RMG183 - Home Networks and Religion

Welcome to the 83rd edition of Radio MacGuys.

Our MacWorld Expo Hints and Tips and Special Events pages are getting lots of hits thanks to being mentioned on macslash.org and The Unofficial Apple Weblog (fast becoming my favorite site). I'm updating both pages almost daily as new suggestions and announcements are sent to me.

If you have an investment in FileMaker Pro 7 technology, your last chance to add licenses is fast approaching. While FileMaker 8 is worth the upgrade, some users want to hold off. If you need an additional FMP 7 license, buy it before the end of the year. After that, Filemaker, Inc. will no longer have it available.

Ken Reist from Steenokkerzeel, Belgium downloaded the 100 millionth iTune from the iTMS and won a lot of nice prizes.

I've been experimenting with Google adwords and adsense and have a report.

In the "new ways to practice the teachings of Christ" department, University of Kansas professor Paul Mirecki resigned as chairperson of the Department Religious studies after being attacked and beaten by two men who didn't agree with his anti-creationist philosophy.

Joy Ministries preforms I See Jesus from GarageBand.com. I hope you see peace and joy in whichever form you visualize it.

Dave

RMG182 - Safari Problems

Edition #82 of Radio MacGuys

It looks like my problem with Safari and redirects is being noted by lots of other people. The problem seems to be with sites registered to GoDaddy.

According to the Washington Post (registration required), BellSouth has withdrawn their offer the use of one of their damaged buildings in New Orleans by the police after the city announced that it would provide free high speed wireless internet access.

A cool project was covered in The Unofficial Apple Weblog today. A guy in the Netherlands has posted a project page on how to build an iPod charger for your bicycle.

Apple's new and totally amazing photo editing application, Aperture. Not any old Mac will run Aperture. Fun the Compatibility Checker to see if your system makes the cut. Aperture costs $499 from Apple, or you can buy it from Amazon at a 10% discount.

US mega-ISP Comcast has acknowledged an issue with email sent from Comcast accounts not making it to Hotmail or MSN mailboxes.

Real Networks has ported their subscription music service, Rhapsody, to MacOS.

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed suit in the matter of the new FCC rules that require ISP's, Universities, and other internet providers to incorporate technology that allows the FBI access to users data transmissions remotely.

Wired Magazine is covering the story of a 55 year old civil engineer from Anchorage Alaska who plans to install a 200 ton cyclotron in his garage. The neighbors have other ideas.

Apple has launched a new web site, iPod 101, full of hints, tips and specs for iPod owners.

The Adobe/Macromedia acquisition is a done deal.

Keeping San Francisco and the MacWorld Expo on our minds, today's podcast ends with Moving Out to San Francisco by Wilkenson.

RMG181 - Going to MacWorld?

Welcome to the 81st edition of RadioMacGuys.

I'm fighting tennis elbow which isn't much of a struggle considering what other people on the planet are dealing with right now. However, it's a object lesson for you guys. Pay attention to your ergonomics and place your keyboard where it won't hurt your arms.

Question - I'm looking for a way for a person with very limited hand range of motion to turn on a Mac mini. Any ideas?

I've been getting some email about MacWorld Expo and have created a hints and tips page on the MacGuys web site for Expo visitors.

Big fun installing iMac G5's lately. Front Row is pretty remarkable.

The Mighty Mouse is pretty remarkable too, but reportedly has a problem with gunk building up under the ball. I haven't found an official Apple way to clean the ball and inner mechanism

Bill Bradford has posted a way to clean the Mighty Mouse rollers.

Slashdot is reporting that a BellSouth executive has proposed allowing ISP's to "rig" tie internet.

The proposal .xxx domain has been killed by the Bush administration and the .eu domain goes live next week.

I've built a very sketchy party list for MacWorld Expo. You can find it at http://www.macguys.com/expolist.html

This podcast ends with a tune from katie B, a singer/songwriter from North Carolina.