Shawn and Ben talk about Twitter and the current issues with 3rd-party developers and the new xAuth / OAuth requirements, as well as weather apps, link blogging, and steak tacos.

In this episode Shawn and Ben discuss cloud based music solutions and swords.

Shawn and Ben discuss writing bad reviews, Lion in the Mac App Store and when Shawn should make his next Mac purchase because he's tired of the bag for his MacBook Pro.

Shawn and Ben talk about the new iPad app, News.me, and the whole trend towards individuals wanting to curate their own news via social networks.

Shawn and Ben talk about Tweetbot, Twitter clients in general, and the weather.

This week Shawn and Ben talk about which apps they would choose if they could only pick 5 apps to have on their Mac. They also compare their Internet speeds in anticipation of the new Google Internet Kansas City is getting.

Ben and Shawn talk about personal preferences regarding the Mac OS X Dock, Menu Bar, desktop wallpaper images, and more.

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Ben and Shawn talk about the secret-weapon utility apps they use and how they use them.

Shawn and Ben talk about SXSW, writing, and other miscellany.

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