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October 23, 2006

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MacUser Podcast #7: The Book of Numbers

Posted Oct. 23, ’06, 11:52 AM PT by Dan Moren
Category | MacUser

MacUser PodcastUpdate:I’m sorry, everybody. I made a mistake which caused some of you to get the wrong podcast (what you’re listening to, if you’re curious, is the Penny Arcade podcast mentioned in the show notes). The problem should be corrected now. Apologies, again.

Prepare for a scare. MacUser Podcast #7 may predate Halloween by a week, but we’ve still got spine-tingling tales of virus-inflicted iPods, crazy analysts, and, of course, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Can you think of anything more terrifying? We didn’t think so. Join Derik, Scott, and myself as we go over Apple’s quarterly financial results, five years of the iPod, and rumors of the iPhone. Perhaps most frightening, there’s nary a mention of the Wi-Fi hack saga.

(Also, if I may, to forestall comments about my terrible miking: yes, I know I am terribly miked in this episode. I need a pop filter. It’ll be fixed next time. Promise.)

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Comments and feedback on the show are always welcome, so feel free to share your thoughts below, or in an email to macuser [at] macuser [dot] com.

Show notes after the jump…

We liveblogged the mind-bleedingly somewhat dull Apple quarterly results conference call.

The story of the anti-iPod Mt. Everest climber took an interesting twist this morning.

It was quite the sad day when my first generation iPod died. Find the full story on my own blog.

We covered rumors of the iPhone pretty thoroughly, but we also had a story about the speculation surrounding the “true” video iPod.

Wired’s excellent piece on the iPod’s birth.

Penny Arcade’s podcast dealing with the Zune is totally hilarious (warning: adult content).

Sony’s new Walkman MP3 players were just released in Europe and Japan.

The last episode of MacBreak Weekly was, in fact, called iPod phone home and it contained—surprise!—speculation on the iPhone.

Steven Levy’s Newsweek article includes the brilliant Steve Jobs response to the Zune.

Again, comments are welcome and encouraged. Drop them in the thread below or send an email.


3 Comments

Wes Good Author Profile Page said:

For the record, I've also driven with a laptop open beside me. I had to find directions in a Gmail talk conversation. It makes driving while talking on a cell phone, drinking a coffee, changing the radio and changing lanes look like child's play.

October 23, 2006 3:48 PM
Kent said:

Not sure what you think is going out on the feed, but what I got from iTunes was a 30 minute show prep session. It was entertaining enough, but certainly not safe for off headphone listening at work. My 10 year old, however, loved the gratuitous use of the F word, so there's that.

October 24, 2006 4:21 AM
Kent said:

For what its worth, I too would download so much music if I could do it using a portable device that was wi-fi enabled. Microsoft is missing the boat with its wi-fi crippled Zune.

October 24, 2006 4:25 AM

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