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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The podcast currently has 459 episodes available.

Accidental Tech Podcast episodes:

July 06, 2017229: Just Smush the Screen Somewhere
Follow-up:
DragonDrop replacement: Yoink (App Store)
Mac stuff for
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1h 37min
June 29, 2017228: I Never Cancel a Drag
Follow-up:
MacBook Adorable
Example multi-use hub
Casey's Review
Keyboard "shim kit"
USB-C hubs
Belkin hub
HomePod's "screen"
Marco's favorite follow-up ever in Analog(ue) #10
Echo Show
iOS Drag and Drop
Dr. Wave
DragonDrop
dyld 3
App Startup Time: Past, Present, Future
Marco gets his VBR wish
Original ATP discussion (Overcast timestamp link)
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VBR version, 56 MB
Ending theme by Jonathan Mann
Post-show:
PC Convertible
Spaaaaacccccceeeeeee
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1h 51min
June 22, 2017227: Typing on Pillows
Follow-up:
Serenity Caldwell on the new iPad
Body size comparison
Screen size comparison
Typing to Siri
Ryan Jones makes some observations
New lock & power off behavior
"Offload"ing unused apps
Springboard treatment
Steve Troughton-Smith makes some observations
Spaces persistence
Spatial Finder
Document-based apps' launch UI
FaceTime capture of Live Photos
ADAs and default apps
HEIF is good! is good
32-bit support "sunset" in macOS
Non-fragile ivars
High Sierra Format
CD caddy
APFS is good!
iMac Pro price comparison
Oddities between iMac Tiers
HomeKit is available to all
Apps can allow "programming environments"
App Store reviews don't have to reset on update
Keynote presentation diversity
Siracusa reviews Goodfellas
Casey got a MacBook Adorable
USB & Ethernet
HDMI & USB
SD Card Reader
Lightning Cable
Ending theme by Jonathan Mann
Post-show:
WWDC doughnuts
TitleCase.com
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1h 59min
June 15, 2017226: Smooth Scrolling Is For Suckers
Pre-show: Lots of Follow Up
John's ancient, slow, Mac Pro
APFS WWDC session and file name encoding
Norm forms
Compression vs. HFS+
iOS 11
Dots vs. Bars for signal strength
Drop of third party service integration
Perhaps the APIs were removed?
Many touch options for iOS 11 home screens on non-Force Touch devices
Log your friends into your WiFi
Multiple file uploads → Mobile Safari
Tidbits from The Talk Show #193: Crack Marketing Team
tvOS
iCloud storage: 1TB → 2TB
Sonnet eGFX
Apple Wireless Keyboard A1016
New iPads
20ms vs. 50ms latency 2 3
Sample rate video
Microsoft video
People prefer 120 Hz displays
Ending theme by Jonathan Mann
Post-show:
Casey steals something from WWDC
Marco holds court at Social Policy (more on Run Loop and Under the Radar)
Jackets and pins
WWDC Food
Philadelphia cream cheese brick
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2h 17min
June 06, 2017225: A Conversation with Siri
Our WWDC 2017 live show!
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1h 48min
June 01, 2017224: Yearning for Reflection
Follow up:
Multiple versions of photos
Quietly improving MacBook Pro keyboards
Pre-WWDC hopes and dreams
Upgrade #143: The WWDC Keynote Draft 2017
What If the iPad Smart Keyboard Had a Trackpad?
Ending theme by Jonathan Mann
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2h 41min
May 25, 2017223: Throw the Fork Away
Follow up:
Those ✂️️
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1h 44min
May 18, 2017222: As Thin as Humans Will Tolerate
Follow up: Revisiting the quiz from last episode
MP3 is dead; long live MP3
Fraunhofer's announcement
Cookies
LAME encoder
Audacity
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1h 45min
May 11, 2017221: Personal Body Chemistry
Follow up:
The politics in the last episode
Rear Touch ID and prototypes
Dirty laptop fabric
Alcantara
Mr. Clean Magic Eraser
Oleophobic coating
Are people being backed into liking touchscreen laptops?
WikiTribune
...is based on Wordpress and not maintained by Wikimedia
...already has a competitor called Wikinews
Amazon Echo Show
Previous rumor Marco was enamored with
Hunt for Red October
You Should Use DuckDuckGo
3Com Audrey
Brief Quiz
Dropping Dropbox
Ending theme by Jonathan Mann
Post-show: Marco and Casey can't shut up about the Switch and Mario Kart
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2h 11min
May 04, 2017220: Executive Box Lunch
Follow up: Moscone food research by Daniel Jalkut
More on the potential rear Touch ID
Samsung Galaxy S8
Assistive Touch
Turning off Haptics:
Settings → Sounds & Haptics → System Haptics
WikiTribune
Basic humanity
Jimmy Kimmel's story
Casey's tweet recap
Associated episode of Analog(ue)
Amazon Echo Look
Download #1: Wardrobe Philosophy
Microsoft Surface Laptop
Ending theme by Jonathan Mann
Post-show: Casey really loves his new copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart over LAN
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2h 10min

FAQs about Accidental Tech Podcast:

How many episodes does Accidental Tech Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 459 episodes available.