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Vacation

Chris Stewart — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:13:51 +0000

As you may have already noticed, Matt and I are taking a few weeks off due to vacations. I was out at the beach last week and Matt’s band is on tour the next 2 weeks. So, if you’re in the Charlotte NC, Nashville TN, Lawrence KS, Chicago IL, Northampton MA, Cambridge MA, New York, or Washington DC area, go check them out.

We’ll be back with new episodes towards the end of August. Thanks!

Episode 38 - The Second Coming

Chris Stewart — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:37:35 +0000

July 18, 2008 - 50.2MB - 54:50

This week’s episode is a look at the iPhone 3G. It also marks our 1st year of Kill The Desktop. In the episode we look at the features present in the new phone and give our opinions on it after some heavy use. Enjoy this episode and let us know what you want to hear about in future episodes by posting a comment below or sending us an email at fans@killthedesktop.com.

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Episode 37 - Next Generation Mobile Technology

Chris Stewart — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:26:12 +0000

July 7, 2008 - 50.3MB - 54:55

This week’s episode is a look at the next generation of mobile technology. We’ll discuss how the iPhone has raised the bar for future devices. We also take a peek at Google Android, where Matt puts on his hater pants. :p Enjoy this episode and let us know what you want to hear about in future episodes by posting a comment below or sending us an email at fans@killthedesktop.com.

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Episode 36 - Will Microsoft Survive?

Chris Stewart — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:37:46 +0000

July 2, 2008 - 71.3MB - 1:02:15

This week’s episode is a discussion of perception about Microsoft. A lot has changed around the company in the last few years and we dig into the questions many are asking related to the software giant. Enjoy this episode and let us know what you want to hear about in future episodes by posting a comment below or sending us an email at fans@killthedesktop.com.

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Episode 35 - WWDC Rumor Wrap-Up

Chris Stewart — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:58:29 +0000

June 6, 2008 - 29.5MB - 32:14

This week’s episode is a wrap-up of the rumors related to next week’s WWDC. Enjoy this episode and let us know what you want to hear about in future episodes by posting a comment below or sending us an email at fans@killthedesktop.com.

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Episode 34 - The Social Web

Chris Stewart — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:58:51 +0000

June 4, 2008 - 37.6MB - 41:03

This week’s episode is all about the social movement of the web. We look at the various services available and give some of our opinions on them. So, enjoy this episode and let us know what you want to hear about in future episodes by posting a comment below or sending us an email at fans@killthedesktop.com.

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Episode 33 - Twitter Is Down

Chris Stewart — Thu, 29 May 2008 15:21:38 +0000

May 29, 2008 - 39.7MB - 43:23

This week we discuss Twitter and their recent problems with uptime. Matt and I share our viewpoints as a network administrator and a software architect respectively. So, enjoy this episode and let us know what you want to hear about in future episodes by posting a comment below or sending us an email at fans@killthedesktop.com.

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Episode 32 - So Much News

Chris Stewart — Mon, 12 May 2008 15:20:09 +0000

May 12, 2008 - 43.9MB - 48:01

This week we decided to take a break from the topics and focus on the recent tech news. It has been a few weeks since our last show and the news has been crazy lately. So, enjoy this episode and let us know what you want to hear about in future episodes by posting a comment below or sending us an email at fans@killthedesktop.com.

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We’re Slacking!

Chris Stewart — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:23:24 +0000

We taped KTD 32 last week but haven’t gotten it ready for download yet. Matt is on vacation this week in California. So, we’ll get the episode online as soon as possible. Sorry for the delay!

Episode 31 - Top 10 Mac Applications

Chris Stewart — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:35:41 +0000

April 18, 2008 - 42.9MB - 46:48

In this week’s episode we discuss our top 10 Mac applications. As requested during the show, we’ve put together a list of links to the applications so you all can check them out! Let us know what you think of this episode by posting a comment below or sending us an email at fans@killthedesktop.com.

Show Notes
Chris’ List
1. Spaces - http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/spaces.html
2. Safari - http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/safari.html
3. Quicksilver - http://www.blacktree.com/
4. Expose - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exposé_(Mac_OS_X)
5. Terminal - http://www.apple.com/macosx/technology/unix.html
6. Mail.app - http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/mail.html
7. Adium - http://www.adiumx.com/
8. Things - http://www.culturedcode.com/things/
9. TextMate - http://macromates.com/
10. CoRD - http://cord.sourceforge.net/

Matt’s List
1. Quicksilver - http://www.blacktree.com/
2. Expose/Spaces - http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/spaces.html
3. Mail.app - http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/mail.html
4. CoRD - http://cord.sourceforge.net/
5. Safari - http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/safari.html
6. Things - http://www.culturedcode.com/things/
7. Parallels - http://www.parallels.com/en/products/desktop/
8. Transmit - http://www.panic.com/transmit/
9. iChat - http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ichat.html
10. Screenflow - http://www.varasoftware.com/products/screenflow/

Honorable Mention
Cyberduck - http://cyberduck.ch/
iShowU - http://www.shinywhitebox.com/home/home.html
iTunes - http://www.apple.com/itunes/
Time Machine - http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/timemachine.html

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