Warner music threatens to "cut off" Apple

Warner CEO, Edgar Bronfman is insisting not all songs are created equal and Apple must implement a variable pricing structure for iTunes.

Bronfman also feels they should get a cut of the iPod sales, since music downloads are helping sell iPods

I believe it's opposite. iPods sell downloads.

It was just announced that digital download sales tripled in the first half of 2005. Most of those sales on iTunes.

Warner's Digital strategy chief, Michael Nash, is suggesting Music industry fights back and cut off Apple. He feels Apple has gained too much power.

Current music industry agreements with Apple run out in early 2006

Is Apple still planning it's own "smart phone"

Motorola CEO Ed Zander claims it is "only a matter of time"

Do we really need to start iPod phone rumors again?

Rumors of new Apple products abound

5th Gen iPods?

Apple designed click-wheel

80 GB iPod with new Hitachi "perpendicular" drive technology

Small and volume designs

And the 20 million dollar question, video?

New PowerMacs

Dual-core processors

New PowerBooks

Bump?

Mac OS 7 running on a PSP

Using the Bochs emulator (x86 emulator), running vMac (680x0 emulator) in FreeDOS

Mac OS 7 on PSP

Takes 4 hours to boot.

There are also fake picts of a PSP running iTunes 5.0, so please don't email me about that. :)

IPod subway maps, MTS wants $500

iPodsubwaymaps.com

www.ipodsubwaymaps.com

New York and San Francisco (BART) sent cease and desist letters.

Has voluntarily removed the Chicago maps until he gets permission and created his own version of the BART maps

XBox 360 demoed with iPod support

Can connect an iPod through one of the 3 USB ports on the XBox and use MP3 or WAV formatted music on the iPod as soundtracks in games.

Another seed of 10.4.3 update sent to developers

Adds 20 more fixes to the over 500

Apple acknowledges the Single processor G5 issue and in seed notes asking developers to make fixing the issue a "bigger" priority

1.8GHz models stop responding randomly

Had one listener write in and it turned out his G5 shipped without a fan installed behind the processor housing/baffle.

Apple expected to sell 10 million Nanos in 4th Quarter

UBS Investment Research says Apple may sell as many as 10 million Nanos in the 4th quarter

Other reports are saying that falling flash memory prices could signal the end of portable hard drive players

smaller, more durable, use less battery and are expected to reach 16GB by next year.

Response to iPod Nano scratching issues

Play comment from Allison

www.podfeet.com

Brasso seems to be the magic cure for scratched iPod

Here is a how to article

Brasso iPod Restore

Will cost you about $4.00

This is a homebrew fix, so use at your own risk. Be very careful especially around the seam around the clickwheel. Use at your own risk.

Are new Intel Centrino ads Apple inspired

Ads feature Tony Hawk (a Mac user) and an white and "aqua" feel to the closing titles

Watch the Ads (Windows Media)

The also only talk about new advances in "laptops", not specifically saying "PC"

Phil wants to know why not Intel now? Play question

iMovie video import not working

Play question from Steve

Try cleaning the heads on the video camera

MacCast One Minute Tip #5 - More keyboard tricks

Play OneMinuteTip

www.oneminutetip.com

Switching to a Dvorak keyboard layout

Play Skype voicemail

In International preference pane.

Choose Input menu and scroll down and select Dvorak. May also want to check the box to show input menu in menu bar, so you can easily switch back and forth

Tiger book suggestions

Play question from Matt

The Missing Manual Series

www.missingmanuals.com

Tiger Unleashed, huge bible of a book.

Tiger Unleashed, SAMS

ClamXAV Software Review

Play review from Jack

www.clamxav.com

Many people feel Mac users should be pro-active about virus protection

MacCast 100th Show Submissions

Send a postcard with name and email and address

Adam Christianson
The MacCast
6965 El Camino Real
Suite 105-442
Carlsbad, CA 92009
United States of America

One postcard per address please

I would love international postcards, as long as there are no import or export restrictions for send the item. You may need to pay tariffs or taxes in some countries.