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Opening
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Opening Music
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Music is "Say Anything" by Manda and the Marbles
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Band's MySpace page
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Sponsor
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Circus Ponies
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Notebook
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Great for Back to School
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Taking notes and research
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Clipping services
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Set up different clipping in different sections for better organization of clips
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Clip and annotate allows you to add context to your clipping
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Auto indexing with the Multidex
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Free trial available.
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News
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More on Papergate
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Wall Street Journal reports that Papermaster just didn't fit in at Apple
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Jobs chose to move forward with iPhone antenna design despite the risks
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iPhone 4 supply issue may have played more of a role than the antenna
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Apple executives are expected to not delegate and look over the smallest details
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12-core Mac Pros are ready
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USD $4,999.00
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Two 2.66GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon "Westmere" 12MB shared L3 cache per processor
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Option: Two 2.93GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon "Westmere"
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6GB (six 1GB DIMMs) of DDR3 ECC SDRAM at 1333MHz. Expandable up to 32GB
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ATI Radeon HD 5770 with 1GB of GDDR5 memory
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Option: ATI Radeon HD 5870 with 1GB of memory
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two Mini DisplayPort outputs (supports multichannel audio)
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one dual-link DVI video output
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1TB Serial ATA (3Gb/s), 7200 rpm
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18x double-layer SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
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Three open full-length PCI Express 2.0 expansion slots with mechanical support for 16-lane card
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5 USB 2.0 Ports and 4 Firewire 800 ports
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Dual Gigabit Ethernet, Airport 802.11n Wi-fi, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
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iDevice Rumor Roundup
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Updated iPad next year
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ARM Cortex A9, 512MB RAM
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7-in iPad, also with A9 and 1,024-x768 resolution IPS display
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Gyroscope in next iPads according to EE Times.
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CDMA iPhone produced by Pegatron. For both Verizon and China Mobile
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Metal backplate with integrated antenna.
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Codenamed the N92 according to John Gruber
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At the EVT (engineering verification test), but not DVT status (device verification test)
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Should be ready in January, but where.
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AT&T Q10 filing mentions ending of exclusivity arrangements on "a number of attractive handsets".
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Two different surveys showed over 30% of At&T would consider moving to Verizon if they had the iPhone
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AT&T commonly reports that 40% of their iPhone customers are new to AT&T
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New Apple TV rebranded as iTV
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UK Broadcaster not all too happy with the potential name change.
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Based on AMD Fusion solution (maybe)
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If Apple goes with A4 it wouldn't support 1080p
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No hard drive which I assume means solid state.
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App support
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An Apple Special event is likely to happen September 8th or the 14th.
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Apple licenses Liquid Metal technology
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An SEC filing found by the Baltimore Sun revealed the agreement
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Apple obtained an exclusive worldwide license to the Liquidmetal technology for use in consumer electronics
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Liquid Metal got to pay off $10.9 million in debt.
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Don't think Terminator liquid metal
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Benefits Apple may be interested in:
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Superior Strength/Weight Ratio
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Superior Elastic Limit (bounces?)
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High Corrosion and wear Resistance
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Impact Resistance
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Thermal and Electrical Conductivity
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Acoustic and Dampening Characteristics
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Can be cast into very complex shapes. Flexible and doesn’t fatigue or crimp like other metals so potential to make a seamless one-piece hinge.
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According to Cult of Mac, they say they've been talking to Liquidmetal’s co-inventor, Dr. Atakan Peker and he says the metal is already in use in at least one Apple product.
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iOS 4.0.2 closes security hole
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Release takes care of the PDF font security hole
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3.2.2 for iPad also
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This was the exploit that Jailbreakme.com was using to allow a web based jailbreak of the iPhone.
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iMac gets brightness update
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iMac (Mid 2010) Display Brightness Update 1.0
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Addresses an issue with 21.5-inch iMac (Mid 2010) display brightness.
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Apple exec arrested for taking kickbacks
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US Marshals Service on Friday arrested Apple worldwide supply manager Paul Shin Devine for money laundering and wire fraud relating to leaking iPhone and iPod secrets.
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According to the report in the San Jose Mercury News, the information was used to negotiate better deals with Apple.
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Apple also filed it's own lawsuit against Devine claiming the exec took over a million dollars in bribes and kickbacks.
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Sponsor
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Gazelle
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Gazelle.com is THE place to get cash for your used gadgets
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Get a quote on Gazelle before you take it to get recycled.
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Help reduce the more than 70 tons of e-Waste produced per year.
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Your item get put to re-use and you get some cash.
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Easy 3 step process: 1) find your gadget and get an offer, 2) ship it to Gazelle for free, 3) get paid (check, paypal, Amazon Gift Card, or charity)
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Get 5% more on your offer by using the code 'maccast'.
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Feedback, Comments and Commentary
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Applescript UI Scripting
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Bob is an IT guy and has a server that runs some software that occasionally throws up a dialog with an error. If not cleared the dialog eventually crashes the machine.
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Has to remote in with VNC or some other tool.
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Wants an app to just accept the dialog default after X number of seconds.
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Back in OS 9 days there was Okey Dokey. No longer available.
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For OS X the closest thing is an app called Lazy Mouse. Moves the cursor to the "OK" or default selection button of the dialog window, but won't click.
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I understand the possible concerns over an app like this. Could cause all kinds of havoc, but in specialized situations like Bob's it makes sense.
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Solution may lie in AppleScript and a feature of OS X called UI Scripting
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Google for "Applescript UI Scripting" and you'll find how to's
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UI Scripting is a feature in Mac OS X that provides a way for AppleScripts to interact directly with interface elements in running applications.
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UI Scripting is based on Mac OS X's accessibility framework and takes advantage of System Events, a background application that provides a central location for interacting with various aspects of Mac OS X
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You need to "Enable access for assistive devices" in the System Preferences-->Universal Access control panel.
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AppleScript Editor
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Applications-->Utilities-->Applescript Editor
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Window-->Library (Command+Shift+L)
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Double-click the "System Events" to see the dictionary of available elements, options, and parameters.
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Maximize RAM and performance
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Play Graden's question about iMac RAM
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I have also always wondered about the real world benefits of "dual-channel" RAM configurations.
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Some memory benchmark tests show a huge performance gain in memory performance.
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Trouble is that "memory" is not the only thing that makes up your computing architecture.
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Some respected sources I trust have shown that dual-channel seems to mean very little when it comes to real-world applications
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Tom's Hardware
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Barefeats
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Anandtech
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All the numbers are see are showing a minimal gain. 5-15% in most applications.
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Barefeats ran real world tests on iMovie, Final Cut Pro, Cinebench, and Motion. None of them showed any gains in performance from multi-channel RAM.
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There may be some advantages when addressing large RAM blocks, but in the end is its a question of more RAM or less "matched" RAM the more seems to almost always be better.
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Review: Bento 3 for iPad
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Anyone who remembers Apple's Appleworks knows it had a DB. iWork doesn't.
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Bento from Filemaker, Inc. the void very well.
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Comes with 25 templates to get you started
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Easy to design and edit the items within a database
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Drag out new field and select fields type
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Text, Number, Time, Date
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Advanced fields like Choice (drop down) or checkboxes.
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When adding or editing data fields give the appropriate iPad style interface
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Date tumblers
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Dropdown tumblers
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URLs have "labels" and can open in the app when clicked.
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Addresses have "map" button that launches Map app.
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Mail field can send email from Bento.
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Can hide fields within layouts.
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Supports portrait and landscape views
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Searching
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Can create collections within a library
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Designed very well for touch interface
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Swipe through records and data
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Gesture support, like double tapping to view full images from media fields.
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Syncs with Bento for desktop
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iPad shows as a device (like itunes) and you can sync all or selected libraries.
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Associated List fields won't sync, so in iPad templates use standard versions
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Address, instead of Address List
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Email Address, instead of Email Address List
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Phone Number, instead of Phone Number List
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Related data comes across, but you can't create related fields on the iPad
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Clicking a related field brings up it's record in a floating window if sync'd
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Shortcut at bottom to jump to the record in the related Library.
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Very easy to navigate.
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Set a passcode on the iPad to protect your data.
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USD $4.99 on App store
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iPhone Camera Roll numbering
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Scott has an issue with the iPhone and how it names (numbers) pictures in the Camera Roll
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More specifically this has to do with importing and removing items from the phone after import.
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The naming convention is to be "IMG_XXXX" starting at XXXX = 0001
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It then goes up from there, but if you remove all the items from the iPhone starts back at 0001.
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There seems to be no option to change the setting to always be sequential.
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Trouble is that depending on how you import you might get duplicate filenames.
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In iPhoto the duplicate names don't seem to be an issue because when iPhoto is organizing the imports they are separated into folder by date.
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One workaround may be to keep photo "IMG_0001" always in the Camera Roll. Then it continues to number sequentially.
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In iPhoto you can check the "Hide photos already imported" checkbox which you see after selecting you camera (iPhone) from the Devices section.
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There probably should be a setting on the iPhone to name one way or the other. Many cameras have that option.
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Managing iWeb from multiple Macs
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Hamish had some great questions about managing iWeb with multiple sites and from multiple Macs
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1) Can you build more than one site or is it limited to just one site with several pages using 1 domain name?
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You can build many sites with iWeb '09 (version 3.0.X)
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File-->New Site…
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You can have each site publish to different places
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Select the site and you can update the "Publish" settings
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Publish to Mobile Me, FTP, or a folder on your Mac
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In Mobile Me all the pages are put into a directory under web.me.com/username/SiteName
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With MobileMe you can only map one Domain per account
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Family plan gives you more accounts (up to 5)
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Domain forwarding with masking (Bluehost and GoDaddy support).
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2) Is there a way to access an iWeb site from my desktop mac and notebook so I may work on a new site and update it periodically from 2 different computers depending on which one i am using?
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Apple doesn't really support this, but we can hack it in a way.
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Quit iWeb
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Move the ~/Library/Applications Support/iWeb/Domain.sites file to a shared location.
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I used my Dropbox folder and created a iWeb folder in that.
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Select the .sites file, File-->Get Info…, set "everyone" permissions to read/write.
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Double click the Domain.sites file. Should open iWeb and associate it with the new location.
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Do the same on the second machine, opening the Domain.sites file from the shared location
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If that doesn't work then opening iWeb (if you moved and didn't copy the Domains.sites file) should prompt you to find the Domain file.
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You may need to authenticate with your OS X keychain to publish.
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Closing
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Get even more Maccast
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Become a Maccast Member
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Get extra content each week
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Support the show for as little at $3.75/mo. Less than a large latte.
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Podcast Marketplace
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Thanks to my sponsors
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Circus Ponies
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Smile on my Mac
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Faronics, Deep Freeze
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Cocoatech, Pathfinder 5
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Gazelle
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KamAlert
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SquareTrade
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Keep emails coming. Audio comments.
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PLEASE LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS
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MacCast Forum
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Follow me on Twitter
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New Music
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"Watch with One Eye" by Chris Miller
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Courtesy of Music Alley
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Artist site
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Buy on iTunes
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EOL: That's Just Woz
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Another video from Jonathan Mann, the iPhone 4 Antenna song guy. This time he was commissioned by Woz's wife to compose a song for Woz's 60th birthday.
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