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This week, Federico and John share the changes they’ve made to their desk setups in recent months and the philosophies that have driven those changes.
On AppStories+, Federico and John share their reactions to Submerged, the first scripted short film published for Apple Immersive Video on the Vision Pro.
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Ruminate
It’s biscuit week! Plus (not) ordering chicken on CarPlay and YouTube algorithms.
AppStories, Episode 407, ‘A Desk Setup Update’ Show Notes
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Submerged on Apple Vision Pro.
Our Desk Setups
John
Large Balolo desk shelf with modular accessory attachments, including the latest addition of Balolo’s Tablet Holder
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Other Balolo accessories I use include:
Phone Qi2 charger accessory
Headphones hook
Apple Watch charging mount
Loupedeck or Stream Deck mount
Harmon Kardon SoundSticks III speakers
Trendnet 2.5Gbps switch
Satachi 2.5Gbps dongle
Steelcase Gesture chair
Video setup
Elgato Mini Mount
Elgato FaceCam Pro
Elgato Master Mount, Flex Arm, and Solid Arm
Elgato Key Light and Key Light Mini
Twelve South HoverBar Duo for the iPad
Also mentioned:
Logitech MX Creative Console
Federico
Gigabyte M27U monitor
CalDigit TS4 Thunderbolt dock with Apple Thunderbolt 4 Pro cable
Custom-built eGPU with NVIDIA 4090 Founders Edition (more details on NPC)
LG C2 65” OLED
Ruminate, Episode 195, ‘Biscuit Week’ Show Notes
Biscuit Week
You can now order Chick-fil-A using CarPlay – 9to5Mac
Paul Stockton: “@ruminate Digestives Gold 2/10…” – social.lol
Wireless Travel Charger for iPhone and Apple Watch, Native Union’s Voyage, Reviewed – YouTube
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