The Prompt

The Prompt

The Prompt was a weekly panel discussion on technology, and the culture surrounding Apple and related companies. It evolved into Connected in 2014. Hosted by Federico Viticci, Stephen Hackett, and Myke Hurley.

57: World’s Greatest Finale

The young men (and Stephen) of The Prompt gather one last time and discuss Overcast and IBM.

07-17
01:03:55

56: Stephen for Calendars

Myke, Federico and Stephen follow-up on Sherlocking and discuss photo management in the light of the upcoming Photos app from Apple. Then Myke shares his experience with Android Wear and the Weekly Picks sound effect gets played for the first time in ages.

07-10
01:34:52

55: Sherlocked

This week, Stephen, Myke and Federico revisit Google TV and Android L, then discuss the phenomenon of Sherlocking.

07-03
01:29:15

54: Asking for a Jetpack Too Soon

Federico, Myke and Stephen (Yo!) learn about unlocking British (Yo!) iPhones, visit LinkedIn, try to (Yo!) understand Slingshot and walk through (Yo!) Google I/O.

06-26
01:36:00

53: Scanning Broccoli in to Amazon

With summer here, the boys stay cool with topics ranging from Apple’s “new” iMac, Handoff and the Amazon Fire Phone.

06-19
01:18:04

52: Koala Consortium

This week Stephen leaves Federico and Myke to celebrate The Prompt's first anniversary on their own. However, they have the help of David Smith to discuss the App Store after WWDC—as well as a whole host of follow-up and fun.

06-12
01:29:11

51: Developer Christmas

Mostly live from San Francisco, Myke, Federico and Stephen discuss the events of the WWDC 2014 keynote.

06-04
01:09:27

50: All the Little Ridges

Still reeling from the Apple/Beats news, the boys sit down to talk about music, apps and WWDC.

05-29
01:19:27

49: Nights in the Other Room

With an international shortage of Apple news, Myke, Federico and Stephen take on a pile of listener questions.

05-22
01:27:07

48: Complicated Thoughts on the Subject

This week, the boys throw themselves a selfie parade and Stephen reads an ancient Apple support document. Then they break down the rumors around Beats and iOS 8 on the iPad.

05-14
01:06:35

47: What’s a Cupcake?

This week, Federico, Myke and Stephen deal with some follow-up before discussing their hopes for iOS 8, the dream that was App.net while restoring balance to the Force in the Apple ecosystem.

05-08
01:29:10

46: Is It Okay To Be Nervous?

This week, with Myke at the Úll Conference, the Southern one and the Italian one discuss WebObjects, the recent MacBook Air update and OS X’s possible impending redesign before talking about what may be ailing the iPad as a product.

05-01
01:05:37

45: Ask the Windows People

This week, the boys discuss honeymoon etiquette and dispense financial wisdom about AAPL before discussing Loom, Apple’s new environmental video, MacStories 4.0 and the new OS X Beta Seed Program.

04-23
01:19:09

44: The Problem and the Solution

This week, Stephen, Federico and Myke re-visit Carousel, Greg Christie’s departure from Apple and CarPlay. Then, Federico buys a shirt on the air and leads a discussion about boredom with apps, tinkering with setups and feature creep in apps and services.

04-17
01:10:16

43: I Am Your Middleman

This week, Federico, Myke and Stephen reflect on their input into the world of dental healthcare, then move on to discuss Dropbox’s recent news, shake-ups in Apple’s design department and the WWDC lottery system.

04-10
01:24:00

42: Beautiful Flower

This week, 5by5’s international trio of Apple users discuss Microsoft and Android (with an awesome special guest). They also announce a revolutionary new photo management service.

04-03
01:20:56

41: Progress, Not A Revolution

With Stephen being away this week, Myke and Federico talk about the things they always talk about—music services and video games. More specifically, advancements to iTunes Radio and Facebook buying Oculus.

03-27
01:25:14

40: The World’s Greatest City

Federico, Myke and Stephen celebrate The Prompt’s ruby anniversary by discussing how Google approaches wearables (and how Apple may move in a different direction), Checkmark 2, iOS 8 rumors and the recent changes Apple has made to its iPhone and iPad lineups.

03-20
01:34:13

39: The Friendly President

This week, Federico, Stephen and Myke discuss crashing in your pocket, lists on your wrist and publishing dreams on the Internet.

03-13
01:30:41

38: 45 Minutes in Traffic

Myke and Stephen take a trip through the show’s Inbox, then discuss CarPlay and experiment with using FaceTime Audio to record the podcast.

03-06
56:57

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