MBW Picks

Picks from MBW 351: There Will Always Be Donuts

mayson — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:47:58 +0000

Hardware & software:

Dots: A Game About Connecting (iPhone) for free from Leo Laporte.
LastPass at https://lastpass.com for $12/year from Alex Lindsay.
Google Hangouts (iOS) for free from Rene Ritchie.
AudioQuest DragonFly Asynchronous USB Digital-Audio Converter (DAC) for $248.75 (on Amazon) from Chris Breen.
Philips 431643 Hue Personal Wireless Lighting, Starter Pack for $199 (on Amazon) from Leo Laporte.
Pelican 1510-004-110 Case with Padded Dividers, Black for $178 (on Amazon) from Alex Lindsay.

Books:

Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 (Richard Jackson Books (Atheneum Hardcover)) for $13.99 (on Amazon) from Andy Ihnatko.
Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics (1954-1981) with Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines and Anecdotes for $30.36 (on Amazon) from Andy Ihnatko.
Silver Linings Playbook for $4.99 (on Amazon) from Leo Laporte.
Rwanda, Inc.: How a Devastated Nation Became an Economic Model for the Developing World for $17.77 (on Amazon) from Alex Lindsay.

Picks from MBW 350: Catnip for Geeks

mayson — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:29:11 +0000

Hardware & software:

Hue (starter kit) at http://store.apple.com for $199 from Leo Laporte.
Photomatix at http://www.hdrsoft.com for $39 (‘essentials’ version) from Andy Ihnatko.
Google Latitude (iPhone) for free from Mike Elgan.
The Loop Magazine (iOS) for free (per issue price) from Rene Ritchie.

Bonus:

Here’s the video Andy mentions of Bill Nack reciting the closing of The Great Gatsby:

Picks from MBW 349: NFC Weeeeeeeeee

mayson — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:18:38 +0000

Hardware & software:

Code Monkey Save World at http://www.kickstarter.com for various from Andy Ihnatko.
KitCam (for iOS) for $.99 from Rene Ritchie.

Books:

Who Owns the Future? for $17.85 (on Amazon) from Ken Rey.

Picks from MBW 348: Too Good to Fact Check

mayson — Wed, 01 May 2013 19:02:24 +0000

Hardware & software:

FlightBoard (iOS) for $3.99 from Alex Lindsay.
Sony DEV-5 Digital Recording Binoculars, Black for $1998 (on Amazon) from Andy Ihnatko.
Sony DEV-3 Digital Recording Binoculars, Black for $1348 (on Amazon) from Andy Ihnatko.
BitTorrent Sync at http://labs.bittorrent.com for free from Don McAllister.
Drafts (iPad) for $3.99 from Rene Ritchie.
Drafts (iPhone) for $2.99 from Rene Ritchie.

Books:

Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls for $14.49 (on Amazon) from Andy Ihnatko.
Among Others for $11.57 (on Amazon) from Leo Laporte.

Picks from MBW 347: A Suitcase Full of Bandwidth

mayson — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:32:29 +0000

Hardware & software:

Logitech FabricSkin Folio at http://www.logitech.com for $149 from Leo Laporte.
GoPro HERO3: Black Edition for $399 (on Amazon) from Alex Lindsay.
Scapple at http://literatureandlatte.com for $14.99 from Andy Ihnatko.
Lance Nekot Cookies – 3 Boxes of 8 Individual Packs for $24.99 (on Amazon) from Rich Siegel.
iSchmutz Mac Pro Air Filter for $24.99 (on Amazon) from Rich Siegel.

Picks from MBW 346

mayson — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:13:33 +0000

Hardware & software:

Mailbox (iOS) for free from Leo Laporte.
Daedalus Touch (iOS) for $4.99 from Andy Ihnatko.
Mini Display (iOS) for $12.99 from Rene Ritchie.
Status Board (iOS) for $9.99 from Rene Ritchie.
TWiT Status Board Widget at http://statusboard.nwalker.org for free from Leo Laporte.

Books:

Top of the Rock: Inside the Rise and Fall of Must See TV for $12.98 (on Amazon) from Andy Ihnatko.
The War for Late Night: When Leno Went Early and Television Went Crazy for $14.15 (on Amazon) from Leo Laporte.

Picks from MBW 345: Beyoncé’s Baby Bump

mayson — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:25:30 +0000

Hardware & software:

NextDraft (iOS) for free from Leo Laporte.
700 Free Marvel Comics at https://promo.comixology.com for free from Andy Ihnatko.
Life Itself: A Memoir for $11.20 (from Amazon) from Andy Ihnatko.

Tip:

As soon as a push notification appears on an iOS device, you can touch it, and swipe it away (from Rene Ritchie)

Picks from MBW 344: The Hamburger in the Basement

mayson — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:34:45 +0000

Hardware & software:

Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition 3GB DDR5 HDMI/DVI-I/Dual Mini DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11196-15-40G for $479 (on Amazon) from Leo Laporte.
Mercury Accelsior 960GB SSD PCI at http://macsales.com for $1329 from Leo Laporte.
Jaksta Media Recorder at http://www.jaksta.com for $49.95 (full suite for $69.95) from Alex Lindsay.
Any.DO To-Do List (iPhone) for free from Andy Ihnatko.
Marvel Unlimited (iOS) for free from Rene Ritchie.
Forecast.io at http://forecast.io for free from Jason Snell.

Books:

Dimension of Miracles for $17.95 (on Amazon) from Andy Ihnatko.

Picks from MBW 343

mayson — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:47:38 +0000

Hardware & software:

Nik Collection at http://www.niksoftware.com for $149 from Leo Laporte.
Roku 3 Streaming Player for $120 (on Amazon) from Andy Ihnatko.
Turn on Voice Dictation in Mountain Lion for free from Mike Elgan.
Dragon Dictate, Version 3.0 (Mac) for $121 (on Amazon) from Mike Elgan.
Twitterific 5 (iOS) for $2.99 from Rene Ritchie.

Picks from MBW 342: Rib iPhone

mayson — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:34:07 +0000

Hardware & software:

Tempo (iPhone) for free from Leo Laporte.
Mailbox (iPhone) for free from Leo Laporte.
Presentation Prompter at http://presentationprompter.com for $99 from Alex Lindsay.
Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad 2 and iPad (3rd/4th generation) for $85.83 (on Amazon) from Andy Ihnatko.
Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad Mini for $115 (on Amazon) from Andy Ihnatko.
Fix Slow Wake on Retina Mac at http://www.ewal.net for free from Rene Ritchie.