Comfort Zone, Episode 107: The Year of Our Lord, Zork @nileane.fr invested in a fast-appreciating asset (air conditioner), @chrislawley.me MADE AN APP, and everyone surprises everyone else with their favorite challenges. ▶️ youtu.be/ok_LPAP6J94 🎧 www.macstories.net/comfort-zone

New Comfort Zone EP 104: Cancel Darwin It's WWDC week, and we're talking about it all episode this week. Chris is on location, calling in from his hotel room, while Niléane and Matt enjoy the comforts of home. Audio Feed: macstories.net/comfort-zone Video Feed: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zFzl...

With Chris out getting a puppy, Matt and Niléane hold down the fort, celebrating an app, and lamenting a mouse. Then everyone pretends to be someone else for fun. 🎧 Audio Feed: macstories.net/comfort-zone 🎥 Video Feed: youtu.be/rniIYzWFMHo

ICYMI: this week in the Cozy Zone, @birchtree.me created a game just for us where we had to guess 48 YouTube channels based off a single thumbnail 👀

Today in the Cozy Zone, @birchtree.me made us tier list a very strange selection of app icons… // Cozy Zone is an exclusive bonus episode of Comfort Zone every week. You can subscribe for $5/month macstories.memberful.com/checkout?pla... or $50/year macstories.memberful.com/checkout?pla... 🫶

Comfort Zone, Episode 90: I Paid for Those Pixels @birchtree.me demands we roast his home screen, @nileane.fr drops some knowledge on SSDs, and (almost) everyone has fun with Pokémon. ▶️ youtu.be/lA2Ak9-Vo-0 🎧 macstories.net/comfort-zone

Comfort Zone, Episode 88: Execute a Leveraged Takeover of MacStories Chris wants to know what the deal with Discord. Niléane has a massive backlog of things to talk about. And everybody does their best with Apple's Creator Studio. 🎧 www.macstories.net/comfort-zone/ 🎥 youtu.be/-N4ji57F2zg

Comfort Zone, Episode 86: 40% Sickos @birchtree.me wants to talk about his (quick) notes, @nileane.fr brings 3(!) topics, and everyone brings old(?) tech back from the dead. ▶️ youtu.be/ZfDA9_mHi0E 🎧 www.macstories.net/comfort-zone/

Today in the Cozy Zone, we tier listed *all* of the Star Wars movies and TV shows. Surely none of that will be controversial right? // Cozy Zone is a bonus episode of Comfort Zone every week for $5/month macstories.memberful.com/checkout?pla... or $50/year macstories.memberful.com/checkout?pla... 🫶

Comfort Zone, Ep 85: What is This, 1995? @chrislawley.me has a Creator Studio, @birchtree.me has a less official Creator Studio, and the whole gang shows off their Minecraft houses as part of @nileane.fr's challenge ▶️ youtu.be/2SFRNfOiZy0 🎧 www.macstories.net/comfort-zone/

Comfort Zone, Ep 83: Are You Predicting Doom? @nileane.fr battles the modern era of smart mice, @chrislawley.me has a new way of keeping up with everything everywhere all at once, and the whole gang battles it out with MagSafe accessories. ▶️ youtu.be/ZoWEgpUO94Q 🎧 www.macstories.net/comfort-zone/

Comfort Zone, Episode 82: Mine's Bigger than Matt’s @birchtree.me needs some help figuring out what browser to use, @nileane.fr has a new game show, and @chrislawley.me challenges the gang to clean up their desk area. ▶️ youtu.be/-J2HWCTTtD0 🎧 www.macstories.net/comfort-zone/

Comfort Zone, Episode 80: My Pink Booties @chrislawley.me reflects on a big year of changes, @birchtree.me has turned his garage into a mini-factory, and the gang buys clothes, but in a techy way. ▶️ youtu.be/wUn6euyGxoY 🎧 www.macstories.net/comfort-zone/

Comfort Zone, Ep 78: Entering My Dad Era @birchtree.me wants to give the AirPods Pro 3 a piece of his mind, @nileane.fr has another old school music app for the Mac, and everyone brings their best Black Friday deals (tiny bit late 😅). ▶️ youtu.be/-c8c-bDut-c 🎧 www.macstories.net/comfort-zone/

Comfort Zone, Episode 77: It's @charliemchapman.com's Fault It's the window management episode! @chrislawley.me has even more iPad news, and AeroSpace nearly tears the gang apart. ▶️ youtu.be/Ls-6VSMlkGk 🎧 www.macstories.net/comfort-zone/

Comfort Zone, Episode 76: Sorry, Danielle @nileane.fr fris getting bold with laptop appendages, @chrislawley.me is nostalgic about the iPad Pro, and everyone gets weird with text files as part of @birchtree.me's challenge ▶️ youtu.be/q8gtvtT7DB8 🎧 www.macstories.net/comfort-zone/

Comfort Zone, Episode 75: Klack to the Extreme @birchtree.me has a mouse that looks like a zebra, @nileane.fr quotes some cool new stuff in the Mastodon world, and everyone pitches their dream app (one of them may already exist!). ▶️ youtu.be/G5L0TW-quBo 🎧 www.macstories.net/comfort-zone/

This week in the Cozy Zone, the gang discusses what they think they're in the top 1% of the world at. Sports? Cooking? Something weird that will make everyone look at them different from now on??? (Cozy Zone is the weekly members-only extension of Comfort Zone! www.macstories.net/comfort-zone...)

Comfort Zone, Episode 74: Freak'n Toad @chrislawley.me simplifies his backpack, @birchtree.me has complex feelings about the new Affinity Studio, and @nileane.fr's challenge has her questioning the sanity of the American suburbs. 🎧 www.macstories.net/comfort-zone/ ▶️ youtu.be/0qv0A5EMyU4

Comfort Zone Ep 73: Boom, Firefox Out of the Question @nileane.fr is experiencing the lowest lows with gaming, but @chrislawley.me is full of joy. Meanwhile, the gang's attempts to use local LLMs ranges from similar low lows to joy as well. 🎧 www.macstories.net/comfort-zone/ ▶️ youtu.be/s0UOetkr6PM

Comfort Zone, Episode 72: You Have a Bean on Your Head @birchtree.me reviews basically every phone of 2025, @chrislawley.me has Apple silicon Christmas in October, and the whole gang gets creative on their phones. 🎧 www.macstories.net/comfort-zone/ ▶️ youtu.be/s0UOetkr6PM

In the Cozy Zone this week: @chrislawley.me and @birchtree.me have gotten a lot of grief for not knowing anything about Europe, but can @nileane.fr take the heat on her US geography knowledge? (Cozy Zone is the members-only extension of Comfort Zone! www.macstories.net/comfort-zone...)

Comfort Zone, Episode 71: Macaroon With @birchtree.me on Safari, @chrislawley.me brings a brick, @nileane.fr does an AMA, and they have a listening party with some groovy tunes. 🎧 www.macstories.net/comfort-zone/ ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCXV...

In the Cozy Zone this week, the gang reviewed their charging habits. And let's just say, one dad likes to over-engineer everything, while the other dad is in desperate need of a new USB-C cable. (Cozy Zone is the weekly members-only extension of Comfort Zone! www.macstories.net/comfort-zone...)

Comfort Zone, Episode 70: When Did You Guys do That?! @chrislawley.me tries to sell us some new Logitech gear, @birchtree.me tries to sell some old challenges, and both of them try to sell @nileane.fr on something from IKEA. ▶️ youtu.be/NK9LHyF_8YE 🎧 www.macstories.net/comfort-zone/

Comfort Zone, Episode 69: Nice @nileane.fr gets sporty and frosty, @chrislawley.me is drowning in new Apple products, and @birchtree.me oversees the battle for the nicest iPhone wallpaper (where everyone wins). ▶️ youtu.be/NBG_rj4BPUU 🎧 www.macstories.net/comfort-zone/

The 4th episode of Cozy Zone is out! Today, the gang drafts their favorite iPhones. Surprise! Controversy! A twist! This is a fun one. Subscribe to Cozy Zone here: www.macstories.net/comfort-zone...

Comfort Zone, Episode 68: The Things That Pinch @birchtree.me wants to wrap up conversation on Liquid Glass, @nileane.fr has a music app that feels like it's from 2004, and @chrislawley.me judges everyone on how well they relaxed last week. ▶️ youtu.be/nFa7NESZpXI 🎧 www.macstories.net/comfort-zone/

The 3rd episode of Cozy Zone is out! Today, the gang compares what they do with their old tech and packaging. Needless to say, there are some shocking revelations. www.macstories.net/comfort-zone...

Comfort Zone, Ep. 67: All of Comfort Zone Agrees @birchtree.me brings a new phone, @chrislawley.me finally got the iPadOS update of his dreams, and @nileane.fr oversees the PopSockets challenge, which ended up being a disaster. ▶️ youtu.be/n1Xcb7tdpqQ 🎧 www.macstories.net/comfort-zone