The gang gets to work defending their Mac login items. Who has the most minimal startup? Who's got the craziest apps? This episode has more new apps mentioned in any episode of Comfort Zone ever! How would you have done our challenges? How would you answer the question at the end of the show? Let us know! Other Things Discussed Chris's hyper key video Marco Arment is just like Niléane - ATP 637 1Password AirPods Sanity Aqua Voice Bartender 5 BetterSnapTool BetterTouchTool CleanShot X Dato Ethernet Menubar FigmaAgent FinderFix Front and Center Hand Mirror Hyperduck iStat Menus Keyboard Maestro MenuBot Moom MotionVFX Pastebot PopClip Quitter Raycast Sleeve SoundSource Supercharge Velja YellowDot United app Disneyland app 12Train.com Follow the Hosts Chris on YouTube Matt on Birchtree Niléane on Mastodon Comfort Zone on Mastodon Comfort Zone on Bluesky
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1:20:34
Everything I Type is Quack
Chris achieves a new level of focus on the Mac with a familiar app, Matt finds comfort for his sore fingers, and Niléane leads the hardest challenge ever put forth on the show. How would you have done our challenges? How would you answer the question at the end of the show? Let us know! Weekly Topics Raycast Focus MacWhisper Aqua Voice Other Things Discussed Kwack Bluesky is rolling out checkmarks Existing Bluesky "verification" program Wait, how did a decentralized service like Bluesky go down? iTunes never dies Jet Lag The Game Framadate Follow the Hosts Chris on YouTube Matt on Birchtree Niléane on Mastodon Comfort Zone on Mastodon Comfort Zone on Bluesky
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1:09:46
Get Off My Turf, Lawley
Matt finally found a new use for the action button, Niléane is here to fix your Finder, and Chris raises the bar in the challenge in a way no one saw coming. How would you have done our challenges? How would you answer the question at the end of the show? Let us know! Weekly Topics Google Gemini FinderFix Other Things Discussed 2FA Code Finder for Raycast FlohGro on Mastodon Slamming Into Walls Aqua Voice Follow the Hosts Chris on YouTube Matt on Birchtree Niléane on Mastodon Comfort Zone on Mastodon Comfort Zone on Bluesky
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1:22:47
Oh My Gosh, I Can Try the Horse Browser
Niléane brings a spicy browser extension, Chris works through some iPad feelings, and Matt made the gang decide what app they consider “undefeated”. We want to hear from you! How would you have done our challenges? How would you answer the question at the end of the show? Let us know! Weekly Topics Dearrow Chris’s Changing My Relationship with the iPad video Other Things Discussed Popular Drafts themes Jet Lag: The Game Qobuz Quick Stuff Reeder Classic Fiery Feeds Obsidian Bon Iver’s new album on Qobuz Follow the Hosts Chris on YouTube Matt on Birchtree Niléane on Mastodon Comfort Zone on Mastodon Comfort Zone on Bluesky
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1:20:27
You Did Not Put a Lot of Time into This
Chris has an external drive faster than you’ve ever seen, Matt has a new email app he swears isn’t his new favorite cult, and the whole gang does their best to redesign iOS and iPadOS. This episode is sponsored by Rogue Amoeba: Makers of incredibly useful audio tools for your Mac. Use the code MS2504 through the end of April to get 20% off Rogue Amoeba’s apps. We want to hear from you! How would you have done our challenges? How would you answer the question at the end of the show? Let us know on Mastodon or Bluesky! Weekly Topics ACASIS 80Gbps M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure WD Black 4TB NVME Notion Mail Other Things Discussed A very reasonable calendar invite Node Playground Samsung T7 SSD Mimestream Niléane’s mock ups Image 1, Image 2, and Image 3 Follow the Hosts Chris on YouTube Matt on Birchtree Niléane on Mastodon Comfort Zone on Mastodon Comfort Zone on Bluesky
Comfort Zone is a podcast that pushes its hosts outside of their, well, comfort zone. Every week, each host will bring new technology they've tried to the show to discuss whether it worked and how it pushed them out of their comfort zone.
Then, at the conclusion of each episode, one of the hosts will issue the dreaded challenge to the others to try something new, and perhaps even something they might not like. It's a fun, fresh way to learn something new, along with the hosts every week.
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