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#568: Looking Toward 2021
December 27th, 2020 · 88 minutes
At the end of an unprecedented year, Stephen and David take some time to reflect on what it's meant for an Apple user, and what they'd like to see out of 2021 in terms of tech.
#567: The M1 Honeymoon Continues
December 20th, 2020 · 95 minutes
In this feedback episode, Stephen and David revisit bookmarks and Mail, M1 Macs and 32-bit apps, note taking and keyboards.
#566: Paperless Strikes Back
December 13th, 2020 · 77 minutes
Stephen and David talk through paperless tools, apps, and workflows in 2020. Also, David's released his new Paperless Field Guide.
#565: The 2020 Holiday Gift Guide
December 6th, 2020 · 94 minutes
If you're shopping for a nerd in your life, David and Stephen are here to help.
#564: Taking Pictures and Enriching Lives with Austin Mann
November 29th, 2020 · 94 minutes
David and Stephen talk with photographer Austin Mann about his work and his annual iPhone camera reviews, including what sets the iPhone 12 Pro Max apart from Apple's other new phones.
#563: macOS Big Sur
November 22nd, 2020 · 127 minutes
macOS Big Sur brings with it a new design and updated features. This week, Stephen and David wade in to macOS 11, before giving their impressions of the M1-powered MacBook Air.
#562: The First Apple Silicon Macs
November 15th, 2020 · 107 minutes
This week, David and Stephen are joined by Kurt Knight, Senior Director, Platform Product Marketing at Apple to talk about the M1 chip and macOS Big Sur. After that, the guys talk about this first wave of new Macs.
#561: iPad Check-In with Federico Viticci
November 8th, 2020 · 109 minutes
MacStories Founder Federico Viticci joins David to talk about the iPad and its ecosystem of apps for power users. As the iPad itself becomes more capable, what users can do with it continues to expand, but as the guys discuss, there are still pain points.
#560: Workflows with Luc Beaudoin
November 1st, 2020 · 117 minutes
Stephen and David are joined by Luc Beaudoin, a cognitive scientist, author and developer of the Mac app Hook. He explains how we typically gather, process and use data, and how our computing devices can assist — and detract — in that work.
#559: Research Apps
October 25th, 2020 · 100 minutes
A few new research applications have popped over the last year, joining some true Mac legends. To see what is what, David went on a quest, and has returned to share with Stephen the wisdom he gained while exploring.