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 January 2009

Picks from MBW 125: 25 Years and Still Going Strong

January 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Hardware & software: Blogo at http://www.drinkbrainjuice.com/blogo for $25 from Leo Laporte. RooSwitch at http://roobasoft.com/rooSwitch/ for $14.95 from Alex Lindsay. Moving Photos 3D at http://davidmcnerney.com for free from Andy Ihnatko. Frosty Place for iPhone (Emoji Icons) at for 99 cents from iJustine. Sally’s Salon for iPhone for 99 cents from iJustine. Mamiya DL28 Digital Camera for [...]

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Picks from MBW 124: The Warmth & Saturation of Analog

January 20th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Hardware & software:  MSI Wind U100-432US 10-Inch Netbook (1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, XP Home, 6 Cell Battery) Black for $429.99 from Leo Laporte. Livescribe Pulse Smartpen for $199.95 from Alex Lindsay. ShoveBox at http://www.wonderwarp.com for $24.95 from Andy Ihnatko. Griffin Elevator at http://www.griffintechnology.com for $40 from Andy Ihnatko. TweetDeck at http://www.tweetdeck.com for free [...]

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Picks from MBW 123: The Great London Fire

January 14th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Hardware & software: LaCie 301371 Rugged All-Terrain 500GB FireWire 800/ FireWire 400/USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive for $200 (on Amazon) from Alex Lindsay. Scansnap S300M Mobile Scanner for $262.08 (on Amazon) from Alex Lindsay. FastMac TruePower iv at http://fastmac.com/iv.php for $79.95 from Leo Laporte. The Neat Company NeatReceipts Mobile Scanner and Digital Filing System for Mac (White) for [...]

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Picks from MBW 122: Macworld Expo

January 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments

No ‘official’ hardware/software picks from this live episode.  For complete show notes you might want to check out WrapdUp.com. Books: iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It from Leo Laporte.

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