Comfort Zone, Episode 56: If It’s Not Space Black, It’s Not Pro
Niléane is out on assignment, so Chris and Matt hold down the fort, discussing what “pro” tools look like, the most pro Thunderbolt dock you can buy, and how they automated their note-taking.
Main Topics
- What makes something “pro”?
- CalDigit TS5 Plus https://www.caldigit.com/thunderbolt-5-dock-ts5-plus/
Other stuff
- F1 movie had a great opening weekend https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/brad-pitt-f1-fire-up-box-office-m3gan-2-1236301336/
- Parallels https://www.parallels.com/products/desktop
- Hush https://hushaudioapp.com/
- ScreenFlow https://www.telestream.net/screenflow/overview.htm
- Audio Hijack https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/
- Actions for Obsidian https://actions.work/actions-for-obsidian/
- OWC Thunderbolt 4 Dock https://www.owc.com/solutions/thunderbolt-dock
- Roadcaster Duo https://rode.com/en-us/products/rodecaster-duo?variant_sku=RCDUOW
- Scarlet Solo https://us.focusrite.com/products/scarlett-solo
- Zoom H4N https://zoomcorp.com/en/us/handheld-recorders/handheld-recorders/h4n/
- Sennheiser MKE https://www.sennheiser.com/en-us/catalog/products/microphones/mke-600/mke-600-505453
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
0:00 - 98° (and rising) 1:25 - The F1 movie is popping off 5:35 - Windows on Mac? 8:45 - What makes a tool “pro”? 31:05 - Ecamm Live 33:24 - CalDigit T5 Plus dock 50:55 - Matt delves into Spotlight again 54:57 - Chris adds AI to his note capture 1:00:33 - Add F1 to your workflow 1:02:42 - Where’s Max going?