MacBreak Weekly 164

MacBreak Weekly Episode 164

"Pinch, Pull, and Tug"Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko Recorded: October 27, 2009 Published: October 27, 2009 Duration: 1:26:33 Transcript Previous episode – Next episode

Contents 1 MacBreak Weekly 164: Pinch, Pull, and Tug 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 GoTo Meeting 4.3 Carbonite 5 Production Information

MacBreak Weekly 164: Pinch, Pull, and Tug

VMWare Fusion 3, Tablet Rumors, Apple tax, Windows 7, ZFS, and more.

Hosts

• Leo Laporte
• Alex Lindsay
• Andy Ihnatko

Topics

• Leo and Alex have ordered 27" quad-core iMacs
• Development of Sun ZFS file system for Mac OS X discontinued
• Verizon to release multiple "Droid" smartphones? Leo's sources say so.
• HTML 5 Canvas as a replacement for Flash? Would work on more mobile platforms.
• New Apple "Get a Mac" ads target Windows 7.
• Is Windows 7 "Good Enough"?
• Open-source implementation of ZFS - try at own risk!

Picks of the Week

Alex Lindsay

• RedLaser - Barcode scanner for iPhone; $1.99

Leo Laporte

• geoDefense Swarm - Fast-paced, Tower Defense type game for iPhone ;$1.99

• VMware Fusion 3 - Virtualization environment for Mac OS X, Optimized for Snow Leopard, Supports Windows 7 Aero features; $79.99

Andy Ihnatko

• Tangerine! - Builds iTunes playlists based on BPM (beats per minute); 15 day trial, $24.95

Notable Quotes

Andy Ihnatko - "Buy a netbook just for the porn!"

Significant Products

• Crumpler Bags

• Timbuk2 Bags
• Ninite Easy PC Setup

Sponsors

Audible

• www.audible.com/macbreak

ad time: 00:00:38-00:00:48 and 00:56:26-01:06:48

Picks

The Dog of the South by Charles Portis (UNABRIDGED) Narrated by Edward Lewis

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (UNABRIDGED) Narrated by Terry Jones

GoTo Meeting

• GoToMeeting

G2M-6

ad time: 00:00:49-00:01:03 and 00:25:43-00:27:22

Carbonite

• Carbonite - Use Coupon Code "TWIT"

ad time: 00:01:04-00:01:17 and 00:43:22-00:45:49

Production Information

• Edited by: Tony
• Notes:

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