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Photography and the Mac (part 2) on this episode of The Mac Attack. Victor Cajiao (Typical Mac User / Typical Shutterbug) joins me to discuss sharing and printing your photos and some addition tools (HDR and geotagging) and web resources that we both find helpful.

(behind-the-scenes show note: I apologize for how fast I was speaking during some parts of the show. That might of been a two coffee morning.)

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Digital photography workflow:
import - moving photos from your camera to computer
manage - tag, rate, and organize
process - edit and enhance
share - printing and publishing online

flickr

SmugMug

flickr Uploadr

PictureSync

Flikeryapp

Qtpfsgui

Photomatix

Hydra 2

Trails (iPhone/touch app)

Make Magazine's "How-to" article on geotagging

Digital Photography School

Stuck In Customs

Kelby Training

Strobist

Typical Shutterbug (podcast)

PhotoFocus (podcast)

This Week In Photography (podcast)

With in the frame (podcast)

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Direct download: TMA_105.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 5:27 PM
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Photography and the Mac (part 1) on this episode of The Mac Attack. Victor Cajiao (Typical Mac User / Typical Shutterbug) joins me to discuss different ways to use your Mac when it comes to photography.

(Show Note: I referred to 'Quick Look' as 'quick view'. My bad… )

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Digital photography workflow:
import - moving photos from your camera to computer
manage - tag, rate, and organize
process - edit and enhance
share - printing and publishing online

iPhoto

Picasa

Photoshop Elements

Aperture

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

ShoeBox

JetPhoto Studio

Pixelmator

Acorn

PhotoComplete

Adobe Photoshop

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Direct download: TMA_104.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 5:33 PM
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Snow Leopard tips, tricks and hints on this episode of The Mac Attack. It's a quick episode but I bet you'll find at least one tip about Snow Leopard you didn't know about.

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Snow Leopard tips, tricks and hints:

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The Snow Leopard install disc can be used on a blank hard drive. Leopard doesn't need to be installed first.

Rearrange user created mail folders in the mail app. Previously we were stuck looking at those folders in alphabetical order. Now just drag the folders into any order.

option click Sound menu icon (speaker icon) to select input and output audio devices.

option click Sync menu icon to get more detailed sync info.

option click AirPort menu icon shows all sorts of info about the current wireless connection.

option click Bluetooth menu adds 'Open Bluetooth Diagnostics Utility'

option click Battery menu icon shows battery health

option click Time Machine menu icon changes 'Enter Time Machine' to 'Browse Other Time Machine Disks.

Zoom screen while using "Screen Recording" in QuickTime X (zoom screen: control+scroll wheel or trackpad)

Show date in menu bar select via 'Date & Time' preference pane.

Minimize application windows into application dock icon set via 'Dock' preference pane

System Preferences icon shows list of Preference Panes when right clicked (control clicked)

Booting into safe mode now has a progress bar as it verifies the hard drive

When "Screen Sharing" with another Mac, hitting command tab to switch apps will switch the apps on the remote computer, not the one you're sitting in front of.

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Direct download: TMA_103.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 5:19 PM
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I know this probably doesn't affect most of you but I am posting this here because I did mention this issue in the last episode.

Going on what I've seen around the internet that duplicate Arial fonts could cause the Nik plugins to crash I opened up 'font book' and took care of the dups. That still didn't fix the problem.

Then going on the assumption that the Arial font was still the issue I started looking at the versions of Arial on my computer. All Arial files seemed kind of old. Using an application called Pacifist I looked at the Snow Leopard installer package. Doing a search for Arial I found that the version numbers were different.

Using Pacifist I copied the newer versions of the Arial font to my computer and removed the older versions. There are a few places were fonts live on your Mac. Make sure you find out where your current version of Arial lives, remove and replace with the one from the SL installer.

My Nik plugins now work.

(I'm also working on the next episode of The Mac Attack. It should be out any day now.)

(UPDATE: An alternative fix: Your Snow Leopard install may of installed the updated Arial font with out removing the old outdated Arial font. When you use Font Book check within the Arial listing to see if some styles (regular, bold, italic, etc.) are duplicate. Select one of the dups and press "command i" for info. You want to keep the current fonts and styles (version 5.00) and remove the old.)

Category: general -- posted at: 11:40 PM
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A fun look at procuring, installing and running Snow Leopard on this episode of The Mac Attack.

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AppFresh

TMA #101 Backup'09

TMA # 85 Mac OS X System Maintenance

Pre install quick tips:

- Make sure all s/w is up to date (Apple and 3rd party)
- Perform system maintenance
- Backup and test your backups!
- Do not install Snow Leopard if you Mac makes up money. Wait for all the bugs to be worked out with 3rd party apps.

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Direct download: TMA_102v.m4v
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 6:49 PM
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The Mac Attack will be back with the release of Snow Leopard (if it's actually released this week). Either way there will be a a new show out by next weekend.

If you are looking for information on - Getting Ready for Snow Leopard - check out the episode of Typical Mac User I recorded with Victor Cajiao. I also recorded an updated segment to that show with Victor that will be released this upcoming Tuesday night.

Direct download: announcement_8_09.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 4:28 PM
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I join Victor Cajiao on TMUP to discuss getting your Mac ready for Snow Leopard.

Typical Mac User #184

Category: Announcement -- posted at: 11:55 AM
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Backup'09 on this episode of The Mac Attack. On the very first episode of The Mac Attack I spoke about backing up and a lot has changed (like a choice of online backup services). Its good being able to talk about backup apps and services that have really proven themselves over the last 4 yrs or so...

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MobileMe

Time Machine

LaCie Silverkeeper

ChronoSync

Carbon Copy Cloner

SuperDuper!

Carbonite

Backblaze

Jungle Disk

Mozy

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Direct download: TMA_101.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 8:16 PM
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101 will be out this week. Sorry for the delay.

-Steve

Category: Announcement -- posted at: 8:51 AM
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It only took 3.5 years but The Mac Attack finally made it to #100.

On this episode Victor Cajiao (Typical Mac User and Typical Shutterbug) joins me for a candid and rather philosophical conversation about Apple, the Mac and technology in general. Robert Hazelrigg is back with his review of the Scoshe ReviveLITE

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Visit the show blog at themacattack.us for show notes and links to the software, hardware, and products mentioned during the podcast.

Typical Mac user podcast

Typical Shutterbug podcast

Scoshe ReviveLITE

1Password

TextExpander

Soundtrack Pro

BIAS Peak Pro 6

Adobe Lightroom

Mailplane

Transmit

Reason 4

App Zapper

Voyager from NewerTech

Drobo

Backblaze online backup

Jungle Disk online backup

Typical Shutterbug Flickr group

This American Life podcast

NYC Radio Lab podcast

Mac OS Ken podcast

KnowTech.TV podcast

Macbreak Weekly podcast

Screencasts Online podcast

MacReviewCast podcast

MacCast podcast

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Direct download: TMA_100.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 4:49 PM
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Data Overload! Life Hacking your Mac on this episode of The Mac Attack. I share some of the data management (and time management) tips and tricks I've found that work for me and hopefully will work for you too....

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life hacking

lifehack.org

43folders.com

zenhabits.net

inbox zero

zero to done

how to get things done on your mac

inbox tips

the 7 bad email habits that make people want to kill you

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Direct download: TMA_099.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 9:19 PM
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Get some help clearing up that cable clutter on this video episode of The Mac Attack.

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Note: I haven't ordered from the two companies listed below. I've included these links to give you some idea of what kind of cable management hardware is available.

Cable-Safe

Cable Organizer

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Direct download: tma_098v.mp4
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 8:39 PM
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On this episode of The Mac Attack - Essential tools, utilities, and Applications for your Mac (Part 2).

This time around I take a look at some must have preference panes and applications.

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Flip4Mac (freeware)

Perian (free prefs pane)

iStat Menus (free prefs pane)

iStat Pro (free widget)

Anxiety (freeware)

HandBrake (freeware)

NetNewsWire (freeware)

Quicksilver (freeware)

Skype (freeware / subscription options)

VLC (freeware)

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Direct download: TMA_097.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 2:01 PM
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Victor Cajiao from TMUP asked me to join him for a discussion on mac maintenance and troubleshooting.

Typical Mac User podcast #160

I was also part of the panel on this weeks Mac Roundtable. We discuss: What we like about MacWorld, what are we looking forward to, New Years Mac resolutions, using our Macs to help with holiday organization, and one thing we really want from our wish lists.

Mac Roundtable, Episode #55

I want to wish you all a Happy and Healthy Holiday.

Category: Announcement -- posted at: 11:48 AM
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Essential tools, utilities, and Applications for your Mac (Part 1) on The Mac Attack. David Sparks, from MacSparky.com stops by with a review of an application that he finds essential.

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AppCleaner (freeware)

Carbon Copy Cloner (freeware)

CoconutBattery (freeware)

DejaMenu (freeware)

Disk Inventory X (freeware)

iStumbler (freeware)

OnyX (freeware)

Rember (freeware)

Senuti (shareware)

Service Scrubber (freeware)

TinkerTool (freeware)

Path Finder 5 (shareware)

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Direct download: TMA_096.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 6:06 PM
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On the Mac RoundTable I join Katie Floyd, Bart Busschots, and Victor Cajiao to discuss Apple’s disappearing anti-virus tech document which leads to a discussion on viruses, malware, and phising. Google Calendar adds CalDAV support and what calendar solutions we use. Adobe is going to be a no-show at Macworld 2009 and we discuss graphic and photo editing alternatives. Apple’s “Black Friday” deals (or lack thereof). iPhone / iPod Touch application picks.

Mac Roundtable

On The MacCore podcast I join Katie and Victor again to be part of the Third Annual Holiday Geek Gift Guide. We spoke about some of our favorite products that should be on every Geek's holiday wish list.

The MacCore podcast

A new episode of The Mac Attack will be out next week...

Category: Announcement -- posted at: 11:13 AM
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