Category: Podcasts

This week on MPU, David and I dig into a very robust set of applications: Spotlight, Alfred and LaunchBar. It’s an embarrassment of riches when it comes to app launchers on the Mac, and it was fun to compare them.

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This week on Connected:

Live in San Francisco, Stephen and Myke are joined by Jason Snell and nearly 20 other Relay FM hosts to celebrate the network’s 5th anniversary by playing a game of Family Feud, with answers provided by over 3,000 podcast listeners. That, and a round of co-founder company trivia. Also, trophies.

Last night’s live show was amazing, and I’m so happy with how it all came out. I hope you enjoy it!

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This week on Connected:

After Myke breaks the news about his back, he and Stephen undertake their annual tradition of #RelayQA.

Next week, our episode will be out toward the end of the week, and will be a recording of our first-ever game of Relay FM Family Feud, live from San Francisco.

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This week on Ungeniused:

World’s fairs have been held for over 200 years to highlight advances in technology and progress as the nations continue to march toward the future.

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This week on the show:

Federico is just a pile of recurring automations now, so Myke and Stephen discuss the rollout of Apple Card and the macOS bounty program, before a dive into FileMaker’s history and recent rebranding and a discussion of moving on from the Apple Watch.

Not everyday you get to talk about ClarisWorks 1.0 coming to Windows.

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For our upcoming live show to mark the 5th anniversary of Relay FM, we’re going to be playing Family Feud with over 15 of our hosts. If you have a second, I’d love it if you’d answer a couple quick questions for us.

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This week on Mac Power Users:

David and Stephen talk about their home offices: how they are setup, what equipment and furnishings are used and — of course — what nerdy toys are around. Then, a discussion about the pros and cons of working from home.

In preparation for this episode, I put together this page showing photos of my studio.

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This time on Ungeniused:

It sounds like releasing 1.5 million balloons to raise money would be a good idea, but in 1986, the people of Cleveland, Ohio learned that it is not.

This would be a fun one if it weren’t for the dead bodies.

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This time on Connected:

Stephen is back from repairing Macs and ruined the intro. Federico explains what’s going on with iOS 13 Beta 5, and Myke is excited about the second coming of the Galaxy Fold. Then, the guys discuss Apple’s Q3 results.

August is going to be busy on Connected. Myke and I will be holding our annual

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This time on Liftoff:

As 2024 gets closer and closer, NASA is hard at work on SLS and Orion, but is also partnering with several companies to move several projects forward in parallel. Stephen and Jason then mark the passing of NASA’s first Flight Director, Chris Kraft.

This weekend, Jason and I will be in Houston visiting Johnson Space Center. Excited to share about that on our next episode.

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This week on Mac Power Users:

Pastor and Apple nerd TJ Luoma returns to the show to catch David and Stephen up on his journey with Apple’s notebooks and the iPad, before sharing some of the apps that he uses every day to make his work more efficient, and his explorations in Internet filtering and content blocking.

It was great catching up with TJ. He’s doing the Lord’s work (literally, I suppose) when it comes to the Mac and iPad in ministry.

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This week on the show:

Federico has concerns about dummy units of the next iPhone. Stephen is troubled by the icon used for Software Update in macOS. Both of them receive a visit from a mystic being named Myke. Oh, and it’s World Emoji Day!

All of that, plus a conversation about Apple’s rumored entrance into the world for paywalled podcast content and a rumor about the six color Apple logo making a comeback.

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