MBW Picks

Picks from MBW 350: Catnip for Geeks

mayson — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:29:11 +0000

Hardware & software:

Hue (starter kit) at http://store.apple.com for $199 from Leo Laporte.
Photomatix at http://www.hdrsoft.com for $39 (‘essentials’ version) from Andy Ihnatko.
Google Latitude (iPhone) for free from Mike Elgan.
The Loop Magazine (iOS) for free (per issue price) from Rene Ritchie.

Bonus:

Here’s the video Andy mentions of Bill Nack reciting the closing of The Great Gatsby:

Picks from MBW 349: NFC Weeeeeeeeee

mayson — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:18:38 +0000

Hardware & software:

Code Monkey Save World at http://www.kickstarter.com for various from Andy Ihnatko.
KitCam (for iOS) for $.99 from Rene Ritchie.

Books:

Who Owns the Future? for $17.85 (on Amazon) from Ken Rey.

Picks from MBW 348: Too Good to Fact Check

mayson — Wed, 01 May 2013 19:02:24 +0000

Hardware & software:

FlightBoard (iOS) for $3.99 from Alex Lindsay.
Sony DEV-5 Digital Recording Binoculars, Black for $1998 (on Amazon) from Andy Ihnatko.
Sony DEV-3 Digital Recording Binoculars, Black for $1348 (on Amazon) from Andy Ihnatko.
BitTorrent Sync at http://labs.bittorrent.com for free from Don McAllister.
Drafts (iPad) for $3.99 from Rene Ritchie.
Drafts (iPhone) for $2.99 from Rene Ritchie.

Books:

Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls for $14.49 (on Amazon) from Andy Ihnatko.
Among Others for $11.57 (on Amazon) from Leo Laporte.

Picks from MBW 347: A Suitcase Full of Bandwidth

mayson — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:32:29 +0000

Hardware & software:

Logitech FabricSkin Folio at http://www.logitech.com for $149 from Leo Laporte.
GoPro HERO3: Black Edition for $399 (on Amazon) from Alex Lindsay.
Scapple at http://literatureandlatte.com for $14.99 from Andy Ihnatko.
Lance Nekot Cookies – 3 Boxes of 8 Individual Packs for $24.99 (on Amazon) from Rich Siegel.
iSchmutz Mac Pro Air Filter for $24.99 (on Amazon) from Rich Siegel.

Picks from MBW 346

mayson — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:13:33 +0000

Hardware & software:

Mailbox (iOS) for free from Leo Laporte.
Daedalus Touch (iOS) for $4.99 from Andy Ihnatko.
Mini Display (iOS) for $12.99 from Rene Ritchie.
Status Board (iOS) for $9.99 from Rene Ritchie.
TWiT Status Board Widget at http://statusboard.nwalker.org for free from Leo Laporte.

Books:

Top of the Rock: Inside the Rise and Fall of Must See TV for $12.98 (on Amazon) from Andy Ihnatko.
The War for Late Night: When Leno Went Early and Television Went Crazy for $14.15 (on Amazon) from Leo Laporte.

Picks from MBW 345: Beyoncé’s Baby Bump

mayson — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:25:30 +0000

Hardware & software:

NextDraft (iOS) for free from Leo Laporte.
700 Free Marvel Comics at https://promo.comixology.com for free from Andy Ihnatko.
Life Itself: A Memoir for $11.20 (from Amazon) from Andy Ihnatko.

Tip:

As soon as a push notification appears on an iOS device, you can touch it, and swipe it away (from Rene Ritchie)

Picks from MBW 344: The Hamburger in the Basement

mayson — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:34:45 +0000

Hardware & software:

Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 Mac Edition 3GB DDR5 HDMI/DVI-I/Dual Mini DP PCI-Express Graphics Card 11196-15-40G for $479 (on Amazon) from Leo Laporte.
Mercury Accelsior 960GB SSD PCI at http://macsales.com for $1329 from Leo Laporte.
Jaksta Media Recorder at http://www.jaksta.com for $49.95 (full suite for $69.95) from Alex Lindsay.
Any.DO To-Do List (iPhone) for free from Andy Ihnatko.
Marvel Unlimited (iOS) for free from Rene Ritchie.
Forecast.io at http://forecast.io for free from Jason Snell.

Books:

Dimension of Miracles for $17.95 (on Amazon) from Andy Ihnatko.

Picks from MBW 343

mayson — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:47:38 +0000

Hardware & software:

Nik Collection at http://www.niksoftware.com for $149 from Leo Laporte.
Roku 3 Streaming Player for $120 (on Amazon) from Andy Ihnatko.
Turn on Voice Dictation in Mountain Lion for free from Mike Elgan.
Dragon Dictate, Version 3.0 (Mac) for $121 (on Amazon) from Mike Elgan.
Twitterific 5 (iOS) for $2.99 from Rene Ritchie.

Picks from MBW 342: Rib iPhone

mayson — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:34:07 +0000

Hardware & software:

Tempo (iPhone) for free from Leo Laporte.
Mailbox (iPhone) for free from Leo Laporte.
Presentation Prompter at http://presentationprompter.com for $99 from Alex Lindsay.
Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad 2 and iPad (3rd/4th generation) for $85.83 (on Amazon) from Andy Ihnatko.
Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad Mini for $115 (on Amazon) from Andy Ihnatko.
Fix Slow Wake on Retina Mac at http://www.ewal.net for free from Rene Ritchie.

Picks from MBW 341: Drop it Like it’s Hot

mayson — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:56:35 +0000

Hardware & software:

Figure (iOS) for .99 from Alex Lindsay.
Uber (iPhone) for free from Alex Lindsay.
Conclave (iOS) for free from Andy Ihnatko.
The Pope App (iPhone) for free from Andy Ihnatko.
iMore (iPhone) for free from Rene Ritchie.
Mophie Juice Pack Air Charging Case for Apple iPhone 5 – Black (1700mAh) for $99 (on Amazon) from Rene Ritchie.