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The panel of Bart Busschots, Kirschen Seah, Mike Burke, and Chuck Joiner continues the 2025 Holiday Gift Guide #6 with practical and geeky picks, from safety bands and emergency "holding it together" kits to premium luggage, tech pouches, and blazing-fast SSDs. They also highlight an in-flight audio device and the ultimate LEGO gift for Star Trek fans.  http://traffic.libsyn.com/maclevelten/MV25311.mp3 MacVoices is supported by CleanMyMac from MacPaw. Get Tidy Today! Try 7 days free and use my code MACVOICES20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACVOICES. Show Notes: Chapters: [0:00] Kicking off Part 2 of the 2025 Holiday Gift Guide [0:10] Sponsor: CleanMyMac from MacPaw [0:51] Road ID bracelets and Apple Watch band IDs for safety [5:00] "Holding It Together" kit: gaff tape, bongo ties, and paracord [9:23] Releasable zip ties and other handy fix-it tools [10:51] Thule bike rack and stress-free bike transport [12:54] Cost, durability, and user experience of premium bike rack [15:30] Peak Design Roller Pro luggage and packing system [18:30] OWC Express 1M2 portable NVMe SSD for fast video editing [21:25] CleanMyMac holiday magic ad spot [24:10] 12 South AirFly SE for using AirPods on airplanes [25:44] Peak Design Tech Pouch and cable organization [29:36] LEGO Enterprise D and lighting kit for Star Trek fans [33:01] Free-build LEGO memories and attic city nostalgia [37:47] Lexar MagSafe SSD for direct iPhone video recording [40:38] Where to find Kirshen, Mike, and Bart online [45:04] Closing holiday wishes and gift guide wrap-up Links: Kirschen Seah RoadID Apple Watch ID https://www.roadid.com/products/apple-sidekick-stainless-sport-id Optional IDProfile https://idprofile.com AirFly SE from 12South https://amzn.to/44PutrL Mike Burke: GuideAlong http://guidealong.com MacWhisper Pro https://apps.apple.com/us/app/whisper-transcription/id1668083311 "The Holding It Together" Bundle Gaffers Tape (2" x 30 Yards) Strong Hold, Easy to Rip, Residue-Free Professional Grade Floor Tape for Electrical Cords, Matte Finish Non Reflective, Weather Resistant https://amzn.to/48N5Xc1 BongoTies Original Bongo Ties A5-01 - 10 Pack ~ Professional cable ties made of natural rubber and bamboo https://amzn.to/44hxLUA Paracord Planet 550lb Paracord – 7 Strand Type III Tactical Parachute Cord https://amzn.to/3XMKbjA SOOOEC 100 Pack Reusable Zip Ties Assorted Sizes 6+8+10+12 Inch https://amzn.to/3XK5l1U Peak Design Tech Pouch https://amzn.to/3KB1Ho4 Bart Busschots: Peak Design Roller Pro Carry-On https://amzn.to/3MybICR Lego Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D  https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/star-trek-u-s-s-enterprise-ncc-1701-d-10356 Brick Popper - World's Fastest Separator Tool - Efficient Remover for Kids and Adults https://amzn.to/4ac82Rj Chuck Joiner: OWC 2TB Express 1M2 40Gb/s Portable NVMe SSD USB4 (Thunderbolt Compatible/USB-C) Ultra Fast External SSD Drive https://amzn.to/4aFqFNv Lexar 2TB ES5 Magnetic External SSD, Up to 2000MB/s, Compatible w/MagSafe https://amzn.to/3XKz1Mo Guests: Mike Burke is a corporate technical trainer and automation enthusiast who specializes in creating structured systems that blend productivity techniques with practical technology solutions. Drawing on his background as a former high school science teacher, Mike brings a methodical, educational approach to complex technical concepts. Through his blog and YouTube channel, he shares insights on macOS automation technologies including Keyboard Maestro, AppleScript, and shell scripting. Mike is passionate about the concept of "digital mise en place" — creating thoughtfully organized digital environments that eliminate friction and support creative work. When not exploring new automation techniques, Mike can be found documenting his family's quest to visit all U.S. National Parks. His web site is TheMikeBurke.com. By day, Bart Busschots is a Linux sysadmin, cyber security expert, and Perl programmer, as well  a keen amateur photographer when ever he gets the time. Bart hosts and produces the Let's Talk podcast series - a monthly Apple show that takes a big-picture look at the last month in Apple news, and a monthly photography show focusing on the art and craft of photography. Every second week Bart is the guest for the Chit Chat Across the Pond segment on Allison Sheridan's NosillaCast. You can get links to everything Bart gets up including a link to his photography and his personal blog. Kirschen Seah's background is Computer Sciences with interests in Software Engineering, User Experience, and Mac OS X / iPhone OS development. She started programming with BASIC in 1978 on an Apple ][ and have over 30 years of experience in the field. Kirschen worked on OPENSTEP (precursor to Mac OS X Cocoa) graphical prototyping applications initially when she joined Rockwell Collins (now Collins Aerospace) in 1999, and was a Senior Principal Systems Engineer in the Flight Management Systems department focussed on the user interface for pilot interaction. Prior to joining Rockwell Collins Kirschen worked at Acuity (formerly ichat) developing interactive user interfaces for live chat customer service agents. Now retired, there's now more time to share technical insights on her blog, develop useful scripts (Python, shell), and write Shortcuts. 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The 2025 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #6 kicks off with a lively mix of community banter and practical tech recommendations by Bart Busschots, Kirschen Seah, Mike Burke, and Chuck Joiner. Picks include a rechargeable wallet tracker, travel-friendly guided tour apps, sustainable coffee gear, foldable keyboards, a compact control surface, a powerful dictation tool, and pro-level video-switching software, each reflecting the interests of the panel members. (Part 1)  MacVoices is supported by CleanMyMac from MacPaw. Get Tidy Today! Try 7 days free and use my code MACVOICES20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACVOICES. Show Notes: Chapters: [0:00] Gift Guide introduction [0:32] Panel welcome and format overview [1:55] Meeting the guests and holiday camaraderie [4:42] First pick: Chipolo rechargeable wallet card [7:40] Second pick: GuideAlong offline narrated travel tours [11:27] Third pick: OXO Quick Brew coffee device [18:26] Fourth pick: ProtoArc foldable Bluetooth keyboard [21:05] Sponsor message: CleanMyMac holiday edition [23:00] Fifth pick: Stream Deck Neo compact controller [25:55] Sixth pick: MacWhisper dictation and transcription [30:20] Seventh pick: Thule bike rack engineering [34:20] Eighth pick: Switcher Studio iPad-based video switching [38:39] Closing and support information Links: Kirschen Seah Chipolo CARD - Rechargeable wallet tracker card, Bluetooth tracker, item locator, passport finder compatible with Apple Find My or Find Hub https://amzn.to/44YRvMT Elgato Stream Deck Neo – 8 Customizable Keys, 2 Touch Points https://amzn.to/4oLtNuN RoadID Apple Watch ID https://www.roadid.com/products/apple-sidekick-stainless-sport-id Optional IDProfile https://idprofile.com AirFly SE from 12South https://amzn.to/44PutrL Mike Burke: GuideAlong http://guidealong.com MacWhisper Pro https://apps.apple.com/us/app/whisper-transcription/id1668083311 "The Holding It Together" Bundle Gaffers Tape (2" x 30 Yards) Strong Hold, Easy to Rip, Residue-Free Professional Grade Floor Tape for Electrical Cords, Matte Finish Non Reflective, Weather Resistant https://amzn.to/48N5Xc1 BongoTies Original Bongo Ties A5-01 - 10 Pack ~ Professional cable ties made of natural rubber and bamboo https://amzn.to/44hxLUA Paracord Planet 550lb Paracord – 7 Strand Type III Tactical Parachute Cord https://amzn.to/3XMKbjA SOOOEC 100 Pack Reusable Zip Ties Assorted Sizes 6+8+10+12 Inch https://amzn.to/3XK5l1U Peak Design Tech Pouch https://amzn.to/3KB1Ho4 Bart Busschots: OXO Brew Rapid Brewer - Portable Coffee Maker https://amzn.to/3MssIKQ OXO Good Grips Silicone Reusable Bags – 4 Piece Lunch Set https://amzn.to/48Q72A2 Thule EuroWay G2 920 Bike Rack for car https://amzn.to/4aAUxKT Peak Design Roller Pro Carry-On https://amzn.to/3MybICR Lego Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D  https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/star-trek-u-s-s-enterprise-ncc-1701-d-10356 Brick Popper - World's Fastest Separator Tool - Efficient Remover for Kids and Adults https://amzn.to/4ac82Rj Chuck Joiner: ProtoArc Foldable Bluetooth Keyboard, XK01 Folding Wireless Portable Keyboard with Numeric Keypad, Full-Size Travel Keyboards for iPad Tablet Smartphone Laptop https://amzn.to/4oMWgjU Switcher Studio https://www.switcherstudio.com OWC 2TB Express 1M2 40Gb/s Portable NVMe SSD USB4 (Thunderbolt Compatible/USB-C) Ultra Fast External SSD Drive https://amzn.to/4aFqFNv Lexar 2TB ES5 Magnetic External SSD, Up to 2000MB/s, Compatible w/MagSafe https://amzn.to/3XKz1Mo Guests: Mike Burke is a corporate technical trainer and automation enthusiast who specializes in creating structured systems that blend productivity techniques with practical technology solutions. Drawing on his background as a former high school science teacher, Mike brings a methodical, educational approach to complex technical concepts. Through his blog and YouTube channel, he shares insights on macOS automation technologies including Keyboard Maestro, AppleScript, and shell scripting. Mike is passionate about the concept of "digital mise en place" — creating thoughtfully organized digital environments that eliminate friction and support creative work. When not exploring new automation techniques, Mike can be found documenting his family's quest to visit all U.S. National Parks. His web site is TheMikeBurke.com.   By day, Bart Busschots is a Linux sysadmin, cyber security expert, and Perl programmer, as well  a keen amateur photographer when ever he gets the time. Bart hosts and produces the Let's Talk podcast series - a monthly Apple show that takes a big-picture look at the last month in Apple news, and a monthly photography show focusing on the art and craft of photography. Every second week Bart is the guest for the Chit Chat Across the Pond segment on Allison Sheridan's NosillaCast. You can get links to everything Bart gets up including a link to his photography and his personal blog. Kirschen Seah's background is Computer Sciences with interests in Software Engineering, User Experience, and Mac OS X / iPhone OS development. She started programming with BASIC in 1978 on an Apple ][ and have over 30 years of experience in the field. Kirschen worked on OPENSTEP (precursor to Mac OS X Cocoa) graphical prototyping applications initially when she joined Rockwell Collins (now Collins Aerospace) in 1999, and was a Senior Principal Systems Engineer in the Flight Management Systems department focussed on the user interface for pilot interaction. 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For the 6th year in a row we are bringing you the very best gifts for travelers! This year we're sharing the hottest presents for the luxury traveler, the organized one, the wellness globetrotter, the tech gear every traveler needs, and for the cautious traveler concerned with safety! We're also sharing some travel inspiration that would make any vacationer happy!Everything can be found in our ongoing Best Gifts for Travelers Amazon list.Ricardo Beverly Hills carry on luggageMens leather toiletry bagScarf that can double as a  blanket, fashion, or cover upMatching travel set for women1 Layer makeup bagSelf-closing mini bagsDagne Dover Carry All BagCompression socks Travel health insuranceMakeup setting sprayLaundry sheetsSilicone bottle covers Multi-charging cableHandheld fan Magnetic Phone Tripod and a Magsafe 5ft Remote Tripod Cross Body BagAnti-theft ClipsPersonal safety alarmPhone lanyard   Thrifty Traveler Premium Membership - use our code TSP for $20 your first year subscription Travel Squad Podcast Itineraries Viator experiencesA trip!---------------------------------------Shop: Trip Itineraries ⁠& ⁠Amazon Storefront ⁠Connect: ⁠YouTube⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠, and ⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠and contact us at travelsquadpodcast@gmail.com to submit a question of the week or inquire about guest interviews and advertising. Submit a question of the week or inquire about guest interviews and advertising.Contains affiliate links, thanks for supporting Travel Squad Podcast!

The Overtired trio reunites for the first time in ages, diving into a whirlwind of health updates, hilarious anecdotes, and the latest tech obsessions. Christina shares a dramatic spinal saga while Brett and Jeff discuss everything from winning reddit contests to creating a universal markdown processor. Tune in for updates on Mark 3, the magical world of Scrivener, and why Brett’s back on Bing. Don’t miss the banter or the tech tips, and as always, get ready to laugh, learn, and maybe feel a little overtired yourself. Sponsor Shopify is the commerce platform behind 10% of all eCommerce in the US, from household names like Mattel and Gymshark, to brands just getting started. Get started today at shopify.com/overtired. Chapters 00:00 Welcome to the Overtired Podcast 01:09 Christina’s Health Journey 10:53 Brett’s Insurance Woes 15:38 Jeff’s Mental Health Update 24:07 Sponsor Spot: Shopify 24:18 Sponsor: Shopify 26:23 Jeff Tweedy 27:43 Jeff’s Concert Marathon 32:16 Christina Wins Big 36:58 Monitor Setup Challenges 37:13 Ergotron Mounts and Tall Poles 38:33 Review Plans and Honest Assessments 38:59 Current Display Setup 41:30 Thunderbolt KVM and Display Preferences 42:51 MacBook Pro and Studio Comparisons 50:58 Markdown Processor: Apex 01:07:58 Scrivener and Writing Tools 01:11:55 Helium Browser and Privacy Features 01:13:56 Bing Delisting Incident Show Links Danny Brown's 10 in the New York Times (gift link) Indigo Stack Scrivener Helium Bangs Apex Apex Syntax Join the Marked 3 Beta LG 32 Inch UltraFine™evo 6K Nano IPS Black Monitor with Thunderbolt™ 5 Join the Conversation Merch Come chat on Discord! Twitter/ovrtrd Instagram/ovrtrd Youtube Get the Newsletter Thanks! You’re downloading today’s show from CacheFly’s network BackBeat Media Podcast Network Check out more episodes at overtiredpod.com and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Find Brett as @ttscoff, Christina as @film_girl, Jeff as @jsguntzel, and follow Overtired at @ovrtrd on Twitter. Transcript Brett + 2 Welcome to the Overtired Podcast Jeff: [00:00:00] Hello everybody. This is the Overtired podcast. The three of us are all together for the first time since the Carter administration. Um, it is great to see you both here. I am Jeff Severance Gunzel if I didn’t say that already. Um, and I’m here with Christina Warren and I’m here with Brett Terpstra and hello to both of you. Brett: Hi. Jeff: Great to see you both. Brett: Yeah, it’s good to see you too. I feel like I was really deadpan in the pre-show. I’ll try to liven it up for you. I was a horrible audience. You were cracking jokes and I was just Jeff: that’s true. Christina, before you came on, man, I was hot. I was on fire and Brett was, all Brett was doing was chewing and dropping Popsicle parts. Brett: Yep. I ate, I ate part of a coconut outshine Popsicle off of a concrete floor, but Jeff: It is true, and I didn’t even see him check it [00:01:00] for cat hair, Brett: I did though. Jeff: but I believe he did because he’s a, he’s a very Brett: I just vacuumed in Jeff: He’s a very good American Brett: All right. Christina’s Health Journey Brett: Well, um, I, Christina has a lot of health stuff to share and I wanna save time for that. So let’s kick off the mental health corner. Um, let’s let Christina go first, because if it takes the whole show, it takes the whole show. Go for it. Christina: Uh, I, I will not take this hold show, but thank you. Yeah. So, um, my mental health is okay-ish. Um, I would say the okay-ish part is, is because of things that are happening with my physical health and then some of the medications that I’ve had to be on, um, uh, to deal with it. Uh, prednisone. Fucking sucks, man. Never nev n never take it if you can avoid it. Um, but why Christina, why are you on prednisone or why were you on prednisone for five days? Um, uh, and I’m not anymore to be clear, but that certainly did not help my mental health. Um, at the beginning of November, I woke up and I thought that I’d [00:02:00] slept on my shoulder wrong. And, um, uh, and, and just some, some background. I, I don’t know if this is pertinent to how my injury took place or not, but, but it, I’m sure that it didn’t help. Um, I have scoliosis and in the top and the bottom of my spine, so I have it at the top of my, like, neck area and my lower back. And so my back is like a crooked s um, this will be relevant in a, in a second, but, but I, I thought that I had slept on my back bunny, and I was like, okay, well, all right, it hurts a lot, but fine. Um, and then it, a, a couple of days passed and it didn’t get any better, and then like a week passed and I was at the point where I was like, I almost feel like I need to go to the. Emergency room, I’m in pain. That is that significant. Um, and, you know, didn’t get any better. So I took some of grant’s, Gabapentin, and I took, um, some, some, uh, a few other things and I was able to get in with like a, a, a sports and spine guy. Um, and um, [00:03:00] he looked at me and he was like, yeah, I think that you have like a, a, a bolting disc, also known as a herniated disc. Go to physical therapy. See me later. We’ll, we’ll deal with it. Um. Basically like my whole left side was, was, was really sore and, and I had a lot of pain and then I had numbness in my, my fingers and um, and, and that was a problem the next day, which was actually my birthday. The numbness had at this point spread to my right side and also my lower extremities. And so at this point I called the doctor and he was like, yeah, you should go to the er. And so I went to the ER and, and they weren’t able to do anything for me other than give me, you know, like, um, you know, I was hoping they might give me like, some sort of steroid injection or something. They wouldn’t do anything other than, um, basically, um, they gave me like another type of maybe, maybe pain pill or whatever. Um, but that allowed the doctor to go ahead and. Write, uh, write up an MRI took forever for me to get an MRI, I actually had to get it in Atlanta. [00:04:00] Fun fact, uh, sometimes it is cheaper to just pay and not go through insurance and get an MR MRI and, um, a, um, uh, an x-ray, um, I was able to do it for $450 Jeff: Whoa. Really? Christina: Yeah, $400 for the MR mri. $50 for the x-ray. Jeff: Wow. Christina: Yeah. Yeah. Brett: how I, they, I had an MRI, they charged me like $1,200 and then they failed to bill insurance ’cause I was between insurance. Christina: Yes. Yeah. So what happened was, and and honestly that was gonna be the situation that I was in, not between insurance stuff, but they weren’t even gonna bill insurance. And insurance only approved certain facilities and to get into those facilities is almost impossible. Um, and so, no, there are a lot of like get an MR, I now get a, you know, mammogram, get ghetto, whatever places. And because America’s healthcare system is a HealthScape, you can bypass insurance and they will charge you way less than whatever they bill insurance for. So I, I don’t know if it’s part of the country, you know, like Seattle I think might [00:05:00] probably would’ve been more expensive. But yeah, I was able to find this place like a mile from like, not even a mile from where my parents lived, um, that did the x-rays and the MRI for $450 total. Brett: I, I hate, I hate that. That’s true, but Christina: Me too. Me too. No, no. It pisses me off. Honestly, it makes me angry because like, I’m glad that I was able to do that and get it, you know, uh, uh, expedited. Then I go into the spine, um, guy earlier this week and he looks at it and he’s like, yep, you’ve got a massive bulging disc on, on C seven, which is the, the part of your lower cervical or cervical spine, which is your neck. Um, and it’s where it connects to your ver bray. It’s like, you know, there are a few things you can do. You can do, you know, injections, you can do surgery. He is like, I’m gonna recommend you to a neurosurgeon. And I go to the neurosurgeon yesterday and he was showing me or not, uh, yeah, yesterday he was showing me the, the, the, the scans and, and showing like you up close and it’s, yeah, it’s pretty massive. Like where, where, where the disc is like it is. You could see it just from one view, like, just from like [00:06:00] looking at it like, kind of like outside, like you could actually like see like it was visible, but then when you zoomed in it’s like, oh shit, this, this thing is like massive and it’s pressing on these nerves that then go into my, my hands and other areas. But it’s pressing on both sides. It’s primarily on my left side, but it’s pressing on on my right side too, which is not good. So, um, he basically was like, okay. He was like, you know, this could go away. He was like, the pain isn’t really what I’m wanting to, to treat here. It’s, it’s the, the weakness because my, my left arm is incredibly weak. Like when they do like the, the test where like they, they push back on you to see like, okay, like how, how much can you, what, like, I am, I’m almost immediately like, I can’t hold anything back. Right? Like I’m, I’m, I’m like a toddler in terms of my strength. So, and, and then I’m freaked out because I don’t have a lot of feeling in my hands and, and that’s terrifying. Um, I’m also. Jeff: so terrifying, Christina: I’m, I’m also like in extreme pain because of, of, of where this sits. Like I can’t sleep well. Like [00:07:00] the whole thing sucks. Like the MRI, which was was like the most painful, like 25 minutes, like of my existence. ’cause I was laying flat on my back. I’m not allowed to move and I’m just like, I’m in just incredible pain with that part of, of, of, of my, my side. Like, it, it was. It was terrible. Um, but, uh, but he was like, yeah. Um, these are the sorts of surgical options we have. Um, he’s gonna, um, do basically what what he wants to do is basically do a thing where he would put in a, um, an artificial or, or synthetic disc. So they’re gonna remove the disc, put in a synthetic one. They’ll go in through the, the front of my throat to access the, my, my, my, my spine. Um, put that there and, um, you know, I’ll, I’ll be overnight in the hospital. Um, and then it’ll be a few weeks of recovery and the, the, the pain should go away immediately. Um, but it, it could be up to two years before I get full, you know, feeling back in my arm. So anyway, Jeff: years, Jesus. And Christina: I mean, and hopefully less than that, but, but it could be [00:08:00] up to that. Jeff: there’s no part of this at this point. That’s a mystery to you, right? Christina: The mystery is, I don’t know how this happened. Jeff: You don’t know how it happened, right? Of course. Yeah, of course. Yeah. Yeah. Brett: So tell, tell us about the ghastly surgery. The, the throat thing really threw me like, I can’t imagine that Christina: yeah, yeah. So, well, ’cause the thing is, is that usually if what they just do, like spinal fusion, they’ll go in at the back of your neck, um, and then they’ll remove the, the, um, the, the, the, the disc. And then they’ll fuse your, your, your two bones together. Basically. They’ll, they’ll, they’ll, they’ll fuse this part of the vertebrae, but because they’re going to be replacing the, the disc, they need more room. So that’s why they have to go in through the, through, through basically your throat so that they can have more room to work. Jeff: Good lord. No thank you. Brett: Ugh. Wow. Jeff: Okay. Brett: I am really sorry that is happening. That is, that is, that dwarfs my health concerns. That is just constant pain [00:09:00] and, and it would be really scary. Christina: Yeah. Yeah. It’s not great. It’s not great, but I’m, I’m, I’m doing what I can and, uh, like I have, you know, a small amount of, of Oxycodine and I have like a, a, a, you know, some other pain medication and I’m taking the gabapentin and like, that’s helpful. The bad part is like your body, like every 12, 15 hours, like whatever, like the, the, the cycle is like, you feel it leave your system and like if you’re asleep, you wake up, right? Like, it’s one of those things, like, you immediately feel it, like when it leaves your system. And I’ve never had to do anything for pain management before. And they have me on a very, they have me like on the smallest amount of like, oxycodone you can be on. Um, and I’m using it sparingly because I don’t wanna, you know, be reliant on, on it or whatever. But it, it, but it is one of those things where I’m like, yeah, like sometimes you need fucking opiates because, you know, the pain is like so constant. And the thing is like, what sucks is that it’s not always the same type of pain. Like sometimes it’s throbbing, sometimes it’s sharp, sometimes it’s like whatever. It sucks. But the hardest thing [00:10:00] is like, and. This does impact my mental health. Like it’s hard to sleep. Like, and I’m a side sleeper. I’m a side sleeper, and I’m gonna have to become a back sleeper. So, you know. Yeah. It’s just, it’s, it’s not great. It’s not great, but, you know, that, that, that, that, that’s me. The, the good news is, and I’m very, very gratified, like I have a good surgeon. Um, I’m gonna be able to get in to get this done relatively quickly. He had an appointment for next week. I don’t think that insurance would’ve even been able to approve things fast enough for, for, for that regard. And I have, um, commitments that I can’t make then. And I, and that would also mean that I wouldn’t be able to go visit my family for Christmas. So hopefully I’ll do it right after Christmas. I’m just gonna wait, you know, for, for insurance to, to do its thing, knock on wood, and then schedule, um, from there. But yeah, Jeff: Woof. Christina: so that’s me. Um, uh, who wants to go next? Jeff or, uh, Jeff or Brett? Jeff: It’s like, that’s me. Hot potato throwing it. Brett: I’ll, I’ll go. Brett’s Insurance Woes Brett: I can continue on the insurance topic. Um, I was, for a few months [00:11:00] after getting laid off, I was on Minsu, which is Minnesota’s Medicaid, um, v version of Medicaid. And so basically I paid nothing and I had better insurance than I usually have with, uh, you know, a full deductible and premiums and everything. And it was fantastic. I was getting all the care I needed for all of the health stuff I’m going through. Um, I, they, a, a new doctor I found, ordered the 15 tests and I passed out ’cause it was so much blood and. And it, I was getting, but I was getting all these tests run. I was getting results, we were discovering things. And then my unemployment checks, the income from unemployment went like $300 over the cap for Medicaid. So [00:12:00] all of a sudden, overnight I was cut from Medicaid and I had to do an early sign up, and now I’m on courts and it sucks bad. Like they’re not covering my meds. Last month cost me $600. I was also paying. In addition to that, a $300 premium plus every doctor’s visit is 50 bucks out of pocket. So this will hopefully only last until January, and then it’ll flip over and I will be able to demonstrate basically no income, um, until like Mark makes enough money that it gets reported. Um, and even, uh, until then, like I literally am making under the, the poverty limit. So, um, I hope to be back on Medicaid shortly. I have one more month. I’ll have to pay my $600 to refill. I [00:13:00] cashed out my 401k. Um, like things were, everything was up high enough that I had made, I. I had made tens of thousands of dollars just on the investments and the 401k, but I also have a lot of concerns about the market volatility around Nvidia and the AI bubble in general. Um, so taking my money out of the market just felt okay to me. I paid the 10%, uh, penalty Jeff: Mm-hmm. Brett: and ultimately I, I came out with enough cash that I can invest on my own and be able to cover the next six months. Uh, if I don’t have any other income, which I hope to, I hope to not spend my nest egg. Um, but I did, I did a lot of thinking and calculating and I think I made the right choices. But anyway, [00:14:00] that will help if I have to pay for medical stuff that will help. Um. And then I’ve had insomnia, bad on and off. Right now I’m coming off of two days of good sleep. You’re catching me on a good day. Um, but Jeff: Still wouldn’t laugh at my jokes. Brett: before that it was, well, that’s the thing is like before that, it was four nights where I slept two to four hours per night, and by the end of it, I could barely walk. And so two nights of sleep after a stint like that, like, I’m just super, I’m deadpan, I’m dazed. Um, I could lay down and fall asleep at any time. Um, I, so, so keep me awake. Um, but yeah, that’s, that’s, that’s me. Mental health is good. Like I’m in pretty high spirits considering all this, like financial stuff and everything. Like my mood has been pretty stable. I’ve been getting a lot of coding done. I’ll tell you about projects in [00:15:00] a minute, but, um, but that’s, that’s me. I’m done. Jeff: Awesome. I’m enjoying watching your cat roll around, but clearly cannot decide to lay down at this point. Brett: No, nobody is very persnickety. Jeff: I literally have to put my. Well, you say put a cat down like you used to. When you put a kid down for a nap, you say you wanna put ’em down. Right? That’s where it’s coming from. I now have a chair next to my desk, ’cause I have one cat that walks around Yowling at about 11:00 AM while I’m working. And I have to like, put ’em down for a nap. It’s pathetic. It’s pathetic that I do that. Let’s just be clear. Brett: Yeah. Jeff: soulmate though. Jeff’s Mental Health Update Jeff: Um, I’m doing good. I’m, I’m, I’ve been feeling kind of light lately in a nice way. I’ve had ups and downs, but even with the ups and downs, there’s like a, except for one day last week was, there’s just been feeling kind of good in general, which is remarkable in a way. ’cause it’s just like stressful time. There’s some stressful business stuff, like, [00:16:00] a lot of stuff like that. But I’m feeling good and, and just like, uh, yeah, just light. I don’t know, it’s weird. Like, I’ve just been noticing that I feel kind of light and, uh. And not, not manic, not high light. Brett: Yeah. No, that’s Jeff: uh, and that’s, that’s lovely. So yeah. And so I’m doing good. I’m doing good. I fucking, it’s cold. Which sucks ’cause it just means for everybody that’s heard about my workshop over the years, that I can’t really go out there and have it be pleasant Brett: It’s, it’s been Minnesota thus far. Has had, we’ve had like one, one Sub-Zero day. Jeff: whatever. It’s fucking cold. Christina: Yeah. What one? Brett? Brett. It’s December 6th as we’re recording this one Sub-Zero day. That’s insane. Brett: Is it Jeff: Granted, granted I’ve been dressing warm, so I’m ready to go out the door for ice related things. Meaning, meaning government, ice, Brett: Uh, yeah. Yeah. Jeff: So I like wear my long underwear during [00:17:00] the day. ’cause actually like recently. So at my son’s school, which is like six blocks from here, um, has a lot of Somali immigrants in it. And, and uh, and there was a, at one point there was ice activity in the other direction, um, uh, uh, near me. And so neighbors put out a call here around so that at dismissal time people would pair up at all the intersections surrounding the school. And, um, and like a quick signal group popped up, whatever. It was so amazing because like we all just popped out there. And by the time I got out, uh, everyone was already like, posted up and I was like, I’m a, in these situations, I am a wanderer. You want me roaming? I don’t want to pair up with somebody I don’t like, I just, I grabbed a camera with a Zoom on it and like, I was like, I’m in roam. Um, it’s what I was as an activist, what I was as a reporter, like it’s just my nature. Um, but like. Everybody was out and like, and they were just like, they were ready man. And then we got like the all clear and you could just see people in the [00:18:00] neighborhood just like standing down and going home. But because of the true threat and the ongoing arrests here, now that the Minneapolis stuff has started, like I do, I was like wearing long underwear just, and I have a little bag by the door ready to like pop out if something comes up and I can be helpful. Um, and uh, and I guess what I’m saying is I should use that to go into the garage as well if I’m already prepared. Brett: Right. Jeff: But here’s, okay, so here’s a mental health thing actually. So I, one of the, I’ve gone through a few years of just sort of a little bit of paralysis around being able to just, I don’t know what, like do anything that is kind of project related that takes some thinking, whatever it is, like I’m talking about around the house or things that have kind of broken over the years, whatever. So I’ve had this snowblower and it’s a really good snowblower. It’s got headlights. And, uh, and I used to love snow blowing the entire block. Like it just made me feel good, made me feel useful. Um, and sorry I cough. I left it outside for a [00:19:00] year for a, like a winter and a spring and water got into the gas tank. It rusted out in there. I knew I couldn’t start it or I’d ruin the whole damn engine. So I left it for two years and I felt bad about myself. But this year, just like probably a month before the first big snowfall, I fucking replaced a gas tank and a carburetor on a machine. And I have never done anything like that in my life. And so then we got the snowfall and I, and I snow blowed this whole block Brett: Nice. Jeff: great. ’cause now they all owe me. Brett: I, uh, I have a, uh, so I have a little electric powered, uh, snowblower that can handle like two inches of snow. Um, and, and on big snowfalls, if you get out there every hour and keep up with it, it, it works. But, but I, my back right now, I can’t stand for, I can’t stand still for 10 minutes and I can’t move for more than like five minutes. And so I’m, I’m very disabled and El has good days and bad days, uh, thus [00:20:00] far. L’s been out there with a shovel, um, really being the hero. But we have a next door neighbor with a big gas powered snowblower. And so we went over, brought them gifts, and, um, asked if they would take care of our driveway on days we couldn’t, uh, for like, you know, we’d pay ’em 25 bucks to do the driveway. And, uh, and they were, he was still reluctant to accept money. Um. But, but we both agreed it was better to like make it a, a transaction. Jeff: Oh my God. You don’t want to get into weird Minnesota neighbor relational. Brett: right. You don’t want the you owe me thing. Um, so, so we have that set up. But in the process we made really good friends with our neighbor. Like we sat down in their living room for I think 45 minutes and just like talked about health and politics and it was, it was really fun. They’re, they’re retired. They’re in their [00:21:00] seventies and like act, he always looks super grumpy. I always thought he was a mean old man. He’s actually, he laughs more easily than most people I’ve ever met. Um, he’s actually, when people say, oh, he is actually a teddy bear, this guy really is, he’s just jovial. Uh, he just has resting angry old man face. Jeff: Or like my, I have public mis throat face, like when I’m out and about, especially when I’m shopping, I know that my face is, I’m gonna fucking kill you if you look me in the eye Brett: I used Jeff: is not my general disposition. Brett: people used to tell me that about myself, but I feel like I, I carry myself differently these days than I did when I was younger. Jeff: You know what I learned? Do you, have you both watched Veep, Christina: Yes, Jeff: you know, Richard sp split, right? Um, and, and he always kind of has this sweet like half smile and he is kind of looking up and I, I figured out at one point I was in an airport, which is where my kill everybody face especially comes up. Just to be clear. TSA, it’s just a feeling inside. I [00:22:00] have no desire to act to this out. I realized that if I make the Richard Plet face, which I can try to make for you now, which is something like if I just make the Richard Plet face, my whole disposition Brett: yeah. Yeah. Jeff: uh, and I even feel a little better. And so I just wanna recommend that to people. Look up Richard Spt, look at his face. Christina: Hey, future President Bridges split. Jeff: future President Richard Splat, also excellent in the Detroiters. Um, that’s all, uh, that’s all I wanted to say about that. Brett: I have found that like when I’m texting with someone, if I start to get frustrated, you know, you know that point where you’re still adding smiley emoticons even though you’re actually not, you’re actually getting pissed off, but you don’t wanna sound super bitchy about it, so you’re adding smile. I have found that when I add a smiley emoji in those circumstances, if I actually smile before I send it, it like my [00:23:00] mood will adjust to match, to match the tone I’m trying to convey, and it lessens my frustration with the other person. Jeff: a little joy wrist rocket. Christina: Yeah. Hey, I mean, no, but hey, but, but that, that, that, that, that’s interesting. I mean, they’re, they, they’ve done studies that like show that, right? That like show like, you know, I mean, like, some of this is all like bullshit to a certain extent, but there is something to be said for like, you know, like the power of like positive thinking and like, you know, if you go into things with like, different types of attitudes or even like, even if you like, go into job interviews or other situations, like you act confident or you smile, or you act happy or whatever. Even if you’re not like it, the, the, the, the euphoria, you know, that those sorts of uh, um, endorphin reactions or whatever can be real. So that’s interesting. Brett: Yeah, I found, I found going into job interviews with my usual sarcastic and bitter, um, kind of mindset, Jeff: I already hate this job. Brett: it doesn’t play well. It doesn’t play well. So what are your weaknesses? Fuck off. Um,[00:24:00] Christina: right. Well, well, well, I hate people. Jeff: Yeah. Dealing with motherfuckers like you, that’s one weakness. 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That was Jeff: Yeah. Cha-ching Brett: they got the chorus, they got the Overtired Christina: You did. You got the Overtired Jeff: They didn’t think to ask for it, but that’s our brand. Christina: shopify.com/ Overtired. Jeff Tweedy Jeff: What was, uh, I was watching a Stephen Colbert interview with Jeff Tweedy, who just put out a triple album and, uh, it was a very thoughtful, sweet interview. And then Stephen Colbert said, you know, you’re not supposed to do this. And Jeff Tweety said, it’s all part of my career long effort to leave the public wanting less. Christina: Ha, Jeff: That was a great bit. Christina: that’s a fantastic bit. A side note, there are a couple of really good NPR, um, uh, tiny desks that have come out in the last couple of month, uh, couple of weeks. Um, uh, one is shockingly, I, I’ll, I’ll just be a a, a fucking boomer about it. The Googo dolls. Theirs was [00:27:00] great. It’s fantastic. They did a great job. It already has like millions of views, like it wrecked up like over a million views, I think like in like, like less than 24 hours. They did a great job, but, uh, but Brandy Carlisle, uh, did one, um, the other day and hers is really, really good too. So, um, so yeah. Yeah, exactly. So yeah. Anyway, you said, you saying Jeff pd maybe, I don’t know how I got from Wilco to like, you know, there, Jeff: Yeah. Well, they’ve done some good, he’s done his own good Christina: he has, he has done his own. Good, good. That’s honestly, that’s probably what I was thinking of, but Jeff: It’s my favorite Jeff besides me because Bezos, he’s not in the, he’s not in the game. Christina: No. No, he’s not. No. Um, he, he’s, he’s not on the Christmas card list at all. Jeff: Oh man. Jeff’s Concert Marathon Jeff: Can I just tell you guys that I did something, um, I did something crazy a couple weeks ago and I went to three shows in one week, like I was 20 fucking two, Brett: Good grief. Jeff: and. It was a blast. So, okay, so the background of this is my oldest son [00:28:00] loves hip hop, and when we drive him to college and back, or when I do, it’s often just me. Um, he, he goes deep and he, it’s a lot of like, kind of indie hip hop and a lot. It’s just an interesting, he listens to interesting shit, but he will go deep and he’ll just like, give me a tour through someone’s discography or through all their features somewhere, whatever it is. And like, it’s the kind of input that I love, which is just like, I don’t, even if it’s not my genre, like if you’re passionate and you can just weave me through the interrelationship and the history and whatever it is I’m in. So as a result of that, made me a huge fan of Danny Brown and made me a huge fan of the sky, Billy Woods. And so what happened was I went to a hip hop show at the seventh Street entry, uh, which is attached to First Avenue. It’s a little club, very small, lovely little place, the only place my band could sell out. Um, and I watched a hip hop show there on a Monday night, Tuesday night. I went to the Uptown Theater, which Brett is now a actually an operating [00:29:00] theater for shows. Uh, and I, and I saw Danny Brown, but I also saw two hyper pop bands, a genre I was not previously aware of, including one, which was amazing, called Fem Tenal. And I was in line to get into that show behind furries, behind trans Kids. Like it was this, I was the weirdest, like I did not belong. Underscores played, and, and this will mean something to somebody out there, but not, didn’t mean anything to me until that night. And, uh. I felt like such, there were times, not during Danny Brown, Danny Brown’s my age all good. But like there were times where I was in the crowd ’cause I’m tall. Anybody that doesn’t know I’m very tall and I’m wearing like a not very comfortable or safe guy seeming outfit, a black hoodie, a black stocking cap. Like I basically looked like I’m possibly a shooter and, and I’m like standing among all these young people loving it, but feeling a little like, should I go to the back? Even like I was leaving that show [00:30:00] and the only people my age were people’s parents that were waiting to pick them up on the way out. So anyway, that was night two. Danny Brown was awesome. And then two nights later I went to see, this is way more my speed, a band called the Dazzling Kilman who were a band that. Came out in the nineties, St. Louis and a noisy Matthew Rock. Wikipedia claims they invented math rock. It’s a really stupid claim, uh, but it’s a lovely, interesting band and it’s a friend of mine named Nick Sakes, who’s who fronted that band and was in all these great bands back when I was in bands called Colos Mite and Sick Bay, and all this is great shit. So they played a reunion show. In this tiny punk rock club here called Cloudland, just a lovely little punk rock club. And, um, and, and that was like rounded out my week. So like, I was definitely, uh, a tourist the early part of the week, mostly at the Danny Brown Show. But then I like got to come home to my noisy punk rock [00:31:00] on, uh, on Thursday night. And I, I fucking did three shows and it hurt so bad. Like even by the first of three bands on the second night. I was like, I don’t think I can make it. And I do. I already pregame shows with ibuprofen. Just to be really clear, I microdose glucose tabs at shows like, like I am, I am a full on old man doing these things. But, um, I did get some cred with my kids for being at a hyper pop show all by myself. And, Christina: Hell yeah. A a Jeff: friends seemed impressed. Christina: no, as a as, as as they should be. I’m impressed. And like, and I, I, I typically like, I definitely go to like more of like, I go, I go to shows more frequently and, and I’m, I’m even like, I’m, I’m gonna be real with you. I’m like, yeah, three in one week. Jeff: That’s a lot. Christina: That’s a lot. That’s a lot. Jeff: man. Did I feel good when I walked home from that last show though? I was like, I fucking did it. I did not believe I wasn’t gonna bail on at least two of those shows, if not all three. Anyway, just wanted to say Brett: I [00:32:00] do like one show a year, but Jeff: that’s how I’ve been for years this year. I think I’ve seen eight shows. Brett: damn. Jeff: Yeah, it’s Brett: Alright, so you’ve been teasing us about this, this contest you won. Jeff: Yeah, please, Christina. Sorry to push that off. Christina: No, no, no, no. That’s, that’s completely okay. That, that, that, that’s great. Uh, no. Christina Wins Big Christina: So, um, I won two six K monitors. Brett: Damn. Jeff: is that what those boxes are behind you? Christina: Yeah, yeah. This is what the boxes are behind me, so I haven’t been able to get them up because this happened. I got them literally right in the midst of all this stuff with my back. Um, but I do have an Ergotron poll now that is here, and, and Grant has said that he will, will get them up. But yeah, so I won 2 32 inch six K monitors from a Reddit contest. Brett: How, how, how, Jeff: How does this happen? How do I find a Reddit contest? Christina: Yeah. So I got lucky. So I have, I, I have a clearly, well, well, um, there was a little, there was a little bit of like, other step to it than that, but like, uh, so how it worked was basically, um, LG is basically just put out [00:33:00] two, they put out a new 32 inch six K monitor. I’ll have it linked in, in, in the show notes. Um, so we’ve talked about this on this podcast before, but like one of my big, like. Pet peeve, like things that I can’t get past. It’s like I need like a retina screen. Like I need like the, the perfect pixel doubling thing for that the Mac Os deals with, because I’ve used a 5K screen, either through an iMac or um, an lg, um, ultra fine or, um, a, uh, studio display. For like 11 years. And, and I, and I’ve been using retina displays on laptops even longer than that. And so if I use like a regular 4K display, like it just, it, it doesn’t work for me. Um, you can use apps like, um, like better control and other things to kind of emulate, like what would be like if you doubled the resolution, then it, it down, you know, um, of samples that, so that. It looks better than, than if it’s just like the, the, the 4K stuff where in the, the user interface things are too big and whatnot. And to be clear, this is a Macco West problem. If [00:34:00] you are using Windows or Linux or any other operating system that does fractional scaling, um, correctly, then this is not a problem. But Macco West does not do fractional scaling direct, uh, correctly. Um, weirdly iOS can, like, they can do three X resolution and other things. Um, but, but, but Macs does not. And that’s weird because some of the native resolutions on some of the MacBook errors are not even perfectly pixeled doubled, meaning Apple is already having to do a certain amount of like resolution changes to, to fit into their own, created by their, their own hubris, like way of insisting on, on only having like, like two x pixel doubling 18 years ago, we could have had independent, uh, resolutions, uh, um, for, for UI elements and, and, and window bars. But anyway, I, I’m, I’m digressing anyway. I was looking at trying to get either a second, uh, studio display, which I don’t wanna do because Apple’s reportedly going to be putting out a new one. Um, and they’re expensive or getting, um, there are now a number of different six K [00:35:00] displays that are not $6,000 that are on the market. So, um, uh, uh, Asus has one, um, there is one from like a, a Chinese company called like, or Q Con that, um, looks like a, a complete copy of this, of the pro display XDR. It has a different panel, but it’s, it’s six K and they, they’ve copied the whole design and it’s aluminum and it’s glossy and it looks great, but I’d have to like get it from like. A weird distributor, and if I have any issues with it, I don’t really wanna have to send it back to China and whatnot. And then LG has one that they just put out. And so I’ve been researching these on, on Mac rumors and on some other forums. And, um, I, uh, I, somebody in one of the Mac Roomers forums like posted that there was like a contest that LG was running in a few different subreddits where they were like, tell us why you should get one of, like, we’re gonna be giving away like either one or two monitors, and I guess they did this in a few subreddits. Tell us why this would be good for your workflow. And, um, I guess I, I guess I’m one of the people who kind of read the [00:36:00] assignment because it, okay, I’ll just be honest with this, with, with you guys on this podcast, uh, because I, I don’t think anyone from LG will hear this and my answers were accurate anyway. But anyway, this was not the sort of contest where it was like we will randomly select a winner. This was the moderators and lg, were going to read the responses and choose the winner. Jeff: Got it. Christina: So if you spend a little bit of time and thoughtfully write out a response, maybe you stand a better chance of winning the contest. Jeff: yeah, yeah. Put the work in like it was 2002. Christina: Right. Anyway, I still was shocked when I like woke up like on like Halloween and they were like, congratulations, you’ve won two monitors. I’m like, I’m sorry. What? Jeff: That’s amazing. Christina: Yeah, yeah, yeah, Jeff: Nice work. I know I’ve, you know, I’ve been staring at those boxes behind you this whole time, just being like, those look like some sweet monitors. Christina: yeah, yeah. Monitor Setup Challenges Christina: I mean, and, uh, [00:37:00] uh, it’s, it’s, it’s, it’s, it’s, and I, I’m very much, so my, my, my only issue is, okay, how am I gonna get these on my desk? So I’m gonna have to do something with my iMac and I’m probably gonna have to get rid of my, my my, my 5K, um, uh, uh, studio display, at least in the short term. Ergotron Mounts and Tall Poles Christina: Um, but what I did do is I, um, I ordered from, um, Ergotron, ’cause I already have. Um, two of their, um, LX mounts, um, or, or, or, or arms. Um, and only one of them is being used right now. And then I have a different arm that I use for the, um, um, iMac. Um, they sell like a, if you call ’em directly, you can get them to send you a tall pole so that you can put the two arms on top of them. And that way I think I can like, have them so that I can have like one pole and then like have one on one side, one Jeff: I have a tall pole. Christina: and, and yeah, that’s what she said. Um, Jeff: as soon as I said it, I was like, for fuck’s sake. But Christina: um, but, uh, but, but yeah, but so that way I think I, I can, I, in theory, I can stack the market and have ’em side by side. I don’t know. Um, I got that. I, I had to call Tron and, and order that from them. [00:38:00] Um, it was only a hundred dollars for, for the poll and then $50 for a handling fee. Jeff: It’s not easy to ship a tall pole. Brett: That’s what she said. Christina: that is what she said. Uh, that is exactly what she said. But yeah, so I, I, the, the, the unfortunate thing is that, um, I, um, I, I had to, uh, get a, like all these, they, they came in literally right before Thanksgiving, and then I’ve had, like, all my back stuff has Jeff: Yeah, no Christina: debilitating, but I’m looking forward to, um, getting them set up and used. And, uh, yeah. Review Plans and Honest Assessments Christina: And then full review will be coming to, uh, to, I have to post a review on Reddit, but then I will also be doing a more in depth review, uh, on this podcast if anybody’s interested in, in other places too, to like, let let you know, like if it’s worth your money or not. Um, ’cause there, like I said, there are, there are a few other options out there. So it’s not one of those things where like, you know, um, like, thank you very much for the free monitor, um, monitors. But, but I, I will, I will give like the, the, you know, an honest assessment or Current Display Setup Brett: So [00:39:00] do you currently have a two display setup? Christina: No. Um, well, yes, and kind of, so I have my, my, I have my 5K studio display, and then I have like my iMac that I use as a two to display setup. But then otherwise, what I’ve had to do, and this is actually part of why I’m looking forward to this, is I have a 4K 27 inch monitor, but it’s garbage. And it, it’s one of those things where I don’t wanna use it with my Mac. And so I wind up only using it with my, with my Windows machine, with my framework desktop, um, with my Windows or Linux machine. And, and because that, even though I, it supports Thunderbolt, the Apple display is pain in the ass to use with those things. It doesn’t have the KVM built in. Like, it doesn’t like it, it just, it’s not good for that situation. So yeah, this will be of this size. I mean, again, like I, I, I’m 2 32 inch monitors. I don’t know how I’m gonna deal with that on my Jeff: I Brett: yeah. So right now I’m looking at 2 32 inch like UHD monitors, Christina: Yeah,[00:40:00] Brett: I will say that on days when my neck hurts, it sucks. It’s a, it’s too wide a range to, to like pan back and forth quickly. Like I’ll throw my back out, like trying to keep track of stuff. Um, but I have found that like if I keep the second display, just like maybe social media apps is the way I usually set it up. And then I only work on one. I tried buying an extra wide curve display, hated it. Jeff: Uh, I’ve always wanted to try one, but Christina: I don’t like them. Jeff: Yeah. Christina: Well, for me, well for me it’s two things. One, it’s the, I don’t love the whole like, you know, thing or whatever, but the big thing honestly there, if you could give me, ’cause people are like, oh, you can get a really big 5K, 2K display. I’m like, that’s not a 5K display. That is 2 27 inch, 1440 P displays. One, you know, ultra wide, which is great. Good for you. That’s not retina. And I’m a sicko Who [00:41:00] needs the, the pixel doubling? Like I wish that my eyes could not use that, but, but, but, Jeff: that needs the pixel. Like was that the headline of your Reddit, uh, Christina: no, no. It wasn’t, it wasn’t. But, but maybe it should be. Hi, I’m a sicko who only, um, fucks with, with, with, with, with, with, with retina displays. Ask me anything. Um, but no, but that’s a good point. Brett: I think 5K Psycho is the Christina: 5K Sicko is the po is the po title. I like that. I like that. No, what I’m thinking about doing and that’s great to know, Brett. Um, this kind of reaffirms my thing. Thunderbolt KVM and Display Preferences Christina: So what’s nice about these monitors is that they come with like, built in like, um, Thunderbolt 5K VM. So, which is nice. So you could conceivably have multiple, you know, computers, uh, connected, you know, to to, to one monitor, which I really like. Um, I mean like, ’cause like look, I, I’ve bitched and moaned about the studio display, um, primarily for the price, but at the same time, if mine broke tomorrow and if I didn’t have any way to replace it, I’ve, I’ve also gone on record saying I would buy a new one immediately. As mad as I am about a [00:42:00] lot of different things with that, that the built-in webcam is garbage. The, you know, the, the fact that there’s not a power button is garbage. The fact that you can’t use it with multiple inputs, it’s garbage. But it’s a really good display and it’s what I’m used to. Um, it’s really not any better than my LG Ultra fine from 2016. But you know what? Whatever it is, what it is. Um. I, I am a 5K sicko, but being able to, um, connect my, my personal machine and my work machine at the same time to one, and then have my Windows slash Linux computer connected to another, I think that’s gonna be the scenario where I’m in. So I’m not gonna necessarily be in a place where I’m like, okay, I need to try to look at both of them across 2 32 inch displays. ’cause I think that that, like, that would be awesome. But I feel like that’s too much. Brett: I would love a decent like Thunderbolt KVM setup that could actually swap like my hubs back and Christina: Yes. MacBook Pro and Studio Comparisons Brett: Um, so, ’cause I, I have a studio and I have my, uh, Infor MacBook Pro [00:43:00] and I actually work mostly on the MacBook Pro. Um, but if I could easily dock it and switch everything on my desk over to it, I would, I would work in my office more often. ’cause honestly, the M four MacBook Pro is, it’s a better machine than the original studio was. Um, and I haven’t upgraded my studio to the latest, but, um, I imagine the new one is top notch. Christina: Oh yeah. Yeah. Brett: my, my other one, a couple years old now is already long in the tooth. Christina: No, I mean, they’re still good. I mean, it’s funny, I saw that some YouTube video the other day where they were like, the best value MacBook you can get is basically a 4-year-old M1 max. And I was like, I don’t know about that guys. Like, I, I kind of disagree a little bit. Um, but the M1 max, which is I think is what is in the studio, is still a really, really good ship. But to your point, like they’ve made those, um. You know, the, the, the new ones are still so good. Like, I have an M three max as my personal laptop, and [00:44:00] that’s kind of like the dog chip in the, in the m um, series lineup. So I kind of am regretful for spending six grand on that one, but it is what it is, and I’m like, I’m not, I’m not upgrading. Um, I mean, maybe, maybe in, in next year if, if the M five Pro, uh, or M five max or whatever is, is really exceptional, maybe I’ll look at, okay, how much will you give me to, to trade it in? But even then, I, I, but I feel like I’m at that point where I’m like, it gets to a point where like it’s diminishing returns. Um, but, uh, just in terms of my own budget. But, um, yeah, the, the new just info like pro or or max, whatever, Brett: I have, I have an M four MacBook Pro sitting around that I keep forgetting to sell. Uh, it’s the one that I, it only had a 256 gigabyte hard drive, Jeff: what happened to me when I bought my M1, Brett: and I, and I regretted that enough that I just ordered another one. But, uh, for various reasons, I couldn’t just return the one I didn’t Jeff: ’cause it was.[00:45:00] Brett: so now I, now I have to sell it and I should sell it while it’s still a top of the line machine Christina: Sell it before, sell, sell, sell, sell it before next month, um, or, or February or whenever they sell it before then the, the pros come out. ’cause right now the M five base is out, but the pros are not. So I think feel like you could still get most of your value for it, especially since it has very few battery cycles. Be sure to put the battery cycles on your Facebook marketplace or eBay thing or whatever. Um, I bought my, uh, she won’t listen to this so she won’t know, but, um, they, there was a, a killer Cyber Monday deal, uh, for Best Buy where they had like a, the, the, the, so it’s several years old, but it was the, the M two MacBook Air, but the one that they upgraded to 16 gigs of Ram when Apple was like, oh, we have to have Apple Intelligence and everything, because they actually thought that they were actually gonna ship Apple Intelligence. So they like went back and they, like, they, they, you know, retconned like made the base model MacBook Air, like 16 [00:46:00] gigs. Um, and, uh, anyway, it was, it was $600, um, Jeff: still crazy. Christina: which, which like even for like a, a, a 2-year-old machine or whatever, I was like, yeah, she, my sister, I think she’s on like, like a 2014 or older than that. Like, like MacBook Air. She doesn’t even know where the MagSafe is. I don’t think she even knows where the laptop is. So she’s basically doing everything like on her phone and I’m like, okay, you need a laptop of some type, but at this point. I do feel strongly that like the, the, the $600 or, or, or actually I think it was $650, it was actually less, it is actually more expensive than what the, the, the Cyber Monday sale was, um, the M1, Walmart, MacBook Air. I’m like, absolutely not like that is at this point, do not buy that. Right? Like, I, especially with eight gigs of ram, I’m, I’m like, it’s been, it’s five years old. It’s a, it was a great machine and it was great value for a long time. $200. Cool, right? Like, if you could get something like use and, and, and, and if you could replace the battery or, you know, [00:47:00] for, for, you know, not, not too much money or whatever. Like, I, I, I could see like an argument to be made like value, right? But there’d be no way in hell that I would ever spend or tell anybody else to spend $650 on that new, but $600 for an M two with Jeff: Now we’re talking. Christina: which has the redesign brand new. I’m like, okay. Spend $150 more and you could have got the M four, um, uh, MacBook Air, obviously all around Better Machine. But for my sister, she doesn’t need that, Jeff: What do we have to do to put your sister in this M two MacBook Christina: that, that, that, that, that, that’s exactly it. So I, I, I was, well, also, it was one of those things I was like, I think that she would rather me spend the money on toys for my nephew for Santa Claus than, than, uh, giving her like a, a processor upgrade. Um, Jeff: Claus isn’t real. Brett: Oh shit. Jeff: Gotcha. Every year I spoil it for somebody. This year it was Christina and Brett. Sorry guys. Brett: right. Well, can I tell you guys Jeff: Yeah. [00:48:00] Brett Software. Brett: two quick projects before we do Jeff: Hold on. You don’t have to be quick ’cause you could call it Brett: We’re already at 45 minutes and I want Jeff: What I’m saying, skip GrAPPtitude. This is it? Brett: okay. Christina: us about Mark. Tell us about your projects. Brett: So, so Mark three is, there’s a public, um, test flight beta link. Uh, if you go to marked app.com, not marked two app.com, uh, marked app.com. Uh, you, there’s a link in the, in the, at the top for Christina: Join beta. Mm-hmm. Brett: Um, and that is public and you can join it and you can send me feedback directly through email because, um, uh, uh, the feedback reporter sucks for test flight and you can’t attach files. And half the time they come through as anonymous feedback and I can’t even follow up on ’em. So email me. But, um, I’ll be announcing that on my blog soon-ish. Um, right now there’s like [00:49:00] maybe a couple dozen, um, testers and I, it’s nice and small and I’m solving the biggest bugs right away. Um, so that’s been, that’s been big. Like Mark, even since we last talked has added. Do you remember Jeff when Merlin was on and he wanted to. He wanted to be able to manage his styles, um, and disable built-in styles. There’s now a whole table based style manager where you Jeff: saw that. Brett: you can, you can reorder, including built-in styles. You can reorder, enable, disable, edit, duplicate. Um, it’s like a full, full fledged, um, style manager. And I just built a whole web app that is a style generator that gives you, um, automatic like rhythm calculations for your CSS and you can, you can control everything through like, uh, like UI fields instead of having to [00:50:00] write CSS. Uh, but you can also o open up a very, I’ve spent a lot of time on the code mirror CSS editor in the web app. Uh, so, and it’s got live preview as you edit in the code mirror field. Um, so that’s pretty cool. And that’s built into marts. So if you go to style, um, generate style, it’ll load up a, a style generator for you. Anyway, there’s, there’s a ton. I’m not gonna go into all the details, but, uh, anyone listening who uses markdown for anything, especially if you want ability to export to like Word and epub and advanced PDF export, um, join the beta. Let me know what you think. Uh, help me squash bugs. But the other thing, every time I push a beta for review before the new bug reports come in, I’ve been putting time into a tool. Markdown Processor: Apex Brett: I’m calling [00:51:00] Apex and um, I haven’t publicly announced this one yet, but I probably will by the time this podcast comes out. Jeff: I mean, doesn’t this count? Brett: It, it does. I’m saying like this, this might be a, you hear you heard it here first kind of thing, um, but if you go to github.com/tt sc slash apex, um, I built a, uh, pure C markdown processor that combines syntax from cram down GitHub flavored markdown, multi markdown maku, um, common mark. And basically you can write syntax from any of those processors, including all of their special features, um, and in one document, and then use Apex in its unified mode, and it’ll just figure out what. All of your syntax is supposed to do. Um, so you can take, you can port documents from one platform to another [00:52:00] without worrying about how they’re gonna render. Um, if I can get any kind of adoption with Apex, it could solve a lot of problems. Um, I built it because I want to make it the default processor in marked ’cause right now, you, you have to choose, you know, cram Christina: Which one? Brett: mark and, and choosing one means you lose something in order to gain something. Um, so I wanted to build a universal one that brought together everything. And I added cool features from some extensions of other languages, such as if you have two lists in a row, normally in markdown, it’s gonna concatenate those into one list. Now you can put a carrot on a line between the two lists and it’ll break it into two lists. I also added support for a. An extension to cram down that lets you put double uh, carrots inside a table cell and [00:53:00] create a row band. So like a cell that, that expands it, you rows but doesn’t expand the rest of the row. Um, so you can do cell spans and row spans and it has a relaxed table version where you don’t have to have an alignment row, which is, uh, sometimes we just wanna make quickly table. You make two lines. You put some pipes in. This will, if there’s no alignment row, it will generate a table with just a table body and table data cells in no header. It also allows footers, you can add a footer to a table by using equals in the separator line. Um, it, it’s, Jeff: This is very civilized, Brett: it is. Christina: is amazing, Brett: So where Common Mark is extremely strict about things, um, apex is extremely permissive. Jeff: also itty bitty things like talk about the call out boxes from like Brett: oh yeah, it, it can handle call out syntax from Obsidian and Bear and Xcode Playgrounds. [00:54:00] Um, and it incorporates all of Mark’s syntax for like file includes and even renders like auto scroll pauses that work in marked and some other teleprompter situations. Um, it uses file ude syntax from multi markdown, like, which is just like a curly brace and, uh, marked, which is, uh, left like a double left, uh, angle bracket and then different. Brackets to surround a file name and it handles IA writer file inclusion where you just type a forward slash and then the name of a file and it automatically detects if that file is an image or source code or markdown text, and it will import it accordingly. And if it’s a CSV file, it’ll generate a table from it automatically. It’s, it’s kind of nuts. I, it’s kind of nuts. I could not have done this [00:55:00] without copilot. I, I am very thankful for copilot because my C skills are not, would not on their own, have been up to this task. I know enough to bug debug, but yeah, a lot of these features I got a big hand from copilot on. Jeff: This is also Brett. This is some serious Brett Terpstra. TURPs Hard Christina: Yeah, it is. I was gonna say, this is like Jeff: and also that’s right. Also, if your grandma ever wrote you a note and it, and though you couldn’t really read it, it really well, that renders perfectly Christina: Amazing. No, I was gonna say this is like, okay, so Apex is like the perfect name ’cause this is the apex of Brett. Jeff: Yes. Apex of Brett. Christina: That’s also that, that’s, that’s not an alternate episode title Apex of Brett. Because genuinely No, Brett, like I am, I am so stunned and impressed. I mean, you all, you always impressed me like you are the most impressive like developer that I, that I’ve ever known. But you, this is incredible. And, and this, I, I love this [00:56:00] because as you said, like common Mark is incredibly strict. This is incredibly permissive. But this is great. ’cause there are those scenarios where you might have like, I wanna use one feature from one thing or one from another, or I wanna combine things in various ways, or I don’t wanna have to think about it, you know? Brett: I aals, I forgot to mention I aals inline attribute list, which is a crammed down feature that lets you put curly brackets after like a paragraph and then a colon and then say, dot call out inside the curly brackets. And then when it renders the markdown, it creates that paragraph and adds class equals call out to the paragraph. Um, and in, in Cramon you can apply these to everything from list items to list to block quotes. Like you can do ’em for spans. You could like have one after, uh, link syntax and just apply, say dot external to a link. So the IAL syntax can add IDs classes and uh, arbitrary [00:57:00] attributes to any element in your markdown when it renders to HTML. And, uh, and Apex has first class support for I aals. Was really, that was, that Christina: that was really hard, Brett: I wrote it because I wanted, I wanted multi markdown, uh, for my prose writing, but I really missed the als. Christina: Yes. Okay. Because see, I run into this sort of thing too, right? Because like, this is a problem like that. I mean, it’s a very niche problem, um, that, that, you know, people who listen to this podcast probably are more familiar with than other types of people. But like, when you have to choose your markdown processor, which as you said, like Brett, like that can be a problem. Like, like with, with using Mark or anything else, you’re like, what am I giving up? What do I have? And, and like for me, because I started using mul, you know, markdown, um, uh, largely because of you, um, I think I was using it, I knew about it before you, but largely because of, of, of you, like multi markdown has always been like kind of my, or was historically my flavor of choice. It has since shifted to being [00:58:00] GitHub, labor bird markdown. But that’s just because the industry has taken that on, right? But there were, you know, certain things like in like, you know, multi markdown that work a certain way. And then yeah, there are things in crammed down. There are things in these other things in like, this is just, this is awesome. This Brett: It is, the whole thing is built on top of C mark, GFM, which is GitHub’s port of common mark with the GitHub flavored markdown Christina: Right. Brett: Um, and I built, like, I kept that as a sub-module, totally clean, and built all of this as extensions on top of Cmar, GFM, which, you know, so it has full compatibility with GitHub and with Common Merck by out, like outta the box. And then everything else is built on top of that. So it, uh, it covers, it covers all the bases. You’ll love it Christina: I’m so excited. No, this is awesome. And I Brett: blazing fast. It can render, I have a complex document that, that uses all of its features and it can render it in [00:59:00] 0.006 seconds. Christina: that’s awesome. Jeff: Awesome. Christina: That’s so cool. No, this is great. And yeah, I, and I think that honestly, like this is the sort of thing like if, yeah, if you can eventually get this to like be like the engine that powers like mark three, like, that’ll be really slick, right? Because then like, yeah, okay, I can take one document and then just, you know, kind of, you know, wi with, with the, you know, ha have, have the compatibility mode where you’re like, okay, the unified mode or whatever yo

The 2025 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #5 Part 1 continues as the panel of David Ginsburg, Wally Cherwinski, and Chuck Joiner shares practical tech ideas for Apple users, from at USB hub and a USB-C charger to a MagSafe camera grip and a portable monitor. They also explain how to get great deals through Apple's Certified Refurbished Store while trading stories about hubs, mice, and multi-display travel setups. (Part 1) This MacVoices is supported by TV+Talk, our MacVoices series with Charlotte Henry that focuses on the business and content of Apple's streaming services. https://macvoices.com/category/tv-talk/ Show Notes: Chapters: [0:00] Gift Guide #5 Part 1 introduction and TV Plus Talk sponsor [0:35] How the holiday gift guide works and where to find the master list [2:00] Panel introductions: Dave Ginsburg and Wally Cherwinski [2:55] Pick 1: 16-port Akasis USB 3.1 hub for power users [4:24] Real-world hub performance with drives, cameras, and lighting [6:00] Desk layout, power brick, and wish-list reactions [6:11] Pick 2: Apple Certified Refurbished Store as a hardware source [7:00] Upgrading from MacBook Air to M-series MacBook Pro at a discount [8:26] Warranty, AppleCare, and pros and cons of buying refurbished [9:52] Finding the Certified Refurbished link on Apple's site [11:43] Pick 3: Logitech MX Master 4 mouse and haptic upgrades [15:14] Multi-device pairing, thumb button menus, and pricing [18:34] Trackpad vs mouse debate and workplace setups [19:11] Pick 4: MagSafe camera grip/stand with Bluetooth remote [21:09] Using the grip as a stand, on a tripod, or with older phones [22:38] Magnetic ring for non-MagSafe cases and travel use [24:31] Pick 5: 15.6″ portable 1080p USB-C/HDMI monitor [26:11] Traveling with a second screen and productivity benefits [27:32] 1080p vs 4K for portable displays and value trade-offs [28:17] Teasing a 4K portable monitor pick for a later round [28:26] Closing credits, support options, and how to stay connected Links: Dave Ginsburg: Powered USB 3.1 Hub, ACASIS 16 Ports USB 3.1 Hub with 10Gbps Data Speed，Aluminum Housing, USB Hub Powered with 96W Power Adapter https://amzn.to/49Z2g5h Logitech MX Master 4, Ergonomic Wireless Mouse with Advanced Performance Haptic Feedback, Ultra-Fast Scrolling, USB-C Charging, Bluetooth https://amzn.to/3XCzzDS Wally Cherwinski Apple Refurb Store https://www.apple.com/shop/refurbished KIWIFOTOS for iPhone Magsafe Camera Grip Magnetic Phone Handle with Bluetooth Remote & Tripod Mount Adapter https://amzn.to/48HI6un ESR for MagSafe Sticker, MagSafe Ring Magnet, 2 Pack Magnetic Metal Ring, Universal Wireless Charger Conversion Kit https://amzn.to/3XDhV2W Chuck Joiner: Scosche PowerFlux 70W USB-C Charger Block, 3-Port Fast Charging GaN Wall Adapter with Foldable Plug https://amzn.to/3Y8Is8e MNN Portable Monitor 15.6inch FHD 1080P USB C HDMI Gaming Ultra-Slim IPS Display w/Smart Cover & Speakers,HDR Plug&Play, External Monitor for Laptop PC Phone Mac https://amzn.to/49Ugy7g Guests: David Ginsburg is the host of the weekly podcast In Touch With iOS where he discusses all things iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and related technologies. He is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Visit his YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/daveg65 and find and follow him on Twitter @daveg65 and on Mastodon at @daveg65@mastodon.cloud. Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon      http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect: Web:      http://macvoices.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner      http://www.twitter.com/macvoices Mastodon:      https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner MacVoices Page on Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/ MacVoices Group on Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice LinkedIn:      https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/ Instagram:      https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe:      Audio in iTunes      Video in iTunes      Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss      Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

The 2025 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide #5 Part 1 continues as the panel of David Ginsburg, Wally Cherwinski, and Chuck Joiner shares practical tech ideas for Apple users, from at USB hub and a USB-C charger to a MagSafe camera grip and a portable monitor. They also explain how to get great deals through Apple's Certified Refurbished Store while trading stories about hubs, mice, and multi-display travel setups. (Part 1) This MacVoices is supported by TV+Talk, our MacVoices series with Charlotte Henry that focuses on the business and content of Apple's streaming services. https://macvoices.com/category/tv-talk/ Show Notes: Chapters: [0:00] Gift Guide #5 Part 1 introduction and TV Plus Talk sponsor [0:35] How the holiday gift guide works and where to find the master list [2:00] Panel introductions: Dave Ginsburg and Wally Cherwinski [2:55] Pick 1: 16-port Akasis USB 3.1 hub for power users [4:24] Real-world hub performance with drives, cameras, and lighting [6:00] Desk layout, power brick, and wish-list reactions [6:11] Pick 2: Apple Certified Refurbished Store as a hardware source [7:00] Upgrading from MacBook Air to M-series MacBook Pro at a discount [8:26] Warranty, AppleCare, and pros and cons of buying refurbished [9:52] Finding the Certified Refurbished link on Apple's site [11:43] Pick 3: Logitech MX Master 4 mouse and haptic upgrades [15:14] Multi-device pairing, thumb button menus, and pricing [18:34] Trackpad vs mouse debate and workplace setups [19:11] Pick 4: MagSafe camera grip/stand with Bluetooth remote [21:09] Using the grip as a stand, on a tripod, or with older phones [22:38] Magnetic ring for non-MagSafe cases and travel use [24:31] Pick 5: 15.6″ portable 1080p USB-C/HDMI monitor [26:11] Traveling with a second screen and productivity benefits [27:32] 1080p vs 4K for portable displays and value trade-offs [28:17] Teasing a 4K portable monitor pick for a later round [28:26] Closing credits, support options, and how to stay connected Links: Dave Ginsburg: Powered USB 3.1 Hub, ACASIS 16 Ports USB 3.1 Hub with 10Gbps Data Speed，Aluminum Housing, USB Hub Powered with 96W Power Adapter https://amzn.to/49Z2g5h Logitech MX Master 4, Ergonomic Wireless Mouse with Advanced Performance Haptic Feedback, Ultra-Fast Scrolling, USB-C Charging, Bluetooth https://amzn.to/3XCzzDS Wally Cherwinski Apple Refurb Store https://www.apple.com/shop/refurbished KIWIFOTOS for iPhone Magsafe Camera Grip Magnetic Phone Handle with Bluetooth Remote & Tripod Mount Adapter https://amzn.to/48HI6un ESR for MagSafe Sticker, MagSafe Ring Magnet, 2 Pack Magnetic Metal Ring, Universal Wireless Charger Conversion Kit https://amzn.to/3XDhV2W Chuck Joiner: Scosche PowerFlux 70W USB-C Charger Block, 3-Port Fast Charging GaN Wall Adapter with Foldable Plug https://amzn.to/3Y8Is8e MNN Portable Monitor 15.6inch FHD 1080P USB C HDMI Gaming Ultra-Slim IPS Display w/Smart Cover & Speakers,HDR Plug&Play, External Monitor for Laptop PC Phone Mac https://amzn.to/49Ugy7g Guests: David Ginsburg is the host of the weekly podcast In Touch With iOS where he discusses all things iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and related technologies. He is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Visit his YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/daveg65 and find and follow him on Twitter @daveg65 and on Mastodon at @daveg65@mastodon.cloud. Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon      http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect:      Web:      http://macvoices.com      Twitter:      http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner      http://www.twitter.com/macvoices      Mastodon:      https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner      Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner      MacVoices Page on Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/      MacVoices Group on Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice      LinkedIn:      https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/      Instagram:      https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe:      Audio in iTunes      Video in iTunes      Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher:      Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss      Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

The 2025 Holiday Gift Guide #4 continues in Part 2 with Norbert Frassa, Rosemary Orchard, Mike Schmitz, and Chuck Joiner sharing standout tech picks. Highlights include gear for iPhone photography, an overhead camera, an automation pick, protective AirPods cases, audio gear, and an AI-focused book recommendation.   In the Take Control Books Black Friday sale, you can save 25% on all full-price titles. Or, save 50% on all ebooks, including upgrades, for a full year with a Take Control Premium membership for $14.99. Plus, if your order total including Premium is at least $34.99, you'll get a free ebook of your choice! The sale runs through December 3. For complete details, go to takecontrolbooks.com/blackfriday25. Show Notes: Chapters: [0:00] Introduction and Take Control Books Black Friday details[0:54] Norbert's next pick: ShiftCam iPhone case and lens system[2:29] Macro photography, telephoto options, and lens ecosystem[3:37] Why ShiftCam makes a great gift and add-on system[5:13] Rosemary's pick: Logitech Reach document camera[6:19] Features, 1080p clarity, and flexible desk mounting[7:33] Book scanning and overhead camera uses[9:09] Mike's pick: Stream Deck Neo for creators and automation[10:26] How Stream Deck enhances workflows and setups[11:21] Chuck's pick: Audioengine A5 speakers overview[13:41] Audioengine S6 desktop subwoofer as companion pick[16:19] Norbert's final pick: “The Rest Is History” membership[19:33] Rosemary's AirPods Pro case by ESR with lock and MagSafe[23:34] Rugged design, secure latch, and charging stability[24:56] Mike's book pick: Co-Intelligence by Ethan Mollick[26:21] AI mindset, disruption, and student use cases[28:10] Chuck's final pick: Audioengine S6 subwoofer[30:45] Closing remarks and where to find the panel online Links:   Norbert Frassa: Shiftcam iPhone 17 casehttps://amzn.to/48jsEo1 Shiftcam Lenseshttps://amzn.to/48h19eD Shiftcam Full Lens Kithttps://www.shiftcam.com/collections/lensultra-bundles Rest is History Club Annual Membership https://therestishistory.com/join-the-club-2/ Rosemary Orchard: Logitech Reach overhead content camerahttps://www.logitech.com/en-gb/shop/p/reach-overhead-content-camera ESR for AirPods Pro 3 Case (2025), Compatible with Airpods Pro 3rd Generation Case (USB-C Cable), Effortless MagSafe, Drop-Proof Lock, Easy Open, Cyber Serieshttps://amzn.to/4rksyFv Mike Schmitz: Elgato Stream Deck Neohttps://amzn.to/3JYgDML Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI by Ethan Mollickhttps://amzn.to/3XoUVV8 Chuck Joiner: White Noise App (full version)https://www.tmsoft.com/white-noise/ OWC Thunderbolt Hub Docking Stationhttps://amzn.to/4pEl4eQ Audioengine A5+ Wireless Bluetooth Bookshelf Speakers - Premium 150W Stereo Speakershttps://amzn.to/487Qmop Audioengine S6 210W Compact Powered Mini Subwooferhttps://amzn.to/3KgHrrC Guests: Norbert Frassa is a technology “man about town”. Follow him on Twitter and see what he's up to. Rosemary Orchard is a nerd, automator, and chocaholic. When she's not making Shortcuts or podcasting about them, you'll frequently find her discussing her love of iPads and other Apple technology on RosemaryOrchard.com, Automators, Nested Folders, The Sweet Setup, and ScreenCastsOnline. She is runs WhenWorks to help you schedule appointments more efficiently. Originally from the UK she now calls Vienna, Austria, home…until she returns to the U.K. Follow her on Twitter.  Mike Schmitz is a nerd and an independent creator who talks about the intersection of faith, productivity, and tech He's a YouTuber, screencaster (ScreenCastsOnline), writer (The Sweet Setup), and co-hosts the Focused, Bookworm, and Intentional Family podcasts. Follow him on Twitter as _MikeSchmitz. Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon     http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect:      Web:     http://macvoices.com      Twitter:     http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner     http://www.twitter.com/macvoices      Mastodon:     https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner      Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner      MacVoices Page on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/      MacVoices Group on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice      LinkedIn:     https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/      Instagram:     https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe:      Audio in iTunes     Video in iTunes      Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher:      Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss      Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

The 2025 Holiday Gift Guide #4 continues in Part 2 with Norbert Frassa, Rosemary Orchard, Mike Schmitz, and Chuck Joiner sharing standout tech picks. Highlights include gear for iPhone photography, an overhead camera, an automation pick, protective AirPods cases, audio gear, and an AI-focused book recommendation.   In the Take Control Books Black Friday sale, you can save 25% on all full-price titles. Or, save 50% on all ebooks, including upgrades, for a full year with a Take Control Premium membership for $14.99. Plus, if your order total including Premium is at least $34.99, you'll get a free ebook of your choice! The sale runs through December 3. For complete details, go to takecontrolbooks.com/blackfriday25. Show Notes: Chapters: [0:00] Introduction and Take Control Books Black Friday details [0:54] Norbert's next pick: ShiftCam iPhone case and lens system [2:29] Macro photography, telephoto options, and lens ecosystem [3:37] Why ShiftCam makes a great gift and add-on system [5:13] Rosemary's pick: Logitech Reach document camera [6:19] Features, 1080p clarity, and flexible desk mounting [7:33] Book scanning and overhead camera uses [9:09] Mike's pick: Stream Deck Neo for creators and automation [10:26] How Stream Deck enhances workflows and setups [11:21] Chuck's pick: Audioengine A5 speakers overview [13:41] Audioengine S6 desktop subwoofer as companion pick [16:19] Norbert's final pick: "The Rest Is History" membership [19:33] Rosemary's AirPods Pro case by ESR with lock and MagSafe [23:34] Rugged design, secure latch, and charging stability [24:56] Mike's book pick: Co-Intelligence by Ethan Mollick [26:21] AI mindset, disruption, and student use cases [28:10] Chuck's final pick: Audioengine S6 subwoofer [30:45] Closing remarks and where to find the panel online Links:   Norbert Frassa: Shiftcam iPhone 17 case https://amzn.to/48jsEo1 Shiftcam Lenses https://amzn.to/48h19eD Shiftcam Full Lens Kit https://www.shiftcam.com/collections/lensultra-bundles Rest is History Club Annual Membership https://therestishistory.com/join-the-club-2/ Rosemary Orchard: Logitech Reach overhead content camera https://www.logitech.com/en-gb/shop/p/reach-overhead-content-camera ESR for AirPods Pro 3 Case (2025), Compatible with Airpods Pro 3rd Generation Case (USB-C Cable), Effortless MagSafe, Drop-Proof Lock, Easy Open, Cyber Series https://amzn.to/4rksyFv Mike Schmitz: Elgato Stream Deck Neo https://amzn.to/3JYgDML Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI by Ethan Mollick https://amzn.to/3XoUVV8 Chuck Joiner: White Noise App (full version) https://www.tmsoft.com/white-noise/ OWC Thunderbolt Hub Docking Station https://amzn.to/4pEl4eQ Audioengine A5+ Wireless Bluetooth Bookshelf Speakers - Premium 150W Stereo Speakers https://amzn.to/487Qmop Audioengine S6 210W Compact Powered Mini Subwooferhttps://amzn.to/3KgHrrC Guests: Norbert Frassa is a technology "man about town". Follow him on Twitter and see what he's up to. Rosemary Orchard is a nerd, automator, and chocaholic. When she's not making Shortcuts or podcasting about them, you'll frequently find her discussing her love of iPads and other Apple technology on RosemaryOrchard.com, Automators, Nested Folders, The Sweet Setup, and ScreenCastsOnline. She is runs WhenWorks to help you schedule appointments more efficiently. Originally from the UK she now calls Vienna, Austria, home…until she returns to the U.K. Follow her on Twitter.  Mike Schmitz is a nerd and an independent creator who talks about the intersection of faith, productivity, and tech He's a YouTuber, screencaster (ScreenCastsOnline), writer (The Sweet Setup), and co-hosts the Focused, Bookworm, and Intentional Family podcasts. Follow him on Twitter as _MikeSchmitz. Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon      http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect:      Web:      http://macvoices.com      Twitter:      http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner      http://www.twitter.com/macvoices      Mastodon:      https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner      Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner      MacVoices Page on Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/      MacVoices Group on Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice      LinkedIn:      https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/      Instagram:      https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe:      Audio in iTunes      Video in iTunes      Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher:      Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss      Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

UGREEN have a number of products from their 3C Power Series and NAS device range on special offer for Black Friday. We have covered a number of these devices on the site over the last few months, and all are worthy of your attention if you are in the market for some top-quality power accessories for your devices or if you are planning to add a NAS device to your home or office. Here's a list of the top UGREEN offers available for Black Friday: UGREEN 165 W Retractable Cable Power Bank (20,000 mAh) • Built-in USB-C retractable cable - no more loose cables • Fast-charge phones, tablets and laptops up to 165 W • Perfect for travel and everyday carry • Amazon UK link UGREEN 45 W 20,000 mAh Power Bank • Three ports for multi-device charging (USB-C & USB-A) • Ideal for laptops, MacBook users, and digital creators • Smart power distribution for maximum efficiency • Amazon UK link UGREEN Nexode 65W Foldable Fast GaN Charger 3-Port USB-C Plug • Compact foldable plug design for home & travel • GaN technology for efficient cool charging • Power up a laptop and phone simultaneously • Amazon UK link UGREEN MagFlow Qi2 25W Wireless Fast Charging 10000mAh Magnetic Portable Charger MagSafe-compatible design for iPhone 12 and later • 25W fast wireless charging + USB-C wired option • Slim, pocket-friendly build perfect for travel • Amazon UK link UGREEN MagFlow Qi2 Certified 2-in-1 Magnetic Wireless Charger • Combines a phone stand and MagSafe wireless charger • Ideal for desk, bedside, or travel use • Fast charging with adjustable viewing angle • Amazon UK link UGREEN NASync DH2300 2 Bay NAS • 2-bay NAS for beginners - simple setup & intuitive UI • Ideal for home users transitioning from cloud storage • Affordable entry model for secure local backup • Our Review • Amazon UK Link UGREEN NASync DH4300 Plus 4 Bay NAS • 4-bay NAS for professionals and content creators • Powerful CPU and expandable storage for 4K video and media servers • Supports RAID, multimedia streaming and private cloud access • Our Review •Amazon UK Link Be sure to check out all the deals on offer from UGREEN for Black Friday on Amazon.

Vous l'atendiez, le voici ! Il s'agit de notre podcast de fin d'année où nous vous proposons une sélection d'idées cadeaux accessibles pour Noël. Nous espérons que cette sélection fera plaisir à vos proches et pourquoi pas à vous même. Les membre de l'équipe vous propose leurs idées cadeaux, technologiques ou non mais intéressant à leurs yeux. En fin d'article vous trouverez les liens vers nos idées cadeaux des années précédentes. Alain Télécommande compatible Apple TV 4k avec boutons. De'Longhi BQ80 Barbecue électrique avec grille. Cédric Balise bluetooth UGreen compatible Apple Localiser format CB, rechargeable. Balise bluetooth UGreen format CB pour Google / Android, piles 5 ans. Vanne thermostatique intelligentes,EVE Thermo (Matter sur Thread) pour radiateur à eau. Un exemplaire. Lot de 4. Fabrice Balance de Cuisine parlante VIBAS iVoice. Belkin UltraCharge Chargeur Induction 3 en 1 Qi2, Station de Charge Magnétique 25W, Chargeur sans Fil avec MagSafe. François Radio Dab+ Philips TAR5505/10 Enceinte bluetooth Bose SoundLink Revolve Série II. Jacques Multiprise UGreen 10 en 1 Parafoudre et Surtension 3680W 6 Prise AC 4 USB Bloc Electrique USB C 20W avec Interrupteur. Rallonge 1.3M. Dock Thunderbolt 5.0 UGreen. Nico Couteau à Jambon avec Protection Anti Accident pour Droitiers et Gauchers. [Clavier Bluetooth Perkins Hable One. Pascale Meiso Machine à pompons. Multicuiseur Cecotec. Ultenic Aspirateur Laveur sans Fil. Philippe Anker Nano Batterie Externe certifiée Qi2 15W, 5000 mAh Machine à café à grains De'Longhi Magnifica S ECAM11.112.B. Sof Hachoir à ail et Fines Herbes Chef'n. Interface audio pour podcasteur : Focusrite Vocaster One. Focusrite Vocaster One Studio, avec microphone Vocaster DM1 et casque HP60v. Focusrite Vocaster Two.. Focusrite Vocaster Two Studio, avec microphone dynamique Vocaster DM14v et casque HP60v. Yannick Anatomie Élémentaire Modèle d'Œil – Modèle Anatomique d'Œil Humain. Enceinte JBL Authentics 200 avec Alexa et Google Assistant en simulténé. Et dans la même gamme les modèles JBL Authentics 300 et JBL Authentics 500. Nos idées cadeaux des années précédentes N'hésitez pas à aller jeter un coup d'oeil dans nos idées cadeaux des années précédentes, vous y trouverez des produits sympa et pour beaucoup toujours d'actualité qui pourraient plaire. Idées cadeaux accessibles pour Noël 2024. Idées cadeaux accessibles pour Noël 2023. Idées cadeaux accessibles pour Noël 2021. Idées cadeaux accessibles pour Noël 2020. Idées cadeaux accessibles pour Noël 2019. Idées cadeaux accessible pour Noël 2018. Idées cadeaux accessibles pour Noël 2017. Toute l'équipe d'Oxytude vous souhaite un très joyeux Noël 2025 !

The panel of Chuck Joiner, Marty Jencius, Michael D.J. Eisenberg, and Patrice Brend'amour kicks off the 2025 Holiday Gift Guide series with practical, travel-friendly, and tech-savvy picks. From MagSafe wallets and AirTag-friendly money clips to AI development tools, travel routers, power banks, and portable speakers, each round offers creative and useful gift ideas for Apple users and frequent travelers looking to upgrade their daily gear. (Part 1)  MacVoices is supported by SurfShark. Go to https://surfshark.com/macvoices or use code “macvoices" at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! Show Notes: Chapters: [0:00] Introduction to the 2025 Holiday Gift Guide[0:10] How the gift rounds work and panel introductions[1:26] Marty's pick: MagSafe wallet and stand[5:11] Michael's counterpick: AirTag-ready money clip[6:41] Patrice's pick: Windsurf AI development tool[9:36] Michael's pick: Travel surge protector[12:30] Chuck's pick: Rolling Square credit-card tracker[13:46] Discussion: Digital IDs and travel concerns[15:13] Surfshark sponsorship segment[17:39] Round 2 begins: Cardia Mobile 6-lead EKG device[23:41] Patrice's pick: GL.iNet travel router[26:56] Michael's pick: Anker Prime 26K power bank[29:49] Chuck's pick: JBL Flip Series Bluetooth speakers Links: Marty Jencius MagSafe Wallet, Card Holder with Stand, Magnetic Phone Wallet Stand for iPhone Pro Max Air Plus Series, RFID Blocking Vegan Leather AliveCor KardiaMobile   EKG Monitor - Six Views of The Heart - Detects AFib and Irregular Arrhythmias- Instant Results in Seconds Patrice Brend'amour Windsurf GL.iNet GL-MT3000 (Beryl AX) Portable Travel Router, Pocket Wi-Fi 6 Wireless 2.5G Router, Portable VPN Routers WiFi for Travel Michael D.J. Eisenberg Eaton Tripp Lite TRAVELER3USBC Travel Power Strip & USB Charger, Flat Plug, 306J Surge Protector, USB-C + USB-A Port, 2-Outlets, 18" Cord & Cable Wrap Anker Prime Power Bank (26K, 300W) Chuck Joiner Rolling Square AirCard Pro - Apple Find My only – Bluetooth Tracker Card, Wireless Charging, Digital ID, Anti-Loss Wallet Tracker JBL Flip 7 - Portable Waterproof and Drop-Proof Speaker, Bold Pro Sound with AI Sound Boost, 16Hrs of Playtime, and PushLock System with Interchangeable Accessories   Guests: Patrice Brend'amour is the creator, advocate and Product Manager of a global healthcare software initiative, which is not only pushing the industry to provide user-centered solutions using the latest advances in UX and technology, but also advancing the sharing of medical information between healthcare providers across the world. She is also an avid podcaster, mainly in the technology space, as well as a maintainer and contributor to a number of open source projects. Everything she does can be linked to from The Patrice, Michael D.J. Eisenberg is a is a solo practitioner based in Washington, DC, advocating for veterans, military members, and their families for nearly two decades. He has been helping lawyers and law offices utilize technology tools to promote efficiency and effectiveness for decades. He created the blog and podcast in 2019 to share that information and more with the world. Find information on his initiatives and his podcast at The Tech Savvy Lawyer. Dr. Marty Jencius has been an Associate Professor of Counseling at Kent State University since 2000. He has over 120 publications in books, chapters, journal articles, and others, along with 200 podcasts related to counseling, counselor education, and faculty life. His technology interest led him to develop the counseling profession ‘firsts,' including listservs, a web-based peer-reviewed journal, The Journal of Technology in Counseling, teaching and conferencing in virtual worlds as the founder of Counselor Education in Second Life, and podcast founder/producer of CounselorAudioSource.net and ThePodTalk.net. Currently, he produces a podcast about counseling and life questions, the Circular Firing Squad, and digital video interviews with legacies capturing the history of the counseling field. This is also co-host of The Vision ProFiles podcast. Generally, Marty is chasing the newest tech trends, which explains his interest in A.I. for teaching, research, and productivity. Marty is an active presenter and past president of the NorthEast Ohio Apple Corp (NEOAC). Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon     http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? 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The panel of Chuck Joiner, Marty Jencius, Michael D.J. Eisenberg, and Patrice Brend'amour kicks off the 2025 Holiday Gift Guide series with practical, travel-friendly, and tech-savvy picks. From MagSafe wallets and AirTag-friendly money clips to AI development tools, travel routers, power banks, and portable speakers, each round offers creative and useful gift ideas for Apple users and frequent travelers looking to upgrade their daily gear. (Part 1)  MacVoices is supported by SurfShark. Go to https://surfshark.com/macvoices or use code "macvoices" at checkout to get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN! Show Notes: Chapters: [0:00] Introduction to the 2025 Holiday Gift Guide [0:10] How the gift rounds work and panel introductions [1:26] Marty's pick: MagSafe wallet and stand [5:11] Michael's counterpick: AirTag-ready money clip [6:41] Patrice's pick: Windsurf AI development tool [9:36] Michael's pick: Travel surge protector [12:30] Chuck's pick: Rolling Square credit-card tracker [13:46] Discussion: Digital IDs and travel concerns [15:13] Surfshark sponsorship segment [17:39] Round 2 begins: Cardia Mobile 6-lead EKG device [23:41] Patrice's pick: GL.iNet travel router [26:56] Michael's pick: Anker Prime 26K power bank [29:49] Chuck's pick: JBL Flip Series Bluetooth speakers Links: Marty Jencius MagSafe Wallet, Card Holder with Stand, Magnetic Phone Wallet Stand for iPhone Pro Max Air Plus Series, RFID Blocking Vegan Leather AliveCor KardiaMobile   EKG Monitor - Six Views of The Heart - Detects AFib and Irregular Arrhythmias- Instant Results in Seconds Patrice Brend'amour Windsurf GL.iNet GL-MT3000 (Beryl AX) Portable Travel Router, Pocket Wi-Fi 6 Wireless 2.5G Router, Portable VPN Routers WiFi for Travel Michael D.J. Eisenberg Eaton Tripp Lite TRAVELER3USBC Travel Power Strip & USB Charger, Flat Plug, 306J Surge Protector, USB-C + USB-A Port, 2-Outlets, 18" Cord & Cable Wrap Anker Prime Power Bank (26K, 300W) Chuck Joiner Rolling Square AirCard Pro - Apple Find My only – Bluetooth Tracker Card, Wireless Charging, Digital ID, Anti-Loss Wallet Tracker JBL Flip 7 - Portable Waterproof and Drop-Proof Speaker, Bold Pro Sound with AI Sound Boost, 16Hrs of Playtime, and PushLock System with Interchangeable Accessories Guests: Patrice Brend'amour is the creator, advocate and Product Manager of a global healthcare software initiative, which is not only pushing the industry to provide user-centered solutions using the latest advances in UX and technology, but also advancing the sharing of medical information between healthcare providers across the world. She is also an avid podcaster, mainly in the technology space, as well as a maintainer and contributor to a number of open source projects. Everything she does can be linked to from The Patrice, Michael D.J. Eisenberg is a is a solo practitioner based in Washington, DC, advocating for veterans, military members, and their families for nearly two decades. He has been helping lawyers and law offices utilize technology tools to promote efficiency and effectiveness for decades. He created the blog and podcast in 2019 to share that information and more with the world. Find information on his initiatives and his podcast at The Tech Savvy Lawyer. Dr. Marty Jencius has been an Associate Professor of Counseling at Kent State University since 2000. He has over 120 publications in books, chapters, journal articles, and others, along with 200 podcasts related to counseling, counselor education, and faculty life. His technology interest led him to develop the counseling profession 'firsts,' including listservs, a web-based peer-reviewed journal, The Journal of Technology in Counseling, teaching and conferencing in virtual worlds as the founder of Counselor Education in Second Life, and podcast founder/producer of CounselorAudioSource.net and ThePodTalk.net. Currently, he produces a podcast about counseling and life questions, the Circular Firing Squad, and digital video interviews with legacies capturing the history of the counseling field. This is also co-host of The Vision ProFiles podcast. Generally, Marty is chasing the newest tech trends, which explains his interest in A.I. for teaching, research, and productivity. Marty is an active presenter and past president of the NorthEast Ohio Apple Corp (NEOAC). Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon      http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? 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TO SEE THE PRODUCTS, PLEASE CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@MarijoTinlin  So many fantastic products I get the privilege of reviewing for the audience. This episode includes the following products: True Bloom - Price: $8 each/$28 set of 4 The perfect gift for your daughter. True Bloom's kid-friendly, water-based nail polish is fast-drying, non-toxic, and odor-free! Choose from: Blossom, Peony, Sweet Pea, or Dancing Daisy. True Bloom is a company inspired by kids and created for them. They design makeup and nail polish kits that help kids transition from dress-up to exploring makeup for the first time, using non-toxic ingredients that are gentle on sensitive skin.. Discount code: 10% off using the code Hiagain https://truebloomkids.com/products/non-toxic-nail-polish 1:47 Puzzles of Color - Available on Amazon, Macy's Online, Nordstrom Online, & Barnes & Noble stores and online - $25 Designed to spark imagination, with its fun details and calming colors, the Summertime Collards puzzle is perfect for little hands and big dreams. This colorful puzzle depicts a mother and daughter tending to their garden and is inspired by peaceful summer days. For families looking to reduce screen time and get everyone together for fun, there's something to capture everyone's interest. The puzzles are art worth displaying and conversation starters. Puzzles of Color is a black-owned family business deeply rooted in preserving and celebrating Black culture. Their puzzles, created in collaboration with artists of color, are a beautiful pastime, a connection to a rich heritage, and a celebration of shared identity. 2:43 Surebonder Ultra Series DT-320F Mini Hot Glue Gun $14.99 https://surebonder.com/products/ultra-series-dt-320f-auto-shut-off-dual-temperature-mini-hot-glue-gun Refresh your space with creative DIY projects with the Surebonder Ultra Series DT-320F Mini Hot Glue Gun is a game-changer for crafters of all levels. With 20 watts of heating power, this glue gun provides 3 times more power than your average mini glue gun - so you can get the job done quickly and easily. It also has a 30 minute auto shut-off feature for safety. The multi-temperature option allows you to use the glue gun with a variety of materials, including wood, metal, glass, florals, fabric, foam, and more. Whether you're crafting decorations, home decor and wreaths, or fun projects with the kids, the Ultra Series DT-320F ensures a precise experience. It is also available on Amazon 3:52 Eco-Kids Bouncy Eggs – by Elseware Unplug https://elsewareunplug.com/collections/easter-gifts/products/bouncy-eggs  $17.99 Throwing, catching, rolling, spinning, these bouncing eggs provide hours of "eggs-cerise"! Super-realistic, always "egg-citing", our eggs are an "eggs-tra" special party favor or hard to "beat" prize for any practical yolker. 5:08 Oh Snap Snap Grip 5 https://ohsnap.com/collections/grips/products/snap-grip  $27.99 From the website: "Now Adhesive Free. Grip it. Spin it. Kick it. Stick it. Swap it. Pocket. Use Snap Grip 5 as a one or two finger grip with full 360° rotation, kick it into a rock-solid stand, or snap it to anything metal. The glueless MagSafe® design makes swapping accessories effortless and, at just 3mm thin, it slides into your pocket without a snag. Built with a sleek metal trim and includes an adapter for non-iPhones & cases." (PS - I LOVE that this makes your phone a magnet - I use it when I workout and grip it to the metal machines at the gym!) 6:43 Matter Sandwich Bags https://shop.makeitmatter.com/products/matter-compostable-sandwich-bags-50-count  Matter Sandwich Bags powered by revolutionary NatureStar technology, are compostable. Matter brand Snack Bags made using sustainable, natural, and renewable resins that when disposed of properly, will compost in soil in a matter of months. Matter brand Snack Bags are toxin free, durable and strong, leak-resistant, and refrigerator and freezer safe. The entire lifecycle of Matter brand Snack Bags minimize waste, including adding valuable nutrients back into the earth. 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Send us a text!Watch this episode on YouTubeThis week: Everyone yearns for the Apple TV, but instead, we have the $230 iPhone sling! Also: Apple's new digital passport, Tesla gets on the CarPlay bandwagon, a question about an old iTunes feature you definitely forgot about, our favorite 3-in-1 MagSafe charger, and our first impressions of Pluribus!This episode supported by:Listeners like you. Your support helps us fund CultCast Off-Topic, a new weekly podcast of bonus content available for everyone; and helps us secure the future of the podcast. You also get access to The CultClub Discord, where you can chat with us all week long, give us show topics, and even end up on the show. Support The CultCast at support.thecultcast.com— or unsubscribe at unfork.thecultcast.comNordLayer is an easy to use and easy to set up security platform for businesses. Get the exclusive Black Friday offer: 28% off NordLayer yearly plans with the coupon code cultcast-28. Try it risk-free with a 14-day money-back guarantee at nordlayer.com/cultcast.CleanMyMac is your ultimate solution for Mac control and care. Get tidy today — try 7 days free and use my code CULTCAST for 20% off at clnmy.com/CultCastThis week's stories:Apple's latest accessory is a designer pocket for your iPhoneApple unveils the iPhone Pocket, a 3D-knitted iPhone accessory designed in collaboration with Japan's Issey Miyake.Apple just created a whole new type of Digital IDForget turning your driver's license into a digital ID, now you can add your passport info to your iPhone's Apple Wallet.Tesla finally plans to add CarPlay to its EVsAfter years of avoidance, Tesla plans to add CarPlay to its electric vehicles to boost sales. That's a big win for Apple.Genius MixesUse Genius Shuffle or Genius Playlists in Music on MacUse Genius Shuffle, Genius Playlists, or Genius Mixes in iTunes on PCLet Autoplay pick what plays nextKuxiu X40 Turbo: The best, fastest 3-in-1 charger money can buyThe Kuxiu X40 Turbo is a great 3-in-1 charger that supports the fastest MagSafe and Qi charging speeds possible on the latest iPhones.Buy on AmazonPluribus on Apple TV

An in-depth panel discussion explores the major AWS outage and its ripple effects across businesses, Amazon devices, and essential services, raising concerns about redundancy and cloud dependency. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Marty Jencius, Jim Rea, Eric Bolden, Jeff Gamet, Guy Serle, and Web Bixby group also examine Apple's new juice-jacking protection in iOS 26, the brand's record-setting valuation, and the new coin honoring Steve Jobs.  MacVoices is supported by the new MacVoices Discord, our latest benefit for MacVoices Patrons. Sign up, get access, and jin the conversations at Patreon.com/macvoices. Show Notes: Chapters: [0:00] Panel introductions and 20-year anniversary mention[4:56] The AWS outage and its widespread business impacts[8:33] Redundancy failures and corporate responsibility[15:22] Data backup practices and cloud vulnerabilities[22:39] iOS 26 setting to prevent juice-jacking attacks[25:25] Safer charging habits and MagSafe discussion[29:04] Apple's record valuation and brand dominance[31:28] Shifts in global brand rankings and industry trends Links: Alexa, Snapchat, Fortnite, ChatGPT and more taken down by major AWS outagehttps://9to5mac.com/2025/10/20/alexa-snapchat-fortnite-chatgpt-and-more-taken-down-by-major-aws-outage/ You should activate this security setting on your iPhone immediatelyhttps://www.macworld.com/article/2945482/ios-26-juice-jacking-wired-accessories-always-ask.html Apple Remains the World's Most Valuable Brand in 2025https://www.macrumors.com/2025/10/16/apple-remains-worlds-most-valuable-brand-2025/ US Mint Previews $1 American Innovation Coin Honoring Steve Jobshttps://www.mactrast.com/2025/10/us-mint-to-offer-1-american-innovation-coin-featuring-steve-jobs/ Guests: Web Bixby has been in the insurance business for 40 years and has been an Apple user for longer than that.You can catch up with him on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, but prefers Bluesky. Eric Bolden is into macOS, plants, sci-fi, food, and is a rural internet supporter. You can connect with him on Twitter, by email at embolden@mac.com, on Mastodon at @eabolden@techhub.social, on his blog, Trending At Work, and as co-host on The Vision ProFiles podcast. Brian Flanigan-Arthurs is an educator with a passion for providing results-driven, innovative learning strategies for all students, but particularly those who are at-risk. He is also a tech enthusiast who has a particular affinity for Apple since he first used the Apple IIGS as a student. You can contact Brian on twitter as @brian8944. He also recently opened a Mastodon account at @brian8944@mastodon.cloud.   Jeff Gamet is a technology blogger, podcaster, author, and public speaker. Previously, he was The Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and the TextExpander Evangelist for Smile. He has presented at Macworld Expo, RSA Conference, several WordCamp events, along with many other conferences. You can find him on several podcasts such as The Mac Show, The Big Show, MacVoices, Mac OS Ken, This Week in iOS, and more. Jeff is easy to find on social media as @jgamet on Twitter and Instagram, jeffgamet on LinkedIn., @jgamet@mastodon.social on Mastodon, and on his YouTube Channel at YouTube.com/jgamet. David Ginsburg is the host of the weekly podcast In Touch With iOS where he discusses all things iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and related technologies. He is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Visit his YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/daveg65 and find and follow him on Twitter @daveg65 and on Mastodon at @daveg65@mastodon.cloud.   Dr. Marty Jencius has been an Associate Professor of Counseling at Kent State University since 2000. He has over 120 publications in books, chapters, journal articles, and others, along with 200 podcasts related to counseling, counselor education, and faculty life. His technology interest led him to develop the counseling profession ‘firsts,' including listservs, a web-based peer-reviewed journal, The Journal of Technology in Counseling, teaching and conferencing in virtual worlds as the founder of Counselor Education in Second Life, and podcast founder/producer of CounselorAudioSource.net and ThePodTalk.net. Currently, he produces a podcast about counseling and life questions, the Circular Firing Squad, and digital video interviews with legacies capturing the history of the counseling field. This is also co-host of The Vision ProFiles podcast. Generally, Marty is chasing the newest tech trends, which explains his interest in A.I. for teaching, research, and productivity. Marty is an active presenter and past president of the NorthEast Ohio Apple Corp (NEOAC). Jim Rea built his own computer from scratch in 1975, started programming in 1977, and has been an independent Mac developer continuously since 1984. He is the founder of ProVUE Development, and the author of Panorama X, ProVUE's ultra fast RAM based database software for the macOS platform. He's been a speaker at MacTech, MacWorld Expo and other industry conferences. Follow Jim at provue.com and via @provuejim@techhub.social on Mastodon. Guy Serle, best known for being one of the co-hosts of the MyMac Podcast, sincerely apologizes for anything he has done or caused to have happened while in possession of dangerous podcasting equipment. He should know better but being a blonde from Florida means he's probably incapable of understanding the damage he has wrought. Guy is also the author of the novel, The Maltese Cube. You can follow his exploits on Twitter, catch him on Mac to the Future on Facebook, at @Macparrot@mastodon.social, and find everything at VertShark.com. Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon     http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? 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¡Bienvenidos a un nuevo episodio explosivo de APPLEaks 195!

Founder JOhn Rokos shares how MagSafe inspired OpenCase—an iPhone case with a recessed opening that locks MagSafe accessories in place to prevent sliding, improve charging/heat, and cut weight. He covers patenting, vetting manufacturers in China, yearly fit changes, testing with dummy phones, and building an open accessory ecosystem.  This edition of MacVoices is brought to you by our Patreon supporters. Get access to the MacVoices Slack and MacVoices After Dark by joining in at Patreon.com/macvoices. Show Notes: Chapters: [0:00] Intro and why this case is different[1:22] MagSafe sparks the recessed-opening idea[2:12] Preventing slide-off; charging and heat benefits[5:46] Prototyping and patent path[7:22] Finding a manufacturer; risks and quality control[12:35] Pre-announcement samples and real-device fit checks[13:48] iPhone 17 fit, rigidity, and button/camera changes[19:33] Growing an open accessory ecosystem (wallets, batteries, stands)[25:13] Color requests vs. MOQs; why black dominates[35:43] Pricing and accessory lineup[38:34] What's included; opening size 96×65 mm (9 mm corners)[40:15] Where to buy and future plans[41:37] Listener discount code details Links:   MacVoices Viewers and Listeners can take 10% off their first order at TheOpenCase.com. Restrictions apply, offer good through November 2025. Guests: JoHn Rokos is the brains behind The Open Case, a “MagSafe Perfected” iPhone case. MacVoices Viewers and Listeners can take 10% off their first order at TheOpenCase.com. Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon     http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect:      Web:     http://macvoices.com      Twitter:     http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner     http://www.twitter.com/macvoices      Mastodon:     https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner      Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner      MacVoices Page on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/      MacVoices Group on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice      LinkedIn:     https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/      Instagram:     https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe:      Audio in iTunes     Video in iTunes      Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher:      Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss      Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

Founder JOhn Rokos shares how MagSafe inspired OpenCase—an iPhone case with a recessed opening that locks MagSafe accessories in place to prevent sliding, improve charging/heat, and cut weight. He covers patenting, vetting manufacturers in China, yearly fit changes, testing with dummy phones, and building an open accessory ecosystem.  This edition of MacVoices is brought to you by our Patreon supporters. Get access to the MacVoices Slack and MacVoices After Dark by joining in at Patreon.com/macvoices. Show Notes: Chapters: [0:00] Intro and why this case is different [1:22] MagSafe sparks the recessed-opening idea [2:12] Preventing slide-off; charging and heat benefits [5:46] Prototyping and patent path [7:22] Finding a manufacturer; risks and quality control [12:35] Pre-announcement samples and real-device fit checks [13:48] iPhone 17 fit, rigidity, and button/camera changes [19:33] Growing an open accessory ecosystem (wallets, batteries, stands) [25:13] Color requests vs. MOQs; why black dominates [35:43] Pricing and accessory lineup [38:34] What's included; opening size 96×65 mm (9 mm corners) [40:15] Where to buy and future plans [41:37] Listener discount code details Links: MacVoices Viewers and Listeners can take 10% off their first order at TheOpenCase.com. Restrictions apply, offer good through November 2025. Guests: JoHn Rokos is the brains behind The Open Case, a “MagSafe Perfected” iPhone case. MacVoices Viewers and Listeners can take 10% off their first order at TheOpenCase.com. Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon      http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect:      Web:      http://macvoices.com      Twitter:      http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner      http://www.twitter.com/macvoices      Mastodon:      https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner      Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner      MacVoices Page on Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/      MacVoices Group on Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice      LinkedIn:      https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/      Instagram:      https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe:      Audio in iTunes      Video in iTunes      Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher:      Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss      Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

Met Floris op vakantie zit Erwin deze week aan de knoppen voor een chaotische aflevering van de Bright Podcast. Niet minder belangrijk overigens, want Samsung kondigde zijn Vision Pro-concurrent aan, Apple brengt de nieuwe M5 MacBook Pro en iPad Pro uit en we gingen al even aan de slag met de nieuwe line-up van Philips Hue. Luister op Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Omny of kijk (of luister) via YouTube . Of in je favoriete podcast-app natuurlijk! Verder in deze aflevering: Uitgevers komen in actie tegen de AI-samenvattingen van Google, Netflix gaat steeds meer op AI leunen, de Prolo Ring is een opvallend alternatief voor de computermuis, Elon Musk dreigt met een vertrek bij Tesla en zet een opvallend verdienmodel op voor X, en Apple brengt met iOS 26.1 een opvallende instelling naar je iPhone. Luister hier de Bright Podcast. Sponsor:Wil je weten hoe IT professionals bij Rabobank stappen maken richting duurzamer IT gebruik? Bekijk meer op rabobank.jobs/IT Tips uit deze aflevering: Gadget: Secrid Magsafe. Secrid, het Nederlandse merk dat al jaren kaarthouders maakt, heeft nu ook een MagSafe-variant. Kijk, zo klik je ’m gewoon achter op je telefoon. De kaarthouder van Apple biedt plek aan maximaal drie kaarten, maar in die van Secrid passen er tot wel zes. Hij is iets groter en past daardoor wat lastiger in je broekzak, maar verder is het echt een top ding. iPhone-tip: Liquid Glass nu al uit te zetten. Voordat iOS 26.1 verschijnt kun je het glazige uiterlijk van je iPhone al beperken. Dat doe je via Instellingen -> Toegankelijkheid -> Weergave en tekstgrootte -> Maak minder doorzichtig + Verhoog contrast. Game: Ghost of Yotei. Deze game voor de PlayStation 5 is de opvolger van Ghost of Tsushima. Dit keer kruip je in de huid van een vrouwelijke krijgen die niet bang is om menig vijand aan haar katana te rijgen. Een heerlijke game die je Japan ook weer op bijzondere wijze laat zien. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rejoignez la communauté iWeek et soutenez-nous sur patreon.com/iweek!Voici l'épisode 251 d'iWeek (la semaine Apple).Vision Pro, iPad Pro, MacBook Pro : la déferlante M5 a démarré.Enregistré en streaming, mardi 21 octobre 2025 à 17h30 sur X, Twitch, LinkedIn et YouTube.Présentation : Benjamin Vincent, journaliste, producteur et présentateur de Les Voix de la Tech avec la participation de Fabrice Neuman, consultant auprès des PME et contributeur à "Comment ça marche", et Gilles Dounès, ex-rédacteur en chef de MacPlus et co-auteur de “iPod Backstage“ (Dunod)..Au sommaire de cet épisode 251 : le M5 et les trois premiers produits à l'embarquer sortent demain, 22 octobre 2025 après leur annonce la semaine dernière. Retour sur le Vision Pro M5, l'iPad Pro M5 et le MacBook Pro M5 14“ alors que Samsung et Google s'apprêtent à dévoiler la date de lancement de leur masque connu sous le nom de "projet Moohan" et qui s'appellerait Galaxy XR, ainsi que son prix qui risque d'être nettement moins élevé que le Vision Pro.Autre sujet : les nouvelles beta des OS en version 26.1 qui offrent la possibilité de gommer une partie de la transparence qui est pourtant dans l'ADN du design Liqui Glass. Quand Apple mange son chapeau...Et puis, dans le JT de la semaine, Apple contre-attaque auprès de la commission européenne au sujet du DMA ; les ennuis judiciaires de Jon Prosser aux Etats-Unis face à Apple ; OpenAI sur le point d'annoncer son navigateur avec chatGPT intégré.Pas bonus hebdo exclusif. Retrouvez-le dès la semaine prochaine si vous faites partie de nos soutiens Patreon sur Patreon.com/iweek : rejoignez la communauté ! Aidez-nous à développer iWeek en cette 6è saison. Merci d'avance.Rendez-vous mardi 28 octobre 2025 à partir de 18h30 (nouvel horaire) en direct sur X, YouTube, Twitch et LinkedIn pour l'épisode 252 !Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

How heavy is too heavy when it comes to your Disney or Universal park bag? This week, John, Dayna, and Shawn go head-to-head in the ultimate packing debate: the over-prepared pack mule

We got a teaser for a new MacBook, the Lakers are coming to Vision Pro, Apple TV+ has a new name, and the Clips app is going away. You forgot about the Clips app, didn't you? There's even more Apple news to cover and a wide range of other tech news to discuss. Plus some great tips and picks to help you get out there and tech better! Watch on YouTube! - Notnerd.com and Notpicks.com INTRO (00:00) Portland Retro Gaming Expo (04:00) I tracked Amazon's Prime Day prices. We've been played (05:20) Sora 2 App Fun (07:30) MAIN TOPIC: Apple Stuff (15:20) Greg Joswiak teases new Macbook Pro Have a Vision Pro? Immersive Lakers games are coming Apple TV+ being rebranded as Apple TV Apple's Clips app discontinued Time's 2025 300 best inventions of the year includes AirPods Pro 3 DAVE'S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Pin Albums to top of Apple Music Library (24:20) JUST THE HEADLINES: (28:05) Germany to allow police to shoot down drones Rubik's Cube gets a $299 update, complete with IPS screens and its own apps Find My iPhone enabled police to catch gang smuggling 40,000 phones to China Denver hosts 31-mile run where racers have to constantly consume Taco Bell California law forces Netflix, Hulu to turn down ad volumes Ferrari announces its first electric sports car, promising real engine noises - sort of The Moon is rusting — thanks to ‘wind' blown all the way from Earth LISTENER MAIL: Can individual folders or files be locked, outside of putting the whole computer behind a passcode/Face ID? On Mac - Notes, Encrypto, Disk Utility (31:15) TAKES: A data center fire in South Korea sees 858 TB of government files and 'eight years' worth of work' stored in the cloud go up in smoke (36:15) Netflix is launching party games for the living room with iPhone integration (38:20) Microsoft Patch Tuesday October 2025 (39:20) Discord support breach may have exposed photo IDs for millions of users (42:40) BONUS ODD TAKE: Vintage Macintosh Programming Book Library (45:10) PICKS OF THE WEEK:  Dave:  EZVALO Under Cabinet Lighting,1000mAh Rechargeable Puck Lights with Remote,3 Color Temps & 12 RGB Motion Sensor Closet Lights Indoor, Dimmable Under Counter Lights for Kitchen, Shelf Black (6 Packs) (48:05) Nate: OneSnap Magnetic Wireless Charger, Compatible with MagSafe, Compatible with iPhone & Apple Watch Charger, 15W Power, Soft-Touch, Compact Travel Charging Station, Travel Accessory (51:30) RAMAZON PURCHASE OF THE WEEK (56:10)

Benjamin and Chance cover all the new changes in beta 2 of iOS 26.1, as Apple tidies up some loose ends in the new Liquid Glass design, and (kinda) brings back Slide Over on iPad. Also, Meta's launch of smart glasses with displays apparently prompted a change to the Vision Pro roadmap, and the F1 streaming deal is apparently nearly done. And in Happy Hour Plus, the duo compares MagSafe power banks for the iPhone Air. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join. Sponsored by Private Internet Access: The world's most transparent VPN provider. Go to piavpn.com/9to5Mac to get 83% off with 4 months free. Sponsored by NordStellar: Don't wait until your company's data is already for sale on the dark web. Protect your business today at nordstellar.com/happyhour. Hosts Chance Miller @chancemiller.me on Bluesky @chancehmiller@mastodon.social @ChanceHMiller on Instagram @ChanceHMiller on Threads Benjamin Mayo @bzamayo on Twitter @bzamayo@mastodon.social @bzamayo on Threads Subscribe, Rate, and Review Apple Podcasts Overcast Spotify 9to5Mac Happy Hour Plus Subscribe to 9to5Mac Happy Hour Plus! Support Benjamin and Chance directly with Happy Hour Plus! 9to5Mac Happy Hour Plus includes:  Ad-free versions of every episode  Pre- and post-show content Bonus episodes Join for $5 per month or $50 a year at 9to5mac.com/join.  Feedback Submit #Ask9to5Mac questions on Twitter, Mastodon, or Threads Email us feedback and questions to happyhour@9to5mac.com Links Everything new in iOS 26.1 beta 2 Apple Notes in iOS 26.1 adds new swipe gesture for power users iOS 26.1 beta 2 makes alarms harder to accidentally dismiss iPadOS 26.1 beta 2 restores Slide Over multitasking back to iPad Meta presents its first screen-equipped smart glasses Apple Vision Air reportedly shelved over smart glasses development Leaked code points to new Apple Vision Pro ‘Dual Knit Band' Apple Stores are using new MagSafe chargers with silicone rings for iPhone 17 demo units Report: Apple hoping to announce F1 streaming deal at upcoming US Grand Prix

Summary In Episode 390 of In Touch With iOS, host Dave Ginsburg is joined by Jill McKinley, Marty Jencius, Jeff Gamet, Eric Bolden, and Ben Roethig to tackle Apple's latest updates with a mix of analysis and humor. The panel begins with VisionOS 26.1 beta 2, highlighting improved game controller responsiveness and Apple's new immersive films—from Hawaii's volcanoes to Maine's autumn colors. Marty jokes Apple just used the Photos app's magic wand to turn summer into fall, while the group teases about running out of U.S. states to film. They also discuss the quirky Hover strap accessory that “flips up like old-man sunglasses” with ad copy quoting “When a problem comes along, you must flip it.” iOS 26.1 beta 2 gets attention for bigger alarm buttons, a snooze/stop redesign, and expanded Apple Intelligence languages. On iPad, the return of Slide Over sparks relief, while microphone gain control earns praise for podcasters. Apple's Fitness app adds custom workouts, and AirPods Pro 3 receive a firmware update. Marty shares a hilarious inflight story: the new seal was so tight his ears went “poppity, poppity, poppity” during descent. The crew explores iPhone 17's USB-C capabilities—charging AirPods, external displays, Ethernet, even other iPhones. Jeff jokes about using USB-C mics for bird-watching apps, while Eric tests charging his Apple Watch directly from the iPhone. Other highlights: Amazon Prime splurges (camera arms, Stream Decks, car jumpers, and audio gear). Tag Heuer's $1,600 Connected E5 smartwatch, now iPhone-certified—“a $1,600 dongle for your wrist.” Apple's Colorado outdoor influencer event (hiking + AirPods demos). Cosmic Orange skins from Dbrand, prompting jokes about spray-tanning MacBooks or eating Cheetos near your iPhone. Liquid Glass design spreading to more Apple apps. CarPlay tensions: Rivian's refusal, Aston Martin as the lone CarPlay Ultra supporter, and frustration over automakers backtracking. Jeff warns CarPlay Ultra might never gain widespread adoption unless Apple compromises. The panel closes with laughs about hidden iPhone call history (“your spouse's attorney already knows”), cosmic orange hunting gear, and CarPlay Ultra being more elusive than a lottery win. Topics and Links In Touch With Vision Pro this week.  visionOS 26.1 Beta 2 Release Notes | Apple Developer Documentation Dave's review. Apple releases new ‘Elevated' episode for Apple Vision Pro - 9to5Mac Marty found a new headset extension call the Hover headset. https://hoverheadset.com/?country=US Beta this week.  iOS 26.1 Beta 2 was released this week. iOS 26.1 beta 2 now available iPadOS 26.1 beta 2 available now, here's what to expect iPadOS 26.1 Beta 2 Reintroduces Slide Over Multitasking watchOS 26.1 beta 2 rolling out now for Apple Watch users tvOS 26.1 beta 2 now available for Apple TV 4K  Apple Seeds Second Betas of iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.1 and More Apple Seeds Second Public Betas of iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1 and macOS Tahoe 26.1 Everything New in iOS 26.1 Beta 2 Apple Fixes Alarms in iOS 26.1 5+ New Features Your iPhone Will Get in iOS 26.1 Apple Releases New Firmware for AirPods Pro 3, AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 What can I plug into my iPhone 17 USB-C port? AirPods Pro 3 Experience on Plane - Marty

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple's Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Backblaze: Never lose a file again. Use code "9to5daily" at checkout for 10% off or try for free.  New episodes of 9to5Mac Daily are recorded every weekday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they're available. Stories discussed in this episode: Apple just released new AirPods Pro 3 firmware and more This is how you can update your AirPods to new firmware Apple Stores are using new MagSafe chargers with silicone rings for iPhone 17 demo units Report: Apple hoping to announce F1 streaming deal at upcoming US Grand Prix Apple fixes Apple Intelligence bug affecting iPhone 17 and iPhone Air Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Overcast RSS Spotify TuneIn Google Podcasts Subscribe to support Chance directly with 9to5Mac Daily Plus and unlock: Ad-free versions of every episode Bonus content Catch up on 9to5Mac Daily episodes! Don't miss out on our other daily podcasts: Quick Charge 9to5Toys Daily Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at happyhour@9to5mac.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show.

What makes a brand unforgettable instead of overlooked? Tom Miner knows. As Head of Global Social Media at Crocs, he helped drive one of today's biggest brand turnarounds. Now author of Social First Brands, Tom shares how embracing productive tension, making personality your secret weapon, and riding trends that matter can turn comments into real community. What You'll Learn in This Episode Why Crocs' turnaround shows the power of leaning into brand polarity How to know if brand tension is productive instead of problematic What it really means to be a “social first” brand—and why fearlessness is key Why unhinged marketing works for some brands and flops for others The difference between comments, engagement, and true community Episode Chapters (00:00) Intro (00:35) Welcome to Tom Miner (01:22) Crocs as a brand turnaround case study (04:41) Embracing polarity and productive tension (09:08) What it means to be a social first brand (13:21) Fearlessness and comfort levels in social strategy (15:32) Unhinged marketing and authentic brand personality (18:18) Comments versus true community (22:43) Liquid Death as a social first example (25:10) The brand that made Tom smile (27:10) Where to learn more About Tom Miner Tom Miner is a social media strategist and the author of Social First Brands. As the former Head of Global Social Media at Crocs, Tom helped lead one of the most remarkable brand turnarounds in recent years, taking the shoe from internet punchline to cultural icon. Based in Denver, Tom now consults with organizations worldwide—from household consumer names to international B2B enterprises—helping brands move beyond chasing trends to creating genuine, lasting connections with their audiences. What Brand Has Made Tom Smile Recently? Recently, Tom found himself impressed by PopSockets. Long known for their stick-on phone grips, the brand has reinvented itself with MagSafe-compatible products and a renewed sense of fun on social media. A standout moment was a TikTok reaction video where the founder surprised a customer who lost her phone in the ocean. The mix of humor, generosity, and leadership buy-in reminded Tom why surprise-and-delight marketing still matters. Resources & Links Connect with Tom on LinkedIn. Learn more about Tom Miner. Check out Social First Brands on Amazon. Listen & Support the Show Watch or listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon/Audible, TuneIn, and iHeart. Rate and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to help others find the show. Share this episode — email a friend or colleague this episode. Sign up for my free Story Strategies newsletter for branding and storytelling tips. On Brand is a part of the Marketing Podcast Network. Until next week, I'll see you on the Internet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Benjamin and Chance talk about the week's Apple news, including the bonkers leak of the so-far-unannounced M5 iPad Pro, and then the FCC chipped in with showing off the new MacBook Pro and Vision Pro too. Also, Benjamin's robot vacuum got a dramatically better Matter update, Apple uses iPhone cameras to shoot Friday Night Baseball, and Beats unveils the Powerbeats Fit.  And in Happy Hour Plus, we have some new iPhone follow-up as Chance samples the Max life, and Benjamin's Air is accruing dust. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join. Sponsored by OpenCase: A better iPhone case for MagSafe accessories. Use promo code "happyhour" for 10% off at TheOpenCase.com. Sponsored by Square: Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at square.com/go/happyhour. Sponsored by Caldera Lab: High performance men's skincare. Get 20% off your first order at CalderaLab.com/HAPPYHOUR Hosts Chance Miller @chancemiller.me on Bluesky @chancehmiller@mastodon.social @ChanceHMiller on Instagram @ChanceHMiller on Threads Benjamin Mayo @bzamayo on Twitter @bzamayo@mastodon.social @bzamayo on Threads Subscribe, Rate, and Review Apple Podcasts Overcast Spotify 9to5Mac Happy Hour Plus Subscribe to 9to5Mac Happy Hour Plus! Support Benjamin and Chance directly with Happy Hour Plus! 9to5Mac Happy Hour Plus includes:  Ad-free versions of every episode  Pre- and post-show content Bonus episodes Join for $5 per month or $50 a year at 9to5mac.com/join.  Feedback Submit #Ask9to5Mac questions on Twitter, Mastodon, or Threads Email us feedback and questions to happyhour@9to5mac.com Links Friday Night Baseball to feature footage shot on iPhone cameras, a first for a live sports broadcast Apple unveils Powerbeats Fit with more flexible design, new colors Leaked unboxing video reveals unannounced M5 iPad Pro in full Did the FCC just confirm new MacBook Pro and iPad Pro models? Report: Apple 'nearing' mass production for M5 MacBook Pros and new Studio Display New LG UltraFine 6K now available for pre-order, pricing revealed [Updated] LG teases upcoming LG UltraFine 6K Display with Thunderbolt 5

En este episodio del iSenaCode Live, repasamos toda la actualidad de Apple: desde las novedades de iOS 26.0.1 y los bugs que soluciona en los iPhone 17 y iPhone Air, hasta las nuevas funciones de Siri que podrían llegar en iOS 26.1. También comentamos el lío de los arañazos en los iPhone 17 Pro de exposición en Apple Store, la filtración del iPad Pro con chip M5 en Rusia y los rumores del próximo Apple Event de octubre.Además, contamos con la sección especial del iSenaAbogado, que nos explica todo sobre la Ley de Mercados Digitales en Europa y cómo afecta directamente a Apple en su situación actual.Un episodio cargado de información, debate y análisis que no te puedes perder.

Si Apple hubiera hecho un iPhone de oro no tendrían problemas ni de calor ni de rayaduras. Y si Apple le regala un iPhone de oro a la Comisión Europea... ya imagínateNos centramos en los problemas de durabilidad del iPhone 17 Pro, popularmente conocidos como "rayagate" o "scratch gate", atribuidos al aluminio anodizado de su carcasa. Detallamos las preocupaciones sobre marcas del MagSafe y la facilidad con la que el dispositivo se raya, ofreciendo consejos a los usuarios. Por otro lado, nos sorprendió la resistencia del iPhone 17 Air en las pruebas de doblado, destacando su robustez a pesar de su delgadez. También comentamos las mejoras en la reparabilidad de ambos modelos, que han obtenido buenas puntuaciones en iFixit.Adicionalmente, revisamos novedades de software y servicios. Mencionamos el soporte para el reenvío de notificaciones a dispositivos de terceros en la beta de iOS 26.1, una respuesta a las regulaciones europeas. También analizamos la implementación de los Model Context Protocols (MCPs) en los sistemas operativos de Apple, explicando su función como una capa de traducción para que la inteligencia artificial interactúe de forma más estructurada con las aplicaciones.Finalmente, analizamos en profundidad la carta de Apple a la Comisión Europea en relación con la Ley de Mercados Digitales (DMA), que domina gran parte de nuestra conversación. Comentamos las preocupaciones de Apple sobre la seguridad y la privacidad, argumentando que la DMA dificulta la implementación segura de funciones como la traducción en tiempo real de los AirPods, el iPhone Mirroring y el intercambio de datos de Apple Maps. Explicamos cómo la compañía cree que la ley podría obligarles a ceder el historial de Wi-Fi y otros datos a competidores como Meta, minando sus esfuerzos en privacidad. Discutimos la aparente inconsistencia de la legislación y la lucha por la interoperabilidad y la libertad de elección del consumidor que Europa promueve. Tim Cook on X: "Met Pikachu, connected with developers using our software features in amazing ways, and played Dragon Ball Gekishin Squadra at Bandai Namco… Japan is a gamer's paradise! https://t.co/WIilg7NWrM" / X Intel and Apple hold investment talks, no deal in sight - 9to5Mac OpenAI and Ive poach Apple designers, target suppliers for hardware push - 9to5Mac Apple se moja y zanja la polémica del "scratchgate": el culpable de los arañazos del iPhone 17 Pro es un accesorio de sus propias tiendas The Science Behind Scratchgate and What It Means for Repairing the iPhone 17 Pro - iFixit Angel Jiménez de Luis on X: "IFixIt ha puesto bajo el microscopio los arañazos de un iPhone 17 Pro y el resultado dan ganas de colgarlo en la pared en gran formato. https://t.co/taVSNfPFDM" / X iPhone 17 Pro Scratch Gate is Real -- But its not your fault - YouTube John Ternus, vicepresidente de Apple: "El iPhone Air llevaba años en desarrollo, pero tuvimos que decir 'no' hasta ahora” iPhone Air Durability test -- I AM SHOCKED - YouTube Apple working on MCP support on Mac, iPhone, and iPad - 9to5Mac Apple ya prueba abrir el iPhone a relojes de terceros The Digital Markets Act's impacts on EU users - Apple

On this week's Bonus Ep: Vogue finally discovers what MagSafe is, a man fakes heart attacks to dodge restaurant bills, we learn about the International Grave Digging Championships, a listener fakes golf lessons for spa time, Brighton gal Maya lends a helping hand, and we guess the world's most expensive city.Remember, if you want to get involved you can:Watch us on Youtube! CLICK HERE! or search Vogue & AmberEmail us at vogueandamberpod@gmail.com OR find us on socials @voguewilliams @ambrerosolero and @vogueandamberListen and subscribe to Vogue & Amber on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts.Please review Global's Privacy Policy: https://global.com/legal/privacy-policy/

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 18:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/clockwise/624 http://relay.fm/clockwise/624 Lots of Chunky Efforts 624 Dan Moren and Mikah Sargent Our interest in Meta's new AR Display glasses, views on iPhone scratch concerns, when we choose to repair vs. replace devices, and the existential question posed by iPhone Air's allure. Our interest in Meta's new AR Display glasses, views on iPhone scratch concerns, when we choose to repair vs. replace devices, and the existential question posed by iPhone Air's allure. clean 1799 Our interest in Meta's new AR Display glasses, views on iPhone scratch concerns, when we choose to repair vs. replace devices, and the existential question posed by iPhone Air's allure. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: OpenCase: A better iPhone case for MagSafe accessories. Get 10% off with code CLOCKWISE 1Password: Discover SaaS applications, automate lifecycle management, and optimize SaaS spend. Guest Starring: Stephen Robles and Jeff Carlson Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay Membership

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 18:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/clockwise/624 http://relay.fm/clockwise/624 Dan Moren and Mikah Sargent Our interest in Meta's new AR Display glasses, views on iPhone scratch concerns, when we choose to repair vs. replace devices, and the existential question posed by iPhone Air's allure. Our interest in Meta's new AR Display glasses, views on iPhone scratch concerns, when we choose to repair vs. replace devices, and the existential question posed by iPhone Air's allure. clean 1799 Our interest in Meta's new AR Display glasses, views on iPhone scratch concerns, when we choose to repair vs. replace devices, and the existential question posed by iPhone Air's allure. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: OpenCase: A better iPhone case for MagSafe accessories. Get 10% off with code CLOCKWISE 1Password: Discover SaaS applications, automate lifecycle management, and optimize SaaS spend. Guest Starring: Stephen Robles and Jeff Carlson Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay Membership

In an exclusive interview on The Ash Said It Show, Ralph, the founder of Casekoo, revealed the creative vision and personal motivation behind the brand's latest release: the Daisy Collection. This collection isn't just about phone cases; it's a testament to the brand's core values and a celebration of life's simple, beautiful moments. The Story Behind the Daisy Design Ralph shared that the inspiration for the Daisy Collection comes from the symbolic meaning of the small daisy itself. A daisy represents vitality, hope, and resilience, blooming with a quiet yet powerful beauty. This philosophy is deeply woven into the design of each phone case, transforming a simple accessory into a daily reminder of these positive qualities. The collection is designed to resonate with customers on an emotional level, encouraging them to find joy and strength in their own lives, much like a daisy thriving in any environment. Quality and Durability: The Casekoo Promise Casekoo has built its reputation on quality and durability, making its products a favorite among consumers. The Daisy Collection upholds this standard, combining stylish aesthetics with the brand's renowned protective features. Each case is engineered to provide superior protection, ensuring your phone is safe from drops and scratches. This commitment to quality is why Casekoo continues to be a top choice for those who want both style and substance in their phone accessories. A Celebration of Life's Moments A unique feature of the Daisy Collection is the infusion of fine shimmer particles within the cases. Ralph explained that these particles are more than just an aesthetic detail; they symbolize the pursuit of a better life. Every single shimmer is intended to be a celebration of life, representing the small, wonderful moments that make up our journey. This design choice transforms the case from a functional object into a piece of art that encourages users to appreciate the beauty in every moment. The message is clear: every moment of life can be as wonderful as a small daisy. Discover the Daisy Collection Today The Daisy Collection is now available, inviting customers to carry a piece of this inspiring philosophy with them. Whether you're drawn to the elegant design, the robust protection, or the meaningful message, this collection offers something truly special. Experience the blend of beauty, durability, and inspiration that only Casekoo can provide. Web: https://casekoo.com/ Ash Brown: Your Ultimate Guide to Inspiration, Empowerment, and Action Are you searching for a dynamic motivational speaker, an authentic podcaster, or an influential media personality who can ignite your passion for personal growth? Look no further than Ash Brown. 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As the new iPhones start to arrive in buyers' hands, we examine what we've learnt about them and that iPhone Air MagSafe battery, plus how Meta thinks it's got the Apple Vision Pro beat, all on the AppleInsider Podcast.Contact your hosts:@williamgallagher_ on Threads@WGallagher on TwitterWilliam's 58keys on YouTubeWilliam Gallagher on email@hillithreads on Threads@Hillitech on TwitterWes on BlueskyWes Hilliard on emailSponsored by:OpenCase: Go now to TheOpenCase.com and use promo code "appleinsider" for 10% offCleanMyMac by MacPaw: Get Tidy Today! Try 7 days free and use my code APPLEINSIDER20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/AppleInsiderPodcastLinks from the Show:New in iOS 26 beta 5: Camera and Mail toggles, Apple Watch display leak, moreiPhone 17 Pro Max sees shipping date slip immediately, but iPhone Air does notApple breaks records in China with high iPhone 17 preordersMagSafe Battery for iPhone Air absolutely does not fit properly on anything elseBaseus PicoGo MagSafe batteries review: all better than Apple's new oneAirPods Pro 3 review: The best true wireless earbuds get even betterApple Watch Series 11 review roundup: Battery life is the biggest benefitApple Watch Ultra 3 review roundup: excellent and much-needed upgradeApple Watch SE 3 review roundup: who needs the Series 11?iPhone Air review roundup: Slim but not perfectiPhone 17 Pro & iPhone 17 Pro Max review roundup — fast, excellent, and orangeApple to release software fix for iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Pro camera issuesiOS 26 review: Smart, glassy, but waiting on SiriiPadOS 26 review: The Mac lover's tablet updatevisionOS 26 review: a necessary evolution in need of new hardwaremacOS Tahoe review — a strong update, just not for the reasons you expectLiquid Glass causing a disorientating illusion for some iPhone usersApple Glass without AR still expected in late 2026, early 2027iPhone 18 Pro rumored to feature 'slightly transparent' back glassSupport the show:Support the show on Patreon or Apple Podcasts to get ad-free episodes every week, access to our private Discord channel, and early release of the show! We would also appreciate a 5-star rating and review in Apple PodcastsMore AppleInsider podcastsTune in to our HomeKit Insider podcast covering the latest news, products, apps and everything HomeKit related. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or just search for HomeKit Insider wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe and listen to our AppleInsider Daily podcast for the latest Apple news Monday through Friday. You can find it on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.Those interested in sponsoring the show can reach out to us at: advertising@appleinsider.com (00:00) - Intro and Preorders (07:24) - MagSafe Battery Pack for iPhone Air (18:46) - iPhone Air (31:29) - Who needs Apple Watch Series 11? (41:56) - Cameras and problems (50:29) - To update or not to update (55:05) - Developers using Apple Intelligence (01:03:55) - Meta Ray Ban Something ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 20:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/connected/570 http://relay.fm/connected/570 The Hardest Bug 570 Federico Viticci, Stephen Hackett, and Myke Hurley In this week's episode with no Myke or Stephen, Federico and John address the latest HomePod rumors, talk about the OS 26 releases and their relationships with the iPhone before designing the ultimate Apple gaming console. In this week's episode with no Myke or Stephen, Federico and John address the latest HomePod rumors, talk about the OS 26 releases and their relationships with the iPhone before designing the ultimate Apple gaming console. clean 4566 In this week's episode with no Myke or Stephen, Federico and John address the latest HomePod rumors, talk about the OS 26 releases and their relationships with the iPhone before designing the ultimate Apple gaming console. This episode of Connected is sponsored by: OpenCase: A better iPhone case for MagSafe accessories. Get 10% off with code CONNECTED Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code CONNECTED. Fitbod: Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership. Guest Starring: John Voorhees Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Relay for St. Jude Relay for St. Jude Podcastathon 2025 - YouTube iOS and iPadOS 26: The MacStories Review - MacStories macOS 26 Tahoe: The MacStories Review - MacStories CarPlay in iOS 26: The MacStories Review - MacStories visionOS 26: The MacStories Review - MacStories watchOS 26: The MacStories Review - MacStories Mystery Solved: Why Third-Party Apps Vanished From the Mac's Con

Apple shook up its 2025 iPhone lineup and Mikah and Rosemary break down which model actually fits your life, budget, and hands! Plus, the under-the-radar launch day surprises that could change your pre-order strategy. iPhone 17 lineup explained: 17, 17 Pro, Pro Max, and Air iPhone preorder experiences, successes, and snags Choosing between iPhone 17, Air, and Pro: key differences and who should buy iPhone 17: colors, display, aluminum build, and dual cameras overview Who should skip the iPhone 17 for screen size or accessibility needs iPhone Air: larger, thinner, titanium, single camera, and new MagSafe battery Trade-offs of Air's lightweight design vs. camera features and battery life Pro and Pro Max: aluminum unibody, thermal improvements, and triple lenses Updated camera system, optical zoom, and thermal management in Pro models Carrier SIM slot impacts battery life on non-US iPhones Tips for iPhone declutter, storage management, and accessory costs Shortcuts Corner: iOS 26 Home app adaptive temperature and thermostat updates App Caps: Art of Fauna app and $15 JETech slim iPhone case recommendation Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Contact iOS Today at iOSToday@twit.tv. Download or subscribe to iOS Today at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today Want access to the ad-free video and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.

Apple shook up its 2025 iPhone lineup and Mikah and Rosemary break down which model actually fits your life, budget, and hands! Plus, the under-the-radar launch day surprises that could change your pre-order strategy. iPhone 17 lineup explained: 17, 17 Pro, Pro Max, and Air iPhone preorder experiences, successes, and snags Choosing between iPhone 17, Air, and Pro: key differences and who should buy iPhone 17: colors, display, aluminum build, and dual cameras overview Who should skip the iPhone 17 for screen size or accessibility needs iPhone Air: larger, thinner, titanium, single camera, and new MagSafe battery Trade-offs of Air's lightweight design vs. camera features and battery life Pro and Pro Max: aluminum unibody, thermal improvements, and triple lenses Updated camera system, optical zoom, and thermal management in Pro models Carrier SIM slot impacts battery life on non-US iPhones Tips for iPhone declutter, storage management, and accessory costs Shortcuts Corner: iOS 26 Home app adaptive temperature and thermostat updates App Caps: Art of Fauna app and $15 JETech slim iPhone case recommendation Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Contact iOS Today at iOSToday@twit.tv. Download or subscribe to iOS Today at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today Want access to the ad-free video and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.

Apple shook up its 2025 iPhone lineup and Mikah and Rosemary break down which model actually fits your life, budget, and hands! Plus, the under-the-radar launch day surprises that could change your pre-order strategy. • iPhone 17 lineup explained: 17, 17 Pro, Pro Max, and Air • iPhone preorder experiences, successes, and snags • Choosing between iPhone 17, Air, and Pro: key differences and who should buy • iPhone 17: colors, display, aluminum build, and dual cameras overview • Who should skip the iPhone 17 for screen size or accessibility needs • iPhone Air: larger, thinner, titanium, single camera, and new MagSafe battery • Trade-offs of Air's lightweight design vs. camera features and battery life • Pro and Pro Max: aluminum unibody, thermal improvements, and triple lenses • Updated camera system, optical zoom, and thermal management in Pro models • Carrier SIM slot impacts battery life on non-US iPhones • Tips for iPhone declutter, storage management, and accessory costs • Shortcuts Corner: iOS 26 Home app adaptive temperature and thermostat updates • App Caps: Art of Fauna app and $15 JETech slim iPhone case recommendation Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Contact iOS Today at iOSToday@twit.tv. Download or subscribe to iOS Today at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today Want access to the ad-free video and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.

Apple shook up its 2025 iPhone lineup and Mikah and Rosemary break down which model actually fits your life, budget, and hands! Plus, the under-the-radar launch day surprises that could change your pre-order strategy. • iPhone 17 lineup explained: 17, 17 Pro, Pro Max, and Air • iPhone preorder experiences, successes, and snags • Choosing between iPhone 17, Air, and Pro: key differences and who should buy • iPhone 17: colors, display, aluminum build, and dual cameras overview • Who should skip the iPhone 17 for screen size or accessibility needs • iPhone Air: larger, thinner, titanium, single camera, and new MagSafe battery • Trade-offs of Air's lightweight design vs. camera features and battery life • Pro and Pro Max: aluminum unibody, thermal improvements, and triple lenses • Updated camera system, optical zoom, and thermal management in Pro models • Carrier SIM slot impacts battery life on non-US iPhones • Tips for iPhone declutter, storage management, and accessory costs • Shortcuts Corner: iOS 26 Home app adaptive temperature and thermostat updates • App Caps: Art of Fauna app and $15 JETech slim iPhone case recommendation Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Contact iOS Today at iOSToday@twit.tv. Download or subscribe to iOS Today at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today Want access to the ad-free video and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 20:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/connected/570 http://relay.fm/connected/570 Federico Viticci, Stephen Hackett, and Myke Hurley In this week's episode with no Myke or Stephen, Federico and John address the latest HomePod rumors, talk about the OS 26 releases and their relationships with the iPhone before designing the ultimate Apple gaming console. In this week's episode with no Myke or Stephen, Federico and John address the latest HomePod rumors, talk about the OS 26 releases and their relationships with the iPhone before designing the ultimate Apple gaming console. clean 4566 In this week's episode with no Myke or Stephen, Federico and John address the latest HomePod rumors, talk about the OS 26 releases and their relationships with the iPhone before designing the ultimate Apple gaming console. This episode of Connected is sponsored by: OpenCase: A better iPhone case for MagSafe accessories. Get 10% off with code CONNECTED Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code CONNECTED. Fitbod: Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership. Guest Starring: Brendon Bigley Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback Relay for St. Jude Relay for St. Jude Podcastathon 2025 - YouTube iOS and iPadOS 26: The MacStories Review - MacStories macOS 26 Tahoe: The MacStories Review - MacStories CarPlay in iOS 26: The MacStories Review - MacStories visionOS 26: The MacStories Review - MacStories watchOS 26: The MacStories Review - MacStories Mystery Solved: Why Third-Party Apps Vanished From the

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 20:45:00 GMT http://relay.fm/upgrade/581 http://relay.fm/upgrade/581 A Very Dented Can 581 Jason Snell and Myke Hurley Apple's new operating systems have arrived and we've got thoughts about iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe, and more. We also catch up on what we've learned since last week's Apple Event. Apple's new operating systems have arrived and we've got thoughts about iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe, and more. We also catch up on what we've learned since last week's Apple Event. clean 5964 Apple's new operating systems have arrived and we've got thoughts about iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe, and more. We also catch up on what we've learned since last week's Apple Event. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Nexos.ai: All-in-one AI platform for enterprises. Get a 14 day free trial now. OpenCase: A better iPhone case for MagSafe accessories. Get 10% off with code UPGRADE DeleteMe: Get 20% off your plan when you use this link and code UPGRADE20. Factor: Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door. Use code upgrade50off Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Submit Feedback

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After months of rumors, now we know everything about the iPhone 17 range and the new Apple Watches, plus the new AirPods Pro 3. Here's what we've learned, what Apple left out, and what this all means for the future.Contact your hosts:@williamgallagher_ on Threads@WGallagher on TwitterWilliam's 58keys on YouTubeWilliam Gallagher on email@hillithreads on Threads@Hillitech on TwitterWes on BlueskyWes Hilliard on emailSponsored by:Oracle: Try Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for free at oracle.com/appleinsiderPrivate Internet Access: get 83% off Private Internet Access's VPN with four months free at PIAVPN.com/AppleInsiderClaude by Anthropic: Get 50% off your first three months of Claude Pro at Claude.ai/appleinsiderLinks from the Show:iOS 26, macOS Tahoe, and more are coming on September 15Check out the Apple iPhone 17 event with AppleInsider's in-person coverageHands on from Apple Park: iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone Air & moreAirPods Pro 3 arrive with heart rate sensing, and best-ever ANCLive Translation will also work with AirPods 4 and AirPods Pro 2Apple Watch Series 11 hides hypertension monitoring & better battery in a familiar shellApple Watch SE 3 refreshed with modern design, features, and budget-friendly priceApple Watch Ultra 3 iterative yet necessary update with 5G is hereApple expects to notify 1 million people that they have hypertension in a yearSome older Apple Watch models will get hypertension notificationsApple's base iPhone 17 grows up with a better screen & improved camerasiPhone 14 and iPhone 15 get an extra year of satellite features for freeHow the new memory shield on iPhone 17 makes you even more secureiPhone 17 lets users turn off screen strobing for better eye comfortApple exec likes that customers will struggle to choose between iPhone Air & ProiPhone buyer's guide fall 2025: iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, or iPhone Air?MagSafe battery resurrected, gives up to 40 hours of use to iPhone AiriPhone 17 Pro is here with hugely improved cooling & unibody frameFinal Cut Camera updated for ProRes RAW, genlock, and Center StageiPhone 17 Pro vs iPhone 16 Pro - The new top tier, comparedHow to prepare for iPhone 17 preorders and beat the rushSupport the show:Support the show on Patreon or Apple Podcasts to get ad-free episodes every week, access to our private Discord channel, and early release of the show! We would also appreciate a 5-star rating and review in Apple PodcastsMore AppleInsider podcastsTune in to our HomeKit Insider podcast covering the latest news, products, apps and everything HomeKit related. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or just search for HomeKit Insider wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe and listen to our AppleInsider Daily podcast for the latest Apple news Monday through Friday. You can find it on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, or anywhere you listen to podcasts. (00:00) - Intro (06:53) - Awe Dropping (08:54) - AirPods Pro 3 (26:43) - Apple Watch (36:01) - Apple Watch Ultra 3 (39:02) - iPhone 17 (49:50) - iPhone Air (01:00:24) - iPhone 17 Pro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 20:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/connected/569 http://relay.fm/connected/569 Swept Away for 72 Hours 569 Federico Viticci, Stephen Hackett, and Myke Hurley With the dust settling from Apple's event, the guys score their picks, covering the iPhone Air, 17, and 17 Pro, as well as new AirPods and Apple Watches. With the dust settling from Apple's event, the guys score their picks, covering the iPhone Air, 17, and 17 Pro, as well as new AirPods and Apple Watches. clean 5504 Subtitle: Grading the September 2025 RickiesWith the dust settling from Apple's event, the guys score their picks, covering the iPhone Air, 17, and 17 Pro, as well as new AirPods and Apple Watches. This episode of Connected is sponsored by: Ecamm: Powerful live streaming platform for Mac. Get one month free. Factor: Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door. Use code connected50off Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback

Fresh off a day filled with new Apple products, The Verge's ground team reports back on everything they've seen — and touched. Allison Johnson walks us through the new iPhone Air, iPhone 17, and iPhone 17 Pro lineups, making sense of all the new camera features and wondering just how thin a phone really can be. After that, Victoria Song talks about why the AirPods Pro 3 may have been the big hit of the day, plus all the details on the three new models of Apple Watch. Finally, Jake Kastrenakes tells us about his first experience live at an Apple event, explains the appeal of a crossbody strap, and has a theory about why an orange phone is such a big deal. Further reading: The eight biggest announcements during Apple's iPhone Air event | The Verge All the news from Apple's iPhone 17 event | The Verge Apple announces the ultra-slim iPhone Air | The Verge iPhone Air hands-on | The Verge Apple iPhone 17 hands-on | The Verge Apple's iPhone 17 Pro has the biggest battery of any iPhone | The Verge Apple's iPhone 17 drops the Plus, but gains a bigger, faster display | The Verge iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max: our initial hands-on impressions | The Verge The 2TB iPhone 17 Pro Max costs $1,999. | The Verge The iPhone 17 comes with Apple's new in-house networking chip | The Verge Apple's new iPhone Air accessories include a slim MagSafe battery, TechWoven case, and crossbody strap Apple's new MagSafe battery is only designed for the new iPhone Air | The Verge All right, what new Apple stuff are we buying? | The Verge The new iPhones all have Center Stage front-facing cameras | The Verge Apple announces AirPods Pro 3 with ‘world's best ANC' and heart rate sensing | The Verge The Apple Watch Ultra 3 has 42 hours of battery life and satellite connectivity | The Verge Apple announces new entry-level $249 Apple Watch SE 3 with always-on display | The Verge The iPhone Air's battery pack is slim, but not as slim as the iPhone Air Apple's new MagSafe battery is only designed for the new iPhone Air Phone 17 Pro “clear” case that is MOSTLY NOT CLEAR  Apple barely talked about AI at its big iPhone 17 event | The Verge iOS 26 is out on September 15th | The Verge Apple's macOS Tahoe 26 update releases September 15th | The Verge Apple reveals iPadOS 26 release date | The Verge Apple will launch watchOS 26 on September 15th | The Verge Apple's using more recycled materials in its iPhones and watches Email us at vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices