Macworld Podcast

From the floor of Macworld 2011, it’s a special live version of Mac Pundit Showdown! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Next week offers a big event dear to the hearts of Apple enthusiasts: Macworld 2011 (formerly known as Macworld Expo). The man who runs the show talks about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple launched the Mac App Store. A pack of distinguished Macworld editors—including Jason Snell, Roman Loyola, Dan Moren, and David Chartier—have spent the better part of the day scouring the new store. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss gifts for the media mavens in your life--speakers, headphones, and other media accessories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We look at a class of gifts that remain popular for and from geeks: photography. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a big day Monday. iOS 4.2 released. Find My iPhone made available for free--with some limits. New iWork updates. Big changes for the iPad. Small changes for the iPhone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You read the news today (oh boy)? That’s right, The Beatles have come to the iTunes Store. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Perhaps OS X (and now, iOS) have reached the point where a lot of trouibleshooting tasks are no longer necessary. By way of reality check I speak with Ted Landau, the guru of Apple troubleshooting, to gain his perspective and see if this is true. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Snell, Dan Moren, and Scholle McFarland introduce you to National Novel Writing Month, where people write 50,000-word novels in the month of November. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple offered up a ton of Mac-related product news on Wednesday, and we tackle all of it in this episode of the Macworld Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The November 2010 issue of Macworld goes a little App-crazy, with a cover story profiling 117 downloads for your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The Macworld Podcast follows suit, as Lex Friedman stops by to talk about some of the apps featured in our November issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Because we see the value in telling our readers and listeners how to make technology easier and more enjoyable to use, I dedicate this bite-sized episode to some of my favorite iOS and Mac tips. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We focus this week on the different ways that businesses and classrooms are incorporating Apple's iOS devices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple’s new iPods are now on sale to the general public, but we’ve had ours for a week. In that time, we’re run them through their paces for our comprehensive reviews. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Jason Snell, Chris Breen, Jon Seff, and Dan Frakes as they discuss the Apple Music Event for 2010, including new iPods and the all-new Apple TV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple and its autumn music event, Chinese media converter spam, and the wonders of GarageBand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Bill Wiecking of the Hawaii Preparatory Academy's Energy Lab stops by to talk about the future of sustainable living, education, and Apple's efforts in each area. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To honor some of these applications we present our third annual GemFest, reviews of some of the best inexpensive software made for the Mac Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iPhone 4 is too big to ignore. Rather than turn away from its glassy lustre, we embrace it in an extended interview with Macworld’s editorial director, Jason Snell—the man responsible for our comprehensive iPhone 4 review. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now that the iPhone 4 has arrived, our editors discuss what they've learned so far about the latest phone from Apple. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple unveiled a new Mac mini this week, so we spend some time talking about the desktop's new features. Also, we check in with Macworld Expo's Paul Kent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Next week, Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference takes place. This is an important event because Apple often uses WWDC to announce new products and technologies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why I left Facebook over its privacy policies. David Chartier joins me to talk about the newly-released Mac version of Valve’s Steam game delivery service. And Philip Michaels chats with Dan Miller, Dan Moren, and Chris Holt about essential iPad apps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iPad has arrived! We've got thoughts about Apple's new device from Macworld's staff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two Mac luminaries drop in on podcast host Christopher Breen in this episode: His daughter, to talk about stop-motion videos; and The Macalope, to talk about... well, The Macalope. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss the current state of Macintosh User Groups and the iPod and iPhone accessories we use and enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We present the audio from an hour-long session at this month's Macworld Expo focusing on what we know and think about Apple's forthcoming iPad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob Griffiths talks to Aaron Patzer, General Manage/VP at Intuit, during Macworld Expo to hear about the company's latest personal finance software offering. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Macworld Lab takes a geekier look inside the happenings at Macworld 2010. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The D-men of Macworld discuss all the activity on the show floor, cite some of the favorite things they've seen here, and ponder the continuing future of a Macworld Expo without Apple. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob Griffiths talks to Andy Engberson, Desktop support manager for Telestream, makers of screencasting software to talk about ScreenFlow 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob Griffiths talks to Microsoft Mac Business Unit general manager Eric Wilfrid about the next version of Microsoft Office. Microsoft took the wraps off Office 2011 for Mac at Macworld Expo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple’s new tablet is the talk of the tech world Wednesday, so naturally it’s the focus of the Macworld Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

January marks the beginning of Show Season—CES and Macworld Expo. As CES trails off into the distance and Macworld Expo looms, we take time to examine each. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We wrap up 2009, with a trio of Macworld editors battling to come up with snappy answers to stupid questions in the latest edition of Mac Pundit Showdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Macworld’s Editorial Brain Trust gather in the Podcave to discuss the Editors’ Choice and App Gems awards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Season of Stuff is underway and because it is, we devote this episode of the Macworld Podcast to items that are nice to get and give. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We take a final, definitive look at Apple's fall hardware update and revisit the vagaries of Apple's App Store approval process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The major players in this market—VMware and Parallels—have released new versions of their applications. Then, is jailbreaking the iPhone safe and still worth the bother? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We look at the "two" in the week one-two punch: Monday's spectacular quarterly earnings and today's raft of new Apple hardware. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Philip Michaels welcomes Roman Loyola, PC World's Nick Mediati, and Wired's Mat Honan to our showcase of punditry. Our least informative episode yet! Guest appearance by Jason "Kanye" Snell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Macworld Podcast, Chris Breen talks about Mac OS X 10.6 with a star-studded panel of Macworld editors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss Apple raising its skirts over an iPhone dictionary application, Apple’s defense of same, the rejection of Google Voice, Eric Schmidt’s departure from Apple’s board, the ephemeral nature of clouds. and the state of e-book readers and their content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Macworld's erratic game-show podcast format returns, with host Philip Michaels and contestants Dan Frakes, Roman Loyola, and Chris Holt getting points for Mac punditry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple’s mobile applications emporium is one-year old and to celebrate the happy event we devote this episode to all-things-App Store. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk laptops—Apple-branded MacBooks as well as anything-but-Apple HackBooks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What the iPhone 3GS brings to the sight-impaired and blind. We also talk about the accessibility improvements that will appear in Snow Leopard and why some in the sight-impaired community may be too eager to dismiss Apple’s accessibility efforts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roman Loyola and Dan Frakes join Christopher Breen in this week's podcast to talk about GemFest, our annual look at the best in low-cost (and no-cost) Mac software. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a Big Picture episode of the Macworld Podcast, we look at three broad issues: a flush Apple and rumors of it flushing some of its cash to purchase Twitter or Electronic Arts; a flush and profitable Apple in a down economy and what its financial numbers mean for the company now and into the future; and what you might do with an old Mac that you’d like to flush from your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After devoting our last podcast episode to just about everything except the Macintosh, Chris Breen makes amends by discussing nothing but the Macs--specifically the Mac mini. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices