Accidental Tech Podcast
Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa
Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Dec 5, 2019 • 1h 51min
355: The Way Corn Grows
Pre-show: Marco's artificial ☀️
Casey's garage light
Dyson sphere
Xledia bulbs (thanks, Marina Epelman)
Seasonal affective disorder
Casey's Computer Corner Conclusion
Casey's busted Mojave installer due to an expired certificate?
Apple Trade-In Evaluator
Marco travels with the 16" MBP
Turbo Boost Switcher Pro
TripMode
Low Power Mode on the Mac
Casey's other new toy
Casey's error message
Plex installation guide
Rtings calibration guide
John tries Google Stadia
GeForce Now
Synergy
John doesn't need a Mac Pro
#askatp
Should developers be fun in release notes? (via Joell, probably)
GIFwrapped
How should one set up iPads for out-of-state grandparents? (via Mike Bollich-Ziegler)
Any chance of Alexa support for Overcast? (via Greg)
Post-show: Marco goes appliance-shopping
Reconcilable Differences #102: Preparing the Way
Casey's approximate fridge
Speed Queen TC5
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Nov 26, 2019 • 2h 8min
354: Casey’s Computer Corner
Pre-show: BBEdit to the rescue
Casey's Computer Corner
Apple Holiday Return Policy
Casey's theoretical monitor
NUC
Marco's Office Lighting Follow-out
IKEA !lamp
John's lamp
MS Office and Catalina
Follow-up: Amazon's customer support "phone tree"
Hopscotch
GetHuman
#askatp
Is AppleScript dead? (via @askdrtuna)
Scratch
How do we keep our computers in sync? (via Chris Kast)
Hazel
TextExpander
Keyboard Maestro
BetterTouchTool
Should we enable iMessage read receipts? (via Ryan Morey)
Post-show:
Casey's Car Corner
Thumbs Down
Cybertruck
Subaru BRAT
Honda Ridgeline
Halo Warthog
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Nov 21, 2019 • 2h 9min
353: Modern-Day Dialup
Neutral: The inevitable death of the stick
Casey's Bumper
Paperlike 2 (note: order from Kickstarter to get Paperlike 2; their website is currently only selling the first-gen)
16-inch MacBook Pro follow-up:
Pricing
What did Marco buy?
Phil Schiller on a 14" MacBook Pro
Keyboard repairability
iFixIt Demo
Incremental improvement for Macs
Low Power Mode on the Mac
Lakefield SoC and cellular laptops
Motorola Razr Returns
Original Razr
StarTAC
Casey's Catalina Catastrophe
Casey's Computing Conundrum
#askatp
When is a language ready for use on servers? (via Bastian Inuk)
Can Marco track total listen time for an Overcast account? (via René Ferguson)
Could Adobe's iOS apps be used as a basis for ARM-native apps? (via filteq)
Post-show:
Reconcilable Differences #102: Preparing the Way
John's UPS
John's "pigtails" - one and two
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Nov 13, 2019 • 1h 36min
352: No One Else Had Calipers
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Follow-up:
Mac Pro available "December"
Mac Pros appearing in the wild
iOS 13.2.2
Casey's Catalina Catastrophe
16-inch MacBook Pro: Initial Impressions
Marco's blog post
Chiclet Keyboard
PCjr
Macintosh Portable
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Nov 7, 2019 • 1h 48min
351: The Floor Is High
Pre-show: 🐛💇🏻♂️
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Marco's AirPods Pro Review
Follow-up:
AirPods Pro use a button-cell battery
AirPods Pro charging light
AirPods Pro case-jiggle click
"Hey Siri, Be Quiet"
FDA clears way for over-the-counter hearing aids
TI-84
Hearing aids are actually pretty fancy
16" MacBook Pro speculation:
Is there more space between 16" MacBook Pro keys?
More inverted-T fire?
An aside about MacBook Pro wishes and dreams
An aside about migrating Mac Pros and televisions
Return to Follow-up:
APFS for Time Machine theories
Letterboxd Pro and import/export
AppleTV+ initial reviews
Upgrade #270: The Toughest Compare
Liftoff #111: Escape of the Mole
Reconcilable Differences #117 (Not available at this time)
Streaming Quality
#askatp
Is Geekbench a good metric when comparing across architectures? (via Josh Hattersley)
What's the state of podcast marketshare? (via glinn07)
The Feed
Should one get a Mac Mini now or wait? (via Paul Dunahoo)
Post-show Neutral: Marco's Wheel of Shame
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Oct 31, 2019 • 1h 49min
350: Wax Buddies
Accidental Sports Podcast
Robot or Not
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16" Key Layout Leak?
iOS 13.2 issues
Samsung's new foldable flip-phone
Airpods Pro
Press release
Mac Pros in stores?
FCC approval
#askatp
Should I wait to buy a new Mac until they're on ARM? (via James Shield)
Why hasn't Time Machine been updated to use symbolic links? (via Adam Spelbring)
ATP's recap on the APFS WWDC session
How does one get started with Letterbox D? (via Andrew Myers)
Welcome
FAQ
Post-show: 🚙⚡
Tiff's new BMW i3s
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Oct 22, 2019 • 1h 50min
349: Formative Tech Dystopia
Pre-show: Star Wars Episode X.10.1
Follow-up:
Pi-hole
Workflow/Shortcut
SwiftUI app
Microsoft progress-indicator graph
Swift's New Diagnostic Architecture Overview
No Overview Available
Methodology
Folklore.org
No October event?
Image of 16" MBP in 10.15.1 beta?
Animated GIF comparing old to new
New Google Stuff
#askatp
How can I tell if I would benefit most from higher single core or multicore performance? (via Tom Zosh)
Is wired CarPlay crummy? (via Kenny Long)
BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo
🙉 Destiny stuff 🙉 (blame tobogranyte)
Post-show: 🚙⚡
Chevy Bolt
BMW i3
Kia Soul EV
Volkswagen e-Golf
Tesla Model 3
Audi eTron
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Oct 17, 2019 • 1h 56min
348: Panic Shutdown
Pre-show: El Camino
Jesse Pinkman's character bio
Follow-up:
Opting out of TiVo pre-roll ads
Oxo Chef's Knife
Siri opt-in & grading
Optimus Player
Casey's Docker adventures
Pi-Hole
Inspiration
Jeff Atwood's article
Homebridge
Marco's networking adventures
Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite (previous router)
Security Gateway Pro 4 (new router)
UniFi Cloud Key Gen2 (runs management software)
UniFi 250W PoE Switch
UniFi nanoHD Wi-Fi APs
Folding phones
Connected #265: What Are You, a Dictionary?
Game Boy Advance SP
Apple and China
Ben Thompson's summary
Avoiding Copland 2010
Copland 2010 Revisited
#askatp
Will progress bars ever become more accurate? (via Chris Wright)
What app(s) do we use to write prose? (via Charles Clements)
Visual Studio Code
Working Copy
TextMate
BBEdit
Does a computer really need a UPS? (via Tom Hartnett)
Newer version of Casey's UPS
Marco's UPS
Post-show: John's Google problems
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Oct 10, 2019 • 2h 3min
347: Not Enough Carrot to Take the Stick
Pre-show: Casey's computer and 👽
Follow-up:
Where is FaceTime attention correction?
"Coming this Spring"
October expectations
Noise-canceling AirPods
Disposable AirPods
"Battery service"
99% Invisible: National Sword
Catalina
Homebrew Bundle
Go64
An aside about Apple's [lack of] API documentation of late
#askatp
Why can't we family share contacts? (via Dan Stanton)
Hypercritical #9: No iLife is an Island
Why don't Casey and John join the iPhone Upgrade Program? (via Cameron)
What non-high-tech tech do we enjoy? (via Phillipp)
Sonicare Protective Clean Rechargable Toothbrushes
Cast Iron Apple Peeler
Do By Friday #152: The Law of Hot Places
Fenix PD25
Fenix LD12
Patagonia Micro Puff Hoody
Victorinox Fibrox Pro Chef's Knife, 8"
Post-show: 🛎️
The Bell
ATP #174: A Ding in the Room
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Oct 3, 2019 • 1h 56min
346: Go Back and Pop Myself
Follow-up:
Casey's broken iMac
Casey's broken Apple Watch
Improved battery life
Apple software quality
iPhone X/XS → 11 Pro Transfer
XDR Display Tech in iPads and MacBook Pros?
Mac Pros + Avid + Chrome = 💀
System Integrity Protection
The Infinite Version
Update from the Chrome team
TiVo shows commercials before DVR recordings
New Microsoft hardware
Surface Neo
Surface Duo
Post-show: Marco's UISearchController woes
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