Comfort Zone, Episode 50: Shake the Keyboard and It Goes Away

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Chris brings some new apps, Matt defends himself for another hardware purchase, and Niléane’s no-dock challenge has brutal results. Then Matt and Niléane really let Chris down with his end-of-show question. Like really, really let down.

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0:00 - Quiet quitting 2:40 - Shake your keyboard 4:06 - Eurovision is back 7:32 - Todoist takes the crown 19:57 - Somehow BusyCal returned 32:00 - Inoreader (sponsor) 33:48 - Matt defends yet more hardware 55:35 - Niléane kills her dock 1:02:56 - Matt kills his dock 1:08:17 - Chris kills his dock 1:13:25 - Matt’s revenge 1:15:00 - We break Chris’s heart

May 22, 2025

Comfort Zone, Episode 49: It’s a French Thing

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Matt’s phone is folding more than usual, Niléane has blown up her window management system again, and the whole gang learns about themselves in the challenge.

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00:00 - Listener feedback 07:01 - Folder Preview 08:53 - Matt folds in half 38:15 - Niléane blows up her windows 54:18 - The challenge

May 15, 2025

Comfort Zone, Episode 48: Raycast Does This

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The gang gets to work defending their Mac login items. Who has the most minimal startup? Who’s got the craziest apps? This episode has more new apps mentioned in any episode of Comfort Zone ever!

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May 8, 2025

Comfort Zone, Episode 47: Everything I Type Is Quack

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Chris achieves a new level of focus on the Mac with a familiar app, Matt finds comfort for his sore fingers, and Niléane leads the hardest challenge ever put forth on the show.

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00:00 - Chris was on MPU 01:51 - 🦆 04:15 - Bluesky 12:50 - iTunes never dies 18:39 - Chris goes on a journey 33:22 - Matt hurt his fingers 48:03 - The hardest challenge ever 01:03:00 - Challenge false start 01:05:09 - The actual new challenge 01:06:20 - What game do you want remade?

May 1, 2025

My Hyperkey Setup: The Mac Customization Tool Everyone Needs

đź”— My Hyperkey Setup: The Mac Customization Tool Everyone Needs

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Let’s talk about Hyperkey. This is a utility for customizing your Mac and giving you an extra layer of keyboard shortcuts for macOS.

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What is Hyperkey 00:00 Apps to Setup Hyperkey 01:16 Sponsor 04:20 Raycast Hyperkey Setup 06:21 Supercharge and Hyperkey 07:28 Final Cut Pro and Hyperkey 08:24 Keyboard Maestro 10:51 Shortcuts 12:02 Wrap Up 12:38

May 1, 2025

My Raycast Setup: The Ultimate Spotlight Replacement

đź”— My Raycast Setup: The Ultimate Spotlight Replacement

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Let’s talk about Raycast. This is a Spotlight utility replacement for the Mac. It’s one of my favorite applications for macOS.

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Chapters Intro 00:00 What is Raycast 00:11 Extensions 01:41 First Party Extensions 02:10 Sponsor: Surfshark 04:56 More First Party Extensions 06:11 Third Party Extensions 11:40 Raycast Al 16:13 Wrap Up 17:43

April 26, 2025