http://www.macveritas.com The Translation of the word "veritas" in latin means "truth". Hence, the MacTruth. Our goal for MacVeritas is to put up facts, eliminate or reduce some of the fear uncertainty and doubt (FUD) that you may hear or see in other locations. Plus, we will have some fun as well, because after all, using a mac is fun, most of the time anyway. Listen in or send us an email with any Macintosh related comments, questions, suggestions or opinions to participate in the Macintosh podcast community. en 2008 dan.crane2@cranestudio.com Liberated Syndication - libsyn.com podcasts@libsyn.com (Liberated Syndication) Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:30:00 GMT 180 The Mac Truth, The Whole Mac Truth, And Nothing But The Mac Truth. The translation of the word ''veritas'' in latin means ''truth''. Hence the MacTruth. Our goal for MacVeritas is to put up facts, eliminate or reduce some of the FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt) that you may hear or see in other locations. Plus, we will have a little fun as well, because after all, using a Mac is fun, most of the time anyway. Listen in and send us an email with mac questions comments, suggestions and opinions to participate in the Macintosh podcast community. Macintosh, Apple, Podcast, Discussion, iPhone, Mac, Veritas Dan Crane II, Damon Blackman, Declan Fleming, CraneStudio dan.crane2@cranestudio.com dan.crane2@cranestudio.com http://libsyn.com/podcasts/macveritas/images/MacVeritas_Weekly_Podcast.jpg http://www.macveritas.com Clean http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=332160# MacVeritas.com Weekly Podcast #28 - Petition

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You are listening to the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, Episode #28 for April 23 2008. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network.

(MacVeritas Yell followed by Intro Music)

Hello and welcome to MacVeritas, I am Dan Crane, resident founder of MacVeritas, and every week I am joined by Damon Blackman, and Declan Fleming, two of my fellow Macheads. As usual, we are here to combat FUD with Facts, and answer questions that listeners may have on using their Macintosh. So sit tight and enjoy the show!

This week on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, we are going to discuss:

- Apple Updates its windows Update Software
- Apple Myths in the Enterprise
- Apple files for universal iPhone instant messaging patent
- Will Apple Get Petitoned to Sell Older Versions of itâs OS like Microsoft
- And Other Mac or Apple related news items
It looks like it is going to be another great show, so sit back, relax, and letâs get into a "Macintosh State of Mind".
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Introductions for Declan and Damon

Word of the Week - Petition - Microsoft has been getting petitioned to keep Windows XP around for a few more years, and we were wondering if Apple would ever get petitioned to do the same?

MacVeritas.com News

Item 1 - iTunes feedback is always appreciated, we see the subscriber numbers increasing, so we know somebody is listening. If you get a chance, do a search on the iTunes store for the MacVeritas, find the podcast, and leave some positive feedback for us. We would greatly appreciate it.

Item 2 - As usual call 858.736.9025.

Item 3 - leave feedback at macveritas@gmail.com.

Open Topics

Will Apple Get Petitoned to Sell Older Versions of itâs OS like Microsoft?
( http://www.macveritas.com/2008/04/15/will-apple-get-petitoned-to-sell-older-versions-of-its-os-like-microsoft/ )
- There is a petition to get Microsoft to continue to sell WIndows XP beyond the expected June 2008 deadline
- Could this ever happen to Apple?
- Is this lazyness for XP users brought on by fear of change
- Dell Vowed to keep shipping XP until 2012
(http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/04/21/dell.xp.until.2012/)

Apple changes Software Update GUI for Windows
( http://www.tuaw.com/2008/04/18/apple-changes-software-update-gui-for-windows/ )
- Apple has adjusted the way Software Update notifies Windows users or new software - Now, instead of just showing optional software in the same column as updates, Apple has added a seconded column labeled "New Software"
- Is this necessary/warranted?
- Is Apple doing the right thing in eyes of PC users by doing this?

Apple files for universal iPhone instant messaging patent
( http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/21/apple_files_for_universal_iphone_instant_messaging_patent.html )
- Published in March
- describes an interface similar to the existing SMS (Short Messaging Service) text messaging interface for the iPhone, but with key changes
- adds features not present in the current iPhone software
- offers a list of suggested words.
- what about the AIM client demonstrated in Feb?

Jupiter Research Analyst: Three Apple Myths in the Enterprise
( http://www.macobserver.com/article/2008/04/14.11.shtml )
- The first myth is that Macs are more expensive than PCs
- The second myth is that there is a lack of software for the Mac
- Finally, the Big Myth, is that the Apple architecture is based on proprietary protocols
- "In many cases, comparable Apple systems are priced similarly or in some cases are even cheaper than their competition," Mr. Gartenberg noted.
- The analyst noted that there is actually an abundance of business software now available for the Mac
- "While that was certainly true in the past, it is not an accurate portrayal of Apple today"
- "Today, Apple is one of the most standards driven operating systems you can purchase."
- Question for Declan, Is Apple becoming more widely accepted in Enterprise IT in your experience?

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Well, thanks to Damon and Declan for your insights and participation on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network. Thanks also to our sponsors this weekâ.Air and the Sun, we couldn't do this show without their support and existence.

As usual if you have an questions or comments, feel free to post them on our website or feel free to email us at macveritas@gmail.com and leave us voicemail on skype at MacVeritas or call us at 858.736.9025.

Alright gentlemen, thanks for a great show. We will see you next week! And remember, here at MacVeritas, we give you "The Mac Truth, The Whole Mac Truth, and Nothing But The Mac Truth.

(Finish with MacVeritas Singing)]]> Tech News Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:30:00 GMT http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=332160# dan.crane2@cranestudio.com 01:06:38 Macintosh, Apple, Software, Hardware, Podcast, Tech News, AppleTV, iPod Dan Crane II, Damon Blackman, Declan Fleming, CraneStudio Clean http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=329183# MacVeritas.com Weekly Podcast #27 - Open

Intro

You are listening to the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, Episode #26 for April 16 2008. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network.

(MacVeritas Yell followed by Intro Music)

Hello and welcome to MacVeritas, I am Dan Crane, resident founder of MacVeritas, and every week I am joined by Damon Blackman, and Declan Fleming, two of my fellow Macheads. As usual, we are here to combat FUD with Facts, and answer questions that listeners may have on using their Macintosh. So sit tight and enjoy the show!

This week on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, we are going to discuss:

- Psystar releases OpenComputer (formerly Open Mac)
- Analyst reiterates: Apple will sell 45 million iPhones in 2009
- Apple releases Apple TV 2.0.1 update
- Apple says Time Machine over AirPort Disk is unsupported feature
- Walt Mossberg says Apple will release an iPhone in the next 60-days
- And Our Apple/Macintosh FUD of the week

It looks like it is going to be another great show, so sit back, relax, and letâs get into a "Macintosh State of Mind".

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Word of the Week - Open - Psystar released an OpenComputer (formerly OpenMac) which is MacCompatible for $399. Should apple allow this sort of hardware to be made available to the public? Inexpensive, Mac compatible, easily modifyable.

MacVeritas.com News

Item 1 - iTunes feedback is always appreciated, we see the subscriber numbers increasing, so we know somebody is listening. If you get a chance, do a search on the iTunes store for the MacVeritas, find the podcast, and leave some positive feedback for us. We would greatly appreciate it.

Item 2 - As usual call 858.736.9025.

Item 3 - leave feedback at macveritas@gmail.com.

Item 4 - if you go to the website, you will see that we have updated the website with a new look and feel. Using Wordpress and a theme from RevolutionTheme.com. We love the new design, and hope you enjoy it! We have received some very positive feedback on it, but we still appreciate any feedback you give us. Thanks!

Open Topics

Psystar OpenComputer
(http://www.macobserver.com/article/2008/04/14.4.shtml )
( http://www.psystar.com/open_computer_the_apple_alternative.html )
- For your $399, you get:
- a 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 Processor
- 2GB of DDR2 667 memory
- Integrated Intel GMA 950 Graphics
- 20x DVD+/-R SATA drive that is Lightscribe-capable
- Four rear USB Ports.
- $155 for Leopard Preinstalled
- $50 for 2 - port firewire card
- macMini $599 offers a 1.83GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 1GB memory, an 80GB hard drive, a FireWire port, all packed into a tiny case.
- HOWEVER It definitely defies the EULA for Mac OS X, which specifies that the purchaser of a legal copy of Leopard is entitled to install the operating system on an Apple-branded computer.
- How Long will Psystar be around?
- Should Apple sue them?
- Should apple Allow Other computer manufacturers to use their OS?
- Wouldn't that lead to the same compatibility problems current windows owners have?
- Does knock off mac hardware make Apple look bad, given their incredible efforts for industrial design and overall compatibility?

Apple begins widespread testing of Mac OS X 10.5.3 Update
(http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/15/apple_plants_two_more_mac_os_x_10_5_3_seeds.html )
(http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/28/apple_begins_widespread_testing_of_mac_os_x_10_5_3_update.html )
- OS X 10.5.3 Build 9D10, 9D19 adn 9D20
- a pre-release copy of the software update featuring a focus list spanning some two dozen core components
- AddressBook, AppleScript, Audio, Back To My Mac, Dashboard, the Dock, DVD Player, Finder, Graphics, iCal, Mail, Portable Home Directories, Printing, Rosetta, Spaces, Spotlight, Time Machine, and VoiceOver
- listed 75 code corrections that have already been baked into this first external build, including two aimed at critical memory leaks within CoreAnimation and iCal.
- 10.5.0 released 26 Oct 2007
- 10.5.1 released 15 Nov 2007 (approx 3 weeks)
- 10.5.2 released 11 Feb 2008 (approx 3 months)
- 10.5.3 Been 2 months since 10.5.2
- Could see release of this update any time now

Analyst reiterates: Apple will sell 45 million iPhones in 2009
( http://www.macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/analyst_reiterates_apple_will_sell_45_million_iphones_in_2009/ )
- Gene Munster Piper Jaffray analyst
- In June 2007 predicted, three weeks before Apple even began selling the iPhone, that the company would be shipping them at the rate of 45 million a year by 2009
- Monday released a detailed report to clients in which he lays out the steps by which he expects Apple (AAPL) to hit his target â quadrupling 2008 sales
- By introducing a 3G iPhone within the next 3 to 6 months
- By offering a family of 2 to 3 iPhones â including lower-priced models selling for $200 to $300 â by Jan 2009 at the latest
- By entering new countries, effectively doubling the addressable market every year for the next two years.
- By adding new features, such as games (Tiger Woods Golf, played by swinging the iPhone?) and remote purchases (Starbucks lattes without the wait?) starting in June
- Seems like a large number considering last quarter RIM shipped a record 4.4 million smartphones at an average selling price of $348. The Canada-based company also realized a net gain of 2.18 million smartphone subscribers in the period, raising its total account base to more than 14 million BlackBerry customers
- Now Apple wants to sell 10-million phones in 2008 for a total of 14-million phones.
- 45 million seems like a lot,more than tripling the previous years sales!
- Any impact on the iPod? I think so!
Apple releases Apple TV 2.0.1 and 2.0.2 updates
( http://www.macworld.com/article/132768/2008/03/appletv.html )
- New Genres entry
- Sync podcasts to iTunes
- Plus for Progress - hit plus button to see the progress bar
- Skip when shuffling - enable the ability to skip a track while shuffling on AppleTV

Apple to webcast FY 08 First Quarter Results Conference Call on Tuesday, January 22
( http://www.macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/16112/ )
- Apple will provide live audio streaming of its FY 08 First Quarter Results Conference Call utilizing Apple's industry-leading QuickTime multimedia software on Tuesday, January 22, 2008, 2pm PST/5pm EST.
- The live audio webcast will be accessible through Apple's website at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/earningsq108/
- in q4 2007 Apple shipped 2,319,000 Macintosh computers, representing 44 percent unit growth and 47 percent revenue growth over the year-ago quarter.
- The Company sold 22,121,000 iPods during the quarter, representing five percent unit growth and 17 percent revenue growth over the year-ago quarter.
- Quarterly iPhoneâ sales were 2,315,000.
- Lets see how things go this quarter

Apple says Time Machine over AirPort Disk is unsupported feature
( http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/04/08/apple_says_time_machine_over_airport_disk_is_unsupported_feature.html )
- AirPort Disk, the functionality was once a highly touted feature of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
- But in the weeks leading up to the operating system's release last fall, Apple edited its website, removing all such references to the backup solution.
- March 19 2008 Apple posts combo update for AirPort, Time Machine
- Time Machine and AirPort Update 1.0 (10.9MB)
- include compatibility fixes for users hoping to use Time Machine backups with the recently introduced Time Capsule wireless router and its built-in hard drive
- It also includes AirPort wireless driver fixes
- The update is only available for systems running the client version of Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.2 or later
- So why provide the update if they are not going to support it?
- I have used it on my wifes laptop as a time machine backup and have not seen any errors
- Seems to work just fine, although have not had to use it yet.
- This of course presents the likely possibility that Apple will once again disable the feature with a forthcoming update.

FUD of the Week - Why OS X costs twice as much as Windows
- There HAS to be sarcasm is this piece...
(http://blogs.zdnet.com/storage/?p=311 )
- 4 released updates to OS X (10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5 (10.1 was free update)
- At $129 a pop your loyal Mac user paid $516 for new OS releases. There is no âupgradeâ pricing for OS X.
- Over the same period the steadfast Windows user would have spent a paltry $219
- Less than 2 years after Tigers release, Steve Jobs, Appleâs CEO, announced that 67% of the 22 million Mac OS X users were using Tiger. Compare that to Vistaâs 15% penetration 14 months after announcement

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Well, thanks to Damon and Declan for your insights and participation on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network. Thanks also to our sponsors this weekâ.Air and the Sun, we couldn't do this show without their support and existence.

As usual if you have an questions or comments, feel free to post them on our website or feel free to email us at macveritas@gmail.com and leave us voicemail on skype at MacVeritas or call us at 858.736.9025.

Alright gentlemen, thanks for a great show. We will see you next week! And remember, here at MacVeritas, we give you "The Mac Truth, The Whole Mac Truth, and Nothing But The Mac Truth.

(Finish with MacVeritas Singing)]]> Tech News Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:30:00 GMT http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=329183# dan.crane2@cranestudio.com 01:03:07 Macintosh, Apple, Software, Hardware, Podcast, Tech News, AppleTV, iPod Dan Crane II, Damon Blackman, Declan Fleming, CraneStudio Clean http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=326681# Special Announcement Unfortunately there is no regularly scheduled podcast this week since Damon, Declan and PC Mike are out of town.

We hope you will come back next week to listen to our regularly scheduled show.]]> Tech News Wed, 9 Apr 2008 22:00:00 GMT http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=326681# dan.crane2@cranestudio.com 00:02:12 Announcement Dan Crane II, Damon Blackman, Declan Fleming, CraneStudio Clean http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=324324# MacVeritas.com Weekly Podcast #26 - Time Part 2 of 2)

Intro

You are listening to the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, Episode #26 for April 2 2008. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network.

(MacVeritas Yell followed by Intro Music)

Hello and welcome to MacVeritas, I am Dan Crane, resident founder of MacVeritas, and every week I am joined by Damon Blackman, and Declan Fleming, two of my fellow Macheads. As usual, we are here to combat FUD with Facts, and answer questions that listeners may have on using their Macintosh. So sit tight and enjoy the show!

This week on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, we are going to discuss:

- The latest Airport Extreme and Time Machine Updates
- Unlimited Downloads from iTunes?
- Apple using iTunes to install Safari for Windows Users
- Along with Other Apple and Macintosh related topics
It looks like it is going to be another great show, so sit back, relax, and letâs get into a "Macintosh State of Mind".

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Word of the Week - Time - It's about tim that Apple updated the Airport Extreme to allow Time machine backups using a 3rd party USB drive connected to the airport Extreme.

MacVeritas.com News

Item 1 - iTunes feedback is always appreciated, we see the subscriber numbers increasing, so we know somebody is listening. If you get a chance, do a search on the iTunes store for the MacVeritas, find the podcast, and leave some positive feedback for us. We would greatly appreciate it.

Item 2 - As usual call 858.736.9025.

Item 3 - leave feedback at macveritas@gmail.com.

Topics

Apple firmware update enables wireless Time Machine backup via Airport Extreme Base Station
( http://www.macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/apple_firmware_update_enables_wireless_time_machine_backup_via_airport_ext/ )
- With today's Time Machine and AirPort Updates v1.0, Apple Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard's Time Machine now supports USB hard drives attached to Apple Airport Extreme Base Stations
- an Airport Extreme Base Station (AEBS) with an attached USB hard drive can now function with Time Machine and perform wireless backups just like Apple's Time Capsule
- After applying the Time Machine and AirPort Updates v1.0 and restarting, users should launch Airport Utility (Applications>Utilities>Airport Utility). This will prompt the user to apply the 7.3.1 Firmware Update for their Airport Extreme Base Station

Apple to offer unlimited music download plan on iTunes?
( http://software.macscoop.com/articles/2008/03/20/apple-offer-unlimited-music-download-plan-itunes )
- If the Financial Time's report (subscription required) is to be believed, Apple could already be in talks with music majors so as to offer an unlimited music download plan on iTunes.
- The company could offer this plan with each iPod purchase at a premium price and will give access to iTunes' entire music library, the report says.
- Other Phones already offer this (Nokia -
http://uk.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUKL0418248320071204 )
- Does this make sense for Apple at this point?
- Is this necessary?

Seagate CEO doesnât foresee big future for solid state drives - From a Fortune.com report
( http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/seagate_ceo_doesnt_foresee_big_future_for_solid_state_drives/ )
9 http://bigtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/03/17/flash-vs-hard-drive-battle-heats-up/ )
- Seagate CEO Bill Watkins isnât too impressed with the MacBook Air and doesnât expect laptops with solid state drives (SSDs) to be very popular
- He thinks SSDs are just too expensive, and will be for a long time
- However, even if prices drop and SSDs take off, Samsung feels that SSD makers like Samsung and Intel are violating the companyâs patents
- Seagate and Western Digital, two of the major hard drive makers, have patents that deal with many of the ways a storage device communicates with a computer
- It stands to reason that sooner or later, Seagate will sueâparticularly if it looks like SSDs could become a real threat

Apple makes good on its promise to push Safari for Windows through iTunes
( http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1286 )
- As Apple committed it would do last summer, the company is pushing its Safari for Windows browser via its iTunes distribution mechanism.
- Is this a big deal?
- Even if Safari is NOT loaded on your PC, it offers Safari v3.1 to you anyway
- How would we feel if microsoft did this?
- As with any update offered by the Windows utility, the Safari 3.1 download can be declined by unchecking a box.

iPhone 2.0 screen shots - From Boygeniusreport.com
( http://www.boygeniusreport.com/gallery/handsets/iphone-20-screen-shots/ )
- Rotated Scientific Calculator ( http://www.boygeniusreport.com/gallery/handsets/iphone-20-screen-shots/?pid=1871#picture_nav )
- Brightness ( http://www.boygeniusreport.com/gallery/handsets/iphone-20-screen-shots/?pid=1877#picture_nav )
- Version 1.2 not 2.0 at this time ( http://www.boygeniusreport.com/gallery/handsets/iphone-20-screen-shots/?pid=1880#picture_nav )
- Notice Parental Conrols ( http://www.boygeniusreport.com/gallery/handsets/iphone-20-screen-shots/?pid=1881#picture_nav )
- Parental Controls Passcode ( http://www.boygeniusreport.com/gallery/handsets/iphone-20-screen-shots/?pid=1882#picture_nav )
- Parental Controls Switches ( http://www.boygeniusreport.com/gallery/handsets/iphone-20-screen-shots/?pid=1883#picture_nav )
- Exchange Email ( http://www.boygeniusreport.com/gallery/handsets/iphone-20-screen-shots/?pid=1885#picture_nav )

TheiPod Air Domain - Not owned by Apple
( http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/03/24/apple-now-owns-ipod-air-domain/ )
- Click on this: http://www.ipodair.com and watch where it goes! (Apple iTunes website)
- Oddly, this Whois record doesnât state Apple ownership.

Tip of the Week - Double Clicking to Create New Tabs in Safari
(http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20080319132933761 )
- As of Safari 3.1, double-clicking on a free area in the tab bar opens a new tab
- Make sure the tab bar is already showing !
- This also works in Firefox (try it out)

Closing

Start Exit Music

Well, thanks to Damon and Declan for your insights and participation on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network. Thanks also to our sponsors this weekâ.Air and the Sun, we couldn't do this show without their support and existence.

As usual if you have an questions or comments, feel free to post them on our website or feel free to email us at macveritas@gmail.com and leave us voicemail on skype at MacVeritas or call us at 858.736.9025.

Alright gentlemen, thanks for a great show. We will see you next week! And remember, here at MacVeritas, we give you "The Mac Truth, The Whole Mac Truth, and Nothing But The Mac Truth.
(Finish with MacVeritas Singing)]]> Tech News Thu, 3 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=324324# dan.crane2@cranestudio.com 00:52:16 Macintosh, Apple, Software, Hardware, Podcast, Tech News, AppleTV, iPod Dan Crane II, Damon Blackman, Declan Fleming, CraneStudio Clean http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=321732#
Intro

You are listening to the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, Episode #25 for March 26 2008. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network.

(MacVeritas Yell followed by Intro Music)

Hello and welcome to MacVeritas, I am Dan Crane, resident founder of MacVeritas, and every week I am joined by Damon Blackman, and Declan Fleming, two of my fellow Macheads. As usual, we are here to combat FUD with Facts, and answer questions that listeners may have on using their Macintosh. So sit tight and enjoy the show!

This week on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, we are going to discuss:

- Discussion about the OS Ten operating system turning 7 years old

It looks like it is going to be another great show, so sit back, relax, and letâs get into a "Macintosh State of Mind".

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Word of the Week - Time - It's about tim that Apple updated the Airport Extreme to allow Time machine backups using a 3rd party USB drive connected to the airport Extreme.

MacVeritas.com News

Item 1 - iTunes feedback is always appreciated, we see the subscriber numbers increasing, so we know somebody is listening. If you get a chance, do a search on the iTunes store for the MacVeritas, find the podcast, and leave some positive feedback for us. We would greatly appreciate it.

Item 2 - As usual call 858.736.9025.

Item 3 - leave feedback at macveritas@gmail.com.

Topics

OS X turns VII - from Macworld.com
( http://www.macworld.com/article/132658/2008/03/osxseven.html )
- March 24, 2001, Apple released OS X 10.0, code-named Cheetah
- When Apple released OS X in March 2001, Apple Stores didn't even exist yet; the first pair, in California and Virginia, wouldnât open their doors until two months later.
- Nobody lined up for 10.0âs release, as they did for more recent versions like Tiger and Leopard.
- The iPod was still in development and wouldnât be released until October of that year.
- The iPhone wasnât even a glimmer in Steve Jobsâs eye.
- Apple still relied on PowerPC chips from Motorola and IBM, and the most advanced of those ran at 733MHz on a G4 processor that was already getting a bit long in the tooth
- The G5 wouldnât appear for another two years.
- The retail version of OS X 10.0 went for $129 which just goes to show you that the more things change, the more they stay the same.
- What is the future for OS X v 11.0 etc, what do we want to see from a next generation Operating System?

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Start Exit Music

Well, thanks to Damon and Declan for your insights and participation on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network. Thanks also to our sponsors this weekâ.Air and the Sun, we couldn't do this show without their support and existence.

As usual if you have an questions or comments, feel free to post them on our website or feel free to email us at macveritas@gmail.com and leave us voicemail on skype at MacVeritas or call us at 858.736.9025.

Alright gentlemen, thanks for a great show. We will see you next week! And remember, here at MacVeritas, we give you "The Mac Truth, The Whole Mac Truth, and Nothing But The Mac Truth.

(Finish with MacVeritas Singing)]]> Tech News Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:00:00 GMT http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=321732# dan.crane2@cranestudio.com 00:59:09 Macintosh, Apple, Software, Hardware, Podcast, Tech News, AppleTV, iPod Dan Crane II, Damon Blackman, Declan Fleming, CraneStudio Clean http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=319430# MacVeritas.com Weekly Podcast #24 - Wager

Intro

You are listening to the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, Episode #24 for March 19 2008. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network.

(MacVeritas Yell followed by Intro Music)

Hello and welcome to MacVeritas, I am Dan Crane, resident founder of MacVeritas, and every week I am joined by Damon Blackman, and Declan Fleming, two of my fellow Macheads. As usual, we are here to combat FUD with Facts, and answer questions that listeners may have on using their Macintosh. So sit tight and enjoy the show!

This week on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, we are going to discuss:

- iPhone SDK downloads
- Apples Latest Sales Figures and marketshare
- Dans Latest Upgrade and Mac related purchases
- Along with Other Apple and Macintosh related topics
It looks like it is going to be another great show, so sit back, relax, and letâs get into a "Macintosh State of Mind".

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Word of the Week - Wager from a story we are going to discuss is that apparently there was a wager at KPCB expected to receive some amount of proposals in one month for the iFund, and that amount was met within 36 hours. Incredible! No idea what that actual number is, but 'm sure we will find out sometime soon.

MacVeritas.com News

Item 1 - iTunes feedback is always appreciated, we see the subscriber numbers increasing, so we know somebody is listening. If you get a chance, do a search on the iTunes store for the MacVeritas, find the podcast, and leave some positive feedback for us. We would greatly appreciate it.

Item 2 - As usual call 858.736.9025.

Item 3 - leave feedback at macveritas@gmail.com.

Topics

Dans Mac Pro Cleanout
- Dan Was having a video issue with screen freeze
- Some info on apple Discussion boards
- Similar but different findings
- Saw recomendations to clean out case using clean air
- I did this and the machine fans dont run as often or as fast
- Screen issue seems to have gone away
- Ordered a UPS in case of accidental power outage, prevent damage to machine
( http://www.amazon.com/APC-BR1500LCD-1500VA-Outlets-BACK-UPS/dp/B000NDA5E0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1205898210&sr=8-1) - Orderd a scanner Canon CanoScan N1240U ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000V2QCQI )

Dan Orders Drive for AppleTV replacement
( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136159)
- 250GB ATA Drive
- 5400RPM
- Going to follow instructions from Macworld
( http://www.macworld.com/article/57079/2007/03/appletvharddrive.html )
- Ordered Macally ECO-250U USB 2.0 2.5-Inch IDE Hard Drive Enclosure
(http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MWCJ28 )
- We shall see how it goes!
- Should I try to do a video of it and post it in the podcast feed?

Declans Purchase of Aperature
- $69 on campus
- Background Exporting to Flickr
- USes it instead of iPhoto
- Cleaner interface
- Mixes together metadata projects better
- Other items

Apple signals 100,000 SDK downloads
( http://www.ipodnn.com/articles/08/03/12/100000.sdk.downloads/ )
- "Developer reaction to the iPhone SDK has been incredible with more than 100,000 downloads in the first four days"-PhilShiller VP Product Marketing
- companies planning iPhone software: Intuit, NetSuite to upgrade SuitePhone; Six Apart developing a native iPhone application for TypePad.
- Apple has also revealed that PopCap is porting games such as Bejeweled, Zuma and Peggle to the iPhone platform
- Namco is bringing updated versions of Pac-Man and Galaga.

$100M iFund: KPCBâs first month expectations for iPhone dev business plans exceeded in 36 hours
(http://www.macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/100m_ifund_kpcbs_first_month_expectations_for_iphone_dev_business_plans/ )
- Executives at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers had a running bet as they announced a $100 million fund to encourage developers to build tools for Apple's iPhone. The wager was over how many business plans they'd receive in the first 30 days after the Mar. 6 announcement. Kleiner Perkins partner Matt Murphy won't divulge the number, but says it was exceeded within 36 hours," Olga Kharif reports for BusinessWeek.
- Amazing!
- Dan downloaded the Devlopment kit (free developer.apple.com
- 2gb download
- No iPhone Interface builder yet
- Will be available with official 2.0 release in June
- Dan ordered Objective C Books and Cocoa Development for OS X
- Not sure what I'll do with it yet, but it is interesting
Apple introduces 802.11n AirPort Express
( http://www.macworld.com/article/132550/2008/03/airport.html )
- Equipped with the 802.11n
- Five times the performance and twice the range of the previous model.
- The Airport Express also has a combo digital and analog audio connector, so you can connect it to a stereo. You can then wirelessly stream music through the AirPort to the stereo from iTunes on your Mac.
- $99 available immediately

Safari v3.1 released - DAMON
( http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307467 )
- Improves JavaScript performance
- Adds support for CSS 3 web fonts
- Adds support for CSS transforms and transitions
- Adds support for HTML 5 video and audio elements
- Adds support for offline storage for Web applications in SQL databases
- Adds support for SVG images in img elements and CSS images
- Adds support for SVG advanced text
(other see link)

Apple Mac grabs 14% U.S. retail market share in February 2008 - Katie Marsal reports for AppleInsider
( http://www.macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/apple_mac_grabs_1437_us_retail_market_share_in_february_2008/ )
- Macs accounting for a 14 percent unit share and 25 percent dollar share of all US-based PC retail sales
- represent 60 percent unit growth and 67 percent revenue growth over the same period one year ago
- At the same time, overall US PC retail shipments grew just 9 percent on a 5 percent increase in revenues
- Apple saw particular strength in notebook systems, which rose 64 percent in units and 67 percent in revenues, suggesting strong sell-through of the company's new MacBook Air
- 'Macbook Air sales appear to be additive to total sales, rather than replacing Macbook Pro sales
- Overall, the US retail segment combined for a 20 percent increase in notebook shipments on an 11 percent rise in revenues
- The Mac maker also saw robust demand for its desktop systems, which grew 55 percent on a 68 percent increase in revenues
- Compared to the overall retail segment which saw unit sales decline 5 percent on a 2 percent drop in revenues

Apple TV DVR interface revealed in patent filings
( http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/13/apple_tv_dvr_interface_revealed_in_patent_filings.html )
- Originally filed back in October of 2006
- The remote, similar in appearance to second-generation iPod nano
- For example, program data for upcoming programs, e.g., for the next month, can be downloaded and stored on the remote control device
- Note: it would seem logical that this functionality could also be integrated directly into the iPhone or iPod touch
- the Apple TV device itself would feature a more advanced form of an on-screen programming guide akin to those found on today's digital cable boxes or TiVO DVR records
- Apple also included about a dozen tables showing the how the various inputs on the touch-based Apple remote would function differently depending on what content or navigational interface was displayed on the screen
( see article for other info)

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Well, thanks to Damon and Declan for your insights and participation on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network. Thanks also to our sponsors this weekâ.Air and the Sun, we couldn't do this show without their support and existence.

As usual if you have an questions or comments, feel free to post them on our website or feel free to email us at macveritas@gmail.com and leave us voicemail on skype at MacVeritas or call us at 858.736.9025.

Alright gentlemen, thanks for a great show. We will see you next week! And remember, here at MacVeritas, we give you "The Mac Truth, The Whole Mac Truth, and Nothing But The Mac Truth.

(Finish with MacVeritas Singing)]]> Tech News Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:15:00 GMT http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=319430# dan.crane2@cranestudio.com 01:00:19 Macintosh, Apple, Software, Hardware, Podcast, Tech News, AppleTV, iPod Dan Crane II, Damon Blackman, Declan Fleming, CraneStudio Clean http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=316939#
Intro

You are listening to the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, Episode #23 for March 12 2008. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network.

(MacVeritas Yell followed by Intro Music)

Hello and welcome to MacVeritas, I am Dan Crane, resident founder of MacVeritas, and every week I am joined by Damon Blackman, and Declan Fleming, two of my fellow Macheads. This week we are joined by Special Guest PC Mike. As usual, we are here to combat FUD with Facts, and answer questions that listeners may have on using their Macintosh. So sit tight and enjoy the show!

This week on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, we are going to have:

- iPhone 2.0 beta breakdown and discussion
- iPhone SDK discussion
- And Other Mac and Apple related topics

It looks like it is going to be another great show, so sit back, relax, and letâs get into a "Macintosh State of Mind".

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Word of the Week - Delivery on MArch 6 2008 Apple delivered to developpers a Software Development Kit (SDK) which is the same kti that Apple uses to create its applciation on the iPhone curently, adn they previewed iPhone 2.0 software due in June

MacVeritas.com News

Item 1 - iTunes feedback is always appreciated, we see the subscriber numbers increasing, so we know somebody is listening. If you get a chance, do a search on the iTunes store for the MacVeritas, find the podcast, and leave some positive feedback for us. We would greatly appreciate it.

Item 2 - As usual call 858.736.9025.

Item 3 - leave feedback at macveritas@gmail.com.

Topics

- iPhone 2.0 Email Features (also applies to iPod touch)
( http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9067438&pageNumber=1 )
- MS Exchange
- Push email
- Push Contacts
- Push Calendar
- More VPN
- Spotlight icon seen in contacts page for search? (MacDaily News)
- Final version will be available in "Late June" ( can you say June 29)

- iPhone 2.0 App Store (also applies to iPod touch)
- Demoed AIM
- Demoed Salesforce (My father said now he has to get an iPhone ;) )
- Demoed Games
- Download Apps from iPhone or iTunes
- Apple takes 30%, delivery, marketing, storage, pays developers each month
- Updates show automatically on iPhone screen

- iPhone SDK
- There are limitations to what apple will "allow"
- No Porn (Apple as moral decision maker...could this be an issue?)
- No Bandwidth hogs
- No Malicious programs
- $99 sign up at this time to get it on iPhone Developer Conenction (shows people are serious)
- Includes a simulator to be run on the computer
- Other?

- iFund
( http://www.kpcb.com/ifund )
- KPCB
- $100-Million in Venture Capitol for iPhone 2.0 developers

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Start Exit Music

Well, thanks to Damon and Declan for your insights and participation on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network. Thanks also to our sponsors this weekâ.Air and the Sun, we couldn't do this show without their support and existence.

As usual if you have an questions or comments, feel free to post them on our website or feel free to email us at macveritas@gmail.com and leave us voicemail on skype at MacVeritas or call us at 858.736.9025.

Alright gentlemen, thanks for a great show. We will see you next week! And remember, here at MacVeritas, we give you "The Mac Truth, The Whole Mac Truth, and Nothing But The Mac Truth.

(Finish with MacVeritas Singing)]]> Tech News Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:48:00 GMT http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=316939# dan.crane2@cranestudio.com 01:07:31 Dan Crane II, Damon Blackman, Declan Fleming, CraneStudio Clean http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=314404# MacVeritas.com Weekly Podcast #22 - iPhone SDK

Intro

You are listening to the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, Episode #22 for March 5 2008. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network.

(MacVeritas Yell followed by Intro Music)

Hello and welcome to MacVeritas, I am Dan Crane, resident founder of MacVeritas, and every week I am joined by Damon Blackman, and Declan Fleming, two of my fellow Macheads. Declan is not with us tonight, but we we are joined tonight by our special guest PC Mike Ritchie. We are here to combat FUD with Facts, and answer questions that listeners may have on using their Macintosh. So sit tight and enjoy the show!

This week on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, we are going to have:

- Facts and Speculation on the Upcoming iPhone SDK event
- What makes a mac user a mac user
- Other Mac and Apple related topics

It looks like it is going to be another great show, so sit back, relax, and letâs get into a "Macintosh State of Mind".

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Word of the Week - Apple plans iPhone SDK event on March 6, announcing "some exciting new enterprise features,"
- Apple's invitation depicts a roadmap beginning with "Enterprise," leading to "SDK" and eventually arriving at "Software Update."
(http://www.ipodnn.com/articles/08/02/27/apple.meeting.on.iphone/ )

MacVeritas.com News

Item 1 - iTunes feedback is always appreciated, we see the subscriber numbers increasing, so we know somebody is listening. If you get a chance, do a search on the iTunes store for the MacVeritas, find the podcast, and leave some positive feedback for us. We would greatly appreciate it.

Item 2 - As usual call 858.736.9025.

Item 3 - leave feedback at macveritas@gmail.com.

Item 4 - I will no longer be using my studio microphone. the sound quality is to unpredictable at this time to continue to use it.

Topics

-What makes a mac user want to use macs? Why not PC's?
- Is it Hardware?
- is it Software?
- Is it the hardware with the software?
- What made us not want to use windows anymore?
- What about the cost differences?
Should the iTunes store be the only legitimate method for getting programs on iPhone/iPod touch?
- Better guard against fraudulent / malicious apps
- safeguard installation
- will there be a fee to Apple?
- will there be any free apps, yes!
Rumor - Source: Apple may not restrict free iPhone apps
( http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/02/29/apple.and.free.iphone.apps/ )
- the company may loosen those restrictions for free programs
- the new contact claims that free applications are not subject to the same rules that will guide paid software downloads. In this model, free software is unlikely to be subject to much if any scrutiny by Apple.
- This system will change substantially for paid apps as Apple will reportedly take a portion of the cost of each app

Oklahoma Christian University gives students opportunity to trade in Windows PCs for Apple Macs
( http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/16553/ )
( http://www.oc.edu/apple/ )
- This summer, all faculty and all new students attending New Student Orientations will be issued a new Apple MacBook
- In addition to the MacBook, the University will be able to offer students an option of either an Apple iPhone or iPod touch
- The vision of incorporating instructional technology tools into teaching and learning is critical to our future success and the success of our graduates

Rumor - 3G iPhone to surface within four months?
( http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/04/3g.iphone.in.four.months/ )
- Rich Garder came to the conclusion based on input from several industry sources, which he claims confirms a 3G version of the iPhone during the second quarter

From Last Week
Mac at Microsoft, Why Not
( http://brandonlive.com/2008/02/08/macs-at-microsoft-why-not/ )
- Many run Vista on the macs (Laptops)
- "I think itâs important to know what âthe other sideâ is doing, and to understand what users are talking about when they make comparisons "
- "Little tidbit on that note: One day a friend of mine on the team printed off a couple dozen screenshots of Leopard, showing off various tasks the user can do in OS X, and hung them on one of our hallways. Across from it are pictures of the same tasks in that incredibly well-kept secret of a project that weâre working on. There are post-it notes and markers next to each wall where passersby leave comments / questions. I wonder if any hallways in Cupertino have something like that? "
From Last Week
College handing out iPhones to freshmen
( http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/26/iphones.for.freshmen/ )
- " Abilene Christian University will be delivering an Apple iPhone or iPod Touch to all members of its incoming class in 2008"
- "In Mid-2007, Abilene Christian University announced plans to explore "campus-wide benefits of converged, mobile devices like the Apple iPhone in higher education."
- ""The creation of Apple's iPhone â which offers many popular services in one device â has made what we see as the first really compelling solution"

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Start Exit Music

Well, thanks to Damon and Declan for your insights and participation on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network. Thanks also to our sponsors this weekâ.Air and the Sun, we couldn't do this show without their support and existence.

As usual if you have an questions or comments, feel free to post them on our website or feel free to email us at macveritas@gmail.com and leave us voicemail on skype at MacVeritas or call us at 858.736.9025.

Alright gentlemen, thanks for a great show. We will see you next week! And remember, here at MacVeritas, we give you "The Mac Truth, The Whole Mac Truth, and Nothing But The Mac Truth.

(Finish with MacVeritas Singing)]]> Tech News Thu, 6 Mar 2008 04:26:00 GMT http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=314404# dan.crane2@cranestudio.com 01:15:38 Macintosh, Apple, Software, Hardware, Podcast, Tech News, AppleTV, iPod Dan Crane II, Damon Blackman, Declan Fleming, CraneStudio Clean http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=311923#
Intro

You are listening to the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, Episode #21 for Feb 27 2008. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network.

(MacVeritas Yell followed by Intro Music)

Hello and welcome to MacVeritas, I am Dan Crane, resident founder of MacVeritas, and every week I am joined by Damon Blackman, and Declan Fleming, two of my fellow Macheads. This wek we are joined by our special guest, PC Mike. We are here to combat FUD with Facts, and answer questions that listeners may have on using their Macintosh. So sit tight and enjoy the show!

This week on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, we are going to have:

- Apples latest Hardware and Software Updates
- PC Mikes trip to Cupertino
- MacVeritas Tip of the week
- Other Mac and Apple related topics
It looks like it is going to be another great show, so sit back, relax, and letâs get into a "Macintosh State of Mind".

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Word of the Week - "Update Tuesday" - Every week since the beginning of the year, it seems like Apple has been providing new products or making announcements for new products. Lets hope the streak continues.

- Does having an update every week make announcements seem less special?
- Can Apple sustain this for the rest of the year?
- Still to come iPhone SDK updated cinema displays, OS updates every 6 to 8 weeks or so,
- Not much hardware left to update, iPhone w/3G, Cinema displays, iMacs?
- For hardware product info checkout ( http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/ )
MacVeritas.com News
Item 1 - iTunes feedback is always appreciated, we see the subscriber numbers increasing, so we know somebody is listening. If you get a chance, do a search on the iTunes store for the MacVeritas, find the podcast, and leave some positive feedback for us. We would greatly appreciate it.

Item 2 - As usual call 858.736.9025.

Item 3 - leave feedback at macveritas@gmail.com.

Item 4 - Note that in the podcast, if you right click on the podcast episode that you have downloaded and look at the description, it contains the show script.

item 5 - Note on how we have been recording and editing the podcast (using actual audio files instead of just Skype recorded. Each person send me the recorded file which sounds clean, no static etc. Then I combine them all. Gives a cleaner richer sound.

Topics

PC Mikes Trip to Cupertino
- Deciding to use Keynote vs MacOffice Powerpoint
- Using Keynote
- Seeing Uncle Steve
Apple's New Penryn MacBook Pro
( http://www.anandtech.com/mac/showdoc.aspx?i=3240 )
( http://www.macworld.com/article/132255/2008/02/macbookair.html )

MacBook Pros
==========================
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB memory
200GB hard drive1
Double-layer SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 256MB
Ships: 1-3 business days
Free Shipping
$1,999.00
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2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB memory
250GB hard drive1
Double-layer SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 512MB
Ships: 2-4 business days
Free Shipping
$2,499.00
==========================
2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB memory
250GB hard drive1
Douple-layer SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 512MB
Ships: 2-4 business days
Free Shipping
$2,799.00
==========================

MacBook
==========================
2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
1GB memory
120GB hard drive1
Combo drive
Ships: Within 24 hours
Free Shipping
$1,099.00
==========================
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB memory
160GB hard drive1
Double-layer SuperDrive
Ships: Within 24 hours
Free Shipping
$1,299.00
==========================
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB memory
250GB hard drive1
Double-layer SuperDrive
Ships: Within 24 hours
Free Shipping
$1,499.00
==========================

AOL unvels Xdrive, 5GB backup plan for Macs
( http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/25/aol.xdrive.5gb.backup/ )
- Competes with .mac
- .mac offers 10GB storage for email and files ($99/yr)
- AOL 5GB for Free or 50GB for $99
- XDrive is an adobe AIR app ( http://www.xdrive.com/desktop-lite/ )
- Dan jsut used .MAc to backup 2.5GB of personal docs
- It took about 12-hours to upload it all
- I used Backup program offered free to .Mac subscribers
- Also use i to backup files to an external drive

Passwords
- I found "Make-a-Pass" Dashboard Widget
(http://andrew.hedges.name/widgets/index.html#makeapass )
- How do you select your passwords?
- Do you use any strange characters?
- How long are they generally
- Do you ever use password generators?
- Does work require that you change your passwords?
- Do you have a bios password or just use OS password

Mac Tip of the week
- Making a desktop Printer to drag and drop documents
- Open Preferences
- Open up Print & Fax"
- Drag printer icons on the left into Leopard
- Now you can drag a document and print it to that printer! Not bad!

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Start Exit Music

Well, thanks to Damon and Declan for your insights and participation on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network. Thanks also to our sponsors this weekâ. we couldn't do this show without their support and existence.

As usual if you have an questions or comments, feel free to post them on our website or feel free to email us at macveritas@gmail.com and leave us voicemail on skype at MacVeritas or call us at 858.736.9025.

Alright gentlemen, thanks for a great show. We will see you next week! And remember, here at MacVeritas, we give you "The Mac Truth, The Whole Mac Truth, and Nothing But The Mac Truth.

(Finish with MacVeritas Singing)]]> Tech News Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:30:00 GMT http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=311923# dan.crane2@cranestudio.com 01:07:48 Macintosh, Apple, Software, Hardware, Podcast, Tech News, AppleTV, iPod Dan Crane II, Damon Blackman, Declan Fleming, Mike Ritchie, CraneStudio Clean http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=309569#
Intro

You are listening to the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, Episode #20 for Feb 20 2008. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network.

(MacVeritas Yell followed by Intro Music)

Hello and welcome to MacVeritas, I am Dan Crane, resident founder of MacVeritas, and every week I am joined by Damon Blackman, and Declan Fleming, two of my fellow Macheads. We are here to combat FUD with Facts, and answer questions that listeners may have on using their Macintosh. So sit tight and enjoy the show!

This week on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, we are going to have:

- Are Mac Users Snobs

- Is your Mac Rosetta Free

- Mail and iCal should they be combined?

- Other Mac and Apple News items

It looks like it is going to be another great show, so sit back, relax, and letâs get into a "Macintosh State of Mind".

Word of the Week - Integration - The newest article on the website is on the possible combining of iCal and Mail.

MacVeritas.com News

Item 1 - iTunes feedback is always appreciated, we see the subscriber numbers increasing, so we know somebody is listening. If you get a chance, do a search on the iTunes store for the MacVeritas, find the podcast, and leave some positive feedback for us. We would greatly appreciate it.

Item 2 - As usual call 858.736.9025.

Item 3 - leave feedback at macveritas@gmail.com.

Topics

*Are Mac Users Snobs?
http://www.thestreet.com/video/index.html?bcpid=1078966384&bclid=1137812485&bctid=1420178886

â Mac users more likely to use teeth-whitening products
â Mac users bought on average five new pairs of sneakers in the last year
â More likely to buy organic food
â More likely to frequent Starbucks
â More likely to own a hybrid car
â Mac users are perfectionists
â More likely to use notebooks
â Prefer to drive station wagons
â More likely to pay more for green products
â More likely to pay for downloaded music

Imagine This - Apple to Combine Mail, iCal and Addressbook -Apple Mail
- LeopardMail
- MailCal
- Incorporate iCal into main and contacts
- Thunderbird 3 Mail and Calendar integration
(http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.planning/browse_thread/thread/5d412c95e2f04a73/b300a4e3be26db25 )

Is your Mac Rosetta Free?
- Open Activity monitor
- Select "All Processes"
- Look at the column called "Kind"
- If you see Rosetta then there are old PowerPC programs,
- Do you have any Rosetta processes running?

Closing

Start Exit Music

Well, thanks to Damon and Declan for your insights and participation on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network. Thanks also to our sponsors this weekâ.Air and the Sun, we couldn't do this show without their support and existence.

As usual if you have an questions or comments, feel free to post them on our website or feel free to email us at macveritas@gmail.com and leave us voicemail on skype at MacVeritas or call us at 858.736.9025.

Alright gentlemen, thanks for a great show. We will see you next week! And remember, here at MacVeritas, we give you "The Mac Truth, The Whole Mac Truth, and Nothing But The Mac Truth.

(Finish with MacVeritas Singing)]]> Tech News Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:45:00 GMT http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=309569# dan.crane2@cranestudio.com 01:11:26 Macintosh, Apple, Software, Hardware, Podcast, Tech News, AppleTV, iPod Dan Crane II, Damon Blackman, Declan Fleming, CraneStudio Clean http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=307223# MacVeritas.com Weekly Podcast #19-Updateapalooza

Intro

You are listening to the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, Episode #19 for Feb 13 2008. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network.

(MacVeritas Yell followed by Intro Music)

Hello and welcome to MacVeritas, I am Dan Crane, resident founder of MacVeritas, and every week I am joined by Damon Blackman, and Declan Fleming, two of my fellow Macheads. We are here to combat FUD with Facts, and answer questions that listeners may have on using their Macintosh. So sit tight and enjoy the show!

This week on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, we are going to have:

- Latest Mac and Apple Related News Items

- The latest Apple and Macintosh Rumors

It looks like it is going to be another great show, so sit back, relax, and letâs get into a "Macintosh State of Mind".

Word of the Week

Updateapalooza - This week, we have ben inundated with updates for Leopard, iLife, Aperature, and AppleTV Mac News
1.Apple releases Apple TV "Take 2" update
http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/12/apple.tv.take.2.update/

2. Apple releases Mac OS X 10.5.2 Update
http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/11/mac.os.x.1052.update/
http://www.macworld.com/article/131902/2008/02/1052applelistens.html
- Hierarchical Stacks and Folder icons in the Dock (These should be added to dock prefs as well)
- Non-transparent menu bar
- Time Machine menu-bar indicator

2a. Apple Posts Leopard Graphics Update 1.0
http://www.macobserver.com/article/2008/02/11.12.shtml

3. Apple releases iLife Support 8.2
http://www.macworld.com/article/132076/2008/02/ilife.html

4. Apple releases Aperture 2
http://www.macworld.com/article/132068/2008/02/aperture2.html

5. Starbucks moves to AT&T hot spots and away from T-Mobile
http://www.macworld.com/article/132051/2008/02/starbucks.html

http://www.macworld.com/article/132056/2008/02/starbucks_analysis.html
6. Netflix dumps HD DVD, opts for Blu-Ray
http://www.macworld.com/article/132047/2008/02/netflix.html

Tip of the Week
- When you are on iChat and you want to show somebody a movie or photo or keynote presentation, go to "File" Menu and select the "Share a File with iChat Theater..." and you get to see the person you are chatting with and control the movie or presentation at the same time! Try it out!

- Cool iChat Trick from Andy Inhatkos CWOB.com - Stupid iChat ricks - Makes text of status change within the message
http://ihnatko.com/index.php/2008/02/01/stupid-ichat-tricks/

Mac Rumors

1. Adobe Flash Support for iPhone Coming Alongside SDK?
http://www.macrumors.com/2008/02/11/adobe-flash-support-for-iphone-coming-alongside-sdk/

2. $100 Price Drop on iPhone and iPod Touch?
http://www.macrumors.com/2008/02/09/100-price-drop-on-iphone-and-ipod-touch/

3 . Safari 3.1 to Bring Performance Boosts ("Snappier")
http://www.macrumors.com/2008/02/09/safari-3-1-to-bring-performance-boosts-snappier/

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Well, thanks to Damon and Declan for your insights and participation on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network. Thanks also to our sponsors this weekâ.Air and the Sun, we couldn't do this show without their support and existence.

As usual if you have an questions or comments, feel free to post them on our website or feel free to email us at macveritas@gmail.com and leave us voicemail on skype at MacVeritas or call us at 858.736.9025.

Alright gentlemen, thanks for a great show. We will see you next week! And remember, here at MacVeritas, we give you "The Mac Truth, The Whole Mac Truth, and Nothing But The Mac Truth.

(Finish with MacVeritas Singing)]]> Tech News Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:55:00 GMT http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=307223# dan.crane2@cranestudio.com 01:03:33 Macintosh, Apple, Podcast, Tech News, Hardware, Software, News Dan Crane II, Damon Blackman, Declan Fleming, CraneStudio Clean http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=304631# MacVeritas.com Weekly Podcast #18 - Peripherals

Intro

You are listening to the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, Episode #18 for Feb 5 2008. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network.

(MacVeritas Yell followed by Intro Music)

Hello and welcome to MacVeritas, I am Dan Crane, resident founder of MacVeritas, and every week I am joined by Damon Blackman, and Declan Fleming, two of my fellow Macheads. We are here to combat FUD with Facts, and answer questions that listeners may have on using their Macintosh. So sit tight and enjoy the show!

This week on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, we are going to have:

- Our discussion on variosu peripherals and acessories that we use

- And if we have time, our discussions on Mac Rumors and the latest Mac News

It looks like it is going to be another great show, so sit back, relax, and letâs get into a "Macintosh State of Mind".

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Word of the Week

Peripherals - This week, I wanted to talk about the various peripherals and accessories that we use on our macs. There are so many to choose from and every one o them has a specific purpose and fulfill a specific need. SO I thought it woudl be interesting to see what is connected and what is being used.

MacVeritas.com News

Item 1 - iTunes feedback is always appreciated, we see the subscriber numbers increasing, so we know somebody is listening. If you get a chance, do a search on the iTunes store for the MacVeritas, find the podcast, and leave some positive feedback for us. We would greatly appreciate it.

Item 2 - As usual call 858.736.9025.

Item 3 - leave feedback at macveritas@gmail.com.

Item 4 - We are still working with some audio issues using various programs and audio input devices. LAst week, we had to go to our backup recording since the primary recording program we used failed us. Anyway, we apologize for the inconvenience and we will have it all worked out in the near future as we dial in an efficient and high performance workflow.

First Topic : Our Mac Peripherals and Accessories

Declan

1. IOGEAR Mini USB hub
http://www.iogear.com/main.php?loc=product&Item=GUH264

2. Kingston USB 2.0 20 some port media reader
http://www.kingston.com/flash/MediaReader.asp

3. Many external hard drives, 250M up to 1T, some FW some USB2

4. RadioShark - used for a long time to capture radio shows to podcasts

5. 2GB thumb drive

6. 8GB USB drive - solid state

7. Olympus voice recorder WS 300M
http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/cpg_archived_product_details.asp?fl=2&id=1193

8. Logitec Quickcam Pro for Notebooks
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/notebook_products/webcams/devices/3055&cl=us,en

9. Microsoft bluetooth mouse
http://www.microsoft.com/products/info/product.aspx?view=22&pcid=84d9839f-f07a-43cc-89e4-cb571cd205c9&type=ovr

10. Mighty mouse, wired and bluetooth
http://www.apple.com/mightymouse/

11. iSight

12. iPod

13. Logitec headphones
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/webcam_communications/internet_headsets_phones/devices/2986&cl=us,en

14. FW connector to video camera

15. Epson R200 printer
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/consumer/consDetail.jsp?oid=37368464

16. Sony EBook Reader
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?

catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=11038811 17. Blackberry 8700c - for to sync contacts, and to recharge
http://na.blackberry.com/eng/devices/device-detail.jsp?navId=H0,C63,P65

18. SanDisk 6in1 PCMCIA media readers - for to read digital cam stuff
http://www.sandisk.com/Products/Item(1140)-SDAD-67-A10-SanDisk_6in1_PC_Card_Adapter.aspx

19. EVD0 card - work one I borrow sometimes

20. Canon Rebel XT - playing with firing it remotely, got some 30' usb cord

Damon

1. Cyber Acoustics AC-850 USB Stereo Headset
http://cyberacoustics.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Home.ProductDetail&content_id=344

2. iSight camera (external) Old school, I know
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISight

3. Canon Pixma MX700 Multifunction Printer
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&fcategoryid=123&modelid=15651

4. Panasonic PV-GS320 miniDV 3CCD video camera
http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-camcorders/panasonic-pv-gs320/4505-6500_7-32330317.html

5. Elgato EyeTV Hybrid US
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815131003

6. Logitech Harmony 550 Universal Remote
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/remotes/universal_remotes/devices/376&cl=us,en

Dans Accessories

1. Griffin Powermate
http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/powermate

2. Wacom / Graphire 6x8 Tablet
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BB95WW

3. D-Link 7-port USB Hub
http://www.dlink.com/products/?model=DUB-H7

4. Plantronics USB Headset (DSP-500)
http://www.amazon.com/Plantronics-DSP-500-Digitally-Enhanced-Multimedia-Software/dp/B00005A9AV

5.New Mac Aluminum Keyboard
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=3327B69E&fnode=home/shop_mac/mac_accessories/mice_keyboards&nplm=MB110LL/A

6. Mercury Elite Pro Firewire Drives
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/1394/USB/EliteAL/800+USB2/
7. Dell 20" Widescreen LCD monitor
http://reviews.cnet.com/lcd-monitors/dell-2005fpw/4505-3174_7-31232082.html

8. HP Photosmart 8415 Photo printer
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product?lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=402150&

9. Altec Lansing Speakers (2 satellites and 1 subwoofer - old but still really good)
10. Grifin iMic
http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/imic

Mac News

1. Apple launches 16GB iPhone, 32GB iPod touch
http://www.ipodnn.com/articles/08/02/05/16gb.iphone.and.32gb.touch/

2. iPhone takes 28% of smartphone market
http://www.ipodnn.com/articles/08/02/05/iphone.vs.rivals/

3. Online Mac MarketShare 7.57%
http://marketshare.hitslink.com/report.aspx?qprid=9&qpcustom=Mac#

4. Gartner: Apple Will Double Computer Market Share by 2011
http://www.macobserver.com/article/2008/01/31.17.shtml

5. Where In The World Can You Get Your Unlocked iPhones?
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ByteOfTheApple/blog/archives/2008/01/where_in_the_wo.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_blogspotting

Mac Rumors

1. Mac OS X 10.5.2 Not Quite Ready Yet (9C30 Seeded)
http://www.macrumors.com/2008/02/04/mac-os-x-10-5-2-not-quite-ready-yet-9c30-seeded/

2. New MacBook Pros Appearing in Retail Inventory?
http://www.macrumors.com/2008/02/03/new-macbook-pros-appearing-in-retail-inventory/

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Start Exit Music

Well, thanks to Damon and Declan for your insights and participation on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network. Thanks also to our sponsors this weekâ.Air and the Sun, we couldn't do this show without their support and existence.

As usual if you have an questions or comments, feel free to post them on our website or feel free to email us at macveritas@gmail.com and leave us voicemail on skype at MacVeritas or call us at 858.736.9025.

Alright gentlemen, thanks for a great show. We will see you next week! And remember, here at MacVeritas, we give you "The Mac Truth, The Whole Mac Truth, and Nothing But The Mac Truth.

(Finish with MacVeritas Singing)]]> Tech News Thu, 7 Feb 2008 01:30:00 GMT http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=304631# dan.crane2@cranestudio.com 01:17:08 Macintosh Apple Podcast Tech News Rumors Podcast Peripherals Software Hardware Dan Crane II, Damon Blackman, Declan Fleming, CraneStudio Clean http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=302613# MacVeritas.com Weekly Podcast #17 - Projects

Intro

You are listening to the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, Episode #17 for Jan 30 2008. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network.

(MacVeritas Yell followed by Intro Music)

Hello and welcome to MacVeritas, I am Dan Crane, resident founder of MacVeritas, and every week I am joined by Damon Blackman, and Declan Fleming, two of my fellow Macheads. We are here to combat FUD with Facts, and answer questions that listeners may have on using their Macintosh. So sit tight and enjoy the show!

This week on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, we are going to have:

- Our in house tech projects
- Our discussions on Mac Rumors and the latest Mac News
It looks like it is going to be another great show, so sit back, relax, and letâs get into a "Macintosh State of Mind".

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Word of the Week

Projects - This week, I wanted to talk about our in house tech projects. All of us have projects and we have a certain amount of technology associated with it, so I thought it would be fun for us to talk about our projects and how they can be done or helped using the Mac.

MacVeritas.com News

Item 1 - iTunes feedback is always appreciated, we see the subscriber numbers increasing, so we know somebody is listening. If you get a chance, do a search on the iTunes store for the MacVeritas, find the podcast, and leave some positive feedback for us. We would greatly appreciate it.

Item 2 - As usual call 858.736.9025.

Item 3 - leave feedback at macveritas@gmail.com.

First Topic : Our Home Tech Projects

Declan

1. Migrate home unix server from fedora 4 to 8 (What about using Leopard Server?)
2. Establish a process to feed the windows/xbox360 media server 3. Buy and integrate a HD switcher so i can plug in all the devices at once and switch among them
4. Possibly move blog from WordPress to Drupal
5. Add metadata to pictures and sync with flickr
6. Add dual boot to windows for the girl's Ubuntu box (was Leopard Dual Boot Successful using BootCamp? Issues?)
7. Calibrate my printer so my photo prints are not so dark
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Other projects:
a. Teach Dan how to set up an ssh tunnel to defeat his work firewall (PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP!)
b. Start a web 2.0 social network (now THAT is a project!)

Damon
1. High tech projects ... currently none
2. Home automation ... debating Time Machine backup wired vs. wirelessly vs. Time Capsule
3. House wired vs. wireless...house is wireless, USB printer is connected to base station.
4. Home automation...no experience yet... considered X-10, but decided not yet.

Dans Projects
1. Upgrading House to Gigabit Wired - (2) RJ-45 outlets per room (Saw it at an apartment and new home tour)
2. Getting a RAID Configuration setup for CraneStudio
3. Improving the Podcast sound and Audio Setup (Continuous Process)
4. Upgrading 2 websites : test.MyLittleLearner.com and test.CraneStudio.com
5. Constantly Upgrading MacVeritas.com website
6. Want to do some screencasts (Using iShowU) and distribute them on MacVeritas website and for AppleTV
7. Install a RAID Drive for Backups and increased system performance ("G-Drive eS" and external SATA card from G-Technology)

Other Items
- Apple Stock Price...is it worth buying now at $130?High was over $200 a few weeks ago.
- Gartner: Apple Will Double Computer Market Share by 2011
( http://www.macobserver.com/article/2008/01/31.17.shtml )
- Apple Continuing Work on Mac OS X 10.5.2. 9C27 Seeded.
( http://www.macrumors.com/2008/01/31/apple-continuing-work-on-mac-os-x-10-5-2-9c27-seeded/ )
- Where In The World Can You Get Your Unlocked iPhones?
( http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ByteOfTheApple/blog/archives/2008/01/where_in_the_wo.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_blogspotting )

Closing

Start Exit Music

Well, thanks to Damon and Declan for your insights and participation on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network. Thanks also to our sponsors this weekâ.Air and the Sun, we couldn't do this show without their support and existence.

As usual if you have an questions or comments, feel free to post them on our website or feel free to email us at macveritas@gmail.com and leave us voicemail on skype at MacVeritas or call us at 858.736.9025.

Alright gentlemen, thanks for a great show. We will see you next week! And remember, here at MacVeritas, we give you "The Mac Truth, The Whole Mac Truth, and Nothing But The Mac Truth.

(Finish with MacVeritas Singing)]]> Tech News Fri, 1 Feb 2008 04:57:00 GMT http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=302613# dan.crane2@cranestudio.com 01:15:49 Podcast, Tech News, Apple, Macintosh, Discussion, Rumors, List, iPhone Dan Crane II, Damon Blackman, Declan Fleming, CraneStudio Clean http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=299832# MacVeritas.com Weekly Podcast #16 - Utilities

Intro

You are listening to the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, Episode #16 for Jan 23 2008. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network.

(MacVeritas Yell followed by Intro Music)

Hello and welcome to MacVeritas, I am Dan Crane, resident founder of MacVeritas, and every week I am joined by Damon Blackman, and Declan Fleming, two of my fellow Macheads. We are here to combat FUD with Facts, and answer questions that listeners may have on using their Macintosh. So sit tight and enjoy the show!

This week on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, we are going to have:

- Our lists of favorite or most used Utilities and Applications
- Macworld Rewind - Our thoughts on Macworld 1 week later
- Our discussions on Mac Rumors and the latest Mac News

It looks like it is going to be another great show, so sit back, relax, and letâs get into a "Macintosh State of Mind".

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Word of the Week

Utilities - This week, I wanted to talk about our favorite utilities and applications. SOme of these we use all of the time and some we like. Some are free and some aren't, but all are good apps , you don't want to miss it.

MacVeritas.com News

Item 1 - iTunes feedback is always appreciated, we see the subscriber numbers increasing, so we know somebody is listening. If you get a chance, do a search on the iTunes store for the MacVeritas, find the podcast, and leave some positive feedback for us. We would greatly appreciate it.

Item 2 - As usual call 858.736.9025.

Item 3 - leave feedback at macveritas@gmail.com.

PC Mikes Trip to Cupertino to Present to Apple
- Using a Macbook
- Still using powerpoint vs keynote

Topic : Top 5 applications/utilities we use/like the most

Damon

Top 5 Utilities you use/like most

1. FireFTP (integrated in Firefox) - Free ( http://fireftp.mozdev.org/ )
2. Skype - Free ( http://www.skype.com/welcomeback/ )
3. Flip4Mac - Free ( http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx )
4. PDF Download - Free ( https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/636 )
5. iStatpro - Free ( http://www.islayer.com/ )

Top 5 applications you use/like most

1. Firefox ... lots of plugins (delicious sync, themes, download manager)
2. Mail- Free ( http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/mail.html )
3. iPhoto - Part of iLife - $79 ( http://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto/ )
4. Stellarium (astronomy freeware) - ( http://www.stellarium.org/ )
5. iWeb - Part of iLife - $79 ( http://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto/ )

Dan
Utilities
1. Transmit $30 ( http://www.panic.com/transmit/ )
2. EasyCrop - $12 ( http://www.yellowmug.com/easycrop/)
3. Flip4Mac - Free ( http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx )
4. Delivery Status Widget - Free ( http://mikepiontek.com/software/mac/delivery-status.html )
5. Disk Utility - Free comes with OS X
Honorable Mention - iStatPro - Free ( http://www.islayer.com/index.php?op=item&id=7 )

Applications
1. iTunes - Free ( http://www.apple.com/itunes/ )
2. RapidWeaver - $49 ( http://realmacsoftware.com/rapidweaver/ )
3. GarageSale - $30 ( http://www.iwascoding.com/GarageSale/ )
4. Mail - Free ( http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/mail.html )
5. Twiteriffic - Free ( http://iconfactory.com/software/twitterrific )
Honorable Mention MacFamilyTree - $49 ( http://www.synium.de/products/macfamilytree/index.html )

Mike
Applications
1. Firefox - Free ( http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ )
2. Nero - $60 ( http://www.nero.com/eng/nero8-introduction.html )
3. Winfast PVR ??? (http://www.leadtek.com/eng/company/press_2.asp?newsid=685 )
4. ACDSee $70 ( http://www.acdsee.com/ )
5. MS Office Suite $499, Upgrade $329 (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) ( http://www.acdsee.com/ )
6. DVD Shrink - Free ( http://www.dvdshrink.org/what_en.php )

Utilities
1. Ccleaner - Free (cleanup toolâcookies, temp files, history, etc.) ( http://www.ccleaner.com/ )
2. Httrack - Free (website ripper) ( http://www.httrack.com/ )
3. Hijack This - Free (shows all services and tools loading on your PC â like browser helpers. Mandatory for finding any spyware/hacks) ( http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/programs.php )
4. Gadwin Printscreen $25 - (screen capture utility) ( http://www.gadwin.com/printscreen/ )
5. Msconfig - Free - Built into Windows

Avoid - CoolIris

Not sure if it counts, but using Paint.net image editing program (not really a utility) more and more. - Free ( http://paintdotnet.forumer.com/ )

Declan
Utilities
1. Terminal - Free ( http://www.apple.com/macosx/technology/unix.html )
2. Snitter - Free ( http://snook.ca/snitter/ )
3. Vidalia/Tor - Free ( http://vidalia-project.net/ )
4. ColorSync - Free ( http://www.apple.com/pro/techniques/colorsync/ )
5. Disk Utility - Free comes with OS X

Applications
1. FireFox- Free ( http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ )
2. iTunes - Free ( http://www.apple.com/itunes/ )
3. iMovie/iDVD- Part of iLife - $79 ( http://www.apple.com/ilife/imovie/ )
4. Aperture - $299 ( http://www.apple.com/aperture/ )
5. NeoOffice - Free ( http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php )
6. Skype - Free ( http://www.skype.com/welcomeback/ )

======================================== Closing ======================================== Start Exit Music Well, thanks to Damon and Declan for your insights and participation on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network. Thanks also to our sponsors this weekâ.Air and the Sun, we couldn't do this show without their support and existence. As usual if you have an questions or comments, feel free to post them on our website or feel free to email us at macveritas@gmail.com and leave us voicemail on skype at MacVeritas or call us at 858.736.9025. Alright gentlemen, thanks for a great show. We will see you next week! And remember, here at MacVeritas, we give you "The Mac Truth, The Whole Mac Truth, and Nothing But The Mac Truth. (Finish with MacVeritas Singing)]]> Tech News Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:58:00 GMT http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=299832# dan.crane2@cranestudio.com 01:30:47 Podcast, Tech News, Apple, Macintosh, Discussion Dan Crane II, Damon Blackman, Declan Fleming, Mike Ritchie, CraneStudio Clean http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=297863#
Intro

You are listening to the [MacVeritas] Weekly Podcast, Episode #15 for Jan 16 2007. [MacVeritas] is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the [CraneStudio] Podcast Network.

(MacVeritas Yell followed by Intro Music)

Hello and welcome to [MacVeritas], I am Dan Crane, resident founder of [MacVeritas], and every week I am joined by Damon Blackman, and Declan Fleming, two of my fellow Macheads. We are here to combat FUD with Facts, and answer questions that listeners may have on using their Macintosh. So sit tight and enjoy the show!

This week on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, we are going to have:

- Our look at the San Francisco Macworld 2008 Conference and Expo

It looks like it is going to be another great show, so sit back, relax, and letâs get into a "Macintosh State of Mind".

========================================

Word of the Week
Macworld - As you can probably already know,MacWorld 2008 as in San Francisco starting Monday 14 Jan and extends to Friday 18 Jan. Next YEar it will be the second week in JAnuary and we hope to be there.

MacVeritas.com News

Item 1 - iTunes feedback is always appreciated, we see the subscriber numbers increasing, so we know somebody is listening. If you get a chance, do a search on the iTunes store for the MacVeritas, find the podcast, and leave some positive feedback for us. We would greatly appreciate it.

Item 2 - As usual call 858.736.9025.

Item 3 - leave feedback at macveritas@gmail.com.

First Topic : MacWorld 2008

MacBook Air
- 0.16 to 0.76 x 12.8 x 8.94 inches
- 3.0 pounds
- 1.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4MB shared L2 cache
- Option: 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
- 13.3-inch (viewable) glossy widescreen LED - 1280 x 800 pixels
- 2GB (onboard) RAM
- 80GB Parallel ATA, 4200 rpm Option: 64GB solid-state drive ($999 upgrade ouch!)
- Option: External MacBook Air USB SuperDrive (DVDÂR DL/DVDÂRW/CD-RW)
Intel GMA X3100 graphics processor with 144MB of DDR2 SDRAM shared with main memory

(http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?nnmm=browse&mco=7B723660&node=home/shop_mac/family/macbook_air)

Time Capsule (Airport Extreme with a 500GB or 1TB drive inside ($299 & $499 respectively)
Server-grade storage - The massive 500GB or 1TB server-grade hard drive gives you all the capacity and safety you need for backing up all your Macs.
( http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=3CFDBA81&fnode=home&nplm=MB277LL/A)

iTunes
- Sold 20,000 songs sold on xmas day
- Sold 4-billion songs to date
- Sold 125-million tv shows, more than all other sput together
- Sold 7-million movies (more than all others put together

iTunes Movie Rentals (HD and Normal)
- 20th Century Fox
- Lions Gate
- MGM
- Miramax
- New Line cinema
- Paramount
- Sony
- Touchstone
- Universal
- Disney
- Warner Brothers

-Standard-definition movie rentals on the iTunes Store are $3.99 for new releases and $2.99 for library titles. Rent a movie and you have 30 days to start watching. Hit Play, and you have 24 hours to finish it â or play it as many times as you want. Rentals disappear when they expire, so they wonât take up storage space on your hard drive.

- Buy select DVDs and you get something extra free: an iTunes Digital Copy. Just pop the DVD into your computer and the iTunes version transfers to your iTunes library, ready to watch or sync to your iPod, iPhone, or Apple TV. Look for âiTunes Digital Copyâ on the DVDs you buy, starting with the DVD release of Family Guy: Blue Harvest Special Edition.

- HiDef $4.99

( http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/movies.html )

AppleTV2 (looks the same to me, but at a slightly lower price, no BluRay)
- Save $70 from last year, now $229 for 40GB and $329 for $160gb
- Interface change
- Download Movies, rental, Podcasts music direct

4-million iPhones sold (a Lot of Phones) in 200 days 20,000/day

Smartphones Market

RIM 39.0%
Apple 19.5% (1st qtr shipping)
Palm 9.8%
Motorolla 7.4%
Nokia 3.1%
Other 21.2%

Rim sold 1.65 million devices in the last quarter
(http://finance.paidcontent.org/paidcontent?GUID=4137237&Page=MediaViewer&Ticker=RIMM )

iPod Touch update 1.13
- software update for $20 additional
- mail
- notes
- maps
- stocks
- weather
- have to charge for this upgrade similar to 802.11n $1 upgrade last year for financial auditing purposes

iPhone firmware updated to v1.13
-My Location (Google Triangulation using Cell towers and Skyhook Public Wifi Triangulation)
-customizable icon locations (hold down icon, icons wiggle
-multiple SMS addresses
- Video can use chapters
- Audio can use lyrics
- Select Multiple Languages in Videos when available
-other

MS Office 2008 for Mac Released

Ubercaster v1.5 released (will try it out, see what happens

iTunes, Quicktime, Front Row, iMovie (Compatibility updates except for iTunes)

Stock Price Dropped to sub $160 from a high a couple of weeks ago of $202

What was missing from Macworld?
- Updated iPhones (16gb capacity
- BlueRay drives
- Updated Cinema Displays
- Mac OS X 10.5.2 update
- Other?

Closing

Start Exit Music

Well, thanks to Damon and Declan for your insights and participation on the [MacVeritas] Weekly Podcast. MacVeritas] is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the [CraneStudio] Podcast Network. Thanks also to our sponsors this weekâ.Air and the Sun, we couldn't do this show without their support and existence.

As usual if you have an questions or comments, feel free to post them on our website or feel free to email us at macveritas@gmail.com and leave us voicemail on skype at MacVeritas or call us at 858.736.9025.

Alright gentlemen, thanks for a great show. We will see you next week! And remember, here at MacVeritas, we give you "The Mac Truth, The Whole Mac Truth, and Nothing But The Mac Truth.

(Finish with MacVeritas Singing)]]> Tech News Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:55:00 GMT http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=297863# dan.crane2@cranestudio.com 00:58:03 Macintosh Apple Podcast Tech News Macworld Hardware Software iPhone iPod AppleTV Hardware Software Dan Crane II, Damon Blackman, Declan Fleming, CraneStudio Clean http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=295242# Intro

You are listening to the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, Episode #14 for Dec 9 2007. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network.

(MacVeritas Yell followed by Intro Music)

Hello and welcome to MacVeritas, I am Dan Crane, resident founder of MacVeritas, and every week I am joined by Damon Blackman, and Declan Fleming, two of my fellow Macheads. We are here to combat FUD with Facts, and answer questions that listeners may have on using their Macintosh. So sit tight and enjoy the show!

This week on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, we are going to have:

- Our Look at Mac / Tech CES Announcements
- Out look at what we would like to see for the Mac or Apple in 2008
- Our discussions on Mac Rumors leading up to MacWorld

It looks like it is going to be another great show, so sit back, relax, and letâs get into a "Macintosh State of Mind".

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Word of the Week

CHANGES - As you can probably already tell, we are changing our format a little bit to be more discussion oriented and hopefully more interesting to our listeners.

Declan, tell us about what you like about the format change?

MacVeritas.com News

Item 1 - iTunes feedback is always appreciated, we see the subscriber numbers increasing, so we know somebody is listening. If you get a chance, do a search on the iTunes store for the MacVeritas, find the podcast, and leave some positive feedback for us. We would greatly appreciate it.

Item 2 - As usual call 858.736.9025.


Item 3 - leave feedback at macveritas@gmail.com.

Item 4 - We have released the podcast in .mp3 format. At this time, approximately 20% of our downloads are .mp3's, so it looks like you are enjoying it, keep on downloading. On to the Mac News!

First Topic : CES Announcements that are Mac Related

Alienware Curved Monitor Looks Like It's From Another Planet
( http://gizmodo.com/341413/alienware-curved-monitor-looks-like-its-from-another-planet )

Intel unveils 45nm chips bound for next-gen Mac systems
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/07/intel_unveils_45nm_chips_bound_for_next_gen_mac_systems.html
Intel formally unveils 45nm notebook CPUs
http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/01/07/intel.45nm.penryn.mobile/

SanDisk unveils ultra-thin 72GB SSD
http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/01/07/sandisk.ssd.72gb.and.more/

CES: iTornado helps simplify PC to Mac switch
http://www.macworld.com/article/131435/2008/01/itornado.html

Warner drops HD DVD in favor of Blu-ray
( http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/01/04/warner.blu.ray.exclusive/)

RUMOR - Paramount to return to Blu-ray
( http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/01/08/paramount.may.return.to.br/)

Sony Takes Tentative Steps to DRM Free music
( http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/01/07/sony.drm.free.music/ )

Delphi: Remote-Control Your Car with an iPhone!
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,2246496,00.asp

Mac / Apple Expectations for 2008

- 2GB standard RAM across the line
- Showing of OS X v 10.6 at WWDC
- Next iPhone released w/ speech recognition, true GPS (spring summer 2007)
- Solid State Hard Drives in Laptops
- Will not see the demise of hard drive ipods fr a while
- Exchange support in iPhone and possible mail
- Also possible to combine Mail and iCal
- AppleTV will get more popular with movie downloads and bluray drive
- I love that patent showing iMac as a laptop docking station
- Mac net marketshare up to 10% (currently 7%)
(http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/01/01/survey-mac-os-hit-record-73-share-in-december-iphone-up-33/)

Mac Rumor Roundup for MacWorld

Rumors
Fox to include iTunes files with DVDs starting 15th Jan
http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/08/rumour-fox-to-include-itunes-files-with-dvds-starting-15th-jan/

Paramount to return to Blu-ray?
http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/01/08/paramount.may.return.to.br/

Next iPhone software update to allow copy-paste
http://software.macscoop.com/articles/2008/01/02/iphone-software-update-allow-copy-paste

Apple set to ship Macs with Blu-ray support - report
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/01/03/apple_set_to_ship_macs_with_blu_ray_support_report.html

News

New Apple docking patent app shows portable sliding into side of display, iMac
http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/15936/

Apple intros 3.2GHz Mac Pro

http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/01/08/mac.pro.jan.2008/

Apple introduces new Xserve, the most powerful Apple server ever
http://www.macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/apple_introduces_new_xserve_the_most_powerful_apple_server_ever/

Apple looks to patent chameleonic keyboard with OLED key faces
http://www.macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/apple_looks_to_patent_chameleonic_keyboard_with_oled_key_faces/

Closing

Start Exit Music

Well, thanks to Damon and Declan for your insights and participation on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network. Thanks also to our sponsors this weekâ.Air and the Sun, we couldn't do this show without their support and existence.

As usual if you have an questions or comments, feel free to post them on our website or feel free to email us at macveritas@gmail.com and leave us voicemail on skype at MacVeritas or call us at 858.736.9025.

Alright gentlemen, thanks for a great show. We will see you next week! And remember, here at MacVeritas, we give you "The Mac Truth, The Whole Mac Truth, and Nothing But The Mac Truth.

(Finish with MacVeritas Singing)]]> Tech News Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:55:00 GMT http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=295242# dan.crane2@cranestudio.com 01:01:55 Podcast, Tech News, Apple, Macintosh, Discussion, Rumors, List, iPhone, MacWorld Dan Crane II, Damon Blackman, Declan Fleming, CraneStudio Clean http://macveritas.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=292940# MacVeritas.com Weekly Podcast #13

Introduction

You are listening to the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, Episode #13 for Jan 2 2008. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network.

(MacVeritas Yell followed by Intro Music)

Hello and welcome to MacVeritas, I am Dan Crane, resident founder of MacVeritas, and every week I am joined by Damon Blackman, and Declan Fleming, two of my fellow Macheads. We are here to combat FUD with Facts, and answer questions that listeners may have on using their Macintosh. So sit tight and enjoy the show!

This week on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, we are going to have:

- Our Mac word of the Week
- Our Macintosh week in review (3 second pause)
- Rumors of the week
- List of the Week
- Declans Links
- This week in Apple history courtesy of AppleMatters.com

It looks like it is going to be another great show, so sit back, relax, and letâs get into a "Macintosh State of Mind".

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Word of the Week

WORD - Beginning - It's a new year, 2008 has begun, we all have a new year to start making things better.

Any Mac/Tech Resolutions?

PC Mike

1. When I buy stuff for my computer, try to install them in a reasonable timeframe instead of always thinking "I'll get to it". As of yesterday I had a bigger hard drive, a new TV tuner card, a firewire card, and a MS Office upgrade...all sitting on my shelf awaiting install (I installed the firewire card and new drive today..lol)

2. Set up automated backups. Right now it's "when I think of it", and it's a manual process. I want to install a RAID on my wireless network to keep files and backups.

3. More kid-safe access. Logins, monitoring, content filters, etc. Now that my kids are getting older I need to be more diligent about this

Declan

1. Backups - or more accurately, auditing of my current backup scheme. I moved from Eudora to Thunderbird at home, but hadn't switched my backup scheme to capture the new email content. Fixed this over break.

2. Clean up my digital picture storage structure. I've got about 10 years of pictures and scans in a very rough chronological folder hierarchy that includes web pages/thumbnails. I've since moved all of my web access to pictures to flickr, so it's time to clean up the 55G mess I've got down to the 44G of actual content. After messing around with automating this, on and off for the past 3 years, I broke down and hand copied the 300+ folders to new locations. It's all much cleaner now!

3. Add proper metadata to my pictures. This is going to be a multi year project. I'd like to get names, dates, locations, and descriptions added to the whole collection. All of the "born digital" images have decent timestamps, but the 2500 scanned images have no good timestamps. As part of the above storage work, I ingested all of the images into Aperture, but Aperture doesn't allow you to modify the EXIF date taken field! Major bug, if you ask me. Also - there's no great photography taxonomy that I like when I do add metadata. Should I just tag the images, ie "Declan Fleming" or do something more machine readable like name:"Declan Fleming"

4. Play the games and movies I buy. I also have a pile of media I've never touched. Add to this the retro problem in videogaming... Our newer consoles - Wii, DS, Xbox, can support older games from a variety of platforms. These games are cheap and good - there's just not enough time in the day!

5. Actually watch and return Netflix movies. It doesn't take 6 months to watch The Professional...

6. Destroy my old hard drives. For years, I was on a kick to buy new hard drives as they price per G went down. This has left me with a pile of very small drives with old My Documents folders just waiting to be exploited. I bought a sledge hammer last year, but never got around to the task...

7. Sell or donate all the tech stuff I have that I'd feel bad about throwing away. 21" CRTs, 19" CRTs, DVD players (another kick I was on)...

8. Start a web based business/social network. Because there just aren't enough!

Damon

1. Organize/clean up del.icio.us bookmarks/tags.

2. Complete mulitmedia gameroom for kids in spare bedroom. Buy 20 inch iMac to replace aging G4 QuickSilver.

3. Continue doing weekly backups of all machines in house using Time Machine.

4. Import old 8mm and Digital-8 tapes to DV iMovie. A project for my 12 year old daughter.

5. Buy a gadget to open up the plastic packaging that seems to entomb everything nowadays.

Dan

1. I resolve to do a better job backing up important files (SuperDuper/Time Machine).

2. I resolve to be more organized and reduce duplicates (check out WhatSize).

3. I resolve to do better job Podcasting (and get a real sponsor).

4. Try to save fund for MacWorld 2009 (hopefully see Lion OS X v10.6).

5. Get 3 people I now to buy macs who were previous PC owners/users.

6. Make Progress on learning to Program Better (check out RealBasic).

7. Be a more thoughtful Twitterer (also get 10 more people I know to twitter with me)

8. Be more active in the Mac Community.

9. Make using the computer less obtrusive to my family. I admit it, I spend more time on the computer than I should ( and I know I'm not alone).

10. Archive as many photos/movies as humanly possible for posterity (iMovie, learn Final Cut Express).

MacVeritas.com News

Item 1 - Call with Questions 858.736.9025

Item 2 - email us at macveritas@gmail.com, questions, suggestions, tips, tricks, problems, jokes, complaints, anything.

Item 3 - As usual, If you like the podcast, please leave feedback on iTunes, we would greatly appreciate it.

Item 4 - MP3 downloads - surprisingly there were some! it started out slow, but it looks like there is some demand for it. We will keep providing those for a while to see if there is a sustained demand. so if you like em, keep downloading them, otherwise, if you haven't yet, please check out the .AAC enhanced podcast, it has chapter markers and images in the podcast that you cant see otherwise.

On to the Mac News!

News of the Week

Item 1 - Net Applications: Appleâs Mac OS share hit new all-time high of 7.30% in December 2007
( http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/15918/ )

Item 2 - Netscape browser support to end in February
( http://www.electronista.com/articles/07/12/28/netscape.death.in.feb/ )

Item 3 - Apple, Zune web traffic surge on Christmas
( http://www.electronista.com/articles/07/12/28/apple.and.zune.site.surge/ )

Related - Report: music sales in holiday free-fall
(http://www.electronista.com/articles/07/12/31/music.sales.free.fall/ )

Item 4 - RIAA goes after personal use; claims ripping music CDs you own is piracy
( http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/15912/ )

Item 5 - Lithium batteries to be banned from air luggage (Cargo)
( http://www.electronista.com/articles/07/12/28/luggage.lithium.ban/)
( http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/12/28/1944208 )

Item 6 - ModBook tablet Mac finally ships
( http://www.macworld.com/article/131356/2008/01/modbook.html )

List of the Week

The Yearâs Biggest Mac Stories - from MacWorld.com
( http://www.macworld.com/article/131346/2007/12/top10news.html )

10. Media companies take aim at iTunes
9. Appleâs green policies
8. The death of DRM
7. High-profile software delays
6. A little competition for iTunes
5. A Mac-targeting trojan horse
4. Adobe delivers a new Creative Suite
3. Record Mac sales
2. Leopard ships
1. The iPhoneâs debut

Rumors of the Week

Item 1 - Fox, Disney confirmed as iTunes rental partners?
( http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/31/fox.disney.itunes.rentals/ )

Item 2 - Video of Apple iPhone in action after 1.1.3 firmware update - From GearLive.com
( http://www.macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/video_of_apple_iphone_in_action_after_113_firmware_update/ )
( http://www.gearlive.com/news/article/q407-iphone-113-qa-batch-one/ )

Item 3 - New report claims 24-hour, variable price iTunes rentals
( http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/12/29/new_report_claims_24_hour_variable_price_itunes_rentals.html )

Item 4 - New Apple notebook spotted, we told you so
( http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/01/02/new-apple-notebook-spotted-we-told-you-so/ )

Declans Links

Item 1 - Ultimate Leopard Tweaking Guide
( http://www.appletell.com/apple/comment/ultimate-leopard-tweaking-guide/ )

Item 2 - Add More Functionality to Leopard's Screen Sharing
( http://lifehacker.com/software/remote-control/add-more-functionality-to-leopards-screen-sharing-334759.php )

This Week in Apple History - Go to AppleMatters.com for Full Details

Item 1 - December 30, 1972: Jobs Drops Out of College
( http://www.applematters.com/index.php/section/history/2006/12/30/ )

Item 2 - January 1, 2003: Want a Mac? Youâre Getting X
( http://www.applematters.com/index.php/section/history/2007/01/01 )

Item 3 - January 2, 2005: iPod Domination No Longer in Doubt

( http://www.applematters.com/index.php/section/history/january-2-2005-ipod-domination-no-longer-in-doubt/ )

Item 4 - January 3, 1977: Apple Goes Corporate
( http://www.applematters.com/index.php/section/history/2007/01/03 )

Item 5 - January 4, 1994: Real World Meets eWorldâWorld Sighs
( http://www.applematters.com/index.php/section/history/2007/01/04 )
( http://www.applematters.com/index.php/gallery/category/C8 )

Closing

Start Exit Music

Well, thanks to Damon and Declan for your insights and participation on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network. Thanks also to our sponsors this weekâ.Air and the Sun, we couldn't do this show without their support and existence.

As usual if you have an questions or comments, feel free to post them on our website or feel free to email us at macveritas@gmail.com and leave us voicemail on skype at MacVeritas or call us at 858.736.9025.

Alright gentlemen, thanks for a great show. We will see you next week! And remember, here at MacVeritas, we give you "The Mac Truth, The Whole Mac Truth, and Nothing But The Mac Truth.

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You are listening to the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, Episode #12 for Dec 26 2007. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network.

(MacVeritas Yell followed by Intro Music)

Hello and welcome to MacVeritas, I am Dan Crane, resident founder of MacVeritas, and every week I am joined by Damon Blackman, and Declan Fleming, two of my fellow Macheads. We are here to combat FUD with Facts, and answer questions that listeners may have on using their Macintosh. So sit tight and enjoy the show!

This week on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, we are going to have:

- Our Mac word of the Week
- Our Macintosh week in review (3 second pause)
- Rumors of the week
- Tip of the Week (This one from MacOSXHints.com
- List of the week
- This week in Apple history courtesy of AppleMatters.com

It looks like it is going to be another great show, so sit back, relax, and letâs get into a "Macintosh State of Mind".

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Word of the Week

Relief - The holidays are over, no more shopping, tagging, wrapping, and now we have Macworld to look forward to if a couple of weeks.

MacVeritas.com News

Item 1 - iTunes feedback is always appreciated, we see the subscriber numbers increasing, so we know somebody is listening. During the holiday break, if you get a chance, do a search on the iTunes store for the MacVeritas, find the podcast, and leave some positive feedback for us. We would greatly appreciate it.

Item 2 - As usual call 858.736.9025. Item 3 - leave feedback at macveritas@gmail.com.

Item 4 - We mentioned a burned iPod at my fathers house and I forgot to show the picture of it, so for those of you who are getting the enhanced podcast, I have added the picture of the iPod in the photo images of the podcast, so if you are listening to this on itunes, make sure you have the window in the bottom left hand corner showing, or if you have a video enabled ipod, you will see the image. Enjoy!

On to the Mac News!

News of the Week

Item 1 - Apple lawsuit terminates Think Secret
( http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/20/death.of.think.secret/ )

Item 2 - US Army seeks to integrate Macs
( http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/24/us.army.seeks.macs/ )

Item 3 - Apple Seeks to Patent Antipiracy Technology
( http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140798-c,userlicenseprovisions/article.html )

Item 4 - iPod nano Top Amazon Christmas Seller
( http://www.ipodobserver.com/story/34191 )

Item 5 - Apple MacBook is Amazonâs No. 1 top-selling computer this Christmas Eve
( http://www.macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/apple_macbook_is_amazons_no_1_top_selling_computer_this_christmas_eve/ )

List of the Week (Our List of Xmas Tech Gifts received)

Mikes Xmas Tech List

- MS optical notebook mouse for 1/2 price
- Supercards for the kids DS's

Declans Xmas Tech List

- ds lite with browser program
- 3 flash lights
- a gorillapod
- All of Mad Magazine on DVD
- xbox live 1 yr card

Damons Xmas Tech List

- iPod Nano
- LG Voyager
- LG bluetooth Headset (new CA law goes into effect Jan. 1)

Dans Xmas Tech List

- Samson CO1U USB Microphone w/ Shockmount Kit
( http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=1904)

- Bose in Ear Headphones
(http://www.bose.com/controller?event=view_product_page_event&product=triport_ie_headphones_index )

- BluRay Discs "Rio Bravo" and "The Cowboys"- John Wayne

- Xtreme Mac MicroMemo and Memo Mic for iPod Nano
( http://www.xtrememac.com/audio/earphones_recorders/micromemo_nano_2g/index.php )

- Books - "Apple Confidentail 2.0", "iWoz", "Revolution in the Valley - How the Mac Was Made"

- iSkin Revo Case for iPhone
( http://www.iskin.com/store/i2shop_revo.tpl )

- New power plug for my Bluetooth headset, previously lost?

- Gift Certificate to Apple Store

TIP of the Week

Item 1 -Make the iPhone say who's calling - Found on MacOSXHints.com (Always great tips/tricks)
( http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=2007121806380886 )

Rumors of the Week

Item 1 - Apple to Reach 5 Million iPhones Sold by Macworld?
( http://www.macrumors.com/2007/12/21/apple-to-reach-5-million-iphones-sold-by-macworld/ )

Related
( http://www.tuaw.com/2007/09/10/1-millionth-iphone-has-been-sold/ )
( http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/10/22results.html ) - 1,389,000 total iphones sold by 30 Sep 2007

Related - 1.6 million BlackBerry subs added in Q3
( http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/20/blackberry.subs.surge/ )

Item 2 - Exclusive: Apple to adopt Intel's ultra-mobile PC platform
( http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/12/21/exclusive_apple_to_adopt_intels_ultra_mobile_pc_platform.html )

Item 3 - Apple to tweak 'Stacks' in Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.2 Update
( http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/12/20/apple_to_tweak_stacks_in_mac_os_x_leopard_10_5_2_update.html )

Item 4 - Details of Apple's Mysterious New Portable Device
( http://seekingalpha.com/article/58345-details-of-apple-s-mysterious-new-portable-device )

Item 5 - Report: Apple, Fox sign movie rental deal for Macworld
( http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/12/26/report_apple_fox_sign_movie_rental_deal_for_macworld.html )

This Week in Apple History - Go to AppleMatters.com for Full Details

Item 1 - December 23, 1976: Woz Leaves HP
( http://www.applematters.com/index.php/section/history/2006/12/23/ )

Item 2 - December 25, 1977â.2006
( http://www.applematters.com/index.php/section/history/2006/12/25 )

Item 3 - December 26, 1981: Apple III+ Introduced
( http://www.applematters.com/index.php/section/history/2006/12/26 )

Item 4 - December 27, 1990: NeXTstation, NeXTcube
( http://www.applematters.com/index.php/section/history/2006/12/27/ )

Item 5 - December 28, 1989: Woz Gets Honorary Doctorate, Dish Incident Forgotten
( http://www.applematters.com/index.php/section/history/2006/12/28/ )

Item 6 - December 29, 1997: Jobs Gets Permission to Build Heliport
( http://www.applematters.com/index.php/section/history/2006/12/29/ )

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Well, thanks to Damon and Declan for your insights and participation on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network. Thanks also to our sponsors this weekâ.Air and the Sun, we couldn't do this show without their support and existence.

As usual if you have an questions or comments, feel free to post them on our website or feel free to email us at macveritas@gmail.com and leave us voicemail on skype at MacVeritas or call us at 858.736.9025.

Alright gentlemen, thanks for a great show. We will see you next week! And remember, here at MacVeritas, we give you "The Mac Truth, The Whole Mac Truth, and Nothing But The Mac Truth.

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You are listening to the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, Episode #11 for Dec 19 2007. MacVeritas is a proud member, and the cornerstone of the CraneStudio Podcast Network.

(MacVeritas Yell followed by Intro Music)

Hello and welcome to MacVeritas, I am Dan Crane, resident founder of MacVeritas, and every week I am joined by Damon Blackman, and Declan Fleming, two of my fellow Macheads. We are here to combat FUD with Facts, and answer questions that listeners may have on using their Macintosh. So sit tight and enjoy the show!

This week on the MacVeritas Weekly Podcast, we are going to have:

- Our Mac word of the Week
- Our Macintosh week in review (3 second pause)
- Rumors of the week
- List of the Week
- FUD of the We