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Clockwise

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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

489: It Will Automatically Punch You

Our experiences with modern day Internet search, what we're doing with AI tools, actors and AI voice generation, and our favorite Black technologists.

Feb 08, 202330 minEp. 489

488: The Instagram of Shoes

Our thoughts on an app aiming to be “the TikTok for text,” whether we're bothered by AI-generated content when it's accurate and useful, Apple's rumored foldable iPad, and our home speaker setups.

Feb 01, 202330 minEp. 488

487: A Trebillionty Menu Bar Apps

Whether we spec up our Macs, our philosophy on menu bars, what we use for pointing devices, and our screen sizes of choice.

Jan 25, 202330 minEp. 487

486: Stop Trying To Take My Job, Robots

Whether we're using AirTags and other item-tracking tech, how we have (or haven't) used ChatGPT for work, our thoughts on a touchscreen Mac, and the discontinued tech we'd like to see revived.

Jan 18, 202330 minEp. 486

485: Comfortable in My Overkill

Our overpowered tech devices, the return of personal blogging, the last time we took our tech in, and the Apple services we subscribe to.

Jan 11, 202330 minEp. 485

484: Help, I Can't Dock!

The frustrating tech we own, our tech-related goal or theme for the new year, the tech we'd buy if money were no object, and our thoughts on and usage of Apple's MagSafe technology and the upcoming Qi2 standard.

Jan 04, 202330 minEp. 484

483: The Schadenfreude Side of the Table

The legacy of 2022 in tech, the tech gifts we're buying ourselves, the best third-party app replacements, and Apple products we'd like to see but they'll never make.

Dec 28, 202230 minEp. 483

482: Channeling Their Miffedness

Whether TikTok's algorithm explanations will ruin the magic. How we collect and share our holiday gift ideas. The weather app(s) we're using in light of the end of Dark Sky. The coolest gifts we've bought for ourselves this holiday season.

Dec 21, 202230 minEp. 482

481: A Series of Shortcuts

Whether we'd install a third-party app store on our phones, our most anticipated Matter devices, the tasks we'd pawn off onto an AI chatbot, and our non-holiday holiday traditions.

Dec 14, 202230 minEp. 481

480: Science and I Disagree

How we've used or could use OpenAI's ChatGPT, the silliest and/or most time-consuming automations we've created, our thoughts on Apple's new App Store price points, and our plans to own an Apple Car.

Dec 07, 202230 minEp. 480

478: Atop My Turkey Tree

Finding a Twitter replacement (or leaving it all behind), our Read-it-Later services of choice, the tech we're most thankful for, and the apps we're most thankful for.

Nov 23, 202230 minEp. 478

477: That's Probably a Funny Joke

How we positively integrate tech in our kids' lives, whether we display vintage tech, sharing streaming service logins, and do standalone cameras still trump smartphones?

Nov 16, 202230 minEp. 477

476: I Cheated With Two Questions

Our thoughts on all-in-one work platforms in regard to Zoom One, the mapping app(s) we use, our predictions for the future of social media, and our tech-buying habits when faced with supply-constraint delays.

Nov 09, 202230 minEp. 476

475: A Potato Will Arrive

Services and products we just can't quit, our cringiest status splurges, whether advertising works on us, and the fate of Twitter under its new management.

Nov 02, 202230 minEp. 475

474: Bobbing for Apple Watches

Mixing tech with Halloween, the show or film we'd bring to Apple TV+, our thoughts on an Elon-run Twitter, and our low-tech habits.

Oct 26, 202228 minEp. 474

473: Solar Eclipse Potato

The iPad lineup's squishy middle, why Apple pros aren't allowed to have fun, our Apple Pencil usage, and whether we get cellular-enabled iPads.

Oct 19, 202230 minEp. 473

472: Your Avatars Have Legs

Microsoft and Apple's are friends now? Plus, Apple pulls away Charlie Brown's football, Meta's got a new VR headset, and Stage Manager still needs some work.

Oct 12, 202230 minEp. 472

471: I Have $3; I'm Just Mad

Apps we live in every day, whether we pay for premium-priced movie rentals, the smart speakers we use, and providing tech support for our parents.

Oct 05, 202230 minEp. 471

470: A Pinball Podcast

Our thoughts on a slidable, resizable laptop, our countdown events, our iPhone photography habits, and our favorite pinball games

Sep 28, 202230 minEp. 470

469: The Name of the Color Is Fingerprints

Our computer and desk setups, the feature we'd add to iOS to make the biggest impact on how we use our iPhones, our device-protection habits, and whether the iPad is living up to its potential.

Sep 21, 202230 minEp. 469

468: I Got This Device Called a Baby

The tech we use to sleep and wake, the small changes to iOS 16 we're excited about, our thoughts on an iPhone subscription plan, and our predictions RE: the end of iPhone and the last numbered iPhone model.

Sep 14, 202230 minEp. 468

467: Off-Road For Two Seconds

Our thoughts on the Apple Watch Ultra, whether we do clean installs on our Macs, which iPhone 14s we're getting, and what we'd change about Apple's event presentations.

Sep 08, 202230 minEp. 467

466: The Least Social of Media

Whether we'll use Twitter's new Twitter Circle feature, the least-exciting rumors for Apple's upcoming September event, social media services we're using more — not less — in the last year, and our thoughts on smartphones reaching their peak.

Aug 31, 202229 minEp. 466

465: A Mere Mortal

Whether we put all our tech eggs in one Big Tech basket, the skills and philosophies we gained over the pandemic that we'll keep with us, our go-to pair of headphones or earbuds, and the consumer tech we'd take with us to space.

Aug 25, 202225 minEp. 465

464: What Does “Pew Pew” Sound Like?

Our thoughts on BeReal and authenticity on social media, the state of console gaming and the cloud gaming future, our electric vehicle plans, and switching to a career outside of tech.

Aug 17, 202230 minEp. 464

463: You Presume I Have a Strategy

We discuss the future of folding phones, the utility of wild Apple rumors, how parents monitor social media, and our travel charging strategies of the moment.

Aug 10, 202230 minEp. 463

462: Syncing on a Boat? Sounds Dangerous

How we store and share files in the cloud, the streaming video services we go to when we're looking for something new to watch, the one computer or tablet we'd use if we could only use one, and our webcam setups.

Aug 03, 202230 minEp. 462

461: I Make the Guests Cry

Dan had a baby so we discuss tech advice for new parents and our favorite toys. But we also dig into invasive network video cameras, the ruination of Instagram, and if VR is ever going to be a thing.

Jul 27, 202230 minEp. 461

460: 9000 Ginger Emoji

How we pay online, in stores, and elsewhere. How we use (or wish we could use) our smartphones to aid in travel. The data we'd like to see on our iPhone Lock Screen. Our three favorite emoji and a new emoji we're most excited about.

Jul 20, 202228 minEp. 460
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