

Connected
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Connected is a weekly panel discussion on Apple and the impact of technology on our lives. With each co-host having a unique background — and accent — Connected provides a perspective that no other show can. Hosted by Federico Viticci, Stephen Hackett, and Myke Hurley.
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Nov 21, 2018 • 1h 21min
219: Your Best Friend, Base64
Stephen formalizes a new show segment, Federico is making magic in Shortcuts and Myke has thoughts about picture frames.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Connected with a Relay FM Membership Relay FM "Hackett & Hurley" Enamel Pin & AirPod Sticker Pack | Cotton Bureau Upgrade 'Dongletown' Tees | Cotton Bureau I tried to edit an ENTIRE video on iPad Pro... - Jonathan Morrison - YouTube Stephen Hackett on Twitter: "I think Instagram’s advertising algorithm believes I am a woman." My Markdown Writing and Collaboration Workflow, Powered by Working Copy 3.6, iCloud Drive, and GitHub – MacStories Kaleidoscope How to Trigger IFTTT Applets with iOS 12’s New Shortcuts App and Siri – MacStories Home Screen Icon Creator: A Shortcut to Create Custom Icons for Apps, Contacts, Solid Colors, and More – MacStories Club MacStories Agenda - An elegant new take on Notes. Here’s How Apple Should Have Combined the iPad and Mac Mini – Luna Display How to control which HomePod Siri responds from | Official Apple Support Communities Holiday — Share Your Gifts — Apple - YouTube Holiday — Making of “Share Your Gifts” — Apple - YouTube HomePod — Welcome Home by Spike Jonze — Apple - YouTube John Lewis & Partners Christmas Ad 2018 - #EltonJohnLewis 🎹 - YouTube Twelve South Launches 'PowerPic' Wooden Picture Frame With 10W Qi Charger for $80 - MacRumors

Nov 14, 2018 • 1h 33min
218: My Thumb Is Now Useless
Federico and Myke thoroughly review the iPad Pro and its accessories – while eschewing the typical podcast format.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Connected with a Relay FM Membership Upgrade #219: The Chicken Just Laid an Egg - Relay FM iPad Diaries: My First 48 Hours with the New 12.9″ iPad Pro – MacStories The Stalman Podcast Episode 38: Cameras, phones & camera phones, with MKBHD Federico's RAM testing Connected #74: Orange Light, Blue Light - Relay FM LumaFusion | LumaTouch Matias Mini Tactile Pro Keyboard for Mac Plugable USB-C Voltage and Amperage Meter with OLED: Amazon Press Release - Belkin Introduces USB-C to HDMI Adapter John Sundell's Text Editor on an External Monitor iPad Diaries: Typing on the iPad Pro with the Smart Keyboard Folio – MacStories Marques Brownlee on Twitter: "MAGNETS" Accidental Tech Podcast: 299: Headphone Bump Kate's 'The Wire Man' Poster Oliver's 'The Wire Man' Poster Corey 'The Wire Man' Poster Can the iPad Pro Replace Your Laptop? Here's What 3 Pros Think – Laptop Philips Hue Lightstrip Plus - Apple

Nov 7, 2018 • 1h 44min
217: A Brief Moment in 1995
Federico looks back on his PowerBook 165, Myke sends a tweet and Stephen goes for a drive with Siri. The three also have a conversation about working on the iPad Pro, and how people respond to it.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Connected with a Relay FM Membership Simple Beep New Mac Benchmarks Surface – 512 Pixels Upgrade #218: Previously, on Apple Laptops - Relay FM The 2018 Mac Mini – Marco.org Mac mini 2018 review: The Swiss army knife of Macs returns - Six Colors Myke's iPad Pro Unboxing Instagram Story • Instagram Apple iPad Pro review 2018: the fastest iPad is still an iPad - The Verge iPad Pro (2018) Review: Almost a Laptop Killer | WIRED Apple’s New iPad Pro: Great Tablet, Still Can’t Replace Your Laptop - WSJ Daring Fireball: The 2018 iPad Pros Jan. 1984: How critics reviewed the Mac | Fortune Daring Fireball: On Attribution and Credit Myke's Tweet Sony XAV-AX100 Digital multimedia receiver (does not play CDs) at Crutchfield.com Remaster - Relay FM Stephen's Truck – Instagram The insides of Stephen's Truck – Instagram Stephen's Installed Carplay Unit – Instagram Federico Viticci (@viticci) • Instagram photos and videos Myke Hurley (@imyke) • Instagram photos and videos Stephen Hackett (@stephenmhackett) • Instagram photos and videos

Oct 31, 2018 • 1h 55min
216: The Honking Powers the Vehicles
The MacBook Air and Mac mini are alive, and the iPad Pro has taken a big step forward, but progress seems to come with larger price tags. The guys dive into all the news, after Federico reviews New York City.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Connected with a Relay FM Membership How to say hello in Canada - Quora Federico Viticci on Twitter: "Here’s a picture of @jsnell, @caseyliss, and my American cousin @marcoarment" How to Use Only a Dark Menu Bar and Dock in macOS Mojave - TekRevue The $350 Honk - The New York Times The New MacBook Air: The MacStories Overview – MacStories Apple Announces 2018 MacBook Air: Entry-Level Laptop Gets Essential Refresh More on the MacBook Air CPU – 512 Pixels Jamie's Tweet about the laptop line-up Mac mini: The MacStories Overview – MacStories Federico's Mac mini configuration UltraSharp Monitors | Dell The New 11″ and 12.9″ iPad Pros: My First Impressions and Hands-On – MacStories 2019 iPad Pro Impressions: Incredibly Thin! - MKBHD Early 'Jony' iPhone concept shows Sony design influence - The Verge Bringing Your Apps to the New iPad Pro - Tech Talks - Apple Developer Pixelmator Photo Is Coming to the iPad Later This Year – MacStories Buy USB-C to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter - Apple Brydge Smart Keyboard - Apple

Oct 26, 2018 • 1h 27min
215: Live from NYC: A Nightmare Level of Itching
Stephen and Myke are joined by Marco Arment for a live show in New York City. The three talk about the iPhone XR, the iPhones we loved the most, and what Apple could do to make us the happiest after its event next week.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Connected with a Relay FM Membership Stephen's Attire Ticci's American Cousin Apple addressing 'BeautyGate' iPhone XS front camera skin smoothing in iOS 12.1 - 9to5Mac New Safari beta allows websites to adapt their theme to complement macOS Mojave in Dark Mode - 9to5Mac Daring Fireball: The iPhone XR Apple iPhone XR review: better than good enough - The Verge iPhone XR Reviews Roundup: Best LCD Display Yet, Decent Single-Lens Camera, Excellent Performance and Battery Life - Mac Rumors Motorola Droid - Wikipedia Palm Pre - Wikipedia Upgrade #216: The 2018 October Event Draft - LIVE in Chicago - Relay FM Amazon — Leuchtturm1917 Pen Loop Kaweco pen sleeve GRIP for Apple Pencil | Mostwanted Pens Kuo predicts new iPad mini 5, AirPower launch in late 2018 or early 2019, more - 9to5Mac IBM ThinkPad ThinkLight - Wikipedia

Oct 17, 2018 • 1h 30min
214: The Californian Idea of Food
Stephen was wrong, and Myke demands an apology before explaining what makes up dust. The FileMaker world is considered, then Federico explains why he thinks the 🍕emoji is wrong. Lastly, Adobe and Palm are both in the news.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Connected with a Relay FM Membership Apple Planning to Launch New Clear Case for iPhone XR, Priced Around $40 - Mac Rumors iPhone XR available for pre-order on Friday, October 19 - Apple A clean version of the Gross Keyboard Upgrade #215: The Future of TV is the TV App - Relay FM Cortex #76: PREPARE FOR CORTEX - Relay FM Exploring Custom watchOS Watch Faces - David Smith, Independent iOS Developer Apple Fixes Bagel Emoji - Emojipedia Jeremy's Bagels Tweets Top Four #13: Bagel Flavors - Relay FM Federico's Pizza Emoji Tweet @Tendrils 🍕 Slice of Pizza Emoji Federico's Shortcuts 2.1 Beta 2 Tweets Ticci got AirPower Core Audio Format - Wikipedia The new Palm is a tiny phone to keep you away from your phone - The Verge How Adobe is bringing “real Photoshop” to the iPad - The Verge Adobe previews Photoshop CC on iPad and new apps for creative pros - Apple Why Photoshop on iOS is a huge win for the iPad Pro | Macworld Some of Apple’s Forgotten iOS Apps – MacStories

Oct 10, 2018 • 1h 38min
213: Movement of the Dogs
Myke went to Rome, Apple bought a company and Google announced a bunch of new hardware.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Connected with a Relay FM Membership Myke Hurley on Instagram: “Visiting Rome” Chinese Wedding Tea Ceremony: Steps, Meaning, History & Gifts - Teasenz Dropshare Cloud - Secure and easy filesharing for Mac and iPhone Stardew Valley - Stardew Valley coming to mobile Playing for Fun #8: Stardew Valley - Relay FM Nintendogs - Wikipedia Animal Crossing - Wikipedia PlayingForFunFM - Twitch Apple Has Acquired Danish Startup Spektral, Focused on Real-Time 'Green Screen' Technology - Mac Rumors Myke's Photo Booth Image Stephen's Photo Booth Image FileMaker - Wikipedia Make an app for any task | FileMaker — An Apple Subsidiary Bento (database) - Wikipedia Federico's Examples of Shortcuts Actions in the 2.1 Beta Apple Frames: A Shortcut for Framing Screenshots from Every Apple Device – MacStories I'm Trying Bear — MacSparky The 5 biggest announcements from the Google Pixel 3 event - The Verge Google Pixel 3 event in 12 minutes - YouTube Facebook's Portal video device launches amid privacy concerns - CNET Pixel Slate: first look at Google's Chrome OS tablet - Dieter Bohn - YouTube Upgrade #214: Nobody Seems to Know Anything - Relay FM Example of low light photos on the Pixel 3 Google Pixel 3 Impressions! - MKBHD - YouTube Download - Relay FM

Oct 3, 2018 • 1h 35min
212: NanoHippo
Stephen answered Myke's PopSocket challenge, and Federico attempts to name all of iOS 12.1's new emoji.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Connected with a Relay FM Membership The Ticci Scale Kid's Marathon & 1-Mile Fun Run: Stephen Hackett - St. Jude Heroes | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital iPhone XS: Why It’s A Whole New Camera – Halide iPhone XS vs. iPhone X — The Camera Hardware Changes Stephen Hackett on Instagram: “Big week.” Popsockets Cortex #75: Home Again - Relay FM Apple Support on Twitter: "Podcast listener. Yoga lover. Power user." Play podcasts on Apple Watch - Apple Support Every New Emoji in iOS 12.1 - Emojipedia My dog Toaster was attacked by a raccoon - Kevin Rose on YouTube Bill Gates unleash swarm of mosquitoes at TED 2009 - Telegraph Jeremy Burge 🐥 on Twitter: "ok ok we are fixing it and @tonyhawk is helping 🤘… " Droplr Pro – Droplr™ Apple Store app now works with Siri Shortcuts — including pre-ordering iPhone XR - 9to5Mac Apple Adds More Than 30 Worldwide Companies to Business Chat – MacStories Ticci Sends Memoji

Sep 27, 2018 • 1h 23min
211: That's Enough to Shrink Some Jeans
The guys debate the Mac's future being tied to the quality of Marzipan apps before sharing their impressions of the iPhone XS Max and the Apple Watch Series 4. Some advice on how to listen to the show correctly is also shared.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Connected with a Relay FM Membership macOS Mojave: The MacStories Review – MacStories macOS Mojave review: At the inflection point - Six Colors AppStories – A weekly exploration of the world of apps DragThing On macOS Mojave – 512 Pixels Aqua Screenshot Library 1.1: Lots of macOS Mojave, Lion Goes Retina – 512 Pixels Apple Support's Tweet Belkin’s Boostup wireless dock can charge three Apple devices at once - The Verge BOOSTUP Wireless Charging Dock – Apple Watch Charging Stand + Wireless iPhone Charger AirPower referenced in iPhone XS packaging, iOS 12.1 code shows continuing development | 9to5Mac Kid's Marathon & 1-Mile Fun Run: Stephen Hackett - St. Jude Heroes | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital September – 512 Pixels Popsockets Landscape Control Center iPhone XS camera is the major upgrade over iPhone X [Comparison] | 9to5Mac

Sep 19, 2018 • 1h 36min
210: Cold Feet Apple Blogger
Federico has published his iOS 12 review, and the boys get nerdy talking about Siri Shortcuts and some updated apps before Stephen talks about macOS Mojave's launch.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Connected with a Relay FM Membership Pages, Keynote, and Numbers Add Siri Shortcuts Support and More – MacStories Hands-on with Multiple HomePod Timers – 512 Pixels Apple Style Guide iPhone XS and XS Max Have 4GB of RAM, XR Has 3GB; XS Max and XR Have Larger 3,174 and 2,942 mAH Batteries - Mac Rumors Kid's Marathon & 1-Mile Fun Run: Stephen Hackett - St. Jude Heroes | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital September – 512 Pixels iOS 12: The MacStories Review – MacStories iOS 12: The MacStories Review – Audiobook Jonathan Morrison's Selfie Daring Fireball: The iPhones XS iPhone XS and XS Max review - The Verge - YouTube Apple iPhone Xs Review: A (S)mall Step Up! - MKBHD - YouTube Overcast 5: Redesigned Now Playing Screen, Search, Siri Media Shortcuts, and More – MacStories Google Maps Adds CarPlay Support – MacStories PCalc on the App Store When CARROT Met Siri: Shortcuts and Siri Watch Face Support Added to CARROT Weather – MacStories Things 3.7 Brings Support for Shortcuts, Siri Watch Face, iPhone Landscape Mode, and More – MacStories Todoist: Organize your life on the App Store 1Password Extends into the iOS QuickType Keyboard with Password AutoFill – MacStories How to Trigger IFTTT Applets with iOS 12’s New Shortcuts App and Siri – MacStories Siri Shortcuts + Zapier: How to Create Siri Shortcuts Beyond Your iPhone Myke Hurley on Twitter: "This feels a tad too dramatic for a to-do app… " LookUp 5 Teaches Siri the Word of the Day and More via Shortcuts – MacStories macOS Mojave - Apple macOS 10.14 Mojave System Requirements – 512 Pixels On macOS Mojave’s Dark Mode – 512 Pixels


