Episodes

Brian and Ryan talked about Apple stuff before the show talking about Apple stuff.

Apple's 2019 iPhone event is here! Services, a new watch, new iPhones, plus a new iPad are here, with Brian Mitchell and Ryan Rampersad.

A Google fanboy. An Apple nut. Each has only ever used one smartphone platform. What happens when two people step out of their comfort zones and trade phones for a week? Ian and Lilly swapped their Pixel 3 and iPhone XS to see what life is like on the other side of the ecosystem divide.

Before the phone swap, Lilly almost gets cold feet.

Your standard pre and post show banter for PK51!

Self-Follow-Up, React Rally, Apple Rumors, and lots of people to follow on Twitter!

Ryan reviews the Sony MDR-v6 headphones, lasting in some form or another since 1985, a studio classic - find out Ryan's recommendations with these Sony headphones for studio use!

So, you want to start biking as a primary form of transportation, but are nervous about the challenges you will encounter? Never fear, Melody Hoffmann and Ian R Buck are here with the solutions they have found over many years of utilitarian cycling.

Ian and Melody work on the doc, work through Skype problems, and talk about why St Paul has such terrible roads.

Ryan tries to get Ian burpy before the show.

Ian and Ryan have both been using the same studio headphones for monitoring and editing, and they are ready to tell you all about them!

Steven has so many babies.

After a long break, Steven and Andrew are back at it, talking about RASPBERRY!, Microsoft, Python, AMD, AVIF, and a few more things. It's been a long while.

On the final episode of In Bootcamp, Matthew Petschl finishes bootcamp! Group project is complete, graduation commences and upcoming plans are made.

During Matt's Four Days of Continuous Jubilee and Celebration, Ryan takes him to IKEA, MOA and Minnehaha Park. But it's almost 100 degrees!

Ian used a USB gaming headset for many years. What lessons can we learn from it when buying headphones in the future?

For completely unrelated reasons, Brian and Brandon share a microphone and are joined by Ryan for the 50th episode of PodKit. React, react-native, a new npm package, and node.js on Windows.

Brian and Brandon share a microphone, and the trio prep fro the big PK50!

On the last full week of In Bootcamp, Matt shares the final few days of Group Project 3 - contributions and timesinks, plus an insightful discovery, and a bit more about short and long term plans after bootcamp ends.

On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission and the first lunar landing, Ian and Brian are discussing how the technologies of space exploration have evolved over time: what they were in the past, where we are now, and how they will change in the future.

Ian and Brian almost forget to do a clap before they stop recording.

Matt finishes up Computer Science in bootcamp, and continues working on his mail server for Group Project 3, meanwhile the project itself is not going so well -- and a sudden surprise from HackerX.

Fish was had, fish was known. We chat about MidwestJS and the feasibility of UMN bootcamp.

The bootcamp begins a short Computer Science unit, discussing Sorting Algorithms, group project 3 continues, and allegedly next week the legendary HackerX returns to Minneapolis -- listen to Matt's plan!

Before the show, Matt and Ryan talk about sorting algorithms, such as the new method to remove stuff from one’s home.

Chris Rampersad, Ryan's mom, joins Second Opinion to review the Google Pixel 3a. A nice phone for those not looking for a true flagship device.

We discuss the class and then Matt tells Ryan all about Wellsfargo credit cards.

Matt's group project 3 stutters, React is finished up, Java begins and essentially ends, and upon reflection, maybe this course changed course during its course.

Since Google has been making phones without headphone jacks, it is important for them to sell headphones that can be used with those phones. Are the wired USB-C variety worth using? Find out in our review!

John has good advice for the education system, Ethan talks about motorists honking at the mayor, and Mike has some really good insights about building online identities that didn't make it into the main episode.

Digital technologies have a lot of potential to aid in political organizing, provided we use them effectively. Ian R Buck sat down with several prominent Twin Cities activists (Ethan Osten, John Edwards, and Mike Lindsay) to talk about how to activate communities without tearing them apart.

Matt continues learning React and more important modern JavaScript concepts, chats with his TA and gains a new perspective on the portfolio.

Matt begins React week; with HTML in JavaScript - JSX, basic styles and component composition, plus Matt's professor tells him strange things!

Matt buys 210 booster packs of Pokemon cards - and tells Ryan all about his adventures in making a complete set.

Bone conduction headphones are marketed towards cyclists, so you can be assured that you can hear traffic around you while listening to podcasts or music. Ian tested out the Trekz Titaniums in several different scenarios, and is ready to give his recommendations!

Matt continues with MongoDB in class, and outside of class he attends his first conference - Open Source North - meets new friends and even gets his own invitation to the legendary HackerX.

Before the show, Matt tells Ryan about pokemon. This becomes a trend.

Brian and Brandon discuss all the new things from Apple's WWDC19 keynote!

Matt finishes Group Project 2 and learns a lot about scope, communications and capabilities, and continues learning Mongo and NoSQL.

Before the show, Ryan shares with Matt a CSS library and a book he definitely won't read.

The PodKitters prepare for the show! 🥳

Open Source North, TypeScript 3.5, Dark Themes in the web, MacBook Pro Refresh, and WWDC19!

After losing his Soundbuds while traveling, Ian had to buy a pair of earbuds he wasn't familiar with. Will the JLab Fit Sports satisfy him?

Matt's second group project continues and the tasks begin building up; plus Matt gets his first unsolicited recruiter contact!

Matt and Ryan discuss hours and hours worth of agony, and then Matt explains all about toys to Ryan.

Matt tells Ryan what to write in the show notes.

Matt's class takes a break from programming material, focuses on tools and tricks alongside the group project.

Brandon and Ian have a few tangents during the show, including cursed trips to Seattle and discussing Anker's brand strategy.

Living without a headphone jack, Ian is now on a quest to find the cheapest Bluetooth earbuds that are worth using. Brandon pointed him towards Anker's SoundBuds Slim, let's find out if they measure up!

Now that we have sorted out how we want the economy to work in the future, let's discuss what we can do to help bring about those changes.