Comfort Zone, Episode 46: Get Off My Turf, Lawley
Matt finally found a new use for the action button, Niléane is here to fix your Finder, and Chris raises the bar in the challenge in a way no one saw coming.
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Weekly Topics
- Google Gemini https://gemini.google.com/app
- FinderFix https://synappser.github.io/apps/finderfix/
Other Things Discussed
- 2FA Code Finder for Raycast https://www.raycast.com/yuercl/imessage-2fa
- FlohGro on Mastodon https://social.lol/@flohgro
- Slamming Into Walls https://markcrump.com/2017/06/13/slamming-into-walls/
- Aqua Voice https://withaqua.com/
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00:00 - Furious refreshing 01:45 - Trans women are women 04:56 - Listener feedback 09:41 - A streaming quiz 13:10 - This accessory is cursed 19:04 - A Zen Browser feature request 20:50 - Taking some action (button) 36:56 - Fix your Finder 51:13 - Chris’s keyboard/wallpaper automation 59:15 - Niléane’s network drive clean up 01:08:14 - Matt’s bloodbath 01:16:15 - Hold an election 01:19:00 - Absolute best headphones
Comfort Zone, Episode 45: Oh My Gosh, I Can Try the Horse Browser
Niléane brings a spicy browser extension, Chris works through some iPad feelings, and Matt made the gang decide what app they consider “undefeated”.
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Weekly Topics
- Dearrow https://dearrow.ajay.app/
Other Things Discussed
- Popular Drafts themes https://directory.getdrafts.com/theme_definitions?order=popular
- Qobuz https://www.qobuz.com/
- Quick Stuff https://quickstuff.app/
- Reeder Classic https://reederapp.com/classic/
- Fiery Feeds https://voidstern.net/fiery-feeds
- Obsidian https://obsidian.md/
- Bon Iver’s new album on Qobuz https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/sable-fable-bon-iver/v5qhf7iexghta
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Getting Windows on an M Series Mac: Parallels Setup (Gaming, Productivity, and Coding)
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Let’s talk about running Windows on and M series Mac and what it takes to set it up.
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Comfort Zone, Episode 44: You Did Not Put a Lot of Time into This
Chris has an external drive faster than you’ve ever seen, Matt has a new email app he swears isn’t his new favorite cult, and the whole gang does their best to redesign iOS and iPadOS.
This episode is sponsored by Rogue Amoeba — https://macaudio.com/macstories
Use the code MS2504 through the end of April to get 20% off Rogue Amoeba’s apps.
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Weekly Topics
- ACASIS 80Gbps M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure — https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXF5SV2L
- WD Black 4TB NVME — https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B7CQ2CHH?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1
- Notion Mail — https://www.notion.com/product/mail
Other Things Discussed
- A very reasonable calendar invite —
- Node Playground — https://apps.apple.com/us/app/node-playground/id6743446726
- Samsung T7 SSD — https://www.samsung.com/us/computing/memory-storage/portable-solid-state-drives/portable-ssd-t7-usb-3-2-2tb–blue–mu-pc2t0h-am/
- Mimestream — https://mimestream.com/
- Niléane’s mock ups:
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00:00:00 - Switch 2 pre-orders delayed 😭 00:01:47 - 🔴 00:04:52 - Listener Feedback 00:06:48 - I still don’t get scrobbling 00:08:42 - Birechtree is on the fediverse 00:11:09 - An external drive faster than your Mac 00:32:00 - Rogue Amoeba 00:33:29 - Notion Mail: Matt’s next cult? 00:50:17 - Niléane’s frosted iOS 19 idea 00:57:05 - Matt reinvents Boot Camp 01:02:44 - Chris designs AppleOS 01:11:45 - What app is “undefeated”? 01:13:40 - Switch 2 hype segment
Changing my Relationship with the iPad
🔗 Changing my Relationship with the iPad
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Let’s talk about how my relationship with the iPad is changing and how the Mac is fitting into my workflow.
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Intro 00:00 The Issues 00:12 Sponsor: Scrintal 04:38 Updating My iPad Workflow 06:34 Conclusion 15:24
Comfort Zone, Episode 43: Maybe I’m Scrobbling and Don’t Even Know It
Matt has built an Obsidian plugin with a fun name, Niléane is keeping the scrobbling dream alive, and everyone tries to find a great new Raycast extension.
We want to hear from you! How would you have done our challenges? How would you answer the question at the end of the show? Let us know on Mastodon — https://mastodon.macstories.net/@comfortzone or Bluesky — https://bsky.app/profile/comfortzone.macstories.net
Weekly Topics
Ghosty Posty — https://github.com/mattbirchler/ghosty-posty Last.fm — https://www.last.fm/ Other Things Discussed
The “meh key” — https://havn.blog/2025/01/14/the-beauty-of-being-able.html Nintendo Today is Chris’s new “calendar” — https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/nintendo-today-mobile/ Ulysses — https://ulysses.app/ Sleeve — https://replay.software/sleeve Quanta — https://quantavinyl.app/ Doppler — https://brushedtype.co/doppler/ Obsidian Raycast extension — https://www.raycast.com/KevinBatdorf/obsidian Menubar Weather — https://www.raycast.com/koinzhang/menubar-weather Parcel — https://www.raycast.com/marcmagn1/parcel PopClip — https://www.popclip.app/ Lutron Aurora Smart Bulb Dimmer Switch — https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RJ14FBS Follow the Hosts
Chris on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisLawley Matt on Birchtree — https://birchtree.me Niléane on Mastodon — https://nileane.fr/@nileane Comfort Zone on Mastodon — https://mastodon.macstories.net/@comfortzone Comfort Zone on Bluesky — https://bsky.app/profile/comfortzone.macstories.net
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