British Mac Show Notes

Episode BritishMac032

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				Headlines

				New Red Nano Choose the iPod nano (Product) RED Special Edition and Apple will give a portion of the purchase price to the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa. £129.00 All Red Apple sign at New York Apple store

				Apple & British Mac at Mac Expo London. Apple to Attend MacExpo 2006 This year’s MacExpo will take place at Olympia in London from October 26th to 28th, and Apple will host a large stand at the show. Visit us at stand 410 and get hands-on with the latest Apple hardware and software, including the recently-revamped iPod range and the new Mac Pro. For a limited time only, you can get a free ticket for the show by entering the discount code “AP6” when you register on the MacExpo site. [Oct 5] Apple to Attend MacExpo 2006 This year’s MacExpo will take place at Olympia in London from October 26th to 28th, and Apple will host a large stand at the show. Visit us at stand 410 and get hands-on with the latest Apple hardware and software, including the recently-revamped iPod range and the new Mac Pro. For a limited time only, you can get a free ticket for the show by entering the discount code “AP6” when you register on the MacExpo site. [Oct 5]

Google goes mad!

Google gives Writely and Spreadsheets a common platform
By Juan Carlos Perez
Google has integrated its formerly separate spreadsheet and word processing applications, giving them a uniform user interface and a unified document repository.

By creating a common platform, Google hopes to make it easier for people to switch between Writely and Google Spreadsheets, Google officials said.

The combined product, called Google Docs & Spreadsheets is available for testing now, though Safari isn't a supported browser for the service.

Addressing this, Google states: "We have heard loud and clear that many of you really want Safari to work, and we have discussed the problem with the development teams."

Google goes public on Mac commitment - http://www.google.com/mac.html

With 'Search Mac Sites' option
By Jonny Evans
Google has launched a dedicated Mac blog and a new software download page for the platform.

The company's Mac downloads page now offers the following software available for Macs: Google Notifier, Google Toolbar, Google SketchUp, Picasa Web Albums Uploader, Google Earth, and a range of Google Widgets.

Google Notifier
Easy access to Gmail messages.
Timely reminder for Google Calendar.
For Mac OS 10.4+
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Google Toolbar
Add a search box to your browser.
Block annoying pop-ups.
Automatically fill in online forms.
For Firefox 1.5+ / Mac OS 10.2+
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Google SketchUp
Easily create 3D models.
Place your models in Google Earth.
Share your models in 3D warehouse.
For Mac OS 10.3.9+
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Picasa Web Albums Uploader
Upload your photos to Picasa Web.
Add captions.
Upload easily from iPhoto.
For Mac OS 10.4+
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Google Earth
Fly over a 3D model of the globe.
Search for hotels, dining and more.
Get directions and fly the route.
For Mac OS 10.3.9+
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Google Widgets
Quick and easy blog posting.
Your Gmail inbox at a glance.
Get your Google search history.
For Mac OS 10.4+
Learn More

MacBlog http://googlemac.blogspot.com/

The Google Mac blog received its first entry late last night. It promises that the company is serious in its commitment to the Mac, adding: "We're thrilled to have our Mac team in place, and they're just getting started. Watch this blog to keep up with the latest about everything Google is doing to support Mac users."

GooTube

Google buys YouTube for £883 million.

				Quick but dull

				New DTP Package available for Mac iCalamus DTP application gets updated By Macworld staff Recently revealed desktop publishing application iCalamus has been updated to version 1.01. The DTP package offers complete Unicode support with a smart PDF importer designed to make it easy to create document layouts. It offers a range of additional features and has been designed to offer users an approachable user interface. The update addresses some bugs, but also adds new features, including OpenType support and improved image, PDF and text handling. iCalamus lets users employ any image or text format that's supported by Mac OS X within their projects. The software is a modular solution for desktop publishing that has been developed using Apple's Cocoa development environment. iCalamus costs €99, but can be downloaded in a trial version for free.

				Apple releases three new 'Get a Mac' ads By Macworld staff Apple has released three fresh 'Get a Mac' ads. The new ads are called 'Counselor', 'Better Results' and 'Self Pity'. The ads feature two actors who represent a Mac and a PC, with the Mac played by Justin Long, and the PC played by John Hodgman. 'Counselor' puts the Mac and the PC in therapy. PC says he feels inadequate because he is vulnerable to viruses and isn't as well-featured as a Mac. 'Better Results' sees the Mac and the PC compare movie projects, with the PC version being a little flawed; 'Self Pity' shows a scene in which the Mac tells PC he can also run Office. You can see the new ads in QuickTime format on Apple's website.

				Microsoft delays Mac Office 2007 release By Macworld staff The next version of Microsoft Office for Mac won't ship until the second half of 2007, the company has confirmed. The Courier Mail reports Microsoft's Mac Business Unit (MacBU) product manager Mary Starman revealed the news, which means the Mac version of the office productivity suite will lag eight months behind the Windows version of the software (scheduled to ship January 2007). When it does arrive, Microsoft promises a unified Mac OS X look and feel, interface improvements and yet more enhanced features on the Universal software suite. Microsoft has also published several more articles on its MacBU blog, including a little biographical information about the developers working on the company's Mac products.

				and finally...

				Will Mapplebeck

Intel offers prize for sexiest PC

Intel boss talks chips at this week's Developer Forum

Intel is offering $1m in prizes to designers and manufacturers who can come up with sexier alternatives to the "big, beige box".
The Intel Core Processor Challenge is looking for smaller, more stylish multimedia PCs.
The only condition is that entries must be powered by Intel Viiv technology, using the chip giant's Core 2 Duo processors.
Beyond that, Intel urges potential applicants to "think outside the box".
"Consumers today make home PC purchase decisions based on more than just price and features; they also consider the size, shape and style," said Eric Kim, vice president of Intel's Digital Home Group.
Function and features
The competition is open to PC designers and manufacturers worldwide and each company may submit up to five different designs.
The grand prize winner will receive $300,000 (£159,000) to enable the mass production of the system and $400,000 (£212,000) to co-market the design with Intel. The runner-up will receive up to $300,000 to help with manufacturing costs.
The panel of judges, including Intel president Paul Otellini and Kevin Sintumuang, associate editor of GQ, will evaluate the entries at the beginning of next year on criteria including style, functionality and features.
The winners will be announced at the Intel Developer Forum being held in March 2007.

				Uncle Mac's Mac Moment

				Did you know you can drag a background window whilst remaining within the currently selected Application by holding down the Apple/Command key whilst dragging.

				St. British Mac

				Mac Security Part One - by Mike Bradbrook

				Frankenwidget

				English to Pirate translator

				Do your balls hang low? Do they swing to and fro? Can you tie 'em in a knot? Can you tie 'em in a bow? Can you throw 'em o'er your shoulder like a Continental soldier? Can you do the double shuffle when your balls hang low?

				http://www.yarr.org.uk/

				Talk like a Pirate Day - 19th September

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				Thanks to Phil Bridges

				Ye Old Mac & Mouse

				I've just read some really sad news, Bill Douthett (a.k.a. Digital Bill from the Wizards of Technology) has passed away. I used to love Bill's podcasts. Podcasting really is a medium where you, as a listener, feel like you have a personal one-to-one relationship with the podcaster. I feel so upset by this news and my wholehearted and deepest sympathy goes to Bill's family and friends. §

				Frappr Hellos

				Bryan and Ross the dog o both listen every week to your show, we are based in Cambridgeshire, a little village called Waresley

John
Minneapolis, MN 5544..
Barry Raphael
Addlestone, England,..

1 Lady
8 Gentlemen
2 British Mac Eccentrix
1 Duck
12 in Total!

				Other hellos

				Gentleman from Native Systems and Treasurer of Midlands MUG

					http://www.nativesystems.co.uk/about.html

					http://www.mmug.org.uk/

				British Mac review in iTunes

				Phil Bridges and how to make a 3rd party web cam work with Macs

				I bought a new Intel Mac mini recently and was surprised to see Logitech had not updated the driver for my Logitech QuickCam Pro 4000. I did a quick 'Google' and found maccam h ttp://webcam-osx.sourceforge.net / - an open source web cam driver that offers Mac intel support for dozens of third party webcams ,,,,, yipee! So now my Logitec cam worked fine with Skype and most other mac progs that needed a video source sucha s Evocam etc. It seems webCam manufacturers have not bothered to write dual binary drivers for OS X.. bunch of useless slackers eh! BUT . my Logitech still wouldn’t work with iChat, and if fact it never worked with iChat when I had a G4. I did some digging and it seems Apple are very picky about which webcams iChat uses .(crikey, anyone would think they made ahigh-end webcam themselves eh!) So, there’s a little utility called ichatusbcam http://www.ecamm.com/mac/ichatusbcam/ that lets iChat work with just about any Mac compatible camera, even a firewire DV cam. At $15 (my PayPal account reads £8.50) so this is lot cheaper than buying an Apple isight camera. There is a 7 day ‘try-before-you-buy’ facility so you can make sure this is for you. Hope you can use this somewhere matey, must be a few folks out with intel macs scratching their heads...?

				Ben needs help with Nano USB 1.0 problem I've been trying to find out if the new nano is compatible with USB 1.0 On the blurb on various sites including Apple it just says USB 2.0, but doesn't say if it is backwards compatible (as many things are like flash memory sticks etc). i realise it will be slow, but is it compatible? I can cope with the £150 ish for a nano, but not enough for a new laptop! thanks, Ben PS: linked to your site from tom reynolds on randomreality.blogware.com

				Darren Davies link to some new iPod recovery software http://www.prosofteng.com/products/index.php?PHPSESSID=81dbcba0c4aa1eca17ba566e17109c37 TuneTech

				British Icon

				Hancock's Ashes from Henry Anyway hope this proves interesting - http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=9b9875f6-1f17-4ed6-a9f6-a63e4b86fc29 Look forward to the next podcast. Henry

				Dr. Who Doctor Who first appeared on BBC television at 5:15 p.m. (GMT) on November 23, 1963. 1. First Doctor, played by William Hartnell (1963–1966) 2. Second Doctor, played by Patrick Troughton (1966–1969) 3. Third Doctor, played by Jon Pertwee (1970–1974) 4. Fourth Doctor, played by Tom Baker (1974–1981) 5. Fifth Doctor, played by Peter Davison (1981–1984) 6. Sixth Doctor, played by Colin Baker (1984–1986) 7. Seventh Doctor, played by Sylvester McCoy (1987–1989, 1996) 8. Eighth Doctor, played by Paul McGann (1996) 9. Ninth Doctor, played by Christopher Eccleston (2005) 10. Tenth Doctor, played by David Tennant (2005–present) The programme was intended to be educational and for family viewing on the early Saturday evening schedule. Initially, it alternated stories set in the past, which would teach younger audience members about history, with stories set either in the future or in outer space to teach them about science. This was also reflected in the Doctor's original companions, one of whom was a science teacher and another a history teacher.

				Dead Ringers, many thanks to Phil Bridges.