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250: Bring Us The Dogmoji

18 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our unplugging strategies, what to do when you run out of space for physical media, whether we'd let UPS delivery people into our homes, and our favor...

249: Six Years from Today

11 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Surprisingly smart (or dumb) home gadgets, how we discover apps, what we use to print out photos and photo books, and how much of our work we do on th...

248: Six Filters Was All We Needed in My Day

03 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Apple's Maps overhaul, Instagram's "you're caught up!" feature, e-commerce via social media, and Apple Pay for public transit.

247: It's What the Kids Want

27 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Instagram's new IGTV, our biggest tech blunders, the Fortnite and free-to-play craze, and smart home gadgets being used in domestic abuse cases.

246: Things That Control Other Things

20 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How Apple will sell its TV service, our favorite announcements from E3, using smart speakers to control smart home devices, and whether AMC's MoviePas...

245: Guinea Pig Hate Mail

13 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The WWDC announcements that delighted us, whether Memoji will stand the test of time, the Apple news that didn't happen, and the appeal of attending a...

244: The Smooshing of Everything

05 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Live from WWDC at San Jose, California: Apple's AR ambitions, tracking your Screen Time on iOS, mobile apps on the Mac, and Siri's new Shortcuts.

243: Under the Steps of a Drunken Giant

30 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How we edit our photos for sharing, Snapchat's platform play, the macOS features we'd like to see at WWDC, and whether or not we still use that crazy ...

242: A Sock For Everything

23 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How we consume music these days, why people are grumpy about Apple, Apple's privacy download tool, and what we'd like to see across platforms at WWDC.

241: I'm a Mostly Terrible Person

16 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

DirecTV's new cloud DVR feature, iPhone SE 2 features we'd like to see, Microsoft's iPad competitor, and how we'd like Apple to improve notifications ...

240: Just the Downfall of Humanity

09 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Google's nifty/creepy AI phone calls, the iMac turns 20, Apple's security feature that disables USB on the iPhone, and the state of developer's percen...

239: Clippy Wearing a Stethoscope

02 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Add-on lens solutions for smartphones, Facebook using AI to detect hate speech, how tech can improve our medical lives, and the tricky ethics of video...

238: A Much Larger and Possibly Stupider World

25 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our obsessive tech hobbies and pastimes, the attraction of clicky keyboards, what SmugMug's Flickr acquisition means, and whether a faux analogue digi...

237: We Call Those Features

18 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our worries over Twitter's third-party API restrictions, favorite Mac menu bar apps, Apple's subscription news service, and how Facebook's new privacy...

236: Audible Cringe

11 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our email setups, whether we think there are viable Facebook alternatives, our feelings on Uber expanding into other forms of transportation, and will...

235: Scientific Cannibalism

04 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Cashierless stores of the future, what we'd like to see added to HomeKit, our current ebook purchasing strategies, and the question of lab-grown meat.

234: All The Great Blasphemous Shows

28 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our Facebook and Google privacy concerns, interest (or lack thereof) in the Oculus Go and VR, thoughts on the Logitech Crayon stylus announced yesterd...

233: Betray Me as a Consumerist Fool

21 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The latest Facebook privacy hoopla, Amnesty International says Twitter violates women's rights, Apple's upcoming education event, and questions about ...

232: I Already Don't Think Money is Real

14 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Cryptocurrencies, tech devices we don't want to upgrade, our favorite smart gadgets, and the contentious issue of whether we use our phones in the sho...

231: Digital Okies

07 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our smart and dumb home thermostats, the fractured state of net neutrality laws, the potential resurrection of the MacBook Air, and AI technology in m...

230: An Adult With a Credit Card

28 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Apple's foray into healthcare, the one thing we think Siri needs to improve, where we stream most of our content, and our feelings on the latest socia...

229: Nine Different News Apps

21 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our book-reading (or listening) habits, how we use tech to get our news, Twitter's abandonment of the Mac desktop, and our feelings on fingerprint rea...

228: Wrong Robot Name

14 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Our essential travel tech, most romantic uses of technology, biggest technology disappointments, and thoughts about the HomePod.

227: The Oprah of Apps

07 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How we listen to audio, what problems we want technology to solve, whether we buy apps as gifts for other people, and if we plan on getting the HomePo...

226: Where Are My Little Ears?!

31 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Where we'd like to see Apple focus its software quality attentions, our feelings about the iPhone X and its sales, home theater lighting, and our favo...

225: Every Feeling Has Been Felt Already

24 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Whether drones are here to stay, how we're doing with our New Year's tech resolutions, the affect of missing features on the HomePod, and our paper vs...

224: Hypothetical Hoarding

17 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

How to deal with hoarding old tech, our biggest tech disappointments, the VR and AR experiences that have us excited, and the state of dictation and v...

223: Self-Driving Toilet

10 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Smart toilets: brilliant or ridiculous? Plus, the state of Twitter, what to watch for at CES 2018, and whether cryptocurrencies are here to stay.

222: Big Banana Fingers

03 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Changes we'd like to see Apple make in 2018, our best personal tech stories from the holidays, our most delightful apps and games of 2017, and how bes...

221: I'm Calling HR

27 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Our favorite (or most challenging) tech support jobs of the holidays or year, the tech items we wish we'd gotten as gifts, the biggest tech blunders o...

220: What Is Wrong With Everyone?

20 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Apple's possibly unified app platform, the Essential Phone and "iPhone killers," activity and health tracking, and have iOS's Settings gotten too comp...

219: Access to Tim Cook's Checkbook

13 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

A wireless charging retrospective, companies or technologies Apple should invest in, the future of the desktop computer, and the potential of AR in ed...

218: The World is Our Oyster

06 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Apple Pay Cash experiences, Google and Amazon's YouTube tiff, increasingly complex emoji, and what we'll think of the iPhone in another ten years.

217: I Live in a Robot Shop of Horrors

29 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Robots we'd invite into our houses, Nintendo's approach to mobile gaming, gestured-based computing, and what's the responsibility for reporting critic...

216: Patience and Bourbon

22 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Holiday tech support tips, kitchen smart gadgets, what we do with our photos, and whether we could get by with a simple phone.

215: Exactly What A Spy Would Say

15 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Face ID spoofing, Facebook wants your nude pictures, whether we'd leave Twitter, and what we'd like to see Apple change for the iPhone X.

214: The Table is Totally Irrelevant

08 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Online payment services and Apple Pay Cash, tech workarounds we love, whether wearables will work, and AR's killer apps—or lack thereof.

213: Case by Case Basis

01 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Animoji: passing fad or important new technology? Also, whether or not we use a case on our smartphones, how Face ID's one-face limit affects us (if a...

212: The Leaks are Coming From Inside the House

25 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Would you let Amazon into your house? What happened to Apple doubling down on secrecy? Are you lining up for an iPhone X—and is it the ultimate form...

211: Don't Want People to See All My Trees

18 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Machine learning for sensitive photos, our dalliances with other desktop platforms, whether anyone still needs real cameras, and the walled garden of ...

210: Sweet, Sweet Caffeine

11 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Cook talks AR glasses, some thoughts on diversity and inclusion in tech, what we do for ergonomics, and how we cope with social media in our every...

209: Fancy Carbs

04 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Google's notch-less Pixel design vs. the iPhone X, justification for Apple TV's high price (or lack thereof), our can't-live-with-'em-can't-live-witho...

208: Even Mantis Shrimps Can't See It

26 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Resurrected Apple television arguments, explaining quantum computing, Apple's Bing-for-Google swap, and our favorite games that iOS 11 leaves by the w...

207: The 'C' Stands for Caveman

20 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

iPhone buying decisions, anonymous apps, our opinion on augmented reality, and the biggest missing features from our favorite tech products.

206: The Safari Bandwagon

13 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Apple's huge smartphone line-up, our most anticipated High Sierra features, how we feel about wireless charging our iPhones, and how much is too much ...

205: Candy-Coated Vegetables

06 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Paying attention to what apps ask for, our biggest speculation blunders, Apple event anticipation, and what type of content we take when we go offline...

204: I'm Having an Existential Crisis Over Here

30 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

What we'd like to see on a new Apple TV (if not 4K/HDR), whether or not we've cut the cord, our thoughts on Alexa and Cortana becoming besties, and wh...

203: Spacetastic

23 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

How our feelings have changed (or not) on HomePod, the security risks of robots, dealing with online backup services, and whether iOS releases should ...

202: Explode a Knee

16 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Alternative messaging apps, rumors of an LTE Apple Watch, our primary news sources, and the surprising apps that we use on our phones.

201: We Hate Boredom but Don't Like Change

09 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Social media routines, what print-focused media companies are doing wrong and right in their transition to the digital age, apps we want on iPad, and ...

200: Inbox Infinite

02 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Will voice-based interfaces really catch on, what we think of the "leaked" iPhone 8 icon, does anybody really want a smart watch, and what we use to k...

199: I Don't Really Want to Find My Friends

26 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

How our desks are set up, will Apple build more products in the U.S., Google's Find My Friends competitor, and advanced medical devices that work with...

198: Fire Bad, Trees Good

19 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

3D Touch and Force Touch, Google Glass in factories, iMessage apps and stickers, and how social media has changed our news consumption.

197: So Much of Your Life is a Lie

12 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Net neutrality, brain-training games, wireless charging, and our camera-filled future.

196: I'm Taking My Face Off the Internet

05 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Backup strategies, how Amazon has changed our shopping habits, QR codes and NFC tags, and rumors of Touch ID's demise.

195: Clearly You're Both Wrong

28 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Working on laptops vs. iPads, having tech empathy, installing iOS 11 betas, and how Amazon acquiring Whole Foods could affect grocery delivery.

194: Full-Time Icon Designer

21 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The watchOS 4 features we'd hoped for, Lenovo's PC-as-a-Service push, new Live Photo improvements, and how we feel about leaks of unannounced Apple pr...

193: Just Say No to Cash

14 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

How we think Apple Pay will stack up against competing person-to-person payment services, our favorite conference cities, impressions of the Apple Pen...

192: This is Why I Left

06 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

It's WWDC week, so we talk Apple's HomePod, the new iMac Pro, iPad improvements, and what was missing from the keynote.

191: So Many Dusty Shelves

31 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The Essential Home, add-on camera lenses for smartphones, mobile camera apps, and our verdict on the Nintendo Switch.

190: McGruff the Password Dog

24 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Ikea's foray into smart home tech, tech disruption we'd like to see, what Android features we want on iOS and vice versa, and the tech story the masse...

189: Her Cuneiform is Top Notch

17 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Apple Watch smart bands, old tech we'd resurrect, the fate of the iPad mini, and why more tech companies don't focus on accessibility.

188: Also Called a Phone Call

10 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Amazon's new Echo Show (it's not a podcast), the new Echo messaging and calling features, how we listen to our audio, and the importance of security u...

187: On the Phone I'm a Monster

03 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The Microsoft's Surface Laptop as a MacBook Air alternative, addictive Internet technologies, Hulu's play for cord cutters, and our nerdy enthusiasms....

186: Project Me on a Hologram

26 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Ride the Clockwise roller coaster as we discuss the breaking announcement of the Amazon Echo Look, deconstruct Uber's latest bad news, marvel at Samsu...

185: Add Things to Things

19 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Facebook tackles VR, Nintendo's emulator shenanigans, moving the Touch ID sensor, and leaving ourselves digital reminders.

184: My Hands Smell Delightful

11 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Live from Ireland, it's travel tech we wish would die, embarrassing tech fads we've bought, Apple products we want to bring back from the dead, and dr...

183: The Mystery Machine

05 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week we discuss our thoughts on Apple's professional Mac announcement, how often we replace our Apple devices, what tech we take with us on vacat...

182: Sorry, My Brain Crashed

29 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week we freak out about tech failures, internet privacy, and brain interfaces, but also take a soothing break by proposing some new acquisitions ...

181: A List of Things That Don't Happen

22 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Reading it later, replacing Uber, finding significance in minor Apple updates, and subscribing to YouTube channels.

180: Stargate Problem

15 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Games we're playing, anticipating new iPads, video streaming and sharing, and greener grass on other platforms.

179: So Many People Are Bad

08 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Tech companies we try to avoid, the Internet of Home Spying, our personal finance choices, and barriers to better smart home tech.

178: Artisanal Pickle

01 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Lightning versus USB-C, the return of the Feature Phone, space tourism, and unlimited wireless data.

177: Burn It Down and Start Over

22 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Our favorite workspaces, fresh tech for the cornfield, the gender of voice assistants, and a Touch Bar check-in.

176: Cool But Also Creepy

15 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Wireless charging, voice assistants, bad Kickstarter projects, and stretching your brain technically.

175: Same As It Ever Was

08 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

YouTube goes live, Twitter fights abuse (again), Apple TV gets a new manager, and your old photos get a little less real.

174: Irrational Exuberance

01 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week's release of Apple's financial results prompts us to ponder the future of the iPad, iTunes, Apple's video strategy, and the wearables market...

173: Old Tech Dies Hard

25 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Apple makes surprising App Store changes, the Mac turns 33, the value of time tracking, and screens that turn orange when it gets dark.

172: Serial iPhone Killer

18 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The Nintendo Switch, Twitter security challenges, the death of Vine, and the changing face of Apple support.

171: Built-In Babel Fish

11 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week we discuss how the iPhone has changed our lives, whether the Apple Watch has met our initial expectations, how we rely on product testing an...

170: The Internet of Garbage

04 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

We kick off 2017 by talking CES gadgets like a robot butler and a smart trash can, then move on to our feelings on AirPods and our resolutions for App...

169: All the Great Dongles

28 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In our final episode of 2016 we review the best and worst and dumbest and most life-changing things of the year, and then look ahead to 2017.

168: Giant Pyramid of Coal

21 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Mario vs. piracy, Mac desktops, a tech Naughty List, and last-minute gift ideas.

167: Paper Form Wizard

14 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

How we estimate mobile-device battery life, the wisdom of delaying Apple's AirPods, apps for the Apple Pencil, and sharing-economy guilt.

166: Walk-In Vending Machine

07 Dec 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Amazon's high-tech convenience store, tech trends we just don't understand, gauging our home-tech paranoia threshold, and using our tech superpowers t...

165: Orgy of Consumer Spending

30 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The holidays (and holiday sales) are in full swing, but do we partake? We also consider detoxing from social media, ponder the contradictions of cord-...

164: Voiceovers and Aluminiums

23 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Go-to travel gear, Apple's mysterious Mac and Wi-Fi strategies, and the future of Jony Ive.

163: The Ultimate Dongle

16 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week we offer a panoply of adapters and horror stories about bad password etiquette, then discuss Apple's new self-publishing venture and the uti...

162: Privacy is a Feature

10 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The future of laptop keyboards, whether VR can be good at anything beyond entertainment, the growing importance of encryption, and a watchOS 3 check-i...

161: Emotional Life Preserver

02 Nov 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Live from Ireland, we discuss Apple and the Mac, our tech passions, keyboards, and VR prospects.

160: There's No Escape

26 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Finding lost items via technology, Apple's Magic Toolbar, Microsoft's new playbook, and revisiting CarPlay.

159: A Cow Episode

19 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week we rebrand Samsung, eat meat grown in a lab, watch the Apple Car make a U-turn, and change all our passwords.

158: Business Carpeting Service

12 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Amazon's Echo music subscription, the Internet of Things gets infected with malware, preferred methods of paying for software, and excitement for virt...

157: Plotting Together

05 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Google's new stuff, including Google Home; Apple's new Spoken Editions of print articles; and imagining the Next Big Thing.

156: Right, That's Still Going On!

28 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Blocking spam calls, other uses for a Galaxy Note 7, the prospect (again) of Google-built phones, and Blackberry's body hits the floor.

155: Old Slippery Six

21 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

When we trust and distrust the cloud with our files, features future smartphones should strive for, Google's launch of Allo, and unsung features of ne...

154: Others of Us Will Be Sad

14 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

iMessage apps, anticipated macOS Sierra features, iPhone pre-orders, and Swift Playgrounds.

153: I Don't Swim

08 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Breaking down Apple's media event, from iPhone to AirPods to dual cameras to Apple Watch Series 2.

152: Dad, Play This

31 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Sonos gets cozy with Amazon Echo, our many terabytes of cloud storage, the promise of AI software, and Aleen searches for a birthday present for her h...

151: Maybe They'll Update GarageBand

24 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

The value of music subscriptions, Bloomberg's weird Apple Watch story, old software we still cling to, and our personal beta-testing policies.