Nintendo's Switch 2 announcement, what we actually use AI for, how we learn new skills, and the old gadgets we'll never give up. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: ExpressVPN : High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free. Grist : A modern, open source spreadsheet that goes beyond the grid. Try it for free today. Guest Starring: Karissa Bell and Jason Snell Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback...
Apr 02, 2025•30 min•Ep. 599
A household appliance we’d improve with modern tech, a ridiculous tech solution to a silly problem we’ve had, the iOS or app interface we most want redesigned in iOS 19, and a pie-in-the-sky Apple Intelligence feature that would truly excite us. Guest Starring: Stephen Robles and Kathy Campbell Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback...
Mar 26, 2025•26 min•Ep. 598
What we carry in our wallets, do we want dumb phones, how we feel about the new Pebble smartwaches, and whether we'd be interested in a cellular MacBook. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Grist : A modern, open source spreadsheet that goes beyond the grid. Try it for free today. Guest Starring: Simone De Rochefort and Casey Liss Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback...
Mar 19, 2025•30 min•Ep. 597
How we maintain battery health, thoughts on Discord’s IPO and if any tech company improved post-IPO, the must-have and leave-behind tech for trips, and how to protect non-tech-savvy older adults from scams like the 'Grandparent scam.' This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Vitally : A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting. Guest Starring: Emily Forlini and Bryan Guffey Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay F...
Mar 12, 2025•30 min•Ep. 596
Apple's latest hardware updates, smart clothing, how we transfer money between friends, and the latest on UK encryption. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Grist : A modern, open source spreadsheet that goes beyond the grid. Try it for free today. Guest Starring: Jeff Carlson and James Thomson Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback Anker Solix Jacket A jacket that can charge your phone! DXO's Photo Storm Cape A garment designed for all day phot...
Mar 05, 2025•30 min•Ep. 595
Where we prefer to edit photos, thoughts on VC investment vs. a level 14 round boi, our use of voice assistants and what improvements might make Alexa AI worthwhile, and the frustration of new USB-C products still requiring USB-A cables for charging. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Pika : Start your happy blog. Get 20% off Pika Pro with code CLOCKWISE20 Guest Starring: Amanda Silberling and Jeremy Burge Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback...
Feb 26, 2025•30 min•Ep. 594
Thoughts on the iPhone 16e, our morning beverage tech, whether we're interested in smart rings, and how we use tech to de-stress. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Vitally : A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting. Grist : A modern, open source spreadsheet that goes beyond the grid. Try it for free today. Guest Starring: Lex Friedman and Aleen Simms Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Su...
Feb 19, 2025•30 min•Ep. 593
Improvements we’d like in Apple’s Photos app after acquiring Pixelmator and Photomator, thoughts on Apple renaming the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America on Maps, a realistic task for a robot, and whether we use AI tools and which ones. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Vitally : A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting. Guest Starring: Shelly Brisbin and Chris Lawley Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay...
Feb 12, 2025•30 min•Ep. 592
Weird apps Apple should make, the strangest looking tech we own, what will it take for Vision Pro to go mainstream, and the discontinued tech products we'd revive. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Grist : A modern, open source spreadsheet that goes beyond the grid. Try it for free today. Guest Starring: Zac Hall and Rosemary Orchard Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback...
Feb 05, 2025•30 min•Ep. 591
The how often we use our non-default smartphone cameras, the tech or techniques we use to stay focused at work, where we buy and read ebooks and whether supporting indie bookstores appeals to us, and our least favorite thing to troubleshoot. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Vitally : A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting. Guest Starring: mb bischoff and Jason Howell Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Re...
Jan 29, 2025•30 min•Ep. 590
Apple enabling Apple Intelligence features by default, the AI summaries that work for us, Samsung's boring new phones, and our cable management predilections. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Grist : A modern, open source spreadsheet that goes beyond the grid. Try it for free today. Guest Starring: Lisa Schmeiser and Christopher Phin Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback...
Jan 22, 2025•30 min•Ep. 589
Our use of CarPlay, Android Auto, or other systems for navigation; creative AI problem-solving cases we’ve encountered; thoughts on Sonos’s struggles and future as a customer; and whether we use TikTok amid its potential US shutdown. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Vitally : A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting. Coda.io : Your all-in-one collaborative workspace. Get started for free. Guest Starring: Bryan Guffey ...
Jan 15, 2025•30 min•Ep. 588
Meta ditches third-party fact-checking, making unsightly TVs more attractive, the tyranny of always-on phone displays, and the robot vacuum of your nightmares. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Grist : A modern, open source spreadsheet that goes beyond the grid. Try it for free today. Guest Starring: Meg Marco and Anže Tomić Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback The Frame Pro Samsung's new version of its art-y TV. Roborock Saros Z70 Robot vac...
Jan 08, 2025•30 min•Ep. 587
Our likelihood of investing in smart home tech with Apple's entry, our technology goals for 2025, our end/start of year tech rituals, and predictions for how technology will improve the world in 2025. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Vitally : A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting. Guest Starring: James Thomson and Aleen Simms Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback...
Dec 25, 2024•30 min•Ep. 586
Rumors of a foldable iPad, spatial computing on the Mac, how often we use Street View-like features, and the iOS 18 features we've turned off. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Vitally : A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting. Coda.io : Your all-in-one collaborative workspace. Get six free months of the team plan. Guest Starring: Joe Rosensteel and Niléane Dorffer Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay ...
Dec 18, 2024•28 min•Ep. 585
Our interest in current smart glasses, the smart tech we use to monitor our homes and pets, our thoughts on iOS 18.2 features like Genmoji and Image Playground, and how we organize and manage holiday gift-giving lists for ideas and tracking. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Ooni Pizza Ovens : Bring restaurant quality pizza to your home. Discount automatically applied at checkout. Guest Starring: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy and Casey Liss Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay...
Dec 11, 2024•30 min•Ep. 584
Our family tech support travails, tech gift recommendations under $50, smart home decorations, and seasonal music recommendations. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Oracle : Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is a single platform for your infrastructure, database, application development, and AI needs. Ecamm : Powerful live streaming platform for Mac. Get one month free. Guest Starring: Rosemary Orchard and Paul Kafasis Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Submit ...
Dec 04, 2024•30 min•Ep. 583
Our tech use with family and friends during the holidays; gadgets we'd bring for a long, power-limited day trip like attending a Supreme Court rally; seeking or avoiding Black Friday tech deals; and the apps we use for recipe discovery and management. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Vitally : A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting. Guest Starring: mb bischoff and Jean MacDonald Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwi...
Nov 27, 2024•30 min•Ep. 582
How we deal with physical media, the most tech heavy restaurants we've patronized, tech that ended up disappointing us, and the social media networks of yesteryear that we'd bring back. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Vitally : A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting. Guest Starring: Matthew Cassinelli and Kathy Campbell Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback...
Nov 20, 2024•30 min•Ep. 581
How we read (with or without tech), our favorite pet tech, whether we'd get a HomePod with a screen, and the small cute tech we like. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Ooni Pizza Ovens : Bring restaurant quality pizza to your home. Discount automatically applied at checkout. Guest Starring: Emily Forlini and Aleen Simms Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi Aleen's book pick. Some Danger Involved Jason's book...
Nov 14, 2024•30 min•Ep. 580
Our default apps on iOS, how we feel about Genmoji, our favorite end-to-end encrypted messaging platforms, and whether we use Live Activities for news and sports. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Oracle : Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is a single platform for your infrastructure, database, application development, and AI needs. Ecamm : Powerful live streaming platform for Mac. Get one month free. Guest Starring: Shelly Brisbin , Jeremy Burge , and James Thomson Links and Show Notes: Supp...
Nov 06, 2024•30 min•Ep. 579
Our use of tech in Halloween celebrations; the smallest tech we regularly use and the small gadget that wowed us; which Apple Intelligence features we're using and looking forward to next; and the one item we'd give up this week, tech or non-tech. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Tiptop : The first payments provider that lets you accept trade-ins with zero risk. Guest Starring: Rosemary Orchard and Jeff Carlson Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Submit F...
Oct 30, 2024•30 min•Ep. 578
All the Apple devices we use, the risks of switching to the Apple Password app, the games we play on our phones, and whether tech plays a part in our hobbies. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Vitally : A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting. Guest Starring: Christopher Phin and Allison Sheridan Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback iPad, Pencil, White Balance Photography ...
Oct 23, 2024•30 min•Ep. 577
Our experiences with Passkeys and thoughts on their upcoming portability, opinions on Threads showing online status by default, views on Amazon's new Kindle lineup including the color model, and our preferred methods and platforms for consuming news. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Ooni Pizza Ovens : Bring restaurant quality pizza to your home. Discount automatically applied at checkout. Guest Starring: Lisa Schmeiser and Chris Lawley Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Rel...
Oct 16, 2024•30 min•Ep. 576
How we prepare our tech for emergencies, the headphones we like best, our file organization systems, and outfitting our home theaters for spooky season. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Oracle : Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is a single platform for your infrastructure, database, application development, and AI needs. Ecamm : Powerful live streaming platform for Mac. Get one month free. Guest Starring: Meg Marco and Jason Howell Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Mem...
Oct 09, 2024•30 min•Ep. 575
Our preferred devices for listening to music out loud, recent frustrating tech-related customer service experiences, current social media habits, and examples of technology that have recently impressed us. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Vitally : A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting. Guest Starring: Zac Hall and James Thomson Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback...
Oct 02, 2024•30 min•Ep. 574
Which Apple Watch faces we use, our feelings on Apple tying the new iPhone to AI features, where we get our phone wallpapers, and how we're using the Action button. Guest Starring: Lex Friedman and John Voorhees Links and Show Notes: Relay for St. Jude 2024 Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback...
Sep 25, 2024•28 min•Ep. 573
Our view on Instagram's new "Teen Accounts" and their direction, thoughts on Qi2, charging speeds, and MagSafe, our favorite new feature in Apple's latest platform updates, and the update we like least or will need time to adapt to. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Vitally : A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting. Guest Starring: Stephen Robles and Joe Rosensteel Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay ...
Sep 18, 2024•30 min•Ep. 572
How we open our phone cameras, our post-Apple event spending plans, whether we want a robotic smart speaker, and what a new iPhone button of our dreams would do. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Ooni Pizza Ovens : Bring restaurant quality pizza to your home. Discount automatically applied at checkout. Guest Starring: Anže Tomić and Aleen Simms Links and Show Notes: Relay for St. Jude 2024 Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback...
Sep 11, 2024•30 min•Ep. 571
Our preferred external storage solutions, favorite collaboration tools, motivations for smartphone upgrades, and thoughts on the potential for a Skynet-level AI scenario in our lifetime. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Ecamm : Powerful live streaming platform for Mac. Get one month free. Oracle : Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is a single platform for your infrastructure, database, application development, and AI needs. Guest Starring: Owen JJ Stone and Bryan Guffey Links and Show Notes:...
Sep 04, 2024•30 min•Ep. 570
