TWiT has a Wiki!

TWiT has a new wiki so, if it works, there won’t be much need for WrapdUp.com!  I’ll leave the few posts up, and if the wiki turns out to be wik-wik-wack, I’ll pick it back up here.  See you around!

MacBreak Weekly 122 for 1.6.2009

Title: Macworld Expo
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, Don McAllister, Merlin Mann, Craig Syverson and Scott Bourne.

• 1:00 Introductions
• 3:00 iLife ‘09 & iWork ‘09
  demo discussions (iMovie focus of panel’s attention)
• 12:50 iPhoto improvements
• 17:40 Day one of Macworld – less crowded.  Why?  How’d Schiller do?
• 19:30 Tony Bennett reviews
• 21:00 Drobo commercial
• 22:20 Merlin’s nouns – Boxee, Drobo, Hazel, Cable Connection
• 24:36 iWork ‘09 discussion – Keynote 09 first.
• 26:30 Pages 09 covered.  And how Apple continues to “change the game.”
• 28:38 iWork and iLife pricing/bundles.
• 31:00 iPhoto – will new features filter UP to Aperture?  Puns galore.
• 31:30 iWork online.  Taking on Google Docs?
• 33:30 Merlin ditches iDisk and moves to DropBox
• 34:30 Apple entering services business?
• 38:00 Audible commercial (iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It)
• 41:20 NEW 17″ Macbook Pro discussion.  Battery talk follows…
• 44:00 The return of the matte screen (kinda)
• 46:45 Andy Ihnatko arrives
• 47:00 The Future of Macworld townhall.  Importance of the conference and what it will look like in the future.
• 50:00 VMware Fusion gets on the mic (coupon code for 25% off – macbreak)
• 51:50 MostlyLisa.com says what she thinks about Macworld
• 57:00 Andy’s lead story.
• 58:30 Dropping DRM in iTunes store.
• 1:01:50 Liana Lehua (http://lianalehua.com) talks about her future plans now that she’s back in action.
• 1:04:40 TUAW Christina Warren (?) on mic
• 1:06:10 The sign off/plugs.

Listen/download the show here: http://thisweekintech.com/mbw122

Windows Weekly 88 for 1.2.2009

Title: Zune Takes a Holiday (1:12:17)
Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott

• 1:20 Introductions
• 2:00 Holiday recap
• 5:00 The Zune takes a day off.  ”World Wide Zune Outage” due to firmware bug.
• 12:30 Windows 7 Update – Paul using on his main production machine. Very stable but still some weird things here and there (mainly drivers).  Public beta estimated to be available end of January.
• 22:40 HP’s Windows Home Server (MediaSmart Home Server) update.
• 29:45 MacWorld discussion.  Leo’s talk titled, “The End of the World as We Know It.“
• 40:00 Plugins and the ecosystem surrounding MS Home Server.
• 44:00 XBox Red Ring of Death war stories.  What do to and how to handle.
• 50:50 Holiday sales – reporting down across the board except WalMart and Amazon.  No major drop though.
• 55:00 Audible Commercial – Book Pick: The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (Vintage)
• 58:00 Tip of the Week: For Windows Seven.  Change the taskbar to “Never Combine” as default, or  ”Combine When Taskbar is Full”.
• 1:09:20 Pick of the Week: Windows Live Suite (http://download.live.com or http://get.live.com)

Listen/download the show: http://twit.tv/ww88

MacBreak Weekly 121 for 12.30.2008

Title: WWPD
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Scott Bourne.

• 1:00 Introductions
• 4:00 Leo’s MacWorld Expo presentation – “Nap Time with Leo”.
• 5:00 Recording MBW Tuesday at noon -at the MacWorld Learning Center booth #3236 at “the far back left of north hall.”
• 7:00 Scott’s presentations 5:30 Wednesday night.  Go to http://scottbourne.com for full schedule.
• 8:00 Alex’s presentations on Friday
• 8:30 Andy has a presentation on Tuesday #134 Hall E – how to share stuff on your Mac. Check http://cwob.com for more info.
• 11:30 Discussion of Steve Jobs’ health and impact of Apple leaving MacWorld.
• 25:25 Predictions for Phil Schiller’s keynote.
• 28:20 iFart.  Now the number application on the iPhone app store.  Choose your own fart machine.
• 34:38 iPhone Nano discussion.  Just a rumor?
• 35:28 iPhones available at WalMart and refurbished for $99 at ATT.
• 38:00 HP Media Server with iTunes & Time Machine integration.  Will Apple announce something like this?
• 45:30 Audible Commercial - Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: A Novel
• 51:21 Picks of the Week

Hardware & software picks:

• Lightroom 2.2 for $263.99 (on Amazon) from Leo Laporte.
• Tiki Towers for iPhone for $.99 from Alex Lindsay.
• Tiffen Dfx Aperture Plugin for Aperture at http://www.tiffen.com for $299.95 from Scott Bourne.

Picks of the Year:

• Silver Efex Pro at http://www.niksoftware.com for $199.95 from Scott Bourne.
• Transmit at http://www.panic.com for $29.95 from Leo Laporte.
• MarsEdit 2  at http://www.red-sweater.com for $29.95 from Leo Laporte.
• Feeder at http://www.reinventedsoftware.com for $29.95 from Leo Laporte.
• iShowU at http://shinywhitebox.com for $20 from Alex Lindsay.
• Handbrake at http://handbrake.fr/ for free from Alex Lindsay.
• Panasonic DMC-LX3K 10.1MP Digital Camera for $399.98 from Alex Lindsay.
• Drobo USB 2.0 and FireWire 800 for $461.63 (on Amazon) from Andy Ihnatko.
• Flip Mino HD for $203.79 (on Amazon) from Andy Ihnatko.
• Scrivener at http://www.literatureandlatte.com for $39.95 from Andy Ihnatko.

Listen/download here: http://twit.tv/mbw121

Windows Weekly 87 for 12.13.2008

Title: Big and Busty (1:28:11)
Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott

• 1:10 Introductions
• 2:43 Repurcussions & discussions from Microsoft of Paul’s coverage of Windows 7
• 4:32 Windows 7 build leaked from China – posted publicly
• 6:07 Public beta of Windows 7 coming in January
• 8:11 Discussion of some Windows 7 features – aerosnap on two monitors
• 9:20 Discussion of running multiple monitors including Apple 24-Inch Display and Dell’s 24 inch display.
• 12:40 Leo mentions new Thursday video-only show, “PC Perspective” and discuss hardware performance rating systems (noise, standards, etc).
• 14:10 Intel creating cheap graphic processors on a single die.  Case that today’s hardware is more powerful than most users need.
• 18:25 Verizon has new phone with “exciting use of Windows mobile”. Windows Mobile discussion follows…
• 27:30 Paul says the pullout keyboard on mobile phones isn’t worthwhile.  Just adds size and most times you type with one hand/thumb.  Leo agrees on screen keyboards are very useable.
• 30:10 Zune Phone discussion.  Fake?  Paul can’t comment which Leo says is a sign that it’s a real device.  Paul “thinks” it would be a Windows Mobile device with the Zune
  media center on it.
• 34:30 Discussion of the crap-ware found on PCs.  Should manufacturers charge NOT to install the crap on new PCs.
• 35:55 IE8 public beta is coming out soon.
• 40:00 Mentions Wakoopa.com to track how much time in certain applications.
• 44:20 Holiday Pick:  Microsoft’s retro clothing aka: SoftWear.
• 51:09: Holiday Pick: Microsoft LifeCam Webcam.
• 53:00: Holiday Pick: Skype account – $99 unlimited account.
• 54:00: Holiday Pick: Plantronics DSP-400USB headset
• 55:00: Holiday Pick: Plantronics Audio 480 Virtual Phone Booth Earbuds
• 56:00: Holiday Pick: Microsoft BlueTrack Explorer Mouse
• 58:00: Holiday Pick: Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000
• 1:00:00: Holiday Pick: Apple Keyboard
• 1:02:00: Holiday Pick: OCZ Throttle Esata 32GB Flash Dr
• 1:06:00 Audible Commercial
• 1:07:00 Book Pick: Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II
• 1:08:00 Book Pick: iCon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business
• 1:08:30 Book Pick: Cross Country (Alex Cross Novels)
• 1:09:40 Book Pick: A Child’s Christmas in Wales
• 1:10:40 Book Pick: Angela’s Ashes: A Memoir
• 1:12:58 Vista Tip – Flip 3D replacement —  SmartFlip Utility
• 1:15:18 Reminder of the “Ultimate Steal” program from Microsoft.
• 1:18:30 The Dark Knight discussion
• 1:20:00 Software Pick: Google Chrome

Listen/download here: http://twit.tv/ww87