Posted by: Jason O'Grady
Date: Friday, August 27th, 2010, 19:41
Category: Podcast
Episode 142 of the PowerPage Podcast is now available. You can either download it from the iTunes Store or directly (18.5 MB, MP3).
Panel: Jason O’Grady and Rob Parker
Topics: We review the torrent of rumors leading up to Apple’s September 1 event, including: the fourth-generation iPod touch, iOS 4.1, and how a new Apple TV with FaceTime, GameCenter and the App Store could be a huge game changer — and we play “What’s on your Mac.”
Here’s what’s on our Macs this week:
Jason
- VMWare Fusion 3.1 ($80)– Run Windows on your Mac with great 3D performance.
- Droid2 ($199 w/contract) – The best Android and Verizon phone out there right now and a worthy challenger to the iPhone.
Rob
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Posted by: Jason O'Grady
Date: Thursday, August 12th, 2010, 20:15
Category: Podcast
Episode 141 of the PowerPage Podcast is now available. You can either download it from the iTunes Store or directly (23.1 MB, MP3).
Panel: Jason O’Grady and Rob Parker
Topics: A metric ton of new Apple hardware rumors: iPod touch, iPad mini, CDMA iPhone, iTV and we play “What’s on your Mac.”
Here’s what’s on our Macs this week:
Jason
Rob
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Posted by: Jason O'Grady
Date: Wednesday, August 4th, 2010, 20:41
Category: Podcast
Episode 140 of the PowerPage Podcast is now available. You can either download it from the iTunes Store or directly (19.4 MB, MP3).
Panel: Jason O’Grady and Rob Parker
Topics: iPhone 4 jailbreak and unlocked this week, PPUG wrap-up, 1Password gets Dropbox support, Pastebot’s multitasking workaround and we play “What’s on your Mac.”
Here’s what’s on our Macs this week:
Jason
Rob
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Posted by: Jason O'Grady
Date: Wednesday, July 7th, 2010, 19:34
Category: Podcast
Episode 139 of the PowerPage Podcast is now available. You can either download it from the iTunes Store or directly (29.2 MB, MP3).
Panel: Jason O’Grady and Rob Parker
Topics: Will you jailbreak your iPhone 4? Rob’s i4 gets replaced for broken glass, the infamous proximity sensor bug, MobileMe calendar beta and updated iDisk app and we play “What’s on your Mac.”
Here’s what’s on our Macs this week:
Jason
- iWrap – ($20) Protective screen film for the iPhone 4
- Light-O-Matic – ($0.99, App Store) Flashlight app the uses the LED in the iPhone 4
- Rogue Amoeba’s Audio Hijack Pro ($32) – Record any audio with your Mac. Used exclusively on the PowerPage Podcast!
Rob
- Apple’s iPhone Tips website – collection of tips for using the iPhone 4 and iOS 4
- Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage ($12.99, iTunes Store) – Documentary about one of Rob’s and my favorite rock band
- also, DO NOT download the SiriusXM app for the iPhone – it’s horrifically bad
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Posted by: Jason O'Grady
Date: Friday, July 2nd, 2010, 10:51
Category: Podcast
Episode 138 of the PowerPage Podcast is now available. You can either download it from the iTunes Store or directly (29.4 MB, MP3).
Panel: Jason O’Grady, Rob Parker and Tom Hesser
Topics: We discuss the raft of iPhone 4 problems: dropped calls, signal loss, issues with the proximity sensor, ringtones, broken glass and we play “What’s on your Mac.”
Here’s what’s on our Macs this week:
Jason
- QuickOffice Connect Mobile (App Store, $9.99) – Finally a full-featured office suite for the iPad. Excellent.
- Eliminate:GunRange (App Store, $0.99) – My new favorite game shows off the iPhone 4′s amazing gyroscope.
- Reeder for iPad (App Store, $4.99) – I conquer with Tom’s previous selection of this excellent RSS client for iPad.
- Geo-Walk 3D World Factbook (App Store, $0.99) – Fun and educational encyclopedia of facts.
- BMX Street Stunts 3D (App Store, $4.99) – Fun game for BMX street and ramp tricks. Can’t wait for the new controls.
- Rogue Amoeba’s Audio Hijack Pro ($32) – Used weekly in the production of this podcast and we love it!
Rob
- Motion X GPS Drive – (iPhone, $0.99 – iPad, $2.99) – Killer navigation apps for iPhone and iPad.
- Gelaskins – Excellent graphical films for the iPhone and iPad.
Tom
- G4 app for iPhone (App Store, free) – Video and News from G4 network [too bad no iPad version]
- Any app that gets upgraded for multitasking
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Posted by: Jason O'Grady
Date: Thursday, June 17th, 2010, 20:52
Category: Podcast
Episode 137 of the PowerPage Podcast is now available. You can either download it from the iTunes Store or directly (40.9 MB, MP3).
Panel: Jason O’Grady, Rob Parker and Tom Hesser
Topics: This week we discuss the AT&T’s iPhone 4 pre-order meltdown, Mac mini unibody refresh, Mac OS 10.6.4, we dip into the PowerPage mailbag and play “What’s on your Mac.”
Here’s what’s on our Macs this week:
Jason
- Pulse News Reader ($3.99, iTunes) – Killer, visual RSS reader for iPad featured by Steve Jobs at WWDC.
Rob
- Camera+ for iPhone ($2.99, iTunes) – Enhance your images, add effects, crop and share.
Tom
- Reeder for iPad ($4.99, iTunes) – Google Reader/RSS client – awesome iPaddy interface like pinch to view articles (like Photos).
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Posted by: Jason O'Grady
Date: Monday, June 7th, 2010, 16:51
Category: Podcast
Episode 136 of the PowerPage Podcast is now available. You can either download it from the iTunes Store or directly (17.8 MB, MP3).
Panel: Jason O’Grady and Rob Parker
Topics: This week we discuss Steve Jobs’ keynote address at Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco. We took a break from our normal Wednesday podcast this week to analyze WWDC’s announcements including iPhone 4 and iOS 4 (formerly iPhone OS).
Posted by: Jason O'Grady
Date: Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010, 20:09
Category: Podcast
Episode 135 of the PowerPage Podcast is now available. You can either download it from the iTunes Store or directly (34.4 MB, MP3). This week we went with MP3 encoding because the podcast was too long to keep under the 20GB cap for OTA downloading on the iPad/iPod/iPhone.
Panel: Jason O’Grady and Rob Parker
Topics: This week we discuss AT&T’s sweeping changes to its data plans, Steve Jobs’ interview at D8, Jason’s Evo 4G and we play “What’s on your Mac.”
Here’s what’s on our Macs this week:
Jason
- Diner Dash: Grilling Green ($4.99, iTunes) – Seat and serve customers in this waitress sim designed for the iPad
- Putt Putt Golf HD ($6.99, iTunes) – Excellent mini golf sim for iPad with 90 challenging holes and multiple angles
- How to Destroy Angels (free) – 6 song EP from Trent Reznor
Rob
- Shanghai Mahjong for iPhone ($0.99, iTunes) – Beautiful Mahjong game for the iPad and iPhone
- Video Genius (free, iTunes) – Record video on your first generation and 3G iPhone
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Posted by: Jason O'Grady
Date: Thursday, May 27th, 2010, 09:52
Category: Podcast
Episode 134 of the PowerPage Podcast is now available. You can either download it from the iTunes Store or directly (29.4 MB, MP3). This week we went with MP3 encoding because it was too long to keep under the 20GB cap for OTA downloading on the iPad/iPod/iPhone.
Panel: Jason O’Grady and Rob Parker
Topics: This week we discuss AT&T confirming the June iPhone launch, WWDC 2010, DOJ scrutinizing Apple, Wired’s iPad app, traveling with your Mac and we play “What’s on your Mac.”
Here’s what’s on our Macs this week:
Jason
- Pinball HD ($2.99, iTunes) – Killer pinball simulator for the iPad, great for old school gamers like me.
- X-Plane ($9.99, iTunes) – Amazing flight simulator for the iPad, now with helicopters.
- @BPGlobalPR – Just check it out (and follow!)
Rob
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Posted by: Jason O'Grady
Date: Monday, May 24th, 2010, 21:52
Category: Podcast
Episode 133 of the PowerPage Podcast is now available. You can either download it from the iTunes Store or directly (34.6 MB, MP3). This week we went with MP3 encoding because it was too long to keep under the 20GB cap for OTA downloading on the iPad/iPod/iPhone.
Panel: Jason O’Grady and Tom Hesser
Topics: This week we discuss the iPad jailbreak, the demotion of the Mac at WWDC, iPod touch camera leak, Intel on the iPad, iPhone OS 4 and tethering and we play “What’s on your Mac.”
Here’s what’s on our Macs this week:
Jason
- Zagat To-Go ($9.99, iTunes) – Universal app for iPhone and iPad with restaurant reviews from 45 sources. Includes an offline mode, and information on nightlife, hotels and shops.
- Plants vs. Zombies HD ($9.99, iTunes) – The hype is true about this game, it’s hopelessly addictive and features 11 touch zones and 18 mini games. Set aside some time for this one.
Tom
- Spirit jailbreak application (free) – jailbreaks, but does not unlock, iDevices
- FullForce (free) – jailbreak app for forcing iPhone apps to iPad resolutions. Works with most apps. Download through Cydia.
- MacAlly BookStand (currently $40 on Amazon) – Case and stand for iPad.
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Subscribe to the PowerPage Podcast in iTunes or add the Podcast RSS feed to your RSS client. Our theme music is generously provided by The Tragically Hip their new release “We Are The Same” is available on iTunes. Don’t forget to join the PowerPage Facebook group.
