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Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:26:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 2008 justinbyrne@mac.com (Justin Byrne) justinbyrne@mac.com (Justin Byrne) Mac, Apple, Technology 1440 http://maccraic.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/MacCraic_Logo.jpg http://maccraic.com 144 144 A look at the lives of two Irish Mac users A look at the lives of two Irish Mac users Podcast, Mac, Apple, Technology Justin Byrne Justin Byrne justinbyrne@mac.com no yes http://maccraic.com/2010/09/14/maccraic-89-unseen-undressed-totally-uncalled-for/ http://maccraic.com/2010/09/14/maccraic-89-unseen-undressed-totally-uncalled-for/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 23:00:08 +0000 Dave http://maccraic.com/?p=1051 Continue reading →]]> http://maccraic.com/2010/09/14/maccraic-89-unseen-undressed-totally-uncalled-for/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Hi MacCraic’ers , this week the boys give their take on the Apple event that took place on Wed 02/09/10 & proceed to have a little disagreement about a certain magical entertainment box. So sit back & listen to the fireworks going off:[...] Hi MacCraic’ers , this week the boys give their take on the Apple event that took place on Wed 02/09/10 & proceed to have a little disagreement about a certain magical entertainment box. So sit back & listen to the fireworks going off: News Apple Music Event iPod Shuffle: The buttons made a return, it’s 18% bigger with shuffle function. Voiceover function (with a button) is carried over from 3rd gen model, it comes in 5 beautiful colours 2GB of storage for the princely sum of $/€49 iPod Nano: Clickwheel has now gone, being replaced by a 1.9inch square touchscreen with accelerometer but it’s not running iOS (though it looks like it does). As a result, it is 30% smaller and it looks like it could fit on your wrist as a watch as it come also with a clip-on like the shuffle (nano case makers at the ready ). It comes in same colours as shuffle in 2 models- 8 & 16GB for €/$149 & €/$179 with a shake to shuffle feature,Nike+ & radio (pause up to 15mins)- but the camera is gone unlike previous gen model. iPod Touch: The 4th gen comes in 3 models- 8, 32 & 64GB for €/$229 €/$299 & €/$399 respectively. Like the iPhone4 this model contains the Retina Display, A4 processor, a front (for Facetime) & rear facing camera that takes both photos + 720P vids (don’t expect the camera to be as good the the iPhone’s though), microphone & gyroscope. It also has only 256mb RAM unlike the 512mb on the iPhone4. AppleTV: Otherwise known as “one more hobby”, this entertainment box can now fit in the palm of your hand, has come down to $99/€119. It runs on the A4 processor which also suggests that iOS is powering (and we don’t mean that performance suffers) it & it now streams content from iTunes as no local storage is available to sync unlike previous model or your can rent content from AppleTV itself to stream. Airtunes has been enhanced to be called Airplay which will now stream video/audio from your iPad (figure iPhone/iTouch also) to Apple TV & will be introduced in iOS 4.2. David has an issue with lack of broader format support in iTunes & AppleTV which Justin does not agree with. Updates iTunes10: This was an update which seems to have caused some consternation amongst the faithful due to the icon change (doesn’t bug us personally) & “colourless” UI change also ( let’s face it iTunes is the UI experimental ground for Apple ), though David had an issue with the Mothership breaching it’s own Human Interface Guidelines & resorted to the terminal with a OSX Hints tip to put some manners on the “traffic light” look. Ping the social networking section was introduced though it can’t connect with Facebook currently as StevieJ stated “onerous terms” were the issue at moment. iTunes10 broke at moment the use of automator actions but AppleScript remains unaffected. Remember to backup before you download. As a side note, David’s predictions of death to the clickwheel have proved premature as the iPod Classic still lives though has not been updated- guess next year will be the year for this. The Laptop is alive, well & coming from Cupertino: Reports are showing that Apple are the only manufacturer who’s sales of notebooks are not declining. The lesson to be learned for businesses is- Don’t engage in the race to the bottom. Sponsor – GoDaddy Unseen, Undressed & Uncalled For This is a new section of the show where a random “mac” story will be picked from a search on Google news & reacted to MacCraic style. This will either be amazing or an epic fail. Tip of the Week Adding colour back to iTunes 10 Getting rid of the “Traffic Lights” on iTunes10 Dave’s App of the Week: Mirror’s Edge from EA €4.99 in App Store- Would describe this as a parkour game set in a dystopian future, excellent graphics, controls & gameplay. However, [...] Justin Byrne yes no http://maccraic.com/2010/05/26/maccraic-80-the-power-of-p/ http://maccraic.com/2010/05/26/maccraic-80-the-power-of-p/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 19:22:10 +0000 Dave http://maccraic.com/?p=872 Continue reading →]]> http://maccraic.com/2010/05/26/maccraic-80-the-power-of-p/feed/ 0 0:48:38 This week our boys are freestylin’ it again as we get around to chewing down on the news & some reviews. So sit back, relax the kax & enjoy. News: Apple pulls the plug on ‘Get a Mac’ ad campaign Apple Is Selling more iPad[...] This week our boys are freestylin’ it again as we get around to chewing down on the news & some reviews. So sit back, relax the kax & enjoy. News: Apple pulls the plug on ‘Get a Mac’ ad campaign Apple Is Selling more iPad than Mac Units Apps-related Apple TV patent shows iPhone simulator mode iTunes Store now shows Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer reviews for movies Apple upgrades entry-level MacBook Go Daddy Ad David: Seesmic – Super-Powered Social Network Client Justin: Tip of the Week – Keyboard shortcut to batch print PDF’s (The Power of (cmd)+P x 2) Justin: Problems with calendar sync on Mac to MobileMe- “Flush + Fill” Contact details twitter.com/justingbyrne twitter.com/davidshortle themaccraic@gmail.com Mevio Outro Tag- That’s all the craic from this week’s Mac Bookmark It Hide Sites Justin Byrne yes no http://maccraic.com/2010/05/04/maccraic-77-britney-spearsing-the-shit-out-of-it/ http://maccraic.com/2010/05/04/maccraic-77-britney-spearsing-the-shit-out-of-it/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 22:25:44 +0000 Dave http://maccraic.com/?p=811 Continue reading →]]> http://maccraic.com/2010/05/04/maccraic-77-britney-spearsing-the-shit-out-of-it/feed/ 0 1:18:59 This week, the boys are joined by The Boss from New Jersey (sorry not that one) Steve “The Mac Attack” Stanger to talk about all things Apple as well as hairstyle changes/tips . So relax & enjoy this week’s show. News Irish i[...] This week, the boys are joined by The Boss from New Jersey (sorry not that one) Steve “The Mac Attack” Stanger to talk about all things Apple as well as hairstyle changes/tips . So relax & enjoy this week’s show. News Irish iTunes Store gets Movies Bye Bye La La WWDC for June 7 Guest Slot – Steve Stanger (themacattack.tv, twitter.com/tmasteve) Dave’s Slot - Apple sees the light, gets ambient…(patent) & Apple patents invisible interface solution based on light (The war on the button continues) Contact details maccraic.com twitter.com/justingbyrne twitter.com/davidshortle twitter.com/tmasteve themaccraic@gmail.com Mevio Outro Subscribe in iTunes (link) Bookmark It Hide Sites General Justin Byrne yes no http://maccraic.com/2010/02/24/maccraic-episode-68-for-sunday-february-21-2010-doing-it-with-a-girl-geek/ http://maccraic.com/2010/02/24/maccraic-episode-68-for-sunday-february-21-2010-doing-it-with-a-girl-geek/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:12:56 +0000 Justin http://maccraic.com/?p=731 Continue reading →]]> http://maccraic.com/2010/02/24/maccraic-episode-68-for-sunday-february-21-2010-doing-it-with-a-girl-geek/feed/ 0 1:02:37 This weeks our heros are joined by non-girlie girl geek, and 24 Fanatic Elaine Giles.   Whatever will these three get up to? Aperture follow up. Issues with license key. Apple work around. kb TS3231 Memory leak no comment from Apple on this yet. New[...] This weeks our heros are joined by non-girlie girl geek, and 24 Fanatic Elaine Giles.   Whatever will these three get up to? Aperture follow up. Issues with license key. Apple work around. kb TS3231 Memory leak no comment from Apple on this yet. News Jobs to Co-operate in new Biography. WTF? How Robust is Your Mac? Who’s watching You? Go Daddy promo (no mention of Danica this week) Guest - Elaine Giles ( Frakking Flash again (why it’s not touchscreen ready), Some bits are crucial (part of the chat, trust us) ) Dave’s Slot - iTunes Store Moving to the web Dave’s Tool - Air Video Contact details maccraic.com twitter.com/justingbyrne twitter.com/davidshortle twitter.com/elainegiles themaccraic@gmail.com Mevio Subscribe in iTunes (link) Bookmark It Hide Sites Justin Byrne yes no http://maccraic.com/2009/06/20/maccraic-episode-39-no-garter-required/ http://maccraic.com/2009/06/20/maccraic-episode-39-no-garter-required/#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:00:44 +0000 Justin http://maccraic.com/?p=538 Continue reading →]]> http://maccraic.com/2009/06/20/maccraic-episode-39-no-garter-required/feed/ 0 0:51:00 A little change of format this week just to mix things up.  Dave and Justin discuss things including Apple’s search for a Dublin site for an Apple Store and the new iPhone 3.0 operating system. Put on the kettle, make that cup of you favourite[...] A little change of format this week just to mix things up.  Dave and Justin discuss things including Apple’s search for a Dublin site for an Apple Store and the new iPhone 3.0 operating system. Put on the kettle, make that cup of you favourite beverage, sit back and enjoy MacCraic. Bookmark It Hide Sites Justin Byrne no no