MacCore-02-19-08- Show 57
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V Introduction
* Welcome to David Sparks of MacSparky.com
* Mac Roundtable is Back!
V News
V 10.5.2 Release
www.apple.com—macosx1052comboupdate.html
* Katie recommends downloading the Combo Updater for stability
* Multiple bug fixes
docs.info.apple.com—article.html
V Hierarchical menus in the dock now.
* Katie likes
* David - Still kind of have an attachment to the Leopard Docks
* Time Machine menubar icon
* Option to turn off transparent Menu bar
* Back to my Mac Fix -- sort of
V AppleTV Update
www.apple.com—appletv
* David just got a new AppleTV - First impressions?
* Katie's experience with Movie Rentals
* David's rentals
* Do you like the new interface?
V Has Apple "gotten it right" with Take 2?
www.tuaw.com—rumor-apple-event-the-last-week-of-february
* Netflix says streaming video coming to the Mac this year
www.macrumors.com—netflix-to-offer-mac-video-streaming-in-2008
* HD-DVD is Dead. Will BlueRay loose as well to downloadable media?
www.reuters.com—idUSL1627196120080216
* Is Apple in the position to take the Video Download market like they did with Music Downloads or have they jumped into it too late?
V Rumors of Upcoming Mac Event - TUAW says end of February
* 1.1.4 iPhone Firmware
* SDK
* Flash Support Coming?
V New hardware?
* MacBook Pros are about due.
V Aperture 2.0 Released
www.macworld.com—aperture2.html
* Price drop to $199
* More than 100 new features, a streamlined user interface and a new image processing engine for faster speed.
* New imaging tools have been added, to help photographers recover highlights, bring out color vibrancy, manage local contrast definition, do soft-edged retouching and vignetting, and fine-tune RAW images.
* Free Demo Now Available.
* David spent the weekend with it and has several observations
V Reviews
V AudioEngine A2
audioengineusa.com—product_info.php
V Tech Specs
* 60-watt
* 2.75" Kevlar woofers, 20mm silk dome tweeters
* Dual 1/8" stereo mini-jack and RCA jacks
V Pros
* I'm not an audiophile, but these are the best sounding speakers I've ever owned.
* Everything from classical Christmas music to Rock sounded great
* Small yet very powerful - good size for a desk
V Cons
* Not shielded for iPhone, I get some GSM buzz when my iPhone is on my desk.
* David - AudioEngine W1
V Jawbone Bluetooth Headset
www.jawbone.com
V Pros
V Big Feature - Noise Shield Technology
* People comment that I sound better, not like I'm "on a cell phone"
* My dad tried mine and bought one the next day
* Multiple loops and ear pieces to customize fit
* Can be customized for right or left ear
* Fairly stable on ear but I had trouble at certain angles
V Cons:
* Price: $149 retail but can be found as cheep as $75
* I found a loop that was comfortable, but not an rubber cover that fit well
* Non-standard USB charger
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