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#195 Slau, DVDpedia, Cha-ching, Encrypted Disk Images

Sessions from Slau at sessionswithslau.com, Dumb Question Corner reveals laser-specific search in Spotlight from usingmac.com. DVDpedia from bruji.com/dvdpedia goes up against Delicious Library and wins for only $18 from bruji.com/dvdpedia. In Chit Chat Across the Pond, Bart explains that Adobe has patched their services and he does a review fo the $40 personal finance management software from Midnight Apps at midnightapps.com. Then Bart and I discuss how to get offsite backups without taking forever but still being secure, and he walks me through how to make an encrypted disk image to protect my offsite backup. I created a ScreenSteps tutorial on podfeet.com in the right sidebar on how to make an encrypted disk image too.

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#193 FastMac iV, Addictomatic, Free PC apps, Audacity tutorial, Kindle 2, Maxtor One Touch, Raw vs. Jpeg

Addictomatic for aggregating web 2.0 searches addictomatic.com. Audio Hijack Pro from rogueamoeba.com and Azid from Softpedia at Softpedia. 32 Totally Essential (and Free) Apps for Every New PC maximumpc.com. Al finally releases her Audacity Tutorial in the right sidebar at podfeet.com under tutorials. Pat Dengler reviews theKindle 2 from Amazon, and Maxtor One Touch for the win. iV iPhone portable charging pack from FastMac. In Chit Chat Across the Pond I ask Bart to explain the difference between jpeg and raw, and why I might want to shoot raw. Bart’s blog post on the topic: http://www.bartb.ie/blog/?p=1295. In Security Lite he walks us through the Adobe Flash update to fix a vulnerability, and about two new vulnerabilities – one on Adobe Reader, one on my beloved Excel.

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#192 Power of Podfeet, Delicious Library, Amod, HudahGeo, Honda Bob turns 100, Knightwise

Power of the Podfeet takes Ron’s photo over 7000, Chuck’s terminal command for ISO burning, Will’s Garageband ‘09 scripts available at iwillsite.110mb.com. In Dumb Question Corner Michael asks why his non-admin account won’t run software update, and George from Tulsa does another tip – this time on a better way to import photos into iPhoto and Aperture. Full review of Delicious Library from delicious-monster.com and see my eclectic library at podfeet.com/deliciouslibrary. Donald Burr reviews the Amod unit (available at Amazon) for geotagging with cameras that don’t have GPS units and how to use it with HoudahGeo software from http://www.houdah.com/houdahGeo/. Honda Bob himself does his 100th advertisement, and in Chit Chat Across the Pond Knightwise and his wife Nyana join me to discuss how mainstream linux is now and how Nyana’s grandmother uses Ubuntu to play games.

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