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November 27, 2008 (NOW PLAYING!): Meet the Night Owl himself, the incomparable Gene Steinberg, best-selling Mac author and columnist. Get to know Gene, and discover his unique, thought-provoking viewpoints about the technology universe, from Macs to consumer electronics.

On this week's all-star episode, we bring onboard Steve "Mr. Gadget" Kruschen, who regales us with a number of great finds in tech gear that offer both terrific performance and reasonably affordable pricing.

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Nov 27 08
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Steve "Mr. Gadget" Kruschen regales us with a number of great finds in tech gear for the holidays; security aficionado Kirk McElhearn speaks more about Safari's new phishing protection; Macworld Senior Editor Peter Cohen tells you why he wants a Mac netbook.

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Nov 20 08

Frederick Johnson, product marketing manager for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, and Special Correspondent David Biedny; security researcher Rich Mogull; Ross Howe, from mStation and Mophie, discusses the "juice pack"; Brian Floe, who runs MyAppleSpace.com.

Nov 13 08

"The David Biedny Zone" holds forth on Apple's CEO succession plans and cool, cheap stuff for recording music on your Mac; Parallels Desktop 4.0 described by product evangelist Rawee Kambhiranond; tech industry analyst Ross Rubin from the NPD Group.

Nov 6 08

Macworld Editorial Director Jason Snell joins us to talk about choosing the best keyboard and mouse for your computer and the features Apple dropped from the new MacBook; prolific author and commentator Joe Kissell discusses Apple's MobileMe Web services.

Oct 30 08

"The David Biedny Zone" presents an insightful look at the history of personal computers starting with the original Apple II; Macworld Senior Editor Rob Griffiths rants about glossy screens and Mac OS X Leopard shortcomings; John Larish, author of "Silver to Silicon."

Oct 23 08

Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus returns to discuss his review of Apple's newest MacBook Pro; Stephen Becker, an analyst with the NPD Group, dissects Apple's Apple's quarterly financials; commentator Kirk McElhearn reports on his encounter with a "toxic" Mac Pro.

Oct 16 08

Cutting-edge commentator Daniel Eran Dilger, from Roughly Drafted Magazine, talks about the products that Apple shouldn't build; Peter Cohen, Macworld's Game Room columnist; Evan Gross, from Rainmaker Research, Inc., author of Spell Catcher.

Oct 9 08

Return to "The David Biedny Zone" for more new features in Adobe Creative Suite CS4; Ross Rubin, an industry analyst with the NPD Group, presents penetrating insights about sales prospects for consumer gear; profile of Opera 9.6 Web browser from Nuno Sitima.

Oct 2 08

"The David Biedny Zone" reveals the secrets of Adobe Photoshop CS4; cutting-edge commentator Daniel Eran Dilger, from Roughly Drafted Magazine, explains why certain iPhone applications were rejected by Apple; intellectual property attorney Arthur Shaffer.

Sept 25 08

Author and commentator Adam Engst, publisher of TidBITS and Take Control Books, commentator Kirk McElhearn and Macworld Senior Editor Dan Frakes discuss the recent iPod refresh updates, prospects for Apple's "major product transition" and lots more.

Sept 18 08

Tech industry analyst Ross Rubin from the NPD Group; web guru Denis Motova, of HostICan, discusses managed hosting; the legalities of stock photos with Kelly Thompson, of iStockphoto; security expert Rich Mogull talks about recent Apple security updates.

Sept 11 08

Explore Apple's latest music-related announcements in "The David Biedny Zone"; discover QuarkXPress 8 with Dan Logan of Quark, Inc.; DriveSavers' Mike Cobb will tell you how and why hard drives go bad, and how a recovery service can get your data back.

Sept 4 08

Learn about the misbehaving iPhone 3G recently purchased by Rob Griffiths of Macworld and macosxhints.com; Millard Grubb, the editor and publisher of the Macintosh Money Newsletter; InfoWorld Executive Editor Galen Gruman discusses QuarkXPress 8.

Aug 28 08

Tech author and commentator Andy Ihnatko with an Apple update on their recent troubles; columnist Joe Wilcox, editor of Apple Watch and Microsoft Watch; Julian Miller, of Plum Amazing and Script Software, will tell us about his two new iPhone applications.

Aug 21 08

Meet Daniel Lyons, sometimes known as "The Fake Steve Jobs," who wrote "Options: The Secret Life of Steve Jobs"; author Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus and Rob Pegoraro, a technology columnist for the Washington Post, discuss Apple's iPhone 3G and MobileMe problems.

Aug 14 08

We explore hot back-to-school gear with Steve "Mr. Gadget" Kruschen; check out the top iPhone games and other goodies with Macworld Game Room columnist Peter Cohen; Macworld's Jim Dalrymple delivers a progress report on his album recording project.

Aug 7 08

Enter "The David Biedny Zone," and learn about QuarkXPress 8 and product update issues; Macworld writer Kirk McElhearn discusses the DNS bug; James Rea, President of ProVUE Development, on the history of their popular database application, Panorama.

July 31 08

Mac author Adam Engst, Editor/Publisher of TidBITS, delivers an historical perspective on the growth of the Internet, and he also covers recent Apple-related problems; an iPhone and MobileMe update from commentator Daniel Eran Dilger, of Roughly Drafted Magazine.

July 24 08

Veteran Mac author and commentator Ted Landau focuses on the iPhone; Apple's latest quarterly financials are examined by NPD Group analyst Stephen Baker; prolific author Joe Kissell reports on his iPhone 3G experiences in France and Apple's MobileMe fiasco.

July 17 08

Explore the prospects of the iPhone as a gaming platform with Macworld Game Room columnist, Peter Cohen; discover AOL's new Mac and iPhone software with Product Manager Lee Givens; Macworld Lab Director Jim Galbraith on the latest product tests.

July 10 08

We explore the promise and the reality of the iPhone 3G and iPhone 2.0 software with noted industry Analyst Ross Rubin of the NPD Group and Macworld Editorial Director Jason Snell; Shahab Kavian discusses HyperOffice, a business-related email system.

July 3 08

Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus returns; Macworld Senior Editor Rob Griffiths talks about the "FrankenMac," the Mac cloning equation, the promise of Snow Leopard and his hopes for the iPhone 3; Intel's Dan Snyder discusses the company's past, present and future.

June 26 08

Enter "The David Biedny Zone" as our Special Correspondent talks about the future of Mac magazines and some great and not-so-great graphic apps; author Ted Landau with his expectations for iPhone 2.0 and the iPhone 3G; Don Mayer, CEO of Small Dog Electronics.

June 19 08

Author and commentator Kirk McElhearn discusses a potentially major security threat to the Mac platform; Patrick Nugent, of Roxio, Toast 9's Product Manager; Johnny Capitosto of Yazsoft; Brian Greenstone of Pangea Software; Stephen Becker from Macease.

June 12 08

Cutting-edge commentator Daniel Eran Dilger, of Roughly Drafted Magazine, discusses the WWDC; security guru Rich Mogull talks about Apple's new enterprise focus; discover Leopard Cache Cleaner, for Mac OS X maintenance, with John Lowry of Northern Softworks.

June 5 08

Peter Cohen, from Macworld, with WWDC predictions and a Mac gaming update; author and musician Jeff Tolbert, author of two Take Control Ebooks on Garage Band '08; home automation software introduced by Matt Bendiksen of PerceptiveAutomation.com.

May 29 08

Adam Engst, Editor/Publisher of TidBITS, delivers his fearless predictions about Apple's WWDC; Macworld's Jim Dalrymple on recording a rock album; Andy Marken discusses NTI Shadow; a backup app; Julian Miller, of Script Software, with an update of CopyPaste Pro.

May 22 08

"The David Biedny Zone" and the future of the Internet; Industry analyst Ross Rubin, of the NPD Group, with a PC market update; Rich Mogull presents a Mac and Windows security report; Alex Ulloa, of iSobre, talks about a new sleeve for the MacBook and MacBook Air.

May 15 08

Macworld Editorial Director Jason Snell talks about Apple issues including the iPhone and the best and worse of this year's fractured TV season; author and commentator Kirk McElhearn delivers rants and raves about tech support; Brent Oxley, owner of HostGator.

May 8 08

Macworld Senior Editor Rob Griffiths details his "FrankenMac" project to build a home-brewed Mac; "The David Biedny Zone" honors the tenth anniversary of the iMac; Lee Givens, Product Manager for AOL Desktop for the Mac, discusses their new Mac software.

May 1 08

Cutting-edge commentator Daniel Eran Dilger of Roughly Drafted Magazine explores the meaning behind Apple's surprise purchase of PA Semiconductor; Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus and Steve "Mr. Gadget" Kruschen discuss hot new gear, including the latest Macs.

Apr 24 08

Wired's Leander Kahney discusses his new best-selling book entitled "Inside Steve's Brain." InfoWorld Executive Editor Galen Gruman on Macs in the enterprise; Macworld Lab Director Jim Galbraith; HostICan's Denis Motova explains "managed hosting."

Apr 17 08

Macworld's Dan Frakes on a proposal for a Mac minitower; Macworld's Jim Dalrymple remembers the late Stan Flack, founder of MacCentral; author Joe Kissell delivers a Leopard backup update; a Mac gaming report from Peter Cohen, Macworld's game guru.

Apr 10 08

Discover Bias Peak with Bias Inc.'s Jason Davies; Macworld's Jim Dalrymple discusses recording a new album with his rock band on his Mac; David Biedny presents "I Go to See An Apple Genius"; Web applications Freeway and Freeway Pro with Ian Schray of Softpress.

Apr 3 08

The Ultimate Mac Roundtable with Special Correspondent David Biedny, TidBITS Editor/Publisher Adam Engst, Rob Griffiths of Macworld and macosxhints.com, ace Mac troubleshooter and best-selling author Ted Landau and author/columnist Kirk McElhearn.

Mar 27 08

Revisit the "browser wars" with Adam Engst, Editor/Publisher of TidBITS; Steven Sande, author of "Take Control of iWeb: iLife '08 Edition"; Alan Oppenheimer of Open Door Networks; Ross Rubin, director of analysis at market research firm NPD Group.

Mar 20 08

Cutting-edge commentator Daniel Eran Dilger of Roughly Drafted Magazine; Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus discusses the state of the Mac and Apple's Wi-Fi mobile platform; HostICan's Denis Motova debates the merits of new search technology; Tim Goggin of Pocket Mac.

Mar 13 08

Izhar Matzkevich, President of WildCharge, Inc.; Vito Salvaggio of Roxio, introduces Toast 9; Alykhan Jetha, CEO, Marketcircle Inc., on the iPhone SDK; "The David Biedny Zone" on Microsoft's decline towards insignificance and the lack of Flash support for the iPhone.

Mar 6 08

Is the MacBook Air the perfect road warrior's appliance, and can it work great on desktops too? Get the answers from commentator Kirk McElhearn and Macworld's Editorial Director, Jason Snell; Benjamin Rudolph of Parallels discusses their latest products.

Feb 28 08

Explore Apple's newest notebooks and learn the sad fate of Eudora, an email application, with Adam Engst of TidBITS; Timothy Dick, co-founder of VOIPo; HostICan's Denis Motova on blogging; discover hot new tech gear with Steve "Mr. Gadget" Kruschen.

Feb 21 08

The end of the high definition DVD war and other hot topics with Special Correspondent David Biedny; John Rizzo of MacWindows.com on problems with the recent Leopard 10.5.2 update; pithy comments from tech pundit Andy Ihnatko; Mariner Software's Michael Wray.

Feb 14 08

Matt Mullenweg, the co-founder of the world-famous blogging tool, WordPress; Microsoft's Amanda Lefebvre of the company's Mac Business Unit; Intego's Victor Bishop; Macworld's Rob Griffiths on the Leopard 10.5.2 and Apple TV "Take 2" updates.

Feb 7 08

The Night Owl covers the uproar over Microsoft's planned hostile takeover of Yahoo! with Joe Wilcox, Editor of eWeek's Microsoft Watch and Galen Gruman, Executive Editor of InfoWorld; Macworld Lab Director Jim Galbraith with the latest Mac speed test results.

Jan 31 08

The search for the missing iPhones with commentator Daniel Eran Dilger of Roughly Drafted Magazine; Intuit's Scott Gulbransen, product manager for TurboTax; HostICan's Denis Motova discusses navigation systems; Rich Mogull on iPhone and Mac security.

Jan 24 08

Apple's 1st quarter financials and the fallout from its new product announcements at Macworld Expo, featuring columnist Kirk McElhearn and Macworld's Editorial Director, Jason Snell; HostICan's Denis Motova explains why WIndows Vista is not for him.

Jan 17 08

The Night Owl covers the hot new products from Apple that were introduced during the Steve Jobs keynote at Macworld Expo. Guests include industry analyst Ross Rubin, of the NPD Group, HostICan's Denis Motova and take a special visit to "The David Biedny Zone."

Jan 10 08

Noted Mac guru Ted Landau on secrets of the iPhone; HostICan's Denis Motova joins Gene for a hands-on comparison between the iPhone and the Blackberry; author Joe Kissell talks about upgrading to Leopard; shareware publisher Andrew Welch, of Ambrosia Software.

Jan 3 08

A look at the false stories written about Apple, as revealed by commentator Daniel Eran Dilger of Roughly Drafted Magazine; Kirk McElhearn discusses the hits and misses of 2007; HostICan's Denis Motova and Gene talk about iPod adapters and satellite radio.

Dec 27 07

Explore the year 2007 in the tech world with Ross Rubin of the NPD Group, Special Correspondent David Biedny and Macworld's Jason Snell; HostICan's Denis Motova joins Gene in our new "Tech Junkies" segment to discuss Dell's 24-inch and 30-inch displays.

Dec 20 07

Explore Google's "knol," their plans for an online encyclopedia similar to Wikipedia, with Adam Engst of TidBITS; Apple and the enterprise with Alykhan Jetha, CEO, Marketcircle Inc.; Jon Gotow of St. Clair Software; HostICan's Denis Motova discusses online privacy.

Dec 13 07

Discover Apple's Keynote and the best missing features from the Classic Mac OS in "The David Biedny Zone"; HostICan's Denis Motova with Jen Grant of Google; Benjamin Rudolph from Parallels reveals their new corporate name and forthcoming Mac products.

Dec 6 07

Discover Leopard's new iChat application with Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus; commentator Andy Ihnatko discusses the iPhone and the new Amazon Kindle ebook reader; Bill Fox of Macs Only delivers Leopard benchmarks; HostICan's Denis Motova on sending bulk mail.

Nov 29 07

Check out the hottest gear for the holidays with Steve "Mr. Gadget" Kruschen; a Mac security update from Kirk McElhearn; Scott Switzer CTO of Openads (an online ad server system); HostICan's Denis Motova explains how you'll know when your site is successful.

Nov 22 07

Holiday tech gear sales explored by Ross Rubin of the NPD Group; the state of Leopard and the iPhone with Macworld's Jim Dalrymple and Jason Snell; HostICan's Denis Motova explains the meaning behind such buzzwords as "geo-targeting" and "load balancing."

Nov 15 07

A Leopard security update with Alan Oppenheimer of Open Door Networks; John Rizzo of MacWindows.com on Leopard networking problems; Dave Nanian, of Shirt Pocket, publishers of SuperDuper!; HostICan's Denis Motova explains what Web 2.0 means to you.

Nov 8 07

Ted Landau tours Leopard's "Share Screen" feature; Daniel Eran Dilger, of Roughly Drafted Magazine, covers the myths and realities of Leopard; Benjamin Rudolph of Parallels; Leopard security update with Rich Mogull; HostICan's Denis Motova on PPC advertising.

Nov 1 07

The "Ultimate Leopard Roundtable," with David Biedny, Macworld Senior Editor Rob Griffiths and Macworld writers Joe Kissell and Kirk McElhearn; HostICan's Denis Motova joins Gene to deliver tips and tricks for creating a good-looking Web site.

Oct 25 07

Joe Wilcox, of Microsoft Watch, tells you why he sold his iPhone; security expert Rich Mogull on Leopard's improved security; Matt Milano, of Infinity Data Systems; HostICan's Denis Motova and Gene talk to Lisa Sabin-Wilson, author of "WordPress for Dummies."

Oct 18 07

Macworld Senior Editor Christopher Breen talks about the iPhone, iTunes and Leopard; Andrew Welch, of Ambrosia Software, discusses WireTap Studio; OpenDNS CEO David Ulevitch; HostICan's Denis Motova on starting your own online forum.

Oct 11 07

David Biedny talks about the online release of a new Radiohead album; author and commentator Kirk McElhearn explains why he is still unhappy with the interface of the latest iPods; HostICan's Denis Motova discusses wacky tech support calls.

Oct 4 07

The controversy over the iPhone 1.1.1 update discussed by columnist Ted Landau and Macworld Senior Editor Rob Griffiths; industry analyst Ross Rubin of the NPD Group talks about high definition DVD; HostICan's Denis Motova on the recent WordPress upgrade.

Sep 27 07

Mac and Windows integration update from John Rizzo, of MacWindows.com; Mac Office news from Microsoft's Amanda Lefebvre; Intego's Victor Bishop; the NotMac Challenge, with J. Kent Pepper; HostICan's Denis Motova talks about online etiquette.

Sep 20 07

Author Kirk McElhearn complains about the new iPod interface; Daniel Eran Dilger, of Roughly Drafted Magazine, discusses his "Zoon" awards; Benjamin Rudolph on Parallels Desktop; HostICan's Denis Motova tells you how to solve problems with your Web site.

Sep 13 07

David Biedny on this week's release of Apple's Logic Studio, wondering why it didn't happen last week; Adam Engst, of TidBITS, describes his site update, the new beta of the Eudora, and, of course, the iPhone; HostICan's Denis Motova explains the power of DNS.

Sep 6 07

Special Correspondent David Biedny provides the "Monday morning quarterback" analysis of Apple's new iPods. More analysis from Bill Palmer of iProng and Ross Rubin of the NPD Group; HostICan's Denis Motova on trademark infringement issues.

Aug 30 07

Macworld's Ben Long talks about hacking the iPhone and HostICan's Denis Motova returns to present hints on having a good-looking Web site; Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus explains why he prefers the new iMac's glossy screen; Tim Robertson, of MyMac.

Aug 23 07

An iPhone update with Macworld Senior Editor Christopher Breen; "The David Biedny Zone," where our Special Correspondent talks about technology in Argentina, his Apple "war story" and more; registering your Internet domain with HostICan's Denis Motova.

Aug 16 07

The good, bad and ugly aspects of Apple's recent Mac-related announcements with Macworld Senior Editor Rob Griffiths, and author and commentator Kirk McElhearn; Rob-ART Morgan, of BareFeats; HostICan's Denis Motova introduces online blogging.

Aug 9 07

The Night Owl explores Apple's new product announcements with Macworld's Peter Cohen. In addition, cutting-edge commentator Daniel Eran Dilger, of Roughly Drafted Magazine, exposes the fakery surrounding attempts to create stories that attack Apple Inc.

Aug 2 07

The Night Owl examines the prospects for both Apple and Microsoft with industry analyst Ross Rubin of the NPD Group; Ray Barber of prmac.com; the "David Biedny Zone," where you learn that Microsoft knows nothing about innovation and only applications count.

Jul 26 07

The latest quarterly financials from Apple and Microsoft with Joe Wilcox of Microsoft Watch; John Rizzo of MacWindows.com; finding the right Web host with HostICan's Denis Motova; Sharon Zardetto, co-author of "Take Control: The Mac OS X Lexicon."

Jul 19 07

The Night Owl explores back-to-school gear for dads and grads with Steve "Mr. Gadget" Kruschen; a Mac news and views update from Adam Engst, editor and publisher of TidBITS; the latest Apple troubleshooting information from MacFixIt's Ben Wilson.

Jul 12 07

The Night Owl continues coverage of the amazingly successful iPhone with Macworld's Jason Snell; VMWare's Pat Lee, product manager for their forthcoming Mac virtual machine software, Fusion; Joe Trupiano, director of marketing for storage device maker MicroNet.

Jul 5 07

The Night Owl explores Apple's newest success story, the iPhone, with Joe Wilcox, who is also Editor of Microsoft Watch; visit "The David Biedny Zone," where our Special Correspondent holds forth on the iPhone, his favorite keyboards and lots more.


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