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MacMost Now 162: iPhone OS 2.2 New Features

rosenz@macmost.com (MacMost) — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:31:13 +0000

http://macmost.com/ The update to the iPhone adds Google Maps Street View and other map features, the ability to download podcasts directly to the iPhone, and fixes and improvements.

MacMost Now 161: iPhone Voice Search with Google

rosenz@macmost.com (MacMost) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:01:11 +0000

http://macmost.com/ The free Google app now allows you to search the Web by speaking into your iPhone. It will attempt to translate what you say into text and search the Web or pinpoint a location on the map.

MacMost Now 160: Safari 3.2 Anti-Phishing Protection

rosenz@macmost.com (MacMost) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:25:55 +0000

http://macmost.com/ The new version of the Safari Web browser includes a feature that will alert you if you go to a suspected malicious Web site. Learn more about this protection and how you can further protect yourself against phishing attacks.

MacMost Now 159: Using Data Detectors

rosenz@macmost.com (MacMost) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:21:44 +0000

http://macmost.com/ Data Detectors allow you to turn addresses, phone numbers and dates in mail messages into Address Book contacts and iCal events. You can also turn selected text into to-do items or stickies.

MacMost Now 158: Using Font Book to Organize Your Fonts

rosenz@macmost.com (MacMost) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:55:39 +0000

http://macmost.com/ Whether you are having trouble with some of your fonts, or you just want to see which fonts you have installed and organize them in a better way, Font Book is a handy application that comes with Mac OS X Leopard.

MacMost Now 157: Uninstalling Applications on Mac OS X

rosenz@macmost.com (MacMost) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:04:06 +0000

http://macmost.com/ Sometimes removing an application isn't as easy as dragging the application to the trash. Learn how to find the files that are left behind and clean up after an uninstall.

MacMost Now 156: Searching For Yourself

rosenz@macmost.com (MacMost) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:09:41 +0000

http://macmost.com/ Wondering what people are saying about you or your company online? You can search Google for yourself, or have regular search results sent to you via email or RSS with Google Alerts. You can also search Twitter and Flickr, or use a service like Filtrbox.

MacMost Now 155: How To Play WMV Windows Media Video

rosenz@macmost.com (MacMost) — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:16:51 +0000

http://macmost.com/ Ever get an email on your Mac with a .wmv video file attachment and have been unable to play it? You need the Windows Media Video component for QuickTime. Here's how to download it and install it.

MacMost Now 154: Finder Window Tricks

rosenz@macmost.com (MacMost) — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:09:26 +0000

http://macmost.com/ Learn how to customize the Sidebar, Toolbar and other parts of the Finder window. Also, announcing the new MacMost weekly email newsletter at http://macmost.com/newsletter/

MacMost Now 153: Google G1 Android Phone

rosenz@macmost.com (MacMost) — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:15:25 +0000

http://macmost.com/ Gary Rosenzweig talks to Jay Shaffer (http://jayshaffervideo.com) about the new Google G1 Android Phone. The phone has iPhone-like features and works best with Google's Web-based services like Gmail.

MacMost Now 152: How To Report a Bug To Apple

rosenz@macmost.com (MacMost) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:46:15 +0000

http://macmost.com/ Gary Rosenzweig shows you how to report a bug to Apple. If you've ever been frustrated by an Apple application that isn't working right or crashes, this is the way to tell Apple about the problem and help them fix it.

MacMost Now 151: Free iPhone Apps

rosenz@macmost.com (MacMost) — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:05:17 +0000

http://macmost.com/ Gary Rosenzweig looks at seven free iPhone applications: Google Earth, iTalk, Fring, Fonts, Translator, Wikipandion and FaceBook. You can find iPhone Apps using the MacMost iPhone App directory at http://macmost.com/iphoneapps/ .

MacMost Now 150: Mac Web Browser Alternatives

rosenz@macmost.com (MacMost) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:26:01 +0000

http://macmost.com/ Gary Rosenzweig takes a look at some alternatives to using Safari or Firefox on Mac. They include Camino, Flock, Opera, Web Kit Nightly Builds and OmniWeb.

MacMost Now 149: Printing Photo Books With iPhoto

rosenz@macmost.com (MacMost) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:48:31 +0000

http://macmost.com/ Gary Rosenzweig shows you how to create an print books of your photos using iPhoto. You can order them from Apple, or print them yourself, or save them as PDF files.

MacMost Now 148: Merging Folders

rosenz@macmost.com (MacMost) — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:54:26 +0000

http://macmost.com/ Gary Rosenzweig takes a look at three methods of merging files inside of folders. You can use Apple's FileMerge that comes with XCode, the "ditto" command in Terminal or a variety of downloadable programs including File Synchronization.

MacMost Now 147: Spotlight on Spotlight

rosenz@macmost.com (MacMost) — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:02:30 +0000

http://macmost.com/ Gary Rosenzweig takes a look at Spotlight, the search functionality built into Leopard. By using the quick keyboard shortcut and the Spotlight menu, you can quickly run applications, search for specific files and even look up dictionary definitions and do complex mathematical calculations.

MacMost Now 146: New Line of MacBooks

rosenz@macmost.com (MacMost) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:48:21 +0000

http://macmost.com/ Gary Rosenzweig takes a look at today's announcements of new MacBooks, MacBook Pros, MacBook Air and new Cinema Display.

MacMost Now 145: Microsoft Sync Connects iPod and Car

rosenz@macmost.com (MacMost) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:39:36 +0000

http://macmost.com/ Gary Rosenzweig talks to Dan Gray from http://mpgomatic.com about the Microsoft Sync system put into many Ford cars. It allows you to connect your iPod or iPhone to your car through the dock and play your music through the car as well as control it with your dash, steering wheel or voice commands.

MacMost Now 144: The Flip Mino Video Camera

rosenz@macmost.com (MacMost) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:43:12 +0000

http://macmost.com/ Gary Rosenzweig takes a look at the Flip Mino compact video camera. This tiny little inexpensive video camera works well with Macs and iMovie.

Free iPhone Ringtones

rosenz@macmost.com (MacMost) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:48:44 +0000

You can get free iPhone ringtones from MacMost.com. Just go to http://macmost.com/iphoneringtones/ and subscribe to the free iPhone ringtones podcast. You can then download the 100+ free iPhone ringtones to your iTunes library, and then set up your iPhone to make them all available to be used as ringtones.

MacMost Now 142: Common Mistakes Windows Users Make on Mac

rosenz@macmost.com (MacMost) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:57:44 +0000

http://macmost.com/ Gary Rosenzweig looks at the seven most common user interface mistakes that Windows users make when first switching to Mac.

MacMost Now 141: Sharing Files With Your iPhone

rosenz@macmost.com (MacMost) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:37:17 +0000

Gary Rosenzweig looks at two third-party apps that allow you to share files between your iPhone and Mac: AirSharing and DropCopy. You can check out MacMost's iPhone App directory at http://macmost.com/iphoneapps/