Techtonic: Recent Episodes
Joseph Darnell and Joshua Peiffer
Techtonic is a weekly podcast where Joe, Joshua and a guest discuss the seismic shifts in technology culture and the digital age.
This week on the podcast, Joe is out sick so Joshua takes over. Our special guest, David Sparks, and Joshua talk about MacSparky Field Guides, highlighting a few updates to OmniFocus but primarily discussing Hazel. Then, the guys dig a little into the Workflow app to contrast automation for iOS and ‘macOS’ as we know them (note this episode was recorded before WWDC16).
This week on the podcast, Joshua and Joe and special guest, Sean Doran, discuss their wish lists for iOS 10 and macOS, expected to be announced at WWDC (just around the corner). Sean’s a smart user experience designer in Columbus, Ohio, who can appreciate the finer details of Apple software platform. We think through the future of Siri, icloud backups—if ever such a thing should exist—and the relentless push to refresh Apple’s products.
Joe Darnell and our special guest, Lee Peterson, discuss new design changes afoot in iOS 9. Apple Music is rumored to receive a ‘simpler’ and more friendly interface in iOS 10 (X?). We debate how we feel about the design of Apple Music in iOS 9.3 and where we’d like it to go from here. Also, we talk about Instagram’s redesign; how will it influence communities and change what we think of Instagram’s brand? Listen and find out.
Joshua is out of town, so Joe has our special guest, Tim Smith, to discuss RSS reading, standing/sitting desks, healthy habits, Joe’s new iPad Pro (9.7), and podcasts in alternate universes.
This week on Techtonic, Joshua describes his first days with Amazon’s Echo, ‘The Woman in the Box’. She is far more responsive than Apple’s Siri, which disappoints us for reasons. On a good note, the Echo is showing promise and is useful for many scenarios at home. After Echo talk, Joe reviews his new iPhone SE. Why did he want to down-grade from his 6S, and what does the SE offer people that are ready to embrace a small phone?
Our special guest this week, Daniel Jalkut, discusses MarsEdit, developing apps for Mac and iOS, and the difficult choices that independent app developers all face over the course of their careers.
Joe Darnell, Joshua Peiffer and our special guest, Joe Caiati, discuss a video by James Rath about Apple products’ accessibility features. Afterward, the guys break down what Apple device is best suited for specific contexts, but more specifically, the implications of using different combinations of Apple products — from the iPhone to the iMac to the Apple Watch. For example, life is very different with a Mac and iPhone than an iPad Pro and Apple TV. What’s the ideal combo?
Joe, Joshua and special guest, Micah Pogue, discuss the apps on their home screens, how they use their apps for productivity and entertainment, and their app layout organization philosophies.
This week, our returning guest, John Livingston, discusses more features and experiences with his and Joshua’s iPad Pros. Joshua shares troubleshooting issues for his Retina iMac 27”, and Joe reviews his new MacBook (early 2015), and whether it makes a good 15” Retina MacBook Pro replacement.
Joshua and our special returning guest, John Livingston, review the iPad Pro. How is it shaking up engineering for John? Has it replaced Joshua’s MacBook Air in everyday use? What apps do the guys use to manage files and markup documents? All this and more in our iOS/iPad for professionals review.
Joshua and Joe discuss pro video, Kickstarter campaigns and headphones with Caleb Wojcik.
Joshua and Joe discuss the Focus app with Mac/iOS developer Jan Heiermann.
Joshua and Joe discuss Apple Music and SignPilot with Josh Lambert.
Joshua and Joe discuss new and innovative for 2016 with special guest Cody Coats.
Home automation is significantly improving ever so slowly. With us is an avid home automator, Katie Floyd, to discuss her sweet setup.
Jelly and Joe review the iPad Pro and Pencil as a professional tool for designers and illustrators.
Joshua and Joe discuss restoring Mac OS X, follow-up for Apple TV remotes, Cyber Monday shopping, and more.
Joe Darnell and John Saddington discuss technology in relation to our work ethic, John’s app projects, and creativity.
The new Apple TV is in review, and in general we’re not crazy about it.
Joshua and Joe are joined by Micah Pogue and review ‘Steve Jobs’ by Danny Boyle.
Joe and Joshua along discuss writing for the web, and so much more, with special guest Brett Terpstra!
Joshua, Joe and TJ discuss YouTube’s Red Subscription, Apple’s new Mac accessories, and review the iPhone 6s and 6s plus.
Joe, Bryan and Joshua discuss Apple’s new “Magical” accessories, their problems upgrading iPhones, and tuning older iOS devices.
Joe and returning guest Tim Challies discuss ad blockers and porn blockers.
Joshua and Joe are joined by John Livingston to talk about nuclear electrical engineering.
Joshua and Joe discuss Apple’s event highlights and dive into SEO with special guest Gary Morris.
Stephen Hackett comes back to discuss working from home, his space podcast, Apple Music’s downfall, and more.
Mark, Joshua Joe discuss why they love to think and talk about Apple’s products so much.
Joshua, Joe and Josh (too many J's!) discuss the affairs of podcasters: producing and listening to shows in 2015.
The affairs of indie web development, browsers, and more.
Joshua, Joe and Jonathan discuss the next Windows web browser, the new iPod Touch, and more.
Joe and Jacob and joined by special guest Shawn Blanc to discuss his workflows and work on The Focus Course.
Joshua, Joe and Heather discuss Evernote, ROCeteer, and other exceptionally geeky stuff!
Joshua, Joe, and Rob overview WWDC and review Apple Watch.
Mark Bramhill of ‘Welcome to Macintosh’ discusses tech storytelling.
Thanks to social networking, Joe Darnell got to know his co-host and this week’s guest. They discuss community, and Apple’s entertainment platforms.
The guys discuss new media, big data, fitness and health tracking, and the scary future of wearables and “embeddables.”
Mindfulness, focus, and productivity; we all want these values instilled. Tim Stringer describes his journey with the digital world into holistic productivity and the OmniFocus app.
In this week’s episode, Joe, Joshua, and Tim discuss ‘life and faith after the digital explosion.’
In this week’s episode, Joe, Jacob, and Jonathan discuss web technologies, ‘Project Spartan,’ and work in the Microsoft corporate culture.
Lions, tigers, and dogcows — oh my!
Joe, Joshua, and John Saddington discuss writing tools for the digital age. John introduces the Desk app, his award-winning desktop publishing client.
Joe and Joshua, along with special guest Robert McGinley Myers, introduce themes for the show and discuss everyday experiences and life-altering events we have with technology.
