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This week Guillaume Ross joins me to talk all about iOS 8 security. We delve into the new third party keyboards, and what really is encrypted on iOS. Sponsors NONE! Episode Links FLIR ONE™ Personal Thermal Imager by FLIR™ – See the Heat° The Risks of iOS 8 Keyboards App Store Review Guidelines – Apple Developer Apple – Privacy Compromise needed on smartphone encryption – The Washington Post Binaryfactory.ca | ..by Guillaume Ross

This week Mike Rohde joins me to talk all about note taking and, of course, Sketchnotes. Note: My apologies for the two terrible audio issues. This one should be good, otherwise I am giving up. Ha! Sponsors None! Episode Links The Sketchnote Workbook: Advanced techniques for taking visual notes you can use anywhere: Mike Rohde: 9780133831719: Amazon.com: Books New York City – Rohdesign – Designer Mike Rohde Storehouse: Your stories, as they happen. Washington DC Sketchnotes – an album on Flickr Alaska 09 Sketchnotes – an album on Flickr

This week Shawn Blanc joins me to talk about writing, work ethics, and iOS 8. There are two special bonuses in the show this week. We have a poem reading from Pat Dryburgh, and you get to find out about Shawn’s blog before shawnblanc.net. Amazing stuff. Sponsors Tom Bihn: Making the finest bags right in Seattle. Seriously, these are some very excellent bags. Episode Links Review: Geek & Mild | The Fight Spot iPhone 6 Plus Camera Review: Iceland — Austin Mann

This week my guest is Conor McClure and together we tackle the nerd relationship with health and fitness. We look at standing to work, walking, step counting, and other ‘fitness’ trackers. Sponsors None: But there is a fun game to win prizes instead, and let’s face it — that’s way better. Episode Links Named the Best Standing Desks | NextDesk Conor’s Site

This week I talk with Garrett Murray about the colloquial language we use when we write, the absurdity of having to write 140 character bios, his wife, and being a parent. This is a longer one, but well worth the time. Sponsors Macminicolo.net: The best and most productive hosting you can buy. I wrote a bit about my server setup here. Rego: Record the places that matter to you. Episode Links Karbon Maniacal Rage Path’s Dave Morin on Circa, Mailbox, and the Secret App He Invented to Talk to His Assistant | Vanity Fair

This week Mike Vardy joins me to talk productivity and whiskey. We cover how to get started, where to start, why OmniFocus is and isn’t great — and then we are too tired to talk about anything but whiskey. Good end. Episode Links Why The Approach is More Important Than The Application — Productivityist Getting Things Done with Clear — Productivityist AwayFind Online meeting and appointment scheduling software The Productivityist

I’m joined this week by Nate Barham, an author and english teacher. My apologies to Nate for consistently saying his last name incorrectly. All together now: BAR-HAM. We talk about self-publishing, versus publishing, and how to build writing habits. Sponsors If you want to sponsor an episode, get in touch. Episode Links Buy the Book! — Barham Ink sigil – The EPUB Editor – Google Project Hosting Literature and Latte – Scrivener Writing Software | Mac OS X | Windows

Today I am joined by Patrick Rhone of Minimal Mac and The Cramped, as we discuss putting our glowing rectangles down, and using an actual pen for writing. Bonus content: Patrick takes me to task over my often lack of editing my blog posts. Sponsors Hoban Cards:Hoban Cards produces beautiful, typographic letterpress printed calling cards printed by hand on a press from 1902. Elevate your life, get some calling cards. Use discount code: WASHBURNE for free shipping anywhere in the world. Episode Links 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works–A True Story: Dan Harris: 9780062265425: Amazon.com: Books Shower Thoughts NSFW warning.

This week I am joined by Bryan Clark, a mobile designer at Starbucks and creator of Blixt — the best App.net client ever. We talk about mobile design life as an indie, versus at a large corporation. We also dive into our iOS 8 dreams. Sponsors Hoban Cards:Hoban Cards produces beautiful, typographic letterpress printed calling cards printed by hand on a press from 1902. Elevate your life, get some calling cards. Use discount code: WASHBURNE for free shipping anywhere in the world. The Word Counter: All new Mac menubar app to measure the words you write across all programs on your Mac. Fantastic tool to measure your progress from Sascha and Christian. Episode Links Blixt for App.net Starbucks on the App Store on iTunes Rdio on the App Store on iTunes Threadnote for iPhone on the App Store on iTunes Ninety Days — carpeaqua by Justin Williams

This week I am joined by Bradley Chambers as we talk about iPads. In education, in offices, and how the App Store is changing for good and bad. Sponsors Delight is in the Details: Practical advice, insight, and inspiration so you can reach for excellence and resist the tide of “good enough” work. Begin: You can’t finish what you don’t begin. Episode Links 2 Minutes — Chambers Daily Hoboken School District: We’re Not Tossing Laptops, but Moving to “rolling Laptop Carts” — Chambers Daily Deploy 2014 | Out of School curbi