Behind the App⇢

Today marks the reboot of Myke’s long-running interview show. Instead of the hour-long 1-1 format the show has had for years, this episode marks the start of a serialized approach.

“Behind the App” takes a look at the App Store and how it has changed nearly everything in the consumer electronic space. Myke recorded hours and hours of interviews with developers, telling the story of the iPhone, the history of iOS app development and how to make a living writing code.

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Another week; another debate about podcasts

The Verge’s John Lagomarsino has written a manifesto about podcast listening speeds, of all things:

Radio — like film, music, TV, theater, and dance — is a temporal art. It relies on the passage of time to play with anticipation, tension, and release. A good radio producer knows how long a thought will linger in a listener’s consciousness, and either grants her that time, or purposely denies it. A conversation between two hosts is riddled with pregnant pauses and interruptions designed to head off miscommunications. We’re used to these patterns, and a good podcast is paced to play into them. Why, then, should we mess with that balance in the name of efficiency?

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Connected 25: The Microsoft of Ourselves⇢

On last night’s show:

To celebrate the show’s silver anniversary, the boys talk about Stephen’s shownote museum, Myke’s Mac Pro and Federico’s iPad Air 2.

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Connected 23: Total Dude, with His Surface Hub⇢

I missed last night’s show, but I’m glad Federico and Myke outlined my future so clearly for me before moving onto topics:

This week Federico and Myke talk about Windows 10, Windows Holographic and unsubscribing from web services.

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Connected 22: Mac Skills, iOS Skills, and Myke⇢

This week on Connected:

This week, the Europeans and Stephen discuss some follow-up then move on to some fake Blackberry news, smartwatch companion apps and RSS.

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Mac Power Users 235⇢

I’ve finally crashed MPU:

Katie and David sit down with Stephen Hackett of 512pixles.net to discuss his previous life as an Apple Genius, how he juggles a day job, Relay.fm and being Editor-in-Chief of the Sweet setup with his family life, his love of old Macs and more.

A huge thanks to Katie and David for having me on. It was a ton of fun to talk about keeping everything I juggle in the air.

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Connected 21: 50% my Duty⇢

Connected is old enough to drink legally in the United States:

To ring in 2015, the boys spend some time with weird old browsers, Hackintoshes, the rumored 12-inch MacBook Air and Federico’s attempts to reinvent his nerd life.

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Connected 20: The Illusion of Choice⇢

This week, on Connected:

At the end of 2014, Stephen and Myke reflect on what proved to be a wild year in technology.

Come for jokes about Instagram, stay for a review of the most important new app of the year.

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Connected 19: Click on the Blue E⇢

This week, on Connected:

This week, Stephen, Myke and Federico tackle a mountain of listener questions and are cast in ‘Connected: The Motion Picture.’

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