Comfort Zone, Episode 49: It’s a French Thing
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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Main Topics
- Motorola RAZR+ https://www.motorola.com/us/en/p/phones/razr/razr-plus/pmipmfu34mm?pn=PAX60001US
- Moom https://manytricks.com/moom/
- Supercharge https://sindresorhus.com/supercharge
- BetterTouchTool https://folivora.ai/
Other Things Discussed
- Schej https://schej.it/
- Folder Preview https://apps.apple.com/us/app/folder-preview/id6698876601?mt=12
- Pinning https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pinning-calendar-countdown/id6472634746
- Single-Space Challenge: Trying to Manage My macOS Windows All in One Virtual Desktop https://www.macstories.net/stories/single-space-challenge-trying-to-manage-my-macos-windows-all-in-one-virtual-desktop/
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- 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
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
Comfort Zone, Episode 48: Raycast Does This
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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Other Things Discussed
- Marco Arment is just like Niléane https://nileane.fr/@nileane/114444100130827681 - ATP 637 https://atp.fm/637
- 1Password https://1password.com/
- AirPods Sanity https://github.com/Gaulomatic/AirPodsSanity
- Aqua Voice https://withaqua.com/
- Bartender 5 https://www.macbartender.com/
- BetterSnapTool https://folivora.ai/bettersnaptool
- BetterTouchTool https://folivora.ai/
- CleanShot X https://cleanshot.com/
- Dato https://sindresorhus.com/dato
- Ethernet Menubar https://apps.apple.com/fr/app/ethernet-menu/id1549412235?l=en-GB&mt=12
- FigmaAgent https://www.figma.com/
- FinderFix https://synappser.github.io/apps/finderfix/
- Front and Center https://hypercritical.co/front-and-center/
- Hand Mirror https://handmirror.app/
- Hyperduck https://sindresorhus.com/hyperduck
- iStat Menus https://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/
- Keyboard Maestro https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/main/
- MenuBot https://apps.apple.com/fr/app/menubot-custom-menu-bar/id6444080295?mt=12
- Moom https://manytricks.com/moom/
- MotionVFX https://www.motionvfx.com/
- Pastebot https://tapbots.com/pastebot/
- PopClip https://www.popclip.app/
- Quitter https://marco.org/apps
- Raycast https://marco.org/apps
- Sleeve https://replay.software/sleeve
- SoundSource https://rogueamoeba.com/soundsource/
- Supercharge https://sindresorhus.com/supercharge
- Velja https://sindresorhus.com/velja
- YellowDot https://lowtechguys.com/yellowdot/
- United app https://apps.apple.com/us/app/united-airlines/id449945214
- Disneyland app https://apps.apple.com/us/app/disneyland/id1022164656
- 12Train.com https://www.12train.com/
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
Comfort Zone, Episode 47: Everything I Type Is Quack
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.
How would you have done our challenges? How would you answer the question at the end of the show? Let us know https://forms.gle/Hizy8ygsKhGNDUz96!
Weekly Topics
- Raycast Focus https://www.raycast.com/core-features/focus
- MacWhisper https://goodsnooze.gumroad.com/l/macwhisper
- Aqua Voice https://withaqua.com/
Other Things Discussed
- Kwack https://www.trykwack.com/
- Bluesky is rolling out checkmarks https://bsky.social/about/blog/04-21-2025-verification
- Existing Bluesky “verification” program https://verified.quest/
- Wait, how did a decentralized service like Bluesky go down? https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/wait-how-did-a-decentralized-service-like-bluesky-go-down/
- iTunes never dies https://nileane.fr/@nileane/114383644615363811
- Jet Lag The Game https://www.youtube.com/@jetlagthegame
- Framadate https://framadate.org
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
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?
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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
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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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Links Check out all my work here: https://chrislawley.me
- My Podcast Comfort Zone: https://www.macstories.net/comfort-zone
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- My Gear: https://www.amazon.com/shop/christopherlawley
- My Shortcuts Gallery: https://theuntitled.site/shortcuts
- Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@ChrisLawley
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- Website: https://theuntitled.site
- Sponsorship and Review Contact Info: chris@theuntitled.site
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Apps:
- RayCast https://www.raycast.com
- Drafts https://getdrafts.com
- Obsidian https://obsidian.md
- Todoist https://apps.apple.com/us/app/todoist-to-do-list-calendar/id585829637?mt=12
- Raindrop.io https://raindrop.io
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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
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.
How would you have done our challenges? How would you answer the question at the end of the show? Let us know https://forms.gle/Hizy8ygsKhGNDUz96!
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/
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
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
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