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Accidental Tech Podcast

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Nov 11, 2021 • 1h 53min

456: The Monitor Situation

The ATP Store IS BACK! Grab your fancy new M1 Pro or Max shirts, winter hats, or classic merch until the end of the day THIS FRIDAY! Remember, ATP Members get 15% off on time-limited sales like this one! Follow-up: iMessage in iCloud Security Overview Apple’s T2 Macs and Monterey Avoiding the notch using RDM (via Roberto Jung Drebes) Casey’s MacBook Pro Updates Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad for Mac models with Apple silicon - US English ($180) Magic Keyboard with Touch ID for Mac models with Apple silicon - US English ($150) Magic Trackpad ($130) LG UltraFine 5K Starport 75 Podcast Casey’s iMac Stand Marco reviews iPhone 13 Pro cases Apple Silicone Nudient Thin v3 Peel Clear White Totallee Pearl White Totallee Clear Soft Caudabe Sheath Pitaka MagEZ Case 2 (not tested) Bullstrap (not tested) How Could One Improve the MacBook Pros? SD Card CFexpress HDMI 2.1 A None-Too-Brief Aside About Apple External Monitors ASUS ProArt Display PA32UCG-K 32” 16:9 FreeSync2 4K 120 Hz HDR Mini-LED IPS Monitor Post-show #askatp: Why don’t we talk about processor clock speed anymore? (via Yossi Kanner) Would we rather use a previous-gen MacBook Pro with an M1 Max, or the new MacBook Pro with an Intel CPU? (via Joel Short) Sponsored by: Lutron Caseta: Smart dimmers and lighting control. RevenueCat: In-app subscriptions and payments made easy. Connection: An Apple US Corporate Reseller, Higher-Education Reseller, and Apple Service Provider. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed! Check out our store to get some sweet //////ATP merchandise!
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Nov 4, 2021 • 2h 18min

455: Your Yanking Force

The 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 Magazine ADC MacBook Pro “Compatibility Mode” Scale to fit below built-in camera Tweet with video Notch codename was Daisy? 120 Hz scrolling on new MacBook Pros Chrome shenanigans Marco’s Mystery Terabyte update Disk Utility → View → Show APFS Snapshots Purging files on iOS Marco’s experience with Lutron Caséta Waveform Lighting Eve Motion Caséta Motion Sensor (scroll down) Quinn’s Smart Home Video [More] MacBook Pro impressions Upgrade #379: They Feed on Memory MagSafe 1/2/3 side-by-side Luna Display Post-show: How does Marco unload old computers? Sponsored by: Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Stripe: Learn more about how Stripe can support your business. 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! Check out our store to get some sweet //////ATP merchandise!
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Oct 28, 2021 • 2h 5min

454: The Notch is Young

The 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 Display XDR @ 120Hz What about Memory Pressure? Marco’s Kühl’s pants John’s AirPods 3 impressions MacBook Pro impressions Casey’s very sad y’all Under the Radar #229: Money, Time, and M1 Max Macs In-Store configuration options Space Gremlin Grand Perspective Quinn Nelson on notch inconsistencies Apps Bartender Vanilla Denotchifier Top Notch Post-show: Marco watches sports XKCD #1053: Ten Thousand FoxTrax First down line CTE Sponsored by: Earnest: Freedom of choice meets student loans Lutron Caséta: Smart dimmers and lighting control. 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! Check out our store to get some sweet ///ATP merchandise!
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Oct 21, 2021 • 2h 46min

453: As the Prophecy Foretold

Apple’s “Unleashed.” Event Start Up John’s Tweet Apple ✔️s (scroll way down) Monterey quick hits Monday, 25 October Tabs that look like tabs!! Snell’s coverage M1 Pro & M1 Max John’s “City of Chips” tweet John’s Self-FU John’s “City of Chips” diagram Anandtech’s Coverage M1 floorplan comparisons M1 Pro Floorplan M1 Max floorplan WildCrack’s tweet Mike Goldsmith’s tweet Six Colors’ coverage of M1 Pro/Max variants Scott Perry on DRAM Josh Rogers on GPU comparisons Review of MSI GE76 Raider New MacBook Pros PORTS (courtesy chatroom user rmorey) Snell on charging quirks Jeff Nadeau’s tweet David Schaub’s Nostradamus Moment Linda Dong’s Twitter thread HIG documentation Full-Screen Mode Menu Bar Menus Our orders Marco 14”, M1 Pro, 16-core GPU 16GB RAM 1TB SSD Casey 14”, M1 Max, 24-core GPU 64GB RAM 4TB SSD John …AirPods. Post-show: Rumor round-up 9to5Mac on the ransomware leak Bloomberg/Gurman’s Roundup Which Intel Macs remain? Mac mini 27” iMac 21.5” iMac Mac Pro Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Stripe: Learn more about how Stripe can support your business. 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! Check out our store to get some sweet //////ATP merchandise!
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Oct 14, 2021 • 1h 47min

452: It's Totally Leashed

Pre-show: Apple Watch preorders Follow-up: Dutch watchdog finds Apple App Store payment rules anti-competitive Microsoft store to allow third-party app stores Matryoshka doll-720p-RiP.mkv Yo dawg MTV’s Pimp My Ride Thomas Q Brady’s adventures with his iPhone 13 Pro Man + River IP Code Regarding bugs in your pasta (It’s not about the pasta!) (via Sharon Linne Faulk) What bugs/larvae/eggs can you eat? Apple’s “Unleashed.” Event Joz’s tweet Marco’s new Dropbox setup Maestral inotify FSEvents kqueue #askatp: Why are progress bars so hard? (via Derek Aldridge) What’s a good automotive blog? (via Tom Jacob) NetNewsWire Jalopnik YouTube Channels: Doug DeMuro Straight Pipes Savage Geese Regular Car Reviews Alex on Autos MotorWeek M539 Restorations Does John maintain his old hardware? (via Sean Cohen) Post-show: The search for John’s backup winter hat 🐔🧢 Extreme 🐔🧢 🎿🧢 Sponsored by: Mack Weldon: Radically-efficient wardrobing. Use code atppodcast for 20% off your first order. Hover: Find a domain name for your passion. Get 10% off your first purchase. RevenueCat: Powering in-app purchases and subscriptions for thousands of the world’s best apps. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed! Check out our store to get some sweet //////ATP merchandise!
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Oct 7, 2021 • 2h 13min

451: A Series of Terrible Magic Tricks

Pre-show: Facebook’s outage BGP is a thing. Who knew? (John did.) Understanding How Facebook Disappeared from the Internet Explanation from Facebook Thank you to Hsiang-Ling Jennifer Lin’s parents! We’ve opened an on-demand ATP store! Quinn Nelson’s YouTube channel Follow-up: Anandtech on the A15 MacRumors’ summary On RAW data rates (via Brian Petersen) Understanding ProRAW John’s motion sickness and gaming Marco’s updates Kühl pants Apple Silicone Case Peel Cases Nudient Cases ProClipUSA Magafe Car Mount 🚨 SPOILER ALERT 🚨 Marco’s deposit Tesla ends leases as well as they build cars Possible 14” and 16” MacBook Pro rumors Display resolutions What do we expect? What would we be surprised by? #askatp: Would/should Apple make ergonomic accessories? (via Johnny Oliver) Surface Arc Mouse Can the This website is using significant energy notices be stopped? (via Michael Hagan) When will we get CarPlay from watchOS? (via Yoni) Post-show: Apple Watch Series 7 buying plans Apple Developer: Supporting Multiple Watch Sizes Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Hello Fresh: America’s #1 Meal Kit. Use code atp14 for up to 14 free meals. 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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Sep 30, 2021 • 2h 7min

450: Distending My Wardrobe

Please donate to St. Jude. Cancer sucks, and childhood cancer sucks a lot. Please donate any amount of money, if you can. Crypto donations — Absolve yourself of guilt for destroying the planet by helping destroy cancer instead! Pre-show: Some navel-gazing (much like Episode 400) Sporkful’s Cascatelli Flying Spaghetti Monster Follow-up: Returns John Halter returns Surface Pros Bernd Kilga returns an Elite Series 2 controller Damian Shaw returns Surface Headphones Christopher Dillon returns a Logitech MX Master Ricky Wilson returns a Google Home Mini Brian Donovan returns an iPad Smart Keyboard Shiro Wilde returns an Apple TV 4K remote Mike Bollich-Ziegler makes an interesting observation about the iPad Mini Michał Goc does some digging about tennis serve speed SwingVision Regarding fast pre-ordering from TJ Luoma Harrison Krebs has updates on eSIMs KBase article Bastian Inuk points out there are many raw formats for video Marco’s security camera update On Dock auto-hide delay (via Danny Tsang) Intel: defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0 && killall Dock Apple: defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0 && defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0.4 && killall Dock iPhones 13 Pro Impressions Setup experiences Apple Watch unlock bug Colors & Size MackWeldon Ace Sweatshort Apple Silicone Case Casey/Marco’s Cases: Nudient Thin V3 MKBHD on the MagSafe Duo Camera System Post-show #askatp: On an ∞ timescale, when do we get neat under-screen tricks? (via Alex Murrell) Sponsored by: Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Backblaze: Get peace of mind knowing your files are backed up securely in the cloud. Start your 15-day free trial today. 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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Sep 23, 2021 • 2h 9min

449: An Unclean Mouse

Please donate to St. Jude. Cancer sucks, and childhood cancer sucks a lot. Please donate any amount of money, if you can. Crypto donations — Absolve yourself of guilt for destroying the planet by helping destroy cancer instead! Pre-show: A little bit more about Electron and 1Password 8 Tauri Garmin InReach Iridium satellites iPhone “Thick iPhone is thicc” 🤣 Ryan Jones’ camera bump chart An aside about how optics works John’s “Portrait Mode” Example Cameras and Lenses Internal Combustion Engines iPhone [Reprise] Adrian Weckler’s 13 Pro vs. 12 Pro Halide on the evolution of iPhone cameras Geoff Hackworth notes safe areas are the same size On using iPhones for filming movies The Verge on battery sizes Gruber’s review (with streaming battery life information) LPTO screens Dual eSIMs 1× ↔ 3× macro transition On A15 performance More from SemiAnalysis More from Ben Bajarin Gokhan Avkarogullari notes there is a A15 GPU Tech Talk Snell’s thoughts MacRumors’ story DHH on the iPad mini Photographic styles Fonzie Marco’s iPhones Casey’s forthcoming case John’s case Snell has new info on the iPhone Leather Wallet iPad Power cables iPad Mini doesn’t support mmWave 5G iPad Mini is downclocked? Apple Watch Series 7 Golf swing & tennis serve speed On faster charging & satellite navigation Steve Troughton-Smith on the SoC iOS 15 will not be a compulsory upgrade Post-show: John’s bad mouse pad [Reprise] Sponsored by: Jamf Now: The standard in Apple Enterprise Management. Sanity.io: The platform for structured content that lets you build better digital experiences. Stripe: Learn more about how Stripe can support your business. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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Sep 15, 2021 • 2h 30min

448: Next Year, Which Is Now

Please donate to St. Jude. Cancer sucks, and childhood cancer sucks a lot. Please donate any amount of money, if you can. Crypto donations — Absolve yourself of guilt for destroying the planet by helping destroy cancer instead! Apple Event Apple TV+ iPad iPad Mini Apple Watch Series 7 Ressence Oil-Filled Watches Marco’s Sinn CSS error iPhone 13 Thinner but taller notch? Rack focus iPhone 13 Pro Unsane Red Cameras Post-show: iPhone 12 exit interview Sponsored by: Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Mack Weldon: Reinventing men’s basics with smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. Get 20% off your first order with code atppodcast. 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!
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Sep 9, 2021 • 2h 13min

447: Lunchbox on Your Face

Please donate to St. Jude. Cancer sucks, and childhood cancer sucks a lot. Please donate any amount of money, if you can. Pre-show: Casey’s very big day Robert E. Lee Statue removed from Richmond’s Monument Avenue What is a Hokie? Teaching Marco geography Fire Island Follow-up: Australians: Get your shot! More arguing about geography Long Island Boroughs of New York City Apple delays CSAM protection features HomeKit camera TV PiP can be enabled/disabled per camera HomePods announce faces too! App Store lawsuit is only for iOS apps? John’s “bad mouse pad” update Simpsons Chili Cook-Off John’s favorite percentage: 9.6% Google Drive for Desktop Forcing Photos.app to download all your photos Photos → Library → All Photos ⌘A File → Play Slideshow Apple Event MacBook Pros? :( Apple Watch Series 7 (renders based on rumors) Airstream Apple Pippin Half-Life: Alyx HoloLens Oculus Quest Post-show #askatp: Will the iPhone ever drop the number? (via Doug McArthur) Sponsored by: Earnest: Freedom of choice meets student loans. ExpressVPN: The fastest and most reliable VPN. Get an extra three months free with a 1-year package. Things: The award-winning to-do app. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

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