149: Using Jason Snell's Face
148: Gary the Photo Intern
147: You Said My Thing Was Dumb!
146: Everybody Wants the Sandwich
145: Prime Day is Like a Box of Chocolates
144: BloodID
143: Too Many Echoes, Not Enough House
142: The iBarrel
141: You Should Be Committed
140: You're in My Party Playlist (WWDC 2017)
139: You Don’t Deserve A Touch Bar
138: Thinking Man Emoji
137: We're Doubling Down on Glass
136: The Bleep-Bloop Button
135: Two More Annoyances
134: Try This On For Sighs
133: The Sonos Sub is Delicious
132: What Is Wrong With You Is My Next Question
131: This Would Have Been Great To Know About Two Years Ago
ZOMG NEW MAC PROS ARE COMING!
http://daringfireball.net/2017/04/the_mac_pro_lives
Matthew Panzarino also has some thoughts:
https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/04/apple-pushes-the-reset-button-on-the-mac-pro/
The whole Mac Pro chat basically went down exactly like the movie *The Interview*:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2788710/
Additional information after we recorded: Based on what's currently on Apple's site, the "2017 Mac Pros" appear to be just price reductions on the existing models and moving CTO options to a standard option rather than speed bumps as we may have stated.
http://www.apple.com/mac-pro/
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Apple had an event if you hadn't heard and Jason Snell joins Moltz and Dan to provide our collective reactions. You can also read Six Colors' analysis here:
https://sixcolors.com/post/2016/06/wwdc-2016-four-platforms-quick-reactions/
Our thanks as well to Harry's (harrys.com). Check out their Father's Day gift set which is awesome and only $40. Harry's sells premium shaving products for much less than those crappy blades that you have to get someone to unlock from a cabinet. Get $5 off your first order with coupon code "REBOUND". Don't wait, get the shave you deserve.
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This week, Guy English sits in for John Moltz, marking the first time Guy and Lex have been live on the show together!
We discuss the iPad Pro and whether it will replace our Macs. Also, we focus on the keyboard a lot, which John Gruber talks about in his review"
http://daringfireball.net/2015/11/the_ipad_pro
Dan and Lex reminisce about the old Macintosh Quadra 610 DOS Compatible.
http://lowendmac.com/1994/quadra-610-dos-compatible/
The Apple TV setup still leaves something to be desired. Dan's written a piece:
https://sixcolors.com/post/2015/11/the-apple-tvs-other-shoe/
Dan uses a Harmony 700 remote, which has been discontinued though you can still find it, and Lex uses this guy:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001KC08A4?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage&tag=thelexfiles05-20
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Our thanks as well to Softlayer (
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Apple is rumored to be readying an update for the Apple Watch and Apple TV featuring TV Kit (
http://9to5mac.com/2015/05/18/apple-readies-first-significant-apple-watch-updates-tvkit-sdk-for-apple-tv/).
We complain about arranging Apple Watch apps which is the firstest of world problems (
http://www.imore.com/how-rearrange-apps-your-apple-watch).
A 15-inch MacBook Pro with Force Touch may not be long off, as well as a 27-inch iMac update (
http://9to5mac.com/2015/05/18/new-15-inch-macbook-pro-imac-27/).
The first trailer for "Steve Jobs" with Michael Fassbender is out so we can argue about another biopic, yay (
http://variety.com/2015/film/news/steve-jobs-trailer-michael-fassbender-aaron-sorkin-1201499261/).
Clearly, it's no "iSteve" (
http://www.macworld.com/article/2035456/review-funny-or-dies-isteve-will-tickle-apple-fans.html). But it'll be better than "jOBS" (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq5q9aoZi4s).
Apple has bought GPS and navigation firm, Coherent (
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/05/17/apple-coherent-navigation-acquisition/).
We foget how turn-by-turn works on the Watch, but it's 12 quick taps for right, three pairs of two for left (
http://www.macworld.com/article/2915572/apple-watch-how-to-use-maps.html).
Our thanks this week go to Animoto (
http://animoto.com/therebound), the easiest way to create, edit and share your videos. True story: Moltz used Animoto to make a video of his wife and son doing karate and was amazed at how easy it was. He uploaded his video and pictures (Animoto can also pull them from your Facebook, Instagram and Flickr accounts if you want) to Animoto, picked a theme... *and that was it*. Animoto did the rest and it turned out really well. You can try Animoto for free for 14 days and remember to use the code "REBOUND" to get 15% off a Pro account when you sign up at
http://animoto.com/therebound.
Our thanks also to Aspiration (
http://aspiration.com/rebound), a different kind of financial firm. Their idea is pretty simple – take everything you don’t like about investing, and do the opposite. Traditional Wall Street firms work for mostly millionaires. At Aspiration, their investments investment strategies are built for the middle class. Signing up takes as little as $500 and five minutes of your time. You choose the fee you pay them – even if that is zero. They don’t make a cent other than what you decide they deserve. And Aspiration is the most charitable financial firm in America. Check them out and sign up at Aspiration.com/rebound.
Lex is...actually we don't know where Lex is. But we have the lovely and talented Jason Snell on this week's episode taking up the slack and then some.
You can use emoji to order a pizza on Twitter. But it's Domino's. (
http://money.cnn.com/2015/05/13/news/companies/dominos-twitter/index.html)
We talk about some of the security concerns about the Apple Watch (
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2015/05/13/the-apple-watch-thieves-reset-no-activation-lock-security/), mostly because Dan's afraid his will get stolen while he's abroad.
We wonder how long these Taptic Engines will last (
http://daringfireball.net/linked/2015/04/29/taptic-engine-wsj).
Your Apple Watch is backing up and you probably don't even know it (
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204518).
Jason has a new 4K TV, possibly this one:
http://www.amazon.com/VIZIO-M50-C1-50-Inch-Ultra-Smart/dp/B00T63YUJO/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1431633408&sr=8-4&keywords=visio+4k+tv
Both Dan and Jason have a Harmony remote (
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/harmony-remotes).
Dan wrote a piece on iOS 9 rumors:
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/ios-9-rumors,news-20919.html
Federico Viticci, meanwhile, has his iOS 9 wish list:
http://www.macstories.net/stories/ios-9-wishes/
Our thanks this week go to Animoto (
http://animoto.com/therebound), the easiest way to create, edit and share your videos. True story: Moltz used Animoto to make a video of his wife and son doing karate and was amazed at how easy it was. He uploaded his video and pictures (Animoto can also pull them from your Facebook, Instagram and Flickr accounts if you want) to Animoto, picked a theme... *and that was it*. Animoto did the rest and it turned out really well. You can try Animoto for free for 14 days and remember to use the code "REBOUND" to get 15% off a Pro account when you sign up at
http://animoto.com/therebound.
Our thanks also to Dashlane (
http://dashlane.com/rebound), a password manager for iOS and the Mac. Your passwords are always with you with Dashlane. No longer will you have to type them out on your touch devices. And the best thing? Dashlane is free to download. Go to
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This week's episode takes place as Moltz is waiting for delivery of his Apple Watch. While he waits, he might benefit from learning some tips about the Apple Watch (
http://www.imore.com/28-apple-watch-tips-and-tricks-you-should-know).
We predict that sleeve cut-outs for smartwatches will be a future trend, like double ties (
http://news.greatblogabout.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/windowslivewriterbacktothefuturecontinue.part2-101a8513.jpg).
Dan and Lex don't notice serious battery drain on their iPhones when paired with the Watch. (
http://9to5mac.com/2015/04/27/apple-watch-battery-issues-solutions/) Since getting his after this episode, Moltz hasn't either.
The Watch is definitely better than its cheap Android knock-off (
https://instagram.com/p/2EUvl4zFwY/).
No one will be seated during the thrilling section where Dan and Lex tell us which Watch faces they're using (
http://www.apple.com/watch/timekeeping/).
If you're interested in using traditional watch bands with the Watch, you might be interested in Click (
https://www.get-click.com), an adapter for that purpose.
Apple has new ads, one with an interesting moment (
http://www.apple.com/watch/films/).
Switching gears, Microsoft has announced a new set of tools for Cocoa and Android developers (
http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/29/8511439/microsoft-windows-10-android-ios-apps-bridges) plus an update to hololens (
http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/30/8525417/microsoft-hololens-headset-up-close).
Our thanks this week to Aspiration (
http://aspiration.com/rebound), a different kind of financial firm. Their idea is pretty simple – take everything you don’t like about investing, and do the opposite. Traditional Wall Street firms work for mostly millionaires. At Aspiration, their investments investment strategies are built for the middle class. Signing up takes as little as $500 and five minutes of your time. You choose the fee you pay them – even if that is zero. They don’t make a cent other than what you decide they deserve. And Aspiration is the most charitable financial firm in America. Check them out and sign up at Aspiration.com/rebound.
Our thanks also to Napkin (
http://nap.kn), a tool for image mark-up and annotation for OS X. Napkin is efficient and easy to use, while still producing great looking output. Napkin is also made by some fine and handsome people. It's the best tool you could imagine for marking up your Apple Watch screen shots. Get it at
http://nap.kn.
First, of course, we talked about the Apple Watch, because: Duh. Apple unveiled ten tour videos, but only released three. (
http://www.apple.com/watch/guided-tours/) We smell a conspiracy. The buttons and the presses and the whatnot — it's a lot to take in.
Dan's still not ready to Periscope (
http://periscope.tv), but John's tried it and Lex can't stop. But Dan promises that when he DOES finally Periscope, it will be epic. No pressure. We also ruminate on what's next for Meerkat. Remember Meerkat?
Mrs. Moltz is not on Facebook. (Yet.)
Dan still doesn't trust iCloud. Its invisible email filtering is barely legal at best.
And now, HBO Now is available now (
http://order.hbonow.com). Lex tried Sling TV (
http://sling.com); it was not terrible. But we're worried that too many a la carte digital channels basically recreates today's crappy cable climate.
We're not sweating the Apple construction / felons controversy. Either because we're jerks, or because we doubt Apple's the company instituting the hiring policy for the new campus. (
http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Apple-takes-heat-for-barring-former-felons-from-6182436.php)
Apple doesn't want people to stand in line at the Apple Store anymore. (
http://www.businessinsider.com/angela-ahrendts-says-a-significant-change-in-mindset-to-launching-apple-watch-online-2015-4) John and Dan gave it up in the iPhone 4 era. Lex never started.
Our thanks to Napkin from Aged & Distilled, and to A24, presenting Ex Machina, for sponsoring The Rebound.
Ex Machina opens this week in LA and New York, and will be in many more theaters soon. It's a sci-fi thriller directed by the writer of Sunshine and 28 Days later. The Telegraph calls it BEWITCHINGLY SMART SCIENCE FICTION and The Daily Mirror declares it's AN INSTANT CLASSIC. Starring Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson and Alicia Vikander.
Napkin 1.5 is available now, and it's an awesome tool for image mark-up and annotation on OS X. It's easy to use, and it's great at lots of things; new features include pixelation and blur for redacting sensitive stuff, and a slick new interface perfectly at home on Yosemite. And with support for multiple images on one canvas, call-outs, and the delightfully named File Pip for easy drag-drop export — you're going to love it. It's in the Mac App Store or directly available at (
http://nap.kn). Check out their video, too:
http://media.aged-and-distilled.com.s3.amazonaws.com/napkin_1_5/video/Napkin_Product.mp4
We could be looking at a new Apple TV this fall (
http://www.buzzfeed.com/johnpaczkowski/new-apple-tv-set-top-will-debut-this-summer-with-app-store-s#.fsPjk8dY4).
If you're really desperate to see what the Apple Watch might look like on your wrist, there's now an app for that (
http://www.popsci.com/try-virtual-apple-watch-app).
But don't get an Apple Watch because it'll definitely give you wrist cancer (
http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/18/8252087/cell-phones-cancer-risk-tumor-bilton-new-york-times).
Moltz likes the game TouchTone (
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/touchtone/id962133182?mt=8), a puzzler full of intrigue.
TIME TO PANIC AS APPLE WATCH YIELDS MAY BE LOW (
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20150325PD209.html), oh, it's DigiTimes, forget it.
Then we talk about the war going on over the Steve Jobs legacy (
https://medium.com/backchannel/the-war-over-who-steve-jobs-was-92bda2cd1e1e). This prompts Dan and Lex to fondly remember iSteve (
http://www.macworld.com/article/2035456/review-funny-or-dies-isteve-will-tickle-apple-fans.html).
If you want to pay an extra dollar for the new Steve Jobs book, get it on iBooks (
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/becoming-steve-jobs/id936502684?mt=11).
We talk about Meerkat, but now you can get Periscope (
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mathonan/meet-periscope-twitters-new-live-video-app#.saxxEk1lN).
Our thanks to WealthFront, the automated investment service that makes it easy to invest your money the right way. It automatically rebalances your portfolio and re-invests your dividends, all commission-free. Visit
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It's an all non-Apple Watch episode!
Apple might be working on a television service (
http://9to5mac.com/2015/03/16/wsj-apple-announcing-30-40month-web-tv-service-in-june-shipping-in-september-with-25-channels/), if you believe the Wall Street Journal.
Apple and NBC aren't talking, except for the fact that NBC is apparently making an Apple TV app (
http://9to5mac.com/2015/03/17/nbc-plans-cable-dependent-apple-tv-app-for-second-half-of-2015/). Figure that out.
We also talk about USB-C which is our new bicycle (
http://www.macworld.com/article/2894423/thunderbolted-usb-c-is-our-new-connection-overlord-get-used-to-it.html). No, really, we'll miss MagSafe (
http://www.macworld.com/article/2895694/will-your-new-macbook-crash-to-the-ground-without-magsafe-yes.html).
Lex and Moltz are OK with the Force Touch trackpad (
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Retina+Display+Early+2015+Teardown/38300) except inasmuch as it satisfies Dan's tap-to-click sensibilities.
In regards to our non-bet about who said apps jiggling looked "nervous", at Macworld Expo in January 2008, Steve Jobs said while showing how to tap and hold to move apps: “They all get a little bit restless.” Dan and Lex think that's not the same. Moltz hates them both.
For the record, there is no (known) vulnerability in Apple Pay (
http://www.imore.com/banks-still-trying-failing-deflect-fraud-apple-pay) despite what you might have read.
Dan is interested in Samsung's recently acquired payment system for all his Samsung device payment needs (
http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/18/samsung-acquires-looppay-maker-of-an-apple-pay-competitor/).
Our thanks to WealthFront, the automated investment service that makes it easy to invest your money the right way. It automatically rebalances your portfolio and re-invests your dividends, all commission-free. Visit
https://www.wealthfront.com/rebound to get your first $10,000 for free.
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https://freshvu2go.com/podcasts/). Discover how easy online inventory management can be with their intuitive software on your iPad, tablet, laptop or PC. Start your free trial today and view your current inventory status from anywhere in the world, whenever you want, with FreshVu2Go. An easier-to-remember URL is tinyurl.com/freshpods.
If you missed it, Apple announced a mess o' stuff on Monday, including new 12-inch MacBooks (
http://www.apple.com/macbook/) and a lot more Watch information (
http://www.apple.com/watch/) on pricing, bands and more.
Our thanks to WealthFront, the automated investment service that makes it easy to invest your money the right way. It automatically rebalances your portfolio and re-invests your dividends, all commission-free. Visit
https://www.wealthfront.com/rebound to get your first $10,000 for free.
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https://freshvu2go.com/podcasts/). Discover how easy online inventory management can be with their intuitive software on your iPad, tablet, laptop or PC. Start your free trial today and view your current inventory status from anywhere in the world, whenever you want, with FreshVu2Go. An easier-to-remember URL is tinyurl.com/freshpods.
Lex isn't a fan of Apple's recent ads (
http://www.apple.com/ipad/changing-film/) and we speculate on what ads for the Watch will be like.
Dan remembers some iPhone ads of yore (
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/12/opinion/l12brooks.html?ref=opinion&_r=0).
While you listen to this episode, you can pick your Watch combination (
http://mixyourwatch.com/). We're not sure it'll be available, though.
Is the Apple Watch going to be ugradeable? (
http://daringfireball.net/linked/2015/02/24/caldwell-edition) Probably not.
There's an event coming up so, yeah, we talk about the Apple Watch (
http://sixcolors.com/post/2015/02/spring-forward-apple-event-coming-march-9/).
We also speculate on what else might get announced next week (
http://www.imore.com/new-macbook-air-just-around-corner).
Then we talk about app pricing and the backlash against pricing things too low (
http://vesperapp.co/blog/native-support-for-ipad-and-landscape/).
Speaking of price backlash, some think maybe the Watch Edition will not be $10,000 (
http://www.marco.org/2015/03/04/boring-apple-watch-edition-pricing).
Our thanks to FreshVu2Go (
https://freshvu2go.com/podcasts/). Discover how easy online inventory management can be with their intuitive software on your iPad, tablet, laptop or PC. Start your free trial today and view your current inventory status from anywhere in the world, whenever you want, with FreshVu2Go. An easier-to-remember URL is tinyurl.com/freshpods.
Moltz has a red light on his Drobo. But it's gonna be OK. He also learns the difference between the spelling of Paul Thurrott's last name and that of Henry David Thoreau.
Then we discuss the rumors about a 12-inch MacBook Air. Rumors often don't pan out, like the one about them removing the headphone jack on iPhones.
Then the podcast ends forever when Dan says he keeps trackpad tapping on on his MacBook Air. So long, been nice podcasting for you.
OK, back to headphones, Moltz has these Bose jobbies which, eh, are OK. Dan has Sennheiser PX 100s. Lex has Sony MDRV6s. If you're having trouble hearing from your MacBook's speakers, you can use Boom and, well, maybe blow your speakers out.
Seems like you could get some completely acceptable podcasting equipment for certainly no more than $200. A Yeti isn't the best microphone in the world but it's fine. Hindenberg Journalist is about $100. For $100 more you can get Logic Pro.
For video, if iMovie drives you berserk, you could actually edit video in Screenflow.
Finally, Lex tells the story of the PowerBook 540c that got away. By being stolen.
14: Eric Schmidt is a Dog
Was iTunes 12 a crime? Lex and John introduce Dan to Crossy Road and the result is...predictable.
13: Why Guy
John has some choice words for Zuck, Lex details what would make him switch to an Apple TV, and the only upside to Apple's arbitrary app review process is that Dan has found his calling in life.
12: Dreidel Crammers
Lex buys a new TV, John buys a new car, and Dan doesn't buy whatever they're selling.
11: All My Ports are Closed
On this happiest of Thanksgiving holidays, Lex talks about his new electric car, Dan talks about his new Fire TV Stick, and John talks about people with stupid advice for Apple.
10: I Did It All for the Nokia
Nokia's new Android tablet is a topic of hot discussion with John, Lex, and Dan this week, as are Uber's shenangians and the latest iPhone knockoff.
This episode is not actually brought to you buy The Visual Guide to Minecraft. That's a book the Moltz has co-written and it's not really a sponsor because of ethics in game podcasting.
Also not sponsoring this issue is the brand-new Nokia N1. Certainly not after what we said about it, anyway. See if you can identify the substance in the bowl. We wonder if this kind of thing is covered in Apple and Nokia's cross-licensing deal.
Then we talk about the Uber kerfuffle and whether or not we'll be deleting the app. We're definitely down on it, even though Apple's not perfect, either.
Alas, you missed your chance to get a sweet iPhone 6 knockoff.
You may soon be able to get an iPhone battery case with a Lightning port. Finally.
Lex has a case from Unu which he has no complaints about.
Dan sold some devices to Gazelle and reports that they'll bump up what they give you if they think your device is in better shape than what you reported. Of course, they'd probably do the opposite, too.
9: Hey Alexa
Why does Messages have so many problems, and who wants to buy an Amazon Echo anyway? Dan, Lex, and John discuss these and more pressing issues.
8: Fire Everything!
I hope you like superheroes, because Dan, John, and special guest Guy English are here to tell you all about Avengers: Age of Ultron...
Lex is on vacation (or are we on vacation from Lex?) so we've got admitted Canadian Guy English stepping in this week. We think you'll be pleased with the results, but also happy to have Lex back next week because we spend the first half of the show talking about comic books. This is a thing that happens on technology podcasts.
Check out the extended trailer for *Avengers: Age of Ultron* before you give this episode a listen. You can also review Marvel's six-year plan and DC's six-year plan, which ends with a triumphant do-over of *Green Lantern*.
About half way in we turn from the technological topic of killer robots to the topic of the Apple Watch. This week saw rumors that the stainless version will be $500 while the gold version will cost "if you have to ask you can't afford it." Also this week brought a slip by Angela Ahrendts about the Apple Watch coming in "spring."
7: Accidental Retail Podcast
Why can't we all Apple Pay everywhere all the time? John, Lex, and Dan discuss the vagaries of the retail experience.
6: Time to Die
You'd think that Lex, Dan, and John could let last week's Apple event go, but no—they're too angry...
We start with our impressions of Yosemite and how much Dan likes it and thinks it's flawless. Lex and Moltz suggest trying this out if the Yosemite look is too much: go into System Preferences and Accessibility and check Increase Contrast.
Neven Mrgan suggests reducing transparency and increasing contrast.
We then talk about the relative worth of the tiers of Apple's products which is a thing that Moltz wrote about. There's a lot of value in the current iPad lineup, but it's still oddly skewed.
None of us owns a Retina Mac but supposedly Yosemite is built for these devices we can't afford. The rest of us might do well to dial some of the visuals back. You may not like the transparency but it's better than the transparency in Windows 7 which was over the top.
We also discuss Apple Pay and chip and PIN. Soon we'll all be paying for things with our Apple Watches which come in many design styles, if you haven't heard.
5: Not Long Enough
Maybe Apple should have waited a little bit longer to hold another event. John, Lex, and Dan discuss (read: complain about) the latest announcements.
This week Apple event MAAAADNESS! sweeps through the Rebound podcast! Catch the fever! Relive the action of... skits! Wonder how they could literally have Stephen Colbert on and have it not be funny!
Well, some nice products still came out of Thursday's Apple event. A whole new iPad lineup featuring all those things we kinda expected, new Mac minis and Retina iMacs. Also, Yosemite is out, iOS 8.1 arrives on Monday and a developer kit for the Apple Watch will be released in November.
And no Bono. Completely Bono-free event. So, that's good.
4: Way Too Long
It's all about Dan not liking iOS 8 (and John and Lex's counterarguments) until the gang is interrupted by BREAKING NEWS.
First, Dan needs to whine and complain about bugs in iOS 8. Lex and Moltz have no sympathy. Lex schools Dan on replying to messages from the lock screen.
THEN WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS: Apple has scheduled an event for October 16th. So we talk about what might be announced at that. Like maybe new Mac minis and a 12-inch iPad?
Lex has the temerity to question Phil Schiller’s presentation skills. Hey, Phil’s gotten a lot better over the years.
Lex then talks about his love of the Roku and how it’s better than the Apple TV. Dan and Moltz chase him off by howling and throwing remotes at him. And Boxee is the company that Samsung acquired that Moltz couldn’t remember the name of.
Finally, we talk about an Apple television set and how we don’t even really want one.
3: Shmicroshmoft
Where the hell did Windows 9 go? Does Apple have a QA problem? Are Lex's and John's spouses right not to upgrade to iOS 8? We answer none of these questions.
First we get things rolling by talking about the hot new product everyone can’t wait to have in their enterprise environment for corporate enterprise office for workgroups, Windows 10. And, what better place than the workplace to have a sexy and sexist virtual assistant like Cortana?
Then we discuss this idea that’s floating around that Apple has a quality control problem. Yeah, well, maybe you have a quality control problem. Ever think of that?
QA is a pretty thankless task. Which brings us to a discussion of the latest releases of iOS 8. Neither Lex’s nor John’s spouses have installed iOS 8 yet, but it’s probably not because of bugs. They hate change. Which, let’s face it, is probably good for Lex and John as spouses. Divorce is a pain in the ass.
There’s an issue of how well these updates run on the oldest hardware Apple lets it run on. Is it just fast enough that it’ll run and just slow enough that it’ll entice you to upgrade your hardware?
2: State Secrets
Lex asks Dan and John about their new iPhone 6s. Everybody cringes about bendable phones. And what's the sound of one hand typing?
This week’s episode includes John and Dan’s thoughts on their new iPhones 6. Lex just sits there and looks pretty.
Phablets are technically larger than 5.3-inches, so only the iPhone 6 Plus could be called a phablet but don’ you dare call it that.
You can read John’s thoughts on the iPhone 6 here, if you don’t want to listen to them but you should really listen.
Dan suggests reading Apple’s copy for the Watch which reads almost like a parody of Apple copy for the Watch.
The iPhone 6 is actually heavier than the iPhone 5 form factor but lighter than the iPhone 4.
If you’re concerned about why iOS 8 keyboards need full access, you can read SwiftKeys’ response here.
We even get into Bendghazi. And this was recorded two days ago, before Bendghazi was sweeping the nation.
1: Emergency U2 Podcast
Dan, John, and Lex convene to discuss an important matter: Who's been downloading U2 albums?
