MBW Picks

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

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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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Andy on the CBS Early Show

January 25th, 2010 · 1 Comment

In case you missed it, Andy was on the CBS Early Show over the weekend.  I grabbed it on the ElGato for you.  Lot’s of tablet speculation… We’ll know what’s really up soon enough!  Until then, here’s the clip:

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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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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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