Macbites

In this episode we're playing catchup, talking iPads, including Mike's magically multiplying iPad and getting giddy about iPhone 4 all in the midst of copious software breakages at MBHQ BackBites Many Tricks Paddock Audible v. O2/Be ChatBites OSX 10.6.4 Safari 5 tabs issue iTunes updates Calibre Goodreader iPad iPad iPad US launch Carpet baggers Pre-ordering iPads arrive at MacBites HQ iPad woes - the dead pixel disaster Our initial software must-haves for iPad 1Password Evernote Adobe Ideas (iTunes link) OmniGraffle OmniGraphSketcher Omni Guarantee Gowalla Eyewitness from Guardian (iTunes link) Reeder Elaine's (jokey) pick of the week - Vuvuzela 2010 Accessories Case Dock iPad stands - Elaines blog post Woodpad iPad stand Bluetooth keyboard iPhone iPhone iPhone Tariff & ordering fiasco Case Feedback and Comments HeartyD's PAYG 3 MIFI success

In this episode, new arrivals, furry faces and love is in the air BackBites Aperture 3 Update (Apple KB) Aperture 3 Update Rucksack licence lookup Mifi unlocking Flame ChatBites Elaine's new iMac Rumour of new displays Inserting RAM into an iMac iTunes Transfer Fiasco iTunes File Sizes Unify Gifting iTunes apps Facial Recognition for pets Jobs v. Schmidt (CNBC) Jobs v Schmidt Adobe CS5 Adobe CS5 launch site Amadeus Pro St Patrick's Day icon Why of the Week iPhone iPhone iPhone Apps of an adult nature ZitsNPimples Snowtape Snowtape App Store Facebook page Screen protectors iPad iPad iPad Diamond encrusted iPad Camera Connection Kit iBooks Kindle for Mac iPadMixr Shipping Software Review Bumptop Mac Bumptop Mac (video) Mice Mickey the MacBites Magic Mouse Prosethics for under endowed Magic

In this episode we reveal the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything... as we said it's episode 42! BackBites Pink in a Positive Way Aperture 3 - The Update Aperture 3 - The Update (MacUpdate) Aperture 3 - export to Ember Cinder Cinder muCommander Fireworks CS4 Update ChatBites MacHeist NanoBundle 2 1Password for serials iArchiver RuckSack for free via MacBuzzer Office 2011 ManyTricks Aviary Goes Free Google Buys Picnik Mac's Advertising Windows Goodies Startup Sound Startup Sound (MacUpdate) Startup Chime Stopper Google Chrome Fonts Google Chrome Fonts (MacRumors) Google Chrome Fonts (MacRumors) Google Chrome Fonts (Apple discussion forum) iPhone iPhone iPhone iPhone Mod - gorgeous titanium alloy back iPhone Alternative Vanishing WiFi detectors Apple's App Purge iPad iPad iPad Battery Replacements Software Review SecondBar Menuless Hardware Review Novatel MIFI Unlocking a SIM The Space Bar MacBook Pro TrackPad Magi

In this episode, pink buzzing fingers and thongs for the memory BackBites XMarks Pink tech - BBC Buy a Barbie More pink tech Ken and Barbie video - YouTube Adobe product activation limits Evil and Lazy mug ChatBites Full Disclosure Columnist revealed as company's non-existent CTO An unfortunate ending Windows metrics source lies about identity Woolworths and AppleCare Aperture3 ScanSnap S1300 datasheet ScanSnap S1300 - Crunchgear review Microsoft offers a choice of browsers iPhone iPhone iPhone iMindMap Mobile iPad iPad iPad Our quest for a Mifi continues Software Review Google Buzz - The Guardian Google Buzz - MacWorld Hardware Review Andy's review of the Magic Mouse Feedback and Comments Matias Laptop Armor case Phillip's comments about the show, his O2 experience and ReQall Steve's iPhone exploits Jane73's gift to Mike...or Thongs for the Memory Events The next MacBites live event is on 25th February 2010 (20:00 GMT) when Mike will be demonstrati

In this episode - new tech toys, more new tech toys on the way & we're free BackBites iTunes - 12 Days of Christmas PathFinder Safari Bookmarks Redux ChatBites Christmas Arrivals at MacBites HQ Pink Stinks campaign Pink Stinks campaign AirFoil from Rogue Amoeba Boxee Keymote for iPhone OmniFocus mStand iPhone iPhone iPhone Tariff transfer fiasco iPhone Cellular Data Settings NatWest app Dan A's NatWest app review Paperboy Nude It Meyer's video in the snow Meyer likes cars Events The next MacBites Live event is on 21st January 2010 (20:00 GMT) when Elaine will be demonstrating Lightroom 3 Beta. To attend the event go to http://www.macbites.co.uk/live. We'll be in the chat room from 7:30 and the chat will continue afterwards. On 27th January 2010 at 18:00 GMT we'll be chatting again as Apple make their long awaited "new goodies" announcement. All are welcome. To attend go to http://www.macbites.co.uk/live

In this episode - iTunes harmony at MacBites HQ, Elaine shops *no really* and the wireless upgrade that sadly wasn't painless! BackBites iTunes - Elaine's Library iTunes - Numbering in filenames iTunes - Home Sharing iTunes - 12 Days of Christmas PathFinder BusyCal ChatBites Tweetie 2 for the iPhone Dropbox for synching Safari Bookmarks & History Safari's vanishing toolbar MX Revolution Mice and Magic Mouse New tech toys Network setup grief iPhone and the Airport Extreme Apple Support Article TS1849 Apple Support Article TS1651 Apple Support Article TS1398 Tesco - Shrine of tech? Elaine's new chair Hardware Review MiFi from 3 Feedback and Comments E-mail from Phil about ReQall and Omnifocus

In this episode - a week of technical woes at MacBites HQ, ToDo lists and Thongs BackBites Screenflow 2.0.1 Camtasia Elaine breaks BusyCal ChatBites Network problems at MacBites HQ Acrobat Updater Elaine's iPod shuffle / audio book incompatibility Safari 4.0.4 Snow Leopard 10.6.2 Hack to fix Growl Mail notification (broken with 10.6.2 update) 10.6.2 breaks MailTags and Devonthink Sky Sports app (iTunes link) NatWest App (iTunes link) Twitter only Mobile Device O2 to Unlock Phones Orange to ban streaming services MacHeist Macgraphoto Design Bundle Software Review Reqall Zenbe Lists Feedback & Comments Email from Graham who is trying to tempt Elaine into a Magic Mouse! Typo of the Week from Minster68 - Thongs or Things?

In this episode - an undocumented bug in Screenflow and keeping your apps up to date BackBites Saving bug in Screenflow 2 BusyCal - 2 updates this week Adobe Services update ChatBites iTunes 9.0.2 iPhone syncing problem The MacSale Bundle iPhone data capping on Orange? Software Review MacUpdate Desktop 5 AppFresh Are your apps ready for Snow Leopard? Snow Leopard Wiki

In this episode, watching TV on the iPhone, where did our tweets go and a solution to our sound recording problem from last week BackBites tvcatchup.com Running Elgato EyeTV app under 3G Tweetie ... the mystery of the missing tweets Voice Memos for iPhone Synchronising iPhone time with Mac iPhone sensitivity ChatBites Uber fast roundup of new Apple kit Mighty Mouse issues Fireworks crashes in Snow Leopard New Get a Mac ads Microsoft Store Open Office for Kids Open Office for Kids Wiki BusyCal 1.0.1 Software Review iTalk Feedback and Comments Apptrap - recommended by MacJim Minster68 drives his landy

In this episode, the Browser Queen has something new to play with and Mike gets to watch Jeremy Kyle on his iPhone BackBites ShinyDroplets Toolbar Extras iPhone 3.1.2 TVCatchup for the iPhone ChatBites BluRay in iMacs Cruz Tweetie 2 VBA in Microsoft Office 2004 OSX guest accounts & data loss Sync iPhone time with a mac Sound Recorder on iPhone Software Review Dictionary Cleaner

In this episode we discuss how to speed up your podcasts, manage your default apps and how to Quicklook zip files BackBites Bento 3 Bento 3 review in MacWorld EyeTV 3.2 and iPhone app TvTv Dropbox on the iPhone iPhone Loophole Photoshop for the iPhone Playing podcasts at variable speeds A script from Doug's Scripts to play podcasts a variable speeds ChatBites Creator Codes Cocktail Spotless Quick Look X ray mode (Mac OSX Hints) BetterZip Quick Look Plugin Dictionary in OSX (tuaw.com) Dictionary in OSX (Mac OSX Hints) ScreenSharing and key mapping in Snow Leopard Activating Screenflow Hardware Review Power Monkey

In this episode we have more iPhone woes, we discuss audiobooks on iTunes and Elaine relives TechFail Thursday BackBites ScriptSaver iPhone 3.1 battery issues iTunes 9.0.1 Audiobooks on iTunes Audible v iTunes The Iliad & The Odyssey by Homer (audible link) ChatBites TechFail Thursday Acrobat PDF printer replaced in Snow Leopard (InDesign Secrets link) Acrobat Save as Adobe PDF support in Snow Leopard (Adobe Technote link) Printing to PDF starts the printer whirring Mike's Screenflow issues Windows 7 Launch Party video (YouTube link) Windows 7 Launch Party video - alternative video BusyCal Software Review iPhone Application Limbo 0870 (iTunes link) SayNoTo0870 Snapture (iTunes link) JotNot (iTunes link) Google Notebook Extension for Firefox 3.5 (zip download) . Download this zip file and in Firefox, select File > Open File and browse to the downloaded file. Click Open and then Install Circus Ponies NoteBook - DayBook Feedback LucyC also really wants to be able to sy

In this episode we'll be hacking iTunes, trying to fix Elaine's narcoleptic iPhone and forcing iTunes to do what it should be able to do out of the box! BackBites Hacking iTunes iTunes 9 black background hack iTunes 9 - Sync by Album Sixty four switcher Mike's LogMeIn experience ChatBites My O2 app (iTunes link) iPhone 3.1 woes Elaine's iPhone frustrations ITV.com is now using Flash Make your Logitech mouse compatible with Snow Leopard Make your Logitech mouse compatible with Snow Leopard (Apple forum) Screensharing problems Software Review Jane's iTunes conundrum Script to open iTunes and update podcasts: tell application "iTunes" to activatetell application "iTunes" to updateAllPodcasts Application to open iTunes and update podcasts (zip download) ScriptTimer LucyC - "I also love the app organiser in iTunes. Makes my life so much easier than trying to do it with those wibbly wobbly icons on the phone where I usually mess up" Drinkster - calculates how many calories and un

This week we take a look at the newly released iTunes 9, iPhone OS 3.1 and how and a software update almost caused domestic strife here at MacBites HQ BackBites BusyCal Snow Leopard installation QuickTime X PrefPane ChatBites Zoom and scroll Finder issues Microsoft pulls Windows 7 balloons from Euro launch parties Take a Holiday to Install Windows 7 Software Review iTunes 9 Macworld review of iTunes 9 The "Automatically Add to iTunes" folder iTunes Store authorization and deauthorization iPhone 3.1 OSX 10.6.1 Events We're having a social event on 17th September. This will take place at The Old Pelican Inn, Manchester Road, on the Sale/Timperley border.

In this episode we discuss the new Microsoft App Store, tell you about our Internet woes, Elaine spoils for a fight and we update you on our Snow Leopard experiences BackBites Calibrate BusyCal iCal iStat Menus ChatBites TextExpander for iPhone Windows Mobile, version 6.5 & Microsoft's App Store O2 Data Outage Mike's nested inbox Software Review Snow Leopard Elgato EyeTV Quick Look for zip files DropBox PTHPasteBoard Launchbar Typinator QuickSilver Parallels Opera Mobile Me Sync Canon scanners Competition BusyCal competition winners were Derek and Jane

In this episode, Parallels woos Apple cult converts, Microsoft in Photoshop gaffe and we deep-dive into Snow Leopard. BackBites Dictionary backup - /Users/User Name/Library/Spelling Dictionary inconsistencies Address Book privacy ChatBites iPhones not suitable for business use Parallels woos Apple cult converts Camtasia for Mac Microsoft's Photoshop gaffe Software Review Snow Leopard Purchase and installation 32 or 64 bit kernal startup mode selector Saved disk space QuickTime Dock and Expose Spotlight Stacks Incompatibilities Fujitsu S510M scanner Snow Leopard resources Competition Win a copy of BusyCal Events The next MacBites Live event is on 10th September (20:00 BST) - Elaine is running a seminar entitled Photographic Extreme Makeover. Other upcoming events include Screensteps (24th September) and Things (1st October). For details of all our events go to http://macbites.co.uk/live-online/. To attend the events go to http://www.macbites.co.uk/live We're having a

In this episode, after Net News Wire's sad decline, we look at RSS app replacements, we also look at a free alternative to MobileMe and, with Snow Leopard on the horizon, we give you some top tips to help you prepare for the upgrade. BackBites Evernote Address Book to have Social networking integration? LogMeIn iFooty notifications iPhone photo fiasco ChatBites MailRaider Fruux Organizing Apps on Your iPhone Software Review Vienna NewsFire Google Reader Fluid Icon from Flickr Fluid group Send to Evernote from Google Reader Save a Google Reader story as a PDF Newsstand for the iPhone (iTunes link) Google Reader for the iPhone Google Reader - Mobile version Elaine's System Build Checklist Feedback & Comments Thanks to everyone else who commented on Twitter and contacted us via the website Competition Win a copy of BusyCal Events The next MacBites Live event is on 27th August (20:00 BST) when Mike's going to be showing you some practical examples of Pivot Table

In this episode Outlook comes to the Mac, shelving comes to the iMac, we take an indepth look at the OSX address book. And we announce the winner of our Voila competition BackBites LogMeIn (Anthony uses Rescue for break fix and Remote for servers) Screen sharing in Skype Exploding iPods iFooty InfoPanel in BusyCal ChatBites BackPack for iMacs Outlook for the Mac Snow Leopard nearing release? iPhone banking app Software Review Address book A to G Importing Google contacts into Address Book O2M Feedback & Comments Thanks to everyone else who commented on Twitter and contacted us via the website Competition Congratulations to isabelle304 who has won a copy of Voila Events The next MacBites Live event is on 27th August (20:00 BST) when Mike's going to be showing you some practical examples of Pivot Tables in Excel. See http://www.digital-iq.co.uk for details of this and all our other events. To attend the event go to http://www.macbites.co.uk/live We're having a soci

In this episode we look at Summer software bundles, exploding iPods and we take an in-depth look at a new application called BusyCal BackBites Refreshing the LaunchServices database with Onyx Cord - Remote Desktop Application Microsoft fix Office 2008 ChatBites Summer Software Bundles The Mac Sale MacBundles MacBundleBox Bodega Exploding iPods Script Timer X iFooty Software Review BusyCal Feedback & Comments Thanks to Connor P for his feedback on Elaine's iPhone photos problem Amanda found Elaine's infopanel excitement too much! Thanks to everyone else who commented on Twitter Competition Win a copy of Voila. Tell us what in your opinion, is the most useful feature of the software and what you'd use that feature for. Closing date is Saturday 15th August 2009. Submit entries here Events The next MacBites Live event is on 13th August (20:00 BST) when Elaine's going to be showing you how to get the best from your holiday photos. See http://www.digital-iq.co.uk for

In this episode we'll be discussing some of the key news stories that affect Mac users, laughing at Microsoft (again) and completing our 3-part series on supercharging the Finder BackBites LogMeIn Phoneview Forklift ChatBites Microsoft 'update' breaks Office for Mac iDisk iPhone app NetNewsWire NewsFire Vienna 1Password Free iPhone apps Software Review Expandrive DropZone Launch Services Main Menu Spotless Feedback & Comments Thanks again to everyone who provided us with feedback both on the website and through Twitter Competition Win a copy of Voila. Tell us what in your opinion, is the most useful feature of the software and what you'd use that feature for. Closing date is Saturday 15th August 2009. Click here to enter Events The next MacBites Live event is on 13th August (20:00 BST) when Elaine's going to be showing you how to get the best from your holiday photos. See http://www.digital-iq.co.uk for details of this and all our other events. To attend the event g