Connected

By Relay

Connected is a weekly panel discussion on Apple and the impact of technology on our lives. With each co-host having a unique background — and accent — Connected provides a perspective that no other sh... more

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The podcast currently has 551 episodes available.

Connected episodes:

November 10, 2021371: Roast my iPhone Home Screen
Everyone is bad at setting up their iPhones.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. MagTricky Stephen Hackett on Twitter: orange Rogue Amoeba | Installing ACE on MacOS 11 (Big Sur) and MacOS 12 (Monterey) Federico Viticci on Twitter: "Coming from iPadOS, it really is too bad how slow and unfinished the Shortcuts app for Monterey is..." Connected #355: Roast my Menu Bar - Relay FM Connected #358: Roast my Dock - Relay FM Our iPad mini Home Screen Setups – AppStories Federico's 'Main' Home Screen Federico's Additional Home Screens ‎Remind Me Faster on the App Store Remind Me Faster - Club MacStories ‎Marvis Pro on the App Store Stephen's Home Screens Myke's Home Screens
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1h 51min
November 03, 2021370: MacBook Venti
The guys are joined by One True John to talk about life midway through the Apple silicon transition, how Shortcuts for the Mac is shaping up and how our moms feel about our media appearances.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. MagTricky Beats Fit Pro review: sporty AirPod Pros with better sound - The Verge Apple's Former Design Chief Jony Ive to Speak at WIRED Event Next Week - MacRumors 2021 MacBook Pro Teardown: A Glimpse at a Better Timeline | iFixit News Pokémon Center x Grado - The Workbench | Grado Labs Apple’s Most Back-Ordered New Product Is Not What You Expect - The New York Times Two Months with Apple's New M1 iMac - MacStories macOS Monterey: The MacStories Review - MacStories On the Present — and Possible Future — of the MacBook Air – 512 Pixels Shortcuts for Mac: 27 of Our Favorite Third-Party Integrations - MacStories Building cross-platform shortcuts – Six Colors
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1h 24min
October 27, 2021369: MagTricky.com
This week on the show: impressions of the AirPods 3 and new MacBook Pro, a review of macOS Monterey and a breakthrough new magnetic product for listeners to track the Connected Chairmen.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Devil Dogs Pumpkin Dogs MagTricky Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 15.1 with SharePlay, Safari for iPad Fixes, Shortcuts Improvements, and More - MacStories Myke's Macro Comparison Anker MagGo chargers debut with six new iPhone accessories - 9to5Toys Flashback #11: The Nexus Q - Relay FM Clamp-Mounted Surge Protector - Additional Desktop Outlets - Fully Polishing Cloth - Apple AirPods (3rd generation) - Apple Cortex #121: Travelling Confidence - Relay FM Synik 22 Backpack – TOM BIHN Bags Quinn Nelson on Twitter: "WTF HAHAHAHA HOW IS THIS SHIPPABLE? WHAT IS THIS?!" TopNotch for macOS CleanShot X for Mac Bartender 4 - MacBook Pro Notch Support Shortcuts for Mac: 27 of Our Favorite Third-Party Integrations - MacStories The Saddest Mac UI Element – 512 Pixels macOS 12 Monterey Screenshots – 512 Pixels macOS Monterey: The MacStories Review - MacStories
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1h 34min
October 20, 2021368: Eaten by the Italian Post Office
Myke, Federico and Stephen sit down to score their "Unleashed" picks ... and unbox something amazing. Then, a special bonus segment featuring some very surprising coin flips.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Triple J - Wikipedia Safari 15 Watch: Old tabs edition – Six Colors Federico Viticci on Twitter: "iPadOS 15.1 RC. Tabs. Sweet, sweet Safari tabs. That's the tweet." Pilates - Wikipedia Keynote Rickies, October 2021 – Interactive scorecard MVO Woodworks — Peer Reviewed Scorekeeping Across Borders — Peer Reviewed Photo of the Trophies You Probably Won't Be Able to Get Apple's New Polishing Cloth in Time for the Holidays - MacRumors Mac Power Users #611: Unleashed, Indeed A Running List of Small Details About Apple’s New MacBook Pros – 512 Pixels Apple Rumored to Launch 27-Inch Mini-LED iMac With ProMotion in Early 2022 [Updated] - MacRumors The New MacBook Pro — MacSparky Apple's 140W Power Adapter is Company's First GaN Charger, Supports USB-C Power Delivery 3.1 - MacRumors Mind Get Connected Pro!
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1h 42min
October 13, 2021367: The Rickies (October 2021)
Apple has announced an October event, so the Passionate Ones have gathered to appoint a new Event Chairman through the making of Picks, both Regular and Risky.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Myke in the Intro Upgrade #375: My Watch Is My Cake - Relay FM Apple Watch Series 7 Review: Spot the Differences! - MKBHD - YouTube Apple Watch Series 7 review: watch before you upgrade - The Verge - YouTube Apple Watch Series 7 - It's here! - iJustine - YouTube Myke's Watch Stephen's Watch Our Favorite Bath Trays and Accessories | Reviews by Wirecutter Stephen's Bath Tray Apple Announces Event for Monday, October 18 – 512 Pixels Rickies.co Rickies.net Keynote Rickies, October 2021 Scorecard (Spoilers!) Line of Succession Jason Snell on Twitter: The Bookmarks Bar has Moved How to enable Low Power Mode in macOS Monterey | Macworld
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1h 34min
October 06, 2021366: 5, 1, 4, 6, 9, 6, 3, 4, 7, 8, 2, 2, 3, 5, 9, 12, 12, 3, 4, 1, 5, 9, 11, 8, 6, 4, 11, 5, 1, 1, 2, 8, 8, 2, 8, 12, 3, 6, 6, 11, 12, 2, 6, 1, 9, 1, 7, 10
This week, the boys turn to a 12-sided die to shape the order of the show. Topics on the dodecahedron include follow-up, the 10th anniversary of Steve Jobs' death, tables coming to Craft and Amazon's recent announcements.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. About Dice by PCalc Shortcuts – iOS and iPadOS 15: The MacStories Review - MacStories Steve Jobs Tribute Video Jony Ive pens WSJ piece in remembrance of Steve Jobs: 'I think about Steve every day' - 9to5Mac Jony Ive on What He Misses Most About Steve Jobs - WSJ Jony Ive's Article via Apple News Steve Jobs's Death, Ten Years Later: Read Tim Cook's Memo to Apple Employees - Bloomberg Scott Forstall's Tweet Satoru Iwata - Heart of a Gamer - YouTube Here’s the deluge of announcements from Amazon’s fall devices event - The Verge Ring Always Home Cam, an Indoor Flying Camera | Ring Amazon’s Astro home robot is like having Alexa on wheels - The Verge Don’t be fooled — Amazon’s Astro isn’t a home robot, it’s a camera on wheels - The Verge Hands on with Amazon’s Astro home robot Adobe Creative Cloud App Brings Thousands of New Fonts to iPhone and iPad - MacStories ‎Fontcase - Manage Your Type on the App Store 1.7 - Craft update - Tables 🤯 Control what’s playing on Apple TV - Apple Support
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1h 26min
September 29, 2021365: Sorry, I'm Plastic
The guys all have new iPhones and talk about their migration experiences and initial impressions of the new devices. Then, Myke and Stephen tell Federico what he already knew — that the new iPad mini is fantastic.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Safari Extensions for iOS and iPadOS 15: A Roundup of Our Favorites - MacStories Ex-Apple designer Jony Ive is now designing expensive things for Ferrari, too - The Verge "Designed by Apple in California" Book With Actual Products - 512 Pixels - YouTube tvOS 15 - 9to5Mac Use Quick Start to transfer data to a new iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support iPhone 13: A Filmmaker's Review - Tyler Stalman - YouTube Lytro - Wikipedia The iPad mini: Small Wonder – AppStories Remaster #101: Emulation - Relay FM SHAKS Gamepad
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1h 23min
September 23, 2021364: One True John Demands Your Allegiance
iOS and iPadOS 15 are out, as are reviews for the new iPhones and iPads. This week, Federico tells Stephen and Myke what the new iPad mini is like and what Safari extensions they should check out. Mood boards were created along the way.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. The Prompt #56: Stephen for Calendars - Relay FM Myke in Hats Dieter Bohn's Promotion Proof Relay FM for St. Jude 2021 – Donate today! Relay FM Podcastathon for St. Jude (2021) - YouTube Departures #6: Relay FM Podcastathon for St. Jude (2021) - Relay FM iPhone 13 Unboxing & Impressions! - MKBHD - YouTube iPhone 13 and 13 mini review: bigger battery, better camera - The Verge - YouTube iPhone 13 Pro review: attention to detail - The Verge - YouTube Ticci's Haiku iPad mini Review: Small Wonder - MacStories iPad mini (2021) review: Small packages – Six Colors Daring Fireball: The (First) Retina iPad Mini The Test Drivers - Relay FM iOS and iPadOS 15: The MacStories Review - MacStories AppStories.net ‎PiPifier on the App Store ‎Amplosion: Redirect AMP Links on the App Store ‎Overamped on the App Store ‎Noir - Dark Mode for Safari on the App Store ‎Vidimote for Safari on the App Store ‎Momentum on the App Store ‎xSearch for Safari on the App Store Safari Keyword Search hits 2.0, comes to iOS – Six Colors ‎Achoo HTML Viewer & Inspector on the App Store ‎Reload All Tabs for Safari on the App Store ‎Yomu EBook Reader on the App Store Craft - Create Amazing Documents Mac Power Users - Relay FM
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1h 36min
September 16, 2021363: FaceIDSensorThatSupportsPartiallyOccludedFaces
The dust has settled from Apple's iPhone 13 event and a Chairman has emerged from the haze.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Hacking CloudKit - How I accidentally deleted your Apple Shortcuts - Detectify Labs Nintendo Switch updated with the ability to pair AirPods - 9to5Mac Remaster #99: Handhelds Are Back! - Relay FM The Bill of Rickies – Rickies.co Keynote Rickies, September 2021 – Rickies.co Upgrade #371: Midnight Is Starlight's Best Friend - Relay FM Steve Troughton-Smith on Twitter: "There is a reason Apple didn’t talk about the Apple Watch Series 7 CPU this year…" Host Leaderboard • The Rickies Dice by Pcalc Apple Letting Customers 'Get Ready' for iPhone 13 Launch With Pre-Order Setup - MacRumors
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1h 39min
September 08, 2021362: The Rickies (September 2021)
Apple will be California Streaming,
so the Connected guys are dreaming
of sweet, sweet victories
in the September '21 Rickies.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Apple Watch: Series 7 to Have Bigger Face With More Data - Bloomberg Relay FM for St. Jude 2021 – Donate today! Relay FM - Twitch September 2021 Scorecard – Rickies.co Rickipedia — Rickies.net iPhone 12 | 12 Pro Leather Sleeve with MagSafe Apple FCC filings reveal revised MagSafe Charger - 9to5Mac
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1h 28min

FAQs about Connected:

How many episodes does Connected have?

The podcast currently has 551 episodes available.