382: ‘What’s Happening‽’, With Craig Hockenberry

Craig Hockenberry, the special guest with the special fleshy palms, returns to the show. Topics include Twitter/X, foldable phones, and our favorite features in iOS 17 now that it’s in public beta.

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Links:

• Craig’s weekend fun: updating Twitter’s “How to Tweet” support document to “How to X (files.iconfactory.net/craig/twitter/How%20to%2…)”. Surprisingly funny.

• Adam Sandler’s “Ode to My Car”:
• “Car honk” radio-friendly version (youtube.com/watch?v=sXJyXh252Ic), which really is even funnier than the album version.

• Album version (music.apple.com/us/album/ode-to-my-car/2091287…), replete with cuss words.

• The Iconfactory (iconfactory.com).
• Triode (triode.app): “The best way to enjoy all of your favorite Internet radio stations wherever you go.”

• The rest of their excellent lineup of apps (apps.iconfactory.com).

• Furbo (furbo.org), Craig’s blog.

• Morton Downey Jr., “trash TV” pioneer (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morton_Downey_Jr.).
• YouTube clips (youtube.com/watch?v=Yye-mTbDZ0w).

• Studio Neat’s Material Docks (studioneat.com/products/materialdock), perfect for the upcoming Standby mode in iOS 17.

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.