Liftoff #168: Apollo 16⇢

This time on Liftoff, we’re marking the 50th anniversary of the penultimate moon landing:

In April 1972, the crew of Apollo 16 spent 71 hours on the surface of the moon after a series of technical glitches put their landing in jeopardy. The second of three J-missions, the crew spent nearly three whole days on the surface and completed an EVA on the way home, returning one day earlier than initially planned.

Continue reading ⇢

Apple Podcasts Connect Adds ‘Followers’ Metrics⇢

Apple:

All creators can now view metrics for Followers in Apple Podcasts Connect.

From the Analytics tab, you can view followers per show and measure followers across shows.

After selecting a show, you can quickly view the number of New Followers netted over the last week, month, 60 days, and all time. You can also see Time Listened as a precent of those following and not following the show.

By navigating to the Trends menu, you can view a graph of followers over time and the number of followers gained or lost on a specific day or during a specified range.

Continue reading ⇢

Mac Power Users #635: Workflows with Allison Sheridan⇢

Allison Sheridan has been a Mac user since the very beginning and has been talking about Apple and its products since late 2005. She joins us on this week’s episode of MPU to talk about her experience with the platform, her use of diagramming in blog posts and much, much more.

On More Power Users, the longer and ad-free version of the show, I talked David through my initial impressions of my new Mac Studio.

Continue reading ⇢