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

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