Accidental Tech Podcast

By Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa

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

· Technology

Download on the App Store

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play

FAQs about Accidental Tech Podcast:

How many episodes does Accidental Tech Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 459 episodes available.

Accidental Tech Podcast episodes:

August 30, 2018289: Everybody's in the Alliance
Follow-up:
MoCA and MoCA Bridge
Hades Canyon NUCs
Engadget Video Review
Snell's NUC article
Anandtech
The AirPort Express lives!
Snell's iPod Hi-Fi
Sonos Connect
The End of AirPort
DD-WRT
Tomato
WRT54G
Phil Schiller flies
Panzer's tweet
iPhone mockups preview
iPhone SE 2?
Upgrade #208: The Villain of the Macintosh
#askatp:
Why run both Plex and Infuse? (via Adam Porter)
Why are Apple's ARM chips so much faster than their competitors? (via Will Faught)
What's your home printer setup? (via Mark Igloliorte)
Lexmark Optra S 1625
PC Magazine, 26 May, 1998
HP Laserjet Pro M281fdw All in One Wireless Color Laser Printer, Amazon Dash Replenishment Ready (T6B82A)
Canon Pixma MX870 Wireless
Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500
Epson Workforce WF-7710
HP Color LaserJet Enterprise M553dn
Apple's compatibility list
...more
2h 11min
August 23, 2018288: Rich Person's Raspberry Pi
Follow-up:
Photo books → PDF (File → Export → Export Book as PDF → ☑️ Production PDF)
Active vs. Passive Thunderbolt 3 cables
Graphing Calculator vs. Grapher
This American Life
Low-end Mac rumors
Intel NUC
Mac Mini ports
Plex
Infuse
Gruber's take on the MacBook Air
#askatp:
Long-distance Wi-Fi
OLED TVs
Marco's TV
Jaguar i-Pace (via Wayne Robinson)
Top Gear's overview
Porsche Taycan
Small electric cars:
Chevy Bolt
Volkswagen e-Golf
Kia Soul EV
Prius Prime
Nissan Leaf
Post-show: John's
...more
1h 58min
August 16, 2018287: Open-Faced Compliment Sandwich
Follow-up:
Model 3 software update for the right jog wheel
Finding the settings
Printing PDFs from Photos by ⌥-clicking the Buy Book button
Backblaze
Data retention
Backing up a NAS using AutoMounter
Dock auto-hide delay
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -int 0
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -int 0
Marco reviews his 2018 13" MacBook Pro
Disabling Turbo Boost
Cortex #72: Adulting Complete
Playing for Fun
Startech DKT30CSDHPDStarTech.com USB-C Multiport Adapter 2xUSB 3.0/HDMI/SD/Gigabit Ethernet with Power Delivery (USB PD) USB-C Docking Station
Smoothed edge
Fall laptop predictions
#askatp:
Why isn't there a RSS-like thing for video?
Squarespace
Libsyn
Why trust the cloud at all if we can't have future-proof encryption?
Which macOS feature gets
...more
2h 9min
August 09, 2018286: I Respect a Good Crust
Pre-show: John's pie-filled vacation
John's seemingly impossible picture
Follow-up:
CrashPlan, John, and Java
java mx
java mx {newNumber}m
SpiderOak
BackBlaze
BackBlaze B2
Arq
John's Photo books
DiskInventoryX
DaisyDisk
Photo printer's extension
AMD and TSMC and 7nm
DigitalFoundry on the Intel Core i9 9900K
Some Neutral FU about the Golf R
Apple removes Infowars propoganda from its podcast directory
Marco started it
Gruber investigates
@jack's tweetstorm
Compulsory xkcd comic
#askatp:
Dock strategies (via Fabian Diehm)
Sleep strategies (via Cecil Scheib)
Transmission strategies (via Thomas Brock)
Post-show Neutral: Tesla screws up a good thing
Sponsored by:
Hover: Find a domain name for your passion. Get 10% off your first purchase.
Betterment: Rethink what your money can do. Get up to 1 year managed free.
Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter code ATP for 10% off your first order.

Become a member!
...more
1h 57min
July 30, 2018285: Do Not Drill Holes in This House
Follow-up:
The law is complicated
Intel 10nm is allegedly coming at the end of NEXT year
On an infinite timescale, when does Apple move away from Intel?
RISC-V
Die
What happened to Apple's whimsy?
Michael Tsai's summary
Marco's comment
#askatp:
Overflowing portable drives (via Bronwyn Erb)
Casey's Synology primer
When do we replace our computers? (via Chris Tucker Mear)
MacRumors Buyer's Guide
Swift and Copland 2010 (via Rob Mathers)
Copland 2010 revisited
How is the new Dave Matthews Band album? (via Ted Hardy)
Post-show: Neutral
Casey on Cars: Volkswagen Golf R
Blog post
Sponsored by:
Casper: Get $100 off the Casper Wave mattress with code atp100. Terms and conditions apply.
Squarespace: Make your next move. Get 10% off your first order with code ATP.
Simple Contacts: Renew your contact-lens prescription with our online vision test, and save $20 on your contacts with code ATP20.

Become a member!
...more
2h 3min
July 26, 2018284: Hotel California Keyboard
Follow-up:
Easier keycap replacement on the 2018 keyboard
Membranes are for ingress prevention
More from MacRumors
"Subsequent remedial measures"
iFixit particle experiment
Intel giveth and Intel taketh away
The mythical USB-C hub
Sad recent history of Intel CPUs
Corrections on the throttling discussion from last week
AltiVec
TDP
RIP hyper-threading
VRM-throttling theory
Apple's official throttling fix
Macworld's tests
Intel Power Gadget
Removed, and then reappears
Intel and the Danger of Integration
Process-Architecture-Optimization model
Itanium
Power Mac G5
#askatp:
Retina screen settings (via Greg Kolodziejczk)
Eye Friendly
What tech opinions do we regret? (via James)
Casey's journey to the Mac
The iPhone: I'll care later
John's pasta-sauce recipe (via James Evans)
Rao's Vodka Sauce
Post-show: The Spanish Italian food inquisition
Lidia's lasagna recipe
The basis for John's "carbonara"
Sponsored by:
AfterShokz: Headphones powered by bone-conduction technology. Use code atpbundle for $55 off a Trekz Air bundle.
Backblaze: Unlimited cloud backup for $5/month. Start protecting your data with a 15-day free trial today.
Linode: Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $5/month. Use code atp2018 for a $20 credit.

Become a member!
...more
2h 7min
July 19, 2018283: Just Lower Your Standards
Pre-show: Videolog(ue)
iJustine & MKBHD unbox a sealed, 18-year-old iBook G3
Casey Neistat and MKBHD review a Lamborghini
DeMuro's botched video
Follow-up:
Patenting the perpetual motion machine
Pre-2018 MacBook keyboard repairs won't get the 2018 keyboard
"Beware the Core i9"
Reddit thread
Marco's tweet
Thermal design power
Notebook Check tests the 13"
CPU data sheets:
13": 2017, 2018
15": 2017, 2018
Apple ends photo printing operation
#askatp:
Is a dedicated picture machine useful? (via Colton Belfils)
Does John like Node.js (via Aaron Bushnell)?
NPM
CPAN
Semantic Versioning
Camel
What $15k-or-less car, at least 25 years old, would you buy? (via Gareth Thomas)
Marco's listing
DeMuro's MR2 video
John's listing
Post-show Neutral
Smart Roadster
Sponsored by:
Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter code ATP for 10% off your first order.
Jamf Now: Set up and protect your Apple devices at work, from anywhere. First 3 devices are free.
Northwestern University's MS in Information Systems: Get prepared for an advanced career in IT management, online or on campus.

Become a member!
...more
1h 51min
July 15, 2018282: Not Unreliable Enough
Follow-up:
Distributing Marzipan Apps
Siri is multilingual... until it isn't.
Window air-conditioner hacks
New MacBook Pros
The Verge's review
iFixIt reveals key-protecting membranes
Apple's Patent
Keyboard Service Program
Apple T2
Apple A10
Geekbench
Marco's tweet
Leather sleeve
High-end versus luxury
#askatp:
Capturing out-of-warranty hardware (via Ali Shah)
How do I use a 34" monitor? (via Andrew Troup)
Lost picture troubleshooting for Brian Sturm
Post-show: Let's talk about Europe.
Yes, United Kingdom residents, we've seen the video about your ridiculous plugs.
Eurostar
St. Pancras
Gare du Nord
Sponsored by:
RXBAR: Whole food protein bars. Use code ATP for 25% off your first order and free shipping.
Mack Weldon: Better than whatever you’re wearing right now. Use code ATP for 20% off your first order.
Eero: Finally, Wi-Fi that works. Use code ATP to make overnight shipping free to the US and Canada.

Become a member!
...more
2h 12min
July 02, 2018281: My Private Siri
Home repairs: Window air conditioners
Frigidaire Gallery quiet window air conditioner
Computer repairs
Casey repairs Erin's MacBook Air... maybe.
Local snapshots maybe?
Marco's iMac wants to be like Casey's
Follow-up:
Reporters got to talk to Google Duplex
A A A A Very Good Song lives on?
Duplicate-file managers:
Gemini 2, also on the App Store (via Gualtiero Frigerio)
Photo Sweeper
Mojave LaunchServices can launch flat-style app bundles
Google Home impresses John
Apple Maps is getting a whole lotta love
Google Maps Moat
Welcome to Joytown
AirPod (and headphone!) rumors
Apple In-Ear Headphones
Sony WH-1000XM2
#askatp
Mojave and autiomatic dark mode (via Ishan Sharma)
tell application "System Events" to tell appearance preferences to set dark mode to not dark mode
Back to the... iOS? (via Scott Nourse)
Citrix Mouse
If the Millennium Falcon was a car, what would it be? (via Brent Billings)
Buick Grand National
Chevrolet El Camino
DeLorean time machine
Post-show: Neutral
Sponsored by:
Betterment: Rethink what your money can do. Get up to 1 year managed free.
Squarespace: Make your next move. Visit http://squarespace.com/atp and enter code ATP for 10% off your first order.
Casper: For a limited time, save up to $225 off your order! This special offer expires July 9, 2018. Terms and conditions apply.

Become a member!
...more
1h 48min
June 28, 2018280: Extinction-Level Event
Follow-up:
Safari's Allow Unsigned Extensions is not a panacea after all
Adobe is rethinking things
Many people have written their own de-dupe apps
One example of many
The long national Music.app default first-alphabetic song nightmare is over
A a a a a Very Good Song
Apple launches butterfly-keyboard repair program
Casey's repair strategy
Marco's new
...more
2h 5min

FAQs about Accidental Tech Podcast:

How many episodes does Accidental Tech Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 459 episodes available.