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Jun 15, 2017 • 2h 16min

226: Smooth Scrolling Is For Suckers

Pre-show: Lots of Follow Up John's ancient, slow, Mac Pro APFS WWDC session and file name encoding Norm forms Compression vs. HFS+ iOS 11 Dots vs. Bars for signal strength Drop of third party service integration Perhaps the APIs were removed? Many touch options for iOS 11 home screens on non-Force Touch devices Log your friends into your WiFi Multiple file uploads → Mobile Safari Tidbits from The Talk Show #193: Crack Marketing Team tvOS iCloud storage: 1TB → 2TB Sonnet eGFX Apple Wireless Keyboard A1016 New iPads 20ms vs. 50ms latency 2 3 Sample rate video Microsoft video People prefer 120 Hz displays Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Casey steals something from WWDC Marco holds court at Social Policy (more on Run Loop and Under the Radar) Jackets and pins WWDC Food Philadelphia cream cheese brick Sponsored by: Betterment: Investing made better. Indochino: Finely crafted, exceptionally priced menswear. Get any custom-made suit for just $399 with code ATP. MailRoute: Hosted spam and virus protection for email. Use this link for 10% off for the life of your account.
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Jun 6, 2017 • 1h 48min

225: A Conversation with Siri

Our WWDC 2017 live show! Sponsored by: Squarespace: Build it beautiful. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Audible.com: With Audible, you’ll find what you’re looking for. Get a free 30-day trial. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% of your first order.
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Jun 1, 2017 • 2h 41min

224: Yearning for Reflection

Follow up: Multiple versions of photos Quietly improving MacBook Pro keyboards Pre-WWDC hopes and dreams Upgrade #143: The WWDC Keynote Draft 2017 What If the iPad Smart Keyboard Had a Trackpad? Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Sponsored by: Jet: A shopping site that makes it easy to save money on the stuff you buy all the time. Use code ATP at checkout for 20% off your first 2 orders over $35 (terms and conditions apply). Casper: An obsessively engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price. Use code ATP for $50 toward your mattress. Betterment: Investing made better.
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May 25, 2017 • 1h 43min

223: Throw the Fork Away

Follow up: Those ✂️️🔑 What do Apple Geniuses do? Official procedure Sketchy keycap removal procedure Regrets from home repair More on box lunches! Denise Young Smith: VP, HR → VP, Inclusion & Diversity Denise Young Smith Lisa Jackson The Talk Show #188: Apple VP Lisa Jackson Thunderbolt to become royalty-free (Intel press release) Apple Siri-speaker-with-screen Google I/O Keynote Google Photos improvements Hypercritical #9: No iLife is an Island Kotlin Compared to Swift Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move with a beautiful website. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. MailRoute: Hosted spam and virus protection for email. Use this link for 10% off for the life of your account. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% of your first order.
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May 18, 2017 • 1h 45min

222: As Thin as Humans Will Tolerate

Follow up: Revisiting the quiz from last episode MP3 is dead; long live MP3 Fraunhofer's announcement Cookies LAME encoder Audacity 💔 MP3 Spotify uses Ogg Vorbis Opus codec DivX codec DIVX disc format iPad Mini is dead? MacBooks and MacBook Pros are alive? Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Apple Park MIT Stata Center Sponsored by: Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Audible: With Audible, you’ll find what you’re looking for. Get a free 30-day trial. Betterment: Investing made better.
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May 11, 2017 • 2h 11min

221: Personal Body Chemistry

Follow up: The politics in the last episode Rear Touch ID and prototypes Dirty laptop fabric Alcantara Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Oleophobic coating Are people being backed into liking touchscreen laptops? WikiTribune ...is based on Wordpress and not maintained by Wikimedia ...already has a competitor called Wikinews Amazon Echo Show Previous rumor Marco was enamored with Hunt for Red October You Should Use DuckDuckGo 3Com Audrey Brief Quiz Dropping Dropbox Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Marco and Casey can't shut up about the Switch and Mario Kart Sponsored by: Warby Parker: Boutique-quality, vintage-inspired glasses at a revolutionary price. Try up to five pairs at home for free. Squarespace: Build it beautiful. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Away: Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Get $20 off with code ATP.
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May 4, 2017 • 2h 10min

220: Executive Box Lunch

Follow up: Moscone food research by Daniel Jalkut More on the potential rear Touch ID Samsung Galaxy S8 Assistive Touch Turning off Haptics:Settings → Sounds & Haptics → System Haptics WikiTribune Basic humanity Jimmy Kimmel's story Casey's tweet recap Associated episode of Analog(ue) Amazon Echo Look Download #1: Wardrobe Philosophy Microsoft Surface Laptop Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Casey really loves his new copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Mario Kart over LAN Sponsored by: Casper: An obsessively engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price. Use code ATP for $50 toward your mattress. Indochino: Finely crafted, exceptionally priced menswear. Get any custom-made suit for just $399 with code ATP.
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Apr 28, 2017 • 2h 2min

219: Million Dollar Lunch

ATP WWDC Live at AltConf! Monday, 5 June at 5 PM PDT. Get tickets here, and hurry in case they sell out! Follow up: APFS compression? WWDC lunches are probably about $40 each (via David Carlton) Connected #139 where Casey discusses Plex Touch ID moving to the back? Revisiting the iPhone 7 Taptic home button Touch ID is capacitive Overcast improvements M4A chapter support Forecast Watch support 1 & 2 Apple Design Awards Uber is über-gross IOKit UIDevice Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: John travels to 🇬🇧 Midwest Express John forgets something ...but has a workaround Walt Disney World Sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move with a beautiful website. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Eero: Finally, Wi-Fi, that works. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass.
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Apr 19, 2017 • 1h 40min

218: MagSafe Cups of Water

Follow up: APFS iOS app updates hit the app store Marco's Overcast hacks Podlove Simple Chapters APFS free space Nvidia coming back to the Mac Kieran Healy's thoughts regarding Marco's comments about schedules Clips gets special treatment in the app store T-Shirts! will be available until April 26. We know what the site says. Trust us. Jet Black considerations Example Jet Black Inverted Jenny Apple USB-C MagSafe patent Xbox breakaway cable Beginning of the end for iTunes? John's evaluation of Nintendo today PS Vita iStockNow Hypercritical #49: Pinching the Harmonica Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: WWDC lunches Casey loves Odwalla... a lot. Really. Sponsored by: Betterment: Investing made better. Jamf Now: Set up and protect your Apple devices at work, from anywhere. First 3 devices are free. MailRoute: Hosted spam and virus protection for email. Use this link for 10% off for the life of your account.
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Apr 12, 2017 • 1h 58min

217: Apology Mac Pro

Follow up: Mac Pro transcript posted Workflow on ice APFS and free space T-Shirt Update Clips Mac Pro OSNews rumors Lance Ulanoff Gruber iMac Pro Rumor NVIDIA Titan Xp Apple moves away from Imagination Technologies GPUs Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Marco convinces himself Casey owes him $5 Managing Mac Pro expectations Apple speed bumps MacRumors Buyer's Guide Sponsored by: Squarespace: Build it beautiful. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Audible: With Audible, you’ll find what you’re looking for. Get a free 30-day trial. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass.

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