Ruining Lives With Perspective⇢

Connected 11:

This week, after saving Greenland, Federico, Stephen and Myke compare and contrast what’s on their iPhone home screens.

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An Italian Stephen⇢

This week on Connected, we discuss the ever-expanding iPad line and I yell about Yosemite.

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BBC celebrates 10 years of podcasting⇢

The BBC:

In total, there have been more than 1.1 billion UK downloads of BBC podcasts since 2004.

Helen Boaden, Director of BBC Radio, said: “I am delighted to see that, 10 years after the BBC began offering podcasts, our programmes are being downloaded in record numbers. These figures show audiences’ enduring appetite for a wide range of distinctive content and how digital media can bring brilliant programmes to an even wider audience. I hope podcast technologies continue to provide a boost to the whole radio industry.”

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A War of Semantics⇢

This week’s Connected is a good one:

This week, Myke, Federico and Stephen debate what’s after the Post-PC era, the future of the iPad and Federico’s true feelings about OS X.

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Connected 8: Squidges⇢

On this week’s Connected, Myke and I revisit the Twitter and Health apps, then discuss the current state of iOS 8, the Pebble’s future and Apple’s upcoming press event.

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Orson Welles of the Genre⇢

The most recent episode of Electric Shadow over on the ESN podcast network is a great one about Apple’s events on the whole:

Apple has been using cinematic techniques in their events and ads since 1984. Horace Dediu, Jason Snell, and John Gruber discuss the story Apple has told on screens for 30 years: one of engineering thriving on dynamic creativity.

My favorite Pixar film, Wall-E, gets a shoutout as well. Go check it out.

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The Divine Comedy of Homescreens⇢

I’m out with a new baby, but on this week’s show, Myke and The Teech talk about the iPhone 6 Plus and the end of the year-long #cleanmyke campaign.

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Analog(ue) 5: The Only Way Out Is Through⇢

Earlier this week, I joined Casey Liss and Myke Hurley on their podcast Analog(ue) to discuss writing about personal matters on the Internet.

The Liss family as well as my own have been through some very tough shit, and Casey and I have both taken to our websites to process it from time to time.

If I never record another podcast, I’d be fine with this capping my career. It’s the show I’ve wanted to record for almost two years. I genuinely hope that our conversation — as raw and emotional as it was — helps someone out there struggling with pain, depression or loss.

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