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**Accidental Tech Podcast**

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

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252: Any Day Could Be Mac Pro Day Dec 14, 2017

Show notes

Pre-show Neutral: Casey has car problems
Follow up: Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad is apparently bendy
#askatp
- Holiday gift ideas
- Code nostalgia
- A not-so-brief interlude about Overcast and feed redirects
- sudo
John's black screen of death
- ATP #96: The Windows of Siracusa County
iMac Pro
Post-show: More iMac Pro
- The Case for a True Mac Pro Successor

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251: Uninstall Your Water Reminder App! Dec 07, 2017

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Casey argues for day/month/year instead of year/month/day (ISO 8601)
- Celsius is stupid for ambient air temperature
Follow up:
- Root bug post was in the dev forums, not the support forums.
- Reporting to product-security@apple.com
- XProtect and Xplorer
  - Shell script
- iOS keyboard woes and Gboard
John's Touch Bar switch
- DragThing
Jony Ive hears your feedback
#askatp
- Should we get rid of paper books? (via Josh Keegan)
- Will Apple ever make backlit desktop keyboards? (via Craig)
- How does dynamic podcast-ad targeting work? (via Prodan Statev)
iOS 11.2 emergency release for December 2 bug
"Month 13 is out of bounds" bug in High Sierra
John's phone is full
- Google Photos ad
- Sparse bundle
Post-show: Forecast

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250: We’re Doing a Show Nov 30, 2017

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Keyboard imprints on laptop screens
Marco is no longer case-liss
Follow-up: Fingerprint gloves 1 2
Thanksgiving follow-up: What about the Nintendo Switch?
- Casey has fun at work
#askatp
- Thoughts on Super Mario Odyssey (via Starsasumi)
- Robotic vacuum cleaners (via Maroš Žofčin)
- Marco's editing approach (via Erik Neu)
High Sierra "root" security issue
Post-show:

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249: Beehives Full of Bees Nov 21, 2017

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Follow up:
- iPhone X multitasking gesture
- Requesting refunds on AppleCare (via John Himm)
- Fake fingerprint stickers
- iCloud restores during iPhone X setup
HomePod gets delayed
- Upgrade #168: Hail Hydrant
- Welcome to Macintosh #14: Hey Siri
Regarding conspiracy theories (#caseywasright)
- Jonathan's near-RTFU
- Neutral #1: Big, Fat, and Bloated
#askatp
Tech Thanksgiving
- Marco
  - Marco's Ancient Laptop
  - Anker stuff
  - 10.5" iPad Pro with Smart Keyboard
  - Sound Devices (USBPre 2)
- Casey
- John
Casey's iPhone X Problems
- Keratoconus
Marco's best laptop ever
- Buy new or refurbished from Apple, or new from B&H
- MacRumors link
- Hacker News link
- Image-retention test
- Anti-reflective coating repairs
- Marco on USB-C
Post-show Neutral: Tesla Roadster

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248: Chili Cookoff Nov 16, 2017

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Follow up:
- Tradespeople and Face ID
- Multitasking gesture wonkiness on the home screen
- "I got this phone for $50 and it's fine"
- Pro-rated AppleCare+
- MacBook key repairs
OLED and burn-in
- Kbase article (👋🏻, Stephen)
- iOS' commentary
iPhone X camera
- Joe Rosensteel has thoughts about portrait mode
- Casey notices some failures too
- Focos
#askatp
- GeForce Now (via Kim Ahlberg)
  - OnLive
- VPNs (via MarcMV)
  - Encrypt.me
- AirPower for Magic Mouse and Magic Keyboard
- What does "close to the metal" mean? (via Jonathan Bowling, who clarifies his position)
Qi chargers

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247: A Place to Stick Your Gum Nov 10, 2017

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Follow up:
- Apple TV 11.2ß makes John happy
- Time Machine local snapshots
App Camp for Girls fundraiser
#askatp
- iPhone X cases (via Nathan Walls)
  - Apple Leather Case (Casey bought black)
- Impact of Siri's ineptitude (via Kapila Wimalaratne)
- Sony A7R III (via Ananda)
  - Canon 5D Mark IV
iPhone X: The ATP Review
- iStockNow
- FaceID Security Guide
Post-show: Casey's odd in-flight activities

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246: I Just Want My Stories Nov 02, 2017

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Follow up: F1 flappy paddles
iPhone X preorder results
Recent performance of the rumor mill
Marco's iMac returns
MacBook Pro keyboard repair cost
Apple TV output formats
#askatp
- Mac antivirus software?
- Would we use Apple OSes on any other hardware if they were theoretically compatible?
  - Retro ThinkPad
  - Back to Work #346
- Apple fires engineer involved in iPhone X leak (via Tim Walker)
  - Casey's Instagram post
iPhone X reviews, and the PR strategy
Post-show: Casey the video editor

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245: Senior-Citizen Advantage Oct 26, 2017

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Follow up: The right to chair arms
#askatp
- Bitcoin
  - The Talk Show #74: Glenn Fleishmann explains Bitcoin
- iPhone SE... X?
  - Macintosh SE/30
- How to catch Phish
  - A Live One
  - Live Phish
It's preorder time
- Casey's tips
What are the iPhone X's biggest risks?
The Mac Mini is... still a thing?
- Riccardo Mori's 3 options
Post-show: Casey's still a car journalist

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244: The Mac Renaissance Oct 19, 2017

Show notes

Pre-show: ATP 243 notes
Follow up:
- Sky platform exclusivity
- John's chair
  - Torx
  - John's alternative chair
- Apple Express Replacement Service
  - Example image
- Apple Watch and proxied notifications
  - Due weighs in
#askatp
Marco's MacBook Pro
MacBook keyboard failures
Somehow Casey got backed into a ton of Mac Pro talk (🙄 –Ed.)
Special ending theme by Jonathan Mann! Support Jonathan's work:
- YouTube channel
- Patreon
- Hire him to write a song for you
- Songonauts podcast from The Truth: An '80s cartoon for your ears. It's about Doc, Penny and Jojo who are in a band that's going nowhere - until they find a magical drum machine that transports them into their songs.
Post-show: The VBR experiment
- Top Four #33: Pumpkin Spice Everything 🎃

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243: Knew About the Dollar Signs Oct 12, 2017

Show notes

Pre-show: macOS upgrades vs. clean installs
Follow up:
- Google Pixel preorders (via Hannes Hauer)
- Google customer service strategy
- Casey has received his first AT&T bill with his Apple Watch
- Sonos and Google sitting in a tree...
  - Anker and Amazon are K-I-S-S-I-N-G
  - Speaker fragmentation
- Google Home Max and Mini
- Casey's 👋🏻⛰️ FOMO
#askatp
- Browser choices (from Kyle)
- Accord thoughts (from Sebastian)
- Command line (from Comay)
  - Git Tower
  - tcsh
  - Perforce
  - fish
Apple Phone → Watch notifications
- Due
Twitterrific for Mac
Apple TV gaming and Sky
Ending theme by Jonathan Mann
Post-show Neutral: Casey has pipe dreams about cars

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