401: ‘Chockdingus’, With Craig Hockenberry

Craig Hockenberry returns to the show. Topics include the upcoming Daylight DC-1 monochrome “e-paper” tablet, more thoughts on the new iPad Pros, and what we expect/hope for from Apple at WWDC. Also: a one-button keyboard. Sponsored by: Trade Coffee : Enjoy 30% off your first month of coffee. Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code talkshow for 10% off your first order. Nuts.com : The world’s best snacks, delivered fast and fresh. Links: Daylight’s DC-1 “new kind of computer”. Om Malik’s DC-1 experience and thoughts . My thoughts on Night Shift and its purported sleep/health benefits. The wrap-around-your-neck Glocusent Bendable Book Light , $20 at Amazon. Quinn Nelson on using iPadOS : “Maybe I’m just an idiot, but I spent 20 minutes trying to figure out how to manage multiple window instances from within Stage Manager.” Baffling. Also from Quinn Nelson : the subtle photorealistic reflection of an Apple Pencil on the new iPad Pros. Delightful. Jason Snell’s 2022 post about his deconstructed Magic Keyboard Touch ID button . The Iconfactory : Linea Sketch — “a lightweight digital sketchpad for your iPad”. Wallaroo — fun new wallpapers every week, for iOS and Mac. Tot — we didn’t mention this brilliant little notes app on the show, but I use it every day. iPulse — a nerdy system monitor, with Iconfactory fit and finish. Runs in the background even on iOS. Project Tapestry : Iconfactory’s Kickstarter-funded project to build “a universal timeline for the Internet”. Loren Brichter’s 2020 “ Chrome Is Bad ” website, documenting genuinely mysterious Mac system performance issues that went away simply by uninstalling Chrome. Kotoba — “the best iOS dictionary app you’ve never heard of”, from Craig Hockenberry, Will Hains, and yours truly. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

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