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Connected is a weekly panel discussion on Apple and the impact of technology on our lives. With each co-host having a unique background — and accent — Connected provides a perspective that no other show can. Hosted by Federico Viticci, Stephen Hackett, and Myke Hurley.
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Jul 14, 2022 • 1h 51min
406: The iPhone is Touching You Back
M2 MacBook Air reviews are out, as are the 2022 Public Betas. This week, the guys explore both. Myke then pits Stephen, Federico and The Passionate Ones against each other.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. 2023 Apple History Calendar by Stephen Hackett — Kickstarter A Month with iOS and iPadOS 16: A New iPad Era - MacStories macOS Ventura: The MacStories Preview - MacStories watchOS 9: The MacStories Preview - MacStories Connected #353: 88XX BANE - Relay FM How to Add and Organize Glances on Apple Watch - MacRumors How to set up medication reminders in the iOS 16 beta - The Verge Due: The Superfast Reminder App for iPhone & iPad Shortcuts' Count Joke M2 MacBook Air Review: A new era – Six Colors M2 MacBook Air review: a new Air-a - The Verge - YouTube Apple MacBook Air M2 (2022) review: a whole new Air-a - The Verge M2 MacBook Air Review - Needs More Air - Dave 2D - YouTube New Midnight M2 MacBook Air Unboxing and First Impressions! - iJustine - YouTube Valve Steam Deck - "Hand Delivered By Gabe Newell" Trailer - YouTube How Apple remade the MacBook Air: ‘It has always been provocative’ | British GQ Apple Executives Discuss MacBook Air Redesign and Reflect on 12-Inch MacBook - MacRumors Base Model MacBook Air With M2 Chip Has Slower SSD Speeds in Benchmarks - MacRumors

Jul 6, 2022 • 1h 46min
405: A Calendar Called "Secrets"
Federico has a review ahead of him, Stephen has launched a Kickstarter and Myke has returned to his role as Quizmaster.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Apple Cuts Trade-In Value of iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch, and iPad Models - MacRumors Apple expands commitment to protect users from mercenary spyware - Apple Apple Announces MacBook Air With M2 Chip Available to Order Starting July 8, Launches July 15 - MacRumors New hints point to 2022 MacBook Air pre-orders to begin Friday - 9to5Mac Jeremy's Cable Screenshot 2023 Apple History Calendar by Stephen Hackett — Kickstarter Stage Manager Improvements Apple Could Get Me to Switch to Reminders With This One Weird Trick – 512 Pixels iOS 16, Ventura Beta 3 Brings Reminders Badge Changes – 512 Pixels

Jun 27, 2022 • 1h 20min
404: The Non
After handling some haunting follow-up, Myke, Federico and Stephen rank every iPhone ever.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Do you know the 'Passionate Ones'? Connected #397: Tier of Shame - Relay FM Create a Best To Worst iPhone Tier List - TierMaker iPhone 6S Plus Review – 512 Pixels How the 6s Plus Is Reshaping My iPhone Experience - MacStories Eternal City, Modern Photography: The iPhone 11 Pro in Rome - MacStories - Part 2 Apple website leak confirms all three 2018 iPhone names; 512GB storage option - 9to5Mac Our Ranked Tier ListThis image contains spoilers for the episode.

Jun 22, 2022 • 1h 16min
403: He Can't Stop Merging
There are new betas, new chargers and new versions of iWork apps out this week. Beyond covering those items, the guys talk about WeatherKit and calculate updated Hackett Numbers.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Bad Guesses for the Next macOS Name – 512 Pixels Yan's Map What Is My Hackett Number? The Prompt #1: You’re Thinking of Pitchforks - Relay FM Do you know the 'Passionate Ones'? iWork 12.1 update brings new features to Pages, Numbers, and Keynote Mail Merge returns to Pages after nine years – Six Colors Federico's Mail Merge Shortcut 13-Inch MacBook Pro With M2 Chip Review - MacRumors iOS 16 brings new feature for bypassing CAPTCHAs- 9to5Mac Five iOS 16 Features You May Have Not Seen Yet – Club MacStories CF015 Next - 4K OLED HDMI & USB-C Random Plug Portable Display – C-FORCE Apple Shares Charging Details for New Dual USB-C Power Adapters - MacRumors MINIX 66W Turbo 3-Port GaN Wall Charge – Amazon Anker Nano II HyperJuice 245W USB-C Battery Pack & GaN Charger | Indiegogo Twelve South HiRise 3 arrives with a 3-in-1 design - 9to5Toys WeatherKit Overview - Apple Developer Get started with WeatherKit - Apple Developer

Jun 15, 2022 • 1h 28min
402: I'm Starting to Have That Feeling Again
Federico and Stephen explore the new Books UI and some MacBook rumors, before celebrating the return of Clarus the Dogcow. Then, a discussion of Stage Manager's system requirements and a possible way forward for non-M1 iPads and how Apple could approach future WWDC keynotes.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Parker Lyman on Twitter: "Seems like a new feature y’all would like." iOS 16 Preview - New Features - Apple iPadOS 16 Preview - New Features - Apple macOS Ventura Preview - New Features - Apple Books App Gets Redesign in iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 - MacRumors Apple previews innovative accessibility features - Apple Federico Viticci on Twitter: "Following @ismh's passion for iOS 16 PosterBoard..." iOS 8's App Switcher 13-inch MacBook Pro with M2 available to order starting Friday, June 17 - Apple Why the 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro actually makes sense–in theory | Macworld New 15" MacBook Air and 12" MacBook on the way - 9to5Mac Kuo: 15-inch MacBook could feature M2 and M2 Pro options - 9to5Mac Leaked Benchmarks Confirm M2 Chip is Up to 20% Faster Than M1 - MacRumors The History of Clarus the Dogcow – 512 Pixels Clarus is Back in macOS Ventura – 512 Pixels The Adventures of Dogcow and Spinning Rainbow Cursor in Finderland: The Game Apple resizes the iPad’s workflow with Stage Manager | TechCrunch Federico Viticci on Twitter: "Thought experiment: Let's say Apple listens to users and backtracks on Stage Manager..." Andrew Cunningham on Twitter: "@viticci my feelings on this are a complicated..." Steve Troughton-Smith on Twitter: "Aside: TIL Virtual Memory Swap is only supported on iPad Air (M1) with 256GB of storage or higher..." Everything you need to know about iOS 9 on the iPad | Macworld iOS 9: Our Complete Overview and First Impressions - MacStories 5 'Mad Men' Don Draper Quotes Every Marketer Would Dig"This old pro, a copywriter, a Greek named Teddy, told me the most important thing in advertising is 'new.' It creates an itch. You simply put your product in there as a kind of calamine lotion."
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Jun 8, 2022 • 1h 46min
401: Mouth Bells
WWDC22 is underway. Now it's time to see how well Federico, Myke and Stephen did at predicting what would be announced.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. https://512pixels.net/doesmykehavecovid/ Rickipedia Every Default macOS Wallpaper – in Glorious 6K Resolution – 512 Pixels Connected #246: The Ultimate Dark Mode is a Crash - Relay FM Mac Power Users #643: WWDC 2022 - Relay FM Upgrade #410: Apple Park Vibe Check - Relay FM WWDC 2022: Keynote Overview and Reactions Keynote Rickies, WWDC 2022 2022 WWDC Rickies: Rickipedia macOS Ventura features exclusive to Apple Silicon - 9to5Mac iOS 16: Tapbacks will no longer spam your SMS group chats - 9to5Mac Apple Announces Multi-Display CarPlay With Integrated Speedometer, Climate Controls, and More - MacRumors What’s New - Apple Developer SwiftUI Overview - Xcode - Apple Developer Implement App Shortcuts with App Intents - WWDC22 - Videos - Apple Developer Moms Demand Action

Jun 1, 2022 • 1h 36min
400: The Rickies (WWDC 2022)
WWDC 2022 is just around the corner, and the guys have come prepared with a series of Picks, Risky Picks and Flexies.
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Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Keynote Rickies, WWDC 2022 Steve Troughton-Smith's Tweet about WebKit [iOS] Adjust some viewport behaviors when multitasking mode is enabled · GitHub [iOS] Adjust some viewport behaviors when multitasking mode is enabled · WebKit/WebKit@41a922c · GitHub Apple iPadOS 16 Plans: What Should It Change for WWDC 2022? - Bloomberg Toasts overview | Android Developers Dashboard – 512 Pixels Apple Should Bring Back Dashboard – 512 Pixels Mac Pro - Technical Specifications - Apple Mac Studio - Technical Specifications - Apple Noir - Dark Mode for Safari on the App Store

May 25, 2022 • 1h 33min
399: Never Deal Abadhand
This week, a look back at macOS Monterey, a conversation about Apple's supply chain issues and the news that two out of three Connected hosts will be at WWDC.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Mac Power Users #641: Catching up with Federico Viticci - Relay FM Get Connected Pro - Relay FM Pride Edition Nike Sport Loop - Apple Pride Edition Sport Loop - Apple Pride Edition Braided Solo Loop - Apple Apple Watch 'Pride Threads' faces now available, here's how to add - 9to5Mac Where to buy current and older Apple Watch Pride Watchbands | iMore Apple's fastest M1 Macs are severly contrained | Macworld This is Tim: Q2 2022 financial call transcript – Six Colors At Least One iPhone 14 Model Three Weeks Behind Schedule Due to China Lockdowns - MacRumors Apple's iPhone development schedule hit by China lockdowns - Nikkei Asia Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off June 6 with keynote address - Apple Apple Sending Out Additional Invites for WWDC Developer Viewing Event at Apple Park - MacRumors Apple Tightens COVID Prevention Rules for Developers Attending Apple Park WWDC Viewing Event - MacRumors WWDC 2022 in-person attendees granted special access to tour Apple Park hills, fitness center, or Caffè Macs - 9to5Mac WWDC Power Rangers On old Apple jackets – 512 Pixels WWDC 2017 Conference Swag Includes Custom Levi's Jacket and Apple-Themed Pins - MacRumors WWDC 2018 Swag: Apple unleashes new jean jackets and iconic pins for developers | iMore 2021 Apple Design Award Winners - Apple Design Awards - Apple Developer macOS Monterey - Apple macOS Monterey: The MacStories Review - MacStories Cooldown - Quickly toggle Low Power Mode macOS Monterey to Support All-New Mail App Extensions, Plug-Ins Will Stop Functioning in Future Release - MacRumors Send Companion on the Mac App Store

May 18, 2022 • 1h 18min
398: Moon is not a Number
This week, Stephen did something out of the ordinary, Myke tries to explain Apple Watch faces and Federico learns about Margherita pizza.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. What’s new in Shortcuts 15.5 for iPhone or iPad – Apple Support Apple releases iOS 15.5 with Podcasts app enhancements - 9to5Mac Apple releases iOS 15.6 beta 1 to developers as iOS 16 announcement looms - 9to5Mac Stephen's Phone Get Connected Pro Our watchOS and tvOS Wishes – AppStories Mac Power Users 641 Apple previews innovative accessibility features - Apple Apple Marks Global Accessibility Awareness Day by Announcing Upcoming Accessibility Features - MacStories Breaking down language barriers with augmented reality | Google - YouTube Apple will let your subscription apps charge you more money without asking - The Verge Aqua and Bondi on Apple Books Pizza Margherita - Wikipedia What’s new in tvOS 15 for Apple TV – Apple Support Use HDMI ARC or eARC with your Apple TV 4K (2nd generation) - Apple Support watchOS 8 - Apple watchOS 8: The MacStories Review - MacStories

May 11, 2022 • 1h 27min
397: Tier of Shame
To mark the death of the iPod touch, the guys gather around a shared browser window and rank iPods. Also on the docket: iPadOS 15, iPhone repairs and Jony Ive's pen.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Apple Lowers Trade-In Values for Macs, iPads, and Apple Watches - MacRumors Using Apple’s Tools to Fix My iPhone - SnazzyLabs - YouTube Throwboy Launches New Mac-Themed Woven Throw Blankets - MacRumors Blankets – Throwboy Cairo Throw by Susan Kare – Areaware The Pen Addict #513: What Do You Think About Nuts? - Relay FM Jony Ive chooses the 12 tools of his trade | Financial Times “Local Integrated Software Architecture” graphic tee by 512 Pixels. | Cotton Bureau “Tiny Head Tee” graphic tee by Connected. | Cotton Bureau The music lives on - Apple iPod Touch Already 'Sold Out' in Some Configurations After Being Discontinued - MacRumors Create a iPod Models Tier List - TierMaker A Tour of the Weirdest iPod nano (6th-generation) - 512 Pixels on YouTube The Stainless Steel iPod shuffle - 512 Pixels on YouTube iOS and iPadOS 15: The MacStories Review - MacStories - Part 6 iPadOS 15 - Apple Our iPod Tier List Our iOS 16 Wishes – AppStories