MacBreak Weekly 81: Click the Throbber
MacBreak Weekly

MacBreak Weekly 81: Click the Throbber

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Hosts: Leo Laporte, Merlin Mann, Andy Ihnatko, and Alex Lindsay

  • DO NOT ACCEPT OR USE THE COMMAND LINE COMMANDS PROVIDED ON THIS EPISODE
  • Apple releases a huge update in the form of Safari 3.1 (including a lot of web standards stuff)
  • Apple released a lot of stuff this week, especially on Tuesday (like the 802.11n Airport Express)
  • Audio Hijack kills SSH with the new OS X update
  • A discussion on File-System-Checks (fsck in single user mode) and re-installing OS X
  • Apple mulls the idea of unlimited music, for the life of an iPod, thanks to a potential fee that could be added to the cost of the iPod
  • Gary Gygax, creator of dungeons and dragons, has unfortunately passed away
  • The Audio Book Picks:
  • Safari Stand, get some nifty little functionality for FREE from Merlin Mann
  • Gmail Manager for FREE from Merlin Mann
  • Arduino, cool plug in electronics for $34.99 from Andy Ihnatko
  • Evernote, a great online notes service and ubiquitous capture tool, for FREE from Leo Laporte
  • Pimp My Safari, to get cool safari plug-ins, for FREE from Merlin Mann
  • Get Marathon Infinity and get ready for Marathon Mondays! (for 1 hour, Mondays at 1 P.M. PST)  Get the custom marathon infinity on-click installer here (Built by Shash, the shownotes guy) Pick From Alex Lindsay
  • Shownotes By Shash

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