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Special guest Merlin Mann joins Jason to talk about reviews, ratings, Rotten Tomatoes, mice, thumbs up and thumbs down, using numbers to quantify the unquantifiable, when it's appropriate to show grown-up media to kids, and a whole lot more. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Ring: Create a ring of security that starts at your front door. Get $50 off! Mack Weldon: Smart underwear for smart guys. Get 20% off with the code UPGRADE. Guest Starring: Merlin Mann Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Rotten Tomatoes vs. Metacritic: The Definitive Guide - The Croaking Frog Be Suspicious Of Online Movie Ratings, Especially Fandango’s | FiveThirtyEight Rotten Tomatoes, Reviews and Stars (with tweets) · tvaziri · Storify Rotten Tomatoes: About Cinemascore Reconcilable Differences #30: Captain of the Living Room - Relay FM Amazon Movie Reviews (@AmznMovieRevws) | Twitter Netflix has tons of hidden categories — here's how to see them NetFlix Streaming by Alternate Genres (Extended List) Kids-In-Mind: Movie ratings & parents' reviews that actually work Reviews & Age Ratings - Best Movies, Books, Apps, Games for Kids My Chemical Romance - I'm Not Okay (I Promise) Official Music Video - YouTube The Day of the Doctor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Midnight (Doctor Who) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Significant figures - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Abyss - Special Edition DVD TV Talk Machine - a podcast from The Incomparable

This week's episode was recorded with Jason and Myke in the same room! Before they high five, they discuss iPad keyboards, MacBook Pro upgrades, Castro 2 and podcast innovation, and Tim Cook getting chatty with the press. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: PDFpen, from Smile: The ultimate PDF editing tool. Squarespace: Enter offer code UPGRADE at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Membership - Relay FM The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 164, With Special Guest Jason Snell Jason Snell on Instagram: “So @imyke got a ball!” Logitech CREATE iPad Pro Keyboard Case with Apple Pencil Holder Connected #103: No Such Thing as a Sticker Emergency - Relay FM Emoji Wrap — The Emoji Podcast from Emojipedia You can finally buy a rainbow Pride Apple Watch band just like Apple’s exclusive employee bands | 9to5Mac Apple Said to Plan First Pro Laptop Overhaul in Four Years - Bloomberg Gimlet Creative | » #4 Every Launch Is a Movement Force Touch on the Mac needs a little more oomph | Macworld The trouble with 3D Touch | Macworld Anker PowerCore+ 26800 - Amazon Castro 2 — Play and Share Podcasts Links for Supertop Podcast Tim Cook, the interview: Running Apple ‘is sort of a lonely job’ - The Washington Post

This week we discuss Fast Company’s visit to the Apple cafeteria, Mark Gurman’s reappearance as an Apple rumor expert, and Recode’s Apple TV guide rumors, plus Myke reviews the new version of Pocket Casts. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Hover: Simplified domain management. Use code PINEAPPLE to get 10% off your first purchase. Mack Weldon: Smart underwear for smart guys. Get 20% off with the code UPGRADE. Eero: Blanket your home in fast, reliable WiFi. Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Man who accused Dr. Dre of gun threat told inconsistent story: DA - NY Daily News Ryan's Terminal Commands iExplorer - iPhone, iPad Music & File Transfer App for Mac & PC Playing The Long Game Inside Tim Cook's Apple | Fast Company Apple Music’s Bozoma Saint John: It’s About Passion, Not Algorithms | Fast Company Relay FM Memphis Meetup Pocket Casts 6 | Shifty Jelly's blog of mystery Pocket Casts 6 – MacStories Castro 2 — Play and Share Podcasts Daring Fireball: Twitter Clients Are a UI Design Playground Mark Gurman stories - Bloomberg Apple Hires BlackBerry Talent With Car Project Turning to Self-Driving Software - Bloomberg New iPhone to Have Dual Camera but No Headphone Jack - Bloomberg Photos Show First Functional, Powered On iPhone 7 - Mac Rumors Apple’s new TV plan is a TV guide - Recode Apple's new plan: a TV guide - Six Colors Interactive Programming Guide - Joe Steel Apple’s Hard-Charging Tactics Hurt TV Expansion - WSJ Canvas - Relay FM

In our hundredth episode, Jason and Myke break down Apple’s quarterly results, ponder its TV strategy, and Myke reluctantly views one of Jason’s favorite movies for an all-new Myke at the Movies. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Casper: Because everyone deserves a great night sleep. Get $50 off with the code ‘UPGRADE’ Squarespace: Enter offer code UPGRADE at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Free Agents - Relay FM DrawnStrips Reader - The Best Comic Reader - Mac App Store 'Carpool Karaoke' Series Coming Exclusively to Apple Music - Hollywood Reporter Gavin & Stacey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Apple’s Hard-Charging Tactics Hurt TV Expansion - WSJ Dr. Dre Won't Be Charged Over Malibu Gun Case - Hollywood Reporter Apple Q3 2016 financial results - Six Colors Apple's Q3 in charts and commentary - Six Colors Apple remains optimistic after a tough Q3 2016 | Macworld Apple celebrates one billion iPhones - Apple Total Party Kill - a podcast from The Incomparable 1Writer - Note taking, writing app on the App Store PhoneView - Export and Save iPhone SMS, iMessages, WhatsApp, Voicemail, Call History, Music, Photos, Notes - Ecamm Network Space Seed - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) - IMDb

Scrivener for iOS and a new mechanical keyboard for iPad arrived at Jason’s house this week. We discuss using a specialized writing tool for longform work and the challenges of building an iPad keyboard that doesn’t turn the iPad into a laptop. Plus we recap the latest trailers from Comic-Con. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Backblaze: The unlimited, native backup solution for your Mac and PC Igloo: An intranet you’ll actually like, free for up to 10 people. Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Comic Book Resources Newsarama Heat Vision - Hollywood Reporter TV Talk Machine - a podcast from The Incomparable ComicBookLover Simple Comic Apple to sell limited-edition Apple Watch bands w/ country flags for Olympics | 9to5Mac On sale now: The Six Colors t-shirt - Six Colors Apple Taps Bob Mansfield to Oversee Car Project - WSJ Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) - IMDb Scrivener for iOS Review - Six Colors Connected #100: Tepid Takes - Relay FM Scrivener on the App Store Razer Mechanical Keyboard Case: The quest for the perfect iPad Pro keyboard continues - Six Colors Logitech Create - Amazon WONDER WOMAN Comic-Con Trailer - YouTube Justice League Special Comic-Con Footage - YouTube Doctor Strange Official Trailer 2 - YouTube Captain Marvel Casts Brie Larson [Comic-Con 2016]

In celebration of World Emoji Day and Comic-Con, Jason and Myke discuss how we use emojis and why they’re a valuable addition to online dialogue, and then break down the best options for digital comic-book reading. Plus there’s a whole lot of follow-up and plenty of #askupgrade. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Pingdom: Start monitoring your websites and servers today. Use offer UPGRADE for 20% off. Textexpander, from Smile: Simply indispensable. Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Stop audio pauses in iOS 10 Public Beta - Six Colors iOS 10: A place for Ethernet - Six Colors Apple's idea for music royalties could stick it to Spotify World Emoji Day / July 17 📙 Emojipedia — 😃 Home of Emoji Meanings 💁👌🎍😍 Why is the desktop icon for Apple's iCal set to July 17? - Quora Myke celebrating World Emoji Day “Number 1 Draft Pick” by The Incomparable Podcast. | Cotton Bureau Rocket—fast, Slack-style emoji everywhere on your Mac Emoji Dictionary 🤓 📖 — F.A.T.E. — Medium World Emoji Awards on Twitter: "The winner of Best New Emoji for 2016 is 🙄 Face With Rolling Eyes" The next Iron Man will be black teenager Riri Williams | The Verge Spider-Man (2016-) Digital Comics - Comics by comiXology Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man (2014-2015) Digital Comics - Comics by comiXology Comixology on the App Store Digital Comics - Comics by comiXology Marvel Comics on the App Store DC Comics on the App Store Marvel Unlimited | Comics | Marvel.com ComiXology Unlimited Comixology Unlimited: More about discovery than binging - Six Colors Hawkeye (2012 - Present) | Comic Books | Comics | Marvel.com Ms. Marvel (2014 - 2015) | Comic Books | Comics | Marvel.com Immortal Iron Fist by Matt Fraction, Ed Brubaker & David Aja (Hardcover) | Marvel Heroes | Comic Books | Comics | Marvel.com X-Men: Worst X-Man Ever (2016) #1 | Comics | Marvel.com Vision (2015) #1 | Comics | Marvel.com Darth Vader (2015 - Present) | Comic Books | Comics | Marvel.com Astro City (2013-) Digital Comics - Comics by comiXology The Fuse Digital Comics - Comics by comiXology Morning Glories Digital Comics - Comics by comiXology Invincible Digital Comics - Comics by comiXology Amazing Spider-Man (2015-) Digital Comics - Comics by comiXology Spider-Man (2016-) Digital Comics - Comics by comiXology: Web UK Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 10 Digital Comics - Comics by comiXology: Web UK The Wicked + The Divine Digital Comics - Comics by comiXology Saga Digital Comics - Comics by comiXology Love and Capes Vantage Pro2 | Davis Instruments

Listeners suggest naming schemes for Myke’s devices, Jason and Myke adapt to Apple’s new public betas, we discuss the future of iPad software updates, and Jason gets frustrated by the lack of updates to iCloud Family Sharing. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Hover: Simplified domain management. Use code BETA to get 10% off your first purchase. Ring: Create a ring of security that starts at your front door. Get $50 off! Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Myke at the Movies | "WarGames" (Episode 8) Pokémon GO’s Spectacular Launch – MacStories Pokémon GO on the App Store Pokémon Go is reportedly launching in Europe and Asia 'within a few days' | The Verge Pokemon Go Has Added $7.5 Billion to Nintendo's Market Value - Fortune Pokémon Shuffle Mobile on the App Store Myke's Device Names The Ring Post - a podcast from The Incomparable Top Four #14: Pizza Toppings 🍕 - Relay FM Jame discovers a Domino's ad Frank's Pizza Pizza in Wisconsin On iPad Features (Or Lack Thereof) at WWDC 2016 – MacStories Where should I install my iOS and macOS betas? A guide. - Six Colors Hands on with macOS Sierra - Six Colors Photos for Mac: A Take Control Crash Course | Take Control Books Samsung T3 Portable SSD - 250GB - Amazon Inside the Actors Studio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kanban board - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia CARROT Weather - Talking Forecast Robot on the App Store Weather Underground: Forecasts, Interactive Radar, and Weather Alerts on the App Store Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In this episode there’s a bunch of headphone-jack followup, then we discuss Apple’s relationships with Spotify and Tidal, before Myke asks Jason about his own independence on Independence Day. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Pingdom: Start monitoring your websites and servers today. Use offer UPGRADE for 20% off. Casper: Because everyone deserves a great night sleep. Get $50 off with the code ‘UPGRADE’ Igloo: An intranet you’ll actually like, free for up to 10 people. Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Mackenzie, 'The Upgrade Baby' Reconcilable Differences #18: It's Devastating - Relay FM The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 159, With Marco Arment Sennheiser MM 400 Stereo Bluetooth Headset - Amazon Searching for a good reason to remove the headphone jack - Six Colors Apple reportedly in talks to acquire Jay Z's Tidal music service | The Verge TIDAL · Lossless Explained Pono (digital music service) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Daring Fireball: Apple Supplier Cirrus Logic Releases Kit for Creating Lightning-Based Headphones Spotify says Apple won’t approve a new version of its app because it doesn’t want competition for Apple Music - Recode Apple Slams Spotify For Asking For "Preferential Treatment" - BuzzFeed News The Incomparable | Summer Superhero Spectacular (Episode 255) Six Colors Subscriptions The joy of Slack - Six Colors Procreate – Sketch, paint, create. on the App Store Paper by FiftyThree - Sketch, Draw, Take Notes, Make Lists, Diagram and Wireframe on the App Store Notability on the App Store GoodNotes 4 - Notes & PDF on the App Store PDFpen 2 - Highlight, Markup, Edit, Fill & Sign PDF docs on the App Store Canary - A complete security system in a single device.

Apple ditches the Thunderbolt Display, Jason takes macOS Sierra for a spin, and we debate the merits of Apple removing old technology from its products. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: Mailroute: a secure, hosted email service for protection from viruses and spam. Go to mailroute.net/upgrade for a free trial and 10% off, for the lifetime of your account. Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy. Ministry of Supply: Dress smarter. Work smarter. Use ‘upgrade’ for 15% off your first purchase. Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Apple is discontinuing the only monitor it makes, the Thunderbolt Display | The Verge Hands on with macOS Sierra - Six Colors Yosemite, by CocoaConf: The Apple Conference with a View 'macOS X Sierra' Taking the headphone jack off phones is user-hostile and stupid | The Verge Daring Fireball: Headphone Jacks Are the New Floppy Drives John Gruber Misses the Point Completely About Lightning Headphones — Medium The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 159, With Marco Arment We don't know jack about the next iPhone | iMore Does a cellular Apple Watch make sense? That depends on watchOS | Macworld Cortex #31: Later Comes Eventually - Relay FM On iPad Features (Or Lack Thereof) at WWDC 2016 – MacStories For Pride 2016, Apple gave its employees this rainbow watch band - Recode

Jason and Myke are back in their usual offices this week, and they discuss their feelings about watchOS 3, the lack of Apple hardware announcements, and what the buzz was during WWDC week. This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by: PDFpen, from Smile: The ultimate tool for editing PDFs. Pingdom: Start monitoring your websites and servers today. Use offer UPGRADE for 20% off. Ministry of Supply: Dress smarter. Work smarter. Use ‘upgrade’ for 15% off your first purchase. Links and Show Notes: Support Upgrade with a Relay FM Membership Connected #95: RelayCon WWDC 2016 - Relay FM Robot or Not? | Filesystems and Flowerpot Robots (Episode 62b) Clockwise #141: Not Even in the Rotator - Relay FM The Talk Show ✪: Live From WWDC 2016, With Phil Schiller and Craig Federighi Jason and Myke at the Talk Show Our full transcript of the Talk Show at WWDC 2016 with Phil Schiller and Craig Federighi | iMore Myke at 1 Infinite Loop Kim's RelayCon Sticker Pack Follow the users: Why Messages got the biggest upgrade in iOS 10 | Macworld With watchOS 3, Apple Watch gets a do-over - Six Colors Jason captured in a panorama Big, bold, and beautiful: Apple's design language is changing in iOS 10 | iMore Introducing Apple File System - WWDC 2016 - Videos - Apple Developer