356: A Solid “Sometimes”
Watching video podcasts, our favorite health-related apps, unnecessarily complicated tech processes, and cheap tech gear that ended up being fun to use.
Jul 23, 2020•25 min•Ep. 356
Clockwise
Clockwise is a rapid-fire discussion of current technology issues hosted by Dan Moren and Mikah Sargent and featuring two special guests each week. Four people, four topics--and because we're always watching the clock, no episode is longer than 30 minutes. Hosted by Dan Moren and Mikah Sargent.
Episodes
355: Let's Kill Quibi!
The era of peak streaming services, Apple's blindspots, our work device setups, and the iPhone tips that surprise and delight people.
Jul 15, 2020•30 min•Ep. 355
354: I Needed to Flee Reality
How staying home has impacted our use of social media, the tech we've ordered since the start of the pandemic, the subscription service we'd recommend to others, and low-tech solutions to high tech problems.
Jul 08, 2020•26 min•Ep. 354
353: Shortcut Concierge
Our strategy for adopting Apple software betas, the future of gaming on Apple silicon, when we'll buy an Apple silicon Mac, and what we'd like to automate for social good.
Jul 01, 2020•29 min•Ep. 353
352: Garbage: Folder. Problems: Kettle.
How iOS 14's App Library will change our app organization habits, our thoughts on Mac Catalyst in the age of ARM Macs, how we feel about the macOS redesign, and WWDC's new format.
Jun 24, 2020•29 min•Ep. 352
351: Sacrificing an Apple Pencil to the Fire
Pie-in-the-sky WWDC predictions, Apple's latest App Store kerfuffle, streaming video games online, and the future of AR in light of Bose's withdrawal from the market.
Jun 17, 2020•30 min•Ep. 351
350: A Hunk of Inert Matter
Whether we'd trade up for a new Mac, what we'd track using our iPhones, our excitements and concerns over the Mac ARM transition, and how we're handling tragedy and normaly on social media.
Jun 11, 2020•29 min•Ep. 350
349: That Was Chef's Kiss for Me
Our use of voice assistants on our phones, mass deleting content from social media, the tech we use to wake up, and companies responding to current events.
Jun 03, 2020•30 min•Ep. 349
348: Save Me From My Shame
Tech that helps us sleep, our thoughts on HBO Max, how we'd fix social media if we were in charge, and our plans (or lack thereof) to visit reopening Apple stores.
May 28, 2020•26 min•Ep. 348
347: The Low Tech Way is The Easiest Way
Apple may not be including headphones with the next iPhone, the restaurants and other places we want to visit when the quarantine is over, our latest online gaming experiences, and how we watch movies with friends over the Internet.
May 20, 2020•30 min•Ep. 347
346: Beyoncé in Space!
What's something you're itching to learn? What would be the topic(s) of your own virtual conference? What's your essential quarantine tech? Which star would you send to space? Lory Gil and Zac Hall are here to answer these questions and more!
May 13, 2020•23 min•Ep. 346
345: Bluetooth Kiss
Pandemic tech changes we'd like, privacy concerns over contact tracing, the best (and worst) phishing attempts, and Twitter chastises language.
May 06, 2020•30 min•Ep. 345
344: Surrounded by Chocolate and Distractions
What's the last video or piece of media that impacted you? What if everyone unmuted their mics in video meetings? What's your typical work setup these days? What tech is getting you through the week? Megan Morrone and James Thomson are here to answer these questions and more!
Apr 30, 2020•28 min•Ep. 344
343: Allow Me to Interpret Gibberish
The tech our current world situation has made us appreciate (or realize we don't need), what age is too young for tech, voice assistant misfires, and our favorite virtual backgrounds on video chat.
Apr 22, 2020•30 min•Ep. 343
342: I, Too, Am Concerned About My Isolation Beard
How do we organize our smartphone home screens? What are some ways companies are pivoting in the wake of COVID-19? How have our tech purchasing habits been impacted by COVID-19? Have the "shelter in place" orders affected our tech use? Kathy Campbell and Jeremy Burge join Dan Moren and Mikah Sargent to answer these questions!
Apr 15, 2020•30 min•Ep. 342
341: The Fiddliest of Fiddly Fiddlers
Our remote tech troubleshooting tips, the most and least fiddly tech, how the open web benefited our learning, and whether Quibi is genius or madness.
Apr 08, 2020•30 min•Ep. 341
340: How Often Do I Have to Wash My Hair?
Can Fitbit's new wearable take on the Apple Watch? How do you balance privacy, security, and reaching out to family during COVID-19? Can you use an iPad as your primary device? Should macOS support touch interaction? Answers to all these questions can be found within!
Apr 02, 2020•28 min•Ep. 340
339: Hide and Don't Go Seek
How we deal with old tech and data, what we do to entertain ourselves (and friends) via Zoom and Skype, our health tracking habits, and the weirdest COVID-19 related emails we've gotten from companies.
Mar 25, 2020•26 min•Ep. 339
338: Am I Allowed to Say Whisk(e)y?
How technology has helped us with social distancing, how we're coping with media anxiety, our tips for working — and living — from home, and COVID-19's effect on future infrastructure.
Mar 19, 2020•29 min•Ep. 338
337: Blue Bubble Betterment
The rumored iOS 14 features we're most anticipating, what we'd like to see on the next Apple Watch, our digital (and analogue) journaling habits, and how we handle calendaring, notes, and to-dos.
Mar 11, 2020•29 min•Ep. 337
336: The Best Kind of Answer: Yes & No
Whether we've used app-connected scooters and bikes, how podcasts have changed our music-listening habits, how the coronavirus is impacting tech events, tradeshows, and this year's phone updates.
Mar 05, 2020•30 min•Ep. 336
335: Some Sort of Dongleage
The debate over standardizing smartphone charging ports, how we feel about HomeKit Secure Video, whether we want an autonomous car, and what kind of Instagram users we are.
Feb 26, 2020•30 min•Ep. 335
334: I Like That We Live in the Future
Apps and services we use to communicate, complaints about Google's mobile productivity suite, our antivirus practices, and mobile games we've kept around for awhile.
Feb 20, 2020•29 min•Ep. 334
333: Throwing the Spaghetti at the Consumer
Samsung's latest flip phone, security tips for elections and ordinary people, high refresh rate phones, and the challenge online learning brings to traditional universities.
Feb 12, 2020•30 min•Ep. 333
332: One Hip Lies
The best and worst of Apple in the year gone by, Google's divisive Super Bowl ad, how we'd fix Apple News+, and what the iPad is still missing.
Feb 05, 2020•30 min•Ep. 332
331: Ambulatory Meat Sack
Our app preferences on macOS and iOS, if we're TikTok'in', our sleep-tracking habits (or lack thereof), and the last tech tip we shared that blew someone's mind.
Jan 29, 2020•28 min•Ep. 331
330: I Call That the Airplane Squirrel
Digital wellbeing apps and features, movies and TV shows we thought would accurately predict the future, our encryption habits, and our "analog" hobbies. Plus, our first jobs!
Jan 23, 2020•28 min•Ep. 330
329: Forgetting as a Service
Our best security practices, the services we'd still like to see from tech companies, thoughts on Twitter's experimental reply system, and the last apps we fell in love with.
Jan 15, 2020•30 min•Ep. 329
328: Kicking off 2020 for the Second Time
The coolest or weirdest things we've seen from CES, podcasts we want made into books, whether we're still downloading new mobile apps, and our experiences with guided meditation and Apple's Breathe app.
Jan 08, 2020•26 min•Ep. 328
327: Chiming in the New Year
The tech we: * want to see in 2020 * felt made the most difference in our life in 2019 * gifted this holiday season * did or did not use in 2000 that we do or do not use today
Jan 02, 2020•30 min•Ep. 327