Episode 379: Permanent Hole
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4.7 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 5 June 2018
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
This week, Dan and Merlin talk about some of their favorite announcements at the big computer show.
They also deep dive into how to handle the Benjamin family's need for a new phone.
Links for this episode:
- Libby, by OverDrive - an app for library ebooks and audiobooks
- How Instagram’s algorithm works | TechCrunch
- WorldCat.org: The World's Largest Library Catalog
- iOS 12 Preview - Apple
- iOS 12 FAQ: Everything you need to know! | iMore
- iOS 12: The MacStories Overview – MacStories
Under the banner of helping users gain more understanding and control of how they use their devices, iOS 12 introduces improved features for Do Not Disturb and notifications, alongside a brand new area of analytics and monitoring controls called Screen Time.
- Apple iOS 12 update: the 17 biggest new features coming to the iPhone - The Verge
- Amazon.com: Tech21 Evo Mesh Protection Case for iPhone 7 Plus 5.5 Clear + Black: Cell Phones & Accessories
- Apple iPhone product line comparison | Comparison tables - SocialCompare
- Hobby Horse
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello. |
| 0:02.0 | Hey, Merlin. |
| 0:03.0 | Hi, Dan. How are you? |
| 0:04.0 | I'm pretty good. How are you doing? |
| 0:06.0 | I'm doing pretty good. |
| 0:08.0 | Doodah. Doodah. |
| 0:10.0 | Uh-huh. |
| 0:12.0 | Put iOS 12 on an old phone. |
| 0:14.0 | Oh, doodah day. |
| 0:16.0 | Yeah, we usually like to record your live |
| 0:20.0 | report from the floor, but that being that WDC's in |
| 0:24.0 | San Jose now. |
| 0:26.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:27.0 | It's a little bit tougher for you to go, so you haven't, |
| 0:29.0 | you haven't been doing your live reports. |
| 0:31.0 | Yeah, I'm usually on the show floor. |
| 0:33.0 | No, it's down there. I have a computer show. |
| 0:35.0 | It's down in San Jose. |
| 0:36.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:37.0 | Big computer show. |
| 0:39.0 | Big party. Gonna break all the windows. |
| 0:41.0 | Mm-hmm. |
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