Category: Podcasts

Apple will be California Streaming,
so the Connected guys are dreaming

of sweet, sweet victories

in the September ‘21 Rickies.

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On the new episode of Liftoff, it’s a real roller coaster, except for the Astra rocket that went … sideway off the pad. Other stories include Inspiration4, the James Webb Space Telescope and dual-core stars.

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This week on MPU, David hung out with Jay Miller, who shared some knowledge about the best workflows for video meetings, getting more out of the emerging Craft app and even more uses for a Mac mini.

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This week on Connected:

September is here, and that means iPhone and Apple Watch rumors are heating up. Stephen and Myke go through what’s new on that front, cover some cool new Mac accessories, share regrets about Nest and kick off National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

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Starting with a pet project for Steve Jobs, all the way to a modern, web-infused set of applications across multiple platforms, iWork has expanded into a suite of tools more than capable of meeting almost anyone’s needs. This week on MPU, David and I talk through Keynote, Pages and Numbers, giving tips and comparing them to office suites offered by other companies.

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This time on Liftoff:

Boeing is returning the Starliner capsule to the factory, while Cassini continues to teach us about Saturn from beyond the grave. Then, Stephen and Jason give good and bad news about Artemis.

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This time on Ungeniused, we’re going far out:

Almost 12 billion miles away from Earth, two spacecraft are speeding away from our Solar System, each carrying a small sample of what it means to be human.

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In this feedback episode, David and I discuss website redesigns, quote applications, encryption, virtualizing Windows and a whole lot more.

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This week on Connected:

The guys mark Relay’s 7th birthday by launching the annual Relay FM for St. Jude fundraiser! Then, discussions about Safari 15, 1Password and Federico’s switch to Android.

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This week on MPU:

Kathy Campbell is all over the Internet, as both a content creator and a business owner. She’s a podcaster, artist, task-doer and so much more. Stephen and David talk with her about how she uses a mix of an iPad Pro, iMac Pro and a bunch of apps and services to keep all the plates spinning.

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This week on Connected:

Instead of just texting him, Myke directs much of his follow-up directly an absent Federico. Then, he and Stephen talk about the latest iPhone 13 rumors and roast each other’s Docks.

Send Federico a non-weird fish emoji for his birthday, if you don’t mind.

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This week on our space podcast, Jason and I are catching up on the news. Topics include SLS flight computers, Starliner’s continued struggles, the recent incident at the ISS and a lot more.

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