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.
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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
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