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The Mixdown is a talk show about audio/video recording and broadcasting, featuring discussion about gear, tips, tricks, and advice. It's part education, part discussion, and part audience Q/A. Hosted by Anthony Stauffer & Dan Benjamin.
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Jeff and Christian welcome Miles Dompier from Windows Central to the show this week to discuss the megaton news of Microsoft's intention to acquire Activision Blizzard King. So much to unpack! Plus, Raven Software employees start a union! The Playlist: Nobody Saves the World, Rainbow Six Extraction, Olli Olli World, Windjammers 2 Parting Gifts! Chr…
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Jeff and Christian welcome Kahlief Adams from Spawn On Me back to the show this week to discuss the right length for single player video games, the value of Zynga to Take-Two, the last of the Xbox Ones, and nominees for GotY for DICE and GDC, and more! The Playlist: God of War (PC), League of Legends, Outer Wilds Echoes of the Eye VR Talk: Song in …
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DISCUSSED: Memories of Super Dave; KEYnote by LockPickingLawyer; Dan gets conspiracy theory-curious; the tapestry of entertainment by cults; Dan helps Merlin understand Git; and Merlin gets a new hub. Links for this episode: LockPickingLawyer - YouTube Keynote - LockPickingLawyer - YouTube The Super Bob Einstein Movie (HBO) "Curb Your Enthusiasm" P…
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Jeff and Christian welcome Daanish Syed from Respawn back to the show this week to discuss the announcement of Playstation VR2 at CES, another year of no E3, a new video card from NVIDIA, and more! The Playlist: Wordle! RE8 Village, Jurassic World Evolution 2, Chicory: A Colorful Tale, Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap, Outer Wilds Echoes of the Eye, Dea…
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Taskapalooza begins. Rock me, Joseph Alberto Santiago. Links for this episode: Kiss - "Love Gun" - YouTube Why 70% Isopropyl Alcohol Is a Better Disinfectant Than 99% Isopropyl Alcohol - Mun Global Calm Calendar TaskPaper – Plain text to-do lists for Mac Pixies - "Wave of Mutilation" - YouTube Dan does not like the guitar bends on this song. Pixies…
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Jeff and Christian celebrate 8 full years of DLC, and kick of their 9th by looking back at their predictions from last year and Reckoning with the results, as well as looking forward to all the big games of 2022, including Starfield, Horizon Forbidden West, Metroid Prime 4, God of War Ragnarok, Breath of the Wild 2, Gotham Knights, and so many more…
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Wrapping up the year with thoughts on unearned Covid optimism, defining "normal," Roomba training, Microsoft Visual Studio, plus a new (and decidedly more positive) reframing for New Year's resolutions. Links for this episode: @thesunnypodcast | Linktree The Always Sunny Podcast on Apple Podcasts The Gang Goes Jihad — The Always Sunny Podcast — Ove…
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As is the yearly tradition, Jeff and Christian welcome their friend Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com to the show to talk through the biggest news stories of the year that was, and then share their personal Top 5 List of Favorites. What will be the Official DLC Game of 2021? Brought to you by: Truebill (Don’t fall for subscription scams. Start can…
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Talking Spider-Man and phones for kids. Links for this episode: Magneto | Marvel Database | Fandom Dimensions | Into the Spider-Verse Wiki | Fandom Griffin Explains Electro's Origins in Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Blank Check with Griffin and David - YouTube Merlin's Wisdom Project (Draft)By Merlin Mann & Dan Benjamin
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Jeff and Christian welcome Senior Animator at Riot Games, Lana Bachynski back to the show to discuss the surging popularity of Final Fantasy XIV, Roblox problematic bushiness model, a Splinter Cell remake, and Nintendo's newest Indie Showcase! The Playlist: Halo Infinite, Outer Wilds Echos of the Eye, Analogue Pocket, The Gunk Parting Gifts!…
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We got your news! We got your Dan News! We got Box office numbers! But we have little to no good Spider-man info until next episode! Hosted by: Keith Ruckus Co-host: Dan Richardson Venmo: @KeithRuckus - Give us a buck and we'll tell someone "F*ck You"By Keith Ruckus
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Dan talks about sharks living in a volcano, walking sharks, the game Tacoma, a fully transparent solar cell, Heroes Reborn trailer, Nintendo Chief Executive dies at 55, Pao is out as Reddit CEO, and the return of Bloom County. Links for this episode: Scientists Find Sharks Living Inside Underwater Volcano "Walking" Sharks Among 50 New Species Found…
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Dan talks about Facebook's streaming service, Ariana Grande's donut licking, Comic-Con, Cups, Marisa Tomei, LEGO Doctor Who, Spotify, Office 2016 for Mac, and Mr. Robot. Links for this episode: iOS 9 And OS X El Capitan Are Now Available To All As Public Betas | TechCrunch Office 2016 for Mac is here! - Office Blogs Facebook says it's not building …
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Dan talks about Han Solo prequel to be directed by Lego Movie team, Apple plans a record number of new iPhones, Tidal's new family plan, cable access tv, South Park has re-upped with massive Hulu and Comedy Central deals, Meerkat makes friends with Facebook's API, and Microsoft restructuring phone hardware business, and more. Guest: Jordan Cooper (…
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Dan talks about the subreddits coming back online, Stephen Colbert hosting a public access cable show, and tons of news to get you caught up. Links for this episode: Nearly all major subreddits are back online following Reddit protests | The Verge Stephen Colbert just interviewed Eminem on a public access cable show in Monroe, Michigan | The Verge …
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Dan talks about the problems at Reddit after the leave of the AMA admin, music streaming services, and more. Guest: Jordan Cooper(@blenderhd) Links for this episode: Apple's iOS 8.4 kneecaps Home Sharing, music streaming now limited to Apple TV With Streaming Music Services, Simplicity Is Killer Feature | Re/code Yelp Sale Process to Stall as Found…
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Dan talks about the new Deadpool movie, Prince removes all his music from streaming services except Tidal, Lifetime's new movie streaming service, Apple music's iCloud problem, an alternative meaning of DBH, and more. Links for this episode: Diameter at breast height - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dopamine beta-monooxygenase - Wikipedia, the fr…
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Dan discusses Apple Music, Beats 1, and more on this epic episode. Links for this episode: Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire OpenDNS | The Network Apple Music: Walt Mossberg’s First Look | Re/code Apple Releases iOS 8.4 With Apple Music, Beats 1, and Revamped Music App - Mac Rumors Apple Loses Federal Appeal in E-Books Case - WSJ Automated Investme…
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Dan talks about his forced vacation, Uber acquires part of Bing's mapping assets, Facebook's Snapchatty new photo uploader, Dr. Dre's 'Chronic' is now exclusively on Apple Music, 8 years ago today the first iPhone was released, the new rumors surrounding the iPhone 6s, the rumor that the iPhone 6s might outsell the iPhone 6, the launch of iOS 8.4, …
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Dan talks about Dropbox struggling, Alabama Governor orders removal of the confederate flag from capital, the new show Mr. Robot, Apple paying 0.2 cents for each song streamed free during Apple Music trial, New El Capitan beta reveals 4K 21.5-inch iMac, Multi-Touch Bluetooth Remote, a robot cockroach and more. Links for this episode: Dropbox Is Str…
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Dan talks about Gmail's new 'undo send' feature, the new actor to play Spider-Man, Google eavesdropping tool installed without permission, Slack has hit 1 million daily users and hires April Underwood, Warner Bros. scraps Dukes of Hazzard car toys due to Confederate flag, the world's first full-cover, flexible skin-like display, True Detective seas…
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Dan talks about Taylor Swift's letter to Apple and their reaction, Amazon's new plan to pay authors by each page that is read, Dollar Shave Club valued at $615 million, Mikme, Twitter doesn't want Jack Dorsey back if he's still at Square, Samsung's new Safety Truck, and more. Links for this episode: Taylor Swift - To Apple, Love Taylor Apple Music …
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Dan is joined by Brian Brushwood in studio to talk about bizarre magic, the news, and more. Guest: Brian Brushwood (@shwood) Links for this episode: XARA, deconstructed: An in-depth look at OS X and iOS cross-app resource attacks | iMore The DxO One makes your iPhone better than most compact cameras | The Verge Brian Williams: My 'ego' caused me to…
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Dan talk about cyclists and their hand signals, more thoughts on E3, people selling their gently used Apple Watches on Ebay, and more. Guest: Dan Auer (@danauer) Links for this episode: New York City Criticizes Verizon on FiOS Delivery - WSJ Fitbit opens 52% higher in market debut Sprint stops throttling heavy users to avoid net neutrality complain…
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Dan talks about the controversy surrounding being included in the Apple News app, individual content curation vs. service content curation, Stephen Elop's departure from Microsoft, Gap closing many stores across the US, and more. Guests: Susie Oochs (@sfsooz) & Arnold Kim (@arnoldkim) Links for this episode: Record labels attack Apple deals that wo…
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Dan talks about Apple's strange emailed terms for becoming a part of it's new News App, new games announced at E3, Adobe's Milestone Creative Cloud release, Twitter is making all the videos in your feed auto play, the U.S. bans trans fat, The Cardinals hacked into the Astros network, and more. Guest: Mike Ash (@mikeash) Links for this episode: The …
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Dan talks about the first games to enter the video game hall of fame, Facebook's new Moments app, Xbox 360 games are coming to the Xbox One, the new Fallout Shelter game, Pandora only paid Pharrell $6,300 for 'Happy', Spotify will soon let you go back in time to listen to music from a certain time period with Rewind, El Capitan, and more. Links for…
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Dan talks about Showtime's new stand-alone $10.99 streaming service, the new mood altering device Thync, Audi's line of Toms shoes, Facebook allowing you to save canned replies, Tim Cook's blistering speech on privacy and encryption, the recent changes to the App Store's Games section, and more. Guest: Denys Zhadanov (@denzhadanov) Links for this e…
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Dan talks about Apple's streaming music service, Microsoft acquires Wunderlist, millennial news site Mic, mites having sex on your face, GameStop buys Geeknet, Minecraft, Lego Worlds, a restaurant terms quiz, turning your Apple Watch gold, and more. Links for this episode: The US government can no longer spy on every US citizen at once - Quartz Don…
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Dan talks about the flooding in Texas, Snapchat raising a considerable amount of money, Knowingly acquired Gigaom, and more. Links for this episode: When Stephen Fry met Jony Ive: the self-confessed fanboi meets Apple's newly promoted chief design officer - Telegraph Twitter Has Held Talks to Acquire Flipboard | Re/code Stunning Aerial Footage Reve…
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Broadcasting live during a tornado warning, Dan talks about BlackBerry, beards, Instagrams new 'highlights' emails, Supergirl pilot leaked 6 months in advance, and more. Links for this episode: Google Tracker 2015 (I/O edition): Android M, Chromecast 2, and lots more | Ars Technica BlackBerry to Lay Off Undisclosed Number of Employees in Device Bus…
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Anthony Stauffer and Dan Benjamin talk about headphones, headsets, their benefits, limitations, and uses. Links for this episode: Amazon.com: Audio-Technica ATH-M30 Professional Headphones: Musical Instruments: Reviews, Prices & more Amazon.com: Audio Technica ATHM40FS Precision Studio Headphones: Musical Instruments: Reviews, Prices & more Sennhei…
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Dan Benjamin and Anthony Stauffer discuss the details of publishing and distributing audio and video podcasts. Links for this episode: Feedburner Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) blip.tv Apple - iTunes - Podcasts - Making a Podcast RSS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joyent Cloud Hosting Services Squarespace Video Hosting for Business…
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Anthony and Dan discuss audio recording software options, including GarageBand, Pro Tools, Adobe Audition, Apple Logic, and more. Links for this episode: Logitech Vid%u2122 Apple - GarageBand - Learn to play music and record on your Mac. Apple - Logic Studio Apple - Logic Express Adobe - Audition 3 Adobe Labs - Adobe Audition for Mac Avid | Pro Too…
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