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Mikey and Sawyer talk WWDC 2016, and in the process wrestle with spending personal time watching corporate keynotes. Is it a waste of time for a regular consumer? What is it about nerdy drama that keeps us coming back? And is it about the products, the people, or the (once again) weird feeling of unearned
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Sawyer’s apartment didn’t burn down, but most of his messaging apps might as well have. This week, he and Mikey dive deeper into the strange cesspool of the psychology of messaging services.
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Sawyer has ten messaging apps. Mikey has nine. Most everyone with a smartphone has at least five. How is this the new normal? Also, Mikey has a new phone, and Sawyer’s apartment is burning. What Sawyer is currently using: What Mikey is currently using: Show notes:
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What happens when you fall in love with a failing music servi.ce? What do you tell the people who signed up due to your evangelism? What happens when the boat sinks? Mikey Llorin and Sawyer Paul discuss Rdio, the dead and loved online music service. Show notes:
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Sawyer Paul explains how his interest in offbeat and weird technology began with being the only kid he knew with a TurboGrafx-16. Mikey Llorin makes a revelatory statement about the narcissism of going against the grain. Note: We mention Contra a few times but we both totally meant R-Type.
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Mikey Llorin and Sawyer Paul discuss Apple’s quarterly results, Sawyer’s iPhone 6, Apple Music, iTunes Match, Zune Pass, and whether or not it is a poor choice to put all your stuff into iCloud.
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Sawyer and Mikey break open the beautiful and troubled little pebble that effectively killed Palm. Also discussed: Palm Pilots, Apple lifting features from the Prē, and if there’s anything to learn from Palm’s demise. Links and Show Notes:
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iPad. It’s almost impossible to pick the “right” one, even if they’re all pretty great. Links and Show Notes: The “right” iPads: The “wrong” ones that Mikey owned: Mikey’s current iPad: iPad Pro 12.9” Sawyer’s iPad: iPad 2 (Early 2011 – Late 2012) As of March 22, 2016, the iPad Air 2 remains Wirecutter’s “Best tablet“
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Mikey and Sawyer discuss a small handful of iPods, what they meant in their lives, why certain models were chosen over others, and what the iPod meant in the 2000s before ubiquitous internet music streaming. Links
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