MBW Picks

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

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MacHEADS The Movie - with Andy Ihnatko?

May 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment

MacBreak Weekly host Andy Ihnatko (or look-alike?) was caught in the trailer of the soon to be released MacHEADS movie.  If you really crank the volume, you can hear a faint “tweet”.  Maybe that bird is in his hat?  Watch here.

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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 MacCast.
For those […]

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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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Merlin speaking at Macworld Expo 2008

December 13th, 2007 · No Comments

MBW host Merlin Mann will be speaking at Macworld Expo’s User Conference US923 (aka Living with Data).

Here’s what to expect on January 16:

Session Description:
Our “always on” habits (and the technologies that enable them) have left most of us feeling stressed-out, anxious, and perpetually behind on _everything_ […]

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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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OmniFocus available at half price…

November 17th, 2007 · No Comments

While Merlin’s out on paternity leave, I thought it would be a good idea to jump in and an let everyone know that “OmniFocus” is now available for pre-sale. It ships on January 8, but if you order now, you can get it at half price.
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Congratulations to the Mann family!

October 29th, 2007 · 1 Comment

One of your favorite MBW hosts, Merlin Mann, added to his family over the weekend (and it wasn’t a new Mac running Leopard). You can get the details here.
Congratulations again to the Mann family!

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Get a headstart on a future “pick of the week”

September 28th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Last night I went to see MBW co-host, and productivity sensay Merlin Mann with OmniNerds Ken Case and Ethan Schoonover at Tekserve in NYC. They came to demonstrate the unbridled power of OmniFocus (which is still in alpha). Created to compliment & support the principles behind David Allen’s Getting Things Done, it’s […]

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Leo Laporte has a new blog

September 12th, 2007 · No Comments

 
An interruption to your regularly scheduled programming.  Was just clicking around this morning and saw that Leo redid his blog - LOVE the theme!  You can check it out here:  http://leoville.com/blog/

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