Accidental Tech Podcast

Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa
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Jul 8, 2021 • 2h 22min

438: Some Amount of Futzing

Pre-show: Case-Liss Casey Liss ZZQ Q Barbeque Casey’s Shattered Windshield John’s iPhone case Follow-up: HomeKit and Bonjour/zeroconf Lutron Caseta Matter Thread Quinn’s Video HSTS and Safari (via Jakob) DuckDuckGo Smarter Encryption Thoughts on Safari from Scott Sutton Safari Technology Preview (“Purple Safari”) Eye-tracking Memoji? (via Daniel Yount) Executive images John mousepad update Managing Digital Documents (via Jason Abreu) 1Password for Families Fujitsu ScanSnap Raven Scanners You Need a Budget Banktivity Backblaze 3-2-1 Casey’s Apple One Epiphany Songwhip #askatp: What’s the desk chair update? (via Carlos Luis Portillo) Embody Aeron Steelcase Gesture How do we import photos taken on a “big” camera? (via Stephen Kim) GeoTag Pipe Dream Why wouldn’t Apple want to license the M1 to Nintendo? (via Zephyz Zhaar) OLED Switch Tegra X1 Breath of the Wild Post-show: Marco is a monster who doesn’t like air conditioning ERV Sponsored by: Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. ExpressVPN: The fastest and most reliable VPN. Get an extra three months free with a 1-year package. Hover: Make a name for yourself with Hover. Get 10% off your first purchase. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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Jul 1, 2021 • 1h 58min

437: The Right Side of the Mouse Pad

Pre-show: Nostalgia for compulsory technology Toshiba e740 Microdrive Volvo XC90 Being old in a college town Top of the Stairs Follow-up: Safari reload update in Monterey beta 2 HTTP Strict Transport Security hstspreload.org Report for hypercritical.co iOS 15 can adjust more than just text size Settings → Accessibility → Per-App Settings On the need for Apple to defend in-app purchase revenue (via Abel Demoz) The Art of the Possible John’s Mouse Pad Woes SwitchGlass Cool, Geeky Mac Apps Boop SwiftBar BitBar (the OG) Falling into disrepair Reboot TextBar (an alternative) #askatp: What’s the deal with Matter (née CHoIP)? (via Jon Strand) Comic Book Guy Ecobee Lutron Caséta Old-school timer What’s the deal with Mighty? (via Peter Waller) Would Apple ever release a M1 card for Intel Mac Pros? (via Brian Hamilton) MacCharlie Advertisement Post-show: Dog boarding Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. HelloFresh: America’s #1 meal kit. Use code atp12 for 12 free meals, including free shipping. Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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Jun 24, 2021 • 1h 55min

436: Eddy Cue Shows Up at Your Door

Pre-show: FAA’s TRUST program FAA Part 107 DJI Mini 2 Follow-up: Safari page reloading Pull-to-refresh John’s extension Finn Voorhees’ experiment Safari on iOS 15 & Monterey automatically upgrades HTTP → HTTPS… kinda iCloud Private Relay Rauli Rikama’s observations What about embedded browsers? (via Maarten Hazewinkel) Private Relay is always used for known trackers (via Renaud Lienhart) FLoC You monsters that use unnatural scrolling Scroll Reverser Mos Avara source code is available (via Dan Watson) Descent screenshot Avara screenshot Star Fox screenshot COSI Sega VR Apple Podcasts & our show notes SSD wear reporting in macOS Mailo StoreKit refund API (via Jake Mor) Per-app text size slider tvOS 15 will allow sign-in via iPhone/iPad #askatp: Have we cut the cord? (via Ian) OTT Channels TV Everywhere CableCard JustWatch What keyboard do we use? (via Kyle Matson) Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad Cherry MX Sampler Microsoft Sculpt Keyboard for Business 5KV-00001 Apple Extended Keyboard Apple Wireless Keyboard] What’s the deal with “side-loading”, anyway? (via Lewis O’Neil) Apple’s FUD PDF Daring Fireball Gui Rambo tweets 1 and 2 Post-show: Taz-Mania Battletoads Cool Spot TrapAdventure 2 (iOS) Celeste Dark Souls Sponsored by: Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Made In: Better cookware for better meals. Get 15% off your first order with code ATP. Memberful: Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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Jun 17, 2021 • 2h 11min

435: A Strong Number Four

Pre-show: Freaks and Geeks Follow-up: Universal Control & device arrangement (via Andreas Beyer Bowden) More from Viticci Center Stage Object Capture quality Matt Waller’s Baby Yoda Mikko Haapoja’s pineapple macOS Monterey Live Text (OCR) works with captchas too! App Library in the dock is optional Safari 15 and Reload Button Instructions to restore old-style Safari tab bar Feature flag Many macOS Monterey features are Apple Silicon-only Apple’s fine print Maps app globe after toggling a debug flag A trip down DOS gaming memory lane IPX Kali Null-modem cable Descent PhoneNet Bolo Stuart Cheshire Zero-configuration networking Avara Disk Utility has been updated in Monterey! 🎉 Monterey lets you Erase all content & settings! Apple’s explanation How iCloud Private Relay Works Pi-hole #askatp: How is being a developer on Apple Silicon? (via Abel Demoz) What year will be the final year of macOS on Intel? (via Ralf Krakowski) How do the low-power M1 cores use only 1/10th the power of the high-power M1 cores? (via Brian Pirie) Icestorm cores Firestorm cores Post-show Neutral: Bugatti Chiron Bugatti Veyron Roll-out Video Tesla’s Test Strategies NHTSA M539 Restorations BMW E46 M539 Restorations - YouTube 2014 Honda Accord Sport 6MT Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Secret Sauce by Wondery: This season breaks down how Jony Ive and Steve Jobs reached the pinnacle of Silicon Valley success. Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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Jun 8, 2021 • 3h 4min

434: A Squirmy Soup of Rectangles

Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2021 TextSniper iPad Multitasking Video iPad Menu Screenshots iPad Menu Video Mosaic NSUserActivity DUNS Number Synergy Fitt’s Law USDZ Continuous Integration Continuous Delivery Post-show: Original Prince video What happened? Remastered version in which the outcome is more visible Todd Vaziri Sponsored by: Mack Weldon: Reinventing men’s basics with smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. Get 20% off your first order with code atppodcast. 1Password: Your passwords, done right. Check out 1Password for Families and 1Password for Business. Yes Plz: Banish bad coffee, upgrade your morning coffee game, and give YES PLZ a try today. Use promo code ACCIDENTAL for $5 off your first shipment. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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Jun 3, 2021 • 2h 8min

433: Before We Leave the Dump

Follow-up: Casey’s HDMI HOMI Update HDMI cable types Wi-Fi 6 Back to Work Thread Dolby Vision and raised blacks (via Kai Kontio) iMac Fans Jonathan Dietz’s Apple Silicon cost-estimate spreadsheet Apple Podcasts issues: Broken show notes? Apple Podcasts subscriptions delayed 🤮 Apple’s Self-Serving Puff Piece 🤮 Thoughts on Flash On Apple’s Piss-Poor Documentation vDSP Functions WWDC 2021 Predictions Tick-tock WIMP Image map Casey’s WWDC 2021 Wishes Functional Reactive Programming Casey’s explanation of Disposable/AnyCancellable async/await Actors Hacking with Swift Swift by Sundell Carrot Weather objc_msgSend branch prediction Matter (formerly CHoIP) Sponsored by: ExpressVPN: The fastest and most reliable VPN. Get an extra three months free with a 1-year package. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Hullo Pillow: Your favorite pillow, guaranteed. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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May 27, 2021 • 2h 22min

432: I Shouldn’t Need to Wiggle

Pre-show: Compacted sugar Fun Dip SweetTarts Candy Cigarette Big League Chew Follow-up: John’s Jade/M1X Twitter thread High resolution image Chiplet AMD Discussing X3d Die stacking Keeping Up Moore’s Law with Chiplets Chiplet vs. Monolithic Some speculation about the next Mac Pro Base-model 24” iMacs have only one fan MacBook Air’s rumored “ski feet” Lord Matthew’s theory Apple support document clarifies lossless streaming details John Voorhees’ take Bluetooth data transfer speeds Lossless vs. Lossy Encoding MP3 & AAC & Opus FLAC & ALAC HomePod & HomePod mini will support lossless HDMI eARC Spatial Audio and AirPods from David Steer Apple TV 4K (2021 edition) Matt Craig’s tweet Installation/Migration Process One Home Screen Settings → Users and Accounts → [you] → One Home Screen Accessibility → Increase Contrast → Focus Style Home-button function Remote Dave Mark’s jog wheel demo video Paul Hudson’s remote retrospective Hypercritical #49: Pinching the Harmonica HDMI CEC Calibration HDTVTest THX Tune-Up rtings.com DolbyVision raised blacks fixed? Casey’s Apple TV Woes Wiring Diagram Forthcoming HDMI Cable Sonos Amp Belkin SoundForm Connect Post-show: Casey’s Fan Resolution Casey’s fans Lutron Caséta Smart Fan Speed Control Sponsored by: Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Memberful: Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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May 20, 2021 • 2h 8min

431: City of Chips

ALL of ATP is “maxinated”! The vaccination train keeps a’chuggin’! Toot toot! 🚂💉 Thank you, ATP Store purchasers! Follow-up: Third-party menu bar items (via Daniel Jalkut) NSStatusItemBehaviorRemovalAllowed in NSStatusItem.h Spatial Audio from Gui Rambo CMHeadphoneMotionManager 24” iMac Reviews, including Jason Snell’s Matching cords, accessories, desktop backgrounds, stickers, highlight colors, “hello” intro movie Highlight colors via Sebastiaan de With Gasoline stabilizers Apple Music adds Spatial Audio & Lossless at No Cost Listening to Spatial Audio with AirPods Pro and AirPods Max Super Audio CD LaserDisc Laserdisc: An Introduction Laserdisc’s Failure: What Went Wrong DVD: The Death Knell of Laserdisc MUSE Hi-Vision Laserdisc: The Blu-ray of 1994 Laserdisc: Features, Follies & Evolution XM Radio Xiph.org: wave/”stair-step” sample-rate explainer DAC Loudness war Tidal Pono A2DP aptX AAC AirPods Max and lossless over the cable (via Micah Singleton) Mastered for iTunes LivePhish FLAC MacBook Pro Ransomware Leak Casey’s battery/hub MacBook Air Rumors John Prosser’s Video Dr. Drang on Battery Life Gurman’s Report GeForce RTX 3090 macOS 11.4 beta supports new AMD graphics cards AMD 6900 XT The Connection Machine Post-show: Casey & John’s Adventures with Eero Eero lights explanation Eero’s comparison page Hint: use code ATP — it still works! Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Remote: Whether you want to hire one person or 100, Remote makes it easy. Use code ATP to get started. AfterShokz: Headphones powered by bone-conduction technology. Get 15% off with this link. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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May 13, 2021 • 1h 55min

430: Apple Did Not Eat That Food

THE ATP STORE IS BACK!! Make your purchases until Friday, May 14. Pre-show: ⅔ of ATP is “maxinated”! The vaccination train keeps a’chuggin’! Toot toot! 🚂💉 Colonial Pipeline How long does gas last? Follow-up: Overpriced AirTag mounts AirTag Leather Key Ring AirTag Leather Loop Belkin Secure Holder with Key Ring for AirTag Marco’s recommended solution Unattended restart with FileVault enabled sudo fdesetup authrestart Or, optionally, sudo fdesetup authrestart -delayminutes 5 softwareupdate -ia AppleTV and spatial audio AppleTV supports Wi-Fi 6 Apple’s bad hire Sommer Panage’s response 🚨 SPOILER ALERT 🚨 He’s already fired Epic vs. Apple, and internal emails Eddy Cue and Craig Federighi on iMessage for Android in 2013 Common carrier Steve Jobs 1997 Q&A Schiller wondering about the 30% cut… in 2011 #askatp Hiding the Dropbox menu-bar icon? (via Jason Bates-Brownsword) Synology Drive Synology Cloud Sync Bartender Rocket Vanilla Could one swap a SoC? (via Chandler Kent) Sarbanes-Oxley How does one back up a MacBook without a Time Capsule? (via John Larson) Nifty MiniDrive The Case for RAID Post-show: Marco tried to use Ruby Github Pages Jekyll Hosting SQLite Databases on Github Pages xkcd: The General Problem Sponsored by: Remote: Whether you want to hire one person or 100, Remote makes it easy. Use code ATP to get started. Memberful: Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Mack Weldon: Reinventing men’s basics with smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. Get 20% off your first order with code atppodcast. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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May 6, 2021 • 2h 3min

429: Digital Speedo

THE ATP STORE IS BACK!! Make your purchases until Friday, May 14. (Don’t forget, members get 15% off!) Pre-show: ⅓ of ATP is “maxinated”! The vaccination train keeps a’chuggin’! Toot toot! 🚂💉 Follow-up: Some notes about the ATP store support@cottonbureau.com Casey’s fans (the spinny kind) Bond Bridge Purchases last week AirTag quick impressions Spree Whistle FileVault performance About encrypted storage on your new Mac FileVault and remote management John’s macOS 11.3 woes FB9095615 Jason Snell on 12.9” iPad and the old Magic Keyboard Jason Snell on driving a Model 3 Sam Abuelsamid on vehicle-to-load Jonny Smith’s review of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 The Basecamp fiasco Casey Newton’s summary posts #1: Breaking Camp #2: Inside the All-Hands Meeting that Led to a Third of Basecamp Employees Quitting Basecamp’s posts Changes at Basecamp Basecamp’s new etiquette regarding societal politics at work Let it all out Mosaics of positions On making decisions An Update Ruby on Rails Woke Anti Defamation League’s Pyramid of Hate #askatp What do we use to take notes? (via David Barber) Due AnyList Day One Would we prefer writing against an abandoned API or the new hotness? (via Xarph) ColdFusion Berkshire Hathaway shares Marco’s .WAV-parsing bug: FB9097026 Where are the APFS de-duping space-saving scripts? (via whophd) diskDedupe (App Store link) Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. ExpressVPN: The fastest and most reliable VPN. Get an extra three months free with a 1-year package. Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Become a member for ad-free episodes, our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed, and 15% off our current merchandise!

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