203: I Have Felt the Power of the Snell Zone
Federico Viticci and Serenity Caldwell join Jason and Myke to dive deep into how we use our iPads for business as well as creative pursuits, including writing and illustration. Why did Federico transform from a Mac user into one who rarely strays from his iPad? What keyboard and stand does Jason use to write? What apps is Ren using to draw? We break it all down.
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Guest Starring:
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Links and Show Notes:
Originally recorded June 20, 2018. Serenity has since left iMore for a position at Apple. Congratulations, Ren! We'll miss you here at Relay FM.
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Google Docs
Google Sheets
Pages
Numbers
Chrome
Todoist
Spark
Pipedrive
Fantastical
Agenda
PDFpen
Workflow
Dropbox
Bear
PCalc
Trello
Ulysses
Writing on my iPad at home - Six Colors
Brydge 12.9 - Apple iPad Pro Keyboard | Brydge
Viozon iPad Pro Stand
Matias Laptop Pro Keyboard for Mac
1Writer
Editorial
Scrivener
DevonThink
Drafts
Things
Clean Text
Serenity's 2018 iPad video review
Linea
Animation Desk
Affinity Photo
Pixelmator
Procreate
Vectornator
Bez
AstroPad
iMovie
LumaFusion
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224: ‘AirPower, What’s That?’ With Serenity Caldwell
Serenity Caldwell returns to the show for a post-WWDC wrap-up discussion. Topics include iOS 12, Memoji, Siri Shortcuts, Screen Time, Apple Books, MacOS 10.14 Mojave, dark mode, UIKit apps on the Mac, and more.
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Links:
“Serenity, did you really roller skate around WWDC? You were in dress clothes!”
Agenda interview with Serenity and Rene Ritchie.
Steven Aquino’s “Accessibility” podcast interview with members of Apple’s accessibility team.
Louie Mantia’s Memoji take on “Inside Out”.
Federico Viticci on iOS 12’s Shortcuts.
Gross iOS-style dialog boxes in Mojave’s UIKit apps: exhibits A and B.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
196: Live from WWDC 2018
In this very special live episode, Stephen is joined by Jason Snell and Serenity Caldwell to talk about macOS Mojave and Screen Time before going over the Happy-o-meter results and talking about Shortcuts with Myke and Federico.
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Guest Starring:
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Links and Show Notes:
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What will the Mac be like in 2020? | Macworld
Connected FM Happy-o-meter
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Relay FM, Live in Chicago
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218: ‘Spending Tim Cook’s Money’ With Serenity Caldwell
Serenity Caldwell returns to the show to talk about Apple's education-focused event last week in Chicago.
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Links:
Waypoint EDU, impressive AR app by Matt Braun.
Video of Apple's event in Chicago.
Apple's 2012 education-focused event, at the Guggenheim.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
173: The 2017 Upgrade Holiday Special
Just in time for Christmas, Jason and Myke look back at the trends of 2017 and reveal their 2018 Apple wish lists. Then it's time for special guests Serenity Caldwell and Stephen Hackett to join us for a round of very special #askupgrade, the first-ever Upgrade Secret Santa, and a Myke at the Movies look at "Home Alone 2."
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Guest Starring:
Stephen Hackett and Serenity Caldwell
Links and Show Notes:
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Query - Relay FM
All-New Kindle Oasis E-reader
Kindle Paperwhite
Comic Book Fidget Toys
R2-D2™ App-Enabled Droid™ – Sphero Store
Baratza Virtuoso Coffee Grinder
Cortex Wallpaper | grafiksyndikat
Heads Up! on the App Store
Spaceteam - A Chaotic and Cooperative Card Game
Exploding Kittens
Telestrations
Jackbox Games
Hungry Hungry Hippos - Wikipedia
Space Adventure
Smartphone Magnifier
Rotating Moon Star Projection Lamp
Batman Stretch Armstrong
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) - IMDb
Myke at the Movies | "Home Alone" (Episode 17)
Talkboy - Wikipedia
203: ‘Unused VIPs’ With Serenity Caldwell
Serenity Caldwell returns to the show. Topics include watches, the problems with the current MacBook keyboards, iOS 11 battery life, my massive windfall from the iBooks antitrust settlement, and more.
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Links:
Serenity on the 38mm Apple Watch and the lack of smaller smartwatches from other companies.
Fitbit Ionic.
LG Watch Style.
Casey Johnston on the current MacBook keyboards.
Stephen Hackett: “There’s No ‘i’ in Keyboard”.
Jonathan Mann: “I Am Pressing the Spacebar and Nothing Is Happening”.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
194: ‘Egg Freckles’ With Serenity Caldwell
Serenity Caldwell returns to the show to talk about WWDC 2017 — iOS 11, the new iPad Pro models, MacOS 10.13 “High Sierra”, updated Mac hardware and a tease at the upcoming iMac Pro, where Apple might go with VR and AR, San Jose as the venue for the event itself, and more.
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Links:
WWDC 2017 keynote.
Last week's live episode of The Talk Show, with special guests Phil Schiller and Craig Federighi.
Doonesbury on the Newton back in 1993.
Serenity Caldwell: 'WWDC 2017 in Review: The Community Evolves'.
Lytro’s light field camera: the focus-after-the-fact camera referenced during the show.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
137: iTunes on a Shelf
Serenity Caldwell joins Jason to discuss the possible disassembly of iTunes, the rise of the iPad Pro, and the teaser trailer for "The Last Jedi".
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Úll Radio - Six Colors
Square's 'Cash Virtual Card' Now Works With Apple Pay - Mac Rumors
Is this the beginning of the end for iTunes? - Six Colors
The iPad Turnaround Is Coming – Monday Note
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Official Teaser - YouTube
183: ‘A Very Masculine Bark’ With Serenity Caldwell
Serenity Caldwell returns to the show. Topics include the Best Picture fiasco at last week’s Academy Awards, Tim Cook speaking vaguely of “the pro area” at Apple’s shareholders meeting, the conflict between Apple’s culture of secrecy and the glaring embarrassment that is the 1,100-day-old Mac Pro lineup, new iPad Pro rumors and our ruminations on tablet vs. notebook hardware form factors, The Wall Street Journal’s seemingly goofy report on new iPhones replacing Lightning with USB-C ports, and the garbage fire that is Uber’s corporate culture.
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Links:
The Best Picture Oscars fiasco:
Vulture’s deep dive on the Best Picture envelope mixup.
Variety’s backstage photographic evidence showing how PricewaterhouseCooper accountant Brian Culligan gave Warren Beatty the wrong envelope.
Andy Ihnatko’s tweet showing the terrible typographic design of the envelopes.
The terrible design of the “The Winner Is…” cards.
Tim Cook speaking vaguely of Apple’s commitment to “the pro area” at Apple’s shareholder meeting.
Curious Wall Street Journal report claiming the next iPhone will replace Lightning port with USB-C.
Ming-Chi Kuo, following up on that WSJ report, says all new iPhones will have Lightning ports.
Jonathan Hoefler’s Twitter thread critiquing an in-the-works typeface design by Louie Mantia — a great example of how the iPad is great for some forms of work.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
343: Workflows with Serenity Caldwell
iMore writer and artist Serenity Caldwell joins the Mac Power Users to talk about the iPad, Mac, the new iPhone, and artist workflows.
Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for help with the shownotes this week!
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Guest Starring:
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Links and Show Notes:
iMore writer and artist Serenity Caldwell joins the Mac Power Users to talk about the iPad, Mac, the new iPhone, and artist workflows.
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Serenity Caldwell - Relay FM
Mac Power Users #135: Workflows with Serenity Caldwell - Relay FM
Serenity Caldwell (@settern) | Twitter
Ren Caldwell (@settern) • Instagram photos and videos
All Articles by Serenity Caldwell | iMore
Mac Power Users #273: Workflows with Jonathan Mann - Relay FM
Amazon.com: Logitech Create Backlit Keyboard Case for iPad Pro
iOS 10 is capable: a musical review | iMore
Workflow | Powerful automation made simple.
1Writer - A beautiful and rich-featured Markdown editor for iPhone and iPad
Paper & Pencil by FiftyThree
LongScreen on the App Store
Napkin for OS X - Say it with a picture, skip the 1,000 words
iPhone 7 Review: The Age of Fusion | iMore
Mobile HD Video Camera for iPhone, iPad | App of the Year
Obscura
Manual for iPhone
An Apple Pencil-drawn review of the Apple Pencil | iMore
Procreate for iPad
Amazon: Precision Stylus for iPad, Android, & Windows | Jot Pro
iPad Pro - Apple Pencil - Apple
168: ‘You’ve Got the Nubbin’ With Serenity Caldwell
Serenity Caldwell returns to the show to discuss Apple’s new stuff: the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, Apple Watch Series 2 (and the semi-new Series 1), iOS 10, MacOS Sierra, and more.
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Links:
Mat Honan story of getting hacked back in 2012.
The pain-in-the-ass, don’t-do-it-in-the-wrong-order process of backing up and restoring an Apple Watch.
iMore: “What You Need to Know About Backing Up Your Apple Watch”.
Sena cases for iPhone 7. (Serenity mentioned using one.)
“Who needs a slider?” Example video from Serenity showing how slo-mo video from iPhone 7 can create a smooth tracking product hero shot.
More slo-mo on iPhone 7.
Austin Mann’s stunning iPhone 7 camera review in Rwanda.
Great use of iPhone 7 Plus’s Portrait mode for product photography, by Ayaka Nonaka. This is the “pair of boots” photo.
My Flickr album of iPhone 7 Plus Portrait mode comparison shots, including this one of a whisky bottle mentioned during the show.
Serenity’s camera test between iPhone 7 Plus Portrait mode and a Canon DSLR.
Serenity’s just-released review of Apple Watch Series 2, including a terrific video shot entirely with iPhone 7.
Noise: iOS piano keyboard app with 3D Touch haptic feedback.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
95: RelayCon WWDC 2016
The Relay FM family comes together in San Francisco to discuss the WWDC announcements in front of a live audience.
This episode of Connected is sponsored by:
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Guest Starring:
Serenity Caldwell, Jason Snell, CGP Grey, and John Siracusa
Links and Show Notes:
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macOS Preview - Apple
Swift Playgrounds - Preview - Apple
Apple Watch - watchOS Preview - Apple
iOS 10 - Preview - Apple
Myke's wooden bow tie
151: ‘Option P’ With Serenity Caldwell
Serenity Caldwell returns to the show. Topics include the new 9.7-inch iPad Pro, using an iPad for “work”, podcasting microphones, the damn Siri Remote for the new Apple TV, the Star Wars: Rogue One teaser, and more.
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Apogee MiC Digital Microphone — a good (but $230) Lightning port microphone for iOS devices.
Serenity: “Some Day, I Would Like to Stop Losing My Siri Remote”.
Jared Newman attached a Tile tracker to his Siri Remote.
The first trailer for Star Wars: Rogue One.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
82: Baby Pro
Extra special guest star Serenity Caldwell joins Jason to talk about the new iPad Pro, Apple Pencil, the drowning of a MacBook Air, and much more.
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64: The Law of the Large
This week Serenity Caldwell re-joins Myke so that they can talk about their first Apple Pencil experiences. Then Myke quizzes Jason about his iPad Pro review and the new Six Colors subscription drive. Finally, we return to Myke at the Movies with 1985’s “The Sure Thing."
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The iPad Pro Experiment: The Pencil arrives, and it's going to change my life | iMore
Apple Pencil Review — The Pen Addict
Astropad brings the Cintiq experience to your iPad | iMore
The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 136, With Special Guest Jason Snell
Apple - Press Releases - 2008
Shawn Blanc
Club MacStories
Stratechery by Ben Thompson
The Great T-Shirt Sale of 2015 — Relay FM
iPad Pro Review: No Country for Old Macs - Six Colors
iPad Pro: New tricks for old dogs - Six Colors
Yet — 512 Pixels
Jason contacts Lex
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SoundCloud – Hear the world’s sounds
The Sure Thing (1985) - IMDb
Henry Winkler - IMDb
63: Crying about the Peripherals
The iPad Pro has arrived, and Myke and Jason are joined by special guest Serenity Caldwell to discuss our first impressions of the new product, our iPad workflows, and the frustrating lack of availability of the Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard.
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Guest Starring:
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Links and Show Notes:
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Serenity Caldwell (@settern) | Twitter
All Articles by Serenity-Caldwell | iMore
Clockwise #112: I'm Leaving the Internet Now - Relay FM
The Sure Thing (1985) - IMDb
Jot Dash - Fine Point Stylus for iPad, iPhone, and Android Devices
Logitech CREATE Backlit Keyboard Case for iPad Pro
Screens - Control Your Computer Remotely - Edovia
Serenity's set up with Screens on her iPad
Microsoft Word on the App Store
1Writer - Note taking, writing app on the App Store
Accidental Tech Podcast: 143: Capital F, Capital C
This.
Editing podcasts on iOS with Ferrite - Six Colors
Ferrite Recording Studio on the App Store
Vox Product designer reviews the iPad Pro - YouTube
Jason's Pencil Notes
Serenity's Drawing Example with the Adonit Jot Dash
More of Jason's Episode Notes
133: ‘The MacGuffin Tractor’ With Serenity Caldwell
Serenity Caldwell returns to the show. Topics include this week’s new iMacs; the new “Magic” mouse, trackpad, and keyboard; an overview of Apple Music and iCloud Photos; Facebook’s outrageous background battery usage on iOS; Elon Musk’s gibes on Apple getting into the car industry; and my take on the new Steve Jobs movie.
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“Exploring Apple’s 3D Touch” — interesting look at Apple’s new pressure-sensitive touch APIs by R. Kevin Nelson.
Apple's new @AppleMusicHelp Twitter account.
Federico Viticci on Facebook's atrocious background behavior on iOS.
Elon Musk on Apple getting into the car game.
Elon Musk on nuking Mars.
Zane Lowe on being unsure whether Apple Music needs Beats 1.
A photo of my trusty, beloved old Logitech mouse.
114: ‘All of Us Assholes in Journalism’ With Guest Serenity Caldwell
Special guest Serenity Caldwell joins the show. Topics include last week’s “Spring Forward” Apple media event; the new Force Touch Trackpad for MacBooks, and the prospects for force touch in future iOS devices; and of course, Apple Watch.
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Jacqui Cheng’s review of the original 2008 MacBook Air for Ars Technica.
Christopher Phin fondly remembers the PowerBook Duo.
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Serenity’s MacBook Air accident this week.
The Atari 400 and its craptacular keyboard.
135: Workflows with Serenity Caldwell
David and Katie sit down with Serenity Caldwell to talk about working from home, her favorite Apps, standing desks, authoring ebooks, and a whole lot more.
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Links and Show Notes:
Links for this episode:
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Serenity on Twitter
Serenity's Site - I Wear Many Hats
Serenity's About.me Page
HipChat
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Google Hangout
Dropbox
Dropbox - Selective Sync
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Ninja Standing Desk
OWC Mercury SSD
Cloud (Web Service)
Cloud.App
Screens
Alfred
MPU - Alfred 2 Show
David and Katie take a deep dive into Alfred 2.0, an application launcher and productivity application for Mac.
Breaktime
Fantastical
Reflector.app
Screenflow 4
MacSparky - Task Management When the Bullets are Flying
You Tube: Alternative Publishing Panel from Macworld
Liz Castro - Pigs, Gourds, and Wikis
Wikipedia - Comparison of eBook Formats
Macworld Superguides
Wikipedia - The Wheel of Time
The Wheel of Time is a series of epic fantasy novels written by American author James Oliver Rigney, Jr., under the pen name Robert Jordan. Originally planned as a six-book series, The Wheel of Time now spans fourteen volumes, in addition to a prequel novel and a companion book.
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