The Context Machine

Bryan and Jeff share their not so flattering take on Apple TV’s Monarch season 2, plus they take a look at Bartender Pro for the Mac.

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Mac Locations? Not what you’re thinking. Jeff and Bryan (OK, Jeff) has the skinny. Speaking of tips, Jeff shows you how Handoff can help you with your browsing on multiple devices. For their third trick, Jeff walks us through a very nifty System Settings shortcut.

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A worldwide shortage of RAM (sparked by AI data center demand) has caused Apple to pull its entry level Mac mini, as well as its highest end Mac mini and Mac Studio models. Bryan and Jeff dig into the situation.

Bryan offers Jeff moral support on his quest for the ultimate universal remote to replace his aging Harmony. They also break down what’s happening with Apple’s just announced 12-month app subscription feature for developers.

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Bryan and Jeff both have new fountain pens, but with very different prices. After comparing pens, they dive into Tim Cook announcing he’s stepping down as Apple’s CEO and John Ternus is taking over.

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Bryan and Jeff poke big holes in the latest claim that Satoshi Nakamoto has been identified, and they try to stay on topic talking about the latest foldable iPhone rumors. Amazon takes some heat, too, thanks to the company’s decision to block some Kindle devices from downloading books.

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Bryan and Jeff invite John Kheit on to talk about his time working at NeXT. He shares some insight into the company’s successes and failures, how those years honed Steve Jobs to lead Apple, and more.

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Bryan and Jeff look at Apple’s cool 50th anniversary videos, and talk about where the company may be 50 years from now. They also respond to listener comments about web search engines and audio book recording.

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Bryan and Jeff have a lot to talk about today, like Firefly taking a substantial step to returning, the FCC’s Wi-Fi router ban, and narrating audio books. Turns out they both decided to start narrating audio books at the same time.

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Tim Cook shoots down Bryan’s hypothesis about when he’ll retire from Apple, Jeff doesn’t help with Bryan cope with the emotional trauma. But on a happier note, they also get excited about Lil Finder Guy, and Jeff is interested in the new AirPods Max 2.

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