Macworld Expo Keynote recap

If you weren’t able to attend the keynote, Roman Loyola provides a brief summary of Apple’s new products in this video.

Expo: 17-inch MacBook Pro gets unibody makeoverIn addition to sporting the same enclosure as the rest of the MacBook Pro line, the new model also gets a faster 2.66GHz processor and a new type of battery.
Summary: Software, MacBook Pro updates star in final Apple keynoteIn what Apple said would be its final Macworld Expo keynote, the company announced updates to iLife and iWork while unveiling a 17-inch MacBook Pro with a unibody enclosure.

9 iPhone business apps Need to get real work done on your iPhone? Bill Wiecking suggests nine iPhones apps to enhance your productivity on the road.
Macworld Buying Guides: Apple’s Mac lineup How well do you know Apple’s current Mac lineup? We’ve put together summaries of each type of Mac on the market today that will tell you when they were last updated, what changed, and how each system performs.
Bugs & Fixes: When MobileMe contacts refuse to delete Ted Landau wanted to clear some contacts from his MobileMe account. After trying several dead-ends, he ultimately tripped over what is almost certainly a bug in Apple’s MobileMe software. And he came up with a work-around, too.
Transferring files securely If you're on the road and need to send or receive files without worrying who might intercept them, you've got plenty of options for sending them securely. Kirk McElhearn explains how.
Bugs & Fixes: Vanishing contacts and calendar events Ted Landau tells you what to do if contacts and calendar events synced via MobileMe suddenly disappear from your iPhone. And he returns to smart flash drives, the subject of last week’s column.

Review: RemoteTap for iPhone RemoteTap lets you remotely control a Mac using your iPhone or iPod touch on a wireless network. It also works over the 3G network, but you’ll need to take extra precautions to keep your data safe.
Review: Iomega eGo Helium Portable Hard Drive USB The small, aluminum-cased eGo Helium drive is designed to look at home with the latest line of Apple laptops. In fact, if you can imagine the MacBook Air having a baby, this is what it would probably look like.
Review: Microsoft Arc Mouse This wireless mouse features a unique arc design that allows it to fold up for transport. Macworld's Jackie Dove is impressed with the Arc Mouse's combination of looks, feel, and convenience.
RipIt 1.1.5 RipIt is the easiest way we've seen to get your DVDs onto your hard drive.
Zegari Minimalist The Minimalist is a well-designed, well-made laptop bag with lots of style; whether or not you like that style is bound to be the issue.

The amazing vanishing Mac desktop machine Rob Griffiths laments the lack of any cool new hardware revelations in the Macworld Expo 2009 keynote.
2008 in review: The year's Top 10 stories Plenty of stories made the rounds through the Mac universe in 2008. Here’s one man’s take on the ten biggest stories of the year.
Imagining an Apple netbook After last week’s Asus Eee PC test drive, Peter Cohen is more convinced than ever that Apple needs to get into the netbook game.
Debating the MacBook’s merits We close out a week of Eddy Awards with one last debate—should we have given a trophy to Apple’s redesigned laptop?
PC World: Can Apple save the netbook? With the cost of netbook models creeping upward, could Apple make a splash in the ultra-portable market? PC World’s Neil McAllister contemplates Apple’s rumored entry into the world of netbooks.