509: I’ve Got Socks That Have Lifetime Guarantees
Extended warranties, our first jobs, whether we read online reviews, and how to deal with window management on the Mac.
Jun 28, 2023•30 min•Ep. 509
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
508: Text Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself
How we save links for later, the app we'd make for Apple Vision Pro, how we listen to music and podcasts, and tips for tech to use when moving across the country.
Jun 21, 2023•28 min•Ep. 508
507: Help My Kid Find the Cat
Whether we're installing Apple betas, Tim Cook offers us a free product, how the Reddit blockout have affected us, and what we were disappointed not to see at WWDC.
Jun 14, 2023•32 min•Ep. 507
506: I Want To Be Able to Ducking Type
Live from the Apple Podcasts studio at WWDC! We discuss how we would use Vision Pro in our everyday lives, the announcement(s) that made us clap, the Home & Audio features we were excited about, and the iOS and/or iPadOS features we can't wait to use.
Jun 06, 2023•26 min•Ep. 506
505: That Satisfying Click
Our current device-charging setups, how we manage our windows, our weather apps of choice, and the travel items that have saved our bacon.
May 31, 2023•30 min•Ep. 505
504: I Have No Business Being This Glamorous
Whether we'd be comfortable in a driverless taxi, our thoughts on the U.S. Surgeon General's advisory regarding kids and social media, using Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro on the iPad, and the last time technology blew us away.
May 24, 2023•30 min•Ep. 504
503: I Still Think He's a Mutant
Apple's new accessibility features, buttons vs. touchscreens, a free ad-supported television set, and whether we're contributors or lurkers on social media.
May 17, 2023•30 min•Ep. 503
502: Cirque-du-Soleil-Style Verbal Gymnastics
Completing precision tasks on iPad with Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro, our thoughts on AI in retail (in light of the Wendy's news), Google joining the foldable phone market, and predictions for Apple's WWDC and the mention of artificial intelligence.
May 10, 2023•30 min•Ep. 502
501: The Atomic Energy of Personal Location Security
Apple and Google collaborate on a standard for device trackers, our thoughts on Bluesky, Google implements passkeys, and whether we're hopeful or fearful of AI.
May 03, 2023•30 min•Ep. 501
500: The Windows Vista of the Future
On this, our 500th episode, we start by complaining about the apps we begrudgingly use regularly. Then we predict the future of phones, reveal our history with dual-booting PCs, and share what it would take to get us to buy a mixed-reality headset.
Apr 26, 2023•30 min•Ep. 500
499: Weeping Quietly Into My Headset
Our watchOS 10 wish list, the apps we want on our Apple headsets, HomePods listening, and our dream vacations and the tech we'd bring.
Apr 19, 2023•30 min•Ep. 499
498: Divisive About Devices
Collecting and removing mobile apps, how we begin and end every smartphone session, our new computer migration process, and how we balance our digital and physical lives.
Apr 12, 2023•30 min•Ep. 498
497: Mounting My Phone Like an Uber Driver
Our thoughts on GM abandoning CarPlay and Android Auto, our most relaxing phone activities, how we control our TVs, and what we've used AI for.
Apr 05, 2023•29 min•Ep. 497
496: I Just Wanna Know What Outer Space Tastes Like
The apps we use for taking notes, the iOS 16.4 features (and emoji) we're excited about, our thoughts on Apple Pay Later and installment payments, and what we hope — and expect — to hear about at Apple's WWDC.
Mar 29, 2023•29 min•Ep. 496
495: That's Never Stopped Me
The generative AI we've found the most compelling, our thoughts on Spatial Audio and surround sound systems, whether we think the game console is dying out, and our social media habits in the wake of the relaunch of Gowalla.
Mar 22, 2023•30 min•Ep. 495
494: Beware the Pies of March
How we display and enjoy our digital photographs, celebrating Digital Cleanup Day by revealing the messiest areas of our digital lives, software we don't like but have to use, and our thoughts on replacing aging tech.
Mar 15, 2023•30 min•Ep. 494
493: A Game of Hot and Cold With My Ears
Whether we use spatial audio, the oldest tech in our setups, our smart TV situations, and what our Twitter experience is currently like.
Mar 08, 2023•30 min•Ep. 493
492: Hacked or Tracked or Cracked
How we decide which companies get our data, how we manage our personal music collections, our thoughts on iPhone and Apple ID security, and the last time we felt like a clueless technophobe.
Mar 01, 2023•30 min•Ep. 492
491: A Doggy Jukebox
How we listen to digital music, would we pay for increased account security, keeping our devices clean, and Apple's pricey upgrade costs.
Feb 22, 2023•30 min•Ep. 491
490: Smoothie Dan
How we'd add AI technology to our tasks, our non-starter factors for buying an electric car, the device screen sizes we think Apple should consider, and how we're using climate data to automate our smart homes.
Feb 15, 2023•30 min•Ep. 490
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, 2023•30 min•Ep. 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, 2023•30 min•Ep. 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, 2023•30 min•Ep. 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, 2023•30 min•Ep. 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, 2023•30 min•Ep. 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, 2023•30 min•Ep. 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, 2022•30 min•Ep. 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, 2022•30 min•Ep. 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, 2022•30 min•Ep. 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, 2022•30 min•Ep. 480