While the decorations put up by retailers might suggest otherwise , next week marks the prescribed start of the holiday shopping season . After a surfeit of turkey and starches , the American shopper stumbles forth in the next day ’s dewy hr to stalk the Black Friday bargains . In a year where there ’s likely to be far less expenditure and far more bargain hunt , we turn our attention to what the vacation intend for Apple .

We do so in our first section when Macworld.com executive Philip Michaels address with editorial director Jason Snell , senior news editor Jonathan Seff , and fourth-year reviews editor program Roman Loyola about Apple ’s program — or want thereof — for the vacation season .

Philip Michaels then makes a restoration sojourn to hash out the state of Mac gaming with senior editor Peter Cohen .

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Show notes

I launch the podcast with a commentary regarding pocket camcorder , specifically the indescribable “ something spare ” discover with Pure Digital Technologies’Flip camcorder . I ’ve review a phone number of these flyspeck camcorders lately , include the just - released Flip MinoHD , the original Flip Mino , and the Kodak Zi6 .

In the opening of the podcast I mention — by way of explain the timber of the first roundtable discussion — that November 27th is not only Thanksgiving in the U.S. , but also the 66th birthday of guitar legend , Jimi Hendrix . Between bite , please remember to excuse yourself and kiss the sky ( orkiss this guy , depending on the company and circumstances ) .

During that over - driven segment , the boys talk turkey , specificallyAlton Brown ’s formula for turkey . ( If the name of theGood Eatshost and Food connection personality sounds familiar , that may be because Alton Brown is a Mac enthusiast who even provide an Apple Mac and Cheese recipe forMacworldback in the Clarence Day . )

I should also note that the on - topic portion of the discourse centers around Apple ’s recent declaration that its merchandise lineup was ready for the holiday .

Blizzard ’s World of Warcraft expansion , The Wrath of the Lich King , is big news in the gaming globe . Take a look at Peter ’s prevue of the expansion as well as adjunct editor Chris Holt ’s coverage of a Lich King launching party in San Francisco . Peter also document his sojourn to the EVE Online fanfest , held in Reykjavík , Iceland .

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