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Wrapping Up Macworld | iWorld

Posted by Christopher Breen on

We close the books on this year’s Macworld | iWorld, with a 50-minute panel discussion about the revamped show. I’m joined by editorial director Jason Snell, senior editor Dan Frakes, senior associate editor Dan Moren, and staff editor Serenity Caldwell for this Macworld | iWorld wrap-up.

Our last look at the show includes a summary of interesting things we saw on the show floor, the atmosphere at this year’s event, and our thoughts on what we’d change for the 2013 edition.

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Developers and the App Store

Posted by Dan Moren on

Apple’s App Stores for iOS and Mac have made buying software painless and, for the most part, affordable, but they’re not without their downsides for developers and consumers alike. In this podcast, recorded on the floor at last week’s Macworld | iWorld, I’m joined by a pair of developers who know all too well the positives and pitfalls of developing for Apple’s storefronts: Rogue Amoeba CEO Paul Kafasis and App Cubby founder David Barnard.

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Both Paul and David have written a lot about this issue, and some of those thoughts are reiterated in our discussion. You should also check out Piezo, Rogue Amoeba’s first app in the Mac App Store, and Gas Cubby, App Cubby’s marquee offering and a source of much discussion in this podcast.

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Less than perfect apps

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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

Posted by Serenity Caldwell on

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

Posted by Philip Michaels on

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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Show Notes

As always, we’re indebted to the BBC’s Fighting Talk for inspiring this format. You can get a lengthy explanation of the rules from the shownotes for our very first Pundit Showdown.

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Ihnatko, Gruber, and the State of Apple

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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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Our panel discussion looks at Apple's current direction now that Tim Cook has become Apple's CEO. We touch on this week's earnings report and heap praise on an unexpected recipient.

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Discussing Apple's education event

Posted by Christopher Breen on

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

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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?

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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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It seems this prognosticating thing is a popular wheeze. Not only did our own Dan Moren pen Apple and the Year Ahead but PCWorld’s David Daw jumps in to discuss technologies other than Apple’s as well in his What To Expect in 2012 Technology.

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Pundit Showdown XIV

Posted by Jason Snell on

It’s the end of the year! And we’ve got the week off. But before we left, we convened this all-star panel of pundits to discuss the issues of the year in a forum that we call the Macworld Pundit Showdown. Four pundits enter… one leaves as champion. The other three leave with their heads hanging low.

Macworld editorial director Jason Snell, Macworld.com editor Philip Michaels, Macworld associate editor Dan Moren, and senior contributors Andy Ihnatko and Glenn Fleishman appear in this podcast. Four of them match wits in a battle to see who’s got their finger on the pulse of the Mac universe. One is just the host.