The Talk Show With John Gruber 238: ‘Fort Jason Sudeikis’ With Jason Snell
Dec 24, 2018
03:00:50
Special guest Jason Snell returns to the show. Topics include BBEdit’s 25th anniversary, the saga of Word 6 for Mac in the 1990s, Mac iOS user interface differences (including an extensive discussion of Mojave’s craptacular “Marzipan” apps, and a few varying theories on what those apps portend), Photos on Mac and iOS, and, of course, keyboards.
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Links:
- Take Control of Photos by Jason Snell.
- Jason’s current keyboard: the Vortex Race 3.
- Apple hardware SVP Dan Riccio on reports of bent iPad Pros.
- Studio Neat’s Canopy case/iPad stand for Apple’s Magic Keyboard.
- Fintie Carry Case for Apple Magic Keyboard.
- Jason’s favorite iPad stand.
- John’s favorite iPad stand.
- Microsoft’s Rick Schaut on the saga of Word 6 for Mac.
- My recent take on the Word 6 saga, in the context of the rise of Electron apps.
- Federico Viticci’s top iOS apps of the year.
- HomeBridge — open source utility for connecting non-HomeKit devices to HomeKit.
- BBEdit 25th anniversary merchandise and amusing press release.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.