Mixed reactions from our panel on the announcements made by Apple at WWDC last week, from excitement to disappointment, fuel the discussions on this month's episode. Topics include iCloud, iOS5, OS X Lion, iTunes Match, Mac Defender, ATT's 4G LTE network, the Apple / Nokia patent settlement and more.

The new iMacs are out and there's so much we've been discovering. A firmware update unleashed 6Gbps speeds on two of the SATA ports, then an interesting design choice essentially takes one way. A couple of programmers take advantage of a tracking oversight in iOS, but is it much ado about nothing?

Another month of news has gone by and there's so much to discuss! The iPad 2 is still not widely available. Apple has cut several products from retail stores. Acer is looking to overhaul their operations to be more like Apple. OWC has released several new and exciting products in the last month.

So much is new, new, new! Apple has released the new MacBook Pro models and announced the iPad 2 in a relatively short period of time. OWC has come through with analysis on the products and a lineup of upgrades with even more on the way. Come. Sit a spell, and we’ll tell you all about it.

Has Apple become the Big Brother they rebelled against in 1984? How large should the role of tech be in education? Has internet privacy gone the way of the dodo? Join us as we shake out the answers to these and other burning questions in this month’s episode.

Steve Jobs takes another medical leave of absence from Apple, the iPhone will be offered by Verizon, word of the new A5 processors has been circulating, and the idea of government issued internet identification is discussed on this latest podcast episode.

The Computer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is upon us and Other World Computing announced a pretty big expansion to our SSD line. OWC Staffers give their first opinions and initial impressions of the new Mac App Store. Additional topics include Internet Explorer 9 and governing the internet.

Net Neutrality and the FCC. Are we looking at a new era of computing where there is an additional charge for everything we do online everyday? Join us as we discuss the pros and cons as well as muse about Apple's upcoming product lines and a variety of additional topics.

Everybody loves the iPad. Apple loves it. Oprah loves it. Kids love it. Adults love it. Other companies are trying to emulate it... and we're all going to discuss it. Other topics of conversation include NASA's "alien" life form discovery, privatized space exploration, and the future of poultry and content creation.

The Apple marketing machine may or may not have over-hyped the Beatles finally coming to iTunes. Join us as we discuss Apple’s tactics and other topics which include Avatar-style moviemaking on your iPad, the new 3.0TB hard drives, the relevance of optical drives, internet and phone privacy and security, and Other World Computing’s upcoming Cyber Week deals!