Clockwise

Apple TV remote changes we'd like to see (and what should stay the same), our tech spring cleaning habits, whether in-person WWDC should return, and what other tech products should be ruggedized. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Privacy: Smarter payments. Get $5 to spend on your first purchase. Technology Untangled: Join Michael Bird as he untangles innovation through a series of interviews, stories, and analyses with some of the industry’s brightest brains. Guest Starring: Jason Snell, Kathy Campbell, and Zac Hall Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership

Smart speakers with displays, how (and if) we use Apple's productivity software, whether we have temperature and humidity sensors in our homes, and does anyone even care about AirTags anymore? This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code CLOCKWISE to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2022, and can be used only once. DeleteMe: Remove your personal info from data brokers. Get 20% off with code CLOCKWISE. Guest Starring: Rosemary Orchard and Stephen Warwick Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership

Gamification of tasks, vertical tabs, Apple's smart home ambitions, and sleep hacks. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: The Intrazone, by Microsoft SharePoint: Your bi-weekly conversation and interview podcast about SharePoint, OneDrive and related tech within Microsoft 365. Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code CLOCKWISE to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2022, and can be used only once. Guest Starring: Lisa Schmeiser and Kelly Guimont Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Amazon Expands Effort to ‘Gamify’ Warehouse Work | The Information Microsoft Edge vertical tabs are a reason to ditch Chrome | Fast Company How To Trick Your Brain Into Falling Asleep | YouTube Yes, you still have to spring forward this weekend for daylight savings | OPB

Google's pullback from targeted advertising, TikTok's new anti-bullying measures, how we read books, and what the heck is going on with NFTs. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Behind the Tech with Kevin Scott, from Microsoft: Join Microsoft’s Chief Technology Officer Kevin Scott for Behind the Tech, a podcast that goes behind-the-scenes with today’s most innovative tech leaders. Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code CLOCKWISE to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2022, and can be used only once. Guest Starring: Simone De Rochefort and Devindra Hardawar Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership

Our favorite dongles, adapters, and docks. Our thoughts on day trading. How we deal with spam calls and texts. Gadgets and accessories that haven't gotten as much use during the pandemic. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: TextExpander, from Smile: Work smarter, not harder. Get 20% off your first year. Guest Starring: Shelly Brisbin and Sawyer Blatz Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership

Apps that need some reinvention, our wake-up/bedtime smartphone habits, the appeal (or not) of hi-fi music, and what we've added to our emergency kits. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code CLOCKWISE to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2022, and can be used only once. Guest Starring: Jean MacDonald and Lex Friedman Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership

Feature parity on social networks, awesome things born of a creative spark, venting our tech frustrations, and topics we avoid bringing up on social media. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Behind the Tech with Kevin Scott, from Microsoft: Join Microsoft’s Chief Technology Officer Kevin Scott for Behind the Tech, a podcast that goes behind-the-scenes with today’s most innovative tech leaders. cPanel: Level up, simplify, and streamline your WordPress website management. Guest Starring: Kathy Campbell and Jeremy Burge Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership

Apple's App Store woes, whether we've picked up Apple Fitness+, our thoughts on Clubhouse, and the oldest tech we use. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: The Intrazone, by Microsoft SharePoint: Your bi-weekly conversation and interview podcast about SharePoint, OneDrive and related tech within Microsoft 365. Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code CLOCKWISE to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2022, and can be used only once. Guest Starring: Allison Sheridan and Christopher Phin Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership

Our thoughts on tech obscurity, the quality-of-life improvements in iOS 14.5, the software feature we want to see come to our favorite platform(s), and Tim Cook's take on Big Social. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: PDFpen, from Smile: The all-purpose PDF editor for Mac, iPad & iPhone. Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code CLOCKWISE to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2022, and can be used only once. Guest Starring: Aleen Simms and Rene Ritchie Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership

Twitter's new crowdsourced fact-checking feature, Apple's new companion audio for taking walks, our tech pet peeves, and the future of unions in Silicon Valley. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: The Inside Track, from Microsoft: Your one-stop podcast exploring the technology that helps to accelerate the future of the automotive industry. Guest Starring: David Smith and Florence Ion Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Total Party Kill: Dog & Pony ShowDan & Mikah's actual play D&D podcast on The Incomparable.