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<h4 style='display: inline;'>Guest Starring:</h4> <p style='display: inline;'><a href='http://www.relay.fm/people/Johngruber'>John Gruber</a></p>
<h4>Links and Show Notes:</h4>  <h5><a href='https://relay.fm/cortex/join'>Get Moretex – More Cortex, with no ads.</a></h5> <h5><a href='https://relay.fm/cortex/feedback'>Submit Feedback</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://daringfireball.net/" target="_blank">Daring Fireball</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://daringfireball.net/2024/05/the_m4_ipad_pros" target="_blank">Daring Fireball: The M4 iPad Pros</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/" target="_blank">MacBook Pro - Apple</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.apple.com/studio-display/" target="_blank">Studio Display - Apple</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://daringfireball.net/2025/03/something_is_rotten_in_the_state_of_cupertino" target="_blank">Daring Fireball: Something Is Rotten in the State of Cupertino</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done" target="_blank">Getting Things Done - Wikipedia</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://fieldnotesbrand.com/" target="_blank">Field Notes</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://tot.rocks/" target="_blank">Tot</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown#cite_note-markdown-swartz-3" target="_blank">Markdown - Wikipedia</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://daringfireball.net/2004/03/introducing_markdown" target="_blank">Daring Fireball: Introducing Markdown</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/" target="_blank">Daring Fireball: Markdown</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.theenthusiast.net/" target="_blank">The Enthusiast – Myke's New Blog</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.macworld.com/article/205387/apple-rolls.html" target="_blank">This is how Apple rolls – John Gruber – Macworld</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/" target="_blank">The Talk Show</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://dithering.passport.online/member/" target="_blank">Dithering</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://sandwich.co/" target="_blank">Sandwich</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://daringfireball.net/2007/06/wwdc_2007_keynote" target="_blank">Daring Fireball: WWDC 2007 Keynote News</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://daringfireball.net/2004/03/dive_into_markdown?utm_source=chatgpt.com" target="_blank">Daring Fireball: Dive Into Markdown</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://daringfireball.net/linked/2021/06/04/apple-remote-work" target="_blank">Daring Fireball: Internal Letter Circulates at Apple -- and Leaks to The Verge -- Pushing Back Against Returning to the Office</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Extended_Keyboard" target="_blank">Apple Extended Keyboard - Wikipedia</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.tinkerboy.xyz/product/tinkerboy-adb-to-usb-keyboard-mouse-converter/" target="_blank">tinkerBOY ADB Keyboard/Mouse to USB Converter</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/accessories-and-software/keyboards-and-mice/mice/4y50x88822" target="_blank">ThinkPad Silent Bluetooth Mouse</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://redsweater.com/marsedit/" target="_blank">MarsEdit</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/" target="_blank">BBEdit</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://relayfm.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/Cortex/Episode%20169/John%27s%20Home%20Screen.jpeg" target="_blank">John's Home Screen</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://daringfireball.net/linked/2018/06/19/kotoba" target="_blank">Daring Fireball: Kotoba: The Best iOS Dictionary App You've Never Heard Of</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.getsequel.app/" target="_blank">Sequel</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://www.sofahq.com/" target="_blank">Sofa</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://callsheetapp.com/" target="_blank">Callsheet</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://usetapestry.com/" target="_blank">Tapestry</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://netnewswire.com/" target="_blank">NetNewsWire</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://tapbots.com/ivory/" target="_blank">Ivory</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://culturedcode.com/things/" target="_blank">Things</a></h5> <h5><a href="https://cottonbureau.com/p/CMV69H/notebook/sidekick-pocket#/28541042/to-do-(2-pack)" target="_blank">Sidekick Pocket</a></h5>

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