Less than perfect apps

Just because an app holds a special place in your heart, that doesn’t mean it couldn’t stand a few improvements. In this Macworld Live session, I’m joined by a panel of luminaries to discuss our favorite apps, their flaws, and how we would fix them. We also tackle why it’s hard for even the best apps to achieve perfection.

The panel includes Daring Fireball’s John Gruber, Black Pixel’s Dave Wiskus, Aged and Distilled’s Guy English, Macworld senior contributor Glenn Fleishman (also of Tidbits fame), and Paul Kafasis of Rogue Amoeba.

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Mac 911 Live

In this special edition of the Macworld Podcast, recorded on the Macworld | iWorld show floor, I'm joined by our Mac 911 columnists, Christopher Breen and Ted Landau. Chris and Ted answer common Mac and iOS troubleshooting questions, including ones submitted live by our audience!

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Pundit Showdown Live

For the third consecutive year, the Macworld Pundit Showdown takes it act on the road, with a live performance at Macworld | iWorld. But with a panel featuring Macworld senior editor Dan Frakes, senior associate editor Dan Moren, staff editor Serenity Cadwell, and Tidbits senior editor Jeff Carlson, who wil reign supreme? You’ll just have to listen (or watch) to find out.

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The state of Apple

In this special edition of the Macworld Podcast, recorded on the Macworld | iWorld show floor, I'm joined by a pair of Mac luminaries—Daring Fireball's John Gruber and Chicago Sun-Times columnist Andy Ihnatko. Our topic: The State of Apple.

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Discussing Apple's education event

Today Apple held an education event in New York City where it unveiled a new version of the iBooks app along with iBooks Author, a free Mac application that allows you to create books containing not just text but also rich media elements. Macworld’s Dan Moren and Lex Friedman attended the event. I talk to them about their impressions.

Note that Dan and Lex had to dash into a less-than-silent office to record the podcast. We apologize for the occasional background noise.

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Live from CES 2012

Jason Snell, Alexandra Chang, and Serenity Caldwell report from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada with a list of interesting products they've seen and some odd trends they've spotted.

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2012: What's in store for Apple?

It’s a new year and while we enjoy popping open bottles of fizzy libations and twiddling noise makers as much as the next tech publication, a podcast with nothing but those sounds would be dull listening indeed. Instead, we choose to discuss what 2012 might hold in store for Apple. Joining me in that discussion are Macworld’s Jason Snell, Dan Frakes, Dan Moren, and Lex Friedman.

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