Accidental Tech Podcast

Pre-show: Is moisturizer real? Orange Goop The 🐔🧢 is back!! Follow-up: Recovery keys & backup contacts Apple’s information Oliver Ames’ thoughts More on StoreKit 2 and Refunds Tech Talk Request a Refund The Sharrow is real, John. WWDC 2017 Relevant clip Enabling Advanced Data Protection for “enthusiasts” Apple’s support article Quitting the Finder defaults write com.apple.finder QuitMenuItem -bool true Apple Music Sing, Atmos, and ML Example Goose album Tesla adds Apple Music support Freeform Linea Definitely not John’s fridge Advanced Data Protection and Convergent Encryption Stratechery post (requires login) Perceptual hashing Apple will allow Third-Party App Stores in the EU The Digital Markets Act MacRumors Stratechery (requires login) Gruber’s take Jason’s take Apple considers dropping WebKit requirement? 🤨 Post-show: Casey’s [mis]adventures with Docker Raspberry Pi Supply Chain Update Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code atp for 10% off your first order. Kolide: Make your team into your biggest allies for endpoint security. Solve problems, right within Slack. 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!

Pre-show: Past-Marco made poor life choices, and today-Marco paid the price Follow-up: Mastodon instances and federation Hive Social is going… well, it’s not really going actually Sharrow 👍 Merlin is vindicated; it’s a real thing 👎 …but it’s not exactly a “share arrow”. But it is. Kinda. Sorta. 🤪 ButtDB Blackbird has been open-sourced Publisher! Custom string interpolation Function Back Deployment Apple announces 3 new “advanced safety features” How to generate a recovery key Encryption comparison chart Joanna Stern’s article (Apple News) & video Platform Security Guide Wired article Google Has Most of My Email Because It Has All of Yours Apple adds 700 new price points to the App Store John and Jason discussed on Upgrade #436: I Bend So Many Spoons Apple introduces Apple Music Sing Federico’s tweet #askatp: How does the Mac Studio compare to John’s ideal computer? (via Daryl Thornton) How are we backing up our shared photo libraries? (via Mark Roemermann) Why can’t we quit Finder? (via Guilherme Alles) Sponsored by: Kolide: Cross-platform endpoint security for teams that value privacy and transparency. Trade Coffee: Incredible coffee delivered fresh from the best roasters in the nation. Backblaze: Backblaze makes backing up and accessing your data astonishingly easy. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-show: Sharrows EVERYONE has written in to tell us about the bike-lane symbols, thank you, no need for anyone else to write in – ed. The ATP On-Demand Store is live for your holiday needs! Follow-up: Bridging async/await ↔ Obj-C (via Aaron Farnham) Marco’s 🍑💨 Some updates on Mastodon Ivory by Tapbots Don’t Use Services that Hate the Internet John’s 🍑💨: He’s outraged! A Better Mastodon Friend Finder Merlin & John’s excellent discussion about Twitter (starts @ 1h36m) There’s a WWDC video about instrumenting/tracing async issues Xfinity Wi-Fi does not use customer’s bandwidth (via Clayton O’Neill) Casey’s 🍑💨 about iPad at the park bench picnic table ffmpeg has been ported to web assembly Reactions to App Store ads Gambling ads iCloud Storage Over the Years The Talk Show #361: A Fit of Pique with Federico Viticci Apple Keynote Search Engine Apple Pauses Gambling Ads Gruber’s Take Michael Tsai Employees aren’t happy either More from The Information Xcode Ads? defaults write com.apple.dt.Xcode XcodeCloudUpsellPromptEnabled -bool false Post-show: Namesake The Insane Engineering of the SR-71 Blackbird Titanium - The Metal That Made The SR-71 Possible Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code atp for 10% off your first order. Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Kolide: Kolide is a cross-platform endpoint security solution for teams that value privacy and transparency. Check out our manifesto: https://honest.security. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-show: Marco makes Casey’s day B FCModel Hacking with Swift Follow-up: Using network locations in macOS Ventura ControlPlane Casey’s adventure with date formats Bonus: man pages in Preview John’s iPhone Cases Bullstrap $85 → $68 Ryan London $54 Mastodon The Real Slim Shady ActivityPub Micro.blog support Scalability Moderation Burnout On evaluating new platforms Running an instance is… not easy Founder in Time Client app reviews by Anna Nicholson Client app feature comparison Google Sheet Client Apps Official client Metatext Mammoth (TestFlight) Tusker (TestFlight) Toot! Tootle Mast Mercury tooot Fedi Mac Apps Mastonaut Hyperspace Desktop FedFinder to find the right instance for you Hive Twitter Updates The Fradulent King by Ed Z Twitter is Going Great Previously Twitter is hiring! (🦗) App Store rules Elon Musk’s sexual misconduct #askatp: Why bother with an Apple TV when modern TVs can do all the same stuff? (via Dominic Lemire) Is using an Xfinity Wi-Fi hotspot ethical? (via nougatmachine) Will data storage ever become scarce? (via Chris Wright) Post-show: Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃 John’s “Good Products” List Sponsored by: Kolide: A cross-platform endpoint security solution for teams that value privacy and transparency. Memberful: Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Backblaze: Backblaze makes backing up and accessing your data astonishingly easy. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-show: John is a Swiftie Follow-up: John’s 2FA transfer options, and a suggestion from particles! Automating Watch faces (via Alex Serriere) Newer Apple TV 4K models support HDR in YouTube (via Matt Freedman) Photos, Smart Albums, and boolean logic (via Jakob) Hiding purchases in Music (via Arem) Twitter Tribulations Elon Musk has the world’s thinnest skin Employee corrects Elon He’s also a big jerk H-1B visa Intel 8088 HomeKit is amazing for some people (via Todd) X10 Mac enters the third year of “two-year transition” Will John and Marco ever be satisfied? (via Jonathan Claydon) iPhones 14 Satellite Emergency SOS is live Newsroom Casey’s screen recording iJustine’s Discussion with Kaiann and Arun Sending location via satellite Mastodon Wikipedia Federation ActivityPub Bluesky Micro.blog #askatp: What’s the best way to download Xcode? (via Eshu Marneedi) Xcodes Reflections on Trusting Tust What is the best-designed Mac app that Apple currently makes? (via Claude Zeins) Claris Em@iler Microsoft Entourage What advice do we have for leading people at work? (via Andrew Larson) Post-show: Marco kicks the MySQL-shaped can down the road. FCModel FMDB Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code atp for 10% off your first order. Trade Coffee: Incredible coffee delivered fresh from the best roasters in the nation. 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! And 15% off in the store!

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: lol twttr Hotline Follow-up: Rewind has stopped using cloud transcription, so, you’re welcome. Speaking of screen recording, let’s talk about corporate espionage protection DTEX Jason has found the answer to John’s confusion about using ML-generated keywords in smart albums More on Casey’s wonky iPad volume buttons (via Andre Aguilar and others) Support article ECC RAM support is coming to macOS XNU Ventura System Settings & third-party preference panes Mark U teaches us how to read Apple Steve Troughton-Smith also teaches us how to read Apple John’s “new” 📱 & 🖱️ John’s mouse John’s 🍄 New Apple TV upgrade experience Bono apologizes for Songs of Innocence How do you remove this darn thing anyway? Removal URL iPhone 15 buttons may go solid-state? #askatp: Is “smart home” tech really worth it? (via James Egg) Which host is the fastest typist? (via Mark Richard) Why don’t we have interactive home screen widgets yet? (via Brian Hamilton) Post-show: Marco made a pilgrimage John’s of Bleecker Street Branchinelli’s Sponsored by: Kolide: Make your team into your biggest allies for endpoint security. Solve problems, right within Slack. Hover: Find a domain name for your passion. Get 10% off your first purchase. 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! And 15% off in the store!

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 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. 🤨 Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code atp for 10% off your first order. Trade Coffee: Incredible coffee delivered fresh from the best roasters in the nation. 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! And 15% off in the store!

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.

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” Sponsored by: Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Kolide: A cross-platform endpoint security solution for teams that value privacy and transparency. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code atp for 10% off your first order. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

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 Sponsored by: Memberful: Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Kolide: A cross-platform endpoint security solution for teams that value privacy and transparency. Trade Coffee: Incredible coffee delivered fresh from the best roasters in the nation. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!