Accidental Tech Podcast

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**Accidental Tech Podcast**

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

Latest Episodes:

352: No One Else Had Calipers Nov 13, 2019

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ATP HOLIDAY SHIRTS available until Sunday, November 17
Follow-up:
- Mac Pro available "December"
  - Mac Pros appearing in the wild
- iOS 13.2.2
- Casey's Catalina Catastrophe
16-inch MacBook Pro: Initial Impressions

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351: The Floor Is High Nov 07, 2019

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Pre-show: 🐛💇🏻‍♂️
ATP HOLIDAY SHIRTS available until Sunday, November 17
Marco's AirPods Pro Review
Follow-up:
FDA clears way for over-the-counter hearing aids
- TI-84
- Hearing aids are actually pretty fancy
16" MacBook Pro speculation:
- Is there more space between 16" MacBook Pro keys?
- More inverted-T fire?
- An aside about MacBook Pro wishes and dreams
- An aside about migrating Mac Pros and televisions
Return to Follow-up:
- APFS for Time Machine theories
- Letterboxd Pro and import/export
AppleTV+ initial reviews
#askatp
- Is Geekbench a good metric when comparing across architectures? (via Josh Hattersley)
- What's the state of podcast marketshare? (via glinn07)
  - The Feed
- Should one get a Mac Mini now or wait? (via Paul Dunahoo)
Post-show Neutral: Marco's Wheel of Shame

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350: Wax Buddies Oct 31, 2019

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Accidental Sports Podcast
- Robot or Not
ATP HOLIDAY SHIRTS available until Sunday, November 17
16" Key Layout Leak?
iOS 13.2 issues
Samsung's new foldable flip-phone
Airpods Pro
- Press release
Mac Pros in stores?
- FCC approval
#askatp
- Should I wait to buy a new Mac until they're on ARM? (via James Shield)
- Why hasn't Time Machine been updated to use symbolic links? (via Adam Spelbring)
  - ATP's recap on the APFS WWDC session
- How does one get started with Letterbox D? (via Andrew Myers)
  - Welcome
  - FAQ
Post-show: 🚙⚡
- Tiff's new BMW i3s

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349: Formative Tech Dystopia Oct 22, 2019

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Pre-show: Star Wars Episode X.10.1
Follow-up:
- Pi-hole
  - Workflow/Shortcut
  - SwiftUI app
- Microsoft progress-indicator graph
Swift's New Diagnostic Architecture Overview
No Overview Available
- Methodology
- Folklore.org
No October event?
Image of 16" MBP in 10.15.1 beta?
- Animated GIF comparing old to new
New Google Stuff
#askatp
- How can I tell if I would benefit most from higher single core or multicore performance? (via Tom Zosh)
- Is wired CarPlay crummy? (via Kenny Long)
  - BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo
- 🙉 Destiny stuff 🙉 (blame tobogranyte)
Post-show: 🚙⚡

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348: Panic Shutdown Oct 17, 2019

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Pre-show: El Camino
- Jesse Pinkman's character bio
Follow-up:
Casey's Docker adventures
- Pi-Hole
  - Inspiration
  - Jeff Atwood's article
- Homebridge
Marco's networking adventures
- Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite (previous router)
- Security Gateway Pro 4 (new router)
- UniFi Cloud Key Gen2 (runs management software)
- UniFi 250W PoE Switch
- UniFi nanoHD Wi-Fi APs
Folding phones
- Connected #265: What Are You, a Dictionary?
- Game Boy Advance SP
Apple and China
#askatp
- Will progress bars ever become more accurate? (via Chris Wright)
- What app(s) do we use to write prose? (via Charles Clements)
- Does a computer really need a UPS? (via Tom Hartnett)
  - Newer version of Casey's UPS
  - Marco's UPS
Post-show: John's Google problems

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347: Not Enough Carrot to Take the Stick Oct 10, 2019

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Pre-show: Casey's computer and 👽
Follow-up:
- Where is FaceTime attention correction?
- "Coming this Spring"
October expectations
- Noise-canceling AirPods
Disposable AirPods
- "Battery service"
- 99% Invisible: National Sword
Catalina
- Homebrew Bundle
- Go64
An aside about Apple's [lack of] API documentation of late
#askatp
- Why can't we family share contacts? (via Dan Stanton)
  - Hypercritical #9: No iLife is an Island
- Why don't Casey and John join the iPhone Upgrade Program? (via Cameron)
- What non-high-tech tech do we enjoy? (via Phillipp)
Post-show: 🛎️
- The Bell
- ATP #174: A Ding in the Room

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346: Go Back and Pop Myself Oct 03, 2019

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Follow-up:
- Casey's broken iMac
- Casey's broken Apple Watch
  - Improved battery life
Apple software quality
iPhone X/XS → 11 Pro Transfer
XDR Display Tech in iPads and MacBook Pros?
Mac Pros + Avid + Chrome = 💀
TiVo shows commercials before DVR recordings
New Microsoft hardware
- Surface Neo
- Surface Duo
Post-show: Marco's UISearchController woes

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345: Unapologetically Digital Sep 27, 2019

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Last chance for September donations to St. Jude
- Analog(ue) #166 (to be released Sunday, 29 September)
- Podcastathon video
Pre-show: The fine art of literature, and staying young.
- Recursion
Follow-up:
- AppleCare+ refunds/enrollment details
- iPhone 11 battery/RAM details
  - iFixIt iPhone 11 Pro Max
- A13 is 🍌 fast
Casey's iMac Update
Apple Watch Series 5 impressions
- Casey's battery life, more, more still
iPhone 11 Pro impressions
Post-show: 🐭

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344: Peace in the Battery Kingdom Sep 18, 2019

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Donate to St. Jude
- Running campaign total
Follow-up:
- Bank of America and ShopSafe
- Gruber's theory on Apple presenter names
- Midnight Green: Not a China thing
SixColors on the U1 and UWB chips
More iPhone 11 details
- iPhone thickness over time
- Alleged specs
  - Note: 6GB has been mostly debunked after this tweet was posted
- TechCrunch review
- Two-way charging hardware is there but disabled?
Apple software-releases matrix
AppleCare+ goes subscription
iPhone 11 press reviews
Apple Arcade soft-launches
- Sayonara Wild Hearts
#askatp:
- Why do external drives eject after sleep? (via Stever)
- We revisit the "communities" question from Marco Silva
- What game controller should one buy for Apple Arcade? (via Matthias Lüdtke)
Post-show: Casey's tale of woe

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343: The Stand Is Your Hand Sep 12, 2019

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