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Jul 24, 2019 • 1h 58min

336: Your Face Is Not Your Face

Pre-show: Nutrition is hard when you're in high school. Top Four #19: Cereals From a Van WSJ Grape-Nuts article Follow-up: iOS 13 optimized-battery-charging specifics Apple TV remote's influence on product box size Time Machine reliability when hosted on a NAS RAID "Dropbox" on the Synology? Big WWDC Marco's AR glasses John's suggested glasses for Marco Overcast State of the Union AR glasses cancelled? Steve Troughton-Smith says "not so fast my friend" FaceTime Attention Correction Hypercritical #65: Look Right into the Eyes of Your Sweetie #askatp: What is our one true iMessage address? (via Matthew Loewen) Does Siracusa use LFG sites? (via Hassan Al Amiri) Most bang-for-your-buck $1000 Mac (via BJ Nemeth, among others) Post-show Neutral: The C8 Corvette American Original Road & Track Interview Sponsored by: Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a $20 credit with code atp2019. ExpressVPN: Protect your online activity. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
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Jul 18, 2019 • 1h 35min

335: Withhold the Fun

Relay FM 5th Anniversary Show iOS 13 charging optimization Follow-up: APFS volumes for photos instead of sparse disk images Dave Nanian tweets: 1 2 SuperDuper Fun Fact on the root group being named wheel shall/should/may/can iPhone SE & headphones Powerbeats Pro Beats Studio Apple Bankrolling Original Podcasts? Dropbox pulls some forking bullshirt More from Marco Dropbox vs. Twitter #askatp: Do our cars or our iPads have more stickers? (via Josh Lewis) Do we fill up our 256 GB phones? (via Erik Neu) What is the most valuable language to learn for modern students? (via Sarah Anne) Post-show: 🌊🏊‍♂️🏖 Sponsored by: Hullo Pillow: Your favorite pillow, guaranteed. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Lumen5: Start creating your thumb-stopping, attention grabbing videos today. Get 50% off your first month.
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Jul 11, 2019 • 1h 60min

334: Mechanical Disadvantage

Pre-show: Must vs. Shall RFC 2119 FAA: What's the only word that means mandatory? Follow-up: John's cheese grater broke Casey's shaming OXO current model John's model Casey's pitched option 99% Invisible: Built on Sand Deviation from the Ive design philosophy Marco's "new" iPhone and Apple Watch Apple's new (and "new") laptops MacStories summary Cheaper SSDs Sparse image man tmutil #askatp: Naming computers (via Ron Olson) Catalina's move from bash to zsh? (via Pedro Estarque) fish shell Caring for our 📷 at the 🏖️ (via Tyler Menard) Sponsored by: Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get a special discount on your first order. Boosted: Vehicle-grade electric skateboards and scooters to solve your transportation woes. Use code ATP at checkout for $75 off your vehicle. Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a $20 credit with code atp2019.
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Jul 4, 2019 • 1h 49min

333: Pesky Human Issues

Follow-up: Expansion Slot Utility PCI Express Jony Ive leaves Apple Clockwise #301: My Vulcan Mind Ben Thompson's piece ATP #120: One Magical Wire Wall Street Journal on Ive's Departure Jony Ive's Christmas Tree The Talk Show #256: 'A Bit Too Thin', with Special Guest Ben Thompson Dieter Rams Gruber last week and this week Evans Hankey & Alan Dye May-Li Khoe's tweet Love, Death, & Robots ("Zima Blue" is the episode mentioned) #askatp: How does the Overcast recommendation engine work? (via Markus Ernst) What's the best way to enter "the zone" while programming? (via Paul Wood III) What happens to Overcast/Vignette/ATP/etc when we pass? (via Leon Zandman) Independence #55: The Single Point of Failure Post-show: John's Rubbermaid #1971 spatula Sponsored by: Eero: Get $100 off the eero base unit, 2 beacons, and 1 year of eero Plus with code ATP. Casper: Casper is a sleep brand that makes expertly designed products to help you get your best rest, one night at a time. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
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Jun 27, 2019 • 1h 50min

332: Fuzzy Muppet Felt

Pre-show: Marco's new beach toy Follow-up: Ricky Mondello on Sign In with Apple macOS app-removal bets: #287: Open-Faced Compliment Sandwich (Overcast timestamp link) Marco's spirit walk AirPods {Fit in The case} Airpods Earpods Covers Compatible with airpods 2&1 Anti-Slip Silicone Soft Sport Covers Accessories Apple AirPods Earbud 2 Pairs (White) Powerbeats Pro Tavern puzzle Sony WH1000XM3 Rumored 16" MacBook Pro #askatp: Would Apple re-implement Target Display Mode on the 5K iMac? (via Jack Frydai) Target Disk Mode What software does Marco use to manage servers? (via Chris Hubbard) What do we think about people listening at higher speeds than 1x? (via Jospeh Dijkstra) Post-show: 🚨 Do not install the betas! 🚨 Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get a special discount on your first order. Hover: Find a domain name for your passion. Get 10% off your first purchase.
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Jun 20, 2019 • 1h 51min

331: The Technical Burden of Users

Follow-up: Mac Pro vent design New Yorker article Apple Reverses Course on MDM & Parental Control Apps Apple tightens up rules for enterprise app certificates iOS 13 Bluetooth permission dialogs Marco's tweets 1 2 3 Benjamin Herrin's findings application(_:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:) UIDevice Mac Pro FPGA The Talk Show #254: Live from WWDC 2019 Mac Power Users #485: WWDC and Interview with the Mac Pro Product Manager Pro Display XDR Sign in With Apple An aside about Overcast and user data #askatp: What do we think about mouse pads? (via Andy Beyer-Bowden) MUG HardOCP (it was the Ratpadz GS) CS Hyde C4-NGen Buying an old-generation MacBook Air as new today? (via Jon Schwenn) How were the WWDC box lunches this year? (via many, including Tim Schmitz) SoFa Market San Pedro Square Mango Tango Post-show: Marco's anticipated summer of fun Sponsored by: ExpressVPN: Protect your online activity. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Molekule: Reimagining the future of clean air, starting with the air purifier. Use code ATP for $75 off your first order.
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Jun 13, 2019 • 2h 1min

330: A Rotation You Can't Complete

Pre-show: root's wheel group (more) Marco comes to terms with Swift John's preposterous Safari Extension Follow-up: ASCII art apps Mac: Monodraw Web: ASCII Flow Blending stump is a lasso tool "Sim" game series Transport Tycoon 100 WWDC features that may have gone unnoticed WWDC favorites a week on Combine Framework SwiftUI UICollectionView Compositional Layout Mac Pro APFS and Catalina Casey's SSD Mac Pro Pegasus enclosures Tim/Jony hole/lattice design conversation G4 Cube Userspace drivers AppStories #114: Craig Federighi: The AppStories Interview FUSE #askatp: How to choose a macro lens? (via Colton Belfils) The Digital Picture What should one do to protect old computers? (via James Andrews) How does Marco treat Tesla's "Autopilot"? (via Krystian) Sponsored by: Eero: Finally, Wi-Fi that works. Get $100 off a Wi-Fi system and a year of eero Plus with code ATP. Away: Get $20 off a suitcase with code ATP20. Because this season, everyone wants to get Away. Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a $20 credit with code atp2019.
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Jun 4, 2019 • 1h 28min

329: Mac Pro Day

Our live show from WWDC 2019! Sponsored by: Boosted: Vehicle-grade electric skateboards and scooters to solve your transportation woes. Use code ATP at checkout to get $75 off your vehicle. Mack Weldon: Reinventing men’s basics with smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. Get 20% off your first order with code ATP. Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a $20 credit with code atp2019. Cards Against Humanity: A party game for horrible people. Balmuda Toaster
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May 30, 2019 • 2h 2min

328: The Pixel Stump

Follow-up: Explaining Code using ASCII Art iFixit's New MBP Teardown Apple Watch Independence _'s Watch Usage Chart Apple Watch Designer Anna-Katrina Shedletsky Decrypted: Conversation with Phillip Shoemaker Previously about Shoemaker: Apple's App Store Director Sells His Own Fart Apps macOS 10.15's System Partition System Integrity Protection New iPod touch Guilherme Rambo's Screenshot Leaks iOS 13 Blending Stump macOS 10.15 Apple Pro Display Pontificating about the Mac Pro ...oh yeah and some other WWDC stuff. Post-show: What's owning a 10-year computer really like? Sponsored by: ExpressVPN: Protect your online privacy. Get 3 extra months free with a 12-month plan. Jamf Now: Set up and protect your Apple devices at work, from anywhere. First 3 devices are free. Mobelux: We design, build, and brand award‑winning mobile apps and modern web platforms.
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May 23, 2019 • 1h 57min

327: Better Late Than Wrong

Follow-up: "Interactive version control" comic "Preview for video" Videoloupe (via Matthew Schaffer) LumaFX Perfect Horizon (via Jan Östlund) Telestream Switch+ Vignette (App Store Link) Analog(ue) #157: I Just Want People to Like My Stuff MacStories Cult of Mac 9to5Mac TechCrunch GIFWrapped Independence Marco's AirPlay 2 "Greycation" AVSampleBufferRenderSynchronizer Castro Playdate Firewatch Untitled Goose Game Cabel Sasser's XOXO 2013 talk Teenage Engineering OP-1 Apple's Refreshed MacBook Pros Gruber's take Post-show: Marco's editing suite Sponsored by: Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a $20 credit with code atp2019. Boosted: Vehicle-grade electric skateboards and scooters to solve your transportation woes. Use the code ATP at checkout to get $75 off your vehicle. Apollo: A beautiful Reddit app built for power and speed.

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