MyMac Podcast 302 - BING!
Gaz and Guy have a mystery guest that not only is taking over THIS show, but the next one as well! This is a not miss episode of the MyMac.com podcast!

Gaz and Guy have a mystery guest that not only is taking over THIS show, but the next one as well! This is a not miss episode of the MyMac.com podcast!
Gaz is not feeling well, so it's Guy and Owen Rubin this week talking about iTunes security and protecting your passwords. Guy has a long talk with founder Tim Robertson about how MyMac.com, the history of the podcast, and what's new with OWCRadio. Owen talks about his experience with getting (and maybe not keeping) two iPhone 4s.
We finally get to our 300th show! It's a trip through the past as Guy talks about the long strange journey that led him to the MyMac.com podcast. Congratulatory messages from a whole bunch of people and we announce the winners of the 300th Podcast Contest! We get our first two callers on the Skype number (703-436-9501) and Gaz talks about sharing apps and folders on multiple devices and iTunes accounts.
Some Twitter feedback from glendallas about some MyMac.com podcast issues and entering the contest. As briefly as possible (and yet still managing to mention) about 10.6.4, the new iPhone, iTunes 9.2, and MobileMe. Also, how we are using our iPads instead of laptops and a bit about our 300th podcast contest sponsors and their products. Gaz interviews former MyMac Podcast host David Cohen!
Some talk about databases (ACK!) and feedback from Reb Bliefernich which leads into a discussion about iPhoto and managing your pictures. The contest for the 300th podcast is soon going to end! You're running out of time to enter for some grate free stuff!
Feedback from Gazzano9 and Steve Calmy (DON'T do option 3 Steve!) starts the evening off and then it's a bit of cleanup regarding fixing some Macs of ours and friends. We talk some more about some of the prizes from the contest. Tonight it's AppDelete and Default Folder X. We discuss some Finder enhancements and alternatives and finish the night with a smidgeon of WWDC. Have a listen!
The GMen start out with some listener feedback from Australia. Gaz has ANOTHER problem with some of his Apple gear. THIS time it's his Mac Mini. We go into a little detail about ProSoft Engineering's Data Rescue and Drive Genius and JoeSoft's Hear gets a mention. Guy fixes his Tae Kwon Do instructor's Mac and doesn't get a roundhouse kick to the face.
Listener feedback and anecdotes about recording the 300th podcast contest commercial (we'll put it out someday…the outakes that is). Gaz has some sound problems with his MacBook that required some major Googling and Time Machine to solve. Plus MacAlly's Amptune, Smile on my Mac's PDFpen, Westone's True-Fit Earphones, Modulr, WiFi sync app, and much more. A MAJOR announcement and a new contest for the 300th MyMac.com podcast! Here are some of the prizes!.
An EXTRA-LONG show (sorry about that), but totally worth it. Guy finally gets his iPad while the UK and other regions get delayed again (HINT: it's most likely Guy's fault!). We also go over some listener feedback from Kevin Bush and our very own John Nemo!. We welcome Steve Stanger of the Mac Attack (http://www.themacattack.us/) podcast and Mac Roundtable (http://www.macroundtable.com) podcast. He talks about starting his own podcast and the three of us talk about backing up your computer, when...
Gaz orders an iPad and may end up getting one BEFORE Guy even though they aren't even available in the UK yet! Guy talks about a cool device (not a sponsor) called the PowerCurl
Guy talks about his total fail at securing an iPad 3G last Saturday. The ENTIRE Washington D.C. area Apple Stores were completely sold out! Will Gaz EVER be able to buy an iPad in the UK? Could Apple's refusal to allow third-party tools for making apps for the iDevices get them into trouble with the Department of Justice or the Federal Trade Commission? Lastly, could the very openess of Google's Android OS splinter their market for hardware and software?
Guy and Gaz discuss the wild and the weird this week including the sad death of the 3.5-inch Floppy which Sony announced they would stop making next year and the first Malware associated with the iPad…sort of. Steve Jobs answers a question about an OS X App Store with a short and distinct "Nope", but is that the whole story? Need some of Adobe's CS5 programs but are a little light in the wallet? We discuss a bunch of alternatives to Adobe's software that may get you most of the way there.
Gaz is BACK from vacation so the G-Men are on the job! Doctor Who? They answer some Listener feedback questions; one from old friend Beejay Bhatt asking about recording Skype. Another Listener asks about multiple monitors for a MacBook Pro and our sponsor just happens to have a great solution!
Gaz is on Vacation with his family so we bring long-time MyMac contributor Owen Rubin in for a really fun show. We go over the new MacBook Pros and discuss the iPhone OS4 announcements all with sound effects and BACON. Because everything is better with Bacon.
Neil Worton joins us as a listener invite and we spend the majority of our time talking about the iPad. Neil uses a Mac for astronomy but most of the software he uses are Windows based. He's looking for Mac equivalents. Plus the Macally contest continues! Last chance to enter!
The iPad is coming (but we don't just go ON about it). Guy is planning to go to the Clarendon, Virginia Apple Store on iPad day April 3rd to talk to the early adopters and ask them why they're getting an iPad. Gaz and Guy talk about Gaz's sister's problems with her HP laptop with Vista (because Vista just SCREAMS quality!). Guy recommends Windows 7
The G-Men sit down with Steve Hammond who may (or may not) be from Canada and a big photography fan. Steve talks about his path through the minefield of Mac Photo software and his current favorites. The question of, Would you buy an Apple alternative (not a killer) to Photoshop? More build-up to the iPad and Gaz says he's buying one when they're available in the UK, but Guy says he's holding out.
This weeks episodes features Guy and GazMaz (The G Men) talking about changes to Mac OS X 10.6, WWDC and Mac OS 10.7, Guy's adventures in shipping to the UK, Valve coming to Mac, and Windows on the Mac: Bootcamp vs Virtualization.
Guy, Owen Rubin, and Mark Rudd ring in the new format (kinda our old format really) MyMac.com Podcast! We finish up (really, we promise this time) with some observations about the Macworld Expo, a discussion about what Apple could do with 25 to 40 billion freaking dollars, and ask the question, Is iTunes getting a little creaky?
We say goodbye (for now) to David Cohen, long time MyMac podcaster and writer. Fortunately we also get one last hurrah from Dave with an interview he did with Don Mayer from Small Dog Electronics.
David and Guy talk wobbly bits and wobbly apps, and Gazmaz, UK Bureau Chief of the "For Mac Eyes Only" podcast drops in as a listener invite.
David is joined by Owen Rubin for a quick round-up of Owen's Macworld exploits and a reminiscence of Apple's first go at a tablet device
David caught up with some of the vendors on the Macworld Expo show floor to see their latest offerings
Guy and David podcast live from the Main Stage at Macworld Expo 2010, San Francisco.
David is all alone and does a short, solo show - a reminder about our Macworld Expo plans and complains about the Internet!
Tim Robertson from OWC guests about the iPad! Plus David and Guy are joined by listener Jim Felder, avid Mac user and photographer extraordinaire.
Guy and David announce the MyMac Macworld Expo meet-up, discuss your options for foxing US websites with a proxy server, and look to the future of the iLife and iWork suites in a world with an Apple tablet/slate/pad/thing!
Guy and David are joined by Larry Grinnell and listener invitee Dave Cook. As well as Dave's audio engineering background, also on the agenda - setting up email accounts on the iPhone and Macworld expectations.
Guy and David are joined by Larry Grinnell as they discuss Digital Media, Broadband Access and Home TV Options - and Paul Kent of IDG gives the lowdown on the latest plans for Macworld Expo.
Guy and David are back again, reviewing 2009's highs and lows for our favorite computer and electronics manufacturer.