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More Foundation Love, Callsheet, and Fixing Music Album Ratings on the Mac

Bryan and Jeff rave about Foundation season 2 episode 8, and then roll right into an IMDb rant. They also dive deeper into the Callsheet app for iPhone and iPad, and share a tip for fixing album ratings in Apple’s Music app on the Mac.

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Bryan and Jeff rave about Foundation season 2 episode 8, and then roll right into an IMDb rant. They also dive deeper into the Callsheet app for iPhone and iPad, and share a tip for fixing album ratings in Apple’s Music app on the Mac.

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AppleScript to clear album auto ratings

tell application "Music"
	
	if selection is not {} then
		
		set mySelection to selection
		
		repeat with aTrack in mySelection
			
			if album rating kind of aTrack is computed then set album rating of aTrack to 1
			
		end repeat
		
	end if
	
end tell

AppleScript to activate album auto ratings

tell application "Music"
	
	if selection is not {} then
		
		set mySelection to selection
		
		repeat with aTrack in mySelection
			
			if album rating of aTrack is 1 then set album rating of aTrack to 0
			
		end repeat
		
	end if
	
end tell

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Foundation Has Become Great, iPads Won’t Replace Jeff’s Mac

Bryan and Jeff talk about why they’re enjoying Foundation season 2 on Apple TV+ so much. Jeff rants about Apple hobbling the iPad, and also has a cool IMDB replacement for Bryan.

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The Past and Future of Vision Pro

Jeff Gamet and special guest Patrice Brend’amour explore what led to Apple’s just announced Vision Pro spacial computer, and what it means for the future of the Mac and iPad. They also talk about the importance of the new personal safety features, like Check In, in iOS 17. Bryan Chaffin is out this week.

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Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro Come to the iPad, Plus Digressions

Bryan and Jeff dive into Apple’s Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPad announcement, and explain why you’re seeing an alert on your iPhone about COVID-19 exposure notifications ending. They also have plenty to say about the evolution of language and words, and even add in a little jazz reference.

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New iPads, Apple Pencil’s Hover Feature, and More Andor Love

Bryan has been traveling, so he asks Jeff to fill him in on Apple’s new iPad and iPad Pro announcements and why the Apple Pencil hover feature is so cool. They also nerd out on their shared love of the Star Wars Andor series and rant about IMDb.

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WWDC 2022: iPadOS 16 and ToasterFridges

Bryan and Jeff talk about the evolution of the iPad and iPadOS 16, Microsoft’s Surface fumbles, the ToasterFridge, and Bryan’s complete lack of memory of the original iPad keyboard.

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The Ebook Reader Battle: Kindle versus iPad

Jeff picked up an Amazon Kindle, which means Bryan and him have the perfect opportunity for a Kindle versus iPad mini reading experience comparison. They take a look at the displays, reader apps, battery life, the overall reading experience, and more.

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