This week on Supercharged we’re talking about Apple, Amazon, and Ahmed the clock builder. As usual, we’re also answering your questions, discussing your comments, and sharing our favorite tips and downloads of the week!

This week's guest: Whitson Gordon of Lifehacker.

This week's discussion: The basics of a productive work day.

NOTE: We believed Ahmed's clock was built in a suitcase. That was incorrect. The clock was built in a pencil case and we misunderstood. Also, we're still confused about what happened to the clock. We'll clear this up next week. Sorry for the error!

Links for this episode:

• Should You Update to iOS 9 on Your iPhone 4s?Still have an iPhone 4s? iOS 9 is a bitter pill to swallow. Although you can technically download the new operating system if you so desire, you’ll miss out on some of the best features and speed improvements on iOS 9. Bumsville.
• The Best Apps Updated with New iOS 9 FeaturesiOS 9 doesn’t bring along a ton of new features, but with multitasking, Spotlight Search, and Quick Reply, apps need to get updated before you can use them. Here’s a list of some of the better apps that’ve been updated.
• Build Like Ahmed with These Awesome Electronics ProjectsYou’ve undoubtedly heard about Ahmed Mohamed, a high school student who was arrested for bringing a clock he built to school, to share with his teachers and classmates. Don’t let this discourage you. Build stuff.
• Amazon's $50 Fire Tablet Is The Impulse Buy That Never EndsEvery product Amazon makes is designed to sell you something else. It’s an open secret. That’s why the company could lose money on the Kindle Fire—yet still reap a profit. Now, Amazon is introducing the most irresistable moneysuck yet: a $50 tablet.
• Amazon announces new 7-inch Fire tablet that only costs $50And it comes in a six-pack.
• Go the F**k HomeWe’ve talked a lot about finding a good work/life balance, and a lot of us find it pretty difficult. Developer/designer Pam Selle disagrees, saying that as long as you remember a few key things, it should be pretty easy to stop working at the end of the day and get back to your life.
• How to Stop Working and Go Home At NightMany of us can’t wait to pack up and head home at the end of a long workday: we count down the hours and as soon as our shift is up, we’re out the door. For others, there’s a stigma to leaving on time, or worse, we have a difficult time forcing ourselves to leave the office, whether or or not we love our work. Here are some ways to break the cycle of working late and get your evenings, and sanity, back.
• Program Your Day to Defeat Distractions and Stick to Your Daily RoutineWe live in an age where a thousand things vie for our attention, to the point that sometimes, basic daily tasks—whether they be chores or tasks as seemingly simple as eating or sleeping—can fall by the wayside. Here's how a detailed calendar can help fix your broken-down daily routine.
• How-To: Downgrade iOS 9.1 public beta to current iOS 9.0 releaseiOS 9 marked the first major version of the iPhone and iPad software that Apple opened up for public beta testing after a similar trial run with iOS 8.3 last year. As many users have noticed, Apple’s public beta program is continuing with the upcoming iOS 9.1 release available as an OTA (over-the-air) update for non-developer testers, but many users will surely want to hop off the beta train and onto the stable release cycle with today’s iOS 9.0 release.

This week's episode is sponsored by the wonderful people at Lynda.com!