MacBites - Episode 0014

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