AppleCare - To buy or not to buy on this weeks "The Mac Attack". The pros and cons of extended warranties. Also on this episode - batch file renaming, disc imaging, news about the iPod Nano, and more.

The October issue of MacCompanion is out. The e-zine is available in a number of different formats.

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What has been your experience with AppleCare and/or with 3rd party warranties? Any problems getting your Mac repaired with a 3rd party warranty? Drop me an email with your experiences.

Here are the links and applications mentioned in the show.

Mac News Network

MacFixIt

MacTalk

Macfora

Mac Users Forum

Mac Owners Support

Leoville Town Square

A Better Finder Rename

VLC

SuperDuper!

ChronoSync

Carbon Copy Cloner

http://www.tutorialselect.com/

eHow.com

As always any questions, comments, or show suggestions can be emailed to steve@stevecom.com. You can also leave a voicemail at 206-666-3821 or on Skype at tmasteve.

Talk to you soon,

-Steve