Hey Geeks. Craig over at the Behind the Scenes Podcast just sent me an email on reports he’s seen on the net. I guess some people are getting Tiger early.

Hey Adam, various Mac sites are reporting that Apple has shipped Tiger already to those who ordered online, with delivery dates of the 25th for orders with standard shipping. Not only that, but some people have reported that their orders from MacMall arrived yesterday!

Here are some links, also from Craig:
Mac Daily News
MacNN

If you are one of the lucky ones who has their copy already let us know.

Wow this is really cool. Podscope has found a way to look inside Podcast content, index it and make it searchable. The results come up and link you to a snipet of audio in the Podcast that contains the keyword you entered. Amazing.

Paul Murphy of cio-today.com has posted this great article. It explains why Macs are more secure than there PC/ Intel Linux counterparts as well as dispells some of the PCs are cheaper than Mac myths. Very good read. Here are some pull quotes:

The vulnerability exists in Microsoft’s code, but the exploit depends on the rigid stack-order execution and limited page protection inherent in the x86 architecture. If Windows ran on Risc, that vulnerability would still exist, but it would be a non-issue because the exploit opportunity would be more theoretical than practical.

…Macs are less expensive. That’s not what you see in the PC press, but it’s reality. The explanation for that, besides dishonesty on the part of PC reviewers going as far back as 1984, is primarily that Apple’s product cycles resemble those of other consumer electronics manufacturers, not those of the PC industry.

Take a look at this. Apparently this is a vending machine, somewhere in the San Francisco International Airport, offering iPods and digital cameras for sale along with the snacks. Besides the obvious concerns about theft, this is kinda cool. I guess there are other airports and locations that have these. If you see one snap a pic and send it to maccast@gmail.com.

[Source: Engadget]

Hey. A friend sent me this link to a nice little article and video over on CNet.com showing how to replace the battery in your iPod. The one lame thing is that they replace their battery with one that is the same capacity as the original. If I was doing this I would get one of the great high capacity batteries over at Other World Computing, http://www.macsales.com

[ Replacing your iPod Battery ]

Looks like Phillip Torrone, of Engadet, has posted a new article on the Make Magazine web site to make use of some useless iPod accesories.

How to Make your own iPod Sock Puppet

Hey in case you didn’t notice the MacCast finally has a logo. I hope you like it.

Now I think this little guy needs a name. Please checkout the new “Name the MacCast Mascot” contest in the forum.

In the MacCast forum listener Geoff posting this link to trading cards of the OS X Tiger development team.

View all Tiger Developer Trading Cards

Hey. I just got in from meeting with my tax preparer and I saw the news. The official release date for Tiger is April 29th at 6 PM. I am going to assume that means 3 PM here on the Pacific coast, not sure how that works internationally. The price is $129.00 USD for a single user and $199.00 USD for a family pack (5 computers). Apple will also have a “bundle” of Tiger, iLife and iWork for $249.00 USD which saves you fifty bucks. System requirements are a G3, G4 or G5 with built-in Firewire and 256MB of RAM. OS X Tiger Server will also be released for $499.00 USD (10 client) and $999.00 USD (unlimited). Server will feature support for 64-bit processors and an iChat server. Tiger Server requires 4GB of hard disk space, wow! I am so excited. Now I need to get the day off so I can hit the Apple Store early. MacCast Tiger Release Edition to follow on May 1st. I know where some of my tax refund is going. ;)

Buy OS X Tiger from Amazon.com through the MacCast and save $35, plus support the show.

UPDATE: Listener Craig sent these link for anyone wonder what’s new in Tiger:
The 200+ New Features in Tiger
A comparison of the features in different versions of OS X

MacGeek Danny’s wife decided to do Apple one better and designed a Shuffle you can eat. Mmmm… Apparently she is a cake making machine, check out her other creations.