Upgrade

By RelayTechnology

Upgrade episodes

July 06, 201544: Tap the Ellipses
The pros and cons of Apple’s relationship with the web development community, our first week with Apple Music and Beats 1, Jason doesn’t go to Comic-Con, and the first Upgrade Baby is born.
This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by:
lynda.com: An easy and affordable way to help individuals and organizations learn. Free 10-day trial.
Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use code 'UPGRADE' to get 15% off
Hover: Simplified Domain Management. Use code 'ROBOT' for 10% off your first purchase.
Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Six Colors: ComiXology 3.7: New app makes the best of the Amazon/Apple situation London Comic Con Apple Loses Appeal in E-Books Price Fixing Lawsuit, Ordered to Pay $450 Million Fine - Mac Rumors I'm going independent — 512 Pixels Material - Relay FM Safari is the new IE | Read the Tea Leaves Safari is the new IE 2: Revenge of the Linkbait | Read the Tea Leaves Nuzzel - News From Your Friends Six Colors: Web developers are grumpy about Safari Safari isn't the new IE: it's the user-centric web | iMore Safari isn’t the problem, but the lack of browser choice in iOS is. — Kenneth Auchenberg Accidental Tech Podcast: 123: Imperfect Signaling Mechanism iOS 9 and Safari View Controller: The Future of Web Views – MacStories Six Colors: More on "Safari is the New IE" Six Colors: Tip: Find the rest of a song's album in Music on iOS 8.4 ♬ Apple Music Is Pretty Broken ♬ - YouTube Better Elevation » • Disconnect The A List: Alternative - Apple Music Playlist Alternative Party - Apple Music Playlist Indie Songs About Youth - Apple Music Playlist Apple Music Tumblr A Guide to “Elton John’s Rocket Hour” on Beats 1 Radio : EltonJohn.com St. Vincent's Mixtape Delivery Service: June 30, 2015 - Apple Music Playlist Robot or Not? - a podcast from The Incomparable Get help with the Digital Crown on your Apple Watch - Apple Support No, Apple is not adding DRM to songs on your Mac you already own | iMore Brits Try To Label The United States On A Map, Hilarity Ensues
1 hr 33 min
June 29, 201543: Haptic Skeptic
It’s a big week, so Jason and Myke spend a lot of time discussing the launch of Apple Music and Beats One and the ugliness of music industry negotiations. Plus Jason installs the iOS 9 beta on an iPad Air 2, legal opinions from non-lawyers, questionable attacks on Taylor Swift, and praise for “Mr. Robot."
This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by:
Stamps.com: Postage on demand. Click on the microphone at the top of the homepage and type in UPGRADE, for a no-risk trial and your $110 Bonus Offer, including a digital scale and up to $55 FREE postage.
NM Tea Co.: Making excellent teas available to people all around the world.
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.
Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Total Party Kill - a podcast from The Incomparable Apple Music talks investigated for potential anti-competitive behaviour | Technology | The Guardian An Open Response to Taylor Swift's Rant Against Apple - Petapixel The Price of Music | Re/code TV Talk Machine | Forget It, It's NBC (Episode 40) Dr. Dre's The Chronic will be available digitally for the first time ever on Apple Music | The Verge Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ Cast: Claire Foy, John Lithgow And Matt Smith | Variety Zane Lowe's first Beats 1 interview will be with Eminem | The Verge Drake, Disclosure, St. Vincent, Pharrell, Josh Homme, Dr. Dre, Elton John to Host Apple Music Radio Shows | News | Pitchfork What Is Mail Bagging? - How It Works - Email Continuity
1 hr 28 min
June 22, 201542: Shuttlecraft Wallet
Jason and Myke discuss the tough decision facing Apple when it comes to marketing a rumored iPad Pro and recap the Taylor Swift/Apple Music kerfuffle. Plus, Myke asks Jason about buying an Xbox One and a bunch of Wii U games, there's something surprising inside Myke's wallet, and we answer your #askupgrade questions. Finally, "Myke Watches a Movie" returns with the 1989 classic, "Say Anything..."
This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by:
PDFpenPro 7, from Smile: the ultimate all-purpose PDF editor.
Casper: Because everyone deserves a great night sleep. Get $50 off with the code 'UPGRADE'
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.
Squarespace: Build it Beautiful. Use code UPGRADE for 10% off
Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Amazon.com: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Audible Audio Edition): Douglas Adams, Stephen Fry: Books Penny Arcade - The MS Surface Pro Penny Arcade - Surface Pro 3 Analog(ue) #45: My Saga Does Not End Here - Relay FM Accidental Tech Podcast: 122: My Results Were Inconclusive Father and Son Taylor Swift - To Apple, Love Taylor Apple Says It Will Pay Taylor Swift for Free Streams After All | Re/code The Incomparable | Divorce Mode (Episode 229) Isometric - Relay FM Virtual #42: E3 2015: Nintendo - Relay FM Nintendo - Yoshi's Woolly World Yoshi's Woolly World Amiibo Bundles Available for Pre-Order - IGN Batman: Arkham Knight review: the good fight | Polygon Cuphead - in Don't Deal with the Devil Knock 2.0 – unlock your Mac faster and more securely than ever Night Stand for Apple Watch | ElevationLab Kindle Paperwhite: Amazon's Official Site. Shop Now. Upgrade #8: With Special Offers - Relay FM Say Anything... (1989) - IMDb
2 hr 10 min
June 15, 201541: Emoji Fragmentation
Jason and Myke revisit WWDC 2015 with a week’s perspective, and also discuss iOS 9 emoji support, gaming on OS X, Apple’s new system typography, and Microsoft’s Xbox One compatibility announcement.
This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by:
lynda.com: An easy and affordable way to help individuals and organizations learn. Free 10-day trial.
Field Notes: Buy a year-long Colors subscription starting with the Workshop Companion, and use the code 'RELAY' and you’ll get 3 Carpenter Pencils and a 3-Pack of “Pitch Black” memo books free.
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.
Links and Show Notes:
Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Myke with the Brainball Six Colors: Fun with (Emoji) Flags Twitter Emoji | Iconfactory Design Services Emoji for Windows Phone and Windows 8 - Microsoft Emoji List Night Stand for Apple Watch | ElevationLab HiRise for Apple Watch - Twelve South Metal for OS X is so huge, I no longer need a Mac Pro | iMore Connected #43: We Should Start a Bank Rumours Website - Relay FM Steve Troughton-Smith discovers a bigger iPad keyboard Accidental Tech Podcast: 121: Admitted No Wrongdoing The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 123, Live From WWDC 2015 With Phil Schiller Six Colors: Introducing the new system fonts Xbox One will be backward compatible with Xbox 360 [Update: Here are the first games] | Polygon Virtual - Relay FM Reconcilable Differences #1: We All Ruined It Together - Relay FM Here's Why Barclays Doesn't Support Apple Pay | Gizmodo UK Sex Pistols to feature on credit cards - Telegraph Say Anything... (1989) - IMDb
1 hr 28 min
June 08, 201540: Emotion Palette
Live from San Francisco and fresh from Apple's WWDC Keynote, Jason and Myke dissect everything from new OS X and iOS versions to native watch apps to the new Apple Music service.
This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by:
Field Notes: Buy a year-long Colors subscription starting with the Workshop Companion, and use the code 'RELAY' and you’ll get 3 Carpenter Pencils and a 3-Pack of “Pitch Black” memo books free.
Hover: Simplified Domain Management. Use code 'DEVELOPERS' for 10% off your first purchase.
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.
Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership A Conference About Building Businesses | Release Notes Apple — OS X El Capitan Moom · Many Tricks Apple – iOS 9 Exclusive: Tim Cook says lack of diversity in tech is 'our fault' - Mashable iCloud Newspaper Nuzzel - News From Your Friends Six Colors: Apple Watch Face Off: Astronomical faces Robot or Not? - a podcast from The Incomparable A Partial List of Questions About the Native Apple Watch SDK – Marco.org Connected - Relay FM Clockwise - Relay FM Rocket - Relay FM
1 hr 38 min
June 01, 201539: Developers do a Lot of Running
We prepare for WWDC by discussing Jason’s coverage preparation and the future of OS X, and then Myke forces Jason to make WWDC predictions. Plus lots of Google follow-up, and we answer more of your questions.
This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by:
lynda.com: An easy and affordable way to help individuals and organizations learn. Free 10-day trial.
Igloo: An intranet you'll actually like, free for up to 10 people.
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.
Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Wunderlist: To-Do List & Tasks on the App Store on iTunes Bring! Shopping List on the App Store on iTunes Paprika Recipe Manager for iPad, iPhone, Mac, Android, and Windows. AnyList – Grocery Shopping List, Recipe Manager & Meal Planning Calendar on the App Store on iTunes Why not Google? – Marco.org Daring Fireball: Why Not Google? Clockwise #89: A Bunch of Dopes - Relay FM Bradley Horowitz Says That Google Photos is Gmail for Your Images. And That Google Plus Is Not Dead… — Backchannel — Medium The Viewing Room: Presented by Release Notes The end of OS X: A modest proposal | Macworld Maybe the Mac is a typewriter after all | Macworld Waiting for Godot, HomeKit edition | iMore Apple’s streaming service will be announced next week, claims report | The Verge Google News & Weather on the App Store on iTunes Sunrise Launches ‘Meet’, a Custom Keyboard to Schedule Meetings – MacStories Sunrise Calendar - for Google Calendar, Exchange and for iCloud on the App Store on iTunes
1 hr 41 min
May 26, 201538: Titles Are Not Jobs
This week Jason and Myke discuss Jonathan Ive's new title and what it means for Apple's Chief Design Officer and the company as a whole, and in advance of Google I/O, talk about how and why we use Google's services on our Apple devices.
This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by:
Hover: Simplified Domain Management. Use code 'DUBDUB' for 10% off your first purchase.
GoToMeeting: Make it easy to meet with your team whenever you need to, wherever you are. Click the 'Try it Free' button for a 30-day free trial.
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.
Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership TV Talk Machine | Updike It (Episode 35) David Letterman Highlights featuring Foo Fighters performing "Everlong" - YouTube The Late Show Video - 5/20/2015 - CBS.com Photos for Mac: A Take Control Crash Course. When Stephen Fry met Jony Ive - Telegraph Jony Ive promoted to ‘Chief Design Officer’ | 9to5Mac Clockwise #88: A Hot Mess - Relay FM Six Colors: How Google led an Android user back to the iPhone Keyboard Maestro 6.4.8: Work Faster with Macros for Mac OS X Noodlesoft | Hazel My Photo Management Workflow, Early 2014 – MacStories LaunchBar 6 TextExpander Silo - Share Your Lists on the App Store on iTunes Grocery iQ on the App Store on iTunes Our Groceries Shopping List on the App Store on iTunes AnyList – Grocery Shopping List, Recipe Manager & Meal Planning Calendar on the App Store on iTunes
1 hr 35 min
May 18, 201537: I Don't Have a Production Staff
This week Jason and Myke talk about different podcast production styles, the apps they are using on their Apple Watches, and answer a selection of #askupgrade questions.
This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by:
lynda.com: An easy and affordable way to help individuals and organizations learn. Free 10-day trial.
PDFpen Scan+, from Smile: The app for mobile scanning and OCR.
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.
Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Timehop on the App Store on iTunes Memoir on the App Store on iTunes Photo Flashback on the App Store on iTunes Workflow: Powerful Automation Made Simple on the App Store on iTunes The Incomparable | Top Men (Episode 8)
“Raiders of the Lost Ark,” and why it’s so great.
Scenes cut from Star Wars - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki Gabriel's artwork The Incomparable | Monkey Cam (Episode 247)
On the occasion of David Letterman’s retirement after 33 years of hosting a late-night talk show, Jason Snell presents his take on Letterman’s significance, told with the help of a few friends.
Inquisitive #27: Behind the App #1: History Audio Transcription Services: MP3s, Video and more - CastingWords Bonus Track | David Letterman Interviews (Episode 247b)
Complete interviews used as the source material for our David Letterman tribute episode.
Analog(ue) #40: Looking for Retroactive Vindication Overcast: Podcast Player on the App Store on iTunes MLB.com At Bat on the App Store on iTunes Due — Reminders, Countdown Timers on the App Store on iTunes OmniFocus 2 for iPhone on the App Store on iTunes Pedometer++ on the App Store on iTunes Dark Sky - Weather Radar, Hyperlocal Forecasts, and Storm Alerts on the App Store on iTunes Twitterrific 5 for Twitter on the App Store on iTunes Fireballed.org - The Anti-Fireball Affiliatizer For Safari: An extension to earn money for other people | Lex Friedman | Lex, Briefly 1Password Browser Extensions Greg Knauss - Damned Fireball Introducing: Footnotify Safari Extension. - Ideon Open Ideas Home - Ultimate Status Bar: Safari Extension YouTube downloader tool - Fastesttube! How to correct Siri's pronunciation | Macworld Beyond Siri: Dictation tricks for the iPhone and iPad | Macworld Accidental Tech Podcast Developing Perspective Core Intuition
1 hr 18 min
May 11, 201536: Menu Bar at the Top
This week Jason and Myke discuss what a new Apple TV remote might look like, the dangers of cloud syncing, Apple Watch intimacy, and Jason’s new TV. And then it’s time for the latest Myke Watches a Movie segment, featuring “Raiders of the Lost Ark."
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
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.
GoToMeeting: Make it easy to meet with your team whenever you need to, wherever you are. Click the 'Try it Free' button for a 30-day free trial.
Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Marvel Studios Doesn't Own Stand Alone Hulk Movie Rights? - Slashfilm Mike's T9 Gif How a touchscreen Apple TV remote could hit all the right buttons | Macworld Welcome to Macintosh | 4: Page Turner Guide: How to Output PS4 Audio Through Headphones - Push Square Imagining a next-generation Apple TV | Macworld E3: Xbox One ad is switching on Microsoft consoles - BBC News Connected #38: June is the New Christmas - Relay FM Sunrise Earth - TV.com The Origin of the Hashtag Takeover Timehop: What did you do 1 year ago today? ThinkUp - Daily insights about you and your friends Our favorite third-party email app for OS X - The Sweet Setup The Flop House Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - IMDb The Incomparable | Top Men (Episode 8)
2 hr 14 min
May 04, 201535: Where The Fluoroelastomer Meets the Road
After living with the Apple Watch for another week, Jason and Myke discuss what they’ve noticed so far. Then they discuss the peculiar Amazon Echo and give a mini review of "Avengers: Age of Ultron."
This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by:
lynda.com: An easy and affordable way to help individuals and organizations learn. Free 10-day trial.
Making Light: Craft a daily ritual to focus on what matters most. Get $5 off your first order with the code 'UPGRADE'
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.
Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Clockwise #85: Squeals of Joy and Pain - Relay FM TeeVee | Game of Thrones S5E4 review: "Sons of the Harpy" (Episode 68) Six Colors: Apple Watch weekend: My initial reactions Apple - Environment Swatch Boxes - Google Image Search T9 (predictive text) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia HiRise for Apple Watch - Twelve South Daring Fireball: Watch, Apple Watch Accidental Tech Podcast: 115: Empathy for the Machine IFTTT adds a channel for Amazon Echo - CNET Clockwise #84: The Amazon Echosystem - Relay FM Dan's Shopping List - Part 1 Dan's Shopping List - Part 2 SoundCloud Opens Its Podcasting Features To Everyone | TechCrunch Podcasting on SoundCloud Libsyn - Podcast Hosting Services The Incomparable | Incomparable, Assemble! (Episode 245)
1 hr 42 min

About Upgrade

From the publisher's feed

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.

Share Upgrade

Sign up to save your podcasts

Upgrade

Upgrade episodes

About Upgrade

More shows like Upgrade

Thoroughly Considered

Under the Radar

Mac Power Users

Rocket

Material

This Week in Tech (Audio)

MacBreak Weekly (Audio)

Intelligent Machines (Audio)

The Vergecast

The Talk Show With John Gruber

Accidental Tech Podcast

MacBreak Weekly (Video)

AppleInsider Podcast

Connected

9to5Mac Happy Hour

Remaster

Cortex

Ungeniused

The Pen Addict

Liftoff

Top Four

Focused

AppStories

Originality

9to5Mac Daily

Automators

Parallel

Pictorial

The Test Drivers

Flashback

Conduit

Downstream

The MacRumors Show