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Today only: get MacScan for free
MacScan is offering their anti-spyware program for free. All you have to do is download and run the 5.1MB installer. When prompted, click 'purchase macscan' and enter the coupon code 'PIRATE' during checkout. The download, install, purchase and registration must all be completed by Monday, September 20th 2010 by midnight PST. I am not a fan of Talk Like a Pirate day, but I am a fan of getting stuff for free. The software normally costs US$29.99. The subject of whether or not Mac users need to run anti-virus/anti-spyware software is a perpetual debate, with one side saying all you need is common sense and another side saying you can't be too careful. If you're in the latter camp, here's your chance to add security to your Mac for free. Since this is a "talk like a pirate day"-related post, I think I'm contractually obligated to include at least one sounds-like-a-pirate word. So..."Djibouti." There. Happy now? Update: several commenters point out that if you are not located in the USA, be sure to change the costs on the checkout page to US Dollars or it ends up costing $0.01.
TUAW Best of the Week
Our best posts of the week, all organized in one post for your perusal. Erica's passed the baton off to me for this edition yet again, and here we go.Apple looks out for my best interestsAnd by that, Erica means they don't.The state of the iTouch jailbreakIs not good, unfortunately.Metaliveblogging's Apple's "Mum is no longer the word" eventIs it wrong of me to wish every post from Nik started with the words, "Good morning, TUAW readers. London calling"?Run widgets (kinda) on your iPhoneErica's (kinda) hackaround lets you have a portable Dashboard.Coming in iPhone 1.1.1, probablyA short look at what might be in the next iPhone update.TUAW + iPhone turns your loved ones into piratesYaaar maties, Talk Like a Pirate... and look like one, too. Smelling like a pirate is up to you.iTunes: Free ThursdayIncluding the Prison Break season premiere. I haven't seen it in a while-- is he still following that tattoo map or are they past that?iTunes: Free FridayMore freebies, including a few frepeats (TM).Radiohead ditches iTunes to keep album completeFighting for the consumer is great-- except when you're fighting against the artist?Orange gets French iPhone in NovemberAnd our French readers say oui.Mac 101: Three Dock tipsGet to know your Dock. All over again.NBC to offer content, DRM via NBC DirectNBC plans their own player, and no one cares.Ask TUAW: Automounting a network drive, iPhone flash memory, XMP photo metadata and moreYou ask, we answer. Coming soon: TUAW Direct, where you'll only be able to read our answers, and no one else's. Plus, special this week Ask TUAW, Round II.iPod touch dark screen problemsQuality control problem messing up iPod touch screens? Lame.
Captain Dan's Deadmines Battle
You may have already heard this one, but I figured it would be a good thing to post on Talk Like a Pirate Day. Our friends over at WoW Radio recently dropped a new track from Captain Dan, "rising star in the field of Pirate Hip-Hop," called "Deadmines Battle." You can listen to it over on their website-- it features some trippy beats, a little Casio jamming, and rhymes all about everyone's favorite pirate instance. My favorite part of the song, just like the instance, is Mr. Smite, of course.WoW Radio also says Captain Dan's new album hits today (it's called Rime of the Hip-Hop Mariners, which I, being a Coleridge fan, find very funny)-- there's more tunes and information about that over on their Myspace page.Avast ye maties, thar be some good rapping off starboard side! Now get back to yer deck-scrubbing, ye scurvy dogs, afore I keelhaul the lot of ya! Yarrrrrr!
