All the Apple devices we use, the risks of switching to the Apple Password app, the games we play on our phones, and whether tech plays a part in our hobbies. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Vitally: A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting. Guest Starring: Christopher Phin and Allison Sheridan Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback iPad, Pencil, White Balance Photography and Notability – All for Cross StitchingHow Allison uses tech for cross-stitching.

Our experiences with Passkeys and thoughts on their upcoming portability, opinions on Threads showing online status by default, views on Amazon's new Kindle lineup including the color model, and our preferred methods and platforms for consuming news. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Ooni Pizza Ovens: Bring restaurant quality pizza to your home. Discount automatically applied at checkout. Guest Starring: Lisa Schmeiser and Chris Lawley Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback

Joining the discussion are Meg Marco, a product manager at Harvard's Applied Social Media Lab with a background at Wired and ProPublica, and Jason Howell, the engaging host of TechSploder on YouTube. They dive into tech strategies for emergency preparedness, sharing personal experiences related to wildfires and earthquakes. The conversation shifts to file organization tips, contrasting structured systems with search-based methods. Plus, they explore optimizing home theaters for spooky films using smart lighting and suspense-boosting audio equipment.

Zac Hall, a tech commentator, and James Thomson, an app development expert, dive into the world of technology and customer service. They share their favorite music-listening devices while recounting amusing tech support mishaps, including issues with the iPhone 15 Pro. The conversation shifts to their experiences navigating various social media platforms amidst constant evolution. They also discuss exciting advancements in augmented reality, highlighting Meta's Orion and Apple's Vision Pro, and contemplate the future of self-driving technology.

Lex Friedman, a tech enthusiast and interviewer, joins John Voorhees, a technology and podcasting expert, for a lively discussion. They dive into their favorite Apple Watch faces and how they customize them, revealing their preferences for the Modular Ultra face. The conversation then shifts to Apple's controversial marketing of AI features in iOS 18, where they critique the gap between expectations and reality. They also explore the emotional connection to personalized phone wallpapers and the new action button's practical uses, making tech feel more personal.

Our view on Instagram's new "Teen Accounts" and their direction, thoughts on Qi2, charging speeds, and MagSafe, our favorite new feature in Apple's latest platform updates, and the update we like least or will need time to adapt to. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Vitally: A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting. Guest Starring: Stephen Robles and Joe Rosensteel Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback

How we open our phone cameras, our post-Apple event spending plans, whether we want a robotic smart speaker, and what a new iPhone button of our dreams would do. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Ooni Pizza Ovens: Bring restaurant quality pizza to your home. Discount automatically applied at checkout. Guest Starring: Anže Tomić and Aleen Simms Links and Show Notes: Relay for St. Jude 2024 Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback

Our preferred external storage solutions, favorite collaboration tools, motivations for smartphone upgrades, and thoughts on the potential for a Skynet-level AI scenario in our lifetime. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Ecamm: Powerful live streaming platform for Mac. Get one month free. Oracle: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is a single platform for your infrastructure, database, application development, and AI needs. Guest Starring: Owen JJ Stone and Bryan Guffey Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback

How we purchase and read e-books, pet tech we've tried, our favorite accessibility features, and the tech features we'd add or remove with our magic wands. Guest Starring: Karissa Bell and Casey Liss Links and Show Notes: Relay for St. Jude 2024 - Donate today to support the lifesaving mission of St. Jude! Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback

A third-party app we consider essential for everyone, the first app we use in the morning, a piece of tech in our lives that needs an upgrade, and a tech product or concept we initially doubted but which later became successful. This episode of Clockwise is sponsored by: Vitally: A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of AirPods Pro when you book a qualified meeting. Guest Starring: Kathy Campbell and Jeremy Burge Links and Show Notes: Support Clockwise with a Relay FM Membership Submit Feedback CARROT Weather: Alerts & Radar on the App Store Libby, the Library App on the App Store Zones - Time Zone Conversion on the App Store Annotable: Annotation & Markup on the App Store