Accidental Tech Podcast
Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa
Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.
Episodes
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Nov 3, 2022 • 2h 3min
507: It Sucks, Doesn’t It?
THE ATP STORE IS BACK, BABY! The store will be open until Sunday, 13 November! Don’t delay!
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Pre-show: Marco’s RTD
BBEdit doesn’t suck
Land Rover Defender pressures
Follow-up:
Casey apologizes to Marco… again
A small update on Casey’s park bench picnic table and his Verizon-connected iPad Pro
More on Ventura’s System Settings
Apple HIG
Removal of scheduled sleep/wake GUI (via Aaron Gillies)
Apple support guide
Casey’s flummoxed by his iPad Pro’s volume buttons
QMS VRR support is coming to Apple TV 4K
HDMI 2.1
Shared Photo Library
Camera toggle
“Unsaved” photos
De-duplication
Face detection
Automatic sharing
“Lifestreams” and Rewind
Previously in the John Podcasting Universe:
ATP #66 @ 1h52s
RecDiffs #169 @ 53m22s
Lifestream on Wikipedia
Academic site
Recording laws in all 50 states
CEO Dan Siroker
a16z Announcement
The Entire History of You
San Junipero
Elon Musk owns Twitter
Elon’s poll 🙄 × ∞
“Welcome to hell, Elon”
The Talk Show #361
Post-show: Marco somehow makes a leap from the Ultra to unloading a car. 🤨
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Oct 27, 2022 • 2h 14min
506: Our Only SEO Is You
Topics discussed include AirPods Pro 2, replicating a unique chicken hat, computer input devices, app updates and reordering, challenges with mailto links, Apple store experience and iPad accessories, setting up the iPad, poor design in system settings, macOS Monterey's shared photo library, managing photo libraries, and interview challenges.
Oct 20, 2022 • 2h 28min
505: A Mental Laxative
Pre-show: Marco rediscovers his love for programming, by procrastiworking.
Follow-up:
Apple TV, Match Content, and HDMI QMS
QMS Explainer
Audio-dejudder
Casey’s iPhone upgrade, eSIM, and Verizon fees
Follow-out for Upgrade #429: Freedom Doors
John’s mouse
ATP #449: An Unclean Mouse
ATP #361: A Button in the Thumb Shelf
John’s speaker adventure
Apple Watch Ultra screen size
Nomad Orange Sport Band
New iPads!
Alex Guyot’s tweet
Logitech Crayon
Zac Hall on covers
Dan Moren’s take
New iPad Pros!
Bluetooth 5.3
Hover video demo
Federico Viticci’s tweet
Alex Guyot’s take
Clockwise #473: Solar Eclipse Potato
New Apple TV!
Post-show: Casey got scammed on Amazon
Lenovo ThinkVision M14
Parcel
Informed Delivery
Sold by “Alex Mart LLC”
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Oct 13, 2022 • 2h 24min
504: Too Much Apple in My Apple
Pre-show: In a move that surprises nobody, Marco lost a bet
Coriolis force
Follow-up:
On portraits and AI image generation
Unofficial ATP subreddit
Marco’s bad icon
Marco’s good icon
Glove boxes open via touchscreens‽
Model Y review
Match content setting on the AppleTV (via David Comay)
John says “👍🏻”, with reservations
Mac window management and Stage Manager
John’s new iPhone case
Repairing original HomePods (via Timo Bruck)
Common issues list
Tutorial video
AI image generation and photography
Apple is turning into Google/Facebook?
Upgrade+ #427: He Renouned Lederhosen
The segment in question was the Upgrade+ segment of the week, which requires membership.
Ninety-Five Theses
Dithering, 30 September episode, ~8:40 in
Paul Haddad
Sebastiaan de With
MJ Tsai
TV ads?
#askatp:
When will we get a bezel-less Apple Watch? (via Bryan)
_’s discovery
Why would one want a M1 Max Mac Studio over an equivalent M1 Max MacBook Pro? (via John Enger)
Why does router range matter? (via Andy Hyde)
Post-show: Casey has some thoughts about Sonos
Casey’s shopping list
Arc
Sub Gen 3
One SL
Port
Roam
Belkin Soundform Connect
Arc Unboxing
Lutron Caséta Pico Remote
Eric Welander’s Caséta Pico Remote video
Funk it Up
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Oct 6, 2022 • 2h 10min
503: Draw Your Own Slice of Pizza
Follow-up:
Marco has settled on the Peak Design case
What even is in Shared Photo Libraries, anyway?
The 🇪🇺 USB-C mandate passes a vote
Christina Warren’s tweet
MFI
mophie 3-in-1 travel charger with MagSafe
AI Art
Cortex #133: The Ethics of AI Art
Projects
DALL-E
Stable Diffusion
DiffusionBee to run it on an Apple Silicon Mac
Midjourney
Google Imagen
Artist found private medical record photos in AI training image set
Everything is a Remix
Ornithopter
GitHub Copilot
Light & Magic
#askatp:
Can we give a primer on macOS window management? (via Philipp)
Philipp, I’m so sorry for my beloved co-hosts muddying the waters even worse, despite my best efforts -CML
How do we plan & track app development work? (via Dan Leehr)
How does John manage color on his TV? (via David Comay & Jeff Nachbar)
THX Tune-Up
FILMMAKER MODE
Calman Color Calibration Software
Post-show: Casey tries to recover from our earlier debacle
SwitchGlass
Front and Center
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Sep 29, 2022 • 2h 26min
502: Going Retina Again
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Pre-show:
Marco has glasses
Too big according to John
Too big according to anyone
“Big Steve Jobs energy”
The Steve Jobs frames (we think)
…and iPhone cases
Pitaka MagEZ Case 3
Peak Design Everyday Case for iPhone
ATP Movie Club: Episode 3: Edge of Tomorrow
Remember, only for members!
Follow-up:
iCloud Shared Photo Library limitations
There are lots of creaky clear cases out there
Stage Manager will support older iPads
UIScreen.main
NSScreen.main
When the always-on iPhone display goes dark
Black-and-white always-on Lock Screen
Settings → Focus → {focus mode} → Options → Enable Dim Lock Screen
Casey has some Apple Store experiences
Apple Watch Ultra
Alpine Loop
_’s Video
Returning a Solo Loop
TechCrunch coverage from 2020
Marco masquerades as a wedding photographer again
Sony ɑ7R III
Sony 90mm Prime Macro Lens
Photo Mechanic
Retrobatch
#askatp:
Does the always-on display increase burn-in risk? (via Steve Holroyd)
What is our version control strategy? (via Thomas Ferraro)
GitHub Flow
Oh 💩, Git!?!
Do we use the production or beta versions of our own apps? (via Nick Clinch)
Post-show:
Casey moves from Heroku → Linode
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code Server
VS Code Remote Development
X Windows
DynamoDB
John encourages Marco to walk through a forest and fight dragons
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Sep 22, 2022 • 2h 13min
501: Torsional Rigidity Check
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Pre-show:
Relay FM Feuding Families
ATP Movie Club: Episode 2: The Rundown
Remember, only for members!
Casey’s traumatic moment, captured
Follow-up:
Apple Pay and “valid” addresses
iPhone 14 has revised, easily-repairable internals
Repair costs
SIM tray spacer
John’s second iPhone case
Bullstrap case
Ryan London case
Marco’s case updates
Pitaka Case
Casey’s on the HDHomeRun Prime with Channels Train
PCMCIA
Glasses updates
Blue-blocking lenses were universally panned
Zenni Optical
Apple’s upgrade guide (via Jonathan Gulbrandsen)
iPhones 14 Pro Experience
John on the Podcastathon
Apple’s guidance on transferring watches
John’s status bar
Halide
Ryan Jones’s chart about camera bumps
Paste warning is a bug
Gruber’s chart
Post-show:
Marco’s car wears a watch (image)
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Sep 15, 2022 • 2h 3min
500: All the Nerds in the Room
Please donate to St. Jude! Let’s cure childhood cancer together.
Extended Pre-show:
Marco finally catches up to Casey & John
Dilating drops
🎉 ATP EPISODE 500!!! 🎉
catatp
ATP Episode #400: Reach Is the Next Frontier
Mac OS iguana easter egg (video)
Mac OS iguana easter egg explanation
Some discussions about a 🆕 special members-only perk
Follow-up:
John’s Polarizer & lens protector
Special relativity
Variable Neutral Density Filter
Bell’s Theorem (via Stepan Dolezal)
Polarizing Filter (via Rob Sayre)
UV Filters are useless? (also via Rob Sayre)
iPhone focal lengths spreadsheet (by Colin Robertson)
2× crop goes from 9.8 × 7.3mm → 4.9 × 3.65mm
Prior 2× cameras were 4 × 3mm
Satellite location sharing
Collect calls
Apple Watch S8 is basically the same CPU as S6 & S7
Apple Delays iCloud Shared Photo Library
Dynamic Island name recommendation from Dan Engler
API
The Verge’s iPhone 14 Pro review
Subpixel rendering
Pentile display
Krebs unequivocally walks back the Ubiquiti reporting
What did the hosts order last week?
John’s black-leather iPhone 12 Pro case
John’s forthcoming black-leather iPhone 14 Pro case
Marco races the clock
Don’t miss a special treat before the after-show. (Thanks, Jonathan!)
Post-show: Marco asks for tips about 👓
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Sep 8, 2022 • 2h 35min
499: Living Is Pretty Important to Me
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Pre-show: A bidding war for a good cause
Apple Event, September 2022
Apple Watch Series 8
Apple Watch SE (2nd generation)
Apple Watch Ultra
Panerai
Luminor Tourbillon GMT
Photos from Matt Panzarino
Size comparison by Neil Cybart
GPS L5
AirPods Pro (2nd generation)
Helly R!
iPhone 14 & 14 Plus
Emergency SOS via satellite
Iridium
Garmin Inreach Mini 2
iPhone 14 Pro & Pro Max
John’s Tweet about 🤢 “Dynamic Island” 🤢
Anti-aliasing
Don’t miss a special treat before the after-show. (Thanks, Jonathan!)
Post-show: Leaks abound
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Sep 1, 2022 • 2h 24min
498: Not MagSafe, but MagSafe
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Pre-show: Marco has leveled-up as a nerd. 🤓
HP M182nw
Follow-up:
John’s polarizer and lens protector
Calibration of Rock Band instruments (via Johannes Zander)
Casey got buzzed by Apple Maps cars
“Image Collection” Locations (via Holgr in the chat)
Apple Watch Series 7 exit interview
iPhone 13 Pro exit interview
John’s black-leather iPhone 12 Pro case
iPhone 14 & 14 Pro expectations
Single pill/lozenge?
Gurman confirmation
Garmin InReach
Apple Watch Series 8 expectations
G-Shock
Garmin adventure watches
AirPods Pro 2?
Don’t miss our special ending theme (thanks, Jonathan Mann!)
Post-show: 👃🏻❓
Levoit HEPA Air Purifier with Toxin Absorber Filter
Fresh Wave Odor-“Removing” Gel
Zero Odor Pro
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