Apple ’s Mobile River applications department store is one - yr old and to celebrate the well-chosen event we devote this episode to all - things - App Store . We do so with a roundtable discussion featuring Macworld executive editor Philip Michaels , fourth-year editor in chief Dan Frakes , and associate editor Dan Moren . Topics of treatment include The iPhone ’s Distinctive Dozen , our take on some of the year ’s apps that best characterize the Store ’s offering ; apps we count among our guilty pleasures ; and a look at the Store ’s past , present , and future tense .

Prior to that discourse I bid five tips for troubleshoot a Quaker or family member ’s Mac that might just help oneself you stay friends and family member .

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Show Notes

In the News & Commentary segment I refer to a few pieces I ’ve save about troubleshooting for friends and family . Those pieces admit Monday ’s A Survivor ’s Guide to Family Mac Upgrades , Remotely Fixing the Family Printer , and Trouble - destitute Mac Tech Support .

When babble about the App Store , Phil , 2x Dans , and I mention a fair handful of apps . They let in :

Phil also cite his roundup of portable gridiron games . you could find them in his iPhone Football Games from last February .

And for far more entropy on everything iPhone , visit iPhone Central .

And did you catch those one or two subtle mentions of our App Guide ? If you regain graze the App Store as occasionally confounding as we do , this is a detached resourcefulness you should take reward of .

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