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:

June 04, 2019329: Mac Pro Day
Our live show from WWDC 2019!
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Balmuda Toaster

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1h 29min
May 30, 2019328: The Pixel Stump
Follow-up:
Explaining Code using ASCII Art
iFixit's New MBP Teardown
Apple Watch Independence
_'s Watch Usage Chart
Apple Watch Designer Anna-Katrina Shedletsky
Decrypted: Conversation with Phillip Shoemaker
Previously about Shoemaker: Apple's App Store Director Sells His Own Fart Apps
macOS 10.15's System Partition
System Integrity Protection
New iPod touch
Guilherme Rambo's Screenshot Leaks
iOS 13
Blending Stump
macOS 10.15
Apple Pro Display
Pontificating about the Mac Pro
...oh yeah and some other WWDC stuff.
Post-show: What's owning a 10-year computer really like?
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2h 2min
May 23, 2019327: Better Late Than Wrong
Follow-up:
"Interactive version control" comic
"Preview for video"
Videoloupe (via Matthew Schaffer)
LumaFX
Perfect Horizon (via Jan Östlund)
Telestream Switch+
Vignette (App Store Link)
Analog(ue) #157: I Just Want People to Like My Stuff
MacStories
Cult of Mac
9to5Mac
TechCrunch
GIFWrapped
Independence
Marco's AirPlay 2 "Greycation"
AVSampleBufferRenderSynchronizer
Castro
Playdate
Firewatch
Untitled Goose Game
Cabel Sasser's XOXO 2013 talk
Teenage Engineering OP-1
Apple's Refreshed MacBook Pros
Gruber's take
Post-show:
Marco's editing suite
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1h 57min
May 16, 2019326: Blow Your Redo Stack
Pre-show: Bug-out bags and disaster planning
Casey's Go Pack
Northeast blackout of 2003
Casey's fantasy generator
Follow-up:
THANK YOU for buying T-Shirts!
John's "Frame Game"
Apple's fix for the new ZombieLoad Intel CPU exploit
HeartBleed
Steve T-S on macOS 10.15 house-cleaning
Ink
IINA
Booting in 64-bit only mode
#askatp:
Are comments in code a "code smell"? (via Alex White)
SE-0004: Remove ++ and -- operators
How does John rate movies? (via Dan Provost)
John's Letterboxd
What's our WWDC EDC? (via M Roselius)
Chase Reeves' BagWorks and YouTube channel
Peak Design Everyday Backpack
Tom Bihn Synapse 25 and 19
Nomatic Travel Pack
Arktype Dashpack
Casey's Go Pack
Swift Cup Coffee
Tom Bihn Organizer Pouch
RAVPower 45W GaN USB-C charger (Marco's favorite)
Anker 30W GaN USB-C charger or 2-port 60W
Aukey 18W USB-C charger (the 30W GaN version disappeared recently for some reason; if it comes back, get it instead)
Apple USB-C to USB-C charge cable
Apple USB-C to Lightning cable
Post-show:
John's Letterboxd statistics
Casey's forthcoming app
Independence
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2h 12min
May 09, 2019325: Relive Your Calculator-Watch Dreams
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Follow-up:
MDM parental-control conspiracy theory
Jury-duty technology
iPod Nano 5th-gen had a video camera
Nintendo Play-Yan
Bloomberg's WWDC round-up
AvantGo
Gboard (App Store link)
Due
The Law of Leaky Abstractions
BestPhotos
California dial
Nomos Club Campus
Panerai Radiomir California
#askatp:
What do we listen to when we code? (via Thom Bullock)
How do we configure Macs used by other family members? (via Nick)
What resources help us be... slightly less ignorant white dudes? (via Brie Macnish)
Post-show: Marco at the Movies: Ronin
Ronin on YouTube (with ads)
Analog(ue) #155: This Time I Acquiesced
Top Four #51: Heist Movies
Syriana
John on Letterboxd
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2h 13min
May 03, 2019324: Automatic Kicking Machine
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Follow-up:
Australia Post's website link guidelines (via Robb McAlavey)
How could one leverage copyright to block podcasts in clients?
Clip sharing with Overcast
AVAssetExportSession
animationTool
Overcast for macOS
Three-column version
marzipanify
Steve's blog posts
New York Times on Apple "cracking down" on MDM apps
Apple response
Secondary Schiller response
#askatp:
What naming convention do we use for stuff on our Macs? (via Keegan Sands)
Why does Apple bother with AWS? (via Patrick)
What are our favorite sports cars? (via Paul Wood III)
Post-show: Marco gets summoned to jury duty
Rio PMP300
NOMAD Jukebox
iPod Nano
AGPTEK MP3 Player
AMV video format
Sony Walkman MP3 Player
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2h 3min
April 25, 2019323: A Slightly Smaller Thumb
The ATP store is back with new designs! Only available through May 12! Order now!
Our thanks to The Iconfactory for helping us out with the T-Shirt designs this year.
Pre-show: Amazing refrigerator episode of Reconcilable Differences
ATP Store
Iconfactory Patreon
Iconfactory apps
Follow-up on Intel exiting the cellular-modem business:
Thoughts from anonymous Intel tipsters
Thoughts from an IP lawyer
Luminary's missteps
The Pen Addict
More from Gui Rambo
Apple Watch auth beyond just computer unlocks
Siri Shortcuts, Screen Time, other iOS features
Upgrade #242: Myke and the Modems
Quitter
Automators #18: Terminal Automation with John Siracusa
WWDC 2019 for Developers
Steve Troughton-Smith's blog
Post-show: Quarterbacking WWDC
2013 Mac Pro announcement
The Case for a True Mac Pro Successor
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1h 55min
April 18, 2019322: Morale-Sucking Maple Syrup Fires
Pre-show: Casey and John file Overcast bugs
Follow-up:
More AirPower follow-up. (Really!)
Netflix, AirPlay, and screen rights
AirPlay quality loss
AirPod fidget spinner
Of course Katie Bouman should get the credit
How to Understand the Image of a Black Hole
Apple and Qualcomm settle and then Intel exits 5G business
Apple press release
John on patents 1, 2, 3
iOS 13: Dark Mode, Volume HUD, multi-windows/"cards" on iPad
PanelKit
Kai's Power Tools
Unified Find My iPhone & Find My Friends
Tile
macOS 10.15 rumors
Luna Display
Astropad
Sidecar
Moom
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1h 47min
April 12, 2019321: Dumbed Down, Locked Down, and Locked Out
Pre-show:
Casey's #snelltalk submission
John's appearance on Upgrade
Follow-up:
Last week's PowerByProxy-AirPower story is disputed
Game of Thrones and modern television
Apple News on John's Mac is still broken
Apple Cinema Display LED
Netflix No Longer Supports AirPlay
Clarification from Netflix
Demotivators: Meetings
The Great iTunes Break-Up
The Monkey's Paw
QuickTime 7
SoundJam MP
Cardhop
MusicKit
#askatp:
Is it bad to use high-wattage chargers even though the devices get warm? (via Sean Kelker)
How do version numbers work? (via Aadi)
Semantic Versioning
How do we keep code snippets for reference? (via Vincent Steinmann)
FCModel
FCUtilities
CPAN
Post-show: Casey's Live Instagram Experiment
Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio
Adobe Premiere Rush
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1h 55min
April 04, 2019320: Here Comes the Big But
Follow-up:
AirPods 2 hinge is different
iFixIt Teardown
People use GSuite! Dozens of us!
Workaround that uses Charles Proxy
Probably a Google issue?
AirPower cancelled
Studio Neat Material Dock
Google Stadia
Previously on ATP
OnLive
Playstation Now
GeForce Now
Google Public DNS
Kali
#askatp:
Have any tips on booking a Disney World vacation? (via Stephen Kim)
David's Vacation Club Rentals
50's Prime Time Café
Disney's Hollywood Studios
Wizarding World of Harry Potter
What do we use to post/share photos? (via Andrew Wade)
Do we still check drive health? (via Jack Mordoj)
Windows Disk Defragmenter
Post-show:
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Michael Pollan article
How Not to Die
Ivor Cummins
Index fund
Casey's app's business model
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1h 56min

FAQs about Accidental Tech Podcast:

How many episodes does Accidental Tech Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 459 episodes available.