The Thing Is
Anywhere between 2 to 4 ex-Apple Store Geniuses shooting the breeze.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 79
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2021
A Shit-Ton of Bird Scooters in the Back of my Prius
Stevie's scooter-charging side hustle, what to do with a failing Mac with no Apple Care and less than 2 years old. Recommendations: Mike Hole.io (App Store game), Stevie: Hannah Gadsby: Nanette (Netf…
I Can't Resist a Candy Apple
Unexpected dental work, Pocket-Run pool, butterfly-switch keyboard failure repair extension, repair extensions in general, unofficial loaner plans.
Recommendations:
Stevie: The Last Jedi
Mike: A Litt…
Tepid Takes
Stevie and Mike talk about the merging of media providers with content producers and WWDC…mostly just iOS 12
Recommendations:
Stevie: Sonos Play 5
Mike: A Higher Loyalty by James Comes (book)
Slow to Add to Your Tally
Stevie’s new (to him) camera, weird target disk mode EFI password thing, AirPlay 2, WWDC imaginings.
Recommendations:
Stevie: Explained (TV - Netflix), The Break with Michelle Wolf (TV - Netflix)
Mik…
I Need a Sucker
Spigen’s silly indiegogo, what the next iPhones will be called/look like, theater mode on series 0, Bird scooters, MacBook Pro keyboard lawsuit.
Recommendations:
Stevie: Silicon Valley (TV - HBO)
Mik…
A Passable Memory from This Afternoon
Stevie’s long-ass iMac reminiscences, Google's creepy robocaller.
Recommendations:
Jessamine: The Expanse ($$ Amazon)
Stevie: This is America - Childish Gambino (Music video)
Mike: Very Bad Wizards (…
Edward Norton in the Hulk Hogan Story
Watch notifications, what your phone calls you, Arlo’s playlist part 1, Apple’s Q2 FY2018 Earnings Blowout!, cheap iPads, Craigslist: What the Fuck?, Funny Book Movies, more Apple Watch things.
Recom…
Stiff Drive
The demise of the Airport line, SD cards.
Recommendations:
Jessamine: Music Memos (iOS app)
Mike: Westworld (TV - HBO)
Stevie: Yellow Apple Leather iPhone case (iPhone case)
Skypin' Across Town
iPad repairs, iPhone capacity, iCloud storage weirdness, discussing this video, Mike's first tapback.
Recommendations:
Stevie: Radio Silence (Mac App)
Mike: The Omnibus (Podcast)
Now in Blackface!
iPhone cases, Stevie's having a clearance sale and iPhones gone red.
Jelly Bings!
Apple's education event.
Recommendations:
Mike: Nailed It! (TV - Netflix)
Jessamine: Living Single (TV - Hulu)
Stevie: Santa Clarita Diet (TV - Netflix)
Feelin' Crazy
The complete Time Capsule saga, an AirPod dilemma, Facebook, March 27th in Chicago.
Recommendations:
Stevie: The Standups (TV - Netflix)
Jessamine: Annihilation (Movie)
Mike: Ultimate Beastmaster: (T…
What Was Going on Downstairs with Me Today
Smoke and mirrors of Apple Watch activity tracking, do not disturb
Recommendations:
Stevie: Halide (iOS app), Darkroom (iOS app)
Mike: Atlanta Monster (Podcast)
Jessamine: Friends with Benefits (TV -…
Chicken Piccata Fiasco
Mike's weird one-off iPhone camera thing... and more!
More Grown-up Stuff
Jessamine's Hackintosh, force quitting iOS apps, the "Project Marzipan" rumor, Google's garbage new YouTube app for AppleTV, what are we watching
