Mar 19th 2008
MacBreak Weekly 81
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Safari 3.1, security update, Apple mulls music subscription plan, this week's picks and more...
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- 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 & Dragons, has unfortunately passed away
- The Audio Book Picks:
The 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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