Sunday, Apr 29, 2007

Apple Universe #12- Please don't charge me!

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Apple is getting sued and the fun never stops on Apple Universe. Apple is getting sued for their stock option scandal! What do you know! Find out more of this scandal on Apple Universe!

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Saturday, Apr 21, 2007

Apple Universe #11- My new iBook!

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I got a new Apple iBook on behalf of my moms company, Oracle! I am also using new recording software, Audio Recorder for Free v6.1. I also talk about new iPhone details. Enjoy!

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Wednesday, Apr 18, 2007

Apple Universe #10- Whatever I Say!

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We talk about the NAB Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada! We also talk about the iPhone and other release dates! Listen in!

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Tuesday, Apr 17, 2007

Apple Universe #9- Hold up!

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Windows XP will stop being available on new PCs from the end of January 2008. Microsoft is keeping to a plan to stop selling the operating system even though surveys show a lukewarm response to Windows Vista among consumers. A poll by US market research firm Harris Interactive found that only 10% of those questioned were planning to upgrade to Vista in the near future. All versions of XP, including those made for media centre or tablet PCs, are affected by the decision. Show the whole world that you are anxiously awaiting Apple's latest OS offering, in style. I have to say that I am OK with this delay. What's 4 months between friends? That being said, if Apple delays Leopard once more that will spell trouble and make me think of a certain often delayed OS offering from a little company in Redmond. pple plans to launch new iPods featuring Wi-Fi during the second half of 2007, according to a report at DigiTimes, the same publication which first reported that Apple would be forced to push out Leopard's release until October. In a brief posting, the Taiwanese rumor publicized cited "portable music player component makers" who say that Universal Scientific Industrial (USI) has been contracted by the Cupertino-based iPod maker to produce the Wi-Fi modules and that Foxconn will act as the OEM system assembler. All of this and much more in Apple Universe!

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Saturday, Apr 14, 2007

Apple Universe #7- What a deal!

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and Apple® today announced that MGM is now offering titles from its prestigious catalog of feature films for purchase and download on the iTunes® Store (www.itunes.com). Beginning today, iTunes customers will be able to purchase legendary films such as “Dances With Wolves,” “Mad Max,” “The Great Train Robbery” and “Rocky,” with other titles to be added in the coming weeks. MGM has the largest modern film library in the world and has received 208 Academy Awards in its history, making it one of the biggest award winning collections of films in the world. Though the rumors have never come to pass, CNN through its Media Biz website on Wednesday raised new evidence in revisiting the prospect that Apple may soon announce a monthly subscription service for digital music downloads through iTunes. The media outlet cited Les Ottolenghi, chief executive of INTENT MediaWorks, a digital distribution system that works with peer-to-peer networks, as saying that he’s had meetings with people from Apple and believes the company will announce a subscription service for iTunes within the next six months. CNN Money's Media Biz blog reports that they have heard that Apple may be interested in joining the subscription service model for their popular iTunes store. Last week's controversial Michigan iPod proposal may have been in part been influenced by Apple's lobbying money, according to the Detroit Free Press. The paper reports that Democrat state house speaker Andy Dillon and fellow party member Matt Gillard made a trip to California at least partially funded by Apple, which included a trip to the company's Cupertino offices for an iPod and Mac technology demonstration for education. The recent buzz about security threats posed by iPods to corporations has reinforced the need for IT managers to treat these devices like any other removable media that employees with malicious intent can use to extract sensitive data. CNet's Gadget blog had previously reported that Sling Media was working to get their SlingBox working with the Apple TV. SlingBox is media box that allows users to watch and control their home TV, DVR, or home theatre setup on a Mac or PC over the internet. CNet's Gadget blog also notes that Sling Media has been offering the ability to stream content to your mobile phone and speculates that Apple's iPhone support could be in the works. kype has released a new beta of version 2.6 for the Mac which brings a cool new feature: Call Transfer. The Mac is the first Skype client that lets you transfer an active Skype call "effortlessly to other friends and family on your Skype contact list." In addition, 2.6b adds some features previously available only on the Windows clients including:

* Join public chats
* Chat typing indicator - see when others are writing a message
* Call any Skype Prime premium services provider and pay with Skype credit
* Automatic Updates – get new features and updates without having to go to Skype's website to download
* DTMF tones for automatic answering services available also during Skype-to-Skype calls

Skype 2.6b is available now for free download. Apimac today released Compress Files 1.0, an easy-to-use tool for compress, archive, encrypt files and omit Mac-specific invisible files. The utility can create Zip compressed archives; TAR archives; Gzip compressed archives; Bzip2 compressed archives; compressed and encrypted disk images. In addition, Compress Files lets you specify if you want to omit Finder specific information (such as the .DS_Store files) and Mac specific file attributes (such as a resource fork) when creating Zip archives. Lynda.com announced that it has been chosen as the exclusive producer of in-the-box video training for the new Adobe Creative Suite 3. DAZ 3D has announced the release of DAZ|Studio 1.5, a new version of its free 3D figure posing and animation software for the Mac and PC. New in this release is a U3D content exporter that enables you to ready 3D content for use in Adobe Photoshop CS3. All of this and more on Apple Universe!

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Tuesday, Apr 10, 2007

Apple Universe #6- How many more?

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Apple sells 100 Million iPods while they are still having issues in Europe with iTunes.Finetune Desktop Streams Music, Taps Into iTunes. Apple TV ad is finally out! Earlier today, The Washington Post announced the release of hi-def video podcasts, specially formatted for the Apple TV [iTunes link]. They're encoded at 720p, and include some of their most popular writers. Analysts at Citigroup are recommending that investors buy shares of Apple Inc. ahead of upcoming product launches, which they say will include Mac OS X Leopard, a touch-screen video iPod, higher capacity iPod nanos and a 3G version of the iPhone. Apple engineers are currently at work overhauling QuickTime and OpenGL components in Mac OS X with a particular emphasis on improving video and 3D performance. Sources familiar with plans for both components report that Apple is hoping to have each ready by the time Mac OS X Leopard ships to customers. DeckLink HD qualified for Final Cut Studio 5.1. HD Video on iTunes, the iPod's Future, AirPort Extreme Patches. If you travel with any regularity, chances are you have your favorite tricks for making each trip go as smoothly as possible. And if you take your Mac along, you no doubt have a few tried-and-true ways to make sure you can use it productively despite iffy power supplies, glitchy Wi-Fi connections, and crowded airplane seats. Here are a few more techniques to add to your repertoire, from three of our mobile Mac experts. Refurb MacBooks for $949, MBP for $1,299. Hackers Dissect Apple TV to Create the Cheapest Mac Ever.

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Sunday, Apr 08, 2007

Apple Universe #5- MacBook Family

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Happy Easter! Today on the show we talk about the whole MacBook Family and tell you everything you need to know!

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Saturday, Apr 07, 2007

Apple Universe #4- The future

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The future topics of Apple Universe flash in your ears, as I tell you what might happen in the future!

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Saturday, Apr 07, 2007

Apple Universe #3 When is it comming out?

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In the latest This Week in Tech podcast, technology pundit John C. Dvorak cites "a guy at Cingular who's testing the [iPhone]" as saying that the device's battery allows for significantly less talk time than the five hours Apple quoted in January. Fastmac announces laptop Blu-Ray optical drive upgrade. Steve Jobs wants to ditch iPod, iTunes DRM. With the flurry of hacks surrounding the Apple TV, including the ability to run a full version of Mac OS X, there's been some concern and unfounded speculation that Apple may be specifically disabling these hacks. Mac OS X Server Free with Mac Pro? MacNN reports that the 3GHz Xeon (Clovertown) processor that was introduced in the 8-core Mac Pro is a currently unannounced model. While unveiling a version of its professional desktop system that sports 8 cores of processing power on Wednesday, Mac maker Apple Inc. also cut prices on its matching array of Cinema Display flat panel monitors. Iconfactory releases iPulse 2.1.8, Twitterrific 2.0. Since Adobe's launch of Creative Suite 3.0 last month, interest in the software amongst creative professionals has skyrocketed, with nearly all attendees surveyed at this week's Photoshop World conference saying they plan to update to one of the new bundles by year's end. All of this and more on Apple Universe!

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Friday, Apr 06, 2007

Apple Universe #2 iphone

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The iphone is coming out on June 11 along with buddy Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard coming out sometime in June. Best Buy finally decides to sell Mac's at 200 stores. A Russian Lab finds the first virus in the ipod, sort of. Mac Office 2008 is almost here, as it hit a private beta. Apple's Mac OS X may gain multi-sized icon interface. MacNN reports on the latest Apple patents, published today by the US Patent & Trademark Office. The new patents include a centralized printing queue, a variable-sized icon GUI, a thermal-contact arrangement between chips and heat sinks, and an audio battery status patent. Does your five-year-old watch in fascination as you work with Photoshop? Encourage your child’s interests by turning your retired Mac into a digital art station. Apple Upgrades Boot Camp With Windows Vista Support. All of this on this special Friday edition of Apple Universe!

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Thursday, Apr 05, 2007

Apple Universe #1 Pilot Episode- Mac Pro

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We talk about the new 8-core Mac Pro Workstation. The amazing performance with up to 16GB of Ram and 3TB of hard drive space, the Mac Pro is amazing. You can chose Eight cores or four, either way, you get the best of both worlds! Looking for high-performance workstation graphics? You’ve come to the right place. Three graphics card options let you choose the card that meets your specific needs. And every one lets you connect up to two displays, including at least one 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display.

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