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A special show today: Mac questions answered, with MacFixIt author Topher Kessler. Topics tackled include the curse of the slow startup, the forgotten WiFi password, and the touchy Time Machine backup. Also, some non-Mac questions...

Apple Senior VP Scott Forstall shows off Facetime, a video conferencing feature, on the new iPad 2. Users will be able to video chat with other users on the new iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, and Mac computers.

You can expect a lot of new toys in the first half of 2011, is the 7-inch iPad dead...for now? Plus Brian makes a new best friend and his name is Steve.

Trying to justify spending money on a MacBook when you could have bought a cheaper Windows laptop? Take a peek at these five handy tips for Mac OS X.

Apple's ready for the next-gen MacBook processors; AT&T's rated the worst U.S. carrier; and will the iPad 2 bring two cameras?

Most Mac users know you can take a screenshot by using keyboard commands, but what if you want something more from your screen capture utility?

It's the first day of CES 2011 and there's already so much to talk about, so Clayton Morris joins us for a best-of today that includes the Blackberry Playbook, the Nintendo 3DS, 3D cameras, Android 3.0 Honeycomb, Star Wars Blu-Rays, the Apple Mac App Store, gaming laptops, and more!

Apple makes the MacBook Air both smaller and less expensive, creating an excellent ultraportable, but leaving out a few features along the way. Find out if it lives up to all the hype in our Product Spotlight

Bellies still full of turkey, Bonnie Cha, Julie Rivera and Scott Stein discuss their own holiday picks and most wished-for items...and whether they'd ever buy an iPad for a child.

Apple's new $1,999 iMac comes with a faster CPU and a new graphics card, helping this 27-inch all-in-one desktop stay as competitive in performance as it already was in screen size. Despite the still-frustrating absence of an HDMI port, we have no qualms recommending this system for work or play.

Want a simple way to turn your Mac on and off automatically? No need for third-party software--that feature is built right in, and Veronica shows you how on today's Tekzilla Daily.

Today's show is more than a little off the rails, thanks to talk of the Sean Connery "Jeopardy" bot, a giant pancake maze visible from space, moochie friends, and air-groping. But there's news here, too: Facebook adds facial recognition to photo tagging, the Mac App Store is coming, and the dangerous success of the Stuxnet virus. Also, don't drink Donald's beer. --Molly


Dan Ackerman takes a look at the new 11.6-inch MacBook Air, which features an Intel Core 2 Duo processor.

Between Netbooks and thin-and-light laptops lies the elusive ultraportable category. What's the best model you can buy right now? The MacBook Air and Acer TimelineX AS1830T step into the Prizefight ring to battle it out.

We'll break down all of Apple's announcements, Steve scolds me--again, FaceTime comes to the Mac, and you'll be touching, swiping, and pinching a Lion.

Apple's MacBook Air ups the ante in the battle to reduce the time needed to wake a computer from sleep. CNET's Ina Fried pits a typical Windows 7 machine against the new MacBook Air.

This week on the Buzz Report, Steve Jobs freaks out, the tablet wars begin, and kids? It gets better.

CEO Steve Jobs unveils two new versions of the MacBook Air, describing the new notebook line as what would likely result if a MacBook and an iPad "hooked up."

Apple CEO Steve Jobs and VP Craig Federighi give a sneak peek of the company's new operating system, dubbed Lion. The demo shows a new feature called Mission Control, which combines the Expose, Dashboard, and Spaces applications of OS X with full-screen apps. The new OS is due to ship summer 2011.

By doing more to differentiate, and dropping the entry price, the new MacBook Air succeeds in carving out more than an enthusiast niche for itself.

Apple giveth (the Ginsu Book) and then it taketh: We discuss a gaping security hole in FaceTime and Apple's dis to Java developers. Also, GE launches hybrid lightbulb, Clearwire demos 100 gigabit LTE, and the mysterious space hot tub of Upsilon Andromedae b.

The latest overhaul for the Mac version of Microsoft's Office suite has plenty to be excited about. But is it better than Apple's iWork or other online offerings? Find out in our review.

This week, we play around with Apple's new 11-inch MacBook Air; debate the latest Samsung Galaxy Tab pricing news; and decide if we're comfortable with full-body scanners coming to NYC airports.

Rescue listeners this week wonder what laptops to buy and how make their networks, you know, work. Also, Rafe loves Chrome even more now that it's got Instant Search baked in.

Looking for more ways to tweak your OS X machine? On today's Tekzilla Daily, Veronica introduces you to TinkerTool, which brings you loads more options to customize your Mac.

Apple's highest-end 27-inch iMac gets a welcome CPU and graphics card update that, along with its giant display, makes it even more competitive than its best-in-class model was previously. Its high overall appeal makes the absence of an HDMI input particularly glaring, but on balance we can recommend the 27-inch iMac to anyone looking for a large screen, high-end all-in-one.

Caroline McCarthy joins us today to chat about the New York Marathon, Camp Interactive, Apple OS X: Lion, the end of sexting, and The Social Network!

Sophos announces a free antivirus program for Mac, Microsoft lets you sign into Hotmail with other e-mail accounts, and Google unveils search tools that will make you be a more informed voter today.

With its thoughtful features, Dell's charming little Inspiron Zino HD is perfectly suited to serve up HD content to your living room. We wish it had more general computing speed, and design purists will find the Mac Mini more sophisticated, but on balance we recommend it, especially to more casual home theater PC enthusiasts.