which can be found at the Adobe website. ÃÂMissing is Universal

Binary support which should be released at a later date as an upgrade or

patch.

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Tune in to see how to easily move your Outlook contacts and email from

your old PC to your new Mac using Mozilla's Thunderbird email client.

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Lori from Dogsbylori.com writes in for help on how to create 2 podcast

feeds in iWeb and how to remove the Itunes Podcast button from her

webpage.

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More on Antivirus support and general system security.

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Help promote the site by voting for us at podcastalley.com and by going

to the feed website at petersmactips.libsyn.com and using the advertised

products or giving a small PayPal donation.

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Podcasting Mac Style still looking for the first time podcaster to

mentor. ÃÂThe Podcast Feed for Podcasting Mac Style is moving from this

feed to podcastingmacstyle.libsyn.com starting next week.

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Thank you all for listening and making this so much fun.

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Send in questions or comments to petersmactips.gmail.com. ÃÂSkype me at

Petersmactips

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Apple Event Recap

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 22:13:00 GMT

Apple announced 3 new products today at an event at their home office. Among the products announced were the New Intel Based Mac Mini, Leather cases for 5G and iPod nonos and the new iPod Hi-Fi. Stay tuned for more information on these products in a podcast to be released later tonight.

Just posting my Odeo Link

Sat, 25 Feb 2006 02:47:00 GMT

My Odeo Channel (odeo/56ece0cdc6152e5e)

Episode 29: Week Full of Hoop'la!

Thu, 23 Feb 2006 22:02:00 GMT

News

The hoopâpla over the virus, malware, trojan, worm continues.Â I lay it to rest today.

Open OS X releases Wintel 2.1.1.Â Go to the link for more information.Â http://openosx.com/ .

1 Billion Sold.Â Congratulations Alex for downloading the 1 billionth song and good luck with your new iMac and 10 new 60 GB iPods.

Apple invites media to event on February 28th, 2006

Most Ridiculous item

A picture of a supposed new Mac appeared on Mac Rumors Page 2 news items.Â It was blurry and mis-shaped.Â It was just a fake!.

http://dogsbylori.com owner Lori wrote in that she was having issues with a video podcast.

A second email asking about a way to view hotmail within Mac Mail.Â I found this file to help.Â httpmail Plugin 1.47a

Tips

Customize Safari Address Bar

Add Tabs for cleaner browsing within Safari

Shameless Plug for Podcasting Mac Style

I have decided on a format change for Podcasting Mac Style.Â Instead of just tips, reviews and How Toâs, I have decided to help someone take that first step towards becoming a podcaster.Â Iâll help get the show started right up to the first broadcast.Â Other top Mac Podcasters will have opportunity to give advice and help and when the task is done the first podcast will appear here in Peterâs mac Tips.

If you are interested in this, send an email to Peterâs Mac Tips and put Project Greenlight in the subject.

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Episode 28: Out Sick!

petersmactips@gmail.com — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 12:30:00 GMT

I am sick and this Podcast will be short. Ã I guess I lapsed my Anti-Virus subscription payment

News

The MacBook pro began shipping on February 14, 2006. Ã To everyones surprise it did so with a processor upgrade. Ã The models now come with a 1.83 GHz Core Duo in the $1999.99 model, a 2.0 GHz Core Duo in the $2499.99 model and the latter can be upgraded to a 2.16 GHz Core Duo for $300.

Ship time are now 3 to 4 weeks due to the popularity of the MacBook Pro

OS 10.4.5 released. Ã This upgrade has some fixes and speed enhancements. Ã See the website for information

All iLife Ãïï06 Apps upgraded. Ã See the web pages for the updates

Nascar Ãïï06 Season Preview available as free download on iTunes

Winter Olympics Ãïï06 Podcast

Peters Mac Tips on The Maccast. Ã Adam let me to a quicktip on his show this week. Ã Head over to The Maccast and listen to his latest episode.

A piece of malware hit the net that affects OS X users. Ã It is called Leap -A. Ã It is disguised as an image file. Ã The file itself was supposed to be pictures of the next release of OS X called Leopard. Ã Listen to the Podcast for my take.

Symantic Information on Leap -A

Apple Information on Leap -A

Fishing. Ã I have received many emails saying my ebay, paypal or bank account has an issue and to click on a link and enter information into the form to correct the issue. Ã The big problem is when you click on the link it takes you to a rouge URL. Ã If you read the URL carefully it has nothing to do with Ebay, PayPal or a Bank. Ã The site itself it a dead ringer. Ã Listen in for my take.

Podcast Band Width. Ã Hear my issue with badwidth and how it can be resolved. Ã I am a .Mac user and had my podcast on .Mac for months never realizing that I was breaking the 10GB download limit every month. Ã .Mac now offers 3 different plans.

1 GB Storage 10GB download/month $99.99

2GB Storage Ã 25GB download/month $49.99 upgrade

4GB Storage 250GB download/month $99.99 upgrade

These plans are incredible. Ã I now use Libsyn for my podcast and ,Mac for my website. Ã Libsyn has unlimited download bandwidth which makes doing a Podcast much easier. Ã Listen to Inside the Nets episode 9 for details.

Peter's Mac Tips New iTunes Listing

petersmactips@gmail.com — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 02:04:00 GMT

If you subscribe via iTunes this feed is able to be subscribed through iTunes now. The link is http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=124896704 . Please get the word out. -Peter

Now on Skype

petersmactips@gmail.com — Sun, 12 Feb 2006 20:08:00 GMT

For those of you that have questions or comments to add to the show, I now have a Skype account with voice mail. If you too have Skype, add my Skype ID, petersmactips, to your contact list. If you would rather use a phoe, you can leave voice mail at the following number... (678)Â367-0485. I look forward to hearing from you and thanks for listening.

Episode 27: Slow Week

petersmactips@gmail.com — Sun, 12 Feb 2006 19:54:00 GMT

1 Move to Libsyn

1.1 Libsyn (Liberated Syndication) is a a service that offers you all the tools needed to post a podcast and then manage it. The true benefit of Libsyn is that the Podcaster pays for storage and not the bandwidth used. This is unique and one of the main reasons I am moving to podcast to Libsyn.

1.2 Moving to Libsyn was not without the expected issues. Paypal was slow in processing my payment and Libsyn's customer support email was down so it took from Tuesday night at 9:00PM to Friday night to get my account set up. None of this was Libsyns fault, in fact, after hearing of my issue I received a call from one of the Dave's who had me up and running within 15 minutes.

1.3 The website will remain active and will for now on link to the Podcast Page on Libsyn if anyone like to direct download the podcast

2 Peter's Mac Tips now on Skype

2.1 If you do not know what skype is than here goes. Skype is a VOIP service that runs through your computer and offers you direct computer to computer voice communication between computers anywhere in the world for free. For a fee they will offer computer to phone or phone to computer services.

2.2 to reach Peter's mac Tips via a computer to computer connection with your own skype account you can add the id petersmactips to your contact list. By using this you can leave voice mail that I will be able to get and listen to and then answer during the show. You can also leave comments or and constructive criticism that you may have.

2.3 If you do not have a Skype account and just want to call in directly, you can reach Peter's mac Tips at (678)Â367-0485.

3 News

Slow week for news. Lots of rumors abound but news was light. Apple saw a drop in stock price when the market saw a pullback from tech stocks, however, with the announcement of new iPods and the imminent shipping of the MacBook Pro we have only more good things from Apple to look forward to.

Podcaster sells 5 15 second spots on Podcast for $40,000. Something I have not seen done before but something I am sure will be all over eBay by the time you hear this podcast. This from Podcasterconfessions.com Podcast #3

Connect360 syncs Mac with Xbox 360

Nullriver has released Connect360, an application for Mac OS X that allows an Xbox 360 to play back music and view digital photos stored on a Macintosh. "Connect360 automatically indexes your iTunes and iPhoto libraries and shares them to your Xbox 360. You can then use the Xbox 360 Dashboard to browse and play your media, organized in the exact same way that it is on your Mac." Connect360 keeps the Xbox up to date as content is added or removed from the iTunes library, and the application supports MP3 audio files alongside JPEG photos. A built-in access control list can limit which Xbox 360s can connect to a Mac, and the software supports wireless connections as well as the Xbox's built-in network port. Connect360 requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later, and is priced at $10.

Intel Macs can boot from USB drives
Posted Feb 8th 2006 5:00PM by David Chartier
Filed under: Hardware, OS, Peripherals, Software

Last week Dan posted about the new complications of Intel OS X drives not being bootable on PowerPC Macs, and vice-versa. The report came from Jon 'Wolf' Rentzsch, who recently updated the originating post with some specifics about booting and partition schemes, with one fairly positive detail: Intel based Macs can boot from USB2 drives.

While many in the Mac community prefer FireWire over USB2 for various reasons, this will nevertheless open the doors for OS X to be bootable from more external hard drives. What are the chances I can bring a slimmed down OS X installation along with me on a 2 or 4 GB USB2 flash drive? I guess a geek can dream.

Lexus recall brings iPod nano windfall
Posted by Lab Rat
Macenstein reader I Drive a Hyundai sent in a posting he came across on the Club Lexus forums stating that some people who purchased the IS250 AWD model last month, but were forced to wait for delivery due to a recall, have received 2GB iPod nanos as gifts âfor being a valued member of the Lexus familyâ.
This is great news for all the poor and disadvantaged Lexus owners who cannot afford nanos.
From the Forums:
âI bought my IS250AWD last month. Because of a recall, my pick up date was postponed one week (I got a loaner car - ES330 at that time).
Anyways, I just got home and see a package; I received a letter from Lexus as well as 2GB iPod Nano and XtremeMac Aux. cable - all in appreciation of my time and understanding as well as for being a valued member of the Lexus family (although this is my first Lexus). How cool is that??? Wowââ

Feral to bring 'The Movies' to the Mac

Feral Interactive today announced that it will release a Mac version of Lionhead Studios newest title, dubbed "The Movies." The game "enables you to build and control your very own Hollywood motion picture studio. Starting at the dawn of the silver screen, you compete with other budding movie moguls to create a string of box office smashes and rule the Industry. All the things you have ever heard about Tinseltown - from starlet scandals to box-office records, from greenlighting a script to making the final cut - are all right here. A unique mix of strategy and artistry, The Movies demands that you do it all, from developing a slate of films to formulating a release strategy, you must manage the the introduction of new technology, turn talent spotter and make unknowns into stars and then manage their ballooning egos." The title will be available this summer as a Universal Binary application. (Pricing not yet available.)

Apple renews Henrico iBook contract

Apple has renewed a contract to supply Henrico County middle school students with new iBooks for another four years, beating out Dell and other PC makers. The new Apple contract follows a controversial school board decision last April that chose Dell to supply computers to every high school student and teacher next year. The four-year iBook program renewal, which begins on July 30th, is for 12,675 iBook laptops at a cost of $1,246 each. The report notes that Apple's bid was higher than an expired Dell bid from last year that offered 14,000 machines to middle schools at a cost of $1,111 per unit; however, that bid expired on November 1, 2005 and the Times Dispatch did not provide any details as to why the higher bid from Apple was approved Thursday night by the School Board.

Friday, February 10, 2006
news@insidemacgames.com
Halo 2 Coming To Windows Vista (Updated)
12:50 PM | Cord Kruse | 22 comments

Microsoft recently announced that Halo 2 will be coming to PC as a Windows Vista only title. Halo 2 is the sequel to the popular first person shooter epic and continues the story of Master Chief's struggle against Earth's enemies. A Microsoft Game Studios team, in partnership with Bungie, will port the game to Vista, Microsoft's upcoming new operating system due later this year. The title will include both Halo 2 and the multiplayer map pack.
In "Halo 2" for Windows Vista, the action picks up where the first game ended. Master Chief, with the help of a small group of marines, has destroyed the religious artifact and artificial world known as "Halo," and is making his way back to Earth. There, he and the last surviving Earth forces will mount a titanic struggle against the marauding Covenant enemy.
Whether or not Halo 2's status as a Windows Vista game will prevent the possibility of an eventual Mac version remains to be seen. Keep an eye on IMG for more information.

Update: Bungie.net has posted an article about the upcoming Vista version of Halo 2. Towards the end of the article, a mention about a Mac version is made:
There's loads of questions the Bungie faithful will ask, like, "Will there be a Mac version?" We can't answer that yet. It's not out of the question, but it's not definitely happening either. We promise to keep you posted.
So while this not good news for Mac gamers, it at least shows that Bungie is aware of Mac gamers and their desire to play Halo 2 on a Mac. We'll be sure to keep you posted.

4 Most Ridiculous Story

4.1 The Story below is not ridiculous in it's content is is actually cool. But when you thing of the clean sleek look of OS X Tiger running in a 20 year old Mac Plus with a black and white screen you can find something to laugh at. Regardless of this, the Mod is cool and I wish I had the skills to try one of these someday.

4.1.1 Mac Minitosh
Saturday February 4, 2006 1:17 PM EST

We wrote an article about the Mac mini SE/30 mod earlier this week. Now, we give you El Toozero's Mac Minitosh mod for your viewing pleasure.

"I have put a Mac mini inside of a Macintosh Plus. I have been waiting months (literally) to do a writeup on this. Now someone else has built one. My mod works fantastic, and is looks 99% stock from the outside, USB where the RJ-11 used to be, and all other ports (ethernet, firewire) are hidden behind the batter cover," writes El Toozero. "After gutting the machine, the parts were test-fit, and surprisingly a lot of the work has already been done! The DVD drive of the Mac mini sits perfectly against the floppy drive."

We really like the black paint job and front USB ports! There are more pictures and information about the project on his website.

4.1.2 This next story is a Microsoft Story but I thought it was fitting,

4.1.2.1 Microsoft's Anti-Spyware program deletes Symantec's Norton Anti-Virus
Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 12:53 AM EST
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"Microsoft's Anti-Spyware program is causing troubles for people who also use Symantec's Norton Anti-Virus software; apparently, a recent update to Microsoft's anti-spyware application flags Norton as a password-stealing program and prompts users to remove it," Brian Krebs reports for The Washington Post. "According to several different support threads over at Microsoft's user groups forum, the latest definitions file from Microsoft '(version 5805, 5807) detects Symantec Antivirus files as PWS.Bancos.A (Password Stealer).'"

"When Microsoft Anti-Spyware users remove the flagged Norton file as prompted, Symantec's product gets corrupted and no longer protects the user's machine. The Norton user then has to go through the Windows registry and delete multiple entries (registry editing is always a dicey affair that can quickly hose a system if the user doesn't know what he or she is doing) so that the program can be completely removed and re-installed," Krebs reports.

5 Tips of the Week

5.1 This one from apples pro tips site

5.1.1 Speed Tip:
Faster Full-Name Viewing in List View
When youâre looking for files in either List view or Column view, itâs almost certain that some of your files with long names will have some letters (or even full words) cut off from view. Here is a tip that will save you from having to resize your List or Column view columns â just hold your cursor over the fileâs truncated name for a few seconds and eventually its full name will pop up. So whatâs the problem? The âfew secondsâ part. Instead, hold the Option key, then put your cursor over the fileâs name, and its full name will appear instantly.

5.2 Dock Sizing and Placing for greater Screen Space Management

5.3 Using system preferences to enable file sharing. How to share files from Macs to PCs

6 Closing thanks.

7 Kristiina HillerstrÃm

8 Dave From Lisbyn

9 Apple for Garageband 3 and Soundtrack Pro

10 Call for emails

Episode 26: Just Another Podcast

petersmactips@gmail.com — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 03:26:00 GMT

1 News

Â1.1 Billions song countdown. Apple is counting down to 1billion songs and with each passage of 100,000 songs they are giving away an iPod nano and itunes gift cards. A grand Prize for the 1, 000,000,000 sond purchase is a 20" iMac, 10 60GB iPods (5 White and 5 Black) and a $10,000,000 itunes gift card.

Â1.2 Apple announces a 1GB iPod nano

Â1.3 Prices drop on iPod Shuffles

Â1.4 Showtime Content added to iTunes Music Store

1.5 Pro Tools|HD supports Logic Pro 7.2

Digidesign today announced that Apple Logic Pro 7.2 is now compatible with latest update to its Pro Tools|HD systems. The company said that Apple Logic Pro 7.2, now available from Apple, is now fully compatible with Digidesign Pro Tools|HD systems using version 7.1 of DAE (Digidesign Audio Engine), support all Logic features, including ESB and EXS24TDM. "To install the Pro Tools files needed to support Logic Pro 7.2, customers must download Pro Tools HD 7.1cs4 or higher, available as a free update for all Pro Tools HD 7 owners from the Support section of the Digidesign website. The company said that although Logic Pro 7.2 ($1000 standalone or a $50 cross-grade) is a universal version that runs natively on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Mac systems, Digidesign hardware and Pro Tools software are not "yet" compatible with Intel-based Mac systems. The Pro Tools|HD hardware currently requires a PowerPC-based Mac system or a Windows XP system. IN addition, Digidesign said that customers using Pro Tools HD 6.9.x and earlier software must use Logic Pro 7.1 or earlier.

1.6 ÂFamous Podcasting Husband and Wife Podfase...Ryan and Jen had this to say about their departure from their weekly Los Podcast.

ÂThereâs so much more we should have said, and yet we know we could never have said enough. âThe Transmissionâ must end, but we hope youâve enjoyed the ride at least half as much as we have. Weâll never be able to fully thank you for sharing your love of âLostâ with us, and for making our little show something truly remarkable. We look forward to joining you in the fantastic âLostâ fan community, and to tuning in to the âLost Podcasting Networkâ for our fix of some true LostCasting talent. Mahalo a nui loa, and aloha.

1.7 World of Warcraft Universal Binary released.

1.8 Wine Working on intel iMacs

ÂÂ Â 1.8.1 what is Wine... Darwine...

2 Moving to Libsyn

2.1 You'll eventually yeat again have to re-subscribe to my podcast. I am moving to Libsyn for the increased bandwidth and exposure. .Mac is great, however, my podcast is starting to take over my whole account. Moving to Libsyn gives me increase bandwidth and storage. No worries though. My website, email and Skype all remain the same.

3 Most Rediculous Story

ÂÂ Â3.1 Columnist blames Apple because his Windows PCs failed to work with iTunesÂ

"Apple is the computer outfit that's all about simplicity and logic, if you believe its corps of cultists followers. How, then, to explain the nightmare in our home occasioned by the arrival of a brand new iPod Nano portable music player? Call this a cautionary tale about believing the Apple-simplicity hype," Steve Johnson writes for The Chicago Tribune. "I am reminded of this mid-January disaster by news that Apple has introduced a new, cheaper, smaller-capacity Nano: $149 and 1 GB of storage, or about 240 songs at the assumed rate. It's a smart play by Apple because people will like the machine but soon grow frustrated by the limited storage space. And that means upgrade, a second purchase."

"In our house, though, we almost didn't make it to the stage where you can actually listen to the songs. My wife had tired of the limited song collection on her 512 MB iRiver player. So for her early January birthday, I set aside my aversion to Apple orthodoxy and surprised her with a sleek, black Nano, 4GB (8x the iRiver capacity)," Johnson writes. "Anyway, after her three hours, I spent another three going at it and at some point after 2 a.m. got the machine (sleek, to be sure, but by that point many times over cursed into the firepits of the digital underworld) communicating properly with the iTunes on one of our computers."

Johnson spends the full article blaming Apple because he bought Windows PCs here. [Thanks to macDailyNews reader "JonT" for the link.]

Johnson also complains of the iPod nano's "utterly preposterous failure to ship with a plug-in charger, a $30 add-on at Apple store." He's obviously not the brightest bulb in the pack, is he? (iPod nanos charge via USB using the cable included with each and every iPod. Not everybody wants the AC charger. Is Johnson actually proposing that Apple charge everybody more for including an AC charger in-the-box that not everybody wants or needs?)

Johnson doesn't explain what his big problem was or how he fixed it (our guess: the iRiver's crappy driver caused a conflict in Windows as per usual), but he does write, "let the abuse begin" at the end, so...

4 Tips

ÂÂ Â 4.1Making a slideshow in iMovie 6

ÂÂ Â 4.2 Why does iDVD give error after rendering menues and movie

ÂÂ Â 4.3 organizing your address book, adding groups, printing labels