First, Last, Everything

This time I’m joined by Niléane Dorffer. Niléane is a French-Réunionnese podcaster, writer, and activist, known for being the co-host of Comfort Zone, her writing at MacStories and her advocacy for trans rights.

The Future of Being Trans on the Internet - The Verge

Discord’s age verification mandate is a leap toward a gated internet

Wiki Trans

Toutes des Femmes

Comfort Zone Podcast

Klack App

TinyStart - A wonderful launcher app that Niléane released after our chat

Niléane’s ‘First’: Sony PSP

Niléane’s ‘Last’: Swinsian

Niléane’s ‘Everything’: M2 MacBook Air

‘Something’: Sinclair C5

Mastodon

Bluesky

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This time I’m joined by Craig Hockenberry. Craig is a longtime software designer and developer at The Iconfactory, known for building influential Mac and iOS apps like Twitterific, Tapestry, and Tot.

Icon Dropper

Twitterific

Delicious Library

Withings scales

Tapestry

Tot

Tyke

Ollie’s Arcade

Craig’s ‘First’: Teletype Model 33 ASR using a 300 baud modem connected to a PDP-11

Craig’s ‘Last’: Apple Watch and Health

Craig’s ‘Everything’: iPhone and iOS

‘Something’: Moog Synthesizer
Bob Moog Foundation

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Mastodon

The Iconfactory

GitHub

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This time I’m joined by Nate Parrott. Nate is a designer and coder known for his work as a founding designer at The Browser Company, working on Arc. He also creates playful software and apps that blend utility with whimsy.

Arc browser

Ball app (Nate’s app)

Sous app (Nate’s app)

Feed (Nate’s app)

Flashlight (Nate’s app)

Easel (feature in Arc)

Arc Boosts (feature in Arc)

Dia browser

Blender

Dots iPhone game

HyperCard

Nate’s ‘First’: Lego Studio Movie Maker

Nate’s ‘Last’: Claude in the Cloud

Nate’s ‘Everything’: Microworlds

‘Something’: Microsoft Bob

Website (The best!)

Mastodon

Bluesky

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This time I’m joined by Simon Pittman. Simon is a tech and productivity creator behind ‘Better Creating’, known for teaching practical systems, thoughtful workflows, and how best to use tools like Notion and AI.

Better Creating - Agent OS for Notion - The Multi-Mode Personal Agent (S(ai)mon)

Better Creating - Claude CoWork Templated System

Better Creating - Notion Life OS Template

Bill Nye’s podcast: “Ill-advised by Bill Nye”

David Allen’s book: “Getting Things Done”

3D Printers

Motorola Flip Razr

Nokia 3310

Simon’s ‘First’: The First Macintosh

Simon’s ‘Last’: Notion Agents

Simon’s ‘Everything’: Maeving RM1 Motorcycle

‘Something’: Segway

Better Creating on YouTube

Simon’s new YouTube channel, ‘Systems Made Better’

Better Creating Website

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Evan is an award-winning investigative journalist, bestselling author, and podcast host, known for his reporting on technology, crime, and online identity. Evan is more recently known for the excellent Shell Game, a podcast about AI personas and so much more.

Pine

AOL

Pascal

PGP

TrueCrypt

Shell Game

The Mastermind: Drugs. Empire. Murder. Betrayal

Writer Evan Ratliff Tried to Vanish: Here’s What Happened

Evan’s ‘First’: Late 90s CompuServe account

Evan’s ‘Last’: Wireless Lav Mics

Evan’s ‘Everything’: Sony Discman

‘Something’: Smell-O-Vision

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David is a productivity writer, podcaster, and creator behind MacSparky, best known for the Mac Power Users podcast and his Field Guides on getting the most from Apple devices and apps.

Revolution in the Valley by Andy Hertzfield

MacSparky Labs

MacSparky Field Guides

Mac Power Users Podcast

David’s ‘First’: Tandy Color Computer

David’s ‘Last’: M2 Mac Studio

David’s ‘Everything’: Macintosh Plus

‘Something’: IBM Simon
Frank Canova at Auburn University

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Riley is an iOS developer best known for building the Delta game emulator and AltStore, expanding how apps can be distributed and enjoyed outside Apple’s App Store.

Delta

AltStore Pal

GBA4iOS

Clip

Riley’s ‘First’: NES

Riley’s ‘Last’: Fediverse

Riley’s ‘Everything’: Kingdom Hearts Series

‘Something’: Amstrad Em@iler

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Bluesky

Threads

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Becca Farsace is an Emmy and Webby award-winning tech creator. She was formerly the senior video producer at The Verge before going solo in 2024, primarily via her self-titled YouTube channel, where she aims to ‘take tech outside’.

Becca’s videos:

Why I left The Verge

I built an e-bike with unlimited range and tried to ride 450 miles on it…

I quit my job to become a YouTuber, here is how much $$$ I made

How an iPod Nano became my favorite camcorder

Becca’s videos at The Verge:

All Full Frame with Becca Farsace videos

• Becca’s ‘First’: 1st Gen iPod Touch

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Becca Farsace is an Emmy and Webby award-winning tech creator. She was formerly the senior video producer at The Verge before going solo in 2024, primarily via her self-titled YouTube channel, where she aims to 'take tech outside'.

First, Last, Everything explores people's personal relationships with technology. Each episode, host Jonathan Reed gets to know a guest through three pieces of tech: their first inspiration, their last obsession, and the one that meant everything. From software to strange gadgets and more, anything goes.

We also take a small dive into the past to talk about a piece of technology that you may not have heard of. Weird, ahead of its time, an abject failure or success, whatever it was, it was certainly… something.

Becca's videos:

Why I left The Verge

I built an e-bike with unlimited range and tried to ride 450 miles on it...

I quit my job to become a YouTuber, here is how much $$$ I made

How an iPod Nano became my favorite camcorder

Becca's videos at The Verge:

All Full Frame with Becca Farsace videos

• Becca's 'First': 1st Gen iPod Touch
• Becca's 'Last': Projectors XGIMI projectors MoGo 4 projector
• Becca's 'Everything': Earbuds Samsung Galaxy Buds Live (the beans!) nothing ear (open) PowerBeats Pro 2 AirPods
• 'Something': First ever automatic car navigation system

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Bluesky

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This episode’s guest, Brendon Bigley, is, in his words, extremely online. He helped build the podcasting platform Anchor, which was acquired by Spotify in 2019, and he worked for Marvel, overseeing its presence on YouTube and other platforms. But what most people know him for is his opinions and passion for gaming and tech in general. He co-hosts the gaming podcasts Into the Aether and NPC, and he blogs and publishes videos under the Wavelengths banner.

First, Last, Everything is a podcast exploring people’s personal relationships with technology. In each episode, host Jonathan Reed gets to know a guest through three pieces of tech: their first inspiration, their last obsession, and the one that meant everything to them. From some software or a computer to a weird gadget or a first camera. Pretty much anything goes.

In addition, each episode features the ‘Something’ segment, a small dive into the past to talk about a piece of technology that you may not have heard of. Weird, ahead of its time, an abject failure or success, whatever it was, it was certainly… something.

This episode’s links

• Spotify buys Gimlet and Anchor in podcast push, earmarks $500M for more deals - TechCrunch

• Brendon on Mastodon

• Brendon’s ‘First’: MacBook Air on Wikipedia

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