Upgrade

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Upgrade looks at how technology shapes our lives, from the devices in our hands and pockets to the streaming services that keep us entertained. Hosted by Jason Snell and Myke Hurley.... more

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February 08, 201675: You Are Terrible to Sick People
This week, with Myke on sick leave, Jason is joined by Stephen Hackett to talk about Apple's first-party apps, the future of the Mac and VR pizza.
This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by:
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Guest Starring:
Stephen Hackett
Links and Show Notes:
Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership The “Upgrade Brainball All-Stars” shirt “Upgrade Your Wardrobe Hoodie” zip-up hoodie Apple Launches Repair Program for Late 2013 Mac Pro Video Issues - Mac Rumors iPhone 5se May Come in Silver, Space Gray, and Bright Pink - Mac Rumors The history of the iPod nano — 512 Pixels Mossberg: Apple’s apps need work | The Verge Mailplane - Gmail for Mac Welcome to Cast AnyList - The best way to create and share a grocery shopping list. The 20th Anniversary Mac — 512 Pixels A Mac for all seasons: Why the Mac has so much staying power | Macworld iMac G4 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia HyperCard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Liftoff - Relay FM
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1h 31min
February 01, 201674: Tablet Incorporated
This week we use Apple’s quarterly results as a jumping-off point to discuss Apple’s product philosophy, the overall strength of the iPhone, and Apple’s missed opportunities with the iPad.
This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by:
Ministry of Supply: Menswear made smarter. Use ‘upgrade’ for 15% off your first purchase.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership B-Sides #18: The Amazing Spider-Myke - Relay FM Spot Apple - "Special Edition" - iMac g3 Campain - YouTube #MykeWasRight — New Sticker additions to the iPad Pro Apple likely to debut iPad Air 3 at March event; new Apple Watch models revealed | 9to5Mac Apple likely to debut iPad Air 3 at March event; new Apple Watch models revealed | 9to5Mac Leaked iPad Air 3 case images hint at Smart Connector support, rear camera flash, and more | 9to5Mac Apple Q1 2016 results - Six Colors Apple Q1 2016 Results: $75.9 Billion Revenue, 74.8 Million iPhones, 16.1 Million iPads Sold – MacStories The 5 key moments in Apple's Q1 2016 earnings call | Macworld Three more observations about Apple's conference call - Six Colors The persistence of iPhone | iMore Accidental Tech Podcast: 154: A Rich Toddler’s Toy Airmail for iPhone Review: Power User Email – MacStories KGI: iPhone 7 Plus likely to feature dual-camera system for better photos using LinX tech, 2-3x optical zoom | 9to5Mac Lytro This camera is actually 16 cameras in one | The Verge Screens - Control Your Computer Remotely - Edovia Mac Power Users #299: Plex - Relay FM Connected #73: Capital D for the Big Smile - Relay FM Connected #74: Orange Light, Blue Light - Relay FM
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1h 19min
January 25, 201673: Put on your Rumor Pants
It’s the official start of Rumo(u)r season, as Jason and Myke discuss the first suggestions of what Apple might release this spring and in the fall. How full does an Apple Event need to be in order for it to be worth calling? And there’s also some clicky keyboard and English muffin follow-up.
This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by:
Mailroute: a secure, hosted email service for protection from viruses and spam. Go to mailroute.net/upgrade for a free trial and 10% off, for the lifetime of your account.
Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy.
Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Enter the clicky keyboard - Six Colors Chapters — The best way to add MP3 chapter markers to your podcast. Apple readies ’iPhone 5se’, not ‘6c’, for March/April with curved edges & Live Photos | 9to5Mac ‘iPhone 5se’ likely to have faster A9/M9 chips & always-on Siri, come in 16/64GB capacities | 9to5Mac Apple to update Apple Watch in mid-March with new bands, OS + full redesign in fall | 9to5Mac Top Four - Relay FM Phil and Lisa Ruin the Movies - a podcast from The Incomparable How I Became an Independent Podcaster - Events at the Apple Store on iTunes Planet Nine? Evidence Grows for Big Addition to Solar System - Yahoo Tech
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1h 11min
January 18, 201672: I Spent Four Months Not Buying It
Jason and Myke discuss what iOS 9.3 might mean for the future of Apple’s OS update strategy, Jason buys a clicky keyboard, new Mac audio tools arrive, and we close the books on Muffingate.
This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by:
PDFpen, from Smile: The Swiss Army Knife for working with PDFs.
Squarespace: Build it beautiful. Use code ‘UPGRADE’ for 10% off.
Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Jason Biscuit Recipe Chapters.app Loopback Loopback extends Mac audio flexibility - Six Colors Matias Mini Tactile Pro Keyboard for Mac Matias Tactile Pro & Mini Tactile Pro Matias Mini Quiet Pro Keyboard for PC 66key Tactile Click "Mini" Keyboard - elitekeyboards.com - Products New Leopold FC660M Mechanical Keyboard Cherry MX Blue PBT Black English | eBay Jason's Modified Keyboard iOS 9.3 Preview - Apple Accidental Tech Podcast: 152: Daddy Didn't Want the Good Graphics Card Does iOS 9.3 herald a new release strategy? | Macworld Connected #73: Capital D for the Big Smile - Relay FM imyke.co — iOS 9.3 and the Apple Pencil CloudMagic, Email app for Mac OSX, iPhone, Android, iOS Microsoft Outlook - email and calendar on the App Store Airmail - Lightning Fast Mail Client for Mac and iPhone Mailplane - Gmail for Mac
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1h 10min
January 11, 201671: Muffingate
Will Apple remove the headphone jack when it releases the iPhone 7? Myke thinks it’s inevitable, while Jason is skeptical. Your hosts also revisit baked goods in the British Empire, discuss Twitter’s possible expansion to 10,000 characters, and answer your #askupgrade questions.
This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by:
Mailroute: a secure, hosted email service for protection from viruses and spam. Go to mailroute.net/upgrade for a free trial and 10% off, for the lifetime of your account.
Fizzle: Honest online business training.
Links and Show Notes:
Jason seems to have given Lightning too much credit. The 30-pin iPod connector supported analog out directly, but Lightning (at least in its current iteration) does not.
Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership @samnichol: Muffins, muffins everywhere.
Muffins, muffins everywhere.
@miche eats muffins Australian Toaster Biscuits, We Hardly Knew Ye… Twitter 140-Character Limit About to Change | Re/code Notes.app: Everyone's favorite Twitter extender - Six Colors Jack Dorsey's Notes.app Tweet It's True: Apple Will Drop Headphone Jack To Make The iPhone 7 Slimmer, Says Source Apple developing revamped, cord-free Beats with charging case ahead of iPhone 7 | 9to5Mac Nuzzel Introducing Remaster and Canvas — Relay FM
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1h 6min
January 04, 201670: I Could Call My iPhone a Muffin
Myke and Jason ring in the new year with discussions about CES, Twitter, awards, mailbags, and last year.
This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by:
Casper: Because everyone deserves a great night sleep. Get $50 off with the code ‘UPGRADE’
Squarespace: Build it beautiful. Use code 'UPGRADE' for 10% off.
Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Myke's Mailbag AgileBits Blog | Introducing 1Password for Teams Steve's Pigment Work Myke's Pigment Work The Incomparable | I Love a Lot of Awful People - The Best of 2015 (Episode 281) A first look at the new Twitter for Mac - Six Colors Twitter for Mac 4.0 – MacStories Hello, world | Twitter Blogs
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Here's what to expect at CES 2016 this week | The Verge Why Google and Ford could be teaming up | The Verge GM is investing $500 million in Lyft to develop self-driving cars | The Verge TiVo demos Apple Watch remote - Six Colors Ford is finally adding CarPlay and Android Auto to its cars | The Verge Night Stand for Apple Watch | ElevationLab 'English Muffins'
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1h 20min
December 28, 201569: The 2015 Upgradies
With a little help from their Relay FM co-hosts, Myke and Jason present awards to the best (and worst) of the year in the second annual Upgradies.
This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by:
Hover: Simplified Domain Management. Use code 'UPGRADIES' for 10% off your first purchase.
TextExpander, from Smile: Improve your communication with TextExpander.
Links and Show Notes: Nominees for Best iOS App:
Slack
Notes.app
Outlook
Graphic, by Autodesk
Procreate
Tweetbot 4
2Do
Nominees for Best Newcomer iOS App:
Pigment
Ferrite
You Must Build a Boat
Copied
Carrot Weather
2Do
Dragon Anywhere
Nominees for Best Mac App:
1Password
Logic Pro X
Ulysses
Day One
Fantastical 2
Nominees for Best Newcomer Mac App:
Fantastical 2
Audio Hijack 3
Visual Studio Code
Tweetbot
Photos.app
Nominees for Best Game:
Rocket League
Splatoon
Runbow
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Star Wars Battlefront
Destiny
Nominees for Best iOS Game:
Alto's Adventure
Pac-Man 256
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
Kingdom Rush
Badland 2
Oceanhorn
Nominees for Favo(u)rite Movie:
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Martian
Inside Out
Entourage
Nominees for Favo(u)rite Myke at the Movies:
Say Anything
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Nominees for Favo(u)rite Book:
Becoming Steve Jobs
The Goblin Emperor
Station Eleven
Fear the Sky
The Golem and the Jinni
The Scott Harvath Series
The Expanse Series
Nominees for Favo(u)rite Gadget:
Apple Pencil
Apple Watch
Apple Lightning Digital AV Adapter
iPhone 6S Plus
DXO One
iPad Pro
Nominees for Best Non-Apple Gadget of the Year:
Sphero BB-8
Breville Tea Maker
New Nintendo 3DS
Sugr Cube
Amazon Fire TV Stick
Raspberry Pie Zero
Nominees for Worst Gadget/Most Disappointing Tech:
Logitech MX Master
Macbook (One) Keyboard
Apple Music
Apple Watch
Tile
Coin
Withings Home Camera
Nominees for Favo(u)rite Tech Story
Jack Dorsey's Return to Twitter
Federico Viticci's iPad Pro Review
The Ashley Madison Hack
Taylor Swift and Apple Music
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos compete for Space
Swift goes Open Source
Nominees for Favo(u)rite Tech Screw Up:
Blackberry CEO attempting to demo the Priv
Aaron Rodgers Throwing a Surface
Apple Music
Jimmy Iovine Thinking Women Need Help Finding Music
Mac App Store Certificates
The Time Magazine VR Cover
Nominees for Favo(u)rite Non-Tech Podcast:
The Flop House
Reconcilable Differences
Roderick on the Line
Rebel Force Radio
Nominees for Favo(u)rite Tech Podcast:
ATP
Upgrade
The Talk Show
The Incomparable
Cortex
Nominees for Favo(u)rite Podcast Newcomer:
Reconcilable Differences
The Flash Flashcast
Design Life
Built in Motion
Defocused
Cortex
Nominees for Best Holiday Gift:
Cocktail Making Tools
Sphero BB-8
Marvel Unlimited
iPad Mini 4
Foot Cardigan
Mahabis Slippers
Beats Headphones
Nominees for Most Life-Changing Hardware:
iPad Pro
Apple Watch
Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership My Must-Have iOS Apps, 2015 Edition – MacStories Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens | The Incomparable Liftoff #5: The Martian - Relay FM Tickle - Visual Programming of Robots, Drones, Arduino, and Scratch Games on the App Store Clockwise #117: Sunset My Brain - Relay FM
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1h 27min
December 21, 201568: The Cryogenic Chamber of Topics
This week Myke and Jason talk about Amazon drones, Christmas traditions, and Apple’s product-release strategy. And at the end of the episode, we fire off the Spoiler Horn and discuss “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in a special Myke at the Movies installment.
This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by:
Braintree: Code for easy, online payments. Get your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free.
TextExpander, from Smile: Improve Your Communication with TextExpander.
Hover: Simplified Domain Management. Use code 'UPGRADIES' for 10% off your first purchase.
Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Joe's Dashboard BB-8 by Sphero | App-enabled Droid The New Screen Savers 21 iPhone 6s | TWiT Top Four #9: Christmas Music - Relay FM Michael Buble Spiderman Theme - YouTube Ep 17 Jason Snell Sings “Don't Dream It’s Over” by Crowded House - YouTube B-Sides #16: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - Myke at the Movies - Relay FM Myke at the Movies | "Christmas Vacation" (Episode 11) Analog(ue) - Relay FM Christmas cracker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Amazon Prime Air Flights of Fantasy - MythBusters (2015 season) - Wikipedia The Incomparable | Stormtroopers Are People (Episode 277)
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2h 5min
December 14, 201567: Part Spite, Part Strategy
This week Jason and Myke discover who’s using LaunchPad, dissect Jason’s purchase of an iPad Pro, discuss a new podcast-recording service that works in a browser, and answer your questions.
This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by:
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Warby Parker: Glasses should not cost as much as an iPhone.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Alfred - Productivity App for Mac OS X LaunchBar 6 Live Wallpapers - Custom Backgrounds and Themes on the App Store Macintosh Programmer's Workshop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ferrite Recording Studio on the App Store Pixelmator, djay Pro updated for iPad Pro - Six Colors Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved on the App Store The Apple TV remote strategy - Six Colors Apple TV - BBC iPlayer - Apple (UK) Podcasting from inside a browser with Cast - Six Colors Subscribe to Six Colors - Six Colors Cast The Incomparable | Don't Drink the Bacta Tea (Episode 276)
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1h 23min
December 07, 201566: Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good Apps?
Myke returns from his trip to New York to the bad news that Dropbox has killed Mailbox and that Sketch has abandoned the Mac App Store. But he’s cheered up by Jason’s news that he might be keeping the iPad Pro after all.
This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by:
Braintree: Code for easy, online payments. Get your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free.
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Casper: Because everyone deserves a great night sleep. Get $50 off with the code 'UPGRADE'
Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership The Dalrymple Report Upgrade #16: The 2014 Upgradies - Relay FM The Follow Chart Mailbox FAQ Sketch Blog - Leaving the Mac App Store Michael Tsai - Blog - Sketch Leaving the Mac App Store Daring Fireball: Bohemian Coding Pulls Hit App Sketch From Mac App Store Too late to save the MAS? | Manton Reece The Second Coming of Steve Jobs Audiobook | Alan Deutschman | Audible.com Leviathan Wakes Audiobook | James S. A. Corey | Audible.com An iPad Pro wish list | Macworld Leuchtturm1917 Pen Loop | Cult Pens Skinny Fit iPad Pro Sleeve / Field – Hard Graft Mobile Colloquy: Stay Connected Upthere emerges from the cloud - Six Colors Ctrl-Walt-Delete | The Verge Hello Internet Tomorrow with Joshua Topolsky Two-minute Time Lord | Concentrated Commentary on the Worlds of Doctor Who VerityPodcast.com | Six Smart Women Discussing Doctor Who Doctor Who: Radio Free Skaro The Audio Guide to Babylon 5 | Conversations about the five-year saga The Poscast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur The Flop House Neumann KMS 105 MT Condenser Microphone - Amazon Podcasting Microphones Mega-Review – Marco.org
Neumann KMS 105
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1h 29min

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