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    The Talk Show

    The Talk Show features discussion about technology, Apple, Mac, iPhone, iPad, movies, directors, and the Web. It’s America’s favorite podcast. Hosted by John Gruber & Dan Benjamin.

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    Latest Episodes:
    90: Phiwladelphia May 02, 2012
    Show notes

    John and Dan discuss Steve Jobs dressed as Willy Wonka, RIM and who really needs to wake up, mobile profits and design sense, the Pebble, and Ebert's greatest films list and a survey of great directors.

    Links for this episode:

    • MacBreak Weekly 297 | TWiT.TV
    • IMDb - Haywire (2011)
    • Amazon.com: Haywire [Blu-ray]: Gina Carano, Michael Fassbender, Channing Tatum, Michael Douglas, Michael Angarano, Steven Soderbergh: Movies & TV
    • Amazon.com: Haywire: Gina Carano, Michael Douglas, Channing Tatum, Debby Lynn Ross, Michael Fassbender: Movies & TV
    • iTunes - Movies - Haywire
    • Steve Jobs wanted to be Willy Wonka for a day, ship a golden certificate with the millionth iMac | The Verge
    • RIM Orchestrated 'Wake Up' Protest at Australian Apple Store | News & Opinion | PCMag.com
    • Letters of Note: Hitchcock for Bond?
    • Úll
    • Twitter / @asymco: Apple captured 73% of phon ...
    • The iPhone reached a new high in share of phone industry reve... on Twitpic
    • 11.13 and The Dropbox SDK
    • Microsoft Store Locations
    • BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha developer testing device hands-on photos and impressions | The Verge
    • Spotify for iPad: A UI Analysis with A Rdio Perspective
    • Spotify - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    • Pebble: E-Paper Watch for iPhone and Android by Pebble Technology — Kickstarter
    • Meet Pebble
    • While Apple Fights E-Book Lawsuit, Microsoft Partners With Barnes & Noble | TPM Idea Lab
    • North by Northwest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    • The greatest films of all time - Roger Ebert's Journal

    Sponsored by Textastic, TapTyping, and Squarespace (use promo code DANSENTME5 for 10% off).


    89: The Escalators Only Go One Way Apr 25, 2012
    Show notes

    John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the availability unavailability of WWDC tickets, analyst *estimates* and Apple's earnings, Google Drive, clicky keyboards, sitting and standing, and hoagies, subs, and grinders.

    Links for this episode:

    • Daring Fireball Linked List: WWDC 2012: June 11-15
    • WWDC - Apple Developer
    • Apple - Press Info - Apple Reports Second Quarter Results
    • Apple Sells 11.8 Million New iPads in First Quarter - Ina Fried - News - AllThingsD
    • The One Fly in the Apple-Earnings Ointment: iPad Sales - Alexis Madrigal - Technology - The Atlantic
    • AppleInsider
    • MSNBC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    • Introducing Google Drive... yes, really | Official Google Blog
    • How far do Google Drive's terms go in 'owning' your files? | ZDNet
    • Google Terms of Service – Policies & Principles – Google
    • Clicky Keyboards — Shawn Blanc
    • Confirmed: He Who Sits the Most Dies the Soonest - Neil Wagner - Health - The Atlantic
    • Submarine sandwich - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Sponsored by Sourcebits, Squarespace (use coupon code DANSENTME4 and get 30% off for 3 months).


    88: I'd Get A Super Yacht Apr 18, 2012
    Show notes

    John and Dan discuss iOS text editors, Read It Later/Pocket going free, Pinboard, WWDC, The Android Lockdown, the future of Windows and Nokia, and the James Bond novels going Amazon.

    Links for this episode:

    • Mobile operators unconvinced by Nokia's revival bid | Reuters
    • Windows Phone 8 'Apollo' Should Be Windows RT | PCWorld Business Center
    • Ian Fleming Centennial - Penguin Group (USA)
    • Amazon.com: James Bond: Dr. No (9781845760892): Ian Fleming, Peter O'Donnell, Henry Gammidge, John McClusky: Books
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    • Amazon.com: Dr No eBook: Ian Fleming: Kindle Store
    • MK-BT667A_BOND__DV_20120417173525.jpg 262×394 pixels
    • Classic James Bond Book Art
    • Amazon's Publishing Arm to Re-Issue James Bond Novels - WSJ.com
    • iTextEditors - iPhone and iPad text/code editors and writing tools compared
    • Simplenote. An easy way to keep notes, lists, ideas, and more.
    • Notesy
    • Byword • A Simple Text Editor for Mac and iOS
    • Nate Weiner • Why Read It Later/Pocket Went Free
    • Introducing the all-new Read It Later – now called Pocket « Pocket Blog
    • Pinboard
    • WWDC Alerts
    • Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2011
    • The Android Lockdown
    • Twitter Blog: Introducing the Innovator's Patent Agreement
    • Majority of new Lumia 900 converts are coming from Android or the iPhone | wpcentral | Windows Phone News, Forums, and Reviews

    Sponsored by Hover (coupon code DANSENTME for 10% off), FreshBooks, and the One More Thing Conference.


    87: Don't Geotag Your Junk Apr 11, 2012
    Show notes

    John and Dan talk about the Flashback virus, Instagram, Facebook, privacy, the dominant platform, the General Lee, the 4-inch iPhone, and much more.

    Links for this episode:

    • Amazon.com: Sodastream Fountain Jet Soda Maker Starter Kit: Kitchen & Dining
    • Caine's Arcade: 9-Year-Old Boy Builds His Own Cardboard Arcade Gets Flashmobbed, Scholarship Fund (VIDEO)
    • Caine's Arcade on Vimeo
    • The Official Site of The Miami Marlins | marlins.com: Homepage
    • Ozzie Guillen scandal: Is it time to move on? [poll] - latimes.com
    • Miami Marlins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    • Daring Fireball: Flashback and the E-Word
    • Apple vanishes Java from Mac OS X Lion • The Register
    • What you need to know about the Flashback trojan | Macworld
    • INSTAGRAM | I want to delete my account
    • I'm excited to... | Facebook
    • Daring Fireball Linked List: 'Dominant'
    • About Flashback malware
    • Every Jump of the General Lee, Seasons 1-6
    • General Lee (car) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    • The Dukes of Hazzard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    • Daisy Duke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    • Smokey and the Bandit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    • Pontiac Firebird - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    • Moonrunners - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    • Starsky and Hutch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    • Moonrunners - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    • The 11th Annual Lonestar Rod & Kustom Round Up - April 13-15th, 2012 - Austin, Texas
    • Daring Fireball Linked List: How Apple Could Make a 4-Inch iPhone
    • The 4 inch iPhone 5 | The Verge Forums

    Sponsored by EveryMe and Harvest (use coupon code 5BY5 for 50% off your first month).


    86: Well-Intentioned Scumbags Apr 04, 2012
    Show notes

    John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss Instagram for Android, Papermill (Instapaper for Android), iPhone wifi utilization, the iPad hotspot, the Lumia 900, the Mac Pro's future, and Readability.

    Links for this episode:

    • Das Keyboard: The mechanical keyboard that clicks
    • Papermill
    • Instagram • Instagram for Android -- Available Now.
    • Why Android Won’t Ruin Instagram - SplatF
    • A Comparison of Instagram for Android and iPhone
    • Twitter / @gruber: Same scene, same filter (A ...
    • iPhones Have Significantly Higher Rates of Wi-Fi Utilization than Android Phones in the U.S. and U.K. - comScore, Inc
    • New iPad as 25+ hour LTE hotspot, runs cooler than some Android tablets | 9to5Mac | Apple Intelligence
    • AnandTech - Tested: Battery Life on the new iPad
    • Lumia 900 review | The Verge
    • Twitter / @mikeindustries: The Lumia 900 looks nice b ...
    • Mac Buyer's Guide: Know When to Buy Your Mac, iPod or iPhone
    • Final 2011 Corvette Production Statistics
    • Lumia 900, a Beautiful Phone From Nokia and Microsoft - NYTimes.com
    • Daring Fireball Linked List: Josh Topolsky Reviews the Nokia Lumia 900
    • Daring Fireball Linked List: Readability Directs Shared Articles to Own Servers, Cuts Out Original Publishers
    • Readability, Instapaper, the Network and the Price we Pay - Anil Dash
    • Daring Fireball Linked List: Anil Dash on Readability and Instapaper

    Sponsored by Hover (coupon DANSENTME for 10% off), MailChimp and Shopify (coupon 5BY5 for 3 months free).


    85: Pre-Amplified Mar 28, 2012
    Show notes

    Jim Dalrymple is back with Dan Benjamin to talk about journalist responsibility in the wake of Warmgate, international 4G and things Apple didn't think of, patents and trademarks and how much care Apple gives them when naming products, guitars, domains, and a major announcement.

    Links for this episode:

    • iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple opinion and news | The Loop
    • Apple responds to supposed iPad heat issues
    • iPhoto for iPad, iPhone hits 1 million users in less than 10 days
    • Official Complaints Over '4G' Marketing of New iPad Taking Hold in Europe - Mac Rumors
    • The pull-to-refresh patent by Dustin Curtis
    • Apple Offers Refunds to People Who Bought Its Latest iPad on Telstra's network in Australia
    • Mac App Store - Reeder
    • The Failed Promise of ‘The Verge’ — The Brooks Review
    • Music FAILS: Guitar Amp FAIL - EPIC FAIL Funny Videos and Epic Fail Funny Pictures
    • Fender Tremolo Arm Tension Springs (12) | Musician's Friend
    • Blues Guitar Lessons - StevieSnacks Blues Guitar Lessons

    Sponsored by Studio Neat (coupon code 5by5 for 20% off) and AppsFire (coupon code 5by5 for 10% off).


    84: Daisey, Daisey, Give Me Your Answer, Do Mar 20, 2012
    Show notes

    John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss how dinosaurs publish digital magazines, the speed and signal of LTE on the new iPad, and the Mike Daisey fiasco.

    Links for this episode:

    • Apple responds to reports of new iPad heat issues, says it operates 'within our thermal specifications' | The Verge
    • Twitter / @ryanirelan: @daringfireball @gruber In ...
    • PhoneView for iPhone and iPad - Save SMS, iMessages, Voicemail, Call History, Music, Photos, Notes - Ecamm Network
    • iExplorer - Formerly iPhone Explorer, is an iPhone browser for Mac and PC
    • Apple Responds to iPad Heat Complaints - Peter Kafka - News - AllThingsD
    • Apple: 3 million iPads sold this weekend — Apple News, Tips and Reviews
    • Gitbox — The version control app on a Mac
    • FreshBooks - Online Invoicing, Accounting & Billing Software
    • Bare Bones Software | BBEdit 10
    • Bare Bones Software | A Little Light Reading
    • Reaction to Mike Daisey's Foxconn claims - CBS News
    • Final performance of "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs" gets standing ovation - Tech Talk - CBS News

    This episode is sponsored by Gitbox, Freshbooks - painless billing, and BBEdit - Dan's favorite text editor.


    83: The King's Thumb Mar 15, 2012
    Show notes

    John Gruber and Dan Benjamin discuss the pixels, speed, and battery of the new iPad and how they make it much more than a simple update, the iPad event, tradeoffs in iPad and iPhone design, and how to handle being spotted with a prototype in public.

    Links for this episode:

    • Apple Share Price Hits $600, Just One Month After Hitting $500 - Mac Rumors
    • Daring Fireball: iPad (3)
    • Review: iPad third generation
    • Review: The third-generation iPad Review | Macworld
    • New iPad: A Million More Pixels Than HDTV - Walt Mossberg - Personal Technology - AllThingsD
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    • 5by5 | The Talk Show #82: Not Your Normal Beard
    • Reviews of third-generation iPad hit the Web | The TechBlock
    • Screen Shot 2012-03-15 at 9.28.00 AM.png
    • AppleInsider | Print: New iPad 4G LTE incompatible with networks outside North America
    • Subaru BRAT - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Sponsored by Hover (promo DANSENTME for 10% off), Squarespace (promo DANSENTME3 for 30% off for 3 months), and Sourcebits.


    82: Not Your Normal Beard Mar 09, 2012
    Show notes

    John Gruber is on vacation so Dan Benjamin is joined by Jim Dalrymple of The Loop to discuss Apple rumors, 20 years of publishing and following Apple, the new iPad, iPhoto, the future of Apple, and much more.

    Links for this episode:

    • iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple opinion and news | The Loop
    • Apple, Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod Reviews, Help, Tips, and News | Macworld
    • MacCentral - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    • Yep
    • I use my iPad like an iPad, not like a PC
    • A few minutes with the new iPad
    • Windows 8 and Metro show true multiplatform OS promise - Chicago Sun-Times
    • Something’s Unraveling, Alright | Matt Thomas
    • Slash (musician) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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    • SuperMegaUltraGroovy
    • Marshall JCM800 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    • Ho Electronics
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    • Jim_Dalrymple_and_The_Beard.jpg 1,269×1,902 pixels
    • Jim Dalrymple | Facebook
    • Jim Dalrymple (jdalrymple) on Twitter

    Sponsored by Harvest -- use code 5BY5 for 50% off your first month, and by Rackspace.


    81: Coffee and Trucker Pills Feb 29, 2012
    Show notes

    John Gruber and Dan Benjamin talk about whether Michael Knight's keyboard could replace the Apple Extended Keyboard, the upcoming iPad event and potential software demos, the future of One More Thing, whether Siri and LTE will come to iPad 3, and who will be on stage.

    Links for this episode:

    • "You Know" - Nicklazilla
    • Das Keyboard: The mechanical keyboard that clicks
    • Matias Tactile Pro 3
    • Gruber's Das Keyboard | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    • Gruber's Das Keyboard | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
    • SpaceSaver M (Mac or Apple)
    • Apple Extended Keyboard II - a set on Flickr
    • The Talk Show with John Gruber and Dan Benjamin
    • Sources: New Apple TV launching in March, near-immediate availability hinted for new iPads | 9to5Mac | Apple Intelligence
    • Operant conditioning chamber - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    • Apple iPad 2 - Buy iPad 2 Wi-Fi & iPad Wi-Fi + 3G - Black or White, Two Cameras, HD Recording, A5 Chip - Apple Store (U.S.)
    • EXCLUSIVE: New 'MLB At Bat' baseball app to launch Wed. with in-app subscription plan | Fox News
    • MLB At Bat 2012 Goes Free, Uses Monthly In-App Subscriptions

    Sponsored by TinyLetter and Shopify.


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