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Accidental Tech PodcastTime and Smoke Pre-show: BBQ ZZQ Q Follow-up: New immersive video: Man vs. Beast “Historical Commission”? Sonos volume changes are local DeepSeek censorship mechanism (via Matthew Cave) Docker Rosetta (via Brian Reiter) Hypervisor.framework Docker vs. OrbStack (also via Brian Reiter) Sending email Mailhog (via Matt Barlow) Mailpit (via John Caruso) Maildev (via Yves Serrano) ddev.com (via Bram Esposito) Also consider Development Containers (via Dewald Reynecke) Marco’s TV audio sync issues Match Format and Match Dynamic Range (via Marco Arment) Quick Media Switching Previously on ATP… QMS marketing page Demo video (via Nit) Apple Invites App Store Web Competitive (and very similar...2025-02-061h 56

Accidental Tech PodcastEveryone Heard the Same Nonsense Pre-show: Casey’s after-action report St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital RelayFM Podcastathon 2023 Part 1 & Part 2 Follow-up: It’s possible to toggle a dimmable light in Home.app (via Dan Sturm) The Hayes AT command set is still going strong 😱 (via Pedro Fernandes) TSMC unveils 1.6nm process for 2026 chips Anandtech’s coverage Rabbit R1 reviews Stephen Robles MKBHD David Pierce @ The Verge Ben Lovejoy @ 9to5Mac Dave2D Riley Testut on Delta availability iPadOS is classified as “Gatekeeper” under the DMA No new Vision Pro until late 2026? May 7 Apple event Tim Cook’s tweet M4 iPad rumor Ask ATP: Did Marco give up on fussy c...2024-05-022h 16

Accidental Tech PodcastIs This Your Dog? Pre-show: Marco is… somewhere unexpected Modern 5G hotspots vs. tethering Casey’s travel router 🤬 cancer. Help sick kids. Donate to St. Jude now. The Marco Offset Podcastathon Part 1 Podcastathon Part 2 Follow-up: John’s PR …and Docker explorations fish iPhone 15 data transfers over USB-C Samuel Polay’s Apple Store experience Chris Jones’ experience USB-A ↔ USB-C adapters (via Eric Merrill) EdgeGate LeakGate Sharp Tech CaseGate Casey’s planned case Anker USB-C cable (the cable that didn’t fit) Umefly USB-C cable (the cable that does fit) Apple silicone case (via Ben Rabicoff) Viticci’s staining Apple Store examples Straps are the answer? (via Gem) Apple & chip...2023-09-271h 55

Accidental Tech PodcastNot a Saturated Year Pre-show: Marco’s Wi-Fi Woes RealPlayer 🤬 cancer. Help sick kids. Donate to St. Jude now. The Marco Offset Apple Event on September 12 System in a Package (SiP) System on a Chip (SoC) Six Colors’ small discoveries GE fuel injector AM article Dr. Drang’s post on iPhone physics Grade 5 titanium iPhone 14 teardown Action button settings UI video Sony Xperia 1 IV Not in the keynote: iOS 17 on 18 September Sonoma on 26 September USB-C Lightning Adapter Apple kills MagSafe Duo & MagSafe Battery pack Post-show: What color is Marco’s car? Sponsored by: Kolide: Ensuring that if a device isn’t secure, it can’t acce...2023-09-142h 42

Accidental Tech PodcastUnauthorized Trash Can Pre-show: Marco’s box truck TruckMap Trucker Path 🗣️ New ATP Membership Survey 🗣️ (This is for everyone, not just members) 🗣️ New member special: ATP Tier List: Every iMac 🗣️ Follow-up: iMac Tier List Intel Core vs. Core 2 ∆s (via Michael Gabriel) Marco claims vindication Core Duo Geekbench 32-bit: 2,327 Core 2 Duo Geekbench 32-bit: 2,423 (4% faster), 64-bit: 2,739 (17% faster) How much faster is “2 Duo” than “Duo”? 21” was (eventually) Retina, writes Max Wilkie More text editors CotEditor (via Taher Rangwala) Chime Pronouncing “Niléane” (and more) Apple can’t design for humans Photo editing on the Mac (via Ezekiel Elin) (•••) ⌘ ⏎ Dumb TV workarounds (also via Ezekiel Elin) Apple, TV+, Disney+, and Games (via Aaron Tho...2023-08-241h 59

Accidental Tech PodcastValid in a Marco Way Pre-show: Blue Man Group 🗣️ HYPERCRITICAL SHIRTS ARE BACK, BABY 🗣️ Follow-up: EV thoughts from Sam Abuelsamid ID.4 vs. Honda Accord EVs make more particulate matter DeMuro on the Kia EV6 GT Tesla V4 Superchargers iPadOS 17 window management An extended aside about social networks, federation, and socialism iCloud Keychain 🤝 third-party browsers Ricky’s 🍑💨 Chrome Extension Casey’s no-good, very bad day 😭😬 #askatp: Is Time Machine really useful anymore, anyway? (via Dan Provost) Synology Products Compatibility List Could a third-party ARM chip end up in a Mac Pro? (via Torb) Servers love large CPUs; could Apple use Apple Silicon in servers? (via David Loring) Apple Network Server ...2023-07-162h 23

Accidental Tech PodcastThe Beach Is the BeachThe ATP Store is BACK, baby! Order your merch ⚠️ before Saturday, 6 May ⚠️. Pre-show: Marco has e-reader pre-show follow-up kobo sage PMN Caecilia Calibre what if? Pragmatic Programmer Tao Te Ching 1984 Follow-up: Mac Pro Believe art update (thanks, Cristofer Cruz) Quick Callsheet Recap Someone help Casey with focusing a .searchable() text field, please! Introspect for SwiftUI Marco’s SwiftUI error message Emil Jensen’s 2FA iOS shortcut for iCloud keychain prefs:root=PASSWORD&search=2fa CarPlay Rental cars (via Milad Cerkic) At what cost? (via Dave Nicholls) The Verge in 2019 Ford CEO doubles down on CarPlay More nostalgia via Michael Hann...2023-05-042h 01

Accidental Tech PodcastThe Cycles of Marco Pre-show: Mugs & some pint glasses are in stock! Fixes: Member’s episodes and iPod & iTunes/Music users (yes, really) Prospective members from 🇮🇳 Thank you, new and existing members! 💙💙💙 Follow-up: Quick correction about the CalDigit TS4 Apple Photos de-duplication in shared libraries Regarding NSTrackingArea’s “quiet” behavior change The Radar grass ain’t really greener ☹️ Camera-related follow-up Ritchie’s Ricoh Recipes Fuji PC AUTO SAVE feature Lightning ↔ SD Card Reader X100V focus tip Gen Z realizes real cameras exist Making EDR photos: Pixelmator Photo (iOS) (App Store link) Adjustment sliders → ... menu → Turn on EDR Pixelmator Pro (Mac) (App Store link) Color adjustments section → Customize...2023-04-072h 18

Accidental Tech PodcastIt Sucks, Doesn’t It?THE ATP STORE IS BACK, BABY! The store will be open until Sunday, 13 November! Don’t delay! Our thanks to the teams at Studio Neat, and, as always, Cotton Bureau. Don’t forget, members get 15% off! 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 su...2022-11-032h 03

Accidental Tech PodcastToo 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 requir...2022-10-132h 23

Accidental Tech PodcastAll the Nerds in the RoomPlease 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 sha...2022-09-152h 03

Accidental Tech PodcastThe Hotness Has to Go Somewhere Pre-show Netural: In a shocking piece of news, Marco’s Defender hasn’t exploded (yet)! Marco’s “Thule” Casey’s WireLiss CarPlay Adapter 🇸🇪 Study on Touchscreens vs. Physical Controls Example XC90 touchscreen Follow-up: On people copying S3 API CarPlay navigation voice volume Former setting, prior to iOS 15 (via Daniel Finley) Use the driver’s side volume control on the wheel to adjust volume (via Josh Biggs) Postpartum doulas are a thing (via Matt Rigby) 4K TV FiOS channel stand-by banner recording A godawful map of 4K over the air A rough crack at a vastly improved map via chatroom user SageOlson RVA has 4...2022-08-252h 16

Accidental Tech PodcastMy Fiber Situation Is Fine Pre-show: Casey messes with Marco during his very difficult day Celiac Important follow-up: in short, actual celiac disease cannot be cured, so the people in question most likely had other forms of gluten intolerance Colostrum (the pills Marco got — ask a doctor, YMMV) Thera Cane Reconcilable Differences #176: The Curse of Convenience It’s All Too Much NIMBY Follow-up: Getting an older car to always play Maps’ directions over Bluetooth (via Paul Violante) Settings → Maps → Spoken Directions → Directions on Radio Some interesting feedback on brake-by-wire systems Marc Barrowclift’s Fourth Annual iOS Music Player Showcase (via Aidan Trager) Casey attempts a victory lap ar...2022-02-241h 58

Accidental Tech PodcastYou Got Your Non-Money’s Worth Pre-show: Marco enters winter luxury Marco’s “Slippers” John’s Slippers Marco’s Rug Marco’s Rug Heater Reminder: Celsius is stupid for ambient air temperatures Robot or Not: Sundays Follow-up: Google ships tapback parsing Regarding “Screeners” Xbox Game Pass PC Game Pass Game Pass Ultimate Xbox Cloud Gaming Stratechery Interview with Phil Spencer Apple and the Netherlands New beta bits Face ID unlock and glasses from Ryan Booker Notes on Universal Control from Carlos Carpio Carcía Sony buys Bungie for $3.6B FAQ Sony hints at More Acquisitions Google tells legacy Gmail account holders to “pay up” Ars Technica’s coverage Google infor...2022-02-032h 13

Accidental Tech PodcastLasers Are Great Follow-up: Fi dog-collar pronunciation Discount code ATP100 for $100 off (not a sponsor) New Ford Mustangs will be available in 2023–2024 Sony did show PSVR2 controllers Mirrorless advantages and the longevity of Canon DSLRs (from Justin Krohn) TV technology WRGB OLEDs do have white backlights QD-OLEDs have RGB “filters”/diffusers Samsung’s 2019 $11 billion investment in QD-OLED Micro-LED On “Weird & Complicated” Analog TV (via Moe Rubenzahl) Technology Connections on Analog TV Apple will Allow Alternate Payment Systems in the App Store in 🇰🇷, with a catch StoreKit 2 RevenueCat Getting Started Apple wants 30% of Uber/Lyft’s membership revenue American laws don’t reflect Americans’ desires John’s gross p...2022-01-132h 11

Accidental Tech PodcastNo Indication of Progress Pre-show: Marco’s desk situation Casey’s desk situation VESA stand …an uglier one …yet uglier still …stand and arm Follow-up: Jonathan Dietz Comes Through Glenwing’s page and calculator and forum post Chroma Subsampling USB4/TB4 bandwidth (via Dimitri Bouniol) Marco’s Christmas-movie Adventure iLife iDVD Gang of Four UXKit discoveryd and mDNSResponder Holiday tech we love Casey joins 2019 and gets AirPods Pro HiFiMAN HE-6 Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro (250-ohm) Marco’s new Switch Tina’s new iPhone car mount #askatp: Would we rock a full-on iMac as an external monitor if Target Display Mode still existed? (via Jeff Fowler) Does Apple like th...2021-12-302h 08

Accidental Tech PodcastXcode X Pre-show: “Web3” Follow-up: Thank you, ATP members Casey has changed up his setup yet again Ian Fuchs at Cult of Mac Alogic Thunderbolt 4 Blaze Hub OWC Thunderbolt Hub CalDigit Element Hub CalDigit TS3+ Team Arment on Twitch Elgato HD60 S+ C13 plug “☝️ Well, actually ☝️”s on Marco’s Synology J-series Synology devices cannot use btrfs (via Squozen) 64TB maximum limit (via Matt Sullivan) Marco’s jugs Capillary action Apple Silicon in forthcoming LG displays Chroma subsampling Thunderbolt Display ADC Clarifications on attention-aware features (via Gui Rambo) Marco’s New iPhone Case (via Oliver Ames) macOS 12.2 beta Improved scrolling in Safari with ProMotion Apple is...2021-12-221h 59

Accidental Tech PodcastYour Yanking ForceThe ATP Store IS BACK! Grab your fancy new M1 Pro or Max shirts, winter hats, or classic merch until the end of the day on 12 November! Remember, ATP Members get 15% off on time-limited sales like this one! Pre-show: Setup Woes Audition Homebrew Bundle Casey’s Post on Homebrew Bundle Casey’s bundle file Follow-up: What does Marco use for a Thunderbolt dock? (via César Cavazos) OWC Thunderbolt Dock Caldigit TS3+ Hub Caldigit Element Hub John’s AirPods 3 updates Monterey Status Report SuperDuper The Verge’s MacBook Pro review MacBook Pro Charging via USB-C Thunderbolt PDF PC Ma...2021-11-042h 17

Accidental Tech PodcastThe Notch is YoungThe ATP Store IS BACK! Grab your fancy new M1 Pro or Max shirts, winter hats, or classic merch until the end of the day on 12 November! Remember, ATP Members get 15% off on time-limited sales like this one! Pre-show: Marco’s acquisition adventure IceMule Cooler Backpack (size Xlarge) Veblen good Follow-up: APFS fast directory sizing Chris’ answer on StackExchange APFS File System Reference INODE_MAINTAIN_DIR_STATS Anandtech on the M1 Pro & Max performance Dom’s question SPECfp Gruber’s summary of the Affinity team’s findings The only benchmark that matters Johnathan Dietz Jr on Pro Displa...2021-10-282h 04

Accidental Tech PodcastI Will Take Away Those Kudos Pre-show: Strong corporate affinities Neutral #12: Vomit Ruins Everything — Marco & Casey’s BMW European Delivery experience Neutral Special: Please Lose Control of Your Car Now — Marco, Casey, and Underscore’s BMW Driving School experience Follow-up: Tesla Model S/X round steering wheel Touch controlls are force-touch? Elon says “no more stalks” NHTSA Limiting Siri’s Messages Announcements Telling Siri to 🤫 Developer Transition Kit returns iOS 14.5 Beta adds support for unlocking iPhone with Apple Watch while wearing a face mask Gruber’s take Apple replies to one of John’s old Radars TN1150 Sony ɑ1 Canon EOS-1D X #askatp Do we use CleanMyMac X/OnyX/etc...2021-02-042h 07

Accidental Tech PodcastSuddenly I’m the Marco Follow-up: Casey makes John reminisce about Atlanta[’s food] Waffle House Taco Bell CocoaLove Steak ‘n Shake Denny’s Perkins Follow-up: “Is it bigger than a breadbox?” The Feedback app will automatically run a sysdiagnose John’s bug (as mentioned on Twitter): FB8711530 Casey’s bugs are still broken, even though Apple tried to 🤬 close them FB8893003 FB8952395 The shocking conclusion to Marco’s Thunderbolt ethernet situation OWC Thunderbolt Dock CalDigit TS3 Plus Netgear GS105 Apple’s Racial Equity and Justice Initiative projects launched Marco’s Pro Display XDR review John’s review (Overcast link) from Episode 360 Aerial Screensaver Samsung Frame TV John’s AirPod A...2021-01-142h 11

Accidental Tech PodcastLove Batteries Follow-up: Accommodating hearing loss (via “Phredd Phlinstone”) Settings → Accessibility → Audio/Visual → Headphone Accommodations → Audiogram Example app from Maciej Big Sur Update Apple guidance on SMC reset via Tom Bridge How to do a SMC reset Apple T2 BridgeOS Nintendo Famicom had a microphone built into the second controller Video of Pols Voice & the microphone PS5 controller weight and “following” games Tip from terence The galaxy’s largest black hole sysdiagnose Profiles and Logs Stack trace Casey’s MMS bugs FB8893003, FB8952395 John’s bug FB8711530 Marco Equipment Update OWC Thunderbolt Dock CalDigit Thunderbolt Dock Apple Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Apple Thunderbolt 3 (U...2021-01-072h 36

Accidental Tech PodcastAre My Instructions Not Clear? Follow-up: Casey’s MMS problems and Apple’s bug-reporting black hole (FB8893003, FB8952395) sysdiagnose Settings → Privacy → Analytics & Improvements → Analytics Data More on Fitness+ HDR photos Settings → Photos → View Full HDR Screen brightness iPhone 12: 625 nits typically / 1200 nits max iPhone 12 Pro: 800 / 1200 displaymate.com indicates 825 nits in full-white image iCloud Photo Downloader (via Matthew Smith) OWC Thunderbolt Hub requires Big Sur 11.1 Big Sur Update SMC Reset SuperDuper AirPods Max audio settings (via Matthew Taylor) Settings → Accessibility → Audio/Visual → Headphone Accomodations Tune Audio for Brightness, Strong AirPods Max “fat lightning” connector Teardown AirPods Max Shield Case John’s iPhone 12 Pro case Previously Now The ghost of Marco’s computing...2020-12-302h 07

Accidental Tech PodcastMidrange Snob Follow-up: Group MMS issues persist, and Casey is over. it. (FB8893003) AirPods Max and its competitors Beoplay H95 Marco’s Closed Headphones Mega-Review AirPods Max button and varying modes Passive (powerLiss operation) Marco’s Computing Situation LG UltraFine 5K Marc Edwards on External Displays CalDigit Thunderbolt Dock Pro Display XDR Marco’s AirPods Max review Planar Magnetic / Orthodynamic Headphones ANC Apple Lightning to 3.5mm Audio Cable Competitors Sony WH-1000XM4 HiFiMAN HE-6 Dan Clark Audio AEON 2 Beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro Bose 700 Bluetooth codecs aptX AAC Chrome is Bad? Guilherme Rambo’s take Sponsored by: Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD s...2020-12-172h 10

Accidental Tech PodcastFeature Headphones Pre-show: Casey’s great news! Mix Pre3-ii Call Recorder for Skype Audio Hijack IRC Marco’s Slightly Unpopular Opinion RealPlayer Marco’s new “experience” Follow-up: Is Apple-Silicon-Ready? brew and Rosetta Duplicating Terminal.app brew using arch Chiplets & Multi-chip Modules (via Adrian Sampson) Multi-Chip Module High Bandwidth Memory Extracting images from a Google Doc In the defense of Apple News AirPods Max Press Release Sony WH-1000XM4 Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 Sony MDR-7506 Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro iPod Hi-Fi Car Bra Lightning ↔ 3.5mm Audio Cable Post-show: Marco has scheduled his walk of shame Sponsored by: ExpressVPN: The fastest and most reliabl...2020-12-102h 10

Accidental Tech PodcastA Bomb on Your Home Screen Follow-up: Fast resolution switching on M1 Macs Apple engineer weighs in Demo video What about external monitors? Mac-optimized TensorFlow 2.4 fork makes things fly M1 Mac 8K render test Running iOS apps with IPAs iOS App Store Package CrossOver runs Windows apps/games on M1 Macs — including 32-bit games! Cult of Mac coverage WINE VMWare Fusion Parallels Boot Camp Jeremy White’s explainer Brendan Shanks’s thoughts iOS 14.3 no longer opens the shortcuts app when launching apps from custom icons Widgetsmith (App Store link) HealthView Apple Configurator GitHub’s ICE relationship is indirect De-duplicating Contacts Card → Look for Duplicates... It’s been ≈10 year...2020-11-252h 36

Accidental Tech PodcastFlat-Side Promoter Pre-show: Please, please, please vote. The ATP Store returns on 1 November until 14 November… in theory. Follow-up: Peter Pan: Arms akimbo 5G upload speeds Verizon’s 5G lead Photos-related updates Apple Photos file management options Image Capture can import HEIC files if you change a setting on your phone: Settings → Photos → Transfer to Mac or PC → Keep originals Google Photos Marco is aware of the Sonos Move HomePod tip: disable “Hey Siri” on all other devices Marco’s laptop repair covered by credit-card warranty Peak Design combines MagSafe & mechanical fasteners (via Michael Luís Brown) Studio Neat’s Material Dock Thoughts on Apple’s battery...2020-10-292h 21

Accidental Tech PodcastThe Price of an ATP Sticker Please join us in donating to St. Jude Follow-up: John’s Mac Pro Reviving a data-only volume bridgeOS updates Other Mac Pro Woes John Sandilands Paul Colton Job Non-Mac-Pro Woes Hagen Terschüren Leeward Roland Månsson on Mac hardware tests ⌥D and then ⌘E Apple support article SilentKnight /usr/libexec/remotectl dumpstate (via Paul Galow) Recycling cables Apple recycling programs Best Buy recycling Fortnite “Accidentally” Enables Cross-Play (via DJ Ghostmare) US Bill for Unsubscribing to services (via Clarus the Dogcow) Epic Games’s developer is terminated Marco’s Synology (Ours are DS1813+s) RAID 1 7.68 TB SSD and dual enclosure Starport75 Ten in...2020-09-031h 59

Accidental Tech PodcastCorporate Relationship Counselor Pre-show: Marco spends Casey’s money Marco’s headphones Marco’s flashlight Video review by “SensiblePrepper” Follow-up: John’s 🦗s Apple’s fall-event-dates rumor is already wrong Correction about Siracusa’s “Aristotle” quote (Twitter thread) Apology 30b 2-4 interpretation Big Sur touch screen gestures on Lenovo X250 Big Sur menu bar icon spacing John’s mouse woes continue Epic and Apple are still tusslin’ Motion for Temporary Restraining Order Unreal Engine Charlie Monroe Dithering Under the Radar #198: Store Wars #askatp Special thanks to Brendon Reyell for creating askatp.fm Why doesn’t macOS let you place your windows just so? (via Nathaniel Cohen) How does...2020-08-202h 30

Accidental Tech PodcastThis Jerk, Right Here Pre-show: Search Engines before Google WebTV BNC connector Follow-up: Synology RAID rebuild time Getting progresscat /proc/mdstat lvm Dark Sky acquisition & location data Weather data consolidation Dark Sky's data sources Trump continues to fill the swamp Casey's Computer Corner BBEdit Arq Backup New PS5 controller Hypercritical #49: Pinching the Harmonica xScope Force Touch Raspberry Pi Pi-Hole Installation instructions that Casey used CanaKit — the kit Casey bought Raspbian Retro gaming Special guest Tiff Arment joins us Emulation: RetroPie 8bitdo SN30 Pro Wave Race 64 32X Neo Geo 3DO Sega Saturn Rotary phone Kontra/Konami Code Famicom vs. NES controllers Improving the or...2020-04-102h 28

Accidental Tech PodcastBrown Big Bear Pre-show: Marco's Problem Marco's image-retention test Apple Cinema Display HD Follow-up: The "coronavirus" virus itself is named SARS-CoV-2. COVID-19 is the disease it causes (formerly called "2019 novel coronavirus" or "2019-nCoV" in some places). Recommended info sources on COVID-19: Flatten the Curve CDC: COVID-19 (continuously updated) Video: Exponential Growth and Epidemics WWDC still not canceled Santa Clara County bans gatherings of 1000+ John's internal storage situation Mac shortcuts Ellipsis is ⌥ ; Adjective order ⌘ ⌥ ⌃ ⇧ ⌃ ⌥? Command key Xcode symbol popup: ⌃ 6 Drag and drop open/save dialog DefaultFolder X Screen shotting/screen capture Hot Corners and modifier keys System Preferences → Desktop & Screen Saver → Hot Corners... Casey's Computer Corner Bria...2020-03-132h 16

Accidental Tech PodcastDay-One Cowboy Follow-up: SwiftUI previews of UIKit Gualtiero Frigerio NSHipster Folder aliases in the Dock Snow Leopard Review Radar #59289423 Shell scripts Jan Vitturi Richard Kanson John's new app (‼️) Keyboard Maestro Pastebot Taika Waititi on Apple Keyboards IBM Model M Marco's Best Laptop Ever Made Swift Playgrounds on macOS #askatp What's the situation with macOS security? (via Anthony Scardapane) Gatekeeper What does Marco do to avoid recursive Voice Boost? (via Chris Wright) How do we use show notes as a listener? (via Simo Isto) Post-show: John's adventures in programming Sponsored by: BlueVine: Get a $100 gift card when you take out a loan...2020-02-142h 10

Accidental Tech PodcastThe Floor is Lava Casey's Complaints about his Co-Hosts Corner Marco's replaced BMW link The actual link Reconcilable Differences #121: Impotent Hydra Wegmans Update on Marco's iMac Pro fan issues SMC reset Pro Display XDR reference modes Rack-mount Mac Pro videos from Neil Parfitt Unboxing Fan noise A pro's thoughts on TrueTone ISO 12646 Xcode layout advice Video demo Localization warnings Marco's Overcast Bug-Finding Mission Technical Q&A QA1606 kAudioUnitProperty_MaximumFramesPerSlice AVAudioSession setPreferredIOBufferDuration Apple's API documentation No Overview Available iOS 14 Shakeup The iPad Awkwardly Turns 10 Working Copy WIMP Surface/iPad Lineup in 2020 Post-show: John's Bug-Finding Mission NSWindow isReleasedWhenClosed Sponsored by: YES PLZ: Upgrade your...2020-01-302h 29

Accidental Tech PodcastXcode in Anger Follow-up: That's the Microsoft logo, you fools Redesigning the Windows Logo Removing the Dropbox Finder extension System Preferences → Extensions → Dropbox → Finder Extension Pro Display XDR display profiles Aerial screensaver Logitech G305 mouse review Pacifist Jonathan Mann on his post-WWDC song Front and Center update Marco's iMac Pro update Apple acquiesces to the FBI regarding encrypted iCloud backups? Gruber's initial reaction Gruber on Tim Cook on Der Spiegel Apple on end-to-end encryption in 2016 Android does encrypt backups Ben Thompson's take Xcode layout hell Post-show Neutral: What cars would we each take on a cross-country trip? 🚨 SPOILER ALERT 🚨 Casey's answer Marco's answer (and backup a...2020-01-242h 12

Accidental Tech PodcastThe Way Corn Grows Pre-show: Marco's artificial ☀️ Casey's garage light Dyson sphere Xledia bulbs (thanks, Marina Epelman) Seasonal affective disorder Casey's Computer Corner Conclusion Casey's busted Mojave installer due to an expired certificate? Apple Trade-In Evaluator Marco travels with the 16" MBP Turbo Boost Switcher Pro TripMode Low Power Mode on the Mac Casey's other new toy Casey's error message Plex installation guide Rtings calibration guide John tries Google Stadia GeForce Now Synergy John doesn't need a Mac Pro #askatp Should developers be fun in release notes? (via Joell, probably) GIFwrapped How should one set up iPads for out-of-state grandparents? (via Mike Bollich-Ziegler) Any chance of A...2019-12-051h 51

Accidental Tech PodcastModern-Day Dialup Neutral: The inevitable death of the stick Casey's Bumper Paperlike 2 (note: order from Kickstarter to get Paperlike 2; their website is currently only selling the first-gen) 16-inch MacBook Pro follow-up: Pricing What did Marco buy? Phil Schiller on a 14" MacBook Pro Keyboard repairability iFixIt Demo Incremental improvement for Macs Low Power Mode on the Mac Lakefield SoC and cellular laptops Motorola Razr Returns Original Razr StarTAC Casey's Catalina Catastrophe Casey's Computing Conundrum #askatp When is a language ready for use on servers? (via Bastian Inuk) Can Marco track total listen time for an Overcast account? (via René Ferguson) Could Adobe's iOS a...2019-11-212h 09

Accidental Tech PodcastThe Floor Is High Pre-show: 🐛💇🏻‍♂️ ATP HOLIDAY SHIRTS available until Sunday, November 17 Marco's AirPods Pro Review Follow-up: AirPods Pro use a button-cell battery AirPods Pro charging light AirPods Pro case-jiggle click "Hey Siri, Be Quiet" FDA clears way for over-the-counter hearing aids TI-84 Hearing aids are actually pretty fancy 16" MacBook Pro speculation: Is there more space between 16" MacBook Pro keys? More inverted-T fire? An aside about MacBook Pro wishes and dreams An aside about migrating Mac Pros and televisions Return to Follow-up: APFS for Time Machine theories Letterboxd Pro and import/export AppleTV+ initial reviews Upgrade #270: The Toughest Compare Liftoff #111: Escape of the Mole Reconcilable Di...2019-11-081h 48

Accidental Tech PodcastPanic Shutdown Pre-show: El Camino Jesse Pinkman's character bio Follow-up: Opting out of TiVo pre-roll ads Oxo Chef's Knife Siri opt-in & grading Optimus Player Casey's Docker adventures Pi-Hole Inspiration Jeff Atwood's article Homebridge Marco's networking adventures Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite (previous router) Security Gateway Pro 4 (new router) UniFi Cloud Key Gen2 (runs management software) UniFi 250W PoE Switch UniFi nanoHD Wi-Fi APs Folding phones Connected #265: What Are You, a Dictionary? Game Boy Advance SP Apple and China Ben Thompson's summary Avoiding Copland 2010 Copland 2010 Revisited #askatp Will progress bars ever become more accurate? (via Chris Wright) What app(s) do we use to write...2019-10-171h 55

Accidental Tech PodcastJohn Is My Default Pre-show: Marco ran out of dog food at the beach He is well-aware that his temporary food is not perfect and has not been reviewed by a vet or dog nutritionist, and will resume using "real" dog food when he gets home in 3 days Marco's breakfast story-highlight on Instagram Follow-up: Disabling auto-boot on keypress: sudo nvram AutoBoot=%00 Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Melamine foam John's Apple Card Apple Card care & feeding instructions Global entry card & sleeve (The card is sitting under the sleeve in this shot) New Sony APS-C cameras John's potential new camera John's potential new lens Comparison chart Tesla's...2019-08-291h 49

Accidental Tech PodcastYou Are a Computer Athlete Follow-up: Store-brand Velveeta WalMart store brand Kroger store brand KeyboardCleanTool PlayStation 5 hardware Xbox One S Xbox One X Xbox One S All-Digital Forager Stardew Valley Sega Saturn Sega Dreamcast Apple Rainbow Apple Logo Returning? Think different #askatp: What are some techniques to avoid RSI? (via Mark Bramhill) Welcome to Macintosh Microsoft Sculpt Keyboard Dynaflex Gyro Hand Exerciser Pragmatic #50: Accidental Clicking Repetitive Strain Injury: A Computer User's Guide Fun Fact #19: Hit Me with Your Pet Shark What year will USB-C ports be mainstreamed in cars? (via Nicholas Gaffney) Post-show: What does Marco look for in a watch? (via James) Marco's blog...2019-08-192h 02

Accidental Tech PodcastYour Face Is Not Your Face Pre-show: Nutrition is hard when you're in high school. Top Four #19: Cereals From a Van WSJ Grape-Nuts article Follow-up: iOS 13 optimized-battery-charging specifics Apple TV remote's influence on product box size Time Machine reliability when hosted on a NAS RAID "Dropbox" on the Synology? Big WWDC Marco's AR glasses John's suggested glasses for Marco Overcast State of the Union AR glasses cancelled? Steve Troughton-Smith says "not so fast my friend" FaceTime Attention Correction Hypercritical #65: Look Right into the Eyes of Your Sweetie #askatp: What is our one true iMessage address? (via Matthew Loewen) Does Siracusa use LFG sites? (via Hassan Al...2019-07-241h 57

Accidental Tech PodcastFuzzy Muppet Felt Pre-show: Marco's new beach toy Follow-up: Ricky Mondello on Sign In with Apple macOS app-removal bets: #287: Open-Faced Compliment Sandwich (Overcast timestamp link) Marco's spirit walk AirPods {Fit in The case} Airpods Earpods Covers Compatible with airpods 2&1 Anti-Slip Silicone Soft Sport Covers Accessories Apple AirPods Earbud 2 Pairs (White) Powerbeats Pro Tavern puzzle Sony WH1000XM3 Rumored 16" MacBook Pro #askatp: Would Apple re-implement Target Display Mode on the 5K iMac? (via Jack Frydai) Target Disk Mode What software does Marco use to manage servers? (via Chris Hubbard) What do we think about people listening at higher speeds than 1x? (via Jospeh Dijkstra) ...2019-06-281h 49

Accidental Tech PodcastThe Technical Burden of Users Follow-up: Mac Pro vent design New Yorker article Apple Reverses Course on MDM & Parental Control Apps Apple tightens up rules for enterprise app certificates iOS 13 Bluetooth permission dialogs Marco's tweets 1 2 3 Benjamin Herrin's findings application(_:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:) UIDevice Mac Pro FPGA The Talk Show #254: Live from WWDC 2019 Mac Power Users #485: WWDC and Interview with the Mac Pro Product Manager Pro Display XDR Sign in With Apple An aside about Overcast and user data #askatp: What do we think about mouse pads? (via Andy Beyer-Bowden) MUG HardOCP (it was the Ratpadz GS) CS Hyde C4-NGen Buying an old-generation MacBook Air as new...2019-06-211h 50

Accidental Tech PodcastA Rotation You Can’t Complete Pre-show: root's wheel group (more) Marco comes to terms with Swift John's preposterous Safari Extension Follow-up: ASCII art apps Mac: Monodraw Web: ASCII Flow Blending stump is a lasso tool "Sim" game series Transport Tycoon 100 WWDC features that may have gone unnoticed WWDC favorites a week on Combine Framework SwiftUI UICollectionView Compositional Layout Mac Pro APFS and Catalina Casey's SSD Mac Pro Pegasus enclosures Tim/Jony hole/lattice design conversation G4 Cube Userspace drivers AppStories #114: Craig Federighi: The AppStories Interview FUSE #askatp: How to choose a macro lens? (via Colton Belfils) The Digital Picture What should one do to protect...2019-06-132h 01

Accidental Tech PodcastBetter Late Than Wrong Follow-up: "Interactive version control" comic "Preview for video" Videoloupe (via Matthew Schaffer) LumaFX Perfect Horizon (via Jan Östlund) Telestream Switch+ Vignette (App Store Link) Analog(ue) #157: I Just Want People to Like My Stuff MacStories Cult of Mac 9to5Mac TechCrunch GIFWrapped Independence Marco's AirPlay 2 "Greycation" AVSampleBufferRenderSynchronizer Castro Playdate Firewatch Untitled Goose Game Cabel Sasser's XOXO 2013 talk Teenage Engineering OP-1 Apple's Refreshed MacBook Pros Gruber's take Post-show: Marco's editing suite Sponsored by: Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a $20 credit with code atp2019. Boosted: Vehicle-grade electric skateboards and scooters to solve y...2019-05-231h 56

Accidental Tech PodcastNot a Casino I Want to Play In Follow-up: Hierarchy of Needs is satisfied... by a ThinkPad? Searching for things in Settings.app Nvidia and Apple CUDA Apple's wild and crazy week Monday: New iPads! iPad Mini!!! iPad Air Jessie Char's revised lineup Tuesday: New iMacs! Upgrade #237: New iMacs, iPads, and the 2019 March Event Draft Colleen Novielli Connected #235: Stephen's Hellish Nightmare of Dates iMac Pro bumps Wednesday: New AirPods March 25th Apple event #askatp: Why doesn't Marco lease iPhones? (via Jacob Ford) Would Marco still recommend the 2015 MacBook Pro? (via David Mikucki) How is Overcast adoption of CarPlay vs. Apple Watch? (via Chris Adamson) Post-show: Marco's HDMI CEC...2019-03-211h 56

Accidental Tech PodcastFashion Phase Pre-show: Marco's hideous audio code Accelerate vDSP framework Follow-up: Google's enterprise certificate was revoked Facebook's was reinstated Apple apologizes for FaceTime bug and takes a field trip John's "MagSafe" MacBook Air Marco's USB-C light-up cable Marco's iPad screen protector Angela Ahrendts leaving Apple Today at Apple Dr. Drang's take Vogue Profile About her family #askatp What external drives do we recommend? (via Steve Lowe) Backblaze's Hard Drive Stats IBM "Deathstar" IBM Microdrive Toshiba e740 How does Reopen windows when logging back in work? (via Michael Haren) The state of Mac web browsing What does Marco think about Spotify's acquisition of...2019-02-071h 52

Accidental Tech PodcastMy Watch Has Ended Follow-up: Casey gets medium very upset about Medium Did Google really cripple Edge's YouTube performance? John's 2018 Butterfly Keyboard Watch Paul and Storm tweet Clean your Mac at a 75º angle Marco's fingerprinty iPad solution Paperlike John's LEGO and the instructions John Giannandrea appointed to Apple executive team Pragmatic #38: Watch This Time and Space (Overcast timestamp where smartwatch power-consumption analysis begins) iPad Pros can ship bent... 🤷🏻‍♂️ Dan Riccio's comments Marco inspects his situation #askatp Does Overcast do anything special to inhibit cookies? (via Mitch Cohen) Could Overcast get blocked by publishers for not implementing RAD? If Intel got its act together, would Apple cancel...2018-12-261h 53

The Stalman PodcastCeiling of Effort, with Marco Arment & Casey LissMarco Arment and Casey Liss are hugely successful podcasters on The Accidental Tech Podcast, but they've got an itch to create videos and have started to upload more to their YouTube channels. We talk about getting started in a new medium, the gear that matters and what it takes to be interesting on camera. Special Guests: Casey Liss and Marco Arment.Sponsored By:Kronaby: Timeless watch design with smart features like notifications, music controls and automatic time zones.The Camera Store: The best camera store in CanadaLinks:Casey's YouTube channelMarco's YouTube...2018-12-141h 08

Accidental Tech PodcastIsland of Shortcuts Marco's lost video Casey reviews a product that Marco loves Patagonia Micro-Puff Hoody Accidental Trunk Podcast An update on Marco's Tesla problems What is the mystery box in the trunk? i3 frunk is not weather-sealed Casey's superior cars Porsche Panamera Audi A7 BMW 3-series GT Porsche Taycan The power of macOS Virtual output device for simultaneous multi-Bluetooth-headphone listening via Audio MIDI Setup Descent and Thrustmaster Joysticks QWOP Colony Walkthrough video 1 & video 2 Fixing a tricky Overcast crashing bug How does Marco manage bugs? TaskPaper Things Shortcuts vs. the command line Script Debugger #askatp Why not use Dropbox or equivalent for everything...2018-12-131h 57

Accidental Tech PodcastYour Mahogany World Follow-up: Another iSH and youtube-dl update Unknown encoder 'copy' Github issue Maybe 8K is all about @3x? PenTile More theories on Apple price increases Comparing modern devices against their premiere versions What about tariffs? (via Andy Hansen) Is Apple's prioritization of profit over marketshare the right approach? Upgrade #222: That's Not a Plan Marco flies next to a Microsoft commercial Apple's other operating system #askatp Do we have opinions about endianness? (via Matt Christensen) Two's complement Are "real" cameras really better than the really good iPhone cameras? (via David Beck) Casey's camera Marco's camera What's the highest value food item, quality...2018-12-062h 12

Accidental Tech PodcastFirst of All, It’s Easy 🎉 300th Episode Spectacular! 🎉 ATP #96: The Windows of Siracusa County ATP #225: A Conversation with Siri Hypercritical #15: The Bridges of Siracusa County Follow-up: Retina MacBook Air battery replacements are easier iFixIt Command Strips command.com Control Strip Mac Pro Pontification Ars Technica's Samuel Axon with Anand Shimpi and Phil Schiller Apple T2 Thunderbolt 3 Royalty Free iPad Pro impressions Marco's video review Working Copy Screens youtube-dl iSH Cygwin Jason Snell's review Upgrade #219: The Chicken Just Laid an Egg Prompt MacMiNT MacBook Air impressions #askatp Post-show: Marco's adventures on YouTube MacBook Pro Review (from a year ago) Mac Mini Review iPad Pro Review DJI Osmo M...2018-11-152h 23

Accidental Tech PodcastIt Also Deserves to Die Instagram stories and the dynamimcs of retweets Independence #37: Evolution of an App Follow-up: Marco's lookahead limiter iOS and memory swapping Wear leveling John's last Apple Photos book The iPhone XR The Stalman Podcast #36: "Just" Creators and Hands-On with the XR Gruber's review Example of OLED "smearing" The forthcoming iPad event #askatp Apple chip naming (via Cameron Deardorff) BMW M1 What's the last Apple product in each category that had no regressions? (via Michael) What do we use Shortcuts.app for? (via Fabian Diehm) A Shortcut to check contact photo sizes Post-show: Casey's Waffle Woes Casey's fallen friend: Waring WMK300 Casey's...2018-10-252h 22

Accidental Tech PodcastYou Know My Pouches Please give some money to St. Jude. It literally helps save lives. Follow-up: Apple Watch making-of fire/water faces video Apple Watch 64-bit compilation magic Steve Troughton-Smith Chris Lattner interview iPhone 🎾 is fast The iPhone 🎾 camera is good Our Marco & John's new toys John's pouch John's toasters Tiff in portrait mode Casey's watch try-on Upgrade #212: The Chocolate Phone is No Good Carrot Weather Marco's Utility watch face Creative Selection by Ken Kocienda Relay B-Sides #36: Creative Selection Becoming Steve Jobs On the Firing Line by Gil Amelio Debug Post-show: Marco's ocean status Sponsored by: RXBAR: Whole food protein bars made w...2018-09-282h 10

Accidental Tech PodcastJust Lower Your Standards Pre-show: Videolog(ue) iJustine & MKBHD unbox a sealed, 18-year-old iBook G3 Casey Neistat and MKBHD review a Lamborghini DeMuro's botched video Follow-up: Patenting the perpetual motion machine Pre-2018 MacBook keyboard repairs won't get the 2018 keyboard "Beware the Core i9" Reddit thread Marco's tweet Thermal design power Notebook Check tests the 13" CPU data sheets: 13": 2017, 2018 15": 2017, 2018 Apple ends photo printing operation #askatp: Is a dedicated picture machine useful? (via Colton Belfils) Does John like Node.js (via Aaron Bushnell)? NPM CPAN Semantic Versioning Camel What $15k-or-less car, at least 25 years old, would you buy? (via Gareth Thomas) Marco's listing DeMuro's MR2 video John's...2018-07-191h 50

Accidental Tech PodcastIt’s Difficult When You’re a Billionaire Follow-up: People can change their minds, and that's okay. Right, old Marco? Your logical fallacy is... How old are your ears? Some Analog(ue) #132 follow-out Cortex #69: Minimum Viable Tesla and Elon Musk Grimes, Elon's girlfriend Top Gear kerfuffle Elon announces "Pravda" United Automobile Workers Who would buy Tesla? Wheel Bearings #68: Quirky Subarus & Driver Monitors Magna Geely Jaaaaaaaaag-you-are I-Pace Marco is dabbling with Swift (‼️) WWDC 2015 #408 – Protocol-Oriented Programming in Swift #askatp Is it important to learn vim or emacs? (via Aaron Robeson) BBEdit Is it paranoid to avoid Google? (via Luther Richardson) DuckDuckGo Upgrade #194: Game of Jenga with Drivers What lenses should one ge...2018-05-251h 53

Accidental Tech PodcastVoting With Your Virtual Feet ATP MERCHANDISE!! Get your clothing by May 7, 9 PM ATP time Get your pins ASAP! They will sell out! Sorry, no flamethrowers. Follow-up: Would Bitcode make an Intel → ARM transition easier? ATP Interview with Chris Lattner Marco's backpack woes Tom Bihn Synapse 25 Peak Design Everyday Backpack 20L Marco's Facebook Groups conclusion NOT A TOUCH SCREEN Turns out™, Siri sucks iPhone X Mid-Cycle Performance Review Safari dark mode? #askatp What does Apple gain by ending 32-bit support? (via Jacob Ford) 🙄 Destiny talk 🙄 (blame Juho Leinonen) What used Wrangler or convertible would we buy with $15k for weekend fun? (via Mike) Post-show Neutral: Casey's mo...2018-04-261h 35

Accidental Tech PodcastCooled by Jellyfish Follow-up: iPhone throttling notification macOS 10.13.4 32-bit warnings Learn More... ProClip mounts (via Sean Harding) Casey's bloody car rags are called "hucks" and are available on Amazon Lyft subscriptions? (via Zac Bir) San Jose isn't as small as your hosts think it is. Or so we're told. 🤷🏻‍♂️ The Mac Pro and Apple's Pro Workflow Team The Homer The Case for a True Mac Pro Successor Passively cooled PC tower #askatp Coffee gear (via Bosie Mon Crieff and Doggo Boii) Hand grinders: the skinny one that sucks and the Skerton that sucks less Marco's pricy Hottop Roaster, Basic Midrange pick: Behmor 1600 Plus Entry-level...2018-04-131h 45

Accidental Tech PodcastI Slowly Ate the Crystals Pre-show: Marco's road trip Sudden Coffee Underscore David Smith's travel coffee kit Follow-up: Breath of the Wild and the Wii U Space Gray accessories are available to everyone Keyboard Mouse Trackpad ATP Live at WWDC Walkie talkies for tandem road trips Apple's education event Joe Cieplinksi on Twitter The new 9.7" iPad Logitech Crayon #askatp Best bang-for-your-buck Apple products (via Chris Ovrebo) Musical ATP hosts (via Anson Jablinski) Backpacks for 15" MBP (via "The Italian Stallion" (not John)) Casey: Tom Bihn Cadet Tom Bihn Synapse Marco: Peak Design Everyday Backpack 20L Waterfield Designs Staad Briggs & Reilly Accelerate VP375-4 John: L.L...2018-03-311h 36

Accidental Tech PodcastSeven-Dollar Plastic Garbage Pre-show: Shake Shack, Five Guys, and Cookout Follow-up: Battery feedback: 1, 2, 3 Casey's boneheaded mistake Marco's grocery-list apps Clear HomePods put a ring on it Apple: Cleaning and taking care of HomePod Welcome to Macintosh #18: If It's Broke, Don't Fix It Reddit audiophile review David Pogue's blind test Waze CarPlay Valentine 1 #askatp Are advanced safety features in cars comparable across marques? What's the deal with Leica cameras? Marco's M9 review Post-show: Parenting Sponsored by: Away: Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Get $20 off any suitcase with code ATP. Linode: Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD...2018-02-161h 48

Accidental Tech PodcastThe Thermal Paste Lottery Apple's battery slowdown PR Accelerated rollout The Talk Show #210: Australian Battery Scam Phone throttling isn't always the issue iMac Pro thermal throttling Marco's iMac Pro Microsoft Sculpt Keyboard Intel CPU exploit Speculative execution Exploits seem to have marketing pages now macOS fix Google's simplified summary Michael Tsai's summary Wired summary ARM's statement Fortune's summary Heartbleed #askatp What if we had to use iOS? (via Aaron Bushnell) What if we had to use Windows? (via Brandon Butler) Audacity What if we didn't have advertisers? (via Mark W) Post-show: Marco stages an intervention for Casey Free Agents #34: I Think I Just Got...2018-01-042h 05

Accidental Tech PodcastHot Box With Knobs Follow up: Secure Boot KBase Article Cabel's screenshot Women car journalists From last week: Cars from a Woman's Perspective #askatp Attention detection and Apple Watch (via Scott Lougheed) RAID and SSDs and Thunderbolt (via Max Velasco Knott) Tiff's OWC ThunderBay 4 Mini Noctua quiet fan Soundproofing in our in-home studios (via Joshua Rogers) Casey's acoustic panels Marco's SoundTrax Pro acoustic foam and tape Marco's Podcasting Microphones Mega-Review Casey's [past] blanket Microphone pickup patterns (more at Wikipedia) Marco's microphone recommendation (87A, not 87C!) Casey's microphone John's microphone Marcus dePaula Sound Devices USBPre 2 iPhone Performance and Battery Age Reddit post Panzarino's write-up Gruber's...2017-12-262h 24

Accidental Tech PodcastWe’re Doing a Show Keyboard imprints on laptop screens Butterfly keyboard Video of Casey's old ThinkPad 701 Steganography Marco is no longer case-liss Jamie Clawson leather skins Apple Leather Case dbrand skins Follow-up: Fingerprint gloves 1 2 Thanksgiving follow-up: What about the Nintendo Switch? Casey has fun at work #askatp Thoughts on Super Mario Odyssey (via Starsasumi) Robotic vacuum cleaners (via Maroš Žofčin) Marco's editing approach (via Erik Neu) High Sierra "root" security issue Patrick Wardle's investigation Follow-up Temporary fix Original reporting on dev forums Apple automatic security updates Actual fix Fix for the fix Apple's statement Gruber's writeup goto fail; Silver linings SMS on the Mac...2017-11-302h 29

Accidental Tech PodcastBeehives Full of Bees Follow up: iPhone X multitasking gesture Requesting refunds on AppleCare (via John Himm) Fake fingerprint stickers iCloud restores during iPhone X setup HomePod gets delayed Upgrade #168: Hail Hydrant Welcome to Macintosh #14: Hey Siri Regarding conspiracy theories (#caseywasright) Jonathan's near-RTFU Neutral #1: Big, Fat, and Bloated #askatp Qi chargers and battery health Apple's tips AppleTV remote for AirPower Apple is both brilliant and... inept? Jenkins Tech Thanksgiving Marco Marco's Ancient Laptop Anker stuff 10.5" iPad Pro with Smart Keyboard Sound Devices (USBPre 2) Casey AirPods CarPlay MacBook Adorable GoPro Apple Watch with LTE John AirPods Apple TV 4K Sony α6300 Mac Pro Casey's iPhone X P...2017-11-212h 24

Accidental Tech PodcastThe Mac Renaissance Pre-show: ATP 243 notes Follow up: Sky platform exclusivity John's chair Torx John's alternative chair Apple Express Replacement Service Example image Apple Watch and proxied notifications Due weighs in #askatp Running Plex with no logged-in user Strong-ARMed Mac Pro Marco's Many iMac Pros Marco's MacBook Pro MacBook keyboard failures Somehow Casey got backed into a ton of Mac Pro talk (🙄 –Ed.) Special ending theme by Jonathan Mann! Support Jonathan's work: YouTube channel Patreon Hire him to write a song for you Songonauts podcast from The Truth: An '80s cartoon for your ears. It's about Doc, Penny and Jojo who are in a...2017-10-201h 54

Accidental Tech PodcastIrresponsible Use of Infinite Terabytes Pre-show: Baby Clocks Casey has news iZotope RX Follow-Up: iTunes U → Apple Podcasts Joel on Software: Things You Should Never Do, Part 1 Panic Omni BBEdit Marco's hindquarters #askatp OLED vs. LCD Mall of Marco Gazelle Mac Me an Offer Have we had RSI issues? Microsoft Natural Keyboard Casey's Bad News Google Photos Uploader The new M5 CrashPlan sunsets consumer backups Official announcement Backblaze on NAS business model Backblaze B2 Pricing Casey justifies using a NAS iSCSI Arq SoftRAID HeadLiss adapter Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Marco's security adventures Nest IQ Reconcilable Differences Sponsored by: Hover: Find a do...2017-08-242h 10

Accidental Tech PodcastNotch-Savvy Pre-show: Always on vacation in... New York? Follow-Up: Mighty, the Spotify "iPod Shuffle" Audio bit depth 24/192 Music Downloads... and why they make no sense Monty's explainer video "iPhone Pro" notch What happens in landscape? Why bother with a notch? Android notch 1Password backpedals a bit A a a a a Very Good Song #askatp How do you sync your home directories? Old tech that's still in use? 🙄 Destiny 🙄 Google's diversity "memo" Yonatan Zunger, ex-Googler Suzanne Sadedin, Ph.D. in evolutionary bio Rosalind C. Barnett and Caryl Rivers, gender/STEM researchers Megan Molteni and Adam Rogers Cynthia Lee, woman in computer scienc...2017-08-182h 08

Accidental Tech PodcastI Am Not a Salad Power User Follow-up: Calibrating a TV Rtings TV Settings Chopt or SaladWorks Smart Signage Samsung Frame TV THX Tune-Up app Lightning Digital AV Adapter Panic's surprise Sony / 7669 Marco's discontinued small speaker amp: NuForce Dia. Some alternatives Marco has considered (but not tested!): Grace Digital GDI-BTAR513, $110 SMSL Q5, $140 NuForce DDA-120, $300 Teac AI-301DA, $350 NAD D 3020, $400 Type-C Personality OLED image retention Marco's image retention test Apple's silence on Net Neutrality Send us questions! Tweet with the hashtag #askatp! 1Password kerfuffle Their blog post TextExpander Overcast UI Dilemma Under the Radar #87: Old Code vs. New APIs Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Neutral: Casey's latest...2017-07-201h 53

Accidental Tech PodcastI Never Cancel a Drag Follow-up: MacBook Adorable Example multi-use hub Casey's Review Keyboard "shim kit" USB-C hubs Belkin hub HomePod's "screen" Marco's favorite follow-up ever in Analog(ue) #10 Echo Show iOS Drag and Drop Dr. Wave DragonDrop dyld 3 App Startup Time: Past, Present, Future Marco gets his VBR wish Original ATP discussion (Overcast timestamp link) This episode, for example: Official CBR version, 80 MB VBR version, 56 MB Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: PC Convertible Spaaaaacccccceeeeeee Sponsored by: Betterment: Investing made better. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% of your first order. Harry's: A great shave at a fair...2017-06-291h 50

Accidental Tech PodcastPersonal Body Chemistry Follow up: The politics in the last episode Rear Touch ID and prototypes Dirty laptop fabric Alcantara Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Oleophobic coating Are people being backed into liking touchscreen laptops? WikiTribune ...is based on Wordpress and not maintained by Wikimedia ...already has a competitor called Wikinews Amazon Echo Show Previous rumor Marco was enamored with Hunt for Red October You Should Use DuckDuckGo 3Com Audrey Brief Quiz Dropping Dropbox Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Marco and Casey can't shut up about the Switch and Mario Kart Sponsored by: Warby Parker: Boutique-quality, vintage-inspired glasses at a revolutionary...2017-05-112h 10

Accidental Tech PodcastMagSafe Cups of Water Follow up: APFS iOS app updates hit the app store Marco's Overcast hacks Podlove Simple Chapters APFS free space Nvidia coming back to the Mac Kieran Healy's thoughts regarding Marco's comments about schedules Clips gets special treatment in the app store T-Shirts! will be available until April 26. We know what the site says. Trust us. Jet Black considerations Example Jet Black Inverted Jenny Apple USB-C MagSafe patent Xbox breakaway cable Beginning of the end for iTunes? John's evaluation of Nintendo today PS Vita iStockNow Hypercritical #49: Pinching the Harmonica Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: WWDC lunches Casey loves Odwalla... a...2017-04-191h 39

Accidental Tech PodcastVolume Micromanager Windows and Tabs of Siracusa County (Overcast) 10.1 tabs 10.2 tabs 1 2 3 4 10.3 tabs 10.3 nested tabs Follow up: Android Battery burn-down chart Our reviews of Super Mario Run launches Updated numbers Angry reviewers Apple extends accessory discount LG UltraFine 5K Display Our reviews of AirPods Replacement singles iFixit Teardown Tim Cook's comment on Mac desktops Marco makes the case for a Mac Pro Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Marco discovers gasoline A new member of the Siracusa family Sponsored by: CocoaConf: A technical conference for Apple developers and designers. Get 15% off tickets for Yosemite (March 20–23) and Chicago (April 21–22) with code ATP. SQLP...2016-12-222h 09

Accidental Tech PodcastI Had a Dream About the Mac Pro Our 200th-episode spectacular! 🎉 Pre-show: PC 99 standard Holiday clip show: ATP 174: A Ding in the Room (Overcast) ATP 96: The Windows of Siracusa County (Overcast) Follow up: LG 4K HDR monitor Machining crankshafts Amazon Go AirPods are now for sale Casey's Aftershokz Trekz Titanium bone-conducting headphones Marco's discontinued Sennheiser PX 210 BT, succeeded by the MM 400-X Marco tried a Surface Studio Super Mario Run is online-only Connected #121: Software Update Therapy macOS 10.12.2 removes battery-time-remaining estimate gfxCardStatus Ars Technica's review Chart in question The Discrete GPU and You Marco's post iStat Menus Improved battery life in 10.12.2? Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show Neutral: Grand Tou...2016-12-152h 04

Accidental Tech PodcastRoasting Your Own Beans John's 4K display And also this Casey's work monitor HDCP Marc Edwards on monitor DPI ranges by size Invisibly wide colors Sample images Hockenberry's post Follow-up on Windows: Jordan's tweets 1 2 3 4 5 Marco and laptops Apple's new art book, Designed by Apple in California Press release Release video Jony Ive interview at Wallpaper Iconic book Appledesign book Humanity and whimsy Microsoft Surface Studio Intro video Wacom Cintiq Reebok Pump Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Sal Soghoian leaves Apple Automator HyperCard Workflow Marco's Mac Pro post Sponsored by: Betterment: Investing made better. Audible.com: With Audible, you’ll find what yo...2016-11-171h 53

Accidental Tech PodcastThe Failure Mode of a Train Dealing with DNS trouble Hover outage DDoS Follow-up: Steve Troughton-Smith poll on iCloud files Casey's headphones update Motorola S305 Plantronics Backbeat Fit Kinivo BTH260 LG Tone Pro HBS-750 Aftershokz Trekz Titanium Jaybird X2 Greg Koenig on the ceramic iPhone Apple and Dash developer-account termination Michael Tsai's summary, part 1 and part 2 Bogdan Popescu's post and draft post submitted to Apple iMore: Solving for Dash iMore: Bogdan Popescu's full story Dropbox shenanigans Dropbox help center Alleged engineer's comments Gordian Knot Paths in the Grass FSEvents Alternatives Resilio Seafile Synology Cloud Station Box Google Drive iCloud Drive Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show...2016-10-132h 18

Accidental Tech PodcastThe Delaware of Europe Pre-show: 🌊 The beach 🏖 Casey's Instant Canopy Marco's beach umbrella Ready Player One Fire Island Laptop sizes and relative weight savings (Marco's tweet) Casey's iMac RAM update Hello Internet's vinyl episode Apple 1984 commercial StuffIt Expander OS/2 Warp Windows vs. OS X Feedback on Marco's Boot Camp woes Inside is on the PS4 now John, Tiff, and others talk about Inside on The Incomparable App Store Improvements Review guidelines update Review guidelines diffs Talk Show Live, WWDC 2016 John's childhood artwork 🐢 🦄 👧 ⛰ 👨 🐲 ⚔ Original Hypercritical post New iCloud 2TB storage option Apple's EU tax problems Vox article Tim Cook's letter September 7th Apple Event iPhone 7 packing sheet Google Phot...2016-09-032h 06

Accidental Tech PodcastDon’t Cry for John, Argentina Follow-up: Pokémon Free-to-Play Dogs The Sweet Home Looking at the bright side of Apple's ancient Mac lineup Twitter Verification Attacks on Leslie Jones Federico Viticci of MacStories Twitter accounts: Marco John Casey ATP Overcast Verified Analog(ue) #85: Truly Terrible Human Beings Marco's podcast post-production app Under the Radar #36: Should You Release Every App? Bugshot Quitter Piracy-reduction techniques Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: More on passwords and piracy protection How Tiff can play Inside Samsung T3 VMware Fusion Sponsored by: Hover: The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code VERIFIED for 10% off your f...2016-07-271h 46

Accidental Tech PodcastPaying for Someone to Blame Follow-up: Dave Nanian of SuperDuper fame on HDMI CEC Ripping Blu-rays for Apple TV: MakeMKV Subler Plex Infuse DS Video Don Melton's video-transcoding scripts The TV Database The Movie Database Follow-up on Marco's HDMI CEC woes Follow-up: Matt Bischoff on ice cream ingredients Edy's vs. Dreyer's vs. Breyer's iCloud Drive vs. Dropbox for file syncing Scrivener Sync macOS Sierra and the case of the missing files Dropbox Infinite Hackintoshes still exist, apparently Marco's joke RT Old World ROM Isopoint Trackbar (more here) The poor Mac Mini Motorola Rokr Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show Neutral: Honda Accord SE Sponsored...2016-07-071h 33

Accidental Tech PodcastDance Palace Marco trying to parallelize the LAME MP3 encoder macOS Sierra and John's comically old Mac Pro /System/Library/CoreServices/PlatformSupport.plist The Talk Show Live Marco's Pictures Deleting system apps on iOS 10 Search ads using names of other apps Apple Photos and controller search Example success List of strings for Photos search Thunderbolt Display has been discontinued Apple File System WWDC Video Btrfs Andrew File System Unicode Joel Spolsky on Unicode ASCII UTF-16 UTF-8 Latin small letter "e" with acute Unicode Normalization Forms Apple Tech Note 1150 HFS+ Unicode Subtleties Linus Torvalds on HFS+ Shift JIS Data integrity Ending theme by...2016-06-271h 51

Accidental Tech PodcastWWDC Is Not Santa Claus Pre-show: ATP Shirts! BMW M Marco's illustration Follow-up: App Store review times The Talk Show #154 - Facebook on Your Face Force quitting apps on Android & iOS Rumored new MacBook Pro MacRumors Buying Guide Optimus Keyboard Clockwise #138 – You Know What You're Signing Up For Windows SideShow Cortex #29 - Dvorak Magic Keyboard IBM Model M PowerBook G4 Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard Apple Extended Aluminum Keyboard Apple Extended II Apple Opening Siri & Developing Echo Rival Marco's post Functional High Ground Phish Meatstick video Pixel Envy - Meet VocalIQ Craig Hockenberry on logins Getting the best from both Apple and Google Ending theme by Jo...2016-05-261h 58

Accidental Tech PodcastWaiting for the Bla-Bloop Flash drives for car music Samsung Flash Drive Fit Marco's modification Follow-up: Apple and renewable energy Purple Safari 1Password stable override 1Password beta TextExpander 6's controversial move to subscription pricing MJ Tsai's summary 1Password for Teams 1Password for Families Marco's adventures in home automation Amazon Echo Amazon Dash Button node-dash-button Chamberlain MyQ Raspberry Pi Belkin WeMo Lifx HomeKit Connected #85: Pokédex of iMacs Hound Apache Mesos Amazon Tap Amazon Echo Dot Sonos Play 1 Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show Neutral: Tesla Model 3 Presentation Tesla Roadster Tesla Model S Gigafactory Jalopnik on the Model 3 Volkswagen Phaeton Sponsored by: Betterment: I...2016-04-081h 59

Accidental Tech PodcastA Mac Pro in Every Pot Follow-up: Foliage in Apple stores Casey gets a new Apple TV Plex Harmy's Despecialized Editions Casey gets a new RetinaPad Mini Apple SIM Steven Troughton-Smith making windows on iOS Cintiq What plausible/realistic things are we hoping for in 2016? Marco — Apple TV: get better Nilay Patel's piece at The Verge O'Reilly Polar Bear Book Guy English Casey — App Store: get better John — Mac Pro: get newer ...and a new 5K Cinema Display Marco — Finish the Retina transition Casey — Swift on the server Taylor Perfect John — New filesystem (🔔) Marco — Apple Watch: get better Casey's recent re-review The Upgradies Casey — Unification of the package managem...2015-12-311h 54

Accidental Tech PodcastDigital Schmear Follow-up: Apple TV vs. game consoles Mac App Store certificate problems Apple's Apology Sparkle Michael Tsai: No One Minding The Store Space Gremlin Daisy Disk Twitterrific iPad Pro, featuring special guest Tiffany Arment Smart Cover Pencil Back to Work #247 Tiff's Signature Adobe Sketch Procreate Tayasui Sketches DisplayMate on iPad display quality USB3 speeds in the Lightning connector Post-show: Mrs. Siracusa's new iMac 5K Sponsored by: Automatic: Your smart driving assistant. Get $20 off with this link. MailRoute: Hosted spam and virus protection for email. Use this link for 10% off for the life of your account. Squarespace: Start here, go...2015-11-211h 40

Accidental Tech PodcastUncomfortable in My Pants Pre-show: Top Four Follow-up: CEC Unicorns _David Smith's 16 GB iPhone Research Damocles iPhone 6/6S battery numbers Naked robotic core Casey's Lenmar battery case Mophie Juice Pack Reserve Anker's very similar battery case Casey's crescent moon and Genius Bar policies Purchases Apple TV Development hardware lottery Apology mouse Plex for Apple TV Clicks vs. taps 24p TV Calibration THX Tune Up app MFI Games Can Apple TV require a controller? Apple documentation Screenshot of prior Apple documentation WebKit on the Apple TV Manton Reece's response Pessimism Marco's celebratory post iPad Pro John on the iPad Pro Hypercritical #58 (Overcast link) Touch latency ...2015-09-182h 06

Accidental Tech PodcastA Fistful of Apple Watches Follow-up: Running with Apple Watch – what if you hurt yourself? Major Indian retailer Flipkart is going app-only (via @voldyman) When do apps make sense? When does the web? Apple Store EasyPay Cosmodrome by Brianna Wu RSS vs. blog Twitter accounts Hypercritical Marco.org Liss is More WatchOS 1.0.1 WWDC App Camp for Girls Happy Hour – meet us there! Release Notes #105 Layers altConf Hotels Parc55 Pickwick Mosser New Retina MacBook Pro Barefeats benchmark Battery life specs Details Mistake One with the new MacBook Joe Cieplinski's response Marco's Matis Ergo Pro Review Marco's Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard Review Post-show: Casey gets angry at himself. Very...2015-05-221h 55

Accidental Tech PodcastWomen Aren’t a Minority Pre-show: Marco defends his backyard duck from raccoons Follow-up: HFS+ and Network Attached Storage The Synology we use is the DS1813+, but the DS1815+ is the modern version DS214play Photos.app Saving and transferring edits between photo apps Flickr gives 1 TB free (via @VJGoh) Disabling iCloud Photo Library 1 & 2 LaunchControl for managing launchd jobs Microsoft, iOS, Swift (via @esusatyo) Swift is being worked on Presentation video Marco versus the raccoons, illustrated How do we encourage more women to listen to ATP? John's tweet Rocket App Camp for Girls GamerGate JWZ Example 1 & 2 Overcast changes for Apple Watch Are watches destined to...2015-05-082h 01

Accidental Tech PodcastMarco Is Not a Platform Follow-up: Handwriting recognition with non-Roman languages (via @dansherson) Marco's possibly-hypocritical (but not hypercritical) thoughts on Apple developer relations The Talk Show #107: Now It's All Floppy Overcast earnings Hello Internet #6: Delete, Flag, Delete, Reply Analog(ue) #16: I Don't Trust Systems Back to Work How do you learn a new language? Casey's blog post Tour of Go Stack Overflow NSHipster Apple's earnings Brewster's Millions Debug #60: Shipping Software The Talk Show #108: 'Malapros' Andy Matuschak interview What's going on with Photos.app? Fake sponsor break for two awesome conferences on the British Isles: NSConference Úll CGP Grey explains the United Kingdom How to pronounce U...2015-01-301h 36

Accidental Tech PodcastPop-Up Headlights Follow-Up: SSL In schools & corporations Gogo actually issues their own certificates to intercept SSL SOCKS Using C# outside Windows (via Frank A. Krueger) Marco's Go feed poller update IDE Eclipse Rust Communicating sequential processes Apple's Software Quality Marco's post Marco's retrospective Mention on CNBC Hypercritical #55 Casey's response to Marco Glenn Fleishman's list How to write for understanding Marco laments about software quality in the past Rumored 12" MacBook Air PlugBug Chockenberry on a potential ARM transition Fat binary Special thanks to _DavidSmith for finding "bezels" in Hypercritical #22 Sponsored by: Automatic: Your smart driving assistant. Get $20 off with this link. ...2015-01-092h 00

Accidental Tech PodcastLandmines, Pitfalls, and Bottomless Pits Follow-up: More on John's windowing strategy Application Switcher Menu (the developer's site is down) DragThing Why one would run SSL on "read-only" sites Marco (mostly) hates new things again Node Go Python Generics C Macros Operator overloading Rails John's thought on Twitter AnyEvent libev libevent Shifty Jelly & Pocket Casts Core Intuition on Swift Garbage Collection in Objective-C Apple Java Bridge CodeWarrior Apple's Marketing Survey (via Joe Sieger) App Store Review Guidelines, specifically 5.6 Apple's humorous announcement Pointy-haired boss Panic Marco's new thoughts on his new iPad Tweetbot The Incident Space Age objc.io phpBB Post-show Textshotting Example from MG Siegler Example...2015-01-032h 07

Accidental Tech PodcastDeLorean + McLaren Casey's new arrival Some background The Jackal Follow-Up: Marco's Retina iMacs may be on a boat The Talk Show FU: the new iMac displays are laminated FCC sues AT&T for heavy throttling of their "unlimited" plan ECC RAM is actually worth it Marco's intentions for his Mac Pro iFixIt's Teardown of the iMac with Retina 5K Display _David Smith's screenshot of Xcode and iOS Simulator Fan noise thoughts and recording Casey has used Apple Pay More on App Store bundles as upgrade pricing Unread's move to Supertop Continuity hardware-requirements Knowledge Base entries (via @MCRascasse) Get help using Continuity with...2014-11-021h 40

Accidental Tech PodcastThe Flash Storage Is Adequate Follow-up: Marco and John get excited about a monitor Sexism epiphanies TiVo Mega SnapStream Kaleidescape Disc Vault Macworld layoffs Jason Snell iPhone 6/Apple Watch Event iPhone 6 & 6+ Ill-informed stream theories Samsung's cheesy S4 intro @forgottentowel on iPhone design priorities Printable iPhone 6/6+ templates (or this alternate) ATP #1 Special guest appearance by Tiffany Arment Apple Watch EVT Leak "Antacid Tablet" Printable Apple Watch templates Apple PR Announcement A high-end-watch nerd talking about the Apple Watch Walkie-Talkie feature Sponsored by: Hover: The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code NECESSARYBUTNOTSUFFICIENT for 10% off. Squarespace: A better web starts with...2014-09-122h 49

Accidental Tech PodcastTangled in Version Numbers Follow-up: iTunes on Windows uses Objective-C Lightning cables Advice from Geniuses at the Apple Bar When to ask for a replacement Strain relief design USB icon on the cable There's still a Mac with an optical drive CD-ROM nostalgia CD caddy Math co-processor Kenwood TrueX 72x CD-ROM with 7 laser beams When will Apple let spinning hard drives die? What size drives do iMacs use? Verizon "SpeedMatch" Merlin Mann asks about the new TiVo Roamio OTA Version Numbering The Infinite Version Do people care about pretty URLs.aspx? Podcast Patent Troll Ars Technica Hypercritical #67 Hypercritical #68 Ars on Carolla Settling Adam Carolla...2014-08-291h 27

Accidental Tech PodcastNot Suitable for Any Purpose Follow-up on Overcast: Debug Downloads, accounts, conversions, server load Pixar and Ed Catmull get involved in wage-fixing Previously on ATP The Incomparable Top Gear Series 3 Episode 4 Sega Saturn Yosemite Public Beta IMAP VPN woes of the past Radar SuperDuper OS/2 Warp After-show: Marco rents crazy headphones from The Cable Company Marco's original post HE-6 headphones (the crazy way that planar-magnetic drivers work) The massive EF-6 amp and its crazy audiophile volume knob (top center) — it's a stepped attenuator, since common potentiometers are considered inferior. XLR plugs and balanced audio Casey still loves in-ear monitors (probably while listening to vinyl), but ma...2014-07-301h 52

Accidental Tech PodcastTake Your Co-Host To Work Day Pre-Show: Showbot is back, and it has Zarro Boogs. Follow-up: Don Lodsky points us to a sample of Google's new web design for desktop A brief meta-discussion about what we cover, how we cover it, and what being an "expert" is Feedback on potential wearables from Ben Griffel, biomedical engineer, and Per Östergren, MD Aperture and iPhoto's brands were sunset Zoomed Photos UI screenshot Apple tells Ars Technica of "plans for professional-grade features such as image search, editing, effects, and most notably, third-party extensibility." We channel our our inner Prompt and discuss photo management techniques Wonky design choices Jim Ray's t...2014-07-031h 51

Accidental Tech PodcastTim Said, Man We'll be guests on the WWDC live episode of The Talk Show: Tuesday, June 3, 6–9 PM. Get tickets here ASAP! John will be taking a plane... for you. Follow-up: Which is faster: installing Showbot or reimplementing it? Casey's open-source Node version PHP isn't faster than Javascript, voiding Marco's accidental argument in the last episode. Node.js uses CommonJS, not AMD. ECMAScript also adds formal module support, which es6-module-transpiler lets you use today. To the great surprise of nobody except John, iPhones come with earbuds, and those earbuds come with clickers. To the great surprise of nobody, including John, the Bluetooth-pairing in...2014-05-282h 09

Accidental Tech PodcastBoiling A Pretty Big Lake The modern Apple-store experience Follow-up: Marco reneges on his recent praise of Beats headphones, then receives the saddest real-time follow-up ever Headphones mentioned: B&O BeoPlay H6: Great comfort, but not sound. Beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro (32-ohm version; Casey's headphones) for very good sound at a great value (when the price drops to $175). Sennheiser PX 200-II i: Marco's favorite portable set. Great portability, clicker, and value, but poor sound and durability. More picks from Marco Ultimate Ears TripleFi 10 (Casey's earphones) Net Neutrality Nintendo's sad trombone Nintendo in Crisis PS4 outperforms Xbone Game Controller Programming Guide Nintendo 64 Accessories Expansion Pak Rumble Pak ...2014-05-222h 02

Accidental Tech PodcastJourney Would Be Wasted On You Follow-up on pCell and database scaling, including horizontal sharding schemes, tiered data layers, and taking a stand against the "premature optimization" tautology. When and why do developers learn something new, and why does Marco keep using PHP for everything? Second Crack Fast Text John's blog OS X Beta Program for End Users What's coming on June 2nd? Casey and Marco make John proud (spoiler) New third-generation Thunderbolt details MagSafe vs. MagSafe 2 Overcast update Are iPad sales leveling off? Why? How we use our iPads today Limitations in modern iOS Are iPad apps stagnating? Jean-Louis Gassée's take Gruber's response Casey o...2014-04-252h 13

Accidental Tech PodcastMarco Bought Four Follow-up: whether iMessage problems are widespread, reasons behind flattening the Mac Mini, and HDR TVs. The storage costs of Casey's emoji. Google buying Nest for $3.2 billion. Ben Thompson on Google's business model. Nest has over 200 employees, including many ex-Apple employees. The Target-pregnant story. Marco's critical reading of Nest's statements. Maintaining a skeptical but pragmatic relationship with Google. Stephen Hackett's pants and regrets. Modern expectations of privacy. Potential for privacy laws like HIPAA applied to consumer technology. Google's public opinion is turning, but stories like this will never be in USA Today. Thought experiments with Apple buying Twitter, Dropbox, or Intel. ...2014-01-171h 29

Accidental Tech PodcastBetter Pixels Follow-up: IBM AS/400 (aka System i) and single-level store. Marco's Retina theory. PS4 and Xbone sales. Trying to care about CES. Who "needs" the Mac Pro? Justifying toys and improving quality of life with smart purchases. Panasonic’s new LCD TVs compared to great TVs of the past. 4K on Fox Sports, 4K's color space, and the chances of 4K catching on quickly. A Steam Box (its controller) as a replacement for a gaming PC. Three old men reminiscing about their teenage gaming years: Null-modem cables, modems, and special networking software. Modem initialization strings and SLIP. What killed LAN parties? Pe...2014-01-101h 47

Accidental Tech PodcastThrustmaster Joystick Marco's new-new-new app for aligning double-ender podcast tracks. Economic considerations and options for releasing an app that's extremely helpful to a very small number of people. Why Marco has been procrastinating from the big app by making small apps. Good app names as motivation. Desktop Twitter distraction and measuring desktop productivity with RescueTime. Casey's sales of Fast Text since last week's promotion, Marco's sales of Bugshot, and the potential economic upside of promotion for niche apps. The fashion longevity of iOS 7's default UI. Chrome's controversial plaintext-password feature and Chrome security leader Justin Schuh's defense of the design. Lakes. An...2013-08-091h 34