Category: Podcasts

This week on MPU, David and I catch up with Austin Mann to talk about his work and his annual iPhone camera reviews, including what sets the iPhone 12 Pro Max apart from Apple’s other new phones.

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This time on Connected:

There’s a lot of follow-up this week, then conversations about company retreats, Mac OS 9, password management, MagSafe and the Mac App Store. Then, Federico talks through his new email system. Myke and Stephen have feelings about it.

On Connected Pro, we had a discussion of my most perfect job and the end of Slack.

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Happy Thanksgiving. Stay safe.

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This week on Mac Power Users:

macOS Big Sur brings with it a new design and updated features. This week, Stephen and David wade in to macOS 11, before giving their impressions of the M1-powered MacBook Air.

It was a lot of fun to dive deep into Big Sur and review it with David. It is quite the release.

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This week’s Connected is jam-packed:

Stephen and Myke talk about their HomePod minis and M1 Macs, and Federico explains what’s going on with iOS 14.3 and App Store revenue changes. Merri Hackett joins Federico and Myke to talk about her experience with the iPhone 12 mini, and they decide they’d rather Stephen just didn’t come back.

On Connected Pro, Myke isn’t Fleeting and Stephen had an accident. Then, later, a title is born and podcasting gear is configured.

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This week on Liftoff:

Commercial Crew has gotten official with the launch of Crew-1 over the weekend, the start of a six-month expedition on the International Space Station. That and the possibilities of Jim Bridenstine’s future. Oh, and kilonovas!

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This week’s Mac Power Users is a special one. David and I were able to interview Kurt Knight, Senior Director of Platform Product Marketing at Apple about macOS Big Sur and the new M1 Macs.

After our interview, David and I spoke at-length about the new machines and what it means for the future of the Mac. It’s a good time to be a Mac user.

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This week on the show:

Apple has announced the first batch of Macs running on its own silicon, so the boys are judging yet another set of Rickies. Will Federico’s dual-title fall? Will Myke get his Ricky? Did Stephen make a mistake having six Flexies?

On the membership version, we discuss Myke’s curse, Federico’s Twitter findings and my getting stranded in my kitchen.

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Another episode, another Apple event, another round of The Rickies:

Stephen returns to his co-hosts to hold the third Apple Event Rickies in as many months.

(If there’s not Mac news next week, everyone is in trouble.)

In the Pro segments, I tried to explain APFS and Federico questioned everything. Myke had a simple request.

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This week on the show:

Sometimes, Uncle Sam has to step in and rescue the dairy industry.

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This month on Bear Left (Right Frog), my Muppet movie podcast with Quinn Rose:

All aboard for Muppet Treasure Island, a pirate adventure with top-tier music, Kermit costumes, and Tim Curry.

I won’t lie; this it my favorite Muppet film.

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This time on MPU:

A few new research applications have popped over the last year, joining some true Mac legends. To see what is what, David went on a quest, and has returned to share with Stephen the wisdom he gained while exploring.

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This time on Somehow I Manage, Tiff and I kick off out rewatch of The Office’s sixth season:

Tiff and Stephen show off their parkour skills, and while icing their bruises, the two discuss “Gossip”. This episode of “The Office” originally aired on September 17, 2009.

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