Matt has a lot of feelings about podcast players, Niléane has gone on an adventure where the sounds are just warmer and somehow better but she can’t quite explain why, and Chris tries to make an all-out war break out

• Castro, Overcast, and Apple Podcasts
• Niléan’s MacStories article about vinyl

• Using Tot as sticky notes
• ChatWise
• Podcasts app not working well with chapter markers
• AirFoil
• Quanta
• KBD8X MKIII keyboard
• BCKeys×HMX Gulf Linear Switches
• Dybox Stablizers
• PBTfans Pastel Grey
• Mode Envoy keyboard
• Apple Magic Keyboard
• BetterTouchTool

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

Niléane is developing an obsession with remotes, but she swears she’s finally got The One, Chris has found a box that lets him store anything, and another color-based challenge leads to controversy (who saw that coming???).

• Deutsche Telekom’s Apple TV Remote
• Anybox

• “Democracy”
• The terrible remote Matt & Chris ordered
• Castro’s blue icon
• Copilot
• Discord’s “blue” icon
• “Files” icon
• Weathergraph
• FediFetcher
• Chris’s Defer Reminders shortcut

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

Matt made an app and brings a very, very unbiased take on it, Chris has solved some of his tech paper cuts, and Niléane probably won yet another challenge by bringing a really rad Apple TV remote.

• Quick Reviews on the App Store
• Announcing Quick Reviews
• AirPods Max charging dock

• Cheerwine
• Chris’s new USB-C cable
• Old Salt Apple TV remote
• New Salt Apple TV remote
• Matt’s TV
• GameTrack
• Linear

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

Matt is unable to defend himself as he’s on the lam, Chris is exploring that Mac life, and Niléane has some snazzy new headphones. Then Chris edited with AI to pretty good effect and Niléane tried using an AI search engine to much less success.

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• Samson SR850 headphones
• SKÅDIS

• Matt was on AppStories
• Samsung uses AI to invent…screen recording?
• focussedOS
• Dark Noise
• Hyperkey
• Raycast
• Text Snipper
• CleanShot X
• Pixel Perfect
• Final Cut Pro
• Riverside
• ChatGPT Search

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

Matt has an announcement to make (and a cool app to talk about), Chris brought a bag of goodies, and Niléane brought a fun challenge around using our mice in interesting ways.

• Cursor
• Kobo Clara BW
• Cal Digit TS4 Dock
• Tomtoc Shoulder Bag
• James Brand Folsom Pocket Knife

• HelloQuitX
• Filter subscribed languages from individual persons you follow
• Federico is using Superhuman
• Quick Reviews coming to iOS
• Wii cursor
• Wii cursor demo GIF 1
• Wii cursor demo GIF 2
• Logitech MX Master 3S

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

In this very special episode, the gang makes their “Pro” and “Pro Max” predictions for tech in 2025 and oh my, does it get wild! Who’s best clued into the tech coming this year? Who is just wish-casting their way to third place? We’ll have to wait to find out.

• Nothing, just 2025 predictions!

• MacStories left Meta platforms
• Niléane’s reporting from last year about Meta’s moderation failings
• DLC podcast

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

Niléane is out, so Chris and Matt are left to fend on their own. Chris steals like an artist and Matt defends a new purchase.

• LG 32” UltraGear 4K OLED monitor

• Cortex Episode 162
• HabitKit
• Foodnoms
• Matt’s video on the LG monitor (retina discussion starts at the 3 minute mark)
• What is retina?
• Retina calculator
• Pixels per degree calculator
• Matt’s dock setup 1
• Matt’s dock setup 2
• Matt’s dock setup 3
• Matt’s dock setup 4
• MacWhisper

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

Chris has his own Mount Rushmore of iPad apps, Matt is trying to get to terms with Discord, and the gang figures out if they’re moving the group chat to WhatsApp.

• Obsidian
• Sequel
• Overcast

• Music from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games
• Obsidian Web Clipper
• TV Forecast
• Up Ahead
• Remind Me Faster
• Drafts theme directory

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

Niléane has a new webcam, Chris is drowning in keyboards, and everyone installs some web-ass web apps.

• Insta360 Link 2C
• Keychron Q1 HE
• Keychron K2 HE
• Nada Panda 65

• BusyCal
• Niláne’s camera setup Photo 1
• Niláne’s camera setup Photo 2
• The Continuity Camera and ‘Unlock With Apple Watch’ Conspiracy
• Lemokey L4 keyboard

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

Matt felt like bringing an intentionally controversial topic, Niléane refuses to admit she’s created a sticky note-based task manager, and everyone gives the iPad some much needed love.

• Raycast
• CleanShot X
• Final Cut Pro
• Google Chrome
• Stickies app
• Audio balance feature

• MacStories Selects 2024
• Delta skins commissioned by MacStories
• Ice development is slowing down
• Timery
• Procreate
• focusedOS
• Ferrite

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