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#243: Fiddling Around With Folders

April 29th, 2019 · 76 minutes

Jason struggles between the Mac's insistence on file management and iOS's lack of it, Podcasts take a step toward going viral with some help from Overcast, and we prepare for the Upgrade Summer of Fun with a new arrival from Dongletown.

#242: Myke and the Modems

April 23rd, 2019 · 87 minutes

This week we're all about Guilherme Rambo's reporting about the future of Apple's platforms, from Find My Friends to new support for external displays and pointing devices, to the complicated future of automation on macOS. Plus Kindles, 5G, and YouTube!

#241: The Tweaky Features

April 15th, 2019 · 97 minutes

Disney unveils Disney+ (and what game does Apple thinks it's playing?), we get a sneak peek at iOS 13 features courtesy of @_inside, and coping with the major changes due for the Mac this fall with the departure of iTunes and the arrival of Marzipan.

#240: Dance on the Grave of iTunes

April 9th, 2019 · 119 minutes

John Siracusa joins Jason to discuss how 2019 is potentially an enormous year for the Mac in both hardware and software. Also, we make time to swap TiVo stories and generate John's Hierarchy of Mac Pro Needs.

#239: Fighting Against the Laws of Physics

April 1st, 2019 · 88 minutes

This week we say goodbye to AirPower, ponder the place of the new iPad Mini, speculate a bit about Apple Arcade, and take a hard look at Apple News+. Also, Jason literally sits in the iMac Pro Gap.

#238: The Future of TV Was Apps

March 26th, 2019 · 111 minutes

This week we break down Apple's star-studded services event! Apple TV+! A credit card! A games subscription service! And can Apple News+ make an impact? Plus, the results of our event draft!

#237: New iMacs, iPads, and the 2019 March Event Draft

March 19th, 2019 · 130 minutes

The new iMacs are here, and Jason has an exclusive interview with the iMac product manager. We also discuss the new iPads, and then Jason and Myke draft what they think will happen at next week’s Apple Event!

#236: Whatever Keyboard Pleases Me

March 11th, 2019 · 83 minutes

Disney opens the vault for its streaming service, we rank our own MacBook Hierarchy of Needs, and Jason goes against Myke's advice and records some podcasts using only an iPad.

#235: Don’t Be So Mean

March 4th, 2019 · 80 minutes

This week, Upgrade gets controversial! Face ID vs. Touch ID! Apple execs tinkering with TV content! iOS apps invading the Mac! Netflix - threat or menace? The British TV licence! And a laser explosion!

#234: The Ideological Folding Wars

February 25th, 2019 · 82 minutes

This week Myke is excited about Samsung and Huawei's folding phones and Jason wonders if this is technology consumers actually want. Plus we take some time to contemplate the planned roll-out of Marzipan for macOS.