MacBites Episode 0014

on 04 August 2008 in Show Notes tagged by The MacBites Crew

Another Apple Store opening, more iPhone app reviews and how Elaine’s digital world came crashing down. Plus Mike’s new scanner and a great time-saving tip for iCal users and a money-saving tip from Elaine.

The Opening of the Liverpool Apple Store

• MacBites were there! Getting up at 5:45 on a Saturday is not our idea of fun – but when a new Apple Store opens and a free T-shirt is on offer, well, you just have to do it
• Read Mike’s Report

BackBites

• Adobe TV – the saga continues and the issue now hits the BBC iPlayer. If you’ve been hit with the problem, here’s more than a few links that might help:
• http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12/33635734-cable-modem-disconnects-when-iplayer-downloading.html
• http://forum.zensupport.co.uk/1/30998/ShowThread.aspx
• http://www.pcpro.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=1373666&sid=9c53ffde515126a9e1c29b830c97114d
• http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12/33635734-cable-modem-disconnects-when-iplayer-downloading.html
• http://tinyurl.com/5pzpvz
• http://tinyurl.com/5gd22k
• http://vbulletin.thesite.org/showthread.php?p=2122026
• http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Uk/uk.comp.sys.mac/2008-07/msg02347.html
• http://groups.google.com/group/uk.comp.sys.mac/browse_thread/thread/84307c9f0831013a
• http://www.techsupportforum.com/networking-forum/modems-cable-dsl-satellite/272480-bbc-iplayer-crashes.html
• http://www.broadbandgenie.co.uk/broadband-news/2008/05/28/btís-homehub-hit-with-iplayer-problems/
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/05/bt_iplayer_homehub_issues.html
• http://community.plus.net/forum/index.php?topic=66689.0;wap2

PAC Number

• We finally received them but it wasn’t plain sailing
• Elaine’s money saving tip
• Vodafone rants – http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/22/vodafone_interims_spain/ and http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7520841.stm

ChatBites

• Mike gets a new scanner
• Calibrate – an iCal batch processing app
• Downloadable pre-configured calendars for sports events and football teams

iPhone iPhone iPhone

• Where are your apps stored?
• FileMagnet allows transferring of files to and from the iPhone
• Camera Nuances – photo orientation under Vista dependent on orientation of iPhone
• Evernote
• OmniFocus
• NetNewsWire
• Remote
• Stanza
• WordPress
• 1Password
• Morocco
• Bubble Wrap
• Labyritnth Lite Edition
• Sudoku
• Zenbe list maker
• Play music and a game at the same time
• Building an iPhone App

Elaine’s Week of Crashes

• Mobile Me
• http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=7650286
• http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1632318&tstart=0
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2629
• The Great Twitter Crash
• Information Overload
• Steve Balmer / Developers – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftsByyqazF0 and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hadxBZWxNrs

Feedback and Comments

• Thanks to Gavin for recommending WordPress and Zenbe
• Thanks to Damian and Bob for their comments about the Liverpool Store opening
• According to Jack at MacFever, Elaine has softwarealitus

Events

• NWAG (North West Adobe User Group) – Online event – Painless Plastic Surgery – 12th August at 20:00
• NWMUG (The North West Mac User Group) – next meeting: 14 Aug
• Geekups – Sheffield – 6th August and Manchester – 12th August