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The Prompt was a weekly panel discussion on technology, and the culture surrounding Apple and related companies. It was hosted by Federico Viticci, Myke Hurley, and Stephen Hackett. The Prompt became Connected when Relay FM launched. Hosted by Federico Vi

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    • Jul 17, 2014 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 52 EPISODES


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    57: World's Greatest Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2014 63:55


    The young men (and Stephen) of The Prompt gather one last time and discuss Overcast and IBM.

    56: Stephen for Calendars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2014 94:52


    Myke, Federico and Stephen follow-up on Sherlocking and discuss photo management in the light of the upcoming Photos app from Apple. Then Myke shares his experience with Android Wear and the Weekly Picks sound effect gets played for the first time in ages.

    55: Sherlocked

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2014 89:15


    This week, Stephen, Myke and Federico revisit Google TV and Android L, then discuss the phenomenon of Sherlocking.

    54: Asking for a Jetpack Too Soon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2014 96:00


    Federico, Myke and Stephen (Yo!) learn about unlocking British (Yo!) iPhones, visit LinkedIn, try to (Yo!) understand Slingshot and walk through (Yo!) Google I/O.

    53: Scanning Broccoli in to Amazon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2014 78:04


    With summer here, the boys stay cool with topics ranging from Apple's “new” iMac, Handoff and the Amazon Fire Phone.

    52: Koala Consortium

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2014 89:11


    This week Stephen leaves Federico and Myke to celebrate The Prompt's first anniversary on their own. However, they have the help of David Smith to discuss the App Store after WWDC—as well as a whole host of follow-up and fun.

    51: Developer Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2014 69:27


    Mostly live from San Francisco, Myke, Federico and Stephen discuss the events of the WWDC 2014 keynote.

    50: All the Little Ridges

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2014 79:27


    Still reeling from the Apple/Beats news, the boys sit down to talk about music, apps and WWDC.

    49: Nights in the Other Room

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2014 87:07


    With an international shortage of Apple news, Myke, Federico and Stephen take on a pile of listener questions.

    48: Complicated Thoughts on the Subject

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2014 66:35


    This week, the boys throw themselves a selfie parade and Stephen reads an ancient Apple support document. Then they break down the rumors around Beats and iOS 8 on the iPad.

    47: What's a Cupcake?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2014 89:10


    This week, Federico, Myke and Stephen deal with some follow-up before discussing their hopes for iOS 8, the dream that was App.net while restoring balance to the Force in the Apple ecosystem.

    46: Is It Okay To Be Nervous?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2014 65:37


    This week, with Myke at the Úll Conference, the Southern one and the Italian one discuss WebObjects, the recent MacBook Air update and OS X's possible impending redesign before talking about what may be ailing the iPad as a product.

    45: Ask the Windows People

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2014 79:09


    This week, the boys discuss honeymoon etiquette and dispense financial wisdom about AAPL before discussing Loom, Apple's new environmental video, MacStories 4.0 and the new OS X Beta Seed Program.

    44: The Problem and the Solution

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2014 70:16


    This week, Stephen, Federico and Myke re-visit Carousel, Greg Christie's departure from Apple and CarPlay. Then, Federico buys a shirt on the air and leads a discussion about boredom with apps, tinkering with setups and feature creep in apps and services.

    43: I Am Your Middleman

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2014 84:00


    This week, Federico, Myke and Stephen reflect on their input into the world of dental healthcare, then move on to discuss Dropbox's recent news, shake-ups in Apple's design department and the WWDC lottery system.

    42: Beautiful Flower

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2014 80:56


    This week, 5by5's international trio of Apple users discuss Microsoft and Android (with an awesome special guest). They also announce a revolutionary new photo management service.

    41: Progress, Not A Revolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2014 85:14


    With Stephen being away this week, Myke and Federico talk about the things they always talk about—music services and video games. More specifically, advancements to iTunes Radio and Facebook buying Oculus.

    40: The World's Greatest City

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2014 94:13


    Federico, Myke and Stephen celebrate The Prompt's ruby anniversary by discussing how Google approaches wearables (and how Apple may move in a different direction), Checkmark 2, iOS 8 rumors and the recent changes Apple has made to its iPhone and iPad lineups.

    39: The Friendly President

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2014 90:41


    This week, Federico, Stephen and Myke discuss crashing in your pocket, lists on your wrist and publishing dreams on the Internet.

    38: 45 Minutes in Traffic

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2014 56:57


    Myke and Stephen take a trip through the show's Inbox, then discuss CarPlay and experiment with using FaceTime Audio to record the podcast.

    37: The World's Greatest Podcast Title

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2014 70:58


    This week, Myke returns to talk to Federico and Stephen about challenges developers face in the Mac and iOS App Stores with special guest David Barnard.

    36: An Isolated Experiment

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2014 72:34


    After recovering from the news about Facebook's purchase of WhatsApp, Stephen and Federico discuss the problems users face while using Apple's App Stores.

    35: Rage Quit the Vibrate

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2014 79:56


    Myke, Federico and Stephen celebrate Valentine's Day by taking some heat about baseball and talking about smelly iBooks, Myke's Pebble and Flappy Bird.

    34: One Chance With Jony

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2014 80:50


    This week, Stephen, Myke and Federico discuss how little they know about baseball, then move onto Evernote for iOS 7 and Unread for iPhone. After talking about what Mac Myke should buy for his studio, the boys make some weekly picks.

    33: A Formal Dinner For Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2014 97:59


    This week, Federico, Myke and Stephen discuss “paymium” apps and what happens when tech products become fashion accessories.

    32: +K in Positive Thinking

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2014 106:47


    This week, 5by5's most intrepid trio are back at it, discussing Beats Music, Myke's iPad and the original Macintosh.

    31: Viticci Seal Of Quality

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2014 94:04


    This week Myke and Federico explore the possibility of an iPad pro and the different routes Apple could take to build this mythical product. There's also an 'after show' discussing Polygon's Game of the Year awards and what games they have been playing recently.

    30: The Internet in Your Pocket

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2014 155:19


    On the seventh anniversary of the original iPhone announcement, the boys take a look back at Steve Jobs' keynote.

    29: All I Have Is My Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2014 72:28


    To ring in 2014, Myke, Federico and Stephen talk about Google services and popular alternatives.

    28: Too Long; Didn't Listen

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2013 83:25


    This week, the boys talk about music consumption.

    27: Cinderella And The 9 Dwarfs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2013 59:56


    This week – without their Southern Belle – Federico and Myke discuss iOS7 design and accessibility options, the new Mac Pro and Federico's new iPhone.

    26: What the Bleep is a Pepper Jack?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2013 73:38


    This week, free of British tyranny, Federico and Stephen discuss iBeacons, Feedly, Federico's friends and Stephen's new business idea.

    25: A Skilled Keypunch Operator

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2013 70:32


    This week, the young men of The Prompt are taught many things by the good Dr. Drang.

    24: Two Weeks of Repressed Emotions

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2013 89:49


    This week, Federico returns with lots to say to Stephen and Myke about working on the iPad.

    23: Radioactive Chocolate Cake

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2013 62:17


    This week, Jason Snell puts on his best Italian accent and joins Stephen and Myke to talk about online collaboration, keyboards and the third rail of 5by5 podcasting — comic books.

    22: The Barter System

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2013 71:01


    Joined by Matthew Alexander, Stephen and Myke wade through a mountain of follow-up, discuss the iPad mini with Retina display, Netflix, fitness trackers and the means of payment used in Tennessee, Hawaii and parts of Europe.

    21: Screenshot Patrol

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2013 63:28


    This week, Myke, Federico and Stephen re-visit iWork and product screenshots, then discuss the iPad Air and Everpix.

    20: TAKE ACTION

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2013 80:56


    This week on The Prompt, Federico, Myke and Stephen talk about new apps, complain about the miserable service that is iWork for iCloud and think aloud about FaceTime Audio.

    19: OS X Viterbos

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2013 87:05


    This week, Stephen, Myke and Federico talk about OS X Mavericks, break down the news from Apple's fall event and complain about GarageBand.

    18: The Federico Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2013 69:56


    With Stephen away this week, Federico and Myke spend some time discussing the magic behind iOS automation and URL schemes. They finish the show with a short discussion about Nintendo (of course).

    17: My Brain is Opening a Bit

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2013 69:06


    This week, the boys discuss Myke's heritage and Hazel rules, Federico's dreams and phones and Stephen's thoughts on Mavericks and Kanye.

    16: The Mind of the Underscore

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2013 52:19


    This week, Myke and Stephen are joined by David Smith. They talk about App Store pricing and more.

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