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Podcast #17: The iPhone-Free Zone
Posted 07/24/2007 at 2:06:07pm | by
Mac|Life Staff
This week, we tried our damnedest to put together a completely iPhone-free podcast - just to give your senses (and ours) a little break from the iPhone overload.
Here's what we're talking about this week:
> We invite you to call in to the Mac|Live question/comment line: (877) 404-1337, extension 622. Please limit your calls to 1 minute max. We'll review these calls each week and feature our favorites, along with answers and responses, on that week's podcast.
> Mac sales increase by 26% in the second quarter of 2008 - tying for third place with Gateway
> A hacker who developed a worm attacking a vulnerability in OS X receives death threats
> Sony CEO calls Steve Jobs "greedy"
> Cool new products for your Mac (nothing for the iPhone, we swear!)
> What's new on our ever-vibrant forums, MacLife.com, and in the magazine
Listen to it all now in this week's Mac|Live podcast.
If you'd like to subscribe to the Mac|Live podcast series through an RSS feed, click here; if you want to subscribe through the iTunes Store, click here.
More information on items discussed in this week's podcast (in order of their mention) can be found by clicking the links below:
> Apple ties Gateway for third place in U.S. market share
> Death threats over Mac OS X 'worm'
> Sony CEO calls Jobs 'greedy'
> A Day in the Life of an Apple Genius
> KRK Systems VXT 4 Reference Monitors
> SimpleTech 1TB External Hard Drive
> Moshi PalmGuard for MacBook and MacBook Pro
> LapWorks Futura laptop desk
> Expert says young men should keep laptops off their lap
> Up for Grabs: The Hysterical Battle for the Bonds Ball
> The Editors: The End Has a Start
> The Rubinoos: Twist Pop Sin
> Rihanna: Umbrella
> Complete My Album
> MacLife.com's Circuit Board forum
> Revealed: What You Don't Know about the iPhone
No Audio???
Submitted by Tim (not verified) on Tue, 2007-07-24 16:57
The iTunes feed gave me last week's podcast and in the website there is no file what is going on??
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 2007-07-24 18:30
Wow, I thought "finally, relief from the all *phone stuff." Then I see, "file n0t f0und! iPhone rulez hahaha!"
insult to injury.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 2007-07-24 18:34
After clicking on the podcast link, go to the address and delete the dot in "No.17" so it's just "No17".
Submitted by Tony (not verified) on Tue, 2007-07-24 19:37
Where's Rick? Is he coming back?
Rik has left the building...
Submitted by Leslie Ayers on Wed, 2007-07-25 08:57
Rik is no longer on staff at Mac|Life as our web producer, but you'll continue to see his byline in the magazine and MacLife.com. He'll continue writing the Deep Tech column indefinitely (we hope!).
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 2007-07-24 20:12
i used to be a macaddict reader but i sometimes drp in on maclife to see whats new and now i see a post that talks about "What's new on our ever-vibrant forums". I guess the old spirit of fun and no self promotion is totally totally gone. oh well, so it goes, as vonnegut said. the mac spirit is dead. lets all buy iphones!
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 2007-07-25 00:04
Hey glad I'm not the only one that got the same podcast as last week for #17.
What's up?
Submitted by Leslie Ayers on Wed, 2007-07-25 08:54
The link is fixed now...and hopefully the feed is fixed too, but I have to look into that. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 2007-07-25 13:22
iTunes feed is still broken just tried and still get last weeks podcast linked to #17
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 2007-07-27 04:21
still streaming last weeks podcast as 17 through iTunes. When or is it going to be fixed?
Submitted by Syd (not verified) on Thu, 2007-07-26 11:18
Hey. You were trying to think of what work around Apple had for their Macbook's and Macbook Pro's. It lies simply in the virtue that Apple no longer sells a laptop computer, they sell notebook computers. No where is it suggested that the computer is designed or intended to be placed on your lap. I can't remember where exactly I read that, probably www.apple.com. Anyway, you wanted to know, and now you do.
Cheers,
Syd
Submitted by Ben (not verified) on Thu, 2007-07-26 13:55
I've heard that Mr. Clean sponges work to remove the grease stains left by our palms on the plastic case- try at your own risk [!], I've yet to try it on my iBook.
For all of you iBook/MacBook users:
Turtle wax makes your older dingy outer casing shine like new. Only use this on the outer case, and realize that wax is an abrasive. By that I mean, it could [and probably will] leave small hairline scratches. Therefore, I would only recommend doing this on an older 'Book that already has these markings on them. This wax technique will also work on ANY other GLOSSY plastics, but DO NOT use it on METAL or MATTE surfaces. Again, try at your own risk!
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 2007-07-27 16:47
When iTunes downloaded #17 it turned out to be a repeat of #16. Is it just me?!? Has no one else noticed this?!?
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 2007-07-27 16:51
16 = 17
Submitted by drjdg (not verified) on Wed, 2007-08-01 21:36
Hey y'all,
Not only is #17 still yielding #16 on iTunes, but #18 is also yielding #16.
Not that #16 was bad or anything, but there are a limited number of times that I'll want to listen to it.
Submitted by Joe D. Schmoe (not verified) on Thu, 2007-08-02 04:02
It was Todd McFarlane who bought the record-breaking baseball. Todd has nothing to do with Hellboy, who was played by Ron Perlman in a movie (and upcoming sequel) and written/created by Mike Mignola, originally as a comic book. Todd is the creator of Spawn, another devil-related comic book and movie, who doesn't have horns but has a cape that sticks out from his collar like points.
Mandy Patinkin has nothing to do with either of those comics/movies as far as I could tell.
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