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STUFF • Steve Jobs announced Apple's new revamped iMac. According to reports the three models will come in 20" and 24" models and range in price from $1199, $1499, and $1799. • Robert discussed his trip to DEFCON 15. We also made mention of the Dateline NBC producer who was undercover at the event in an attempt to record an individual admitting to a crime and uncover law enforcement officials attending the event. • Showed how to turn a Blackberry Pearl into a Bluetooth modem for OS X. The actual steps while involved aren't really that hard. The key is to get script which thankfully easy thanks to Fibble.org and the author of the script, Ross Barkman. Be sure to checkout his pintware concept. Once you get the modem link going you'll be surfing wirelessly at slightly faster than dial-up speeds. I mean EDGE networks aren't known for their speed, but hey sometimes you got use what ya got. The best part is if you don't have a Blackberry Ross Barkman has written plenty of other OS X scripts for other cellphones and providers. • Robert updates the Folding@Home effort with some helpful tips for dual-core or hyper-threading owners who want to join. Plus don¹t forget to check the updates on the DL.TV Folding@Home page. • Viewers Vince and Scott wanted to know about any potential pitfalls about moving from a purely PC computing lifestyle to including a Mac OS X one as well. The biggest is the interface. While some things might seem similar others might come across as alien especially OS X's security habit of asking for passwords on everything that might effect the machine in a crucial way (ie. Program installation, security changes, user permissions) you know like Windows suppose to do but doesn't quite manage as simply. Other things to remember is that file structure is BSD based so a folder tree will look more familiar to Linux/Unix users than a Windows only user. Finally getting applications will be the big one. Unless you run Parallels or Boot Camp you'll need to invest in OS X specific software. Luckily stuff like video and photo editing are including with all new macs and definitely head and shoulders above what MS packages with XP or Vista. • Peter in New Zealand wanted to know of a good high-def camera for his trip to Burning Man. There a few models on the high end in consumer line that support PAL/NTSC but most of the ones you'll find are in the prosumer to professional level. One is Sony's HVRZ1U. Although the list well over $5,000 with careful shopping you'll be able to find one for around $4500. Show Change • Finally we're announcing that starting the week of August 13th, DL.TV will move from a twice a week show to one episode a week on Thursdays at 12:00pm Pacific. The change will allow us to try out new content and segment ideas as well as enhance our existing content. We hope you'll like the new changes, and thank you for your continued support.

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