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The Mac Pro! Swift UI! iPadOS! This dub dub was absolutely packed full of lots of new things. We unpack these, and their impacts for developers in the Apple eco system. Meanwhile, Dave Nott went unexpectedly viral with a tweet about ARKit and the Mac Pro... Dave Nott's tweet: https://twitter.com/_davenott/status/1136256065090310147 Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 U...

As it's the last show before WWDC, we talk about some of things we hope to see from the Keynote on Monday. Join us next week too, as we start to unpack all of the announcements afterwards. Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US)

We begin the show with a trip down memory lane, as Dave Nott does some retro gaming. Dave Wood takes stock of things, after an incredible week of being featured on 9to5 Mac during the launch of his new app, AirSynth. AirSynth landing page AirSynth 9to5 Mac article Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US)

Dave Wood gets an app store rejection, and Dave Nott has been busy shaping (and reshaping) the design of his news reader app that's in the works. Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US)

Dave Wood has finished development on his new app AirSynth. We discuss the finishing touches needed to send it to the App Store. Dave Nott throws a spanner in the works when discussing the payment model - has Dave got the right one? We discuss the pro's / con's of paid up front v.s. freemium for a small novelty app, automation of App Store screenshots, and motivations for putting a small app into...

Email vs Slack and yet more rumoured delays for Intels 10 nanometer CPUs. If it's to be believed, we could be in for many more "lakes" before we get a 10nm MacBook Pro. Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US)

Dave Wood has a new Mac Mini, and we've had a boat load of leaks. Rumours abound for the upcoming releases of iOS 13 and macOS 10.15. Something tells us WWDC is going to be quite something this year. Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US)

Dave Nott has a coffee related dilemma with his Aeropress, and sets out to trial something new. Dave Wood decides to finally upgrade his machine at home. We discuss potential upgrade options with the Mac options available today, and the right choice for development at home. Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US)

This week we discuss the Intel NUC vs the latest Mac Mini, we discuss the upcoming Mac Pro, what we might see at WWDC on the Mac hardware front and look back at old mac hardware pricing - are todays prices really that high? Finally, we discuss the right to repair and why a "dead motherboard" might not mean needing a new one. Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US)

A little later than planned (thanks to the Apple event last week) we dig into the new hardware announcments that came the week before the event. New iPads, iMacs and Airpods, and a lack of Air Power. Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US)

Apple's March 25th event announced new services for TV, finance and games. What do these mean for two iOS devs who like to discuss all things Apple? We get into the bits that made us pause for thought, and reflect on why this event may not have landed so well for us. Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US)

Dave Nott gives his first impressions of the second generation Amazon Echo Plus, and of course we talk about Apple vs Spotify! Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US)

Dave Nott (finally) sells his iMac and sets his sights on the rumoured upcoming 16" MacBook Pro. We discuss what to expect from the Apple event on the 25th March, and ask is there room for yet another video subscription service this late on in the game? Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US)

Folding phones, and augmented reality, are we at a strange plateau right before 'the next big thing' ? Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US)

With a strong rumor of larger Macbook Pro's on the horizon, and the potential of Apple getting back into monitors, we unpack some of the possibilities this could mean and the implications for the devices, apps, and the mac platform as a whole. Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US)

Dave Nott waits for the stars to align for his new MacBook Pro upgrade. Dave Wood has been upgrading his home wifi and we ponder moving to mesh wifi - and discuss why that mesh wifi system might not be from Eero. Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US)

David Wood has a new show, a short microcast called Iterate , to chronicle his indie app development. We get into what that’s all about, and how he started it off. In industry news, we discuss Apple’s harder stance on companies using analytics technologies that spy on users, and what that can mean for app developers. Links: Iterate Microcast Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (C...

This week, we discuss the Facetime bug, quality control at Apple, and Facebook and Google losing their enterprise certification. Dave Wood remembers the internet of yore and wonders if he might just be an old man, yelling at the cloud. Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US)

This week, Dave Nott is itching after spending the day insulating his loft, and we discuss how his workspace is up for reconsideration after a change in circumstances. Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0 US)

After reflecting on last weeks special episode with Shawn King, we discuss how we're both having to take an incremental approach to our indie development right now, doing little by little when time allows. We talk about how we keep motivated when progress can seem to be so slow and how we might adjust our schedules keep things sustainable. Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United Stat...

We are super lucky this week to be joined by Shawn King from the podcast Your Mac Life. Shawn started podcasting about Apple nearly 25 years ago, before the word podcast was even a thing. Having just crossed episode 1200 of Your Mac Life, we get together with Shawn and chat about how he got started, and how Apple has changed over the last 25 years. We dig into where he sees the iPad and Mac Pro go...