Jury is still out on ceramic, but I do like this combo. Also having fun with f1.4 on 18 Pro Max
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Sometimes a $5 clicker beats all the AI tools. For solo podcasts, like Primary Tech Daily, this has vastly sped up my editing.
When I make a mistake, I click it. In editing the clicks are obvious, huge spikes in the waveform.
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@LarsBoris@mastodon.online I’ve seen the white ocean band loon good with it, but any of my titanium ones I used with Ultra do not. Stainless steel ones are iffy too
Can’t believe I didn’t know about this feature, but here’s another reason to use Callsheet:
Saw a Reel where Anne Hathaway said she’s worked with Christopher Nolan 3x, I knew about 2, looked it up and remembered The Odyssey is coming!
Mail in iOS 27 FINALLY get a real Snooze feature! Go to Settings > Mail > and set “Move to Remind Me”
Then when you set a message to Remind Later, it will leave your inbox and come back at the time you set!
Started vibe coding an app over the weekend…and may be ready for TestFlight today. This one you may find useful 👀
I’ll just leave this here
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@gruber@mastodon.social Really beautiful piece on Om. I didn’t know him well, but he was kind enough to be a guest on the AppleInsider podcast when I was hosting.
It’s a few years old, but he was saying things about the creator economy and social networks that are still applicable today. His sign off on that episode feels germane. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/appleinsider-podcast/id963144241?i=1000562278538
WOAH John Ternus will officially be Apple's CEO on September 1st of this year 😳 Full story: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/04/tim-cook-to-become-apple-executive-chairman-john-ternus-to-become-apple-ceo/
In case you were wondering…I kept it 😅 thanks to @atpfm@mastodon.social for doing a bonus segment linking my video!
And @siracusa@mastodon.social I likely wouldn’t pass a single blind test…but ignorance is bliss 😏
Speaking of Mac mini…could I interest you in a Mac mini Pro Max?
📺 Lots of apps have been updated since iOS 26 with great widget options: here are 25 of my favorites! Both Apple apps, beautiful third-party widgets, and a couple hacky Shortcuts 😏 https://youtu.be/q6quY_WelmQ?si=_Bt9d0SGmdYSD_XS
Brought Meta glasses out in the real world today. Many thoughts on these…video this weekend!
Do I spend way too much time making episode artwork for Primary Tech that few people probably notice? Yes.
Will I keep doing it? Also yes.
Run this Shortcut from Control Center and it will open the current app onscreen in the App Store: https://shortcut.bot/4ci9AcX
The most unbelievable part of The Odyssey: They spent 10 years on that beach and didn’t know how far the tide came in??
Whoever updated Podcasts Connect at Apple to allow hitting publish before a file finishes processing…THANK YOU 🫡
After my podcast app video and losing 600 Shortcuts (I had a backup, all good), made a few changes to my main iPhone Home Screen and today view.
And feature request @marcoarment@mastodon.social - please make an option for the play button on the widget to be left-aligned, and color to match the theme I choose in-app 🙏🏻
🚀 It’s a newsletter, a podcast, a video series, are you getting it? It’s not three things, it’s my new show Top Five Tech!
Every Friday I’m sharing five things, one to watch, listen, read, download, and something deep. Sign up for the email, listen to the 5 min podcast, or watch!
Go to: https://topfive.tech
Another reason I like editing solely off external SSDs…I can work out here
Stream Deck + vs Stream Deck + XL
AirPods Pro for scale
New week, new shirt, already building new Shortcuts for the next roundup
A few follow-ups on my podcast app video:
- I need to cover CarPlay apps
- Hope Overcast adds transcript search
- Pocket Casts allows chapter selection playback
- Overcast widget should left-align play button like others or add controls like Castro
Oh boy
I’ve seen so many reels lately of “how I made Claude into a content machine for Instagram” etc etc. I see the prompts creators leave in the captions…and I’m skeptical. I’ve tried with Claude Cowork, Design, and now Codex with Canva plugin and I wouldn’t post any of this
🔋 New Mac Power Users is out!
Our thoughts on the Cook → Ternus transition, then we cover the current state of Apple Watch: setups, complications, apps, and more!
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/state-of-apple-watch-2026/id458066753?i=1000763671354
Apple’s new leasing program (Upgrade) is now live. Lease a device for 1-3 years, upgrade to a new device after that, return it, or pay the difference to own it.
iPhone 17 is $23 for 24 months, or an M3 Ultra Studio can be $328 for 36. Apple Care not included, iPhone Upgrade program is gone.
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“Claude is using your computer” is a wild thing to see
Fastmail *and* Circle released first-party MCP connectors 👀 plus scheduled tasks in Cowork and it's getting serious around here
The second UWB smart lock for Apple Home is now available, the Schlage Sense Pro at a whopping $400 🫠 yes, I took one for the team and bought it. Review soon! Affiliate link: https://geni.us/RCPuc
Bear Notes added a first-party Claude Connector! (So glad I waited and didn't switch to Obsidian 😅)
If you heard the last MPU, you know my Watch band collection, BUT I bought one more...
I don't typically prefer link bracelets, but the new Nomad Stratos is pretty great. Flexible interior is really comfortable.
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@francosolerio @nathan This looks awesome and wish I knew about it last week! Will check it out
🚀 New Primary Tech Show is out [early]!
Everyone is getting real quiet about AGI, how the iPod connects Steve Jobs and John Ternus, and now reality can be whatever we want.
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everyone-admits-agi-is-fake-microsoft-x-openai-situationship/id1723943281?i=1000764728779
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0y0k3lIqEoBArGCVKJ1KW4
Every time I enter the community to build Shortcuts, I find members helping each other! Join 4,000+ sharing Shortcuts, and become a member to see weekly live streams, search the database, and more.
Today’s stream at 11am ET: more wallpaper Shortcuts and Claude Tips: https://shortcut.bot
Adding video to Apple Podcasts has messed with our metrics for Primary Technology, as people "watching" don't count as "downloads" anymore. And you can see from the @transistor@podcastindex.social graph Podcasts was our No 1 source, Overcast 2nd.
BUT...looking at Apple Podcasts metrics directly, you can probably guess when we turned on video. Graph shows last 60 days:
Had a request to dub Shortcuts University into Portuguese…immediately went to @elevenlabsio
But, a) can any Portuguese speakers let me know if this is actually good? and b) if so, what other languages might you be interested in?
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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social That second part is definitely happening. When I imported some of mine again they were numbered with a 1. Will talk about it in a video this weekend and in my live stream today: https://shortcut.bot/live
Me realizing Apple raised prices on HomePod but not Watch, even though they use the same chip
And same with Apple TV. Uses an iPhone chip and has less storage 🤔
About to film my Schlage Sense Pro review, any questions??