Comfort Zone, Episode 36: The “Blue” Icon
Niléane is developing an obsession with remotes, but she swears she’s finally got The One. Chris has found a box that lets him store anything, and another color-based challenge leads to controversy (who saw that coming???).
Weekly Topics
- Deutsche Telekom’s Apple TV Remote: https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0CJ3CHXVZ
- Anybox: https://anybox.app/
Other Things Discussed
- “Democracy”: https://mastodon.macstories.net/@comfortzone/113957619513047809
- The terrible remote Matt & Chris ordered: https://www.amazon.com/Universal-Replacement-Remote-Control-Function/dp/B0CGRB34XT?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A2LRK2A27GAHUT&gQT=2
- Castro’s blue icon:
- Copilot: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/copilot-track-budget-money/id1447330651?uo=4
- Discord’s “blue” icon:
- “Files” icon:
- Weathergraph: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/weathergraph-weather-widget/id1501958576
- FediFetcher: https://github.com/nanos/FediFetcher
- Chris’s Defer Reminders shortcut: https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/7ddd980b6c504355957ab286aeb66fad
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0:00 - “Democracy” 4:45 - Cheerwine almost kills Chris 7:07 - Swiss Apple TV remote updates 10:22 - The biblically accurate APple TV remote 12:00 - Another remote that rocks 30:03 - What’s in the Anybox??? 46:42 - Best blue icon: Castro 50:15 - Best blue icon: Discord 56:13 - Best blue icon: Weathergraph 59:52 - The keyboard challenge 1:02:46 - Current favorite automations
Comfort Zone, Episode 35: Switzerland is at the Top
Matt made an app and brings a very, very unbiased take on it, Chris has solved some of his tech paper cuts, and Niléane probably won yet another challenge by bringing a really rad Apple TV remote.
Weekly Topics
- Quick Reviews on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quick-reviews/id6740369719
- Announcing Quick Reviews: https://birchtree.me/blog/quick-reviews-for-ios-is-coming-soon/
- AirPods Max charging dock: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0D6Y2FCQB?ie=UTF8&th=1
Other Things Discussed
- Cheerwine: https://cheerwine.com/
- Chris’s new USB-C cable: https://kbdfans.com/collections/keyboard-part/products/aviation-plug-custom-mechanical-keyboard-usb-c-cable?_pos=3&_fid=6c52c0afa&_ss=c&variant=41908619378827
- Old Salt Apple TV remote: https://www.salt.ch/en/home/equipment/remote-control
- New Salt Apple TV remote: https://www.salt.ch/en/home/equipment/salt-tv-remote
- Matt’s TV: https://www.amazon.com/Hisense-Premium-65-Inch-Compatibility-65U7G/dp/B091YRFZ66
- GameTrack: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gametrack/id1136800740
- Linear: https://linear.app/
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Comfort Zone, Episode 34: I’m the Pepper Daddy Now
Matt is unable to defend himself as he’s on the lam, Chris is exploring that Mac life, and Niléane has some snazzy new headphones. Then Chris edited with AI to pretty good effect and Niléane tried using an AI search engine to much less success.
This week’s episode is sponsored by Jelly, a better way to share an inbox. Go to https://letsjelly.com/comfortzone and use code COMFORTZONE15 for 15% off your first year of Jelly.
Weekly Topics
- Samson SR850 headphones — https://samsontech.com/products/headphones/sr-series/sr850/
- SKÅDIS — https://www.ikea.com/us/en/cat/skadis-series-37813/
Other Things Discussed
- Matt was on AppStories — https://appstories.net/episodes/420
- Samsung uses AI to invent…screen recording? — https://nileane.fr/@nileane/113877689801644745
- focussedOS — https://focusedos.com/
- Dark Noise — https://darknoise.app/
- Hyperkey — https://hyperkey.app/
- Raycast — https://www.raycast.com/
- Text Snipper — https://textsniper.app/
- CleanShot X — https://cleanshot.com/
- Pixel Perfect — https://github.com/cormiertyshawn895/PixelPerfect
- Final Cut Pro — https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/
- Riverside — https://riverside.fm/
- ChatGPT Search — https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-search/
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0:00 - Tiny topics 1:17 - Matt is there in spirit 2:59 - The Pepper Daddy reveals himself 3:50 - Samsung “invents” something 9:38 - Stickies updates 12:32 - Sponsor: Jelly 13:58 - Workflows on the iPad and Mac 49:55 - Samson SR850 open-back headphones 1:00:33 - SKÅDIS 1:05:53 - Scented candles and HomePods 1:12:54 - Chris edited in Riverside 1:18:09 - Niléane tried AI search and alt text 1:29:09 - New challenge: Do something to your Apple TV setup
Comfort Zone, Episode 33: Put a Bumper Case on That Thing
Matt has an announcement to make (and a cool app to talk about), Chris brought a bag of goodies, and Niléane brought a fun challenge around using our mice in interesting ways.
Weekly Topics
- Cursor: https://www.cursor.com/
- Kobo Clara BW: https://us.kobobooks.com/products/kobo-clara-bw?srsltid=AfmBOooQ63JXE9gBZV4DIKPGkklm6kXv1nUvQStewF9tL1jGlcjEtFHo
- Cal Digit TS4 Dock: https://www.caldigit.com/thunderbolt-station-4/
- Tomtoc Shoulder Bag: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09F8VZ6HW?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1
- James Brand Folsom Pocket Knife: https://thejamesbrand.com/products/the-folsom?variant=40608791920710
Other Things Discussed
- HelloQuitX: https://www.helloquitx.com/
- Filter subscribed languages from individual persons you follow: https://social.lol/@flohgro/113839551514020884
- Federico is using Superhuman: https://www.relay.fm/connected/535
- Quick Reviews coming to iOS: https://birchtree.me/blog/first-look-at-my-next-big-thing/
- Wii cursor: https://primm.gay/extras/other/cursors/
- Wii cursor demo GIF 1:
- Wii cursor demo GIF 2:
- Logitech MX Master 3S: https://www.logitech.com/en-us/products/mice/mx-master-3s.html
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0:00 - Democracy is back! 4:01 - Why we can’t leave Meta 8:39 - The French are abandoning X 14:23 - A cheeky Mastodon tip 17:40 - Cursor has changed Matt 31:31 - Kobo beats Kindle?! 39:55 - The Cal Digit dock 49:14 - A snazzy shoulder bag 57:43 - The Americans have knives 1:02:57 - Challenge review 1:20:28 - The new challenge 1:23:00 - Tech you want, but can’t justify
Comfort Zone, Episode 32: The Opposite of Snow Leopard
In this very special episode, the gang makes their “Pro” and “Pro Max” predictions for tech in 2025, and oh my, does it get wild! Who’s best clued into the tech coming this year? Who is just wish-casting their way to third place? We’ll have to wait to find out.
Weekly Topics
- Nothing, just 2025 predictions!
Other Things Discussed
- MacStories left Meta platforms: https://www.macstories.net/stories/macstories-wont-stand-for-metas-dehumanizing-and-harmful-moderation-policies/
- Niléane’s reporting from last year about Meta’s moderation failings: https://www.macstories.net/stories/lgbt-and-marginalized-voices-are-not-welcome-on-threads/
- DLC podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dlc/id794234509
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0:00 - Ear updates 1:46 - Niléane changes her desk 3:38 - Meta’s moderation changes 10:48 - Our 2025 prediction episode 13:40 - Pro predictions 40:12 - Pro Max predictions 1:14:13 - Movie tech
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