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Techtonic is a weekly podcast where Joe, Joshua and a guest discuss the seismic shifts in technology culture and the digital age.

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  • Jun 17, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 49m AVG DURATION
  • 51 EPISODES


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56: Bringing the Power of AppleScript to Mortals

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2016 35:40


This week on the podcast, Joe is out sick so Joshua takes over. Our special guest, David Sparks, and Joshua talk about MacSparky Field Guides, highlighting a few updates to OmniFocus but primarily discussing Hazel. Then, the guys dig a little into the Workflow app to contrast automation for iOS and ‘macOS’ as we know them (note this episode was recorded before WWDC16).

55: Apple, Save My Marriage

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2016 48:48


This week on the podcast, Joshua and Joe and special guest, Sean Doran, discuss their wish lists for iOS 10 and macOS, expected to be announced at WWDC (just around the corner). Sean’s a smart user experience designer in Columbus, Ohio, who can appreciate the finer details of Apple software platform. We think through the future of Siri, icloud backups—if ever such a thing should exist—and the relentless push to refresh Apple’s products.

54: Redesign All the Things

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2016 45:40


Joe Darnell and our special guest, Lee Peterson, discuss new design changes afoot in iOS 9. Apple Music is rumored to receive a ‘simpler’ and more friendly interface in iOS 10 (X?). We debate how we feel about the design of Apple Music in iOS 9.3 and where we’d like it to go from here. Also, we talk about Instagram’s redesign; how will it influence communities and change what we think of Instagram’s brand? Listen and find out.

53: In this Universe, Joe has an iPad Pro

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2016 61:40


Joshua is out of town, so Joe has our special guest, Tim Smith, to discuss RSS reading, standing/sitting desks, healthy habits, Joe’s new iPad Pro (9.7), and podcasts in alternate universes.

52: Ask Alexa if There’s Cake

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2016 45:05


This week on Techtonic, Joshua describes his first days with Amazon’s Echo, ‘The Woman in the Box’. She is far more responsive than Apple’s Siri, which disappoints us for reasons. On a good note, the Echo is showing promise and is useful for many scenarios at home. After Echo talk, Joe reviews his new iPhone SE. Why did he want to down-grade from his 6S, and what does the SE offer people that are ready to embrace a small phone?

51: A Very Geeky Household Name

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2016 57:18


Our special guest this week, Daniel Jalkut, discusses MarsEdit, developing apps for Mac and iOS, and the difficult choices that independent app developers all face over the course of their careers.

50: The Apple Tree

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2016 53:44


Joe Darnell, Joshua Peiffer and our special guest, Joe Caiati, discuss a video by James Rath about Apple products’ accessibility features. Afterward, the guys break down what Apple device is best suited for specific contexts, but more specifically, the implications of using different combinations of Apple products — from the iPhone to the iMac to the Apple Watch. For example, life is very different with a Mac and iPhone than an iPad Pro and Apple TV. What’s the ideal combo?

49: The Man in the White Gloves

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2016 62:44


Joe, Joshua and special guest, Micah Pogue, discuss the apps on their home screens, how they use their apps for productivity and entertainment, and their app layout organization philosophies.

48: Don Draper’s iPad

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2016 59:22


This week, our returning guest, John Livingston, discusses more features and experiences with his and Joshua’s iPad Pros. Joshua shares troubleshooting issues for his Retina iMac 27”, and Joe reviews his new MacBook (early 2015), and whether it makes a good 15” Retina MacBook Pro replacement.

47: Moses’ Chiseled Tablets Were Better

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2016 52:34


Joshua and our special returning guest, John Livingston, review the iPad Pro. How is it shaking up engineering for John? Has it replaced Joshua’s MacBook Air in everyday use? What apps do the guys use to manage files and markup documents? All this and more in our iOS/iPad for professionals review.

46: The Weekend Warrior

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2016 1:44


Weekend developer projects, Microsoft web development, and more.

45: Making Email Apps Sexy Again

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2016 48:51


Joshua, Joe and Rohit discuss CloudMagic and their email workflows.

44: Wojcik Finessing

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2016 52:00


Joshua and Joe discuss pro video, Kickstarter campaigns and headphones with Caleb Wojcik.

43: Jamming to Free Previews

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2016 55:13


Joshua, Joe and Bryan discuss Apple Music, streaming services, and user experiences.

42: A Focused Activity Timer

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2016 45:57


Joshua and Joe discuss the Focus app with Mac/iOS developer Jan Heiermann.

41: All the Monuments About You

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2016 44:07


Joshua and Joe discuss Apple Music and SignPilot with Josh Lambert.

40: The Sarcasm Bell

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2016 47:32


Joshua and Joe discuss new and innovative for 2016 with special guest Cody Coats.

39: All the Good Managements

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2016 56:59


Joshua and Joe discuss goals and time management tricks with Tim Stringer.

38: House of the Future

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2015 45:50


Home automation is significantly improving ever so slowly. With us is an avid home automator, Katie Floyd, to discuss her sweet setup.

37: Playing Golf with Master Yoda

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2015 51:21


Jelly and Joe review the iPad Pro and Pencil as a professional tool for designers and illustrators.

36: What Would a Pixar Guy Do

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2015 45:01


User experience design is what exactly? The guys discuss the field with Sean Doran.

35: It’s Not Serial’s Fault

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2015 42:26


Joe and our guest Tim Smith discuss college, web development, podcasting, and radio.

34: Electric Blue Saturday

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2015 46:10


Joshua and Joe discuss restoring Mac OS X, follow-up for Apple TV remotes, Cyber Monday shopping, and more.

33: ‘Karl the Fog’ App

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2015 43:21


Joe Darnell and John Saddington discuss technology in relation to our work ethic, John’s app projects, and creativity.

32: Summon the Power of Thor

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2015 53:16


The new Apple TV is in review, and in general we’re not crazy about it.

31: That Reality Distortion Field

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2015 58:30


Joshua and Joe are joined by Micah Pogue and review ‘Steve Jobs’ by Danny Boyle.

30: Batman’s Arch Villain that Turned Good

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2015 48:02


Joe and Joshua along discuss writing for the web, and so much more, with special guest Brett Terpstra!

29: George Lucas' Force 3D Touch

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2015 53:10


Joshua, Joe and TJ discuss YouTube’s Red Subscription, Apple’s new Mac accessories, and review the iPhone 6s and 6s plus.

28: Driven by Bells and Whistles Like Dogs

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2015 67:06


Joe, Bryan and Joshua discuss Apple’s new “Magical” accessories, their problems upgrading iPhones, and tuning older iOS devices.

27: Wise to What’s on the Internet

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2015 40:36


Joe and returning guest Tim Challies discuss ad blockers and porn blockers.

26: Beware of the Blue Fog

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2015 52:22


Joshua and Joe are joined by John Livingston to talk about nuclear electrical engineering.

25: ‘Siri, Give Me Directions to Bed’

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2015 65:30


iPad Pros are the way of the future! And iOS 9 gets two thumbs up.

24: Apple’s Event, and the Most Expensive Clipboard Ever

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2015 56:10


Joshua, Joe and Rob review announcements from Apple’s September 9 event.

23: ‘Siri, Find Pizza Places Near Me’

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2015 52:33


Joshua and Joe discuss Apple’s event highlights and dive into SEO with special guest Gary Morris.

22: Maybe We Will Unplug It from Our Brains

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2015 46:07


The guys discuss the most highly-anticipated September 9 Apple product announcements.

21: It All Just Works in Space

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2015 50:18


Stephen Hackett comes back to discuss working from home, his space podcast, Apple Music’s downfall, and more.

20: Alligators Entranced by Magical Apple Computers

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2015 53:11


Mark, Joshua Joe discuss why they love to think and talk about Apple’s products so much.

19: 10.9: We Don’t Want to Fleece the Gold Miners

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2015 46:41


Joshua, Joe and Josh (too many J's!) discuss the affairs of podcasters: producing and listening to shows in 2015.

18: 10.8: Your First 1,000 Videos

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2015 48:32


Joshua, Joe and Caleb discuss indie video production.

17: 10.7: Snazzy New Operating Systems

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2015 56:02


Joshua, and Joe discuss their experiences with El Capitan and iOS 9 betas.

16: 10.6: In His Playpen with Telescope in One Hand and Palm Pilot in the Other

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2015 46:03


The affairs of indie web development, browsers, and more.

15: 10.5: Our 8-year-old’s Online Girlfriends

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2015 40:02


Joshua, Joe and Jonathan discuss the next Windows web browser, the new iPod Touch, and more.

14: 10.4: Silly Kids, Radio Already Exists

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2015 64:48


Joshua, Joe and Bryan discuss Apple Music, Beats, and iTunes. Oh my!

13: 10.3: Best CIA Spy Submarine App

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2015 45:47


Joe and Jacob and joined by special guest Shawn Blanc to discuss his workflows and work on The Focus Course.

12: 10.2: Now We’re just Messing with Physics

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2015 43:46


Joshua, Joe and Heather discuss Evernote, ROCeteer, and other exceptionally geeky stuff!

11: 10.1: Using ‘Other’ for Rollerblade Exercise

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2015 58:25


Joshua, Joe, and Rob overview WWDC and review Apple Watch.

10: X: The (PRODUCT)RED Version of 'Welcome to Macintosh'

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2015 44:48


Mark Bramhill of ‘Welcome to Macintosh’ discusses tech storytelling.

9: A Better Learning Mechanism

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2015 46:01


Writing, podcasting, and photo management with David Sparks

8: Joshua Calls it ‘Digital Murder’

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2015 51:56


Thanks to social networking, Joe Darnell got to know his co-host and this week’s guest. They discuss community, and Apple’s entertainment platforms.

7: The Content Medium Omelette

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2015 47:23


The guys discuss new media, big data, fitness and health tracking, and the scary future of wearables and “embeddables.”

6: Grass-Fed Hormone-Free Productivity

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2015 48:18


Mindfulness, focus, and productivity; we all want these values instilled. Tim Stringer describes his journey with the digital world into holistic productivity and the OmniFocus app.

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