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    #202: I’m Going to Counter Your Jaguar

    July 16th, 2018 · 94 minutes

    Guest co-host Stephen Hackett joins Jason to discuss the new MacBook Pros and what they mean for Apple's product line at large, adventures with the macOS Mojave beta, and the new Sonos AirPlay 2 update, and then we draft Mac OS X versions.

    Guest Starring: Stephen Hackett

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    Links and Show Notes

    Sonos update adds AirPlay 2 support | Macworld
    Apple updates the MacBook Pro in big and small ways - Six Colors
    Apple updates MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for pros - Apple
    Apple’s redesigned MacBook Pro keyboard uses new method for repelling dust, reports iFixit - The Verge
    The T2 chip makes the iMac Pro the start of a Mac revolution | Macworld
    On macOS Mojave’s Dark Mode – 512 Pixels
    macOS Mojave: Back to the Mac - Six Colors
    OS X Comes of Age | Macworld
    Review: With OS X Yosemite, Aqua’s All Grown Up – 512 Pixels