220: ‘$270 Worth of Unneeded Keyboards’ With Jim Dalrymple
The Talk Show With John Gruber
04/27/18
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Special guest Jim Dalrymple returns to the show. Topics include the litany of problems with MacBook keyboards, speculation regarding why Apple’s AirPower multi-device charging mat still isn’t shipping, Google’s proposal to replace SMS with a new protocol that isn’t encrypted, and more.
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- Jason Snell’s kitchen writing setup.
- Microsoft Universal Foldable Keyboard.
- Matias Laptop Pro keyboard.
- “Chat” — Google’s proposed successor to SMS.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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219: ‘Top Men’ With Matthew Panzarino
April 11, 2018
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Matthew Panzarino returns to the show to talk about his exclusive behind-the-scenes profile with Apple’s Pro Workflow Team and state of Apple’s professional Mac hardware and software.
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- Matthew Panzarino: “Apple’s 2019 Mac Pro Will Be Shaped by Workflows”.
- Apple’s 1990 Mac IIfx, which cost $9-12,000 in 1990 dollars.
- Bloomberg’s story last month about Apple using in-house CPUs for Macs by 2020.
- Layers — a design conference concurrent with WWDC in San Jose.
- Apple KBase article on using external GPUs with Macs on High Sierra.
- Sonnet’s eGFX Breakaway Puck portable eGPU.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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221: ‘Slathered in Incompetence’ With Ben Thompson
May 8, 2018
•187m
Ben Thompson returns to the show. Topics include Apple's quarterly results, the discontinuation of Apple's AirPort product line, and more.
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- Ivan Seidenberg’s claim that Bob Iger carried an iPhone in July 2006.
- Dr. Drang’s AirPort EOL tweet.
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- Raiders of the Lost Ark: “It’s a date, you eat ’em!”.
- Six Colors on Apple’s growing Services division.
- New York Times piece on Fortnite.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Moisés Chiullan.
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