2025 is almost over. Before we say good bye to the year, its time to look back at the gear that we found useful, fun or even life changing. In what we are now calling “Essentials“. Oh and mac complains about Tahoe a little bit.

Links & Show Notes :

* Products

* Fujifilm X-H2S

* UGreen NAS

* iFootage Cobra Mono-Pod

* Neewer RGB62 Magnetic RGB Video Light

* Tilta NP-W235 Battery Charger

* Tesla Cluster Dash

* Balolo Desk Shelf

* DJI Mic 2

* Dbrand 16e case

* Sleeve note - Bonus & Unreleased

* Apps

* Zen

* Parcel

* Perplexity

* Comet

* iPhone Mirroring app - MacOS 26

* Raycast

* Transit

* Monzo

* Monitor+

* Proton Authenticator

* Carrot Weather

* Mac’s Trying: Nuecast

* Mac’s Trying: Habitastic

* Mac’s Best Newcomer: Daylish

* Mac’s Best App of the Year: Affinity

* Media

* Becca Farsace

* Cam Shand

* Matthew Encina

* The Stock Pot

* Monolake - Studio

* White Louis Soundtrack

* Dave - The Boy Who Played The Harp

* May Gabriel - Thoughtlessness

* Alien Earth - Disney+

* Silo - Apple TV

* Superman - HBO

* House of Dynamite - Netflix

* The Studio - Apple TV

* The Pit - HBO

* Peacemaker - HBO

* Tulsa King - Paramount+

* Severance - Apple TV

* Apple In China

* The Autobiography of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy

* Games

* New York Time Games

* Ball X Pit

* Jumpspace

* Screenshots

Credits:

* Jonas - Podcast Editor

* Mac - Host, Producer & Show Art Designer

* Eli - Host

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