Weekly Mac Podcast & Mac Tutorials
Archive for November, 2009
Wimax in Japan
Nov 28th
Here is a service in Japan that offers Wimax and a little device that lets you start a WiFi network in your pocket. I guess is like Verizon’s service MiFi. Pocket Wifi is advertising how it’s service can be used with the iPod Touch, PSP, Notebook Computers, and any other Wifi enabled device. I am looking into this device for work but not sure if the coverage maps are large enough in the countryside of Japan. A quick look at the coverage map shows that cities are covered. The monthly fee is about $50 USD.
I Brought My MacBook Back To Life!!
Nov 28th
I am very stoked that I managed to bring my trusty MacBook back to life!! It seems that it was just a hard drive failure as I thought. When I tested it last I couldn’t get it to boot from the Mac OS X disc no matter what I tried so I assumed it was just dead. I put it away for a while and then the other day I decided to give it one more chance before taking it to the recyclers. Well I messed with it for an hour or so and was able to get it booted from the CD, and then decided to run to the local computer store and get a new hard drive. Now I have a new hard drive and the trusty old MacBook is back and running a nice fresh copy of Snow Leopard!!
Moral of the story….Don’t give up so easily!!
That Mac Show: Episode 008
Nov 26th
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That Mac Show Episode 008. Happy Thanksgiving from Japan!! Eat lots of turkey and don’t get gravel on your Mac.
Show Notes:
Introduction Topics
Samson C01U Studio Condenser
Mixers
Tenjin Apple Store
Pocket Wifi Wimax in Japan
Yahoo Japan
News:
Apple Gets Nearly Half of PC Revenue
Apple Goes After Knock-off Power Adapters
TESCO To Get iPhone in UK
New iLife and iWork Rumors
Live Nation Concerts on iTunes
Jacked up i5 and i7 iMacs
HandBreak Update
Magazine Publishers to Start iTunes Type Store
How to Rip Songs From Your iPod
Smokers and Mac’s
Phil Schiller Defends App Store Approval Process
iPhone Users Have Money
Magic Mouse Drivers For Windows
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Mac Mini System
Nov 21st
I am kind of thinking about picking up a Mac Mini to make the base of my podcasting and videocasting setup, or at least one of a couple systems. I thought it would be fun to do the math to figure out how much it would cost to get a Mac Mini system up and running. I will assume that I don’t have an extra mouse, monitor, or keyboard laying around. I will also do a couple of systems just for the fun of it again. The prices will come from Dell, Apple, and Amazon.
Mac Mini System #1:
Cheapest Mac Mini $599.00
20″ Dell LCD Monitor $179.00
Logitech Scrolling Optical Mouse $11.83
Apple Keyboard $49.00
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Total Price: $838.83
Apple Mac Mini System #2
Mac Mini $799.00
24″ Dell LCD Monitor $259.00
Apple Wireless Magic Mouse $69.00
Apple Wireless Keyboard $69.00
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Total Price: $1196.00
Now those are some interesting numbers aren’t they? The cheapest iMac is currently $1199.00 and that gives you a 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo versus the Mac Mini’s 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo . Now this article is not trying to sway you in any direction, in actuality it’s an article for me that I thought would help some of you out there. Hmmm….Do I go for the Mac Mini as the base for my “New Media Studio”? Or do I put down the money on one of the new iMac’s? Hard decision for any of us out there, isn’t it?
That Mac Show: Episode 007
Nov 19th
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Episode 007 of That Mac Show. This episode hit’s the 53 minute mark!! Lots of great Apple, Mac, and general Internet news and commentary.
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Show Notes:
New Apple Ad (Video)
Qualcomm Chips in iPhone
Korea Getting iPhone
Chinese iPhone App Store News
Adobe Flash Player 10.1
Twitter Goes Geo
Twitter For Old Mac’s
Intel Capital Invests in OSX Storage Company
Apple 1 Found On E-bay
2 Minute History Of Apple Video
Google Chrome OS Video
Apple Tablet 2 Sizes One OLED But Delayed
Google Chrome Browser Coming Soon
Camino Browser 2.0
Apple Patent: Pushing the GUI to Devices
Apple Working on OSX 10.7, Duh!!
Black Friday Sales at Apple Store
Sony Announces iTunes Store Copy
Tom Tom GPS Update
Win 7 On WMware Review
Bye Bye Psystar Hello Hackintosh Community
Concierge App From Apple Coming
Apple Was Looking At Buying Admob
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CamTwist Tutorials
Nov 14th
If you are doing streaming video on the Mac or planning on doing streaming video on the Mac and you don’t know about or use CamTwist, then you are really missing A LOT!! CamTwist is a free program that turns your Mac into a TV studio and streaming Swiss Army Knife!! Here are some videos to get you started.
CamTwist Studio 2.0 Basics
External Mixer with Camtwist
As you can see for the price of ZERO DOLLARS and ZERO CENTS, CamTwist is a great product and asset for any Mac user!! Be sure to donate if you use this product so we can get more and more stuff in later versions! More CamTwist How To’s can be found here
Adding That Mac Show to Podcast Alley
Nov 10th
In order to add my show to Podcast Alley I have to make a post with a link so this is it.
My Podcast Alley feed! {pca-760ccc4fbc1fc4d527dda0932be55b5e}
That Mac Show: Episode 006
Nov 10th
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Episode 006 of That Mac Show. In this show I battle a cold but still manage to get the podcast out. Lots of interesting news and commentary from the Apple Mac Universe we all love to follow.
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Show Notes:
Apple’s Mini Display Port gets VESA Approval
Intel Atom Support, Bye Bye or is it?
OSX 10.6.2
iMac i5 & i7′ Quads shipping
Google Buys AdMob
JailBroken iPhone Virus
Is this the iSlate/iPod Touch XXL?
Yeti THX USB Mic
Navigation Cradle for iPod Touch
State of the Podcast Sphere Part 1
8x iPhone Case
NASA Chemical Sniffer Sensor for iPhone
Facebook iPhone Dev Quits
Bump updates and adds Android App
Avatar Trailer
Windows 7 inspired by Mac OS X
Nintendo vs Apple in game market
Apple Pwns Nokia: Most Profitable Handset Maker
Universal Blu Ray Remote Control App for iPhone
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That Mac Show: Episode 005
Nov 8th
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Episode 005 of That Mac Show. Eric gets you caught up with Apple News and as always gives you his unique view.
Show Notes:
Uncle Steve CEO of the Decade
Apple Store in France
Apple Store on 67th and Broadway
New Syncing Patent
iPod Touch based POS (point of sale)
New Apple TV Software update
X-Mas Presents at the Apple Store
Camtasia vs ScreenFlow
iPhone at Radioshack
Verizon to get smaller iPhone Q3 2010
(Links to follow)
Thanks for listening!!
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Our Favorite Mac Apps
Nov 1st
There are lots of Top 5 (or enter your number of choice) type lists on the internet for just about any subject. I decided to make a list of applications that don’t come with your Mac but should be added as soon as possible. Here they are in no specific order:
VLC Player – Plays every video format under the sun and then some.
Handbrake – Rips DVD’s to many iPod/iPhone/other sizes and formats
Transmission – Best Bittorrent client for the Mac
ScreenFlow - Excellent screen casting for the Mac
iWork – The Office that Windows Users wish they had 
Buy iWork ’09 on Amazon
Would you like to add some to our list? Give us your gems in the comments!
