Melton

Melton
  • 4.9 (33)
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Melton

Don Melton worked at Netscape on Mozilla and at Apple on WebKit and Safari. Now he's a recovering programmer working on video encoding and whatever else he feels like. These are his stories.

Episodes

  1. 06/19/2017

    12: Zero regression [Unrated]

    Don's seen WWDC, has his glass of wine, and is ready to jump into all the Safari and WebKit updates, H.265 (HEVC) support and what it means for transcoding, and call BS on the latest tech nonsense. Listen along!

  2. 01/05/2017

    11: The big 6.0

    It's a Merry Melton Holiday Special, and we're talking Apple 2017, what re-orgs mean, how good products get delayed, Don turns 6.0 just as Handbrake goes 1.0, and more!

  3. 10/30/2016

    10: Gramps don't beta

    We're back! And we're catching up! But Gramps don't beta and didn't finish watching Luke Cage so we talk Macs, secret projects, transcoding, and NEON WARNING: U.S. politics.

  4. 12/23/2015

    09: Darth Melton

    Don and Rene avoid Star Wars spoilers (except for Return of the Jedi) by talking Apple executive moves, high definition audio, Netflix compression, going HTTPS, going WordPress, and more!

    59 min

  5. 12/03/2015

    08: I'm a PC! (Gamer)

    Don's built a gaming PC, Rene's got a DCI-P3 iMac, the new Apple TV, and more!

    1h 14m

  6. 10/14/2015

    07: Secret origins of blockers

    Don and Rene talk Safari performance, content blockers, Apple event, 4K on Apple TV, and more!

    1h 8m

  7. 07/24/2015

    06: Where the hell are my Hearts?

    It's Don vs. Apple Music with special guest star—and ace troubleshooter—Serenity Caldwell joining in to help!

    1h 34m

  8. 04/28/2015

    05: Like browsers on watches

    Don and Rene talk about the absence of Safari on Apple Watch, experimenting with D, transcoding updates, and all the new trailers: Star Wars, Batman vs. Superman, and more!

    1h 18m

  9. 02/22/2015

    04: State of the 4K

    Don and Rene talk about the latest updates, the state of 4K television and content, and transcoding, of course.

    1h 14m

  10. 12/20/2014

    03: Like Uber for iPhones

    Rene reviews his new 13-inch MacBook Pro, Don reviews his new iPhone 6 Plus — and the process he had to go through to get it. Also, Amazon's 4K streaming plans, bitrate ballparks, and Don's adventures in 4K transcoding.

    1h 16m

  11. 11/21/2014

    02: Retina 5K transcoding

    The Retina 5K iMac is here and we've got 'em! Rene loves the pixels. Don is too busy putting those 4 cores through his usual, brutal transcoding paces to notice. Plus, iCloud beachballs of unusual annoyance!

    1h 20m

  12. 10/10/2014

    01: Day and night HomeKits

    Former director of internet technologies at Apple and recovering programmer Don Melton kicks off his new monthly show by talking to Rene about his second home, plans for HomeKit, True Justice Season 2, video transcoding, and the perils of light prototypes.

    1h 18m
  • 12 Episodes

4.9
out of 5
33 Ratings

About

Don Melton worked at Netscape on Mozilla and at Apple on WebKit and Safari. Now he's a recovering programmer working on video encoding and whatever else he feels like. These are his stories.

Information

  • Creator
    Melton
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2017
  • Episodes
    12
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Don Melton & Rene Ritchie
  • Show Website
    Melton

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