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January 20, 2015

8: Bathroom Baller

This week:

Follow-up
- We have a blog!
- Sonos stands for Play:1 and Play:3
  - Chromecast lies!
  - #bathroomballer (no link)
- AGDQ raises $1.5 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation
  - Not-so-awesome naming strategy
CES wrapup
- 4K televisions — fad or rad? Also, how awesome is it that I just wrote “rad”?
- Sling TV
  - First realistic alternative for those looking to cut the cord?
  - Offers ESPN/ESPN2 for men (and women!)
  - Would Jason cut the cord?
SyFy’s 12 Monkeys show with Philips Hue integration
- Jason’s terrible summary of the original 12 Monkeys movie (sorry, Brad)
- Mike explains his Philips Hue and Belkin WeMo lighting setup
- Philips Ambilight
- Microsoft’s IllumiRoom concept video
TiVo OnePass
Nintendo announces a new Nintendo 3DS XL called “New Nintendo 3DS XL”
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D announced
  - Is it pronounced “Majora” or “Majora”?
- New Nintendo 3DS XL doesn’t come with an AC adapter
John Gruber on Siri improvements
- Our thoughts on Siri
Jason quits Destiny
- Polygon: Destiny on five hours a week
- Jason unquits Destiny
Shoutout to Bear
Self-promotion of our website, blog, and Twitter account
Teaser for our next episode!

January 10, 2015

7: Let’s Get Dangerous

On this week’s show:

Follow-up
- Karen didn’t find the Bellroy wallet on Kickstarter or Indiegogo
- Randy Johnson’s photography logo is a dead bird!
  - Bird explodes after being hit by a Randy Johnson pitch
- Mark Gurman: Apple Watch expected in March
- Mark Gurman: Apple’s next major Mac revealed: the radically new 12-inch MacBook Air
  - Is only one USB Type-C port enough?
    - PlugBug adapter for current MacBooks
  - Is this the end of MagSafe?
    - John Gruber on charging the purported USB-only MacBook
    - Inductive charging
  - Will it have a retina screen?
    - Gurman’s report claims a “higher-resolution display”
  - Will it come in space gray?
    - Michael and Jason fondly look back on the black iPhone 5
Marco Arment: Apple has lost the functional high ground
- Is the annual iOS/Mac OS release schedule sustainable?
- Our experience with iOS/Mac OS bugs
  - Springboard crashes
  - Alarm snooze bug
  - iPad multitouch gesture bug
    - Fix is to pull down notification center
  - Spotlight app search bug
    - Fix is to send yourself an email (yes, really)
Tools & Toys: Setting up and maintaining a paperless home and office
- Hazel app for Mac OS
- Automating file organization and scanning receipts
- Workflow app for iOS
  - Casey Liss’s Workflow recipes
Do you pay for apps?
- Our friend @MattRod on paying for apps
  - The Oatmeal on the app/coffee analogy
- The 2014 Panic Report
Nike to release Back to the Future shoes with “power laces” in 2015
- A breakthrough in power lace technology??
- Tony Hawk rides a hoverboard!
  - Not really 🙁
Bonus: Mac Tonight compilation (this is literally the stuff Mike dreams of)

January 6, 2015

6: I Also Walked Into A Pole

Sorry for another late episode — the holidays are really messing with our recording schedule. We promise to record on our regular day (Wednesday) and should have the next episode out later this week.

In this episode, one of us walks into a pole, and more:

Happy New Year and Christmas gifts
- Bellroy Note Sleeve wallet
- Synology DS214 Network Attached Storage (NAS)
Is iTunes too bloated?
- Spotify as an iTunes replacement for playing local files
Follow-up
- We’re co-owners of Hawaii 2!
- Mike got a Sodastream
  - John Gruber’s three keys to success (from Episode 87 of The Talk Show – first 5 minutes):
    1. A fussy way of making coffee (Chemex, AeroPress)
    2. A clicky keyboard (IBM Model M, Das)
    3. Over-carbonated water (Sodastream)
  - Jason’s “fussy” coffee method
  - Hacking Keurig 2.0 machines
  - Bottled vs. fountain soda
  - Former Mythbuster Grant Imahara hired by McDonald’s
- Jason’s trip to Morocco
  - Jason’s iPad photography workflow
    - Apple Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader
    - VSCO Cam
  - Ken Griffey Jr. and Randy Johnson are professional photographers?
- Black Mirror sweeps nation
  - Our favorite (and least favorite) episodes
  - ‘Black Mirror’ technology that will soon be real
Are we in the golden age of television?
- The Wire remastered in HD — is it really the best show ever made or just the best show to come out at the time?
- Mike and Jason agree to watch The Wire and discuss the show in future episodes
Our predictions for 2015
- Retina MacBook Air
  - Samsung announces 12″ ultrabook with retina quality display
- 12″ iPad Pro
  - Render of alleged iPad with stereo speakers
- Apple Watch
  - Jason’s bet with @chrisdrackett that Apple Watch will be released by 2/22/15 (c’mon, Tim!)
  - 9to5mac’s editorial: Will Apple Watch begin as a monster success or total flop? Neither
- Apple TV
Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) 2015
- The appeal of watching other people play video games
- Yellow Shirt Guy (or Blueglass?)
A special message from Mimi the dog!

December 28, 2014

5: This Is Me Being A Photo Snob

Sorry for the delay in posting this week! This week (which was really last week):

Jason’s upcoming trip to Morocco
- Jason and Karen’s super secret company idea
- Riad – a traditional Moroccan house or palace with an interior garden or courtyard. The word riad comes from the Arabian term for garden, “ryad”.
  - Thanks, Wikipedia (The more you know!)
Unlocking phones and cell phone providers
- T-Mobile Data Stash
- T-Mobile international free data test
Foursquare feeds for adding checkins to Google Calendar/iCal
Cameras and trips
- Jason’s camera – Olympus E-P5 (DP Review)
- Michael’s camera – Fuji X100 (DP Review)
- Fuji X100T (Ken Rockwell’s review)
- Our dream camera – Sony a7s (DP Review)
- Selfie stick – Hey random tourists! We don’t need you to take our pics.
Follow-up
- Cards Against Humanity Bullcrap (see pics below)
- Cards Against Humanity
- Sonos Play:1
- Beep!
Samsung’s payment platform announcement and Huawei announces Honor 6 Plus
- Jason and Michael discuss companies “copying” each other
- Ultimate Galaxy S5 Water Test (YouTube)
Rate and review For The Podcast on iTunes. Thanks everyone!

And here’s Michael’s bullcrap:

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December 14, 2014

4: It’s Bullcrap In A Nice Box