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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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Cocoatech
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Pathf Finder 5
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We spend a large amount of time on our Mac just browsing files and directories and Apple hasn't changed much since OS 8 or 9
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Advanced features that are easy to use and make sense
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Dual-pane file browser -- Work with two folders side-by-side.
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Drop stack -- Freeze drag & drop operations by placing files into a temporary stack.
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Tabs & Bookmarks -- Just like Safari, save your commonly used folders into a bookmarks bar and open them in tabs.
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File selection & Filtering tools -- Select files by kind, filter a file list by extension, and much more
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Customizable interface -- Build your interface how you want it. Choose from more than a dozen modules to place into Path Finder's customizable panes and drawers.
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Maccast listeners can get $5.00 off
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Enter the promo code: MACCAST
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Good now until June 1st, 2010
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Pathfinder, "The advanced file browser for Mac OS X. Try it free for 30 days."
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News
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iPad Hysteria heats up
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US launch day this Saturday April 3rd. International date rumored to be April 24th.
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Pre order numbers were reportedly said to be climbing over 250,000 units.
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Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi, thinks maybe 400,000 in opening weekend.
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Gizmodo is reporting that according to a reliable source, Apple Germany had ordered only 75,000 iPads, but they got 250,000 pre-orders.
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Analysts are going crazy
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BMO Capital's Keith Bachman predicted 2.5 million in 20110 and 5.5M in 2011. Raised his 2011 number to 7.2M units.
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Katy Huberty with Morgan Stanley says 2.5M in first 3 months and 8M to 10M in 2010. I want her Kool-aid!
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More reasonable estimates on Wall Street are 1M to 5M units in 2010.
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Apple started pre-authing cards on pre-orders on the 25th. Started shipping from China the 29th.
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Canceling pre-orders over 2 units.
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Refunding expedited shipping charges. If you have Saturday delivery of UPS you get on the 3rd, otherwise the 5th.
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In-store pickup reminders and phone calls.
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Stores open at 9:00 AM
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If not picked up by 3 PM, units will be made available for sales.
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BestBuy Stores will have limited supply of iPads on April 3rd, not all stores
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Reportedly at 675 stores, but maybe only 15 units per.
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I have details form a source that 180,000 units of iPad Applecare were prepped to go to out.
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Reporters are loving it.
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Rave reviews from Ihnatko, Mossberg, Edward Baig (USA Today), Bob LeVitus (MacObserver)
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Many saying the iPad is more than an iPod Touch and a viable alternative to a notebook/netbook in many computing applications. Stopping short of calling it a replacement.
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Only David Pogue held out with a more balanced tongue in cheek review.
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Exceeding the 10 hour stated battery life.
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Fast is a common theme.
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Common complaints still there. No USB port, no video no multitasking, no card slot, sealed battery, and no Flash.
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You can get a 15" PC notebook with full Intel Core Duo processor for the same price.
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Samsung reportedly helping with iPad display supply
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AppleInside has a report via the Korean Times
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Apple will reportedly make Samsung the second major supplier of iPad displays and pay them $240M for 3M units.
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No time frame given on the Samsung deal, but LG (original supplier) got a 5 year $500M deal.
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This has reportedly been expanded to $800M for a supply of 10M units.
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Wintek and or TPK Touch Solutions were reportedly having production yield issues on iPad touch screen sensor panels. Possibly the cause of the week delay in shipments?
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iPad, it's about the content.
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Books
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iBooks app needs to be downloaded.
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30,000 Free Project Gutenberg Books on iBookstore at launch
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Reports that Apple has 60,000 books total.
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Pricing is still up in the air with ranges form $9.99 to $12.99 for best sellers and new releases.
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ArsTechnica reports that Apple has struck with e-book publishing services Smashwords and Lulu.
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Newspapers and Magazines
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Wall Street Journal has a piece with detailing some specifics
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Already signing up advertisers. Premium ad prices to be in some of the first iPad issues
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Interactivity, social media integration, interactive forms, etc.
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Per issue and subscription pricing models
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Esquire Magazine ala cart at around $2.00/issue
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Wall Street Journal at $18.00/mo. ~$6.00 higher than a Web+Print subscription.
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TV and other stuff
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Marvel comic app was on reviewers iPads and they gave it a thumbs up.
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CBS.com supposedly working on HTML 5 video
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Brightcove, a video streaming service used by NTY and Time, Inc goes HTML 5.
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Hulu iPad app rumors heating up again, but might be a paid service. Netflix app too, but that I think is an April fools.
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Explicit category reportedly back in App store at iPad launch
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According to Boy Genius Report and others Apple my launch iAd Mobile ad service on April 7th
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Apple had purchased Quattro Wireless back in January
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iPad OS updates may be paid after the first one.
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Mac Rumors took a look at the end-user software licensing agreement
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It states Apple will provide the fist major OS update for free. Doesn't mention updates after that.
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Apple releases 10.6.3
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A massive list of fixes including:
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General operating system fixes and improvements
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Specific areas called out by the release notes are AirPort and wireless networking, Date and Time, Directory Services, File Services, iCal, Mail, MobileMe, Parental Controls, Rosetta, Time Machine, Quicktime, and more
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Security fixes for AFP Server, the Application Firewall, QuickTime, CoreAudio, Disk Image, Directory Services, and more
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There were credits to Tipping Point’s Zero Day Initiative which sponsors Pwn2Own at CanSecWest.
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No word if the most recent exploits form that conference were addressed in this update.
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iTunes 9.1 and other updates
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iTunes 9.1
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Adds support for iPad
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Sync with iPad to enjoy your favorite music, movies, TV shows, books and more on the go
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Organize and sync books you've downloaded from iBooks on iPad or added to your iTunes library
Rename, rearrange, or remove Genius Mixes
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Audiobooks section now just called Books.
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You can drop in ePub formatted books, and they will appear there and have a generic "book" icon.
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Create 128-kbps AAC files on the fly when syncing to iPhone
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For video Convert for Apple TV is now 'iPad or Apple TV'
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Seven security flaws have meanwhile been addressed. 6 of them for Windows only.
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A bunch of other minor tweaks
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Applications are now called “Apps” just about everywhere.
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The Controls menu now includes commands for raising and lowering iTunes’ volume.
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Aperture 3.0.2
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Improves overall stability and fixes issues in a number of areas.
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14 key areas addressed including things like:
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Upgrading Aperture 1.x and 2.x libraries
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Adding names and confirming matches in Faces
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Importing ratings, color labels and GPS data from XMP sidecar files
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IPTC metadata compatibility
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Also adds iPad Compatibility
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iMovie 8.0.6 (iMovie 09)
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Improves reliability when working with videos from Aperture.
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AirPort Utility 5.5.1
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AirPort Utility 5.5.1 includes general bug fixes and addresses the following issues:
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Not importing all settings when importing a configuration.
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Not propagating MAC address control lists when using an extended network.
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Time Capsule and AirPort Extreme Base Station Firmware Update 7.5.1
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For the latest Time Capsule and AirPort Extreme Base Station (Late 2009)
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Fixes an issue with wireless performance in the 5GHz band
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Fixes an issue with creating a Guest Network in the 5GHz band
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What's happening with Apple's NC DataCenter
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9 to 5 Mac reported on 10 new job listings, so they appear to be staffing up.
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Other reports that Apple's iTunes cloud initiative is delayed until this summer. Only pushed back a few months.
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Don't forget the iPhone
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New 4th Gen iPhone (iPhone HD) on AT&T in June. CDMA version on Verizon in the Fall (September)?
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Possibly slimmer, more memory, OLED display? Bigger?
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John Gruber reports a 960x640 screen.
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Apple's A4 processor.
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I don't buy the Verizon story. LTE in 2010/2011.
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An iPhone repair shop supposedly has new 4G screens and digitizer assemblies. Taller at 3.7".
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iPhone OS 4.0
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"Expose" style multi-tasking
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Global mailbox
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Home screen contacts
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Sponsor
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Circus Ponies
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Notebook
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Free trial
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Feedback, Comments and Commentary
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Applecare follow-up
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With all coverages. Read the fine print.
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Most don't cover "cosmetic" damage or "consumables".
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Only as good as the service behind the coverage
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How easy is it to file a claim, how long to get your money?
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Customer Service.
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Credit Card Protection
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Limited time. 90-day on my AMEX
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Only up to $1,000 year
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Homeowners or Renters policies
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Homeowners can have high deductibles and filing some claims can raise your rates
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Renters typically has lower deductibles
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Accidental loss and replacement
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Many of you have pointed out that 3rd party services offer this for fees at or about the same as Apple
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Is it worth it? $200.00 up front to cover a $500 device on the off chance you drop it?
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Typically there is also still a nominal deductible.
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Squaretrade
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Some listeners mentioned this company
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They extend the Apple warranty coverage and cover accidental damage
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Must be bought within 90 days of purchase
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Accidental damage typically has a $50 deductible
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Doesn't cover loos, but you can get a refund on coverage.
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3 years of iPad coverage is $169.00 (now $135.99)
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if you don'y buy on the same day ADH doesn't cover the first 30 days
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Waiving ADH deductible on iPads
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EU and UK 2 -year warranty law
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EU directive 1999/44/EC - Supposedly covers all goods sold in any EU country for defects for 2 years. Repair or replacement
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An article in the UK Guardian says it's not quite that simple
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If a country has laws, like the UK's Sale of Goods Act (SOGA), that exceed the language of the EU directive in most areas then those laws apply.
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If the item fails by defect it must be "reasonable" to expect it to last longer. And if it's after 6 moths the retailer can demand you provide evidence that it failed as a result of a manufacturing fault. Which could be tricky.
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Not every Applecare fairytale has a happy ending
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I did get a number of these emails too, but mostly from folks who didn't have Applecare.
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Even more the reason to get it.
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Rupinder had a hinge pop on the screen of his Powerbook G4 3 weeks out of Applecare and Apple wouldn't cover it.
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Reality is that Apple doesn't have to cover repairs outside of Applecare. They also don't cover wear and tear, cosmetic, accidental damage, or consumables, like batteries.
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batteries that lose 50% of charge while under Applecare are covered.
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It is at the discretion of the Genius or Applecare agent to do non or out of warranty service
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Some advice
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Be honest, polite and courteous.
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Try again. Took 5 trips with my iPhone battery issue.
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Cut your losses.
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Copy full path in Finder
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Gert-Willem discovered some Terminal hacks to show the full POSIX path in the Finder Title bar
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Show path in titlebar
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defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool YES
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Relaunch Finder. Option+Click Finder icon in dock and choose 'Relaunch'
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There are also several built-in way in Snow Leopard to show path info
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Titlebar icon
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Command+Click the title in the tilebar and a list will drop down.
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Selecting an item will jump to that location in the window
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Path toolbar item
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You can add a path drop down icon to your Finder Toolbar
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View-->Customize Toolbar… Then drag the 'Path icon' to the toolbar.
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Clicking the icon will give you a drop down showing the current path
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Add Path Bar to the bottom of the Finder window
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View-->Show Path Bar
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Now the Path will be displayed at the bottom of the window.
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What about copying the full path?
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Pathfinder
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You can Command+Click (Right+click) and choose 'Copy Path'
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Does it in UNIX, HFS, Windows, Terminal, URL, and Name versions
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Use the Terminal (Applications-->Utilities-->Terminal)
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1) Navigate to the folder in the Finder and then drag the folder into the Terminal window. This will populate the full path at the prompt in the Terminal.
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2) Select the path in the Terminal window and copy it.
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It does insert the UNIX version so if you have spaces in the path name they will be escaped.
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Automator Workflow
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A guy wrote an Automator workflow (Marcus Barnes) that you can add to your Services folder in Snow Leopard
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Download the Snow Leopard version from his site and then copy it to the Services folder
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Basically runs an Applescript to get the POSIX path from the Finder and then passes it to the clipboard. You can view his workflow in Automator to see how it ticks.
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it will be a .workflow file.
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~/Users/[User]/Library/Services/
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What's your iPad for?
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Listener Douglas had some great plans
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Speaking
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Presentations using Keynote and VGA connector kit
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Taking notes and doing prep (Omni Outliner)
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Teaching
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Class prep
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Textbooks
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"Deskside" - Illustrative tool. Websites, videos, pictures, etc.
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As a mobile device, or not.
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Access to free wi-fi hotspots is key for many
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The "living room" Mac
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Media center control
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"Multitasking" - while watching TV, movies, etc.
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Reading
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eBooks, Magazines, Newspapers, iBooks?
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Quick Look in Mail.app
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Marty was wondering why Quick Look didn't seem to work in from the message list in Mail.app
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Wants to press spacebar and see the Message an/or Attachments without using the preview pane.
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Double click will open the email in a new window.
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From the list view, preview pane, or window you can Quick Look the attachments. File-->Quick Look Attachments... (Command+Y)
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In the preview pane or email window you can also use the spacebar technique, but you need top have the attachments highlighted first.
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Quick Look Mail in the Finder
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Email in Mail.app is searchable with Spotlight, so we can take advantage of this.
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In the Finder, perform a search. Command+F or Command+Option+Spacebar from any app to bring up the search pane.
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Click the little "+" icon in the upper right to add a search criteria.
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Choose 'Kind', then 'Other' and in the textbox type 'Mail Message'
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You should now see a list of all your email messages and you can select and Quick Look item to read their contents.
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This is all mailboxes, so junk, etc. isn't filtered out.
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Viewing this way won't mark messages as read.
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Embedded images might not display properly
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You cant view attachments this way
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Double clicking the mail in the Finder will open it in Mail.app
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From there you can reply, etc.
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You can set additional criteria, say 'Created date' so you can just have a search of recent emails.
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Save the search to the sidebar and you will always have it for quick email access right from the Finder without launching Mail.app
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Mac operation over 10,000 ft
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I've had a couple people ask about this.
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It's for use outside, so not pressurized.
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Winter PArk and Alma Colorado in the US are above 10,000 ft. Cities in Tibet above 10,00 ft.
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So why is this the limit? LCD, hard drive?
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It's only the range that Apple certifies their equipment to work in, doesn't mean they won't work
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Closing
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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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Citrix
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Keep emails coming. Audio comments.
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281-622-4269 or 281-Mac-I-Am-9
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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: Josh Woodward
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Artist web site
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Buy on iTunes
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"Thanks For Coming" by Josh Woodward
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EOL: Would you rather have an iPADD?
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Star trek nerds rejoice, this iPad app will help you convert that shiny new Apple slate into a true PADD. (via Cult of Mac)
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