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

Niléane has taken to the skies in Flight Simulator, Chris wants to talk about yet another Mac, and the gang all looks for the best open source app (or web app!) they can find.

• Flight Simulator 2024
• M4 Mac mini

• [Flight Simulator documentary](URL
• Shadow PC Gaming
• BetterTouchTool
• Accents
• CleanShot X
• Klack
• Ghost
• Kodi
• Ice
• Raindrop.io
• Readwise Reader

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

The gang has so much to be thankful for, including you, dear listeners. ❤️

Oh yeah, and they find new ways to listen to music before being revealing their absolute favorite Apple app.

• M4 iPad Pro
• M2 MacBook Air
• Libby
• hoopla
• Legion Go
• Steam Deck
• AirPods Max
• Sony WH-1000XM5
• Peloton Row

• Meross
• Find a library near you
• YouTube Music
• Bandcamp
• Nintendo Music
• Spotify

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