Shame they spelled her name wrong. :(

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Our guests on Wednesday's show were:

- Rick LePage, Macworld.com

- Jeremy Horwitz, iLounge.com

- Peter Cohen with The Big Story

- Lesa King, Graphic Reporter

For those of you who subscribe to our Podcast via iTunes, the streamed version of the Wednesday evening show is now also available via iTunes. If you don't subscribe via iTunes, maybe it's time to give it a shot!

Bob Peterson writes, "I'm an Internet Consultant in Edmond, OK and have been a Mac fan since the original Mac in 1984. My first Mac that I bought was an LC (way back when). My second Mac was an original Bondi Blue iMac."

"Love the show! I listen on my iPod via Audible.com every week."

"I have an iMac G4 and a new 15" MacBook Pro that just is the best machine of any flavor (yes, I also have PCs) I've ever owned."

Bob is an Internet Consultant for WSI Internet Consulting and Education in Edmond, OK.

Poor J. He's so lost....so alone...he misses his Your Mac Life family....Wednesday evenings just aren't the same....he's pining...moping even....

What...what's that, J? Oh....um....OK....

Turns out, that's how *Shawn* is feeling.....Sorry about the confusion.....

OK....now that that's cleared up....Ahem.....

Your Mac Life wants to bring J up to the new studio in CT. Not just for the camaraderie, the friendship, the good times...but also, to fix the damn sound issues Shawn seems to have screwed up so nicely. :(

While here, Your Mac Life will pic the Curtis' up at La Guardia, treat J and his lovely wife Sheila to a whirlwind tour of Downtown Westport, CT (which will take all of about 20 mins) and then drive them to the studio where YML will work J like a dog to fix the audio issues we've been experiencing since the move to CT.

Once the audio is fixed, then and only then will J be allowed back outside to enjoy all that CT has to offer - by driving into New York City to see a play and have dinner. :)

The trip is being made possible by Your Mac Life listeners like you (sounds very PBS-ish, doesn't it?). Special thanks go to these trip sponsors:
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Make sure you listen in this and every Wednesday evening from 5:30pm to 8pm PT or from 8:30pm to 11pm ET, for the most fun you'll have listening to your Mac.

This week on Your Mac Life, sponsored by Griffin Technology, the MacBU, RadTech, SmileOnMyMac and Circus Ponies - "Beatles, Jobs on Music and Lightroom"

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Make sure you listen in this and every Wednesday evening from 5:30pm to 8pm PT or from 8:30pm to 11pm ET, for the most fun you'll have listening to your Mac.

Steve Jobs
February 6, 2007

With the stunning global success of Apple’s iPod music player and iTunes online music store, some have called for Apple to “open” the digital rights management (DRM) system that Apple uses to protect its music against theft, so that music purchased from iTunes can be played on digital devices purchased from other companies, and protected music purchased from other online music stores can play on iPods. Let’s examine the current situation and how we got here, then look at three possible alternatives for the future.

Thoughts on Music by Steve Jobs

Shawn & Lesa are skiing this weekend at Ski Sundown in CT. It's Lesa's 1st time skiing, seeing her 1st real snow fall last night and having her 1st snowball fight!

On last night's show, we finished up the how to create a sensational serigraph, a la Andy Warhol, tutorial. This week it's all about creating nice chunky blocks of color which is really a lot of fun. I challenge you all to do this effect on a photo of yourself and print it out for a loved one. It'd be a unique gift! Though this tutorial is done in Elements, the steps are the same in Photoshop. Hope you enjoy the tutorial :)

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Until next week, may the creative force be with you all!