Podcast Rewind: Tracking Apps, Switch 2 Pre-Order Chaos, and Setting Up a New Mac

This week, Federico and I tackle tracking apps. From database apps to media trackers, we consider what makes a good tracking app no matter what you’re tracking.

This episode is sponsored by:

WaterMinder – The Best Water Tracker App for Your Hydration Needs!

NPC: Next Portable Console

This week, looming tariffs cause more handheld makers to pause shipments to the U.S., demand for the Switch 2 outstrips supply, I explain what the U.S. pre-order process was like, and we marvel at the restoration of a vintage Game Boy kiosk.

This week on NPC XL, Brendon shares his brief time with the Retroid Pocket Flip 2 and all three hosts compare videogame streaming notes from GeForce NOW on handhelds to Game Pass on an LG TV.

Ruminate

I have a hot headphone tip, then we discuss the Slate EV truck, and finally how we go about setting up new Macs.

AppStories, Episode 433, ‘Tackling Trackers’ Show Notes

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Links and Show Notes

Tracking Apps

Collections

Chronicling

Game Tracker

GamePal

Backloggd

Obsidian

Sofa

Genler Streak

Happy Scale

Tracking in ChatGPT

Mercury Weather

Lazy Weather

Paku for PurpleAir

Allergy Plus

AppStories+ Post-Show: Federico Quizzes John

Items Mentioned:

Slate 7

Working On the Go with the GL.iNet GL-MT3000 WiFi 6 Travel Router

Japanese copy of A Link to the Past and Four Swords

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NPC, Episode 30, ‘Midnight Chaos: Switch 2 Pre-Order Demand Outstrips Supply’ Show Notes

Links and Show Notes

Follow Up

Playdate, Season 2

Preorders

The Latest Portable Gaming News

Tariff Update

Handhelds Tariff Roundup: What to Expect

Odin 2 Maker Ayn To Join Anbernic In Pausing US Shipments

Game Boy clone maker Anbernic suspends all shipments to US

DHL halts international deliveries to US consumers worth over $800

Switch 2

Switch 2 Demand Outstrips Supply

Switch 2 demand will far outstrip supply in Japan, Nintendo warns

Nintendo Switch 2 preorders were a total mess — at first

Paul Rudd ad

Nintendo shares a vintage SNES commercial starring Paul Rudd as he reprises the role for Switch 2

John on what the pre-order process was like in the U.S.

Restoring a Vintage Game Boy Kiosk

I Restored an Abandoned GameBoy Kiosk via The Verge

Ruminate, Episode 208, ‘Digging Around in Drawers’ Show Notes

Pepsi Strawberries ‘n’ Cream

The $20,000 American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, and no touchscreen

Compare car design and dimensions in a Virtual Showroom

rknightuk/dotfiles: My dot files, zsh config, and other stuff

Migration Guide

Cork: The Homebrew GUI for macOS

NPC: Next Portable Console and NPC XL

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