MBW Picks

Picks from MBW 115: MacBroke

mayson — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:16:13 +0000

Hardware & software:

Touch Physics (for iPhone) for $.99 from Alex Lindsay.
JellyCar (for iPhone) for free from Leo Laporte.
Google Mobile App (for iPhone) for free from Leo Laporte.
Tower Defend (for iPhone) for $1.99 from Leo Laporte.
Adobe Photoshop CS4 for $699.99 ($589 on Amazon) from Scott Bourne.
Trism (for iPhone) for $2.99 from Scott Bourne.

Books:

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln from Leo Laporte.

Check out Scott’s new blog: Consumer Video Tips.

Alex is on Pro Video Coalition Blog too.

Picks from MBW 114: Sexy Pancakes

mayson — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:04:16 +0000

Hardware & software:

Parallels Desktop 4 at http://www.parallels.com/ for $79.99 from Leo Laporte.
Virtual Villagers for iPhone for $7.99 from Leo Laporte.
Clarifi at http://www.griffintechnology.com for $34.99 from Andy Ihnatko.
Richard Solo 1800 at http://richardsolo.com for $69.95 from John Gruber.
Boxee at http://www.boxee.tv/ for free from Jon Rettinger

Some all-time favorite iPhone Picks:

John Gruber:

WriteRoom

Memos

PCalc

Andy Ihnatko:

Stanza

John Rettinger:

NetShare (no longer available)

TouchType

Books:

Touch and Go: A Memoir by Studs Terkel from Andy Ihnatko.

Picks from MBW 113: The Sum of All Knowledge

mayson — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:52:10 +0000

Hardware & software:

Live Mesh for Mac at https://www.mesh.com for free from Leo Laporte.
advantageousmp3 at http://www.advantageousmp3.com for free from Andy Ihnatko.
Encyclopedia (Wikipedia on iPhone) for $7.99 from Alex Lindsay.

Book pick:

Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live, as Told By Its Stars, Writers and Guests from Andy Ihnatko.

For Mac/Netflix users (Mac Tip of the Week):

http://netflix.com/silverlightoptin

Photo from: http://flickr.com/photos/mokolabs/291598505/

Picks from MBW 112: 何て言った

mayson — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:01:07 +0000

Hardware & software:

Houdini at http://www.sidefx.com for $99 - $7995 from Alex Lindsay.
LensCoat at http://lenscoat.com (and on Amazon) from Scott Bourne.
Boxee at http://www.boxee.tv from Leo Laporte.
Replay Media Catcher (Windows only) at http://www.applian.com for $39.95 from Andy Ihnatko.
Path Finder 5 at http://www.cocoatech.com/ for $39.95 from Don McAlister.
MacDev 2009 Conference from Don McAlister.

Book picks:

Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA from Leo Laporte.
To the Stars: The Autobiography of George Takei, Star Trek’s Mr. Sulu from Andy Ihnatko.

Bonus Link: What’s an Alex?

Picks from MBW 111: Firewire Farewell

mayson — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:45:07 +0000

Hardware & software:

MacGuard (NOTE: ANTI-PICK) at macguard.net from Leo Laporte.
TextExpander at http://www.smileonmymac.com/TextExpander/ (also check out: http://smileonmymac.net/blog/) for $29.95 from Leo Laporte.
Jumsoft Apperture Themes at http://www.jumsoft.com/aperture/ for $29 from Scott Bourne.
imageSynth 2 at http://www.luxology.com/whatismodo/imageSynth/ for $99 from Alex Lindsay.
Bento 2 at http://www.filemaker.com/products/bento/features.html for $49 from Andy Ihnatko.

Books:

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s the Great Gatsby from Andy Ihnatko.

Nice report!

Picks from MBW 110: Payin’ the Apple Tax

mayson — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:17:14 +0000

Hardware & software:

15″ MacBook Pro at http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/ from Scott Bourne.
24″ Apple Cinema Display at http://www.apple.com/displays/ from Scott Bourne.
Dock Spaces at http://web.mac.com/patrickjamelo/dock.html for free from Leo Laporte.
Zbrush at http://www.pixologic.com (also http://www.zbrush.com) for $595 from Alex Lindsay.
Griffin WindowSeat Windshield Mount for iPhone with iPod touch Adapter and Auxiliary Audio Cable for $24.99 from Andy Ihnatko.
Flip Video Mino Series Camcorder, 60 Minutes (Black) for $154.90 from Chris Breen.

Picks from MBW 109: Steve lives.

mayson — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:27:15 +0000

Hardware & software:

Elgato Turbo.264 - Video H.264 (MP4) Encoder Hardware for $87 (on Amazon) from Andy Ihnatko.
iTrans NYC Subway Map (iPhone) for $4.99 from Alex Lindsay.
Bose Companion 3 Speakers for $249 from Scott Bourne.
Visual Hub at http://www.techspansion.com (no longer available) from Leo Laporte.

Books:

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman from Andy Ihnatko.
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman from Leo Laporte

Picks from MBW 108: Pull My iTunes

mayson — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:31:50 +0000

Hardware & software:

Nicecast at http://www.rogueamoeba.com/nicecast for $40 from Leo Laporte.
Tuner Internet Radio (iPhone) for $5.99 from Leo Laporte.
Face Melter (iPhone) for $1.99 from Alex Lindsay
Dfine at http://www.niksoftware.com for $99 from Scott Bourne.
SousChef at http://acaciatreesoftware.com for $30 from Daniel Jalkut
X-Plane at http://x-plane.com for $39 from Leo & Austin Meyer.

Book pick:

Africa Rising: How 900 Million African Consumers Offer More Than You Think by Vijay Mahajan from Alex Lindsay

Picks from MBW 107: I’m Not A PC

mayson — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:28:59 +0000

Hardware & software:

Espresso at http://macrabbit.com/espresso/ for (preview only) from Leo Laporte.
OmniGraffle at http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/OmniGraffle/ for $99.95 from Alex Lindsay.
USB Universal Drive Adapter at http://newertech.com/products/usb2_adaptv2.php for $35 from Andy Ihnatko.

Books:

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks from Andy Ihnatko

Picks from MBW 106: Podcaster Denied

mayson — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:51:29 +0000

Hardware & software:

VMware Fusion for $39.99 (with Amazon rebate) from Leo Laporte.
Sharpener Pro 3.0 at NikSoftware for $199.95 from Scott Bourne.
StarWars The Force Unleashed (iPhone) for $9.99 from Leo Laporte.
Truphone (iPhone) for free (pay for calls) from Alex Lindsay.