MBW Picks

A summary of the featured books, hardware, & software apps as selected by the hosts of MacBreak Weekly.

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Entries from September 2008

Picks from MBW 107: I’m Not A PC

September 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Hardware & software:

Espresso at http://macrabbit.com/espresso/ for (preview only) from Leo Laporte.
OmniGraffle at http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/OmniGraffle/ for $99.95 from Alex Lindsay.
USB Universal Drive Adapter at http://newertech.com/products/usb2_adaptv2.php  for $35 from Andy Ihnatko.

Books:

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks from Andy Ihnatko

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Picks from MBW 106: Podcaster Denied

September 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Hardware & software:

VMware Fusion for $39.99 (with Amazon rebate) from Leo Laporte.
Sharpener Pro 3.0 at NikSoftware for $199.95 from Scott Bourne.
StarWars The Force Unleashed (iPhone) for $9.99 from Leo Laporte.
Truphone (iPhone) for free (pay for calls) from Alex Lindsay. 

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Picks from MBW 105: Don’t Lick the Glass

September 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Hardware & software: 

Spore for $49.99 (on Amazon) from Leo Laporte
Twinkle for iPhone for free from Robert Llewellyn
Nikon D300for $1590 (on Amazon) from Chris Breen
Nikon 70-300mm Lense for $490 (on Amazon) from Chris Breen
Plex Media Center at http://www.plexapp.com for free from Don McAllister

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Picks from MBW 104: In a world, made of Chrome.

September 2nd, 2008 · 5 Comments

Hardware & software:

Ubiquity at http://labs.mozilla.com/2008/08/introducing-ubiquity/ for free from Leo & Merlin.
Slife at http://www.slifelabs.com for free from Merlin Mann.
Photomatix at http://hdrsoft.com/ for $99 from Scott Bourne.
BBedit at http://www.barebones.com for $125 from Andy Ihnatko & Leo.

Books:

Michael Palin - New Europe by Michael Palin from Andy Ihnatko. 

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