by: Jason
Whitener
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MP3 for Episode 18
Show notes for Episode
#18:
News:
New slim aluminum macbook and macbook pros by 1st quarter of next year?
New Apple cinema displays and mac pros by 1st quarter of next year.
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Macbook classroom:
Turn your mac into a wireless router:
1) You'll need a cable or DSL
modem, a Mac (with a built-in AirPort wireless card) which is
connected to your modem via an ethernet cable, and any number of
portable and/or desktop computers which have wireless
capability.
2) Next, you'll need to configure your Mac (the one connected to
your modem) to share its Internet connectivity with other wireless
devices. To do this, select System Preferences from the Apple menu,
and then click on Sharing.
3) In the Sharing window, click on the Internet tab to bring up
Internet Sharing. Select Built-in Ethernet from the Share your
connection menu. Then, select Airport in the “To computers using:”
list.
4) Click on the Airport Option button to configure some wireless
security options. Enter a WEP password, which will be required from
the others wishing to join your new wireless
network.
Free file of the week:
SketchBox is a new –
multifunctional yet uncluttered – Sticky Notes Manager for your Mac
Desktop.
You can enter text or make drawings and set individual reminders
for each sticky to use them as a visual alarm clock.
Arrange all your notes in the thumbnail view, create little
storyboards or comics – or just store your daily thoughts as
searchable text.
Each Sticky consists of three layers: The drawing canvas, a little
text editor and an intuitive alarm timer that combines the best of
analog and digital clocks. While editing text you can still see
your drawing in the semitransparent background and
vice-versa.
You can select the active layer by clicking on one of the tabs at
the right side of the note. Each Sticky remembers its active layer,
so that you can continue where you left after closing the Sticky's
window. You can also set a default layer for new Stickies in the
preferences.
Get it HERE
ForMacEyesOnly Segment:
Michael Potter of the ForMacEyesOnly podcast shows us how to configure your safari bookmark bar.
Macbook Podcast Episode #17
by: Jason
Whitener
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Show notes for Episode
#17:
News:
Due to my macbook crisis last week the podcast this week will not consist of any new Apple news, free file, or macbook classroom. Please forgive me of this as I have had no time to put together a full blown podcast this week. I should be back up and going next week with all the stuff you know and love in the podcast. Thanks for your understanding and patience.
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ForMacEyesOnly Segment:
Michael Potter of the ForMacEyesOnly podcast shows us how to use some spotlight features.
Macbook Podcast Episode #16
by: Jason
Whitener
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16
Show notes for Episode
#16:
News:
Macbook podcast contest for t-shirt ends today!!! Winner will be announced on next weeks show.
UPDATE!!! Software license giveaway is now over. I had all 6 winners email me very quickly and I thank everyone for participating. Heres a list of the 6 winners:
Image Tricks: David S.
Disc Cover: Ross Hunter
Printfolio: Nick Henry
Live Interior 3D: Carlos Honc
Business Card Composer: Daniel Brusilovsky
Art Text: Jack
Moore
Apple special event overview of ipods and prices:
ipod touch: 8 GB $299, 16 GB $399.
Ipod nano: 4GB for $149 and 8GB for $199. black, cranberry, light
blue, light green, and silver.
ipod classic: The 80GB model will be priced at $250, the 160GB
model at $350.
iphones: 4 GB $299, 8 GB $399, Refurbed 8 GB
$349.
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Michelle's mac tip of the week:
Michelle will be out for a couple of weeks for a death in her family, please keep Michelle in your prayers.
Michael Gillen's segment:
Michael Gillen shows us how to add dashboards widgets to your desktop without having to open dashboard!!!
Heres a recap of the terminal commands he gives for reference:
defaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode
YES
killall
Dock
Macbook classroom:
Finding CPU hogging applications:
1. Open the Activity Monitor
(Applications/Utilities).
2. Select the CPU tab.
3. Select All Processes in the pop-up menu.
4. Select the "% CPU" column.
5. Look for any application that has taken over the CPU.
6. If any process is taking more than 70% of the CPU, verify if the
process is needed. If not, quit the process by selecting the
process and clicking the Quit button in the upper left corner of
the window to regain CPU process control. This can lead to longer
battery
runtime.
Free file of the week:
Mini$, pronounced [min·ee·muhn·ee], is a miniature sized money manager for the Mac that combines simplicity and power in a small package.
Features:
- Checkbook style transactions
- Purchase itemization
- Spending management
- Monthly bills monitoring
- Reporting tools
- Support for importing & exporting data
- Compatible with EZ
Money
Get it HERE
ForMacEyesOnly Segment:
Michael Potter of the ForMacEyesOnly podcast shows us how to quickly access your mac applications and programs.
Macbook
Podcast Episode #15
by: Jason
Whitener
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Show notes for Episode
#15:
News:
I still have the contest going for a free macbook podcast t-shirt. Make a small (less than 5 minutes) video and send it to macbookpodcastcontest@gmail.com or upload your video to youtube and send me the link. Contest ends September 11th!!
Apple and NBC have come to a disagreement with their new contract for the itunes music store. NBC wanted to increase the price of their TV shows on itunes from $1.99 to a crazy $4.99!! Which Apple responded by saying this is ridiculous. So Apple and NBC will not be renewing their contract for next seasons shows.
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Michelle's mac tip of the week:
Opening files with other programs other than the default.
Macbook classroom:
How to use your MacBook with the display closed and a Bluetooth keyboard or mouse...
If you use an external monitor with your MacBook with built-in Bluetooth and have a Bluetooth mouse or keyboard, you can close the display and still use the computer. Here's how.
1. Make sure
the computer is plugged in to an outlet using the AC power
adapter.
2. Verify that Bluetooth is turned on by using the Bluetooth pane
of System Preferences or the Bluetooth menu icon.
3. Pair your Bluetooth keyboard or mouse with the computer.
4. In System Preferences, be sure that the Allow Bluetooth devices
to wake this computer option is selected.
5. Connect the Apple video (VGA or DVI) adapter that came with your
computer to the appropriate port on the external display or
projector and turn the display or projector on.
6. With the computer turned on and your wireless keyboard or mouse
paired, connect the other end of the adapter to the video output
port on your notebook.
7. Once your computer's Desktop appears on the external display,
close the notebook's lid.
8. Once it's closed, wake the computer up by either clicking your
Bluetooth mouse button or by pressing a key on your Bluetooth
keyboard.
You should now be able to use your MacBook as you normally would, using your Bluetooth keyboard or mouse.
When you are finished using your MacBook in closed-lid mode, the internal display will not come on when you open the lid until you have disconnected the external display. If you want the internal display to enable again, remove the external display connector, put the computer to sleep, and then open the lid. This will toggle the computer to come out of closed-lid mode and once again provide power and a video signal to the internal display.
Free file of the week:
MacTheRipper is a free DVD ripper (extractor) for Mac OS X. It can extract DVD movies to your hard drive, minus all the copy protections and region controls put in place by DVD publishers. You can then use various tools to burn the movie back to DVD-R for use in DVD players, or convert the movie to different formats for playback with a variety of devices. MacTheRipper is intended to backup DVDs you have legally purchased for personal use. Get it HERE
Michael Potter of the ForMacEyesOnly podcast shows us a new gmail program called "Mailplane".