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.
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