Reviewing the "functional gap" controversy on the Mac platform, and apologizing for being gone for so long!

Mike and Kelly run down their gift ideas for the season, including:

Mike and Kelly discuss the big reveal from Apple's CEO, dig into the Apple Pay and MCX payment panorama, and cover the big pants news of the week (as in, "Does an iPhone 6 really fit in your pants?"). Includes ranting, mom drinks and discussion of breach fatigue, so listener beware.

Mike's sneezes notwithstanding, Kelly predicts the Apple event outcomes. Mike talks Dreamforce and why it is awesome. And more!

WARNING: Includes fake Tuvan throat singing.

Reviewing iPhone launch day, the Disneyland effect, and whether it is possible to sit down ever again. Plus special mentions of @panzer, @davehamilton, iFixit and Tekserve!

Note that this episode was recorded on 9/20, pre-Bendgate -- so Mike and Kelly's attention to the seating possibilities of the iPhone 6 Plus should be considered prescient.

Impressions and astonishment following Apple's 9/9 event. iPhones and Apple Pay and WATCH, oh my! Kelly and Mike break it down for you all.

What is two-factor authentication, and why isn't it doing quite what we expect? Check out Mike's rundown on TUAW.com, and then listen to your favorite bicoastal nerds discuss how and why it might (or might not) have prevented the Stargate photo thefts. Plus we visit Kelly's House of Crackpot Theories in advance of Apple's Sept. 9 mega-event. Listen in!

Mike and Kelly return to the podcasting tubes with the premiere episode of The Aftershow! Topics include App Camp for Girls, the social media reaction to Robin Williams' death and the crisis in Ferguson, MO, and some brief moments of levity.

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