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It’s time for our third annual predictions of what will happen on stage at Apple’s developer conference keynote! Jason and Myke compete for points by drafting 20 different items they expect will get a mention next week. Will there be new hardware, or will it all be about operating systems? Will your hosts shy away from picking items that have burned them during past WWDC drafts? All will be revealed. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Pingdom: Start monitoring your websites and servers today. Use offer code UPGRADE to get 30% off. PDFpen 10, from Smile: The ultimate tool for editing PDFs and go paperless. ButcherBox: Thoughtfully sourced meat delivered directly to your door Skillshare: Thousands of classes to help you do your best work. Get 2 months of unlimited access to over 20,000 classes for $0.99. Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership The Third Annual Upgrade WWDC Keynote Draft Scorecard PDF Interactive Draft Scorecard, created by Zach Knox How Apple Plans to Root Out Bugs, Revamp iPhone Software - Bloomberg Best events to attend during WWDC 2018 | iMore 7 iPhone Features I'd Like to See in iOS 12 - Tom's Guide iOS 12: Geeky features iOS needs | Macworld Six Colors liveblog (@sixcolorsevent) | Twitter

Myke just built a gaming PC, which prompts us to discuss the current state of the art of Windows and macOS, as well as a broader discussion of living a multi-ecosystem lifestyle. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘upgrade2018’ Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code UPGRADE at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Simple Contacts: Contact lens prescriptions from home: Use offer code ahoy for $30 off your contact lenses Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Guillermo del Toro Horror Anthology Series Coming to Netflix – Variety Barack and Michelle Obama Sign Netflix Production Deal – Variety Remaster #58: Finally... - Relay FM Cortex - Relay FM A new Microsoft Store revenue share is coming - Windows Developer BlogWindows Developer Blog Castria Audio Hijack Total Recorder Download - Relay FM Subnet - Relay FM Marques Brownlee - MKBHD - YouTube Austin Evans - Austin Evans - YouTube PopSockets The Best Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS): Reviews by Wirecutter | A New York Times Company

The 25th anniversary of BBEdit and a visit with a friend lead Jason to take a deep dive into Mac history, Google shows a disappointing lack of forethought in its AI demo, and the future of TV is apparently Apple’s TV app. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy. Pingdom: Start monitoring your websites and servers today. Use offer code UPGRADE to get 30% off. Simple Contacts: Contact lens prescriptions from home: Use offer code ahoy for $30 off your contact lenses Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Kindle Oasis - Amazon Kindle Paperwhite E-reader – Amazon LAYERS 2018 Jon Favreau’s Star Wars series will be set between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens - The Verge Brooklyn Nine-Nine is back for a sixth season after NBC saved it - Polygon 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine,' 'Last Man Standing' the Latest Examples of Broadcasters' Push for Ownership | Hollywood Reporter ‘The Expanse’ Canceled By Syfy After Three Seasons, Will Be Shopped | Deadline Apple Plans to Sell Video Subscriptions Through TV App - Bloomberg BBEdit turns 25 (or 26, who's counting?) - Six Colors 1Writer - A beautiful and rich-featured Markdown editor for iPhone and iPad Power Mac G4 - Wikipedia 512 Pixels - YouTube Six Colors - YouTube Apple Cinema Display - Wikipedia Download #54: Give Me All the Nannies - Relay FM Connected #192: A Man of Movable Structure - Relay FM Google now says controversial AI voice calling system will identify itself to humans - The Verge Accidental Tech Podcast: 273: Playing You Like a Video Game Air Max - Nike adidas Pharrell Williams Tennis Hu Primeknit Shoes New Balance PopSockets

The 20th anniversary of the iMac prompts a discussion of how it changed Apple and continues to define how Apple designs products, Jason has a theory about why so many people thought iPhone X sales were crashing when they weren't, and Upstream ponders the Arrested Development "remix edition." This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Eero: Never think about WiFi again. Use code UPGRADE for free overnight shipping. StoryWorth: A new way to bring the family together. Simple Contacts: Contact lens prescriptions from home: Use offer code ahoy for $30 off your contact lenses Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership 2D Glasses 4 Pack - Amazon 3D Clip-On Glasses - Amazon Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Hugo (2011) - IMDb BestPhotos on the App Store PowerPhotos Hulu Reveals Most-Watched Show, Touts 20 Million Subscribers | Hollywood Reporter YouTube Adds TV Inventory to Premium Ad Product | Hollywood Reporter ‘There’s not a playbook’ to address YouTube’s problems, CEO says - Polygon Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz is bringing his recut, chronological version of season 4 to Netflix on May 4th - The Verge TCAs: Mitch Hurwitz Talks Secret 'Arrested Development' Project | Hollywood Reporter Upgrade #91: iMac Special - Relay FM The original iMac: 20 years since Apple changed its fate - Six Colors Twenty Years Ago, Steve Jobs Introduced the iMac G3 – 512 Pixels Apple posts record Q2 profit: charts, live tweets - Six Colors 5 takeaways from Apple’s record second-quarter 2018 results | Macworld How Critics Got the iPhone X ‘Panic’ Story So Very Wrong - Tom's Guide Unroll.me to close to EU users saying it can’t comply with GDPR | TechCrunch Netflix is hiding Arrested Development’s original fourth season - Polygon TV Talk Machine | We Saw the End Coming (Episode 94)

This week the Grim Reaper comes for AirPort, we imagine a future Apple AR/VR headset, and at the very end it’s time for Myke at the Movies to take on “Avengers: Infinity War.” This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Pingdom: Start monitoring your websites and servers today. Use offer code UPGRADE to get 30% off. PDFpen 10, from Smile: The ultimate tool for editing PDFs and go paperless. Simple Contacts: Contact lens prescriptions from home: Use offer code ahoy for $30 off your contact lenses Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership The Flop House The Adventure Zone | Maximum Fun My Brother, My Brother and Me | Maximum Fun foobar2000 VOX Music Tiny Player for Mac Swinsian Netflix Plans BuzzFeed-Set Docuseries 'Follow This' | Hollywood Reporter Comcast Makes Formal $31 billion Offer for Sky – Variety Apple Abandons Development of Wireless Routers - Bloomberg It's official: Apple discontinues AirPort - Six Colors Alternatives to AirPort - Six Colors The Best Wi-Fi Router (for Most People): Reviews by Wirecutter | A New York Times Company The Best Wi-Fi Mesh-Networking Kits for Most People: Reviews by Wirecutter | A New York Times Company Quick Tip: Make Time Machine backups over a network in High Sierra - Six Colors Apple’s working on a powerful, wireless headset for both AR, VR - CNET New 13-inch MacBook Air production reportedly pushed into second half of 2018 Photos: A Take Control Crash Course | Take Control Books An Update on Speaker Support For AirPlay 2 | Sonos Blog The Incomparable | Thoughts About Thanos (Episode 404) ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Closes in on All-Time Domestic Weekend Record – Variety Thoughts on Avengers: Infinity War (and Yes, There are Spoilers) – Whatever

Tim Cook totally has an Mac on his desk and an iPad at home, but how can Apple advance both its platforms while allowing them to retain their individuality? Also, Amazon Prime has a big number and Apple puts a chill into leakers. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code UPGRADE at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Ace & Tate: Eyewear for every side of you. Try the free Home-Try on service today. Slack: Where work happens. Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership More Color - Six Colors Free Agents - Relay FM Netflix 30-Second Mobile TV, Movie Previews Look Like Snapchat Stories – Variety Jeff Bezos Just Revealed How Many Prime Members Amazon Has - Buzzfeed Apple to launch a premium news subscription service, report says | TechCrunch Apple’s TV Plans: What We Know So Far, Including a List of Shows - IndieWire The complete list of Apple TV shows and series: Latest news, actors, and release dates | Macworld The Menu Bar – Worms and Viruses Daring Fireball: The Menu Bar Ferrite Recording Studio: Ferrite Recording Studio — Wooji Juice Upgrade #147: Outside the Zone of Secrecy - Relay FM Daring Fireball: Company-Wide Apple Memo on ‘The Impact of Leaks’ Leaks Mac Power Users #420: Presentation Workflows - Relay FM Amazon.com: Satechi Aluminum Wireless Presenter Pointer Remote Control Remotely Advancing iPad Keynote Slides — MacSparky iOS apps that need to be on the Mac | Macworld Canvas #58: The Multi-Pad Lifestyle, with Myke Hurley - Relay FM

Special Guest Merlin Mann joins Jason to discuss the weather, old speakers, Apple's latest TV acquisition, the long slow fade of 32-bit Mac apps, and the arrival of a new version of his favorite iOS writing app. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy. Pingdom: Start monitoring your websites and servers today. Use offer code UPGRADE to get 30% off. PCalc: The scientific calculator you didn’t even know you needed. Guest Starring: Merlin Mann Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Merlin's Weather Station Merlin's ugly monitor GitHub - matryer/bitbar: Put the output from any script or program in your Mac OS X Menu Bar LaMetric Time - clock for smart home and office My Airplay speakers have become obsolete because their app hasn’t been updated in four years - The Verge Apple's video service developing 'Foundation' - Six Colors Apple is developing a TV show based on Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series - The Verge TV Talk Machine - a podcast from The Incomparable Farewell and Thank You JustWatch - Streaming Search Engine for Movies and TV Shows Automatically track TV & movies you're watching - Trakt.tv TV Time - Your TV shows calendar (TVShow Time) List of Movies and TV Shows on Netflix | Flixable Letterboxd • Your life in film Apple activates warning for users of 32-bit apps in High Sierra - Six Colors How to Find All 32-Bit Apps on a Mac Vector 33: Drafts Overview for Drafts 4 Users | Drafts Drafts Pro | Drafts Download - Relay FM Reconcilable Differences - Relay FM

What is the future of the Mac? This week we connect the future of the Mac Pro, the possibility of Apple abandoning Intel processors, and the rumored unification of Mac and iOS development. Also, Jason reviews the new sixth-generation iPad. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘upgrade2018’ Pingdom: Start monitoring your websites and servers today. Use offer code UPGRADE to get 30% off. Slack: Where work happens. Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership First iOS 11.4 developer beta | 9to5Mac Apple introduces iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus (PRODUCT)RED Special Edition - Apple iPad 2018 review: Practicality over luxury - Six Colors Apple’s 2019 Mac Pro will be shaped by workflows | TechCrunch Matthew Panzarino on Twitter: "I didn't see any new Mac Minis." Apple Plans to Use Its Own Chips in Macs From 2020, Replacing Intel - Bloomberg Bloomberg: Apple to use its own chips in Macs from 2020 - Six Colors Why the next Mac processor transition won’t be like the last two | Macworld Steve Troughton-Smith on Twitter: "It's possible that the 2019 Mac Pro is going to be introduced in the same keynote that Apple announces a transition to ARM 🤨" Parties for WWDC on the App Store Get tickets for Relay FM Live at AltConf

This week Jason steps up to the baseball plate and takes a second swing at the meaning of Apple’s education event, while Myke defends the viability of pen and paper. We also discuss what’s new in Apple’s latest software updates, and once again fail to solve the riddle of the HomePod. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Pingdom: Start monitoring your websites and servers today. Use offer code UPGRADE to get 30% off. Casper: The Internet’s favourite mattress. Get $50 off select mattresses with the code ‘UPGRADE’. PCalc : The scientific calculator you didn’t even know you needed. Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Serenity's Confirmation of iBooks Author Amy Poehler to Direct, Star in and Produce Netflix Comedy 'Wine Country' (Exclusive) | Hollywood Reporter ‘Vulture Club’ Starring Susan Sarandon Coming to YouTube Red – Variety TV Talk Machine - a podcast from The Incomparable Apple Goes to Hollywood. Will Its Story Have a Happy Ending? - The New York Times Making The Grade: Why Apple’s education strategy is not based on reality | 9to5Mac Apple Renews its Love for Education not the Education Market – Tech.pinions Apple Releases iOS 11.3 with iPhone Battery Settings, ARKit 1.5, New Animoji, and More – MacStories Apple Releases watchOS 4.3 with iPhone Music Controls, Portrait Nightstand Mode, and More – MacStories Mac Desktop Extension Software Duet Display Rendered Inoperable in macOS 10.13.4 [Updated] - Mac Rumors MacOS officially gains support for external GPUs - The Verge First iOS 11.4 developer beta for iPhone and iPad coming today | 9to5Mac Apple Seeds First Beta of iOS 11.4 to Developers - Mac Rumors Relay FM Live Show at WWDC

Jason attended Apple's education event and reports live and direct from Chicago to discuss the new sixth-generation iPad, Apple's place in the education market, the relevance of the Apple Pencil for education, and the whole scene at Lane Tech College Prep High School. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. Ever. Mack Weldon: Smart underwear for smart guys. Get 20% off with the code UPGRADE. Simple Contacts: Contact lens prescriptions from home: Use offer code AHOY for $30 off your contact lenses Guest Starring: Alex Cox Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Somehow I Manage - a podcast from The Incomparable Do By Friday Roboism - Relay FM The first Chrome OS tablet is here - The Verge App Camp For Girls Apple Staff in Lane Tech's Colors Jason's Class Schedule Out of School | At the intersection of technology and education. Formerly Of The Chicago Sun-Times – Andy Ihnatko Logitech announces $49 Crayon stylus, cheaper alternative to Apple Pencil | 9to5Mac