Accidental Tech Podcast

View Top 200 Chart

Back to Rankings Page

News
**Accidental Tech Podcast**

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

Latest Episodes:

472: File a Casey Radar Mar 03, 2022

Show notes

Pre-show: 🇺🇦 ATP Stands with Ukraine 🇺🇦
- Washington Post coverage
- Jason Snell on Apple vs. 🇷🇺 & 🇨🇳
Follow-up:
- There definitely is not a “cure” for celiac disease
- Conquering shared contacts with a shared iCloud account
- Several fascinating pieces of accessibility-related feedback
Casey’s new app, MaskerAid
Apple’s Spring Event predictions
Post-show: Marco Christmas!
- Allston Christmas
- Paradigm Atom
- Sony A7 III
  - Sony 35mm f/2.8 Lens (SEL35F28Z) (Marco’s most-used lens)
  - Sony Sonnar T* FE 55mm f/1.8 ZA Lens (SEL55F18Z) (What John should buy)
  - Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Lens (SEL50F12GM) (What John wants instead, but will never buy, therefore preventing him from ever buying anything)
  - Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 Lens (SEL85F18/2)
  - LensRentals

Sponsored by:

Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code atp for 10% off your first order.
Kolide: Endpoint security for teams that value privacy, transparency, and employee productivity. Try Kolide for free today!
Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit.

Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

471: My Fiber Situation Is Fine Feb 24, 2022

Show notes

Pre-show: Casey messes with Marco during his very difficult day
- Celiac
  - Important follow-up: in short, actual celiac disease cannot be cured, so the people in question most likely had other forms of gluten intolerance
- Colostrum (the pills Marco got — ask a doctor, YMMV)
- Thera Cane
- Reconcilable Differences #176: The Curse of Convenience
- It’s All Too Much
- NIMBY
Follow-up:
- Getting an older car to always play Maps’ directions over Bluetooth (via Paul Violante)
  - Settings → Maps → Spoken Directions → Directions on Radio
- Some interesting feedback on brake-by-wire systems
- Marc Barrowclift’s Fourth Annual iOS Music Player Showcase (via Aidan Trager)
- Casey attempts a victory lap around John
  - Reconcilable Differences #176: The Curse of Convenience
    Note the relevant section was in the members’ only after-show
- Feedback received on John’s Streaming App Spec
The NVIDIA/Arm deal has been scuttled
- Previously: Doubts about the NVIDIA/Arm deal
- Announced 20 September 2020 (!)
- Apparently .NET Core can trace its roots to Silverlight (!)
Developer deliberately corrupts popular open-source packages
#askatp:
- Two-fer from Omri Arbiv:
  - What’s Marco’s current coffee setup?
  - Is John still subscribed to cable?
- Do we have a good system for maintaining family contacts? (via Paul Walker)
Post-show Robot or Not:
- Bonus #askatp: Do we say we’re “in front of” or “behind” the computer? (via Niek van de Pas)

Sponsored by:

Jumpcloud: Your new cloud directory.
Lutron Caseta: Smart Dimmers & Lighting Control.
Kolide: Endpoint security for teams that Slack. Try Kolide for free today with no credit card required.

Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

470: Computers Can Do Things Feb 17, 2022

Show notes

Follow-up:
- Jump-starting an ICE using a Tesla (via Jesper Weltz)
AirTags anti-tracking update
John has thoughts on streaming apps
- Channels does a victory lap
  - TV Everywhere
- XBMC/Kodi
- Dilbert Strip (yes, Scott Adams sucks)
Akamai is buying Linode
- Stratechery (paid) post
#askatp:
- Why do cars always steal Bluetooth connections? (via Chris Gleim)
- Is using Reduced Security okay for the purpose of audio capture? (via Chritopher Ward)
  - Audio Hijack
  - The 🤬 nuts installation procedure Apple requires on M1 Macs
- What’s the best “dumb” TV? (via Ava)
Post-show Neutral: Toyota’s Faux Manual Transmission Patent

Sponsored by:

Lutron Caseta: Smart dimmers and lighting control.
Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit.

Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

469: Tiny Toastie Feb 10, 2022

Show notes

Pre-show: The newest member of Marco’s family
Follow-up:
- Casey replaces his FiOS set-top box
  - Casey’s new UPS
  - TechSee
- AlDente
- Casey’s Email Woes
  - Gmail “funnel solution”
  - Google Workspace Email Storage (via Ashish Gandhi)
  - Running your own mail server (via Daniel Nelson)
    - Recommended solution
  - Fastmail’s referral fees can be paid out! 💰
- Video evidence for Wi-Fi ↔ Cellular Universal Control (via Carlos Carpio García)
- Are phones being stolen to steal bank information? (via Gui Rambo)
- Siri attempts at music playback by year
  - Jonathan Coulton’s Some Guys
Apple’s attempt at “compliance” with the Netherlands dating app rules
Microsoft’s “A Principled Approach to App Stores”
#askatp:
- Why doesn’t anyone use Wi-Fi for audio playback? (via Steven J. Stutz)
- Do we use color calibration tools for our monitors? (via Chris Koerner)
  - Datacolor Spyder
- How do we prevent keyboards damaging screens on laptops? (via Priyansh Singh)
Post-show: Marco’s car problems
- Which Car Jump Starter is Best? (via Michael Panzer)

Sponsored by:

Lutron Caseta: Smart Dimmers & Lighting Control
Memberful: Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today.
Stack Overflow Podcast: Your home for all things code. Available wherever you get your podcasts.

Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

468: You Got Your Non-Money’s Worth Feb 03, 2022

Show notes

Pre-show: Marco enters winter luxury
Follow-up:
- Google ships tapback parsing
- Regarding “Screeners”
- Xbox Game Pass
- Apple and the Netherlands
- New beta bits
  - Face ID unlock and glasses from Ryan Booker
  - Notes on Universal Control from Carlos Carpio Carcía
Sony buys Bungie for $3.6B
- FAQ
- Sony hints at More Acquisitions
Google tells legacy Gmail account holders to “pay up”
- Ars Technica’s coverage
- Google information
- Amazon Simple Email Service
- Using a custom domain with iCloud email
- Mimestream
- Fastmail (former sponsor)
- Hey (former sponsor)
- Zimbra
#askatp:
- How do we back up shared photo albums? (via Carlos Moffat)
- How do we manage power (and battery) for desktop laptops? (via Anirudh Coontoor)
  - Settings → Battery → Battery (in sidebar) → Optimized battery charging
- What security steps do we take for family devices? (via Lars Bekkema)
Post-show:
- Supercap jump-starter

Sponsored by:

Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
New Relic: Monitor, debug, and improve your entire stack
Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit.

Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

467: The Strain Provider Jan 28, 2022

Show notes

Pre-show: Marco’s Baking Hangover
Follow-up:
- Casey’s Desk Update
  - Casey’s Thunderbolt 4 Hub / “Breakout Box”
- Simon Webster on QD-OLED and Blue LEDs
- Jon Mason on how big Sony is
- Xbox Gamepass and Series S
- iMessage and SMS (via Olivier Ruoy)
  - Adium
- Piracy, Warez, and The Scene (via Colin Weir)
  - Widevine
- Netherlands Tells Apple “lol nope”
  - Macrumors Coverage
  - ACM’s Statement
Dropbox and OneDrive kexts no longer supported in macOS 12.3 beta
- User space
Universal Control Mac → iPad in 12.3 & 15.4 betas
iOS 15.4 beta supports FaceID unlock with mask without an Apple Watch
USB Garbage from Amazon
- Do By Friday
- Wristies
Post-show:
- Web time capsules
- John’s automotive plans

Sponsored by:

Lutron Caseta: Smart lighting at the switch.
Memberful: Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today.
Iodyne: Introducing the all-new Pro Data, the fastest Thunderbolt storage for M1 Macs.

Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

466: There’s Probably a Wizard for It Jan 20, 2022

Show notes

Pre-show: Windows woes and the challenges of loading modern trucks
- TPM
- yt-dlp
- DeCSS
- SGX
- FairPlay
- Pirated movie release types
Follow-up:
- Printer Murder Rooms
  - John Tsombakos
  - Richard Smith
- LG UltraFine 5K Repair Video (via Brian Almeida)
Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion
- Wall Street Journal
- Activision Blizzard’s abhorrent culture
- Prior acquisitions (via Jon Erlichman)
  - Activision Blizzard: $68.7b
  - LinkedIn: $26.2b
  - Nuance: $19.7b
  - Skype: $8.5b
  - ZeniMax: $7.5b
  - GitHub: $7.5b
  - Nokia (phone unit): $7.2b
  - aQuantive: $6.3b
  - Mojang (Minecraft): $2.5b
- Perfect Dark
Green bubbles ruin everything 🙄
#askatp:
- Will macOS last another 20 years? (via Daniel Begqvist)
- What game system for a casual gamer who hasn’t had a console in ten years?
- Do programming languages cause problems for people with hyphenated last names?
Post-show: Marco’s Jerk-Store Moment
- L’esprit de l’escalier

Sponsored by:

Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit.
Mack Weldon: Radically-efficient wardrobing. Get 20% off your first order with code atp.
Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.

Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

465: Lasers Are Great Jan 13, 2022

Show notes

Follow-up:
- Fi dog-collar pronunciation
  - Discount code ATP100 for $100 off (not a sponsor)
- New Ford Mustangs will be available in 2023–2024
- Sony did show PSVR2 controllers
- Mirrorless advantages and the longevity of Canon DSLRs (from Justin Krohn)
- TV technology
  - WRGB OLEDs do have white backlights
  - QD-OLEDs have RGB “filters”/diffusers
    - Samsung’s 2019 $11 billion investment in QD-OLED
  - Micro-LED
- On “Weird & Complicated” Analog TV (via Moe Rubenzahl)
  - Technology Connections on Analog TV
- Apple will Allow Alternate Payment Systems in the App Store in 🇰🇷, with a catch
John’s gross printer
- Theranos
- John’s printer
- Casey’s printer
- Marco’s laser all-in-one with the buggy networking
- Marco’s beloved giant printer (price is currently inflated; it cost $449 in 2016)
- Marco’s 11x17 inkjet all-in-one (also currently overpriced; it cost $249 in 2018)
#askatp:
- What do we think about React/React Native? (via Asajz)
  - Divorce leads children to the worst places
  - Vue.js
  - Angular
    - Note: Not AngularJS
- How can there be a huge ∆ between data in Photos and the actual Photos Library on disk? (via Todd Vaziri)
  - SQLite VACUUM
Post-show: Some responses to our health/veganism/leather discussion last week
- Slow Boring: Is Healthy Food Actually More Expensive?
- BBC: Climate Change: Which vegan milk is best?
- iMore: Apple should ditch leather (not mentioned, but meant to)

Sponsored by:

Trade Coffee: Incredible coffee delivered fresh from the best roasters in the nation. Get $20 off your first three bags.
Memberful: Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today.
Hover: Find a domain name for your passion. Get 10% off your first purchase.

Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

464: Monks at Drafting Tables Jan 06, 2022

Show notes

Follow-up:
- Stuart Hay on chroma sub-sampling, 4:2:2, 4:1:1, 4:2:0
- Hyper Thunderbolt 4 Dock
  - Hyper USB-C Media Hub
- A not-too-short aside about iPad connectivity and expandability
- Xcode and setting up for Apple Watch development (via Andy Norman)
- Slideshow App Recommendations
  - Fotomagico
  - Adobe Premiere Rush
- Canon’s flagship DSLR line will end… eventually.
  - Single-lens reflex
CES: QD-OLED TVs from Sony
- OLED explained
- Quantum dots explained
Interview with Gary Geaves, VP of Acoustics at Apple
- MaxTech video
- Regarding latency
- About the UWB spectrum
- An aside about Apple TV interruptions
  - Settings → Remotes and Devices → Bluetooth → Suggest Nearby AirPods
#askatp:
- How much do we sleep? (via Nathaniel Gori)
  - An aside about dog tracking collars
    - Fi smart dog collar — Use the code NEWYEARS100 for $100 off. Not a sponsor. Promise.
    - Update: Fi actually made a discount code just for us: ATP100. They’re still not a sponsor, though.
Post-show:
- Should Apple stop using leather?
- Thoughts on meat alternatives
- Late-episode follow-up:
  - Fun Fact #52: We’re off Track
  - Congratulations to David Sparks!

Sponsored by:

Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
Iodyne: Introducing the all-new Pro Data.
Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit.

Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

463: No Indication of Progress Dec 30, 2021

Show notes

Pre-show:
- Marco’s desk situation
- Casey’s desk situation
Follow-up:
- Jonathan Dietz Comes Through
  - Glenwing’s page and calculator and forum post
  - Chroma Subsampling
- USB4/TB4 bandwidth (via Dimitri Bouniol)
Marco’s Christmas-movie Adventure
Holiday tech we love
- Casey joins 2019 and gets AirPods Pro
  - HiFiMAN HE-6
  - Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro (250-ohm)
- Marco’s new Switch
- Tina’s new iPhone car mount
#askatp:
- Would we rock a full-on iMac as an external monitor if Target Display Mode still existed? (via Jeff Fowler)
- Does Apple like the drama and rumors around it? (via Erik Neu)
- Do we close all our apps before rebooting our computers? (via AdamMHead)

Sponsored by:

Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit.
Trade Coffee: Incredible coffee delivered fresh from the best roasters in the nation. Get $20 off your first three bags.
Memberful: Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today.

Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected