265: The Least-Egregious Sin
“Real” Photoshop on the iPad Pro, “Today at Apple” sessions, the new MacBook Air's place in Apple's lineup, and pondering the usefulness of iPad Pro for audio professionals.
Episodes
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
264: In the Parlance of Today
Nitpicks in tech products we love, tech gifts on the cheap, gadget regrets, and how companies and publications should address mistakes.
263: Down With the System, Man!
Third-party voice assistants on smartphones, to-do lists and how we stay organized, our first programming experiences, and impressions of the new Palm phone for your phone.
262: What If It's a Tiger?
USB-C adoption, Google's new hardware, whether we use walkie-talkie features, and small technologies that have changed our lives.
261: One of Those Vinyl People
What physical media we own, how an ideal smart assistant would behave, where we hosted our first websites, and a chat about the Chromebook.
260: I Don't Even Have a Suction Cup
Which productivity suites we use, our favorite features in macOS Mojave, what smart tech (if any) we use in our cars, and Mojave's iOS transplant apps.
259: Like Android, But Prettier
iOS 12's most exciting features, our experiences with Workflow and Shortcuts, what HomePod features are still missing, and which iOS 12 and iPhone features we'll be explaining to our non-techy friends.
258: I'm Petty and I Want My Colors
Dual SIM technology on the iPhone, punishments for corporations' privacy violations, colors on the iPhone XR, and the death of Apple's small phones.
257: Prison Spotlight
Skype adds call recording, HomeKit's missing features, what we're looking for in a new smartwatch, and what one more thing might appear at next week's Apple event.
256: A High Stakes Podcast
How often we use the command line, in what ways we've become more mindful about our tech usage, Apple's addition of AirPlay 2 to the AirPort Express, and what tech constraints have taught us about ourselves.
255: Reverse Sherlocked
Our Do Not Disturb habits, the death of Back to My Mac, the rise of Mastodon, and what exactly a "pro" Mac mini might entail.
254: Gigs and Teras of Flop Data
How often we shut down and restart our computers, what to do with a problem like Twitter, the fate of all those EarPods we get from Apple, and camera improvements we'd like to see in this year's iPhone.
253: Creepy Beating Heart
Most of us use Low Power mode on iOS occasionally, but one of us doesn't. Plus, how much we would pay for a calendar app, Microsoft walking back its decision to drop old Skype, and indie games we have played.
252: I'm Not Alone in My Monsterdom
How we organize (or don't organize) our files, whether it's time to jump into the 3D printer market, the tech accessories that impress us, and which batteries we carry around.
251: That's Literally the Thing That I Want
How many of iMessage's bells and whistles we use, Memoji's balancing between incredible or silly, what colors we'd like to see iPhones in, and non-earbud competitors to AirPods.
250: Bring Us The Dogmoji
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 favorite and most wished-for emoji.
249: Six Years from Today
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 the iPad.
248: Six Filters Was All We Needed in My Day
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
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
How Apple will sell its TV service, our favorite announcements from E3, using smart speakers to control smart home devices, and whether AMC's MoviePass competitor appeals.
245: Guinea Pig Hate Mail
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 conference like WWDC.
244: The Smooshing of Everything
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
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 little thing called email.
242: A Sock For Everything
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
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 in iOS 12.
240: Just the Downfall of Humanity
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 percentage on app sales.
239: Clippy Wearing a Stethoscope
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 doorbells.
238: A Much Larger and Possibly Stupider World
Our obsessive tech hobbies and pastimes, the attraction of clicky keyboards, what SmugMug's Flickr acquisition means, and whether a faux analogue digital camera appeals to us.
237: We Call Those Features
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 controls change our feelings, if at all.
236: Audible Cringe
Our email setups, whether we think there are viable Facebook alternatives, our feelings on Uber expanding into other forms of transportation, and will there ever be a social media platform we can trust completely?