MacBreak Weekly 143

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MacBreak Weekly Episode 143

"Green Thumbs"Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Scott Bourne, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, Jeri Ellsworth Recorded: June 2, 2009 Published: June 2, 2009 Transcript Previous episode – Next episode

Contents 1 MacBreak Weekly 143: Green Thumbs 1.1 Hosts 1.2 Topics 1.3 Picks of the Week 2 Notable Quotes 3 Significant Products 4 Sponsors 4.1 Audible 4.1.1 Picks 4.2 Drobo Pro 5 Production Information

[edit] MacBreak Weekly 143: Green Thumbs

[edit] Hosts

• Leo Laporte
• Scott Bourne
• Andy Ihnatko
• Alex Lindsay
• Jeri Ellsworth

[edit] Topics

• Apple releases iTunes 8.2 and QuickTime 7.6.2
• Macworld article about the current state of Mac security
• Apple has failed to patch a Java security vulnerability despite it being a known issue
  • Macworld.com provides steps to protect your browser
• Palm says that the Pre will sync directly with iTunes Did the iTunes 8.2 update break this functionality preemptively?
  • Jon Lec Johansen aka "DVD Jon" thinks that Palm is spoofing Apple USB Vendor and Product ID's to achieve this.
• Leo predicts that Apple will announce AND ship a new version of the iPhone on June 7, 2009.
• Several Recent Microsoft Announcements
  • Is Microsoft Bing a viable competitor to Google?
  • Will the Zune HD be a viable competitor to the iPod Touch?
  • Project Natal provides a way to play games on the XBOX 360 without a controller
• Google Wave
• When will Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" ship, and what will the benefits be?

[edit] Picks of the Week

Leo Laporte

Prezi - Free; or paid options

Alex Lindsay

Autodesk Mudbox; 3D digital sculpting andtexture painting - Free Trial; $745

Scott Bourne

Hulu Desktop - Free

Andy Ihnatko

EasyBloom Plant Sensor - $59.95

[edit] Notable Quotes

[edit] Significant Products

• Scott Bourne is helping give away two Drobos this month in a video contest

[edit] Sponsors

[edit] Audible

• http://www.audible.com/macbreak

[edit] Picks

iWoz: How I Invented the Personal Computer and Had Fun Along the Way by Steve Wozniak (UNABRIDGED) Narrated by Patrick Lawlor

ad time: 0:38-0:46 and 1:04:13-1:06:23

[edit] Drobo Pro

Drobo - Data Robotics, Inc. is offering free shipping and instant rebates on Drobo for MacBreak Weekly listeners

ad time: 0:47-1:02 and 48:13-52:59

[edit] Production Information

• Recorded Date: June 02, 2009
• Release Date: June 02, 2009
• Duration: 1:34:05
• Log line:
• Edited by: Tony
• Notes:

inserted audio from backup at 2:00.

Leo restarted the recording at 3:41 to include Jeri's track

inserted audible recording i recorded from audible.com for iWoz 1:05:18

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