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Oct 8, 2014 • 1h 38min

86: Moving the Party to the Bar Down the Block

Trends in social networks App.net Broadcast Ello (@marcoarment, @caseyliss, @johnsiracusa, @atpfm) Cupcake The Talk Show #74: Glenn Fleishmann explains Bitcoin Follow-up: iPhone 6 Plus Scaling (mostly thanks to Hendrik's research) Dev Forums Hendrik's video Test pattern Source of the image-of-text from last week Forum post about scaling adding detail More on the bendy iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Consumer Reports Uri Gellar Continued iPhone 6 impressions Grips Apple Leather Case Apple Silicone Case Valentine Goods leather backs Louie Mantia on sizes Post-show: More on the iPhones 6 screens Gamecube controllers Adapter for Wii U It is supposedly compatible with more than just Super Smash Bros F-Zero Sponsored by: Neat Ice Kit: Create perfect, clear ice for cocktails at home (Casey's review). Use coupon ATP for 10% off anything in the Studio Neat store. Hover: The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon INVISIBLESPREADSHEET for 10% off. Squarespace: A better web starts with your website. Use coupon ATP for 10% off.
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Oct 3, 2014 • 1h 21min

85: The Unexpected Hard Part

Follow-Up: John defends his derision about the load-bearing finger Thumb commercial Accidental Build and Analyze about iOS 8 size classes and adaptive UI Write-up by Justin Williams (the "???" square in the grid is the iPhone 6 Plus in landscape) iPad resizable-apps video by Steven Troughton-Smith Designing Applications Vesper Unread Continued Follow-Up: NFC around the world iPhone 6+ scaling Original tweet Source John on Mac resolution swapping Bendy iPhones 6 Consumer Reports bends phones Anecdotal evidence iPod Touch people Marquetry (via @sjsyrek) Proprietary eponym Jonathan Mann's Harry Potter EP on Kickstarter Post-show Follow-Up: The Invisible Spreadsheet Update on John's review Slippery iPhones 6 and cases Sponsored by: Raizlabs: A full-service development firm looking to hire experienced mobile developers, designers, and product managers in Boston and San Francisco. Casper: A mattress with just the right sink, just the right bounce, for better nights and brighter days. Use code ATP for $50 off. Squarespace: A better web starts with your website. Use promo code ATP for 10% off.
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Sep 26, 2014 • 2h 13min

84: The Load-Bearing Finger

Follow-Up: Jason Snell on iPhone 6 CPUs Upgradeable Apple Watches Apple S1 How do you sell a $10,000+ watch in an Apple Store? Apple Watch Edition's special box Apple Pay and banking The hidden meanings of Apple "tv"/"WATCH" text styling Trade names and the NFL If Steve were alive... Ben Thompson's take Tim Cook's Charlie Rose interview Part 1 Part 2 Apple's diversity report iPhone 6/6+ impressions Apple iPhone 6 leather case Hello, Internet #21 Virginia Roberts Stephen Hackett 17" MacBook Pro Post-show: iPhone 6 Plus bending video (follow-up with more phones, Galaxy Note 3) Sponsored by: Mobelux: A product team for hire. Whether you need a development partner on a big idea or want help getting your product mobile, we've got you covered. Hover: The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code WHITECARSLOL for 10% off. Harry's: An exceptional shave at a fraction of the price. Use code ATP for $5 off your first purchase.
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Sep 18, 2014 • 1h 46min

83: Entering the iTouch Phase of My Life

Pre-Show: Inexpensive tablets Follow-up: More on Retina displays for the Mac Thunderbolt 2, Thunderbolt 3, and Skylake iPhones 6 and 6 Plus Optical image stabilization Matt Panzarino's awesome iPhones review Barefeats benchmark Marco teaches Casey about photography Android Wear versus Galaxy Gear Apple's and Google's rates on payments Quora article Financial Times Whether we're blind to Android doing things first ATP #1 Apple Watch's potential pricing Solid gold cases Veblen goods Gruber's analysis Buying experience Scott McNulty's tweet Apple Store in Grand Central Terminal Cases, fashion, and personalization Closeup of Apple Watch Sport Stickers commercial Offline features Send text messages in languages with pictographic/Logogram alphabets Graffiti Battery indicator Charging Citizen Eco Drive watches Post-show: The U2 thing Apple Privacy Announcement Charlie Rose Part 1 and Part 2 Marco accidentally releases an iPad app Replacing launch images with storyboards Sponsored by: Igloo: An intranet you'll actually like, free for up to 10 people. Squarespace: A better web starts with your website. Use promo code ATP for 10% off. lynda.com: Learn at your own pace from expert-taught video tutorials. Free 7-day trial.
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Sep 11, 2014 • 2h 50min

82: The Flash Storage Is Adequate

Follow-up: Marco and John get excited about a monitor Sexism epiphanies TiVo Mega SnapStream Kaleidescape Disc Vault Macworld layoffs Jason Snell iPhone 6/Apple Watch Event iPhone 6 & 6+ Ill-informed stream theories Samsung's cheesy S4 intro @forgottentowel on iPhone design priorities Printable iPhone 6/6+ templates (or this alternate) ATP #1 Special guest appearance by Tiffany Arment Apple Watch EVT Leak "Antacid Tablet" Printable Apple Watch templates Apple PR Announcement A high-end-watch nerd talking about the Apple Watch Walkie-Talkie feature Sponsored by: Hover: The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code NECESSARYBUTNOTSUFFICIENT for 10% off. Squarespace: A better web starts with your website. Use promo code ATP for 10% off. Warby Parker: Boutique-quality, vintage-inspired eyewear at a revolutionary price.
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Sep 5, 2014 • 2h 25min

81: You Left Your Money in a Bank

Follow-up: TiVo service charges and OTA channels Frayed Lightning Cables on Tumblr Google allegedly dropped out of buying Twitch Anand Shimpi retires from AnandTech to work for Apple Anand's announcement Tom's Hardware Guide and the 1133 MHz Pentium III Hackers steal photos from celebrities, apparently by phishing their iCloud accounts or answering security questions Possibly similar to Mat Honan's hack Find My iPhone was missing rate-limiting Apple says the rate-limiting flaw wasn't involved Ben Thompson on iCloud's reputation Tim Cook responds in WSJ interview Next week's Apple event Feld & Volk video of an assembled 4.7" iPhone 6 Relative seating capacity of Apple event venues Recent attacks of women in gaming An overview on The Guardian Another good overview Feminist Frequency (YouTube channel) Isometric: Brianna Wu, Maddy Myers, Georgia Dow, and Steve Lubitz Susan Arendt "Common Markdown", née "Standard Markdown" John Gruber's official Markdown That word for when "I know that you know that I know…" and so on that John couldn't remember: Yomi Sponsored by: Squarespace: A better web starts with your website. Use promo code ATP for 10% off. lynda.com: Learn at your own pace from expert-taught video tutorials. Free 7-day trial. Harry's: An exceptional shave at a fraction of the price. Use code ATP for $5 off your first purchase.
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Aug 29, 2014 • 1h 28min

80: Tangled in Version Numbers

Follow-up: iTunes on Windows uses Objective-C Lightning cables Advice from Geniuses at the Apple Bar When to ask for a replacement Strain relief design USB icon on the cable There's still a Mac with an optical drive CD-ROM nostalgia CD caddy Math co-processor Kenwood TrueX 72x CD-ROM with 7 laser beams When will Apple let spinning hard drives die? What size drives do iMacs use? Verizon "SpeedMatch" Merlin Mann asks about the new TiVo Roamio OTA Version Numbering The Infinite Version Do people care about pretty URLs.aspx? Podcast Patent Troll Ars Technica Hypercritical #67 Hypercritical #68 Ars on Carolla Settling Adam Carolla discusses the case starting around 40 minutes Marco's headphone review Post-Show: John's review status Amazon buys Twitch Twitch Plays Pokémon Isometric Marco.☕️ Bad.☕️ Explanation of John's joke domain for The Flop House Sponsored by: Quotebook 3: Collect quotes that matter. Download it today on the App Store for iPhone and iPad. Squarespace: A better web starts with your website. Use promo code ATP for 10% off. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use code ATP for 15% off. (Marco's app-icon Fractures)
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Aug 21, 2014 • 1h 35min

79: Tip Ring Ring Sleeve

Pre-show: Relay FM and Casey's new show about feelings Follow-up: Rumored Lightning cable with reversible USB end, too Lightning cables breaking at the strain-delay cuff PVC Apple's official cable Amazon's knockoffs Monoprice's knockoffs Cables' Springy Bits TRRS connector Non-spammy Verizon DNS Console sales How do you pronounce "Haxe"? Twitter continues to try to ruin itself Being a completionist versus following Glenn Fleishman Twitterrific with unified timelines and Tweetbot without Build an Acura in a tweet! App.net and Tent iTunes 12 Will iTunes ever get a complete rewrite or have functionality spun off into multiple apps? Photos in Yosemite Post-show: Non-ideal times to decide whether to have another baby or write another OS X review How old is Stephen Hackett, really? Could you use an iOS device as a media-sync host for an iPod? Transferring large files over wireless (including Eye-Fi cards) Sponsored by: Casper: A mattress with just the right sink, just the right bounce, for better nights and brighter days. Use code ATP for $50 off. Backblaze: Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. Squarespace: A better web starts with your website. Use promo code ATP for 10% off.
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Aug 15, 2014 • 1h 33min

78: Fleece the Whales

Pre-Show: Casey's New Podcast Follow-Up: USB Type-C connector finalized Peter Bright's comment xkcd ARM Macs Summly WIMP _DavidSmith's Version Stats More on Jared Sinclair and the App Store economy Jared's new job Release Notes #65 _DavidSmith's Developing Perspective #192 Early Instapaper screenshots "App Rot" Capo TiVo Premiere UI update TiVo ditches Flash Haxe (həvər) Account-free Overcast Jalkut theory on App Store review Post-show: Casey sells his soul for symmetric internet via Zac Bir A Cry in the Dark Casinos Boiler Room Leftovers Casey on Debug Wii U Games Mario Kart 8 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Playstation 4 Sales Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Nintendoland Mario Kart Wii Mario Kart 64 Sponsored by: lynda.com: Learn at your own pace from expert-taught video tutorials. Free 7-day trial. Hover: The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code VINYLSOUNDSBETTER for 10% off. Automatic: Your smart driving assistant. Get 20% off with this link.
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Aug 8, 2014 • 1h 58min

77: Full-Stack Businessperson

Casey wants to be the pre-show DJ Journey Soundtrack Transport Tycoon TT Original MIDI Music TT Remastered MP3 Music OpenTTD Follow-up: Mavericks, Gmail, and Mail.app Apple and IBM John's review status Synergy Overcast status Mixing server roles for burst capacity nice Weighing feedback Macs with ARMs (in contrast to bubbles with feet) Jean-Louis Gassée's article MVNO MacBook Air Specs iPad Air Specs MacBook Air Geekbench iPad Air Geekbench Mac Power Users Making money in the App Store Jared Sinclair's blog post Planet Money on discussing salaries Fast Text (iTunes Link) sales Opacity Express Jakub Świadek topLayoutGuide Justin Williams on business Jazzychad's post on games Stephen Orth on a different kind of App Store success Justin Williams - "90 days" Stuart Hall - "An App Store Experiment" Post-show: Rube Goldberg Machine Casey's terrible fast-food preferences Fazoli's Ultimate Sampler Casey's "breadsticks" Sonic Drive-In Shake Shack Five Guys Cook-Out Boar's Head Natural Casing Beef Frankfurters Lothar's Gourmet Sausages Sponsored by: TopBrewer: A revolutionary built-in coffee system for the home or small business. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use code ATP for 15% off. Marco's app-icon Fractures (First 25 people: Use code marcofree for a free small square Fracture). Need: A refined retailer and lifestyle magazine for men. Email here after ordering to get some bonuses and 25% off your next order.

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