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544- The 2024 Upgradies

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  • First Upgradies Memory
    • Jason recalls the first Upgradies held ten years ago in a guest bedroom.
    • He mentions the uncomfortable setting while feeling excited about starting a new podcast journey. Transcript: Jason Snell Is. 10th anniversary of the Upgradees. That first Upgradees, I know I mentioned this last year. Ten years ago, I was in my in-laws’ upper, like one of their guest bedrooms, at a really uncomfortable desk and a really uncomfortable chair but i remember it so well because it was like Yeah i’ve got this podcast now i got my new job where i’m doing all this podcast and we’re doing these things and i got to go up there and everybody my whole family and lauren’s whole family Are all downstairs and i’m i’m up uh up in a stuffy room doing uh doing what turned out to be the very important milestone of the first Upgradeys, which at the time I thought, well, remember At the time I thought this is a little bit silly because I had been coming out of like the Eddie Awards and all of that. (Time 0:00:43)
  • Nomination Process
    • Myke suggests including nominees in the show notes for future reference.
    • This will help listeners find discussed podcasts or books easily. Transcript: Myke Hurley We’ll find that out later on in the show when we get to the podcast category. I would like to mention for the spoiler adverse out there, something we’re going to do this year is we’re going to try and get into the show notes every nominee that we mention. So if there is something that you want to go back and find, maybe it’s a podcast or a book that we talk about, we’re going to do our best to add everything to the show notes. Usually, all I do is add a link to the wonderful Upgradies.com, which has the winners and the two runners up, if there are two runners up in each category. (Time 0:01:50)
  • Lifetime Achievement Recognition
    • Myke explains the Lifetime Achievement Award for apps that have won three times in the same category.
    • This prevents repeating the same winners every year, enhancing the awards’ significance. Transcript: Myke Hurley In case you are new to the upgradeies, if something wins three times in the same category, we kind of raise it up into the rafters and it will always be mentioned in every upgradeys because This is it. They deserve that right. (Time 0:04:49)
  • Flighty Recommendation
    • Jason emphasizes the importance of using Flighty for tracking flights.
    • He suggests that the app’s delay prediction feature is immensely useful for travelers. Transcript: Jason Snell Um, and it, I, it’s just really good. And I, I, at this point, I don’t think I would fly without it. I can track my kids’ flights as well. So I know when they’re like, are there flights going to be delayed? (Time 0:07:38)
  • Flighty’s Importance
    • Myke shares that he used Flighty frequently during his flights.
    • He highlights its effectiveness in providing real-time updates on flight delays. Transcript: Myke Hurley Oh, it is undoubtedly Flighty for me in the same way that it has won in the last two years. Like, the app has been around for quite an amount of time now, you know, longer than those two years. (Time 0:08:10)
  • Exploring Best Newcomer Apps
    • Myke encourages exploring newcomer apps like Croissant and Delta.
    • He believes they showcase innovative solutions in the app landscape. Transcript: Jason Snell Yeah it’s it’s it’s i believe delta has been available by other means but this year it was available in the app store in europe or everywhere no everywhere right because they apple relented And was like fine have your emulator everywhere whatever right and so it made it in it’s true right yep yep yep yep where (Time 0:12:34)
  • Using ShareShot
    • Myke recommends using ShareShot for creating visually appealing screenshots.
    • He emphasizes its efficiency in enhancing the presentation of images. Transcript: Myke Hurley We all take screenshots, and we often use them to create content or use them to explain something to someone. Showing a screenshot in context on the device that it was taken on looks just so much better. (Time 0:19:14)