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This week, Federico and I round up the tech and productivity projects we have planned for our annual holiday break.
On AppStories+, I explain the refinements he’s made to my reading setup.
Comfort Zone
Chris has his own Mount Rushmore of iPad apps, Matt is trying to get to terms with Discord, and the gang figures out if they’re moving the group chat to WhatsApp.
AppStories, Episode 417, ‘Our Holiday Nerd Projects’ Show Notes
Links and Show Notes
John’s Reading Setup Changes
RSS Sync: Feedbin
RSS App: Unread
Other Links: Sill
Read-Later App: Readwise Reader
Also Mentioned: GoodLinks and Ticci Tabs
Holiday Nerd Projects
Mentioned
ChatGPT
Claude
NotebookLM
Zapier
Retroid Pocket 5
Obsidian
Logitech Creative Console
Mac mini and retro gaming
Retro Game Corps how-to video
On AppStories+, a video experiment, I have iPad Pro follow-up, and Federico has technical follow-up and a question for listeners about streaming videogames over Wi-Fi.
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Comfort Zone, Episode 30, ‘The California Guy is Cold’ Show Notes
Weekly Topics
Other Things Discussed
Music from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games
Obsidian Web Clipper
TV Forecast
Up Ahead
Remind Me Faster
Drafts theme directory
Follow the Hosts
Chris on YouTube
Matt on Birchtree
Niléane on Mastodon
Comfort Zone on Mastodon
Comfort Zone on Bluesky
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