We've utterly given up the concept of "on-topic" today, as talk of Apple's Developer License Agreement suddenly turns into a conversation about patent law and nuclear arsenals and our one voicemail is a dirty anagram. What happened!? Also, some bad words. Listen now: Download today's podcast Subscribe with iTunes (audio)Subscribe wit […]
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Merlin Mann and Andy Ihnatko Steve Jobs and iPad at Oscars, the MacHeist nanoBundle, the secret iPhone developer's contract, and more. Show notes For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/macbreak. Bandwidth for MacBreak Weekly is provided by Cachefly. Running time: 1:51:45
Cisco finally makes its big announcement--and it's a router. Plus, Sony 3DTVs are on the way, and is the Drudge Report spreading malware? Listen now: Download today's podcast Today's stories: Cisco's big announcement? A new router Drudge Report accused of serving malware, again Sony 3D TVs to arrive in June Samsung partners with Barnes […]
The European Parliament is, somewhat unexpectedly, riding to the world's rescue by demanding that the super evil ACTA agreement be negotiated in the open and that the three-strike ISP provisions be taken out. Well, hot damn! That's big news! I mean, that Cisco router is big news, too, but it just doesn't have the same sexy factor. Listen now: […]
Mar. 6, 2010: The News from Lake Wobegon March 9, 2010
A cautionary tale from Lake Wobegon Elementary School about serving greasy sausage pizza for lunch.
Download ogg Download mp3 For a long time there have been disagreements of where the line is drawn between communities who produce software and companies who invest in those communities and their software. Based upon a shot suggestion from Félim Whiteley, Jono Bacon and Stuart ‘Aq’ Langridge explore where the line could be drawn, the challenges in attitudes […]
Users of an Energizer USB-powered battery recharger may find themselves infected with malware. The solution? You can use the product perfectly well without the software. Also: Lower Merion School District admins get suspended; Steve Jobs appears at Oscars; and four out of five people say Web access is a fundamental right. Listen now: Download today's po […]
Hosts: Denise Howell, Colette Vogele, Evan Brown, and Ernie Svenson Guest: Ed Waters of FastCase.com. Apple's patent lawsuit, RealNetworks loses RealDVD case, Australian's Facebook privacy concerns, musings on sharing and privacy, and more. Talking points on Delicious TWiL shownotes TWiL on Friendfeed Special thanks to Nigel Clutterbuck for the TWi […]
Weren't the folks who ordered an Intel Core i7 surprised when they got a Styrofoam fake instead? Well, yes. But we still haven't heard from Newegg how this happened. However the fake was incredibly well done. So props to that. We also discuss Apple's first iPad ad and Ubisoft's incredible DRM failure. Listen now: Download today's pod […]