Category: Podcasts

This time on Flashback, we get into the Lisa:

In the early 1980s, Apple launched a computer with a GUI and mouse … that wasn’t the Macintosh.

I really think this computer deserves more respect than it gets today.

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This week on Connected:

The M1 iPad Pro is here, and Federico walks Stephen and Myke through his review and thoughts on the new device. Then, a lecture on high-resolution audio in light of the recent Apple Music news. It’s Federico Mania!

On Connected Pro: Eurovision and new Apple Watch Pride Edition bands.

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This week on Mac Power Users, David and I talked with Sal Soghoian on the history of Automator and Services on the Mac, both of which are cornerstones of automation on macOS today. We then discussed how these tools came to be and how Apple has evolved them over the years, in addition to what can be done with them.

My thanks to Sal for joining us; it was a real honor to get to interview him.

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This week on Connected:

Federico is attempting to live that Thunderbolt life as Myke starts reviewing apps. Meanwhile, Stephen is the worst. Then, with WWDC a month away, the guys introduce a new segment.

Nothing ever goes to plan.

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Last week on Flashback, Quinn and I drafted dead Google products. There were a lot to choose from.

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I recently joined Jonathan Ruiz for an episode of his podcast, Everyday Robots, to talk about 512 Pixels, Relay FM and St. Jude before he sprung a game about the cost of vintage Macs on me, which was a lot of fun.

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This week on Mac Power Users:

Casey Liss drops by to chat with Stephen and David about waiting on the next Apple silicon announcement, his iPhone development work, home automation and how not to deal with digital photos.

In the members-only version, Casey and I quiz David about his new project with Mrs. MacSparky.

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On this week’s episode of Connected:

There are some amazing websites on the Internet, but nothing can ease the pain brought by iPad mini rumors. Stephen knows about sound, Myke has a new keychain and Federico has a story to tell about Obsidian.

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This week on Ungeniused:

Need to find some drugs or a lost person or maybe a hidden weapon? We have the device just for you.

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This time on MPU, David and I cover some ways the iPhone can become a surprisingly useful tool for getting things done.

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This week on Connected:

Myke explains what admiration means, then the guys talk about what’s new in iOS 14.5 before getting into what’s going on at Basecamp. Then in a radical change of gears, Federico has to name some emoji and Stephen surprises the guys with some news.

On Connected Pro, a confession is shared and words with different meanings are discussed. Then, a problem with a neighbor.

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In the wake of Apple’s spring event, David and I cover the new iMac and iPad Pro, and also discuss changes to the Apple TV and some of Apple’s services. In short, everything should be more colorful and some things more powerful.

For the longer, members-only More Power Users, we wax poetic about WWDC 2019.]

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