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David & Mike walk through their planning processes and make their best case for leaving social media altogether. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code FOCUSED at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Links and Show Notes: Deep Focus: Extended ad-free episodes with bonus deep dive content.…

John Siracusa returns to the show to chat about Jason's recent visit to his house, Mac app development, Apple's brain drain, TSMC breaking ground in Arizona, the problems with AI training models, the current state of macOS, and what makes a Good Product. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: StoryWorth: Help your family share their story this ho…

Charlie Chapman is the developer behind Dark Noise and the host of the Launched podcast. This week, he talks with David and Stephen about his experience as an iOS developer and what it's like when Apple adds OS features that compete with something you've built. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Have you ever forgotten a pa…

Brett Terpstra joins David to explain some of his favorite automation tools and tricks. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: TextExpander: Your Shortcut to Efficient, Consistent Communication. Get 20% off. Electric: Unbury yourself from IT tasks. Get a free pair of Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones when you schedule a meeting. Hover: Make a na…

Andy spent some cash over the holiday, and Flo is still wondering where to spend her Google Store store credit. We'll discuss the $9 million penalty that Google and iHeartRadio have to pay for deceptive Pixel 4 ads, plus the $5 Billion Google will owe Play Store customers if the latest class action suit goes terribly. We'll also lament over how har…

An art historian recently discovered that a Mondrian painting has been hung upside down for decades. How does something like that happen, and what made them realize the mistake? Plus: Quinn tries to guess which way abstract paintings are supposed to be oriented. Links and Show Notes: Support Pictorial with a Relay FM Membership Mondrian painting ha…

This week on Rocket, the BAD BOYS OF TECH are all over the news! Elon Musk? He's fighting Apple! Sam Bankman Fried? He's giving ill-advised interviews at Dealbook Summit! All these bad boys and more are the subject of this week's show, so tune in to get the lowdown on Bad Boys near you. (Nearness of Bad Boys is not a guarantee and the hosts of Rock…

The bestest of system names for the bestest of friends. Kathy and Jay talk about the changes their systems have had and why it's okay to be dynamic. This episode of Conduit is sponsored by: Hover: Make a name for yourself. Get 10% off any domain name. Links and Show Notes: Support Conduit with a Relay FM Membership Give the Gift of Relay FM Give Us…

Stephen and Federico are joined by the One True John to discuss the past, present and future of the iPad mini, as well as home networking, award-winning APIs and a big surprise. This episode of Connected is sponsored by: TextExpander: Your Shortcut to Efficient, Consistent Communication. Get 20% off. Memberful: Best-in-class membership software for…

Annual streaming music retrospectives, our favorite thing about niche software, whether child us would be blown away by today's tech, and our pitches for social media networks. Guest Starring: Lisa Schmeiser and Rosemary Orchard Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM MembershipΑπό τον Dan Moren and Mikah Sargent

Ana is back, with stationery gift ideas in tow! She and Brad break down all of the fun stationery goods they hope to see this holiday season, and give you some ideas along the way. This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Trade: The perfect gift for loved ones. Get $30 off a subscription. Pen Chalet: Click the ‘podcast’ link at the top of th…

Bob Chapek is out and Bob Iger is back in! What does this mean for the future of Disney? We don't have the answers, but we have lots of questions! Also discussed: "Strange World" and the future of Disney animation, whether Disney should buy Hulu, and Netflix's strange "Glass Onion"s strategy. Links and Show Notes: Support Downstream with a Relay FM…

In 2001, a freight train derailed in Baltimore, causing a fire that burned for five days and over $12 million in damages. Links and Show Notes: Support Ungeniused with a Relay FM Membership Howard Street Tunnel fire - Wikipedia Howard Street Tunnel - Wikipedia National Transportation Safety Board Accident Report (PDF)…

Our family's favorite characters from the amazing, delightful Adventure Time series. This episode of Top Four is sponsored by: CleanMyMac X: Your Mac. As good as new. Get 5% off today. Links and Show Notes: List of Adventure Time characters Support Top Four with a Relay FM MembershipΑπό τον Marco Arment and Tiff Arment

John Gruber joins Jason on Upgrade for the first time. Topics include eWorld, Apple's iPhone production problems in China, FIFA and Qatar and the World Cup, the reasons behind Apple's sports ambitions, BBEdit, regular expressions, Perl and Python, MarsEdit, nanotexture displays, webcams, and the state of the art in ADB-to-USB adapters. Happy Cyber …

OmniFocus expert Tim Stringer drops by the show to catch David and Stephen up on his businesses, his use of multiple Macs and how OmniFocus 4 is shaping up while in beta. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Have you ever forgotten a password? You don't have to worry about that anymore. TextExpander: Get 20% off with this lin…

Things kick off with a quick look at the recent TicketMaster dustup. Merlin shares what a "news peg" is, and John has simple ideas for avoiding unnecessary logjams on the web. As a main topic. upon Merlin's request, John generously provides a tour of his app, SwitchGlass. We learn what itch John was scratching and how SwitchGlass differs from vario…

We're revisiting FTX and what we've learned since last week's recording about the goings-on chez team FTX. Then, Bob Iger is back at Disney! The stock market is optimistic — can he make the magic happen again? Last but not least, let's dish about Mastodon. In the wake of Twitter's slow implosion, many people have moved over to the decentralized soc…

It's our annual listen-to-us-while-cooking episode! Andy and Flo regale what's on the docket this turkey/tofurkey holiday, then count down the most worthy of Google's Black Friday deals. Be sure to listen in if you're shopping! Links and Show Notes: Shop Black Friday Deals & Offers on Google Store Save up to $400 on unlocked Google Pixel 7 and 7 Pr…

Myke is on vacation, so Stephen and Federico make a play for the hearts of the people. This episode of Connected is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code CONNECTED at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Memberful: Best-in-class membership software for independent creators, publishers, educators, podcasters, and m…