This weeks crew comprises:

Allison Sheridan: NosillaCast  Twitter
Chuck Joiner: macvoices.com Twitter
Katie Floyd: themaccore.com Twitter
Don McAllister: screencastsonline.com Twitter
David Sparks: macsparky.com Twitter
Steve Stanger themacattack.tv Twitter

What we like about MacWorld, what are we looking forward to

– The people!
– Meeting the small developers doing the real

New Years Mac resolutions

– Dual boot OLPC into Ubuntu Linux
– Final Cut Express Tutorials
– Learning more CSS – learn CSSEdit
– Geeky building/soldering electronics – arduinos
– Learn more about Automator and AppleScript Automator on Wikipedia

Christmas Organization

– Bento database
– Address Book issues
– Receipt Wallet
– Stationery for Apple Mail for electronic Christmas cards

What we want for Christmas:

– MacBook Pro
– Guitar Hero guitarhero.com or Rock Band
– Drobo with Firewire 800
– Trip to MacWorld
– Animoto
– Apple 24″ Cinema Display
– Flip Mino

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Episode #54 was hosted by:

Katie Floyd: The Maccore
Bart Busschots: International Mac Podcast
Victor Cajiao: Typical Mac User
Steve Stanger: The Mac Attack

Topics for this episode:

Apple’s disappearing anti-virus tech document which leads to a discussion on viruses, malware, and phising.

Google Calendar adds CalDAV support and what calendar solutions we use.

Adobe is going to be a no-show at Macworld 2009 and we discuss graphic and photo editing alternatives.

Apple’s “Black Friday” deals (or lack thereof).

iPhone / iPod Touch application picks:

Delivery Status Touch
Amazon Mobile
Touch Physics
Vino for Dinner Mobile

Links:

BusySync
Anxiety
Photomatix Pro
RapidWeaver/
Pixelmator

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