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

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Leo Laporte & the TWiT Network in the NYT’s

December 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment

The NYT’s ran an article on Leo and the TWiT Network today.  You can check out the entire article here.  In the meantime, here’s a clip: Balancing on a giant rubber ball in a broadcast studio and control room carved out of a cottage in Petaluma, Calif., Leo Laporte is an unlikely media mogul. Next [...]

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MBW iPad Special

April 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment

Last night around 10:15pm EST, Andy Ihnatko and Alex Lindsay went live on the TWiT network for a special unveiling of the iPad!  Turns out Andy has had an iPad in his possession for over a week.  Here are some related videos & links: And here’s Andy’s killer review for the Chicago Sun Times. A [...]

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Picks from MBW 157

September 9th, 2009 · No Comments

No picks this week, just some live coverage of Apple’s “It’s Only Rock and Roll” iPod/iTunes event.  You can check out the new goods here: iPod Nano (with video camera) iPod Touch iPod Shuffle iPod Classic iTunes

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Andy’s Dell Mini 9 Hackintosh Test Drive

March 13th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Andy Ihnatko put up a fantastic demo video of his hacked for OS X Dell Mini 9.  Since he mentioned it on this week’s show, I thought it would be appropriate to share it here. Enjoy! Dell Mini 9 Hackintosh Test Drive from Andy Ihnatko on Vimeo.

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Picks from MBW 121: WWPD

December 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Hardware & software: 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 [...]

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No show this week? Fear not.

February 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Doesn’t look like a show is coming over the wire this week, but I have some consolation for you… Andy Ihnatko was on the “Tech Night Owl Live” show last week.  He comes on around the 1:30:00 mark.  Here’s the episode and here’s the show site. For Mac news, commentary and advice, check out The [...]

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Picks from MBW 72: Keynote Analysis

January 17th, 2008 · No Comments

No picks on this show, but mixed reactions to the product announcements all around. I did find a new online ad on the New York Times this morning. Kinda funny…

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Picks from MBW 71: What Would Steve Jobs Do?

January 14th, 2008 · No Comments

No picks on this show but maybe we’ll get some later in the week. The crew will be hard at work at the Macworld Expo, so look for a few more shows this week. You can see their schedule here: http://www.pixelcorps.com/podcaststudio

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Get your Merlin Mannerisms here…

December 8th, 2007 · 8 Comments

Quick update – in the last episode, Leo asked that you email him for the pdf of Merlin Mannerisms.  Change of plan – just download it here: http://twit.tv/merlin.pdf

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MacBreak Weekly LIVE

December 4th, 2007 · No Comments

For the ridiculously dedicated, you too can sometimes catch MacBreak Weekly LIVE and before it’s on the feed from here: http://twit.tv/live Tune in to Leo’s Twitter feed for a heads up.

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