This really isn't good bye.... I'll still be popping up here and there on other podcasts and I'll have something new going soon....


Thanks....

Thanks for all of the emails. Everything is OK. It took me a little longer then expected to get settled in after the move. Plus my hours at work changed so I was adjusting to the new schedule (I know, blah, blah, blah) :-)

I will have a new show out by the end of the month.

Talk to you soon.

-Steve


A quick show note

New episode is coming soon.

Sorry for the delay...

-Steve


The Mac Attack #90

Back to the dark side of the Mac on this episode of The Mac Attack - Backing up your DVDs, bittorrent, file sharing & usenet news groups.

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Mac the Ripper

DVD Remaster

DVD2One

Handbrake

How to Rip DVD Movies on the Mac with HandBrake

Visual Hub
(I mistakenly refer to VisualHub as video hub during the show. Sorry for the confusion.)

videohelp.com

Transmission

XTorrent

Azureus

official BitTorrent Web site

Acquisition

LimeWire

Acqlite

UnRarX Expander

Unison

MT NewsWatcher

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The Mac Attack #89

Listener emails on this episode of The Mac Attack - Questions about Disk Warrior, Is it safe yet to upgrade to Leopard, writing applications for the Mac, Apple consulting, Mac OS X online training, questions about Mac maintenance, video playback, setting default mail app & web browsers and more....

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DiskWarrior

Apple Developers Connection

Apple Training (certifications)

Safari Online Bookstore

Lynda training online

SuperDuper!

Perian

App Update widget

Lynda training online

Mac Roundtable

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The Mac Attack #88

Apple hardware updates, a software review from Bronson, and basic network troubleshooting tips...on this episode of The Mac Attcak.

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BusySync

iStumbler

AirPort troubleshooting guide

Apple Airport Manuals

"Mac OS X: Connect to the Internet, troubleshoot your Internet connection, and set up a small network "

Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Leopard Edition

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The Mac Attack #87

Keeping your MacBook shinny, "The Missing Manual - Mac OS X: Leopard Edition" book review, listener voice mails and emails, basic Mac troubleshooting, David Sparks is back with a new "Sparks on tech" segment, a giveaway and a whole lot more on this episode of The Mac Attack.

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Mac Roundtable podcast

SuperDuper!

200+ productivity boosting keyboard shortcuts

David Sparks from macsparky.com

"Getting Sold on iTunes"

Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Leopard Edition

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Basic Troubleshooting (quick list)
Listen to the show for details!

- Shut your Mac down, wait 10 to 15 seconds and restart.
- Try a safe boot - hold down the shift key after hearing the start up chime.
- Try disconnecting all peripherals connected to your computer. Boot with just your monitor, keyboard and mouse attached.
- Create a new user account, and see if the problem persists there.
- A keyboard or mouse gone bad can make it appear that your Mac is frozen.
- If an application stops responding you should force quit it.
- Relaunch the finder.
- Check free space on the system volume.
- Repair disk with Disk Utility.
- Use Cocktail, Onyx, or MainMenu to to repair disk permissions, run maintenance scripts, clean the user and system caches.
- Download and reinstall current Combo update.
- Is your computer acting up after a RAM upgrade?
- Get yourself a commercial drive tool - DiskWarrior, TechTool Pro, Drive Genius.
- If all else fails reinstall the system from scratch or do an 'archive and install'.

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The Mac Attack #86

Listener emails and voice mails on this episode of The Mac Attack - misbehaving hard drive icon, those mysterious recovered files in your trash, defragging your drive, refurbished Macs, DiskWarrior, applications accessing your keychain, Apple certification and a whole lot more of your questions and comments.

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Alsosft DiskWarriork

Data Rescue II

File Salvage

10.5.1 update

iChat: echo, feedback, or whine

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The Mac Attack - Macworld Special Edition #1

Welcome to a special Macworld edition of The Mac Attack. David Sparks from MacSparky.com joins me from Macworld via Skype.

Thanks David!

The Mac Attack #85

On this episode of The Mac Attack: Mac OS X System Maintenance (for Tiger and Leopard).

(Show note: This is a new episode but I say 2007 instead of 2008 in the show opening. My brain was still stuck in 2007.)

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MainMenu

OnyX

General Mac House cleaning
- keep your software up-to-date (Mac OS and applications)
- back up before performing any maintenance
- before performing maintenance quit all applications

Recommended monthly maintenance
- repair system/disk file permissions
- manually run daily, weekly & monthly maintenance scripts

Recommended six month preventative maintenance
- zap parameter ram (PRAM) - hold down Command, Option, P, and R
- rebuild LaunchServices
- clear or delete System, User, Internet, and font caches

Listen to this episode for more details about each of these steps.

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The Mac Attack #84

Listener emails on this episode of The Mac Attack - sharing files between a Mac and PC, what do I keep in my "Mac Toolbox", Mac resources on the web, USB hub recommendations, dealing with duplicate files, switching from PC to a Mac and a whole lot more.

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Mac News Network

Mac Fix It

The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Singular

TidyUp

O2M

Sharing a folder on your PC with your Mac:
You have to go to your PC and right click on the folder you want to share on your PC. Select properties from the pop up menu. ÂClick on the sharing tab. ÂMake sure both "share this folder" and "Allow network users to change my files" are checked. ÂThen check to see at the bottom of the configuration window it says "windows firewall is configured to allow this folder to be shared".

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The Mac Attack #83

Leopard friendly applications on this episode of The Mac Attack. I also discuss a few applications that help you be more productive, Dock modification apps, Apple updates QuickTime & GarageBand, I review a new Leopard book & a Photoshop plug-in and David Sparks is back with a new "Sparks on Tech" segment and more.

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How to create custom ringtones in GB 4.1.1

Prism

Fluid

Anxiety

DoBeDo

Main Menu

Cocktail

Onyx

DiskWarrior

AppleJack

Preferential Treatment

Chronosync

.Mac Backup

Carbo Copy Cloner

SuperDuper

Silverkeeper

TinkerTool

MacPilot

Hierarchical Dock

Quay

DragThing DockChanger

Docktopus

HerarcialDock

Quay

Docker

Mac OS X Leopard Pocket Guide

Alien Skin's Exposure 2

macsparky.com

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