Accidental Tech Podcast

Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa
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Aug 17, 2021 • 2h 22min

444: It Should Definitely Bother Apple

Follow-up: Disney PhotoPass (via Ryan D) Bug bounties (via Dan Chandler) Cryptocurrency and failed monetary systems CSAM Security Threat Model Rview of Apple’s Child Safety Features Joanna Stern’s interview with Craig Federighi Patriot Act Digital Millennium Copyright Act 1Password 8: The Story So Far Electron iCloud for Windows Dave Teare’s Medium Post Casey’s Twitter rant Mac-assed Mac Apps 1Password’s funding On cross-platform UI frameworks Rust Snell’s take Rhapsody Carbon ATP #280: Extinction-Level Event Post-show: Marco’s stolen bike 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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Aug 12, 2021 • 2h 52min

443: A Storm of Asterisks

Pre-show: Marco files a verbal Radar for Apple Music God Shuffled His Feet A Worm’s Life The Joshua Tree Illusion is Now Follow-up: Why is there no weather/Calculator iPad app? (via Tatsuhiko Miyagawa) AMD W6xxx video cards are “workstation” cards Why Apple can’t pay bananas bug bounties (via Adrian) Apple’s New Child Safety Features Apple’s FAQ Gruber’s explanation Matt Panzarino’s interview with Apple’s Head of Privacy Decoder with Nilay Patel on Apple’s Child Safety features 2015 San Bernardino Attack Fourth American Amendment Law & Order: SVU Pinboard’s Thread #askatp What’s our current thoughts on accelerating the heat death of the universe cryptocurrency (via Lalo Vargas) Pyramid scheme Ponzi scheme Proof of work Proof of stake ATP #424: Ethernet Squid But how does Bitcoin actually work? Is there any way to limit Messages’ size on disk? (via Richie Aharonian) What camera/lens should I rent for a Disney World trip? (via Andrew Nelson) Moment Lenses Fuji X100V Leica Q2 Sony A6600 camera Sony A6600 rental Tamron 17-70mm lens Tamron 17-70mm lens rental Sony 16-55mm lens Sony 16-55mm lens rental Sony A7C camera Sony A7C camera rental Post-show: Some more camera banter Sponsored by: Burrow: Setting a new standard in furniture. Get $75 off and free shipping. ExpressVPN: The fastest and most reliable VPN. Get an extra three months free with a 1-year package. 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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Aug 5, 2021 • 1h 56min

442: Bob’s Barbecue

Pre-show: Phish is back. Yay? (Yay. -ed.) Days of the New’s new album Travis Meeks Days of the New II Follow-up: Apple Music Everyone (including Andrew Bement) pointed Casey to SongShift (App Store link) There are lots of third-party music players, which Marc Barrowclift reviewed Photos Regarding concert pairing WWDC 2018 keynote, 29m25s (via Benjamin) See also KBase Deleting all your photos from Google Photos is… the worst. Photo editing tips from Henrik See also PHAdjustmentData AMD Radeon PRO W6000X-series GPUs now available for Mac Pro Brewster’s Millions Apple, NSO, and bug bounties #askatp Do we still use e-readers? (via Aryan Aneja) Jason Snell on the Kobo Libra H2O Calibre Michael B. Johnson Do we use a VNC app to remote into our Macs? (via Stephen Robles) Wireguard Screens Back to My Mac X Window System Display PostScript Why hasn’t Apple built their own chip foundry? (via Philip Wilkinson) TSMC PA Semi Post-show: App Store keyword squatters Weather • (App Store link) Review of iPadOS 15’s Weather App Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Made In: Better cookware for better meals. Get 15% off your first order with code ATP. 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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Jul 30, 2021 • 1h 49min

441: Meals at Home

Pre-show: LivePhish.com Playdate Collin Donnell Status Board Tamagotchi Follow-up: Everyone, but especially Americans, please get vaccinated! More Safari Updates Stroke around window widgets on macOS iPadOS Updates iOS Updates Sam Gross’ HIG observation Live Text will be available on Intel Macs too! TextSniper “Scorch marks” on Lightning connectors Electrical contact cleaner MagSafe “Soap Dish” Elective repairs for cosmetic damage at Apple stores RFSolution: How do I empty my Google Drive trash‽ Casey’s Apple Music impressions Casey’s iCloud Photo Library impressions Casey’s MagSafe Battery Pack review Quinn presses a button Post-show: GM’s new battery tech Marco is going to a Phish show! Sponsored by: Fastmail: Email for people who care about their privacy. Start a free, 30-day trial and get 10% off with this link. Sanity.io: The platform for structured content that lets you build better digital experiences. Get a boosted free plan with this link. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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Jul 20, 2021 • 2h 27min

440: The Reality of Magnets

Pre-show: Marco’s accident DJI Mavic 2 Follow-up: There are dozens of people who like compact Safari (via Anthony Lee) Perhaps wonky Safari is a nod to an AR future? (via Dan Blondell) Round Rects Are Everywhere! Mac Safari’s tab-close UI (via Guy English) Other multi-UI apps (via Daniel Jalkut) NetNewsWire Photos Extensions Darkroom flag & reject workflow (via Ben Gollmer) Write-up (on Medium 🙄) Raw Power (via Kyle McMahon) Introductory video Caveats OpenDoc The best news about Monterey yet (via Aaron Brager) Apple MagSafe Battery Case Pack Thing KBase document Six Colors Write-Up Anker PowerCore Magnetic 5K Panzarino’s video Quinn’s estimates State of iPhone MagSafe Elevation Lab MagBase Post-show: Casey needs the Diamond Dogs Ducking Tighten Up Pushover Sponsored by: Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Burrow: Setting a new standard in furniture. Get $75 off and free shipping. 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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Jul 15, 2021 • 1h 53min

439: Eventually Converge on Correctness

Pre-show: Casey’s macOS Bug Report Math Emporium Power Mac G4 Cube Crystal Garden Follow-up: New Safari tab interface in Monterey beta 3 Toppy Tabs Ribbon Word 6 Screenshot Elective AppleCare+ Repairs Photo Ingest Photo Mechanic Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader “Made for Apple Photos”? The Aeron was revised in 2017 (via Alexander) Differences Casey’s Shocking News Post-show bonus #askatp: Does Adam still wear his Apple Watch? (via Andrew Blomquist) Apple Watch SE Family Setup Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Made In: Better cookware for better meals. Get 15% off your first order with code ATP. Mack Weldon: Reinventing men’s basics with smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. Get 20% off your first order with code atppodcast. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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Jul 8, 2021 • 2h 22min

438: Some Amount of Futzing

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

437: The Right Side of the Mouse Pad

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

436: Eddy Cue Shows Up at Your Door

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

435: A Strong Number Four

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

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