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We answer a few listener questions about Apple’s AirPods, how to rip optical discs (other than CDs), and moving and merging iTunes libraries. Sponsor: ChronoSync, by Econ Technologies. Whatever your backup or sync scenario, ChronoSync has got you covered! Download a free 15-day trial version, and get 25% off ChronoSync on the Econ Technologies website. Show notes: Apple AirPods Sennheiser PX 100-II i headphones Episode #57 – Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Optical Discs iTunes Now Hides CD Action Settings if No Optical Drive Is Detected Rip audio tracks from your DVDs How to rip audio from your Blu-ray discs Audio Hijack Episode #50 – Streaming Music in Your Home Audacity Philip Glass: Einstein on the Beach (Blu-Ray) Fission Take Control of Audio Hijack How To Move Your iTunes Library to an External Hard Drive How To Combine or Merge Two iTunes Libraries Dupin Super Remove Dead Tracks Track Down Purchases Our next tracks: Kirk: Bach: Art of Fugue, by Ottavio Dantone and Accademia Bizantia Doug: Ella Fitzgerald: Ella at Zardi’s If you like the show, please subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.
John and Robb discuss Kickstarter, headphones, copycat apps and the new X-Men trailer. Follow Up Menu - The Frontier Chicago iPhone 6 Wallet Case, iPhone 6 Wally Wallet Case | Distil Union Minimalist Wallet Thoughts — scrubbs.me Kickstarter How long will 'Paint Drying' be? An unusual commission — Medium Robb Lewis —Kickstarter I wonder what it's like to be dyslexic by Sam Barclay —Kickstarter SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis: Collected Works by Darren Wall —Kickstarter App: The Human Story by Story & Pixel —Kickstarter CINCH :: A Rad Minimalist Wallet :: Slim, Simple, Secure by Portsmith Co. —Kickstarter Maintenance-Free Bicycles that Make Cycling Easy by Dave Weiner —Kickstarter The Pen Addict Podcast: Live at the 2015 Atlanta Pen Show by NockCo —Kickstarter Headphones Robb Lewis on Twitter: "Mark the day: If Apple remove the headphone port next year, I’m going Android." Sennheiser Momentum 1.0 Closed Circumaural Over-Ear: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics The Best Bluetooth On- or Over-Ear Headphones | The Wirecutter Audio-Technica ATH-M50X Studio Monitor Professional Headphones - Black: Amazon.co.uk: Musical Instruments Amazon.com: Sennheiser PX 200 II Closed Mini Headphones with Integrated Vol Control (Black): Electronics Amazon.com: JayBird BlueBuds X Sport Bluetooth Headphones - Midnight Black: Cell Phones & Accessories Beats Powerbeats2 Wireless In-Ear Headphones, Active Collection - Apple Amazon.com: Plantronics BackBeat Fit Bluetooth Headphones - Green: Cell Phones & Accessories Ep. 137: ‘Peak Rumor Season’, With Special Guest John Moltz — The Talk Show With John Gruber — Overcast Apple releases $99 iPhone 6s Smart Battery Case, Apple’s first official battery pack iPhone case | 9to5Mac Copycat Apps John Voorhees on Twitter: "One of these things is not like the others... Hint: it's legit. https://t.co/DZbx8Z5qk9" Copying a design is easy, but creating a great experience is hard. — Medium How App Store grifters clone an overnight success to make a quick buck | Ars Technica Robb Lewis on Twitter: "“Oh Flappy Bird? No no. This is Flappy Salmon. Completely different.” https://t.co/mqiF5mzHNr" Misc X-MEN: APOCALYPSE | Official Trailer [HD] | 20th Century FOX - YouTube Best News Bloopers 2015 on Devour.com Top Four #9: Christmas Music - Relay FM The high cost of podcasting. Robb records a show, his cat kills a pigeon: http://d.pr/i/1j1Uy Contact Us Email contact@ruminatepodcast.com Hashtag #askruminate
The modern Apple-store experience Follow-up: Marco reneges on his recent praise of Beats headphones, then receives the saddest real-time follow-up ever Headphones mentioned: B&O BeoPlay H6: Great comfort, but not sound. Beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro (32-ohm version; Casey's headphones) for very good sound at a great value (when the price drops to $175). Sennheiser PX 200-II i: Marco's favorite portable set. Great portability, clicker, and value, but poor sound and durability. More picks from Marco Ultimate Ears TripleFi 10 (Casey's earphones) Net Neutrality Nintendo's sad trombone Nintendo in Crisis PS4 outperforms Xbone Game Controller Programming Guide Nintendo 64 Accessories Expansion Pak Rumble Pak Kinect-free Xbone Beginnings of WWDC predictions Odwalla Healthbook VO2 The Prompt on Carousel, one of their many photo-management-related episodes The Infinite Version Casey and Marco explore mixed metaphors... politely. Ish. _ on the state of the Apple community WebObjects Fnd.io Multipath TCP After-show: iOS 8 split-screen multitasking John obliquely discusses some Overcast complaints. Wearables. Sorta. More on headphones. John was wrong about something. Sponsored by: Dash: Create a free, real-time dashboard for your website, your business, or your life. (Check out the ones they made for us.) Hover: High-quality, no-hassle domain registration. Use coupon code SCRUMMERFALL for 10% off. NatureBox: Discover and enjoy delicious snacks, conveniently delivered to your home or office.
The ultimate longitudinal review, five years in the making. Sennheiser has changed their once-terrific PX-100 headphones for the worse. We don't often do negative reviews on Design Critique, but it's useful to analyze how a great user experience can disappoint after several years ownership. Reliability is the Achilles heel of the PX-100 and now it's even worse with brittle plastic, reduced cushioning, and wickedly tight pressure through the headband. In other news, Tim has a chapter in the new UX Storytellers book, which is free for download, and a blog post for Altitude Inc. We have email from two, count 'em TWO, listeners. All this in under 30 minutes.Interesting PX-100 reviews for the PX-100 and PX-100 MkII can be found athttp://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-PX-100-Lightweight-Collapsible/dp/B000089GN3/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1293124224&sr=8-1http://www.headphone.com/product_review.php?icn=0020081010Tim's chapter in UX Storytellers, UX Professional Buys a Car, can be found at http://uxstorytellers.blogspot.com/Download the whole book and enjoy!Tim's "How User Experience Research Saved the Chevrolet Corvette" post on Altitude Inc.'s blog can be read athttp://altimeter_blog.altitudeinc.com/bid/33288/How-User-Experience-Research-Saved-the-Chevrolet-Corvette
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