This week we look at ATVFlash, Allison’s Rebuttal to Chris and The Lounge plus much more. I want to thank you for downloading and listening to the podcast. We have the best in Mac hardware, software and websites reviews. We have a lot of great folks on today’s episode with their reviews and comments on software, hardware and websites that make using the Mac special. Plus I’ll have the top freeware Mac apps of the week and much more.
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Here is the freeware and shareware I look at during the podcast:
Amazon Discount for .Mac (MobileMe)

Rember: http://kelleycomputing.net/rember
Buddi: http://buddi.thecave.homeunix.org/en
VaultletSuite 2: https://www.vaultletsoft.com/index.html
Platypus: http://www.sveinbjorn.org/platypus
Simple CSS: http://www.hostm.com/css

Allison Sheridan from the NosillaCast Podcast joins us this week. She gives her rebuttal to Chris on iPhones:

David Sparks from MacSparky cannot join us this week.

Chris Marshall from ChrisMarshall.ws joins us and we talk about:
Apple’s problems since dropping Computer from their name.

Then Lola Wong is back with the MacReviewCast Lounge.
I talk to Lola about her favorite freeware, commercial app replacement and more.

Flip For MAc WMV - not Free

Growl - (v1.14) Omni Growl (from woodenbrain concepts)

iPhotowebshare (http://www.bitpatterns.com/)

iStat Menus (http://www.islayer.com/index.php?op=item&id=28)

iTheatre (http://itheaterproject.com/info-general.php)

Menu Meters (http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/menumeters/)

Mouse locator (http://www.2point5fish.com/)

Perian (http://perian.org)

PTH pasteboard (http://pth.com/products/pthpasteboard/)

shapeshifter (http://unsanity.com/haxies/shapeshifter)

teleport (http://www.abyssoft.com/software/teleport/)

type it for me (http://ettoresoftware.com/EttoreSoftware/About_TypeIt4Me.html)

Free apps

Tv Shows (http://tvshows.sourceforge.net/index2.html)

UnRarX (http://www.unrarx.com/)

SyncTwofolders (http://pagesperso-orange.fr/tcfj/site/index.html)

*Spirited Away (http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/24877)

* Slim Battery Monitor (http://www.orange-carb.org/SBM/)

Skooby renamer (http://freespace.virgin.net/jeremy.dronfield/skoobysoft/renamer/renamer.html)

Pagepacker (http://weblog.bignerdranch.com/?p=23)

PDFMergeX (http://www.malcom-mac.com/blog/2006/10/02/pdfmergex-10/)

Menu Calendar Clock iCal (http://www.objectpark.net/mcc.html)

SoundSource (http://www.rogueamoeba.com/freebies/)

Coconut wifi (http://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutwifi/index.html)

iTattle (http://www.whimsplucky.com/654654/Software.html)

Instashot (http://projects.digitalwaters.net/index.php?q=instantshot)

FontDoc (http://www.integrity.com/homes/tomandkaren/FontDoc/)

Fast icns (http://www.digitalwaters.net/progetti/ing/2006/09/08/fasticns.html)

DropCopy (http://10base-t.com/macintosh-software/dropcopy/)

DiskInventory X (http://www.derlien.com/)

Mail Steward Lite (http://www.mailsteward.com/)

inquisitor (http://www.inquisitorx.com/safari/)

Developer, Danny Greg cannot join us today.
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Jeff Powell cannot join us today.

Darren Rolfe from MacWingNut.com cannot join us today.

Robert Lachman, L.A.Times Staff Photographer cannot join us. His Web site is PhotographyandtheMac.com,

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