560: I Don’t Like It When I’m Disappoint...

Our go-to note-taking apps, the chaotic ways we use our products like madlads, our predictions for Apple's remaining autumn announcements and what caught our eye this season, and the silliest apps on our Macs or iPhones. 

Our imaginary reviews of the iPhone Duo, how we stay open-minded and curious instead of becoming the "Old Man Yells at Cloud" meme, our current read-it-later methods, and pouring one out for the iPod and MP3 players. 

Our thoughts on the new HomeView and its confusing pricing, whether we're using AI agents like Meta's Muse or OpenAI's Dots, how we feel about passkeys, and if we'd ever use an Apple Pencil with an iPhone Fold. 

This week, the guys celebrate the release of a new HomePod mini and the Public Betas, then talk about the new versions of UTM, Delta, and Overcast. 

On this feedback episode, Stephen and David check in with the Vision Pro, discuss plumbing super powers, the mysteries of AppleCare, and more. 

WWDC24 a wrapped up, and the guys gather to score their picks and share some feelings about this week's Apple news. 

This week on the Rocket docket: iOS 9, Simone's ancient iPad, content blockers, Apple News, XOXO and more. 

This week, we have a nice mix of gadgets and software to talk about. First, Andrew tries to convince Marques and David why a pair of $4,500 pants might be worth the money before everyone gives their thoughts on the new Friend AI wearable. After that, we talk about Apple Intellige ... Show More

Bonnets off to the BBC, the trouble with headlines, Socrates on mountain skis, some slight existential dread about Mac software, irrational love of old computers, Apple's smart home strategy for 2025, and the long wait for some AI features. 

This week Myke and Jason discuss the etiquette of digital gifts, compare how they use their iOS devices compared to their Macs, and decide on a collective name for listeners of the show. 

Pre-show: Watching shows on Apple Some ATP membership bookkeeping Follow-up: Xcode build times (via Abel Demoz) defaults write com.apple.dt.Xcode ShowBuildOperationDuration YES Monterey’s Mouse Pointer Memory Leak Bug Marco has [Original] HomePod Problems Belkin Soundform Connect ... Show More

Jason and Myke lightly cover Apple’s beef with the FBI, Myke gets excited by new phones at Mobile World Congress, Jason grapples with making his home smarter. And of course there’s follow-up about pizza and “Back to the Future”—that’s how it works. 

David and Katie are joined by Christal Allen-Harrahill to talk about the benefits of using a virtual assistant. We follow-up on Launchers, note applications and alternatives, we share listener tips and answer questions on a variety of topics.