Accidental Tech Podcast

Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2021 TextSniper iPad Multitasking Video iPad Menu Screenshots iPad Menu Video Mosaic NSUserActivity DUNS Number Synergy Fitt’s Law USDZ Continuous Integration Continuous Delivery Post-show: Original Prince video What happened? Remastered version in which the outcome is more visible Todd Vaziri Sponsored by: Mack Weldon: Reinventing men’s basics with smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. Get 20% off your first order with code atppodcast. 1Password: Your passwords, done right. Check out 1Password for Families and 1Password for Business. Yes Plz: Banish bad coffee, upgrade your morning coffee game, and give YES PLZ a try today. Use promo code ACCIDENTAL for $5 off your first shipment. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Follow-up: Casey’s HDMI HOMI Update HDMI cable types Wi-Fi 6 Back to Work Thread Dolby Vision and raised blacks (via Kai Kontio) iMac Fans Jonathan Dietz’s Apple Silicon cost-estimate spreadsheet Apple Podcasts issues: Broken show notes? Apple Podcasts subscriptions delayed 🤮 Apple’s Self-Serving Puff Piece 🤮 Thoughts on Flash On Apple’s Piss-Poor Documentation vDSP Functions WWDC 2021 Predictions Tick-tock WIMP Image map Casey’s WWDC 2021 Wishes Functional Reactive Programming Casey’s explanation of Disposable/AnyCancellable async/await Actors Hacking with Swift Swift by Sundell Carrot Weather objc_msgSend branch prediction Matter (formerly CHoIP) Sponsored by: ExpressVPN: The fastest and most reliable VPN. Get an extra three months free with a 1-year package. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Hullo Pillow: Your favorite pillow, guaranteed. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-show: Compacted sugar Fun Dip SweetTarts Candy Cigarette Big League Chew Follow-up: John’s Jade/M1X Twitter thread High resolution image Chiplet AMD Discussing X3d Die stacking Keeping Up Moore’s Law with Chiplets Chiplet vs. Monolithic Some speculation about the next Mac Pro Base-model 24” iMacs have only one fan MacBook Air’s rumored “ski feet” Lord Matthew’s theory Apple support document clarifies lossless streaming details John Voorhees’ take Bluetooth data transfer speeds Lossless vs. Lossy Encoding MP3 & AAC & Opus FLAC & ALAC HomePod & HomePod mini will support lossless HDMI eARC Spatial Audio and AirPods from David Steer Apple TV 4K (2021 edition) Matt Craig’s tweet Installation/Migration Process One Home Screen Settings → Users and Accounts → [you] → One Home Screen Accessibility → Increase Contrast → Focus Style Home-button function Remote Dave Mark’s jog wheel demo video Paul Hudson’s remote retrospective Hypercritical #49: Pinching the Harmonica HDMI CEC Calibration HDTVTest THX Tune-Up rtings.com DolbyVision raised blacks fixed? Casey’s Apple TV Woes Wiring Diagram Forthcoming HDMI Cable Sonos Amp Belkin SoundForm Connect Post-show: Casey’s Fan Resolution Casey’s fans Lutron Caséta Smart Fan Speed Control Sponsored by: Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. 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!

ALL of ATP is “maxinated”! The vaccination train keeps a’chuggin’! Toot toot! 🚂💉 Thank you, ATP Store purchasers! Follow-up: Third-party menu bar items (via Daniel Jalkut) NSStatusItemBehaviorRemovalAllowed in NSStatusItem.h Spatial Audio from Gui Rambo CMHeadphoneMotionManager 24” iMac Reviews, including Jason Snell’s Matching cords, accessories, desktop backgrounds, stickers, highlight colors, “hello” intro movie Highlight colors via Sebastiaan de With Gasoline stabilizers Apple Music adds Spatial Audio & Lossless at No Cost Listening to Spatial Audio with AirPods Pro and AirPods Max Super Audio CD LaserDisc Laserdisc: An Introduction Laserdisc’s Failure: What Went Wrong DVD: The Death Knell of Laserdisc MUSE Hi-Vision Laserdisc: The Blu-ray of 1994 Laserdisc: Features, Follies & Evolution XM Radio Xiph.org: wave/”stair-step” sample-rate explainer DAC Loudness war Tidal Pono A2DP aptX AAC AirPods Max and lossless over the cable (via Micah Singleton) Mastered for iTunes LivePhish FLAC MacBook Pro Ransomware Leak Casey’s battery/hub MacBook Air Rumors John Prosser’s Video Dr. Drang on Battery Life Gurman’s Report GeForce RTX 3090 macOS 11.4 beta supports new AMD graphics cards AMD 6900 XT The Connection Machine Post-show: Casey & John’s Adventures with Eero Eero lights explanation Eero’s comparison page Hint: use code ATP — it still works! Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Remote: Whether you want to hire one person or 100, Remote makes it easy. Use code ATP to get started. AfterShokz: Headphones powered by bone-conduction technology. Get 15% off with this link. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

THE ATP STORE IS BACK!! Make your purchases until Friday, May 14. Pre-show: ⅔ of ATP is “maxinated”! The vaccination train keeps a’chuggin’! Toot toot! 🚂💉 Colonial Pipeline How long does gas last? Follow-up: Overpriced AirTag mounts AirTag Leather Key Ring AirTag Leather Loop Belkin Secure Holder with Key Ring for AirTag Marco’s recommended solution Unattended restart with FileVault enabled sudo fdesetup authrestart Or, optionally, sudo fdesetup authrestart -delayminutes 5 softwareupdate -ia AppleTV and spatial audio AppleTV supports Wi-Fi 6 Apple’s bad hire Sommer Panage’s response 🚨 SPOILER ALERT 🚨 He’s already fired Epic vs. Apple, and internal emails Eddy Cue and Craig Federighi on iMessage for Android in 2013 Common carrier Steve Jobs 1997 Q&A Schiller wondering about the 30% cut… in 2011 #askatp Hiding the Dropbox menu-bar icon? (via Jason Bates-Brownsword) Synology Drive Synology Cloud Sync Bartender Rocket Vanilla Could one swap a SoC? (via Chandler Kent) Sarbanes-Oxley How does one back up a MacBook without a Time Capsule? (via John Larson) Nifty MiniDrive The Case for RAID Post-show: Marco tried to use Ruby Github Pages Jekyll Hosting SQLite Databases on Github Pages xkcd: The General Problem Sponsored by: Remote: Whether you want to hire one person or 100, Remote makes it easy. Use code ATP to get started. Memberful: Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. 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!

THE ATP STORE IS BACK!! Make your purchases until Friday, May 14. (Don’t forget, members get 15% off!) Pre-show: ⅓ of ATP is “maxinated”! The vaccination train keeps a’chuggin’! Toot toot! 🚂💉 Follow-up: Some notes about the ATP store support@cottonbureau.com Casey’s fans (the spinny kind) Bond Bridge Purchases last week AirTag quick impressions Spree Whistle FileVault performance About encrypted storage on your new Mac FileVault and remote management John’s macOS 11.3 woes FB9095615 Jason Snell on 12.9” iPad and the old Magic Keyboard Jason Snell on driving a Model 3 Sam Abuelsamid on vehicle-to-load Jonny Smith’s review of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 The Basecamp fiasco Casey Newton’s summary posts #1: Breaking Camp #2: Inside the All-Hands Meeting that Led to a Third of Basecamp Employees Quitting Basecamp’s posts Changes at Basecamp Basecamp’s new etiquette regarding societal politics at work Let it all out Mosaics of positions On making decisions An Update Ruby on Rails Woke Anti Defamation League’s Pyramid of Hate #askatp What do we use to take notes? (via David Barber) Due AnyList Day One Would we prefer writing against an abandoned API or the new hotness? (via Xarph) ColdFusion Berkshire Hathaway shares Marco’s .WAV-parsing bug: FB9097026 Where are the APFS de-duping space-saving scripts? (via whophd) diskDedupe (App Store link) Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. ExpressVPN: The fastest and most reliable VPN. Get an extra three months free with a 1-year package. 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, our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed, and 15% off our current merchandise!

THE ATP STORE IS BACK!! Make your purchases until Friday, May 14. Pre-show: ⅔ of ATP has completed their journey on the vaccination train! Toot toot! 🚂💉 “Fully vaccinated” Joanna Stern’s C-Fed Interview CEO question timestamp link Spring 2021 Apple Event Apple TV Calibration Remote Design & Pricing No Acceleromter nor Gyroscope Apple TV pricing Apple TV / iTV High-frame-rate HDR compatibility? AppleCare+ for Apple TV Extended AppleCare+ for Macs iMac Power brick/cable Upgrade #350: The Time for Color is Now 143 watts VESA mount Why not put Ethernet on all Mac adapters? Why have high-efficiency cores in a batteryLiss system? iPad 12MP front-facing wide camera with Center Stage Center Stage will have an API iPad RAM amount is listed 😱 12.9” iPad Pro and older Magic Keyboards AirTags: for tracking your luggage Apple Premium Podcasts John’s Eero & Smart Outlet update EV charging from Sam Abuelsamid of Wheel Bearings and Dave Nanian DoE Map Search Mobil Speedpass #askatp What would it take to get you into this [phantom] Mac Pro, today, John? (via Brian Ashe) Do we use FileVault on our personal Macs? How come? (via Lingxiu Zhang) System Preferences → Security & Privacy → FileVault Mat Honan’s tale of woe What’s the longevity of the M1 look like? (via Johann Neubert) Post-show: Marco’s arms are on fire Sponsored by: Backblaze: Unlimited cloud backup for just $6/month. Start a free 15-day trial today. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-show: ⅓ of ATP has completed their journey on the vaccination train! Toot toot! 🚂💉 Spring 2021 Apple Event Apple Card Family Apple Podcasts App Updates & Subscriptions RSS Feed Access Podcast Index Robot or Not #141: Podcasting User-Agent string ALAC AirTag Hermès Luggage Tag Gui Rambo’s discovered battery replacement video Press release What to do if you find an AirTag or get an alert that an AirTag is with you AppleTV Ted Lasso Season 2 Trailer Siri Remote Image Thread radio 24” iMac iMac ad featuring the rainbow Apple logo iPad Pro Pro Display XDR Magic Keybaord Post-show: Ted Lasso’s Secret Shortbread House of Prime Rib The beer-and-sausage place The vegan Indian place Sponsored by: Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Yes Plz: Banish bad coffee, upgrade your morning coffee game, and give YES PLZ a try today. Use promo code TIMAPPLE for $5 off your first shipment. pod.link by Podsights: Easier podcast links that work for everyone. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-show: [Hopefully not] Burning Down the House All of ATP is on the vaccination train! Toot toot! 🚂💉 Thanks, Paul Follow-up: Smart outlet update Reconcilable Differences For eero: Settings → Troubleshooting → My device won't connect → My device won't connect to my network → Temporarily pause 5 GHz Electrical resistive heating Technology Connections: Heat Pumps Technology Connections: The Future of Heat Pumps is Underground Casey has a CarPlay apostrophe epiphany Charging the i3 Go buy SuperDuper! Types of EVs Follow-out: Upgrade’s Discussion of TouchBar and HomePod Apple event on 20 April #askatp Single HomePod or dual HomePod Mini? What if there’s already a HomePod? (via Josh Errickson) What’s the point of BCC in email? (via Chuma Nnaji) How long until we see Apple using Armv9? Armv9 AnandTech’s Write-Up Explore the Armv9 Architecture iOS Device Compatibility Reference Post-show Neutral 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. Alex Weinstein: Want to tell a better story? Start with better music. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Pre-show: ⅔ of ATP is on the vaccination train! Toot toot! 🚂💉 Fork Hands FU: Why two doses? Reverse Engineering the BioNTech/Pfizer SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Follow-up: How is John replacing a router with a switch? Ubiquiti Flex Mini Handoff vs. AirPlay 2 Zach’s point about WWDC announcement date Yep, Apple uses Webex Microsoft Teams Perhaps it’s too many UDP packets? Heating your house via cryptomining? Technology Connections: Heat Pumps Technology Connections: The Future of Heat Pumps is Underground NSRunningApplication was added in Snow Leopard FB7603765 is fixed!! 🎉 Tesla Model 3 Delivery Checklist Cryptocurrency 000 101 Proof of work Proof of stake Ethereum But how does Bitcoin actually work? Github repo Fiat currency Pyramid scheme Supreme Court: Oracle vs. Google Ars Technica write-up MJ Tsai’s write-up Clean room GNUstep ApplicationKit Kotlin Arial New York Geneva San Francisco Swing POSIX Tim Cook Interview with Kara Swisher Overcast link Dithering (see the 7 April episode) Upgrade #346: Float It Like a Hologram Outside Online Interview Tim Cook’s ∞ Timeline Apple Leadership oh no Post-show Neutral: Marco’s injured Tesla BMW i3 Neutral #4: If You See a Cursor, They Blew It Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. ExpressVPN: The fastest and most reliable VPN. Get an extra three months free with a 1-year package. Hover: Find a domain name for your passion. Get 10% off your first purchase. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!