The Prompt

Links and Show Notes

With Stephen away this week, Federico and Myke spend some time discussing the magic behind iOS automation and URL schemes. They finish the show with a short discussion about Nintendo (of course).

Links for this episode:

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The Date Picker in iOS 7 is Truly Terrible

At around the 41:00 mark of this week's episode of The World's Greatest Podcast, The Prompt, Stephen Hackett brought up that the date picker in iOS 7 sucks, saying it was low contrast and lacking in acceptable tap targets. Myke Hurley agreed, but Federico Viticci dissented. Federico likes it, he said.

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As I expected, people have started experimenting with chaining apps and services using Drafts, and Alex Guyot quickly beat me in chaining 5 apps.

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The Action Page.

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Nintendo touts Pokemon X and Y's record-breaking sales | Polygon

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Toad is Zelda: The Untold Story of Luigi’s Mansion 2 - IGN

After years of waiting, the sequel to GameCube classic Luigi’s Mansion is finally upon us. Once again the brother in green has his chance to take the starring role, kicking off the long overdue “Year of Luigi” with the fun-filled Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon for 3DS.

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