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If you haven't already listened to Adam and Macworld's Jim Dalrymple talk about the Macworld Expo keynote in the MacNotables podcast, you can now watch them go at it on this MacVoicesTV episode, since Chuck Joiner had the whole thing videotaped as well. These aren't your average talking heads!
Notable software releases this week include Script Debugger 4.5.2 and Cyberduck 3.1.
The money quote from my conversation with Mike Musgrove of the Washington Post about Steve Jobs's six month medical leave: "I hope and believe Apple is a sufficiently grown-up company that a key executive can step out from day-to-day operations without impacting it in a big way."
Apple CEO Steve Jobs said in email to company employees that his health situation is more complex than he thought, and he will avoid day-to-day operations until June, while still making major decisions.
Despite the controversy with Apple, Macworld Expo still had plenty of neat things happening, both on and off the show floor. Here are a few bits we couldn't resist sharing with you, complete with pictures.
You can download trial versions of software, but it's nearly impossible on the Web to fully appreciate physical objects - cases, peripherals, and the like. Here are a few of the things that caught our eyes while perambulating around the show floor.
We've always been annoyed by Apple counting the number of visitors to its retail stores in units of Macworld Expos. That's because that specious comparison is all about Apple, not what really happens at Macworld Expo.
Notable software releases this week include WireTap Studio 1.0.7, Things 1.0, PDF Shrink 4.5, CheckUp 2.0, and FileMaker Pro 10.0.
iWork '09 brings welcome improvements to the productivity suite, but they're mostly limited to eye candy for Keynote and things that bring Pages and Numbers closer to parity with Microsoft Word and Excel.
Apple completes the transition to the new laptop unibody design with the new 17-inch MacBook Pro, but takes a risky move by switching to a non-removable battery.
iMovie '09 looks to be the video editor we expected last year, adding and improving on features that were present in earlier versions.
Interested in learning how to play your favorite songs on guitar or piano? Let the stars teach you how. GarageBand '09 has added Learn to Play music lessons to its bag of tricks.
iPhoto '09 now offers face detection and geotagging capabilities, along with integration with Facebook and Flickr, and new slideshow themes that can sync to an iPhone or iPod touch.
We woke up early, stood in line, and all we got were sore feet. Apple's last Macworld Conference and Expo keynote by Phil Schiller lived up only to the deflated expectations Apple set.