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Jan 11, 2018 • 2h 1min

256: A Heroic Threshold for Pain

Apple's Meltdown/Spectre statement How it affects WebKit Raspberry Pi's writeup Measuring performance ∆ iMac Pro peripherals on eBay Full set: $1080 Trackpad: $310+ Magic Mouse: $295+ Macintosh TV Follow-up: Arctic Silver Follow-up: Battery replacements and solving customer problems Follow-up: iPhone X screen burn-in Marco's iMac Pro, one week in Sony α7R III review DP Review on the α7R III Canon 5D Mark IV #askatp Would apple delay the Mac Pro for a new CPU architecture? (via Clint) What does root do that sudo doesn't? (via Bryson) Sonos One w/ Alexa? (via Jim Andeway) Post-show: Baby baby baby Tyco Typhoon Hovercraft Typhoon over water Sponsored by: Betterment: Rethink what your money can do. Linode: Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $10/month. Use code atp2018 for a $10 credit. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 15% off your first order with code ATP17.
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Jan 4, 2018 • 2h 5min

255: The Thermal Paste Lottery

Apple's battery slowdown PR Accelerated rollout The Talk Show #210: Australian Battery Scam Phone throttling isn't always the issue iMac Pro thermal throttling Marco's iMac Pro Microsoft Sculpt Keyboard Intel CPU exploit Speculative execution Exploits seem to have marketing pages now macOS fix Google's simplified summary Michael Tsai's summary Wired summary ARM's statement Fortune's summary Heartbleed #askatp What if we had to use iOS? (via Aaron Bushnell) What if we had to use Windows? (via Brandon Butler) Audacity What if we didn't have advertisers? (via Mark W) Post-show: Marco stages an intervention for Casey Free Agents #34: I Think I Just Got Fired Sponsored by: FlightLogger: Real-time flight tracking for worry-free travels. Available for iOS and Android. Casper: Start sleeping ahead of the curve. Get $50 toward select mattresses with code ATP. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
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Dec 26, 2017 • 2h 25min

254: Hot Box With Knobs

Follow up: Secure Boot KBase Article Cabel's screenshot Women car journalists From last week: Cars from a Woman's Perspective #askatp Attention detection and Apple Watch (via Scott Lougheed) RAID and SSDs and Thunderbolt (via Max Velasco Knott) Tiff's OWC ThunderBay 4 Mini Noctua quiet fan Soundproofing in our in-home studios (via Joshua Rogers) Casey's acoustic panels Marco's SoundTrax Pro acoustic foam and tape Marco's Podcasting Microphones Mega-Review Casey's [past] blanket Microphone pickup patterns (more at Wikipedia) Marco's microphone recommendation (87A, not 87C!) Casey's microphone John's microphone Marcus dePaula Sound Devices USBPre 2 iPhone Performance and Battery Age Reddit post Panzarino's write-up Gruber's response Apple's statement Marco's tweet Is Apple Ruining Your Mac's Performance? Peltier plate for overclocking iOS and macOS apps as one? Under the Radar #111: Universal Mac Apps? John's tweet UWP Functional reactive programming ATP #223: Throw the Fork Away Chameleon Post-show: The Grand Tour season 2 review (so far) Sabine Schmitz Sponsored by: Casper: Start sleeping ahead of the curve. Get $50 toward any mattress purchase with code ATP. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Hello Fresh: A meal-kit delivery service so you can just cook, eat, and enjoy. Get $30 off your first week with code ATP30.
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Dec 20, 2017 • 2h 6min

253: I Think I Ordered One

Follow up: Jeep Wranglers iMac Pro RAM upgrades iMac Pro input devices Mac Pro will be "upgradeable" iMac Pro orders #askatp Entry-level open-backed headphones (via JD Lewin) Schiit Fulla 2 Grado SR60e: $80, but uncomfortable Beyerdynamic DT 880 Pro: $225, for treble lovers (250-ohm recommended) Sennheiser HD 650: $300, for treble haters Car magazines for kids (via Jeremy Nachman) Motor Trend on YouTube Car and Driver John's observational tweet Cars from a Woman's Perspective Do we really need ECC RAM? (via japhisu) Google study IBM study NVIDIA vs. AMD GPUs in Macs CUDA More about the iMac Pro Table of Skylake Xeon workstation processors T2 Startup Security Utility Recovery procedure Post-show Analog(ue): Marco reflects on his interesting phone call John's autobiography Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Backblaze: Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. AfterShokz: Headphones powered by bone-conduction technology.
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Dec 14, 2017 • 1h 56min

252: Any Day Could Be Mac Pro Day

Pre-show Neutral: Casey has car problems Follow up: Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad is apparently bendy #askatp Holiday gift ideas Mophie Qi charger Casey's 2015 ideas Casey's 2016 ideas Fenix LD22 flashlight Grovemade Qi charger Briggs & Riley backpack Zojirushi SM-YAE48 travel mug ThermoWorks Thermapen Mk4 Casey's Go Pack Code nostalgia A not-so-brief interlude about Overcast and feed redirects sudo John's black screen of death ATP #96: The Windows of Siracusa County iMac Pro MKBHD's review Barefeats' tweet Cheesegrater upgrade Post-show: More iMac Pro The Case for a True Mac Pro Successor Sponsored by: Betterment: Rethink what your money can do. Hover: Find a domain name for your passion. Get 10% off your first purchase. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 15% off your first order with code ATP17.
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Dec 7, 2017 • 2h 19min

251: Uninstall Your Water Reminder App!

Casey argues for day/month/year instead of year/month/day (ISO 8601) Celsius is stupid for ambient air temperature Follow up: Root bug post was in the dev forums, not the support forums. Reporting to product-security@apple.com XProtect and Xplorer Shell script iOS keyboard woes and Gboard John's Touch Bar switch DragThing Jony Ive hears your feedback #askatp Should we get rid of paper books? (via Josh Keegan) Will Apple ever make backlit desktop keyboards? (via Craig) How does dynamic podcast-ad targeting work? (via Prodan Statev) iOS 11.2 emergency release for December 2 bug "Month 13 is out of bounds" bug in High Sierra John's phone is full Google Photos ad Sparse bundle Post-show: Forecast Quitter LAME MP3 encoder Logic Pro X Cocoa Bindings Under the Radar #108: Punch-List Mode Forgotten Towel on Twitter Sponsored by: Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order with code ATP17. AfterShokz: Headphones powered by bone-conduction technology. Linode: Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $10/month. Use code AccidentalPodcast10 for a $10 credit.
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Nov 30, 2017 • 2h 29min

250: We're Doing a Show

Keyboard imprints on laptop screens Butterfly keyboard Video of Casey's old ThinkPad 701 Steganography Marco is no longer case-liss Jamie Clawson leather skins Apple Leather Case dbrand skins Follow-up: Fingerprint gloves 1 2 Thanksgiving follow-up: What about the Nintendo Switch? Casey has fun at work #askatp Thoughts on Super Mario Odyssey (via Starsasumi) Robotic vacuum cleaners (via Maroš Žofčin) Marco's editing approach (via Erik Neu) High Sierra "root" security issue Patrick Wardle's investigation Follow-up Temporary fix Original reporting on dev forums Apple automatic security updates Actual fix Fix for the fix Apple's statement Gruber's writeup goto fail; Silver linings SMS on the Mac Post-show: Casey on Cars Casey's blog post Savagegeese Sponsored by: Hover: Find a domain name for your passion. Get 10% off your first purchase. Away: Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Get $20 off a suitcase with code ATP. Eero: Finally, Wi-Fi that works.
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Nov 21, 2017 • 2h 24min

249: Beehives Full of Bees

Follow up: iPhone X multitasking gesture Requesting refunds on AppleCare (via John Himm) Fake fingerprint stickers iCloud restores during iPhone X setup HomePod gets delayed Upgrade #168: Hail Hydrant Welcome to Macintosh #14: Hey Siri Regarding conspiracy theories (#caseywasright) Jonathan's near-RTFU Neutral #1: Big, Fat, and Bloated #askatp Qi chargers and battery health Apple's tips AppleTV remote for AirPower Apple is both brilliant and... inept? Jenkins Tech Thanksgiving Marco Marco's Ancient Laptop Anker stuff 10.5" iPad Pro with Smart Keyboard Sound Devices (USBPre 2) Casey AirPods CarPlay MacBook Adorable GoPro Apple Watch with LTE John AirPods Apple TV 4K Sony α6300 Mac Pro Casey's iPhone X Problems Keratoconus Marco's best laptop ever Buy new or refurbished from Apple, or new from B&H MacRumors link Hacker News link Image-retention test Anti-reflective coating repairs Marco on USB-C Post-show Neutral: Tesla Roadster Tesla Semi Targa top Elon clarifies Porsche Mission E Sponsored by: Betterment: Rethink what your money can do. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Simple Contacts: Renew your contact-lens prescription with our online vision test, and save $30 on your contacts with code ATP.
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Nov 16, 2017 • 1h 54min

248: Chili Cookoff

Follow up: Tradespeople and Face ID Multitasking gesture wonkiness on the home screen "I got this phone for $50 and it's fine" Pro-rated AppleCare+ MacBook key repairs OLED and burn-in Kbase article (👋🏻, Stephen) iOS' commentary iPhone X camera Joe Rosensteel has thoughts about portrait mode Casey notices some failures too Focos #askatp GeForce Now (via Kim Ahlberg) OnLive VPNs (via MarcMV) Encrypt.me AirPower for Magic Mouse and Magic Keyboard What does "close to the metal" mean? (via Jonathan Bowling, who clarifies his position) Qi chargers Mophie disc RAVPower stand Studio Neat Material Dock Elevation Dock Belkin vs. Mophie IKEA Qi charger Grovemade charger The Verge's iPhone X Review (timestamp link) Sponsored by: Jamf Now: Set up and protect your Apple devices at work, from anywhere. First 3 devices are free. Betterment: Rethink what your money can do. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 15% off your first order with code ATP17.
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Nov 10, 2017 • 2h 35min

247: A Place to Stick Your Gum

Follow up: Apple TV 11.2ß makes John happy Time Machine local snapshots App Camp for Girls fundraiser #askatp iPhone X cases (via Nathan Walls) Apple Leather Case (Casey bought black) Impact of Siri's ineptitude (via Kapila Wimalaratne) Sony A7R III (via Ananda) Canon 5D Mark IV iPhone X: The ATP Review iStockNow FaceID Security Guide Post-show: Casey's odd in-flight activities Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Warby Parker: Boutique-quality, vintage-inspired glasses at a revolutionary price. Try up to five pairs at home for free. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order with code ATP17.

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