Clockwise

Our favorite smartphone photos, our thoughts on selfies, what we still want from the Apple Watch, and whether we think Night Mode on the new iPhones is a gimmick or a great new feature. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: TextExpander, from Smile: Unlock your productivity with TextExpander. Get 20% off with your first year. Guest Starring: Lory Gil and Ant Pruitt Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Ant Pruitt's Photo | Fine Art America Dan Moren's Photo | Dropbox Lory Gil's Photo | Dropbox Mikah Sargent's Photo | Unsplash Donate to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Diminishing returns in smartphone updates, our feelings on Apple Arcade, whether iPhone colors are important to us, and the features that we are (and aren't) looking forward to in macOS Catalina. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit. Backblaze: Unlimited cloud backup for Macs and PCs for just $6/month. Guest Starring: Scholle McFarland and Paul Kafasis Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Take Control of CatalinaLearn what’s new, from Finder enhancements to updated Apple apps like Find My, Music, Notes, Podcasts, Reminders, Safari, and TV. You’ll also get helpful tips for using Catalina, including how best to customize it to your needs. Donate to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

New hardware we want Apple to announce at its upcoming event, the product or company we think should take advantage of TikTok marketing, iOS & macOS features we could do without, and sleep tracking with wearables. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit. 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. Guest Starring: Quinn Rose and Aleen Simms Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Donate to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Tech products we want that no one makes, the best phone for "civilians," apps that we've recently downloaded, and which companies we think Apple should buy. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit. Direct Mail: Create and send great looking email newsletters with Direct Mail, an easy-to-use email marketing app designed exclusively for the Mac. Guest Starring: Shelly Brisbin and John Moltz Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership LydSonos control from your Apple Watch. Merlin Bird IDIdentify birds by picture or description. Teleprompter ProTurn your iPad into a full-featured teleprompter. EndelPersonalized soundscapes for your day.

Our methods for getting things done, a follow-up on Qi charging, whether we think the Apple Card is truly different, and our subscription service reckoning. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit. Guest Starring: Jeremy Burge and James Thomson Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership

Our credit card strategies, the books we want to be made into television series, using online delivery services, and our commitment to clipboard managers. 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. Guest Starring: Jason Snell, Ant Pruitt, and Allison Sheridan Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Wool: Hugh Howey | Amazon The Naturalist Series: Andrew Mayne | Amazon The Murderbot Diaries: Martha Wells | Amazon The Clockwork Century: Cherie Priest | Amazon Evil Dukes Are the Worst | The Incomparable The Iron Druid Chronicles: Kevin Hearne | Amazon Clipboard Managers and Keyboard Maestro | Podfeet

The future of delivery, our thoughts on crowdsourced online grave memorials, our tech placebos, and the problems we want the next round of smartphones to solve. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: TextExpander, from Smile: Unlock your productivity with TextExpander. Get 20% off with your first year. Guest Starring: Rene Ritchie, Megan Morrone, and Brian Hamilton Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership How Ancestry.com’s Find A Grave Encourages Bad Actors and Bad Data | Medium

Simple tech tips, our thoughts on Apple's latest earnings report, what pro products we'd pay premiums to own, and how we feel about humans "grading" Siri requests. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit. Guest Starring: Rose Orchard, Matthew Cassinelli, and Brian Hamilton Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership

Fines and antitrust investigations of Big Tech: do they work? Plus, how often we clean our devices, the last time we shot video on our iPhone, and whether we listen to music while we work. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit. ButcherBox: Thoughtfully sourced meat delivered directly to your door. Get 6 burgers free all summer. Guest Starring: Lisa Schmeiser, Kathy Campbell, and James Thomson Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership

Best photo-sharing site for group events, managing multiple smartphone lenses, Apple's rumored foray into the podcasting business, and modern-day moonshots that inspire us. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Pingdom: Start monitoring your websites and servers today. Use offer code CLOCKWISE to get 30% off. Guest Starring: Florence Ion and Jeff Carlson Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership