Apparently Apple makes this equipment call theMacintosh — something like a braggart iPad that you curb with a keyboard and black eye . This Macintosh runs things calledapplications , which are like apps , but with more syllables . And some of these applications are not only great , but cheap .
To honor some of these program we present our third annual GemFest — month - long daily review article ( excluding Sundays ) of some of the good cheap software made for the Mac . Macworld’sresident Gemeister Dan Frakes join online executive editor Philip Michaels to discussGemFest 2010 .
Prior to that treatment , I mull whether — in the nerve of iPhone 4 feeler issues and Apple ’s scattered response to same — those defending Apple and vilifying its critics do more harm than good .
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Show Notes
In the early part of the podcast I referred to the iPhone 4 and its antenna issues as well as Consumer Reports ’ reassessment of the equipment . We ’ve covered the iPhone ’s antenna inReport : Users Having iPhone 4 Antenna IssuesandAnswers to Your iPhone 4 Questions : The Antenna Issue . And we note Consumer Reports finding in Consumer Reports Knocks iPhone 4 For Reception Issues .
We have a mean wad of Mac Gems in the offing in the next 30 days or so . To keep up with them , visit our Mac Gems blog page early and often .
During his section , Dan Frakes mention a phone number of all - time Gems favorites . These admit :
Dan also expend some meter foreground new ingress in this twelvemonth ’s Gems - Fest , includingSoulver , Compartments , andHome Inventory . Updated favorites includeWitchandJitouch .
you could find previous episode of our audio podcasts at Macworld ’s podcasting page .
