MacBreak Weekly 192

MacBreak Weekly Episode 192

MacBreak Weekly 192: RAID!

Gizmodo raid, iPad bans, iPad apps, when will WWDC be, and more.

Hosts

• Leo Laporte
• Alex Lindsay
• Andy Ihnatko
• Denise Howell
• John Gruber

Topics

The stolen iPhone edition!

• Discussion regarding the legal ramifications of Gizmodo/Gawker Media's acquisition of an Apple iPhone prototype and the subsequent police search of editor Jason Chen's home.
• CNET article about the California journalist "Shield Law"
• Apple's LaserWriter printer 25 years later
• The latest iPhone OS usage data from AdMob
• Shooting down the Apple ARM acquisition rumor
• Andy uses a USB microphone with iPad via the Camera Connection Kit
• Wireless sync coming to iPhone/iTunes via new App?
• Israeli iPad ban lifted
• Windows users being targeted by hackers with bogus iPad software update
• Facebook moves to HTML5 video playback
• Hulu to make available subscription for iPad users?
• Fortress Apple - Newsweek article from Dan Lyons

Picks of the Week

Alex Lindsay

• Transmit 4 - FTP/SFTP/Amazon S3/WebDAV transfer software; $34 USD, $19 upgrade for Transmit 3 owners

Andy Ihnatko

• iClock Pro - Calendars, Time Zones, Alarms and more for Mac OS X; $20 USD, Free Trial Available

Denise Howell

• SkyGrid - Tracks news and trending topics on the Internet for iPad; Free

John Gruber

• Simplenote - Notes app for iPhone/iPad that suports cloud sync; Free

Leo Laporte

• Looptastic HD - Music and loop creation for iPad; $9.99 USD
• Korg iELECTRIBE - Synthesizer for iPad; $9.99 USD
• Cat Piano Jr for iPad - Yes, a cat piano!; Free
• Rhapsody - Music subscription service for iPhone; Free ($10 USD/mo subscription required)

Significant Products

• Link URL and optional brief description

Sponsors

Audible

• Audible.com/macbreak
• ad times: 1:06-1:15 and 1:46:43-1:51:42

Picks

Kiss Me Like a Stranger: My Search for Love and Art by Gene Wilder (UNABRIDGED) Narrated by Gene Wilder

Drobo

• Drobo.com/macbreak
• Drobo #6
• ad times: 0:50-1:05 and 32:23-34:27

GoToTraining

• GoToTraining
• G2T #1
• ad times: 0:37-0:49 and 1:08:24-1:10:12

Production Information

• Edited by: Tony
• Notes: Andy has a bad connection. Denise has some audio issues.

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