Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThere’s Gonna Be Some Flapping
Episode 53
Follow-up on why Flappy Bird was successful. Kieran Healy's excellent article with science. John Gruber and Merlin Mann at SXSW '09. Goofball Jones'…
12 years, 2 months ago
Necessary But Not Sufficient
Episode 52
Facebook Paper's gesture usability, in-app tutorial videos, and the design challenge of gestural interface. RootMetrics testing real-world wireless …
12 years, 3 months ago
Maybe We’re Just Dinosaurs
Episode 51
The FiOS net-neutrality non-story and last summer's YouTube-throttling story. More FU on iPads going pro, giant-tablet-desk ergonomics, trying to un…
12 years, 3 months ago
Disk Light Observer Effect
Episode 50
Follow-up on why an iPad "Pro" needs to be larger and why iOS is "better for people". Can iOS add more power-user functionality without harming its …
12 years, 3 months ago
Roamio and Siracusiet
Episode 49
Follow-up: Genius Bar employee reports of how most people deal with iCloud backups, photo backups, and storage limits, iExplorer for exporting iMess…
12 years, 3 months ago
Marco Bought Four
Episode 48
Follow-up: whether iMessage problems are widespread, reasons behind flattening the Mac Mini, and HDR TVs. The storage costs of Casey's emoji. Google…
12 years, 3 months ago
Better Pixels
Episode 47
Follow-up: IBM AS/400 (aka System i) and single-level store. Marco's Retina theory. PS4 and Xbone sales. Trying to care about CES. Who "needs" the M…
12 years, 4 months ago
A Compromised Machine
Episode 46
Mac Pro follow-up: socketed CPUs and potential upgrades, and the benefits of only using stock Apple parts. Scoring Apple's performance on John's 201…
12 years, 4 months ago
Give Up On The Retina Dream
Episode 45
Explaining our podcast artwork. Facebook Likes in the App Store and ad-banner blindness. Dual-input displays and how they enable the 5120x2880 displ…
12 years, 4 months ago
A Plague With Very Minor Effects
Episode 44
What if the new USB connector is too similar to Lightning? (John Gruber on Lightning) Potential for 5120-wide Retina displays to overcome Thunderbol…
12 years, 4 months ago