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Accidental Tech Podcast

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Nov 2, 2017 • 2h 22min

246: I Just Want My Stories

Follow up: F1 flappy paddles iPhone X preorder results Recent performance of the rumor mill Marco's iMac returns MacBook Pro keyboard repair cost Apple TV output formats New "WWDC" video New Apple TV beta The Verge's take #askatp Mac antivirus software? Would we use Apple OSes on any other hardware if they were theoretically compatible? Retro ThinkPad Back to Work #346 Apple fires engineer involved in iPhone X leak (via Tim Walker) Casey's Instagram post iPhone X reviews, and the PR strategy Stephen Levy's review YouTube reviews Matt Alexander's take on the PR strategy Upgrade #165: The iPhone X Review Jason's review Panzarino's review Juan Bagnell Post-show: Casey the video editor Casey's preview Doug DeMuro CGP Grey John's YouTube channel Sponsored by: Casper: You can be sure of your purchase with Casper’s 100-night risk-free, sleep-on-it trial. Betterment: Rethink what your money can do. Jamf Now: Set up and protect your Apple devices at work, from anywhere. First 3 devices are free.
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Oct 26, 2017 • 2h 15min

245: Senior-Citizen Advantage

Follow up: The right to chair arms #askatp Bitcoin The Talk Show #74: Glenn Fleishmann explains Bitcoin iPhone SE... X? Macintosh SE/30 How to catch Phish A Live One Live Phish It's preorder time Casey's tips What are the iPhone X's biggest risks? The Mac Mini is... still a thing? Riccardo Mori's 3 options Post-show: Casey's still a car journalist Wheel Bearings Parking garage clip ZF 8HP transmission Ars Technica 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 10% off your first order. AfterShokz: Headphones powered by bone-conduction technology.
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Oct 19, 2017 • 1h 54min

244: The Mac Renaissance

Pre-show: ATP 243 notes Follow up: Sky platform exclusivity John's chair Torx John's alternative chair Apple Express Replacement Service Example image Apple Watch and proxied notifications Due weighs in #askatp Running Plex with no logged-in user Strong-ARMed Mac Pro Marco's Many iMac Pros Marco's MacBook Pro MacBook keyboard failures Somehow Casey got backed into a ton of Mac Pro talk (🙄 –Ed.) Special ending theme by Jonathan Mann! Support Jonathan's work: YouTube channel Patreon Hire him to write a song for you Songonauts podcast from The Truth: An '80s cartoon for your ears. It's about Doc, Penny and Jojo who are in a band that's going nowhere - until they find a magical drum machine that transports them into their songs. Post-show: The VBR experiment Top Four #33: Pumpkin Spice Everything 🎃 Sponsored by: Betterment: Rethink what your money can do. 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 with code ATP.
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Oct 12, 2017 • 1h 43min

243: Knew About the Dollar Signs

Pre-show: macOS upgrades vs. clean installs Follow up: Google Pixel preorders (via Hannes Hauer) Google customer service strategy Casey has received his first AT&T bill with his Apple Watch Sonos and Google sitting in a tree... Anker and Amazon are K-I-S-S-I-N-G Speaker fragmentation Google Home Max and Mini Casey's 👋🏻⛰️ FOMO #askatp Browser choices (from Kyle) Accord thoughts (from Sebastian) Command line (from Comay) Git Tower tcsh Perforce fish Apple Phone → Watch notifications Due Twitterrific for Mac Apple TV gaming and Sky Jenova Chen Stardew Valley Flower Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show Neutral: Casey has pipe dreams about cars Sponsored by: Audible: Get a free audiobook with a 30-day trial. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order.
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Oct 6, 2017 • 1h 59min

242: These Arms Are Coming Off

Pre-show: iPhone X New Google Pixels Follow up: John received his Apple TV 4K #askatp iOS error-logging frameworks Qi chargers Mike Bolton proposes a typing challenge St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Brady Center to prevent gun violence Hispanic Federation for Puerto Rico relief New Amazon Echo announcements Verge Summary New Echo Echo Connect Echo Plus Fire TV 4K Sonos One Echo Spot Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: John buys a chair Wirecutter Steelcase Gesture Herman Miller Embody Herman Miller Aeron Sponsored by: Hullo Pillow: Your favorite pillow, guaranteed. Betterment: Rethink what your money can do. Casper: Dive deeper into the science behind the perfect mattress. Use code ATP for $50 toward any mattress purchase.
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Sep 29, 2017 • 1h 54min

241: Jazzercise Boot Camp

Pre-show: Jazzercise 1982 video compilation Follow up: St. Jude Fundraiser Update Apple TV 4K has a fan 😭 Teardown Downloading 4K iTunes movies Boot Camp and cheesy Apple videos Sam Abuelsamid of Wheel Bearings clarifies TLX DCT #askatp Being good beta citizens and not making @tapbot_paul angry APFS and Fusion drives Apple Watch Series 3 review Marco's post about APIs Under the Radar #99: Effecting Change Upgrade #160: A Helipad on Your Table Connected #161: A Handbag? Face Cream? A Chainsaw? 👋🏻⛰️ Stephen Hackett's review Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Casey is a car journalist Sponsored by: Jamf Now: Set up and protect your Apple devices at work, from anywhere. First 3 devices are free. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Backblaze: Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated.
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Sep 21, 2017 • 2h 17min

240: Undefined Wait Period

Stephen Hackett's St. Jude's Fundraiser Follow up: iPhone X screen size John Siracusa, Dongletown, USA Bigger OWC dock John's forthcoming OWC dock Elgato dock Window management Apple Watch LTE pricing: Data is substitutive, not additive (via Oliver Thomas) More on Apple TV 4K Whether it has a fan or supports 24 Hz output 32 vs. 64 GB Craig Federighi's Face ID apology tour The Talk Show #200 Confirmation of John's prediction about face swipe timing Running Mac betas No APFS for Fusion Drives More on Apple Retail Genius Bar appointments Seinfeld on car reservations #askatp Mac Pro & Nvidia Twitter app preferences Twitterrific for Mac: Project Phoenix Training FaceID Federighi interview on TechCrunch Last week's keynote, continued Watch capacities and LTE streaming behavior iPhone cables & dongles & predictions Casey's theory Fast-charging equipment Apple 29W USB-C Power Adapter Apple USB-C → Lightning cable Anker 5-Port USB-C charger AirPower vs. Nightstand Mode Studio Neat Material Dock Thoroughly Considered #30 Marco's alarm clock John's future clock iPhone X production delays? Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: TwIM Acura TLX and dual screens CarPlay, and touch screens Acura NSX Original NSX Sponsored by: Betterment: Rethink what your money can do. Get up to 1 year managed free. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order. AfterShokz: Headphones powered by bone-conduction technology.
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Sep 14, 2017 • 3h 12min

239: Set This Money on Fire

Apple Special Event, September 2017 Dan Frommer's photo essay Today at Apple Apple Watch intro video Featuring Kyles the Gray! Louis CK: Everything is Amazing & Nobody is Happy Overcast and Apple Watch offline playback Watch Dots Qi charging standard ATP #172: iPhone X Five Years of OS X iPhone X in the HIG Disappearing scroll thumb Jokey notch scrolling Rolodex Light L16 camera Back to Work #341: Rich Boy Phone iPhone Folio Case Inside Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Marco figures out how to buy a bike Penny-farthing Fuse 6Fattie/29 Orbea Loki 27+ H10 Special thanks to: Budnitz Bicycles Albert's Westwood Cycle, an excellent bike shop in New Jersey that's worth the drive 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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Sep 7, 2017 • 2h 34min

238: Begging for the Hub

Follow-Up: Isn't iCloud close to full-machine backup? Do you really need to spend $1000 on a camera? Printing photos Photo resolution #askatp iPhone-buying strategies Casey's lessons learned Is 4K worth it? Steve Yedlin on 4K Viewing distance calculator Why & how we use Plex Casey's Plex Primer Don Melton's scripts ffmpeg John's 2017 MacBook Pro impressions Apple LED Cinema Display Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad Logitech Optical USB Mouse ATP #96: The Windows of Siracusa County Business as Usual at ATP iPhone 7 exit interview iPhone 7S/8/Pro/Edition predictions Apple Watch predictions Wildcard predictions Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Marco is still obsessed with bikes Sponsored by: Betterment: Rethink what your money can do. Get up to 1 year managed free. 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 with code ATP.
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Sep 1, 2017 • 1h 55min

237: You Are Not a Datacenter

Follow-Up: Marco's tukhus, sit bones, and cushioned saddles Backing up /Applications Casey's new-Mac strategy CrashPlan native client may not be for small business CrashPlan migrations over 5 TB Arq and macOS metadata Michael Tsai: What Backblaze Doesn't Back Up Backblaze's 30 day retention Peer-to-peer NAS backups Synology C2 backup Dan Moren: iCloud Backup for Mac? Casey's MacBook keyboard woes Apple KnowledgeBase article (👋🏻, @ismh) #askatp Photo storage between generations Camera advice for beginners Casey's O-MD E-M10 Review Shawn Blanc's review LensRentals Wirecutter DPReview Playing the notoriety card APFS in High Sierra No home button on "iPhone 8"? Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Caseys deep thought about batteries Sponsored by: Casper: Dive deeper into the science behind the perfect mattress. Use code ATP for $50 toward your mattress. Audible: An unmatched selection of audiobooks, original audio shows, news, comedy, and more. Get a free 30-day trial. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order.

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