For Mac Eyes Only - "Mac Curious"

Episode #129

This week on For Mac Eyes Only: Mike offers tips on the decision to switch to a Mac, Chrome a threat to OS X?, iPhone OS 3 WiFi Connectivity, MacBook Touch Finally Coming?, Seagate Drive Woes - Again, Beginner Guide to AppleScript, Gary's News and Views from Across the Pond, Web Travels with Dan, Jason's MacBook Podcast Tip, Highlighting Contact Groups in Address Book, QuickTime and Safari 4, More on MacBooks in the Classroom.

News:
> Google Chrome OS
> 13" MacBook Pro Outselling Supply?
> WOWODC East 2009
> New SSD Drives Coming from Crucial
> UPDATE: Safari 4.0.2
> UPDATE: VLC 1.0
> UPDATE: Quicken for Mac in 2010
> UPDATE: Missing Sync for Palm Pre
> iPhone 3Gs WiFi Troubleshooting
> RUMOR: New Builds of 10.5.8 and Snow Leopard
> RUMOR: MacBook Pro 7200 RPM Hard Drive Failures?
> RUMOR: MacBook Touch in October?
> FUN NEWS: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to AppleScript


Features:

Gary Malpas' News and Views from Across the Pond - UK and EU News
> O2 Gaining More WiFi Hotspots
> High Speed Broadband via Sewage System
> O2 Palm Pre
> No Palm Pre in France ... Yet
> Supermarket App
> Ive says: Companies Should Find own raison d’être
> iTunes Live
> Wooden iPod

Web Travels With Dan:
> Fluid
> Dan's FMEO Facebook Group

Jason's MacBook Podcast Tip: Disabling Spotlight in Leopard


Listener E-mails:

Question: Helping Chris highlight contact groups in Address Book.

Question: Ted Looking for help downloading QuickTime linked files in Safari
> Down Them All for Firefox

Feedback: Gary R concerns on MacBook longevity in the Classroom.


Links to Know:
> Visit The MacBook Podcast
> The FMEO Apple Store Gallery

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FMEO-129-071309 (48'15, 28.65MB)