From Overcast to Castro: A Podcast App Journey
Overcast stopped meeting my needs, which set me on a. journey to find the best podcast app for me.
https://danielandrews.com/2025/05/03/from-overcast-to-castro-a-podcast-app-journey/
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A Good, Not Great Smart Playlist
In which I share a quick little smart playlist in Apple Music to surface old favorites.
https://danielandrews.com/2025/05/01/a-good-not-great-smart-playlist/
VW ID.4: First Impressions
After a week with the VW ID.4, I’m still confident I made the right decision. Switching from a Tesla Model 3 was a big move, but the reasons were clear: I wanted more cargo space, a nicer interior, and to avoid the plummeting resale value of my Tesla. On top of that, I was tired of associating my car with Elon Musk. Every time I saw the news, I thought abou
https://danielandrews.com/2025/02/14/vw-id-4-first-impressions/
Musk, Tesla and Virtue Signaling
If you've been paying attention to the news, we're witnessing a psuedo-coup by taking over a number of government buildings and basically sticking his nose in our democracy in very destructive ways. I'm not exaggerating here, the new administration is creating a number of constitutional crises and it's very, very serious. Every single time I d
https://danielandrews.com/2025/02/03/musk-tesla-and-virtue-signaling/
Using Pocket Casts Filters
Had a fling with Apple Podcasts and Castro while dealing with Overcast bugs, but ended up MacGyvering Pocket Casts into the ultimate podcast filter machine!
https://danielandrews.com/2024/09/05/using-pocket-casts-filters/
Overcast Update: Mostly Great™
Big news in Apple podcast land. A new version of Overcast, my favorite Podcast app (and one of my most used apps), was released this week. Marco Arment, the app's developer, wrote more about it this week on his site. It's a multi-year rewrite to modernize the now 10-year-old platform, and it will allow him to use a lot of new technologies and development practices
https://danielandrews.com/2024/07/18/overcast-update-mostly-great/
Apple Maps on the Web
Yesterday, Apple announced that Apple Maps is now in beta for all to use on the web. By visiting the intuitively named URL, users can get most of the functionality that one could by using the native apps. It's only available on a subset of browsers (Safari/Edge/Chrome on Mac, Edge/Chrome on Windows and Safari on iPad), the performance is kind of hit or miss, and some of the functionality is missing at the moment.
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