TWiT has a Wiki!

January 14, 2009 by Paul Mayson · 3 Comments
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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!

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MacBreak Weekly 122 for 1.6.2009

January 7, 2009 by Paul Mayson · 1 Comment
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ilifeTitle: 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

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Windows Weekly 88 for 1.2.2009

January 3, 2009 by Paul Mayson · Leave a Comment
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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

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