This week, John is joined by his NPC: Next Portable Console co-host Brendon Bigley for a conversation about Control Ultimate Edition coming to the Mac, Bluesky, a friendly interrogation about the apps and gear Brendon uses, and more.

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Links and Show Notes

A Conversation with Brendon Bigley

Control Ultimate Edition Is Coming to the Mac

• Control Ultimate Edition Is Coming to the Mac Early Next Year


• Whisky


• Apple is rumored to be working on a game-specific app store

Bluesky

• MacStories Is on Bluesky


• Cross-Posting
  
  
  
  • EchoFeed
  
  
  • Croissant
    
    
    
    • Croissant: A Beautifully-Designed App for Cross-Posting to Multiple Social Media Accounts
    
    
    • Croissant: An App for Cross-Posting
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Openvibe
  
  
  
  


• Other apps
  
  
  
  • deck.blue
  
  
  
  

A Friendly Interrogation

• Email: Gmail
  
  
  
  • Google Is Discontinuing Its Inbox Email App in March 2019
  
  
  
  


• Task Manager: Tot
  
  
  
  • Also mentioned:
    
    
    
    • Clear
    
    
    • Apple Reminders
    
    
    • Godspeed
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Writing
  
  
  
  • iA Writer
  
  
  • Obsidian
  
  
  
  


• Web Host
  
  
  
  • Pika
  
  
  
  


• RSS and Read-Later
  
  
  
  • Readwise Reader
  
  
  • Also mentioned
    
    
    
    • Feedbin
    
    
    • Matter
    
    
    • Reeder
    
    
    • Play
    
    
    • Lire
    
    
    • Unread
    
    
    • Boox Palma
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• Podcasting
  
  
  
  • Hardware
    
    
    
    • Samson Q9U
    
    
    • Elgato Stream Deck+ and XLR Dock
    
    
    • Facecam Pro
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Audio Hijack
  
  
  • Ableton Live
  
  
  • Camo Studio
  
  
  • Also mentioned: SoundSource
  
  
  • Podcast Host: Transistor.fm
  
  
  • Also mentioned:
    
    
    
    • Blue Yeti
    
    
    • The Worst Garbage podcast network
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

iOS Game Recommendations

• Domino Drop


• Afterplace

Follow Brendon’s work

• Wavelengths.online


• YouTube


• Into the Aether


• NPC: Next Portable Console


• Social Media
  
  
  
  • Bluesky
  
  
  • Mastodon
  
  
  • Instagram
  
  
  • Threads
  
  
  
  

Follow us on Mastodon

• AppStories


• Federico Viticci


• John Voorhees

Follow us on Bluesky

• AppStories


• MacStories


• Federico Viticci


• John Voorhees

Follow us on Threads

• MacStories


• Federico Viticci


• John Voorhees

Follow us on Instagram

• MacStories

• Federico Viticci


• John Voorhees