Dave Nott has a coffee related dilemma with his Aeropress, and sets out to trial something new. Dave Wood decides to finally upgrade his machine at home. We discuss potential upgrade options with the Mac options available today, and the right choice for development at home.

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This week we discuss the Intel NUC vs the latest Mac Mini, we discuss the upcoming Mac Pro, what we might see at WWDC on the Mac hardware front and look back at old mac hardware pricing - are todays prices really that high? Finally, we discuss the right to repair and why a "dead motherboard" might not mean needing a new one.

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A little later than planned (thanks to the Apple event last week) we dig into the new hardware announcments that came the week before the event. New iPads, iMacs and Airpods, and a lack of Air Power.

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Apple's March 25th event announced new services for TV, finance and games. What do these mean for two iOS devs who like to discuss all things Apple?

We get into the bits that made us pause for thought, and reflect on why this event may not have landed so well for us.

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Dave Nott gives his first impressions of the second generation Amazon Echo Plus, and of course we talk about Apple vs Spotify!

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Dave Nott (finally) sells his iMac and sets his sights on the rumoured upcoming 16" MacBook Pro.

We discuss what to expect from the Apple event on the 25th March, and ask is there room for yet another video subscription service this late on in the game?

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Folding phones, and augmented reality, are we at a strange plateau right before 'the next big thing' ?

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With a strong rumor of larger Macbook Pro's on the horizon, and the potential of Apple getting back into monitors, we unpack some of the possibilities this could mean and the implications for the devices, apps, and the mac platform as a whole.

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Dave Nott waits for the stars to align for his new MacBook Pro upgrade.

Dave Wood has been upgrading his home wifi and we ponder moving to mesh wifi - and discuss why that mesh wifi system might not be from Eero.

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David Wood has a new show, a short microcast called Iterate, to chronicle his indie app development. We get into what that’s all about, and how he started it off.

In industry news, we discuss Apple’s harder stance on companies using analytics technologies that spy on users, and what that can mean for app developers.

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