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We are very excited to celebrate a significant milestone for us: the fiftieth episode of PreviewCast! On this episode, we take the opportunity to look back at the announcements from Macworld and discuss them. However, the days of the slightly chaotic PreviewCast are back, as Robert and Mitchell reunite once again for the first time in twenty episodes to cause a whole lot of craziness that reminds one very much of PreviewCast #022, the Macworld 2007 episode that we released one year ago today. But enough with the reflective jibber-jabber; let’s get to the meat of the show.

We’re joined on this episode by guest Gabe Taviano, host of the God’s Mac Podcast (via the Tech Podcast Network), who gets a thrill ride as we exhibit “business as usual” on this show. Steve’s Macworld Keynote includes the useful Time Capsule, a trendy update for the iPhone, a much needed (and overpriced) update for the iPod touch, the controversial idea of iTunes Movie Rentals, a rejuvinated Apple TV, and the flashy-but-not-very-practical MacBook Air. We also briefly examine this year’s recently-ended MacHeist Bundle, and share our comments about Gizmodo’s mischief at CES. To wrap it up, Gabe and Douglas each review a shareware app for good measure. Oh, and it’s Mitchell’s birthday, and you know what that means…

All this and more on this “aired out” episode of PreviewCast!

Length: 01:32:47
Hosts: Douglas Bell, Sam Jackson, Mitchell Joyce, and Robert Preston w/ Guest Host Gabe Taviano
Promo Exchange: Geekazine

Review: Feeder
Gabe’s Rating:

Review: AppShelf
Douglas’ Rating:

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In honor of the release of WordPress 2.3, which just happened a few minutes ago, actually, and because we were all too busy to record a regular episode this week, we’re releasing an interview that Douglas recently did with Lorelle VanFossen, the blogger behind Lorelle on WordPress, the author of the book Blogging Tips: What Bloggers Won’t Tell You About Blogging, and (arguably) the star of PreviewCast #040, the one where Douglas interviewed a number of WordCamp attendees. In this interview, Douglas and Lorelle discuss the importance of blogging, how and why Lorelle got started with her Lorelle on WordPress blog, the significance of personal bloggers, how advertising changes blogs, the interesting art of genealogy, and her new book. If you’re a seasoned blogger, a new blogger, or are considering to become a blogger, you’ll want to check out this excellent interview, and you’ll probably learn a couple of new things as well.

Additional links mentioned in the episode:
WordPress.com VIP Hosting
WordPress MU
Edublogs
Blogging and Social Networking as a Teenager (Douglas’ Guest Blog Article)
Taking Your Camera on the Road
Lorelle’s Genealogy Blog

Length: 01:20:28
Hosts: Douglas Bell w/ Guest Lorelle VanFossen
Music: Crocodile Rock - Elton John

Apologies in advance for a couple of weird sounds that occurred occasionally during the show. The mute button on my microphone wasn’t working properly, as I found out later.

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How does PreviewCast celebrate Independence Day? With another episode, of course! In this episode, WordPress founder and Automattic’s Chief BBQ Taste Tester, Matt Mullenweg, joins Douglas to talk about how he started WordPress and Automattic, how far the company and the software has come, where it’s going, and also about the 2nd annual WordCamp coming up in a few weeks. Plus, he shares his initial reactions of the iPhone0.

Are you ready to blog? All this and more on this Independence Day episode of PreviewCast!

Length: 53:00
Hosts: Douglas Bell w/ Guest Matt Mullenweg
Music: In Your Eyes - Dan Siegel & Boney James

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