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MacNotables #916: Ted Landau on the Stealth MacBook Upgrade, WWDC Predictions, Genius Bar Visits and the Java Exploit

Chuck — Fri, 29 May 2009 15:30:00 +0000

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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Chuck Joiner on Twitter

Ted Landau on Twitter

Ted Landau’s User Friendly Blog – Solving the White MacBook Upgrade Mystery on The Mac Observer

Beyond the Genius Bar by Ted Landau on Macworld

Five helpful troubleshooting tools you already have by Ted Landau on Macworld

Bugs & Fixes: Solving a mysterious plug-in crash by Ted Landau on Macworld

When quick troubleshooting fixes fail by Ted Landau on Macworld

Ted Landau’s User Friendly Blog – The Java Exploit: How Dangerous Is It? on The Mac Observer

MacNotables #911: Ted Landau Discusses Online Backup Services and Analyzes Apple and Microsoft Advertising

Chuck — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:00:00 +0000

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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Chuck Joiner on Twitter

Ted Landau on Twitter

Take Control of Your iPhone, Second Edition from Take Control ebooks

Say It Ain’t So: Microsoft Launching Its Own Version Of Twitter on CNN

Apple rolls out another clever banner ad on Macworld

Backblaze to the Rescue! by Ted Landau on The Mac Observer

TedLandau.com

Ted Landau’s User Friendly Blog on The Mac Observer

Mac 911 blog on Macworld

mac.column.ted: The non-Terminal users guide to not using Terminal by Ted Landau on MacFixIt

MacNotables #905: Ted Landau on Apple’s New Airport, Reading eBooks and Downgrading Your iPhone

Chuck — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:00:46 +0000

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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Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

Ted Landau on Twitter

Emoji and Downgrading iPhone Apps by Ted Landau on The iPod Observer

Spell Number in the iTunes Store

“Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions” (Dan Ariely)

AirPort Extreme, Time Capsule: Like Two Base Stations in One by Glenn Fleishman on TidBITS

Hands on with a Dual Network AirPort Extreme Base Station by Glenn Fleishman on TidBITS

AirPort Utility 5.4.1 Update May Be Problematic by Joe Kissell on TidBITS

Answers to Questions about Updated Apple Base Stations by Glenn Fleishman on TidBITS

UPDATE: This message thread on Apple’s site addresses the WDS option

MacNotables #903: Ted Landau Renews His Control of the iPhone

Chuck — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:16:56 +0000

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.Links:

Chuck Joiner on Twitter

Ted Landau on Twitter

MacNotables #821: Ted Landau Takes Control of the iPhone Again and Updates the Bootable Flash Drive Project

Chuck — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:00:00 +0000

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.

Links:

Lost – The Complete Seasons 1-3

Ziphone

iLiberty

mac.column.ted: Create a Leopard startup flash drive by Ted Landau on MacFixIt

MacNotables #713: Ted Landau on Creating a Bootable Flash Drive, More Airport and Daylight Saving Time

Chuck — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 12:45:49 +0000

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.

Links:

Mac OS X Daylight Saving Time Software Fix 1.0

Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.3.4 Update

Unofficial Daylight Saving Time Workaround for Entourage X

“Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station” (Apple Computer)

Creating a custom bootable 1GB Flash Drive by Ted Landau

QuickerPicker by 360Works

Path Finder by cocoatech

“Micromat Protogo” (Micromat)

DasBoot from SubRosaSoft

Deal Mac

MacNotables #675: The MacNotables Centennial Celebration (Part 1) – iPods, Shareware, Maintenance and More

Chuck — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:30:19 +0000

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.

Jason Snell

Andy Ihnatko

Christopher Breen

Ted Landau

Bob LeVitus

Dennis Sellers

Chuck Joiner

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

Links:
- Synergy
- Carbon Copy Cloner
- SuperDuper
- LaunchBar
- SpamSieve
- Weeds
- Handbrake
- Time Machine
- MacFixIt
- DiskWarrior
- Data Rescue II

MacNotables #658: Jason Snell on This Month’s Macworld Magazine, Mac Security, iLife ‘06 and Review Product Selection

Chuck — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 13:30:01 +0000

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: Jim Dalrymple’s PowerBook Troubleshooting Methods

Chuck — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:06:01 +0000

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: The Latest Apple Ads, To File Vault or Not To File Vault and the Google Video Player for Mac

Chuck — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 11:06:01 +0000

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.

Adam Engst

Ted Landau

Andy Ihnatko

Chuck Joiner

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MacNotables #653: Andy Ihnatko on the Joys of High Speed Networking and His Philadelphia Trip

Chuck — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 16:30:01 +0000

Andy Ihnatko discusses the improvements he’s seen since reconstructing his entire home network with high-speed hubs and cables, USB 2.0 hubs and more. Andy also updates us on his other activities, a new project and two upcoming appearances in Philadelphia, including a Macintosh reseller and a user group picnic.

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MacNotables #606: Macworld Live Booth Session #2

Chuck — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 06:15:01 +0000

The MacNotables were back on stage in the Macworld (magazine) Live booth on Wednesday talking about show favorites, discussing backups and why they will improve your life, the new MacBook Pro, the switch to the Intel chip and answering audience questions.

Tonya
Engst

Ted
Landau

Andy
Ihnatko

Chuck
Joiner

Links:

PodZinger

MacNotables #601: Healthy Hard Drives Part 2, the Biggest Mac Stories of 2005 and What To Install on a New Mac

Chuck — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 11:00:01 +0000

Ted Landau follows up on listener feedback and questions on how to keep your hard drive healthy, including copying your Tiger DVD, how to properly repair permissions and more. Then, Ted and Jim Dalrymple provide their thoughts on the biggest Mac stories of 2005.

Jim Dalrymple

Ted Landau

Chuck Joiner

Links:

BBEdit
Windowshade X
LaunchBar
Default Folder
MacNotables at Expo – List of Appearances

MacNotables #520: The Care and Feeding of Your Hard Drive With Ted Landau

Chuck — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 11:12:01 +0000

Mac troubleshooting guru Ted Landau talks about how to keep from having hard drive problems. Backup strategies, an in-depth look at Disk Utility, caches, permissions repair and more will help you prevent difficulities that can cost you time, money or both.

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MacNotables #508: Ted Landau on Beach Balls, Force Quits and Taking Out the Trash

Chuck — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 05:01:01 +0000

Mac troubleshooting expert Ted Landau holds forth on what to do when your Mac starts acting up. What causes the dreaded beach ball and how do you get rid of it? Where do you start when an application won’t launch? What are the implications of force quitting applications? And how do you get rid of those pesky items that get stuck in your trash? Ted delivers insight and practical advice on all these questions and more.

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Cocktail