The App Orchard

Episode 38 - Secrets

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:00:00 -0400

This week Josh complains about In-App Purchases and Myke plays Devils Advocate.

Show Notes:

- Marco.org: Why Tweetbot for Mac matters

- Macgasm: Save The CPUs, Kill The Dashboard Once And For All

Apps:

- The End

Tips:

- Disabling Dashboard

- Multiple Desktops

Sponsors:

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Episode 37 - Journer

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 12:00:00 -0400

This week Josh And Myke discuss the apps they use to read their feeds.

Show Notes:

- Fever

- MacStories: How Anyone Can Install Fever In Ten Minutes

- @70Decibels

App Picks:

- Reeder: Mac | iPhone | iPad

- Newsic

- FLUD

- Pulp

Tips:

- Swipe Actions In Reeder

- Analytiks

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Episode 36 - Your Neighbour's Wife

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:00:00 -0400

Hot off the heels of the announcement of Google's Nexus 7, Josh and Myke discuss the device and how they feel the Android UI is currently stacking up against iOS.

Show Notes:

- The Nexus 7

- Macgasm: Nexus 7

- Paying The Price On Android

Sponsors:

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Episode 35 - I'm Never Wrong

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:00:00 -0400

This week Josh and Myke have a look through the major features of iOS6 and talk about how they're feeling, one week on.

Note: Sorry for any weirdness with our feed this week. We had to make a slight change on the back-end

Apps:

- Embark London

Tips:

- Display Recorder

- Double-tap actions in Tweetbot

Sponsors:

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Episode 34 - Laying Down The Road

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:00:00 -0400

This week Myke and Josh talk about what they want to see in iOS6 and Josh talks about some bad buying decisions and their ramifications.

Apps:

- Found

- Money

Tips:

- Turning Off The Flash On Photobooth

- Caffeine

Sponsors:

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Episode 33 - You Say Weird Things To Me

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 12:00:00 -0400

This week Myke and Josh discuss some games they've been enjoying and talk about the differences in game mechanics between iOS games and those of their past.

Show Notes:

- Marco.org: Cleaning...

- Popcap

App Picks:

Sponsors:

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Episode 32 - Say Cheese!

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:00:00 -0400

This week Myke and Josh discuss the release of the Facebook Camera app for iPhone. They're surprised.

Show Notes:

- Push Pop Press

Apps:

- Facebook Camera

- Soundboard for iPad

Tips:

- Drag and Drop in Finder

- Safari Omnibar Extension

Sponsor:

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Episode 31 - Arriba!

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:00:00 -0400

This week Josh and Myke discuss game franchises on iOS and how some are just rip-offs.

Show Notes:

- Zynga rips off Tiny Tower

Apps:

- NOVA 3

- Tiny Tower

- Death Rally

- Air Supremacy

Tips:

- Home Sharing in iOS

- How to Change Text Size in Safari:

Open Safari OS X.
Create a new bookmark in your bookmark bar
Right click the bookmark and click edit address
In the address box, put <code>javascript:var p=document.getElementsByTagName('*');for(i=0;i<p.length;i++){if(p[i].style.fontSize){var s=parseInt(p[i].style.fontSize.replace("px",""));}else{var s=12;}s+=2;p[i].style.fontSize=s+"px"}</code>as the URL, and then name the bookmark what you want.
Rinse and repeat, this time using <code>javascript:var p=document.getElementsByTagName('*');for(i=0;i<p.length;i++){if(p[i].style.fontSize){var s=parseInt(p[i].style.fontSize.replace("px",""));}else{var s=12;}s-=2;p[i].style.fontSize=s+"px"}</code>
The first bookmark will let you increase the text size in Mobile Safari, and the second bookmark will shrink it again.
Now, make sure you're syncing your bookmarks across your devices, and voila, a bookmarklet that lets you change textsizes in Mobile Safari.

Episode 30 - The Way I Like It

Thu, 10 May 2012 12:00:00 -0400

On this week's episode Josh and Myke discuss some games they've been playing recently. Warning: They are pretty addictive!

Show Notes:

- Ski Free Flash Game

- Macgasm: Death Rally Review

Apps:

- Soundboard For iPad

Tips:

- Dictation Toggle and Keyboard Shortcuts

- Update Contacts using Twitter

Sponsors:

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Episode 29 - Fredson And Bobson

Tue, 08 May 2012 12:00:00 -0400

This week Myke fills Josh in on how he's been using his iPad since he upgraded to the new retina-ready machine.

Show Notes:

- Marvel and Comixology sign an exclusive publishing deal

- Avengers vs Xmen #1 Infinite

- Forbidden Planet

- Macgasm: Apple's iTunes Needs A Reboot. Now

Apps:

- Comixology

- Pocket

- Netflix

- Rdio

Tips:

- Using the 'location' field in the calendar to leave notes for your events

- Converting to plain text in TextEdit

Sponsors:

And Pear Note for Mac and iPad. The app that allows you to integrate text notes with audio, video and slides to ensure you never miss a thing. Find out more at Usefulfruit.com

Episode 28 - Casts of Pods

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0400

With Mr. Hurley off visiting Stephen Hackett in Memphis, I decided it would be a good time to get one of my favorite tech journalists, and a pretty hardcore app aficionado on the episode to ride shotgun. Jon Mitchell, of ReadWriteWeb and The Dock Podcast fame, rides in the sidecar today.

Episode 27 - Pocket It

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0400

With the recent relese of Pocket, Josh and Myke discuss Read it Later services in general, which ones they use and why.

Apps:

- Pocket

- Instapaper

- Evernote

- Favs

Tips:

- Uncheck and re-order items in Spotlight on you iPhone

- Forwarding SMS messages on iOS

Episode 26 - That's What She Said

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0400

This week Josh and Myke primarily discuss stylus' (yes that's the pronunciation we decided on) and the apps that they've been using to try them out with.

Show Notes:

- The App Orchard Episode 17

- Adonit Jot Pro

- Josh's Paper Drawings: One and Two

- Myke's Paper Drawings One and Two

- Macgasm Cosmonaut Review

- ScreenCasts Online

Apps:

- Paper By 53

- Flight Control Rockets

- SCO Tutor For iPhoto

Tips: