You can catch me on the latest MacJury podcast (iTunes) chatting about the iPad 2 with judge Chuck Joiner and a gallery of Mac pundits. The panel included Chuck, Victor Cajiao, Jeff Gamet, Pat Fauquet, Nancy Gravley, Don McAllister, Terry White and myself and we discussed our buying experiences and early impressions of the new device.

A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 073. I picked up the new iPad 2 on Friday and spent the weekend putting it through it’s paces. In this episode I share my first reactions to the new device and offer my opinion on I think it’s worth the upgrade.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 341. Lines, availability, and shortages. iFixit tears down iPad 2. iPad 2 launch day interviews. Get iMovie running on an iPad 1.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 072. Every year at tax time I have to wade through a ton of papers to find the documents and info I need. This year I finally went paperless and it was awesome. Hear how I did it and get some tips on setting up your own system for going paperless.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 340. The iPad 2. iPad Smart Cover. iOS 4.3. iMovie and GarageBand for iPad. iTunes 10.2 update. Apple launches Joint Venture Program. Rumors of DOJ looking at MPEG-LA. Macbook Pro reviews are coming in. Feedback on iTunes 24-bit audio files. Maccast One Minute Tip: Preview and Annotate. Add all Mail to addresses to Address Book. Recommendations on Macbook Pro gaming. Mobile Me Dot Mac account nightmare. Smudges under iMac glass

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 071. Now that new Macbook Pros have hit the streets a common question for those of us considering an upgrade is how to decide on a specific model? The differences between models range from dramatic to subtle, but I’ll share some of the tricks I use for filtering the specs and finding the model that’s the perfect fit for you.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 339. New Macbook Pros. Thunderbolt, high speed I/O connector. Face Time for Mac. OS X Lion Developer Preview. Apple iPad 2 event. New datacenter online this Spring. Private ‘glimpse’ of new FinalCut. Does Apple have responsibility in China. Do we need higher bit rate music? DIY docks and stands. The power of Meetspace. Hooking up an Airport Express.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 070. I have a secret weapon in backing up and archiving my email that I don’t often (or forget) to talk about. Mail Steward allows you to permanently archive mail from OS X Mail into a searchable MySQL Lite database archive.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Show 338. Apple opens up subscriptions. iWeb 3.0.3 and Aperture 3.1.1 updates. New Macbook Pro rumors. iPhone 5 speculation, smaller iPhone. Disappointing ViPhone sales. Apple’s 2011 Suppler Responsibility report (PDF). The iPads Mac dependency. Converting iTunes track from Chinese. Quick tip: Spotlight math. iPhone Password hacking explained.

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A podcast about all things Macintosh. For Mac geeks, by Mac geeks. Episode 069. A cool little app and a couple of other tricks for listening to Pandora stations in the background on the Mac without using Safari.

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