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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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Gazelle
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Gazelle.com is THE place to get cash for your used gadgets
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Get them out of the back of your garage, closet or desk drawer.
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Avoid the hassles and potential dangers of auction sites or classified listings.
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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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News
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Apple iPhone 4 press event
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Invited select members of the press to it's campus
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Speculation was rampant
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Full recall of the iPhone 4
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$30 credit or free iPhone Bumpers
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Verizon iPhone in January (really?!!! ever hopeful I guess). Would be after the Summer of Droid.
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The State of Antennagate prior to announcement
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Consumer Reports said it couldn't recommend the iPhone 4 because of the antenna issues.
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Later said that a bumper "fixes" the issue.
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Bloomberg reports that Ruben Caballero, a senior engineer and antenna expert at Apple warned executives of potential antenna issue due to the design.
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Apple categorically denies the Bloomberg claim.
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Rodman Renshaw analyst Ashok Kumar claiming that Apple has developed an "internal bumper" insulator to isolate the iPhone 4’s antenna connection.
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So what did Steve say:
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The iPhone 4 antenna song. Set the tone for what was going to happen next.
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It was a about "scope".
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Scope of the negative coverage
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Scope of the users having actual issues.
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Not just us
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Showed other phones losing signal with "death grip"
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Yes we did testing
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Spends 100 million dollars in testing
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Show images of how they test.
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Consumers are satisfied
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Only 0.55% of customers are calling Applecare with antenna issues
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1/3 the return rate of the iPhone 3 GS
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More dropped calls than the 3GS, but less than 1% more
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Countered with a lot of data
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Apple.com/antenna
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What is Apple going to do
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iOS 4.0.1 update. Bar formula fix and Exchange Bug fix
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Free bumper case, partner case or refund of bumper case. Through September 30th.
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30 days for a full refund. No restocking fees.
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In Q&A asked bout AT&T contract refunds and Jobs said he believes so.
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Other odds and ends
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Working on proximity sensor fix
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No word about some of the reported BT issues. People on the receiving end reporting bad or distant sound.
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One listener reports the BT issue goes away if he picks up the call on the iPhone first and then switches to BT.
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White iPhone shipping end of July. Limited quantities.
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Launching in 17 other countries on July 30th.
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My thoughts on the event
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What I expected Apple to do.
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In totally agreement with him on the "scope" angle.
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Not sure they clearly separated the 3 issues
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Bar issue. Remapped signal strengths.
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Anandtech has looked at the numbers.
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bottom cut off has been extended from -113db to -121db.
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5th bar still starts at -51db, but now bottoms at -75db instead of -91db
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all other ranges have been extended.
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Attenuation.
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This is what other phones (incl. iPhone 3GS) also suffer from.
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De-tuning
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This is what the case resolves. Or tape, and is unique to the iPhone 4 design.
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This is the "flaw" they don't share with other devices
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Sent some mixed messages
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Made a big deal about the superior design of the iPhone 4 antenna at the launch event (remember the slide), now shows that there antenna has the same flaws as the competition.
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Never should have touted the antenna design as superior and this argument would be more believable to the non-technical consumer.
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Speculate that there is a hardware fix. September 30th date is time for existing customers to take advantage of free case.
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In Q&A Apple said they are NOT re-designing the antenna.
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Doesn't rule out modifications to minimize the detuning effect.
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If you get a new iPhone for in the next week or so please let me know if you can drop a call due to detuning.
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They could have gone further to admit a design flaw, but they wouldn't.
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Made the right corporate decision and saved PR face.
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May or may not appease the media, we'll see. Most will probably blow over.
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There never really was a large customer issue (beyond the bad PR), and the free case will likely resolve that for a majority of buyers.
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Some are saying Apple should just admit the design issue, that they are fixing it and will exchange customers phones in September
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Make no sense if Apple's customer data shows less than 1% complaining about the issue.
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Your talking about 3 million phones with likely millions more out by September.
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Full recall costs were estimated at 1.5 to 1.9 billion
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They can just replace that 1% on a case by case basis. Saves them lots of money and they don't publicly admit a design flaw.
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My experience
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Using the iPhone 4 normally as a would have my 3GS. I have no issues and the iPhone 4 is a better phone.
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I can now drop calls, but I have to make it happen and before iOS 4.0.1 I couldn't drop.
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Death grip does seem to lower data rates, but seems inconsistent
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Case resolves the de-tuning drops.
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If there does turn out to be a hardware fix I will want my iPhone replaced even though
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iOS 4.1 update hits devs. 4.0.1 maybe hits the streets
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Apple released 4.1 Beta to devs on Wednesday
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Has new "bars" reception formula and "taller" bars at the low-end of the scale for easier reading.
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Better display of signal drop off in poor reception areas.
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A Greek iPhone sites claims 4.0.1 will be released publicly today
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Claim 4.1 is for a September release
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iOS 3.2.1 Software Update for the iPad.
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Improved Wi-Fi connectivity
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Fixed an issue that stops the copy/paste of single-page PDFs in Mail
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Addressed issues that causes video playback to freeze
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Improved reliability involving the video-out using the iPad Dock Connector to VGA Adapter
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Added Bing to Safari's search option
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US Mac sales continue growth
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Gartner put Apple in fourth for U.S. computer shipments, showing 9.8% market share and unit growth of 24.7% over the second quarter last year.
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Gartner showed overall US PC shipments up 16% year over year, so Apple is outpacing the industry.
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IDC has similar, but more conservative numbers reporting Apple’s second quarter U.S. market share at 8.8% with a unit increase of 15.4% from a year-ago.
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IDC reports the overall PC industry growth at 12.6%
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Some say smaller iPads are on the way
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From Digitimes (again)
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5.6-inch and 7-inch OLED displays
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Targeting eBook reader market.
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Does that mean much lower price point?
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OLED is typically more expensive
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An Air of a new Air
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Digitimes is reporting that component suppliers tell them Apple has plans for a new Macbook Air
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11.6-inch screen
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Intel Core i-series ultra-low voltage processor
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Also reporting a new A4 based iPod Touch with a 3 MP camera for stills and video capture.
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MacPro, iMacs maybe getting faster ports
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USB 3.0 ports in both new iMacs and Mac Pros. Up to 5Gbps.
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Firewire 1600 or 3200 connections in the Mac Pro with up to 3.2Gbps for FW 3200 connections
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Apple is still planning Intel Lightpeak, but might not show up in systems until next year.
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Apple eyed Palm,but lost to HP
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Silicon Alley Insider on Thursday reported that Apple was in the race to buy Palm, along with Google and Research in Motion.
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Apple looking to get their patent and IP library
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Also may have been interested in continuing their keyboard based phones to compete with RIM.
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HP ultimately purchased them for 1.2 Billion. Most speculate for their WebOS.
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Seems like a bargain to me.
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Sponsor
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Notebook
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Notebooks for everything
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Recipes, Household projects and to dos, Vacation plans
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Set up web clipping to easily dump in info from emails, the web, and other apps.
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Add section, flag, notes. Can even put in audio, video, voice annotations.
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Free trial available
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Feedback, Comments and Commentary
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Correction on resolving iPhone dupes
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I explained how to recover from iPhone duplicates if you enabled iTunes sync and Mobile Me sync.
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Step two I said you could "keep" the data on the device. You want say OK to delete it.
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The correct steps should be:
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Turn off syncing of contacts and calendar for the device in iTunes Info tab.
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Then turn off Mobile Me sync by going to Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendars, then tap your account, and slide to Off.
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When prompted, select Delete from My iPhone/iPod touch.
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Now you need to re-enable syncing:
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Choose Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, then tap your account to slide the data type on.
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When prompted, select Merge with MobileMe
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Accessory not supported message
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Play comment from Claude
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"This accessory is not made to work with iPhone".
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iPhone not supporting some iPod Accessories
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Despite using the same 30-pin connector some iPod audio accessories will give you a warning about interference and offer to let you go into Airplane mode.
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I noticed on my iPhone 4 that I now get a "The accessory is not "optimized" for this iPhone" instead of not supported.
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May experience noise and decreased cellular signal strength
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In Airplane mode you can't get cellular data. Can turn back on Wi-Fi though.
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Check the connections on both the accessory and your iPhone. No debris also seated properly. Some cases can just slightly block a complete connection.
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Contact the accessory manufacturer.
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Make sure software is up to date.
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Do a full restore.
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"Made for iPod" vs. "Works with iPhone" logos.
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Watch out for accessors that just say the are iPhone compatible, but don't carry a "Works with iPhone" logo
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"Charging not supported" is another message.
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Scoche IFWA (PassPORT) - For the iPod nano (Gen 4), iPod touch (Gen 2), iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. Not sure about iPhone 4
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Review: Thoughtout Stabile
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4 lbs steel stand in black or silver finish. Silver a little more "grey" than the aluminum on the iMac or Macbook Pro.
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"butterfly" style cradle with 4 padded fingers. 2 at bottom for the edge of the iPad and 2 behind the device
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55 degree set viewing angle and low center of gravity
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Lives up to it's name
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Works in portrait or landscape orientation on any side, almost
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One of the holding fingers lines up with the volume rocker in 1 landscape orientation
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Both fingers line up perfectly with the sleep/wake button and headphone jack in the "upside down" portrait orientation
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Can compensate by shifting things off center a bit, so not a huge deal.
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Base matches the styling of the iMac base
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Slot in back for iPad cable management
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Works with or without a case
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I can even operate my Apple iPad case cover while it's in the stand or fold behind
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Made in the USA
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USD $59.99 for the Black and $69.99 for the silver.
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Create iOS Notes with Helvetica
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Yes you can rid your iOS device notes of Marker Felt without a "hack" or "jailbreak"
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Settings-->General-->Keyboard-->International Keyboard-->Add New Keyboard…
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Add one of the Japanese keyboards
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Go to the Notes app and create your new note
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Press the "globe" icon to switch to the Japanese Keyboard
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Type any character and then click Done.
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Now click to edit the note again, but switch back to your usual keyboard.
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Delete the Japanese character and start typing
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Your note will now be in Helvetica instead of Marker Felt
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Only bummer is you have to do this each time you start a new Note
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There is an app called Helvetinote for iPad
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Rate your iTunes Tracks
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To rate a track
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Select a track in iTunes
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File-->Rating-->Select 0 to 5 stars
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To see the ratings in the views
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If it's not already visible, Control+Click (Right+Click) the column header area and check on the 'Rating' column.
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You can then drag it to reorient it in your list view.
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You can also now click an drag over that column for a track to set it's rating.
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Set rating from the Info window
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Select the track and choose File-->Get info (Command+I)
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Click the 'Options' tab and you can set the rating there.
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Once you have ratings set you can use those as criteria for smart playlists
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Get 25 random 4 star or better rock songs.
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Hack to enable "half" ratings
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In the Terminal:
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Quit iTunes if open
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type: defaults write com.apple.iTunes allow-half-stars -bool TRUE
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Hit enter and open iTunes. Now you can set half ratings
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To remove type the same command, but replace the word TRUE with FALSE
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Or use my favorite plist hacking System Preference Pane, Secrets.
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Closing
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Other music available on iTunes
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EOL: Squeeze Plays iPad on Fallon
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A YouTube video of the UK band Squeeze's pianist playing the iPad durning a recent appearance on NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The app is Pianist by MooCowMusic
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