MacBites

By Elaine Giles and Mike Thomas

MacBites - getting to the core of all things Apple... more

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How many episodes does MacBites have?

The podcast currently has 202 episodes available.

MacBites episodes:

June 23, 2008MacBites - Episode 0011
In this episode, we review the new version of Firefox and Mike reveals how Bill Gates crashed his computer. We also discuss how to keep your Mac up to date and how to make sure your documents can be read in years to come.
BackBites
Spotlight as an application launcher

Spotlight as a calculator

Mike's Dock goes minimal
ChatBites
Firefox 3 creates a world record for downloads.

Features include Personas and the AwesomeBar

Opera has a new look too

Elaine lists her 10 browsers - without the need for a script!
The Fox Gets More Fire

The future of Firefox - Fennec, Prism and Weave

Bill Gates crashes Mike's browser (nothing new there then ;-) )

Downloading and troubleshooting Apple Updates
Switchers Corner and Software Review
Keeping track of the latest versions of all your installed applications

MacUpdate and VersionTracker offer paid-for services

AppFresh and Logicielmacupdate are free apps

Elaine explained how to future-proof your documents
Comments and Feedback
Thanks to Jack at MacFever

Jack lives near Brighton where Mike once interviewed and Elaine photographed Eric Cantona

Thanks also to GazMaz - who now has his own spot on the For Mac Eyes Only podcast
Events
NWAG - Mission Control - Lightroom and Bridge
Upcoming GeekUp Events in Liverpool, Sheffield and Manchester
...more
45min
June 16, 2008MacBites - Episode 0010
In this episode we reviewed the major announcements from the WWDC and discussed Application Management and App Switching
ChatBites
WWDC 2008

iPhone

Snow Leopard

OmniFocus

GTD

MobileMe

BusySync

Elaine's blog post on MobileMe
Switchers Corner and Software Review
QuickSilver

Launchbar

LiteSwitch

Witch

Elaine's blog post on app switching
Events
NWAG - Mission Control - Lightroom and Bridge
...more
25min
June 09, 2008MacBites - Episode 0009
Surprise!! We're back will a shiny new design for our shownotes and lots of good stuff coming your way ;-)
In this short ’getting back into the groove’ episode we discuss what we've been doing while missing in action from MacBites and the imminent WWDC, together with details of several exciting tech related local events coming in the next few weeks.
ChatBites
Munich58.co.uk

Duncan Edwards

Apple - one-to-one training

Photoshop Express video demo

WWDC

Speakapedia
Events
NWMUG - Toast 9

NWAG - Mission Control - Lightroom and Bridge

GeekUp
...more
14min
January 07, 2008MacBites - Episode 0008
ChatBites
MacBook

Back to my Mac

VMWare Fusion

VMWare Disk Driver

Private browsing

Trackpad settings

Toolbar Toggle

MacBites Shortcuts

Demise of Navigator

Switchers Corner/Software Review
PaintShopPro

Portfolio

iPhoto

Adobe - Bridge, Elements, Lightroom

Aperture

FotoMagico

Mike's FotoMagico Demo Slideshow

Calendar Sharing
BusySync

Elaine's how-to for sharing calendars on a single Mac

Screen Capture
Additional features to built in screen capture in Leopard
...more
50min
December 10, 2007MacBites - Episode 0007
ChatBites
iCal Exchange

Web Snapper

SWF & FLV Player

BusySync

Adding Calendar Content to your Application

Switchers Corner/Software Review
Notepad

WordPad

NoteTabPro

EditPadPro

Acetext

Powergrep

RegExBuddy

TextEdit

TextWrangler

BBEdit

TextMate

Screen Spanning
Screen Spanning Doctor

Bundles
MacHeist

MacSanta

Order Tracking
Tracking online orders
...more
40min
November 23, 2007MacBites - Episode 0006
iPhone Special
Experience the launch at The Trafford Centre
Activation
Synchronizing contacts and calendar
iTunes - managing with only 8mg
Making calls - sound quality
Messaging using the keyboard
Email
Camera - verdict on the lowly spec'd camera
Web apps directory
Web Apps Directory
UK Traffic News
Connection speedtest
Translation tool
Talking phrasebook
Jivetalk enables use of ichat and other chat clients for text chatting. Free to use for iphone and ipod touch users
Accessories
V-Moda Headphones
Belkin Headphone Adapter
Tips
Saving multiple images as a PDF in Preview
Using the Scrollball to control Spaces
...more
48min
November 08, 2007MacBites - Episode 0005
Leopard Special - Part 2
Living with Leopard - One week in

MikeT relates his experiences of the Leopard install.

It's been said before but Backup Backup Backup and MikeT prefers SuperDuper

So Mike any issues with the new Cat?

All three of us our now running with Leopard

We share some of our likes and dislikes.

We'd all love a dual monitor setup - Leopard does too.

Safari 3 - what's new?

Transferring Mail

Networking
Airport

Screen sharing

Back to my Mac

Other Features
Spaces

Time Machine

The new Finder

Preview

Coverflow

Quicklook

Comments and Feedback
So Gazmaz have we tempted you yet? Let us know how you get on

What about everyone else?

Upgraded yet? & how did it go?

Next week - it's finally here - iPhone has landed
...more
1h 9min
November 05, 2007MacBites - Episode 0004
Leopard Special
Live recording from The Apple Store, Trafford Centre, Manchester

Interviews with those in the queue and a member of staff from the store

Sample the excitement of the build up to the launch

Leopard - The MacBiters First Thoughts
Installation experiences

Clean vs Over-the-top

The Dock
DockSwitcher

TigerDock

Dockgawk 1.0

DockDoctor 1.0

Transparent Menu Bar
OpaqueMenuBar

LeoColorBar

Adobe CS3 and Leopard
John Nack’s Blog

Adobe Support for OS X Leopard

Lightroom

Blue Screen of Death
The Register

MacMerc

MacFixit

Aperture and Time Machine Issues
Apple

MacRumors
...more
1h 22min
October 24, 2007MacBites - Episode 0003
In the news this week:
Leopard launch 26th October. Apple retail stores will close at 4pm. They will re-open at 6pm and remain open until 10pm. Apple premium resellers will also commence selling Leopard at 6pm

Apple and its wireless partner in France, Orange, will sell an unlocked version of the iPhone. www.macworld.com/news/

Third Party applications on the iPhone - Open letter from Steve Jobs on www.apple.com/hotnews

iTunes Plus DRM free tracks reduced by 20p to £0.79 ($0.99 in US)

The Good: Apple releases Leopard guided tour video

The Bad: Some reviewers are knocking the iPod Touch as just a crippled iPhone

The Ugly: The Barbie iPod dock Yes its pink and flowery

Switchers Corner
Address Book and iCal

Using O2M for importing contacts and calendar items from Outlook www.littlemachines.com

Useful features include multiple calendars, calendar sharing and publishing, colour coding, easy to backup (Price: $10)

Software Review
Typinator www.ergonis.com/products/typinator

TextExpander www.smileonmymac.com/textexpander

TypeIt4Me www.ettoresoftware.com

Elaine's tutorial on creating global bookmarks
...more
1h 2min
October 14, 2007MacBites - Episode 0002
In the news this week:
Intrepid hackers have brought Apple’s shiny new menus to older models.

Apple Launches WebApps Directory. Apple has launched a directory of web-based applications designed for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Apple to Announce 3rd Party iPhone App Development?

Apple iPhone 2 for Macworld Expo? As confirmed by Apple CEO Steve Jobs in September, Apple is already working on the development of the second-generation iPhone.

The Good: T3 - Apple cleans up at T3 Awards

The Bad: Royalty demands may have kept Valve's Half-Life 2 off the Mac

The Ugly: The new iPhone ads on the US site.

Switchers Corner
Using Mail

Reasons for transferring for Outlook to OSX Mail

Using O2M (from littlemachines.com) for importing mail from Outlook.

Price: $10

Software Review
SpamSieve - powerful spam filtering for Mac OS X.

More information about SpamSieve can be found at c-command.com

Requires: Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later (10.4.0 or later recommended)

Works with: Apple Mail, mailer, Entourage v.X through 11.x (2004), Eudora 5.2 or later (Sponsored or Paid), GyazMail, Mailsmith (bundled with Mailsmith 2.1), Outlook Express 5, PowerMail (optional bundle with PowerMail 5), Thunderbird

Free Trial: fully-featured (30 days)

Price: $30

This week’s Cool Tool scores a coveted 5 Golden Bites

Feedback/Comments
Tip of the week - taking screen shots
...more
1h 7min

FAQs about MacBites:

How many episodes does MacBites have?

The podcast currently has 202 episodes available.

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