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The Rebound

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A technology-ish podcast from Apple geeks Dan Moren, John Moltz, and Lex Friedman.

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463: Mmm, Persona Grata

You don't sound like yourself today. We play with Personal Voices which provides much hilarity. How ‘bout those FineWoven cases ?! iFixIt did a teardown of them. We might get an iPad Mini 7 before the end of the year . Does your iPhone 15 Pro have a lip problem ? Moltz is enjoying Japanese Rural Life Adventure . Has the low-cost Vision Pro been canceled ? Our thanks to Rocket Money, a personal finance app that finds and cancels your unwanted subscriptions, monitors your spending, and helps you l...

Sep 27, 202350 minEp. 463

462: The Token Rings

We don't like iPad keyboard interactions, Discord or Slack, or the iPhone colors. But we love our listeners. T2 is now Pebble . Apple has discontinued the MagSafe Battery Pack. But they still hope to some day sell you an AirPower charging pad. Post.news now has an app , if anyone cares. Elon Musk says Twitter will have to start charging a subscription . If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to prime.reboundcast.com to...

Sep 20, 202345 minEp. 462

461: The Thickness Is Not What I Care About

Our coverage of Apple's Wonderlust event gets an explicit tag. The iPhone 15 Pro has Thread networking . Dan has followed up with his list of things Apple did not mention . Ming-Chi Kuo says there won't be any new iPads until next year . If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to prime.reboundcast.com to check it out! You can now also support the show by buying shirts , iPhone cases , hats and more items featuring our c...

Sep 12, 202350 minEp. 461

460: Wrong Faster

This week's marathon episode discusses our various internet connections and our expectations for Apple's event next week. In particular, we discuss our expectations for the Apple Watch 9 , which Dan and Lex disagree on. Lex used to use True Basic . Moltz used to use Real Basic which became Xojo . Our thanks to Rocket Money, a personal finance app that finds and cancels your unwanted subscriptions, monitors your spending, and helps you lower your bills - all in one place. Cancel unwanted subscrip...

Sep 06, 202357 minEp. 460

459: 10 Rules is Enough for Anyone

New iPhones are just weeks away. Apple has announced this year's iPhone event . The iPhone 15 colors are completely welming . The iPhone 15 Pro and Max may make up more of the mix than you'd think. Lex likes this wine . Our thanks to Indochino , where you'll find the best made to measure shirts and suits at a great price. Use the promo code "REBOUND" and get $50 off any purchase of $399 or more. If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime ...

Aug 30, 202342 minEp. 459

458: This Old Network

This week Lex and Moltz discuss stick shifts, USB C cables, Apple Music and other topics of note. Moltz forgot to mention last time that he also enjoys the Fall of Civilizations podcast . The iPhone 15 may come with braided USB C cables in colors . Moltz will not be getting a gear stick hoodie . Please enjoy the Lex Friedman Wikipedia entry . What happens when you return something ? Apple Insider probably got a developer in trouble . Lex speculates that a high Dan Moren would look like a happy S...

Aug 23, 202347 minEp. 458

457: The Drawback is Electrocution

We can't wait to buy all new Apple Watch bands. Yes, get ready for the Apple Watch X . People keep getting their bikes back thanks to AirTags. You asked for our podcast recommendations, here they are! Moltz likes In Our Time . Dan likes two podcasts that are defunct and also Make Me Smart . Lex likes The Word Association , Judge John Hodgman and Heavyweight . Our thanks to Rocket Money, a personal finance app that finds and cancels your unwanted subscriptions, monitors your spending, and helps y...

Aug 16, 202343 minEp. 457

456: Cricket Curious

Artificial intelligence is coming for us all. Zoom's new terms of service raised some concerns . Prosecraft, an AI that was scanning published books without permission, has shut down . Apple Music has launched a new music discovery feature . Lex's family likes these Apple Watch bands . Nomad now has a glow in the dark band . Congrats to Casey Liss on shipping Callsheet . Welcome to Macintosh , Anže Tomić. Magnet and Moom are two window managers for the Mac. The Pac 10 is Pac but not 10 . Our tha...

Aug 09, 202345 minEp. 456

455: Is a Foldable Phone a Sandwich?

Technology is a voyage of discovery. The iPhone 15 Pros might be more expensive . Who wants an Apple Watch Ultra in black titanium ? Moltz might be moving from Plex to Jellyfin . Foldable phones are not sweeping the market . We are not trying Beeper . Our thanks to Zocdoc, a free app that shows you doctors who are patient-reviewed, take your insurance and are available when you need them. So when you walk into that doctor’s office, you’re set up to see someone in your network who gets you. Go to...

Aug 02, 202346 minEp. 455

454: Strong Old Man Energy

Cue the X-Men theme music. A Mastodon thread gives some background on Elon Musk's long-term obsession with "X". Hilarious that Microsoft owns the trademark for X . Threads now lets you have a chronological timeline . The iOS 17 menu that Lex hates has been fixed a bit . Our thanks to Rocket Money, a personal finance app that finds and cancels your unwanted subscriptions, monitors your spending, and helps you lower your bills - all in one place. Cancel unwanted subscriptions – and manage your exp...

Jul 26, 202344 minEp. 454

453: Downtime at the Cap'n Crunch Factory

We talk a bit about baseball and betas this week. Dan gives an overview of the iOS 17 public beta. Our thanks to Memberful, the easiest way to sell memberships to your audience, used by the biggest creators on the web. Generate sustainable, recurring income while diversifying your revenue stream. Get started for free at memberful.com/rebound - no credit card required. Our thanks to Factor, America’s number one ready-to-eat meal kit. Ready in just two minutes, these delicious, flavor-packed meals...

Jul 19, 202349 minEp. 453

452: Echosystem

Happy Prime Day to all who celebrate. Apple shipped some very important security updates... and then pulled them . Moltz is just now learning about Lucid cars . Turns out they have CarPlay . Our thanks to CleanMyMac X from MacPaw. CleanMyMac X includes 49 tools to find and delete invisible computer junk, organizes disk space and frees up tons of space so your Mac never runs into issues with storage. Get CleanMyMac X today with 5% off at macpaw.app/rebound . If you want to help out the show and g...

Jul 12, 202347 minEp. 452

451: Comcast Survivor

eSIMs, exercise goals and guillotining. Lex used the Airalo eSIM while in France. Craig Grannell wishes his Apple Watch would back off a bit . Our thanks to Zocdoc, a free app that shows you doctors who are patient-reviewed, take your insurance and are available when you need them. So when you walk into that doctor’s office, you’re set up to see someone in your network who gets you. Go to zocdoc.com/REBOUND and download the Zocdoc app for free. Our thanks to Rocket Money, a personal finance app ...

Jul 05, 202340 minEp. 451

450: Each Object is an Object

James Thompson and Guy English join Dan and John to talk about visionOS. visionOS is available for developers . James has been playing around with it . Ben Thompson has some thoughts on the FTC case against Amazon. Our thanks to Indochino , where you'll find the best made to measure shirts and suits at a great price. Use the promo code "REBOUND" and get $50 off any purchase of $399 or more. Our thanks to Factor, America’s number one ready-to-eat meal kit. Ready in just two minutes, these delicio...

Jun 28, 20231 hr 14 minEp. 450

449: Viral Marketing

This week we discuss passkeys, Meta joining the Fediverse and Apples Visions Pros. John Gruber doesn’t think much of Mastodon instances pre-banning Meta. Dan has previously discussed how to use sudo in the Terminal sudo so more things can use TouchID. Our thanks to CleanMyMac X from MacPaw. CleanMyMac X includes 49 tools to find and delete invisible computer junk, organizes disk space and frees up tons of space so your Mac never runs into issues with storage. Get CleanMyMac X today with 5% off a...

Jun 21, 202345 minEp. 449

448: The Nerve™

Who wants to buy us Apple Vision Pros? A cheaper Apple Vision headset could arrive within the next 18 months . Jason takes a look at the new 15-inch MacBook Air . Dan thinks Apple's OS betas point to new hardware products . Reddit's CEO believes the furor over their API pricing will pass . Twitter's new CEO is off to a rough start . Our thanks to CleanMyMac X from MacPaw. CleanMyMac X includes 49 tools to find and delete invisible computer junk, organizes disk space and frees up tons of space so...

Jun 14, 202347 minEp. 448

447: Exploit For Goodness

We call 'em goggles. Jason Snell got some face time with the Apple Vision Pro headset . Dan has some thoughts on watchOS 10 . Our thanks to Zocdoc, a free app that shows you doctors who are patient-reviewed, take your insurance and are available when you need them. So when you walk into that doctor’s office, you’re set up to see someone in your network who gets you. Go to zocdoc.com/REBOUND and download the Zocdoc app for free. If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, c...

Jun 07, 202352 minEp. 447

446: Seven Minutes in Heaven (Take 2)

Come for our WWDC predictions, stay for... uh... Apple has invited members of the XR press to WWDC so it looks like the headset is happening. Our thanks to Sunday. Sunday makes taking care of your lawn easier than ever. Made with natural ingredients, Sunday takes the guesswork out of growing a greener, more beautiful lawn this Spring. Visit getsunday.com/rebound to get $20 off your custom lawn plan at checkout! Our thanks to Indochino , where you'll find the best made to measure shirts and suits...

May 31, 202346 minEp. 446

445: Siracusian Level Complaint

We're back to register our complaints. Ivory for the Mac is out. Max is also out. David Zaslav rightly got booed at Boston University . Dan notes Logic Pro for iPadOS isn’t ready for podcast editing. Our thanks to Memberful, the easiest way to sell memberships to your audience, used by the biggest creators on the web. Generate sustainable, recurring income while diversifying your revenue stream. Get started for free at memberful.com/rebound - no credit card required. Our thanks to Factor, Americ...

May 24, 202350 minEp. 445

444: I Do Not Really Do Outside Work

Apple's new accessibility features look interesting and has the headset operating system name been chosen? (Disclaimer: Lex's recording had some audio troubles this week, we hope we got them all sorted but apologies if we did not.) Apple announced new accessibility features coming to iOS 17. The company says it has stopped more than $2 billion in fraudulent transactions Apple has registered a tradmark on the name “xrOS”. The company also announced new concert discovery features . Our thanks to S...

May 17, 202340 minEp. 444

443: Myke Hurley

Moltz starts off discussing his mic problems, Lex isn't loving the Bluesky discourse and Dan has thoughts on Apple's new Pro iPad apps. Lex is huge on T2 . If you're having trouble logging into Bluesky on the web, it's here . Apple is shipping two Pro apps for the iPad . Dan and Moltz are enjoying Silo . Our thanks to Zocdoc, a free app that shows you doctors who are patient-reviewed, take your insurance and are available when you need them. So when you walk into that doctor’s office, you’re set...

May 10, 202344 minEp. 443

442: If You Like It Then You Shoulda Put an AirTag On It

This is now an all-AirTags podcast. Apple and Google are working on a standard for AirTags and other tracking devices . The New York police department is giving away AirTags to fight car theft. The makers of Alto's Adventure have a new game out . Our thanks to Sunday. Sunday makes taking care of your lawn easier than ever. Made with natural ingredients, Sunday takes the guesswork out of growing a greener, more beautiful lawn this Spring. Visit getsunday.com/rebound to get $20 off your custom law...

May 03, 202344 minEp. 442

441: Feed The Rebound

Starving podcasters can be fed for pennies a day. Apple may be putting a mood tracker and AI-based health coaching in iOS 17 . iCloud mail has a long history of filtering some messages . Bluesky is the latest social platform from the guy who did so great with Twitter. Our thanks to Memberful, the easiest way to sell memberships to your audience, used by the biggest creators on the web. Generate sustainable, recurring income while diversifying your revenue stream. Get started for free at memberfu...

Apr 26, 202340 minEp. 441

440: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Why is Tim happy? Macs. Tim gets surprised in India . Is Apple going to enable side-loading in iOS 17 ? Substack? Not a great company. Our thanks to Sunday. Sunday makes taking care of your lawn easier than ever. Made with natural ingredients, Sunday takes the guesswork out of growing a greener, more beautiful lawn this Spring. Visit getsunday.com/rebound to get $20 off your custom lawn plan at checkout! If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebou...

Apr 19, 202341 minEp. 440

439: Maybe If I Spend More Money

We've replaced John Moltz with Guy English—let's see if anybody notices the difference. Should Lex return his HomePod mini? Is Apple's headset truly delayed ? If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to prime.reboundcast.com to check it out! You can now also support the show by buying shirts , iPhone cases , hats and more items featuring our catchphrase, "TECHNOLOGY"! Are we right?! Our thanks to Zocdoc, a free app that ...

Apr 12, 202354 minEp. 439

438: Your Daily Dare

This podcast will sometimes start out quiet but then go hard at the end. GQ has an interesting interview with Tim Cook . Matt Howie blogged about removing cable clutter . Lex bought a Creative Stage Air v2 soundbar . He also got the Caldigit TS4 hub . Our thanks to Sunday. Sunday makes taking care of your lawn easier than ever. Made with natural ingredients, Sunday takes the guesswork out of growing a greener, more beautiful lawn this Spring. Visit getsunday.com/rebound to get $20 off your custo...

Apr 05, 202351 minEp. 438

437: C'mon, Six Eyes

After playing "What's on your desktop?" we discuss the Apple headset, Apple's classical music app and answer subscriber questions. Moltz likes Wallaroo . Wavelength is a new messaging platform advised by some guy named Gruber. The Apple headset is a real head-scratcher . Nintendo dropped a new look at the upcoming game The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom . Dan took a look at Apple's new classical music app . Our thanks to Indochino , where you'll find the best made to measure shirts and su...

Mar 29, 202353 minEp. 437

436: How RAM Doubler Works

Dan is away so Lex and Moltz talk a little technology and a little more entertainment. The cast of Ted Lasso visited the White House . Our links on Mastodon are: Dan , Moltz , and Lex . Amazon is laying off even more people . Matt Howie had a thread about his first trip in his Rivian. Lex goes to Locals in Manalapan. Moltz likes Cook’s Tavern in Tacoma. When in Asbury Park, eat at Mogo . Lex recommends this newsletter that talks about "LOST". You can apparently make an app with AI . David Friedm...

Mar 21, 202341 minEp. 436

435: The Podcast Region of France

This week, enough hosts to play a bridge game. New AI just dropped . It still thinks Chris Breen is dead . Very cool that Microsoft laid off the ethics and society team for AI. The Financial Times has a report on Apple's headset which both John Gruber and the Macalope took a look at. Our thanks to Porkbun, a refreshingly different domain name registrar, with over 500 domain extensions available to show off exactly what you do. Porkbun has no upsells and is easy to use. Get $1 off your next domai...

Mar 15, 202340 minEp. 435

434: Sweating and Crying

Special guest Guy English joins us for an epically long episode in which we have nothing to talk about. Mark Gurman discussed the upcoming rev of the MacBook Air. The iPhone 14 now comes in yellow . Apple likes space content on TV+ and is doing a space race movie called "Project Artemis" . Storing your photo ID on you iPhone is going very slowly . "Silo" is an upcoming TV+ show based on the "Wool" book series. Dan uses Gifwrapped to organize his gifs. The Playdate now has a catalog of games you ...

Mar 08, 20231 hr 13 minEp. 434
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