In this installment of the Technotopia podcast, I discuss how transformative connected health technology has been to me, and we try to look at the bright side of technology during very dark times.
Category: Tech
In a Few Minutes: It’s Always Sunny on Apple TV+
We all have finite budgets – both financial and attention – to spend on entertainment. The value proposition of Apple TV+ leaves me cold right now, and I explain to Ken Ray why on my final installment (for this round, anyway) of his “In a Few Minutes” podcast.
In a Few Minutes: How smart should my home be?
There’s so much talk these days about smart homes. And there’s a lot of effort to push devices and accessories that work with Siri, Alexa, Google Voice. But when everything from doorbells to air purifiers get “smart,” it’s time to step back and see where having a smart home actually makes sense, and where it might be gilding the lily. Ken Ray and I hash out the details in this installment of “In a Few Minutes.”
Thoughts on a virtual WWDC 2020
Apple earlier this month announced that WWDC 2020 would be an online event only, ending weeks of speculation about what the company might do in the wake of COVID-19’s spread and the corresponding containment efforts. It’s led some in the blogging community to wonder if Apple has the ability to pull it off. From where I’m sitting, it already has.
In a Few Minutes: The ARM-based Mac
Ken Ray and I pontificate for a few minutes in this segment about Apple switching to a different CPU architecture for the Macintosh. Analysts have predicted it. Industry folks have speculated about it. What will a Mac with an ARM chip instead of an Intel microprocessor look like? How would Apple handle the transition? Listen in for details.
In a Few Minutes: Living In and Running from Apple Arcade
In this installment of Ken Ray’s new short-form podcast, we talk a little bit about Apple Arcade. It turns out that Ken has had enough of it and recently ended his subscription. Meanwhile, I’m enjoying it and consider it well worth the $5 a month I pay. It’s a little ironic, given that I used to review games and by some measure should be a lot more jaded with Apple’s offerings than I am. Let’s unpack it.
In A Few Minutes with Ken Ray: Coronavirus, iPhones, and the Perfect Storm
Ken Ray of “Mac OS Ken” fame has a new short-form podcast (about 20 minutes per episode). He was kind enough to have me on as a guest recently. We recorded these a couple of weeks ago and life comes at you fast. Back then I was just speculating about how COVID-19 might affect Apple’s product rollouts and WWDC, and, well, here we are.
Talking Apple with TMO
Had a nice (and quick – less than 20 minutes) chat with Kelly Guimont for the Mac Observer’s Daily Observations podcast. Subjects ranged from the Mac App Store, Twitter polls and how the App Store ranks as a service.
Solving Apple’s problems with Everyday Robots
Had a great time chatting about Apple with Jonathan Ruiz and Mark Fransen recently on their Everyday Robots podcast. We ran the gamut from discussing the idea of changing user default apps in iOS to what an ARM or AMD-based Mac might look like, ruminated on future “universal” app purchases thanks to Catalyst on the Mac, and all sorts of other stuff.
Talking iPad’s 10th and more
My latest podcast appearance with Space Javelin is available for your consumption. I filled in for regular host Mike, talked about the iPad’s recent 10th anniversary, coronavirus and its effect on Apple, cool free iPhone software and much more.