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#552: HomeKit in 2020, with Mikah Sargent
September 6th, 2020 · 114 minutes
Since its introduction, HomeKit has steadily grown into a wide-reaching ecosystem for smart home devices. This week, Stephen and David talk with Mikah Sargent about HomeKit hardware and software, as well as ways to extend it.
#551: Writing Music for the Picture Business, with David Metzger
August 30th, 2020 · 98 minutes
David and Stephen are joined by orchestrator and composer David Metzger, whose resume includes Frozen, Muppets Most Wanted, The Avengers and more. He shares his setup, which includes multiple Macs, numerous applications and a full-blown orchestra.
#550: The World of RSS
August 23rd, 2020 · 82 minutes
RSS can bring news, blog posts and even podcasts to you, without needing to visit a bunch of different website. This week, Stephen and David talk about the rise of numerous RSS services and apps they've seen over the last few years and what they use.
#549: Brett Terpstra's New Robe
August 16th, 2020 · 77 minutes
Brett Terpstra returns to the show to talk about the Touch Bar, regular expressions, Markdown and what Apple Silicon Macs will mean for macOS applications and utilities.
#548: Jumping Into Markdown
August 9th, 2020 · 73 minutes
From jotting quick notes to writing for the web, Markdown has become a very popular choice for formatting plain text. It's syntax is human-readable and easy to learn. This week, David and Stephen teach Markdown 101 and more.
#547: Of a Certain Age, with Jim Metzendorf
August 2nd, 2020 · 91 minutes
This week, the editor of Mac Power Users, Jim Metzendorf, talks to Stephen and David about his background in audio and photography, and how the gear and workflows have changed in those fields over the years.
#546: The Best Listeners
July 26th, 2020 · 99 minutes
On this feedback show, David and Stephen go through some listener email, revisit notes apps and discuss remote troubleshooting iOS devices.
#545: State of the Apple Watch
July 19th, 2020 · 102 minutes
The Apple Watch has undergone massive changes since its introduction in 2014. This week, Stephen and David review some of that history, then launch into a conversation of the platform's strengths and weaknesses and how they use their Watches.
#544: The Notes Roundup
July 12th, 2020 · 90 minutes
The market for note taking applications is huge. There are options that just deal in plain-text, apps that serve as "everything buckets," and still others focused on automation. This week, David and Stephen cover some of the better options out there.
#543: A Developer's Summer, with Underscore David Smith
July 5th, 2020 · 88 minutes
This week, Underscore David Smith joins the show to talk about what life as a developer is like between WWDC and the fall when new versions of Apple's operating system ship.