Accidental Tech Podcast

By Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa

Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.... more

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Accidental Tech Podcast episodes:

March 16, 2023526: Food Comes From Cans
Pre-show:
Marco’s load-bearing pinky
We stand in support of trans people, including trans youth. 🏳️‍⚧️
Alex Cox’s words
Alex Cox’s voice
5calls.org
Moltz’s toot
Happy 10th anniversary, ATP!
Follow-up:
Press ↑ to see the Apple TV screensaver location. (via Ted)
Recording Screen Time password isn’t possible in iOS 16.4 beta (via Gui Rambo)
melle points out you can guess the Screen Time
passcode ∞ times in some cases. Not good, Bob.
Settings → General → Transfer or Reset iPhone
Erase All Content and Settings
Continue
Enter the iPhone passcode
Take ∞ guesses at the Screen Time passcode
Feedback: FB12006474
No-passcode iPhone ain’t so smart after all, says Eric deRuiter
Another approach to prevent iCloud passcode changes, provided by Jenny Oskarsen
Change your iPhone passcode
After you enter it twice, the phone will ask for your iCloud passcode
Hit Cancel; your passcode has been changed, but you will need to enter your current iCloud password to change it
Tim Cook Orders Headset Forward Despite Warnings?
To Ship or Not to Ship, Headset Edition
Colleen Novielli
DJI Avata
Destiny & motion sickness
Samsung’s “Space Zoom” is “enhanced” by “AI”
MKBHD’s YouTube Short
Correction video
2021 🙂 Moon Crater
The Verge’s coverage
Samsung’s Explanation
Post-show: Casey’s Watch band problems
Wirecutter picks
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1h 58min
March 09, 2023525: The Glory Speakers
Pre-show:
Declan made an interesting observation
Marco files a bug report… AND ACTUALLY GETS A RESPONSE
unlike FB12026558: “Media services reset repeatedly upon initiating audio playback in iOS 16.4 betas”
John has…returned.
Follow-up:
Avoiding Shoulder Surfing
Screen Time passcodes, turns out™, do not protect against takeovers
Protecting iCloud Photos (via Erik Smets)
Could you previously protect Settings?
You can actually set a many-digit numeric-only passcode
Scam Authenticator App Steals QR Codes 😱
Mysk’s comment
Some absolute maniacs YOLO enthusiasts use no passcodes 😱 × ∞ (via Bob Von Scio)
However, the kids are alright
Mikael’s good point on ISP bandwidth
Apple TV remote with touch disabled has an Achilles heel
Yellow Things
👎🏻 Best and worst car colors for resale
👍🏻 iPhones 14 in Yellow
Dakar Yellow II E36
1991 Toyota MR2
Apple Spring Event… Maybe?
“Compute Card”
Upgrade #448: I’m Choosing Optimism
More on John’s COVID project
(Affiliate links abound!)
John’s old 5.1 system: Energy 5.1 Take Classic
Pioneer VSX-LX305
SVS Prime Center & map
Micca MB42X-C & map
ELAC UC52 & map
Polk R100
Polk XT15
Sonos Sub (Gen 3)
KEF KC62
SVS SB-1000
Sealed vs. Ported subs
Kanto
Audioholics
Audio Science Review speaker forum & reviews index
The problem with most center channel speakers
KEF Q150
KEF Q350
Post-show: Some more home theatre talk
RIAA curve
John reviews his old receiver
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2h 17min
March 02, 2023524: The Anti-Fireplace Lobby
Pre-show: Please go decline your Tweetbot/Twitterrific refunds!
Follow-up:
John’s COVID project
mcg’s Experience with the Sony HT-A9
Larry King’s band’s Rivian Parody
“Not yellow” ≠ “no fun colors”
Adam Wunn on iMazing
Report on the Apple TV remote with touch disabled
Bad Apple TV news
Diabetes and blood glucose monitoring
Diabeetus
Sonos does allow you to shout requests into the air
Criminals are shoulder-surfing passcodes and then swiping iPhones
Mitigation ideas:
Alphanumeric passcodes
Settings → Face ID & Passcode → Change Passcode → Passcode Options → Custom Alphanumeric Code
Don’t use iCloud Keychain for banking passwords
Screen Time
Settings → Screen Time → Use Screen Time Passcode and don’t use the same passcode
Settings → Screen Time → Content & Privacy Restrictions → Account Changes → Don’t Allow
Venmo: Me → Settings → Face ID & PIN → Enable Face ID & PIN
Cash: Icon in the upper-right → Privacy & Security → Security Lock
#askatp:
Is symmetric internet — particularly gigabit — worth it? (via Petar Petrović)
Casey’s original flex
Casey’s park bench picnic table
Casey downloads a Xcode beta
WRT54G
Do we use AlDente or Battery to manually limit charging
levels? (via MaxLaves)
Coconut Battery
Battery GitHub issue
Why doesn’t anyone make fun but not-creepy games? (via Brian Hamilton)
Post-show: Marco loses a war of YouTube attrition to Adam
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2h 16min
February 24, 2023523: I Can’t Give Him the Carrot Fast Enough
Pre-show: ✅ ATP hat-trick achieved ☹️
Follow-up:
Getting a copy of your data from Apple
privacy.apple.com
Zack Whittaker’s experience in 2018
GDPR
iMazing
On our slagging of Dolby Pro Logic (via Rob Howard)
A tip about Skip Intro on Apple TV (via Mark Johnson)
More on the Sony HT-A9 & SA-SW5 from John Coke and Ian White
Linus Tech Tips
Alternative thoughts on why Xcode downloads are huge (via Michael McGuire)
Marco should buy a Ford F150 Lightning? Maybe? (via William Vabrinskas)
Some further thoughts on COVID from Keith, medicinal chemist
NYC study
More recent study
VA Study
Reuters
Scientific American
The Guardian
iPhone 15 CAD drawings
…and colors
MaxTech video
Post-show: Marco has many bits of car news
CarMax
Jackery
Rivian R1T
BMW i3
Yellow Stripey Things
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2h 8min
February 16, 2023522: I’ll Just Keep You for Ten Years
Pre-show: Marco is living the true Land Rover experience
TFL Offroad
Your Daily Lex
Follow-up:
The foibles of a 2.1 setup (via Samuel Polay)
Sony HT-A9 & SA-SW5
Video review
Bundle on Amazon
What’s the ∆ between Apple TVs? (via Andy Galletly)
An Unsolicited Streaming App Spec
Streaming App Sentiments
Current vs. Previous-Gen Apple TV 4K
YouTube video
Identify your Apple TV model
imessage-exporter (via Christopher Sardegna)
Google Takeout
Apple dropping Product Design Chief role
Mac Studio is one-and-done?
Jason’s post
#askatp:
Does subscribing to a dead show cause burden on Overcast? (via Scott Wright)
Would a 8 × 64 GB MacBook read data 8× faster than a single 512 GB MacBook? (via John Susek)
How do we handle unknown callers? (via b4rt0s1k)
NoMoRobo
Post-show: The Liss family has finally fallen (but are okay though)
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2h 9min
February 09, 2023521: Dance Compatible
Pre-show: Marco relives his middle-school years
Follow-up:
HomePod 2
Siri speed test video
And a related #askatp from Justin Saucier
Sonos Premium Entertainment Set with Arc
HomePod 2 power connector
IEC 60320
A fix for tapping the HomePod near an outlet
Foo Fighters performed at iPhone 5 launch (via Sverrir Björgvinsson)
Twitter shenanigans continue
Twitter Dev’s tweet
Coverage on The Verge
Elon’s completely ambiguous tweet
Coverage on The Verge
Movetodon killed for reasons
Mastodon Flock still works
Paul Haddad reports the new rules
Marco’s HomePod 2 Review
KEF Q150
HiFiMAN HE-6
Harman Curve
Dave2D HomePod 2 Video
#askatp:
Will large enterprises set up Mastodon instances? (via Gavin Whitaker)
Masto.host
Why are Xcode downloads so darn huge? (via Nathan Roberts)
How the heck do you search for code-related help for iOS/macOS stuff? (via Darin Kelkhoff)
Queryable: iPhone photo search app
Post-show: Audio is difficult
🍌 🔌
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2h 7min
February 02, 2023520: Bananas Ingestion System
Pre-show: Your hosts have a discussion about music. We’re… um… sorry.
macOS: Settings → Advanced → Add songs to Library when adding to playlists
iOS: Settings→ Music → Add Playlist Songs
Follow-up:
Overview of US healthcare terminology
Ars Technica on the US healthcare situation
HomePod updates
MKBHD video
9to5Mac’s photo
Marco’s charging woes (via Jonathan Dietz)
A kludgey fix suggested by Conrad Poohs
M2 Pro/Max
MaxTech video
Vadim Yuryev
Backing up iCloud Photo Library
icloud-photos-sync
Also available as a Docker container!
Shared photo libraries support coming?
Khan Academy Kids & ABCMouse
Foldable iPad with carbon fiber kickstand?
Apple’s “Reality Pro” AR/VR goggles: 🎵 what is it good for? 🎵
The Information
9to5Mac
Gruber
Gurman
CrunchPad
Apple Watch Leather Link band
Valve Index
Meta Quest
Hypercritical: Antacid Tablet
Hypercritical: Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow
Post-show: Marco is confused by his iPad
M539 Restorations
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2h 10min
January 26, 2023519: Paint My Wings
Pre-show:
Frame Game
❗️ New Member’s special ❗️
Belated observation of an anniversary
Casey’s ATP announcement tweet
Follow-up:
The new Mac mini is the same dimensions as the old one
But the base-model SSD is far slower… again.
Max Tech
Twitter officially bans third-party clients
Diff (via Andy Baio)
Twitter Dev’s tweet
Jason’s thoughts, which are 😗👌🏻
Jason’s follow-up
Twitterrific Goodbye
Linea
Tot
xScope
Tweetbot Goodbye
Ivory
Twitter does, indeed, seem to be crumbling
Valentines Day at White Castle
Unusual ways to listen to ATP
Some Movie Club follow-up:
Regarding Hunt’s language change (via David Watson)
Some thoughts from Patrick Warn
The Whistle Blower
Smarter Every Day gets on the USS Toledo
Marco’s USB-charging question
The John Gruber gloves
Zippo HeatBank 6 hand warmers
C2C caberQU
Apple is exploring touchscreen Macs 😱
#askatp:
Any app suggestions for young kids? (via Lee Jarvis)
Toca Boca
Paint My Wings
Pok Pok
ABCMouse
Sago Mini
How in the 🤬 can you move or rename an open document on macOS? (via Brian Coffey)
How do we handle health insurance [since 🇺🇸 sucks]? (via Nevin)
Post-show: Window-washing follow-up
Unger HydroPower Pure Water system
GEKA QuickConnect
DeWalt’s awful cordless “power” “washer”
DeWalt’s awesome cordless blower
Solving the Biggest Problems with Windows
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1h 55min
January 19, 2023518: Deconstructed iMac
Pre-show:
Marco’s window-washing woes
Chicken hat dregs
❗️ Imminent members-only special ❗️
Follow-up:
Getty Images suing creators of Stable Diffusion
Stable Diffusion Litigation
One more from CES: solid-state cooling
PC World video
Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)
Twitter kills (some) third-party clients
Craig Hockenberry
The Verge
Twitter’s sole “statement”, five days later 🙄 × ∞
The Verge on “🫡”
Upgrade+ 442: Filing bug reports with Apple
An entry from the we-have-the-best-listeners file
Apple’s Week of Announcements
New Macs
Dan Moren
Color-matched MagSafe cables‼️
iStat Menus
New HomePods 😱
Post-show: Casey got the Belkin Continuity Camera doodad
External Display Mount
Laptop Display Mount
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2h 23min
January 09, 2023517: A Tesla Full of Kindles
Pre-show: Marco still has his red hat cursed car
Follow-up:
Backing up iPhoto Libraries (via Jonas)
Dell 5K monitor
Dell 6K monitor
Teaser video
Dell resolution: 6144 × 3456
XDR resolution: 6016 × 3384
CES TV News
Samsung 77-inch QD-OLED
LG Signature OLED “wireless” TV
LG Micro Lens Array
Samgung microLED TVs
Roku is making TVs 🤨
Sony is not showing TVs
Qi2 is MagSafe?
Rewind.ai internals (via Kevin Chen)
ScreenCaptureKit
Vision Framework
Video Toolbox
#askatp:
What would be important in a “3rd alternative” desktop operating system? (via Stephan Jacobs)
System76
macOS achieves UNIX (not Linux) certification
Getting macOS UNIX-certified
Do we use RSS? Which apps, if so? (via Andy Clarke)
Reeder
NetNewsWire
Feedbin
Unread (App Store link)
ReadKit
TIN
Post-show:
🗣️ BREAKING NEWS 🗣️ Tesla Steering Wheel Retrofit
Mercedes EQS SUV brake pedal (via James Russell)
Quinn Nelson’s thoughts: 1 & 2 & 3
Technology Connections enters the chat: 1 & 2
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2h 14min

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