MacNotables #916 [43:13m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Mac tech guru Ted Landau covers plenty of ground by giving us the lowdown on the very quiet upgrade to Apple’s white MacBook and why it is even still in the product matrix, commenting on Apple’s product upgrade cycles, and delivering his World Wide Developer’s Conference predictions. But that’s just the start. Ted’s also talks about hew new articles preparing you for your next Genius Bar visit, and helping protect you from the new Java exploit.

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 MacNotables #911 [41:04m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Mac troubleshooting legend Ted Landau and host Chuck Joiner engage in an admittedly gratuitous discussion of the sparring going on in Apple and Microsoft advertising before moving on to their personal experiences, good and not always good, with online backup services. If you don’t have an off-site backup as part of your strategy, you need to hear about their experiences and what to look for and look out for when making your choice.

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 MacNotables #905 [41:25m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Ted Landau has been spending plenty of time with his iPhone, making it do things Apple would prefer he didn’t, reading eBooks and more. Ted talks about the new Amazon Kindle app for the iPhone and why the experience has been surprisingly positive and why you might want or need to downgrade your iPhone apps. Ted also gives us a first look at the latest iteration of Apple’s Airport Extreme, the ease of set-up and some of the issues that you may run into when trying to access some of its new features.

UPDATE: This message thread on Apple’s site addresses the WDS issue Ted discussed.

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 MacNotables #903 [46:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Mac expert Ted Landau and host Chuck Joiner briefly wrap up Macworld Conference and Expo before launching into a detailed discussion of Ted’s latest effort, Take Control of Your iPhone, Second Edition, from Take Control ebooks. Ted explains what this book delivers that others don’t, targeting the “motivated iPhone user” who is interested in how things work behind the iPhone scenes and what can be done with that knowledge. That doesn’t mean jailbreaking your iPhone; Ted gives us his current view on who does and doesn’t need to engage in that practice, and reveals how he celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Macintosh. Read the rest of this entry »

 

 MacNotables #821 [41:10m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The man with the last word in Mac troubleshooting, Ted Landau, has just updated his book, Take Control of Your iPhone, and discusses the features included with the current version of the software. Ted provides updates on the subjects of jailbreaking and unlocking your iPhone, topics that change almost daily, and starts thinking about what may be coming for the iPhone at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. Ted also updates us on his attempts to create a bootable Leopard flash drive, offering both a simple and a slightly more involved procedure, depending on your needs.

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 MacNotables #713 [49:52m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Mac expert Ted Landau delivers a triple-threat show on three topics you’ll want to know about. Ted adds to his previous extensive examination of Apple’s new Airport Extreme Base Station and answers some listener questions about mixing the various flavors of 802.11 on the same network. Ted also talks about how to create a bootable, iPod or even flash drive to help you out in emergency situations. Yes, you could opt for the commercial products (which may or may not have been based on Ted’s original article), or you could listen to the master and do it for free. Finally, if you’re worried about the upcoming change in Daylight Saving (not Savings) time, Ted tells you what you need to do to protect yourself and where to find the software to do it.
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 MacNotables #675 [98:48m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The MacNotables wanted to do something special to celebrate their 100th episode, and they succeeded, times three. Each member of the panel opted to deliver a Top 3 (or more) list of a topic of their choosing, and in typical MacNotables style, came up with some unusual, informative and entertaining topics. There was so much good information that just one show wouldn’t hold it all, hence our three-show Centennial extravaganza.

The guests and topics for Part 1 include:

• Jason Snell - Top 3 Andy Ihnatko’s
• Andy Ihnatko – Top 3 Things I Hate About All Podcasts In General That I Ignore Because I Enjoy Doing This Podcast So Much
• Bob LeVitus – Top 3 Shareware Programs
• Christopher Breen – Top 3 Favorite iPod Tips
• Ted Landau – Top 3 Things To Do When Things Go Wrong With Your Mac
• Dennis Sellers – Top 3 Apple News Stories
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 MacNotables #658 [27:38m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Macworld Editor-in-Chief Jason Snell outlines the highlights of this month’s issue of Macworld magazine, including discussions of security both Mac specific and in general, their recent focus on iWeb as well as the iLife ‘06 suite, how Macworld decides on what product reviews to publish, the power of Disk Utility, large iTunes libraries and more.

 

 MacNotables #656 [31:53m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Jim Dalrymple discusses problems with his PowerBook, the (sometimes) extreme methods he used to troubleshoot the problem (including a trip to Jim’s own brand of isolation) and the final solution. Jim also talks about some recent Mac news headlines, how he approaches them and learns the power of iChat messages.

 

 MacNotables #655 [35:18m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Adam Engst, Ted Landau, Andy Ihnatko and Chuck Joiner discuss the impact of the newest Apple ads, their effectiveness and whether they preach to the choir or attract new customers. At a listener’s request, the panel also discuss the benefits (?) of File Vault, and the new Google Video Player for the Mac.

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