Direct Link: MP3 Version Listen Now: Apple gave iPhone owners an early holiday present this week with iPhone Software 2.2, and the courts gave Apple its own holiday gift when it kicked Psystar in the pants and made the obvious ruling that Apple isn’t a monopoly. Apple’s new laptops include built-in copy protection, Intel plans…
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Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #176: Travel Gear, Multiple Audio Outputs, Windows Remote Control, and Geeky Network Fun!
Listen Now: Download: or (AAC coming shortly courtesy of Michael Johnston of iPhoneAlley) Show notes for Mac Geek Gab Podcast For November 17th, 2008 Dave’s doing the show from Austin this week, so he shares his thoughts about some of the new gear he’s equipped for this trip. Then he and John go on to…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #175: Cool Stuff Found, Public Wi-Fi Security, Time Machine Fix, and Expo Ticket Contest!
Listen Now: Download: or (AAC coming shortly courtesy of Michael Johnston of iPhoneAlley) Show notes for Mac Geek Gab Podcast For November 10th, 2008 A week off brings your geeks back raring to go, and they chat through some cool stuff YOU found, a possible fix for Time Machine errors, security connecting to public WiFi…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #174: Wireless Router Options, Backups, Listener Tips, and New Mac Setup
Listen Now: Download: or (AAC coming shortly courtesy of Michael Johnston of iPhoneAlley) Show notes for Mac Geek Gab Podcast For October 27th, 2008 You ask, John and Dave answer! This episode includes a discussion about setting up a new Mac, answers about which wireless router is best, options for backing up and migrating iApp…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #173: Migrating to a New Mac, Remote Network Config, Slow Safari Loads and More!
Listen Now: Download: or (AAC coming shortly courtesy of Michael Johnston of iPhoneAlley) Show notes for Mac Geek Gab Podcast For October 20th, 2008 Dave and John offer some advice for folks migrating from one Mac to another, find an interesting solution for remotely configuring network settings, discussing reasons for slow Safari loads and even…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #172: Maintenance Utilities, Wiring For Broadband, System Preferences Issues and Cool Stuff Found
Listen Now: Download: or (AAC coming shortly courtesy of Michael Johnston of iPhoneAlley) Show notes for Mac Geek Gab Podcast For October 13th, 2008 John and Dave answer your questions about network backups, drive utilities, crashing preferences, and more. Additionally, they have lots of follow-ups and tips to share on previous topics including shutdown delays…
Podcast - Mac Geek Gab #171: WiFi Troubleshooting, iApp issues, Shutdown Problems and More Media Longevity
Listen Now: Download: or (AAC coming shortly courtesy of Michael Johnston of iPhoneAlley) Show notes for Mac Geek Gab Podcast For October 6th, 2008 Your two favorite Mac geeks talk through WiFi issues, Shutdown problems, Safari troubleshooting, and iTunes library dilemmas. Plus, listener tips about recordable-media longevity put a nice cap on that topic of…
Podcast - Apple Weekly Report #131: App Store Sales, Open XML, iPhone Kill Switch
Direct Link: MP3 Version Listen Now: Sales at Apple’s App Store have topped $30 million, Microsoft managed to get Open XML approved as an ISO standard, Wall Street says Apple is worth more than Google, and Nancy Heinen kissed and made up with the SEC. There really is a kill switch in the iPhone, chips…
Analyst: Best Buy's iPhone Sales Impact Minimal
Best Buy’s deal with Apple to sell the iPhone 3G will help drive up holiday sales numbers for the combination iPod and smartphone, but not by much, according to UBS analyst Maynard Um. While the increase in iPhone sales will likely be incremental, the Best Buy deal could be an indicator that Apple is successfully…
Podcast - Apple Weekly Report #129: iPhone 3G Launch, App Store & MobileMe
Direct Link: MP3 Version Listen Now: Apple had a busy week with the launch of the iPhone 3G, the App Store, MobileMe and iPhone Software 2.0. Not everything went as planned with the iPhone or MobileMe launch, but the App Store hit the streets running with over 500 native iPhone and iPod touch applications. Also,…
iPhone 2.0 and 3G: 48 hours
For the next 48 hours (from July 11-13), I’m going to use this blog entry to post my semi-random comments and discoveries regarding the iPhone 3G and iPhone 2.0 software. The most recent comments are at the top. App Store software: slow to sync, upgrade and backup. [Note: This is my last update for this…
Podcast - Apple Weekly Report #128: Lawsuits, Diablo & iPhones
Direct Link: MP3 Version Listen Now: Blizzard announced Diablo III, Apple kind of updated Leopard again, Apple’s lawsuit express pulled into the station, and the Mac is showing up in eight out of 10 businesses surveyed. Apple’s ads are good enough to watch even on TiVo, an iPhone deal for China is getting closer, and…
The Back Page - iPhone's Price Drop All About the App Store
Watching the discussion and analysis of the iPhone 3G, what’s getting the most attention — particularly from the stock market world — is not so much the new features, but rather the price drop and change in business model. Many people seem to think that Apple lowered the price merely to move more units, and…
iPO Quick Tip - iPhone: Backing Up the Important Stuff
Connecting your iPhone to your Mac or PC automatically backs up the information on your handheld, which can be a real life saver if you have to replace it. Restoring that info to a different iPhone is just as easy, but only if you really do have all of the data safe and sound on…
Podcast - Apple Weekly Report #125: iPhone Expansion, NBC and Zune, Apple's Eco-stance
Direct Link: MP3 Version Listen Now: The iPhone machine is in full swing with carrier deals for over 20 new countries announced this week, Apple’s lawsuit express dropped off a couple of passengers, Steve Jobs isn’t making as much as he used to, Microsoft bailed on its Yahoo takeover, and NBC cozied up with the…
Ted Landau's User Friendly View - In search of headphones for my iPhone
At the end of this column, you’ll find my opinions on two relatively new iPhone-compatible headsets from Etymotic Research. But I intend to take the scenic route to get there, a route that takes us by some relevant and more general background information. Background: The California “hands free” law and Bluetooth headsets Beginning July 1,…
Podcast - Apple Weekly Report #118: iPhone Enterprise & SDK Special Report
Direct Link: MP3 Version Apple showed off its iPhone SDK this week, and made it clear that its handheld is destined for the enterprise market. The company also landed at the top of Fortune’s most admired companies list, shareholders told Apple they want more control over executive pay, Facebook is considering a move into iTunes…
Jobs: Apple to Stick with 10M iPhone Goal
Apple confirmed during its share holder meeting on Tuesday that it is still on track to sell 10 million iPhones by the end of 2008. COO Tim Cook also confirmed that the company plans on taking its combination iPod and smart phone into China and India. CEO Steve Jobs commented “There are plans in place…
Podcast - Apple Weekly Report #115 2008-02-11: iPhone and iPod touch Updates, Yahoo Snubs Microsoft
Direct Link: MP3 Version Apple released new iPhone and iPod touch models, the iPhone is going strong in the smart phone market, and yet another company is going after the company for patent infringement. Yahoo had a tough week, and Apple dropped out of NAB. The Apple Weekly Report will be included in TMO’s main…
iPO Quick Tip - Breaking the iPhone Sync Blues
Occasionally your iPhone or iPod touch starts syncing when you connected it to your Mac only to drop out of the sync process. Even worse, once the cycle stops, it continues every time you plug your handheld in. This fix is fairly easy, but you won’t find it in iTunes. You’ll know if you are…
Podcast - Apple Weekly Report #114 2008-02-04: Mega-Mergers, iPhone Security, & Pacemakers
Direct Link: MP3 Version Audible.com agreed to an Amazon buy out while Microsoft made a bid for Yahoo in an effort to hold off search giant Google. U.S. courts added another two years to Microsoft’s antitrust follow up, iPods turned out to be safer for heart patients than previously thought, and a new iPhone security…
Podcast - Apple Weekly Report: Greenpeace's Toxic iPhone, More Lawsuits, and the Leopard Countdown Begins [UPDATE]
Direct Link: MP3 Version [Update: We have corrected the audio syncing issue and uploaded a new file. – Editor] Even though Apple’s iPhone complies with European hazardous chemical regulations, Greenpeace thinks it’s still a toxic handful, and now a California group is ready to sue the Cupertino company over the findings. Apple CEO Steve Jobs…
Podcast - Apple Weekly Report: iPhone Update, Microsoft Office 2008, and Amazon MP3
Direct Link: MP3 Version Apple dropped all kinds of updates this week, including the long-awaited iPhone 1.1.1 update with support for the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store. Amazon launched its competitor to the iTunes Store, and Apple’s general counsel moved on to greener pastures. What’s it all mean? Jeff and Bryan try to figure that out…
Podcast - Apple Weekly Report: Apple and FCC Auctions, iTunes Movie Rentals, and iPhone Sales
Direct Link: MP3 Version This week Jeff and Bryan take a look at the pending FCC radio frequency auction, the possibility of iTunes movie rentals, Apple’s one million iPhone mark, and the $100 credit for early iPhone buyers. The Apple Weekly Report will be included in TMO’s main RSS feed, and also in its own…