Accidental Tech Podcast 651: Your Judgement About Pockets
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Aug 7, 2025 The hosts share hilarious vacation tales, including sunscreen mishaps that led to a painful eye episode. They dive into Tim Cook's controversial political ties and the ethics of corporate leadership. Smart buying tips for Macs surface from their experiences at B&H Photo. The nostalgia of retro computing contrasts with modern design flaws, while discussions on iPhone 17 rumors tease potential innovations. They also tackle storage management in macOS and the challenges of email privacy, all sprinkled with humorous phone ownership anecdotes.
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Game Industry's Superior UX Focus
- The gaming industry prioritizes user experience and employs UX researchers due to fierce competition.
- The tech industry lacks similar rigor due to platform lock-in and less direct consumer choice.
Prevent Disk Corruption with Jettison
- Use the app Jettison to automatically eject external SSDs before your Mac sleeps to avoid corrupt backups.
- Manual disk ejection is important since drives unmounting unexpectedly indicates underlying hardware or software issues.
Manage Xcode Storage Proactively
- Regularly use tools like DevCleaner to clear Xcode's large storage use including old SDKs, build archives, and simulator data.
- Don't rely on moving Xcode app alone; monitor local Time Machine snapshots and simulator storage to reclaim space.
