Systematic

Tim Stevens, Editor At Large for CNET, joins Brett to talk cars, dogs, journalism, and more.

Merlin Mann joins Brett to talk about caffeine replacements, feeling normal and mature approaches to nerding out.

Playwright Evelyn Jean Pine talks with me about playwriting in coffeehouses, history from postcards to email and art capturing moments. And Bill Gates. And Quakers.

Keith Blount is the author of Scrivener, a Mac and Windows application for writers of all ilk. He joins Systematic to talk about coding, customer support, writing and, of course, three top picks that he’s excited about right now.

Ellen Hinton, a.k.a Ellen Once Again, stops by to talk about music, technology and technology in music. She’s an accomplished musician with a recording career, in addition to being a music teacher and technology lover.

Craig Scott, the brains behind iThoughts mind mapping software for Mac and iOS, joins the show to talk about brainstorming, the App Store, the life of an indie developer and some of the apps that are getting the most use on his Mac and iPhone right now.

Freelance designer and podcaster Aaron Mahnke swings by to discuss design obsession, podcasting, iPad games and literature.

Gil Hova is a board game designer. He’s also a programmer during the day, but his real passion lies in the design of puzzles and challenges, and figuring out what makes things “fun.” We chat about board games, video games, reviewers, egos, and the essence of fun.

James Barclay, IT consultant, hobbyist developer and comic creator joins Brett to talk about art, macs and coding for fun and profit.

Dr. Drang, a consulting engineer well known amongst nerds on the Internet, talks with Brett about aging gracefully, music history and how we decide where to focus our attention.