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TOPIC: Staying out of Technology Detention

This week, Dan and Merlin do another giant-size grabbag episode that covers a lot of ground, including:

• movies, kids, and ratings, oh my!
• better text editing on iPad, faster typing on iOS
• complexities of picking the right pairings of Apple devices
• what's up with apps not launching in iOS?
• Hound, and the future of voice-controlled computing
• staying provisionally joyful about the possibilities of new technology
• exploring Merlin's early experience with a Synology NAS

Links for this episode:

• Tablo 2-Tuner Over-The-Air HDTV DVR
  
• Amazon.com: Synology Disk Station 2-Bay Diskless Network Attached Storage (DS216play): Computers & Accessories
  
• Kids-In-Mind: Movie ratings & parents' reviews that actually work
  
• Deadpool [2016] [R] - 8.8.10
  
• The Big Lebowski [1998] - 5.5.10
  
• Finding Nemo [2003] [G] - 0.3.0
  
• The Big Lebowski (1998) - Alternate Versions - IMDb
  
• Big Lebowski - Edited For TV... Badly - YouTube
  
• Canvas #5: Typing - Relay FM
  This week Fraser and Federico dig into how to be more efficient with typing and text entry on iOS.
  
• Editorial for iOS
  
• SoundHound - Hound App
  
• Amazon.com: Echo Dot
  
• The Best NAS for Most Home Users | The Wirecutter
  
• Amazon.com: WD Red 4TB NAS Hard Disk Drive - 5400 RPM Class SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD40EFRX: Computers & Accessories
  
• Compatibility - Synology - Network Attached Storage (NAS)
  
• Episode 12: Make the Lobster Sit in a Cell and Watch TV — Top Scallops — Overcast
  Merlin and Max do terrible impressions of Bane.
  
• Reviews & Age Ratings - Best Movies, Books, Apps, Games for Kids
  

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