Someone has lost their bananas, Matt brings Perplexity back from the dead, Niléane has a fun way to use Mastodon, and Chris challenges everyone to up their widget game.

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• Perplexity
• Comet browser
• Phanpy

• The fan that actually cools an iPhone
• uBlock Origin Lite
• Donkey Kong Bananza
• TangerineUI
• FediFetcher
• Widgets for Obsidian
• Chris's widget
• French weather alerts

• Chris on YouTube
• Matt on Birchtree
• Niléane on Mastodon
• Comfort Zone on Mastodon
• Comfort Zone on Bluesky

Chris has some cool new apps, Matt made some cool new apps, and Niléane challenges the dads to do their best Shark Tank impression.

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• xSearch
• Obscura - Studio

• Arc browser
• Lucky for Safari
• iPhone cooling fan
• Anker USB-C cable
• LEGO Botanicals Happy Plants
• Ketchup for Pokémon

• Chris on YouTube
• Matt on Birchtree
• Niléane on Mastodon
• Comfort Zone on Mastodon
• Comfort Zone on Bluesky

Everyone explains their gaming setups, Niléane went to war with her computer, and Matt is very impressed with how everyone integrated F1 into their workflows.

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• Legion Go
• Odin2 Portal
• Analogue Pocket
• Shadow
• VirtualBuddy

• Folder Preview
• Logitech MX Master 3S
• MOS
• Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
• PEAK

• Chris on YouTube
• Matt on Birchtree
• Niléane on Mastodon
• Comfort Zone on Mastodon
• Comfort Zone on Bluesky

Niléane is out on assignment, so Chris and Matt hold down the fort, discussing what "pro" tools look like, the most pro Thunderbolt dock you can buy, and how they automated their note-taking.

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• What makes something "pro"?
• CalDigit TS5 Plus

• F1 movie had a great opening weekend
• Parallels
• Hush
• ScreenFlow
• Audio Hijack
• Actions for Obsidian
• OWC Thunderbolt 4 Dock
• Roadcaster Duo
• Scarlet Solo
• Zoom H4N
• Sennheiser MKE

• Chris on YouTube
• Matt on Birchtree
• Niléane on Mastodon
• Comfort Zone on Mastodon
• Comfort Zone on Bluesky

Niléane hosts the next installment of the "Our Tech Stories" series, Chris has an iPad keyboard case with a kickstand, and everyone attempts to replace a cherished app with something from Apple.

• Too many phones to list! Kids, ask your parents!
• Logitech Flip Folio

• Ticci and John try Dr. Pepper Zero Sugar with Cream Soda
• BentoBox

• Chris on YouTube
• Matt on Birchtree
• Niléane on Mastodon
• Comfort Zone on Mastodon
• Comfort Zone on Bluesky

Chris is back in his element in the iPadOS 26 world, Matt just wants to play some games, and Niléane oversees the hardest challenge in ages.

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Comfort Zone does WWDC! Federico Viticci joins the show to talk about our favorite things revealed at Apple's developer conference.

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• All things WWDC

• Chris on YouTube
• Matt on Birchtree
• Niléane on Mastodon
• Comfort Zone on Mastodon
• Comfort Zone on Bluesky

Comfort Zone has completed its first year! Instead of doing a clip show or something, the gang gets right down to business doing what they do best: complaining about browsers, going down an audiophile rabbit hole, and battling to see who has the best Mac background app.

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• Dia
• Letter to Arc members 2025
• Beyerdynamic PRO X USB-C CABLE 1.6 M
• sad
• Beyerdynamic PRO X COILED CABLE
• Elgato Wave XLR
• UGREEN 3.5mm to USB-C adapter
• Apple 3.5mm to USB-C adapter

• RCMD
• LeaderKey
• Vivid
• MicDrop
• Backdrop

• Chris on YouTube
• Matt on Birchtree
• Niléane on Mastodon
• Comfort Zone on Mastodon
• Comfort Zone on Bluesky

The gang goes old school with media apps, Chris and Matt recall tales from their youth, and Niléane reminds everyone how young and hip she is in comparison.

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• (Not that) Meta
• IINA video player

• Jet Lag: The Game
• Nebula
• Michelle Khare
• Plexamp
• Dopplr
• What is HDR, actually?
• Quick Reviews
• Letterboxd
• Sequel
• TV Forecast
• SoundSource

• Chris on YouTube
• Matt on Birchtree
• Niléane on Mastodon
• Comfort Zone on Mastodon
• Comfort Zone on Bluesky

Chris brings some new apps, Matt defends himself for another hardware purchase, and Niléane's no-dock challenge has brutal results. Then Matt and Niléane really let Chris down with his end-of-show question. Like really, really let down.

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• Todoist
• BusyCal
• Microsoft Surface Pro

• Calendar 366 2
• SwitchGlass
• uBar
• Sidebar
• Setapp
• Citroen Ami
• Fiat 500e
• 1967 Ford Mustang (Elanor))
• Nileane's uBar setup: screen 1 and screen 2
• Matt's uBar setup

• Chris on YouTube
• Matt on Birchtree
• Niléane on Mastodon
• Comfort Zone on Mastodon
• Comfort Zone on Bluesky