Listen to two well-educated dudes prattle on about tech topics of the week. One has an accent!
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Dot Grid is a podcast by and for people who love technology of any era or level of timelessness. People who love sharpening pencils and writing HTML, who take notes on an iPad or a legal pad. We explore topics that involve both analog and digital — productivity, creativity, travel, journaling and more. Join us!
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Show notes and links Hue bulbs Nintendo Switch (Track when they’re back in stock here: Zoolert Tracking) Animal Crossing: New Horizons Brain.fm The Prophet by Harry Marks The Shelf Life: A podcast sitcom Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920 Bottomless Morning Brew The NY Times Morning Briefing The NY Times Daily Coronavirus Briefing Andy Slavitt (Twitter an…
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Nicole Fenton: Words as Material Writing Is Designing: Words and the User Experience by Michael J. Metts and Andy Welfle Ulysses Natalie Yee Mitsubishi KH20 Traveler’s Notebooks: A comprehensive Guide | Jetpens Chase Reeves’s Gift Guide STAEDTLER Mars Plastic, Premium Quality Vinyl Eraser “Billion Dollar Whale” by Tom White and Bradley Hope The Bar…
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Third time’s a charm! Will and Andy are getting serious… about games. Andy doesn’t like board games because he doesn’t want to work to have fun, but he likes playing Apples to Apples in the Inverted Method. Will’s gonna guess the velocity of the unladen European Swallow with Wingspan, and build his IBM card deck. Plus: EXTREME PLAYDATE CONTENT. Sho…
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Whooooo buddy, is this one a long time coming. Will and Andy record IRL. It takes them 22 months to post it. Sounds about right.由Andy Welfle, Will Fanguy
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2017 is finally over, and Will and Andy are talking about new year resolutions for 2018. Specifically, the mechanics of them: how do you set resolutions? How do you keep track of them? How well do you keep them? That, plus lots of chatting about paperback books and “portable word processors” from the early 2000s. Plus, why is there a “.men” TLD but…
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Will and Andy be talking ‘bout that Apple Watch and dem Fitbits. Also, pocket watches, apparently. Show Notes Apple Watch Stand Guardian Confidant Leather Case | Baron Fig Spark Mail App by Readdle Karl Weather by Tapgods | iOS App Store Stormcrow | iOS App Store Timex Unisex Weekender Analog Quartz Watch Information about the Sovietsky Collection…
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Today, after a long talk about video games and, er, internet coming-of-age stories, Will and Andy talk about “smart home” devices — wi-fi enabled lightbulbs, digital assistant dinguses, sentient refrigerators and fancy speakers. Andy confesses his home is completely dumb, but after the techno-apocalypse, he won’t be locked out of his home and car l…
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Will and Andy are talking about subscriptions, both analog and digital. This is especially relevant as of late, as big apps like Day One and Ulysses have decided to switch to the subscription model. What mental processes do we go through when making a decision to subscribe to something? How does the subscription model benefit the maker? Plus, help …
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Will and Andy are back! Again! And this time, they’re making a commitment to staying back for you, the listeners. Today’s episode catches you up on what’s new in their lives, personally and professionally, and what tools and workflows they’re using that have changed. Plus: they document how Millennials are, indeed, ruining literally everything. At …
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Will and Andy are back. They pick up right where they left off, chatting like it hasn't been almost a year or something. ¯\_(?)_/¯由Dot Grid Podcast
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Will and Andy sit down to (finally!) record another episode, and this time, they're talking about work. Specifically, how they work, what they use, and how much coffee it takes to get going in the morning.由Dot Grid Podcast- Nerd Uprising Network
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In this episode, Will and Andy step around the junk piles and into the world of clutter — both in their houses and in their computers. They talk about saving old files, explore some feels around archiving and digitizing family photos, and how to decide what to throw away and what to keep. Dark Sky Andy’s article on being a borderline hoarder The Pe…
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To celebrate Will's first-ever MacBook, he and Andy spend some time talking about the apps that are must-haves for them, and what they install first when setting up a new computer. From backup programs to launchers, there's a lot of Mac talk going on here. Show Notes and Links Dropbox Crashplan Backblaze 1password F.lux BetterTouchTool Terps's BTT …
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Better late than never, Will and Andy dig an episode out of the vault to talk about reading in all its analog and digital glory.由Dot Grid Podcast
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This week, Will and Andy sit down with Dr. Chase Nordengren to talk about the analog and digital tools he used when writing his dissertation. They also talk about how quickly some digital tools change while analog tools are just as reliable as always. Show Notes Explanation of intro bit Stuff and Things with Rob- Episode 3 w/ Chase Nordengren GifWi…
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Will and Andy are lucky enough to sit down and talk with Joey Cofone, co-founder and designer at Baron Fig, seller of fine analog and digital notebooks. Baron Fig just released a note taking app, making the transition from purely analog products to digital as well. The guys talk about design iteration, collaboration, and finding that hard to identi…
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This week, our hosts talk about the MULTITUDE of tools available to manage to-do lists and reminders. More often than not, they will both have changed their minds by the time you read this.由Nerd Uprising Network
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Andy and Will were honored to sit down with the Sketchnote General Mike Rohde for this episode. Well, to be honest, Will sat down with him and because of the WONDERFUL hotel lobby wifi, Andy couldn't even phone it in this time. We also announce our Baron Fig giveaway winners! Congrats, Cameron Bardell and Daniel Taub! This week's episode was sponso…
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Andy spends 84 minutes talking about GIFs. Will listens and realizes he has so much to learn about tiny, animated images.由Nerd Uprising Network
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Join our nerdy pop culture travelers on an ill-advised trip through the stars! This week, Will and Andy talk about The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. They also talk about fantasy novels, Red Dwarf, and how you (yes, YOU!) can suggest future show topics. Links Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Wikipedia Hitchhiker's Guide to the…
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This week, Will and Andy go to design school with Mr. Aaron Draplin! He talks about the tools he uses, both digital and analog, and even does an on-the-spot pocket dump! And, of course, we talk about Field Notes and get an inside scoops on the newest edition, Two Rivers. Show Notes DDC website Aaron Draplin on Twitter Field Notes website Rayland Ba…
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This week, the boys sit down with author/podcaster/ poop connoisseur Harry Marks to talk about converting analog into digital and where to keep all that... stuff. We also announce the winner of the Day One giveaway and (of course) spend time in our oft-discussed teen slang vertical.由Nerd Uprising Network
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This week, the boys sit down and talk about the 1985 film Clue in all its cult-classic glory. Come for the conversation, stay for the juvenile humor and sound clips! Oh, and you hear bits from the movie, too. Film Details Name: Clue Year: 1985 Tagline: “Seven Suspects, Six Weapons, Five Bodies and Three Endings.” Notable Cast - Tim Curry (Rocky Hor…
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Andy and Will talk about Markdown. It's an episode completely about Markdown. Seriously. Oh, Will mentions his new Field Notes, and there's a GIVEAWAY!!! But mainly Markdown.由Nerd Uprising Network
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This is a short episode. We're changing things up a bit. Listen for more details! Link to the topic submission form由Nerd Uprising Network
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Show Notes Changing My Journaling Habit | Three Staples A Year of Daily Logging | Mike Rohde Building Routines (or, How I Became a Daily Journal Writer) | Patrick Rhone Bullet Journal | Ryder Carroll Dash Plus | Patrick Rhone 13 Things to Do With All Those Blank Notebooks | Well-Appointed Desk Field Notes Journal (custom URLs for remembering things…
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Download here. Will and Andy discuss rumors of a 12" Macbook, the iPhone 6+ and its Android predecessors, and Apple naming conventions. Show notes Switching to an iPhone only for photography Example of iPhone 6 Plus camera quality The iPhone 6 Plus sure is pretty Mark Gurman on the 12" Retina MacBook Air - 9to5Mac Tom Warren - ''Cheap' MacBook Air?…
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Show notes Apple has Lost the Functional High Ground- Marco Arment- Marco.org Death by a Thousand Cuts- Craig Hockenberry Balance- MacStories- Federico Viticci The Software and Services Apple Needs to Fix- Glenn Fleischmann由Bipolar Podcast
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Show Notes- Dot Grid- Episode 1 A Series of Firsts A Tech Love Letter: My Apple eMate 300 | Welfle.com History of the Trapper Keeper | Woodclinched Dr. Grip | Pilot Pens Yikes! pencils: Graphite-filled emblems of the 1990s | Woodclinched Pick-a-Pen: Uni-Ball Vision Green and Evergreen | Palimpsest Orange fever: The classic Rhodia notepad | Woodclin…
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