For the final episode of The B&B Podcast, Shawn and Ben talk about the history of the show, the Pebble smartwatch and watches in general, doing an OmniFocus workflow audit, Monoprice's new 27-inch monitor, and the iPad as a "pro" PC.

91: The Penultimate Episode

Jan 31st, 2013 34m 37s

This week Shawn and Ben talk about responsive web design, side projects, and Netbot going free on App.net. Also, as the title suggests, this is the second-to-last episode of the B&B Podcast.

90: The Core Power Tools

Jan 24th, 2013 39m 50s

Shawn and Ben discuss what should be on the short list of apps which most moderately computer savvy people should be using.

89: Twitter, Coffee, and Cookies

Jan 18th, 2013 40m 29s

Back from the holidays and kicking off the first episode of 2013, Shawn and Ben talk about scaling back on Twitter followers and the problems with Americanos from Starbucks.

88: Legacy Twitter Relationships

Dec 13th, 2012 52m 29s

For the final show of 2012, Shawn and Ben record a show in their old style of casual conversation. Topics include teething, Amazon Prime, OmniFocus, scaling back on Twitter followers, Time Magazine's top 10 gadgets of the year, and more.

87: Listener Q&A

Dec 6th, 2012 32m 25s

Shawn and Ben answer questions submitted by you guys, the listeners. Ranging from App.net, Twitter clients, website memberships and Ben's paywall, what podcasts we listen to, and more.

86: Interview with Shaun Inman

Nov 29th, 2012 33m 13s

This week Shawn and Ben are joined by special guest and Internet Hero, Shaun Inman. Shaun is a designer and developer, the creator of Mint, Fever, The Last Rocket, and much, much more. We talk about web design, development, growing in your skil

85: The Circle of Confusion

Nov 15th, 2012 32m 3s

Shawn and Ben talk about photography and cameras and lenses.

84: Tips and Tricks: Keyboard Maestro

Nov 8th, 2012 35m 59s

In an action-packed tips and tricks episode, Ben and Shawn talk about the powerhouse app that is Keyboard Maestro. They give an overview of how Keyboard Maestro works and some of the basics for using it as well as sharing many of the custom mac

83: Listener Q&A

Nov 1st, 2012 38m 32s

Shawn and Ben answer questions from the listeners, covering topics about Pinboard, budgeting, tech purchases, Apple Care, upgrades, covering Apple news, and more.

82: Interview with David Smith

Oct 25th, 2012 32m 5s

Shawn and Ben are joined by David Smith, an indie iOS developer. We talk about some of the things David has learned in his years developing software, and we talk about his most recent app, Check the Weather, including all that went in to buildi

81: You Gotta Remove the Mustard

Oct 18th, 2012 32m 12s

Shawn and Ben talk about five different apps that have been released in the past couple weeks.

80: Tips and Tricks: OmniFocus

Oct 11th, 2012 26m 14s

Ben and Shawn share their favorite tips, tricks, and workflows for OmniFocus.

79: You Never Need It, Until You Need It

Oct 5th, 2012 31m 25s

Shawn and Ben talk about Ben's reluctance to use his iPad as a work device even though he says he wants to, our impressions of the Kickstarted Hidden Radio Bluetooth speaker, Shawn's initial impressions of the new Kindle Paperwhite, and more.

78: Listener Q&A

Sep 27th, 2012 31m

Ben and Shawn answer all sorts of techy and nerdy questions from the listeners.

77: Interview with Ryan Cash

Sep 21st, 2012 29m 32s

Shawn and Ben are joined by Ryan Cash, former marketing director at Marketcircle and founder of Snowman, makers of the iPhone reminders app, Checkmark. We talked with Ryan about his transition and motivation to go from working for a medium-size

76: Pop Open LaunchBar

Sep 13th, 2012 30m 29s

Shawn and Ben share tips and tricks about one of their most-used applications on the Mac: LaunchBar.

75: B&B 2.0

Sep 6th, 2012 35m 18s

Shawn and Ben announce a new format and schedule to the show. And this week they talk about the just-announced Kindles and follow-up on last week's discussion of App.net.

74: The Worst, Worst, Worst Case Scenario

Aug 30th, 2012 44m 54s

After a 2-week hiatus, Ben and Shawn are back to talk about touchscreen desktop computers, Twitter, App.net, and Glassboard, and the kitchen sink.

73: Faded Avocado

Aug 9th, 2012 59m 26s

Shawn and Ben talk about fax machines, open source software, the future of the digital landscape and how that affects the apps we use today, and the right and wrong ways to publish a link list-type blog.

72: I Clicked That Ketchup Article

Aug 2nd, 2012 58m 22s

Shawn and Ben talk about the new Digg, Cultured Code's Cloud Sync, the balance of shipping half-finished products early versus taking longer to ship products that are finished, why not being on Facebook may mean you're a suspicious citizen, and

71: Edges of the Fiberhood

Jul 26th, 2012 1h 5m

Shawn and Ben talk about the Kansas City rollout of Google Fiber, the just-announced Google Fiber TV, internet speeds and privacy policies, Mountain Lion, the Mac App Store, Notification Center, Sparrow's acquisition and email clients in genera

70: Really Great Frisbee Thrower

Jul 19th, 2012 57m 9s

Shawn and Ben talk about the Nexus 7, Android, the tablet market, the UK ruling for Apple to place ads saying Samsung didn't copy them, and how to grill a steak.

69: How Dead Was It?

Jul 12th, 2012 1h 13m

Shawn and Ben talk about iPad keyboards, selling your gadgets to Amazon, paywalls, memberships, advertising, conflicts of interest, credibility in blogging, and Ben's new business model for The Brooks Review.

68: My Socks Would be Buttery

Jul 5th, 2012 59m 50s

Shawn and Ben talk about popcorn, writing reviews of beta apps, using Checkmark and how it works alongside other reminder apps on the iPhone, and Belkin's new WeMo device.