Unhelpful Suggestions

Unhelpful Suggestions podcast with Mikah Sargent and Joe Rosensteel (featuring Marko Savic).

A technology podcast with a happy-grumpy outlook.

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Episode 59: My Ratty Massage

August 15, 2018 by Joseph Rosensteel

Mikah and Joe discuss Twitter, Mastodon, and (checks notes) Azaelia Banks vs. Elon Musk?

  • Most Important Meal: Chicken Nugget Body Wash
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  • joesteel@mastodon.social
  • mikahsargent@mastodon.social
  • unhelpfuls@mastodon.social
  • Ruby Rose Quits Twitter Following Trolling Over 'Batwoman' Casting | Variety
  • Rapper Azaelia Banks Claims She Was at Elon Musk's House Over the Weekend as He Was 'Scrounging For Investors' | Business Insider
  • Elon Musk Says He's Been Talking to Saudi Arabia About Taking Tesla Private
  • Find Your Royal Name Quiz | Instagram
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Episode 58: Mouth Words

August 02, 2018 by Joseph Rosensteel

Mikah and Joe discuss MoviePass' recent struggles, Logitech's acquisition of Blue, new AirPod's charging case, and the cutest marsupial.

  • MoviePass CEO announces in all-hands meeting that tickets to big upcoming movies will not be available on the app | Business Insider
  • Does This Little Green Dot Mean a New AirPods Case is Imminent? | The Verge
  • Logitech is Acquiring Blue Microphones for $117 million in Cash | The Verge
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Episode 57: Are You Solving a Murder Right Now?

July 23, 2018 by Joseph Rosensteel

Mikah and Joe talk about boring impressions of the new MacBook Pro, and Mikah ruins 'Finding Nemo', but then he makes donuts and candy.

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Episode 56: I Probably Can’t Say ‘Wet Dream’ On Here

July 06, 2018 by Joseph Rosensteel

Thirsty Instagram.

  • Clockwise #248: Six Filters Was All We Needed in My Day | Relay FM
  • Joshua Ariza's Instagram Mockup | Twitter
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Episode 55: My Lemony Needs

June 20, 2018 by Joseph Rosensteel

Mikah and Joe discuss Pride month, lemon bars, betas, and CarPlay.

Old & Shitty Millennial | TeeSpring

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Episode 54: Fetch, Atmos, Fetch

June 08, 2018 by Joseph Rosensteel

Mikah and Joe discuss their impressions of WWDC 2018.

  • 5 Things I'm Excited ABout For watchOS 5 | iMore
  • Amazon’s Fire TV Cube is an Echo, streaming box, and universal remote in one | The Verge
  • Adobe PhotoShop Elements 2018 | Mac App Store
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Episode 53: A Clean Side, and a Dirty Side

May 24, 2018 by Joseph Rosensteel

Mikah has concerns about mops, Joe is troubled by a lack of consistency in Apple's various search functions, and neither is jazzed about Elon Musk.

  • Joe's "James Bond" Search Results | Twitter
  • What Happened to the Affordable $35,000 Tesla Model 3? | LA Times
  • Elon Musk Brings His Tunnel Vision, and Charm Offsensive, to West L.A. | LA Times
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Episode 52: That's My Power Fantasy

May 09, 2018 by Joseph Rosensteel

Mikah and Joe discuss their plans for the Juicy Goss Lounge.

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Episode 51: Black Gold

April 27, 2018 by Joseph Rosensteel

Mikah and Joe discuss SmugMug's acquisition of Flickr, and Mikah's smart garage door opener.

  • Flickr Has Been Purchased By Photo-Sharing Service SmugMug | iMore
  • Joe's Old Flickr
  • Mikah's Garage Door | Chamberlin.com
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Episode 50: All up in the Kool-aid and Not Knowing the Flavor

April 11, 2018 by Joseph Rosensteel

Mikah explains the iOS 11.3 HomeKit program expansion. Joe bores Mikah with the Mac Pro and "pro" platform conjecture.

  • How HomeKit's software authentication works | iMore
  • Apple’s 2019 Mac Pro will be shaped by workflows | TechCrunch
  • How to stop your friends' Facebook apps from collecting your data | iMore
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Episode 49: Float and Flit and Fluff

April 05, 2018 by Joseph Rosensteel

Mikah and Joe discuss tvOS 11.3's release, and Apple's March education event.

  • tvOS 11.3 | Unauthoritative Pronouncements
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Episode 48: Demi-Dance-God

March 15, 2018 by Joseph Rosensteel

The MoviePass CEO said more things, and Eddy Cue has said some SXSW things.

  • MoviePass CEO Addresses Privscy Concerns, Says App Has Never Monitored Users' Locations | Variety
  • Screenshot of MoviePass CEO's Email to Customers | Twitter
  • Eddy Cue Talks Texture Acquisition, Great Storytelling, and Rhianna in SXSW Interview | 9to5Mac
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Episode 47: The Gay Meat Police

March 07, 2018 by Joseph Rosensteel

Joe and Mikah discuss the kerfuffle over MoviePass' CEO saying they track the location of their customers, Apple's rumored over-the-ear headphones, an update to the iOS camera app Hallide.

  • MoviePass CEO proudly says the app tracks your location before and after movies | TechCrunch
  • Like AirPods but cans: Apple reportedly working on over-the-ear headphone | iMore
  • Halide 1.7 Brings New Depth Photography and ARKit Features, Darkroom Integration | MacStories
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Episode 46: Seven Inches

February 12, 2018 by Joseph Rosensteel

Mikah, Marko, and Joe discuss the newly released HomePod.

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Episode 45: I'm Not an Audiophiliac

February 01, 2018 by Joseph Rosensteel

Mikah and Joe discuss audio products, including the infamous HomePod.

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Episode 44: Call Me by Your Numi

January 17, 2018 by Joseph Rosensteel

Mikah and Joe discuss a bizarre news item from CES 2018, and the Apple Watch.

  • Kohler Announces the Konnect Numi Toilet | iMore
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Episode 43: Too Many Collars

January 03, 2018 by Joseph Rosensteel

Mikah and Joe catch up after the holidays.

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Episode 42: Crispness

December 22, 2017 by Joseph Rosensteel

Mikah and Joe talk about the iPhone battery kerfuffle, Disney buying Fox, and Mikah's unexpected heart situation.

  • Download 35: Let Deadpool Be Deadpool | Realy FM
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Episode 41: Muffin Stuffin'

December 07, 2017 by Joseph Rosensteel

Mikah and Joe talk about boring frame rate stuff, Apple Pay Cash, Amazon Video missing from the Apple TV (It's there now!)

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Episode 40: No One Send Us Numbers

November 21, 2017 by Joseph Rosensteel

Mikah and Joe talk about breakfast, the HomePod delay, some tech bugs, and Thanksgiving plans.

  • We Live in a Coffee Society | Most Important Meal
  • Animoji Trek | Vimeo
  • This Animoji Video is the 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan' Remake We Didn't Know We Needed | iMore
  • Google Collects Android Users' Locations Even When Location Services are Disabled | Quartz
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