MacBreak Weekly 167

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MacBreak Weekly Episode 167

"Skittles and Beer"Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Andy Ihnatko, Don McAllister, Paul Kent Recorded: November 17, 2009 Published: November 17, 2009 Duration: 1:18:17 Transcript Previous episode – Next episode

Contents 1 MacBreak Weekly 167: Skittles and Beer 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 Other Sponsor 5 Production Information

[edit] MacBreak Weekly 167: Skittles and Beer

[edit] Hosts

• Leo Laporte
• Andy Ihnatko
• Don McAllister
• Paul Kent

[edit] Topics

• Discussion continued from last week about jailbroken iPhone worm
• Microsoft Store employees break out into dance
• Apple plans to open dozens of new stores in 2010
• Leo's mini-review of the new Core-i7 based 27" iMac
• Benchmarks and reviews of the new iMac
• Apple rumored to release concierge app
• Apple offering significant Black Friday discounts?
• ScreenCastsOnline YouTube Channel

[edit] Picks of the Week

Don McAllister

• Balloons! - Casual, social-based game; $2.99, Free 'Lite' version also available

Leo Laporte

• Aptana Studio - Web Development Tool; Free

Andy Ihnatko

• AppleGeeks - Webcomic; Free

[edit] Notable Quotes

[edit] Significant Products

• Macworld 2010
• LaunchBar 5
• Wacom Bamboo Fun
• Pogo Stylus - Capacitive stylus for use with iPhone/iPod Touch

[edit] Sponsors

[edit] Audible

• Audible.com/macbreak

[edit] Picks

Badass by Ben Thompson (UNABRIDGED) Narrated by L. J. Ganser

[edit] Other Sponsor

GoToMeeting 4

• GoToMeeting.com/macbreak

ad times: 00:00:59-00:01:14 and 00:32:18-00:34:30

Ford Sync 2

• SyncMyRidePodcast.com

ad time: 00:00:38-00:00:56 and 00:09:45-00:13:35

[edit] Production Information

• Edited by: Tony
• Notes:

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