Being an Apple fan boy means a life living in Steve Jobs’ reality distortion field where we live on rumors of new Apple Products, For a true-to-life Parody of this cycle of despair visit Misterbg’s post about the Apple product cycle.
Color me a zealot.
This week on MacMost episode 31 we report on the iPhone hitting the UK and German markets and the iPhone to hit France on Nov. 29th. We wish the online Apple store a happy 10th birthday and announce the iTunes Wi-Fi store going live in the San Fran bay area. We also report on the comments made by Michael Eisner about Apple. We continue our Hot Tips segment and show you how to set apps to auto startup. We feature Hero Envy in our Podcast Salad segment and suggest Stumble Upon as our Must Download. For more go to MacMost.com
As cool as Macs are, eventually they become obsolete or give up the the ghost. They also tend to acquire peripherals and accessories that also cease to function and/or become obsolete. This is an environmental concern because a landfill is no place for consumer electronics of any kind. Unless you prefer your drinking water with heavy metals.
Apple is very responsible in that if you buy a new computer you can check a box on the order form and they will send you a shipping label, and they will pay for shipping back and recycling your old Mac. Just one of those things that makes Mac ownership special.
Over the years, my garage has become filled with old Macs, monitors and accessories. And I do mean filled. So over the last couple weeks I’ve been deaccessioning. First I brought some old Macs (some still functioning) in to be used as props on the MacMost podcast set. Next, I cleaned off my G4 Tower, installed OS 10.3.4 and iLife on it and gave it to my niece and nephew to make music on. Cross them off my Christmas list.
Still I had five monitors, two boxes of old SCSI accessories,ADB tablets, mice, and keyboards, a couple old PC CPUs. I called a local electronics recycling center and found that they wanted over a hundred dollars to take my stuff away. So what to do? Freecycle.org to the rescue! Freecycle is an online service set up in many cities where you can go to a Yahoo group and post stuff you need to get rid of for free, and If somebody can use your stuff they email you, claim it, and pick it up. Woo-hoo!
So I posted a list of what I had left and found someone, who likes hacking together old computers and reselling them for cheap. My stuff is gone, I can see parts of my garage floor, and hopefully most of that stuff wont get thrown away, because there is no away.
This week on the episode 30 of MacMost we report on the iPhone hitting the UK and Germany, MacBook upgrades, iTunes and Quicktime updates, and Eve Online for Mac. In our Quick Tip we show you how to create a favorite fonts collection. We introduce you to Swajana in our Podcast Salad segment and suggest Senuti as our Must Download. For MacMost Loot we ask you to submit your favorite tips to win a prize.
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In MacMost episode 29 we report on the upcoming Leopard release, and Apple’s rosy quarterly earnings report. In our Quick Tip we show you how to enable Tabbed Browsing in Safari. In our Podcast Salad segment we feature the Short Order video podcast and our Must Bookmark is MacTeens.com. For MacMost Loot we ask, “Who created Hypercard?”
In MacMost episode 27 we report on Half Life 2 for Mac, Bungie’s split from Microsoft, iPod Nano and Classic updates, George Harrison’s addition to iTunes and new iPhone commercials. Gary updates his unlocked iPhone. In our Quick Tip we show you how to enlarge the cursor. In our Podcast Salad segment we feature Squigglebooth and our Must Download is Graphic Converter. For MacMost Loot we ask, “What was the name of the program that caused flying toasters to dance across the screen on early Macs?”
This week on MacMost episode 26 we report on the iPhone firmware update, Boot Camp beta upgrade, and iLife Support 8.1. We also report on the lawsuit against Apple regarding the iPhone price cut. For our Quick Tip we show you how to remind yourself of appointments in iCal. We feature the Sesame Street podcast in our Podcast Salad segment. Our Must Bookmark is the Internet Archive at archive.org. For MacMost Loot, our contest segment, we ask, “What do the words: Charcoal, Geneva, Verdana and Papyrus describe in Mac OSX?” For updates and more go to MacMost.com.
In MacMost episode 25 we talk about Starbucks’ free “song of the day”, Leopards iminent release, and we leave Bill Gates alone. In our quick tip segment we show how to hook up your camera without launching iPhoto. Podcast Salad takes a look at the Webb Alert podcast and we recommend Audio Hijack Pro in our “Must Download” section.
This week on MacMost episode 24, we give details of the new Logic software, UK iPhone carrier announcements, and speak to Rotten Johnny for his take on the iPhone coming to the UK. For our Quick Tip we show you how to make a slideshow of email photos. In our Podcast Salad segment we reintroduce you to Cerealized. Our Must Download is the VLC Media Player from videolan.org. For MacMost Loot, our contest segment, we ask, “What does the command key symbol indicate on a European traffic sign?” For Free Ringtones, video tutorials, iPhone games and much more go to MacMost.com.
MacMost host Molly Stanberry shows us her new iPod Nano.
MacMost and Geek Girl host Eve Park shows us the new 160GB iPod Classic.
This week on MacMost episode 23, we report on the iTunes 7.4.1 update, one million iPhones sold, and the $100 rebate offered to iPhone owners. Our Quick Tip is about Spotlight, Mac OSX Tiger’s powerful search engine. In our Podcast Salad segment Katie introduces you to Play Value from ON Networks. Our Must Bookmark is Apple’s Dashboard widget directory. The Geek Girl, Eve Park, asks “What is a TAM?” in our MacMost Loot contest segment. For this week’s prize she introduces you to her new line of Geek Wear t-shirts exclusively available at StickerGiant.com. Be sure to go to MacMost.com for tips, tutorials, and much more.
On this Special Edition of MacMost we share the announcements from the September 5th Apple Event. We detail the new line of iPods, which includes a new Nano, the iPod Classic, and the introduction of the iPod Touch. We give specs for the lower priced iPhone, and announce the new marriage of iTunes and Starbucks. For more news, tips, tutorials, updates and iPhone games visit MacMost.com.
