http://www.iwannabes.com iWannabes is a bi-monthly podcast where three Mac fanatics battle it out, discussing technology news, product reviews, and topics that affect your digital life, with a twist. Hosted by José Izquierdo, Ricardo Alfaro, and Gerardo Calderón; recorded at San Juan, Puerto Rico. Feeder 1.4.6 http://reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:46:38 -0400 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:46:38 -0400 The iWannabes Puerto,Rico,San,Juan,jose,izquierdo,ricardo,alfaro,gerry,gerardo,calderon,iWannabes,Technology,Apple,Fun no iWannabes podcast@iwannabes.com http://www.iwannabes.com/podcast/iwannabes.xml no http://www.iwannabes.com Sat, 28 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400 iwannabes-episode-021-october-28th-2006 Ricardo Alfaro, Gerardo Calderon, Jose Izquierdo On this Episode (021) the geeks salivate over the new Mac Book Pros, we spit on the newest Internet Explorer, go on and on and on about iPods, while plugging other podcasts in the process. On this Episode (021) the geeks salivate over the new Mac Book Pros, we spit on the newest Internet Explorer, go on and on and on about iPods, while plugging other podcasts in the process. Show Notes: ----------------------------------- 1. Apple Releases MacBook Pros with Core 2 Duos - iSight's Hidden status light - 802.11n? 2. Gerry's new Podcast 3. Nielsen wants to know what's playing on your iPod (Internet TV Statistics) 4. iPod is 5 years old... what has changed? 5. Skype for Mac with Video (version 2.0) 6. 6th Gen iPod... with touch bezel... not screen. 7. Viruses on iPods? 8. (PRODUCT)red iPod... a MacBook maybe? 9. IE7 released... finally 10. Firefox 2 released 11. Facebook racing to take a huge chunk of myspace's share no 1:14:25 http://www.iwannabes.com Sat, 14 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400 iwannabes-episode-020-october-14th-2006 Ricardo Alfaro, Gerardo Calderon, Jose Izquierdo On This Episode (020) the iWannabes pack the studio and discuss the new "netcasting" frenzy, to geek or not to geek, and Puerto Rico's technological under-achievements. Special Guest: Wilton Vargas (Tecnetico.com) On This Episode (020) the iWannabes pack the studio and discuss the new "netcasting" frenzy, to geek or not to geek, and Puerto Rico's technological under-achievements. Special Guest: Wilton Vargas (Tecnetico.com) no 1:11:35 http://www.iwannabes.com Fri, 15 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400 iwannabes-episode-019-september-15th-2006 Ricardo Alfaro, Gerardo Calderon, Jose Izquierdo On This Episode (019) the guys anatomize, scrutinize, and hypothesize about each and every microscopic detail regarding Apple's past special event. Send us a message to podcast@iwannabes.com On This Episode (019) the guys anatomize, scrutinize, and hypothesize about each and every microscopic detail regarding Apple's past special event. Send us a message to podcast@iwannabes.com no 1:27:34 http://www.iwannabes.com Fri, 25 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0400 iwannabes-episode-018-august-25th-2006 Ricardo Alfaro, Gerardo Calderon, Jose Izquierdo On This Episode (018) The iWannabes cover so much topics that they are so lazy to write them all up for the show intro. So visit the website at iwannabes.com Send us a message to podcast@iwannabes.com On This Episode (018) The iWannabes cover so much topics that they are so lazy to write them all up for the show intro. So visit the website at iwannabes.com Send us a message to podcast@iwannabes.com no 1:07:55 http://www.iwannabes.com Fri, 11 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0400 iwannabes-episode-017-august-11th-2006 Ricardo Alfaro, Gerardo Calderon, Jose Izquierdo On This Episode (017) the guys pick apart Grandpa Steve's WWDC Keynote and rant and whine like the cranky geeks they are for the entire show.Send us feedback at podcast@iwannabes.com On This Episode (017) the guys pick apart Grandpa Steve's WWDC Keynote and rant and whine like the cranky geeks they are for the entire show.Send us feedback at podcast@iwannabes.com no 1:12:18 http://www.iwannabes.com Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400 iwannabes-episode-016-july-23rd-2006 Ricardo Alfaro, Gerardo Calderon, Jose Izquierdo On This Episode (016) we dump GarageBand for Ubercaster, Play Keynote Bingo, talk about Leopard not working on G3s, Microsoft's iPod Killer and no more support for Windows 98 On This Episode (016) we dump GarageBand for Ubercaster, Play Keynote Bingo, talk about Leopard not working on G3s, Microsoft's iPod Killer and no more support for Windows 98 Feedback is Welcome, drop us a line at podcast@iwannabes.com Show Notes: --------------------------------------------------- Education iMac: For Institutions Only http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2006/07/20060712164540.shtml Apple Reaches 12% Market Share In U.S. Notebooks http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/07/21/1417213&from=rss WWDC Keynote Bingo http://arstechnica.com/staff/fatbits.ars/2006/7/23/4730 WWDC Rumors 1. Apple to annouce iTunes movie rentals http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0607itunesmovies.html 2. Mac OSX Leopard Rumors - What machines will not make the cut? -BootCamp integration -SubPixel Rendering (Virtual Screen Resolutions) 3. New Products -Revised Cinema Displays (iSight + Glossy Screens) -Revised iMac -MacPro (Intel Based PowerMac) Making fun of Microsoft ---------------------------------------- Microsoft Confirms Pending Launch Of iPod Rival http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20060722/tc_cmp/191000064 Inside Vista's Image-Based Install Process http://slashdot.org/articles/06/07/24/1250220.shtml End of support for Windows 98 and Windows Me http://www.microsoft.com/windows/support/endofsupport.mspx Software News ------------------------------------------ Virtual PC is now Free http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/default.mspx Parallels' Mac Virtualization Software Rolls To Retail http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20060719/tc_cmp/190500782 Project Gizmo makes calls free, sorta http://www.tuaw.com/2006/07/20/project-gizmo-makes-calls-free-sorta/ Ubercaster is now open to Beta Testers http://www.ubercaster.com no 1:07:42 http://rfatoday.explorercompany.com/?cat=12 Fri, 23 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 iwannabes-episode-015-june-23rd-2006 Ricardo Alfaro, Gerardo Calderon, Jose Izquierdo On this Episode (015) The iWannabes swing from Apple to Microsoft covering topics such as the new iPods, Microsoft yanking stuff out from their products including Bill Gates, and MacBook defects... On this Episode (015) The iWannabes swing from Apple to Microsoft covering topics such as the new iPods, Microsoft yanking stuff out from their products including Bill Gates, and MacBook defects... Feedback is welcome, so drop us a line at iwannabes@gmail.com no 1:08:28 http://rfatoday.explorercompany.com/?cat=12 Sat, 03 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400 iwannabes-episode-014-june-3rd-2006 Ricardo Alfaro, Gerardo Calderon, Jose Izquierdo On This Episode (014) the iWannabes celebrate their one year anniversary with a live broacast feed, special live guests and questions from our online audience. On This Episode (014) the iWannabes celebrate their one year anniversary with a live broacast feed, special live guests and questions from our online audience. Feedback is welcome, so drop us a line at iwannabes@gmail.com Show Notes: --------------------------------------------------- iWannabes script Episode 14 – 06/03/2006 Apple Unveils New MacBook http://www.apple.com/macbook/specs.html Dashcode Included with MacBook http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2006/05/20060524173813.shtml The Apple Store Fifth Avenue http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2006/may/18retail.html New York Apple Store lovers tell proposal story http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20060531/tc_macworld/proposal20060531 Apple Store shoppers rescued from glass elevator http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1776 http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2006/05/20060531083112.shtml Dell to take second stab at retail http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1762 Apple sues Creative Nike+iPod http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2006/may/23nike.html Vista consumer launch could slip further, says Ballmer http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20060524/tc_macworld/vista20060524 Microsoft announces first Mac-only keyboard, mouse http://www.spymac.com/news/article.php?contentid=4706 Vista revs up peer-to-peer engine http://news.com.com/Vista+revs+up+peer-to-peer+engine/2100-1016-6078051.html?part=dht&tag=nl.e433 “Mac Pro” trademark? US House panel approves net neutrality bill http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20060526/tc_macworld/neutrality20060526 http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2006/05/20060526104459.shtml Earthlink approved for New Orleans Wi-Fi http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20060526/tc_macworld/neworleans20060526 Appeals Court Sides with Mac Rumor Sites http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20060526/tc_zd/179431 http://rss.slashdot.org/Slashdot/slashdotApple?m=316 http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20060526/tc_macworld/appeal20060526 Apple developing new Mac for education http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1775 Apple Recruiting Game Developers? http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2006/05/20060527015327.shtml Apple Launches PC Recycling Program http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20060531/tc_zd/179619 Updated Intel Product Pipeline Uncovered? http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2006/05/20060531083112.shtml http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1777 Microsoft Vista Pricing http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/30/windows-vista-ultimate-450-us/ Office, Vista changed in wake of Adobe threat http://news.com.com/2100-1012_3-6079519.html?part=rss&tag=6079519&subj=news no 1:41:39 http://rfatoday.explorercompany.com/?cat=12 Wed, 31 May 2006 14:45:21 -0400 iwannabes-live-promo Ricardo Alfaro, Gerardo Calderon, Jose Izquierdo This next Saturday June 3rd, the iWannabes will record their 14th Episode. This Episode will be broadcasted live over the internet so you, our audience can participate. This next Saturday June 3rd, the iWannabes will record their 14th Episode. This Episode will be broadcasted live over the internet so you, our audience can participate. If you are a Skype user call us, our "Skype name" is iWannabes, and ask a question live. If you want to chat with us with either MSN Messenger or Google Talk our username is "iwannabes@gmail.com" The LIVE Stream URL is http://ieeeradio.ece.uprm.edu/live (Windows Media Player) So add us to your Instant Messenger lists and be ready to talk to us live during our 14th episode this next Saturday June 3rd starting at 7:00pm EST in the meantime... STAY iTuned! no 3:27 http://rfatoday.explorercompany.com/?cat=12 Sat, 06 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400 iwannabes-episode-013-may-6th-2006 Ricardo Alfaro, Gerardo Calderon, Jose Izquierdo On This Episode (013) the iWannabes get serious and talk about real issues like politics, protests, protocols, and pricing with the help of a very special guest: Sam Adams. On This Episode (013) the iWannabes get serious and talk about real issues like politics, protests, protocols, and pricing with the help of a very special guest: Sam Adams. Feedback is welcome, so drop us a line at iwannabes@gmail.com Show Notes: -------------------------------------------------------- Try Napster on the Mac for free, via the Web (Macworld.com) Yahoo! News: Apple/Macintosh News Monday, 08:48 AM Apple Sets Tune for Pricing of Song Downloads samzenpus in Slashdot: Apple Monday, 08:42 PM Apple's New ''Get a Mac'' TV Ads for the Mac [Videos Posted] MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors Monday, 09:10 PM Apple Once Again Worth More Than Dell MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors Tuesday, 01:01 PM Microsoft may delay Windows Vista (again), firm says AppleInsider Tuesday, 06:00 PM MacBook Pro 17" Apple MacBook in May? MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors Wednesday, 12:07 PM 802.11n wireless LAN draft fails to advance (Macworld.com) Yahoo! News: Apple/Macintosh News Wednesday, 04:46 PM Mac Enthusiasts Say Protest May Get Apple's Attention (TechWeb) Yahoo! News: Apple/Macintosh News Thursday, 05:35 PM no 1:09:44 http://rfatoday.explorercompany.com/?cat=12 Sun, 16 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0400 iwannabes-episode-012-april-16th-2006 Ricardo Alfaro, Gerardo Calderon, Jose Izquierdo On This Episode (012) the iWannabes welcome back their very own celebrity Jose, talk about the Mac's recent identity crises, A Hard Day's Night... for Apple and discuss their MacBook wishlist. On This Episode (012) the iWannabes welcome back their very own celebrity Jose, talk about the Mac's recent identity crises, A Hard Day's Night... for Apple and discuss their MacBook wishlist. Feedback is welcome, so drop us a line at iwannabes@gmail.com Show Notes: -------------------------------------------------------- Intro Digital's iWannabe Comeback Cupertino Trip Shoutout (tecnocato, chasing windmills, IEEE Radio) Apple's 30th Birthday Boot Camp, Parallel's Workstation & VMWare CBS Girl's Letter RFA's Dad Windows Woes Apple vs Apple and Beatles on iTunes ABC Free Streams of iTunes Shows In Flight iTunes MacBook in Colors -- no 1:17:38 http://rfatoday.explorercompany.com/?cat=12 Sun, 12 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0400 iwannabes-episode-011-march-12th-2006 Ricardo Alfaro, Gerardo Calderon, Jose Izquierdo On This Epispde (011) the iWannabes break down Apple's overly hyped "fun new products", hackers set their sights on the Mac, iTunes offer "Multi-Pass", and Microsoft says YES! to Origami and no to EFI... On This Epispde (011) the iWannabes break down Apple's overly hyped "fun new products", hackers set their sights on the Mac, iTunes offer "Multi-Pass", and Microsoft says YES! to Origami and no to EFI... Feedback is welcome, so drop us a line at iwannabes@gmail.com Show Notes: (comments brought to you by Jose) -------------------------------------------------------- -- Jose gets popular with podcasting, gets his own radio show and ditches the iWannabes... -- Apple Unveils new Intel-Based Mac mini -- iPod Hi-Fi, Apple branded iPod boombox -- OSX Hacked (or so they claim...) -- WWDC 2006 (Worldwide Developers Conference) Date is set! -- iTunes introduces Multi-Pass -- Adobe Creative Suite 3... coming soon to your Intel Mac -- Microsoft Origami: The promised ultra-portable PC of the future... will it flunk like TabletPC? -- Spring Media Event -- Windows Vista EFI Support: again, Microsoft drops the ball on this one. no 49:47 http://rfatoday.explorercompany.com/?cat=12 Fri, 24 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0400 iwannabes-episode-010-february-24th-2006 Ricardo Alfaro, Gerardo Calderon, Jose Izquierdo On This Episode (010) the iWannabes celebrate steve's 51st birthday by talking about the new iPod nanos, the MacBook pro shipments, the new apple special event, and Jose's gift from a secret admirer... On This Episode (010) the iWannabes celebrate steve's 51st birthday by talking about the new iPod nanos, the MacBook pro shipments, the new apple special event, and Jose's gift from a secret admirer... Feedback is welcome, so drop us a line at iwannabes@gmail.com Show Notes: -------------------------------------------------------- Apple Unveils New 1GB iPod nano at $149 New iPod nano with 1GB that holds aproximately 240 songs. They also updated the prices on the Shuffles, $69 and $99 respectively. MacBook Pro SHIPPING NOW! they already opened and took pics of it naked! iTunes hit 1 Billion songs served The song counter on Apple's homepage reached the 1 billion mark at approximately 12:38am EST on Thursday morning. The winning tune was Speed of Sound by Coldplay (those guys are everywhere these days) as purchased by Alex Ostrovsky of West Bloomfield, Michigan. Apple Special Event: February 28th fun new products... what will they be? It's Steve's Birthday 51 years of thinking different... Jose's PowerBook Battery Saga Continues finally they assigned an RMA for a refund... Ricardo makes it to a local newspaper article and results in massive SPAM Attack Jose get's a gift from Rafa (Pro-Flickr Account) Luis visits us on the Studio Emails no 53:13 http://rfatoday.explorercompany.com/?cat=12 Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0400 iwannabes-episode-009-january-28th-2006 Ricardo Alfaro, Gerardo Calderon, Jose Izquierdo On this Episode (009) the iWannabes try yet again Apple's latest incarnation of GarageBand, among the topics discussed in this episode, the guys talk about recent content addition to iTunes, the Disney + Pixar buyout, and review the new iLife' 06 suite. On this Episode (009) the iWannabes try yet again to record their bi-monthly podcast using Apple's latest incarnation of GarageBand, but again, the application fails to deliver. Among the topics discussed in this episode, the guys talk about recent content addition to iTunes, the Disney + Pixar buyout, and review the new iLife' 06 suite. Feedback is welcome, so drop us a line at iwannabes@gmail.com Show Notes: -------------------------------------------------------- Apple vs. The Postal Serice Apple hired the same director for the "intel ad" and people are saying "ripoff" Network Test: itunes episode premiere on monday jan 30th a new episode of comedy central's animation serieces "Drawn Together" will be release for free on itunes three days before it's first network TV debut. New TV content on iTunes MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon Networks make $1.44 per iTunes episode TV networks must be happy, they are making $1.44 per episode, while apple only makes $0.55 and they are handling all the bandwith... One week with the new iApps... after a week of playing with the new iLife and iWork, Gerry and Jose give their hands-on opinion about these new apps. Apple cutting corners shrinking iPods, now shrinking packages. the new iLife, iWork and .Mac boxes are really small. Disney and Pixar, 2 become 1 (Pixney) disney buys pixar and makes steve jobs disneys largest stock holder. iPod nano wireless why is apple looking for RF engineers for the iPod? WoW soon to be universal on the next update to the popular MMORG game, Blizzard will finally release an update in universal binary to run natively on both PowerPC and Intel Macs. RANT: OWC Battery after two trials with 3rd party batteries, Jose gives up and calls the crap out by saying how much he hates "newertech" batteries. no 1:09:46 http://rfatoday.explorercompany.com/iwannabes/ Sat, 14 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0400 iwannabes-episode-008-january-14th-2006 Ricardo Alfaro, Gerardo Calderon, Jose Izquierdo On this Episode (008) the iWannabes share their thoughts regarding Steve Jobs' keynote from this year's MacWorld Expo. Will Apple's "One more thing" make us cheer or boo, stay iTuned to find out! On this Episode (008) the iWannabes share their thoughts regarding Steve Jobs' keynote from this year's MacWorld Expo. Will Apple's "One more thing" make us cheer or boo, stay iTuned to find out! Feedback is welcome, so drop us a line at iwannabes@gmail.com Show Notes: -------------------------------------------------------- Introduction The new studio The new mics New headphones coming soon The i thing iWork '06 Pages 2 Is it worth it? Drag and Drop Policy in Mac producs (DO NOT OVERLAP TO IWEB) Microsoft Office compromise for the future of macs Keynote 3 High Definition Themes New Transitions Superiority to Microsoft Office Power Point iLife '06 Trully a digital life with seamless sharing within bundled products iPhoto Photocasting Garageband Podcasting iWeb Integrating everything into the web - the mac way Drag, drop, blog Pricing and other comments Intel unleashed into the Mac Roll Intel Mac Ad soundclip here General Comments on the switch (and conclusion of ongoing bet) Feeling the heat for programmers to switch to Universal Binaries Ahead of schedule duedates What's inside Steve's mind? Faster is better (Intel Core Duo Performance) http://www.apple.com/imac/intelcoreduo.html http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/intelcoreduo.html http://www.apple.com/hardware/ Rossetta Technology http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2006/01/20060113233039.shtml iMac Was this the right machine to do this transition? It may be bad for consumers, but it's great for stocks http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,70002-0.html?tw=rss.technology MacBook Pro New name comments FrontRow, iSight features http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/frontrow.html Other details http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2006/01/20060113163208.shtml Quickies Microsoft Halting Windows Media Player for Mac http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2006/01/20060113040653.shtml http://news.com.com/Music+stops+for+Mac+Windows+Media+Player/2100-1047_3-6026715.html?part=rss&tag=6026715&subj=news iPod Radio Add-On (iPod nano and iPod video) http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/7200505/wo/6G3uHQkRaH6s3m1QwomPwtYSIGY/1.SLID?mco=3A8E4A5E&nplm=MA070G%2FA Mobile Me Trademark Rumors http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2006/01/20060111150523.shtml http://www.macosxrumors.com/articles/2006/01/11/apple-trademarks-mobile-me/ Closing Arguments Drop us a line at iwannabes@gmail.com no 1:08:46 http://rfatoday.explorercompany.com/iwannabes/ Fri, 06 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0400 iwannabes-episode-0075-january-6th-2006 Ricardo Alfaro, Gerardo Calderon, Jose Izquierdo On this Special Episode (007.5) the iWannabes discuss the rumors that may become a reality on Steve Job's Keynote to take place on January 10th 2006 at Macworld. On this Special Episode (007.5) the iWannabes discuss the rumors that may become a reality on Steve Job's Keynote to take place on January 10th 2006 at Macworld. Feedback is welcome, so drop us a line at iwannabes@gmail.com Show Notes: -------------------------------------------------------- Topics Discussed: MacWorld 2006 ⁃ Intel Macs ⁃ Mac mini Media Center ⁃ iBooks ⁃ iPod Shuffle ⁃ iLife '06 ⁃ iWeb ⁃ GarageBand video support ⁃ Front Row 2.0 ⁃ iWork '06 ⁃ Numbers 1.0 no 33:22 http://rfatoday.explorercompany.com/iwannabes/ Sun, 18 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0400 iwannabes-episode-007-december-18th-2005 Ricardo Alfaro, Gerardo Calderon, Jose Izquierdo On this Episode (007) the iWannabes speculate on upcoming Apple products for 2006, talk about a new music service for the new year, more video content for the iPod on iTMS, beg Steve not to kill FireWire, and they read your emails on the air. On this Episode (007) the iWannabes speculate on upcoming Apple products for 2006, talk about a new music service for the new year, more video content for the iPod on iTMS, beg Steve not to kill FireWire, and they read your emails on the air. Feedback is welcome, so drop us a line at iwannabes@gmail.com Show Notes: ----------------------------------------------- No more support for IE on the Mac http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/internetexplorer/internetexplorer.aspx?pid=internetexplorer Persons of the Year: Bono, Melinda and Bill Gates No iPod Shuffles till January http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1420 Widescreen iBooks? http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0512briefly.html Urge: an upcoming music service from Microsoft and MTV http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20051213/tc_macworld/urge20051213 iPod minis still selling like hotcakes http://www.macminute.com/2005/12/14/ebay-ipod-mini/ Intel's Napa Platform with Yonah (Jan 2006) http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2005/12/20051214125813.shtml Apple Developing new iPod applications for Windows? http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1416 Google Music and Apple iTunes http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2005/12/20051215104615.shtml Sopranos: Coming soon to an iPod near you! http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1417 Apple Featured on Jeopardy! Category http://www.dtgeeks.com/index.php/news/comment/apple_featured_in_a_jeopardy_category Macintels to sing a different tune http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1410 Firewire not dead, but on life support http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=57 no 1:17:05 http://rfatoday.explorercompany.com/iwannabes/ Fri, 25 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0400 iwannabes-episode-006-november-25th-2005 Ricardo Alfaro, Gerardo Calderon, Jose Izquierdo On this Episode (006) the iWannabes talk about the media and hackers who don't cut Apple some slack, a new Apple Store opening in Europe, still none for us, XBOX 360 overheating issues, and lots of crap about iTunes. On this Episode (006) the iWannabes talk about the media and hackers who don't cut Apple some slack, a new Apple Store opening in Europe, still none for us, XBOX 360 overheating issues, and lots of crap about iTunes. Feedback is always welcome, so drop us a line at iwannabes@gmail.com ShowNotes: ---------------------------------------------------- Jobs Offers Mac OS X for $100 Laptop http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2005/11/20051114111820.shtml Mac OS X 10.4.3 cracked, new features discovered http://www.macosxrumors.com/articles/2005/11/22/mac-os-x-1043-cracked-new-features-discovered/ EMI expects iTunes price hike within a year http://www.macminute.com/2005/11/16/itunes-price-hike/ Apple denies EMI claims of copy-protected song support on iPod http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20051118/tc_macworld/emiapple20051118 Newsweek criticizes Apple for FairPlay DRM licensing http://www.macminute.com/2005/11/15/fairplay-licensing/ iPod DRM faces another reverse-engineering challenge http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20051122/tc_macworld/ipoddrm20051122 iTunes in Top 10 US Music Retailers http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2005/11/20051122093124.shtml iTunes ‘owns’ UK music business http://www.macminute.com/2005/11/18/itunes-uk-market/ iPod and iTunes success in Japan http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2005/11/20051116100159.shtml TiVo Inc. expands to iPods and PSPs http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051121/ap_on_hi_te/tivotogo_expands iTunes security flaw reported http://www.macminute.com/2005/11/18/itunes-security-flaw/ Apple to open three retail stores November 19 http://www.macminute.com/2005/11/15/apple-store-openings/ Apple After Thanksgiving Sale http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2005/11/20051120231759.shtml Apple retail store in Rome in 2006? http://www.macosxrumors.com/articles/2005/11/20/apple-retail-store-in-rome-in-2006/ iPod nano sales strong, while shuffle fails http://www.macminute.com/2005/11/15/ipod-sales/ Even smaller iPod shuffle may debut in January http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1373 Apple planning Intel-ready iBook debut for January http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0511intelibook.html Intel forms ‘Apple’ group http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2005/11/20051122092351.shtml Hollywood, BitTorrent reach agreement http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051123/ap_on_hi_te/downloading_movies San Francisco gets Wi-Fi feet wet with ‘hot zones’ http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/applecomputer/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20051122/tc_macworld/sfwifi20051122 no 1:08:45 http://rfatoday.explorercompany.com/iwannabes/ Sat, 12 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0400 iwannabes-episode-005-november-12th-2005 Ricardo Alfaro, Gerardo Calderon, Jose Izquierdo On this Episode (005) the iWannabes try a new podcasting setup, they talk about close encounters with Steve Jobs, Sony's new Root Kit, iPod with video review, some Apple Store stories and much more... CRAP. On this Episode (005) the iWannabes try a new podcasting setup, they talk about close encounters with Steve Jobs, Sony's new Root Kit, iPod with video review, some Apple Store stories and much more... CRAP. Feedback is always welcome, so drop us a line at iwannabes@gmail.com ShowNotes: ---------------------------------------------------- Steve Jobs Cult - is it good or bad for Apple? Time Magazine - The Man who always seems to know...what's next - How Apple Does It http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,1118384,00.html New York Daily News - Writer told to take this Jobs and shove it http://www.nydailynews.com/10-31-2005/news/gossip/story/360722p-307363c.html Apple and Intel, on the verge of something - or is the pressure rising? PowerBooks with integrated iSight, iBooks and PowerBooks upgrades before than expected http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1359 Nano's sleeves Final Remarks: - Apple going strong on iPod and general sales - Attacks are expected to blow the mastermind behind it all no 1:13:30 http://rfatoday.explorercompany.com/iwannabes/ Sun, 30 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0400 iwannabes-episode-004-october-30th-2005 Ricardo Alfaro, Gerardo Calderon, Jose Izquierdo On this Episode (004) the iWannabes tried their luck at being DJ's resulting in a horribly over-modulated audio. However, they do talk about the newly released Apple products, a very cool FrontRow hack, and the future of human-computer interaction On this Episode (004) the iWannabes tried their luck at being DJ's resulting in a horribly over-modulated audio. However, they do talk about the newly released Apple products, a very cool FrontRow hack, and the future of human-computer interaction. Feedback is always welcome so drop us a line at iwannabes@gmail.com ShowNotes: ---------------------------------------------------- Apple readying an underground "Apple Store" on lower Manhattan http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1347 Digg.com gets venture capital... a few million dollars: http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/financial_markets/venture_capital/13019053.htm Apple to replace any 5G iPods that exhibit hardware failure http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1344 AppleInsider - iPod nano owners sue Apple over screen issues http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1340 macosXrumors - Exclusive: Leopard to feature a totally redesigned Finder, based on Spotlight http://www.macosxrumors.com/articles/2005/10/20/exclusive-leopard-to-feature-a-totally-redesigned-finder-based-on-spotlight/ Apple October 19th Media Event -New PowerBooks -New PowerMacs -Aperture: Pro Photo App -Cinema Displays Price Drop MacRumors - iTunes Australia Arrives http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2005/10/20051024172026.shtml MacRumors – Front Row on Any Mac http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2005/10/20051025161749.shtml AP - Yahoo Doubling Price of Music Service http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051026/ap_on_hi_te/techbits_yahoo_music AP – Software Converts iTunes Songs http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051027/ap_on_hi_te/tech_test_itunes_converter no 1:10:20 http://rfatoday.explorercompany.com/iwannabes/ Sat, 15 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0400 iwannabes-episode-003-october-15th-2005 Ricardo Alfaro, Gerardo Calderon, Jose Izquierdo no 1:15:40 http://rfatoday.explorercompany.com/iwannabes/ Fri, 30 Sep 2005 23:59:00 -0400 iwannabes-episode-002-september-30th-2005 Ricardo Alfaro, Gerardo Calderon, Jose Izquierdo On this Episode (002) the iWannabes talk about the recent Apple Music Special Event, the newly released iPod nano, the Motorola ROKR, .Mac Updates. They also take some whacks at Windows and giver personal reviews on free software online... and some other stuff. no 1:13:02 http://rfatoday.explorercompany.com/iwannabes/ Sun, 04 Sep 2005 03:05:57 -0400 wannabes-episode-001-semptember-3rd-2005 Ricardo Alfaro, Gerardo Calderon, Jose Izquierdo Tonight's topics: The iWannabe's are back, the recent advent of podcasting, a Mac user's view of Windows Vista, the September 7th music event rumors: iTunes/Motorola phone, flash based iPod minis, and the iPod video, Digital's vidcast plug, Garageband and Keynote gripes, RFA's IEEE Radio plug. no 58:45 http://rfatoday.explorercompany.com/iwannabes/ Fri, 10 Jun 2005 03:00:28 -0400 iwannabes-episode-000-june-13-2005 Ricardo Alfaro, Gerardo Calderon, Jose Izquierdo Hosts: José Izquierdo Ricardo Alfaro Gerry Calderón Pilot Episode no 52:58