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Comfort Zone Episode 2: A Second Thing Plugged into the Mac Is a Disaster State

đź”— Comfort Zone Episode 2: A Second Thing Plugged into the Mac Is a Disaster State

We’re back! After surviving our first challenge together, the gang is back for more with new goodies, an unexpectedly heavy topic, and a new mysterious challenge we didn’t see coming.

Weekly Topics

Our iPad Gaming Swag

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0:00 - Welcome 1:36 - Perplexed about Perplexity 19:35 - Kino is a stunner for the iPhone 35:08 - Ethernet powerline is like magic 49:39 - Reckoning with a week of iPad gaming 1:13:48 - The Challenge: redacted

June 13, 2024

Comfort Zone EP 1: I’m Known on My iPad as an iPad Guy

🔗 Comfort Zone EP 1: I’m Known on My iPad as an iPad Guy

Welcome to Comfort Zone! This is a show about exploring new and interesting tech, and stepping outside your comfort zone to expand your horizons (whether you want to or not).

In this debut episode, we talk about what Apple should steal from the Meta Quest 3, how an iPad enthusiast takes advantage of a new Mac, and how precious family photos were saved from being lost to time.

Then there’s the challenge! We all spent a few weeks using Apple Reminders for task management, and our challenge for week 2 is something none of us saw coming…

Links to everything are in the audio version or on MacStories. (We have to build some channel history before YouTube will let us put links here)

Welcome to Comfort Zone! 00:00 Matt brings the Meta Quest 3 03:15 Chris brings a Mac mini 17:11 Niléane brings Google PhotoSnap 28:24 Apple Reminders…pain? Bliss? 38:54 Turn your iPad into a gaming computer 52:35

June 13, 2024

Whats New in iOS and iPadOS 18

đź”— Whats New in iOS and iPadOS 18

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Let’s talk about everything that is new in iOS and iPadOS 18

Check out my new podcast Comfort Zone: https://www.macstories.net/comfort-zone

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Intro 00:00 Home Screen Customization 00:11 Control Center 1:56 Calculator 3:49 Sponsor: Sofa 5:40 Notes 7:15 Mail 9:50 Calendars 10:17 Safari 11:05 Passwords 12:00 Photos 12:25 Messages 13:22 Game Mode 14:20 All the Small Things 14:53 The Elephant in the Room (iPadOS) 15:55 AI 17:16

June 12, 2024

My Experience Using the New iPad Pro

đź”— My Experience Using the New iPad Pro

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Let’s talk about my experience using the new iPad Pros.

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June 9, 2024

My iPadOS 18 Feature Wishlist

đź”— My iPadOS 18 Feature Wishlist

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Let’s talk about my iPadOS 18 wishlist!

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June 7, 2024

I Have a New Podcast: Welcome to Comfort Zone

đź”— I Have a New Podcast: Welcome to Comfort Zone

For audio you can find us where ever you listen to podcasts. Links to subscribe: https://www.macstories.net/comfort-zone Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/comfort-zone/id1749879483 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0huKMCk8pn5f8W77pIFjxt

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Matt Birchler: @ABetterComputer Niléane: https://www.macstories.net/?author=46

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Comfort Zone is a podcast that pushes its hosts outside of their, well, comfort zone. Every week, each host will bring new technology they’ve tried to the show to discuss whether it worked and how it pushed them out of their comfort zone.

Then, at the conclusion of each episode, one of the hosts will issue the dreaded challenge to the others to try something new, and perhaps even something they might not like. It’s a fun, fresh way to learn something new, along with the hosts every week.

Hosted by: Christopher Lawley, Matt Birchler, and Niléane

June 3, 2024