The Context Machine

Bryan and Jeff share their thoughts on the first two episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+, and the racist comments some show watchers have directed at Moses Ingram. Bryan also humor’s Jeff’s frustrated rant on web browsers.

• Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+
• Star Wars The Clone Wars
• Workona
• Firefox
• Anson Mount on Twitter
• Anson Mount’s comment on racist attacks on Moses Ingramhttps://backbeat.cachefly.net/Roundup/tcm-20220608.mp3

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Bryan and Jeff talk about the crazy problems with Jeff’s Apple IDs and how he finally resolved them. They also walk through his fix for ongoing HomePod and Siri issues, and toss in an iPhone spam phone call tip.

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• eero – Temporarily hide the 5 GHz WiFi network
• eero – Using 2.4 GHz WiFi devices
• eero – Using 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequencies
• reddit – Forcing WiFi devices to 2.4 GHz
• Hiya spam call blocking app for iPhone
• AirPort Utility – Change the 5 GHz network name
• TidBITS – HomePod Software 15.5.1 update

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Bryan and Jeff watched the Star Trek Picard season 2 finale and Star Trek Strange New Worlds first episode and have a lot of thoughts about both. The talk about what they liked, what they didn’t, and drop in lots of Trek trivia, too. Warning: This is a spoiler-filled episode.

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• Star Trek Picard
• Star Trek Strange New Worlds
• The Traveler
• Star Trek – Space Seed
• Star Trek – Operation — Annihilate!
• Star Trek – Assignment: Earth (Gary Seven)
• Star Trek TNG – The Best of Both Worlds, Part I
• Star Trek TNG – The Best of Both Worlds, Part II
• Star Trek TNG – Family
• Star Trek TNG – Journey’s End
• Pluto TV

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AgileBits just released 1Password 8 for the Mac, so Bryan and Jeff installed it right away so they could share their first impressions. They take a look at 1Password’s new interface, Universal Access, the revamped Watchman feature, and Jeff’s upgrade problems. They also share their thoughts on the decision to develop the new Mac version in Electron instead of Apple’s own developer tools.

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• 1Password
• 1Password 8 new features
• Electron

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Bryan and Jeff have plenty to say about the news that Twitter accepted a deal for Elon Musk to buy the social media network for about $44 billion.

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• Elon Musk’s TED2022 live interview
• Twitter’s press release

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Jeff picked up an Amazon Kindle, which means Bryan and him have the perfect opportunity for a Kindle versus iPad mini reading experience comparison. They take a look at the displays, reader apps, battery life, the overall reading experience, and more.

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• Jeff’s 6-inch Kindle
• Jeff’s iPad mini 4
• Bryan’s iPad mini 6
• Amazon Kindle app
• Apple Books app

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Bryan just got Apple’s new Studio Display, and Jeff has plenty of questions. They also talk about monitor arms and VESA mounts, webcams, and Wordle because why stay on topic?

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• Apple Studio Display
• Humanscale monitor arms
• Plexicam
• Logitech Brio Ultra HD Webcam
• Webcam Settings
• Wordle
• Semantle
• Pimantle

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Bryan and Jeff have pretty high expectations for the future of technology, and aren’t afraid to share. This week they dive into what they want to see, ranging from immersive reality to companion robots, and debate what might become reality while exploring what could go wrong.

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Bryan and Jeff have pretty high expectations for the future of technology, and aren’t afraid to share. This week they dive into what they want to see, ranging from immersive reality to companion robots, and debate what might become reality.

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Bryan and Jeff both have experience as published authors, so this week they’re sharing their experiences with writing process, editing, and getting published. They also talk about the writing tools they use, how to improve your fiction and non-fiction skills, and where to find support for honing your craft.

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Bryan and Jeff both have experience as published authors, so this week they’re sharing their experiences with writing process, editing, and getting published. They also talk about the writing tools they use, how to improve your fiction and non-fiction skills, and where to find support for honing your craft.

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