301: ‘A Craptastic Craptacular’, With Joanna Stern

Hosted byJohn Gruber

Joanna Stern returns to the show to talk about the new M1 MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro.

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Links:

• Joanna Stern in the WSJ: “Apple’s M1 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro Review: The Laptop’s Biggest Leap in Years”.
• And on YouTube: “Goodbye, Fan Noise”.
• My review of the M1 MacBook Pro.
• Joanna’s and my joint appearance on CNBC’s Squawk Alley, which started the webcam-gate scandal.
• Joanna’s epic breakdown of the best available USB-C chargers.
• Aukey’s adorable $50 90-watt 3-port charger, and their even smaller $45 65-watt 2-port charger.
• Joanna, back in July: “Quit Chrome. Safari and Edge Are Just Better Browsers for You and Your Computer.”
• Camo — excellent app that lets you use your iPhone or iPad as a Mac webcam.

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.