Tried to update my Apple Podcasts host image and left SO much padding around my head in the photo…but someone has a vendetta and refuses to allow me to have a neck (old crop vs new crop)

New Top Five Tech is out! Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, listen anywhere, and sign up for the newsletter version every Friday 📰 This week features @fryrsquared.bsky.social @hankgreen.bsky.social @acquiredfm.bsky.social @ismh86.net and @adamlisagor.com podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Hey, did you know if you become a member at shortcut.bot you can watch all my past and future live streams, search my Shortcuts database, watch YouTube videos ad-free, and more?? Just checking

🚀 New Primary Tech Show is out! Apple's RAMpocalypse, data centers are taking over, you may get a payout for failed AI Siri, and reMarkable Pure. Watch or listen everywhere: Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGeQY...

Finally got Comply tips for AirPods Pro 3 and while the stock tips are pretty good, Comply are still more secure and provides better ANC performance. Comply on left in both photos:

📲 I finally achieved Peak Action Button setup! Use it as a Voice Memo transcriber, new wallpaper randomizer, clipboard manager (for real) and more: youtu.be/v7p5e6-fgS4

Interesting "AI in the real world" example: a relative works at a major financial institution and recently had training on Copilot. Wouldn't say they're "techy" but definitely enthusiastic about the new tools:

Watching one of the best Star Wars for May the Fourth 😏 (This is a very specific troll for David Sparks who will probably never see this) ((And yes, watching on the Kaleidescape. But started on TV while waiting to download 🫠))

Are BCIAD segments officially open source? @reckless.bsky.social @davidpierce.xyz

May the Fourth be with you! Throwback to one of my favorite Shortcuts thumbnails. But also, new video just posted on Apple Intelligence and useful features you can use right now! Watch here: youtu.be/ojRpByGmWgU?si=7qgNr...

Got a new shelf prop, but don't know what to replace! Chat what do you think?

🔋 New Mac Power Users is out! Deep dive into the current state of AI tools, models, agents, what's actually useful, and our own projects powered by AI. Watch or listen! Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6Z7W...

They may sponsor one of my podcasts, but I genuinely love Mercury Weather app. Especially the many widgets and really good Watch complication:

Friend just upgraded their iPhone 12 mini… 🫠

Things that are 12 hours: - LOTR Extended Trilogy - ✈️ Tokyo → Chicago - Shortcuts University Save $50 and learn *everything* you need to build powerful Shortcuts! Whether you’ve never built a Shortcut or want to learn how to use APIs in automations, I cover it all in: shortcutsuniversity.com

Speaking of Mac mini…could I interest you in a Mac mini Pro Max?

Just found out my Doctor is still rocking iPhone Xs 😅 can't even upgrade to iOS 26!

🎥 Top Five Tech, my new 5min weekly show is now available in video or audio on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Also available wherever you get your podcasts. Go to: topfive.tech

📺 There's a lot of hype around AI right now, but it can ALSO be really useful. Here are 15 ways I'm using various AI tools for email, browser control, creating videos, podcasts, and more: youtu.be/Ep1gg69g9Sk

🚀 New Primary Tech Show is out [early]! Everyone is getting real quiet about AGI, how the iPod connects Steve Jobs and John Ternus, and now reality can be whatever we want. Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGV6...

Do I spend way too much time making episode artwork for Primary Tech that few people probably notice? Yes. Will I keep doing it? Also yes.

Bear Notes added a first-party Claude Connector! (So glad I waited and didn't switch to Obsidian 😅)

How does one license the official "Brendan Carr is a Dummy" theme for syndication on an upcoming episode? @davidpierce.xyz @reckless.bsky.social

Every time I enter the community to build Shortcuts, I find members helping each other! Join 4,000+ sharing Shortcuts, and become a member to see weekly live streams, search the database, and more. Today's stream at 11am ET: more wallpaper Shortcuts and Claude Tips: shortcut.bot

"Claude is using your computer" is wild thing to see

If you heard the last MPU, you know my Watch band collection, BUT I bought one more... I don't typically prefer link bracelets, but the new Nomad Stratos is pretty great. Flexible interior is really comfortable.

Adding video to Apple Podcasts has messed with our metrics for Primary Tech, as people "watching" don't count as "downloads" anymore. And you can see from @transistor.fm graphs Podcasts was our No 1 source, Overcast 2nd. BUT...looking at Apple metrics directly, you can see when we turned on video:

Another reason I like editing solely off external SSDs…I can work out here

Stream Deck + vs Stream Deck + XL AirPods Pro for scale

Oh boy

Fastmail *and* Circle released first-party MCP connectors 👀 plus scheduled tasks in Cowork and it's getting serious around here

Had a request to dub Shortcuts University into Portuguese…immediately went to @elevenlabsio But, a) can any Portuguese speakers let me know if this is actually good? and b) if so, what other languages might you be interested in? vimeo.com/1186952530/8...

New week, new shirt, already building new Shortcuts for the next roundup

I've seen so many reels lately of "how I made Claude into a content machine for Instagram" etc etc. I see the prompts creators leave in the captions…and I'm skeptical. I've tried with Claude Cowork, Design, and now Codex with Canva plugin and I wouldn't post any of this

🔋 New Mac Power Users is out! Our thoughts on the Cook → Ternus transition, then we cover the current state of Apple Watch: setups, complications, apps, and more! Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbSY...

In case you were wondering…I kept it 😅

📺 Save to files and delete your screenshots, Word of the Day, easy Voice Memos, wallpapers, and how to backup your Shortcuts, all in today’s video! youtu.be/Kqiz3M7nhWg?...

Shortcuts Saturday returns tomorrow 👀

Whoever updated Podcasts Connect at Apple to allow hitting publish before a file finishes processing…THANK YOU 🫡

Unfortunate aspect of turning off iCloud syncing for Shortcuts: You can't share any via iCloud links, nor export them locally BUT you can Add to Dock > Reveal in Finder > then share THAT Shortcut file via AirDrop to iPhone 🫠

I'm LIVE right now with @ericwelander on YouTube! Come hang: www.youtube.com/live/tJnGJuq...

Waymo spotted in Tampa! Supposedly they don't operate here…also, this is the best pizza in Florida

Elgato gear spotted in the courtroom! Maybe they Twitch stream in here 😅

Different kind of filming today! Son has a mock trial for school ⚖️

Sometimes a $5 clicker beats all the AI tools. For solo podcasts, like Primary Tech Daily, this has vastly sped up my editing. When I make a mistake, I click it. In editing the clicks are obvious, huge spikes in the waveform.

Next issue / episode / video of Top Five Tech comes out tomorrow morning! Follow at: topfive.tech

🚀 New Primary Tech Show is out! Apple's John Ternus Era, Tim Cook's Legacy, and ChatGPT 2.0 images are pretty good. Watch or listen! Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1HwT... YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtI95...

"Stephen Robles is the newest host on Relay…" - it's still surreal to read that! If you support any Relay show, check the Crossover feed for a quick 15 min interview where I answer Discord questions! Thanks Kathy 🙏🏼

ChatGPT Images 2.0 is markedly improved. Here's the last version, and now 2.0, original image, same prompt:

iOS 26.4.2 bug fix update is out 👀 wonder if there's an iCloud sync bug squashed in here