Comfort Zone, Episode 17: One True Voorhees
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With Niléane out on assignment, Matt and Chris are joined by MacStories’ own John Voorhees! Chris and John bring brand new, embargoed products, while Matt brings…checking my notes here…a Thunderbolt dock from years ago — but he swears it’s cool.
Weekly Topics
- OWC Thunderbolt Dock — https://www.owc.com/solutions/thunderbolt-dock
- iPhone 16 Pro — https://www.apple.com/iphone-16-pro/
- Logitech MX Creative Console — https://www.logitech.com/en-us/products/keyboards/mx-creative-console.html
Other Stuff We Discussed
- VIA — https://www.caniusevia.com/
- Tailscale — https://tailscale.com/
- Longplay — https://apps.apple.com/us/app/longplay/id1495152002
- Things Logbook — opens in Obsidian — obsidian://show-plugin?id=things-logbook
- GoodTask — https://apps.apple.com/us/app/goodtask-to-do-list-tasks/id1068039220
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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, Episode 16: Nicolas Cage Works Just Fine with MagSafe
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Matt needs to praise the iPad, Chris drops some iPadOS knowledge, and Niléane is intrigued by window management on other tablets looks like.
Weekly Topics
- M4 iPad Pro — https://www.apple.com/ipad-pro/
- The MacStories iOS and iPadOS 18 review — https://www.macstories.net/stories/ios-and-ipados-18-the-macstories-review/
Other Stuff We Discussed
- Retro Gameboy case not linked due to…well…legal issues. You can find it if you want 😉
- Nick Cage case — https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKSZ8VP3
- Bang!Case — https://www.bitmolab.com/products/bang-case
- Clicks keyboard case — https://www.clicks.tech/
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- 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
iOS and iPadOS 18 Walkthrough: EVERYTHING You Need to Know
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Comfort Zone, Episode 15: Don’t You Want to be Anxious?
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It’s all challenge this week as the gang brings — and defends their phone home screens. Rules were followed by all, but of course there’s a little twist this time as well.
Weekly Topics
- Niléane’s home screen — 
- Chris’s home screen — 
- Matt’s home screen — 
Other Stuff We Discussed
- Matt explaining his iPhone on Home Screens — https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ljpuk/episodes/S1E3-Matt-Birchler-e2nrlqo
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- 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, Episode 14: That’s How I Drive My Truck
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Niléane and Chris have upgraded their desk setups, but Matt didn’t get the memo and brought a hard drive or something. Then we see who can bend the rules the most to survive the challenge.
Weekly Topics
- Twelve South HiRise Pro — https://www.twelvesouth.com/products/hirise-pro-for-macbook
- BESIGN LSX6 Computer Holder Stand — https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09X2NPM8G?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1
- Synology DiskStation DS923+ — https://www.synology.com/en-us/products/DS923+
Other Stuff We Discussed
- Photo of Niléane’s desk setup — 
- Photo of Chris’s stand — 
- Microsoft Remote Desktop — https://apps.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-remote-desktop/id1295203466?mt=12
- Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition — https://www.ageofempires.com/games/aoeiide/
- Microsoft Start — https://apps.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-start/id945416273
- Doom — 2016 — https://bethesda.net/en/game/doom-2016
- SpaceRex is a Synology guru — https://www.youtube.com/@SpaceRexWill
- MONOKEI keyboards — https://monokei.co/systems
- lofree Flow84 — https://www.lofree.co/products/lofree-flow-the-smoothest-mechanical-keyboard
- Synology BeeStation — https://bee.synology.com/en-us/BeeStation
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- 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, Episode 13: Celsius Has No Character
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Matt is trying to find the right temperature, Chris is floating on Air — table, and Niléane finds out if she’s feeling lucky about getting 10 blue links.
Other Stuff We Discussed
- Ecobee Thermostats — https://www.ecobee.com/en-us/
- Things 3 — https://culturedcode.com/things/
- Notion — https://www.notion.so/
- SwitchBot — https://us.switch-bot.com/
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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