Here is the 47th episode of The MacReviewCast. Remember to send feedback and suggestions to surbits at gmail dot com, and also remember to vote for us at podcastalley.com. SurfBits.com is looking for a Mac blogger to help out. Send an email to surfbits at gmail dot com.

Here is the freeware and Shareware I look at during the podcast:
VirusBarrier X4: http://www.intego.com
Vienna (Mark Hunter): http://www.opencommunity.co.uk/vienna2.html
Email Commander (Trent Armstrong): www.koingosw.com
PureFTPd Manager: http://jeanmatthieu.free.fr/pureftpd/
Printwindow: http://www.searchwaresolutions.com/products/printwindow
Scroll Switcher: http://www.fixamacsoftware.com/software/ss
CamiTools: http://www.nadamac.de/camitools/index.php
VitaminSEE: http://www.elliotglaysher.org/vitaminsee
Sound Source: http://www.rogueamoeba.com/freebies
Exif Untrasher: http://www.bluem.net/downloads/exif-untrasher_en

Robert Pritchett from the macCompanion.com joins us. Here is what we discuss.
Not People-Ready 6 flavors of Vista: http://www.forbes.com/technology/2006/03/22/vista-microsoft-ballmer_cz_dl_0322microsoft.html
Vista has to be rewritten before it will be released: http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Computing/Platforms?Article=/Computing/Platforms/R7G5G6U4
Microsoft Bluehat Security Briefings: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bluehat/default.mspx
History of Microsoft: http://www.tuaw.com
Spring Cleaning Sweepstakes at http://www.officeformacssweeps.com
MacWindows at http://www.macwindows.com
XP on a Mactel (Don’t try this at home kids). http://www.macworld.com/2006/03/firstlooks/xpmini/index.php?lsrc=mwrss
Xpp-on-Mac contest: http://www.appletalk.com.au/articles/index.php?article=17703
Darwine on a Mactel: http://www.osx86project.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=114&Itemid=2
Mac OS X Leopard: http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/apple_intels_idf_and_getting_personal/
Spam Wars: http://www.spamwars.com/book.html
Step Into Xcode: http://www.awprofessional.com/title/0321334221

Jeff Powell joins us today, here is what he talks about.
March 24th 2006 - 5 Year Birtday of Mac OS X
A side-by-side test-drive of Mac OS X 10.0 and 10.4 is shocking. The eternal debate is whether this gap exists because 10.4 is so good, or because 10.0 was so, so bad. That said, Apple’s ability to plan and execute its OS strategy is not open for debate. In five short years, Apple has essentially created an entirely new platform.

Windows Vista Delayed Until January 2007 - Note: Microsoft XP was originally launch October 25th 2001.

Software:

MoRu
MoRU is an application that provides an enhanced interface to Apple’s Spotlight searching tool found in Mac OS X 10.4. MoRU allows you to create more powerful searches than is possible using the basic Spotlight interface, while improving usability. Single CPU license $10

TIP: Escape Key in Cocoa Apps for Word Suggestions

Getting Started with Quartz Composer

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Here is the 46th episode of The MacReviewCast. Remember to send feedback and suggestions to surbits at gmail dot com, and also remember to vote for us at podcastalley.com. SurfBits.com is looking for a Mac blogger to help out. Send an email to surfbits at gmail dot com.

Here is the freeware and Shareware I look at during the podcast:
WebPhoto: http://www.ionize.org/webPhoto/
Disk Order 2.1: http://www.likemac.ru/english
Linotype Font Explorer X: http://www.linotype.com/fontexplorerX
QuickAccessCM: http://free.abracode.com/cmworkshop/quick_access.html
FlashMount: http://www.liquidnexus.com/?page_id=2
Automount Maker: http://jm.marino.free.fr/Software/Mac/AutomountMaker/introduction.html
SurplusMeter: http://freespace.virgin.net/jeremy.dronfield/skoobysoft/utilities/utilities.html
iChat Extender: http://improvpastence.com/programs/ichat-extender
WinShortcutter: http://www.lobotomo.com/products//WinShortcutter/index.html
Shiira: http://hmdt-web.net/shiira/en
SurfRabbit: http://www.surfrabbit.com

Robert Pritchett from the macCompanion.com joins us. Here is what we discuss.
NARF2006: http://www.hardmac.com/news/2006-03-16/#5271
http://onmac.net/
InformationWeek names names: http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=183700267
Instructions: http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060316-6393.html
http://wiki.onmac.net/index.php/HOWTO
Download: http://download.onmac.net/
Follow-up report by Jason Snell: http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/macword/2006/03/winmac/index.php?lsrc=mwrss
Windows Drivers that work on iiMacs: http://wiki.onmac.net/index.php/Drivers#Ethernet
And Driver searching: http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?showforum=63
Mac OS X Technology Guide to Dashboard: http://spiderworks.com/books/dashboard.php
Perfect Passwords: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/1597490415/index.html

Jeff Powell joins us today, here is what he talks about.
MacBreak shows Windows on MacMini - $13k reward

Podner reaches version 1.5
EyeTV 2.1 goes Universal
Why you might want an 5th Generation iPod with Video? Not for the reasons you originally might have suspected.
NetNewsWire 2.1b16 released: NetNewsWire 2.1b17 fixes bugs found today.
http://ranchero.com/netnewswire/beta.php
Productivity Tip of the Week

Desktop Manager

TextPander

You can either click on the podcast link on the left and listen to it via QT from the browser, or you can right click on the podcast link and choose to “download linked file”. That will download the mp3 and you can play it from you hard drive with iTunes.
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Here’s the 45th episode of The MacReviewCast. Remember to send feedback and suggestions to surbits at gmail dot com, and also remember to vote for us at podcastalley.com. SurfBits.com is looking for a Mac blogger to help out. Send an email to surfbits at gmail dot com.

Here’s the freeware and Shareware I look at during the podcast:
VoodooPad 2.5.4: http://www.flyingmeat.com
GraphicConverter 5.8.1: http://www.lemkesoft.de/en/graphcon.htm
SuperDuper! 2.1: http://www.shirt-pocket.com
Connect360 2.0: http://www.nullriver.com/index/products/connect360
NewsMacPro 1.2.4: http://www.thinkmac.co.uk/newsmacpro
Adesso: http://www.adesso.com
Pantone huey: http://www.pantone.com/products/products.asp?idArea=2&showNav=121&idProduct=103
NosillaCast at http://www.podfeet.com
MediaCentral: http://equinux.com/us/products/mediacentral/index.html
CenterStage: http://centerstageproject.com
iTheater: http://www.itheaterproject.com
mMedia: http://www.vass-se.de

Robert Pritchett from the macCompanion.com joins us. Here is what we discuss.
Apple Intel FAQ: http://appleintelfaq.com/
Mac OS X Tiger is 64-bit-based: http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/64bit/

Leopard: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_v10.5 to be unveiled at the formerly June to now August WWDC.
Vista on Mactels? No Way! Why? It is the way EFI is used: http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=14071
Links to an audio of Andrew Ritz, Microsoft Development Manager’s comments on EFI and Vista plans: http://apcmag.com/apc/v3.nsf/0/E666E4A0A303D9AACA25712C008166C4
Microsoft Development Manager’s comments on EFI and Vista plans:
http://applexnet.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1762
Transitive Technology: http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=4894
Open OS X WinTel: http://www.openosx.com/wintel/index.html
Q: http://www.kberg.ch/q/
Simplified Mac OS X Tiger: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0764599992.html
Pragmatic Programmers: http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com
Software Piracy Exposed: Secrets from the Dark Side Revealed: http://www.syngress.com/catalog/?pid=3230
Software Security: Building Security In: http://www.awprofessional.com/title/0321356705

Jeff Powell joins us today, here is what he talks about.
Hey Folders - Color icons for color labels. Hey Folders! adds colored folder icons to Apple’s Finder. Instead of a generic icon, labeled folders show up in the appropriate color.
Mail Act-ON 1.3.2 - Mail Act-On is a plugin for Apple’s Mail (Panther) in that allows you to map specific mail rules or actions to “Act-On” keys.
Mail Stamps - Instant notification whenever a new message arrives in your inbox.
Hawk Wings - Website devoted to all things Mail.app related.
Retro Mail (not mentioned in the show today but worthy of consideration none the less)
iTunes Dupe Eliminator
Endo RSS Reader / Aggregator: http://kula.jp/software/endo/

You can either click on the podcast link on the left and listen to it via QT from the browser, or you can right click on the podcast link and choose to “download linked file”. That will download the mp3 and you can play it from you hard drive with iTunes.
The right link below is the URL for the podcast RSS feed. Just right click it and choose to copy the address and then paste it in your podcast reader, or ipodder, or newsreader that will download enclosures automatically.

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Here’s the 44th episode of The MacReviewCast. Remember to send feedback and suggestions to surbits at gmail dot com, and also remember to vote for us at podcastalley.com. SurfBits.com is looking for a Mac blogger to help out. Send an email to surfbits at gmail dot com.

Here’s the freeware and Shareware I look at during the podcast:
Tom Bihn Gear: http://www.tombihn.com
VLC-RAR Loader: http://vlcrarloader.jjabba.com
Imagewell: http://www.xtralean.com/IW.html
Quickscale: http://www.mammoetsoftware.com/quickscale
Keepaneye: http://www.daedale.com/products/keepaneye

Robert Pritchett from the macCompanion.com joins us. Here is what we discuss.
MacRoundtable: http://www.macroundtable.com
maccompanion March Issue: http://www.maccompanion.com
Axiomatic Multi-Platform: http://www.axiomsol.com
LuLu.com: http://www.lulu.com
NetNewsWire: http://www.ranchero.com

Jeff Powell joins us today, here is what he talks about.
Podcast Recording Changes - Now using Apple’s SoundTrack Pro
Last weeks Apple announcement: iPod HiFi plus a Mini-Review
Plus a reminder about Apple’s 30th Birthday coming up on April 1st!
App Zapper:
AppZapper is for people who want to confidently try new apps while knowing they can uninstall them easily.
My own Cult of Mac story regarding the 7 year old Epson scanner that ‘just works’. (In an attempt to be fair and impartial on the subject, I also tried to hook up this scanner to a friends 6 month old Windows XP laptop to see what would happen. 30+ minutes later he hadn’t made much progress in getting the scanner to work with Windows and he was clearly frustrated by the experience (which he admitted was something that happened all too frequently on the computers he deals with. Time to get this guy to the closest Apple store - STAT!

You can either click on the podcast link on the left and listen to it via QT from the browser, or you can right click on the podcast link and choose to “download linked file”. That will download the mp3 and you can play it from you hard drive with iTunes.
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