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Nov 17, 2016 • 1h 53min

196: Roasting Your Own Beans

John's 4K display And also this Casey's work monitor HDCP Marc Edwards on monitor DPI ranges by size Invisibly wide colors Sample images Hockenberry's post Follow-up on Windows: Jordan's tweets 1 2 3 4 5 Marco and laptops Apple's new art book, Designed by Apple in California Press release Release video Jony Ive interview at Wallpaper Iconic book Appledesign book Humanity and whimsy Microsoft Surface Studio Intro video Wacom Cintiq Reebok Pump Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Sal Soghoian leaves Apple Automator HyperCard Workflow Marco's Mac Pro post Sponsored by: Betterment: Investing made better. Audible.com: With Audible, you’ll find what you’re looking for. Get a free 30-day trial. Squarespace: Build it beautiful. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
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Nov 10, 2016 • 1h 45min

195: The Show Must Go On

Follow up: Iris Pro and Skylake Touch Bar and touch sensitivity TouchBar app with iPad viewer Control Strip Marco's Mac Pro post Empathy for the Machine External monitors in Cupertino Dell 5K display DisplayPort and Thunderbolt capabilities MacBook Pro as the Naked Robotic Core Apple discounts USB-C peripherals and dongles LG UltraFine 5K Display Thunderbolt 3 and Macs ARM on Macs? MacBook Escape vs. iPhone 7 benchmarks ATP #35: Sea-Level Executives Mac clones? Apple's Lenovo John's halo car Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: The Grand Tour Black Mirror and San Junipero Sponsored by: Hover: Be notified the moment .BLOG domains are available. And for all of your domain-name needs, use coupon code DONGLESALE for 10% off your first purchase. Eero: Finally, Wi-Fi, that works. Use code ATP for free overnight shipping. Betterment: Investing made better.
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Nov 3, 2016 • 2h 10min

194: Dark Night of the Soul

Baseball "MacBook Escape" iFixit Teardown Millenials External Thunderbolt GPUs BizonBOX Belkin Lightning Audio + Charge Rockstar Is Apple out of the standalone display business? Pushback on new MacBook Pros 16 GB RAM limit Email from Schiller Deep dive Andrew Cunningham's MacBook Escape review Stephen Frank's tweet John's keybord tweets (1 2 3) Mac startup chime is dead Restoration instructions Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: A silver lining for Macs? Brett Victor Sponsored by: Harry's: An exceptional shave at a fraction of the price. Get a free trial set with free Post Shave Balm. Casper: An obsessively engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price. Use code ATP for $50 toward your mattress. Backblaze: Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated.
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Oct 28, 2016 • 2h 41min

193: The Escape Zone

October 27th Apple Event Apple TV Accessibility Siracusa on halo cars and Mac Pros Many MacBooks Mac product roadmap? John's 2010 Macworld article about a hybrid iOS/macOS Mac Touch Bar Shimmy Punch the Monkey Snake Touch Bar in the HIG gfxCardStatus Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: John's home mouse John's work mouse Sponsored by: Squarespace: Build it beautiful. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. CleanMyMac 3 by MacPaw: Keep your Mac clean, maintained, and healthy, now with Xcode cleaning as well. Audible.com: An unmatched selection of audiobooks, original audio shows, news, comedy, and more. Get a free 30-day trial.
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Oct 21, 2016 • 1h 42min

192: Hello Again Again

Follow-up on camera dust: Tips from the Top Floor #748: Bust the Dust (Overcast link) How big does dust have to be? How big do scratches have to be? Lenses aren't sealed October 27th Apple Event "Hello, again" Dell 24" 4K Monitor LG 24" 4K Monitor E-Ink Keyboard Rumor Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Marco's camera may affect his laptop choices Prompt Sponsored by: Automatic: Your smart driving assistant. See the new Automatic Lite, their most affordable connected car adapter yet. Away: Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Get $20 off with code ATP. Hover: The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code FINALLY for 10% off your first purchase.
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Oct 13, 2016 • 2h 18min

191: The Failure Mode of a Train

Dealing with DNS trouble Hover outage DDoS Follow-up: Steve Troughton-Smith poll on iCloud files Casey's headphones update Motorola S305 Plantronics Backbeat Fit Kinivo BTH260 LG Tone Pro HBS-750 Aftershokz Trekz Titanium Jaybird X2 Greg Koenig on the ceramic iPhone Apple and Dash developer-account termination Michael Tsai's summary, part 1 and part 2 Bogdan Popescu's post and draft post submitted to Apple iMore: Solving for Dash iMore: Bogdan Popescu's full story Dropbox shenanigans Dropbox help center Alleged engineer's comments Gordian Knot Paths in the Grass FSEvents Alternatives Resilio Seafile Synology Cloud Station Box Google Drive iCloud Drive Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Marco is a'waffling Canon 5D Mark IV Marco's lenses mentioned: Canon 35mm f/2 IS Canon 40mm f/2.8 STM "pancake" Canon 135mm f/2 L Modern giant, heavy, expensive, but awesome lenses (no experience with them): Canon 35mm f/1.4 L II Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 L II Leica Q Casey's camera setup John's Sony a6300 Sponsored by: Betterment: Investing made better. Pingdom: Uptime and performance monitoring made easy. Use code ATP for 20% off. Indochino: Finely crafted, exceptionally priced menswear. Get any custom-made suit for just $399 with code ATP.
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Oct 6, 2016 • 1h 48min

190: The Girl Who Never Came Over

Follow-up: Casey and John's bet Compu-blur and Stephen Hackett's brother Ceramic iPhone 8?? Ceramic Apple Watch Edition booklet Redesigned iPhone 7 Video Interchangeable-lens camera contamination Which Bluetooth headphones to buy? Casey's long-lived headphones Casey's short-lived headphones Marco's podcast headphones AirPods BeatsX Google Pixel phones Motion Stills Unlimited photo storage Daydream View Home automation hubs Amazon Echo Google Home Apple rumors Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Workplace computer-hardware woes Dell 24" 4K LG 24" 4K Sponsored by: Betterment: Investing made better. Casper: An obsessively engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price. Use code ATP for $50 toward your mattress. Backblaze: Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated.
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Sep 29, 2016 • 1h 53min

189: The Museum of Pristine Apple Hardware

Follow-up: OWC iMac RAM update Headphone jack remote issue: solved! Assistive Touch in East Asia iCloud backups on iOS 10 now include passwords? Bluetooth and volume control (PDF) AVRCP Why are there three audio chips in the iPhone 7? (You won't believe what we found! The full story at 11.) McLaren, technology, F1, and the F1 John is hypercritical, but is he a hypocrite? macOS Sierra Dropbox Project Infinite Jason Snell's review Jumpcut Pastebot iPhone 7 Plus "Fauxkeh" Portrait Mode Lex Friedman's shots Comparison shots vs. dSLR Panzarino on the blur mechanics Upgrade #108 Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Museums and pocket policies Sponsored by: Igloo: An intranet you’ll actually like. Try Igloo for free. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order with this link. TrackR: Find lost items in seconds. Get 30% off your entire order with code ATP.
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Sep 22, 2016 • 1h 50min

188: $850 Fidget Cube

Follow-up: "Far East" → "East Asia" The Casey/John Bet Luke Brewster Henrik Cednert Assistive Touch and East Asia Scott O'Reilly discovers a Lightning → Headphone adapter quirk Demonstration video Fix is forthcoming There is a DAC in the headphone adapter Three amplifiers in the iPhones 7? Jet Black iPhone 7 John on worn iPhones looking like the Millennium Falcon Worn original iPhone Designed Deterioration Fingerprints Poor Christina Warren 😢 John on designing electronics for wear and tear Hypercritical #5 (starting at 37:05) Hypercritical #74 (starting at 1:46:04) Hypercritical #86 (starting at 28:00) Transcoding and Bluetooth headphones Marc Edwards Our new phones Pace, by Dovenote Software Marco on the local news (Direct video link) Flophouse #37: Seven Pounds Radiation Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: AirPods vs. IEMs Apple and McLaren Rebuttal Not Maclaren Apex Apple "refocusing" the car project? Sponsored by: Pingdom: Uptime and performance monitoring made easy. Use code ATP for 20% off. Linode: Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $10/month. Use code AccidentalPodcast10 for a $10 credit. Betterment: Investing made better.
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Sep 15, 2016 • 1h 59min

187: Putting Plastic on Your Couches

Home button habits New iOS 10 home button behavior Settings → General → Accessibility → Home Button Widespread home-button conservation The iPhone 7 Smart Battery Case is larger than the 6's Apple iPhone 7 Leather Case's side buttons Are the Lightning EarPods digital? DAC Lightning → Headphone Jack Adapter AirPods Controls AirPods use Bluetooth Bluetooth, codecs, and audio quality MP3 AAC FLAC AptX A2DP ALAC How would Steve Jobs pitch the AirPods? iPhones 7 Cameras Matthew Panzarino's review AVCaptureDeviceType (see builtInDuoCamera) f-number EXIF Schiller on sensor size on Twitter Schiller on sensor size via email Ben McCarthy on manual controls Xbox Kinect Noise reduction Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: What did we order? A special John Siracusa rant Sponsored by: Linode: Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $10/month. Use code AccidentalPodcast10 for a $10 credit. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Igloo: An intranet you’ll actually like. Try Igloo for free.

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