Accidental Tech Podcast
Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.
Thu, March 27, 2025
The Uncertainty Is Gone
Pre-show: Marco’s BMW sitrep 🗣️ New ATP Member Special: ATP Insider: Our Websites Follow-up: Vision Pro corner Spatial Gallery has an update! Volume control (via Jonathan Gulbrandsen) Siri delays (via Stephen Klinck) Gurman on the smart home hub Apple sued over false Apple Intelligence advertising Siri shake-up Threads lets you default to following… for real this time iPhone 16e Camera arrangement justifications MKBHD doesn’t care for it Full review Teardown from REWA Teardown from iFixIt Battery size comparison 17e already appearing in supply chain? Weibo post iPhone 17 Pro: 12GB RAM? WWDC 2025 Announced EU requires major changes in iOS 19 & iOS 20 EU post Timelines Wi-Fi Aware Apple stamps its feet Portless iPhones coming? AI continues to eat the world Apple Developer: What’s New Post-show: Casey has to pay to play The Movie Database</
Thu, March 20, 2025
The Colors Are the Pepperoni
Pre-show: Casey received a present Follow-up: Vision Pro Corner: Metallica immersive concert Colorful Macs MacBook Adorable “Hidra” List of Apple codenames Hidra M3/M4 interposers (via Jonathan Dietz Jr.) M3 Max does not have a D2D (“die-to-die”) interface EE Times 🇯🇵 Tech Insights …nor does the M4 Max Reticle limits Apple Silicon info Google Sheet Apple’s multi-OS redesign (via Jon Tatum) Under the Radar #314: Optimism vs. Pessimism Something is Rotten in the State of Cupertino Apple confirms [one] Siri delay Upgrade #555: What You Are Is What You Ship SMOP: Simple Matter Of Programming Ask ATP: Do we set our phones on a surface face-up or face-down? (via Aaron Bushnell ) What’s up with version numbers these days? (via Joe O’Connor ) Semantic Versioning Post-show: Restaurant soft opening results Members-only ATP Overtime: Apple News+ Food Paprika Sponsored by: Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp . Mack Weldon : Get 25% off your first order of $125 or more using code ATP . Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free
Thu, March 13, 2025
Time to Spiral
Pre-show: Marco went to the bank wrong Follow-up: Vision Pro Corner New Adventure episode: Deep Water Solo Spatial Gallery Metallica immersive special is coming Virginia Tech 🤝🏻 Enter Sandman iPad Air corner “2× bass” false alarm 404 Appeal Affordable big screen (notes John Spurlock ) 🗣️ ARE YOU LISTENING APPLE PEOPLE LIKE COLOR 🗣️ (via Ryan Manly) Portrait-only iPad apps (via Matt Rippetoe) Example video from Fabian More on colors (via Yossi Kanner) MacBook Air’s keyboard has new mute iconography Regarding the “Hidra” ATP #562: Do You Have a Dragon? Interview with Srouji (timestamp link) Lernaean Hydra Gurman on the M4 Ultra & Hidra Early M3 Ultra benchmarks from Geekbench 6 GPU: M3 Ultra Metal : 259,668 10% faster than M2 Ultra Mac Studio’s best at 231,757 20% faster than M2 Ultra Mac Studio’s average at 209,003 CPU: M3 Ultra single core : 3,144 ~10% faster than M2 Ultra Mac Studio’s best at 2,813 ~20% slower than M4 Max MacBook Pro’s average at 3,921 M3 Ultra multi-core : 28,119 ~25% faster than M2 Ultra Mac Studio’s average at 21,373 ~10% faster than M
Fri, March 07, 2025
An Upsetting and Confusing Time to Be Me
🗣️ New ATP Member Special: ATP Tier List: Corporate Logos Tim Cook teaser History lesson Mac Studio General announcement M 3 Ultra announcement M3 Ultra Ars Technica It is 2× M3 Max According to to 🇫🇷 website : no interposer in M4 Max Gurman in April 2024 M4 MacBook Air Announcement iPad 6GB RAM, as was foretold Gurman misssed on this one iPad Air Announcement Audio regression? Post-show: Casey does free labor for Apple John’s computer speakers are dying ☹️ Possible replacement #1: Kanto ORA Possible replacement #2: Kanto ORA4 Members-only ATP Overtime: Siri is falling ever-further behind <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-14/apple-s-long-promised-ai-overhaul-for-siri-runs-into-bugs-possi
Fri, February 28, 2025
There’s a Certain Smell
Pre-show: Marco messed with the system Zoom F1 USB Pre 2 Schiit Jotunheim Follow-up: New “Boundless” immersive episode: Arctic Surfing Bono Autobiography Prospects for humanoid robots macOS testing (via Anonymous) With apologies to Joe Rosensteel Exhibit A Exhibit B Exhibit C Netflix’s Apple TV integration It’s more than just the app (via Serena ) What purpose does the TV app serve? (via Daniel Luz ) Implementation details (via Anonymous) iPhone 16e Name implications Possible role? (via Patch) Apple C1 MagSafe isn’t a problem No, really C1 is “just the start” Wendover video link It’s really quite impressive (via Pedro Fernandes ) 0.0000000000000316 W Andru Edwards’ Behind-the-Scenes Tour Qualcomm licensure? (via Casey in episode 476 at around 40m) FTC vs. Qualcomm 2018 article on licensing costs <a href="https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/qualcomm-cuts-cap-for-phone-licensing-fees-hopes-to-settle
Thu, February 20, 2025
Dragged Across the Line
Pre-show: Restaurant adventures continue VoIP ATA Ubiquiti Managed VoIP Follow-up: Apple Account transfers Updated restrictions & guidelines Stephen’s take The UK’s no-good, very-bad law WSJ opinion piece by Green & Stamos Matthew Green’s blog post macOS UNIX compliance Goodbye, Humane . We hardly knew you. And you hardly knew anything. Jay Peters at The Verge Humane press release Humane support document iPhone 16e announced Intro video Apple TV app is now on Android Netflix and foot-guns The Verge, 14 February, 9:25 AM: Hell hath frozen over Screenshot of linking Netflix account Apple TV app The Verge, 14 February, 2:17 PM: Netflix says “our bad” Joe Rosensteel Post-show: An update on Casey’s status board Installation photo HomeSeer HS-WD200+ Dongle ZWave <a hr
Thu, February 13, 2025
No Longer ery Good
Follow-up: Flighty has other perks (via Stephen Klinck) First reports of Invites use in the wild (via Jim Weinert) You can use a cable with Sidecar (via Matt West ) Why not use a Wi-Fi hotspot for “cellar Macs”? Tailgate Tub Why not AirPlay to Sonos speakers? (via Ryan Powers) DeepSeek censorship across models (via Sebastian Raschka) Technical report Has Apple ever… used … Screen Time ? (via Jonathan ) macOS UNIX certification (via Paulo Pinto) Thom at OSnews Migrate purchases from one Apple Account to another The new JoyCons do act as a mouse An alternative for Apple TV audio (via Nicholas Correnti) /r/TVTooHigh Casey’s new arrivals WS2812B Addressable LED strip Home is Where the Smart Is WLED ESP32 TRMNL Hyperspace updates Reclaim 1️⃣ file for real! Slack An aside about bug reporting Apple ordered to open encrypted user accounts globally for the UK Original Washington Post article BBC coverage ELEGNT: Expressive & Functional Movement Design for Non-Anthropomorphic Robot Ask ATP: What planning/wireframing tools do we use? (via Glen Lam) Is HFS+ still relevant in 2025? (via Mike Hatfield) Q
Thu, February 06, 2025
Time and Smoke
Pre-show: BBQ ZZQ Q Follow-up: New immersive video: Man vs. Beast “Historical Commission” ? Sonos volume changes are local DeepSeek censorship mechanism (via Matthew Cave ) Docker Rosetta (via Brian Reiter) Hypervisor.framework Docker vs. OrbStack (also via Brian Reiter) Sending email Mailhog (via Matt Barlow) Mailpit (via John Caruso) Maildev (via Yves Serrano) ddev.com (via Bram Esposito ) Also consider Development Containers (via Dewald Reynecke) Marco’s TV audio sync issues Match Format and Match Dynamic Range (via Marco Arment ) Quick Media Switching Previously on ATP… QMS marketing page Demo video (via Nit ) Apple Invites App Store Web Competitive (and very similar) app Partiful It’s not great on Android Demo video from Stephen Robles Flighty Sorry, iPad Pornography on the iPhone AltStore’s post Ril
Thu, January 30, 2025
Do Less Math in Computers
🗣️ New ATP Movie Club Special! Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Follow-up: Honda Prologue vs. GM equivalents (via Matt Rigby) Apple insists it’s still going to make fetch happen ship next-generation CarPlay Handheld gaming PCs are having a moment Lenovo Legion Go S Ryan London is trolling John Black Brown John has so much RAM, he can’t even remember how much he has Hyperspace scrolling updates AppKit vs. WebKit NSCell vs. NSTableViewCell Every UUID Writing down every UUID Not all phone jacks are created equal (via John Haydon) Casey’s notification/LED project Garage door ↔ home assistant was already sorted Home Assistant Nice G.O. integration ratgdo ESP32 ESPHome Did you know you can just straight-up cut some LED strips ‽ (via Kiel Olesen) WS2812B Candy buttons Historical commission application process Switch replacement options: HomeSeer HS-WX300 (via Drew Stephens ) Inovelli Smart Dimmer (via everyone, including Drew Stephens )</l
Thu, January 23, 2025
It’s About Human Connection
Pre-show: #GALP 🏳️🌈❤️🏳️⚧️ Jeff Atwood: Stay Gold, America Follow-up: Apple pauses notification summaries for news apps Marco’s BMW does have dual-screen CarPlay Acura RSX: Honda’s first all-original EV Another 5K monitor enters the arena: ViewSonic VP2788-5K Thom Bullock’s tweet As per Dave Hamilton (of Mag Geek Gab), $800! Fast directory sizing lives! /System/Library/Filesystems/apfs.fs/Contents/Resources/apfs.util man apfs.util Apple sample code is on GitHub (via David Rönnqvist ) Backyard Birds Food Truck Video of an iPhone 16 Pro upgrade 128 GB → 1 TB (via Joe Beninato) Also on YouTube Tim Cook on Table Manners with Jessie & Lennie Ware Overcast link Hyperspace updates Van Halen’s Brown M&Ms John’s Hyperspace Instructions Ask ATP: What should a nerd consider when buying a house? (via Jeremy Kelleher) MoCA Post-show: Casey’s Rube Goldberg machine… simplified? ATP #376: Monogamous Gaming Lifestyle Raspberry Pi Zero WH UDP Homebridge Home Assistant <a href="http
Tue, January 14, 2025
Duplicate Garbage Generation Process
Follow-up: AirPod noises Gui Rambo & AirBuddy One of the noises is “the case battery is low” (via Zach) Also, more on status lights (via Tom French) Another noise is a calibration noise (via Ian Williamson ) Knowledge base How to turn off charging sounds Look, ma! We’re famous! AirPod Noises (via Patch) TVs at CES 2025 Hisense’s 116UX with RGB mini-backlight Digital Trends coverage HDTVTest coverage DLSS History (via Hampus Jensen) Explanation (via flunkedflank ) Digital Foundry explanation video Mac monitors Some foreign options (via Henry Chen) MacRumors thread Kuycon G27-X Another option (via Tim Ngwena) Asus ProArt Display 6K PA32QCV Quick look video DisplayHDR 600 spec Dynamic Island Live Alert (via Dan Engler ) 🤮 Tim Cook donates $1 million to Trump inaguration 🤮 The Verge Google and Microsoft join in <a href="htt
Thu, January 09, 2025
I’ll Meet You Any Time You Want
Pre-show: Our AirPods are trying to talk to us but we can’t understand them 20k Hz The Sound of Apple 1.0 The Sound of Apple 2.0 Auto-Tone (Rivian) statuslight.com Follow-up: That gas car review post that Marco was thinking of Former example Actual link we couldn’t [previously] find (via K ) Another example And another The Find My app can make Macs make noise (via Miles ) Maybe iOS 18’s Photos app isn’t all bad? (via Tim Luft) The Magic Mouse The Apology Mouse did not have side buttons The Mighty Mouse did MKBHD’s blind ranking interview with Tim Cook Editorialized reel What will the new one be? Ridiculous mouse rumor Gurman’s take Hello, Computer Death to buttons? Death to ports? (In the name of handedness) Maybe ape the Logitech MX Anywhere ? (via Karan J ) Perhaps a common charging approach? Apple already makes Wi-Fi & Bluetooth chips (via Ian Willi
Sat, January 04, 2025
Mostly Cookies
Pre-show: Holiday results Steven Levy: Gone, Without a Trace Casey’s impending mess John needs technical support Follow-up: Satirical posts about gas cars from the perspective of EV owners FotS Spencer’s find (discussed on the show) The one we were actually thinking of ( found afterward by K , thanks!) On Recents in the Finder sidebar Michael Starke points out it isn’t new Odin points out it’s a default Joe Lion has complaints Possible next-generation Vision Pro displays (via Erich Jurgens) Vison Pro teardown Samsung’s screen breakthrough Sony’s OLED microdisplay Be suspect of iPhone Mirroring on corporate Macs Original blog post ~/Library/Daemon Containers/{…}/Data/Library/Caches iOS 18 Photos hate (via Quinn ) Apple’s Wi-Fi & Bluetooth chip, and Magic Mouse update? MKBHD asks Tim Cook about the Magic Mouse Post-show: Casey has joined the YoLink bandwagon Casey’s super-shady installation LoRa Casey’s starter pack YoLink FAQ John’s starter pack <
Thu, December 26, 2024
Master Plan to Take Over the World
Pre-show: New member special: ATP Insider: Making The Show Become an ATP Member to listen ATP Gift Memberships Follow-up: “Hey, Future Marco” wasn’t discussed on the member’s special (via Martim ) Can Marco recognize waveforms? Descript Emo Siri It started before 18.2 (via Dan Mielcarz ) She pahks heah cah… sometimes? (via Dave Martin ) Immersive video More about the Blackmagic immersive camera (via videoalex ) Insta360 Titan Software-based immersive video Depth Anything Immersive video prior art (via James O’Loughlin ) Welcome to Light Fields Deep View Video Ne ural R adiance F ields for View Synthesis (via Joseph Humfre) Demo for the Meta Quest John’s app More on Smart Update and clones from Dave Nanian Unexpected gains in software (via Peter Marks ) Why even bother, asks Harvey Simon New Vision Pro content — again! Apple and bootable macOS backups Mike Bombich at Carbon Copy Cloner has thoughts Original blog post from May 2021 <a href="https://support.apple.com/guide/security/system-secur
Thu, December 19, 2024
Type System Says No
New member-exclusive ATP Insider: Making The Show Follow-up: John’s [hopefully] (?) forthcoming app A funny conspiracy theory shared by Thomas Alvarez Christian Kent’s correction/joke More app name ideas… Experts have weighed in on John’s idea Alternative space-saving idea from Timm Schoof Using self-service parts for upgrade is not really possible because ✨software✨ Pinstripes are back , baby! Jeff Johnson Reddit post Is Siri… emotional… now? Marco’s new e-ink toy Integrations API Note that it’s backordered for a bit New Wildlife immersive video episode Blackmagic announces immersive video camera _’s toot Quicktime VR Matterport Apple Vision Pro 🤝 PlayStation VR2 Controllers PlayStation VR2 Steve Jobs quoting Alan Kay People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware. Post-show: John’s app progress Casey’s thoughts on [dire lack of] Apple documentation Meet StoreKit for SwiftUI (WWDC 2023) Apple’s Backyard Birds sample app <a href="https://developer.apple.com/documentation/storekit/entit
Fri, December 13, 2024
An Incredibly Dangerous App
Pre-show: Laundry tactics Follow-up: Last (?) batch of football (🏈) news Channels Simon B. Støvring on the Festivitas holiday lights CGPath Casey’s phone could recognize his washing machine chime Apple has a self-service repair store (via Ricky Haase) FotS Jonathan Dietz Jr. on SSD performance M1-M3: ioreg -lrw0 -d1 -c AppleANS3NVMeController M4: ioreg -lrw0 -d1 -c AppleANS3CGv2Controller M4 Extreme is allegedly canceled Original post on The Information Gruber’s take The Case for a True Mac Pro Successor John’s adventures in saving space Symbolic links Hard links ditto diskDedupe SuperDuper! visionOS 2.2, macOS 15.2, and Mac Virtual Display Casey’s toots At the library Mac Virtual Display in action “Study Room 1” Casey is such a dork 🤓 Post-show: Should Casey delay a Callsheet launch in hope of an App Store feature? Members-only ATP Overtime: Macintosh emulator is forbidden from third party app stores 👎🏻 Apple’s self-described notarization boundaries
Fri, December 06, 2024
I Have No Grippers
Pre-show: Marco [re-]discovers progressives Follow-up: Yet more football (🏈) news Seriously y’all, the Giants are so bad 😭 TVEverywhere & Channels AVP immersive content tallies (via _ ) Cleaning a Mac keyboard while screensaver lock is on (via Paradise Pete ) We are one again asking you to consider CleanupBuddy Another explanation for ballooning app sizes (via Alex ) More thoughts on Mac SSD upgrades (via FotS Jonathan Dietz, Jr.) Anobit Yet apparently reverse-engineered upgrades are coming? Polysoft Kickstarter Luke Miani tries it Threads tests allowing users to choose their own default feed Ivory Reeder Tapestry Zuck’s post Pat Gelsinger is out at Intel Ben Thompson’s take (Paywalled) Ben Bajarin’s take Larrabee Fairchild Semiconductor #askatp : What do we wish we could add to our apps, but Apple prevents? The Mac is the Model Festivitas Post-show: <a href="https://atp.fm/joi
Tue, November 26, 2024
A Mildly Brisk Walk
Pre-show: All John’s apes gone Follow-up: Casey has found yet new ways to make himself miserable Sunday Ticket updates On sale! It was free yesterday… kind of TV Everywhere An alternative approach DAZN NFL Replay Tailscale and Exit Nodes Concert for One: Raye NPR Tiny Desk Concerts NPR Tiny Desk Concert: Raye Using large external drives with macOS Photos library An anecdote from Marc Wickens Booting from an external Downloading large App Store apps App Store → Settings Competition for the wall-mounted HomePad (via Alesh Houdek) Apple Intelligence notification summaries Steve Troughton-Smith Chris Hancock DOJ says Google must sell Chrome Google’s spin response Ben Thompson’s take Gurman on a “more conversational Siri” #askatp : Can one push computation onto the performance cores? (via Andrew Hodgson) iStat Menus Why are apps getting so big? (via James Wilby) Post-show: Thanksgiving logistics Members-only ATP Overtime: Services on macOS <
Sat, November 23, 2024
Don’t Puke for the Show
🗣️ New ATP Members’ Special: ATP Movie Club: Kiki’s Delivery Service Kiki’s Delivery Service Follow-up: The Weeknd: Open Hearts Link to the video itself Lensrentals: Vision Pro M4 vs. M4 Pro Mac mini SSD speed ∆s (via Thor Johansen) Quinn’s video on PC equivalents to the Mac mini Apple storage pricing Mac mini vs. PlayStation 5 Pro Apple vs. market SSD prices Retailers are also hamstrung M4 MacBook Pro uses quantum dot technology Graphs Alternative drag cancellation options iOS Inactivity Reboot Wes Davis at The Verge 404 Media (Paywalled) Demo video Reverse engineering #askatp : How is an M4 Ultra expected to outperform PC GPUs? (via Ammar ) Should macOS-as-a-file-server people worry about bitrot ? (via Yannic Boysen) APFS in Detail: Data Integrity Post-show: Casey’s adventures in remote television Channels Beelink N95 Mini S HDHomeRun Connect
Thu, November 14, 2024
Dress for the Chip You Want
🚨 LAST CALL! 🚨 ATP Holiday Store is open ! 🗣️ Place your orders by Sunday ! Follow-up: Aperture was not a purchase; it was developed by Apple. (via Jason Sims ) “Plain” M4 MacBook Pro and external displays (via Eric Roch) Mac mini “Modular” storage Quinn’s teardown dosdude1 demonstrates an upgrade Apple 8TB SSD Upgrade Kit for Mac Pro Differences between M4 and M4 Pro SSDs Benchmarks M4 512 GB M4 Pro 512 GB iFixit Teardown Apple’s replacement guide Other tidbits Heatsink differences 256 GB = 2× 128 GB Wi-Fi & Bluetooth are their own PCB #askatp : setting up external SSDs (via Peter Welpton) Thunderbolt performance limits Geekbench scores across Apple Silicon (via Wes Campaigne) iPhone Pro Clock speeds Ken Case’s observation Apple’s smart home ambitions #askatp : Should users be worried that 8/16GB RAM is “claimed” by Apple Intelligence? (via andrewsleigh ) Why can’t Apple make a Studio Display with MacBook Pro backlight technology? (via Henri Sivonen) What power user hacks can we not live without? (via Ryan Tierney) Alfred Rocket SwitchGlass Front and Center<
Thu, November 07, 2024
Screen on Face
Pre-show: Politics later. #195: The Show Must Go On ( Overcast link ) 🗣️ ATP Holiday Store is open ! 🗣️ Place your orders by 17 November ! Follow-up: Mac mini Headphone jack placement Quinn’s observation Cruical 32GB DIMM Samsung SSD iMac Apple removes color-matched pointing devices option M4 vs. M4 Pro/Max SSD limits M4 Pro & M4 Max performance Walmart still sells a Mac with 8GB RAM Apple’s new USB-C Accessories require Sequoia Apple’s $69 Thunderbolt 5 cable (via Daniel Luz ) There exists at least one dock with 10GbE (via Daniel Nelson) iFixIt’s iPad Mini (A17 Pro) teardown AppleTV gaming (via killvore ) Keyboard Cleaning & MacBook Booting CleanupBuddy by Gui Rambo Alternative incantation from Daniel Pieper Power the machine off Left ⌃ and ⌘ as well as Right ⇧ for 7 seconds While still holding , hold the power button for 7 seconds This is not an SMC reset , but it’s close. Only lasts until the next boot 😑 Apple buys Pixelmator Apple buys stake in Globalstar <a href="https://www.streetinsider.
Thu, October 31, 2024
RAM Christmas
Pre-show: Marco did his homework! (😱) Submerged Sleep No More Americans, please vote for Harris/Walz . Please don’t elect a racist with facist goals A vote for Donald Trump is a vote for school shootings and measles No, Kamala isn’t perfect, but she’s far better. I Will Vote vote.gov 🗣️ ATP Holiday Store is open ! 🗣️ Place your orders by 17 November ! October Macs Monday: iMac Announcement video The RAM drought is over! 120Hz display‽ The turtle remains harpooned Magic Keyboard with lock key ‽ 🤨 Prior art Relocated Fn key? Quinn’s video Tuesday: Mac mini Announcement video Thunderbolt 5 vs. Thunderbolt 4 Apple Thunderbolt 5 Pro Cable Wednesday: MacBook Pros Announcement video Post-show: Marco bought something. Because of course he did. Members-only ATP Overtime: <a href="https://security.apple.com/blog/pcc-securit
Thu, October 24, 2024
More Values in the Darkness
Pre-show: We’re still grumpy about the most recent member’s special Follow-up: New iPad Mini “Jelly Scrolling” is fixed? David Pierce disagrees though Submerged and Vision Pro demos (via Kevin Markham) Apple may stop producing Vision Pro soon? Some follow-up from the most recent member’s special Photo editing Exposing to the right DPReview More via Sam Doran Color spaces …are only applicable on JPEGs (via Léo Natan ) Daniel Laan’s take What do we do with our computer’s color tweaks while editing (via Josh Harris) John’s thoughts on cropping Parallelizing file compression/decompression unxip (via Mihai Parparita ) More from unxip author Saagar Jha Apple Archive (see also aa ) “No hats, no walkmen” (via Dan Pierce ) iPhone SE 4 rumors Aside: iPhone product mix from ATP #609 Overtime Case leak October Macs? 🧐 Ask ATP: How do we protect sensitive information like driver’s licenses? (via Jochen Marschall ) How do we assist parents with account management and legacy planning? (via Kaleb ) How do we clean our keyboards‽ (via Randall Miller) Keyboard
Thu, October 17, 2024
You’re the Oreo Cookie
🗣️ New ATP Member ’s special: ATP Tier List: Storage Media 🗣️ Follow-up: Marco updates AutoSleep iPhone leather backs Suti PhoneBack Nomad Magnetic Leather Back HDR photos from big cameras Apple laptops can run without a battery connected XKCD: Ravioli-Shaped Objects You can soon get Apple TV+ on Prime Video Soccer corner “Drive to Survive” knockoff is coming (via Devon Dundee) On Messi/MLS popularity Shipping Forecast (via Antony Johnson ) Enabling/disabling audio modes on AirPods 4 w/ ANC (via Scott Zero ) John’s AirPods update GPX exports for geotagging photos (via Ryan Mikulovsky ) Pedometer++ More thoughts on global keyboard shortcuts in Sequoia (via Michael Berk) NSEvent.addGlobalMonitorForEvents Passkey benefits Import/export is forthcoming Press release 1Password blog post Apple says “🤨” to OpenAI claims about reasoning Research paper Thread from Mehrdad Farajtabar <a href="https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/l
Thu, October 10, 2024
Boot to Toot
Follow-up: NotebookLM podcast Camera Control button material iPhone case suggestions Spigen Ultra Hybrid T MagFit Arc Pulse Leather backs Suti Nomad Atom Studios Sleep-tagging app suggestions Windows anti-malware app suggestions Adaptive Transparency report Wireless phone recovery 9to5Mac screenshot End ↔ end encryption coming for iPhone ↔ Android RCS messages More tweaks to screen recording prompts Jason’s toot Hotkey registration in Sequoia Response from Apple frameworks engineer Liquid detection in Sequoia Epic gets a win against Google Apple nopes out of OpenAI investment Ask ATP: Will John buy the new $700 Playstation Pro? Have the Vehicle Motion Cues helped John’s motion sickness? (via Justin Waring ) When will the first true “built from the ground up for AI” phone be? (via Neil McGregor) Is it time to move to Passkeys ? Ricky’s post Post-show: Adam’s gaming PC adventures Razer gaming laptops Marco’s “is this bad” post <a href="https
Fri, October 04, 2024
The Structure and Vibe of a Podcast
Pre-show: Windows woes Follow-up: Thank you , listeners. 💙 Hard-wired camera indicator light AirPods 4 bass & new MagSafe puck (via Wayne Dixon ) Quinn’s AirPods 4 review The A18 is not a binned A18 Pro Fabian Häusler’s interpretation The tiny ∆ between These AirPods iPhones 16 battery life Battery limiting AlDente app for managing charge settings Electrical battery release with reversed polarity (via David Schaub ) Verizon activation problems Verizon self-service (via Steven ) Bullstrap case review Peel Magnetic iPhone 16 Pro Case Apple Store experience (via Eli Liebman) Marco’s call for help Exist.io Sleep++ ATP #497: The Hotness Has to Go Somewhere Audio Advice Video Catchin’ Sync Masimo founder resigns as CEO after board ouster More from Matt Levine More from Ben Thompson Meta Orion Meta Connect overview <a href="ht
Tue, September 24, 2024
A Decade of Half-Presses
Join us in raising money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Donate in ATP’s name! Ryan Ricard’s great idea Calculate your Marco Offset Podcastathon: Casey was live from noon → midnight on Friday, 20 September Follow-up: John filename extraction from Photos From the ATP Insider: Photo Workflows special John’s AppleScript Other suggestions Shortcuts (for example, Josh Woodward ’s) osxphotos (via Muli ) Directly read SQLite database Suggestion from Will Leinweber Use Swift/ PhotoKit Example from Alex Mazanov SwiftBar Always sending photos to the shared library (via Alexander Faxå) JPEG-XL in iOS 18 on iPhone 16 iPhone apps and spying via the microphone Eavesdropping via Siri Secure Ex clave iPhone 16 & 16 Plus battery removal iFixIt teardown iFixIt blog post Jeff Johnson figured out how to silence the monthly screen recording prompts Sometimes the keys are bundle IDs Shell script to push everything out a year by Kyle Rubenok Amnesia App has <a href="https://www.ma
Tue, September 17, 2024
Manage the Moisture Situation
Pre-show: It’s early 🥱 ATP live announcement post Join us in raising money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Donate in ATP’s name! Calculate your Marco Offset Podcastathon: Casey will be live from noon → midnight on Friday, 20 September 🗣️ New ATP Member ’s special: ATP Insider: Photo Workflows 🗣️ Follow-up: John finally admits what Casey and Marco knew last week It’s MicroLED not Micro OLED. The offending party has been sacked. AirPods 4 listening time Specifications AirPods 3 listening time Case Updates Beats iPhone 16 Pro Case with MagSafe Midnight Black Bullstrap Minimalist Case Black Edition iPhone 16 vs. iPhone 16 Pro (via Steve Stutz) New charging speeds iPhone 16 Pro demand is… not great? USB sync speeds A Public Service Announcement by Dave Mark Apple support article Preview does support HDR Test pattern FDA issues AirPods hearing aid certification FDA press release Apple Watch bands Titanium watch bands (via Wolf) Milanese Loop New link bracelet
Thu, September 12, 2024
Minimized Embiggening
Join us in raising money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Donate in ATP’s name! Apple September 2024 Event Quinn’s video on Apple’s new OLED Underscore’s Apple Watch size comparison AirPods 4’s hidden capacitive button Camera Control overview Qi 2 [and more!] MagSafe Dr. Drang’s titanium grades iPhone 16 Pro gets JPEG-XL Della Huff on Instagram All models get 8GB RAM mmWave lives on! Everyone gets SIMs but America All iPhones 16 support Wi-Fi 7 iPhones 16 Pro are feature-identical Software release dates Post-show: Marco’s 🪿 after-action report Goose Volvo XC90 Recharge Members-only ATP Overtime: iPhone 16 Case Conundrum RIP, FineWoven iPhone 16 Silicone Case has a dedicated flash hole Beats iPhone 16 Case Novada cut-out example <a href="https://ryanlondon.com/products/iphone-16-pro-leather-
Thu, September 05, 2024
Too Smart to Move
Join us in raising money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Donate in ATP’s name! Follow-up: Mac mini redesign updates from Mark Gurman Minimum Mac RAM (via Brian) Apple’s 1996 revival JPEG XL support (via Kelly Thompson) Google’s Image Coding Comparisons Chromium bug Distance vs. effort vs. quality vs. speed FTC’s noncompete ban was blocked 👎🏻 World vs. App Store Spain 🇪🇸 Original announcement (en Español) India 🇮🇳 UK 🇬🇧 iPhone 15 exit interview Apple Watch Series 9 & Ultra 2 exit interview Ask ATP: How hard is it to maintain server compatibility for old Overcast clients? (via PG&E Delenda Est ) Does following a podcast in Overcast “help the show” in Apple Podcasts or other ways? (via Marc Robinson ) Post-show Neutral : Marco’s Rivian service Members-only ATP Overtime: AI Angst Authors sue Anthropic for training AI using pirated books NaNoWriMo’s self-own Sponsored by: Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code ATP . Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
Thu, August 29, 2024
A Glimpse of a Better World
Pre-show: Apple’s packaging is still ★★★★★ Join us in raising money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Donate in ATP’s name! Follow-up: Overcast 2024.8.2 update Downsides to visual screen capture indications (via Josh Hattersly ) John makes it through the Apple Intelligence waitlist Getting Apple Intelligence to create a memory of dirt-covered children (via Simon ) Prompt-injection on Apple Intelligence by Evan Zhou Adding grammar constraints to LLMs Llama documentation (via Stephen Tierney ) LLM Generation with Grammar Augmentation More from an author A summary found on Reddit OpenAI’s “structured outputs” Android’s superior notification history vs. iOS (via Nate ) Apple’s Fall 2024 iPhone Event Apple doubling RAM in Macs? Desktop RAM history Laptop RAM history iPhone 17 (2026) to feature 12GB RAM? iPhone 16 camera improvements Halide Process Zero JPEG-XL Ask ATP: Restore a new phone from backup or start anew? (via Tom Thorpe) What happens to Apple Intelligence training for next year ? (via Michael Quinn ) </l
Thu, August 22, 2024
Foreheads Over the Years
Pre-show: App Store reorganization 🗣️ New Member’s Special: ATP Insider: Domestic Workflows Follow-up: iPhone 16 “Capture Button” (via Aaron Dippner) iPhone 16 Pro’s fourth color More from MacRumors Microsoft Zune Available on Amazon! System color picker (via Gus Mueller ) NSColorPanel Screen recording Vista prompts (via Craig Hockenberry ) Persistent Content Capture Moom Remote access software (via Anonymous) CIRP Mac sales report from last week’s Overtime (via Phil Marshall & Josh Lowitz) Patreon maybe is using Apple as a scapegoat? ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED lives on (via AJ ) Arc known issues for the Sequoia beta Reddit thread Fortnite is on iOS in 🇪🇺 On the Epic Games store Also on AltStore PAL Epic puts its money where its mouth is Apple’s AI prompts discovered in public betas <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOSBeta/comments/1ehivcp/macos_151_b
Thu, August 15, 2024
Everyone Ends Up at Crab
Pre-show: 🎉 Happy 600 Episodes, ATP! 🎉 Clear Channel ATP #400: Reach Is the Next Frontier Follow-up: Vista -fication of macOS Is the problem really the UI? (via Nathanial Cohen) What if it’s actually about domestic abuse? The alerts will now be monthly How gas stations make money (via David) Gurman news dump iPhone 16 camera button Advantages of a plastic Apple Watch SE iPhone 17 Slim won’t fold Apple sends checks for butterfly keyboards Vision Pro updates New Lake Vrangla Environment New immersive videos There are now 2500 native apps The M4 Mac mini will be very mini Carcinisation Apple vs. Patreon Original announcement post Siderea’s Mastodon thread The Art of the Possible Patreon’s creator fees More from The Verge Gruber’s take Post-show: John uses a Meta Quest Playstation Move Members-only ATP Overtime: <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/03/06/macbook-pro-and-macbook-air-overwhelmingly-drive-apple-
Thu, August 08, 2024
Where Did Salad Go?
Pre-show: Mophie 3-in-1 Analog(ue) #228: We Don’t Have to Talk About Air Conditioning (Posted on Sunday, 11 August) Follow-up: Apology Tour Mistaken theme song “Users hate all change” Sonos still reeling after new app release Curbside charging does exist in the US! 😱 PlugNYC (via Gareth Edwards ) Berkeley (via James Brown ) Seattle (via kiiile ) Volts Podcast Baltimore (via Seth Carus) North Carolina (via Juan Boyce) Portland (via Sam Grover ) A spiritual visit from the Color Czar iPhone 16 iPhone 16 Pro Hands-on video CrowdStrike Lawsuits and EULA s Release propagation Risky Business #756 Auto-disabling crashing kernel extensions Recovering unbootable Windows machines Integrated lights-out A discussion about computing monoculture spurred by Michael Cook Windows Vista macOS Sequoia’s new way to nag Jason files a Feedback FB14689927
Thu, August 01, 2024
Three-Burner Stove
Follow-up: Rivian Repair Becki & Chris (timestamp link) (via Matt Rigby) Marco’s Repair Breakdown Parts: 39% Right Uniside assembly quarter panel: $2,751 Bumper cover: $940 Right tail lamp assembly: $630 Right quarter panel glass: $537 Labor: 53% Miscellaneous & taxes: 8% PDR videos R1T driver quarter panel R1T passenger quarter panel PDR technique explained Pictures of the R1S side panel Post Image Another example of outrageous car body panel prices EV charge port locations (via Craig Ritchie) Gas-hole locations (via David Barber) Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.1 …with a waitlist for the beta CrowdStrike How Windows 3.1 may have saved Southwest’s butt RTFU: Nope . Inside the 78 minutes that took down millions of Windows machines CrowdStrike Preliminary Post-Incident Review Apple’s approach Apple Endpoint Security WWDC 2020: Build an Endpoint Security app Microsoft calls for Windows changes CrowdStrike fails to read the room i
Wed, July 24, 2024
Apple Watch Shuffle
Pre-show: 🗣️ New member’s special! ATP Insider: Roast My Home Screen 🗣️ Follow-up: Additional thoughts on TSMC vs. American workers (via Josh Osborne) EU approves Apple’s commitments to open NFC access EU announcement Apple approves emulator UTM SE after initial rejection infinitemac.org More on robots.txt (via Mike Lewis) MISP Verifying Googlebot & other Google crawlers Verifying Bingbot Maybe Open AI ain’t such a great group, after all Phil Schiller to join OpenAI’s board as an “Observer” Wait, j/k j/k j/k Open AI silences whistleblowers SEC Whistleblower Program Apple Watch SE with… plastic casing? New HomePod Mini color Press release Apple “Home Accessory” Touchscreen HomePod rumors Ask ATP: Should one even bother learning an ancient language today? What’s the correct placement for an EV charger? (via Thomas Brock ) How do we keep our backup vortexes from becoming backup black holes? (via Russell Fitzpatrick) <
Tue, July 16, 2024
A New Foundation for Progress
Pre-show: Casey’s phoenix Follow-up: More on “S-Tier” (via kuriko ) More on the HP iPod (via Voline ) David Schaub identifies the iMac clone that Apple sued over European Union regulations & profits (via Yury Molodtsov) More on non-competes (via Gary Havens) 🇹🇼/🇺🇸 Culture Clash explained (via Ryan Lee) Overcast ’s 10th Anniversary… Launch ! 🎉 × 1️⃣0️⃣ Blackbird FCModel Post-show: Casey’s new office audio setup Era 300 Premium Immersive Set with Arc (Casey has the same Arc soundbar, the same Sub Gen 3, but One SLs as rears) Sub (Gen 3) Move (Casey has a Move 1) Roam (Casey has a Roam 1) Members-only ATP Overtime: Apple Notarization changes in Sequoia Follow-up Sponsored by: Tailscale : A secure network that just works. 1Password : More than a password manager. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
Wed, July 10, 2024
The Best Secret Store
Pre-show: Casey’s tales of woe Fully Herman Miller Jarvis Follow-up: An 🎵 accidental 🎵 miss from the iPod Tier List special (via Scott Shuchart ) The origins of S-Tier in tier lists (via David Schaub) Grading in Japan AirPods Pro do have an inward-facing microphone Another entry for Brexit-style name for Apple rage-quitting the EU (via Terry Gilbert) What’s the justification for allowing AI crawlers? (via Manu ) Cloudflare has 1-click AI crawler blocking Epic Games & Apple continue to bicker Epic accuses Apple of delaying its EU alternative store launch Epic’s statements Apple approves Epic Games Store Tim Sweeney pops off Tech and Labor FTC has banned noncompete agreements for workers TSMC’s Struggles in Arizona Gruber’s summary US-made chips will cost Apple more The Financial Times Judge says “just kidding” to FTC’s noncompete ruling Ask ATP: Is moving to a bundled password manager safe (via Trager ) Is Apple’s embrace of AI enough to prevent
Fri, July 05, 2024
We Just Found It on the Doorstep
Pre-show: Casey’s lunchtime soundtrack New member’s special: iPod Tier List Follow-up: Is the genesis of the red/black U2 iPod How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (via Brian Hamilton) An additional “feature” of the U2 iPods (via Max Velasco Knott) One EU citizen’s perspective on DMA (via Nicolai Brunvoll Ernst) Suggestions for “Brexit”-style colloquialisms for Apple leaving the EU iQuit (via Oliver Thomas ) iLeave (via Jared Counts ) AXiT (via Frederik Björeman ) CarPlay audio New version of Casey’s dongle Using AirPods Pro as hearing protection (via Kirk Northrop) Apple is using Google Cloud infrastructure to train/serve AI AxLearn AxLearn Infrastructure Apple’s “Help Me Choose” Wizard Giulio Montagner discovers the dark truth A PCI Express break-out box compatible with Apple Silicon Macs AI Training & Data Rights John Voorhees from MacStories Protecting MacStories from AI Bots OpenAI and Anthropic are ignoring robots.txt as well robots.txt MJ Tsai roundup Perplexity CEO doesn’t really seem to care Microsoft’s AI boss actively doesn’t care about your feelings </u
Thu, June 27, 2024
Not a European Lawyer
Pre-show: Casey’s thought processes and traditions The Last Dance Follow-up: iCloud Keychain browser integration in Sequoia Ricky Mondello on Chrome Native Messaging JSON files documentations Simeon (formerly Chrome, now Firefox) weighs in Use alternative installation methods for Chrome extensions Sideloading addons in Firefox Niléane points out Network Locations was already back in Sonoma iPhone Mirroring doesn’t help with rearranging your home screen (via Hunt 2013 ) HomePods apparently have 1GB RAM Some insight on InSight Chess is around 35 years old Infinite Mac CarPlay Next-Generation CarPlay Design System Next-generation CarPlay Architecture Apple Found in Breach of DMA Apple Statement Margrethe Vestager Apple may delay features because of DMA Press release Ask ATP: Does anyone keep track if rumor mongers’ claims are true are not? (via Todd Vaziri) Post-show: An update on Erin’s car situation Members-only ATP Overtime: Apple plans thinner devices? Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-
Tue, June 18, 2024
I Think He Won the Game
Pre-show: Marco’s nethers and the Vision Pro The Talk Show Live from WWDC 2024 Theatre (App Store link) Sandwich SpatialGen ATP Interview: Holly Borla & Ben Cohen Microsoft Recall 7 June: Microsoft Recall will be opt-in 13 June: Microsoft Recalls Recall Microsoft blog post CoPilot+PCs on Intel and AMD won’t get Copilot AI features UTM has gotten told to pound sand More from Michael Tsai Dolphin and the App Store Apple and Meta could face charges for violating 🇪🇺 DMA rules Casey was in the keynote!! tvOS InSight will use your iPhone InSight uses ML to identify actors and songs? Turning off sports notifications on the Apple TV watchOS 11 offers rest days Matthew Willoughby with an excellent flex “Apple ID” → “Apple Account” macOS Sequoia Using an Apple Pencil with an iPad in Sidecar already works! Chris Chelberg has a galaxy brain moment Network Locations have returned in Sequoia
Wed, June 12, 2024
ATP Interview: Holly Borla & Ben Cohen
Holly Borla: Swift Language Engineering Manager @holly on Mastodon Ben Cohen: Senior Software Engineering Manager, Swift Team @airspeedswift on Mastodon
Tue, June 11, 2024
That’s Why I Like Computers
Our WWDC 2024 recap episode. Sponsored by: DeleteMe : DeleteMe makes it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. Trade Coffee : Enjoy 30% off your first month of coffee.
Thu, June 06, 2024
Buy Your Car an iPhone
Pre-show: Marco’s fans Peltier plate Marco’s mount The alternative stronger cooler Cooler only, without charging Follow-up: Snapdragon X actually runs at 4 5 TOPS (via sciwizam ) Justin Long shills for Qualcomm Commercial Snapdragon Computex Keynote Previously, for Intel Apple’s M1 ad with John Hodgman (“PC”) Gruber’s take Jason on macOS permissions dialogs Windows Recall is a security “disaster” Steal everything in two lines of code AMD enters the AI chat Intel’s new Lunar Lake CPUs When Apple said “The M2 iPad Air has 10 GPU cores” they really meant “9 GPU cores” Performance wasn’t affected though How LLMs learn Retrieval-augmented generation (via Adeiko ) Problems with RAG Research paper On ∞ context (via Stephen Tierney ) <a href="https://arx
Fri, May 31, 2024
The Correct Amount of Rocks
Follow-up: New Vision Pro Content Experience Immersive (“Sizzle Reel”) Adventure Episode 2: Parkour What If…? Jason Snell’s review Even the low-storage 13” iPad Pros have 12 GB of RAM, despite only using 8 GB? 🤨 Editors’ note: Thanks to Elon’s Big Business Brain™, we now have to link to all the tweets X’s in this whole 🤬 thread, because Twitter X won’t show threads unless you’re logged in. Well done, Elon. Great work. 👏🏻 … 👏🏻 … 👏🏻 Now we’re junking up our show notes because we 💙 our listeners more than we hate him. And we really hate him. Shahram Mohktari (iFixIt Lead Teardown Technician) Could it be binning? Maybe, but unlikely . For real M4 iPad Pro flicker? Pulse-width modulation Reddit thread 1 Reddit thread 2 Reddit thread 3 Reddit thread 4 MacRumors TOPS measurements (via Michael Thompson) iCloud Drive & node_modules (via Eric Jacobsen) nosync-icloud asimov Excluded directory list Audio routing during Vision Pro guest mode (via Jonathan Gulbrandsen)</
Fri, May 24, 2024
Sync Up Your Cycle
Follow-up: John’s iPad Pro (M4) review MKBHD’s magnets reel doesn’t show the rail; it’s on the cover. (via Odin ) The iPad Pro can bend, but it’s difficult JerryRigEverything @ 8m40s Quinn’s stunning Pencil Pro observation Sebastian de With Zoom audio for Marco’s town meetings (via Steve J Stutz, among others) Delta gets its first legal challenge The Verge The reason behind the lack of GameCube/Wii emulators on iOS Original blog post No New Mac Studio nor Mac Pro Until Mid-2025? Microsoft pushes [again] toward ARM PCs [and AI] Blog post The Verge Windows RT Ars Technica Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite & X Plus Nuvia Copilot+PC Surface Laptop …with fans? WorksOnWoA Copilot+PC roundup Surface Pro <li
Thu, May 16, 2024
No Dots Are Going to Help Me
New member special: ATP Neutral: Car Shopping Pre-show: Marco is back in the ScanSnap world Raven scanner (defunct) Fujitsu Ricoh ScanSnap iX1600 Follow-up: Apple apologizes for iPad “Crush” ad Charlie Chapman’s 📱💨 AppleCare+ for educational-discounted products (via Carter Sanderson) Extend your AppleCare+ coverage iPad nano-texture glass Arun Maini interviews Ternus & Joswiak 1 2 3 4 Editors’ note: Thanks to Elon’s Big Business Brain™, we now have to link to all the tweets X’s in this whole 🤬 thread, because Twitter X won’t show threads unless you’re logged in. Well done, Elon. Great work. 👏🏻 … 👏🏻 … 👏🏻 Now we’re junking up our show notes because we 💙 our listeners more than we hate him. And we really hate him. iPad Pro Smart Folio angles MKBHD’s reel Smart Folio Keyboard reliability Apple stickers (via Scott) The M4’s “next-generation ML accelerators” (via Wade Tregaskis ) NEON M4 Neural Engine: 38 trillion ops/sec vs. M3’s 13 trillion ops/sec Tom’s Hardware M4 with 1 disabled P-core vs. M3 with no disabled P-cores Apple announces new accessibility features
Thu, May 09, 2024
Do a Barrel Roll!
Follow-up: More on RAM in base-model Macs HomeKit light controls UI Holoplot speakers in the Sphere Festival speakers One last ride for FineWoven? Apple’s May Event 🇬🇧 & 🇪🇺: Charger sold separately And no soup stickers for anyone Apple’s commercial hullabaloo Hydraulic Press Channel Federico’s Thunderbolt image Quinn Nelson’s Tandem OLED video Binning Rick Williams’ question Logitech Combo Touch keyboard Apple Pencil Pro box designs Infuse Post-show Neutral : The Cybertruck has landed across the street from Casey Pontiac Aztek Subaru BRAT Members-only ATP Overtime: Apple Silicon in AI servers? MacRumors in April MacRumors in May The Wall Street Journal on May 6 The Wall Street Journal (Apple News+ link) Sponsored by: Squa
Thu, May 02, 2024
Everyone Heard the Same Nonsense
Pre-show: Casey’s after-action report St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital RelayFM Podcastathon 2023 Part 1 & Part 2 Follow-up: It’s possible to toggle a dimmable light in Home.app (via Dan Sturm ) The Hayes AT command set is still going strong 😱 (via Pedro Fernandes ) TSMC unveils 1.6nm process for 2026 chips Anandtech’s coverage Rabbit R1 reviews Stephen Robles MKBHD David Pierce @ The Verge Ben Lovejoy @ 9to5Mac Dave2D Riley Testut on Delta availability iPadOS is classified as “Gatekeeper” under the DMA No new Vision Pro until late 2026? May 7 Apple event Tim Cook’s tweet M4 iPad rumor Ask ATP: Did Marco give up on fussy coffee, as Casey’s prophecy foretold? (via Charlie Sorrel) Trade Coffee (literally sponsoring this episode) YES PLZ (has previously sponsored) Cometeer frozen coffee pods (Marco’s referral link) Can we give WWDC tips? (via Andy) Are we worried about charging station privacy? (via Wade ) <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/11/technology/carmakers-dr
Tue, April 23, 2024
Daisy Hates Ticketmaster
Pre-show: Marco’s Sinus Situation & the one month a yellow car makes sense The ATP Store is BACK baby! 👕 Runs until Sunday, 28 April. Don’t wait! 🚨 THIS IS YOUR FINAL WARNING 🚨 Remember members get 15% off! Follow-up: Filesystems (🛎), case sensitivity, and APFS volumes Handedness & “jumped” vs. “jumps” Pangrams Clarifications on the xz sabotage (via Mat Gadd ) The Delta game emulator is now available ! 🇪🇺 AltStore PAL 🌎 App Store #1 free app! Apple allows using used parts for repairs Stephen’s take Apple’s lobbying history Apple press release iFixit blog post Ceiling fan switches Lutron Caséta (smart home switches/dimmers/fan controls) Lutron Sunnata (dumb dimmer) Waveform lighting Ticketmaster finally getting what it deserves? Wall Street Journal Broadband labels M4 Macs are coming this year? iPhone 16/16+ to have more RAM? <a href="https://mstdn.social/@dschaub/1118132
Tue, April 16, 2024
I’ve Spent a Lot of Time in the Address Bar
Pre-show: Power problems The ATP Store is BACK baby! 👕 Runs until Sunday, 28 April. Don’t wait! Remember members get 15% off! New member special: ATP Insider: Computing Origin Stories Follow-up: How little kids write 4 s Marco sample Casey sample John sample Field Notes Three-step car buying process (via Paul Chernoff ) Rivian software update helps avoid trash EV chargers Joe Lion on reticle limits High-NA EUV ATP #562: Do You Have a Dragon? Johny Srouji interview (Timestamp link to 34m28s) Belkin phone holders iPhone Mount with MagSafe for Apple TV 4K Auto-Tracking Stand Pro with DockKit A first look at 🇪🇺’s alternative app stores Jason’s fresh-install experience Apple opens App Store to “retro” game emulators Official guidelines James Thomson Ben McCarthy’s forthcoming Ketchup app First emulators arrive iGBA removed for unknown reasons <a h
Thu, April 11, 2024
Can’t Render, Fog It
Pre-show: SD-card failures The ATP Store is BACK, baby! 👕 Runs until Sunday, 28 April. Don’t wait! Remember members get 15% off! Follow-up: The “unpatchable” M-series exploit Explanatory video Hector Martin found the “ chicken bit ” ARM E xception L evels DMP Y’all don’t read the show notes, huh? 😏 LG DualUp Monitor An 🎵 accidental 🎵 rant about the state of podcasting today DAI Would a M3-family chip really have no efficiency cores? (via Matthaus Woolard ) Max Tech’s take on “M4 Ultra” rumors Reticle limits NVIDIA GH100 GPU Apple laying off 700+ workers MacRumors Apple 🤝🏻 Shutterstock Reuters Apple’s in-box iPhone “Presto” flashing machine Casey has tried Spatial Personas Upgrade #507: Differently Social Game Room (App Store link) Battleship Gucci (App Store link) Trailer Turok Ask ATP: How does one buy a car? (via Chandler Kent) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@Ca
Fri, April 05, 2024
A Different Way to Be Evil
Pre-show: John’s two-year anniversary Follow-up: WWDC lottery results John’s Affinity Designer struggles Marco’s convert stroke → shape suggestion from the bootleg Offset path using Contour Tool (via Vitor) Create Compound (via Julian Kissman ) Inconsistencies noted by Christian Meyer Sam Abuelsamid on real-time OSes in cars QNX Wind River Green Hills Qualcomm Snapdragon Cockpit ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED fix is in Chrome 124 beta Has Casey considered running any of his monitors in portrait? (via Bilal Khan) LG DualUp Monitor Apple IDs & real-world verification (via Simone Rizzo ) Non-email Apple IDs do still exist (via Erik) Apple podcast transcripts & ☁️ computing (via Ben) MacWhisper Microsoft is learning from Apple’s mistakes and is pre-emptively splitting Teams off from Office No UltraFusion interconnect on M3 Max? MacRumors Vadim Yuryev Apple Vision Pro Spatial Personas Connected #496: I Tried to Put My Finger in Myke’s Mouth <a href="https://sixcolors.com/post/2024/04/spatial-persona-on-vision-pro
Thu, March 28, 2024
Socks in the Knob-Hole
Pre-show: Marco’s recording situation Under the Radar #289: Vision Pro Numbers Follow-up: Image captioning in iOS (via Jim Buell ) DMA compliance feedback session is live Kara Swisher interviews Margrethe Vestager (Overcast link) Gruber’s summary Apple/Meta/Google targeted by EU in DMA non-compliance investigations European Commission press release Dan Moren’s take Reuters interview with Margrethe Vestager Regarding third-party messaging apps and the DOJ suit Artificial tooth monopoly led the DOJ to… Jersey ‽ Forum shopping Legal experts praise DOJ case DOJ lawsuit thoughts from Gavin Laing WWDC announced Greg Jozwiak’s tweet People are fed up with useless tech in their cars EuroNCAP is doing the Lord’s work New CarPlay is Apple’s last hope to crack cars? Real-time operating system QNX vs. Android Automotive QNX Ask ATP: How soon after waking up do we engage with a device? (via Nick ) <a href
Fri, March 22, 2024
Use Your Words
Pre-show: We definitely recorded a day late because we’re clairvoyant and definitely not because of pyrotechnics. Follow-up: The M1 MacBook Air lives on at… Walmart Warmart press release Apple Silicon & Project Titan Safari hangs (via Wade ) Apple’s DMA compliance efforts Apple DMA compliance workshop Gruber’s take Kay Jebelli’s recap on Twitter AI-generated transcript Video of Riley Testut’s question/answer John’s curious obsession with street widths Marco: 8’ / ~2.5m Underscore: 19’4” / ~6m John: 23’5” / ~11m Magnets in Apple Watch bands (via Harvey Simon) Modern Buckle Is podcast transcription is Apple’s first big cloud computing effort? US sues Apple for illegal monopoly over smartphones The Verge Lawsuit PDF Transcript of prepared remarks Toot from Glyph Post-show Ask ATP: What do John & Marco have against multiple monitors, anyway? (via Tony) Members-only ATP Overtime: Apple AI updates Another AI paper from Apple VentureBeat summary Stratechery recap (Paywalled) <a href="https://www.the
Thu, March 14, 2024
Weird Can Be Beautiful
Pre-show: ATP Overtime ATP Insider: John’s Windows ATP 96: The Windows of Siracusa County ATP Membership FAQ AppStories Follow-up: Callsheet available on visionOS “Put me on Aux” (via Sam Davies) Spotify & free users (via Colin Meney) 256 GB M3 MacBook Air has 2× 128 GB NAND chips iFixIt Teardown Project Titan chip rumors What happens when 🇪🇺 folks leave 🇪🇺 for a while? Epic’s developer account reinstated Gruber’s take Upgrade #503: We Own the Refs, the Stadium, and the Field More options for 🇪🇺 distribution Getting ready for Web Distribution Newly proposed Apple flow ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED gets first attempted fix Original feature Google Gemini’s revisionist history Reconcilable Differences #228: Big Filter Boy Stratechery: Aggregator’s AI Risk Gemini refuses to answer election questions Reuters Ask ATP: How come old software doesn’t continue to work anymore, particularly on mobile? (via Erik Neu) Super Smash Brothers
Thu, March 07, 2024
Colorful Criticism
Pre-show: Old men talk about old car stereos Follow-up: John’s notes export via privacy.apple.com Apple Vision Pro & Project Titan (via James Anthony) JIBO gita (the robot Casey was thinking of) Gurman’s article (or on Apple News ) Apple Vision Pro’s inevitable future (via Matt Johnson) M3 MacBook Airs Gurman on forthcoming Apple events Hector Martin on two displays Apple confirms backport of two-display support to M3 RIP the 🧀 Apple fined $2 billion by EU for App Store practices The Verge EU ruling Apple’s response Sherman Antitrust Act AltStore has received its MarketplaceKit entitlement Apple’s DMA policy updates Updated rules Apple terminates Epic’s developer account Epic’s blog post Example tweet Post-show Ask ATP: If we could solve one of A
Thu, February 29, 2024
Quiet Little Leech
Pre-show: Marco is many things, but patient is… not one of them. Blackbox Crouton Joanna Stern’s video Television (App Store link) ForeFlight Voyager Flight Control Follow-up: Vision Pro demand Clarification about Apple’s new iMessage encryption Extracting data from iCloud (via John Males) Apple Privacy Magnets and compasses …in ✨ space ✨ (via Adam Wuerl) …can be canceled out by Core Motion (via Zev Eisenberg ) Vision Pro & motion blur (via Orlando Herrera) Meta’s “ Pixel Codec Avatars ” vs. Personas (via Gottfried Chen) Facebook video Uncanny valley graph Casey’s podcast appearance CrackGate Application Submission Feedback regarding Project Titan MacRumors coverage New York Times coverage Tim Cook on cars in 2017 MJ Tsai Jeff Johnson Ask ATP: What email clients do we use? (via Joe ) Claris Emailer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Entourage"
Thu, February 22, 2024
Walk a Little Faster
Pre-show: Vision Pro comfort Light Seal Sizes Decoded ATP Movie Club: Steve Jobs Follow-up: Vision Pro motion blur (via Chase) Blur Busters Vision Pro and warped images Eyes as input vs. output (via Tony DiTaranto) Fitts’s Law and the Dock Apple 🤝🏻 Qualcomm Apple & Patents Mangets & Compasses (via Harvey Simon) Modern buckle Line/letter of credit (via Brian Coffey) Vision Pro Personas …are getting better in 1.1? 1.0 → 1.1 examples Charlie Chapman’s example Persona Studio (App Store link) Apple defends against future iMessage attacks Apple blog post Ask ATP: How do we evangelize Mac-assed Mac apps? (via Ian Malczewski) If we could get one new API for our apps, what would it be? (via Julian Gamble) Could Marco best/first/favorite Phish concerts? (via Winnie Lewis) Reconcilable Differences Live Phish Post-show: Using a high-end camera and gear for Vision Pro panoramas Fuji GFX Canon dual fisheye lens Sponsored by: Celtreos : An incredible shoot-em-up with 12 stages, a hu
Thu, February 15, 2024
Weird Forking Scenario
Pre-show: Casey’s Persona Surprise Follow-up: iPad Pro 11” PPD PPD calculator A note on field of view and eye movement Some discussion about Mac Virtual Display fidelity Turning off Apple Vision Pro The Developer Strap (requires login) is Thunderbolt capable Orion (HDMI display app for iPad) Casey’s HDMI capture dongle “Real” vs. “Fake” 3D (via Matt Rigby) Rotoscoping More thoughts from friend-of-the-show Todd Vaziri More [now un-paywalled!] thoughts from FotS Joe Rosensteel iMessage will not be regulated as part of DMA WhatsApp interoperability strategy Riley Testut of AltStore weighs in on third-party marketplaces What is a €1M “line of credit”, anyway? Apple Vision Pro Guest mode HDCP Voices of VR Podcast with Bert Nepveu Fitts’ Law on Dithering ⌘-Tab EyeSight Post-show: Casey’s Vision Pro after-action report Casey’s blog post Sponsored by: Members like you ! Become a member for ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
Thu, February 08, 2024
Look at It Harder
Follow-up: YouTube API weirdness (via Christian Selig) John’s [latest] Photoshop complaint €0.50 is “50 cents” Prescription lens pairing Wide Lightning™ and Wider Lightning™ Developer Strap (requires developer account) Vision Pro weight discussed in Vanity Fair Bluetooth peripherals Intel Macs & Mac Virtual Display Support Document Vision Pro syncs when not in use Performance throttling Vision Pro for movies & TV Color reproduction iFixit estimates resolution “Ideal” field of view for movies Pixels per degree : iPad Pro 11” @ 14” / 35cm = 67 ppd 65” 4K TV @ 5 feet / 1.5m = 76 ppd Pro Display XDR @ 2 feet / 0.6m = 100 ppd Real vs. Fake 3D iFixit Teardown Video part 1 Video part 2 Vision Pro initial thoughts John on spatial computing Captain EO Soarin’ VAC Post-show: Casey’s Vision Pro train experience Casey Neistat’s video Sponsored by: Trade Coffee : Let’s coffee better. Get a free bag of fresh coffee with any Trade subscription. Squarespace : Save 10% off your
Thu, February 01, 2024
Cryptofarts and Copyright Infringement
Follow-up: Vision Pro talk begins next week; some good reviews for now: Nilay Patel @ The Verge Video review Joanna Stern at The Wall Street Journal Brian Tong Gruber MKBHD’s using Vision Pro YouTube API (via Alex Chan) Quota costs Console hardware margins in the App Store & consoles Customer ownership Stolen Device Protection & device repairs (via Niru Maheswaranathan) European eye prescriptions (via René Schätzl) Apple’s EU DMA compliance Apple Newsroom Apple Developer documentation Apple Developer News Gruber’s summary Apple Fee Calculator Marketplace requirements MarketplaceKit Developer documentation Upgrade #497: The Poison Pill Tapestry Kickstarter Actual DMA text English Steven Sinofsky’s Summary MacStories Summary Ask ATP: Do we ever go mono on our AirPods? (via Darin Kelkhoff) Are there any apps we’d make if there weren’t already ♾️ takes on that app? (via Aaron Thomas ) Total Annihilation
Fri, January 26, 2024
Adding Some Carrot
Pre-show: YouTube updates Follow-up: SCSI DB-25 was on the back of Macs, not DB-50 D-subminiature iOS Screen Sharing is a thing No control for remote users though On Apple’s 30% cut and payment processing fees The Art of the Possible (John’s blog post) Whose customer is this, anyway? Apple’s compliance with EU law is likely to go exactly as expected Apple News link Apple Vision Pro optics (via Todd Zarwell & jkahnk) Apple’s software workaround for Masimo-related import ban Gruber’s take Apple Vision Pro preorders Accessories Battery Belkin Battery Holder Travel Case Light Seal Light seal sizes? (via Quinn Nelson) Light Seal Cushion Solo Knit Band Dual Loop Band Optical inserts (readers or prescription) Please don’t break one 💸 The Verge Weight You have to pair the optical inserts Launch inventory was <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-01-21/apple-vision-pro-lack-of-netflix-yo
Thu, January 18, 2024
The Local Mooching Situation
Pre-show: Some Administrivia New ATP member’s special ! ATP episodes are now on YouTube ! Follow-up: Marco’s UPS issue Eaton UPS backup (via Jeff Strobel) UPSes don’t like “dirty” power Yes, y’all, John can be wrong sometimes. But maybe he was 🤏🏻 right too? 🤔 John Gruber on the iPhone launch Apple Vision Pro ordering details Apple Vision Pro has 10 GPU cores More on the Apple Vision Pro demos Apple Vision Pro entertainment experiences Maybe not all prescriptions work? (via Justin Yost ) Meta Oculus Quest 2 Inserts Apple turns off blood oxygen sensor to avoid import ban Dear Epic, 🖕. Love, Apple Support page MacRumors summary The Art of the Possible Tyler Hall on “Modern-day Apple” Ben Thompson’s take at Stratechery (Paywalled) Ask ATP: How would we set up an iOS device for the elderly? (via Seppe Rutten) Assistive Access Why do audio-free apps sometimes stop playback of other apps? (via Wilson Martinez) Levis app (App St
Thu, January 11, 2024
Do Grasshoppers Have Tongues?
Pre-show: Dad Dreams Follow-up: New watch bands will actually be… cases? (via Videoalex ) Swatch example NATO straps Time-shifting was successful OLED iPad Pros will also break the bank Apple 🤝 AWS Retrieval Augmented Generation How LLMs work People… write answers for Alexa ‽ 🤯 Incase 🤝 Microsoft The Verge article Vision Pro launches 2 February Vision Pro will have 16GB RAM YouTubers will get two demos Apple’s “Get Ready” ad Previously: “Hello” Apple is very particular about how you represent “Vision Pro” Apple is offering Vision Pro demos Apple Vision Pro focal distance? Sponsored by: Trade Coffee : Let’s coffee better. Get a free bag of fresh coffee with any Trade subscription. Become a member for ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
Thu, January 04, 2024
The Year of Romance
Pre-show: Time-shifting Dave Matthews Band Crew Q&A Follow-up: AI Agita Apple’s paper regarding optimizing on-device LLM Summary by luokai Apple explores AI training deals with news publishers New York Times sues OpenAI & Microsoft for copyright infringement Hard cases make bad law Masimo Mess 26 December: Biden administration does not overturn ban 27 December, 11:55 AM: Ban temporarily paused by US Court of Appeals 27 December, 5:21 PM: Apple Watch sales resumed Apple 2024 Preview PolyCam AirPods 4 Redesign? Side-loading in the EU Post-show: Yearly Themes YouTube video Sponsored by: Notion : Your wiki, docs, and projects. Together. Trade Coffee : Let’s coffee better. Get a free bag of fresh coffee with any Trade subscription. Become a member for ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
Tue, December 26, 2023
macOS Uranus
Pre-show: Running public sound Automixing Sound Devices Mix Pre-10 II Zoom F8n Zoom LiveTrak L8 Reminder that gift memberships make for a great last-minute gift! Follow-up: iCloud.com login with only a password Apple Store experience (via Morgan Schönberger) More details via Ian Williamson icloud.com/find Joanna Stern’s prison interview Beeper → Beeped Blog post MacRumors Virtualization options for macOS UTM was recommended by several, including Luke Channings and Glenn Brown Steve Troughton-Smith’s write-up Is Masimo a patent troll? The Verge article LA Times article from October Apple working on a software workaround? Against Intellectual Monopoly , by Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine Against Intellectual Monopoly (PDF) EVs that [allegedly] satisfy all of Rangachari Anand’s requirements Rick Gore really likes VAG e-tron GT e-tron Q4 <a href="https://www.audiusa.com/us/web/en/models/q8-e-tron
Tue, December 19, 2023
Using It Is Wearing It Out
Gift memberships make for great last-minute gifts! Follow-up: Apple devices and OLED burn-in iPhone XS burn-in (via David Gian-Cursio ) iPhone 11 Pro burn-in (via Jamieson Weiss) Apple Watch Series 5 & iPhone 13 Pro Max (via Keith ) Apple Store diagnostics Stolen Device Protection in iOS 17.3 beta Maybe “trusted locations” is unwise? (via Russell Quinn ) How does this work with two-factor? (via Richard Harris) Exceptions to 🇪🇺 battery legislation (via Matthaus Woolard ) Vexed has been ported to iOS (App Store link) Apple updates “required reasons” for certain APIs Resetting your only Apple device Apple Halting Sales of Apple Watch Series 9 & Ultra 2 in 🇺🇸 Six Colors Software workaround in the works? Adobe 💔 Figma Old TestFlight data leaked Steve Troughton-Smith Rairii #askatp : What’s the best way to run old versions of OS X in 2023? (via Thom Bullock ) VMWare Fusion Parallels VirtualBox Rangachari Anand wants us to find them an EV Requirements Does not have a full glass roof Has a sunroof that opens Has physical HVAC, gear, seat controls Adaptive cruise control CarPlay Gauge cluster (or HUD) Center screen not safety critical
Thu, December 14, 2023
Trickle-Up Concern
Pre-show: Cauterized pants Show administrivia 🎄🕎 NEW MEMBER’S SPECIAL !! 🕎🎄 🎅🏻 Give the gift of ATP ! 🎅🏻 Follow-up: More on Apple’s Blue Ocean The 🇪🇺 is doing 🇪🇺 things …and Apple is doing Apple things 📟 Battle Yet more on ECC RAM from Jonathan Dietz Jr. Micron whitepaper US fabs and semiconductor business (via Joe Lion) Sonos Roam audio skipping Report #1 Report #2 Report #3 Report #4 Report #5 How does AWS S3 Glacier store data more cheaply than S3? Photos.app processing tied to… external monitors? 🤨 Governments are spying via push notifications Wyden’s original letter Patriot Act Gruber’s take Apple 🇺🇸 guidelines Apple non-🇺🇸 guidelines <a href="https://daringfireball.net/2023/12/ios_
Thu, December 07, 2023
Always Get the Biggest Pizza
Follow-up: Other People’s Code Audio sample Laura Savino’s Talk at CppCon 2023 AirJet cooling a MacBook Air Previously on ATP Keycap replacements at Apple Stores? Apple Stores will price-match? Maybe use KidArt for kid… art? (App Store link) How does Thunderbolt 5 “Bandwidth Boost” work? Idiosyncrasies of ECC RAM Apple 🤝 Amkor Apple 💩-cans 5G modem development? …but there’s always 6G… John’s window-dragging bug continues in 14.2 beta 5 Please fix Find my Friends sharing, Apple Beeper Mini brings iMessage to Android… like, for real for real. 😱 Quinn’s video overview System76 Apple’s Blue Ocean Fewer clients. Less money. (Jerry Maguire) Post-show Neutral : Trip Report ATP Eats: John’s of Bleecker Street Emilio’s Branchinelli’s Sponsored by: Kolide : Ensuring that if a device isn’t secure, it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Learn more and watch the demo today. Trade Coffee : Let’s coffee better. Get a free bag of fresh coffee with any subscription. <a href="https://greenchef.com/60atp"
Tue, November 28, 2023
Drain the Attic
Pre-show: Moving is not fun. Marie Kondo Follow-up: Apple fixes worn keycaps (via Ezekiel Elin) OpenAI Sam Altman Reinstated Five Days of Chaos Tip for buying smart thermostats (via Neil Weinstock) Dominion Energy’s offerings Marco’s many-taps Ecobee Chip packaging Introductory videos on packaging Brief History of Semiconductor Packaging Stacking Dies for Performance & Profit ECC RAM in Apple Silicon (via Grady Borders & Joe Lion) Green bubbles get slightly less 🤢? RCS Yes, still green bubbles SMS & MMS & iMessage Apple extends free 🛰️ emergency services Garmin inReach Thunderbolt 5 C2C caberQU #askatp : Can John take us on a tour of his recommended TVs? (via Gary Owen ) Sony A95L Digital Trends review HDTVTest review HDTVTest “Best TV of 2023” test 65” at Amazon LG G3 HDTVTest review 65” at Amazon </
Tue, November 21, 2023
Do You Have a Dragon?
Pre-show: 🚨 LAST CHANCE FOR THE ATP HOLIDAY STORE 🚨 Note: long-sleeve and utes sizes have been added! Follow-up: Keyboard wear Finger grease (via Ryan Holmes) ABS plastic PBT plastic A true horror show (via Andrew) MacBook Pro thermal tests More about chip packaging Johny Srouji interview from July 2023 Timestamp link to clip cited Stratechery with Pat Gelsinger Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED just will not die Stack Overflow question Tailscale’s patch (via Gil Pedersen ) Anonymous info QUIC HTTP/3 migrate_sessions_on_network_change SpaceX’s extremely dubious technical choices OpenAI The Verge headlines/coverage Sam Altman fired as CEO of OpenAI Blog post Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear is the new CEO of OpenAI Microsoft hires former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/20/23968829/microsoft-hires-sam-altman-greg-brockman-emp
Thu, November 16, 2023
Market Your Bug
Show Administrivia: 🗣️ THE ATP HOLIDAY STORE IS HERE 🗣️ Note: long-sleeve and utes sizes have been added! 🗣️ NEW MEMBER’S SPECIAL! 🗣️ ATP Dev: Other People’s Code Follow-up: Face ID is also an accessbility affordance (via Todd Scheresky) Uses for 🛢️👃🏻 (via Jamie West) Microwaves The modern knob (via Nate) There’s such a thing as too much (via Kieth Bradnam) Scanning old photos Ryan’s procedure Todd Vaziri’s advice ScanCafe Possible laptop improvments (via Nathaniel Velez) CNET review Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Melamine foam Apple explains dynamic caching (via Gokhan Avkarogullari ) Metal Profiling Tools Performance Best Practices for Shaders Memory is now unified within the GPU (via Jonathan Ragan-Kelley) M3 SSD speed vs. M3 Pro SSD speed SSD price graph (via CG) Mac laptops have had the same base RAM since 2017 (via David Schaub) Jobs vs. Cook Marco and Casey’s new laptops MaxTech video on M1 vs. M2 vs. M3 speeds Other Video Transcoding Migration Assistant Thunderbolt 4 Pro Cable Jason’s cursed screenshot #askatp : What is a “neural engine”? (via Richard Levitt) <a href="https:
Thu, November 09, 2023
They’re All Rectangles
Pre-show: Marco has discovered knobbed microwaves John’s toaster journey 🗣️ THE ATP HOLIDAY STORE IS HERE 🗣️ Follow-up: Apple Event was “shot on iPhone” Behind the Scenes The Verge’s silly take Stu Maschewitz’s overview David Steer in defense of the M3-plain MacBook Pro Luke Miani’s video Base configs make a difference, according to Ewan Makepeace Still no Face ID (via Tomer Shemesh )? 8 GB RAM has been the MacBook Pro baseline since 2014 Dynamic Caching (via Nitesh Singh) The small-capacity SSDs are better now? Luke Miani Apple Silicon packaging and a potential M3 Ultra F Häusler’s updated diagram AnandTech confirms odd memory quantities (via Cameron McKay) More thoughts from Jonathan Dietz, Jr A new ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED error report has entered the chat MacBook Pro order updates #askatp : How do we manage our physical photos? (via Steven) Why should we care about hardware AV1 decoding? (via Jack Johnson) How do we convince our loved ones to upgrade hardware? (via Christian Heile) Post-show: Humane’s AI pin leaks Sponsored by: Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code ATP . Hatch : Devices to help you sleep better. Kolide : Ensuring that if a device isn’t secure, it can’t access your
Tue, October 31, 2023
The Tall Lettuce
Pre-show: Everything’s upside down, so let’s talk fashion. Mack Weldon Ace Sweatpants Relwen Vertical Insulator jacket Apple’s October event Stephen on M1 & M2 Rollout History Oddities between M1 Pro and M3 Pro Johny Srouji interview Annotated die diagrams Post-show: Hypothetical boxed lunches Ken’s Lite Thousand Island Wenzel’s Farm Teriyaki Beef Sticks Sponsored by: Kolide : Ensuring that if a device isn’t secure, it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Learn more and watch the demo today. Trade Coffee : Let’s Coffee Better. Get a free bag of fresh coffee with any Trade subscription. Become a member for ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
Thu, October 26, 2023
Multilevel Pizza Oven
Pre-show: ATP Membership changes Apple price hikes Membership FAQ Want to pay us more? Here’s how! Follow-up: Rivian sounds are based on nature 20k Hz: Auto-Tone Updating iPhones in-box iPhones can be charged through the existing retail box What if the update is downloaded , but not applied ? Relevant Apple patent? On M2 vs. M1 Efficiency (via Jonathan Dietz, Jr.) Anand Shimpi on Andru Edwards’ show iTunes Match, Apple Music, and DRM It’s all Panzer ’s fault Apple Music gives you iTunes Match, DRM-free (via Sylvan Germer ) Getting music onto an iOS device without a computer Custom ringtones (via tact ) ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED rumbles on TheJesusFish Stephen Hackett mort Apple Pencil (USB-C) Dan Moren’s Take 9to5Mac Summary Upgrade #482: It’s Covered in Soap! October event Mac OS / Finder logo animation AnandTech on 3nm <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_nm_process#3_
Tue, October 17, 2023
The Phone-Box Lottery
We absolutely and unequivocally condemn the murder and kidnapping of innocent civilians. Casey Neistat’s video 🗣️ NEW MEMBER’S SPECIAL 🗣️: ATP Diamond Dogs: Talk Me Out of It Join to listen! Follow-up: Will Kiefer, Rewind.ai ’s CTO, has some FU iPhone 15s have a new battery setting Apple knowledge base watchOS optimized charging Why is my Apple Watch not charging to 100%? iPad/iPhone Photo Backups Paid Flickr accounts can do it (via Jonathan Freese) Dropbox for iOS Dan Lithio’s suggestions PhotoSync (App Store link) Google Photos Synology Photos (via René Fouquet ) OneDrive Photo Backup (via Ping Lu) Amazon [Prime] Photos (via Chris Cioffi) On Photos remembering crop aspect ratios in 14.1 John’s Docker/Chrome problems 17 June 2019: ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED when Docker networks changed 15 November 2019: ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED is fired when no changes done to the network 29 March 2021: Chromium aborts with ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED even when irrelevant network-interfaces change 29 September 2021: Re-creating a docker container disrupts video call ( ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED ) Orbstack suggested by Gavin Harris Colima AirPods Pro for hearing protection Upgrade #481: What If… Octobox? Couldn’t handl
Thu, October 12, 2023
Apple Chips Are People
Follow-up: Overall St. Jude winner: James Neal John’s window bug Polling rate does make a difference Source video Polling rate to window quantity experiment Source video Macs vs. Chromebooks in education (via John Weston & Steve Ligett) Upgrade #480: Never Do a Deal with the Preference Daemon Jason on Apple’s ∞ Permissions Dialogs John gets his Photos.app wish Off-center holes aren’t new Alcantara iPhone cases Alma Casey’s ★★★★☆ iPhone case In defense of the utterly ridiculous Razer phone coolers (via Adam) Peltier effect Revisiting tire pressure management systems (via Mattias Lindblad) Casey’s adventures with stop-charging-at-80% AirPods Pro 2 as concert earplugs Soundbrenner Minuendo Others tried: Eargasm , Etymotic ER20XS , Earpeace , Vibes , Mumba CodaRoom Custom High-Fidelity Earplugs Rewind.ai Pendant We Can Remember It for You Wholesale #askatp : What makes Apple’s designs so much better? (via Buckaroo Ponzi ) <a href="https://en.wiki
Thu, October 05, 2023
A Very Eventful Day
Pre-show: Marco has thoughts on the FineWoven case CHOCK’s medusa cable Follow-up: John takes us on an adventure FB13211706 — Window dragging is laggy and jumpy when more than one user is logged in Demo video Maybe it’s the video card? What if it’s the mouse? Oh no, the problem is inside the h mouse Maybe Bluetooth will save us? It’s not an Intel thing Seemingly it’s any USB RF mouse? …like, really? It’s not just the one mouse, actually oh no ATP #115: Empathy for the Machine ATP #96: The Windows of Siracusa County Are we the baddies? iPhone 15 Pro is overheating The fix is here Low-cost MacBook rumor Chromebook Adam’s Chromebook eMate 300 #askatp : How thin will phones really get? (via Joe Lion ) Do we ever MagSafe charge our MacBooks? (via Chriskast ) CalDigit TS4 Are we team light or team dark? (via Jack Mordoj ) Noir Post-show: Casey bravely performs an experiment 🫣 Sponsored by: <
Wed, September 27, 2023
Is This Your Dog?
Pre-show: Marco is… somewhere unexpected Modern 5G hotspots vs. tethering Casey’s travel router 🤬 cancer. Help sick kids. Donate to St. Jude now. The Marco Offset Podcastathon Part 1 Podcastathon Part 2 Follow-up: John’s PR …and Docker explorations fish iPhone 15 data transfers over USB-C Samuel Polay’s Apple Store experience Chris Jones’ experience USB-A ↔ USB-C adapters (via Eric Merrill) EdgeGate LeakGate Sharp Tech CaseGate Casey’s planned case Anker USB-C cable (the cable that didn’t fit) Umefly USB-C cable (the cable that does fit) Apple silicone case (via Ben Rabicoff) Viticci’s staining Apple Store examples Straps are the answer? (via Gem) Apple & chip binning A17 Pro is powerful but not efficient? Razer Phone Cooler Chroma People, Pets, & Places Initial iPhone reviews Casey’s car in 3× & 5× Goose in 3× & 5× Lenses John’s real bokeh Post-processing an automatic portrait mode photo Casey’s PopSocket Post-show: Marco disco
Sat, September 23, 2023
Cut the Bridges to the Mainland
Pre-show: John’s enhancement requests 🤬 cancer. Help sick kids. Donate to St. Jude now. The Marco Offset ATP Top Four: Laptops . Join to listen! Follow-up: Apple-products-save-your-life video Apple Watch Ultra 2 naming Titanium watches Cost ∆s (via Dan Provost ) Warranty (via Doug Miller ) Hermès leather straps (via Gruber ) Casey’s live adventure Related The Verge article Marco’s option Apple Watch Assistive Touch is from 2021 Apple “blue” over time iPhone 15 Pro & Pro Max repairability helps consumers too iPhone 14 Pro back glass: $499 iPhone 15 Pro back glass: $169 iPhone 15 & 15 Pro cameras 14 Pro 🤝 15 Pro (via Andreas Netzmann ) PetaPixel was confused too The arrangement changed iPhone 15 != iPhone 14 Pro 5× Pro Max is 25% larger than the 3× 3× camera has not changed in three years 😱 iPhone 14 Pro can also take 48 MP HEIF images PetaPixel camera review DPReview USB-C begets external display support Apple support document Panic on The Lightning Digital AV Adapter Surprise <l
Thu, September 14, 2023
Not a Saturated Year
Pre-show: Marco’s Wi-Fi Woes RealPlayer 🤬 cancer. Help sick kids. Donate to St. Jude now. The Marco Offset Apple Event on September 12 System in a Package (SiP) System on a Chip (SoC) Six Colors’ small discoveries GE fuel injector AM article Dr. Drang’s post on iPhone physics Grade 5 titanium iPhone 14 teardown Action button settings UI video Sony Xperia 1 IV Not in the keynote: iOS 17 on 18 September Sonoma on 26 September USB-C Lightning Adapter Apple kills MagSafe Duo & MagSafe Battery pack Post-show: What color is Marco’s car? Sponsored by: Kolide : Ensuring that if a device isn’t secure, it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Learn more and watch the demo today. Clean Email : Clean your Inbox of emails you don’t need. Then keep it clean. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
Thu, September 07, 2023
Tickle Rock You
Pre-show: 🤬 cancer. Help sick kids. Donate to St. Jude now. Follow-up: iPhone 14 Pro 2× vs. cropping a 1× photo iPhone 14 Pro Dynamic Island Flighty Sports Alerts (App Store link) You can update TCL Roku TV via USB (via Pierre-Luc Gagné) Apple Park & garbage cans Apple Event on September 12 WiFi 6 vs. 6E Google Pixel ad Czinger 21C Twill Post-show Neutral: Rivian is canning their ugliest paint option Sponsored by: Kolide : Ensuring that if a device isn’t secure, it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Learn more and watch the demo today. Trade Coffee : Let’s Coffee Better. Get a free bag of fresh coffee with any Trade subscription. Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code ATP . Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
Fri, September 01, 2023
A Wizard With No Choices
Pre-show: 🤬 cancer. Help sick kids. Donate to St. Jude now. Follow-up: Obscura 4 is out! ( App Store link ) Alternative TCL TV workarounds (via Chris Berryhill) Child Gmail Accounts Children cannot set up email forwarding (via Henri Sivonen) Child accounts are ripe for recovery issues (via Sriram Karra ) Trouble in HomePod paradise iMac G5 perks (via Aaron Walker) Ads on the ATP YouTube channel Truck routing Truck Map has a skip button (via Ezekiel Elin) Garmin sells bespoke truck GPS units (via Jonathan Llamas) Some recommendations (via Andrew Larson) inRoute TomTom/Garmin Apple Event on September 12 Exit Interviews iPhone 14 Watch Ultra Watch Series 8 A special Exit Salute Post-show: Casey’s new vibraslap DS1621+ Western Digital Red 18 TB Sponsored by: Celtreos : An incredible shoot-em-up with 12 stages, a huge soundtrack, and tons of gameplay features!
Thu, August 24, 2023
Unauthorized Trash Can
Pre-show: Marco’s box truck TruckMap Trucker Path 🗣️ New ATP Membership Survey 🗣️ (This is for everyone , not just members) 🗣️ New member special: ATP Tier List: Every iMac 🗣️ Follow-up: iMac Tier List Intel Core vs. Core 2 ∆s (via Michael Gabriel ) Marco claims vindication Core Duo Geekbench 32-bit: 2,327 Core 2 Duo Geekbench 32-bit: 2,423 (4% faster), 64-bit: 2,739 (17% faster) How much faster is “2 Duo” than “Duo”? 21” was (eventually) Retina, writes Max Wilkie More text editors CotEditor (via Taher Rangwala) Chime Pronouncing “Niléane” (and more) Apple can’t design for humans Photo editing on the Mac (via Ezekiel Elin) (•••) ⌘ ⏎ Dumb TV workarounds (also via Ezekiel Elin) Apple, TV+, Disney+, and Games (via Aaron Thomas ) Marco’s review of Ubiquiti Security Cameras G5 Bullet Switch Flex Scrypted SecuritySpy #askatp : How do we handle kid e-mail addresses? (via Greg) What are our expectations for subscription apps? (via Michael ) How do we prevent losing access to our password managers? (via Denis Čapkovič) Post-show: Marco’s latest gift shipment to Casey Marco’s latest gift shipment to John Sponsored by: Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code ATP . Become a member for ad-free
Thu, August 17, 2023
Starting to Count Chickens
Pre-show: LG stand woes & Casey pronunciation woes Follow-up: Casey’s fire hazard has been returned Text editors Yes, we forgot about Nova . Our bad. Zed (in beta) vi ls -l `which vi` mg README /usr/bin/mg nano pico Neat Safari-in-Sonoma trick LLC s may not be the panacea we thought Single-member LLCs can still be “real businesses”, says Ryan Roy Single-member LLCs don’t necessarily protect the member, says Patrick Yan FAQ from Denha & Associates PLLC Blog post from Wolters Kluwer Callsheet week one & subscription dynamics Installer from David Pierce & The Verge Apple-buys-Disney Rumors The Hollywood Reporter Jason Upgrade #472: Step Aside, Bob! King’s Dominion Backlot Stunt Coaster (The poster in the hero image is not the one Casey was talking about) Cabel Sasser: Fantasy Meets Reality WWDC 2013 Intro Video If everyone is busy making everything, how can anyone perfect anything? There are a thousand no’s for every yes. Aaron Thomas’ #askatp Post-show: Let’s have a fireside chat about the state of ATP. (Nobody’s in trouble.) Sponsored by: Members like you ! If you’re not a member, you can become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited
Thu, August 10, 2023
Own Your Pricing
Pre-show: ⚠️ LAST CHANCE FOR HYPERCRITICAL SHIRTS ⚠️ Follow-up: Mophie 3-in-1 travel charger Reported issues Firmware update kit Casey’s fire hazard John’s Photos issues He knows about modifier keys, y’all. MacPaint MacDraw Odd behavior with iPhone camera app Jason Snell’s crop macro ( .ZIP link) Keyboard Maestro Gui’s spelunking around face detection defaults write com.apple.photoanalysisd PhotoAnalysisCoreDuetSchedulingDisabled -bool YES Running XPC on-demand XPC In-app non-destructive photo editing (the below are App Store links) Pixelmator Pro Photomator RAW Power Darkroom Lightroom Lightroom Classic #caseywasright 🎉 Callsheet has launched! 🎉 Press Infinite Mac Mini vMac Analog(ue) #216: The Fast and the Curious App Store Search Ads First screenshot #askatp : Is it wise for indie developers to make a LLC ? (via Nate Silva<
Mon, July 31, 2023
Re-Crop With the Wisdom of Age
Pre-show: Marco’s Overcast rewrite 🗣️ HYPERCRITICAL SHIRTS ARE BACK, BABY 🗣️ Follow-up: Synology Dynamic DNS Alex Mazanov (of SwiftBar fame)’s interesting idea CNAME Marco’s security camera update Scrypted Eufy Cameras with HomeKit Secure Video support John’s sailing channel B&H is a Ubiquiti retailer Some interesting research on memory and caching from Akshay Narayan Their Paper Google system using “far memory” Paper on possible application performance gains App Store to require developers to describe API use Apple’s announcement UserDefaults Apple’s Note Submit a request for a new approved reason The Halting Problem Steve Troughton-Smith @AppStorage John’s annual post-vacation tradition FB12744158 Face recognition When does Photos scan faces? #askatp : What are we dropping down to UIKit for? (from Aaron Bushnell ) What does John think of the α670
Thu, July 27, 2023
My Butler Can’t Use It
🗣️ HYPERCRITICAL SHIRTS ARE BACK, BABY 🗣️ Pre-show: Marco mended something ! How-to video The good replacement part Which one of us is which? Meet Your Hosts Apple Vision Pro labs, developer kits, and more MacVoices #1070: Marco’s first podcast appearance? James Thomson Steve Troughton-Smith Casey’s phone call with App Review Rumor that the quad chip is canceled Upgrade #468: Nonstop Bangers Involving Saxophone Solos Follow-up: Large SSDs & Apple Silicon (via Matt Rigby) Asmedia Threads is already tanking? (Apple News link) The Ubiquiti Dream Router is slow …but the Dream Machine Special Edition is sold out …and the Dream Wall is pretty cool, albeit ridiculous Long-term review of the Logitech Circle View & HomeKit Secure Video Correction: there are more HomeKit cameras Post-show: Casey’s troubleshooting adventures WireGuard (Try PiVPN if you’re using a Raspberry Pi) Tailscale Dyn No-IP Sponsored by: Notion : The connected workspace where better, faster work happens. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
Sun, July 16, 2023
Valid in a Marco Way
Pre-show: Blue Man Group 🗣️ HYPERCRITICAL SHIRTS ARE BACK, BABY 🗣️ Follow-up: EV thoughts from Sam Abuelsamid ID.4 vs. Honda Accord EVs make more particulate matter DeMuro on the Kia EV6 GT Tesla V4 Superchargers iPadOS 17 window management An extended aside about social networks, federation, and socialism iCloud Keychain 🤝 third-party browsers Ricky’s 🍑💨 Chrome Extension Casey’s no-good, very bad day 😭😬 #askatp : Is Time Machine really useful anymore, anyway? (via Dan Provost ) Synology Products Compatibility List Could a third-party ARM chip end up in a Mac Pro? (via Torb ) Servers love large CPUs; could Apple use Apple Silicon in servers? (via David Loring) Apple Network Server Xserve Could Apple make a hyper-fast “drive” to sorta-kinda expand RAM? (via Patrick Melody) Why no dual-socket CPU in the Mac Pro? (via Aryan Aneja) Does the Mac Pro really have an “super car” attributes anymore? (via Jan Lehnardt ) Is the Vision Pro now the “halo car”? (via David Saunders) Post-show: Marco’s update Sponsored by: Kolide : Ensuring that if a device isn’t secure, it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Learn more and watch the demo today. Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code ATP . Become a member for ad-free ep
Tue, July 11, 2023
100 Million Tire-Kickers
Pre-show: Marco’s butt-crack update Follow-up: Upgrade #467: The Least Important Mac Follow-out The Case for a True Mac Pro Successor (2013) Vision Pro eyes The Talk Show #378 ( YouTube link ) Listener Occupation Overview Statistical analysis and standard error (via Chris Rose) Instagram Threads Version One #askatp : If 1Password 8 still stinks when the carrot becomes a stick, where should one store software licenses? (via Wes Chamness) Yojimbo Ask Neutral : How do we feel about darn near everyone adopting NACS over CCS ? (via Steve J. Stutz) SAE announces standard for NACS USB 3.0 Standard-B plug Alec from Technology Connections Kentucky mandates NACS Left- and right-hand traffic H-Day (via Sage) What are some good & bad parts of EV ownership? (via yottalogical ) Technology Connections’s Primer Post-show: Casey & John app updates .searchable() isSearching Marco’s iOS 16 patch for $isPresented Sponsored by: <a href="https://kolide.com/atp
Thu, July 06, 2023
Penguin Camel Monkey Shark
Pre-show: How did we celebrate the Fourth of July ? Member Episodes Survey Follow-up: As per anonymous, Ternus received our Mac Pro shirt. 🫣 Adam Eccles expands the ATP Listener Universe™ Yes, Full Photos Access gives apps carte blanche (via Peter Gertsen-Schibbye) Frameo EXIF data Desktop widget chaos whimsy (via Danny Lin ) A contradictory perspective on the Reddit protests (via Lee Abraham) Who is the Mac Pro for, anyway? Top Four Vision Pro challenges Steve Troughton-Smith discovers a cursor 1 & 2 Post-show: Threads Initial response Sponsored by: Trade Coffee : Let’s Coffee Better. Get a free bag of fresh coffee with any Trade subscription. Squarespace : Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code ATP . Notion : The connected workspace where better, faster work happens. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
Thu, June 29, 2023
Make a Little Maze
Pre-show: 🗣️ New Member’s Special Just Dropped 🗣️ Tier List - Wikipedia Tier Lists - Know Your Meme Follow-up: With regard to the “real-time OS” and the roles of the R1 Secure Enclave Processor Real-time operating system Vision Pro and vision VAC James O’Laughlin’s thread Engaget on Oculus’s concept varifocal lenses Creal Vision Pro limits Virtual experiences limited to 100ft² 12 minutes of VR fails Speed limits Conflicting opinions about Safelite (via Allan Davis & anonymous) OEM On fixing a bug for one developer (via Gui Rambo) AirBuddy SwiftUI for the Mac (via Gui Rambo & Clarko ) Solid-state cooling (via Alex ) AirJet Apollo’s shutdown approach Reddit telling protesting mods their communities “will not” stay private Quinn’s interview of Christian Selig Gruber’s interview of Christian Selig “Enshittification” of TikTok History
Thu, June 22, 2023
The Points Don’t Matter
Pre-show: Good SwiftUI days Follow-up: Vision Pro Privacy considerations (via Brandon Jones ) WWDC 2023 #10096: Build Great Games for Spatial Computing Designing for Spatial Input 6m5s 7m8s Vergence & accommodation in eyesight (via Christopher Masto ) Vergence-accommodation conflict 4m0s visionOS SDK is out Apple sample apps source code Jonathan Wight’s _ Finds Vision Pro labs start in July‽ John Ternus on external GPUs on The Talk Show Apple adds passkeys to Apple ID & iCloud logins macOS 14 Sonoma iOS 17 Marco (& Casey) get a present Crosswords in Apple News+ Apple [kinda] explains why third-party Watch faces aren’t supported Apple’s new beta install system DPReview has been purchased Gear Patrol Ars Technica Safari
Thu, June 15, 2023
The Strap Situation
Pre-show: SwiftUI requires Wi-Fi Flighty “Siri” utterances were trifled with? (via Jackson Ames) “Alexa” not recognized with frequency-range muting (or known-fingerprint matching ) iOS 17: Siri & Search → Listen For Vision Pro Promo video xrOS at WWDC Mastodon thread from former Apple engineer Fit / Weight/ Top Strap Myke on Cortex Top Strap HiFiMAN HE6 Power Estimate Guest Mode Pixel math Refresh rate Accidental hypocrisy? (via Niall O’Mara) Plane use Vision Pro ? Gaming Developer kits Work with Apple New Macs 15” MacBook Air Mac Studio Fan Noise Ratings M1 / 2022 : 15dB M2 / 2023 : 6dB Difference is ~8× Pricing ∆ between Mini & Studio Mac Pro
Tue, June 06, 2023
We Studied Thousands of Heads
Pre-show: 🧘 Feelings check 🧘 WWDC 15” MacBook Air Mac Studio 🎉 Mac Pro 🎉 2023 Mac Pro Accessories iOS 17 iPadOS 17 PCalc widget Sherlock macOS Sonoma Aerial Vision Pro Chance Miller’s impressions Matthew Panzarino’s impressions Dongle (?) that Casey noticed Post-show: WWDC food review Sponsored by: Kolide : Cross-platform endpoint security for teams that value privacy and transparency. Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code atp for 10% off your first order. Vector Bar : The cocktail-recipe app to make creating terrific cocktails super-simple. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
Thu, June 01, 2023
Worse Than All of Our Toilets
Pre-show: Phish season Live Phish DMB Friday Night Concert Series Goose on Bandcamp Follow-up: The Anonymous Corner Some anonymous thoughts on mail delivery to Apple Park BELIEVE shirts are at Apple Park Rank-and-file engineers also hate Radar Why does Apple bother with responses at all? (via Matthew Fenselau) Not all subscriptions are created equal, notes Claude Zeins One, Ten, One Hundred More on “no subscription” hardliners Myth and Oni were given to Take Two Interactive Project Magma Exit Interviews iOS 16 iPadOS 16 watchOS 9 Ventura WWDC Preview & Predictions Apple invites Road to VR to WWDC …and UploadVR Steve Troughton-Smith notices there are references to xrOS in open-source code 1 2 3 4 5 <a href="https://github.com/apple-oss-distributions/ld64/blob/5
Thu, May 25, 2023
I Reboot With Reason
Follow-up: Alex Stevenson-Price’s thread on his initial experiences with the Dell 6K monitor Monitor Control Dell Display Manager (via Ben Smith ) Hands on with Final Cut Pro & Logic for iPad Ferrite Dan Moren says Time-based rulers don’t work Keep Final Cut Pro open until the export is complete You can make FCP macOS ↔ iPadOS How it works Steve Troughton-Smith’s observations: 1 2 Ben Scheirman points out that Final Cut Pro 10.6.6 for macOS has way better mixed SDR/HDR support 9 + 10 = 21 Pretty much everywhere, it’s gonna be hot Reddit on John’s of Bleecker Whoever smelt it dealt it Beatings will continue until morale improves Casey’s take Technical Support Incident Bungie’s New Extraction Shooter: Marathon Myst Official Website Trailer News Release <a href="https://en.wikipedi
Tue, May 16, 2023
My Computer Supports Math
Pre-show: 🗣️ New Member’s Special posted 🗣️ A New Yorker’s View of the United States Follow-up: The Kobo FU continues The Libra 2 does have support, kinda (via Stefano Costatini ) Install NickelMenu Add the Dropbox menu item Libra 2 Other Kobos Multiple Displays on M1/M2 Macs Matthaus Woolard points out there are only 2 display controllers Hector Marcan has now-deleted tweets covering this (via Richard Stephens ) Edward Munn (among others) clues us into a DisplayLink -based workaround Wavlink USB 3.0 ↔ HDMI Adapter (via Steve McWee) Lior Shakedd summarizes the drawbacks The woes of the iBook G4 (via Ryan Maxwell) Screen Spanning Doctor Compatibility List Final Cut Pro on iPad Some M1 Pros had 16GB RAM and virtual memory (via Chris ) Final Cut Pro handles project files in ∞ ways (via Brendan ) Dell UltraSharp 32” 6K Monitor is $3,200 Resolutions XDR = 6016 × 3384 Dell = 6144 × 3456 Dell has an 8K version available Dell offers a variety of sizes HDR600 only WWDC Vibe Check 🧘🏻♂️ Avoiding Copland 2010 You Ruined Everything <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-04-30/watchos-10-details-apple-watch-to-gain-widgets-as-part-of-new-soft
Thu, May 11, 2023
On the Cheerleader Bus
Follow-up: Marco’s new Kobo Kobo will price-match (via Bob Pekol) Games breaking the fourth wall Metal Gear Solid Controller Swap Trick Blackbox (App Store link) (via Andrew Clark) Batman: Arkham Asylum (via David Kung) Business perspective on 15” MacBook Air (via Michael Lechter) Fully == Uplift? (via Matthew Kraft) Downside to camera shutters as sensor guards during cleaning (via Wade Tregaskis) Apple announces Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPad Final Cut Pro Logic Pro Audio Hijack Jason’s overview Mastodon , Bluesky , Twitter, etc. Post-show: SwiftUI trials & tribulations .matchedGeometryEffect() Under the Radar #268: Fancy Work Sponsored by: Backblaze : Making backing up and accessing your data astonishingly easy. Steamclock : Your app should be more than ultra fine. Let’s build something great together. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
Thu, May 04, 2023
The Beach Is the Beach
The ATP Store is BACK, baby! Order your merch ⚠️ before Saturday, 6 May ⚠️. Pre-show: Marco has e-reader pre-show follow-up kobo sage PMN Caecilia Calibre what if? Pragmatic Programmer Tao Te Ching 1984 Follow-up: Mac Pro Believe art update (thanks, Cristofer Cruz) Quick Callsheet Recap Someone help Casey with focusing a .searchable() text field, please! Introspect for SwiftUI Marco’s SwiftUI error message Emil Jensen’s 2FA iOS shortcut for iCloud keychain prefs:root=PASSWORD&search=2fa CarPlay Rental cars (via Milad Cerkic) At what cost? (via Dave Nicholls) The Verge in 2019 Ford CEO doubles down on CarPlay More nostalgia via Michael Hannemann The Fool’s Errand Infinite Mac Metal Gear Solid Eternal Darkness Rapid Security Responses & Cryptexes Adam Engst at TidBITS #askatp : Will consumers actually buy a 15” MacBook Air? (via Ben) Is HDR and Dolby Vision worth it? (via Torstein ) What are our thoughts about standing desks? (via Nick from Toronto ) Fully Jarvis 60” × 2
Thu, April 27, 2023
The Meat Part of Multitasking
The ATP Store is BACK, baby! Order your merch before Saturday, 6 May. Pre-show: Marco re-discovers reading Boox Nova Air C Kindle Oasis (2nd-gen.) reMarkable Jason’s e-Reader Roundup iPad Mini (6th-gen.) Tobor Robot PMN Caecilia (the original Kindle font) Follow-up: Mac Pro Believe Shirt Shirt ordered for John Ternus John continues to fight his window-dragging lag (FB12122106) New movie Belkin Releases USB-C Hub Belkin’s site Amazon CalDigit TS4 Google Authenticator adds account syncing for 2FA codes Not end-to-end encrypted though Duncan Wilcock’s Photos.app duplicate management tale of woe Motif Mimeo John’s receiver isn’t the panacea he thought it was (via Stephen Brandon) Jonathan LaCour’s solution Zidoo Z9X Reddit starts charging for API access Christian’s thoughts Apollo (App Store link) app.net Officially unoff
Thu, April 20, 2023
Rock It in the Right Direction
The ATP Store is BACK, baby! Order your merch before Saturday, 6 May. Pre-show: Five K’s is just. not. enough. Follow-up: macOS 13.3 window-dragging lag (FB12122106) has returned 😱 John’s demo GIF Demo Video CarPlay does avoid some problems Newer version of Casey’s adapter GM’s piss-poor decision is only for future EV models (via Nathaniel Irons) Apple doesn’t offer lossless Atmos / DTS:X (via Sam Tierney) Infuse post Interchangeable lens dust avoidance (via Gilbert Tang) Casey doesn’t have to regret his Studio Display yet HOAs really do suck Solid-state buttons dropped from iPhones 15? A diversion about Apple Watch Family Setup #askatp : Do we run third party anti-malware apps? (via Xerxes ) Does macOS allow for apps to keep keys and data private from each other? (via Jesse Wilson) If John/Tina hadn’t already gotten a Mac Studio, would they get an M2 mini? (via Trieu ) Post-show: Hops is getting nervous. 😬 Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code atp for 10% off your first order. Backblaze : Backblaze makes backing up and accessing your data astonishingly easy. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
Thu, April 13, 2023
You Are Not Nintendo
Pre-show: Top Four: Hot Pockets Hot Pockets Pizza Rolls Fun Dip Pixy Stix Nerds The Food that Built America Smarties Sprees SweetTarts Jelly Belly Weird and Gross Follow-up: The Letterboxd app ( App Store ) are native. We know it’s at least in part Daniel Compton’s fault Original acknowledgement Future update to IceCubes will note verified URLs (via Henrik Nyh ) Apple Photos De-Duplication 😬 Aaron Gabbert’s experience Mathew Schaffer’s experience Example Amazon will keep an archive of DPReview …? Manual sensor shake on Sony cameras MENU → Setup → Cleaning Mode → Enter Sony cameras & dual-base ISO ISO on Sony cameras is often misunderstood Photos to Photons: PDR Shadow vs. ISO Photos to Photons: PDR vs. ISO Dan Fox Dual Base ISO explained <a href="https://sixcolors.com/post/2023/04/ge
Fri, April 07, 2023
The Cycles of Marco
Pre-show: Mugs & some pint glasses are in stock ! Fixes: Member’s episodes and iPod & iTunes/Music users (yes, really) Prospective members from 🇮🇳 Thank you, new and existing members ! 💙💙💙 Follow-up: Quick correction about the CalDigit TS4 Apple Photos de-duplication in shared libraries Regarding NSTrackingArea ’s “quiet” behavior change The Radar grass ain’t really greener ☹️ Camera-related follow-up Ritchie’s Ricoh Recipes Fuji PC AUTO SAVE feature Lightning ↔ SD Card Reader X100V focus tip Gen Z realizes real cameras exist Making EDR photos: Pixelmator Photo (iOS) (App Store link) Adjustment sliders → ... menu → Turn on EDR Pixelmator Pro (Mac) (App Store link) Color adjustments section → Customize → add EDR toggle Only for RAW files? Radiance+ (App Store link) Superzoom rentals Marco’s [mostly rental] haul Marco’s sample images Sony RX100 VII Nikon Coolpix P1000 Sony RX10 IV Fujifilm X-T5 Fuji 150-600mm lens Sony A7R III Sony 200-600mm lens 2× teleconverter Post-show: Casey’s forthcoming app 🫣 <a href="https://www.relay
Thu, March 30, 2023
My Favorite Slap in the Face
Pre-show: Samoas vs. Caramel DeLites Casey found 🎉 More Occasions! 🎉 John’s anniversary & ATP #476 Jonathan’s anniversary ATP Movie Club returns! We watched My Neighbor Totoro Follow-up: HDMI Quick Media Switching (QMS) in action Threaded rod suggestions McMaster-Carr Tool lending libraries are a thing (via Sean Cameron & Chris Chelberg ) The 🔩 trick Camrote for geotagging & control (via Josh Calvetti ) Baby needs a new set of 🦷 Original tweet Nairobi’s true Siri experience Benjamin Mayo’s theory Result ChatGPT + iOS Shortcut = Smart Siri‽ Microsoft vs. Bloomberg News WWDC 2023 Announced Special Event Under the Radar #265: Old App, New Subscription Nikon Coolpix P1000 Let’s attempt another intervention about Radar Marco’s recent radar (FB12026558) Developer Technical Support John’s recent radars (FB11772168 & FB12057505) Toots: 1 , 2 , <a href="
Thu, March 23, 2023
The True Siri Experience
Pre-show: Marco has solved his Apple Watch Ultra band problem? Orange Alpine Loop Trail Loop Ocean Band Solo Loop Follow-up: iOS 16.4 will detect duplicate photos in iCloud Shared Photo Library Kurt’s screenshot John chose… poorly RTINGS OLED Burn-In testing update Quinn Nelson on Apple’s headset Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant lost the AI race A video of Siri in action RIP, DPReview 😢 Chris Niccolls & Jordan Drake to PetaPixel Marco’s “real” but “small” cameras Ricoh GR IIIx Fuji X100V (warning: probably above list price) Fuji XT-5 Post-show: John is a mad 👨🏻🔬 Kanto SP26PL speaker stands Media component shelves Threaded rod Kanto SP6HD speaker stands Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code atp for 10% off your first order. Kolide : Cross-platform endpoint security for teams that value privacy and transparency. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
Thu, March 16, 2023
Food Comes From Cans
Pre-show: Marco’s load-bearing pinky We stand in support of trans people, including trans youth. 🏳️⚧️ Alex Cox’s words Alex Cox’s voice 5calls.org Moltz’s toot Happy 10th anniversary, ATP! Follow-up: Press ↑ to see the Apple TV screensaver location. (via Ted ) Recording Screen Time password isn’t possible in iOS 16.4 beta (via Gui Rambo) melle points out you can guess the Screen Time passcode ∞ times in some cases. Not good, Bob. Settings → General → Transfer or Reset iPhone Erase All Content and Settings Continue Enter the iPhone passcode Take ∞ guesses at the Screen Time passcode Feedback: FB12006474 No-passcode iPhone ain’t so smart after all, says Eric deRuiter Another approach to prevent iCloud passcode changes, provided by Jenny Oskarsen Change your iPhone passcode After you enter it twice, the phone will ask for your iCloud passcode Hit Cancel ; your passcode has been changed, but you will need to enter your current iCloud password to change it Tim Cook Orders Headset Forward Despite Warnings? To Ship or Not to Ship, Headset Edition Colleen Novielli DJI Avata Destiny & motion sickness Samsung’s “Space Zoom” is “enhanced” by “AI” MKBHD’s YouTube Short Correction video 2021 🙂 Moon Crater <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/15/23641069/samsung-fake-moon-controversy-
Thu, March 09, 2023
The Glory Speakers
Pre-show: Declan made an interesting observation Marco files a bug report… AND ACTUALLY GETS A RESPONSE unlike FB12026558: “Media services reset repeatedly upon initiating audio playback in iOS 16.4 betas” John has… returned . Follow-up: Avoiding Shoulder Surfing Screen Time passcodes , turns out™, do not protect against takeovers Protecting iCloud Photos (via Erik Smets) Could you previously protect Settings? You can actually set a many-digit numeric-only passcode Scam Authenticator App Steals QR Codes 😱 Mysk’s comment Some absolute maniacs YOLO enthusiasts use no passcodes 😱 × ∞ (via Bob Von Scio) However, the kids are alright Mikael’s good point on ISP bandwidth Apple TV remote with touch disabled has an Achilles heel Yellow Things 👎🏻 Best and worst car colors for resale 👍🏻 iPhones 14 in Yellow Dakar Yellow II E36 1991 Toyota MR2 Apple Spring Event… Maybe? “Compute Card” Upgrade #448: I’m Choosing Optimism More on John’s COVID project (Affiliate links abound!) John’s old 5.1 system: Energy 5.1 Take Classic Pioneer VSX-LX305 SVS Prime Center & map Micca MB42X-C & <a href="https://www.erinsaudioc
Thu, March 02, 2023
The Anti-Fireplace Lobby
Pre-show: Please go decline your Tweetbot/Twitterrific refunds ! Follow-up: John’s COVID project mcg’s Experience with the Sony HT-A9 Larry King ’s band ’s Rivian Parody “Not yellow” ≠ “no fun colors” Adam Wunn on iMazing Report on the Apple TV remote with touch disabled Bad Apple TV news Diabetes and blood glucose monitoring Diabeetus Sonos does allow you to shout requests into the air Criminals are shoulder-surfing passcodes and then swiping iPhones Mitigation ideas: Alphanumeric passcodes Settings → Face ID & Passcode → Change Passcode → Passcode Options → Custom Alphanumeric Code Don’t use iCloud Keychain for banking passwords Screen Time Settings → Screen Time → Use Screen Time Passcode and don’t use the same passcode Settings → Screen Time → Content & Privacy Restrictions → Account Changes → Don’t Allow Venmo: Me → Settings → Face ID & PIN → Enable Face ID & PIN Cash: Icon in the upper-right → Privacy & Security → Security Lock #askatp : Is symmetric internet — particularly gigabit — worth it? (via Petar Petrović) Casey’s original flex Casey’s park bench picnic table Casey downloads a Xcode beta WRT54G Do we use AlDente or Battery to manually limit charging levels? (via <a href="https://det.social/@MaxLaves/1098577
Fri, February 24, 2023
I Can’t Give Him the Carrot Fast Enough
Pre-show: ✅ ATP hat-trick achieved ☹️ Follow-up: Getting a copy of your data from Apple privacy.apple.com Zack Whittaker’s experience in 2018 GDPR iMazing On our slagging of Dolby Pro Logic (via Rob Howard) A tip about Skip Intro on Apple TV (via Mark Johnson) More on the Sony HT-A9 & SA-SW5 from John Coke and Ian White Linus Tech Tips Alternative thoughts on why Xcode downloads are huge (via Michael McGuire) Marco should buy a Ford F150 Lightning? Maybe? (via William Vabrinskas) Some further thoughts on COVID from Keith, medicinal chemist NYC study More recent study VA Study Reuters Scientific American The Guardian iPhone 15 CAD drawings …and colors MaxTech video Post-show: Marco has many bits of car news CarMax Jackery Rivian R1T BMW i3 Yellow Stripey Things Sponsored by: Memberful : Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. <a href="https://art19.
Thu, February 16, 2023
I’ll Just Keep You for Ten Years
Pre-show: Marco is living the true Land Rover experience TFL Offroad Your Daily Lex Follow-up: The foibles of a 2.1 setup (via Samuel Polay) Sony HT-A9 & SA-SW5 Video review Bundle on Amazon What’s the ∆ between Apple TVs? (via Andy Galletly ) An Unsolicited Streaming App Spec Streaming App Sentiments Current vs. Previous-Gen Apple TV 4K YouTube video Identify your Apple TV model imessage-exporter (via Christopher Sardegna ) Google Takeout Apple dropping Product Design Chief role Mac Studio is one-and-done? Jason’s post #askatp : Does subscribing to a dead show cause burden on Overcast? (via Scott Wright ) Would a 8 × 64 GB MacBook read data 8× faster than a single 512 GB MacBook? (via John Susek) How do we handle unknown callers? (via b4rt0s1k ) NoMoRobo Post-show: The Liss family has finally fallen (but are okay though) Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code atp for 10% off your first order. Mercury Weather : Gorgeous weather forecasts. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
Thu, February 09, 2023
Dance Compatible
Pre-show: Marco relives his middle-school years Follow-up: HomePod 2 Siri speed test video And a related #askatp from Justin Saucier Sonos Premium Entertainment Set with Arc HomePod 2 power connector IEC 60320 A fix for tapping the HomePod near an outlet Foo Fighters performed at iPhone 5 launch (via Sverrir Björgvinsson) Twitter shenanigans continue Twitter Dev’s tweet Coverage on The Verge Elon’s completely ambiguous tweet Coverage on The Verge Movetodon killed for reasons Mastodon Flock still works Paul Haddad reports the new rules Marco’s HomePod 2 Review KEF Q150 HiFiMAN HE-6 Harman Curve Dave2D HomePod 2 Video #askatp : Will large enterprises set up Mastodon instances? (via Gavin Whitaker) Masto.host Why are Xcode downloads so darn huge? (via Nathan Roberts) How the heck do you search for code-related help for iOS/macOS stuff? (via Darin Kelkhoff) Queryable: iPhone photo search app Post-show: Audio is difficult 🍌 🔌 Sponsored by: Kolide : Cross-platform endpoint security for teams that value privacy and transparency. Pushcut : Triggers, notifications & widgets for Shortcuts, HomeKit, and online automation. Drafts : Where text starts. Get 50% off your first year of
Thu, February 02, 2023
Bananas Ingestion System
Pre-show: Your hosts have a discussion about music. We’re… um… sorry. macOS: Settings → Advanced → Add songs to Library when adding to playlists iOS: Settings → Music → Add Playlist Songs Follow-up: Overview of US healthcare terminology Ars Technica on the US healthcare situation HomePod updates MKBHD video 9to5Mac’s photo Marco’s charging woes (via Jonathan Dietz) A kludgey fix suggested by Conrad Poohs M2 Pro/Max MaxTech video Vadim Yuryev Backing up iCloud Photo Library icloud-photos-sync Also available as a Docker container! Shared photo libraries support coming? Khan Academy Kids & ABCMouse Foldable iPad with carbon fiber kickstand? Apple’s “Reality Pro” AR/VR goggles: 🎵 what is it good for? 🎵 The Information 9to5Mac Gruber Gurman CrunchPad Apple Watch Leather Link band Valve Index Meta Quest Hypercritical: Antacid Tablet <a href="https://hypercritical.co/2013/02/08
Thu, January 26, 2023
Paint My Wings
Pre-show: Frame Game ❗️ New Member’s special ❗️ Belated observation of an anniversary Casey’s ATP announcement tweet Follow-up: The new Mac mini is the same dimensions as the old one But the base-model SSD is far slower … again. Max Tech Twitter officially bans third-party clients Diff (via Andy Baio) Twitter Dev’s tweet Jason’s thoughts , which are 😗👌🏻 Jason’s follow-up Twitterrific Goodbye Linea Tot xScope Tweetbot Goodbye Ivory Twitter does, indeed, seem to be crumbling Valentines Day at White Castle Unusual ways to listen to ATP Some Movie Club follow-up: Regarding Hunt’s language change (via David Watson ) Some thoughts from Patrick Warn The Whistle Blower Smarter Every Day gets on the USS Toledo Marco’s USB-charging question The John Gruber gloves Zippo HeatBank 6 hand warmers C2C caberQU <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/
Thu, January 19, 2023
Deconstructed iMac
Pre-show: Marco’s window-washing woes Chicken hat dregs ❗️ Imminent members-only special ❗️ Follow-up: Getty Images suing creators of Stable Diffusion Stable Diffusion Litigation One more from CES: solid-state cooling PC World video Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) Twitter kills (some) third-party clients Craig Hockenberry The Verge Twitter’s sole “statement”, five days later 🙄 × ∞ The Verge on “🫡” Upgrade+ 442 : Filing bug reports with Apple An entry from the we-have-the-best-listeners file Apple’s Week of Announcements New Macs Dan Moren Color-matched MagSafe cables ‼️ iStat Menus New HomePods 😱 Post-show: Casey got the Belkin Continuity Camera doodad External Display Mount Laptop Display Mount Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code atp for 10% off your first order. Lunch Pail VC : A podcast about the nuts and bolts of venture capital. <a href="https://sofahq.co
Mon, January 09, 2023
A Tesla Full of Kindles
Pre-show: Marco still has his red hat cursed car Follow-up: Backing up iPhoto Libraries (via Jonas ) Dell 5K monitor Dell 6K monitor Teaser video Dell resolution: 6144 × 3456 XDR resolution: 6016 × 3384 CES TV News Samsung 77-inch QD-OLED LG Signature OLED “wireless” TV LG Micro Lens Array Samgung microLED TVs Roku is making TVs 🤨 Sony is not showing TVs Qi2 is MagSafe? Rewind.ai internals (via Kevin Chen) ScreenCaptureKit Vision Framework Video Toolbox #askatp : What would be important in a “3rd alternative” desktop operating system? (via Stephan Jacobs) System76 macOS achieves UNIX (not Linux) certification Getting macOS UNIX-certified Do we use RSS? Which apps, if so? (via Andy Clarke ) Reeder NetNewsWire Feedbin Unread (App Store link) ReadKit TIN </ul
Tue, January 03, 2023
One of My Fits of Rage
Pre-show: Vacations, illness, birthdays, and carrot cake Follow-up: AI Art & Copyright (via Amy Lee) Github Terms of Service Github Corporate Terms of Service CRUD chkbit True Life Diary Marco, CloudKit , and Overcast Under the Radar #258: A Less-Cloudy Outlook Samsung ViewFinity S9 The Verge Samsung Announcement HDR600 #askatp : How do we backup & store Xcode project folders? (via Eshu Marneedi ) Tim Bray on Mastodon search How does John feel about lossy streaming on his fancypants new TV? (via Sean Cameron) HDTVtest What’s the best way to backup a Photos library to a Synology? (via Justin Fisher) Post-show: John’s Earthworks Ethos adventure Marco’s Podcasting Microphones Mega-Review Elgato Wave XLR Blue Yeti Shure PG42 USB Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code atp for 10% off your first order. Trade Coffee : Incredible coffee delivered fresh from the best roasters in the nation. Green Chef</
Wed, December 28, 2022
The Elder Programmer Look
Pre-show: Marco has decreed today is Christmas Eve. Project Highrise Don’t Starve Together Follow-up: Butterfly Keyboard class-action lawsuit payouts Artists can now opt out of the next version of Stable Diffusion Have I Been Trained? Have I Been Pwned? A fun Twitter → Mastodon web app (via Ted Tschopp ) Nullsoft Scriptable Install System macos9.app Rewind.ai is available Lensa AI (App Store link) John’s iPad Mystery iPad Pro (4th generation) iPad Pro (6th generation) Casey’s AirPods Pro Mystery Always-On Display Tweaks in iOS 16.2 (via Brandon Butch ) Apple car project hits [yet more] road bumps Bloomberg article John & Jason talk about this on Upgrade #436 Gruber’s summary Care by Volvo #askatp : Why even bother with your own blog/domain anyway? (via Petar Petrović) Fastmail Squarespace Hover Linode What should I do about bit rot ? 😱 (via Jeremy Nash) Synology ZFS <a href="https://www.
Thu, December 22, 2022
My Immense Softness
Pre-show: Period pieces about x2 and k56flex Superbad DIVX Follow-up: Casey has fixed his Docker problems with Colima ? Apple is considering dropping the WebKit requirement? Blink Gecko Some clarifications and feedback about the SR-71 (via Chris) Trident II D5 Inertial Navigation System Schuler tuning Astroinertial Navigation System in the SR-71 Podcast story about the missing hemisphere of star data in the SR-71 (at 43:31) John McElhone’s Detective Work Moisturizers are, indeed, real. Cetaphil : Casey was right, according to everyone O’Keeffe’s Working Hands Cream : Marco’s waxy-barrier pick CeraVe Moisturizing Cream : Marco’s daytime-softness favorite Eucerin Advanced Repair Hand Cream : Another highly-recommended option Mac Pro, but less so #askatp : Do any of us journal? (via Arthur Dickerson) Day One What are the top-level folders on our home directory? (via Matt Toohey) How does Casey even use Spaces, anyway? (via Cai ) Post-show: So, uh, what the heck are we gonna do about our theme song ? Jonathan Mann Descript </
Thu, December 15, 2022
Scribble on the Shared Placemat
Pre-show: Is moisturizer real? Orange Goop The 🐔🧢 is back !! Follow-up: Recovery keys & backup contacts Apple’s information Oliver Ames’ thoughts More on StoreKit 2 and Refunds Tech Talk Request a Refund The Sharrow is real, John. WWDC 2017 Relevant clip Enabling Advanced Data Protection for “enthusiasts” Apple’s support article Quitting the Finder defaults write com.apple.finder QuitMenuItem -bool true Apple Music Sing, Atmos, and ML Example Goose album Tesla adds Apple Music support Freeform Linea Definitely not John’s fridge Advanced Data Protection and Convergent Encryption Stratechery post (requires login) Perceptual hashing Apple will allow Third-Party App Stores in the EU The Digital Markets Act MacRumors Stratechery (requires login) <a href="https://daringfireball.net/2022/12/
Thu, December 08, 2022
Owned With a P
Pre-show: Past-Marco made poor life choices, and today-Marco paid the price Follow-up: Mastodon instances and federation Hive Social is going… well, it’s not really going actually Sharrow 👍 Merlin is vindicated; it’s a real thing 👎 …but it’s not exactly a “share arrow” . But it is. Kinda. Sorta. 🤪 ButtDB Blackbird has been open-sourced Publisher ! Custom string interpolation Function Back Deployment Apple announces 3 new “advanced safety features” How to generate a recovery key Encryption comparison chart Joanna Stern’s article ( Apple News ) & video Platform Security Guide Wired article Google Has Most of My Email Because It Has All of Yours Apple adds 700 new price points to the App Store John and Jason discussed on Upgrade #436: I Bend So Many Spoons Apple introduces Apple Music Sing Federico’s tweet </u
Thu, December 01, 2022
Moving to Antarctica
Pre-show: Sharrows EVERYONE has written in to tell us about the bike-lane symbols , thank you, no need for anyone else to write in – ed. The ATP On-Demand Store is live for your holiday needs! Follow-up: Bridging async / await ↔ Obj-C (via Aaron Farnham) Marco’s 🍑💨 Some updates on Mastodon Ivory by Tapbots Don’t Use Services that Hate the Internet John’s 🍑💨: He’s outraged! A Better Mastodon Friend Finder Merlin & John’s excellent discussion about Twitter (starts @ 1h36m) There’s a WWDC video about instrumenting/tracing async issues Xfinity Wi-Fi does not use customer’s bandwidth (via Clayton O’Neill) Casey’s 🍑💨 about iPad at the park bench picnic table ffmpeg has been ported to web assembly Reactions to App Store ads Gambling ads iCloud Storage Over the Years The Talk Show #361: A Fit of Pique with Federico Viticci Apple Keynote Search Engine Apple Pauses Gambling Ads Gruber’s Take Michael Tsai Employees aren’t happy either <a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/inside-apples-love-hate-relationship-with-its-4-billion-ads-
Tue, November 22, 2022
It’s Occupied by Bears
Pre-show: Marco makes Casey’s day B FCModel Hacking with Swift Follow-up: Using network locations in macOS Ventura ControlPlane Casey’s adventure with date formats Bonus: man pages in Preview John’s iPhone Cases Bullstrap $85 → $68 Ryan London $54 Mastodon The Real Slim Shady ActivityPub Micro.blog support Scalability Moderation Burnout On evaluating new platforms Running an instance is… not easy Founder in Time Client app reviews by Anna Nicholson Client app feature comparison Google Sheet Client Apps Official client Metatext Mammoth (TestFlight) Tusker (TestFlight) Toot! Tootle <a href="https://apps.apple.com/gb/a
Thu, November 17, 2022
Tiny Tyrants
Pre-show: John is a Swiftie Follow-up: John’s 2FA transfer options, and a suggestion from particles! Automating Watch faces (via Alex Serriere) Newer Apple TV 4K models support HDR in YouTube (via Matt Freedman) Photos, Smart Albums, and boolean logic (via Jakob ) Hiding purchases in Music (via Arem ) Twitter Tribulations Elon Musk has the world’s thinnest skin Employee corrects Elon He’s also a big jerk H-1B visa Intel 8088 HomeKit is amazing for some people (via Todd) X10 Mac enters the third year of “two-year transition” Will John and Marco ever be satisfied? (via Jonathan Claydon) iPhones 14 Satellite Emergency SOS is live Newsroom Casey’s screen recording iJustine’s Discussion with Kaiann and Arun Sending location via satellite Mastodon Wikipedia Federation ActivityPub Bluesky Micro.blog #askatp : What’s the best way to download Xcode? (via Eshu Marneedi ) Xcodes Reflections on Trusting Tust What is the best-designed Mac
Thu, November 10, 2022
Later Is Getting Later and Later
THE ATP STORE IS BACK, BABY! The store will be open until Sunday, 13 November ! Don’t delay! Our thanks to the teams at Studio Neat , and, as always, Cotton Bureau . Don’t forget, members get 15% off! Pre-show: lol twttr Hotline Follow-up: Rewind has stopped using cloud transcription , so, you’re welcome . Speaking of screen recording, let’s talk about corporate espionage protection DTEX Jason has found the answer to John’s confusion about using ML-generated keywords in smart albums More on Casey’s wonky iPad volume buttons (via Andre Aguilar and others) Support article ECC RAM support is coming to macOS XNU Ventura System Settings & third-party preference panes Mark U teaches us how to read Apple Steve Troughton-Smith also teaches us how to read Apple John’s “new” 📱 & 🖱️ John’s mouse John’s 🍄 New Apple TV upgrade experience Bono apologizes for Songs of Innocence How do you remove this darn thing anyway? Removal URL <a href="ht
Thu, November 03, 2022
It Sucks, Doesn’t It?
THE ATP STORE IS BACK, BABY! The store will be open until Sunday, 13 November ! Don’t delay! Our thanks to the teams at Studio Neat , and, as always, Cotton Bureau . Don’t forget, members get 15% off! Pre-show: Marco’s RTD BBEdit doesn’t suck Land Rover Defender pressures Follow-up: Casey apologizes to Marco… again A small update on Casey’s park bench picnic table and his Verizon-connected iPad Pro More on Ventura’s System Settings Apple HIG Removal of scheduled sleep/wake GUI (via Aaron Gillies ) Apple support guide Casey’s flummoxed by his iPad Pro’s volume buttons QMS VRR support is coming to Apple TV 4K HDMI 2.1 Shared Photo Library Camera toggle “Unsaved” photos De-duplication Face detection Automatic sharing “Lifestreams” and Rewind Previously in the John Podcasting Universe: ATP #66 @ 1h52s RecDiffs #169 @ 53m22s Lifestream on Wikipedia Academic site Recording laws in all 50 states CEO Dan Siroker a16z Announcement <a href="https://en.wikipedia.o
Thu, October 27, 2022
Our Only SEO Is You
THE ATP STORE IS BACK, BABY! #🐔👒 The store will be open until Sunday, 13 November ! Don’t delay! Our thanks to the teams at Studio Neat , and, as always, Cotton Bureau . Don’t forget, members get 15% off! Pre-show: Marco’s long local nightmare is now over. Follow-up: Costco has some Sonos stuff on sale starting 20 November Arc (on Sonos’ site ) One SL (on Sonos’ site ) Fire prevention on airplanes (via Andrew Chase) Apple mouse shape history John’s Ventura app updates iPad Pro Impressions Ventura / iOS 16.1 / iPadOS 16.1 Impressions Jason’s Review Jason on System Settings Post-show: Joanna Stern’s Interview of Federighi & Joswiak Sponsored by: Kolide : Make your team into your biggest allies for endpoint security. Solve problems, right within Slack. Memberful : Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Backblaze : Making backing up and accessing your data astonishingly easy. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed! And 15% off in the store !
Thu, October 20, 2022
A Mental Laxative
Pre-show: Marco rediscovers his love for programming, by procrastiworking. Follow-up: Apple TV, Match Content , and HDMI QMS QMS Explainer Audio-dejudder Casey’s iPhone upgrade, eSIM, and Verizon fees Follow-out for Upgrade #429: Freedom Doors John’s mouse ATP #449: An Unclean Mouse ATP #361: A Button in the Thumb Shelf John’s speaker adventure Apple Watch Ultra screen size Nomad Orange Sport Band New iPads! Alex Guyot’s tweet Logitech Crayon Zac Hall on covers Dan Moren’s take New iPad Pros! Bluetooth 5.3 Hover video demo Federico Viticci’s tweet Alex Guyot’s take Clockwise #473: Solar Eclipse Potato New Apple TV! Post-show: Casey got scammed on Amazon Lenovo ThinkVision M14 Parcel Informed Delivery <a href="https://www.amazon.com/sp?ie=UTF8&isAmazonFulfilled=0&marketplaceSeller=1&orderID=113-1459973-1921021&seller=A2DWQSGODSDK3F
Thu, October 13, 2022
Too Much Apple in My Apple
Pre-show: In a move that surprises nobody , Marco lost a bet Coriolis force Follow-up: On portraits and AI image generation Unofficial ATP subreddit Marco’s bad icon Marco’s good icon Glove boxes open via touchscreens‽ Model Y review Match content setting on the AppleTV (via David Comay) John says “👍🏻”, with reservations Mac window management and Stage Manager John’s new iPhone case Repairing original HomePods (via Timo Bruck) Common issues list Tutorial video AI image generation and photography Apple is turning into Google/Facebook ? Upgrade+ #427: He Renouned Lederhosen The segment in question was the Upgrade+ segment of the week, which requires membership. Ninety-Five Theses Dithering , 30 September episode, ~8:40 in Paul Haddad Sebastiaan de With MJ Tsai TV ads? #askatp : When will we get a bezel-less Apple Watch? (via Bryan) _’s discovery Why would one want a M1 Max Mac Studio over an equivalent M1 Max MacBook Pro? (via John Enger) Why does router range matter? (via Andy Hyde) Post-show: Casey has some thoughts about Sonos Casey’s shopping list Arc Sub Gen 3 One SL Port <a
Thu, October 06, 2022
Draw Your Own Slice of Pizza
Follow-up: Marco has settled on the Peak Design case What even is in Shared Photo Libraries, anyway? The 🇪🇺 USB-C mandate passes a vote Christina Warren’s tweet MFI mophie 3-in-1 travel charger with MagSafe AI Art Cortex #133: The Ethics of AI Art Projects DALL-E Stable Diffusion DiffusionBee to run it on an Apple Silicon Mac Midjourney Google Imagen Artist found private medical record photos in AI training image set Everything is a Remix Ornithopter GitHub Copilot Light & Magic #askatp : Can we give a primer on macOS window management? (via Philipp) Philipp, I’m so sorry for my beloved co-hosts muddying the waters even worse, despite my best efforts -CML How do we plan & track app development work? (via Dan Leehr ) How does John manage color on his TV? (via David Comay & Jeff Nachbar) THX Tune-Up FILMMAKER MODE Calman Color Calibration Software Post-show: Casey tries to recover from our earlier debacle SwitchGlass Front and Center Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code atp for 10% off your first o
Thu, September 29, 2022
Going Retina Again
Please donate to St. Jude ! Let’s cure childhood cancer together. Pre-show: Marco has glasses Too big according to John Too big according to anyone “Big Steve Jobs energy” The Steve Jobs frames ( we think ) …and iPhone cases Pitaka MagEZ Case 3 Peak Design Everyday Case for iPhone ATP Movie Club: Episode 3: Edge of Tomorrow Remember, only for members ! Follow-up: iCloud Shared Photo Library limitations There are lots of creaky clear cases out there Stage Manager will support older iPads UIScreen.main NSScreen.main When the always-on iPhone display goes dark Black-and-white always-on Lock Screen Settings → Focus → {focus mode} → Options → Enable Dim Lock Screen Casey has some Apple Store experiences Apple Watch Ultra Alpine Loop _’s Video Returning a Solo Loop TechCrunch coverage from 2020 Marco masquerades as a wedding photographer again Sony ɑ7R III Sony 90mm Prime Macro Lens <a href="https://home.camerabits.com/to
Thu, September 22, 2022
Torsional Rigidity Check
Please donate to St. Jude ! Let’s cure childhood cancer together. Pre-show: Relay FM Feuding Families ATP Movie Club: Episode 2: The Rundown Remember, only for members ! Casey’s traumatic moment, captured Follow-up: Apple Pay and “valid” addresses iPhone 14 has revised, easily-repairable internals Repair costs SIM tray spacer John’s second iPhone case Bullstrap case Ryan London case Marco’s case updates Pitaka Case Casey’s on the HDHomeRun Prime with Channels Train PCMCIA Glasses updates Blue-blocking lenses were universally panned Zenni Optical Apple’s upgrade guide (via Jonathan Gulbrandsen) iPhones 14 Pro Experience John on the Podcastathon Apple’s guidance on transferring watches John’s status bar Halide Ryan Jones’s chart about camera bumps Paste warning is a bug Gruber’s chart Post-show: Marco’s car wears a watch ( image ) Sponsored by: Kolide : A cross-platform end
Thu, September 15, 2022
All the Nerds in the Room
Please donate to St. Jude ! Let’s cure childhood cancer together. Extended Pre-show: Marco finally catches up to Casey & John Dilating drops 🎉 ATP EPISODE 500!!! 🎉 catatp ATP Episode #400: Reach Is the Next Frontier Mac OS iguana easter egg (video) Mac OS iguana easter egg explanation Some discussions about a 🆕 special members-only perk Follow-up: John’s Polarizer & lens protector Special relativity Variable Neutral Density Filter Bell’s Theorem (via Stepan Dolezal) Polarizing Filter (via Rob Sayre) UV Filters are useless? (also via Rob Sayre) iPhone focal lengths spreadsheet (by Colin Robertson) 2× crop goes from 9.8 × 7.3mm → 4.9 × 3.65mm Prior 2× cameras were 4 × 3mm Satellite location sharing Collect calls Apple Watch S8 is basically the same CPU as S6 & S7 Apple Delays iCloud Shared Photo Library Dynamic Island name recommendation from Dan Engler API The Verge’s iPhone 14 Pro review Subpixel rendering Pentile display Krebs unequivocally walks back the Ubiquiti reporting What did the hosts order last week? <a href="http
Thu, September 08, 2022
Living Is Pretty Important to Me
Please donate to St. Jude ! Let’s cure childhood cancer together. Pre-show: A bidding war for a good cause Apple Event, September 2022 Apple Watch Series 8 Apple Watch SE (2nd generation) Apple Watch Ultra Panerai Luminor Tourbillon GMT Photos from Matt Panzarino Size comparison by Neil Cybart GPS L5 AirPods Pro (2nd generation) Helly R! iPhone 14 & 14 Plus Emergency SOS via satellite Iridium Garmin Inreach Mini 2 iPhone 14 Pro & Pro Max John’s Tweet about 🤢 “Dynamic Island” 🤢 Anti-aliasing Don’t miss a special treat before the after-show. (Thanks, Jonathan !) Post-show: Leaks abound Sponsored by: Kolide : A cross-platform endpoint security solution for teams that value privacy and transparency. Memberful : Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial 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!
Thu, September 01, 2022
Not MagSafe, but MagSafe
Please donate to St. Jude ! Let’s cure childhood cancer together. Pre-show: Marco has leveled-up as a nerd. 🤓 HP M182nw Follow-up: John’s polarizer and lens protector Calibration of Rock Band instruments (via Johannes Zander) Casey got buzzed by Apple Maps cars “Image Collection” Locations (via Holgr in the chat) Apple Watch Series 7 exit interview iPhone 13 Pro exit interview John’s black-leather iPhone 12 Pro case iPhone 14 & 14 Pro expectations Single pill/lozenge? Gurman confirmation Garmin InReach Apple Watch Series 8 expectations G-Shock Garmin adventure watches AirPods Pro 2? Don’t miss our special ending theme (thanks, Jonathan Mann !) Post-show: 👃🏻❓ Levoit HEPA Air Purifier with Toxin Absorber Filter Fresh Wave Odor-“Removing” Gel Zero Odor Pro Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code atp for 10% off your first order. Trade Coffee : Incredible coffee delivered fresh from the best roasters in the nation. Kolide : Cross-platform endpoint security for teams that value privacy and transparency. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
Thu, August 25, 2022
The Hotness Has to Go Somewhere
Pre-show Netural : In a shocking piece of news, Marco’s Defender hasn’t exploded (yet)! Marco’s “Thule” Casey’s WireLiss CarPlay Adapter 🇸🇪 Study on Touchscreens vs. Physical Controls Example XC90 touchscreen Follow-up: On people copying S3 API CarPlay navigation voice volume Former setting, prior to iOS 15 (via Daniel Finley) Use the driver’s side volume control on the wheel to adjust volume (via Josh Biggs ) Postpartum doulas are a thing (via Matt Rigby) 4K TV FiOS channel stand-by banner recording A godawful map of 4K over the air A rough crack at a vastly improved map via chatroom user SageOlson RVA has 4K Audio/video sync Catchin’ Sync (also via Matt Rigby ) Catchin’ Sync on the App Store John’s first attempt at sync (H265) John’s second attempt at sync (WebM 1) John’s third attempt at sync (WebM 2) TiVo ad skipping Casey’s feedbacks FB10566546 is fixed! 🎉 FB11080380 is fixed, but includes a new regression. ☯️ Five other bugs have had no responses yet, though. 💔 Marco’s bug (FB10758252) is fixed ! 🎉 Running to the press never helps Martin Pilkington Björn Skoglund Apple Event is Wednes
Thu, August 18, 2022
One of My Lesser TiVos
Follow-up: What’s up with 🚩 on the 🏖️ in 🇦🇺? (via Ross Poulton ) John’s TV Channels vs. TiVo vs. FiOS TV TVEverwhere HDHomeRun Prime Christina’s Tweet John’s tips for alleviating audio delays Calibration Video Screenshot Niki Tonsky’s System Settings wonkiness thread Jason on Network Locations Invisible confirm button Casey has some thoughts and feelings about Feedback/Radar For Apple people, these are Casey’s bugs. He has received no response on any of them. FB11080380 (filed 5 August) FB10684032 (filed 14 July) FB10491818 (filed 14 July) FB10636765 (filed 12 July) FB10566546 (filed 7 July) FB10394633 (filed 21 June) FB10391991 (filed 21 June) Marco’s bug : FB10758252 (response, paraphrased: you’re holding it wrong/it’s broken as designed) Serenity’s tip about documentation Feedback #askatp : How does one manage DNS and certificates for home servers? (via Christopher Anderson) Pi-Hole local DNS Tailscale hosts Synology QuickConnect What should a first-time parent know? (via Carlos Quinela) Baby Connect How do we protect our focus time and balance versus family time? (via Nick Serrano) Post-show: John rents a Toyota Camry and 🗣 HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT CARPLAY 🗣 Casey’s discovered but useLiss video <a href="https://siracu
Thu, August 11, 2022
Five Points for Smell
Follow-up: Android totally copying Java was fair use (via Rob Sayre) Oracle’s S3 clone Branded tires (via TK & Sam Abuelsamid ) Ford demands Goodyear remove Wrangler branding John’s TV updates Geoff C’s theory NTP Justin Winchester’s theory Bravia Core Cable Matters Plug & Play USB Ethernet Adapter (USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet, Ethernet to USB, Ethernet Adapter for Laptop) Supporting 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Network in Black Reddit tip RTFU: TiVo code search codes Channels Support Document about HDHomeRun SiliconDust HDHomeRun PRIME Cable HDTV 3-Tuner The solution to the box mystery Vacation Tech Retrospective Casey’s Travel Setup Casey’s new inverter John’s camera lenses SEL70350G Sony E 70–350 mm F4.5–6.3 G OSS SEL2470GM2 Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II SEL85F18/2 Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 Lens John documents aggressive birds John’s deer friend Marco’s monogamous backpack: Peak Design Everyday v1 Chase Reeves on YouTube </li
Thu, August 04, 2022
Ultra-Wideband Park Bench
Pre-show: Geometry Dash Number Munchers Number Munchers on Classic Reload Number Munchers on the App Store Unity Unity CEO’s colorful opinions The Talk Show #353: Shop Different Playdate Pulp VVVVVV FromSoftware Follow-up: John on M1 MacBook Air vs. M2 MacBook Air speakers You can set up Fastmail to have a catch-all Casey’s referral code Find My on vacation Steps via Steve J. Stutz Open Find My Tap Devices Tap on the device you want to silence Scroll down and under Notifications toggle off Notify When Left Behind Paul Squires understood the assignment HomeKit automation & locations Derek Martin has tips regarding how to transfer to a new home address Jim Bruhn provides instructions for how to disable hub features: Settings Airplay and HomeKit Home Hub → My Home Switch to Disconnected Are there any decent AppleTV photo-viewer apps? (via Torb Lunde Mirada) Contact address ordering Reorder It! from @takaaki024app (via philuop ) Robb Woodring saves the day with changing default messaging address/number Go to an existing thread Tap the name of the person at the top Tap Info Tap and hold the Message /bubble icon Select the appropriate number Unlocking automotive features Blaine Toups’ Jaguar F-Type’s two extra cylinders <a href="https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a15349070/block-party-creati
Sun, July 31, 2022
Downstairs Downstairs
Pre-show: Last two weeks updates The Talk Show #352: “I’ve Kissed that Mouse” Reconcilable Differences #102: Preparing the Way DFU Restore Billy Joel and his helicopter concert commute Jones Beach Night 1 Night 2 Follow-up: Custom 🇦🇺 emails (via Mark Vos & Brendan Ragan) .id.au Rules Casey’s Fastmail Referral Code BMW subscriptions (via Chris Church) BBC Coverage Amazon Remote-Deletes 1984 from Kindles Calibre Steve Stutz tells us you can get the mophie 3-in-1’s from Zagg at a discount 🇪🇺 & USB-C regulations (via Vern Johnson) Address & contacts (via Soluble Apps and Sherif Hassabo ) vCard #askatp : Can an indie app enter a crowded field? (via Abel Demoz) Aviary 2 Mac Power Users #648: Software Club: Apollo for Reddit PaintCode Monodraw Why don’t we use cross-platform frameworks? (via Russel Bernau) Unity Unreal Engine Game Developers Conference <a href="https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-origin-of-the-phrase-putting-wood-behind-the-a
Wed, July 20, 2022
Umbrella Hammer Toadstool
Pre-show: Air conditioners, memories, and house veins Mini-split Follow-up: M2 MacBook Air [also] thermal throttles Jason’s review You should probably subscribe to 6C, too The Verge Gruber’s review Ars Technica’s review John’s Mac Studio safety straps M2 has Ultra-Wideband Chip? Default destination for Messages Apple Jann Gobble IPSec is not mandatory for IPv6 (via Brian Petersen) Wikipedia Squozen AirPlay & Touch Bar network problems Mnpn Writeup Apple Patents Dual “Pro Stand” Casey’s stand EU may mandate USB-C on all devices, including iPhones Go Pack mophie 3-in-1 travel charger with MagSafe Proposal Q&A #askatp How do we manage mail notifications on our devices? (via Michael Chan) Mimestream Swift Mail (for Fastmail/JMAP) How do we backup our photos/videos? (via Don Clark) Do we think macOS will bloat enough to make Apple Silicon see
Thu, July 14, 2022
Salmon and SwiftUI
Casey and Marco have 99 problems, and SwiftUI is every. damn. one. of. them. Casey’s problems PhotosPicker FB10491818 FB10566546 presentationDetents() FB10636765 ImageRenderer FB10393458 Under the Radar #246: Hard Forks UIStackView UIViewRepresentable UIHostingController Pointer Follow-up: Alternative pi-hole fix BLOCK_ICLOUD_PR=false in pihole-FTL.conf Switching bbetween SwiftUI’s HStack & VStack Updating the .if() modifier objc.io explainer WWDC 2021: Demistify SwiftUI macOS Support Lifetime IPv6 Benefits (via Dan Chandler) Apple & Ive Break Up Sony’s new gaming monitor Hardware Unboxed review #askatp How does one diagnose a Mac randomly waking from sleep? (via Radu Piroșca) SleepAid What do we do when someone changes their phone number? What would get us to leave the hell site? (via Carl Rozas) micro.blog <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastodo
Thu, July 07, 2022
Tiny Pictures of Knobs
Pre-show: Some thoughts on who should have agency over womens’ bodies Roe v. Wade In-vitro fertilization Ectopic pregnancy Evidence-based medicine Trigger law Follow-up: Using a M1 Mac mini as a Plex server Other video transcoding M2 MacBook Air available to order Friday at 8 AM OTTZ Quick Pi-hole tip from Tod Weitzel Advantages for Apple getting into Buy Now, Pay Later A possible motive for bitcode deprecation LLVM Why passkeys will be simpler and more secure than passwords Janis Peukert asks some questions about passkeys appleid.apple.com App-specific Passwords On stateful hardware controls Dancing faders (via Jordan McEwen) Guitar amplifiers (via Samuel Cohen) AirFrance Flight 447 (via Dave Rowenhorst) Anton Yelchin ’s odd death back in 2016 ZF 8HP transmission Apple announces Lockdown Mode M2 MacBook Pro thermal throttling issues MaxTech’s video (timestamp link) Gary from The Everyday Dad can’t reproduce the issue Hardware Unboxed: Apple M2 Rev
Thu, June 30, 2022
Very Inappropriate Thoughts About This Computer
Pre-show: Marco flirts with his past Follow-up: Bitcode has been deprecated Previously, on ATP #205 ( Overcast timestamp link ) ( Transcript ) New big HomePod rumor Ricky on Passkey syncing YubiKey Very important Caffè Macs follow-up BNPL Planet Money The 256GB 13” M2 MacBook Pro has crummy SSD performance 15” MacBook… something ? #askatp What makes WWDC ‘22 different than the before times? (via Elijah Yap) Are we living in the gilded age for Mac professionals? (via Wade Tregaskis) How close is APFS (🛎️) to ZFS ? (via Dave Aton) Post-show: Casey impulse-bought a computer Marco traded in iPads Casey got his Playdate 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 $30 off plus free shipping. Locket : Live pictures from your friends, right to your Home Screen. Locket is hiring! Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
Thu, June 23, 2022
Pebbles on the Scale
Pre-show: Marco’s HomePod journey continues HomePod mini USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter Follow-up: iPad Pro (2018) has 4GB or 6GB RAM The offending party has been sacked Apple educational discounts & software bundles Pro Apps Bundle for Education Education Store Macintosh SE/30 Your beloved hosts have a violent reaction to the 13” MacBook Pro Bart Reardon’s System Preferences experiment AMFI Launch Constraints Copy/Paste adjustments in Photos macOS Ventura Preview Gaming on the Mac on The Talk Show Live macOS Ventura hardware support via Mr. Macintosh Christina Warren’s take iOS and head-related transfer functions (via Josh Hunt ) CarPlay and Android Automotive Real-time operating system The Verge talks to car manufacturers Decoder with Mercedes-Benz CEO WWDC Platforms State of the Union SwitchGlass Post-show: John’s mouse problems Casey’s AT&T → Verizon journey Verizo
Thu, June 16, 2022
Mid-Life Rally
Pre-show: 🎂 HAPPY 40th BIRTHDAY, Marco! 🎂 Congratulations, Alex! iCloud Shared Photo Library Jason on storage allocation Copy/paste edits in Photos Eric deRuiter on Safety Check Personal Safety User Guide Passkeys Can be shared via AirDrop (See 6m14s into the video) How do you recover them? About the Security of Passkeys Set Up an Account Recovery Contact Semi Analysis on the M2 The MacBook Air has color-matched MagSafe cables It is also 500 nits Desk View clarifications Messages Stage Manager James Thomson The Talk Show (timestamp link to 46m58s) Purple window widget archive.org copy of “Shrinkydink” story Why is it only on M1 iPads? Statement to Rene Ritchie Federighi interview with Matthew Panzarino Swap hardware requirements Steve Troughton-Smith on Swap System Settings Federighi on The Talk Show (timestamp link to 43m11s) Bento box Examples: <a href="https://t
Tue, June 07, 2022
Field Day at Apple Park
Pre-show: Marco is [always on vacation] in California! 😎🌴 Jason & Dan’s view of the stage WWDC 2022 Keynote iOS 16 MDM Parcel Hypercritical #9: No iLife is an Island Jacqui Cheng’s tweet and article Eric Welander’s YouTube channel John’s CarPlay tweet MacBook Air macOS Ventura Ace Ventura Jesse “The Body” Ventura Moom WebKit updates Camo iPadOS Running Up That Hill _ on WeatherKit pricing SubEthaEdit Paging Post-show: The food Sponsored by: Kolide : Endpoint Security for teams that Slack. Try Kolide for free today; no credit card required. Trade Coffee : Incredible coffee delivered fresh from the best roasters in the nation. Get $30 off your first order. 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!
Thu, June 02, 2022
This Is Casey Actual
Pre-show: Streaming changes Audio Hijack Our Twitch channel for live streams Follow-up: Fastmail The Price is Right is available for free on Pluto TV Regarding filming workout videos Amulet Hotkey DXZ4 X Windows Display Postscript WWDC in-person info/schedule (via Paul Hudson ) John’s Mac Studio report WWDC Hopes and Predictions CSS1 spec (1996) Flexbox Rediscovering the Mac by Federico Viticci Casey’s review of the MacBook Adorable The Talk Show Live from WWDC 2022 Post-show: Is John sleeping more? Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code atp for 10% off your first order. Hullo Pillow : Your favorite pillow, guaranteed. Iodyne : Introducing the all-new Pro Data. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
Thu, May 26, 2022
Hot-Spare Price is Right
Pre-show: Sick-kid TV Channels Paramount+ AppleTV Channels Follow-up: Warnings about PoE splitters from Matias Korhonen Pro-fiber propaganda Adam Papamarcos’ OM4 fiber cable Assmann Group Ad-blockers on desktops (via Ryan) “Sign in with X” (via Brian Donovan) A concert-related Apple Music tip from Jonathan Dechko Amber gives us feedback on the Apple Fitness+ control room Apple, Google, and Microsoft commit to expanded support of FIDO standard Apple press release WWDC 2021 video Ars Technica’s write-up PGP Apple’s Self-Repair Program Quinn fixes a phone Quinn opens up the tools The Verge repairs a phone Old CNet roundup of modular phones Project Ara The Verge reviews Project Ara What Happened to Project Ara? Dithering John’s blog post on thin computers Post-show: The John Siracusa Podcasting Universe Hypercritical #49: Pinching the Harmonica ATP #96: The Windows of Siracusa County Reconcilable Differences: Preparing the Way John’s headless Mac Studio 😢 <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1201612153/apple-mac-studio-under-desk-mount-w
Thu, May 19, 2022
The Faceless Knob
Pre-show: Two is one, one is none. Zoom F3 USBPre2 MixPre-3 Follow-up: Cleaning apps and “launch services” launchd Launch Control A hint more on Casey’s frivoLiss ethernet project Many recommendations for Monoprice slim 6A patch cables Jonathan Litt reminds us about fire stops PoE “medusa” cables exist, for USB-C and barrel plugs Why bother with ethernet at all? (via Andrew Larson) Millimeter-wave IPv6 Pi-Hole NAT On USB-C KVMs and the Studio Display (via Alex) Magic cable Demonstration (YouTube timestamp link) GSuite is now free for “personal use” Casey’s Fastmail referral link Apple Fitness+ “Studio Tour” iJustine Etalk KCAU-TV John on “filling your TV” Quinn Nelson ’s Rivian and bad controls Quinn’s Instagram video (seek to 1h10m47s) 2001 Buick Apple Pre-Announces Accessibility Enhancements Shelly Brisbin’s take <a href="https://www
Thu, May 12, 2022
I Should Probably Get Reading Glasses
Follow-up: A little more on Bartosz Ciechanowski’s explainers Mechanical Watch Explainer GPS Naval Architecture Patreon Apple’s New Developer Center More from Parker Ortolani John’s multi-factor authentication college account update An aside about password managers Protobuf John’s Microsoft Precision Mouse Casey’s Ethernet Project Cat 6A cable types Playdate impressions Panic Podcast Playdate Podcast Altered Beast Super Mario 64 Total Annihilation Scorched Earth Non-Season Playdate Games The iPod Touch is dead, but the music lives on …it meets the same fate as macOS Server #askatp : Will an Apple Silicon Mac Pro have ECC RAM? (via Robert Boyle ) HBM4 Are software clean-up apps snake oil on macOS? (via Jon Sulek) Pacifist Does choice of programming language matter for server-side crawling? (via Abel Demoz) Go Rust Post-show: Marco’s capture system Sonnet Echo Express SEIIIe Enclosure <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0178DV064/
Fri, May 06, 2022
Accidentally Made It Too Good
Follow-up: Follow-out: Clockwise #449: It’s Still Working, I’m So Sad T-Shirt Results (THANK YOU!) Marco’s tech woes USBPre 2 Zoom F3 On Double-Clicking the lock button for Wallet Open the wallet app → double-click the side button (via Trevor Kay ) Andrew notes this still works even if double-click is disabled globally Control Center Just hold the phone next to the terminal WWDC 2022 Apple Park Special Event MacRumors on the Developer Center Jason Snell on Apple Studio Display settings Mechanical Watch How-To On SEC violations and Elon Musk Apple TV+ Quickies Sunday Ticket on Apple TV+? JustWatch Apple is making a movie about the Danbury Trashers‽ Untold: Crime and Penalties Analog #193: Milestones are Being Hit iPhone 14 Pro Rumored Designs #askatp : Is Casey still using Combine? (via André Videla ) Functional reactive programming Casey’s RxSwift & Combine Posts AsyncAlgorithms What is Marco’s Overcast redesign process? (via Steven Garrity) Where is the Mac’s sound mixer? (via Carl Freyer) Rogue Amoeba’s SoundSource Post-show: Casey needs a project <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b981cF2M7oc/V5uaw
Thu, April 28, 2022
Three Wise Admins
The ATP Store is live until 30 April at 8PM New York time. Order now, or Casey will haunt your dreams! 👻 Frame Game Explainer post Fastest solve: 12 seconds Follow-up: Apple Studio Display camera update Snell’s coverage Snell’s video Comparison with iMac Pro by James Thomson Sonos Roam power button (via Brilliant Things ) What is up with iPhone lock buttons these days, anyway? (via Patrick Niemeyer) Apple’s Self-Service Repair site is now up Stephen’s write-up Repair manuals John Gruber ATP had wondered about “civilians” inside the Apple Park ring Benedict Evans’ fence observation Thom Yorke hates Creep (via Spencer Wohlers) Update on Marco’s game-streaming setup Blackmagic ATEM Mini Pro Blackmagic DeckLink Quad HDMI Recorder Sonnet Echo Express SEIIIe Thunderbolt-PCIe enclosure Sonnet Allegro USB-C 4-port PCIe card Sonnet Allegro USB-A 4-port PCIe card Magewell Pro Quad HDMI Capture Elgato Cam Link Pro Casey has finally moved his email to Fastmail Referral link John added a <a href="https:/
Mon, April 18, 2022
Never Mind, I’m Out
The ATP Store is live until 30 April at 8PM New York time. Order now, or Casey will haunt your dreams! 👻 Pre-show: Marco has HomePod problems Pop Hits: {year} (1955–2021) Rock Hits: {year} (1965–2021) Hard to Handle by Otis Redding Hard to Handle by The Black Crowes Creep by Radiohead AirPlay 2-Enabled Speakers Follow-up: Hilariously, a third consecutive week of news about Original Gravity , this time via Jared Kole Which ethernet controller does the CalDigit TS4 use? Intel I225 PCIe Ethernet fix Sleep fix Ecobee & HomeKit cooperation (via Eric Powell) Ecobee AC adaptor instructions Step 3 → Scenario A → Alternative solution: 24VAC plug-in transformer Some thoughts about 🇪🇺 thermostats via Cameron Wood USB-C KVM dev boards do exist , as found by Victor Leung Mac Studios have different power supply… suppliers (via Joshua Prismon ) Ioniq 5 & Kia EV6 & Lucid Air Do better, Lexus. RIP, Rob-ART Morgan What is Elon Musk, anyway? Unsafe at Any Speed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C
Tue, April 12, 2022
No Bum Cores
The ATP Store is live until 30 April at 8 PM New York time. Order now, or Casey will haunt your dreams! 👻 Pre-show: Marco has questionable media choices Severance The Dropout WeCrashed Silicon Valley Antitrust Pirates of Silicon Valley Follow-up: Tragic Original Gravity news (via Ari Badgers ) Good Karma The etymology of “decibel” (via Matt Rigby) Don’t forget the iPhone 12/13 mini (via Carl Rozas) An aside about House of Prime Rib Anthony Bourdain’s experience (RIP) Quinn Nelson’s observation about the Studio Display His “review” video iFixit teardown video USB-C “KVM” (via abcd) On the crummy Ethernet speeds in modern Macs Hacker News post CalDigit TS4 On using Canon EF lenses with mirrorless cameras Casey’s New Setup (yes, again. 🤫) John’s new thermostat Taco box Sponsored by: Remote : Global HR solutions for distributed teams. Use code ATP for 50% off for your first employee for 3 months. Memberful : Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Mack Weldon : Radically-efficient wardrobing. Use code atppod for 20% off your first order. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
Wed, April 06, 2022
In the Metal
Pre-show: Marco played himself Would there be a “Studio Display Max” within two years? 22” Cinema Display 23” Cinema Display 27” Cinema Display 27” Thunderbolt Display Marco’s Studio Display impressions NuShelf Dual Mount for Mac mini New Peripherals Black Keyboard Black Trackpad Squat TouchID Keyboard Lenovo Go Wireless Split Keyboard Fingerprint security Stephen Hackett on Apple color mark-up Follow-up: Marc Edwards from Bjango has a follow-up on Retina displays Some thoughts on acoustics from Sam Kusnetz John Lee Supertaster Chris Gonyea points out errors with some USB-C ↔ Ethernet adapters with the Studio Display Issues with iCloud and custom domains DKIM issues & SPF via Eli Lindsey Expectations for WWDC, the event Original Gravity Public House iPhone 14 Rumors Pill & Hole Punch <a href="https://www.macrumors.co
Thu, March 31, 2022
Plausibly Viable
Follow-up: Resolution independence 10.4 Tiger 10.5 Leopard 10.7 Lion Steve Jobs’s Retina Diagram Retina Display announcement Joe Lion explains why silicon wafers are round Video Explanation Jonathan Ragan-Kelley explains EMIB and LSI Regarding Mac Studio fan noise The fans cool the power supply too notes Phil Stollery Twitter thread from “OnlyMe” Graph Feedback from acoustician Andrew Wade Apple’s official noise ratings (via Renfred) Mac Pro: 11dB Mac Studio: 15dB Macbook Air: 3dB MacBook Pro: 3dB iMac Pro: 13dB Mid-2015: 6dB Regarding Qualcomm patent shakedown racket licensing Reuters article See also Court case Discourse and Open Source (via Jeff Atwood ) John on patents Hypercritical #67: A Pill That Helps with Whatever Hypercritical #68: Patent Hands </l
Thu, March 24, 2022
Shove It Out the Back
Pre-show: We’ve got 99 problems and Apple Music is… most of them. On the Mac Studio’s extra SSD slot 512 Pixels Ars Technica Hector Martin Asahi Linux John’s heart shatters into a million pieces (Mac Studio cooling and 😱 fan noise 😱) Jason Snell’s review Max Tech’s Teardown Max Tech’s Thermal Throttling TG Pro Quinn Nelson’s thoughts QuietMac Why 5K? Casey’s 2021 Retina Monitor Sitrep Casey’s 2017 Retina Monitor Sitrep Apple Studio Display default resolution oddity? Studio Display foibles Very short Thunderbolt monitor cable? (~3ft/1m?) “Non-removable” monitor cords Panzer yanks out his cable Snell’s Review On Studio Display rotation Studio Display Recovery Mode Apple documentation Gui Rambo’s Findings Firmware Updates As seen previously Studio Display… Ethernet? The Lightning Digital AV Adapter Surprise Studio Display has 64GB onboard storage<
Thu, March 17, 2022
That’s Where the Magic Happens
Follow-up: iPad Air does have stereo speakers Mac Studio HDMI is still 2.0 HDMI 2.1 27” Studio Display Pro coming soon? “Five-head” Origins The Flop House #94: Conan the Barbarian @ 29:46 Victor Borge’s Inflationary Language 20 Fenchurch Street The A7III does have animal eye detection (via Alec Pulianas) Base Mac Pro gets a spec bump MaskerAid Updates Photo library access Method Swizzling ARM Mac Pro worst-case scenarios Max Tech: Apple M2 Duo? Patent: Systems and Methods for Interconnecting Dies Patent: Fully Interconnected Heterogeneous Multi-layer Reconstructed Silicon Device Majin Bu’s tweet Universal Control Impressions Synergy #askatp : Did the DTK set reasonable expectations for M1 devices? (via Ryan Petriello) Does switching to higher-resolution displays put a strain on the CPU/GPU? (via Peter Wagoner) What are the three ugliest Macs of all time? (via Wade) John Molar Mac ( Power Macintosh G3 All-In-One ) LC 580 Casey Polybook Flower Power <a href="https://512pixels.n
Thu, March 10, 2022
Fanboats and Coattails
Apple’s “Peek Performance” Event New Apple Watch band collection Beanie Babies 🇺🇦 Tim Cook 🇺🇦 Apple TV+ Luck (TV Series) Luck (Film) Apple + Baseball Jason’s recap An aside about transportation woes Gibbs Aquada Duck Boat Fan/Air boat iPhone SE 3 iPad Air Clockwise #441: Talk Talk Music M1 Ultra Gurman’s original article (18 May 2021) John’s diagram (21 May 2021) John’s warning in ATP #453 @ 32:34 ( Overcast timestamp link ) Hector Martin’s tweet NUMA Mac Studio 🎩 Robot or Not #229: Friendship An aside about Marco’s laptop-laptop woes “Fivehead” xMac The Verge discovers the 2 pound ∆ from Max → Ultra Camera Movement Guide (with apologies to friend of the show Todd Vaziri) McDLT and a McDLT commercial AGP Dan Moren: Missing Mid-Range Desktop Mac A lot of bickering about the future of the 27” iMac
Thu, March 03, 2022
File a Casey Radar
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 Announcement blog post Analog(ue) #199: A Little Bit of Personal News Example image SF Symbols 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!
Thu, February 24, 2022
My Fiber Situation Is Fine
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 Previous NPM disaster covered on ATP Semantic Versioning Log4j vulnerability <a href="https://xkc
Thu, February 17, 2022
Computers Can Do Things
Follow-up: Jump-starting an ICE using a Tesla (via Jesper Weltz ) Another video (via Jameson ) James May’s Model S’s catastrohpic failure Porsche Taycan Mercedes-Benz EQS AirTags anti-tracking update The Downeaster “Alexa” Amsterdam’s transformation from car-centric to people-centric Paris’s car-free zone announced for 2024 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 ) Casey’s dumb TV Pi-Hole <a href="https://githu
Thu, February 10, 2022
Tiny Toastie
Pre-show: The newest member of Marco’s family The originating member Siracusa’s history Siracusa’s thoughts The new member Prior experiences with the new member of the 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 Chargeback Dutch response Upgrade #393: Nothing Is So Perfect™ John in 2020: “The Art of the Possible” 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 <a href="https
Thu, February 03, 2022
You Got Your Non-Money’s Worth
Pre-show: Marco enters winter luxury Marco’s “Slippers” John’s Slippers Marco’s Rug Marco’s Rug Heater Reminder: Celsius is stupid for ambient air temperatures Robot or Not: Sundays Follow-up: Google ships tapback parsing Regarding “Screeners” Xbox Game Pass PC Game Pass Game Pass Ultimate Xbox Cloud Gaming Stratechery Interview with Phil Spencer 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 custo
Fri, January 28, 2022
The Strain Provider
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 Neil Young & Spotify Horse Armor Scorched Earth 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 Viticci’s tweet/video OBS Studio Developer-Ecosystem-Engineering OB Studio Pull Request 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:
Thu, January 20, 2022
There’s Probably a Wizard for It
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 🙄 RCS Dithering Snell on iMessage Google/Android interpreting tapbacks #askatp : Will macOS last another 20 years? (via Daniel Begqvist) Copland 2010 Revisited POSIX Mach <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Thu, January 13, 2022
Lasers Are Great
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 StoreKit 2 RevenueCat Getting Started Apple wants 30% of Uber/Lyft’s membership revenue American laws don’t reflect Americans’ desires 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 <a href="https:/
Thu, January 06, 2022
Monks at Drafting Tables
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 Loopback David Smith’s tweet Audio Hijack Audiobus Drafting table 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
Thu, December 30, 2021
No Indication of Progress
Pre-show: Marco’s desk situation Casey’s desk situation VESA stand …an uglier one …yet uglier still …stand and arm 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 iLife iDVD Gang of Four UXKit discoveryd and mDNSResponder 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 befor
Wed, December 22, 2021
Xcode X
Pre-show: “ Web3 ” Follow-up: Thank you, ATP members Casey has changed up his setup yet again Ian Fuchs at Cult of Mac Alogic Thunderbolt 4 Blaze Hub OWC Thunderbolt Hub CalDigit Element Hub CalDigit TS3+ Team Arment on Twitch Elgato HD60 S+ C13 plug “☝️ Well, actually ☝️”s on Marco’s Synology J-series Synology devices cannot use btrfs (via Squozen ) 64TB maximum limit (via Matt Sullivan) Marco’s jugs Capillary action Apple Silicon in forthcoming LG displays Chroma subsampling Thunderbolt Display ADC Clarifications on attention-aware features (via Gui Rambo ) Marco’s New iPhone Case (via Oliver Ames ) macOS 12.2 beta Improved scrolling in Safari with ProMotion Apple is rebuilding Apple Music as a “full native app” :::✊🏻::: Kids these days :::✊🏻::: PICO-8 Swift Playgrounds 4 Post-show #askatp : When did Corvettes sta
Thu, December 16, 2021
Re-tend That Garden
Pre-show: Why would one deliberately launch TextEdit ‽ The flood 😱 Cable Matters 2.5” drive enclosure Synology DS1813+ Synology 620Slim Synology DS420j RAID 0 Backblaze B2 Follow-up: Andrew shares a Consumer Reports link regarding lithium batteries in smoke detectors LG Screen Manager (App Store Link) now supports M1 Macs (via Dave Stachowiak ) Casey’s LG UltraFine adventures continue LG non-UltraFine 4K and 60Hz HDMI 24UD58-B 24” IPS Monitor with Freesync, Black Menu → Picture → Picture Adjust → HDMI ULTRA HD Deep Color Casey’s new desk setup Potential Magic Mouse fixes Monterey 12.1 Suggestion from Charity Majors LG is working on three new monitors? Twitter thread LG Displays LG Electronics #askatp : Tips for Android → iPhone converts? (via Steve Wellington ) Do any of us use Finder replacements like PathFinder ? (via Sam) Do we use Swift for anything other than iOS/macOS apps? (via Jan de Geest) Post-show: A Synology Adventure Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Mack Weldon : Radically-efficient wardrobing. Use
Thu, December 09, 2021
Desktop Laptop
Pre-show: Christmas Conundrums Charlie Brown Tree Follow-up: Ubiquiti’s breach was from the inside Casey’s UltraFine 5K seems to be UltraDead Idan Warsawski’s explanation & more Casey’s borrowed monitor Casey’s blog post about Apple’s monitor situation John’s snarky quote-tweet Some wish-casting and predictions about the Mac lineup in 2022 Apple Announces Self-Service Repair Louis Rossmann’s video #askatp : How come the TouchBar failed where the iPhone succeeded? (via Todd Kaprielian) Why is Chromium’s dominance bad for the open web? (via Aryan Aneja) John’s blog post on open source Kagi FAQ Why bother with a Mac Pro? (via Dave Saunders, who clearly wanted to torment Casey) The Case for a True Mac Pro Successor Post-show: The continuing saga of John’s beeps Marco’s shifts to Neutral MaxTrax Recovery Boards Sponsored by: Trade Coffee : Incredible coffee delivered fresh from the best roasters in the nation. Impending Inc. : A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the right person. Tell them you came from ATP. Slidebox : Organize your photos with a swipe! Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
Thu, December 02, 2021
The Bluetooth Adds Warmth
Shocking revelations: Marco’s wrist Casey’s desk The myth of digital audio producing stair-step sound waves Casey’s Double Density appearance Xiph explainer video DAC Nyquist level Apple’s monitor-pricing conundrum Luna Display updates Follow-up: Junior vs. Senior Developers (via Nick Matsakis) Peter principle Mac Mini rumors and renderings #askatp : Which company would we love to see Apple buy & integrate? (via Ryan) The Talk Show #330: ‘Headline Goes Here’ with Jim Dalrymple Sony Xperia PRO-I Video review Why bother with backups anymore? (via Joe Athman) Casey’s scripts Post-show: John’s beeps Captured audio What Is That Beep Appliance brands: Who owns what? Forum Post Nitram’s Mea Culpa Sponsored by: Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Lutron Caséta : Smart dimmers and lighting control. 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!
Mon, November 22, 2021
This Is Not Your First Plane Crash
Pre-show: Energizer lithium AA batteries and 9V for smoke alarms Marco’s utterly bananas password-manager s setup The ATP on-demand store is back! Follow-up: Meta/Facebook In the Enterprise workplace.com An aside about scrolljacking Parallax Scrolling Hardware prowess Gaming Wearing VR headsets Apple TV+ on the web HomePod problems abound (via Joe Mesterhazy ) YouTube video describing the problem Plex and two-zone playback ebernet’s explanation Infuse Bullstrap leather case review Marco’s pants update Banana Republic Traveler Spoke London Travel Denim and Cord Fives Laying out the Apple Silicon roadmap Max Tech video #askatp : How can one keep an older MacBook Pro running well? (via Stephan) How do we organize our pictures? (via Guilherme Alles) Peek‑a‑View What’s the ∆ between a junior & senior developer? (via Roar Lochar) Programmer Humor’s Tweet Gene Hackman Post-show: John’s mystery beeps Sponsored by: Earnest : Freedom of choice meets student loans. Rows : The spreadsheet with superpowers. Memberful : Monetize your passion with membership. Start your free trial today. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our earl
Tue, November 16, 2021
The World’s Greatest Conference Call
Pre-show: Watching shows on Apple Some ATP membership bookkeeping Follow-up: Xcode build times (via Abel Demoz) defaults write com.apple.dt.Xcode ShowBuildOperationDuration YES Monterey’s Mouse Pointer Memory Leak Bug Marco has [Original] HomePod Problems Belkin Soundform Connect Marco replaces Weather Line with Carrot Weather Weather Line acquisition App Store feature on Brian Mueller of Carrot Weather Weather Strip Seller risks on eBay Swappa Facebook and Meta Stratechery Interview with Mark Zuckerberg Oculus Quest 2 Ping World of Warcraft SecondLife IRC MUD MUSH HoloLens 2 Chatroulette Knowledge Navigator Idiocracy Post-show: Casey broke two car keys in the span of 10 minutes Volvo XC90 Example replacement video 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. Use code atppodcast for 20% off your first order. 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!
Thu, November 11, 2021
The Monitor Situation
The ATP Store IS BACK ! Grab your fancy new M1 Pro or Max shirts, winter hats, or classic merch until the end of the day THIS FRIDAY! Remember, ATP Members get 15% off on time-limited sales like this one! Follow-up: iMessage in iCloud Security Overview Apple’s T2 Macs and Monterey Avoiding the notch using RDM (via Roberto Jung Drebes ) Casey’s MacBook Pro Updates Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad for Mac models with Apple silicon - US English ($180) Magic Keyboard with Touch ID for Mac models with Apple silicon - US English ($150) Magic Trackpad ($130) LG UltraFine 5K Starport 75 Podcast Casey’s iMac Stand Marco reviews iPhone 13 Pro cases Apple Silicone Nudient Thin v3 Peel Clear White Totallee Pearl White Totallee Clear Soft Caudabe Sheath Pitaka MagEZ Case 2 (not tested) Bullstrap (not tested) How Could One Improve the MacBook Pros? SD Card CFexpress <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDM
Thu, November 04, 2021
Your Yanking Force
The ATP Store IS BACK ! Grab your fancy new M1 Pro or Max shirts, winter hats, or classic merch until the end of the day on 12 November! Remember, ATP Members get 15% off on time-limited sales like this one! Pre-show: Setup Woes Audition Homebrew Bundle Casey’s Post on Homebrew Bundle Casey’s bundle file Follow-up: What does Marco use for a Thunderbolt dock? (via César Cavazos ) OWC Thunderbolt Dock Caldigit TS3+ Hub Caldigit Element Hub John’s AirPods 3 updates Monterey Status Report SuperDuper The Verge’s MacBook Pro review MacBook Pro Charging via USB-C Thunderbolt PDF PC Magazine ADC MacBook Pro “Compatibility Mode” Scale to fit below built-in camera Tweet with video Notch codename was Daisy ? 120 Hz scrolling on new MacBook Pros Chrome shenanigans Marco’s Mystery Terabyte update Disk Utility → View → Show APFS Snapshots Purging files on iOS Marco’s experience with Lutron Caséta Waveform Lighting Eve Motion <a href="https://www.casetawireless.com/products
Thu, October 28, 2021
The Notch is Young
The ATP Store IS BACK ! Grab your fancy new M1 Pro or Max shirts, winter hats, or classic merch until the end of the day on 12 November! Remember, ATP Members get 15% off on time-limited sales like this one! Pre-show: Marco’s acquisition adventure IceMule Cooler Backpack (size Xlarge) Veblen good Follow-up: APFS fast directory sizing Chris’ answer on StackExchange APFS File System Reference INODE_MAINTAIN_DIR_STATS Anandtech on the M1 Pro & Max performance Dom’s question SPECfp Gruber’s summary of the Affinity team’s findings The only benchmark that matters Johnathan Dietz Jr on Pro Display XDR @ 120Hz What about Memory Pressure ? Marco’s Kühl’s pants John’s AirPods 3 impressions MacBook Pro impressions Casey’s very sad y’all Under the Radar #229: Money, Time, and M1 Max Macs In-Store configuration options Space Gremlin Grand Perspective Quinn Nelson on notch inconsistencies Apps Bartender Vanilla Denotchifier Top Notch Post-show:
Thu, October 21, 2021
As the Prophecy Foretold
Apple’s “Unleashed.” Event Start Up John’s Tweet Apple ✔️s (scroll way down) Monterey quick hits Monday, 25 October Tabs that look like tabs!! Snell’s coverage M1 Pro & M1 Max John’s “City of Chips” tweet John’s Self-FU John’s “City of Chips” diagram Anandtech’s Coverage M1 floorplan comparisons M1 Pro Floorplan M1 Max floorplan WildCrack’s tweet Mike Goldsmith’s tweet Six Colors’ coverage of M1 Pro/Max variants Scott Perry on DRAM Josh Rogers on GPU comparisons Review of MSI GE76 Raider New MacBook Pros PORTS (courtesy chatroom user rmorey ) Snell on charging quirks Jeff Nadeau’s tweet David Schaub’s Nostradamus Moment Linda Dong’s Twitter thread HIG documentation Full-Screen Mode <a href="https://developer.
Thu, October 14, 2021
It’s Totally Leashed
Pre-show: Apple Watch preorders Follow-up: Dutch watchdog finds Apple App Store payment rules anti-competitive Microsoft store to allow third-party app stores Matryoshka doll -720p-RiP. mkv Yo dawg MTV’s Pimp My Ride Thomas Q Brady’s adventures with his iPhone 13 Pro Man + River IP Code Regarding bugs in your pasta ( It’s not about the pasta! ) (via Sharon Linne Faulk ) What bugs/larvae/eggs can you eat? Apple’s “Unleashed.” Event Joz’s tweet Marco’s new Dropbox setup Maestral inotify FSEvents kqueue #askatp : Why are progress bars so hard? (via Derek Aldridge) What’s a good automotive blog? (via Tom Jacob ) NetNewsWire Jalopnik YouTube Channels: Doug DeMuro Straight Pipes Savage Geese Regular Car Reviews Alex on Autos MotorWeek M539 Restorations Does John maintain his old hardware? (via Sean Cohen) Post-show: The search for John’s backup winter hat <u
Thu, October 07, 2021
A Series of Terrible Magic Tricks
Pre-show: Facebook’s outage BGP is a thing. Who knew? (John did.) Understanding How Facebook Disappeared from the Internet Explanation from Facebook Thank you to Hsiang-Ling Jennifer Lin’s parents! We’ve opened an on-demand ATP store! Quinn Nelson’s YouTube channel Follow-up: Anandtech on the A15 MacRumors’ summary On RAW data rates (via Brian Petersen) Understanding ProRAW John’s motion sickness and gaming Marco’s updates Kühl pants Apple Silicone Case Peel Cases Nudient Cases ProClipUSA Magafe Car Mount 🚨 SPOILER ALERT 🚨 Marco’s deposit Tesla ends leases as well as they build cars Possible 14” and 16” MacBook Pro rumors Display resolutions What do we expect? What would we be surprised by? #askatp : Would/should Apple make ergonomic accessories? (via Johnny Oliver) Surface Arc Mouse Can the This website is using significant energy notices be stopped? (via Michael Hagan) When will we get CarPlay from watchOS? (via Yoni ) Post-show: Apple Watch Series 7 buying plans Apple Developer: Supporting Multiple Watch Sizes
Thu, September 30, 2021
Distending My Wardrobe
Please donate to St. Jude . Cancer sucks, and childhood cancer sucks a lot. Please donate any amount of money, if you can. Crypto donations — Absolve yourself of guilt for destroying the planet by helping destroy cancer instead! Pre-show: Some navel-gazing (much like Episode 400 ) Sporkful’s Cascatelli Flying Spaghetti Monster Follow-up: Returns John Halter returns Surface Pros Bernd Kilga returns an Elite Series 2 controller Damian Shaw returns Surface Headphones Christopher Dillon returns a Logitech MX Master Ricky Wilson returns a Google Home Mini Brian Donovan returns an iPad Smart Keyboard Shiro Wilde returns an Apple TV 4K remote Mike Bollich-Ziegler makes an interesting observation about the iPad Mini Michał Goc does some digging about tennis serve speed SwingVision Regarding fast pre-ordering from TJ Luoma Harrison Krebs has updates on eSIMs KBase article Bastian Inuk points out there are many raw formats for video Marco’s security camera update On Dock auto-hide delay (via Danny Tsang) Intel: defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0 && killall Dock Apple: defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0 && defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0.4 && killall Dock iPhones 13 Pro Impressions Setup experiences Apple Watch unlock bug Colors & Size MackWeldon Ace Sweatshort Apple Silicone Case Casey/Marco’s Cases: <a href="https://www.nudient.com/product/thin-v3-case-s
Thu, September 23, 2021
An Unclean Mouse
Please donate to St. Jude . Cancer sucks, and childhood cancer sucks a lot. Please donate any amount of money, if you can. Crypto donations — Absolve yourself of guilt for destroying the planet by helping destroy cancer instead! Pre-show: A little bit more about Electron and 1Password 8 Tauri Garmin InReach Iridium satellites iPhone “Thick iPhone is thicc” 🤣 Ryan Jones’ camera bump chart An aside about how optics works John’s “Portrait Mode” Example Cameras and Lenses Internal Combustion Engines iPhone [Reprise] Adrian Weckler’s 13 Pro vs. 12 Pro Halide on the evolution of iPhone cameras Geoff Hackworth notes safe areas are the same size On using iPhones for filming movies The Verge on battery sizes Gruber’s review (with streaming battery life information) LPTO screens Dual eSIMs 1× ↔ 3× macro transition On A15 performance More from SemiAnalysis More from Ben Bajarin Gokhan Avkarogullari notes there is a A15 GPU Tech Talk <a href="https://www.macworld.com/article/358585/a15-processor-
Wed, September 15, 2021
Next Year, Which Is Now
Please donate to St. Jude . Cancer sucks, and childhood cancer sucks a lot. Please donate any amount of money, if you can. Crypto donations — Absolve yourself of guilt for destroying the planet by helping destroy cancer instead! Apple Event Apple TV+ iPad iPad Mini Apple Watch Series 7 Ressence Oil-Filled Watches Marco’s Sinn CSS error iPhone 13 Thinner but taller notch? Rack focus iPhone 13 Pro Unsane Red Cameras Post-show: iPhone 12 exit interview Sponsored by: Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Mack Weldon : Reinventing men’s basics with smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. Get 20% off your first order with code atppodcast . 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!
Thu, September 09, 2021
Lunchbox on Your Face
Please donate to St. Jude . Cancer sucks, and childhood cancer sucks a lot. Please donate any amount of money, if you can. Pre-show: Casey’s very big day Robert E. Lee Statue removed from Richmond’s Monument Avenue What is a Hokie? Teaching Marco geography Fire Island Follow-up: Australians: Get your shot! More arguing about geography Long Island Boroughs of New York City Apple delays CSAM protection features HomeKit camera TV PiP can be enabled/disabled per camera HomePods announce faces too! App Store lawsuit is only for iOS apps? John’s “bad mouse pad” update Simpsons Chili Cook-Off John’s favorite percentage: 9.6% Google Drive for Desktop Forcing Photos.app to download all your photos Photos → Library → All Photos ⌘A File → Play Slideshow Apple Event MacBook Pros? :( Apple Watch Series 7 ( renders based on rumors ) Airstream Apple Pippin Half-Life: Alyx HoloLens Oculus Quest Post-show #askatp : Will the iPho
Thu, September 02, 2021
Dead From Fraud
Please donate to St. Jude . Cancer sucks, and childhood cancer sucks a lot. Please donate any amount of money, if you can. Follow-up: Wirecutter moves behind a paywall Neven’s tweet Best blender is not a wasteland… sometimes. Cryptographic hashes vs. Apple’s CSAM Neural Hash What happens if governments get involved with CSAM detection? Reflections on Trusting Trust (PDF link) More Apple PR own-goals: Apple bans a pay equity Slack channel Music metadata MusicBrainz’s schema Marco has a request: how do you get a 9-year-old coding? Swift Playgrounds Hopscotch Roblox Video about how they rip off kids QBasic Web-based BASIC DOSBox Playdate How the Playdate Pulp IDE works Scratch Processing.js Apple’s class-action settlement with “app developers” Bloomberg Under the Radar #225: The Fragmented Future 📣 BREAKING 📣 Apple will allow “reader” apps with their own purchase systems to link out (details to be determined later) Apple’s definition of “reader” apps <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/
Thu, August 26, 2021
Best Blender Is a Wasteland
Please donate to St. Jude . Cancer sucks, and childhood cancer sucks a lot. Please donate any amount of money, if you can. Follow-up: Follow-up from Hypercritical #31 on 24 August 2011 (via Philip Spedding) Overcast timestamp link Casey apologizes to Collin Donnell Brent Simmons’ blog post Regarding 1Password and Electron What about the dependencies? (via KingOlegOne ) is-odd Roustem Karimov’s response Craft CSAM Neural Hash algorithm extracted ? Example collision 1 More examples Apple’s Response Safari 15 Updates iOS 15β6 Federico’s coverage Stephen Hackett’s take Upgrade #367: My Experience with the Floating Lozenges A quick aside about battery health Apple’s PR war against itself Thursday, 15 July : Apple cracks down on remote work Wednesday, 4 August : Apple places female EPM on leave after tweeting about sexism in the office Ashley M. Gjøvik’s tweets 1 2 Thursday, 5 August : Apple’s CSAM roll-out Monday, 9 August : <a href="https
Tue, August 17, 2021
It Should Definitely Bother Apple
Follow-up: Disney PhotoPass (via Ryan D ) Bug bounties (via Dan Chandler) Cryptocurrency and failed monetary systems CSAM Security Threat Model Rview of Apple’s Child Safety Features Joanna Stern’s interview with Craig Federighi Patriot Act Digital Millennium Copyright Act 1Password 8: The Story So Far Electron iCloud for Windows Dave Teare’s Medium Post Casey’s Twitter rant Mac-assed Mac Apps 1Password’s funding On cross-platform UI frameworks Rust Snell’s take Rhapsody Carbon ATP #280: Extinction-Level Event Post-show: Marco’s stolen bike Sponsored by: Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Mack Weldon : Reinventing men’s basics with smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. Get 20% off your first order with code atppodcast . 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!
Thu, August 12, 2021
A Storm of Asterisks
Pre-show: Marco files a verbal Radar for Apple Music God Shuffled His Feet A Worm’s Life The Joshua Tree Illusion is Now Follow-up: Why is there no weather/Calculator iPad app? (via Tatsuhiko Miyagawa ) AMD W6xxx video cards are “workstation” cards Why Apple can’t pay bananas bug bounties (via Adrian ) Apple’s New Child Safety Features Apple’s FAQ Gruber’s explanation Matt Panzarino’s interview with Apple’s Head of Privacy Decoder with Nilay Patel on Apple’s Child Safety features 2015 San Bernardino Attack Fourth American Amendment Law & Order: SVU Pinboard’s Thread #askatp What’s our current thoughts on accelerating the heat death of the universe cryptocurrency (via Lalo Vargas ) Pyramid scheme Ponzi scheme Proof of work Proof of stake ATP #424: Ethernet Squid But how does Bitcoin actually work? Is there any way to limit Messages’
Thu, August 05, 2021
Bob’s Barbecue
Pre-show: Phish is back. Yay? (Yay. -ed.) Days of the New’s new album Travis Meeks Days of the New II Follow-up: Apple Music Everyone (including Andrew Bement) pointed Casey to SongShift (App Store link) There are lots of third-party music players, which Marc Barrowclift reviewed Photos Regarding concert pairing WWDC 2018 keynote, 29m25s (via Benjamin ) See also KBase Deleting all your photos from Google Photos is… the worst. Photo editing tips from Henrik See also PHAdjustmentData AMD Radeon PRO W6000X-series GPUs now available for Mac Pro Brewster’s Millions Apple, NSO , and bug bounties #askatp Do we still use e-readers? (via Aryan Aneja) Jason Snell on the Kobo Libra H2O Calibre Michael B. Johnson Do we use a VNC app to remote into our Macs? (via Stephen Robles ) Wireguard Screens Back to My Mac X Window System <a href="https://en.wik
Fri, July 30, 2021
Meals at Home
Pre-show: LivePhish.com Playdate Collin Donnell Status Board Tamagotchi Follow-up: Everyone, but especially Americans, please get vaccinated ! More Safari Updates Stroke around window widgets on macOS iPadOS Updates iOS Updates Sam Gross’ HIG observation Live Text will be available on Intel Macs too ! TextSniper “Scorch marks” on Lightning connectors Electrical contact cleaner MagSafe “Soap Dish” Elective repairs for cosmetic damage at Apple stores RFSolution: How do I empty my Google Drive trash‽ Casey’s Apple Music impressions Casey’s iCloud Photo Library impressions Casey’s MagSafe Battery Pack review Quinn presses a button Post-show: GM’s new battery tech Marco is going to a Phish show! Sponsored by: Fastmail : Email for people who care about their privacy. Start a free, 30-day trial and get 10% off with this link. Sanity.io : The platform for structured content that lets you build better digital experiences. Get a boosted free plan with this link. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
Tue, July 20, 2021
The Reality of Magnets
Pre-show: Marco’s accident DJI Mavic 2 Follow-up: There are dozens of people who like compact Safari (via Anthony Lee) Perhaps wonky Safari is a nod to an AR future? (via Dan Blondell) Round Rects Are Everywhere! Mac Safari’s tab-close UI (via Guy English) Other multi-UI apps (via Daniel Jalkut) NetNewsWire Photos Extensions Darkroom flag & reject workflow (via Ben Gollmer) Write-up (on Medium 🙄) Raw Power (via Kyle McMahon) Introductory video Caveats OpenDoc The best news about Monterey yet (via Aaron Brager) Apple MagSafe Battery Case Pack Thing KBase document Six Colors Write-Up Anker PowerCore Magnetic 5K Panzarino’s video Quinn’s estimates State of iPhone MagSafe Elevation Lab MagBase Post-show: Casey needs the Diamond Dogs Ducking Tighten Up Pushover Sponsored by: Li
Thu, July 15, 2021
Eventually Converge on Correctness
Pre-show: Casey’s macOS Bug Report Math Emporium Power Mac G4 Cube Crystal Garden Follow-up: New Safari tab interface in Monterey beta 3 Toppy Tabs Ribbon Word 6 Screenshot Elective AppleCare+ Repairs Photo Ingest Photo Mechanic Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader “Made for Apple Photos”? The Aeron was revised in 2017 (via Alexander ) Differences Casey’s Shocking News Post-show bonus #askatp : Does Adam still wear his Apple Watch? (via Andrew Blomquist ) Apple Watch SE Family Setup Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Made In : Better cookware for better meals. Get 15% off your first order with code ATP . Mack Weldon : Reinventing men’s basics with smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. Get 20% off your first order with code atppodcast . Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
Thu, July 08, 2021
Some Amount of Futzing
Pre-show: Case-Liss Casey Liss ZZQ Q Barbeque Casey’s Shattered Windshield John’s iPhone case Follow-up: HomeKit and Bonjour / zeroconf Lutron Caseta Matter Thread Quinn’s Video HSTS and Safari (via Jakob ) DuckDuckGo Smarter Encryption Thoughts on Safari from Scott Sutton Safari Technology Preview (“Purple Safari”) Eye-tracking Memoji? (via Daniel Yount) Executive images John mousepad update Managing Digital Documents (via Jason Abreu) 1Password for Families Fujitsu ScanSnap Raven Scanners You Need a Budget Banktivity Backblaze 3-2-1 Casey’s Apple One Epiphany Songwhip #askatp : What’s the desk chair update? (via Carlos Luis Portillo) Embody Aeron Steelcase Gesture How do we import photos taken on a “big” camera? (via Stephen Kim) <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/geotag
Thu, July 01, 2021
The Right Side of the Mouse Pad
Pre-show: Nostalgia for compulsory technology Toshiba e740 Microdrive Volvo XC90 Being old in a college town Top of the Stairs Follow-up: Safari reload update in Monterey beta 2 HTTP Strict Transport Security hstspreload.org Report for hypercritical.co iOS 15 can adjust more than just text size Settings → Accessibility → Per-App Settings On the need for Apple to defend in-app purchase revenue (via Abel Demoz) The Art of the Possible John’s Mouse Pad Woes SwitchGlass Cool, Geeky Mac Apps Boop SwiftBar BitBar (the OG) Falling into disrepair Reboot TextBar (an alternative) #askatp : What’s the deal with Matter (née CHoIP)? (via Jon Strand) Comic Book Guy Ecobee Lutron Caséta Old-school timer What’s the deal with Mighty ? (via Peter Waller) Would Apple ever release a M1 card for Intel Mac Pros? (via Brian Hamilton ) MacCharlie Advertisement Post-show: Dog boarding Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. HelloFresh : America’s #1 meal kit. Use code
Thu, June 24, 2021
Eddy Cue Shows Up at Your Door
Pre-show: FAA’s TRUST program FAA Part 107 DJI Mini 2 Follow-up: Safari page reloading Pull-to-refresh John’s extension Finn Voorhees’ experiment Safari on iOS 15 & Monterey automatically upgrades HTTP → HTTPS… kinda iCloud Private Relay Rauli Rikama’s observations What about embedded browsers? (via Maarten Hazewinkel) Private Relay is always used for known trackers (via Renaud Lienhart) FLoC You monsters that use unnatural scrolling Scroll Reverser Mos Avara source code is available (via Dan Watson ) Descent screenshot Avara screenshot Star Fox screenshot COSI Sega VR Apple Podcasts & our show notes SSD wear reporting in macOS Mailo StoreKit refund API (via Jake Mor ) Per-app text size slider tvOS 15 will allow sign-in via iPhone/iPad #askatp : Have we cut the cord? (via <a href="h
Thu, June 17, 2021
A Strong Number Four
Pre-show: Freaks and Geeks Follow-up: Universal Control & device arrangement (via Andreas Beyer Bowden) More from Viticci Center Stage Object Capture quality Matt Waller’s Baby Yoda Mikko Haapoja’s pineapple macOS Monterey Live Text (OCR) works with captchas too ! App Library in the dock is optional Safari 15 and Reload Button Instructions to restore old-style Safari tab bar Feature flag Many macOS Monterey features are Apple Silicon-only Apple’s fine print Maps app globe after toggling a debug flag A trip down DOS gaming memory lane IPX Kali Null-modem cable Descent PhoneNet Bolo Stuart Cheshire Zero-configuration networking Avara Disk Utility has been updated in Monterey! 🎉 Monterey lets you Erase all content & settings ! Apple’s explanation How iCloud Private Relay Works <a href="https://pi-h
Tue, June 08, 2021
A Squirmy Soup of Rectangles
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2021 TextSniper iPad Multitasking Video iPad Menu Screenshots iPad Menu Video Mosaic NSUserActivity DUNS Number Synergy Fitt’s Law USDZ Continuous Integration Continuous Delivery Post-show: Original Prince video What happened? Remastered version in which the outcome is more visible Todd Vaziri Sponsored by: Mack Weldon : Reinventing men’s basics with smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. Get 20% off your first order with code atppodcast . 1Password : Your passwords, done right. Check out 1Password for Families and 1Password for Business. Yes Plz : Banish bad coffee, upgrade your morning coffee game, and give YES PLZ a try today. Use promo code ACCIDENTAL for $5 off your first shipment. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
Thu, June 03, 2021
Before We Leave the Dump
Follow-up: Casey’s HDMI HOMI Update HDMI cable types Wi-Fi 6 Back to Work Thread Dolby Vision and raised blacks (via Kai Kontio) iMac Fans Jonathan Dietz’s Apple Silicon cost-estimate spreadsheet Apple Podcasts issues: Broken show notes ? Apple Podcasts subscriptions delayed 🤮 Apple’s Self-Serving Puff Piece 🤮 Thoughts on Flash On Apple’s Piss-Poor Documentation vDSP Functions WWDC 2021 Predictions Tick-tock WIMP Image map Casey’s WWDC 2021 Wishes Functional Reactive Programming Casey’s explanation of Disposable / AnyCancellable async / await Actors Hacking with Swift Swift by Sundell Carrot Weather objc_msgSend branch prediction Matter (formerly CHoIP) Sponsored by: ExpressVP
Thu, May 27, 2021
I Shouldn’t Need to Wiggle
Pre-show: Compacted sugar Fun Dip SweetTarts Candy Cigarette Big League Chew Follow-up: John’s Jade/M1X Twitter thread High resolution image Chiplet AMD Discussing X3d Die stacking Keeping Up Moore’s Law with Chiplets Chiplet vs. Monolithic Some speculation about the next Mac Pro Base-model 24” iMacs have only one fan MacBook Air’s rumored “ski feet” Lord Matthew’s theory Apple support document clarifies lossless streaming details John Voorhees’ take Bluetooth data transfer speeds Lossless vs. Lossy Encoding MP3 & AAC & Opus FLAC & ALAC HomePod & HomePod mini will support lossless HDMI eARC Spatial Audio and AirPods from David Steer Apple TV 4K (2021 edition) Matt Craig’s tweet Installation/Migration Process One Home Screen Settings → Users and Accounts → [you] → One Home Screen Accessibility → Increase Contrast → Focus Style Home-button function Remote <a href="https://twitter.com/davemark/
Thu, May 20, 2021
City of Chips
ALL of ATP is “maxinated”! The vaccination train keeps a’chuggin’! Toot toot! 🚂💉 Thank you, ATP Store purchasers! Follow-up: Third-party menu bar items (via Daniel Jalkut ) NSStatusItemBehaviorRemovalAllowed in NSStatusItem.h Spatial Audio from Gui Rambo CMHeadphoneMotionManager 24” iMac Reviews, including Jason Snell’s Matching cords, accessories, desktop backgrounds, stickers, highlight colors, “hello” intro movie Highlight colors via Sebastiaan de With Gasoline stabilizers Apple Music adds Spatial Audio & Lossless at No Cost Listening to Spatial Audio with AirPods Pro and AirPods Max Super Audio CD LaserDisc Laserdisc: An Introduction Laserdisc’s Failure: What Went Wrong DVD: The Death Knell of Laserdisc MUSE Hi-Vision Laserdisc: The Blu-ray of 1994 Laserdisc: Features, Follies & Evolution XM Radio Xiph.org: wave/”stair-step” sample-rate explainer DAC Loudness war Tidal Pono A2DP aptX AAC AirPods Max and lossless over the cable (via Micah Singleton) <a href="https://www.j
Thu, May 13, 2021
Apple Did Not Eat That Food
THE ATP STORE IS BACK!! Make your purchases until Friday, May 14. Pre-show: ⅔ of ATP is “maxinated”! The vaccination train keeps a’chuggin’! Toot toot! 🚂💉 Colonial Pipeline How long does gas last? Follow-up: Overpriced AirTag mounts AirTag Leather Key Ring AirTag Leather Loop Belkin Secure Holder with Key Ring for AirTag Marco’s recommended solution Unattended restart with FileVault enabled sudo fdesetup authrestart Or, optionally, sudo fdesetup authrestart -delayminutes 5 softwareupdate -ia AppleTV and spatial audio AppleTV supports Wi-Fi 6 Apple’s bad hire Sommer Panage’s response 🚨 SPOILER ALERT 🚨 He’s already fired Epic vs. Apple, and internal emails Eddy Cue and Craig Federighi on iMessage for Android in 2013 Common carrier Steve Jobs 1997 Q&A Schiller wondering about the 30% cut… in 2011 #askatp Hiding the Dropbox menu-bar icon? (via Jason Bates-Brownsword) Synology Drive Synology Cloud Sync Bartender Rocket Vanilla Could one swap a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sy
Thu, May 06, 2021
Digital Speedo
THE ATP STORE IS BACK!! Make your purchases until Friday, May 14. (Don’t forget, members get 15% off!) Pre-show: ⅓ of ATP is “maxinated”! The vaccination train keeps a’chuggin’! Toot toot! 🚂💉 Follow-up: Some notes about the ATP store support@cottonbureau.com Casey’s fans (the spinny kind) Bond Bridge Purchases last week AirTag quick impressions Spree Whistle FileVault performance About encrypted storage on your new Mac FileVault and remote management John’s macOS 11.3 woes FB9095615 Jason Snell on 12.9” iPad and the old Magic Keyboard Jason Snell on driving a Model 3 Sam Abuelsamid on vehicle-to-load Jonny Smith’s review of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 The Basecamp fiasco Casey Newton’s summary posts #1: Breaking Camp #2: Inside the All-Hands Meeting that Led to a Third of Basecamp Employees Quitting Basecamp’s posts Changes at Basecamp Basecamp’s new etiquette regarding societal politics at work Let it all out Mosaics of positions On making decisions An Update Ruby on Rails Woke <a href="https://www.adl.org/sites/default/files/do
Thu, April 29, 2021
A Series of Rectangles
THE ATP STORE IS BACK!! Make your purchases until Friday, May 14. Pre-show: ⅔ of ATP has completed their journey on the vaccination train! Toot toot! 🚂💉 “Fully vaccinated” Joanna Stern’s C-Fed Interview CEO question timestamp link Spring 2021 Apple Event Apple TV Calibration Remote Design & Pricing No Acceleromter nor Gyroscope Apple TV pricing Apple TV / iTV High-frame-rate HDR compatibility? AppleCare+ for Apple TV Extended AppleCare+ for Macs iMac Power brick/cable Upgrade #350: The Time for Color is Now 143 watts VESA mount Why not put Ethernet on all Mac adapters? Why have high-efficiency cores in a batteryLiss system? iPad 12MP front-facing wide camera with Center Stage Center Stage will have an API iPad RAM amount is listed 😱 12.9” iPad Pro and older Magic Keyboards AirTags: for tracking your luggage Apple Premium Podcasts John’s Eero & Smart Outlet update EV charging from Sam Abuelsamid of Wheel Bearings and Dave Nanian DoE Map Search Mobil Speedpass #askatp What would it take to get you into this [phantom] Mac Pro, today, John? (via Brian Ashe) Do we use FileVault on our pers
Thu, April 22, 2021
The Apology Remote
Pre-show: ⅓ of ATP has completed their journey on the vaccination train! Toot toot! 🚂💉 Spring 2021 Apple Event Apple Card Family Apple Podcasts App Updates & Subscriptions RSS Feed Access Podcast Index Robot or Not #141: Podcasting User-Agent string ALAC AirTag Hermès Luggage Tag Gui Rambo’s discovered battery replacement video Press release What to do if you find an AirTag or get an alert that an AirTag is with you AppleTV Ted Lasso Season 2 Trailer Siri Remote Image Thread radio 24” iMac iMac ad featuring the rainbow Apple logo iPad Pro Pro Display XDR Magic Keybaord Post-show: Ted Lasso’s Secret Shortbread House of Prime Rib The beer-and-sausage place The vegan Indian place Sponsored by: Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 c
Thu, April 15, 2021
Loaded Baked Potato
Pre-show: [Hopefully not] Burning Down the House All of ATP is on the vaccination train! Toot toot! 🚂💉 Thanks, Paul Follow-up: Smart outlet update Reconcilable Differences For eero: Settings → Troubleshooting → My device won't connect → My device won't connect to my network → Temporarily pause 5 GHz Electrical resistive heating Technology Connections: Heat Pumps Technology Connections: The Future of Heat Pumps is Underground Casey has a CarPlay apostrophe epiphany Charging the i3 Go buy SuperDuper ! Types of EVs Follow-out: Upgrade’s Discussion of TouchBar and HomePod Apple event on 20 April #askatp Single HomePod or dual HomePod Mini? What if there’s already a HomePod? (via Josh Errickson) What’s the point of BCC in email? (via Chuma Nnaji) How long until we see Apple using Armv9 ? Armv9 AnandTech’s Write-Up Explore the Armv9 Architecture iOS Device Compatibility Reference Post-show Neutral Sponsored by: Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Mack Weldon : Reinventing men’s basics with smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. Get 20% off your first order with code atppodcast . Alex Weinstein : Want to tell a better story? Start with better music. <
Thu, April 08, 2021
Hey Billionaire
Pre-show: ⅔ of ATP is on the vaccination train! Toot toot! 🚂💉 Fork Hands FU: Why two doses? Reverse Engineering the BioNTech/Pfizer SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Follow-up: How is John replacing a router with a switch ? Ubiquiti Flex Mini Handoff vs. AirPlay 2 Zach’s point about WWDC announcement date Yep, Apple uses Webex Microsoft Teams Perhaps it’s too many UDP packets? Heating your house via cryptomining? Technology Connections: Heat Pumps Technology Connections: The Future of Heat Pumps is Underground NSRunningApplication was added in Snow Leopard FB7603765 is fixed!! 🎉 Tesla Model 3 Delivery Checklist Cryptocurrency 000 101 Proof of work Proof of stake Ethereum But how does Bitcoin actually work? Github repo Fiat currency Pyramid scheme Supreme Court: Oracle vs. Google <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/04/how-the-supreme-court-saved-the-so
Thu, April 01, 2021
Ethernet Squid
Pre-show: Read-only Tweetbot WatchConnectivity applicationContext userInfo messages Follow-up: [More] Tesla wheels of shame Belvedere, CA via Alistair Logie AirPods Max warranty repairs (via Harrison Krebs) WWDC 2021 Announced NSRunningApplication Radar Numbers 48190148 25521354 22088473 18980463 21253274 18890642 New Siri Default Voices Sample Recording Another Sample Recording Ubiquiti Breach An aside about cryptocurrency CDO Bitcoin summary But how does Bitcoin actually work? Air gap eero pfSense Their recent “whoopsies” John’s Networking Situation Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon AirPort Extreme USW Flex Mini Recurrent laryngeal nerve - Wikipedia <a href="https://youtu
Thu, March 25, 2021
Fort of HomePods
What would it take to get Marco into a concert? LivePhish Do By Friday #232: Panatee Reconcilable Differences #152: Warnings of Gales in Trafalgar Follow-up: Tesla Wheel of Shame Hong Kong (via Cilver Aullet) DC (via TG Cid) Houston (via Aaron Farnham) App Store Pricing Policing (via Tim ) Games and Notarization On Apple’s Piss-Poor Documentation HomePod follow-up Google Home Max was also discontinued Echo Studio Nexus Q Some Membership Housekeeping Refunds for a very small group of you! 💰 ATP Membership can be paid in 💶 or 💷! 💸 ATP’s mid-year 👕 (& more!) are coming soon! 🤑 Mac OS X 10.0 is 20 years old today! John’s reviews & retrospectives robots.txt Google Play Drops Commissions 30% → 15% for first $1M in revenue Marginal tax rate #askatp When did photos become more than just files? (via Matt Fenselau) What’s up with Apple’s awful user experience with OS updates? (via Dan Young) Users are losing out against Big Sur’s sealed System Comparing Update Sizes from Mojave to Big Sur How would we wire our houses if we could do it all over again? (via Matt Youens ) Cat6 </l
Wed, March 17, 2021
Sell a Third Box
Neutral: The Wheel(s) of Shame™ ProClip USA MagSafe holder Tesla Model Y vs. Ford Mach-E Tesla Model Y Ford Mach-E Follow-up: Clubhouse no longer requires contacts access Apple/ARM/TSMC Long writeup (via Marc Kagan) Fabricators RISC vs. CISC Family photo sharing clarifications Shared Albums Shared Album Limits 1Password for Families Grosse Point Blank Moving your data around privacy.apple.com (via Ezekiel Elin) Data Transfer Project (via Igor Makarov) Adapters Verge write-up Got Your Back (via Hung Nguyen) GAM The Horcrux Why the iMac Pro was discontinued (via Sören ) Skylake-X and Skylake Xeon-W Discontinued RIP HomePod iPod Hi-Fi AnyList #askatp Why aren’t there more background notifications from apps that aren’t running ? (via Nathanael Mol) Why does Overcast do processing server-side? (via Michael Hellwig) How much of iOS is still macOS? (via Surabh Kulkarni ) Post-show: <
Thu, March 11, 2021
The First Miniboss
Pre-show: Marco is happy, though he shouldn’t be. ☯️ The iMac Pro is retired Gruber’s post Follow-up: One reason to choose Audi Kiss Guy is real! Interview Swift “header” views (via Ben Packard) ⌃⌘↑ and ⌃⌘↓ or Navigate → Jump to Next/Previous Counterpart Logging into vaccinate.virginia.gov Families: how do they work? No iLife is an Island Apple Launches Service for Transferring iCloud Photos and Videos to Google Photos Google Takeout Twitter Archive ATP #155: Edit, Crop, Aspect, Original for discussion of John’s workflow Apple cracks down on apps with “irrationally high prices” #askatp Whose fault is it that Apple Silicon is 🔥? (via Nick) M1 architecture research Wintel What would Apple need to do to make macOS gaming competitive? (via Matt Chapman Jones) DirectX Cell Do we use battery backups for our desktops? What about other ancillary equipment? (via Ramanujan Srinath) What John and Marco use Sponsored by: Flatfile : Spend less time formatting spreadsheet data, and more time using it. ExpressVPN : The fastest and most reliable VPN. Get an extra three months free with a 1-year package. <a href="http://squarespace.c
Thu, March 04, 2021
I Have No Urge to Speak
Follow-up: VPNs and Supervised devices Nickname preferences (via Julian Torres ) Skydio ’s absolutely bananas talk on autonomous drone obstacle avoidance The Talk Show #309: Pinkies on the Semicolon More on Clubhouse Chat room Gui Rambo’s investigations 🧵 “Ephemeral” Clubhouse Steve Jobs Stories Clubhouse is recording you John “tried” Twitter Spaces Super Follows Twitter “Communities” Overcast 2021.1 Watch Connectivity WatchKit UIApplicationDelegate & UISceneDelegate AUGraph & AVAudioEngine AVAssetExportSession How’s Swift going for us? Swift enum s 🤬 Block Syntax B #askatp Do we use non-ISP-provided DNS? (via Alex Guthman) Pi-hole What’s our 🤬 problem with Electron , anyway? (via Nathan Roberts) Would we enjoy an Uber clone powered by Apple autonomous EVs? (via Matt Steiner) Post-show: Why would one buy an Audi ? Audi RS6
Thu, February 25, 2021
This Week’s Gasp
Pre-show diversions: Posting the bootleg Casey’s [hopefully useLiss] worries Marco’s ball situation Sonos Move Casey’s Compulsory Icebreaker Requisite link Follow-up: Jef e’s doubts about SMART tools Contacts API updates Better Trust Through Better Privacy Autofill Everywhere Google’s astrophotography mode Magnets and MagSafe (via Ante Söderholm) More on Supervised iPhones (via Marc Wickens) Support document More on Clubhouse Upgrade #340: Secret Sauce Hacking with Swift Steve Jobs Stories Burner Memory safe iBoot implementation Rust MacBook Pro models with HDMI and SD card readers ? Apple USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter XJACK #askatp Is it safe to use a High Sierra machine after security updates cease? (via John Hovland) How do we store our parents’ names in our phone’s contacts? (via Colin Meney ) How do I clean up my Dock? (via Harjas Monga) Desk accessories Sudden Termination Automatic Termination Post-show: Some more kvetching about app-quitting strategies Sponsored by: <a href="https://squarespace
Thu, February 18, 2021
Dangerously Close to Being on a Phone Call
Pre-show: Join us in our Clubhouse ! ( That’s a joke; not happening. —Ed. ) Chatroulette Party line Newton’s cradle Should Apple remove the Contacts framework ? Follow-up: Living outside the east coast… or America. The UK explained The Concert for Charlottesville was posted Should timers sync? (via Richard Harris) What can Mobile Device Management really do? (via Chris Harper) Support article Helpful PDF An alternate way to think about RAM vs. SSD-wear tradeoffs (via Jonathan Dietz) Example M1 smartctl results dd fs_usage Ada and MISRA C for car-computer safety T568A vs. T568B myths revisited (via Jon B.) Stack overflow theories iPhone 13 rumors Live Tiles Marco’s microsuction mounting tape Post-show: Casey’s new toy Several-year-old Mavic footage Marco’s old toy Sponsored by: Flatfile : Spend less time formatting spreadsheet data, and mor
Thu, February 11, 2021
Sand and Water Interface
Pre-show: RIP, Call Recorder On re-installing or transferring macOS Launch Control launchd Pixelmator Pro If we had to leave the eastern seaboard, where would we move? Follow-up: DTKs are worth more now ! iOS 14.5 Watch unlock Trying to ls ~/.Trash (via Mike Vosseller ) SSD traffic Two month old SSD smartmontools smartctl --all /dev/disk0 Casey’s computations Casey’s data John’s data Marco accidentally invents Docker Docker on M1 Macs VMWare Fusion on M1 Macs Tesla recall 135,000 vehicles for touchscreen failures 737 MAX ATP #165: Time Was… ( Overcast timestamp link ) Ada Programming Language Mid-reboot turn signals in the Model 3 (via Michael Swindler ) iOS 14.5 beta lets you specify Spotify/others as Siri’s default music service INPlayMediaIntent INMediaItemType Marco rants about timers on the Apple Watch <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-08/apple-s-riccio-shifts-from-hardware-chief-to-ar-v
Thu, February 04, 2021
I Will Take Away Those Kudos
Pre-show: Strong corporate affinities Neutral #12: Vomit Ruins Everything — Marco & Casey’s BMW European Delivery experience Neutral Special: Please Lose Control of Your Car Now — Marco, Casey, and Underscore ’s BMW Driving School experience Follow-up: Tesla Model S/X round steering wheel Touch controlls are force-touch? Elon says “no more stalks” NHTSA Limiting Siri’s Messages Announcements Telling Siri to 🤫 Developer Transition Kit returns iOS 14.5 Beta adds support for unlocking iPhone with Apple Watch while wearing a face mask Gruber’s take Apple replies to one of John’s old Radars TN1150 Sony ɑ1 Canon EOS-1D X #askatp Do we use CleanMyMac X / OnyX /etc? (via Donald Rabideau) DaisyDisk Space Gremlin Grand Perspective Does a small amount of RAM limit SSD lifespan? (via Dan Blondell) How do simultaneous writes to a SSD work? (via Jan Philipp) Would Apple ever offer iCloud Backup for macOS? (via Aidan Trager) Backblaze Post-show: Marco is snowed in Point O’ Woods Lonelyville Rize Blade Sondors Sponsored by: Flatfile : Spend less time formatting spreadsheet
Thu, January 28, 2021
Sent Without Pants
Follow-up: Marco’s new computer (This is not a joke. —Ed) T568A vs. T568B myths busted Reminiscing about the PowerBook G4’s ethernet port (via Travis Pouarz ) The 30” Apple Cinema Display and print design (via Ted Barnes) Audio accommodations (via Christpher Klein) Mimi (App Store link) Dan Riccio goes into a bunker Creative Selection More Mac laptop rumors Bloomberg Patently Apple #askatp How much do macOS and iOS cost? (via Brenden Becherer) Do we care about the Sent with Siri footnotes in Messages? (via Rohit Sharma) Post-show: What is Tesla doing‽ John’s door handle New Tesla Front New Tesla Rear Knight Industries Two Thousand “Steering Wheel” F1 Steering Wheels Tesla Steering Yoke Close-Up …with icons illuminated Sponsored by: Flatfile : The elegant import butto
Thu, January 21, 2021
Promoted Onto the Roof
Pre-show: John’s pecking order Follow-up: Curved screens to solve off-axis viewing (via Nathaniel Cohen) AirPods Max headband removal Quinn’s video Blind men and an elephant Waterfield Designs AirPods Max Case Brighter whites OxiClean /System/Applications/Utilities/Digital Color Meter Wiring Gigabit Ethernet T-568A vs. T-568B RJ11 vs. RJ45 PhoneNet Feedbacks, Casey’s Bug, and Chris Hayes’ tweet Attaching a sysdiagnose on iOS applefeedback:// Open the feedback → … → Add More Information → Add Attachment → Device Diagnosis FB8893003 FB8952395 Ming-Chi Kuo and Bloomberg laptop rumors Jonathan Mann’s “I’m Pressing The Spacebar” song 20 Macs for 2020: Power Mac G5 Desktop Mac rumors 20 Macs for 2020: Power Mac G4 Cube Post-show: Casey has feelings about purchases Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Mack Weldon : Reinventing men’s basics with smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. Get 20% off your first order with code atppodcast . Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an
Thu, January 14, 2021
Suddenly I’m the Marco
Follow-up: Casey makes John reminisce about Atlanta[’s food] Waffle House Taco Bell CocoaLove Steak ‘n Shake Denny’s Perkins Follow-up: “Is it bigger than a breadbox?” The Feedback app will automatically run a sysdiagnose John’s bug (as mentioned on Twitter ): FB8711530 Casey’s bugs are still broken, even though Apple tried to 🤬 close them FB8893003 FB8952395 The shocking conclusion to Marco’s Thunderbolt ethernet situation OWC Thunderbolt Dock CalDigit TS3 Plus Netgear GS105 Apple’s Racial Equity and Justice Initiative projects launched Marco’s Pro Display XDR review John’s review (Overcast link) from Episode 360 Aerial Screensaver Samsung Frame TV John’s AirPod Anxiety Ted Lasso Roundtable #askatp How is it going from shared-iTunes, separate-iCloud accounts to Family Sharing? (via Peter Yang) Mac Power Users #522: iCloud Family Sharing What are we using for computer speakers? (via Genaro Diaz) Paradigm Atom KEF LS50 KEF Q150 (Marco’s computer speakers) KEF Q350 (Marco’s TV speakers) Kanto SUB8 subwoofer (Marco’s computer subwoofer) <a href="http
Thu, January 07, 2021
Love Batteries
Follow-up: Accommodating hearing loss (via “Phredd Phlinstone”) Settings → Accessibility → Audio/Visual → Headphone Accommodations → Audiogram Example app from Maciej Big Sur Update Apple guidance on SMC reset via Tom Bridge How to do a SMC reset Apple T2 BridgeOS Nintendo Famicom had a microphone built into the second controller Video of Pols Voice & the microphone PS5 controller weight and “following” games Tip from terence The galaxy’s largest black hole sysdiagnose Profiles and Logs Stack trace Casey’s MMS bugs FB8893003, FB8952395 John’s bug FB8711530 Marco Equipment Update OWC Thunderbolt Dock CalDigit Thunderbolt Dock Apple Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter A brief #askatp interlude How does Marco sell his unwanted computers? (via Brian) Mac Me an Offer Marco’s other Christmas gift SMB Ray tracing GOG Total Annihilation Worms <a href="https://en.wikipedi
Wed, December 30, 2020
Are My Instructions Not Clear?
Follow-up: Casey’s MMS problems and Apple’s bug-reporting black hole (FB8893003, FB8952395) sysdiagnose Settings → Privacy → Analytics & Improvements → Analytics Data More on Fitness+ HDR photos Settings → Photos → View Full HDR Screen brightness iPhone 12: 625 nits typically / 1200 nits max iPhone 12 Pro: 800 / 1200 displaymate.com indicates 825 nits in full-white image iCloud Photo Downloader (via Matthew Smith) OWC Thunderbolt Hub requires Big Sur 11. 1 Big Sur Update SMC Reset SuperDuper AirPods Max audio settings (via Matthew Taylor) Settings → Accessibility → Audio/Visual → Headphone Accomodations Tune Audio for Brightness, Strong AirPods Max “fat lightning” connector Teardown AirPods Max Shield Case John’s iPhone 12 Pro case Previously Now The ghost of Marco’s computing past The ghost of Marco’s computing future Siracusa’s Playstation 5 review Destiny John’s Windows on Mac Pro adventure Nintendo Land Astro’s Playroom iOS 14.3 adds PS5 and Amazon Luna controller support Marco’s Christmas gift Beat Saber
Tue, December 22, 2020
The Comfort Is Killing Me
Pre-show: Living the M1 lifestyle Follow-up: AirPods Max Battery situation (via Barney ) Snazzy Labs video Smart Case ∆s 9to5mac Apple Support Turns out, like the Pro Display XDR , the LG UltraFine 5K does have a fan. (via Joseph Duffy ) Also, it has been revised in the past. Tinus ’s tweet Chrome bug report and comments Jonathan Dietz continues to school us on chip packaging …and Thunderbolt hubs/controllers OWC Thunderbolt Hub OWC Thunderbolt Dock OWC interview about TB4 Casey has tried Apple Fitness+ BeachBody on Demand Peloton Wii Fit Ring Fit Adventure All three of us are having dangerous thoughts Ars Technica on Time Machine backup times BitBar and SwiftBar SF Symbols #askatp Why do HDR videos look so great but HDR photos … not? (via Chris Lenart) Is there a way to prevent an application from stealing focus in macOS? (via Wes Chamness) What’s the best way to back up your
Tue, December 22, 2020
The Comfort Is Killing Me
Pre-show: Living the M1 lifestyle Follow-up: AirPods Max Battery situation (via Barney ) Snazzy Labs video Smart Case ∆s 9to5mac Apple Support Turns out, like the Pro Display XDR , the LG UltraFine 5K does have a fan. (via Joseph Duffy ) Also, it has been revised in the past. Tinus ’s tweet Chrome bug report and comments Jonathan Dietz continues to school us on chip packaging …and Thunderbolt hubs/controllers OWC Thunderbolt Hub OWC Thunderbolt Dock OWC interview about TB4 Casey has tried Apple Fitness+ BeachBody on Demand Peloton Wii Fit Ring Fit Adventure All three of us are having dangerous thoughts Ars Technica on Time Machine backup times BitBar and SwiftBar SF Symbols #askatp Why do HDR videos look so great but HDR photos … not? (via Chris Lenart) Is there a way to prevent an application from stealing focus in macOS? (via Wes Chamness)
Thu, December 17, 2020
Midrange Snob
Follow-up: Group MMS issues persist, and Casey is over. it. (FB8893003) AirPods Max and its competitors Beoplay H95 Marco’s Closed Headphones Mega-Review AirPods Max button and varying modes Passive (powerLiss operation) Marco’s Computing Situation LG UltraFine 5K Marc Edwards on External Displays CalDigit Thunderbolt Dock Pro Display XDR Marco’s AirPods Max review Planar Magnetic / Orthodynamic Headphones ANC Apple Lightning to 3.5mm Audio Cable Competitors Sony WH-1000XM4 HiFiMAN HE-6 Dan Clark Audio AEON 2 Beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro Bose 700 Bluetooth codecs aptX AAC Chrome is Bad ? Guilherme Rambo’s take Sponsored by: Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit. Flatfile : Check out the full 2020 State of Data Onboarding report. Mack Weldon : Reinventing men’s basics with smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. Get 20% off your first order with code atppodcast . Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
Thu, December 10, 2020
Feature Headphones
Pre-show: Casey’s great news! Mix Pre3-ii Call Recorder for Skype Audio Hijack IRC Marco’s Slightly Unpopular Opinion RealPlayer Marco’s new “experience” Follow-up: Is Apple-Silicon-Ready? brew and Rosetta Duplicating Terminal.app brew using arch Chiplets & Multi-chip Modules (via Adrian Sampson) Multi-Chip Module High Bandwidth Memory Extracting images from a Google Doc In the defense of Apple News AirPods Max Press Release Sony WH-1000XM4 Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 Sony MDR-7506 Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro iPod Hi-Fi Car Bra Lightning ↔ 3.5mm Audio Cable Post-show: Marco has scheduled his walk of shame Sponsored by: ExpressVPN : The fastest and most reliable VPN. Get an extra three months free with a 1-year package. Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Flatfile : The elegant import button for your web app. Give your users the import experience you always dreamed of, but never had time to build. <a href="https://atp.fm/joi
Thu, December 03, 2020
It Isn’t a Big Grapefruit
Pre-show: You heard it here first: Marco is really starting to justify a new Mac. Follow-up: You can restore stuff from iCloud here (via Ryan Fegley ) Accelerated TensorFlow for macOS probably just uses the GPU Neural Engine can be used as well, though. (via @hishnash ) Apple did make an ECC RAM controller in the past (via Max Lein) Lots of info about scaling the M1 via Jonathan Dietz Die size spreadsheet Cerebras , the big-die ML accelerator (via Andrew Bunner) Memory bus thoughts from Wade Tregaskis Memory interface bandwidth Dual M1 Macs “Low-effort” Mac Pro TMSC Achieves Breakthrough in 2nm Manufacturing What is “risk production”? Alexander Graf virtualizes ARM Windows on Apple Silicon 9to5Mac QEMU Marco’s Mini Monologues Smart Speaker Size Comparison (scroll down a bit) Panzarino’s observation about Qi chargers …and his FU #askatp Is it possible to disable the fan on the new M1 MacBook Pro? (via Matthew Taylor) CoolBook TG Pro What’s our deal with Apple News+ anyway? (via Bryan Hoffman ) Component Motherboards : SoC :: ICE : Electric Cars? (via Kevin Doran) VLSI VHF / <a href="https://en.wiki
Wed, November 25, 2020
A Bomb on Your Home Screen
Follow-up: Fast resolution switching on M1 Macs Apple engineer weighs in Demo video What about external monitors? Mac-optimized TensorFlow 2.4 fork makes things fly M1 Mac 8K render test Running iOS apps with IPA s i OS A pp Store P ackage CrossOver runs Windows apps/games on M1 Macs — including 32-bit games! Cult of Mac coverage WINE VMWare Fusion Parallels Boot Camp Jeremy White’s explainer Brendan Shanks’s thoughts iOS 14.3 no longer opens the shortcuts app when launching apps from custom icons Widgetsmith (App Store link) HealthView Apple Configurator GitHub’s ICE relationship is indirect De-duplicating Contacts Card → Look for Duplicates... It’s been ≈10 years since Build & Analyze #1 . What’s changed? Marco at XOXO 2013 The Incomparable Hypercritical Ars Technica I Should be Writing Scaling the M1 architecture to higher-end machines <a href="https://twitter.com/marc
Thu, November 19, 2020
The Benevolence of the Powerful
Pre-show: Why are we recording early? Follow-up: Casey’s watch band youtube-dl is back on Github Github works with ICE, which is gross and should stop Feel free to tell Github this is gross Github’s statement about youtube-dl EFF’s counterargument to the RIAA’s claim Donate to the EFF M1 chip name predictions (Overcast link) (via Cameron Deardorff ) ARM Macs and Touch macOS 11.1 is in Beta McGurk effect Explainer Video Text-based TikTok (via Erik Berlin ) Casey’s weird discovery Casey got new watches Gruber’s sizing pictures Studio Neat Material Dock M1 Mac Performance Initial Benchmarks M1 emulating x86 is still silly fast Panzarino’s unxip’ing Xcode Nilay Patel’s tweet AnandTech’s review Snell’s Xcode benchmarks M1 MacBook reviews App Store Small Business Program <a href="https://sixcolors.com/link/2020/11/apple-reduces-app-store
Thu, November 12, 2020
With Four Hands Tied Behind Its Back
Pre-show: THE ATP STORE IS BACK, BABY. Until the 14th. Act now! Remember that members get 15% off! iPhone 12 Mini, Max press reviews are out Gruber’s review MKBHD’s review Nilay’s tweet Panzer on the OIS Panzer on ISO range Halide Casey had an oops Apple Event M1 Name Apple motion coprocessors BMW M1 BMW 1 Series M Coupé System on a Chip [Soc] Unified Memory Architecture RAM on-package Anandtech die shot article Sky Shadow Die Schwott “Buzz Off” Custom Technologies SIMD M1 performance David Smith’s tweet Reference counting Let’s Build objc_msgSend MacBook Air Binning Casey’s beloved MacBook Adorable Mac Mini MacBook Pro Dithering The future of the Mac Longhorn’s tweet Post-show: What did we order? Sponsored
Thu, November 05, 2020
A VCR for the Internet
The ATP Store is back until 14 November! Follow-up: Casey is aware of the National Radio Quiet Zone Verizon map AT&T map Apple leather case covers the bottom , which chaps John’s bottom Moving 2-Factor Authentication to new phones Google Authenticator’s changes (via Michael Koziarski ) Reminders and Big Sur “Alexa” and “Siri” and using new hail words (via David Kenny) Saoirse Ronan John’s 2x-camera usage iPhones and USB-C speeds over Lightning → USB-C cables Apple extending Apple TV+ free trial to February 2021 John’s too-long Apple Maps directions What are Xcode xip files, anyway? (via Zev Eisen berg boo ) “Small percentage” of Xbox Elite 2 controller problems “Small percentage” of AirPod Pro problems Earwax type: The myth Ear candling youtube-dl , DMCA , and the RIAA , oh my! GitHub warns about forks Casey’s overview 99 Percent Invisible: The Lost Cities of Geo Concert for Charlottesville Jack Valenti youtube-dl History <a href="https
Thu, October 29, 2020
Flat-Side Promoter
Pre-show: Please, please, please vote . The ATP Store returns on 1 November until 14 November… in theory. Follow-up: Peter Pan: Arms akimbo 5G upload speeds Verizon’s 5G lead Photos-related updates Apple Photos file management options Image Capture can import HEIC files if you change a setting on your phone : Settings → Photos → Transfer to Mac or PC → Keep originals Google Photos Marco is aware of the Sonos Move HomePod tip: disable “Hey Siri” on all other devices Marco’s laptop repair covered by credit-card warranty Peak Design combines MagSafe & mechanical fasteners (via Michael Luís Brown ) Studio Neat’s Material Dock Thoughts on Apple’s battery specs from Justin Scholz iPhone 12 Pro Reviews Upgrade #323: The Edges are More Interesting Marco’s chamfered MacBook Pro edge blog post Potential Apple Watch unlock fix John’s case request and prospects: Decoded Back Cover Sena Leatherskin MagSafe at 15W speeds …requires Apple’s 20W adapter Alvin Lim’s video USB Power Delivery specs Apple’s Adapters 20W : 5V@3A (15W), 9V@2.2A (20W) 18W : 5V@3A (15W), 9V@2A (18W) 87W : 5.2V@2.4A (12W), 9V@3A (27W), 20.2V@4.3A (87W) 96W : 5.2V@3A (16W), 9V@3A (27W), 15V@3A (45W), 20.5V@4.3A (96W) <
Thu, October 22, 2020
Sandwich-Closing Force
Pre-show: Dreaming in code Grand refactorings HomePod , HomePod Mini , and Sonos One (oh my!) Follow-up: Apple’s Magnetic Connectors Patent Accessory Design Guidelines for Apple Devices (PDF) (via Michael Bettiol) Periscope lenses don’t have moving elements (via Timo Grün) iPhone 12 Pricing T-Mobile joins the $30 off club Chargers & earphones & old phones Official battery specs for Apple products (via Roland Månsson) Start here …which links here… …which can get you here Settling an old bet from episode 291 at 1:55:14 (via Tim Chaten ) Marco’s Time Machine woes The 2.5” enclosure that supports large SSDs Determining how many photos you’ve taken with each iPhone 11 Pro lens Jason’s write-up on using Photos’ Smart Albums Alex Chan’s post about using exiftool Casey ( summarized results ) ( raw results ) Ultra wide: 7% Wide: 83% Telephoto: 10% Marco Ultra wide: 9% Wide: 75% Telephoto: 16% Buying decisions Tracking your iPhone shipment #askatp Have we tried watchOS sleep tracking? (via Eduardo Berner) Sleep Cycle (App Store link) What is taking up so much space on our phones‽ (via Jayanth Visweswaran) Casey’s storage Is John going t
Thu, October 15, 2020
Reach Is the Next Frontier
Apple Event overview Have you heard the good word about Verizon ’s 5G? MVNO HomePod Mini Apple S5 Echo Dot ($50) Echo ($100) Echo Studio ($150) No, but really. Have you heard the good word about Verizon’s 5G? MMX iPhone 12 and 12 Mini Steve Troughton-Smith on resolutions A14 iPhone 12 Pro LiDAR ProRAW Size differences Grab Bag “Environmental” changes USB-C cable ↔ Lightning Power Adapter ($20) $30 surcharge? MagSafe Leather Wallet Ship Dates Leather Cases Purchasing Plans #askatp Is John going to get the new Apple sleeve? (via Lew Piper ) Tiff’s joke tweet Post-show: Why is ATP worth it? A brief episode-400 introspection and retrospective. Sponsored by: Bombas : The most comfortable socks in the history of feet. ExpressVPN : The fastest and most reliable VPN. Get an extra three months free with a 1-year package. 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!
Thu, October 08, 2020
Off the Pouch Lifestyle
Pre-show: Marco’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week. Follow-up: Facebook vs. Apple Apple is not taking the 30% cut after all Merchants have been allowed to add surcharges for credit card transactions since January 2013 (via Jordan Ryan Moore) Adam’s watch battery update Cell tower “trees” (via Nathaniel) Examples “Monopalms” eFUSE Baby Monitors Eufy SpaceView Wirecutter Previous recommnedation: Infant Optics DXR-8 iPhone 11 Exit Interview Apple Event Potential iPhone 12 Sizes iPhone 11: 6.1” iPhone 11 Pro: 5.8” or 6.5” iPhone 12: 5.4” or 6.1” iPhone 12 Pro: 6.1” or 6.7” MacRumors 5.4-inch iPhone 12 Size Estimator Thursday’s child has far to go… John’s “code” Apple stops selling rival earphones/speakers House Judiciary Committee antitrust report #askatp What’s the deal with disk images , anyway? (via Andy) WAD file XIP file What’s the reasonable lifespan of a phone? (via Ian Uymatiao ) What’s the point in a “real” camera? (via Luke Shulman)
Thu, October 01, 2020
The State of Your Baby
Thank you for all your donations to St. Jude ! 💙 Pre-show: Desk Reconstruction Day Uplift Desk V2 C-frame with magnetic cable channel and mountable surge strip Follow-up: John’s Headphone Update Correct pad replacements EDT 1770D Sony’s digital vs. plastic-disc profits Apple now allows returning only Watch bands Google’s Carbon-Free Plans Unity’s IPO filing shows the threat of app stores Actual filing Wall Street Journal calls for Apple’s cut to be halved Apple blocks Facebook update that tells users about Apple’s 30% cut Apple Watch Family Setup Schooltime #askatp What’s the right way for someone who knows filesystems (🛎) to back up a Mac? (via Mike Lee Williams ) Carbon Copy Cloner SuperDuper What’s the best baby monitor experience ? (via Migirdich Karnigyan ) Infant Optics DXR-8 Note: Modern models do not use USB power input on the receiver, as was stated on the show Is Marco watching Tesla competition? (via John Metcalf ) MKBHD’s Auto Focus on the Porsche Taycan <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Thu, September 24, 2020
We Can’t Wait To See What You Do To It
Please join ATP in donating to St. Jude Podcastathon 2020 Video Casey’s appearance Siracusa’s appearance Pre-show: Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro, 250Ω Light color temperatures LED corn bulb The Stalman Podcast #95: Time Flies Apple Event Video Casey’s electric meter lamp Follow-up: PlayStation 5 Digital Edition pricing John’s savior Xbox One X sales up 747% at Amazon Solo Loop inversion Gruber’s mapping onto traditional sports bands Apollo Robbins Apple Watch power adapters Boring Old Menu Bar Deleting APFS snapshots using OnyX Apple One and varying logins Some confusion about Apple Watch Sport Band sizes? (via Ryan Fung ) Apple Watch band returns Epic and Sign In with Apple Car demonstration videos Spinning Levers: How a Transmission Works (1936) Around the Corner: How Differential Steering Works (1937) Microsoft Acquires ZeniMax January 201
Thu, September 17, 2020
The World of Moving
Please join ATP in donating to St. Jude Pre-show: Sleepy Shirts Headphone cups Sony MDR-7506 John’s new pads Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro, 250-ohm Beyerdynamic EDT 1770D pads Follow-up: PlayStation 5 pricing and availability PlayStation 5 sizes Apple Event: Time Flies Apple Watch Series 6 U1 & Ultra-wideband Measuring Your Blood Oxygen Technology Connections: How pulse oximeters work Casey’s pulse oximeter Bands Sport Band Link Bracelet Solo Loop Sizing PDF Braided Solo Loop Leather Link Apple Watch SE and Series 3 Apple Watch Family Setup Apple Fitness+ Peloton Beachbody On Demand Multi-level marketing </ul
Thu, September 10, 2020
Receive Their Honking
Please join ATP in donating to St. Jude Pre-show: A heartfelt “thank you” from Casey Sand running Sorry, California Follow-up: GUI method for deleting APFS snapshots Boot Camp Assistant tmutil listlocalsnapshots / Carbon Copy Cloner Xbox Elite Series 2 trigger adjustment PS4 back-button attachment Deer apparently are “opportunistic omnivores” (via Matt Harmon ) Casey’s flashlight mini-review Casey’s photos of his trip Blue Ridge Tunnel Mac Pros and waking from sleep (1554.40.13.0.0 (iBridge: 18.16.12370.5.1,0)) Marco’s least-favorite iOS Mail bug is fixed! 🎉 Apple implementing promised changes to App Reivew Suggest changes to guidelines Wait wait, John got a Finder bug fixed! 🎉 Surtainly Not: Big Sur menu bar hack Apple/Epic update Epic and Sign In with Apple Epic’s Instructions Apple Countersues Epic Games Epic turned off IAP in Fortnite Court document Apple Event next week Clockwise #363: No Guinea Pig Applications Under the Radar #199: Spending Dan Riccio’s 2020 Battery Surplus Game consoles and the future of Apple TV <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/11/21212989/ps5-playstation
Thu, September 03, 2020
The Price of an ATP Sticker
Please join us in donating to St. Jude Follow-up: John’s Mac Pro Reviving a data-only volume bridgeOS updates Other Mac Pro Woes John Sandilands Paul Colton Job Non-Mac-Pro Woes Hagen Terschüren Leeward Roland Månsson on Mac hardware tests ⌥D and then ⌘E Apple support article SilentKnight /usr/libexec/remotectl dumpstate (via Paul Galow ) Recycling cables Apple recycling programs Best Buy recycling Fortnite “Accidentally” Enables Cross-Play (via DJ Ghostmare ) US Bill for Unsubscribing to services (via Clarus the Dogcow ) Epic Games’s developer is terminated Marco’s Synology (Ours are DS1813+s ) RAID 1 7.68 TB SSD and dual enclosure Starport75 Ten internal SSDs for your 2019 Mac Pro More Mac Pro internal drive brackets from the same company #askatp How much disk space is left on my APFS-based storage‽
Thu, August 27, 2020
We’re the Bit Company
Black. Lives. Matter. Follow-up: Bump starts and heel/toe Design resources for developers /r/UI_Design Refactoring UI Fortnite/Epic “Seasons”, and Chapter 2 Season 4 Tim Sweeney’s tweet Cross-play won’t work anymore (via The Verge ) Corporate Relationship Management Microsoft on Cross-Play Sony on Cross-Play Microsoft weighs in Judge’s ruling Sarah Jeong’s tweet thread John Gruber’s take The Verge’s coverage Apple’s gross and greedy behavior The Once and Future e-book #askatp How much of the macOS reviews of yore changed during the writing process? (via James Andrews ) What do we use to filter spam? (via Michael Boyle) How should we store our older cables? (via Chris Anderson) Post-show: John’s Mac Pro Tale of Woe Sponsored by: Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $20 credit with code atp2020 . Backblaze : Unlimited cloud backup for just $6/month. Start a free 15-day trial today. Mint Mobile : Get your new wireless plan for just $15/month with free shipping. Become a member for sponsor-free episodes and our “bootleg” feed released about a day before the edited version of the show!
Thu, August 20, 2020
Corporate Relationship Counselor
Pre-show: Marco spends Casey’s money Marco’s headphones Marco’s flashlight Video review by “SensiblePrepper” Follow-up: John’s 🦗s Apple’s fall-event-dates rumor is already wrong Correction about Siracusa’s “Aristotle” quote (Twitter thread) Apology 30b 2-4 interpretation Big Sur touch screen gestures on Lenovo X250 Big Sur menu bar icon spacing John’s mouse woes continue Epic and Apple are still tusslin’ Motion for Temporary Restraining Order Unreal Engine Charlie Monroe Dithering Under the Radar #198: Store Wars #askatp Special thanks to Brendon Reyell for creating askatp.fm Why doesn’t macOS let you place your windows just so ? (via Nathaniel Cohen) How does a developer with no design skills get better at design? (via Mike Milinazzo) iOS Human Interface Guidelines Where does one start in the switch Windows → Mac? (via A. Krishna Rao ) Casey and Marco argue about Mac vs. PC in a prior life Mac keyboard shortcuts Post-show Neutral : How does one drive a stick? Gordon Murray Automotive T.50 Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make yo
Fri, August 14, 2020
Worse in Stupid Ways
Follow-up: Tim Cook does play both sides of the campaign-donation game Big Sur Beta 4 tweaks “Wallpaper Tinting in Windows” Energy Saver Slider Single-shot Disabling Live Photos (via James Cocker ) Preparing Your App to be the Default Browser or Email Client Phil Schiller advances to Apple Fellow ATP Appearance Ode to the App Review team Apple Fellows New iMacs Jason Snell’s take Epic declares war on Apple Apple boots Fortnite off the App Store Nineteen Eighty-Fortnite Google boots Fortnite off the Google Play Store Epic’s Lawsuit Dithering The Art of the Possible Apple nails the coffin shut on xCloud and Stadia Previously on ATP Post-show: Neutral : What car would John buy next? Casey’s doomed to get a dog Sponsored by: Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Lin
Mon, August 03, 2020
I Invented This Anti-Pattern
Pre-show: Zip ties vs. Velcro cable ties Monoprice 106463 cable ties Follow-up: Apple’s Public Policy Advocacy (via Kyles the Gray ) macOS Catalina 10.15.6 can read Big Sur APFS volumes (via Ole Begemann ) Would we distribute our iOS apps outside the App Store? (via Wade Tregaskis) HEY #askatp How do we move data between computers? (Yes, again.) (via Jon Aumann) Casey on Homebrew bundle Will iPhone-only apps be rotated appropriately for usage on macOS/iPad OS? (via John Demco) How does John “back up” the junk valuable artifacts in his attic? (via John Larson) Post-show: John’s incorrect photo-taking preferences Sponsored by: Eero : We’re asking a lot of our Wi-Fi. eero can help yours do more. Enter code ATP at checkout to get free next-day shipping. Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Bombas : The most comfortable socks in the history of feet. Give a pair when you buy a pair, and get 20% off your first purchase.
Thu, July 30, 2020
One Branch Leads to Yes
Pre-show: Working on Stuff that Doesn’t Matter CMMI Waterfall Dithering Follow-up: Mac waking up for Reminders Intel is… not in a good place. Tech CEO Testimony to Congress Peter Steinberger on app entitlements Amazon Prime Video deal email Rumored Apple product-launch dates Big Sur’s New Look Active Window Dark Mode Active Window Active Window With Toolbar Active Window Active Window Separated System 6 Active Window System 7 Active Window Mac OS 9 Active Window Sliders Slider System Preferences With Slider Battery Battery before beta 3 Battery starting on beta 3 Icons App Icons 1 App Icons 2 Utility App Icons Upgrade #308: The Adventures of Dr. Icon Toolbars <a href="https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/sf-symbols/overv
Thu, July 23, 2020
Riding the Autocomplete
ATP Membership Update!! Please consider joining, but we’re still cool if you don’t. 💙 Pre-show: Seltzer : 1, Tiff: 0, Marco: 0 PV=nRT Channellock Follow-up: T2 and TouchBar from Gui Rambo Apple’s priorities for 🔋/🏋️♀️ for Apple Silicon TDP Apple News “Podcast” Marc Jacobs The Daily Techmeme Ride Home SoftBank is selling ARM to Nvidia? x86-64 Itanium RISC-V Dark Sky Apple To Be 100% Carbon Neutral for Supply Chain & Products by 2030 Lisa Jackson’s Blog Post Lisa Jackson Vogue Interview Apple says Apple’s 30% is Great [for Apple] #askatp If we can go iOS → macOS, can we go macOS → iOS? (via Eduard Rozenberg) Will Apple offer CPU options on Apple Silicon powered Macs? (via James ) Do we really know a lot about Obj-C/PHP/Perl/Javascript/Swift/etc? (via Colby Todisco ) Post-show: Overcast’s iOS 14 “roadmap” Sponsored by: Hello Fresh : America’s #1 meal kit. Use code 80atp to get a total of
Thu, July 16, 2020
It Might Not Be as Cool as You Think
ATP Membership Update! Please consider joining, but we’re still cool if you don’t. 💙 Bootleg feed is live!! Some details: We may @$*&%ng swear No ads, chapters, or audio quality Show notes appear for each bootleg once the episode is published Pre-show: Is FaceID working better with 😷? Beta stability Follow-up: 🚨 ATP Mugs are not dishwasher safe! 🚨 Pencil holder USB4 vs. Thunderbolt 4 Summary on Wikipedia ARM Mac rumors An iPad Pro is an ARM Mac, right? Casey’s nameLiss computers (ugh. –ed.) Casey’s defense of Big Sur’s look-and-feel Screenshot of TextEdit #askatp What is up with Intel, anyway? (via Steve Lederer ) Process shrink TSMC x86 ARM P.A. Semi Could one replace an actual computer with an iPad/iPhone, particularly for relatives? What on earth is up with the grille on the new 4 series ?! (via Gavan Shanley ) BMW 850i Post-show: 2021 Ford Bronco Lineup (PDF) Tonka Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Fully : Workplace furn
Thu, July 09, 2020
No More Holes in My House
ATP MEMBERSHIP IS LIVE!! Please consider joining, but we’re still cool if you don’t. 💙 Pre-show: Phisherman Relieph Phund Fishman Donut Marco’s masks Hamilton is good. Turns out™. Follow-up: No Target Disk Mode on ARM Macs But Mac Sharing Mode will replace it WidgetKit and Third-Party Watch Faces _clockHandRotationEffect Unified Memory Architecture & the Mac Pro Cache Coherent Interconnect for Accelerators Heterogeneous System Architecture We’re getting Thunderbolt on ARM Macs Apple Platform Unification Part II: ARM Mac Hardware Upgrade #304: Somebody’s Gotta Do It and It’s Gonna Be Us What changes might be coming to new Mac hardware Touch Bar: Mend It Or End It? App Store changes Phil Schiller digs his heels in Apple, HEY, and the Path Forward #askatp How do we handle migration between Macs? (via Jacob Rosin) Casey on Homebrew bundle Casey’s checklist What do our in-home wired networks look like? (via Franck Hertz ) MoCA Bridge What’s the best unsung feature fr
Thu, July 02, 2020
Temporal Smear
Pre-show: hey_z_ree Bootleg-feed update ATP MEMBERSHIP IS LIVE!! Please consider joining, but we’re still cool if you don’t. 💙 Audio Hijack Fraunhofer MP3 Licensing NetNewsWire Overcast, Swift, and SwiftUI Follow-up: DTK update Benchmarks Steve Troughton-Smith’s Take Pentium 4 DTK John ports to ARM Windows on ARM Macs Rosetta WWDC 2020 Big Sur and APFS Daniel Jalkut’s tweet Big Sur release notes Messages in Big Sur Starting screen sharing via ⌘K /System/Library/CoreServices/Applications/Screen Sharing.app “Play sound on startup” (Sound pane in System Preferences) Big Sur version number Gui Rambo’s finding Homebrew team’s discoveries Fraser Hess’s take APFS, Time Machine, and booting changes Catalina error message Signed system volume Explore the New System Architecture of Apple Silicon Macs Time Machine and APFS APFS FIle System Reference Apple pla
Tue, June 23, 2020
Equal Emphasis
WWDC 2020 iOS 14 Widgets James Thomson Vidgets (App Store link) App Library Compact Siri/Call UIs/Picture-in-Picture Translation Google Translate Messages Maps Home Pushover CarPlay & CarKey U1 Safari 1Password Have I Been Pwned? Ghostery App Clips Emoji 🔍 Scribble Color Picker Pastel StoreKit Testing! 🥳 Stripe Brent Simmons’ take on IAP Speed Round iPadOS watchOS Watchsmith CARROT Weather Under the Radar AirPods macOS Big Sur New Look Dialog box Squircle SwitchGlass Puzzle pieces ARM Macs Developer Transition Kit “Compliment of Mac I/O Ports” 2x USB-C, 2x USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet Universal 2 App thinning Rosetta 2 Contributions promised Virtualization Hypervisor Parallels Unified memory</li
Thu, June 18, 2020
Demand-Paged Outrage
Pre-show: Guilt, self-care, and Boom Boom Sauce Follow-up: ATP MEMBERSHIP IS LIVE!! Please consider joining, but we’re still cool if you don’t. 💙 ARM Mac dev kits Xbox 360 “Dev Kit” Apple T2 Pitching an ARM MacBook Air versus an Intel MacBook Pro Tim Cook announces Racial Equity and Justice Initiative …oh, P.S., Apple’s Head of Diversity and Inclusion left Casey’s new MacBook Pro Casey on Homebrew bundle BetterTouchTool A New Breed of Macs Rosetta Hey.com ’s App Store Rejection DHH on Twitter Other, not-banned email apps Apple Puff Piece Post-show: Brief WWDC predictions Connected #299: The Rickies (Summer 2020) Sponsored by: Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $20 credit with code atp2020 . Fully : Workplace furniture designed for health, flow, and balance. Get $30 off your order of $300 or more. Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
Fri, June 12, 2020
Static Ad Removal
Reactions to last week’s show Follow-up: Race/racism book list Original listicle So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo Waking Up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race by Debby Irving White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates On writing into web forms SMART Board Nero Burning ROM Jaz Drive XJACK WASTE Justin Frankel Personal site Icecast SHOUTcast Audio Hijack Cockos LICEcap Gnutella On Casey’s SMB issues Home.app scenes rather than automations , via Hugo Jobling Daniel Jalkut corrects us about powerbox Android Live Captions 1 2 (via David D’Arcy ) Voice Control on iOS Donate to Black causes Equal Justice Initiative Black Lives Matter Black Girls Code ATP MEMBERSHIP IS LIVE!! Please consider joining, but we’re still cool if you don’t. 💙 <a href="https://overc
Thu, June 04, 2020
Uncomfortable Truths
Black Lives Matter 11 Things You Can Do to Help Black Lives Matter End Police Violence How to Safely and Ethically Film Police Misconduct How to Be an Activist When You’re Unable to Attend Protests How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance Books About Race & Racism Podcasts that Talk About Racism Research-Based Solutions to Stop Police Violence by Samuel Sinyangwe Trevor Noah’s Take Obama’s list of resources and and ways to take action Tim Cook’s statement Equal Justice Initiative Talking to your kids about race and racism Talking to Kids About Racism, Early and Often How White Parents Can Talk To Their Kids About Race Some developers: Ish Shabazz Ashley Nelson Kaya Thomas TJ Usiyan Layers 2016 Presentation Lyndsey Scott Tiffany White Some books: How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates Follow-up: Netscape Navigator, Lynx , and atp.fm (via Alex Chan) OpenDoc Pa
Thu, May 28, 2020
Wires Are Great
THE ATP STORE IS BACK!! Make your purchases until June 7th. Pre-show: Live-stream icecast saga New old-style websites Flexbox Ebay port scanning Publish by John Sundell How do we trust clipboard managers‽ Little Snitch Sonnet Fusion Flex J3i Casey’s DNS Diversion Disabling Chrome’s async DNS resolver HBO ditches Apple TV Channels Follow-up: Joe Rogan himself Let’s buy Casey a 13” MacBook Pro Microsoft’s Fluid Office “document” OpenDoc Object Linking and Embedding #askatp What’s the best Wi-Fi/networking setup? (via Benjamin Sharbaugh) Eero Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine nanoHD Access Point How do we move Xcode signing assets between Macs? (via Jeffrey Wilkinson) Windows Registry DLL Hell But, like, really: Overcast for Mac? (via Chris Niles ) Post-show: Face masks 😷 Tom Bihn masks Marco’s awesome Phish-donut mask Procedure masks Sponsored by: Basecamp : The all-in-one toolkit for worki
Thu, May 21, 2020
The Everything’s OK Alarm
THE ATP STORE IS BACK!! Make your purchases until June 7th. Pre-show: ATP has a new website . ( Neutral too!) John talks about Flatland on Sophomore Lit Follow-up: MiniDV import details HandBrakeCLI exiftool Causes for soliciting promo codes Lime-a-Rita Destiny & Cursors iOS 13.4 adds Shared iPad for Business (via Sir Cathy ) Are Casey’s Raspberry Pis hardened? John’s smoke detector story from Hypercritical Joe Rogan takes his show to Spotify NetNewsWire #askatp What clipboard managers do we use? (via Play My Jam ) Alfred Pastebot LaunchBar Is iOS 13 ready yet? (via Luke Arthur) Would dropping Boot Camp bring backlash? (via someone ) Post-show: Life at home status updates Sponsored by: 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 $20 credit with code atp2020 .
Thu, May 14, 2020
Whale Quench
Pre-show: Dave Matthews Band was live Totally unrelated : youtube-dl Follow-up: Casey's Garage Project Instagram Story Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera Synology Cloud Sync & Dropbox RSI and voice control Writing Perl by voice by Emily Shea (via Tatsuhiko Miyagawa ) Hand free computing via Philip Brocoum Phonetic Alphabet Craig Federighi on AppStories #162 Cursor control Coyote time ( code example ) and other game developer tricks Celeste platforming mechanics design Playing for Fun #2: Celeste Closing apps "Give me your app for free" Dun & Bradstreet John digitizes Mini-DV tapes iDive Super 8 RCA VHS Camcorder .jpg) CVC GR-C1 MKBHD's video #askatp If Apple releases an ARM-based Mac, would we buy first-gen machines? (via Jamie Bender ) What file system (🛎) should one use for external backups? (via Unai Herrán ) Will iPadOS ever become multi-user? (via Pascal Lindelauf) <a href="https://develo
Thu, May 07, 2020
$10 Worth of Headaches
Pre-show: Getting financial information from Apple AppFigures Changing App Store company names LLC DBA Follow-up: Casey's Garage Project Instagram Story Raspberry Pi Zero W Raspberry Pi 4 Debugging memory problems in Xcode ARM Predictions (via Colin McKellar) ATP #285 @ 3m48s ATP #306 @ 1h36m The Talk Show #227 Installing an OS on a computer without a monitor Etcher WWDC date announced Hats Fedora Cowboy hat Flat cap New 13" MacBook Pro! 🎉 GOODBYE BUTTERFLY KEYBOARD! 🎉 Six Colors review Rene Ritchie's video review Rene Ritchie's comparison vs. MacBook Air Turbo button TGPro fan control app #askatp After the obvious, what should one do to alleviate RSI? (via Thom Anthony ) How do I make my videoconferences sound better? (via Jack Johnson ) ATR2100x Microphone Mega-Review Kerry </
Thu, April 30, 2020
Monogamous Gaming Lifestyle
Pre-show: Casey makes his life [more] difficult for himself Dropping Dropbox Synology Drive Transmit Follow-up: John's new video card It's big Mac Pro Wheels & Feet Measurement iPad Pro Magic Keyboard Dangerous keyboard use Car alternators do generate AC Really really use an unpainted post when jump-starting a car COVID-19 Contact Tracing Exposure Notification NSHipster's Overview iOS 13.5 Improvements Google Making its own Chips ARM chips in Macs Sponsored by: ExpressVPN : The fastest and most reliable VPN. Get an extra three months free with a 1-year package.
Fri, April 24, 2020
Wobbly Goblin
Pre-show: Homeowners associations Lien Law of large pull requests Follow-up: Mac Pro wheel stability W5700X is a decent deal after all iPad Pro Magic Keyboard impressions #askatp Is it a bad idea to prevent hard drives from sleeping? (via Andreas Beyer Bowden) What was it like for old dudes to graduate from college? (via Nate J) SOAP WSDL The Guerilla Guide to Interviewing (Joel on Software) Fizz Buzz Apple's IS&T PHP is nuked from orbit. The world rejoices. What does Marco do? (via Asajz ) Post-show: Neutral Sponsored by: Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $20 credit with code atp2020 . Mack Weldon : Reinventing men’s basics with smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. Get 20% off your first order with code atppodcast .
Thu, April 16, 2020
Screwdriver Testing Harness
Pre-show: Modern PHP PHP: A Fractal of Bad Design Apple Push Notification Service: Token Authentication ECDSA JWT Marco's resulting APNS-JWT PHP function Follow-up: Retro Gaming OpenEmu Provenance MiSTer (via James Thomson ) Light guns and CRTs 360° audio (via Ibrahim Al-Alali ) nugs.net Completing the Mac Pro Rollout Mac Pro feet/wheels Radeon Pro W5700X iPad Pro Magic Keyboard now available for ordering Screens Dr. Drang's keyboard-weight speculation New iPhone SE #askatp How do we make time for listening to our favorite shows? (via Aadi Bhure) Overcast usage Do we automate our recording setups? (via Hunter Holland ) BetterTouchTool BetterSnapTool ATP #96: Windows of Siracusa County The state of Mac web browsing What podcast episode are we most proud of having recorded, and why? ATP #205: Chris Lattner Interview ATP #317: We're Customers Too ATP #371: Four-Letter Technol
Thu, April 09, 2020
This Jerk, Right Here
Pre-show: Search Engines before Google WebTV BNC connector Follow-up: Synology RAID rebuild time Getting progress cat /proc/mdstat lvm Dark Sky acquisition & location data Weather data consolidation Dark Sky's data sources Trump continues to fill the swamp Casey's Computer Corner BBEdit Arq Backup New PS5 controller Hypercritical #49: Pinching the Harmonica xScope Force Touch Raspberry Pi Pi-Hole Installation instructions that Casey used CanaKit — the kit Casey bought Raspbian Retro gaming Special guest Tiff Arment joins us Emulation: RetroPie 8bitdo SN30 Pro Wave Race 64 32X Neo Geo 3DO Sega Saturn Rotary phone Kontra/Konami Code Famicom vs. NES controllers Improving the original experience <a href="https://www.nintendo.com/switch/online-service/nes/"
Thu, April 02, 2020
Things Are Degraded
Pre-show: Retro-gaming next week Homework for listeners: play with RetroPie and a retro gamepad Follow-up: A12Z is the A12X with all GPU cores working properly Chip binning All 2020 iPad Pros have 6 GB RAM Part-name theories Casey's Synology Catastrophe DS1813+ S.M.A.R.T. Backblaze Hard Drive Stats for 2019 Apple Acquires Dark Sky CARROT Weather Weather Line You can buy/rent video from the Amazon iOS app without using in-app purchase Breakpoints Post-show follow-up: The Road to PS5 Xbox Series X Hands On, Gameplay & Controller! Head Related Transfer Function Binaural recording Sponsored by: Postmates : Anything you need, anytime you need it. Postmate it. Use code ATP for $100 in free delivery credit for your first 7 days. Eero : The Wi-Fi your home deserves. Use code ATP for free overnight shipping with this link. Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
Thu, March 26, 2020
Four-Letter Technologies
Special guest Chris Lattner ! High Output Management TensorFlow Caffe TPU Python PyTorch Swift for TensorFlow Swift TensorFlow tutorials Fortran Swift for TensorFlow Clang Jupyter Python interop workbook Dynamic Callable Dynamic Member Lookup NumPy MLIR: Multi-Level Intermediate Representation SIL: Swift Intermediate Language SiFive ASIC: Application-specific integrated circuit RISC-V BSD PA-RISC Mach KHTML WWDC Status of Swift's world domination Brisk Self-hosting Swift's future Swift Ownership Manifesto Rust 2019 LLVM Dev Meeting: Ownership SSA C++20 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan
Thu, March 19, 2020
Ghost Finger
WWDC 2020 will be online-only Press release Original Gravity ("the beer-and-sausage place") Follow-up: Rebinding Xcode commands via Incoherent Toots Apple Style Guide New Apple Hardware Mac mini (not really new) MacBook Air iPad Pro LiDAR Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro Smart Keyboard Folio iPad Pro Cursor with Craig Federighi Post-show: Consoles The Test Drivers #3: Xbox Series X Exclusive, and the Z Flip Gang Xbox Series X Hands On, Gameplay & Controller! The Road to PS5 Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Eero : The Wi-Fi your home deserves. Use this link and code ATP for free overnight shipping. ExpressVPN : The fastest and most reliable VPN. Get an extra three months free with a 1-year package.
Fri, March 13, 2020
Brown Big Bear
Pre-show: Marco's Problem Marco's image-retention test Apple Cinema Display HD Follow-up: The "coronavirus" virus itself is named SARS-CoV-2. COVID-19 is the disease it causes (formerly called "2019 novel coronavirus" or "2019-nCoV" in some places). Recommended info sources on COVID-19: Flatten the Curve CDC: COVID-19 (continuously updated) Video: Exponential Growth and Epidemics WWDC still not canceled Santa Clara County bans gatherings of 1000+ John's internal storage situation Mac shortcuts Ellipsis is ⌥ ; Adjective order ⌘ ⌥ ⌃ ⇧ ⌃ ⌥ ? Command key Xcode symbol popup: ⌃ 6 Drag and drop open/save dialog DefaultFolder X Screen shotting/screen capture Hot Corners and modifier keys System Preferences → Desktop & Screen Saver → Hot Corners... Casey's Computer Corner Brian Ski's tweet Huge rumor dumps New homescreen Accessibility features, wallpapers, and #shotoniphone GIFWrapped OCR capabilities Video: Transcriber in Windows Mobile Graffiti Inkwell Black Ink <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2020/03/11/watcho
Thu, March 05, 2020
A Jacket and Some Pins
Follow-up: Feedback & Radar Casey's Catalina Catastrophe Pegasus J2i Mountain Certificate revocation Ben Thompson and nvALT Just Enough Grammar How does one back up a Synology ? Backblaze B2 Amazon Glacier Arq WWDC cancellation? Under the Radar #186: Replacing WWDC An Event Apart #askatp What are some of our favorite macOS keyboard shortcuts? ⌘ K for VNC/SMB ⇧ ⌘ A for Applications ⇧ ⌘ 4 for screenshot ⌥ ⇧ ⌘ V for Paste and Match Style Plain Text app for iOS ⎋ during drag Drag onto a Finder column heading ⌘ Click on the title of a Finder window ⌘ ↑ and ⌘ ↓ to go up/down the folder hierarchy Xcode ⌥ ⌘ / for creating documentation ⇧ ⌘ O for quick open ⌥ ⇧ ⌘ ⌃ C for Copy Qualified Symbol Name Is there a difference between an app's Open at login and System Preferences → User & Groups → Login Items ? (via Jon Mitchell ) If you had to use a co-hosts's machine, whose would it be? (via Nicholas Gaffney ) Post-show Neutral : New BMW logo Concept i4 Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Away : Whoever you are, and whatever you need to pack, Away has luggage that will help make your next trip more seamless. Kolide : User-focused security for teams that Slack.
Thu, February 27, 2020
Antitrust Relief Valve
Follow-up: SwitchGlass desktop-image update Apple Music high-quality streaming Settings → Music → Cellular Data → High Quality Streaming Swift and static analysis Overcast and UI state restoration Microsoft Defender ATP Coming for iOS Safari and long-lived HTTPS certificates Let's Encrypt Apple considering allowing users switch default apps Spotify 's Time to Play Fair Things #askatp How do we handle the business side of the App Store? (via Stephen Gerstacker) Do we shop TVs based on primary usage? (via starsasumi ) G-SYNC When do we use a notes app vs. a flat file? (via Future Ben ) Post-show: Casey's Computer Woes Sponsored by: Indeed : Post a job today. Get a free sponsored job upgrade on your first posting. Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a $20 credit with code atp2020 . ProClip USA : High-quality, two-part phone mounts. Get 10% off with code atp10 .
Thu, February 20, 2020
There’s Nothing You Can Fix in a Day
Pre-show: Catalina. 🙄 × ∞ Machine-gun trackpad Marco on OS upgrades Casey's Radar Follow-up: Grasshopper Logo Butterfly keyboards and ergonomics Finder toolbar bug... defeated? Mac malware getting worse? What does Apple need to make most? iOS 13.4 Mail toolbar fixes Cabel's take #askatp What one trivial bug would you fix if you could? (via Louie Mantia ) Casey's answer How should one partition an onboard SSD? (via James Irwin) Would you narrate your favorite author's audiobook? (via Brian Hamilton ) Post-show: John's [continued] adventures in programming Wallpaper creation tool Post-post show: Cold medicines Sponsored by: Handy : The most reliable name in house cleaning. Get your first 3-hour cleaning for only $29 when you sign up for a cleaning plan. Indeed : Post a job today. Get a free sponsored job upgrade on your first posting. Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
Fri, February 14, 2020
Day-One Cowboy
Follow-up: SwiftUI previews of UIKit Gualtiero Frigerio NSHipster Folder aliases in the Dock Snow Leopard Review Radar #59289423 Shell scripts Jan Vitturi Richard Kanson John's new app (‼️) Keyboard Maestro Pastebot Taika Waititi on Apple Keyboards IBM Model M Marco's Best Laptop Ever Made Swift Playgrounds on macOS #askatp What's the situation with macOS security? (via Anthony Scardapane) Gatekeeper What does Marco do to avoid recursive Voice Boost? (via Chris Wright ) How do we use show notes as a listener? (via Simo Isto) Post-show: John's adventures in programming Sponsored by: BlueVine : Get a $100 gift card when you take out a loan or open a line of credit. Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a $20 credit with code atp2020 . Bombas : The most comfortable socks in the history of feet. Get 20% off your first purchase.
Thu, February 06, 2020
A Casey Settings Screen
Pre-show: Docks Follow-up: Pro Display XDR reference modes Mac Pro internal disk options iPad Multitasking and recent apps Casey's new app (‼️) Detecting Guided Access SwiftUI Knife Switch Google Photos Privacy Breach #askatp What do we think about homebrew ? (via Stephan Jacobs) MacPorts What's the difference between ⇧/⌘/⌥ keys? Origin of the ⌘ key tin Save for Web Claws What do we name our Wi-Fi networks? (via Jesse in South Dakota) Silence Of The LANS Post-show: Auto-joining Wi-Fi networks "Free Public WiFi" iOS auto-joins AT&T Wi-Fi networks without user permission The mechanism by which Apple does this: carrier bundles Sponsored by: Jamf Now : Set up and protect your Apple devices at work, from anywhere. First 3 devices are free. Kolide : User-focused security for teams that Slack. Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
Thu, January 30, 2020
The Floor is Lava
Casey's Complaints about his Co-Hosts Corner Marco's replaced BMW link The actual link Reconcilable Differences #121: Impotent Hydra Wegmans Update on Marco's iMac Pro fan issues SMC reset Pro Display XDR reference modes Rack-mount Mac Pro videos from Neil Parfitt Unboxing Fan noise A pro's thoughts on TrueTone ISO 12646 Xcode layout advice Video demo Localization warnings Marco's Overcast Bug-Finding Mission Technical Q&A QA1606 kAudioUnitProperty_MaximumFramesPerSlice AVAudioSession setPreferredIOBufferDuration Apple's API documentation No Overview Available iOS 14 Shakeup The iPad Awkwardly Turns 10 Working Copy WIMP Surface/iPad Lineup in 2020 Post-show: John's Bug-Finding Mission NSWindow isReleasedWhenClosed Sponsored by: YES PLZ : Upgrade your morning coffee game and you’ll upgrade your whole day. Get
Fri, January 24, 2020
Xcode in Anger
Follow-up: That's the Microsoft logo, you fools Redesigning the Windows Logo Removing the Dropbox Finder extension System Preferences → Extensions → Dropbox → Finder Extension Pro Display XDR display profiles Aerial screensaver Logitech G305 mouse review Pacifist Jonathan Mann on his post-WWDC song Front and Center update Marco's iMac Pro update Apple acquiesces to the FBI regarding encrypted iCloud backups? Gruber's initial reaction Gruber on Tim Cook on Der Spiegel Apple on end-to-end encryption in 2016 Android does encrypt backups Ben Thompson's take Xcode layout hell Post-show Neutral : What cars would we each take on a cross-country trip? 🚨 SPOILER ALERT 🚨 Casey's answer Marco's answer (and backup answer ) John's answer Sponsored by: Clear : Get through security even faster. Get your first 2 months free with code accidentaltech . HealthIQ : Using science and data to secure lower life-insurance rates for people like you. Casper : Expertly designed products to help you get your best rest, one nig
Thu, January 16, 2020
A Button in the Thumb Shelf
AirPods vs. AirPlanes neverssl.com & alwayshttp.com Follow-up: Camera ergonomics (via Henrik Helmers) PopSockets Jumpy mice (via Scott Simpson) USB 3.0 Radio Frequency Interference Impact on 2.4 GHz Wireless Devices Photo sharing Mario Panighetti Andrew Elliott Jared Counts Using a PS4 controller wirelessly with a PC/Mac DUALSHOCK 4 USB wireless adapter, Japanese version MFi The rack-mount Mac Pro is now available Pro Display XDR TrueTone Mac Pro Ethernet wonkiness iMac Pro Ethernet wonkiness MoCa Casey's MOCA Bridge Gigabit MOCA Bridge Casey's New Switch John's sleep/wake battles The Eclectic Light Company Howard Oakley on pmset John's Finder toolbar battles Making the case for macOS Low Power Mode Pro Mode rumor Turbo Boost Switcher Pro TripMode John's mouse and keyboard reviews Microsoft Precision Mouse Logitech Marathon Mouse M705 Logitech MX Master 3 Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Mouse Logitech MX Keys Advanced Wireless Illuminated Keyboard SteerMouse Microsoft S
Thu, January 09, 2020
Big Hole in the Middle
Intro: Casey was not consulted CGP Grey Follow-up: Boot camp on external drives WinToUSB Rufus (via Alexei ) Was the boot restriction issue the one from the start? (via Brad ) Dual-booting with Bluetooth (via Robert Watkins ) 2019 Mac Pro speaker module cable Removing the Mac Pro case while it's running Asian ladybeetle Full-resolution iCloud photo sharing KBase article (via Kyles the Gray) Great summary photos Swift is a 🍆 Type erasure in Swift Method swizzling Class clusters John's new app, Front and Center Buy Front and Center on the Mac App Store DragThing ATP #96: The Windows of Siracusa County Flying Meat Salt remote for Apple TV (via David Roessli ) John's Pro Display XDR Comparison thread to "real" reference screens by Juan Salvo Marco's vacation tech experiences Post-show: Casey's Disney Trip David's Vacation Club Rentals Bay Lake Tower Disney Dining Plans <a href="https:
Wed, January 01, 2020
I Could Live in There
John's Computer Situation State of Catalina Audiophiles are bananas Monoprice equivalent Follow-up: MagSafe connectors John's Mac Pro setup experience Storage/RAM effects Cable-free internals Time Machine Boot Camp ideas— none of which work as described 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 Don't forget about this, too ! Peripherals Microsoft Precision Mouse Logitech Marathon Mouse M705 Quinn Nelson's (Snazzy Labs) video and observation #askatp Is iCloud photo sharing really this much of a mess? (via Dzmitry Tabakerau) Todd's tweet Is Swift really a 🍆? (via JK Kross ) John's Swift review Bondage and Discipline Language If the ATP hosts took a road trip together, who is sitting where? (via Tim Bornholdt ) Post-show: John visits a Microsoft Store Sponsored by: Kolide : User-focused security for teams that Slack. 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. Get a $20 credit with code atp2020 .
Mon, December 23, 2019
Emotional-Support Mac Pro
John's Computer Situation Reconcilable Differences #120: Where the Packages Sleep Mac Pro tidbits and follow-up: Mac Pro feet are removable 580X has two HDMI ports on the back 3dfx Voodoo Sound Blaster Blackmagic eGPUs and Pro Display XDR Teardown Thunderbolt 3 Add-in Card Virtual Link Half-Life: Alyx Razer Blade 15 Nvidia GeForce RTX Max-Q Deep Dive Connecting a Cinema Display to the new Mac Pro USB-C → Mini DisplayPort Rat tails and monitors Apple Display Connector Watchmen Doug DeMuro on the Grand National Regular Car Reviews on the Grand National Car & Driver on the history of the Grand National Project CHIP Apple's announcement HomeKitADK Compulsory xkcd The "Pro Workflow Group" and getting Apple's attention CUDA What would an ARM transition look like? CHRP <
Wed, December 18, 2019
A Giant Green Field
Pre-show: John continues preparing the way Mice Logitech MX Revolution Follow-up: Thank you, listeners! Casey iMac !Pro offers Casey's Catalina Conundrum Marco's lamp update (thanks, Dan Engler !) First-generation Apple products Casey's iMac Pro tweet Downgrades from the old Mac Pro GPU options for the Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR GPU in the Belkin image Apple Display Connector Mac Pro RAM options Mac Pro Thermodynamics LG UltraFine 5K is maybe not "fine" Expandable Macs and the history of Mac towers #askatp Is an AppleTV really necessary in the world of smart TVs? (via Zach Pruitt ) How does background app refresh work? (via Adam Jaffrey ) How does one archive a shedload of old email? (via ComboTwist ) POP Google: Downloading your data Post-show: The Leftovers Reconcilable Differences episodes that discuss The Leftovers: 16 , 20 , 38 , 53 , 59 Do By Friday #157: (That's the Leftovers) Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. ExpressVPN : Protect your online activity. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Linode : Instantly
Thu, December 12, 2019
With a Heavy Heart
Follow-up: Casey's Computer Corner Footnote Bendy extended keyboards Destiny on Stadia iPad Remote Control & Apple Classroom The Mac Pro Configurator Mac Pro Components Belkin AUX Power Cable Kit Install and replace parts in your Mac Pro (2019) GPU Upgrade Video RAM Upgrade Video Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Cleaning the nano-texture glass New York Form ST-121.3 Sponsored by: Eero : The Wi-Fi your home deserves. Get free overnight shipping with code ATP . Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a $20 credit with code atp2019 . Bombas : The most comfortable socks in the history of feet. Get 20% off your first purchase.
Thu, December 05, 2019
The Way Corn Grows
Pre-show: Marco's artificial ☀️ Casey's garage light Dyson sphere Xledia bulbs (thanks, Marina Epelman ) Seasonal affective disorder Casey's Computer Corner Conclusion Casey's busted Mojave installer due to an expired certificate ? Apple Trade-In Evaluator Marco travels with the 16" MBP Turbo Boost Switcher Pro TripMode Low Power Mode on the Mac Casey's other new toy Casey's error message Plex installation guide Rtings calibration guide John tries Google Stadia GeForce Now Synergy John doesn't need a Mac Pro #askatp Should developers be fun in release notes? (via Joell, probably ) GIFwrapped How should one set up iPads for out-of-state grandparents? (via Mike Bollich-Ziegler ) Any chance of Alexa support for Overcast? (via Greg ) Post-show: Marco goes appliance-shopping Reconcilable Differences #102: Preparing the Way Casey's approximate fridge Speed Queen TC5 Sponsored by: Handy : The easy and convenient way to book home cleanings on a sc
Tue, November 26, 2019
Casey’s Computer Corner
Pre-show: BBEdit to the rescue Casey's Computer Corner Apple Holiday Return Policy Casey's theoretical monitor NUC Marco's Office Lighting Follow-out IKEA !lamp John's lamp MS Office and Catalina Follow-up: Amazon's customer support "phone tree" Hopscotch GetHuman #askatp Is AppleScript dead? (via @askdrtuna ) Scratch How do we keep our computers in sync? (via Chris Kast ) Hazel TextExpander Keyboard Maestro BetterTouchTool Should we enable iMessage read receipts? (via Ryan Morey ) Post-show: Casey's Car Corner Thumbs Down Cybertruck Subaru BRAT Honda Ridgeline Halo Warthog Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. ExpressVPN : Protect your online activity. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a $20 credit with code atp2019 .
Thu, November 21, 2019
Modern-Day Dialup
Neutral : The inevitable death of the stick Casey's Bumper Paperlike 2 (note: order from Kickstarter to get Paperlike 2; their website is currently only selling the first-gen) 16-inch MacBook Pro follow-up: Pricing What did Marco buy? Phil Schiller on a 14" MacBook Pro Keyboard repairability iFixIt Demo Incremental improvement for Macs Low Power Mode on the Mac Lakefield SoC and cellular laptops Motorola Razr Returns Original Razr StarTAC Casey's Catalina Catastrophe Casey's Computing Conundrum #askatp When is a language ready for use on servers? (via Bastian Inuk ) Can Marco track total listen time for an Overcast account? (via René Ferguson ) Could Adobe's iOS apps be used as a basis for ARM-native apps? (via filteq ) Post-show: Reconcilable Differences #102: Preparing the Way John's UPS John's "pigtails" - one and two Sponsored by: DoorDash : Let dinner come to you with DoorDash. Get $5 off your first order of $15 or more with promo code ATP in the app. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order. Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a $20 credit with code atp2019 .
Wed, November 13, 2019
No One Else Had Calipers
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 Marco's blog post Chiclet Keyboard PCjr Macintosh Portable Sponsored by: Mack Weldon : Reinventing men’s basics with smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. Get 20% off your first order with code ATP . Hello Fresh : A meal kit delivery service so you can just cook, eat, and enjoy. Use code ATP30 for $30 off your first week. Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
Thu, November 07, 2019
The Floor Is High
Pre-show: 🐛💇🏻♂️ ATP HOLIDAY SHIRTS available until Sunday, November 17 Marco's AirPods Pro Review Follow-up: AirPods Pro use a button-cell battery AirPods Pro charging light AirPods Pro case-jiggle click "Hey Siri, Be Quiet" 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 Upgrade #270: The Toughest Compare Liftoff #111: Escape of the Mole Reconcilable Differences #117 (Not available at this time) Streaming Quality #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 Sponsored by: Eero : Get free overnight shipping with code ATP . Away : Because this season, everyone wants to get Away. Get $20 off a s
Thu, October 31, 2019
Wax Buddies
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 Sponsored by: Handy : Handy – The easy and convenient way to book home cleanings on a schedule that works for you. Bombas : The most comfortable socks in the history of feet. Save 20% on your first purchase. Backblaze : Unlimited cloud backup for your Mac or PC for just $6/month.
Tue, October 22, 2019
Formative Tech Dystopia
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: 🚙⚡ Chevy Bolt BMW i3 Kia Soul EV Volkswagen e-Golf Tesla Model 3 Audi eTron Sponsored by: DoorDash : Let dinner come to you with DoorDash. Get $5 off your first order of $15 or more with promo code ATP in the app. Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a server running in seconds with your choice of Linux distro, resources, and choice of 10 node locations.
Thu, October 17, 2019
Panic Shutdown
Pre-show: El Camino Jesse Pinkman's character bio Follow-up: Opting out of TiVo pre-roll ads Oxo Chef's Knife Siri opt-in & grading Optimus Player 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 Ben Thompson's summary Avoiding Copland 2010 Copland 2010 Revisited #askatp Will progress bars ever become more accurate? (via Chris Wright ) What app(s) do we use to write prose? (via Charles Clements) Visual Studio Code Working Copy TextMate BBEdit Does a computer really need a UPS? (via Tom Hartne
Thu, October 10, 2019
Not Enough Carrot to Take the Stick
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) Sonicare Protective Clean Rechargable Toothbrushes Cast Iron Apple Peeler Do By Friday #152: The Law of Hot Places Fenix PD25 Fenix LD12 Patagonia Micro Puff Hoody Victorinox Fibrox Pro Chef's Knife, 8" Post-show: 🛎️ The Bell ATP #174: A Ding in the Room Sponsored by: Clearbanc : The fastest and most affordable way to raise money for your business. Get your 20-minute term sheet. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order. Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a $20 credit with code atp2019 .
Thu, October 03, 2019
Go Back and Pop Myself
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 = 💀 System Integrity Protection The Infinite Version Update from the Chrome team TiVo shows commercials before DVR recordings New Microsoft hardware Surface Neo Surface Duo Post-show: Marco's UISearchController woes Sponsored by: Eero : The Wi-Fi your home deserves. Get free overnight shipping with code ATP . Burrow : Settle into a comfy new Burrow sofa. Get $75 off a new sofa and free one-week shipping. Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
Fri, September 27, 2019
Unapologetically Digital
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 Apple repair cost Casey's poor phone Brand new iPhone drop 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: 🐭 Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Channels : Stream live TV from inside or outside your house, using software written by people who really care. Get your first month of Channels Plus free. Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a $20 credit with code atp2019 .
Wed, September 18, 2019
Peace in the Battery Kingdom
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 John Gruber Gruber's grip Matthew Panzarino Nilay Patel Joanna Stern 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 Sponsored by: ExpressVPN : Protect your online activity. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Clearbanc : The fastest and most affordable way to raise money for your business. Get your 20-minute term sheet. <a href="https
Thu, September 12, 2019
The Stand Is Your Hand
Please donate to St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital After you donate , check out the march to Relay's $75k goal Apple September Event New York Times Op-Ed Halo at MacWorld 1999 Opening Video Perspective Designed by Apple in California See Trailer Upgrade #262: The Skyskrapers of Camera Bump City Dear Apple: Face to Face — Apple Watch New Apple Health Studies Apple Watch Series 4 Unboxing QuickTake WiFi 6 Ben Thompson's take, including cost Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order. Mack Weldon : Reinventing men’s basics with smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. Get 20% off your first order with code ATP .
Wed, September 04, 2019
The Opposite of Con
Casey, DMB, and Sirius XM Follow-up: Drawbacks to Apple using opt-in privacy Apple card activation videos ≤ iPhone X ≥ iPhone XS/XR Credit cards advertising based on the weight of the cards Kerf bespoke Apple Card cases (via The Kavalier ) dbrand Skin Apple September Event Old Apple Wallpapers Motorola Razr Volkswagen Spektrum Anchoring Under the Radar #170: Spending Dan Riccio's Battery Surplus Post-show: The Summer of Marco Sponsored by: Away : Because this season, everyone wants to get Away. Get $20 off a suitcase with code ATP20 . Eero : Never think about Wi-Fi again. Use code ATP at checkout for free overnight shipping. Hover : Find a domain name for your passion. Get 10% off your first purchase.
Thu, August 29, 2019
John Is My Default
Pre-show: Marco ran out of dog food at the beach He is well-aware that his temporary food is not perfect and has not been reviewed by a vet or dog nutritionist, and will resume using "real" dog food when he gets home in 3 days Marco's breakfast story-highlight on Instagram Follow-up: Disabling auto-boot on keypress: sudo nvram AutoBoot=%00 Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Melamine foam John's Apple Card Apple Card care & feeding instructions Global entry card & sleeve (The card is sitting under the sleeve in this shot) New Sony APS-C cameras John's potential new camera John's potential new lens Comparison chart Tesla's Supercharger advantage vs. other chargers Government search engine Tesla Others Wheel Bearings Casey tries to take a level take on Tesla Arik's windshield story Apple's Siri Statement #askatp : When would we hire a professional photographer? (via James Gates) What do we think about message apps/services for communities? (via Marco Silva ) What color scheme do we use for Terminal ? (via Mike Taffet ) <a href="https://githu
Mon, August 19, 2019
You Are a Computer Athlete
Follow-up: Store-brand Velveeta WalMart store brand Kroger store brand KeyboardCleanTool PlayStation 5 hardware Xbox One S Xbox One X Xbox One S All-Digital Forager Stardew Valley Sega Saturn Sega Dreamcast Apple Rainbow Apple Logo Returning? Think different #askatp : What are some techniques to avoid RSI ? (via Mark Bramhill ) Welcome to Macintosh Microsoft Sculpt Keyboard Dynaflex Gyro Hand Exerciser Pragmatic #50: Accidental Clicking Repetitive Strain Injury: A Computer User's Guide Fun Fact #19: Hit Me with Your Pet Shark What year will USB-C ports be mainstreamed in cars? (via Nicholas Gaffney ) Post-show: What does Marco look for in a watch? (via James) Marco's blog post Under $200: Timex $200–700: Seiko Citizen Eco Drive Hamilton Khaki Field <li
Thu, August 15, 2019
Ketchup Momentum
John's cheese-grater update NiCad battery NiCad battery example Hunt's 100% Natural Tomato Ketchup Heinz Ketchups More on Apple Card Opting out of arbitration for Apple Card Apple Card has no web interface Follow-up: JSON streaming Length-prefixed JSON Line-delimited JSON Upgrade bets on Marco and John buying the Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR Overcast timestamp link Apple at Black Hat Announcement summary Apple laptops can turn on by any key or track pad press New LG UltraFine 5K Display #askatp : What non-Apple tech makes us happy/excited? (via Colin Devroe) BMW i3 BMW i8 Nissan Leaf Zoom F6 Sound Devices DJI Osmo Mobile 3 GoPro Honda Accord Sony Cameras Do we use portrait orientation lock on our iPads & iPhones? (via Tom Tubbs) Introducing children to video games, and the correct order of Zelda games (via [the other] David Sparks) Andy Baio's approach OpenEmu Post-show: <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/1
Thu, August 08, 2019
Double Chunking
Overcast beta and sync changes ETag JSON Protocol buffers SAX parser Chunking Vignette duplicate-image-detection update WWDC 2019 #222 Casey's current algorithm as suggested by Craig Hockenberry XOR A quick aside about SwiftUI DSL Casey on complexity John Sundell's web DSL Swift by Sundell #53: "The Swift Apple" with Brent Simmons Inessential by Brent Simmons Swift by Sundell #52: "Diving into Combine" with Casey Liss Follow-up: Mimeo Photos and watermarking Sony cameras α6400 α7R IV α7 III RX10 IV Geographic location of Intel's modem business Marco's iCloud Drive/Dropbox → ~/Dropbox idea Excluding From iCloud Drive Exclusion list Getting bash tab completion to work with the trailing / Apple suspen
Fri, August 02, 2019
Sea Conditions Are Calm
Pre-show: John's vacation wrap-up Chunnel Auto Train Follow-up: John's Apple sticker on his Civic Shallow water blackout Thunder in Paradise Dropbox alternatives Synology Drive Resilio Growl Port forwarding information The Talk Show #258 with discussion about iCloud Drive wonkiness The Talk Show #259 with Marco How does the Overcast recommendation algorithm avoid promoting awful people, unlike YouTube's algorithm? (via Justin Cardinal ) This Video Will Make You Angry Casey needs some advice about Vignette duplicate-photo detection Hamming distance Apple acquires most of Intel's smartphone modem business Apple Employees/Contractors Listen to Siri Audio Samples Update after recording: Apple temporarily suspending "Siri grading", and will provide an opt-out #askatp : Testing headphones & iOS 13's politeness (via Prone to Bits ) Audio Quality Tests playlist Kashmir by Kevin Gilbert Last Plane Out by Toy Matinee Making suggestions as part of the Pro Workflow Team (via Aaron Bushnell</a
Wed, July 24, 2019
Your Face Is Not Your Face
Pre-show: Nutrition is hard when you're in high school. Top Four #19: Cereals From a Van WSJ Grape-Nuts article Follow-up: iOS 13 optimized-battery-charging specifics Apple TV remote's influence on product box size Time Machine reliability when hosted on a NAS RAID "Dropbox" on the Synology? Big WWDC Marco's AR glasses John's suggested glasses for Marco Overcast State of the Union AR glasses cancelled? Steve Troughton-Smith says "not so fast my friend" FaceTime Attention Correction Hypercritical #65: Look Right into the Eyes of Your Sweetie #askatp : What is our one true iMessage address? (via Matthew Loewen ) Does Siracusa use LFG sites? (via Hassan Al Amiri ) Most bang-for-your-buck $1000 Mac (via BJ Nemeth, among others) Post-show Neutral : The C8 Corvette American Original Road & Track Interview Sponsored by: Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a $20 credit with code atp2019 . ExpressVPN : Protect your online activity. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
Thu, July 18, 2019
Withhold the Fun
Relay FM 5th Anniversary Show iOS 13 charging optimization Follow-up: APFS volumes for photos instead of sparse disk images Dave Nanian tweets: 1 2 SuperDuper Fun Fact on the root group being named wheel shall / should / may / can iPhone SE & headphones Powerbeats Pro Beats Studio Apple Bankrolling Original Podcasts? Dropbox pulls some forking bullshirt More from Marco Dropbox vs. Twitter #askatp : Do our cars or our iPads have more stickers? (via Josh Lewis ) Do we fill up our 256 GB phones? (via Erik Neu ) What is the most valuable language to learn for modern students? (via Sarah Anne ) Post-show: 🌊🏊♂️🏖 Sponsored by: Hullo Pillow : Your favorite pillow, guaranteed. Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Lumen5 : Start creating your thumb-stopping, attention grabbing videos today. Get 50% off your first month.
Thu, July 11, 2019
Mechanical Disadvantage
Pre-show: Must vs. Shall RFC 2119 FAA: What's the only word that means mandatory? Follow-up: John's cheese grater broke Casey's shaming OXO current model John's model Casey's pitched option 99% Invisible: Built on Sand Deviation from the Ive design philosophy Marco's "new" iPhone and Apple Watch Apple's new (and "new") laptops MacStories summary Cheaper SSDs Sparse image man tmutil #askatp : Naming computers (via Ron Olson) Catalina's move from bash to zsh ? (via Pedro Estarque) fish shell Caring for our 📷 at the 🏖️ (via Tyler Menard ) Sponsored by: Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get a special discount on your first order. Boosted : Vehicle-grade electric skateboards and scooters to solve your transportation woes. Use code ATP at checkout for $75 off your vehicle. Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a $20 credit with code atp2019 .
Thu, July 04, 2019
Pesky Human Issues
Follow-up: Expansion Slot Utility PCI Express Jony Ive leaves Apple Clockwise #301: My Vulcan Mind Ben Thompson's piece ATP #120: One Magical Wire Wall Street Journal on Ive's Departure Jony Ive's Christmas Tree The Talk Show #256: 'A Bit Too Thin', with Special Guest Ben Thompson Dieter Rams Gruber last week and this week Evans Hankey & Alan Dye May-Li Khoe's tweet Love, Death, & Robots ("Zima Blue" is the episode mentioned) #askatp : How does the Overcast recommendation engine work? (via Markus Ernst ) What's the best way to enter "the zone" while programming? (via Paul Wood III ) What happens to Overcast/Vignette/ATP/etc when we pass? (via Leon Zandman ) Independence #55: The Single Point of Failure Post-show: John's Rubbermaid #1971 spatula Sponsored by: Eero : Get $100 off the eero base unit, 2 beacons, and 1 year of eero Plus with code ATP . Casper<
Thu, June 27, 2019
Fuzzy Muppet Felt
Pre-show: Marco's new beach toy Follow-up: Ricky Mondello on Sign In with Apple macOS app-removal bets: #287: Open-Faced Compliment Sandwich ( Overcast timestamp link ) Marco's spirit walk AirPods {Fit in The case} Airpods Earpods Covers Compatible with airpods 2&1 Anti-Slip Silicone Soft Sport Covers Accessories Apple AirPods Earbud 2 Pairs (White) Powerbeats Pro Tavern puzzle Sony WH1000XM3 Rumored 16" MacBook Pro #askatp : Would Apple re-implement Target Display Mode on the 5K iMac? (via Jack Frydai ) Target Disk Mode What software does Marco use to manage servers? (via Chris Hubbard ) What do we think about people listening at higher speeds than 1x? (via Jospeh Dijkstra ) Post-show: 🚨 Do not install the betas! 🚨 Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get a special discount on your first order. Hover : Find a domain name for your passion. Get 10% off your first purchase.
Thu, June 20, 2019
The Technical Burden of Users
Follow-up: Mac Pro vent design New Yorker article Apple Reverses Course on MDM & Parental Control Apps Apple tightens up rules for enterprise app certificates iOS 13 Bluetooth permission dialogs Marco's tweets 1 2 3 Benjamin Herrin's findings application(_:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:) UIDevice Mac Pro FPGA The Talk Show #254: Live from WWDC 2019 Mac Power Users #485: WWDC and Interview with the Mac Pro Product Manager Pro Display XDR Sign in With Apple An aside about Overcast and user data #askatp : What do we think about mouse pads? (via Andy Beyer-Bowden) MUG HardOCP (it was the Ratpadz GS ) CS Hyde C4-NGen Buying an old-generation MacBook Air as new today? (via Jon Schwenn ) How were the WWDC box lunches this year? (via many, including Tim Schmitz ) SoFa Market San Pedro Square Mango Tango Post-show: Marco's anticipated summer of fun Spo
Thu, June 13, 2019
A Rotation You Can’t Complete
Pre-show: root's wheel group ( more ) Marco comes to terms with Swift John's preposterous Safari Extension Follow-up: ASCII art apps Mac: Monodraw Web: ASCII Flow Blending stump is a lasso tool "Sim" game series Transport Tycoon 100 WWDC features that may have gone unnoticed WWDC favorites a week on Combine Framework SwiftUI UICollectionView Compositional Layout Mac Pro APFS and Catalina Casey's SSD Mac Pro Pegasus enclosures Tim/Jony hole/lattice design conversation G4 Cube Userspace drivers AppStories #114: Craig Federighi: The AppStories Interview FUSE #askatp : How to choose a macro lens? (via Colton Belfils ) The Digital Picture What should one do to protect old computers? (via James Andrews ) How does Marco treat Tesla's "Auto
Tue, June 04, 2019
Mac Pro Day
Our live show from WWDC 2019! Sponsored by: Boosted : Vehicle-grade electric skateboards and scooters to solve your transportation woes. Use code ATP at checkout to get $75 off your vehicle. Mack Weldon : Reinventing men’s basics with smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. Get 20% off your first order with code ATP . Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a $20 credit with code atp2019 . Cards Against Humanity : A party game for horrible people. Balmuda Toaster
Thu, May 30, 2019
The Pixel Stump
Follow-up: Explaining Code using ASCII Art iFixit's New MBP Teardown Apple Watch Independence _'s Watch Usage Chart Apple Watch Designer Anna-Katrina Shedletsky Decrypted: Conversation with Phillip Shoemaker Previously about Shoemaker: Apple's App Store Director Sells His Own Fart Apps macOS 10.15's System Partition System Integrity Protection New iPod touch Guilherme Rambo's Screenshot Leaks iOS 13 Blending Stump macOS 10.15 Apple Pro Display Pontificating about the Mac Pro ...oh yeah and some other WWDC stuff. Post-show: What's owning a 10-year computer really like? Sponsored by: ExpressVPN : Protect your online privacy. Get 3 extra months free with a 12-month plan. Jamf Now : Set up and protect your Apple devices at work, from anywhere. First 3 devices are free. Mobelux : We design, build, and brand award‑winning mobile apps and modern web platforms.
Thu, May 23, 2019
Better Late Than Wrong
Follow-up: "Interactive version control" comic " Preview for video" Videoloupe (via Matthew Schaffer ) LumaFX Perfect Horizon (via Jan Östlund ) Telestream Switch+ Vignette ( App Store Link ) Analog(ue) #157: I Just Want People to Like My Stuff MacStories Cult of Mac 9to5Mac TechCrunch GIFWrapped Independence Marco's AirPlay 2 "Greycation" AVSampleBufferRenderSynchronizer Castro Playdate Firewatch Untitled Goose Game Cabel Sasser's XOXO 2013 talk Teenage Engineering OP-1 Apple's Refreshed MacBook Pros Gruber's take Post-show: Marco's editing suite Sponsored by: Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a $20 credit with code atp2019 . <a href="https://boostedboards.com/
Thu, May 16, 2019
Blow Your Redo Stack
Pre-show: Bug-out bags and disaster planning Casey's Go Pack Northeast blackout of 2003 Casey's fantasy generator Follow-up: THANK YOU for buying T-Shirts! John's "Frame Game" Apple's fix for the new ZombieLoad Intel CPU exploit HeartBleed Steve T-S on macOS 10.15 house-cleaning Ink IINA Booting in 64-bit only mode #askatp : Are comments in code a "code smell"? (via Alex White ) SE-0004: Remove ++ and -- operators How does John rate movies? (via Dan Provost ) John's Letterboxd What's our WWDC EDC ? (via M Roselius ) Chase Reeves' BagWorks and YouTube channel Peak Design Everyday Backpack Tom Bihn Synapse 25 and 19 Nomatic Travel Pack Arktype Dashpack Casey's Go Pack Swift Cup Coffee Tom Bihn Organizer Pouch <li
Thu, May 09, 2019
Relive Your Calculator-Watch Dreams
The ATP store is back with brand new designs! Only available until May 12! Order now ! Our thanks to The Iconfactory for helping us out with the T-Shirt designs this year. Follow-up: MDM parental-control conspiracy theory Jury-duty technology iPod Nano 5th-gen had a video camera Nintendo Play-Yan Bloomberg's WWDC round-up AvantGo Gboard (App Store link) Due The Law of Leaky Abstractions BestPhotos California dial Nomos Club Campus Panerai Radiomir California #askatp : What do we listen to when we code? (via Thom Bullock ) How do we configure Macs used by other family members? (via Nick) What resources help us be... slightly less ignorant white dudes? (via Brie Macnish) Post-show: Marco at the Movies: Ronin Ronin on YouTube (with ads) Analog(ue) #155: This Time I Acquiesced Top Four #51: Heist Movies Syriana John on Letterboxd Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get a special discount on your first order. Backblaze : Unlimited cloud backup for just $6/month. Start a free 15-day trial today.
Fri, May 03, 2019
Automatic Kicking Machine
The ATP store is back with brand new designs! Only available until May 12! Order now ! Our thanks to The Iconfactory for helping us out with the T-Shirt designs this year. Follow-up: Australia Post's website link guidelines (via Robb McAlavey ) How could one leverage copyright to block podcasts in clients? Clip sharing with Overcast AVAssetExportSession animationTool Overcast for macOS Three-column version marzipanify Steve's blog posts New York Times on Apple "cracking down" on MDM apps Apple response Secondary Schiller response #askatp : What naming convention do we use for stuff on our Macs? (via Keegan Sands ) Why does Apple bother with AWS ? (via Patrick ) What are our favorite sports cars? (via Paul Wood III ) Post-show: Marco gets summoned to jury duty Rio PMP300 NOMAD Jukebox iPod Nano AGPTEK MP3 Player AMV video format <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CCES
Thu, April 25, 2019
A Slightly Smaller Thumb
The ATP store is back with new designs! Only available through May 12! Order now ! Our thanks to The Iconfactory for helping us out with the T-Shirt designs this year. Pre-show: Amazing refrigerator episode of Reconcilable Differences ATP Store Iconfactory Patreon Iconfactory apps Follow-up on Intel exiting the cellular-modem business: Thoughts from anonymous Intel tipsters Thoughts from an IP lawyer Luminary's missteps The Pen Addict More from Gui Rambo Apple Watch auth beyond just computer unlocks Siri Shortcuts, Screen Time, other iOS features Upgrade #242: Myke and the Modems Quitter Automators #18: Terminal Automation with John Siracusa WWDC 2019 for Developers Steve Troughton-Smith's blog Post-show: Quarterbacking WWDC 2013 Mac Pro announcement The Case for a True Mac Pro Successor Sponsored by: Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Use code atp2019 for a $20 credit. ExpressVPN : Protect your online privacy. Get 3 extra months free with a 12-month plan. Rightpoint : Rightpoint is hiring mobile and web engineers! See what life is like at Rightpoint.
Thu, April 18, 2019
Morale-Sucking Maple Syrup Fires
Pre-show: Casey and John file Overcast bugs Follow-up: More AirPower follow-up. (Really!) Netflix, AirPlay, and screen rights AirPlay quality loss AirPod fidget spinner Of course Katie Bouman should get the credit How to Understand the Image of a Black Hole Apple and Qualcomm settle and then Intel exits 5G business Apple press release John on patents 1 , 2 , 3 iOS 13: Dark Mode, Volume HUD, multi-windows/"cards" on iPad PanelKit Kai's Power Tools Unified Find My iPhone & Find My Friends Tile macOS 10.15 rumors Luna Display Astropad Sidecar Moom Post-show: Top Four ATP Hosts with Bad Taste Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use 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. Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Use code atp2019 for a $20 credit.
Fri, April 12, 2019
Dumbed Down, Locked Down, and Locked Out
Pre-show: Casey's #snelltalk submission John's appearance on Upgrade Follow-up: Last week's PowerByProxy-AirPower story is disputed Game of Thrones and modern television Apple News on John's Mac is still broken Apple Cinema Display LED Netflix No Longer Supports AirPlay Clarification from Netflix Demotivators: Meetings The Great iTunes Break-Up The Monkey's Paw QuickTime 7 SoundJam MP Cardhop MusicKit #askatp : Is it bad to use high-wattage chargers even though the devices get warm? (via Sean Kelker) How do version numbers work? (via Aadi) Semantic Versioning How do we keep code snippets for reference? (via Vincent Steinmann) FCModel FCUtilities CPAN Post-show: Casey's Live Instagram Experiment Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio Adobe Premiere Rush Sponsored by: 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. Get a $20 credit with code atp2019 . Eero : Finally, Wi-Fi that works. Get $100 off a Wi-Fi system and a year of eero Plus with code ATP .
Thu, April 04, 2019
Here Comes the Big But
Follow-up: AirPods 2 hinge is different iFixIt Teardown People use GSuite! Dozens of us! Workaround that uses Charles Proxy Probably a Google issue? AirPower cancelled Studio Neat Material Dock Google Stadia Previously on ATP OnLive Playstation Now GeForce Now Google Public DNS Kali #askatp : Have any tips on booking a Disney World vacation? (via Stephen Kim ) David's Vacation Club Rentals 50's Prime Time Café Disney's Hollywood Studios Wizarding World of Harry Potter What do we use to post/share photos? (via Andrew Wade ) Do we still check drive health? (via Jack Mordoj ) Windows Disk Defragmenter Post-show: 100% plant-based follow-up Michael Pollan article How Not to Die Ivor Cummins Index fund Casey's app's business model Sponsored by: <a href="
Thu, March 28, 2019
We Should Probably Get to the Apple Event
ATP Live at WWDC 2019 Tickets are $29 and go on sale Friday, March 29 Hammer Theatre, Monday June 3, 6:00 PM Follow-up: "Pro" iPad Mini Studio Neat Canopy AMD vs. NVIDIA iMacs with spinning disks Marco and HDMI-CEC Joe and Scott 's tip Ivan's tip Joanna Stern on the butterfly keyboards Casey's Mail.app gets broken in 10.14.4 MacRumors thread Review of the new AirPods Apple March 25 Event Craig Hockenberry & Iconfactory's Patreon Apple News+ Steve Troughton-Smith UIMenuController Joanna Stern on her recent articlce 50% cut? List of Magazines Apple Card Thread by Peter Berg Apple Arcade Journey Apple TV app The many flavors of "Apple TV" Gurman on non-tvOS Apple TVs Apple TV Channels Apple TV+ Kumail Nanjiani Upgrade
Thu, March 21, 2019
Not a Casino I Want to Play In
Follow-up: Hierarchy of Needs is satisfied... by a ThinkPad? Searching for things in Settings.app Nvidia and Apple CUDA Apple's wild and crazy week Monday : New iPads! iPad Mini !!! iPad Air Jessie Char's revised lineup Tuesday : New iMacs ! Upgrade #237: New iMacs, iPads, and the 2019 March Event Draft Colleen Novielli Connected #235: Stephen's Hellish Nightmare of Dates iMac Pro bumps Wednesday : New AirPods March 25th Apple event #askatp : Why doesn't Marco lease iPhones? (via Jacob Ford ) Would Marco still recommend the 2015 MacBook Pro? (via David Mikucki ) How is Overcast adoption of CarPlay vs. Apple Watch? (via Chris Adamson ) Post-show: Marco's HDMI CEC update Reddit post Sponsored by: Marine Layer : Clothes that make it easy to get dressed in the morning. Use code atp15 for 15% off your first order. 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. Use code atp2019 for a $20 credit.
Sat, March 16, 2019
We’re Customers Too
A special extended WWDC segment Macworld New York 1999 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato Lamborghini Miura McLaren F1 Jaguar XKSS Bugatti Type 57 Atalante Porsche 550 Live ATP "Save the Date": evening of June 3 Apple and Spotify Spotify's website and video Apple's response Manton Reece's take #askatp : Is Perl dead? (via Gustavo Poscidonio) Can using AirPods in loud environments cause hearing damage? Post-show: Casey's rejiggered priorities Analog(ue) #151: Super Simple? Thank You Very Much YouTube channels: Casey John Marco Sponsored by: Mack Weldon : Reinventing men’s basics with smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. Get 20% off your first order with code ATP . Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Audible : Get a free audiobook with a 30-day trial.
Wed, March 06, 2019
MacBook Hierarchy of Needs
Follow-up: Two-hand Springboard rearrangement Ask Tog Creative Selection by Ken Kocienda Finding 32-bit apps Corning is working on flexible glass Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Thunderbolt 3 → USB4 Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass Apple vs. NVIDIA System Integrity Protection CUDA (not Cuda ) End of configurable Macs? Gruber's $0.02 MacBook Hierarchy of Needs Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs #askatp : How much will John spend on a new Mac Pro? (via Matt Corkum ) Are we really professional podcasters ? (via Asajz ) Post-show Neutral: Polestar 2 (via Vincent Skerved ) Top Gear first look Configurator Sponsored by: Eero : Finally, Wi-Fi that works. Get $100 off a Wi-Fi system and a year of eero Plus with code ATP . Away : Because this season, everyone wants to get Away. Get $20 off a suitcase with code ATP . <a href="http://hover.com/at
Thu, February 28, 2019
1.0 Was Just Speed
Follow-up: 16" laptops Bus-powered Thunderbolt 3 hubs Elgato CalDigit Monoprice StarTech (2 USB ports! But $183.) USB 3.2 standard names Foldable phones from Samsung and Huawei Upgrade #234: The Ideological Folding Wars Hypercritical #86: Naked Robotic Core A giant battery with a phone in it Panasonic Toughbook Apple's Rumored March Event and gaming subscription service Lisa Jackson #askatp : How do you purge many old apps at once? (via Mark Heeler) Does John still want a spatial finder? (via Platy Hsu ) Browser-based Classic Mac emulator About the Finder... Why bother with a Synology when you can roll your own NAS ? (via Dan Zaccaro ) This post-show was evaluated as Meets expectations . Sponsored by: Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order. Discourse : Where global teams escape email silos and interruptions. Get 20% off your first 12 months with code ATP2019 . Backblaze : Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated.
Thu, February 21, 2019
Kernel Panic in the Night
Follow-up: Hosting a podcast for free on Anchor or SoundCloud Contacts syncing limits Mojave stability Possible T2 Mac audio glitching bug Rumor explosion from Ming-Chi Kuo and Mark Gurman 16-inch MacBook Pro iBook G4 31.6" 6K3K display with Mini-LED-like backlight Apple Mulling Preview of New Modular Mac Pro at WWDC in June Marzipan rumors Overton window #askatp : Could the next Apple TV be wireless? (via Ed Cormany ) Is wireless CarPlay a deal-breaker? (via Eddie Lee ) How is season 3 of The Grand Tour ? (via Paul Walker (not that one)) Post-show: Apple ID Management Two factor requirements Sponsored by: BoxySuite : A beautiful suite of Mac apps for Gmail and Google Calendar. Get a 30% lifetime discount on all plans with code atp30 . Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get a special discount off your first order.
Tue, February 12, 2019
The Residue of Seven People
Pre-show: Casey is surfing the 'net at lightning speeds Marco's 👂🏻💦 Eustachian tube Scott O'Reilly Spider Strategies The Dash Apple's security bug bounties Apple compensates FaceTime bug kid Some information on Deirdre O'Brien Ryan's tweet Business Insider profile Apple Joint Venture The changing role and training of an Apple Genius Spotify also bought Anchor Stratechery & Exponent LibSyn John on e-books Amazon buying Eero Ring video doorbell Eero Plus subscription Ubiquiti #askatp : How do we feel about buying refurbished tech products? (via David Hadley) Nintendo refurb store Apple refurb store How does one move from being a beginner to intermediate programmer, especially with code structure? (via Ryan Bible) NSHipster WWDC sessions Gravatar What size wheels should one get on a new car? (via Nathan Miller ) Post-show: j.o.h.n.s.i.r.a.c.u.s.a+somespamservice@gmail.com Sponsored by: Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the L
Thu, February 07, 2019
Fashion Phase
Pre-show: Marco's hideous audio code Accelerate vDSP framework Follow-up: Google's enterprise certificate was revoked Facebook's was reinstated Apple apologizes for FaceTime bug and takes a field trip John's "MagSafe" MacBook Air Marco's USB-C light-up cable Marco's iPad screen protector Angela Ahrendts leaving Apple Today at Apple Dr. Drang's take Vogue Profile About her family #askatp What external drives do we recommend? (via Steve Lowe) Backblaze's Hard Drive Stats IBM "Deathstar" IBM Microdrive Toshiba e740 How does Reopen windows when logging back in work? (via Michael Haren ) The state of Mac web browsing What does Marco think about Spotify's acquisition of Gimlet ? (via Alex Kadis ) Marco on Lex's show Hello Internet #117: Bandersnatch Post-show: John's gas station was updated Spee
Thu, January 31, 2019
Mutually Assured Destruction
Follow-up: 👴🏻👴🏻👴🏻 screwed up "finsta" Debate over the prevalence of the stage lighting problem Silence of Siri and other IoT info Wireless Accessory Config Does anyone doubt that Facebook is straight garbage? TechCrunch summary ReCode recaps Apple's response Confirmation of all internal apps failing Google wanted in on the snooping action too Apple's FaceTime bug Video evidence sent to Apple Other documentation sent to Apple Contact Apple About Security Issues Bloomberg/Gurman iPhone Scoop #askatp Is it worth cleaning dust out of MacBooks? (via Oliver Dejon) Is it worth upgrading the CPU on a family iMac? (via Jeremy Kenison) Geekbench Browser Is tweeting a good idea? (via Andrew ) Post-show: John is very angry at WeRateDogs Overcast Instant Search Casey's CR-V Review Sponsored by: AfterShokz : Headphones powered by bone-conduction technology. Get $50 off a Trekz Air bundle with code atpbundle . Marine Layer : Clothes that make it easy to get dressed in the morning. Get 15% off your first order with code atp15 . Casper : Get $50 off select mattresses with code atp . Terms and conditions apply.
Thu, January 24, 2019
Apple Playstore
SLACCIDENTAL TECH PODCAST SHIRTS!! Order right now or you'll miss it! Orders stop 8 PM Monday evening Follow-up: The Terminator saga continues "Apple One" feedback Instagram, friendstagrams, and spam accounts Google+ Circles John's Internet of Things Smart Outlet² Belkin Wemo Kasa Casey's [Broader] Internet of Things Blog post Docker Homebridge MacBook Pro "stage light" fault and iterative development American Original #askatp What happens to projects like homebrew if the ARM transition happens? (via Andrew Jaffe ) How do we avoid crapping on future tech that we don't inherently understand? (via John Wilander ) How do we handle snark? Why is it so prevalent in tech? (via Mike McPhaden ) Analog(ue) Post-show: What would you say it is you do here, Casey? Sponsored by: Handy : The easy and convenient way to book home cleanings on a schedule that works for you. Get your first 3-hour cleaning for $39 when you sign up for a plan with code ATP . Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Arq Backup : Back up all of your computers securely to your cloud account or NAS. Free 30-day trial.
Fri, January 18, 2019
Do Not Expect Five Nines From My Plex
Pre-show: Affluent bezelles (Overcast: bezelle , correction ) Follow-up: Casey's WAF-F20 waffle maker 🤤 John's Terminator woes Apple's universal subscription-management URL Movies Anywhere iPhone Smart Battery Cases XS , XS Max , XR iPhone X compatibility Studio Neat Material Dock John's pouch Apple's 2019: what do we want, and what will affect Apple the most? iPad Mini and/or iPod Touch? iPhone Upgrade Program #askatp Why didn't John buy a 2013 Mac Pro? (via Wojtek Pietrusiewicz ) Do we all play Super Smash Brothers ? (via Marco Silva ) Post-show: Three middle-aged men explain Instagram to each other Casey on Instagram Sponsored by: AfterShokz : Headphones powered by bone-conduction technology. Use code atpbundle for $50 off the Trekz Air bundle. Care/of : Completely personalized vitamins and supplements delivered right to your door. Use code ATP50 for 50% off your first month. Banktivity : An easy-to-use, full-featured personal finance management app exclusively for macOS and iOS. Use code ATP10 for 10% off.
Thu, January 10, 2019
Left-Handed Streaming Service
Pre-show: What is a jam band, mannnnn? Follow-up: Unshaky China is an equal-opportunity financial disappointment for everyone iPhone quarterly growth John's graph Samsung warns of 30% dive also via Horace China smartphone shipments down LG sees 80% 4th quarter drop via Charles Arthur Upgrade #227: Twenty Nine TeeVee Ben Thompson: Apple's Errors Firefox is still a thing Apple is putting iTunes and/or AirPlay 2 in various TVs Samsung Vizio and LG Sony Myke's tweet and follow-up Upgrade #222: That's Not a Plan Nilay Patel's tweets Is your TV spying on you? Simpsons did it MicroLED Samsung c|net Quantum dots #askatp What Siri Shortcuts do we use? (via FoTS <a href="https:/
Fri, January 04, 2019
Casey Apple Pencil
Happy new year! John reviews the Tesla Model 3 John reviews Casey's Volvo XC90 John reviews Casey's iPad Pro Casey's sticker situation Casey reviews his Apple Pencil SketchParty TV Marco reviews Linea Linea blog post Screen protector update Apple's financial news Gruber's take Ben Thompson's warning in 2017 Is falling stock price going to cause a retention problem? Gruber on retention in 2013 RSU #askatp What does John think about the Nintendo Switch controller? (via Josh A.) Reconcilable Differences Hypercritical #49: Pinching the Harmonica How will the new AirPods charge? (via Ankur Oberoi ) What's up with Apple putting Beats stereos in Volkswagens? (via NEN ) Post show More on Beats Beats partnerships VW Jetta HomeKit Wemo plug Sponsored by Hover : Hover is turning 10 this month! Celebrate with incredible deals on domains and more. Eero : Finally, Wi-Fi that works. Get $100 off a Wi-Fi system and a year of eero Plus with code ATP . Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a $20 credit with code atp2019 .
Wed, December 26, 2018
My Watch Has Ended
Follow-up: Casey gets medium very upset about Medium Did Google really cripple Edge's YouTube performance? John's 2018 Butterfly Keyboard Watch Paul and Storm tweet Clean your Mac at a 75º angle Marco's fingerprinty iPad solution Paperlike John's LEGO and the instructions John Giannandrea appointed to Apple executive team Pragmatic #38: Watch This Time and Space ( Overcast timestamp where smartwatch power-consumption analysis begins ) iPad Pros can ship bent... 🤷🏻♂️ Dan Riccio's comments Marco inspects his situation #askatp Does Overcast do anything special to inhibit cookies? (via Mitch Cohen) Could Overcast get blocked by publishers for not implementing RAD? If Intel got its act together, would Apple cancel any ARM Mac plans and stick with Intel? (via Gabriel Salkin ) Intel's new architecture What's the ATP editing process? (via Markus N ) Do Marco and Casey use Xcode in full-screen mode? (via Erik ) Sponsored by: Away : Because this season, everyone wants to get Away. Get $20 off a suitcase with code ATP . Backblaze : Unlimited cloud backup for Macs and PCs for just $5/month. Start your 15-day free trial today. <a href="http://mackweldon
Tue, December 18, 2018
An Uneasy Peace
Follow-up: Tesla update Wired article Why DSLRs and mirrorless cameras have a 30-minute video limit GarageBand as an example of why not to use Dropbox for everything Bundle Shortcuts JS Behind the scenes Examples CAML Apple Music sunsets Connect Microsoft Edge is coming to macOS ATP #8: Hold Me! Hacker News post NPR's Remote Audio Data (RAD) spec RAD FAQ RAD (film) Wheels: An Inline Story NPR One Apple podcast analytics HTTP ETag #askatp What's important for a new TV? (via Kapila Wimalaratne) How does one compress a ripped Blu-ray? (via Iván ) MakeMKV Handbrake Don Melton's scripts How do I learn the command line? (via Brian Edwards ) man page Unix Power Tools Sponsored by: Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode
Thu, December 13, 2018
Island of Shortcuts
Marco's lost video Casey reviews a product that Marco loves Patagonia Micro-Puff Hoody Accidental Trunk Podcast An update on Marco's Tesla problems What is the mystery box in the trunk? i3 frunk is not weather-sealed Casey's superior cars Porsche Panamera Audi A7 BMW 3-series GT Porsche Taycan The power of macOS Virtual output device for simultaneous multi-Bluetooth-headphone listening via Audio MIDI Setup Descent and Thrustmaster Joysticks QWOP Colony Walkthrough video 1 & video 2 Fixing a tricky Overcast crashing bug How does Marco manage bugs? TaskPaper Things Shortcuts vs. the command line Script Debugger #askatp Why not use Dropbox or equivalent for everything? (via Drew Shannon) What kind of hardware should one get to run a Plex server? (via Justin Winchester) NVIDIA Shield Limitations when running Plex Media Server on NVIDIA SHIELD How do we balance work and play? (via Eric Wagner) Total Annihilation Counter-Strike EverQuest Post show Neutral : Electric cars Audi e-tron GT concept Honda Insight Sponsored by: <a href="http://bettermen
Thu, December 06, 2018
Your Mahogany World
Follow-up: Another iSH and youtube-dl update Unknown encoder 'copy' Github issue Maybe 8K is all about @3x ? PenTile More theories on Apple price increases Comparing modern devices against their premiere versions What about tariffs? (via Andy Hansen ) Is Apple's prioritization of profit over marketshare the right approach? Upgrade #222: That's Not a Plan Marco flies next to a Microsoft commercial Apple's other operating system #askatp Do we have opinions about endianness ? (via Matt Christensen ) Two's complement Are "real" cameras really better than the really good iPhone cameras? (via David Beck ) Casey's camera Marco's camera What's the highest value food item, quality vs. effort? (via Brent Traut ) Marco's cashews Briermere Farms Post show: Marco's Tesla robbery Early lease rumors Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Molekule : The only air purifier that actually destroys pollutants. Use code ATP for $75 off your first order. Fract
Wed, November 28, 2018
Paint This Square
Follow-up: Another iSH and youtube-dl update Google Photos Disk images and filesystems — oh my! Tips for transitioning careers for employees and hiring managers Fizz Buzz Test What happened to 5K displays? LG Ultrafine Display Planar IX2790 Dell UP2715K Bjango/Marc Edwards' post Dell UP3218K Apple Entrepreneur Camp David Smith's tweet Jessie Char on Layers How much does it cost to get a Mac that performs as well as an iPad Pro? Steve Troughton-Smith Tweet John's Google sheet Banktivity TripMode Apple's ever-increasing prices Ben Thompson's post #askatp How do we power manage our Macs? (via Angelo Fiorentino ) Hear Casey on Angelo's show, Double Density! What is our photo management workflow? (via Paul Walker) Casey's now-outdated workflow GeoTag How does Marco do power testing? (via Dustin Goldman) Plugable USB-C Voltage/Amperage Meter IOKit Post show: Thanksgiving Desserts of Siracusa County
Tue, November 20, 2018
I Cut Them Up in the Air
Essential's "audiophile" headphone-bump dongle Follow-up: Total ATP length so far The Surface Go is more interesting than we thought An update on youtube-dl and iSH Google Photos has let Casey down #askatp How would we quarterback a x86 → ARM transition? (via Cameron Kerr) Rosetta Can one switch careers into development in one's late-30s? How do we slice bagels? (via Dave Altizer ) Bagel guillotine Bread knife Post show: ATP Thanksgiving Top Four #22: Thanksgiving Side Dishes Map of regional Thanksgiving side dishes Stove Top Stuffing Jones Sausage Sponsored by: RXBAR : Whole food protein bars made with 100% real ingredients. For a limited time, US customers can get 25% off your first order of the best-seller variety pack with code ATP . Betterment : Outsmart average. Get up to 1 year managed free. Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
Thu, November 15, 2018
First of All, It’s Easy
🎉 300th Episode Spectacular! 🎉 ATP #96: The Windows of Siracusa County ATP #225: A Conversation with Siri Hypercritical #15: The Bridges of Siracusa County Follow-up: Retina MacBook Air battery replacements are easier iFixIt Command Strips command.com Control Strip Mac Pro Pontification Ars Technica's Samuel Axon with Anand Shimpi and Phil Schiller Apple T2 Thunderbolt 3 Royalty Free iPad Pro impressions Marco's video review Working Copy Screens youtube-dl iSH Cygwin Jason Snell's review Upgrade #219: The Chicken Just Laid an Egg Prompt MacMiNT MacBook Air impressions #askatp Post-show: Marco's adventures on YouTube MacBook Pro Review (from a year ago) Mac Mini Review iPad Pro Review DJI Osmo Mobile (newer version than what Marco has) FiLMiC Pro iZotope Neewer <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/cur
Thu, November 08, 2018
Headphone Bump
The ATP Store is back!! Place your orders until 15 November! Follow-up: The Good News Podcast #201 with Jeremy Burge iPad Pro and Apple Pencil compatibility Some Macs' microphones are disconnected by hardware Our website is now dark-mode enabled! Thanks, Spencer Wohlers! iPad Pro impressions #askatp How has being a programmer changed our world view? (via Jonathan Bowling ) VIC-20 Why do high-end iOS devices need so much less RAM than Macs? (via Benedikt Beckmann) Post-show: More iPad thoughts & John's homework laptop Sponsored by: Hover : Find a domain name for your passion. Get 10% off your first purchase. Betterment : Outsmart average. Get up to 1 year managed free. Marine Layer : Clothes that make it easy to get dressed in the morning. Use code atp for 15% off your first order.
Thu, November 01, 2018
Protective Sandwich
ATP T-shirts and pins are back! Apple October 2018 event MacRumors on the MacBook Air's low-power CPU AnandTech confirms with more info Intel's ARK product sheet Relay FM Membership USB-C to 3.5mm Headphone Jack Adapter USB-C to SD Card Reader USB-C 1m charge cable USB-C to Apple Watch cable USB-C to Lightning cable Post-show: Hobnobbing with the Apple executives Sponsored by: Casper : Get $50 off select mattresses with code ATP . Terms and conditions apply. Eero : Finally, Wi-Fi that works. Get $100 off a Wi-Fi system and a year of eero Plus with code ATP . Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
Thu, October 25, 2018
It Also Deserves to Die
Instagram stories and the dynamimcs of retweets Independence #37: Evolution of an App Follow-up: Marco's lookahead limiter iOS and memory swapping Wear leveling John's last Apple Photos book The iPhone XR The Stalman Podcast #36: "Just" Creators and Hands-On with the XR Gruber's review Example of OLED "smearing" The forthcoming iPad event #askatp Apple chip naming (via Cameron Deardorff ) BMW M1 What's the last Apple product in each category that had no regressions? (via Michael ) What do we use Shortcuts.app for? (via Fabian Diehm ) A Shortcut to check contact photo sizes Post-show: Casey's Waffle Woes Casey's fallen friend: Waring WMK300 Casey's new waffle maker: Hamilton Beach Belgian Waffle Maker Marco's Cuisinart WAF-F20 Double Belgian Waffle Maker John's Breville Smart 4-Slice Waffle Maker John's offering to Casey: Breville BWM520XL No Mess Waffle Maker Sponsored by: Warby Parker : Glasses should not cost as much as an iPhone. Order your free Home Try-Ons today. Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a $20 credit with code atp2018 . AfterShokz : Headphones powered by bone-conduction technology. Get $50 off a Trekz Air bundle with code atpbundle .
Thu, October 18, 2018
Giant Buffers of Floats
Pre-show: Marco's look-ahead limiter Accelerate framework objc_msgSend() Let's build objc_msgSend Apple fixes bagel emoji Follow-up: Screen Time issues abound Emergency bypass Casey's blog post Apple iCloud contacts sync limits Apple printer compatibility list Palm Phone Photoshop CC on iPad Virtual memory Paging The Verge's review #askatp How do we stay informed about non-tech news? (via Jake ) Overton window Did we have a senior project in school? (via Stephen Kim ) FLAC Which Destiny videos do John watch? (via tobogranyte ) True Vanguard Datto PlanetDestiny Post-show: Dark patterns in Destiny Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get a special discount with your first order. Away : Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Get $20 off a suitcase with co
Thu, October 11, 2018
Outlets That Suck
Watch pontification Panerai watches Trading in with Apple GiveBack Follow-up: ARMv8.3 improves JavaScript benchmarks Minecraft left Apple TV Screen Time Quitter iCloud Family accounts Apple Watch Walkie-Talkie Intercom systems and central vacuums Bloomberg's story on Chinese spy chips Upgrade #214: Nobody Seems to Know Anything Joe Fitzpatrick on his interview with Bloomberg #askatp Storyboards for iOS development? (via Bastian Inuk ) CompactConstraint Visual Format Lanuage IBDesignable What's the worse compromise: Fusion Drive or hybrid cars ? (via Spencer Wohlers) Do we enjoy racing games? (via Marc-André Weibezahn ) Mario Kart: Double Dash Wipeout Carmageddon Wave Race 64 Wave Race: Blue Storm F-Zero Cruisin USA <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyd
Thu, October 04, 2018
The Intersection of Liberal Arts and Whatever
The abomination that is Apple's take on the bagel emoji Apple PR post iOS 12.1 wrap-up Lender's bagels iPhone 🎾 charging times Follow-up: The A12 has a lot of cache (via Henrik Wannheden ) Chris Lattner weighs in on 64-bit watches and excuses Apple Watch fall detection is only on by default for people at least 65 years old Critiquing others' work Ken Kocienda's original tweet Linda Dong's reply thread (first post) Mojave ATP #280: Extinction-Level Event Hazeover Steve Troughton-Smith's take on Marzipan #askatp How do I protect from ⚡? (via David Brownman ) Trip Lite Isobar 2 Should I buy a 🎾 or a 📷? (via Matt Taylor ) Olympus O-MD E-M10 The botany of filesystems (via Benjamin Jex ) Post-show: Casey dabbles with a drone Sponsored by: Casper : Get $50 off select mattresses with code ATP . Terms and conditions apply. Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Eero : Finally, Wi-Fi that works. Use code ATP for free overnight shipping to the US or Canada.
Thu, September 27, 2018
You Know My Pouches
Please give some money to St. Jude . It literally helps save lives. Follow-up: Apple Watch making-of fire/water faces video Apple Watch 64-bit compilation magic Steve Troughton-Smith Chris Lattner interview iPhone 🎾 is fast The iPhone 🎾 camera is good Our Marco & John's new toys John's pouch John's toasters Tiff in portrait mode Casey's watch try-on Upgrade #212: The Chocolate Phone is No Good Carrot Weather Marco's Utility watch face Creative Selection by Ken Kocienda Relay B-Sides #36: Creative Selection Becoming Steve Jobs On the Firing Line by Gil Amelio Debug Post-show: Marco's ocean status Sponsored by: RXBAR : Whole food protein bars made with 100% real ingredients. Use code ATP for 25% off your first order. Prime Video Channels : Great entertainment delivered to you instantly, anytime, anywhere. Marine Layer : Clothes that make it easy to get dressed in the morning. Use code ATP for 15% off your first order.
Thu, September 20, 2018
Start a Rotate Chicken Nuggets Timer
Please give some money to St. Jude . It literally helps save lives. Follow-up: Ben Bajarin on A-fib detection Dead man's switch 50% faster tessellation... maybe ? Works on contingency. No money down. Underplayed improvements to iPhone XR/XS camera and Watch Series 4 Gruber's iPhone review Gruber's Watch review No landscape home screens on XR/XS Max What did we order? John is clairvoyant Nomos Minimatik Testing HomePod's multiple named timers Overcast 5 Under the Radar #141: Implementing Search Post-show Casey on Cars: 2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI Autobahn Video Blog post Notes from suggestions: 180º rule 180º rule, visualized 30º rule Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Eero : Finally, Wi-Fi that works. Use code ATP for free overnight shipping to the US or Canada. Casper : Get $50 off select mattresses with code ATP . Terms and conditions apply.
Thu, September 13, 2018
John’s Special Day
Follow-up: Nokia phone with five cameras We're doing five blades Phil: "muhmoji" Apple's September Event Leaked names Tim's tweet Apple Watch Casey's wrist Ben Bajarin's picture Another side-by-side Thinner... ish? Side view Apple's image Dear Apple video 64-bit with 32-bit pointers? iPhone XS, XS Max, XR Todd's tweet Steve Troughton-Smith's tweet AirPower? HomePod & tvOS Post-show: John's special day Sponsored by: Molekule : The only air purifier that actually destroys pollutants. Betterment : The smart way to manage your money. Get up to 1 year managed free. AfterShokz : Headphones powered by bone-conduction technology. Use code atpbundle for $55 off a Trekz Air bundle.
Thu, September 06, 2018
A Weird Sandwich
Follow-up: AirPrint on old printers handyPrint Printopia Printer Pro Eero competitors and privacy iPhone preorder PSA iPhone "XS" marketing image found ATP #1: iPhone Plus Naked Robotic Core Apple Watch "Series 4" marketing image found #askatp : Getting started with backups (via JD Lewin) Pre-ordering an unlocked iPhone (via the very handsome Stephen Kim ) What's the "cheapest" Apple product? Programmer's switch Post-show Neutral: Casey's walk of shame... but also pride. Sponsored by: Creative Selection : An inside account of Apple's creative process. Casper : You can be sure of your purchase with Casper’s 100 night risk-free, sleep-on-it trial. Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
Thu, August 30, 2018
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)
Thu, August 23, 2018
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 🐝 Sponsored by: Linode : Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $5/month. Use code atp2018 for a $20 credit. Handy : The most reliable name in house cleaning. Get your first 3-hour cleaning for $39 when you sign up for a plan with code ATP . Molekule : The only air purifier that actually destroys pollutants.
Thu, August 16, 2018
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 🌆 first? (via Marc Edwards ) Konfabulator Graphing calculator story Post-show: 🐝 Yellow stripey things Sponsored by: Eero : Finally, Wi-Fi that works. Use code ATP to make overnight shipping free to the US and Canada. Away : Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Get $20 off your suitcase with code ATP . AfterShokz : Headphones powered by bone-conduction technology. Use code atpbundle for $55 off a Trekz Air bundle.
Thu, August 09, 2018
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.
Mon, July 30, 2018
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 .
Thu, July 26, 2018
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 S
Thu, July 19, 2018
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 <a href="https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetai
Sun, July 15, 2018
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.
Mon, July 02, 2018
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 <a href="https://
Thu, June 28, 2018
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 🏖️💻 Looking good, buddy. Marzipan Carbon vs. Cocoa Gus Mueller's take Becky Hansmeyer asks and then answers what makes a Mac app a Mac app? #askatp James Veitch gives us a self-destructing envelope Robert Barat wants to know about 4K monitor sizes Bjango's explainer Will Law is [justifiably] upset Social Policy Original Gravity Public House Good Karma Post-show: Casey had a falling out with (not of) the Jeep Sponsored by: Betterment : Rethink what your money can do. Get up to 1 year managed free. Linode : Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $5/month. Use code atp2018 for a $20 credit. Away : Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Get $20 off a suitcase with code ATP .
Thu, June 21, 2018
You’ll Hate What I’m Actually Doing
Accidental Test Kitchen: Induction cooktops International cellular-data options AT&T International Day Pass Verizon TravelPass Follow-up: Simulator cloning is fast because of APFS cloning cp -c Notarized apps and signing Marco's 🏖️ setup Carrying case John's reload extension lives thanks to Isaac Halvorson ATP appears in WWDC Session 501: Introducing Podcast Analytics ! (~11 minutes) Forecast MP3 ID3v2 Chapters spec More on WWDC Memoji are gender neutral Password improvements and 1Password Default Folder X Xcode 10 no longer compiles 32-bit apps Office 365 is now in the app store , as with some Adobe stuff. Panic Bare Bones Adobe XD Metal and eGPUs #askatp Slow iOS 12 adoption among teens because of big brother parent? (via Somename ) Are Kindles worth it over iPads for reading? (via Ashely A ) What does the alternate Apple-bought- Bungie universe look like? (via joshhunt ) Marathon Pathways out of darkness Post-show: "Casey's" Jeep IIHS rating Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next
Thu, June 14, 2018
Best Worst Influence
Follow-up: WWDC Intro Video It was Stephen Fry channeling David Attenborough A perspective from Jen Simmons Feminist Frequency It's Road Trip! RIP, other chat networks in Messages.app (via Sam Gross ) APFS snapshotting and iOS Simulator parallel testing (via Renaud Leinhart ) How's the iOS 12 beta ? Stereo HomePod pair review Jeff Foxworthy Paradigm Atom Zac Hall provides RTFU 1 2 More on iOS 12 MeasureKit FaceID & "Alternative Appearance" macOS 10.14 Mojave: Possibly The John Siracusa Review Mojave's Dark Mode Stephen Hackett's article Notarized apps Safari Most favored nation Using the Safari Extension Builder #askatp What are essential Mac apps for novices? (via Rodrigo Palau ) Casey's Mac install checklist Could iMessage for Android exist? (via Jack Johnson ) Streamed gaming is the new hotness; are consoles going away? (via Mustapha Hamoui ) PlayStation Now OnLive <a href="https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/product
Tue, June 05, 2018
You’re Not a Mac App Yet
We're live from WWDC 2018! iOS 12 ARKit 2 Siri Shortcuts Activity reports and App Limits Notification management Memoji watchOS 5 macOS Mojave John's "pile" metaphor UIKit apps on Mac Neutral: The electric-scooter invasion Sponsored by: Audible Careers : Join the company that is changing the world, one listener at a time. AfterShokz : Headphones powered by bone-conduction technology. Get $30 off the weightless, wireless Trekz Air with code atp30 . Microsoft Azure : Build intelligent iOS apps that scale.
Thu, May 31, 2018
Observing a Black Hole
App Camp for Girls fundraiser: Live Near WWDC iOS 11.4 Messages in the Cloud: Settings → {Your Name} → iCloud → Messages WWDC No OS filter Upgrade #195: The WWDC Keynote Draft 2018 Marco's 🏖️💻 problem Lavolta Carrying Case for iMac #askatp What is the best way to "accidentally" stalk find us at WWDC? (via CW Bennett ) Social Policy Original Gravity Public House Layers How do we maintain multiple development environments? (via Pat Murphy) Post-show Neutral : Casey is a sad panda Sponsored by: Casper : Get $100 off your Wave purchase with code atp100 . Terms and conditions apply. Eero : Finally, Wi-Fi, that works. Use code ATP for free overnight shipping to the US and Canada. Squarespace : Make your next move with a beautiful website. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
Thu, May 24, 2018
It’s Difficult When You’re a Billionaire
Follow-up: People can change their minds, and that's okay. Right, old Marco ? Your logical fallacy is... How old are your ears? Some Analog(ue) #132 follow-out Cortex #69: Minimum Viable Tesla and Elon Musk Grimes , Elon's girlfriend Top Gear kerfuffle Elon announces "Pravda" United Automobile Workers Who would buy Tesla? Wheel Bearings #68: Quirky Subarus & Driver Monitors Magna Geely Jaaaaaaaaag-you-are I-Pace Marco is dabbling with Swift (‼️) WWDC 2015 #408 – Protocol-Oriented Programming in Swift #askatp Is it important to learn vim or emacs ? (via Aaron Robeson) BBEdit Is it paranoid to avoid Google? (via Luther Richardson) DuckDuckGo Upgrade #194: Game of Jenga with Drivers What lenses should one get for a Sony α6500 ? (via Peter Johnson) Casey's M4/3 Prime Casey's M4/3 Zoom LensRentals.com Post-show Neutral : Marco drove something ridiculous Sponsored by: Linode : Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers starting at just $5/month. Use code atp2018 for a $20 credit. <a href="https://lambdas
Thu, May 17, 2018
Not the Teddy Bear’s Fault
Yanny vs. Laurel New York Times article Follow-up: Raise to listen in 🇨🇳 Google Duplex Bob Burrough's summary Matt Drance 1 & 2 Duplex will identify as non-human First-hand story from retail Amazon and executive diversity 🤬 Twitter. Sean Heber Craig Hockenberry Connected #193: They Belong to the World Now Hell banning Google I/O Continued conversation Linux on Chromebooks Apple Keyboard class action lawsuit Online petition Microsoft Surface Hub 2 #askatp What's Apple's focus? (via Ish Shabazz ) The Talk Show #221: Slathered in Incompetence Will the new Mac Pro have only USB-C? (via Owl City ) What the future for manuals? (via Adam Roark ) Post-show: Casey's Car Corner Maserati Levante </
Thu, May 10, 2018
Playing You Like a Video Game
Follow-up: Disabling "Raise to Listen" on iPhone X You should go to Layers Jony Ive interviewed by Hodinkee Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products Google Duplex Keynote video The Verge's 14-minute summary Ihnatko's take 20 years of USB iMac Retrospective SCSI IRQ DMA Sound Blaster ADB Jason Snell's Macworld article #askatp How do we have Finder configured? (via Kymer ) What do we think about Volvo adopting Google products for their infotainment ? (via Andreas Ekegren ) Cartridges/discs or digital downloads for video games? (via Hutson Hayward ) Sponsored by: Mack Weldon : Reinventing men’s basics with smart design, premium fabrics, and simple shopping. Get 20% off your first order with code ATP . Eero : Finally, Wi-Fi, that works. Use code ATP for free overnight shipping to the US and Canada. Casper : Get $100 off your Wave purchase with code atp100 . Terms and conditions apply.
Tue, May 01, 2018
60% Satisfied
ATP MERCHANDISE!! Get your clothing by May 7 @ 9 PM ATP time Get your pins NOW ! They're about to sell out! Follow-up: More on 32-bit deprecation Raise to Listen and phantom audio messages on iPhone X What about Apple Pay and Siri? (via Andrew Milham ) More about Marzipan What is left for WWDC? Apple's rumored AR glasses Overcast 4.2: The privacy update htmLawed Content Security Policy NSURLProtocol More at NSHipster #askatp Apple IDs at work (via Alex Faber) Camera paranoia (via Ryan Taylor) Previous hack CarPlay thoughts (via John) Sponsored by: Hover : Find a domain name for your passion. Get 10% off your first purchase. Squarespace : Make your next move with a beautiful website. Enter code ATP for 10% off your first order. Rover : Rover is the largest network of 5-star pet sitters and dog walkers in North America.
Thu, April 26, 2018
Voting With Your Virtual Feet
ATP MERCHANDISE!! Get your clothing by May 7, 9 PM ATP time Get your pins ASAP ! They will sell out! Sorry, no flamethrowers. Follow-up: Would Bitcode make an Intel → ARM transition easier? ATP Interview with Chris Lattner Marco's backpack woes Tom Bihn Synapse 25 Peak Design Everyday Backpack 20L Marco's Facebook Groups conclusion NOT A TOUCH SCREEN Turns out™, Siri sucks iPhone X Mid-Cycle Performance Review Safari dark mode? #askatp What does Apple gain by ending 32-bit support? (via Jacob Ford ) 🙄 Destiny talk 🙄 (blame Juho Leinonen ) What used Wrangler or convertible would we buy with $15k for weekend fun? (via Mike) Post-show Neutral : Casey's moving violations Sponsored by: Eero : Finally, Wi-Fi, that works. Use code ATP for free overnight shipping to the US and Canada. Linode : Fast SSD cloud servers starting at just $5/month. Use code atp2018 for a $20 credit. RXBAR : Whole food protein bars made with 100% real ingredients. Use code ATP for 25% off your first order.
Wed, April 18, 2018
Three Major Zippers
Backpacks: Peak Design Everyday Backpack 20L Tom Bihn Synapse 25 Chase Reeves on YouTube and on the web Tom Bihn Cache Tom Bihn Cadet & Casey's review HomePod sales look bad CloudFlare goes ARM When was Apple's heyday? The best laptop ever made Top Four Robot or Not #128: The Midwest iPod Nano, 1st Generation #askatp What if the Apple Mac CPU is neither ARM nor x86 ? (via Colin McKellar) Instruction set architecture (ISA) IBM System/360 SIMD instructions Cribbing cooling from the iMac Pro for future not-Pro iMacs (via Scott Nourse ) How would Apple have treated the Mac Pro and Mac Mini in years past? (via Nick Alexander ) Post-show: Topics we don't feel we need to cover Sponsored by: Techmeme Ride Home Podcast : Subscribe now in your podcast app! Squarespace : Make your next move. Visit http://squarespace.com/atp and enter code ATP for 10% off your first order. Away : Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Get $20 off your suitcase with code ATP .
Fri, April 13, 2018
Cooled by Jellyfish
Follow-up: iPhone throttling notification macOS 10.13.4 32-bit warnings Learn More... ProClip mounts (via Sean Harding ) Casey's bloody car rags are called "hucks" and are available on Amazon Lyft subscriptions? (via Zac Bir ) San Jose isn't as small as your hosts think it is. Or so we're told. 🤷🏻♂️ The Mac Pro and Apple's Pro Workflow Team The Homer The Case for a True Mac Pro Successor Passively cooled PC tower #askatp Coffee gear (via Bosie Mon Crieff and Doggo Boii ) Hand grinders: the skinny one that sucks and the Skerton that sucks less Marco's pricy Hottop Roaster, Basic Midrange pick: Behmor 1600 Plus Entry-level pick: Use an air popper Fancy instant coffees: Sudden Coffee (most convenient) Swift Cup (best tasting) Viola Coffee (smallest to pack) Baratza Virtuoso grinder Brewing methods: AeroPress for small amounts Hario V60 size 03 pour-over for larger amounts Oxo cold-brew maker (not mentioned in the show, but g
Thu, April 05, 2018
A Tarnished Brass Age
Follow-up: HAM radio and GMRS licenses New iOS onboarding screens are indeed about GDPR Education feedback Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Pulsating help prompts iCloud's free storage Classroom for Mac: What does it mean? Inductive charging is great. Who knew‽ Mophie base Casey's car charger ProClip ( Marco's fancy mount ) Qi charging bad for batteries? Apple to use its own CPUs in Macs? ATPTipster: "bug multiplier" Rocket app #askatp Lyft at WWDC? (via ohples ) Should we use the new CloudFlare DNS ? (via Bart Hoefs ) External GPUs for John? (via Josh Rapoport) Post-show Neutral : BMW's subscription service Volvo XC40 subscription Porsche Passport Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Casper : Get $100 off the Casper Wave mattress with promo code atp100 . Terms and conditions apply.
Sat, March 31, 2018
I Slowly Ate the Crystals
Pre-show: Marco's road trip Sudden Coffee Underscore David Smith's travel coffee kit Follow-up: Breath of the Wild and the Wii U Space Gray accessories are available to everyone Keyboard Mouse Trackpad ATP Live at WWDC Walkie talkies for tandem road trips Apple's education event Joe Cieplinksi on Twitter The new 9.7" iPad Logitech Crayon #askatp Best bang-for-your-buck Apple products (via Chris Ovrebo ) Musical ATP hosts (via Anson Jablinski ) Backpacks for 15" MBP (via "The Italian Stallion" (not John) ) Casey: Tom Bihn Cadet Tom Bihn Synapse Marco: Peak Design Everyday Backpack 20L Waterfield Designs Staad Briggs & Reilly Accelerate VP375-4 John: L.L. Bean Quad Pack Packing cubes Eagle Creek Specter Tech compression cubes Tom Bihn packing cubes Casey's Go Pack Post-show: Impossible fe
Fri, March 23, 2018
Text Adventure Mode
Follow-up: Compound commands in cylinders You shut down your computer because of a problem... GDPR Personal data PCI HIPAA This keyboard feels so real , mannnnnn... Apple is developing its own display tech MicroLED Marco's image retention test Hide in this closet! Microdrive #askatp What's the deal with gaming consoles and "bits"? (via Simon Ejsing ) SIMD FLOPS Cell processor The Last of Us nVidia Tegra X1 Nintendo survey What's the deal with sports? (via Johnny O ) What's the deal with Instagram? (via TT On Air ) Reconcilable Differences Post-show Neutral Jaguar iPace Cars of Ronin Sponsored by: Instabug : A lightweight mobile SDK for comprehensive bug and crash reporting and intuitive user feedback. Use code ATP for 20% off all plans. Betterment : Rethink what your money can do. Get up to 1 year managed free. Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
Thu, March 15, 2018
Simon Says Volume Five
Follow-up: Onboarding and GDPR GDPR for web developers Slack 💔 IRC Alexa can solicit follow-up Siri drama at The Information Daring Fireball writeup Crumb-proof keyboards MacBook Air refresh? The Talk Show #219: Podcast Amnesia MacBook fantasies Casey's USB-C → SD Card Reader Anker USB-C charger WWDC 2018 announced ATP Live Relay FM Live AltConf Layers John's tweet Apple acquires Texture Zinio #askatp Migrations between Macs (via Matt Wallin) Polite language in user interfaces (via Bill Balinor) Apple dialog Video game completionists (via Chad Toporski ) Post-show: Do working developers need to know the "fundamentals"? Mike Ash Big O notation Crash Course Computer Science Sponsored by: Jamf Now : Set up and protect your Apple devices at work, from anywhere. First 3 devices are free. AfterShokz : Headphones powered
Wed, March 07, 2018
Every Building Has Bugs
Follow-up: Laptop arrow keys Dell's abomination Erin and Alexa Onboard all the things What's New in Clock Cambrian explosion Telestrator Apple Park is hazardous #askatp Automotive windowing strategies (via Vamsi ) Slack on Mac vs. IRC (via Peter Gosling ) Connecting to Slack via IRC Colloquy Textual The Halting Problem (via Juan Pablo Rodríguez ) John's original tweet Fork bomb Post-show Neutral : What car would we pick for our other hosts? Sponsored by: Betterment : Rethink what your money can do. Linode : Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $5/month. Use code atp2018 for a $20 credit. Hello Fresh : A meal-kit delivery service that shops, plans, and delivers your favorite step-by-step recipes and pre- measured ingredients. Get $30 off your first week with code ATP30 .
Thu, March 01, 2018
Old Potato
Follow-up: John is on NoMAD Active Directory Jamf's blog post Casey adopts a new child Timber Fireball AnyList Nexia AOL Instant Messenger handles ICQ Vulkan is coming to macOS More from AnandTech Metal Apple's dual-display patent ATP #193: The Escape Zone #asktiff Nintendo Switch Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Alto's Odyssey iMac Pro Shadow Complex Pusheen Box #askatp Max out ❤️ or 🍩? (via Jimmy Bosse ) 👾 nostalgia (via Brian Middleton ) Skee-Ball Street Fighter II Cruis'n USA Hyrdo Thunder Space Invaders Pac-Man Ms. Pac-Man Galaga C
Sat, February 24, 2018
A Clear Path to Okayness
Casey's new career of missing obvious programming solutions Analog(ue) #126: I Love You So Much; This is Infuriating GIFwrapped Slopes Siri all up in Daniel Jalkut's business Sonos and wood Who has a HomePod? Echo Spot Google Home Mini Doubting Apple "No wireless. Less space than a Nomad. Lame." Creative Nomad Siri The Talk Show #215: The "Press Real Hard" Era Apple pumps the brakes Six Colors 2017 report card Steven Sinofsky tweets: 28 , 31 , 32 , End #askatp Modular Mac Pro saves the Mac Mini? (via Barton Meeks ) Why should one avoid monkeying with framerates? (via Alastair Campbell ) MakeMKV How do you preserve ebooks? (via Benjamin Esham ) Calibre Post-show: Post-show Neutral : Car buying challenge BMW M5 Audi A7 BMW M2 Porsche Cayman BMW M235i
Fri, February 16, 2018
Seven-Dollar Plastic Garbage
Pre-show: Shake Shack , Five Guys , and Cookout Follow-up: Battery feedback: 1 , 2 , 3 Casey's boneheaded mistake Marco's grocery-list apps Clear HomePods put a ring on it Apple: Cleaning and taking care of HomePod Welcome to Macintosh #18: If It's Broke, Don't Fix It Reddit audiophile review David Pogue's blind test Waze CarPlay Valentine 1 #askatp Are advanced safety features in cars comparable across marques? What's the deal with Leica cameras? Marco's M9 review Post-show: Parenting Sponsored by: Away : Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Get $20 off any suitcase with code ATP . Linode : Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $10/month. Use code atp2018 for a $20 credit. Eero : Finally, Wi-Fi that works. Use code ATP to make overnight shipping free.
Fri, February 09, 2018
The Todoyist Problem
Follow-up: Is throttling old phones really better? Does anyone other than tech bloggers give a 💩 about smart speakers? Raspberri Pi music player update Plastic Player Mini NES Console Apple's emoji is theirs and you can't have it . Connected #179: The Tiny Head Pandemic Sam Eckert gets a phone call from App Review Bittracker later gets approved with emoji Marco's to-do app spirit walk Taskpaper Due AnyList Clear Todoist Omnifocus Things Fantastical Calculator Construction Set #askatp Does Casey miss C#/.NET? Single vs. multithreading Embarrassingly parallel Meditation Post-show: Baby update Tito's Homemade Vodka This is Us Funny tweet about This Is Us Casey's Car Corner Sponsored by: Betterment : Rethink what your money can do. Casper : Take advantage of the limited-time President's Day offer for the first time ever! Hello Fresh : A meal-kit delivery service that shops, plans, and delivers your favorite step-by-step recipes and pre-measured ingredients. Get $30 off your first week with code ATP30 .
Thu, February 01, 2018
I Hired Myself
Who ordered a HomePod ? Query #23: Hands-on with the HomePod iPod Hi-Fi iMore HomePod FAQ Casey orders an Ethernet adapter USB-C Ethernet Adapter USB-C HDMI Dongle Amazon Locker Forthcoming replacement Casey's Mac "app" Casey's photo management workflow Dr. Drang's photo scripts Casey's scripts OperationQueue Marco's secret project ATP #231: I Am Not a Salad Power User Arduino Raspberry Pi Raspbian MPD HiFiBerry Turn Touch netcat #askatp Long-term file storage M-Disc AAA games for iOS/tvOS (via Lewis Thompson ) Post-show: Casey on Cars Episode 2: Alfa Romeo Stelvio Ti Blog post Video Analog #125 Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order. Hover : Get 10% off any domain name from Hover — extensions for anything you’re passio
Thu, January 25, 2018
Non-Beta Data
Follow up: Battery replacement reticence iOS 11.3 battery health messaging macOS Spectre and Meltdown fixes go back to El Capitan HomePod preorders and ship date announced Some interaction tidbits iOS 11.3 preview Bohemian Rhapsody Animoji Karaoke Jason Snell's wishful thinking tvOS 11.3 macOS 10.13.4 and the end of 32-bit #askatp Unifying 3D Touch and long presses (via Todd Vaziri ) What is AirPlay 2? (via Alex ) WWDC 2017 Session John's spines (via Andrew Lymn-Penning ) Post-show: BMW are money-grubbing jerks Gruber's clarification CarPlay availability Sponsored by: SRC, Inc : SRC is hiring digital, software, systems and test engineers. Explore your career options today. Betterment : Rethink what your money can do. Casper : Get $50 toward select mattresses with code ATP. Terms and conditions apply.
Thu, January 18, 2018
Smell the Wind
Casey and Erin had a baby! John's first and second dad comics Casey's photo management workflow Follow-up: Europe's black Mac PCalc About screen, revver of fans ARM Windows PCs Windows RT MacBook "Adorable" Upgrade #168: Hail Hydrant Marco's observational tweet about iPads TripMode MessagePad Windows 10 Sets MDI Copland 2010 Apple Bionic Google Fushcia Old school error numbers #askatp Non-Pro iMac upgrade cadence (via Erik Berlin ) John's 🧀 grater (via Andy Hume ) Messages in iCloud (via Kurt ) Post-show: A gift for Casey Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Hullo Pillow : Your favorite pillow, guaranteed. RXBAR : Whole-food protein bars. We tell you what’s on the inside on the outside. Use code ATP for 25% off your first order.
Thu, January 11, 2018
A Heroic Threshold for Pain
Apple's Meltdown/Spectre statement How it affects WebKit Raspberry Pi's writeup Measuring performance ∆ iMac Pro peripherals on eBay Full set: $1080 Trackpad: $310+ Magic Mouse: $295+ Macintosh TV Follow-up: Arctic Silver Follow-up: Battery replacements and solving customer problems Follow-up: iPhone X screen burn-in Marco's iMac Pro, one week in Sony α7R III review DP Review on the α7R III Canon 5D Mark IV #askatp Would apple delay the Mac Pro for a new CPU architecture? (via Clint ) What does root do that sudo doesn't? (via Bryson ) Sonos One w/ Alexa? (via Jim Andeway ) Post-show: Baby baby baby Tyco Typhoon Hovercraft Typhoon over water Sponsored by: Betterment : Rethink what your money can do. Linode : Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $10/month. Use code atp2018 for a $10 credit. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 15% off your first order with code ATP17 .
Thu, January 04, 2018
The Thermal Paste Lottery
Apple's battery slowdown PR Accelerated rollout The Talk Show #210: Australian Battery Scam Phone throttling isn't always the issue iMac Pro thermal throttling Marco's iMac Pro Microsoft Sculpt Keyboard Intel CPU exploit Speculative execution Exploits seem to have marketing pages now macOS fix Google's simplified summary Michael Tsai's summary Wired summary ARM's statement Fortune's summary Heartbleed #askatp What if we had to use iOS? (via Aaron Bushnell ) What if we had to use Windows? (via Brandon Butler ) Audacity What if we didn't have advertisers? (via Mark W ) Post-show: Marco stages an intervention for Casey Free Agents #34: I Think I Just Got Fired Sponsored by: FlightLogger : Real-time flight tracking for worry-free travels. Available for iOS and Android. Casper : Start sleeping ahead of the curve. Get $50 toward select mattresses with code ATP . Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
Tue, December 26, 2017
Hot Box With Knobs
Follow up: Secure Boot KBase Article Cabel's screenshot Women car journalists From last week: Cars from a Woman's Perspective #askatp Attention detection and Apple Watch (via Scott Lougheed ) RAID and SSDs and Thunderbolt (via Max Velasco Knott ) Tiff's OWC ThunderBay 4 Mini Noctua quiet fan Soundproofing in our in-home studios (via Joshua Rogers ) Casey's acoustic panels Marco's SoundTrax Pro acoustic foam and tape Marco's Podcasting Microphones Mega-Review Casey's [past] blanket Microphone pickup patterns ( more at Wikipedia ) Marco's microphone recommendation (87A, not 87C!) Casey's microphone John's microphone Marcus dePaula Sound Devices USBPre 2 iPhone Performance and Battery Age Reddit post Panzarino's write-up Gruber's response Apple's statement Marco's t
Wed, December 20, 2017
I Think I Ordered One
Follow up: Jeep Wranglers iMac Pro RAM upgrades iMac Pro input devices Mac Pro will be "upgradeable" iMac Pro orders #askatp Entry-level open-backed headphones (via JD Lewin) Schiit Fulla 2 Grado SR60e : $80, but uncomfortable Beyerdynamic DT 880 Pro : $225, for treble lovers (250-ohm recommended) Sennheiser HD 650 : $300, for treble haters Car magazines for kids (via Jeremy Nachman ) Motor Trend on YouTube Car and Driver John's observational tweet Cars from a Woman's Perspective Do we really need ECC RAM? (via japhisu ) Google study IBM study NVIDIA vs. AMD GPUs in Macs CUDA More about the iMac Pro Table of Skylake Xeon workstation processors T2 Startup Security Utility Recovery procedure Post-show Analog(ue) : Marco reflects on his interesting phone call John's autobiography Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Backblaze : Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. AfterShokz : Headphones powered by
Thu, December 14, 2017
Any Day Could Be Mac Pro Day
Pre-show Neutral: Casey has car problems Follow up: Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad is apparently bendy #askatp Holiday gift ideas Mophie Qi charger Casey's 2015 ideas Casey's 2016 ideas Fenix LD22 flashlight Grovemade Qi charger Briggs & Riley backpack Zojirushi SM-YAE48 travel mug ThermoWorks Thermapen Mk4 Casey's Go Pack 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 MKBHD's review Barefeats' tweet Cheesegrater upgrade Post-show: More iMac Pro The Case for a True Mac Pro Successor Sponsored by: Betterment : Rethink what your money can do. Hover : Find a domain name for your passion. Get 10% off your first purchase. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 15% off your first order with code ATP17 .
Thu, December 07, 2017
Uninstall Your Water Reminder App!
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 Quitter LAME MP3 encoder Logic Pro X Cocoa Bindings Under the Radar #108: Punch-List Mode Forgotten Towel on Twitter Sponsored by: Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order with code ATP17 . AfterShokz : Headphones powered by bone-conduction technology. Linode : Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $10/month. Use code AccidentalPodcast10 for a $10 credit.
Thu, November 30, 2017
We’re Doing a Show
Keyboard imprints on laptop screens Butterfly keyboard Video of Casey's old ThinkPad 701 Steganography Marco is no longer case-liss Jamie Clawson leather skins Apple Leather Case dbrand skins 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 Patrick Wardle's investigation Follow-up Temporary fix Original reporting on dev forums Apple automatic security updates Actual fix Fix for the fix Apple's statement Gruber's writeup goto fail; Silver linings SMS on the Mac Post-show: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
Tue, November 21, 2017
Beehives Full of Bees
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 Qi chargers and battery health Apple's tips AppleTV remote for AirPower Apple is both brilliant and... inept? Jenkins Tech Thanksgiving Marco Marco's Ancient Laptop Anker stuff 10.5" iPad Pro with Smart Keyboard Sound Devices ( USBPre 2 ) Casey AirPods CarPlay MacBook Adorable GoPro Apple Watch with LTE John AirPods Apple TV 4K Sony α6300 Mac Pro Casey's iPhone X Problems
Thu, November 16, 2017
Chili Cookoff
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 Mophie disc RAVPower stand Studio Neat Material Dock Elevation Dock Belkin vs. Mophie IKEA Qi charger Grovemade charger The Verge's iPhone X Review (timestamp link) Sponsored by: Jamf Now : Set up and protect your Apple devices at work, from anywhere. First 3 devices are f
Fri, November 10, 2017
A Place to Stick Your Gum
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 Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Warby Parker : Boutique-quality, vintage-inspired glasses at a revolutionary price. Try up to five pairs at home for free. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order with code ATP17 .
Thu, November 02, 2017
I Just Want My Stories
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 New "WWDC" video New Apple TV beta The Verge's take #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 Stephen Levy's review YouTube reviews Matt Alexander's take on the PR strategy Upgrade #165: The iPhone X Review Jason's review Panzarino's review Juan Bagnell Post-show: Casey the video editor Casey's preview Doug DeMuro CGP Grey John's YouTube channel Sponsored by: Casper : You can be sure of your purchase with Casper’s 100-night risk-free, sleep-on-it trial. Betterment : Rethink what your money can do. Jamf Now : Set up and protect your Apple devices at work, from anywhere. First 3 devices are free.
Thu, October 26, 2017
Senior-Citizen Advantage
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 Wheel Bearings Parking garage clip ZF 8HP transmission Ars Technica Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order. AfterShokz : Headphones powered by bone-conduction technology.
Thu, October 19, 2017
The Mac Renaissance
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 Running Plex with no logged-in user Strong-ARMed Mac Pro Marco's Many iMac Pros 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 🎃 Sponsored by: Betterment : Rethink what your money can do. Hover : Find a domain name for your passion. Get 10% off your first purchase. Away : Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Get $20 off with code ATP .
Thu, October 12, 2017
Knew About the Dollar Signs
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 Jenova Chen Stardew Valley Flower Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show Neutral: Casey has pipe dreams about cars Sponsored by: Audible : Get a free audiobook with a 30-day trial. Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order.
Fri, October 06, 2017
These Arms Are Coming Off
Pre-show: iPhone X New Google Pixels Follow up: John received his Apple TV 4K #askatp iOS error-logging frameworks Qi chargers Mike Bolton proposes a typing challenge St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Brady Center to prevent gun violence Hispanic Federation for Puerto Rico relief New Amazon Echo announcements Verge Summary New Echo Echo Connect Echo Plus Fire TV 4K Sonos One Echo Spot Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: John buys a chair Wirecutter Steelcase Gesture Herman Miller Embody Herman Miller Aeron Sponsored by: Hullo Pillow : Your favorite pillow, guaranteed. Betterment : Rethink what your money can do. Casper : Dive deeper into the science behind the perfect mattress. Use code ATP for $50 toward any mattress purchase.
Fri, September 29, 2017
Jazzercise Boot Camp
Pre-show: Jazzercise 1982 video compilation Follow up: St. Jude Fundraiser Update Apple TV 4K has a fan 😭 Teardown Downloading 4K iTunes movies Boot Camp and cheesy Apple videos Sam Abuelsamid of Wheel Bearings clarifies TLX DCT #askatp Being good beta citizens and not making @tapbot_paul angry APFS and Fusion drives Apple Watch Series 3 review Marco's post about APIs Under the Radar #99: Effecting Change Upgrade #160: A Helipad on Your Table Connected #161: A Handbag? Face Cream? A Chainsaw? 👋🏻⛰️ Stephen Hackett's review Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Casey is a car journalist Sponsored by: Jamf Now : Set up and protect your Apple devices at work, from anywhere. First 3 devices are free. Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Backblaze : Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated.
Thu, September 21, 2017
Undefined Wait Period
Stephen Hackett's St. Jude's Fundraiser Follow up: iPhone X screen size John Siracusa, Dongletown, USA Bigger OWC dock John's forthcoming OWC dock Elgato dock Window management Apple Watch LTE pricing: Data is substitutive, not additive (via Oliver Thomas ) More on Apple TV 4K Whether it has a fan or supports 24 Hz output 32 vs. 64 GB Craig Federighi's Face ID apology tour The Talk Show #200 Confirmation of John's prediction about face swipe timing Running Mac betas No APFS for Fusion Drives More on Apple Retail Genius Bar appointments Seinfeld on car reservations #askatp Mac Pro & Nvidia Twitter app preferences Twitterrific for Mac: Project Phoenix Training FaceID Federighi interview on TechCrunch Last week's keynote, continued Watch capacities and LTE streaming behavior iPhone cables & dongles & predictions Casey's theory Fast-charging equipment Apple 29W USB-C Power Adapter Apple USB-C → Lightning cable Anker 5-Port USB-C charger AirPower vs. Nightstand Mode Studio Neat Material Dock Thoroughly Considered #30 <a href="https://www.amazon.com/
Thu, September 14, 2017
Set This Money on Fire
Apple Special Event, September 2017 Dan Frommer's photo essay Today at Apple Apple Watch intro video Featuring Kyles the Gray ! Louis CK: Everything is Amazing & Nobody is Happy Overcast and Apple Watch offline playback Watch Dots Qi charging standard ATP #172: iPhone X Five Years of OS X iPhone X in the HIG Disappearing scroll thumb Jokey notch scrolling Rolodex Light L16 camera Back to Work #341: Rich Boy Phone iPhone Folio Case Inside Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Marco figures out how to buy a bike Penny-farthing Fuse 6Fattie/29 Orbea Loki 27+ H10 Special thanks to: Budnitz Bicycles Albert's Westwood Cycle , an excellent bike shop in New Jersey that's worth the drive Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Backblaze : Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. AfterShokz : Headphones powered by bone-conduction technology.
Thu, September 07, 2017
Begging for the Hub
Follow-Up: Isn't iCloud close to full-machine backup? Do you really need to spend $1000 on a camera? Printing photos Photo resolution #askatp iPhone-buying strategies Casey's lessons learned Is 4K worth it? Steve Yedlin on 4K Viewing distance calculator Why & how we use Plex Casey's Plex Primer Don Melton's scripts ffmpeg John's 2017 MacBook Pro impressions Apple LED Cinema Display Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad Logitech Optical USB Mouse ATP #96: The Windows of Siracusa County Business as Usual at ATP iPhone 7 exit interview iPhone 7S/8/Pro/Edition predictions Apple Watch predictions Wildcard predictions Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Marco is still obsessed with bikes Sponsored by: Betterment : Rethink what your money can do. Get up to 1 year managed free. Hover : Find a domain name for your passion. Get 10% off your first purchase. Away : Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Get $20 off with code ATP .
Fri, September 01, 2017
You Are Not a Datacenter
Follow-Up: Marco's tukhus, sit bones , and cushioned saddles Backing up /Applications Casey's new-Mac strategy CrashPlan native client may not be for small business CrashPlan migrations over 5 TB Arq and macOS metadata Michael Tsai: What Backblaze Doesn't Back Up Backblaze's 30 day retention Peer-to-peer NAS backups Synology C2 backup Dan Moren: iCloud Backup for Mac? Casey's MacBook keyboard woes Apple KnowledgeBase article (👋🏻, @ismh ) #askatp Photo storage between generations Camera advice for beginners Casey's O-MD E-M10 Review Shawn Blanc's review LensRentals Wirecutter DPReview Playing the notoriety card APFS in High Sierra No home button on "iPhone 8"? Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Caseys deep thought about batteries Sponsored by: Casper : Dive deeper into the science behind the perfect mattress. Use code ATP for $50 toward your mattress. Audible : An unmatched selection of audiobooks, original audio shows, news, comedy, and more. Get a free 30-day trial. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order.
Thu, August 24, 2017
Irresponsible Use of Infinite Terabytes
Pre-show: Baby Clocks Casey has news iZotope RX Follow-Up: iTunes U → Apple Podcasts Joel on Software: Things You Should Never Do, Part 1 Panic Omni BBEdit Marco's hindquarters #askatp OLED vs. LCD Mall of Marco Gazelle Mac Me an Offer Have we had RSI issues? Microsoft Natural Keyboard Casey's Bad News Google Photos Uploader The new M5 CrashPlan sunsets consumer backups Official announcement Backblaze on NAS business model Backblaze B2 Pricing Casey justifies using a NAS iSCSI Arq SoftRAID HeadLiss adapter Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Marco's security adventures Nest IQ Reconcilable Differences 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.
Fri, August 18, 2017
Notch-Savvy
Pre-show: Always on vacation in... New York? Follow-Up: Mighty , the Spotify "iPod Shuffle" Audio bit depth 24/192 Music Downloads... and why they make no sense Monty's explainer video "iPhone Pro" notch What happens in landscape? Why bother with a notch? Android notch 1Password backpedals a bit A a a a a Very Good Song #askatp How do you sync your home directories? Old tech that's still in use? 🙄 Destiny 🙄 Google's diversity "memo" Yonatan Zunger, ex-Googler Suzanne Sadedin, Ph.D. in evolutionary bio Rosalind C. Barnett and Caryl Rivers, gender/STEM researchers Megan Molteni and Adam Rogers Cynthia Lee, woman in computer science Apple sets $1B budget for original TV/movies No more send-to-watch in Overcast Under the Radar #91: Removing Features Clockwise #202: Explode a Knee Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Marco's continued bike
Fri, August 11, 2017
Everybody Has Asterisks
Toasters Toaster reviews Do By Friday Cameras O-MD E-M10 Zoom lens Sony α7R II Sony α6300 Ad Blockers 1Blocker Better A/V FLAC Pono Tidal Brace styles Dolphin emulator behind the scenes Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Sponsored by: Betterment : Investing made better. Warby Parker : Boutique-quality, vintage-inspired glasses at a revolutionary price. Try up to five pairs at home for free. Squarespace : Make your next move with a beautiful website. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
Sun, August 06, 2017
Nobody Cares But Me, But I Do Care
Follow-Up: TSMC 10nm vs. Intel 10nm Naming of process nodes Intel's claimed three-year advantage Intel set to lose process leadership after 2018? Home audio & subwoofers HiFiMan HE-6 Christmas Island crabs Neutral Coast? Isla Pronunciation video Woom Derailleur gears Priority Coast Huffy and Wal-Mart A Christmas Story quote corrected by @ATPReferences The HomePod firmware leak Steve Troughton-Smith His Patreon Guilherme Rambo Allen Pike's take Max Rudberg's take "Ferrari" RIP [most] iPods RIP Flash Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Storing photos Space Gremlin Disk Inventory X DaisyDisk Grand Perspective Sponsored by: Casper : The Casper mattr
Tue, July 25, 2017
You’ve Exceeded Some Limit
Send us questions! Tweet with the hashtag #askatp ! The A10X is 10nm as per AnandTech Source & Drain Larrabee Netflix credits skipping John's original complaint Community management Disney may have wanted to buy Twitter ... a long time ago Player Unknown's Battlegrounds Odd Overcast crash Post-show: Mongoose Californian Alternative image Storming Mortal #15: Apple Kool-Aid and the Mongoose (dated 18 June 2014) John realizes his full potential Pee Wee's bike Huffy White Heat Sponsored by: Betterment : Investing made better. Eero : Finally, Wi-Fi, that works. Use code ATP for free overnight shipping. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order.
Thu, July 20, 2017
I Am Not a Salad Power User
Follow-up: Calibrating a TV Rtings TV Settings Chopt or SaladWorks Smart Signage Samsung Frame TV THX Tune-Up app Lightning Digital AV Adapter Panic's surprise Sony / 7669 Marco's discontinued small speaker amp: NuForce Dia . Some alternatives Marco has considered (but not tested!): Grace Digital GDI-BTAR513 , $110 SMSL Q5 , $140 NuForce DDA-120 , $300 Teac AI-301DA , $350 NAD D 3020 , $400 Type-C Personality OLED image retention Marco's image retention test Apple's silence on Net Neutrality Send us questions! Tweet with the hashtag #askatp ! 1Password kerfuffle Their blog post TextExpander Overcast UI Dilemma Under the Radar #87: Old Code vs. New APIs Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Neutral : Casey's latest impulse buy The family Sponsored by: AfterShokz : Headphones powered by bone-conduction technology. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order. Hover : The best way to buy and manage domain names. Get 10% o
Fri, July 14, 2017
Auto, Dynamic, Fresh, Dank
Follow-up: Windows Hello Demo video Telling Twins Apart Rubber-hose cyptanalysis Relevant xkcd Comic Apollo Robbins mDNSResponder Never re-write software Vint Cerf Zero-config mDNSResponder source Siracusa on Rendezvous On rewriting dyld Mac IIfx F/X Movie Magic Marco's latest impulse buy LG 2017 4K OLED Series Worse Products Through Software Canonical Bagel Flavors Aerial screensaver Paradigm Atom Harman Kardon Soundsticks G4 Cube Speakers Ending theme by Jonathan Mann (a brief return of the Summer 2014 remix) Post-show: Double Dare Let People Enjoy Things Oral History of Double Dare Net Neutrality Vihart video CGP G
Thu, July 06, 2017
Just Smush the Screen Somewhere
Follow-up: DragonDrop replacement: Yoink ( App Store ) Mac stuff for 👵🏻👴🏻 (including Stephen Hackett) dyld vs. dyldd vs. closured App launch time thanks to dyld Relevant WWDC 2016 talk Encoding/decoding new formats on old hardware Sorenson WebRTC and Opus WebKit announcement Codec requirements Acid2 Test iOS 11 Multitasking Connected with Federico Viticci , Myke Hurley , Stephen Hackett Canvas with Fraser Speirs and Federico Viticci Cortex with CGP Grey and Myke Hurley Upgrade with Jason Snell and Myke Hurley WIMP New iPhone Rumors Connected #149: Caramel Sneakers Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: LG UltraFine 5K Display Sponsored by: Casper : An obsessively engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price. Use code ATP for $50 toward your mattress. Squarespace : Make your next move with a beautiful website. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% of your first order.
Thu, June 29, 2017
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 ) This episode, for example: Official CBR version , 80 MB VBR version , 56 MB Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: PC Convertible Spaaaaacccccceeeeeee Sponsored by: Betterment : Investing made better. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% of your first order. Harry's : A great shave at a fair price. Get your free trial set.
Thu, June 22, 2017
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 <a href="ht
Thu, June 15, 2017
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 Sponsored by: Betterment : Investing made better. Indochino : Finely crafted, exceptionally priced menswear. Get any custom-made suit for just $399 with code ATP . MailRo
Tue, June 06, 2017
A Conversation with Siri
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Thu, June 01, 2017
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 Sponsored by: Jet : A shopping site that makes it easy to save money on the stuff you buy all the time. Use code ATP at checkout for 20% off your first 2 orders over $35 (terms and conditions apply). Casper : An obsessively engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price. Use code ATP for $50 toward your mattress. Betterment : Investing made better.
Thu, May 25, 2017
Throw the Fork Away
Follow up: Those ✂️️🔑 What do Apple Geniuses do? Official procedure Sketchy keycap removal procedure Regrets from home repair More on box lunches! Denise Young Smith: VP, HR → VP, Inclusion & Diversity Denise Young Smith Lisa Jackson The Talk Show #188: Apple VP Lisa Jackson Thunderbolt to become royalty-free ( Intel press release ) Apple Siri-speaker-with-screen Google I/O Keynote Google Photos improvements Hypercritical #9: No iLife is an Island Kotlin Compared to Swift Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move with a beautiful website. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. MailRoute : Hosted spam and virus protection for email. Use this link for 10% off for the life of your account. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% of your first order.
Thu, May 18, 2017
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 💔 MP3 Spotify uses Ogg Vorbis Opus codec DivX codec DIVX disc format iPad Mini is dead? MacBooks and MacBook Pros are alive? Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Apple Park MIT Stata Center Sponsored by: Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Audible : With Audible, you’ll find what you’re looking for. Get a free 30-day trial. Betterment : Investing made better.
Thu, May 11, 2017
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 Sponsored by: Warby Parker : Boutique-quality, vintage-inspired glasses at a revolutionary price. Try up to five pairs at home for free. Squarespace : Build it beautiful. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Away : Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Get $20 off with code ATP .
Thu, May 04, 2017
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 Sponsored by: Casper : An obsessively engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price. Use code ATP for $50 toward your mattress. Indochino : Finely crafted, exceptionally priced menswear. Get any custom-made suit for just $399 with code ATP .
Fri, April 28, 2017
Million Dollar Lunch
ATP WWDC Live at AltConf! Monday, 5 June at 5 PM PDT. Get tickets here , and hurry in case they sell out! Follow up: APFS compression? WWDC lunches are probably about $40 each (via David Carlton ) Connected #139 where Casey discusses Plex Touch ID moving to the back? Revisiting the iPhone 7 Taptic home button Touch ID is capacitive Overcast improvements M4A chapter support Forecast Watch support 1 & 2 Apple Design Awards Uber is über-gross IOKit UIDevice Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: John travels to 🇬🇧 Midwest Express John forgets something ...but has a workaround Walt Disney World Sponsored by: Squarespace : Make your next move with a beautiful website. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Eero : Finally, Wi-Fi, that works. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass.
Wed, April 19, 2017
MagSafe Cups of Water
Follow up: APFS iOS app updates hit the app store Marco's Overcast hacks Podlove Simple Chapters APFS free space Nvidia coming back to the Mac Kieran Healy 's thoughts regarding Marco's comments about schedules Clips gets special treatment in the app store T-Shirts! will be available until April 26 . We know what the site says. Trust us. Jet Black considerations Example Jet Black Inverted Jenny Apple USB-C MagSafe patent Xbox breakaway cable Beginning of the end for iTunes? John's evaluation of Nintendo today PS Vita iStockNow Hypercritical #49: Pinching the Harmonica Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: WWDC lunches Casey loves Odwalla ... a lot . Really . Sponsored by: Betterment : Investing made better. Jamf Now : Set up and protect your Apple devices at work, from anywhere. First 3 devices are free. MailRoute : Hosted spam and virus protection for email. Use this link for 10% off for the life of your account.
Wed, April 12, 2017
Apology Mac Pro
Follow up: Mac Pro transcript posted Workflow on ice APFS and free space T-Shirt Update Clips Mac Pro OSNews rumors Lance Ulanoff Gruber iMac Pro Rumor NVIDIA Titan Xp Apple moves away from Imagination Technologies GPUs Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Marco convinces himself Casey owes him $5 Managing Mac Pro expectations Apple speed bumps MacRumors Buyer's Guide Sponsored by: Squarespace : Build it beautiful. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Audible : With Audible, you’ll find what you’re looking for. Get a free 30-day trial. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass.
Wed, April 05, 2017
Thermal Corner
Follow up: APFS file name encoding WWDC sitrep RIP Jason Seifer The Mac Pro Gruber's take Panzarino's take The Case for a True Mac Pro Successor The new iMac... Pro? Project Ara Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: We adjudicate a bet T-Shirts are for sale! until 26 April Sponsored by: Casper : An obsessively engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price. Use code ATP for $50 toward your mattress. Betterment : Investing made better. Indochino : Finely crafted, exceptionally priced menswear. Get any custom-made suit for just $399 with code ATP .
Thu, March 30, 2017
Pots Are Made to Be Broken
Follow up: APFS on iOS Settings → General → Storage & iCloud Usage → Manage Storage Oddities with file names Ahoy, Telephone! Naked-er Robotic Core Marco eats waffles Aerial MacBook One vs. MacBook Adorable Hello Internet , Cortex WWDC Under the Radar #73: WWDC Event Planning Layers ( Casey's 2016 Review ) Beyond WWDC Code of Conduct & Childcare Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Tiff joins us to talk Zelda: Breath of the Wild Fable First Look video Mario Kart 8 Splatoon 2 Sponsored by: Betterment : Investing made better. Audible.com : With Audible, you’ll find what you’re looking for. Get a free 30-day trial. Backblaze : Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated.
Thu, March 23, 2017
Christmas Phone
Follow-up: Wii U display lag from Steven Impson Zelda heads-up-display woes Intel X99 high-end desktop options Reasons for delaying the Mac Pro Americans are cheap jerks Marco needs a new pair of shoelaces Analog(ue) #9: My Shoes Are a Bit Dusty Úll Apple executive diversity shareholder vote Apple buys Workflow Workflow on the App Store Workflow removes Chrome Workflow change log (see 1.7.3) x-callback-url New Apple products Red iPhone 7 Six Colors Branding in China New iPhone SE storage sizes New 9.7" iPad Six Colors Stephen Hackett on marketing New Watch bands Clips iOS App Press release Wired What was missing Gruber on the 10" iPad Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: APFS news Sponsored by: <a href="https://www.fractur
Thu, March 16, 2017
Siri in a Can
Pre-show: A friendly bet for January 1, 2018 Follow up: Windows on iPad (for example, Blackboard ) Steve Troughton-Smith's Floating Keyboard Playground Writeup from 9to5mac Apple in Education Apple's HomeKit Promo Website & Video Scott McNulty's Tweet YouTube TV ( Verge Writeup ) Intel goes 14nm again AMD Ryzen Xeon Gold Tim Cook's tease at the shareholders meeting Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Initital thoughts on the Nintendo Switch Sponsored by: Eero : Finally, Wi-Fi, that works. Betterment : Investing made better. Squarespace : Build it beautiful. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
Thu, March 09, 2017
Meatspace Windows
Follow-up: USB-C iPhone 8 Ming-Chi Kuo pours cold water on Apple USB-C notions Anker bricks Questionable USB-C-to-A adapter Chromebox for Meetings MacBook Boost case Windowing on iOS Steve Troughton-Smith writes Finder-like app for iOS Apple does not see the humor This is why iPad can't have nice things Cabel Sasser of Panic weighs in PanelKit Accidental programmers Cortex Macintosh Toolbox HyperCard Apple's decline in the education market Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Sponsored by: Away : Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Get $20 off with code ATP . Squarespace : Build it beautiful. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Pingdom : Uptime and performance monitoring made easy. Use code ATP for 20% off.
Thu, March 02, 2017
Hardware Mind Virus
Pre-show: Xeon Gold Follow up: Booting APFS Tesla harassment suit Uber, generic trademarks , Lyft, and alternatives Uber is Quietly Terrible for Women & Black People New Business Model, Same Racist Cab Drivers Uber CEO argues with driver Overcast Ads iPhones with USB-C? Lightning connector Studio Neat Material Dock Nintendo Switch cartridges have bitter taste Mavala Stop nail polish Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Decoding Tim Cook's shareholder-meeting remarks MKBHD: Dear Apple! (2017) Sponsored by: Casper : An obsessively engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price. Use code ATP for $50 toward your mattress. Betterment : Investing made better. Squarespace : Build it beautiful. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
Fri, February 24, 2017
My Stupid Thumb
Pre-show: Noses, Sinuses, and Snot Do By Friday Follow up: Control Center and AirPods Stagehand Backwards Bike Online chat latency Booting macOS from case-insensitive APFS Recipe parts 1 & 2 Overcast 3 Under the Radar #68: Overcast 3 The Talk Show #182: AAA Podcast iOS Human Interface Guidelines WordStar Ad Sales Uber is a total cesspool Men don't care Uber departures SJW WWDC 2017 in San Jose announced Apple Park Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Gaming on the Apple TV Provenance SteelSeries Nimbus Horipad Ultimate Christian Whitehad Sonic Mania Trailer Sponsored by: Hover : The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code ATP10 for 10% off your first purchase. Warby Parker : Boutique-quality, vintage-inspired glasses at a revolutionary price. Try up to five pairs at home for free. Indoc
Thu, February 16, 2017
Making Sausage-Making Glamorous
AirPods, a couple of months in Follow up: Compelling users to upgrade their iPhones Biometrics ✌️ ✋ Chromebooks vs. ARM Macs OXO's story Case sensitive HFS+ Twitterrific for the Mac Origin of "tweet" Planet of the Apps MacMan Shark Tank Cabel Sasser's take Caavo Verge video John on the omnivorous box Hypercritical #1: Dream Crusher Original GoogleTV remote Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: John's Mac Casey doesn't want a WRX You can get a good deal on a Golf R Sponsored by: Pingdom : Uptime and performance monitoring made easy. Use code ATP for 20% off. Eero : Finally, Wi-Fi, that works. Use code ATP for free expedited shipping. Squarespace : Make your next move with a beautiful website. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
Thu, February 09, 2017
Your Face Is Your Face
Follow up: What could ARM coprocessors in Macs do? Windows Hello face recognition More on iPads vs. Macs Upgrade #127 Connected #128 Marco's blog post David Sparks on iPad hardware longevity Crazy locked-down ARM-Mac rumor Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Casey learns the fine art of waffling Sponsored by: Setapp : The best collection of Mac software at your fingertips for one low monthly price. Squarespace : Build it beautiful. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Betterment : Investing made better.
Thu, February 02, 2017
Selling Hot Dogs on a Stick
iPhone 7 long-term review, waffling about sizes Marco's review of spam-call blockers Nomorobo , the one you should get Follow up: Casey is un-American Upgrading your iOS device from HFS+ to APFS Will APFS be open-source? Apple earnings results What's up with iPad sales? The Future of Computing PC use dies on the weekends (via @asymco ) Upgrade #126: Spinny Propellery Guy Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: ARM chip doing more in future MacBooks Sponsored by: Away : Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Get $20 off with code ATP . Audible : With Audible, you’ll find what you’re looking for. Get a free 30-day trial. HelloFresh : Delicious ingredients you'll love to eat. Simple recipes you'll live to cook. Use code ATP for $35 off your first shipment.
Thu, January 26, 2017
All You Need Is Five Nerds
Pre-show: Casey needs his morning coffee Follow up: Consumer Reports does an about-face Microsoft Surface Ergonomic Keyboard Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard Apple Magic Keyboard WebKit's new Garbage Collector: Riptide APFS is in iOS 10.3 Developers will be able to respond to App Store reviews Under the Radar #64 Craig Hockenberry asks for this in 2009 Apps can change their own icons Steve Troughton-Smith's digging App change dialog Sample project Floating iPad keyboard ...that isn't public ...that aren't that new PiedPiPer for Safari on Sierra Double-click trick for YouTube Apple API for Soliciting Reviews Under the Radar #64 again Ending theme by Jonathan Mann A 10.5" iPad? Let's do math. Jason Snell's thoughts Original rumor <a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/3159549/hard
Wed, January 18, 2017
People Don’t Use the Weird Parts
Transcript of this episode Follow up: MacRumors talks with Lattner LLVM LLVM Bytecode vs. LLVM Bitcode Bitcode Slicing Clang OpenGL Swift ARC Swift Open Source Casey's love letter to Swift enum s Swift Evolution "Commonly Rejected Changes" list asm.js , WebAssembly & TypeScript RxSwift Casey's primer series Garbage collection vs. ARC libauto Singularity Finalizer Go's garbage collection Java Native Interface Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show Neutral Sponsored by: Audible : With Audible, you’ll find what you’re looking for. Get a free 30-day trial. Eero : Finally, Wi-Fi, that works. Use code ATP for free expedited shipping. Squarespace : Build it beautiful. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
Fri, January 13, 2017
You’re Only Stable When You’re Dead
Follow up: Marco and AirDrop Mac Progress Quandary 1 2 3 Tripmode.Helvetica Consumer Reports test results Chris Lattner leaves Apple for Tesla LLVM , GCC , Clang Apple → Tesla defections Chris' woodworking (and making of ) Benevolent dictator for life Self-driving car challenges and techniques Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Blog CMS languages Regular expression Denial of Service Sponsored by: Betterment : Investing made better. HelloFresh : Delicious ingredients you'll love to eat. Simple recipes you'll live to cook. Use code ATP for $35 off your first shipment. Squarespace : Build it beautiful. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
Thu, January 05, 2017
Screaming At Us From The Future
Naked robotic MacBook Pro core MacRumors post ( Hands-on video from after we recorded that answers some of our questions) VGA passthrough coupler Powerbook G5 Faux Mockup On pros leaving the Mac Sam Abuelsamid of Wheel Bearings on CarPlay Mac users are grumpy Apple's 2016 Year in Review Chris Adamson buys a Mac Pro he didn't want Finding an Alternative to macOS John's tweet John's Google Home Dan Moren's early impressions Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Marco goes for a drive Sponsored by: Squarespace : Build it beautiful. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Casper : An obsessively engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price. Use code ATP for $50 toward your mattress. Betterment : Investing made better.
Thu, December 29, 2016
Something Has Gone Wrong
Pre-show: Back Channel Follow up: Ryan Jones on the AirPods charging port Gurman on Mac Malaise Q&A Siracusa toaster reviews Dovenote Weather Line Casey's photo management workflow Casey's standing desk and mat Casey's laptop bag Sponsored by: CocoaConf : A technical conference for Apple developers and designers. Get 15% off tickets for Yosemite (March 20–23) and Chicago (April 21–22) with code ATP . Casper : An obsessively engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price. Use code ATP for $50 toward your mattress. Audible.com : With Audible, you’ll find what you’re looking for. Get a free 30-day trial.
Thu, December 22, 2016
Volume Micromanager
Windows and Tabs of Siracusa County ( Overcast ) 10.1 tabs 10.2 tabs 1 2 3 4 10.3 tabs 10.3 nested tabs Follow up: Android Battery burn-down chart Our reviews of Super Mario Run launches Updated numbers Angry reviewers Apple extends accessory discount LG UltraFine 5K Display Our reviews of AirPods Replacement singles iFixit Teardown Tim Cook's comment on Mac desktops Marco makes the case for a Mac Pro Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Marco discovers gasoline A new member of the Siracusa family Sponsored by: CocoaConf : A technical conference for Apple developers and designers. Get 15% off tickets for Yosemite (March 20–23) and Chicago (April 21–22) with code ATP . SQLPro : A simple, powerful database manager for macOS. Use code ATP20 for 20% off. Wesell Socks : Awesome socks delivered monthly. Put your best foot forward.
Thu, December 15, 2016
I Had a Dream About the Mac Pro
Our 200th-episode spectacular! 🎉 Pre-show: PC 99 standard Holiday clip show: ATP 174: A Ding in the Room ( Overcast ) ATP 96: The Windows of Siracusa County ( Overcast ) Follow up: LG 4K HDR monitor Machining crankshafts Amazon Go AirPods are now for sale Casey's Aftershokz Trekz Titanium bone-conducting headphones Marco's discontinued Sennheiser PX 210 BT , succeeded by the MM 400-X Marco tried a Surface Studio Super Mario Run is online-only Connected #121: Software Update Therapy macOS 10.12.2 removes battery-time-remaining estimate gfxCardStatus Ars Technica's review Chart in question The Discrete GPU and You Marco's post iStat Menus Improved battery life in 10.12.2 ? Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show Neutral : Grand Tour update Marco tries to use an internal combustion engine Sponsored by: <a href="http:
Thu, December 08, 2016
10,000 Hours of Coughing
Coughing and machining Video: Machining a crankshaft (thanks, Greg Koenig of Luma Labs ) Fisherman's Friend cough drops Follow-up: The future of the Nintendo 3DS John's Keychain woes John's headphone woes Amazon Go Humans Need Not Apply Clockwise #166: Walk-In Vending Machine Windows on ARM Upgrade #118: Missed That by 100% (Relevant section Overcast link ) Apple's Machine Learning Summary by Oliver Cameron Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Not complaining about the Apple TV Aerial Sponsored by: Betterment : Investing made better. Pingdom : Uptime and performance monitoring made easy. Use code ATP for 20% off. Automatic : Your smart driving assistant. Get $20 off with this link.
Thu, December 01, 2016
Puppy Game Boy
Casey learns Scala and Akka Shouty Visual Studio Programming language genealogy Follow up: John's EarPods The Grand Tour downloads Episode 2 mini-review Netflix allowing downloads New MacBook Pro power bricks Apple USB-C Charge Cable Anker USB-C Charge Cable 87W USB-C Power Adapter Apple Power Adapter Extension Cable People love Apple's Wi-Fi routers Nintendo Switch First Look video End of Desert Golfing Playstation 4 Pro Project Scorpio Uncharted 4 Sonic Spinball Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Marco posts to YouTube Sponsored by: Eero : Finally, Wi-Fi, that works. Use code ATP for free overnight shipping. Backblaze : Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. MailRoute : Hosted spam and virus protection for email. Use this link for 10% off for the life of your account.
Fri, November 25, 2016
Life by a Thousand Hugs
John's Energy Star sticker "Trust, but verify" Hypercritical: Trust, but Verify Casey and John visit an Apple Store Stephen Hackett's keyboard sound comparison video Marco buys a thing gfxCardStatus iStat Menus Griffin BreakSafe Power Cable Designed by Apple in California with Actual Products John's new phone Jack size comparisons Comparing color gamuts (via @auniverseaway ) Jony Ive on used iPhones Penny Arcade and the Surface Studio Microsoft to enable x86 emulation on ARM64 Jason Snell on ARM Macs Apple to discontinue AirPort and Time Capsule wireless routers Eero and Netgear Orbi John's tweet LaserWriter Maxim Samolyenko Alex Time Machine over SMB Dan Moren Brent Simmons and the "Reverse Halo Effect" <a href="https://www.relay.fm/upg
Thu, November 17, 2016
Roasting Your Own Beans
John's 4K display And also this Casey's work monitor HDCP Marc Edwards on monitor DPI ranges by size Invisibly wide colors Sample images Hockenberry's post Follow-up on Windows: Jordan's tweets 1 2 3 4 5 Marco and laptops Apple's new art book, Designed by Apple in California Press release Release video Jony Ive interview at Wallpaper Iconic book Appledesign book Humanity and whimsy Microsoft Surface Studio Intro video Wacom Cintiq Reebok Pump Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Sal Soghoian leaves Apple Automator HyperCard Workflow Marco's Mac Pro post Sponsored by: Betterment : Investing made better. Audible.com : With Audible, you’ll find what you’re looking for. Get
Thu, November 10, 2016
The Show Must Go On
Follow up: Iris Pro and Skylake Touch Bar and touch sensitivity TouchBar app with iPad viewer Control Strip Marco's Mac Pro post Empathy for the Machine External monitors in Cupertino Dell 5K display DisplayPort and Thunderbolt capabilities MacBook Pro as the Naked Robotic Core Apple discounts USB-C peripherals and dongles LG UltraFine 5K Display Thunderbolt 3 and Macs ARM on Macs? MacBook Escape vs. iPhone 7 benchmarks ATP #35: Sea-Level Executives Mac clones? Apple's Lenovo John's halo car Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: The Grand Tour Black Mirror and San Junipero Sponsored by: Hover : Be notified the moment .BLOG domains are available. And for all of your domain-name needs, use coupon code DONGLESALE for 10% off your first purchase. Eero : Finally, Wi-Fi, that works. Use code ATP for free overnight shipping. Betterment : Investing made better.
Thu, November 03, 2016
Dark Night of the Soul
Baseball "MacBook Escape" iFixit Teardown Millenials External Thunderbolt GPUs BizonBOX Belkin Lightning Audio + Charge Rockstar Is Apple out of the standalone display business? Pushback on new MacBook Pros 16 GB RAM limit Email from Schiller Deep dive Andrew Cunningham's MacBook Escape review Stephen Frank's tweet John's keybord tweets ( 1 2 3 ) Mac startup chime is dead Restoration instructions Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: A silver lining for Macs? Brett Victor Sponsored by: Harry's : An exceptional shave at a fraction of the price. Get a free trial set with free Post Shave Balm. Casper : An obsessively engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price. Use code ATP for $50 toward your mattress. Backblaze : Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated.
Fri, October 28, 2016
The Escape Zone
October 27th Apple Event Apple TV Accessibility Siracusa on halo cars and Mac Pros Many MacBooks Mac product roadmap? John's 2010 Macworld article about a hybrid iOS/macOS Mac Touch Bar Shimmy Punch the Monkey Snake Touch Bar in the HIG gfxCardStatus Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: John's home mouse John's work mouse Sponsored by: Squarespace : Build it beautiful. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. CleanMyMac 3 by MacPaw : Keep your Mac clean, maintained, and healthy, now with Xcode cleaning as well. Audible.com : An unmatched selection of audiobooks, original audio shows, news, comedy, and more. Get a free 30-day trial.
Fri, October 21, 2016
Hello Again Again
Follow-up on camera dust: Tips from the Top Floor #748: Bust the Dust ( Overcast link ) How big does dust have to be? How big do scratches have to be? Lenses aren't sealed October 27th Apple Event "Hello, again" Dell 24" 4K Monitor LG 24" 4K Monitor E-Ink Keyboard Rumor Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Marco's camera may affect his laptop choices Prompt Sponsored by: Automatic : Your smart driving assistant. See the new Automatic Lite, their most affordable connected car adapter yet. Away : Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Get $20 off with code ATP . Hover : The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code FINALLY for 10% off your first purchase.
Thu, October 13, 2016
The Failure Mode of a Train
Dealing with DNS trouble Hover outage DDoS Follow-up: Steve Troughton-Smith poll on iCloud files Casey's headphones update Motorola S305 Plantronics Backbeat Fit Kinivo BTH260 LG Tone Pro HBS-750 Aftershokz Trekz Titanium Jaybird X2 Greg Koenig on the ceramic iPhone Apple and Dash developer-account termination Michael Tsai's summary, part 1 and part 2 Bogdan Popescu's post and draft post submitted to Apple iMore: Solving for Dash iMore: Bogdan Popescu's full story Dropbox shenanigans Dropbox help center Alleged engineer's comments Gordian Knot Paths in the Grass FSEvents Alternatives Resilio Seafile Synology Cloud Station Box Google Drive iCloud Drive Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Marco is a'waffling <l
Thu, October 06, 2016
The Girl Who Never Came Over
Follow-up: Casey and John's bet Compu-blur and Stephen Hackett's brother Ceramic iPhone 8? ? Ceramic Apple Watch Edition booklet Redesigned iPhone 7 Video Interchangeable-lens camera contamination Which Bluetooth headphones to buy? Casey's long-lived headphones Casey's short-lived headphones Marco's podcast headphones AirPods BeatsX Google Pixel phones Motion Stills Unlimited photo storage Daydream View Home automation hubs Amazon Echo Google Home Apple rumors Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Workplace computer-hardware woes Dell 24" 4K LG 24" 4K Sponsored by: Betterment : Investing made better. Casper : An obsessively engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price. Use code ATP for $50 toward your mattress. Backblaze : Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated.
Thu, September 29, 2016
The Museum of Pristine Apple Hardware
Follow-up: OWC iMac RAM update Headphone jack remote issue: solved! Assistive Touch in East Asia iCloud backups on iOS 10 now include passwords? Bluetooth and volume control (PDF) AVRCP Why are there three audio chips in the iPhone 7? (You won't believe what we found! The full story at 11.) McLaren, technology, F1 , and the F1 John is hypercritical, but is he a hypocrite? macOS Sierra Dropbox Project Infinite Jason Snell's review Jumpcut Pastebot iPhone 7 Plus "Fauxkeh" Portrait Mode Lex Friedman's shots Comparison shots vs. dSLR Panzarino on the blur mechanics Upgrade #108 Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Museums and pocket policies Sponsored by: Igloo : An intranet you’ll actually like. Try Igloo for free. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order with this link. TrackR : Find lost items in seconds. Get 30% off your entire order with code ATP .
Thu, September 22, 2016
$850 Fidget Cube
Follow-up: "Far East" → "East Asia" The Casey/John Bet Luke Brewster Henrik Cednert Assistive Touch and East Asia Scott O'Reilly discovers a Lightning → Headphone adapter quirk Demonstration video Fix is forthcoming There is a DAC in the headphone adapter Three amplifiers in the iPhones 7? Jet Black iPhone 7 John on worn iPhones looking like the Millennium Falcon Worn original iPhone Designed Deterioration Fingerprints Poor Christina Warren 😢 John on designing electronics for wear and tear Hypercritical #5 (starting at 37:05) Hypercritical #74 (starting at 1:46:04) Hypercritical #86 (starting at 28:00) Transcoding and Bluetooth headphones Marc Edwards Our new phones Pace, by Dovenote Software Marco on the local news ( Direct video link ) Flophouse #37: Seven Pounds Radiation Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: AirPods vs. IEMs Ap
Thu, September 15, 2016
Putting Plastic on Your Couches
Home button habits New iOS 10 home button behavior Settings → General → Accessibility → Home Button Widespread home-button conservation The iPhone 7 Smart Battery Case is larger than the 6's Apple iPhone 7 Leather Case 's side buttons Are the Lightning EarPods digital? DAC Lightning → Headphone Jack Adapter AirPods Controls AirPods use Bluetooth Bluetooth, codecs, and audio quality MP3 AAC FLAC AptX A2DP ALAC How would Steve Jobs pitch the AirPods? iPhones 7 Cameras Matthew Panzarino's review AVCaptureDeviceType (see builtInDuoCamera ) f-number EXIF Schiller on sensor size on Twitter Schiller on sensor size via email Ben McCarthy on manual controls Xbox Kinect Noise reduction Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: What did we order? <l
Thu, September 08, 2016
Jony Ive Has a Lot of White Pants
Apple's September 2016 Event Tim Cook & James Corden do Carpool Karaoke Pharrell Williams WWDC 2015 intro Design video iWork Updates Mario Run ( App Store Link ) Shigeru Miyamoto Only one IAP Apple Watch Series 2 Series 1 Apple Watch Edition Interactive Gallery Ceramic watches Space Black Stainless Steel with Link Bracelet Slim d'Hermès Apple Watch Nike+ Apple Watch Hermès iPhone 7 Apple's Footnote dbrand skins Apple makes replacing screens cheaper John Gruber's Periscope "Blackbook" Naked Robotic Core Light L16 Lytro Imaging Rene Ritchie on shooting in RAW Serenity Caldwell on zooming Bokeh <a href="https
Sat, September 03, 2016
The Delaware of Europe
Pre-show: 🌊 The beach 🏖 Casey's Instant Canopy Marco's beach umbrella Ready Player One Fire Island Laptop sizes and relative weight savings ( Marco's tweet ) Casey's iMac RAM update Hello Internet 's vinyl episode Apple 1984 commercial StuffIt Expander OS/2 Warp Windows vs. OS X Feedback on Marco's Boot Camp woes Inside is on the PS4 now John, Tiff, and others talk about Inside on The Incomparable App Store Improvements Review guidelines update Review guidelines diffs Talk Show Live, WWDC 2016 John's childhood artwork 🐢 🦄 👧 ⛰ 👨 🐲 ⚔ Original Hypercritical post New iCloud 2TB storage option Apple's EU tax problems Vox article Tim Cook's letter September 7th Apple Event <a href="h
Wed, August 24, 2016
Procedural Marriage Mistakes
Twitter quality filter for everyone John buys a camera Sony Alpha α6300 Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS Lens Sony E 20mm F2.8 Prime Fixed Lens Canon 40mm Pancake Sony 35mm FE 2.8 (Almost-)Pancake John's toaster reviews Tiff tries to play Inside using Boot Camp Ridiculous habits of the youths of Britain iPhone 7 rumors Battery life: Apple's solving for x Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Casey and John share a private moment Incoming call with knock-knock disabled Call quality prompt Sponsored by: Hover : The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code ALWAYSONVACATION for 10% off your first purchase. Indochino : Finely crafted, exceptionally priced menswear. Get any custom-made suit for just $399 with code ATP . Betterment : Investing made better.
Wed, August 17, 2016
I Filed a Radar
QNX and generally crappy car computing hardware Audio sync, drift, and quartz crystals Marco files a Radar MLLT Audiocogs CORS Libsyn's podcast with global stats ATP's audience podcast-app stats from a recent episode John and Wi-Fi calling ( Settings → Phone → Wi-Fi Calling ) Verizon Wi-Fi calling FAQ Google and Facebook also do charity matches on bug bounties Casey iMac Update TiVo "lifetime" service ends for the Series 1 Brianna Wu's verification experience What is an appropriate amount of diversity ? Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Instagram Stories Connected #103 ( Overcast timestamp link ) What makes a good user interface? Sponsored by: Automatic : Your smart driving assistant. Get $20 off the new Automatic Pro with this link. TrackR : Find lost items in seconds. Get 30% off your entire order with code ATP . Betterment : Investing made better.
Wed, August 10, 2016
I Had to Reboot My Car Today
John's camera hunt continues The tradeoffs of zoom lenses Sony Vario-Tessar T* E 16-70mm lens Sony RX10 III superzoom that John probably should get, but won't Fuji X-T2 Sony A7R II , Marco's camera iFixit teardown Sony A7 II , the cheaper, older one Differences between A7 II and A7R II Olympus OM-D E-M10 , Casey's camera Panasonic Summilux 25mm f/1.4 Micro 4/3 lens , Casey's 50mm-equivalent The mediocrity of car infotainment systems QNX powers BMW iDrive Worse Products Through Software The ARM Mac feedback that won't die Planet of the Apps announces their advisers Gary Vaynerchuk Cork'd Winecast Apple TV Guide Apple launches bug bounties The Verge's take Tweet with picture of bounties Securosis's take Apple's new diversity numbers Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Why podcasts aren't VBR MP3s MP3 file structure <a href="http://www.multiweb.cz/twoinches/M
Thu, August 04, 2016
Eat Your Vegetables
John rents a camera for his Long Island vacation Lens Rentals Sony α7R II John's rentals Sony Alpha α6300 ( at LensRentals ) Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS Sony E 18-105mm f/4 G PZ OSS Sony E 50mm f/1.8 OSS Sony RX10 Casey's setup ATP: The Fully Verified Podcast™ Temporarily-single dad life Casey pretends _'s Tesla is his Casey samples the frunk Apple hires Dan Dodge , co-creator of QNX QNX Operating System Real-time operating system Swift 4 Rovi buys TiVo Macrovision Rambus Set Top Box plans CableCARD Apple's Trouble with TV Hypercritical #1: Dream Crusher Hypercritical #58: No More Numbers For You / The Four Tuners Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: yet more on TiVo Sponsored by: Casper : An obsessively engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price. Use code A
Wed, July 27, 2016
Don’t Cry for John, Argentina
Follow-up: Pokémon Free-to-Play Dogs The Sweet Home Looking at the bright side of Apple's ancient Mac lineup Twitter Verification Attacks on Leslie Jones Federico Viticci of MacStories Twitter accounts: Marco John Casey ATP Overcast Verified Analog(ue) #85: Truly Terrible Human Beings Marco's podcast post-production app Under the Radar #36: Should You Release Every App? Bugshot Quitter Piracy-reduction techniques Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: More on passwords and piracy protection How Tiff can play Inside Samsung T3 VMware Fusion Sponsored by: Hover : The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code VERIFIED for 10% off your first purchase. Trunk Club : Premium clothing, great advice, zero work. Harry's : An exceptional shave at a fraction of the price. Get $5 off your first purchase with this link.
Thu, July 21, 2016
Free-to-Play Dogs
Follow-up: Casey's iMac Feedback Pushover Pokémon Go Science Museum of Virginia's Pokémon announcement Maymont Park's exclusive event Rent-a-dog SoftBank to buy ARM Recode's take Gorilla Glass Apple hardware stagnation Stephen Hackett's laptop reviews How does Marco's Sidetrack work? Fast Fourier transform Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: What's appropriate to talk about on ATP? Erasure Randy Pausch's Last Lecture Sponsored by: Indochino : Finely crafted, exceptionally priced menswear. Get any custom-made suit for just $399 with code ATP . TrackR : Find lost items in seconds. Get 30% off your entire order with code ATP . Betterment : Investing made better.
Thu, July 14, 2016
Mama Needs That Pokémon
Follow-up: Hackintoshes work sometimes Charles Perry's Mac Mini Story Contour Design RollerMouse Pro2 Casey's 5K iMac (Late 2015, 4GHz i7) Woes WindowServer: GPU Driver appears to be hung (over 5 continous seconds of unreadiness) Later RTFU tweet Planet of the Apps Clockwise #145: I've Always Wanted to Have a French Accent Original New York Times article from March Indie Game: The Movie Phil Fish Prospect Productions' Works Pokémon Go Ingress Niantic Ramp Champ Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Tesla Autopilot Sponsored by: Betterment : Investing made better. Hover : The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code ITSNOTTHERAM for 10% off your first purchase. Pingdom : Uptime and performance monitoring made easy. Use code ATP for 20% off.
Thu, July 07, 2016
Paying for Someone to Blame
Follow-up: Dave Nanian of SuperDuper fame on HDMI CEC Ripping Blu-rays for Apple TV: MakeMKV Subler Plex Infuse DS Video Don Melton's video-transcoding scripts The TV Database The Movie Database Follow-up on Marco's HDMI CEC woes Follow-up: Matt Bischoff on ice cream ingredients Edy's vs. Dreyer's vs. Breyer's iCloud Drive vs. Dropbox for file syncing Scrivener Sync macOS Sierra and the case of the missing files Dropbox Infinite Hackintoshes still exist, apparently Marco's joke RT Old World ROM Isopoint Trackbar (more here ) The poor Mac Mini Motorola Rokr Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show Neutral: Honda Accord SE Sponsored by: Trunk Club : Premium clothing, great advice, zero work. Wunder Capital : Do well and do good. Eero : Finally, Wi-Fi, that works. Use code ATP for free overnight shipping.
Thu, June 30, 2016
Yellow Sock Time
Follow-up: Linus Torvalds on HFS+ See also IntegrityChecker chkbit PAR2 and Parchive Protecting against bit rot Mac Toolbox More on APFS Space sharing Time Machine and file/directory clones FSEvents Hard links Atomic clones TeachText Snapshots BackupLoupe Surprise HDMI CEC follow-up Logitech Harmony xkcd on standards "Screen time" for kids Transport Tycoon Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood Parent involvement with TV for preschoolers Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Girl Scout Cookies Talenti Gelato Ben & Jerry's Häagen-Dazs Breyer's Dreyer's Blue Bell Jeni's Sponsored by: Amazon Music: Songs of Summer : This Amazon Original play
Mon, June 27, 2016
Dance Palace
Marco trying to parallelize the LAME MP3 encoder macOS Sierra and John's comically old Mac Pro /System/Library/CoreServices/PlatformSupport.plist The Talk Show Live Marco's Pictures Deleting system apps on iOS 10 Search ads using names of other apps Apple Photos and controller search Example success List of strings for Photos search Thunderbolt Display has been discontinued Apple File System WWDC Video Btrfs Andrew File System Unicode Joel Spolsky on Unicode ASCII UTF-16 UTF-8 Latin small letter "e" with acute Unicode Normalization Forms Apple Tech Note 1150 HFS+ Unicode Subtleties Linus Torvalds on HFS+ Shift JIS Data integrity Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Email and parenting Sponsored by: Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use promo code ATP10 for 10% off your first order. Hover : The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code APFS for 10% off your first purchase. Backblaze : Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated.
Tue, June 14, 2016
A Ding in the Room
Recorded live from Marco's hotel room at WWDC Apple WWDC reactions Keynote video watchOS Preview tvOS Preview The Talk Show #146 macOS Preview John's tweet about storage optimization 🛎 New filesystem! 🛎 Platforms State of the Union session video (ding around at 1:00:00) Introducing Apple File System session video Intel AES iOS Preview Home button change in behavior SiriKit app category support Mail error message Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Sponsored by: Pingdom : Uptime and performance monitoring made easy. Use code ATP for 20% off. Automatic : Your smart driving assistant. Get $20 off with this link. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use promo code ATP10 for 10% off your first order.
Fri, June 10, 2016
A Series of Heartbreaking Rejections
Follow-up: No 5K Monitor at WWDC iPhone "7" & SE: Third Time's a Charm macOS in official documentation? Photo evidence App Store changes announced this week Apple's official pages: Subscription changes Search ads Example image Press interviews with Phil Schiller: Daring Fireball The Verge The Loop The Telegraph Under the Radar #31: Today's App Store Announcements Brent Simmons' request for clarification People can't see ads Casey's take on DuckDuckGo Covariance & contravariance WWDC Predictions Upgrade #92: WWDC 2016 Draft Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Marco changes an opinion World of Goo Human Resource Machine Leuchtturm1917 Pen Loop from Myke's Pencil Hacks Sponsored by: Ring : Put your mind at ease and protect your home with the world’s most advanced video doorbell. Hover : The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code K56FLEX for 10% off your first purchase. Backblaze : Online backup for $5/month.
Thu, June 02, 2016
iPhone X
Last call for ATP Shirts ! Sale ends on Friday ATP-time! John's attic K56Flex vs. X2 Hayes command set Modem sounds More on the rumored new MBPs USB Power Delivery External Retina Display Thunderbolt Display Apple opening Siri iPhone 7 "tick"? Apple considered buying Time Warner Eddy Cue at the Warriors game Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: New Top Gear Chris Evans Sabine Schmitz Simon Pegg Grand Tour Extra Gear Chris Harris Fifth Gear Sponsored by: Eero : Finally, Wi-Fi, that works. Use code ATP for free overnight shipping. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use promo code ATP10 for 10% off your first order. Casper : An obsessively engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price. Use code ATP for $50 toward your mattress.
Thu, May 26, 2016
WWDC Is Not Santa Claus
Pre-show: ATP Shirts ! BMW M Marco's illustration Follow-up: App Store review times The Talk Show #154 - Facebook on Your Face Force quitting apps on Android & iOS Rumored new MacBook Pro MacRumors Buying Guide Optimus Keyboard Clockwise #138 – You Know What You're Signing Up For Windows SideShow Cortex #29 - Dvorak Magic Keyboard IBM Model M PowerBook G4 Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard Apple Extended Aluminum Keyboard Apple Extended II Apple Opening Siri & Developing Echo Rival Marco's post Functional High Ground Phish Meatstick video Pixel Envy - Meet VocalIQ Craig Hockenberry on logins Getting the best from both Apple and Google Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Casey's identity crisis Google Photos Connected #92 - My Relationship with the Status Bar Sponsored by: Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use promo code ATP10 for 10% off your first order. FreshBooks : Onl
Fri, May 20, 2016
Casey Beats John, 29–29
Buy ATP 2016 T-shirts by June 3! Follow-up: Foodgate 2016 Yale/Harvard Bing bans "tech support" ads Debunking an Apple/podcasting conspiracy theory App Store approval times Under the Radar #27 Cabel's tweet Drinking bird Google I/O Keynote Google Home Weebles Google Allo Ello Font size interaction demo Google Duo & Knock Knock Android N Vulkan OpenGL ES Apple Metal AMD Mantle JIT compilation Multitasking Instant Apps OpenDoc Android Wear 2.0 Graffiti Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Compulsive app quitters Sponsored by: Pingdom : Uptime and performance monitoring made easy. Use code ATP for 20% off. Automatic : Your smart driving assistant. Get $20 off with this link. Ring : Put your mind at ease and protect your home with the world’s most advanced video doorbell.
Fri, May 13, 2016
My Fingers Are Still Moving
Casey's iPhone battery woes John's drug days in Reconcilable Differences #25: Zarro Droogs Tesla's In-Car Purchase BMW N55 AccessPort BMW Performance Power Kit Follow-up: Mere-exposure effect New York Times article on Apple meeting with podcasters Marco's response Federico's response Upgrade #88: Happy Apple Watch Users Overcast link to relevant segment Viv & Hound The difference between Siri and Viv Knowledge Navigator Apple ATG Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: New Instagram Icon A tour of bad food Sponsored by: Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use promo code ATP10 for 10% off your first order. FreshBooks : Online invoicing made easy. Backblaze : Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated.
Fri, May 06, 2016
Coffee Stops Working
Pre-show: Our lack of T-shirts Casey's "Doppelgänger" Casey's "Doppelgänger's" Twin Brother Follow-up: No more WWDC failed-charge issues Volvo trashes Tesla SAE Automated Driving Levels Ejecting volumes in Windows Overcast quicksync Unit testing is a Good Thing™ CloudKit JS CloudKit pros and cons Quitter Automatic Social Discipline RescueTime Apple is doomed Apple's Organizational Crossroads Jason Snell on Apple financing original content Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: John's mom got hacked Windows XP ad bumper sounds Sponsored by: Casper : An obsessively engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price. Use code ATP for $50 toward your mattress. Audible.com : With over 250,000 audiobooks, you’ll find what you’re looking for. Get a free 30-day trial. Hover : The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code EGGEVERYTHING for 10% off your first purchase.
Mon, April 25, 2016
They’ve Opened the Door to Streakers
John was on vacation in California Alcatraz Cable cars Lombard Street WWDC 2016 tickets and considerations Under the Radar #24 Transfer Policy Layers Conference Expenses Follow-up on EV charging stations ChargePoint.com MacBook One update MKBHD pokes fun at himself Original video More on ad bumper sounds WWDC 2016 changes Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Craig Hockenberry's tweet WWDC Bash Johnny on the Spot Bill Graham vs. Billy Graham Live streaming John buys new hardware iPad Silicone Case Smart Cover Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: John blogged! Top Four Others' perception of Tesla drivers i3 Tesla Model X Sponsored by: Ring : Put your mind at ease and protect your home with the world's most advanced video doorbell. Betterment : Investing made better. <a href="https://www.fractureme.co
Wed, April 20, 2016
Fitness Turd
Tesla facelift Neutral #3: A Bra Phase Follow-up: Superchargers vs. gas stations SAE 's automated driving levels Amazon Echo, Dash Button, and Siri outside the U.S. Siri feature availability Networking gear Ubiquiti's 8-port PoE switch Marco's big HP 1810G-24 switch Ubiquiti IP camera Ubiquiti UniFi Cloud Key instead of installing Java More on TextExpander changes Bleeps and Bloops Hello Internet Ending theme plus more bleeps and bloops Core Intuition Neutral Reconcilable Differences Pavlov's dog Bacon Ray Jonathan Mann's Songonauts Apple's 40th and the iMac Math Emporium G4 Cube Rose-Hulman Poor Apple Watch Louis CK video Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: macOS proposal Steve Troughton-Smith's WWDC wishlist post Sponsored by: Meh.com : A new deal every day at midnight Eastern. Betterment : Investin
Tue, April 12, 2016
Time Was…
Follow-up: Tesla model naming Today's Tesla Autopilot, tomorrow's self-driving cars? _David Smith's Tesla Review Self-driving truck convoy completes journey across Europe Tesla Superchargers Marco's surveillance camera Ubiquiti ERLite-3 router UniFi 802.11ac long-range access point HP switch Trivision IP camera Netgear Powerline network bridge Power-over-Ethernet mini injector Synology Surveillance Station Recalling our early Apple memories as Apple turns 40 Oregon Trail BASIC Inside Out OS/2 Macintosh IIfx iPod Nano Diamond Rio PowerBook G4 Cygwin Half Life 2 Ubuntu Syndicate Dark Castle Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: TextEdit Woes Sponsored by: Betterment : Investing made better. Blue Apron : A better way to cook. Get your first two meals for free with this link. Hover : The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code ALEXAPLAYPHISH for 10% off your fir
Fri, April 08, 2016
Waiting for the Bla-Bloop
Flash drives for car music Samsung Flash Drive Fit Marco's modification Follow-up: Apple and renewable energy Purple Safari 1Password stable override 1Password beta TextExpander 6 's controversial move to subscription pricing MJ Tsai's summary 1Password for Teams 1Password for Families Marco's adventures in home automation Amazon Echo Amazon Dash Button node-dash-button Chamberlain MyQ Raspberry Pi Belkin WeMo Lifx HomeKit Connected #85: Pokédex of iMacs Hound Apache Mesos Amazon Tap Amazon Echo Dot Sonos Play 1 Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show Neutral: Tesla Model 3 Presentation Tesla Roadster Tesla Model S Gigafactory Jalopnik on the Model 3 <a href="https://en.wikiped
Fri, April 01, 2016
Wet Right Thumb
Pre-show: Theories on seasonal allergies Follow-up: Walmart is slightly less evil than we thought, at least in renewable energy Sustainability Walmart's Approach to Renewable Energy (PDF) Will we ever see USB ports on the iPad Pro ? Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter Ubuntu on Windows Destiny and a dimming/hiding HUD NPM's recent disaster NPM NuGet CocoaPods CPAN Camel's dependencies CoffeeScript Typescript Safari Technology Preview Announcement blog post Intel ends Tick/Tock , introduces Tick/Tock/Thunk Process/Architecture/Optimization End of Moore's Law Oculus Rift won't work until Apple "releases a good computer" Mac is fine for VR, but not for the Rift Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post show Neutral : Marco got a Tesla Pickup picture from Tiff Another picture from Tiff Porsche Panamera <a href="http://www.porsche
Fri, March 25, 2016
iPhone Sorry Erin
Follow-up: How many iPad and Mac users also carry iPhones? Why not use CloudKit or BackBlaze B2 for Overcast file uploads ? Car break-ins via keyless entry amplifiers Apple's "Loop You In" Event Sad times for the Mac Intel Skylake Oculus founder's comments 40 Years in 40 Seconds Recap FBI stops hassling Apple (for now) Apple and the Environment Lisa Jackson Diversity reports Angela Ahrendts ResearchKit & CareKit Connected #83: It Looked Like a Liam Apple Watch bands Carrot Weather Fantastical New gallery Apple TV Plex Infuse iPhone SE iPhone Comparison iPad Pro 9.7" 2GB RAM 😭 Camera Adapter Jason Snell on using microphones Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2016/03/23/explainer-alert-heres-what-the-ipad-pros-embedded-apple-sim
Fri, March 18, 2016
Dark Mode Is Your Hat
Why don't we have cellular MacBooks? NSURLSession allowsCellularAccess TripMode Unreleased cellular MacBook Pro prototype Could Photos.app's "UXKit" become AppKit's successor on the Mac? Jason Snell Brent Simmons Chameleon Marco might be a Mac developer shortly Rescue Time Chaos Monkey TaskPaper Overcast 2.5 released Amazon S3 Calculator Construction Set Apple Event on March 21 Intel Skylake Black plastic MacBook NATO-style watch straps (real NATO ) Deployant clasps Post-show: John suffers a loss Sponsored by: Backblaze : Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. MailRoute : Hosted spam and virus protection for email. Use this link for 10% off for the life of your account. DevMate : Create better Mac apps more easily with DevMate's Mac-app development and distribution platform.
Thu, March 10, 2016
Be Careful Out There
Follow-up: SQL Server on Linux TV Mounts Dynamic Mounting Mantel Mount Marco's surprising product review Marketing the next 9.7-inch iPad Transmission 's ransomware infection Gatekeeper The future of Mac OS X Steve Troughton-Smith's WWDC Wish List Omni Group Textmate Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: John doesn't go to Las Vegas. Sponsored by: Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use promo code ATP10 for 10% off your first order. Squarespace : Build it beautiful. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Hover : The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code CRAIGSHOUSE for 10% off your first purchase.
Thu, March 03, 2016
A Typo On Your Brake Pads
Pre-show: The Ferrari Siracusa (really) Ruf Dinan BMW 1M Cobb Follow-up: Mono vs. Xamarin Apple's self-blacklisted ethernet driver Disk Utility typos Disk Utility and SuperDuper John can't resist a history lesson about filesystems (🛎) MFS HFS HFS+ btrfs John's quest for disc-less BluRay movies Plex Casey's reasons to use Plex Casey's Plex tips MakeMKV Don Melton's scripts Raspberry Pi nVidia Shield 24 fps test video - Be sure to download the original file. (Look for the arrow icon at the top of the page.) John's Fill Your TV article Theme song by Jonathan Mann Post-show: John's tips for TV bliss Sponsored by: Audible.com : With over 180,000 audiobooks, you’ll find what you’re looking for. Get a free 30-day trial. Igloo : An intranet you’ll actually like. Try Igloo for free. Casper : A mattress with just the right sink, just the right bounce, for better nights and brighter days. Use code ATP for $50 off.
Thu, February 25, 2016
You Can’t Outlaw Math
Pre-show: Driving John's cold over to Craig's house The Talk Show interview with Craig Federighi and Eddy Cue Follow-up: Figma is in the browser Comic Sans was created for Microsoft Bob Microsoft Buys Xamarin Project Islandwood Ximian Apple and the FBI Statement from Apple Follow-up FAQ Justice Department wants more phones Apple Interview on ABC News Technical analysis by Jonathan Zdziarski More from Jonathan Idiocracy The Dead Zone Reactions/Useful Links Kieran Healy James Allworth Ben Thompson Dan Guido American Civil Liberties Union Senator Ted Lieu (covered on The Loop) DMCA Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: #mykewasvictorious Cortex #22 & #23 Spo
Wed, February 17, 2016
As Many People in the Sandbox as Possible
Follow-up: iPad signatures My Briefcase Microsoft Bob Maniac Mansion Bluetooth-headphone video latency Casey's headphones John's tweet Possible explanation from Myles M. Potential Apple Car ECU Wind River Wind River in space Adobe bug deletes Backblaze folder Creative Cloud Sandboxing on the Mac Eddy Cue and Craig Federighi on The Talk Show Craig Federighi's prior appearance Phil Schiller's appearance Mossberg article on Apple's app quality Figma's Vector Networks Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Sponsored by: Backblaze : Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. Hover : The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code BRIDGESTOBURN for 10% off your first purchase. Harry's : An exceptional shave at a fraction of the price. Use code ATP for $5 off your first purchase.
Fri, February 12, 2016
A Mac on Fire
Follow-up: Previous-episode feedback and constructive criticism Einstein's quote Photos.app crop/aspect behavior theories Keyboard shortcuts Bluetoot (©MerlinCo 2011) headphone dongle concept TDK Boombox AGPtek Bluetooth to headphone converter Modern equivalent Sennheiser MM 400-X , Marco's pick for portable Bluetooth podcast listening Arctic P311 , Casey's pick for inexpensive Bluetooth headphones Casey's new job The Life , by John Gruber Memberwise Initialization in Swift Casey briefly tries using an iPad full-time PDFPen Myke on the iPad Pro Firewatch Campo Santo Panic Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Steam Sponsored by: Squarespace : Build it beautiful. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Igloo : An intranet you’ll actually like. Try Igloo for free. MailRoute : Hosted spam and virus protection for email. Use this link for 10% off for the life of your account.
Fri, February 05, 2016
Edit, Crop, Aspect, Original
Follow-up: Serial numbers on serviced Mac logic boards Long-distance wireless charging Artemis Shared iPad developer guidelines Walt Mossberg discovers the functional high ground Jim Dalrymple weighs in John Gruber weighs in Apple app design Marco's piece from last year Photos.app UI design Microsoft Word toolbars Apple TV UI design Hockey-puck mouse Rene Ritchie on fixing the remote Operation Why are we so critical of Apple? Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post show: The state of Apple hardware Sponsored by: Audible.com : With over 180,000 audiobooks, you’ll find what you’re looking for. Get a free 30-day trial. Casper : A mattress with just the right sink, just the right bounce, for better nights and brighter days. Use code ATP for $50 off. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use promo code ATP10 for 10% off your first order.
Fri, January 29, 2016
A Rich Toddler’s Toy
Follow-up: Audiobus used MIDI SysEx , not loopback networking Inter-App Audio on iOS offers Audio Unit extensibility Could Apple make a universal Lightning-headphone replacement cable? John's Destiny Heads-Up Display HDR Panasonic P55VT60 Pirate Eye Patches Quirks & Quarks Podcast Red lights & astronomy VESA mount iMac serial numbers Apple Earnings More graphs from Kieran Healy iPod graph Trucks vs. Cars El Camino Subaru Baja Subaru Brat All-product-lines performance graph (Posted after the show by Kieran Healy ) Will the next iPhone be waterproof? Craig Hockenberry on waterproofing in the Apple Watch Post-show: Inductive iPhone charging Sponsored by: Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use promo code ATP10 for 10% off your first order. Squarespace : Build it beautiful. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Harry's : An exceptional shave at a fraction of the price. Use code ATP for $5 off your first purchase.
Fri, January 22, 2016
Larger, Less Portable Pastures
Pre-Show: Winter weather The Long Dark Memory barrier Pirate eye patches Follow-up: Protocol extensions Testing NSURLSession with Swift Studies on blue light and sleep quality National Center for Biotechnology Information (via @technorav ) Harvard The shade of blue Casey's iMac Where is the iMac Serial Number? Casey's desk DragThing John on the Dock ( redux ) iAd App Network Discontinued Overview from Michael Tsai Under the Radar New Apple music apps Garage Band update Music Memos Serenity Caldwell's review Connected #74 iOS limitations vs. powerful Mac hacks Loopback Audio Hijack Canvas Fraser Spiers on how it's recorded & edited Call Recorder for Skype Jason's noise plugin, iZotope RX <
Thu, January 14, 2016
Daddy Didn’t Want the Good Graphics Card
Casey bought an iMac... and you won't believe what happened next. Plex vs. Infuse Mac Power Users on Plex Casey's blog post Follow-up: Swift and default final Mocks C#'s treatment (via @neilcronin ) Objective-C's equivalent hack Rust vs. Swift vs. Go MagSafe vs. USB-C UpThere Little Snitch's tweet Crashlytics adds a theory UpThere's Confirmation Apple TV Tech Talk iOS 9.3 WiFi Assist Update f.lux Night Shift PNAS study (PDF) iPads in the classroom Connected with Fraser Speirs Post-show: Wheel of iMacs Sponsored by: Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use promo code ATP15 for 15% off your first order. Blue Apron : A better way to cook. Get your first two meals for free with this link. Hover : The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code EGGSALAD for 10% off your first purchase.
Fri, January 08, 2016
The Opposite of Final
Follow-up: UpThere AWS Little Snitch Upthere's response EC2 iPhone 7 Headphone Jack New USB-C peripherals for the MacBook One Griffin "MagSafe" Hyper USB-C Hub CES E3 Swift Code of Conduct linux-kernel mailing list Randi Harper (FreeBSDGirl)'s post Swift proposal for default final Method swizzling Jordan Rose What does Swift mean for Go and Rust ? Post-show grab bag: RIP WebObjects ? Chevy Bolt Faraday FFZero1 Mechanical "Apple Watch" Space Black Milanese Tag Heuer Connected Flip camera FitBit Blaze Withings Activité Steel Internet of Things Sponsored by: Igloo : An intranet you’ll actually like. Try Igloo for free. Warby Parker : Boutique-quality, vintage-inspired glass
Thu, December 31, 2015
A Mac Pro in Every Pot
Follow-up: Foliage in Apple stores Casey gets a new Apple TV Plex Harmy's Despecialized Editions Casey gets a new RetinaPad Mini Apple SIM Steven Troughton-Smith making windows on iOS Cintiq What plausible/realistic things are we hoping for in 2016? Marco — Apple TV: get better Nilay Patel's piece at The Verge O'Reilly Polar Bear Book Guy English Casey — App Store: get better John — Mac Pro : get newer ...and a new 5K Cinema Display Marco — Finish the Retina transition Casey — Swift on the server Taylor Perfect John — New filesystem (🔔) Marco — Apple Watch: get better Casey's recent re-review The Upgradies Casey — Unification of the package management Swift package manager CocoaPods Carthage John — Apple Pencil for non-Pro iPads Marco — iPad Pro : get better ...and an Instagram app for iPad Bonus: iPhone 7 wishes More milliamp hours in the battery More secure feeling in the hand Casey — iPhone battery: get better John — OLED screens in iPhones Bonus: non-curved OLED TVs with best-in-class picture quality Bonus: TV stations: stop with the logo bugs Marco — Apple: show more focus John — squash more bugs Post-show: Fantasy Macs John G4 review Sponsored by: <a href="http://www.backblaze
Thu, December 24, 2015
Everyone’s on Vacation
Casey's reconciled differences Three truths and a lie Marco experiments with his website Second Crack CentOS Under the Radar Chrome vs. Safari on the desktop Phil Schiller takes over the App Store Ben Thompson's take (Stratechery members only) Apache Mesos Les Moonves CBS/60 Minutes feature on Apple Riccio's quote John Gruber and Phil Schiller on The Talk Show Upthere Bertrand Serlet Cloud to Butt Post-show: Neutral : Marco has ordered a Tesla The great bagel dispute Sponsored by: Linode : Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $10/month. Get a $10 credit with code ACCIDENTALPODCAST10 . Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use promo code ATP15 for 15% off your first order. Harry's : An exceptional shave at a fraction of the price. Use code ATP for $5 off your first purchase.
Fri, December 18, 2015
Your Feelings Are Real
Follow-up: Green shifting ( see also ) Continuous release schedules Jeff Atwood's Infinite Version iPhone 7 battery theories 4-inch iPhone 6S predictions Marco's SOLEMEMO battery case Marco's slim battery brick Negativity about Apple Apple TV App Store challenges Ctrl-Walt-Delete: A Cycle of Despair BMW X6M Swift Open Sourcing The Talk Show #139 Chris Lattner's tongue-in-cheek tweet First non-Lattner commit Lattner's reply Apache 2 License patent grant Package manager Code owners Homebrew Max Howell's snarky tweet swift-evolution Erica Sadun's blog Mailing list Links to tweets in Swift source (via Danny Greg ) Post-show Neutral : Casey drives a Tesla Model S Sponsored by: Squarespace : Build it beautiful. Use code “ATP” for 10% off your first purchase. MailRoute : Hosted spam and virus protection for email. Use this link for 10% off for the life of your account. Automatic : Your smart driving assista
Fri, December 11, 2015
Here I Am, I’m a Battery
Follow-up: The iPhone Lightning Dock exists Benefits of Lightning headphones USB Type C supports analog audio Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader Remote.app for iOS now works with the new Apple TV Swift/Foundation bridging Apple iPhone 6S battery case Porsche Panamera Joanna Stern's Review Anker Ultra Slim Apple "No" video Marco's preferred battery brick "Flower" iMac G4 Chin-less battery case Casey's Lenmar battery case Apple updated all of their OSes State of our Watch usage What the future may bring for Watch apps Post-show: Three nerds talk about fashion... again. We're sorry. Timex Weekender Sponsored by: Squarespace : Build it beautiful. Use code “ATP” for 10% off your first order. Casper : A mattress with just the right sink, just the right bounce, for better nights and brighter days. Use code ATP for $50 off. Backblaze : Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated.
Sat, December 05, 2015
Control + Money + Smallness
Follow-up: iMacs and IR ports mDNSResponder gets fixed by a phone call to Tim Cook German video Vint Cerf DARPA TCP/IP IETF Stuart Cheshire iPhone 7 rumored to drop the headphone jack Existing Lightning-equipped headphones Slimmed-down headphone jack Lightning Digital AV Adapter Casey's Bluetooth headphones Marco's Bluetooth headphones Swift goes open-source Copland 2010 LLVM Clang Apple on Github Traditional Apple open source Swift commit graph First Swift commit Material #23 with Matías Duarte The Talk Show Live at WWDC 2015 with Phil Schiller Swift 3.0 plans Removing NS prefix Under the Radar #2 - Time for Swift Ars Technica talks with Craig Federighi <a href="http://thenextweb.com/apple/2015/12/03/qa-apples-craig-federighi-talks-open-source-swift-objective-c-and-the-next-20-years
Tue, November 24, 2015
Lasers and Pew-Pew and Space Aliens
Pre-show / Follow-out‡: John Siracusa Paper Doll John riding on Merlin's back John on top of Hypercritical Mountain Marco's version of John... plus a bowtie Top Four on Take-Out Food Roanoke Colony Extracurriculars: Reconcilable Differences Top Four Robot or Not The Incomparable Casey's guest spot Analog(ue) Follow-up: iPad Pro and wide-gamut displays iMac insomnia What 2015 tech are we thankful for? John gets hypercritical about Thanksgiving mDNSResponder ( not discoveryd ) Functional High Ground Marco's follow-up post Craig Hockenberry on discoveryd (strong language) Live Photos & 4K Video Canon 5D Mark II Sony A7R II If you get that, you want this lens , and probably this one too. Apple Photos Google Photos Picturelife Lightroom Podcasting Under the Radar Overcast Olympus O-MD E-M10 Casey's review Big SSDs<
Sat, November 21, 2015
Digital Schmear
Follow-up: Apple TV vs. game consoles Mac App Store certificate problems Apple's Apology Sparkle Michael Tsai: No One Minding The Store Space Gremlin Daisy Disk Twitterrific iPad Pro, featuring special guest Tiffany Arment Smart Cover Pencil Back to Work #247 Tiff's Signature Adobe Sketch Procreate Tayasui Sketches DisplayMate on iPad display quality USB3 speeds in the Lightning connector Post-show: Mrs. Siracusa's new iMac 5K Sponsored by: Automatic : Your smart driving assistant. Get $20 off with this link. MailRoute : Hosted spam and virus protection for email. Use this link for 10% off for the life of your account. Squarespace : Start here, go anywhere. Use promo code ATP for 10% off your first purchase.
Fri, November 13, 2015
Capital F, Capital C
Follow-up: Menu button snap-back on the Apple TV remote John's children react to the remote Marco and Apple TV gaming Badland Limbo World of Goo Provenance f.lux iPad Pro Steve Streza's latency video Matt Panzarino's no-latency video Microsoft touch latency demo video WWDC session Andy Ihnatko's dream Multitasking UI paradigms OpenDoc Post-show: Neutral Casey's fender damage Sponsored by: MailRoute : Hosted spam and virus protection for email. Use this link for 10% off for the life of your account. lynda.com : Learn at your own pace from expert-taught video tutorials. Free 10-day trial. Casper : A mattress with just the right sink, just the right bounce, for better nights and brighter days. Use code ATP for $50 off.
Thu, November 05, 2015
Hateful Game of Frogger
Follow-out*: Marco and _David Smith's new show, Under the Radar Follow-up: Facebook's ineptitude Spotlight indexing for NAS drives Why do Google Play Music and Stitcher re-host podcasts? CPM Apple TV S/PDIF The Talk Show #134 Upgrade #61 Konami Code John's Wii U Setup Woes Gaming Crossy Road Alto's Adventure Zaxxon Steelseries Nimbus Polygon on Apple TV games Oceanhorn Provenance Plex Post show: Follow-up on TV audio and sound bars Casey reads the manual for Marco's car Sponsored by: Cards Against Humanity : A free party game for horrible people. This week's toaster Other reviews Harry's : An exceptional shave at a fraction of the price. Use code ATP for $5 off your first purchase. Backblaze : Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. * This use of the term "follow-out" has not been approved by John Siracusa and does not constitute an endorsement of the phrase.
Thu, October 29, 2015
Chain-Link-Fenced Garden
Apple TV and home theater Apple's guide to choosing a capacity Optical splitter from HDMI Marco doesn't know what a "sound bar" is Follow-up: 5400 RPM benchmarks , charts Mac GPUs, heat, and noise 2015 5K iMac overheats? Dynamic range compression in the new AppleTV? Monitor height and VESA-mounting Facebook statement on app battery usage John's Star Wars tickets Apple's earnings call Benedict Evans' chart: iPad vs. laptops Large-storage needs at home: NAS, Drobo, or external hard drives? Upgrade #60 DS1813+ DS1815+ ATTO iSCSI Initiator OWC ThunderBay 4 mini MailDrop Limits John on RAID in 2005 Google Play Music adds podcasts Diff'rent Strokes Libsyn interviews Google Play Music manager about podcast feature Post-show: Apple TV reviews Past guest Christina Warren at Mashable Walt Mossberg Sponsored by: Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use promo code ATP15 for 15% off y
Thu, October 22, 2015
Harpooned a Turtle
John tries to buy Star Wars tickets Follow-up: Chipworks on the A9s (PDF) Consumer Reports on battery life Fusion Drives Magic Trackpad to augment rather than replace Is the Magic Trackpad 2 too expensive? Xbox One Elite iMac revisited Then and Now Accessories without Bluetooth Apple's balance of priorities: use vs. looks vs. profit Elevation Stand Leander Kahney's Ive book 20th Anniversary Mac Facebook battery usage Post-show: Perl 6 Sponsored by: Automatic : Your smart driving assistant. Get $20 off with this link. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use promo code ATP15 for 15% off your first order. Squarespace : Start here, go anywhere. Use promo code ATP for 10% off your first purchase.
Thu, October 15, 2015
I’ve Seen This Train Before
Pre-show: Where is the updated 15" MacBook Pro? Follow-up: TSMC vs. Samsung A9 battery life Overcast 2 File formats are fun Bugs Facebook KVOController FCModel What's next Authenticated feeds? Business model Vesper Marco's XOXO talk Marco sees a medium Post-show: New iMacs Increased gamut 1 & 2 Fusion drive down to 24 GB of flash New keyboard , trackpad , and mouse Key travel comparison Sponsored by: lynda.com : Learn at your own pace from expert-taught video tutorials. Free 10-day trial. Squarespace : Build it beautiful. Use promo code ATP for 10% off. Casper : A mattress with just the right sink, just the right bounce, for better nights and brighter days. Use code ATP for $50 off.
Thu, October 08, 2015
Only Microsoft
Follow-up: Boxee Box and oddly-shaped TV dinguses TiVo Bolt feature upgrades for Roamios Top Gear redux begins (Clarkson's tweet) A tale of two A9 s Extra battery life? ( more at Engadget ) Geekbench results: 1 2 Test App Released after we recorded , Apple's statement The phenomenal ATP artwork by Mindaugas Rudokas Get his app, Disco Timer Full-resolution version Microsoft Surface Book Odd iMac colors More from Stephen Hackett Jack Dorsey is back at Twitter Tweetbot 4 Post-show: P85D vs. 458 Sponsored by: MailRoute : Hosted spam and virus protection for email. Use this link for 10% off for the life of your account. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use promo code ATP15 for 15% off your first order. Squarespace : Build it beautiful. Use promo code ATP for 10% off. <a class=" sqs-block-image-link " href="http://www.marco.org/d/Business-as-Usual-at-ATP.pn
Thu, October 01, 2015
Feature Photos
Follow-up: Endowment effect VFX and Wacom tablets Dr. Wave, iPad Pros, and Pixar Ad-blocker penetration Ruggedized phones Apple Music trial ends for day-one adopters Who renewed? What's to like? What's not to like? Getting rid of "loves" iPhone 6s 3D Touch Web 3D Touch support (via @bzamayo ) Taptic Engine Live Photos Siri and the M9 Daniel Jalkut on haptic feedback Daniel Jalkut on Siri's headphone tax Inventory A9 manufactured by TSMC and Samsung El Capitan R.I.P., John's reviews Post-show TiVo BOLT Sponsored by: Cards Against Humanity : A free party game for horrible people. This week's "convenience oven" Siracusa Toaster Chronicles Siracusa Toaster Megamix Robot or Not Backblaze : Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. Harry's : An exceptional shave at a fraction of the price. Use code ATP for $5 off your first purchase.
Fri, September 25, 2015
War and Peace
Follow-up: Requirements that Find My iPhone and passcodes are disabled for iPhone repairs iPhone 6s Live Photos Gruber's review watchOS/2 and colored activity rings Peace Removal Keeping the Peace WWDC: Content Blockers Parakeet The Loop's list of content blockers Ghostery's announcement Loss aversion Sponsored by: Igloo : An intranet you'll actually like. MailRoute : Hosted spam and virus protection for email. Use this link for 10% off for the life of your account. Squarespace : Start here, go anywhere. Use promo code ATP for 10% off your first purchase.
Fri, September 18, 2015
Uncomfortable in My Pants
Pre-show: Top Four Follow-up: CEC Unicorns _David Smith's 16 GB iPhone Research Damocles iPhone 6/6S battery numbers Naked robotic core Casey's Lenmar battery case Mophie Juice Pack Reserve Anker's very similar battery case Casey's crescent moon and Genius Bar policies Purchases Apple TV Development hardware lottery Apology mouse Plex for Apple TV Clicks vs. taps 24p TV Calibration THX Tune Up app MFI Games Can Apple TV require a controller? Apple documentation Screenshot of prior Apple documentation WebKit on the Apple TV Manton Reece's response Pessimism Marco's celebratory post iPad Pro John on the iPad Pro Hypercritical #58 ( Overcast link ) Touch latency Microsoft Research John's post featuring this video Apple Pencil vs. Wacom Cintiq <a href="http://arstechnica.com/staff/2009/05/hypercritical
Thu, September 10, 2015
Who Did It Firster?
Pre-show: Casey, Plex , his Synology , and transcoding Don Melton's scripts DLNA DS214Play TouchID and "S" iPhones iPhone crescent moon Safari pinned tabs markup W3 mailing list Apple September Event Apple Watch [New watch metals and bands] watchOS 2, custom complications, apps, and Overcast Is the Apple Watch doomed? iPad Pro Paper Paper Pencil Surface Keyboard Cover Wacom Cintiq Apple TV CEC TV Specs HIG Steelseries Nimbus Requiring game controllers Thomas Was Alone The Goodfellas podcast Parallax images in the HIG & creation iPhones 6S 3D Touch Upgrade Program Sapphire lens cover Zooming 4K Sponsored by: <a href="http://cardsaga
Wed, September 02, 2015
You Have to Walk the Dog
Follow-up: Why not use push notifications for the iPhone 6 Plus iSight replacement program Apple, attitude, "cool", and change Songs of Innocence iPod Hi-Fi Force Touch and Taptic Engine in the iPhone 6S Upgrade #51 New York Times on Amazon's stressful culture Jeff Bezos' rebuttal Ballmer Peak Creativity, Inc. Dustin Moskovitz on 40-hour work weeks Work-life balance and workaholism What's necessary for a successful startup? Post-show: John's well-honed capacity for doing nothing Addiction to coffee and large monitors Follow-up on Casey's computer options Sponsored by: Warby Parker : Boutique-quality, vintage-inspired eyewear at a revolutionary price. Harry's : An exceptional shave at a fraction of the price. Use code ATP for $5 off your first purchase. Hover : The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code UNEVENTFULWEEK for 10% off your first purchase.
Wed, August 26, 2015
Digital Hearth
Pre-show: Casey's Tom Bihn Cadet review Follow-up: John's 802.11ac device (via @_adamluther ) John's Wi-Fi Routers AirPort Extreme Teardown Noctua fan What computer should Casey buy? Mouse design Apple Mouse Apology Mouse Apple Pro Mouse Logitech MX Revolution Low Men in Yellow Coats Apple Mouse History John's home mouse John's work mouse Magic Mouse, "Fixed" Wirecutter review with grip pictures Overcast upgrades at Linode John's adventures with Safari pinned tab icons Alternate markup Illustrator Acorn Affinity Designer Challenges of an iPad "Pro" Cintiq Mark Gurman on iPad Pro iPad: A Consumption Device, After All? by Lukas Mathis Sponsored by: Igloo : An intranet you'll actually like. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use code ATP15<
Fri, August 21, 2015
Finding Your Way Back In
Pre-show: Microphones and Electronics Schiit Wyrd Shure SM7B Shure Beta 58A Shure Beta 87A Neodymium magnet Cardioid microphone Follow-up: How Intel Skylake is faster ECC RAM Failures (PDF) Bit error likelihood DRAM errors in the wild (PDF) Encrypted backups and password management strategies Mat Honan's hacking story Jason Snell on Alphabet on Upgrade ( Overcast link ) Overcast playlist modification from the web iPhone rumor time! Pink iPhones? Pink Razr New materials? iPhone 6 crescent-moon flaw FedEx logo arrow Force Touch? Post-show: John, the FiOS Fairy, and wireless routers AirPort Extreme How to use your router with FiOS Actiontec Router MoCA Bridge Sponsored by: Hover : The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code HAPPYBIRTHDAYRELAY for 10% off your first purchase. Harry's : An exceptional shave at a fraction
Fri, August 14, 2015
Technical Countermeasures
Follow-up: IBM's TrackPoint study More on [self-proclaimed] Tap-to-Click Wizards Apple SIM Apple's documentation Lady Whimsy's summary 1 2 3 4 Carrier Performance Feedback from Chris 1 2 Carrier plans Derek's theory Ben's theory Jeffrey's theory Links from Aaron E FCC on early termination fees Mobile carriers stand by cancellation fees More on the FCC Notebook Xeons G is for Google Ad-Blocking Ethics Safari is the new IE Gruber on iMore Rene Ritchie on content blockers Ghostery Disconnect Ad Block Plus Lynx John's preemptive follow-up on his Star Wars reference. Post-show: How's not-reviewing going for John this summer? Marco's new Sony A7R II Phase-detect autofocus C
Thu, August 06, 2015
Tap-to-Click Wizard
Skylake desktop CPUs launch Casey joins 2012 " Change your apps name. Not that big of a deal. " TrackPoint TrackPoint Mouse Leap Motion 2015 iPhone predictions Naked robotic core It's Ramifications! Carrier subsidies and pricing games AT&T Next Post-show: Repairing iPads Hot water heaters Marco's new camera Sony A7R II Sony FE 35mm f/2.8 Sony FE 55mm f/1.8 Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 macro Canon 5D Mark II Nikon D750 Casey's camera setup Sponsored by: Cards Against Humanity : A free party game for horrible people. This week's toaster Harry's : An exceptional shave at a fraction of the price. Use code ATP for $5 off your first purchase. Hover : The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code INFINITETIMESCALE for 10% off.
Wed, July 29, 2015
Blue Ring Stud
Pre-show: Invisible formatting Chapter markers and Germany Follow-up: Satya Nadella on Microsoft's iMac Samsung SSDs and TRIM MacNN SSD testing Marco's cellular-option dilemma Reddit Reddit is no longer owned by Condé Nast John slacked off for 46 days What makes Twitter marginally less crummy? Q&A about policies El Capitan's Rootless Mode WWDC Session 706 – Security and Your Apps Audio Hijack Paths in the Grass Mac App Store... still stinks. Coda Craig Hockenberry on the Mac App Store Post-show: All three hosts learn something new about life as adults. Neven Mrgan's CocoaConf talk Sponsored by: Need , a curated retailer and publication for men; and Foremost , small-batch, American-made clothing for men and women. Use code PREFOLLOWUP for 25% off. Squarespace : Build it beautiful. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Igloo : An intranet you'll actually like. Try Igloo for free.
Wed, July 22, 2015
Not a Cactus in Sight
Pre-follow-up: Streaming over cellular and UI dilemmas in Overcast 2.0 Follow-up: Original Half Life is available on the Mac (via @Kristian ) On-demand resources API and NSProgress (via @Hunter ) Marco tries to deny he likes playing games Desert Golfing Alto's Adventure Prison Architect Theme Hospital OpenTTD , the rewritten and expanded Transport Tycoon Intel's tick-tock seems to be over Reddit kerfuffle CGP Grey's video: What is Reddit? Hello Internet #43 Rocket #26 and #27 Laurie Voss's two tweets (sorry for the wrong gender pronoun) Post-show: More on Reddit Something Awful Forums Marco's old coffee shop closed Sponsored by: lynda.com : Learn at your own pace from expert-taught video tutorials. Free 10-day trial. Hover : The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code PASSINGLANE for 10% off your first order. MailRoute : Hosted spam and virus protection for email. Use this link for 10% off for the life of your account.
Thu, July 16, 2015
The Web Kind of Happens to You
Pre-show: John being particular about his particular renovations Follow-up: Web apps versus native apps in the enterprise/government Browser choice on iOS Font safety TRIM versus over-provisioning Half Life is available for the Mac Counterstrike Team Fortress 2 Markov generator New iPod Touch Steve Troughton-Smith notes it's iPod7,1 Matthew Panzarino's speed tests Metal App thinning & slicing iPod Nano Gruber's take iPod Shuffle Post-show: FCModel Optimistic locking SQLite PRAGMAs Sponsored by: Squarespace : Build it beautiful. Use code “ATP” for 10% off your first order. MailRoute : Hosted spam and virus protection for email. Use this link for 10% off for the life of your account. Igloo : An intranet you'll actually like. Try Igloo for free.
Fri, July 10, 2015
A Better Future for Everybody
Follow-up: Do SSDs understand the data that they write? Honda Fit cameras BMW Top View camera Classical music on Apple Music Origins of "on an infinite timescale", thanks to official show historian _David Smith Discussion from last episode First usage from #83 Concept's introduction Copland 2010 American radio sucks Safari is the new IE Nolan's Follow-Up W3C canvas Code Hard or Go Home CSS4 Selector Test Current results CSS Spinner Test Current results Microsoft eviscerates their phone business The frustrating comedy of business speak A brief history of John's feelings about Microsoft Post-show: the ridiculous comedy of Windows 8 WebOS Microsoft Build Sponsored by: Hover : The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code TRIMFORCE for 10% off your first order. Backblaze : Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use code ATP for 15% off.
Fri, July 03, 2015
The Tyranny of Radio
Follow-up: Bitcode and portability Dan Gohman's mailing list post Google PNaCL Chris Lattner weighs in: 1 & 2 10.10.4 and TRIM support Overview Ars comment thread Cheap vs. Good vs. Commercial pricing and build qualities Apple's use of Samsung SSDs The comedy of updating hard drive firmware Apple Music Beats 1 Serenity Caldwell on Apple Music vs. iTunes Match Paul Haddad on how to turn off auto-renewal MUTEMATH article Casey found Fury Road Post-show: The Apple TV ad that mentions CONFIG.SYS Safari is the new IE will be covered next week Florida is hot TSA Pre-Check Global Entry Your Daily Lex Turning This Car Around Traveling with infants on airplanes Labyrinth Sponsored by: Cards Against Humanity : A free party game for horrible people. This week's toaster Harry's : An exceptional shave at a fraction of the price. Use code ATP for $5 off your first purchase. Casper : A mattress with just the right sink, just the right bounce, for better nights and brighter days. Use code ATP for $50 off.
Wed, June 24, 2015
Imperfect Signaling Mechanism
Follow-up: Bitcode is specific to its originally targeted CPU architecture Bruce Hoult tweet 1 , tweet 2 C data types Endianness Data structure alignment Steve Troughton-Smith S1 analysis by Chipworks The (un)likelihood of ARM Macs Apple's transition from PowerPC to Intel CPUs Intel Skylake Swift 2 and compiler self-hosting Mono's compiler history Oculus as "the Palm Pilot of VR" John, his watch, and his nose Myke was right again Myke was originally right about the iPhone 6 Plus Safari Content Blocking API in iOS 9 and El Capitan WebKit Content Blockers Session video with John and Marco Safari View Controller to kill minibrowsers GlimmerBlocker YouTube ad settings Ad-banner blindness The ethics of running ad-blockers AdBlock Plus accepts money from some ad companies whitelisted as Acceptable Ads John's Reload Button extension for Safari TRIM ) on non-Apple SSDs New trimforce command
Fri, June 19, 2015
My Results Were Inconclusive
Follow-up: John loses leaves his wallet John on losing his wallet on ATP #121 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Casey's discontinued Yubi Wallet Marco's Slimmy Wallet Notes.app runs on CloudKit The MacBook One and Photos iOS 9 and QuickType Casey on iOS 9 Picture-In-Picture Bitcode Platforms State of the Union Change in session description (at the bottom) John's Swift article John's tweet about ARM Macs LLVM Bitcode file format LLVM IR encoding LLVM assembly language Marco on app signing crashes in 2012 vDSP Autolayout Launch image storyboards Developing for future, especially new screen sizes ClockKit Complications session Swift 2 and Swift for Linux Node.js Pandemic PR release footers Python Java Go
Tue, June 09, 2015
Admitted No Wrongdoing
Our WWDC 2015 special, live in person from a hotel room in San Francisco: The keynote presentation Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan Natural-language search Window management iOS 9 iPad enhancements: Keyboard navigation gestures Side-by-side apps Will these revive iPad sales growth? New Notes app Folding Text is the app Marco couldn't remember the name of Apple Instant Articles News app Publisher FAQ Swift going open-source watchOS 2.0 Third-party complications Initial thoughts on the native API Post-show: Apple Music announcement John's Costanza wallet Sponsored by: Cards Against Humanity : A free party game for horrible people. This week's toaster Squarespace : A better web starts with your website. Use promo code ATP for 10% off your first purchase. Automatic : Your smart driving assistant. Get $20 off with this link.
Fri, June 05, 2015
One Magical Wire
Pre-show: Weebles Wobble Casey's temporary setup to mess with John John starts two new podcasts: Reconcilable Differences with Merlin Mann Robot or Not with Jason Snell Follow-up: Apple Watch distance & step count accuracy Apple Support Document Jony Ive's promotion Collateralized debt obligation John Gruber at Daring Fireball Chris Bangle Jeff Williams is Senior Vice President, Operations Google Photos Connected Russell Ivanovic's interesting search results Canon 5D Mark II Samsung Galaxy S6 camera iPhone 6 Camera Optical image stabilization Olympus OM-D E-M5 II's 40-megapixel multi-shot mode Picturelife Photos.app performance and using it with a keyboard Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C Intel product overview SCSI WWDC predictions New York Times claims no Apple TV Amazon Fire TV Stick Plex Ultraviolet <a href="https://g
Fri, May 29, 2015
Promoretired
This week we're joined by friend of the show Christina Warren (@film_girl) . Christina writes for Mashable and hosts Rocket and Overtired . As a part of this podcast exchange program, John joined Rocket for this week's episode . Pre-show: Casey's new mug thanks to @_DavidSmith Follow-Up: Showbot woes Heroku's pricing changes Erin's MacBook Air AppleCare+ Synology DS1813+ Apple Watch accuracy whilst running Acquiring media Sonarr Plex Popcorntime Keeping up with the Kardashians HBO Now versus HBO Go Larry Sanders Show Oz The Wire Sex and the City The Sopranos Big Love Game of Thrones Girls Veep Pebble Time versus the Apple Watch Christina's Pebble Time review Christina's Watch Modern Buckle Apple Watch native SDK Marco's post on SDK questions Casey's post on complications Weath
Fri, May 22, 2015
A Fistful of Apple Watches
Follow-up: Running with Apple Watch – what if you hurt yourself? Major Indian retailer Flipkart is going app-only (via @voldyman ) When do apps make sense? When does the web? Apple Store EasyPay Cosmodrome by Brianna Wu RSS vs. blog Twitter accounts Hypercritical Marco.org Liss is More WatchOS 1.0.1 WWDC App Camp for Girls Happy Hour – meet us there! Release Notes #105 Layers altConf Hotels Parc55 Pickwick Mosser New Retina MacBook Pro Barefeats benchmark Battery life specs Details Mistake One with the new MacBook Joe Cieplinski's response Marco's Matis Ergo Pro Review Marco's Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard Review Post-show: Casey gets angry at himself. Very angry. Really angry. Mac Pro episode kind of angry. Sponsored by: Bushel : Simple Apple devic
Thu, May 14, 2015
You Don’t Have the Antibodies
Follow-up: Inclusivity Twitter Accounts Everyday Sexism Brianna Wu Leigh Alexander Feminist Frequency Christina Warren Podcasts Rocket Vector iMore Podcast Clockwise Plex and Network Attached Storage iPhoto and Time Machine Watches replacing phones Mac App Store Sam Soffes' blog post App sandboxing Tyranny of the handbag Apple Watch accuracy during exercise without iPhone Garmin GPS Watches Pedometer++ Google Maps Pedometer Casey gets an Apple Watch Facebook Instant Articles Ben Thompson Speed comparison video Marco on declining web relevance Verizon buying AOL Post-show: Overcast streaming engine AVPlayer RSS Radio Sponsored by: Igloo : An intranet you'll actually like. Squarespace : A better web starts with your website. Use promo code ATP for 10% off your first purchase. Cards Against Hum
Fri, May 08, 2015
Women Aren’t a Minority
Pre-show: Marco defends his backyard duck from raccoons Follow-up: HFS+ and Network Attached Storage The Synology we use is the DS1813+, but the DS1815+ is the modern version DS214play Photos.app Saving and transferring edits between photo apps Flickr gives 1 TB free (via @VJGoh ) Disabling iCloud Photo Library 1 & 2 LaunchControl for managing launchd jobs Microsoft, iOS, Swift (via @esusatyo ) Swift is being worked on Presentation video Marco versus the raccoons, illustrated How do we encourage more women to listen to ATP? John's tweet Rocket App Camp for Girls GamerGate JWZ Example 1 & 2 Overcast changes for Apple Watch Are watches destined to replace smartphones? What were the first iPhone apps we downloaded? Sponsored by: Glide : Beautifully simple, professional app creation. Preorder now on Kickstarter. Hover : The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code GLASSHALFEMPTY for 10% off. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use code ATP15 for 15% off your first order. ( Marco's app-icon Fractures )
Fri, May 01, 2015
Empathy for the Machine
ATP Shirt : Last chance, buy now! Available until Wednesday, 6 May. Pre-show: Neko Atsume ( "the cat game" ) Follow-up: Bad Seagate hard drives How Hard Disks Work ( page 7 ) The MacBook Air survives... for now! launchd launchd plist generator Lingon cron Photos Background processes iStat Menus Hard links John on symbolic and hard links in his Leopard review Shared album photo limit (via Lance Hildebrand ) Performance Mucho Spanish Will Hains Deleted photos Restoring from backups Deletion instructions Apple Watch, one week in Luca's wrist Apple Watch bands WSJ on Taptic Engine manufacturing issue Serenity Caldwell's tweet Complications Jason Snell's take Casey's take Repairability iFixIt's teardown MacBook teardown Microsoft Build Visual Studio Code Atom IntelliSense Ecli
Fri, April 24, 2015
So Far, So OK
ATP T-Shirts available until Wednesday, 6 May! Follow-up: Natural disasters, Thailand, and hard drives Synology hard drive redundancy strategies Synology Hybrid Raid Synology DS1814+ (our Synology) New MacBook battery life under load AnandTech Marco on "battery outliers" TDP Ridiculous Apple Watch case Journey soundtrack is now on vinyl and as predicted Marco is upset about it. WWDC Tickets @swilliams' awful experience New Photos app for Mac Casey's workflow Picturelife Filing script Geotagging script Storage Pricing iCloud Dropbox Amazon Cloud Drive Microsoft OneDrive Picturelife Hypercritical #9: No iLife is an Island Post-show: Casey makes a terrible mistake Sponsored by: Cards Against Humanity : A free party game for horrible people. This week's toaster Pepperidge Farm Cinnamon Swirl Bread and Melba Toast Squarespace : A better web starts with your website. Use promo code ATP for 10% off. Engineers: Apply today to experience NYC . <a href="htt
Thu, April 16, 2015
Get Your Ears Ready to Hear Me Complain
Donate to the EFF as a thanks for invalidating key claims of the "podcasting patent" Follow-up: There is no air gap in at least "most models" of the Apple Watch (via Jeremy Heberlein ) What watches did we order? Apple Store App (iTunes Link) Marco's Blog Post Casey's Blog Post Joel Housman's Blog Post Dr. Drang challenges Marco ATP is selling T-shirts again! Be sure to order before Wednesday, 6 May! Visit voiceover artist and clothier Matt Alexander 's awesome company, Need . WWDC AltConf New ticketing rules Chargeback (please don't do this) John ends his series of OS X reviews Retrospective: 5 years of OS X Retrospective: 10 years of OS X reviews "My Body is Ready" Post-show: Photos Casey tries to avoid doing HTTP Basic Auth on his site John has thoughts about Casey's header John tries to buy a lamp Sponsored by: Automatic : Your smart driving assistant. Get $20 off with this link. Backblaze : Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. ( Drive-failure blog post ) Squarespace : A better web starts with your website. Use promo code ATP<
Thu, April 09, 2015
The Problem Is You
Follow-up: There are some nice people on Twitter MacBook Pros and external displays Specs page Grandma's Boy 's seat/display setup Scrubbing streaming video Koenigsegg "One to One" PowerPC Macs with x86 hardware compatibility, PC users, and the power button Meta-discussion about the show format In-N-Out Secret Menu Upgrade #30 Scroll hijacking and modern web design The Verge Apple Watch Review iMac with Retina 5K display splash page Myst Apple Watch reviews Nilay Patel at The Verge Joanna Stern at The Wall Street Journal Joshua Topolsky at Bloomberg John Gruber at Daring Fireball Ben Bajarin at Techpinions Other links Display PostScript Apple Watch Guided Tours Purchase intentions Casey "definitely won't" be getting the 42mm Space Black Link Bracelet (Suuuure. —Ed.) Marco is preordering the 42mm Stainless with Black Leather Loop John won't be getting the 42mm Space Gray Sport , but everyone else in the geek world probably will Sponsored by: Igloo : An intranet you'll actually like. <a href="http://hover.com/atp
Sat, April 04, 2015
That Big Ring Underground Somewhere in Europe
Follow-up: Pork food safety F-16 and F/A-18 control sticks External displays and the current MacBook Pro "This never would have happened if Steve was alive" Comparing past actions versus intentions The Macalope's take Marco is sleepy and Casey is envious Siracusa's reference Fabrication of DRAM versus SRAM X-ray lithography Moore's Law AnandTech on 32mm and SRAM Process size chart (via @GordonMcGregor ) ARM Macs and roadmap rumors Surface RT Microsoft Build MacBook Geekbench benchmark Simon Whitty's tweet Apple TV MacBook VGA Dongle Koenigsegg One:1 Roku Amazon Fire TV Amazon Fire TV Stick Chromecast Plex PlexConnect Naming conventions MakeMKV Don Melton 's video transcoding scripts <a href="http://arstechnica.com/apple/2015/01/w
Fri, March 27, 2015
And on That Bombshell…
Follow-up: Pronunciation of Marques Brownlee Has Intel Skylake been delayed ? Reasons for MacBook limitations 16 GB RAM 1 USB port RAM and silicon process sizes Apple apps updated to use Force Touch trackpad New MacBook missing 3-finger drag ? Tim Cook's model-lineup philosophy Intel SkyLake and the wireless PC WiDi WiGig Nintendo and DeNA Partnership Kotaku Pokémon could be bad Post-show about the presumed demise of Top Gear: BBC statement on Jeremy Clarkson Casey's blog post The Incomparable on authors who are bad humans Sponsored by: Automatic : Your smart driving assistant. Get $20 off with this link. Cards Against Humanity : A free party game for horrible people. Prior toaster episode This week's toaster Backblaze : Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. Song by Jonathan Mann
Sat, March 21, 2015
Bigger in the Pocket
Follow-up: Tipster's compatriot Nintendo World Championships Stadium Events - The rare Nintendo cartridge that starts with an "s." McLaren F1 resale Bluetooth headphones Casey's headphones Marco's Bluetooth headphones (discontinued) AptX codec VoiceOver (via @lioncourt ) Watch Edition pricing Gold video MacBook Faster flash John knows about the existing spacebars Mockup by @damnweather Ports MKBHD prediction Jony Ive on design Naysayer notions Thin PCs Asus Zenbook UX305 Official specs Lenovo ad Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro Tiny PC Alto's Adventure Trip-Ability Dr. Drang But what about iOS devices?<
Thu, March 12, 2015
Zero is Better Than One
Pre-Show: Last Exile Follow-Up: More on Crossy Road Previously on ATP 94 , 95 , 96 Previous interview with Crossy Road creators Anonymous tips from last episode Casey's tweet recap USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter USB-C VGA Mulitport Adapter Monday's Apple Event New MacBook Performance is on par with a 2012 MacBook Air Handbrake Broadwell Robert Thomas' tweet USB-C to USB Adapter Jason Snell on the keyboard Keyboard comparison GIF Internals 13-inch nearly-borderless Dell laptop Will Apple kill the headphone jack? Expandable iPads Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader Lightning Digital AV Adapter Lightning to VGA Adapter Duet Display John's post about thin and light Apple hardware Apple "
Thu, March 05, 2015
We Get the Most Boring Tips
Pre-show: How Marco and John approach owning nice things Analog(ue) Ferrari 488 GTB 488 Seat controls Follow-up: Tesla margins (as brought up by William Fairaday ) Being enthusiastic about your "team" Tesla vs. Top Gear Tesla vs. The New York Times Heathrow's self-driving pods (via Michael Luís Brown ) West Virginia University's PRT – more on Wikipedia One ship pollutes as much as 50M cars (also via Michael Luís Brown) TED Talk – start at 8:00 (via Nick Thain ) The Guardian on ships' pollution Tesla's supply chain (via Sam Abuelsamid ) CAN bus America's Right to Repair Act BMW ENET cable Sample OBD2 to Wi-Fi bridge Expensive BMW app Casey mentioned (iTunes link) Tim Cook on Apple Watch replacing car keys BMW Remote app (iTunes link) Apple's "Spring Forward" Event <a href="http://9to5mac.
Fri, February 27, 2015
That’s Slightly Right
Follow-up: Tesla and "customer sat" Tweet from Elon Musk Apple's Minivan Apple Columbus iPhone prototypes BMW X7 testing BMW i3 Apple/Tesla poaching 9to5Mac staff details 9to5Mac on hiring of Mercedes Benz head of R&D What is Apple building? Jason Snell at Six Colors Fortune Sugar water explained Triumph of the Nerds John Sculley recounts getting hired Steve Jobs on Microsoft Auto parts suppliers ZF Bosch Harman Retina MacBook Pro image-retention test Tesla Roadster & Lotus Magna Steyr ( Wikipedia ) Mazda MX-6 & Ford Probe Scion FR-S & Subaru BRZ Mitsubishi 3000GT & Dodge Stealth Knight Rider 2000 Knight 4000 </
Fri, February 20, 2015
Do You Want to Sell Sugar Phones for the Rest of Your Life?
Follow-up: Where does Apple use iCloud Core Data Sync? Trailers App? Keyboard Shortcuts? React in the objc.io interview with Andy Matuschak Apple making a car? Neutral CarPlay 9to5 Mac on hiring Mercedes-Benz R&D Wall Street Journal Tesla GM EV1 Nissan Leaf Mr. Fusion Flux Capacitor Neutral on car UIs BMW iDrive Saab Saturn Mitsubishi Volkswagen Service Bus Volkswagen R32 MyFord Touch Ford Sync Post-show: What shape would an Apple car take? Tesla Model X Ford Crown Victoria Smart car Jony Ive Profile Leander Kahney's book about Jony Ive Arguments about what cars are pretty Toyota Supra Lexus SC Lexus GS BMW M3 (F80) Acura MDX <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acu
Thu, February 12, 2015
Minutiæ
Follow-up Email to the show's feedback form What's a toaster oven? The canonical " Breville " J'SON Photos.app does exist! Jason Snell's Preview Jason Snell's Q&A, including info on hard links The Verge's FAQ Learning to Love Photo Management Casey's script Dr. Drang's script Aperture Lightroom Bridge UXKit Also in Xcode? Guy English New UI Frameworks & Paradigms Async Display Kit SMP React Native Josh Abernathy's Reaction Deep dive video Reveal, the Sherlocked exploded-views app John's joke retweet Flipboard's crazy canvas Copland 2010 Andy Matuschak's thoughts Ember Angular Post show: Marco GOes on another adventure Hivelocity GitHub Camo SSL proxy Go vs. Nginx benchmark Titles LAME </li
Fri, February 06, 2015
An Atheist or a Howard Stern Fan
Using Safari's Inspector into the iOS Simulator Follow-up: Handwriting recognition @dansherson Will Hains' Video Jumanji Inkwell John's OS X 10.2 Review Marco hates everyone and their email FCC and Net Neutrality Title II Tom Wheeler Apple sensor cars Running Overcast Linode Rackspace Digital Ocean Kryptos Vips ImageMagick libgd Family Sharing woes Family Sharing in John's Yosemite review Post-show: More Destiny woes John's Destiny TV UI issues John teases Marco John's retweet Toaster judging criteria Neutral : Casey drove an M4 Casey not driving an M5 well The referenced Car and Driver article is on page 24 of the March 2015 issue Elon Musk's tweet P85D launch reactions (NSFW) Cayman GT4 Rear spoiler New versus old Maintaining old supercars Car and Driver Ferrari 355 ownership article appears on page 112 of the March 2015 issue </li
Fri, January 30, 2015
Marco Is Not a Platform
Follow-up: Handwriting recognition with non-Roman languages (via @dansherson ) Marco's possibly-hypocritical (but not hypercritical) thoughts on Apple developer relations The Talk Show #107: Now It's All Floppy Overcast earnings Hello Internet #6: Delete, Flag, Delete, Reply Analog(ue) #16: I Don't Trust Systems Back to Work How do you learn a new language? Casey's blog post Tour of Go Stack Overflow NSHipster Apple's earnings Brewster's Millions Debug #60: Shipping Software The Talk Show #108: 'Malapros' Andy Matuschak interview What's going on with Photos.app? Fake sponsor break for two awesome conferences on the British Isles: NSConference Úll CGP Grey explains the United Kingdom How to pronounce UK place names Familiarity and Progress (via Gary Bernhardt ) Bad Assumptions Horace Dediu (Asymco) quote Macalope Sega VR Post-show: Microsoft today HoloLens Kinect Maya <a href="http://www.relay.fm/rocket/
Fri, January 23, 2015
Big Plastic Finger
Follow-up: 12" MacBook Air Efficient use of PCI Express lanes may be the reason for only one USB 3.1 port. RIP Thunderbolt? Sessile Thunderbolt Display Duo Dock Belkin Thunderbolt Dock How do you power it? WiTricity Demo video Artemis/pCell ATP #61 ATP #62 Back to the Future 2 Reliability Probability Dr. Drang Kieran Healy Network Effect iPad Pro with an optional stylus? Paper Pencil Cosmonaut CES Wirecutter highlights UHD Alliance CES: Worse Products Through Software Audio Hijack 3 Screenshot Workflow Post-show: How much is Marco saving by using Go? WatchKit's limitations and what to expect from the first year of Apple Watch apps Sponsored by: Harvest : Simple, beautiful online time-tracking software. Use code ATP for 50% off your first month. lynda.com : Learn at your own pace from expert-taught video tutorials.
Fri, January 16, 2015
MacBook Shuffle
Pre-show: 🎉 Episode 100 🎉 Hypercritical Build and Analyze Roderick on the Line: A Minimum of Eels Showbot woes (again) Camel updates marked markdown-it Showbot issue screencap Follow-up: Anecdotal evidence of USB usage Context of the 12" Air discussion Keynote Thinness Jason Becker reminds us of Hypercritical John's post on thinness Hypercritical #91 Solving for x Powering a 12" Air Troy Gaul's first theory Troy Gaul's second theory Does the 12" Air compete with Chromebook s? Molar Stampede for iBooks Are Thunderbolt and Lightning dead? (via Oliver Agar ) What can Apple do to fix reliability issues? Interview with Andy Matuschak Marco on The Talk Show Post-Show Neutral New NSX Intro video New Ford GT CTS-V RC F BMW at CES recap video <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_C
Fri, January 09, 2015
Pop-Up Headlights
Follow-Up: SSL In schools & corporations Gogo actually issues their own certificates to intercept SSL SOCKS Using C# outside Windows (via Frank A. Krueger ) Marco's Go feed poller update IDE Eclipse Rust Communicating sequential processes Apple's Software Quality Marco's post Marco's retrospective Mention on CNBC Hypercritical #55 Casey's response to Marco Glenn Fleishman's list How to write for understanding Marco laments about software quality in the past Rumored 12" MacBook Air PlugBug Chockenberry on a potential ARM transition Fat binary Special thanks to _DavidSmith for finding "bezels" in Hypercritical #22 Sponsored by: Automatic : Your smart driving assistant. Get $20 off with this link. Hover : The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code HIGHGROUND for 10% off. Casper : A mattress with just the right sink, just the right bounce, for better nights and brighter days. Use code ATP for $50 off.
Sat, January 03, 2015
Landmines, Pitfalls, and Bottomless Pits
Follow-up: More on John's windowing strategy Application Switcher Menu (the developer's site is down) DragThing Why one would run SSL on "read-only" sites Marco (mostly) hates new things again Node Go Python Generics C Macros Operator overloading Rails John's thought on Twitter AnyEvent libev libevent Shifty Jelly & Pocket Casts Core Intuition on Swift Garbage Collection in Objective-C Apple Java Bridge CodeWarrior Apple's Marketing Survey (via Joe Sieger) App Store Review Guidelines , specifically 5.6 Apple's humorous announcement Pointy-haired boss Panic Marco's new thoughts on his new iPad Tweetbot The Incident Space Age objc.io phpBB Post-show Textshotting Example from MG Siegler Example from Farhad Manjoo <a href="https://
Fri, December 26, 2014
You Have to Know When to Stop
Follow-Up: Google giving SSL Sites search ranking boost (via (@ thesupermikey ) Let's Encrypt plans to give free SSL certs Google Authenticator and handling web forms appropriately Marco expands his horizons POODLE attack cURL SSL/TLS Node.js supervisord beanstalkd curl-multi camo Heroku memcached nginx JavaScript prototypes Pentium Pro V8 Engine setTimeout() Go NSURLSession MacMiniColo Linode Zend Framework Hack HHVM CloudKit Holidays as the family tech support expert Fill Your TV DiskWarrior Communication Pyramid Casey tries Workflow and channels his inner Federico Viticci Casey's Review (posted after this show was recorded) Analog(ue) <a href="http://synolog
Fri, December 19, 2014
The Windows of Siracusa County
Casey upgrades his podcasting setup after an awkward Apple store experience Follow-up: App Store Woes Panic's Transmit woes reversed DragonDrop Timebar Launcher Crossy Road financials PS4 DLNA support is coming (via @asendra_ ) Plex has announced PS4 support (via @returnedlast ) However, rollout will be staggered Sleazy Twitter app scans Nick Arnott corrects Marco Christmas comes early for John, perhaps because of Romain Moisescot Pastebot (RIP) Microsoft Acquires Hockey App Azure Mobile Services Should HTTP or HTTPS be the default browser state ? HTTPS Everywhere Eric Schmidt is confused, as usual Finally, a very special after-show, starting with John missing WindowShade ( image ). Sponsored by: Dash : Create a free, real-time dashboard for your website, your business, or your life. (Check out the ones they made for us.) Automatic : Your smart driving assistant. Get $20 off with this link. <a href="http://www.lynda.com/promo/trial/Default.aspx?lpk35=5839&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=atp&utm_campaign=
Thu, December 11, 2014
The Bear Wakes Up and Bites You
Follow-Up: Ad income isn't included in Top Grossing (Joe F.) Crossy Road added a coin doubler (Steve Lubitz) and developer response Daniel Jalkut's idea for Push Notification Traps This week's App Store drama The phone call to Launcher's developer Apple's questionable decisions recently Friction within Apple? Stratechery: App Store Anguish, Old Apple's Last Stand, Time for a Change? (membership required) Obligations to maintain your apps Why Casey discontinued Fast Text Open-source time commitments Casey's Accidentalbot and Camel John's CPAN modules Marco's FCModel and BugshotKit Post-show: John has some opinions on his PS4 so far. Sponsored by: Backblaze : Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. Igloo : An intranet you'll actually like. Oscar : A novel approach to health insurance for people, not corporations.
Fri, December 05, 2014
Spirited Defense of Pong
Follow-Up: Casey clears up his car intentions Golf R Wagon/Estate Apple using push notifications for an advertisement App Store Rule 5.6 Paul Haddad's Idea Drafts' Today Widget fiasco Tweets from Greg Pierce , author of Drafts One , two , three , four PCalc's Today Widget brouhaha Should one create an app for creating podcasts? Are niche professional apps worth creating? Well, maybe... Final Draft John August's Scripnotes Podcast Quark XPress Logic Pro X Hindenburg ( Why the name "Hindenburg"? ) Fog Creek Copilot Core Intuition on App Windfalls Game monetization and Crossy Road Frogger Team Fortress 2 Clash of Clans The danger of Touch ID for sleeping parents Post-show: Jason Snell dominates Crossy Road (John's son dominates Jason Snell) More on profitability ( AppFigures ) Desert Golfing <a href="http://w
Wed, November 26, 2014
I’m Not Running a Boarding House Here
Follow-up: Correction on battery increases year over year Hypercritical #74 Apple's priorities and engineering tradeoffs The Prompt (succeeded by Connected ) Palm V IIS on !Windows Kestrel libuv nginx Scott Hanselman's summary Casey can't manufacture that thing like Apple does Homescreens Some people like them empty Group homescreen shaming #Homescreen and the top apps John Marco Casey Why there isn't an Overcast Mac app (yet?) Tumblr Backup Chameleon Overcast iPad Core Intuition Pod Wrangler Mac Post-show Neutral : VW Golf R Autoblog photos Interior photo Flat-bottomed steering wheels Possible upgrades for Erin 's car Oxymoronic Cars X5 SRT-8 Tesla Model X Other options: <a href="http://www.bmwusa.com/standard/content/Vehicles/2015/3/335ixdrivegrant
Wed, November 19, 2014
You Don’t Know My Pants
Follow-up: Inside info on why iWork seems so screwed up More on open source .NET, from @Scionwest 1 2 3 4 Discourse ( source ) Germany's equivalent of Consumer Reports tests the bendiness of the new iPhones (link in German) Nokia's new tablet features the USB Type C connector WatchKit _DavidSmith's Predictions _DavidSmith's Initial Impressions GEOS Craig Hockenberry on UI consistency Pete Burtis expands on the idea Post-show: John's iPhone activation woes SIM removal tool John critiques cutting-edge apps: Instagram Vine YouTube Sponsored by: Igloo : An intranet you'll actually like. Hover : The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code CASEYNEEDSADRINK for 10% off. lynda.com : Learn at your own pace from expert-taught video tutorials. Free 7-day trial.
Fri, November 14, 2014
Press Agree to Drive
Twitter's absurd mission strategy statement Demotivational Poster Should we use a carousel? Follow-up: More on app bundles Does iWork help Apple sell hardware? RiMac GPUs are throttled ? It's possible to get hot even in OS X Gaming benchmarks More from Ars iStat Menus Why TRIM isn't widely supported on OS X iPhone 6 vs. 6 Plus sales (via @_ryanbrodie ) More from Localytics Overcast 1.1 CarPlay Marco's testing setup Pioneer SPH-DA120 MPPlayableContentManager We covered in-car user interfaces before Microsoft open-sources more of .NET More from Ars More from Miguel de Icaza Xamarin RyuJIT Hadouken Clang LLVM .NET on Github <a
Fri, November 07, 2014
Speculative Abandonware
Follow-up: Declan night one It's Andy Samberg that is part of Lonely Island , not "Adam Sandberg". Many of the videos below contain explicit lyrics. Saturday Night Live Brooklyn Nine-Nine "Lazy Sunday" "On a Boat" "[Cheney] in a Box" T-Pain Autotune "Semicolon" App store prevents too-expensive bundle purchases (via @walruscp ) TRIM support and John's SSD Trim Enabler and a related Yosemite FAQ AHCI Ars on the rise of SSDs SandForce Source list opacity in Yosemite ( 1 2 ) This was also covered on John's recent appearance on The Talk Show Ancient GameCube controllers in modern times Microsoft Band _David Smith's thoughts on his blog and podcast Exploded diagram Ars Review Nice summary by Manton Reece WebOS Courier Kin <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2014/11/5/7160115/microsoft-surface-loses-on-election-night-as-cnn-
Sun, November 02, 2014
DeLorean + McLaren
Casey's new arrival Some background The Jackal Follow-Up: Marco's Retina iMacs may be on a boat The Talk Show FU: the new iMac displays are laminated FCC sues AT&T for heavy throttling of their "unlimited" plan ECC RAM is actually worth it Marco's intentions for his Mac Pro iFixIt's Teardown of the iMac with Retina 5K Display _David Smith's screenshot of Xcode and iOS Simulator Fan noise thoughts and recording Casey has used Apple Pay More on App Store bundles as upgrade pricing Unread 's move to Supertop Continuity hardware-requirements Knowledge Base entries (via @MCRascasse ) Get help using Continuity with iOS 8 Connect your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac using Continuity Restricting apps from A5 and A6 devices by requiring Metal (via @lmarburger ) GamerGate FILM CRIT HULK The DeHulkifier <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/1
Fri, October 24, 2014
Standing on Opposite Sides of the Gym
Follow-up: SMS Relay doesn't require Bluetooth Low Energy ( Tweet by @Jury ) Is a grandfathered AT&T unlimited-data plan worth keeping? Dropbox versus iCloud Drive versus OneDrive Dropbox document picker Bluetooth mesh networking Twitter's developer conference Twitter Digits Marco on developers trusting Twitter Dave Winer's response Verge article Yosemite Review recap, one week on. Does anyone really care about the Mac anymore? iMore's iOS 8 Review Yosemite first thoughts Casey uses GitHub's Atom text editor Aero Glass Chromatic aberration Super close-up of close button Early OS X transparency Apple Pay Target Cartwheel Target reveals daughter's pregnancy iMac with Retina 5K display Post-show: John is iPhoneless again, but for how long? More on GamerGate New York Magazine article by Jesse Singal Felicia Day posts on GamerGate Doxing </li
Sat, October 18, 2014
Not an Accurate Representation of My Mousing Skills
Follow-up: GameCube controllers only work with Super Smash Brothers Apple's event: Yosemite, iPad Air 2, Retina iMac Unfunny funny skits Retconned Retina iPad Mini The A5 lives on for another year or two Apple's ASP strategy tax ( John, previously ) The new iPads John's iOS device plans Authy two-factor auth app iMac Retina 5K Marco on 5K iMac vs. Mac Pro Developing Perspective John's Review Buy the iBook! Buy the Kindle eBook Buy Ars Premier to get all the things About John's review xScope Lattner's tweet Mike Ash's Friday Q&A Sponsored by: Igloo : An intranet you'll actually like. Mandrill : Integrate, deliver, track and analyze — email infrastructure from Mandrill. Use promo code accidentaltech for 50,000 free email sends per month for your first 6 months. Squarespace : A better web starts with your website. Use coupon ATP for 10% off.
Wed, October 08, 2014
Moving the Party to the Bar Down the Block
Trends in social networks App.net Broadcast Ello ( @marcoarment , @caseyliss , @johnsiracusa , @atpfm ) Cupcake The Talk Show #74: Glenn Fleishmann explains Bitcoin Follow-up: iPhone 6 Plus Scaling (mostly thanks to Hendrik 's research) Dev Forums Hendrik's video Test pattern Source of the image-of-text from last week Forum post about scaling adding detail More on the bendy iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Consumer Reports Uri Gellar Continued iPhone 6 impressions Grips Apple Leather Case Apple Silicone Case Valentine Goods leather backs Louie Mantia on sizes Post-show: More on the iPhones 6 screens Gamecube controllers Adapter for Wii U It is supposedly compatible with more than just Super Smash Bros F-Zero Sponsored by: Neat Ice Kit : Create perfect, clear ice for cocktails at home ( Casey's review ). Use coupon ATP for 10% off anything in the Studio Neat store. <a href="http://
Fri, October 03, 2014
The Unexpected Hard Part
Follow-Up: John defends his derision about the load-bearing finger Thumb commercial Accidental Build and Analyze about iOS 8 size classes and adaptive UI Write-up by Justin Williams (the "???" square in the grid is the iPhone 6 Plus in landscape) iPad resizable-apps video by Steven Troughton-Smith Designing Applications Vesper Unread Continued Follow-Up: NFC around the world iPhone 6+ scaling Original tweet Source John on Mac resolution swapping Bendy iPhones 6 Consumer Reports bends phones Anecdotal evidence iPod Touch people Marquetry (via @sjsyrek ) Proprietary eponym Jonathan Mann's Harry Potter EP on Kickstarter Post-show Follow-Up: The Invisible Spreadsheet Update on John's review Slippery iPhones 6 and cases Sponsored by: Raizlabs : A full-service development firm looking to hire experienced mobile developers, designers, and product managers in Boston and San Francisco. Casper : A mattress with just the right sink, just the right bounce, for better nights and brighter days. Use code ATP for $50 off. Squarespace : A better web starts with your website. Use promo code ATP for 10% off.
Fri, September 26, 2014
The Load-Bearing Finger
Follow-Up: Jason Snell on iPhone 6 CPUs Upgradeable Apple Watches Apple S1 How do you sell a $10,000+ watch in an Apple Store? Apple Watch Edition's special box Apple Pay and banking The hidden meanings of Apple "tv"/"WATCH" text styling Trade names and the NFL If Steve were alive... Ben Thompson's take Tim Cook's Charlie Rose interview Part 1 Part 2 Apple's diversity report iPhone 6/6+ impressions Apple iPhone 6 leather case Hello, Internet #21 Virginia Roberts Stephen Hackett 17" MacBook Pro Post-show: iPhone 6 Plus bending video ( follow-up with more phones , Galaxy Note 3 ) Sponsored by: Mobelux : A product team for hire. Whether you need a development partner on a big idea or want help getting your product mobile, we've got you covered. Hover : The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code WHITECARSLOL for 10% off. Harry's : An exceptional shave at a fraction of the price. Use code ATP for $5 off your first purchase.
Thu, September 18, 2014
Entering the iTouch Phase of My Life
Pre-Show: Inexpensive tablets Follow-up: More on Retina displays for the Mac Thunderbolt 2 , Thunderbolt 3 , and Skylake iPhones 6 and 6 Plus Optical image stabilization Matt Panzarino 's awesome iPhones review Barefeats benchmark Marco teaches Casey about photography Android Wear versus Galaxy Gear Apple's and Google's rates on payments Quora article Financial Times Whether we're blind to Android doing things first ATP #1 Apple Watch's potential pricing Solid gold cases Veblen goods Gruber's analysis Buying experience Scott McNulty's tweet Apple Store in Grand Central Terminal Cases, fashion, and personalization Closeup of Apple Watch Sport Stickers commercial Offline features Send text messages in languages with pictographic/ Logogram alphabets Graffiti Battery indicator Charging Citizen Eco Drive watches Post-show: The U2 thing Apple Privacy Announcement <
Thu, September 11, 2014
The Flash Storage Is Adequate
Follow-up: Marco and John get excited about a monitor Sexism epiphanies TiVo Mega SnapStream Kaleidescape Disc Vault Macworld layoffs Jason Snell iPhone 6/Apple Watch Event iPhone 6 & 6+ Ill-informed stream theories Samsung's cheesy S4 intro @forgottentowel on iPhone design priorities Printable iPhone 6/6+ templates (or this alternate ) ATP #1 Special guest appearance by Tiffany Arment Apple Watch EVT Leak "Antacid Tablet" Printable Apple Watch templates Apple PR Announcement A high-end-watch nerd talking about the Apple Watch Walkie-Talkie feature Sponsored by: Hover : The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code NECESSARYBUTNOTSUFFICIENT for 10% off. Squarespace : A better web starts with your website. Use promo code ATP for 10% off. Warby Parker : Boutique-quality, vintage-inspired eyewear at a revolutionary price.
Fri, September 05, 2014
You Left Your Money in a Bank
Follow-up: TiVo service charges and OTA channels Frayed Lightning Cables on Tumblr Google allegedly dropped out of buying Twitch Anand Shimpi retires from AnandTech to work for Apple Anand's announcement Tom's Hardware Guide and the 1133 MHz Pentium III Hackers steal photos from celebrities , apparently by phishing their iCloud accounts or answering security questions Possibly similar to Mat Honan's hack Find My iPhone was missing rate-limiting Apple says the rate-limiting flaw wasn't involved Ben Thompson on iCloud's reputation Tim Cook responds in WSJ interview Next week's Apple event Feld & Volk video of an assembled 4.7" iPhone 6 Relative seating capacity of Apple event venues Recent attacks of women in gaming An overview on The Guardian Another good overview Feminist Frequency ( YouTube channel ) Isometric : Brianna Wu , Maddy Myers , Georgia Dow , and Steve Lubitz Susan Arendt <a href="http://blog.co
Fri, August 29, 2014
Tangled in Version Numbers
Follow-up: iTunes on Windows uses Objective-C Lightning cables Advice from Geniuses at the Apple Bar When to ask for a replacement Strain relief design USB icon on the cable There's still a Mac with an optical drive CD-ROM nostalgia CD caddy Math co-processor Kenwood TrueX 72x CD-ROM with 7 laser beams When will Apple let spinning hard drives die? What size drives do iMacs use? Verizon "SpeedMatch" Merlin Mann asks about the new TiVo Roamio OTA Version Numbering The Infinite Version Do people care about pretty URLs.aspx? Podcast Patent Troll Ars Technica Hypercritical #67 Hypercritical #68 Ars on Carolla Settling Adam Carolla discusses the case starting around 40 minutes Marco's headphone review Post-Show: John's review status Amazon buys Twitch Twitch Plays Pokémon Isometric Marco.☕️ Bad.☕️ <a href="http://flophousepodcast.wikia.com/wiki/Words_that_Sound_Like
Thu, August 21, 2014
Tip Ring Ring Sleeve
Pre-show: Relay FM and Casey's new show about feelings Follow-up: Rumored Lightning cable with reversible USB end, too Lightning cables breaking at the strain-delay cuff PVC Apple's official cable Amazon's knockoffs Monoprice's knockoffs Cables' Springy Bits TRRS connector Non-spammy Verizon DNS Console sales How do you pronounce "Haxe"? Twitter continues to try to ruin itself Being a completionist versus following Glenn Fleishman Twitterrific with unified timelines and Tweetbot without Build an Acura in a tweet! App.net and Tent iTunes 12 Will iTunes ever get a complete rewrite or have functionality spun off into multiple apps? Photos in Yosemite Post-show: Non-ideal times to decide whether to have another baby or write another OS X review How old is Stephen Hackett , really? Could you use an iOS device as a media-sync host for an iPod? Transferring large files over wireless (including Eye-Fi cards) Sponsored by: Casper : A mattress with just the right sink, just the right bounce, for better nights and brighter days. Use code ATP for $50 off. Backblaze
Fri, August 15, 2014
Fleece the Whales
Pre-Show: Casey's New Podcast Follow-Up: USB Type-C connector finalized Peter Bright's comment xkcd ARM Macs Summly WIMP _DavidSmith's Version Stats More on Jared Sinclair and the App Store economy Jared's new job Release Notes #65 _DavidSmith's Developing Perspective #192 Early Instapaper screenshots "App Rot" Capo TiVo Premiere UI update TiVo ditches Flash Haxe (həvər) Account-free Overcast Jalkut theory on App Store review Post-show: Casey sells his soul for symmetric internet via Zac Bir A Cry in the Dark Casinos Boiler Room Leftovers Casey on Debug Wii U Games Mario Kart 8 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Playstation 4 Sales <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Kart:_Double_
Fri, August 08, 2014
Full-Stack Businessperson
Casey wants to be the pre-show DJ Journey Soundtrack Transport Tycoon TT Original MIDI Music TT Remastered MP3 Music OpenTTD Follow-up: Mavericks, Gmail, and Mail.app Apple and IBM John's review status Synergy Overcast status Mixing server roles for burst capacity nice Weighing feedback Macs with ARMs (in contrast to bubbles with feet) Jean-Louis Gassée's article MVNO MacBook Air Specs iPad Air Specs MacBook Air Geekbench iPad Air Geekbench Mac Power Users Making money in the App Store Jared Sinclair's blog post Planet Money on discussing salaries Fast Text (iTunes Link) sales Opacity Express Jakub Świadek topLayoutGuide Justin Williams on business Jazzychad's post on games Stephen Orth on a different kind of App Store success Justin Williams - "90 days" Stuart Hall - "An App Store Experiment" Post-show: Rube Goldberg Machine Casey's terrible fast
Wed, July 30, 2014
Not Suitable for Any Purpose
Follow-up on Overcast: Debug Downloads, accounts, conversions, server load Pixar and Ed Catmull get involved in wage-fixing Previously on ATP The Incomparable Top Gear Series 3 Episode 4 Sega Saturn Yosemite Public Beta IMAP VPN woes of the past Radar SuperDuper OS/2 Warp After-show: Marco rents crazy headphones from The Cable Company Marco's original post HE-6 headphones ( the crazy way that planar-magnetic drivers work ) The massive EF-6 amp and its crazy audiophile volume knob (top center) — it's a stepped attenuator , since common potentiometers are considered inferior. XLR plugs and balanced audio Casey still loves in-ear monitors (probably while listening to vinyl), but many experts in both prefer headphones . Casey surprises Marco and John by playing Journey Casey drops hints on Twitter days before and John <a href="https:/
Thu, July 24, 2014
You Had Your Moment
Pre-Show: John visits Six Flags Follow-up: Overcast week one update Server side vs. local feed crawling XML wonkiness XPath XSLT UI Changes in 1.0.1 What should the rewind and fast-forward buttons do in a podcast app? Episode 1 of the Debug Epic with Nitin Ganatra More on priority podcasts Sapphire iPhone 6 Second Marques Brownlee Video Mohs Hardness Scale Gorilla Glass Apple & IBM Partner in the Enterprise Post-show: Keeping devices & sceens pristine Mac SE/30 Mac Plus Used cars, kids, dings, and knicks Bra Phase John criticizes recent showbot changes TV Talk Which Mike Judge creations are funnier than others Halt and Catch Fire Silicon Valley Veep Sponsors: Cotton Bureau : High-quality, design- and tech-focused T-shirts. Get 15% off any order in July with code ATP15 at checkout. Squarespace : A better web starts with your website. Use promo code ATP for 10% off. Backblaze : Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated.
Fri, July 18, 2014
One Of Us Shipped Something
Follow-up: Showbot status and pull requests Older phones still being bought today, like the iPhone 4S Long-term device limitations and upgradeability, RAM, spinning disks, and Mac/iOS purchasing strategies Vindictive but self-defeating defections Screen size, small hands, and pants/trousers/jeans/khakis/whatevertheyrecalled. Silver Screen Queens Podcast CGP Grey 4K Plasma TVs , as pointed out by Awax , which lists for $500K Overcast has shipped! Planning for server load and timing a release in the App Store Why require user accounts, and why not iCloud? Why freemium? What took so long? Why no streaming? Why does that even matter? IRL Talk RSSRadio ARM SIMD Extensions AltiVec Features users will hopefully appreciate Linking to other independent podcast apps Some serious dedication on Hacker News Posted after we recorded: Castro's response Podcast directory design motivations Possible web-hosting on an A7 -based Apple TV like at Mac Mini Vault After-show: John gets Hypercritical about Overcast Electric Shadow Back to Work Sponsored by: Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use code ATP for 15% off. ( Marco's app-icon Fractures ) Squarespace : A better web starts with your website. Use promo code ATP for 10% off. Need : A refined retailer and lifestyle magazine for men. Email here after ordering to get some bonuses and 25% off your next order
Thu, July 10, 2014
Notifications Duck
Follow-up: Why would someone switch from iOS to Android? Is it because of software updates? Framily Google I/O Inclusiveness Penny-farthing bicycle RAW editing in iPhoto Alarm fatigue and how it relates to notifications on our phones More on health monitoring by Ben Griffel Control Plane The death of plasma The challenges of making a 4K plasma TV Are 4K TVs worth it? Crutchfield Netflix Shows 4K Leaked "iPhone 6" "Sapphire" Display Video Post-show: Overcast and Content Security Policy Github rolled out CSP Firefox memories Firefox's launch ad in the New York Times Browser rendering engine timeline XUL Rescue Time THE SHOWBOT SURVIVED! Quick Neutral F80 M3 vs. E92 M3 dyno comparison F10 M5 Launch Control Porsche 918 Casey's traction control in the snow Sponsored by: Harry's : An exceptional shave at a fraction of the price. Use code ATP for $5 off your first purchase. <a href="http://www.lynda.com/promo/trial/Default.as
Thu, July 03, 2014
Take Your Co-Host To Work Day
Pre-Show: Showbot is back, and it has Zarro Boogs . Follow-up: Don Lodsky points us to a sample of Google's new web design for desktop A brief meta-discussion about what we cover, how we cover it, and what being an "expert" is Feedback on potential wearables from Ben Griffel , biomedical engineer, and Per Östergren, MD Aperture and iPhoto's brands were sunset Zoomed Photos UI screenshot Apple tells Ars Technica of "plans for professional-grade features such as image search, editing, effects, and most notably, third-party extensibility." We channel our our inner Prompt and discuss photo management techniques Wonky design choices Jim Ray's tweet that started the conversation OXO Good Grips iFixit teardown of the AirPort Extreme A geometry lession regarding the Back of Marco's trash can Sharp edges got softer on MacBook Pros over time After show: More Showbot talk (spoiler alert) John complains about Safari John complains about the Showbot Casey self-censors XSS by friend of the bot Jeremy Banks Marco circles back and exits the parking ramp regarding Overcast The ghost of Jury Marco's XOXO talk where Overcast was announced... in September 2013 Working around UIKit limitations with crazy hacks Whether to wait for iOS 8 John's Yosemite review status Sponsored by: <a href="http://www.lynda.com/promo/trial/Default.
Fri, June 27, 2014
Security By Guilt
Pre-show: Million Dollar Homepage (more on Wikipedia ) Alex Tew's Twitter Account and new venture Casey's Showbot returns. SPOILER ALERT: The Gist Casey mentioned Casey breaks Marco's brain with consulting terminology Is "!s" pronounced "bang-S" or "exclamation-point-S"? Hat colors Google I/O Overview Material Design Design Reel video Android Auto Moto 360 Watch Panerai Watches Lock-in by visual affordances Gmail API The API doesn't replace IMAP Marco's prediction about IMAP support ART Runtime Are web APIs still necessary? Post-show: "Follow-down" on Swift and openness ( Lattner's comment on Mike Ash's Friday Q&A ) More silly business metaphors Casey's Showbot: web sockets, error handling, and developing for work vs. "play". Sponsored by: Raizlabs : A full-service development firm looking to hire experienced mobile developers, designers, and product managers in Boston and San Francisco. lynda.com : Learn at your own pace from expert-taught video tutorials. Free 7-day trial. Squarespace : A better web starts with your website. Use promo code ATP for 10% off.
Fri, June 20, 2014
The Endgame Is Omnipotence
Follow-up on app bundles as upgrade pricing. Whether games are more like apps or movies. Amazon's Fire Phone Who's it for? Mayday tech-support feature vs. Apple's retail stores Apple stores vs. U.S. population density Amazon and Apple doing what they're respectively, exclusively good at. Continuity and Handoff in Yosemite and iOS 8 Only Apple (John Gruber) John's opinion of iMessage. Casey's further adventures developing a small web app in a hostile environment. OWASP top 10 web vulnerabilities Sponsored by: Need : A refined retailer and lifestyle magazine for men. Email here after ordering to get some bonuses and 25% off your next order. Backblaze : Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. Hover : High-quality, no-hassle domain registration. Use coupon code LETMEGETTHATFORYOU for 10% off.
Fri, June 13, 2014
Welcome to the Web, Casey
Follow-up: It's OK if you got two T-shirts. Keep them both. Marco was wrong about CloudKit limits . Casey's broken Showbot . Abusing new App Bundles and Complete This Bundle to achieve upgrade pricing in the App Store. The WWDC NDA is mostly gone . WWDC 2014 videos Marco's likely filesystem corruption and restore. SuperDuper Bionic HFS+ Bit Rot Apple's new Metal graphics API . Debug Might the next Apple TV become a game console ? How Apple TV Might Disrupt Microsoft and Sony (Ben Thompson) TV "pucks" for gamers After-show special: Tiff and John discuss Journey . The Incomparable: Journey Strange Game Sponsored by: Backblaze : Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. lynda.com : Learn at your own pace from expert-taught video tutorials. Free 7-day trial. Automatic : Your smart driving assistant. Order here for 20% off.
Tue, June 03, 2014
Siracusa Waited Impatiently For This
Our initial WWDC reactions. Recorded live at Macworld 's podcast studio. Thanks, Jason Snell ! Sponsored by: Squarespace : Everything you need to create an exceptional website. Use code ATP for 10% off. Igloo : The intranet you'll actually like. And it's about to get even better. Warby Parker : Boutique-quality, vintage-inspired eyewear at a revolutionary price.
Wed, May 28, 2014
Tim Said, Man
We'll be guests on the WWDC live episode of The Talk Show: Tuesday, June 3, 6–9 PM. Get tickets here ASAP! John will be taking a plane... for you. Follow-up: Which is faster: installing Showbot or reimplementing it? Casey's open-source Node version PHP isn't faster than Javascript , voiding Marco's accidental argument in the last episode. Node.js uses CommonJS, not AMD . ECMAScript also adds formal module support , which es6-module-transpiler lets you use today. To the great surprise of nobody except John, iPhones come with earbuds, and those earbuds come with clickers. To the great surprise of nobody, including John, the Bluetooth-pairing interface in a car was terrible, and both Marco and Casey missed an obscure reference . iOS games that support physical game controllers must also work without them . If the "iPhone 6" comes in two sizes, which do you buy? Possibility of resolution scaling modes . Would the cameras be different? ( Marco on The Talk Show , starting around 01:26:00). WWDC product-announcement predictions: New MacBook Airs or a 12" Retina MacBook Air? ( Intel's Broadwell delay ) Macworld's slow SSD speeds in the new Airs may just be from different SSD manufacturers . New Apple TV hardware or software? The Apple TV 3's CPU was originally a dual-core A5 with one die disabled, but not any
Thu, May 22, 2014
Boiling A Pretty Big Lake
The modern Apple-store experience Follow-up: Marco reneges on his recent praise of Beats headphones, then receives the saddest real-time follow-up ever Headphones mentioned: B&O BeoPlay H6 : Great comfort, but not sound. Beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro (32-ohm version; Casey's headphones) for very good sound at a great value (when the price drops to $175). Sennheiser PX 200-II i : Marco's favorite portable set. Great portability, clicker, and value, but poor sound and durability. More picks from Marco Ultimate Ears TripleFi 10 (Casey's earphones) Net Neutrality Nintendo's sad trombone Nintendo in Crisis PS4 outperforms Xbone Game Controller Programming Guide Nintendo 64 Accessories Expansion Pak Rumble Pak Kinect-free Xbone Beginnings of WWDC predictions Odwalla Healthbook VO2 The Prompt on Carousel , one of their many photo-management-related episodes The Infinite Version Casey and Marco explore mixed metaphors... politely. Ish. _ on the state of the Apple community WebObjects Fnd.io Multipath TCP After-show: <
Sun, May 18, 2014
The Year Of Casey
Casey's big news ! (Much better than The Year of Luigi .) Casey and John discuss Monument Valley , the Escher -inspired puzzle game. (Marco didn't do his homework.) Apple and Google agree to... something "Fight the real enemy" Apple might be buying Beats : why, and what they'd probably do with it. WebKit optimizes Javascript with LLVM Wat The Birth & Death of JavaScript "Full-stack developers" keeping up with the crazy world of Javascript frameworks. Using third-party code. Sponsored by: PDFPen Scan+ : Scan and OCR PDFs anywhere from your iPhone or iPad, upload, share, and more. Backblaze : Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. lynda.com : Learn at your own pace from expert-taught video tutorials. Free 7-day trial.
Thu, May 08, 2014
It Never Died Because It Never Lived
Hurry if you want an ATP T-Shirt! Just $19, and the sale may be over by the time you read this! Follow-up: Who plays video games vs. self-identified "gamers" ComiXology Is Apple's 30% cut of in-app purchases the same as net neutrality? Vihart Video Internet2 Who should blink, Apple or ComiXology? AppLinks App.net sunsets its employees Brianna Wu's Post Tent Chrome experiments with removing URLs from the omnibox Casey open-sourced his Camel blog engine After-show: Casey's flower boxes John's code on CPAN Rose Marco's bastardized K&R style wedged into his Objective-C code Brent Simmons on Javascript integers Sponsored by: NatureBox : Discover and enjoy delicious snacks, conveniently delivered to your home or office. Igloo : An intranet you'll actually like. New Relic : See your web app's performance and find bottlenecks anywhere in the stack. Start your 30-day free trial.
Fri, May 02, 2014
I Hold My Children To A Higher Standard
ATP T-Shirts : $19 each, available for only 1 week! Follow-up: Average age of gamers (more here and here from the Entertainment Software Association) Your favorite game genres going out of fashion Apps and games Mentioned: Metal Gear Solid Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Flight Control (iTunes) The Incident Letterpress Tiny Wings Ramp Champ Threes Total Annihilation Supreme Commander Facebook App Links MacStories Rene Ritchie ComiXology removes in-app purchase Back to Work Office for iPad/iPhone After-show: Burstly acquired by Apple , which brings TestFlight with it. Casey's new website Sponsored by: Backblaze : Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use code ATP for 20% off. ( Marco's 5x5 app-icon Fractures ) New Relic : See your web app's performance and find bottlenecks anywhere in the stack. Start your 30-day free trial.
Thu, April 24, 2014
Journey Would Be Wasted On You
Follow-up on pCell and database scaling, including horizontal sharding schemes, tiered data layers, and taking a stand against the "premature optimization" tautology. When and why do developers learn something new, and why does Marco keep using PHP for everything? Second Crack Fast Text John's blog OS X Beta Program for End Users What's coming on June 2nd? Casey and Marco make John proud ( spoiler ) New third-generation Thunderbolt details MagSafe vs. MagSafe 2 Overcast update Are iPad sales leveling off? Why? How we use our iPads today Limitations in modern iOS Are iPad apps stagnating? Jean-Louis Gassée's take Gruber's response Casey on T-Mobile's Free Internet (relevant T-Mobile info ) Apps mentioned: Tweetbot Twitterrific 1Password Fantastical 2 Threes Monument Valley Year Walk The Room Will tablets be marginalized by bigger phones and smaller laptops? After-show: Sega CD , 32X , CDX (which Marco thought was codenamed Jupiter, but that was something else ), Saturn , and Dreamcast . Casey and Marco's video game history and why they don't bother anymore. W
Fri, April 18, 2014
Perfectly Neutral
Follow-up on Photo Stream Web Sites Follow-up on vinyl, including how Marc Edwards thinks it's evil , and the difference between pleasing and accurate sound. (Marco's open and closed headphones, amp , and DAC ) The Apple insight attained by way of documents released in the Samsung trial Creativity, Inc. , the book about Pixar by Ed Catmull Is Greg Christie's departure a contentious story or not ? This, too, relates to Pixar Ken Ferry on getting ideas approved at Apple, as heard on Debug #33 Artemis pCell ( demo video ) Scaling servers and how to use MySQL effectively Marco's preferred book (but he prefers the second edition ) Perhaps not use MySQL ? A long list of MySQL gotchas How FriendFeed did crazy schema-less MySQL After show: why Casey hates his car, thanks to a trip to the movies . Sponsored by: PDFpen for iPad : Powerful, mobile PDF editing. Igloo : Igloo is an intranet you'll actually like. New Relic : See your web app's performa
Fri, April 11, 2014
The Great Odwalla Flavor Change of 2013
Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em while you sunset Dance Jam WWDC How to make a lottery work, like Shmoocon does How to write a live blogging system for keynotes Our winnings and losses in the WWDC Don't-Call-it-a-Lottery Levels of randomness and Apple's discretionary pool of tickets What's the right way to distribute tickets? Is today's WWDC really tenable? What could be done? AltConf and " CDWW " Heartbleed Dropbox 's Announcements Condoleezza Rice joins their board Carousel , a new photo sharing app. Some potential trademark issues with some friends of Marco and Casey's Does this leverage Everpix IP ? How the UI is similar to Oldsmobile speedometers from the 80s Lightroom Mobile In an unusually angsty after-show, John takes Marco and Casey on: Where do crashes really come from? John on Debug #32 Is Vinyl really better than CDs? IRL Talk #19 Casey on IRL Talk #21 Christopher “Monty” Montgomery's excellent video explaining audio sampling Sponsored by: Backblaze : Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. New Relic : See your web app's performance and find bottlenecks anywhere in the stack. Start your 30-day free trial. Transporter : A private cloud storage drive that you own and control. Use code ATP10 for 10% of
Fri, April 04, 2014
The Little Puck That Could
Follow-up on vocabulary and Michael Abrash joining Oculus . Amazon Fire TV — no fan ! USB-IF's renderings of their proposed new connector The giant anti-poaching collusion between Google, Apple, and dozens of other companies ( Facebook apparently refused ) Google checking with Steve Jobs first before making a hiring decision After-show: We tried to predict WWDC dates, not knowing that Apple would announce them 12 hours later, then discussed ticket lotteries and how Apple probably wouldn't build one. (Yeah.) Sponsored by: Warby Parker : Boutique-quality, vintage-inspired eyewear at a revolutionary price. Pixelmator : Full-featured image editing app for the Mac. 2Checkout : Control your checkout experience from pixel to payout with our Payment API. Visit for your free sandbox account.
Fri, March 28, 2014
Always On Vacation In California
Follow-up on discussing sexism in technology, Anil's experiment , empathy, ad hominem tu quoque , and cultural rigidity. Facebook buying Oculus : Outrage from Oculus' Kickstarter backers, including from Minecraft creator Notch , and the expectations that Kickstarter creates in "backers". Why did Oculus sell ? How far into the future did Oculus' "vision" extend, and what will happen to its vision now? Why did Facebook buy? Does Mark Zuckerberg have a clear vision for Facebook's future? Facebook's Hack language extension to PHP: PHP is poorly designed but very practical . The risks of using Hack (Marco's two posts ). Sponsored by: HelpSpot : Simple, powerful, customizable help-desk software with no monthly fees. Use code ATP14 for $100 off. Igloo : Igloo is an intranet you'll actually like. (Nobody likes SharePoint.) Warby Parker : Boutique-quality, vintage-inspired eyewear at a revolutionary price.
Fri, March 21, 2014
Smorgasbord of Pronunciation
Follow-up on the complexity of computer science versus other fields: quotes and videos from MIT's SICP class (9:00–10:45). The death of the iPad 2 , the use of sapphire in Apple devices, sapphire versus Gorilla Glass , and the flexible LG phone . Haunted Empire , the Jony Ive book , the Jony Ive interview , access to Apple, and hiring hacks for tech stories . Sony's Project Morpheus VR headset and initial impressions The Oculus Rift Michael Abrash 's blog posts: Two Possible Paths into the Future of Wearable Computing Part 1 When it comes to resolution, it's all relative Latency – the sine qua non of AR and VR Raster-Scan Displays: More Than Meets the Eye Game Developers Conference and space-time diagrams Why virtual isn't real to your brain Down the VR rabbit hole: Fixing judder John Carmack and
Fri, March 14, 2014
The Woodpecker
Follow-up on software complexity : The Mythical Man-Month , No Silver Bullet , the original Agile manifesto , and what Agile has become . What we found most useful from our computer-science educations. Marco's impressions of his new Mac Pro. External disks, PCI-Express SSDs, and cable management. John buys a home-theater AV receiver . ( The newer version he didn't need ) Stereo vs. surround speakers, and integrated vs. external subwoofers. ( Marco's tiny, buggy amp and great speakers ). After-show: Pono , ABX tests , mp3ornot . Sponsored by: Transporter : A private cloud storage drive that you own and control. Use code ATP for 10% off any Transporter. Ting : Mobile that makes sense. No contracts, and pay only for what you use. Squarespace : Everything you need to create an exceptional website. Use promo code CRITICAL for 10% off.
Thu, March 06, 2014
Dave, Who Stinks!
Follow-up on Final Draft and treating warnings as exceptions in production. Software methodologies. For real this time. Why don’t software development methodologies work? Evidence-based scheduling . Marco plugs FCModel , Casey plugs his Debug appearance , and John plugs bleeps and boops . After-show: CarPlay , and £1,600 audiophile Ethernet cables (via Dalton ). Sponsored by: In Flux : A new music album that explores the interplay between video games, music, and nostalgia. Squarespace : Everything you need to create an exceptional website. Use promo code CRITICAL for 10% off. Ting : Mobile that makes sense. No contracts, and pay only for what you use.
Fri, February 28, 2014
goto fail;
Wolfram Language . The "goto fail" SSL bug and the chances that it was nefariously introduced by an NSA effort, possibly as part of their $250 million annual budget for such operations . Apple's warrant canary . Casey's and Marco's hard-to-find bugs and language misfeatures. (Perl protects John from writing bugs.) Whether language-interpreter warnings should be treated as errors in production. The Scriptnotes episode with the Final Draft CEO , the follow-up in the next episode , and Kent Tessman's response . After-show: Google lobbying against Glass bans while driving, and Objective-C exception conventions. Next week will be the Software Methodologies show. For real this time! Sponsored by: Picturelife : The one app your photos need. Back up, search, edit, and share on Mac and iOS. Squarespace : Everything you need to create an exceptional website. Use promo code CASEY for 10% off. HelpSpot : Simple, powerful, customizable help-desk software with no monthly fees. Use code ATP14 for $100 off.
Fri, February 21, 2014
There’s Gonna Be Some Flapping
Follow-up on why Flappy Bird was successful. Kieran Healy's excellent article with science . John Gruber and Merlin Mann at SXSW '09 . Goofball Jones' anonymous criticism of John's "shtick", and John's defense including many links: An explanation of John's "schtick" Some podcasts where John talks about things he likes: Goodfellas I Like My Coffee Like My Evil Sith Lords Death Star University Darth Vader's Office is Really Weird Jedi Weekend Wind is the Enemy Skywalker's Eleven Also Known as Endor Journey: Then We Touched, Then We Sang Professor Siracusa's Anime 101 Hangin' With the Totes Masterpiece: Ico The Incomparable #100: Who Cares What We Think? - Why we do podcasts about what we think of things, good and bad. An ATP episode about how we deal with criticism The massive WhatsApp acquistion by Facebook, the huge value of mobile messaging, and the web giants' chilling effect on competition. The "Copland 2010" argument that Objective-C needs to be replaced: John's original "Copland 2010" article from 2005 Copland 2010 Revisited (in 2010) We Need to Replace Objective-C (Ash Furrow) Replacing Objective-C and Cocoa (Steve Streza) Objective: Copland 2010 (Guy English) Separating language shortcomings from API shortcomings. Casey got us to talk about LINQ briefly. Long-term evolution of programming languages. Sponsored by: Ting : Mobile that makes sense. No contracts, and
Fri, February 14, 2014
Necessary But Not Sufficient
Facebook Paper's gesture usability, in-app tutorial videos, and the design challenge of gestural interface. RootMetrics testing real-world wireless speeds. Despite constant effort to improve usability, what if computers just aren't for everyone? (There's a similar long-standing debate with programming. See 4GL .) The Flappy Bird saga: Whether it's a good game and why the developer pulled it . (See also: Super Hexagon .) Is free-with-in-app-purchase ruining the game industry? . Comcast buying Time Warner and the implications on U.S. broadband competition. The stupid new top-level domains (TLDs). iBeacons and Bluetooth LE in stores and .museums. After-show: Bionic on new TLDs (at 26:50) and whether the TLDs are just a scam by ICANN, Patreon , and yet more on the Mac Pro. Sponsored by: Hover : High-quality, no-hassle domain registration. Use promo code WHOTHEHELLISCASEY for 10% off. Squarespace : Everything you need to create an exceptional website. Use promo code CASEY for 10% off. Transporter : A private cloud storage drive that you own and control. Use code ATP for 10% off any Transporter, or ATPSHARE to get the Transporter Sync for just $75.
Fri, February 07, 2014
Maybe We’re Just Dinosaurs
The FiOS net-neutrality non-story and last summer's YouTube-throttling story . More FU on iPads going pro, giant-tablet-desk ergonomics, trying to understand John's theory again, and a train analogy from Casey. New Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Bill Gates' new wildcard role, and Microsoft's likely future direction. ( Marco's post , John Gruber's post , Brent Simmons' post ) Paper , Paper , Paper , Fifty Three , and Figure 53 . Responsibly naming things by first searching for trademark conflicts and potentially applying for your own trademark. Apple's role in App Store name conflicts. Facebook Paper's opportunity cost to the world. After-show: More on Microsoft and some Retina MacBook Air speculation. Sponsored by: Squarespace : Everything you need to create an exceptional website. Use promo code CASEY for 10% off. Ting : Mobile that makes sense. No contracts, and pay only for what you use. lynda.com : Learn at your own pace from expert-taught video tutorials. Free 7-day trial.
Fri, January 31, 2014
Disk Light Observer Effect
Follow-up on why an iPad "Pro" needs to be larger and why iOS is "better for people". Can iOS add more power-user functionality without harming its simplicity or usability? Whether Macs should ship with ARM CPUs, how such a transition would be challenging today, and whether Casey should just buy another power adapter. The 30th anniversary of the Macintosh and the experience of using its power switch (photo from iFixit's awesome teardown ). Disk-ejecting usability. Using iStat Menus to monitor your performance and assist future hardware decisions. (Or not.) Lenovo buying Motorola's pillaged carcass from Google , and whether they ruined the IBM ThinkPad . After-show: What will we reflect on in 20 years as being the obvious sore spot with computers today? Sponsored by: HelpSpot : Simple, powerful, customizable help-desk software with no monthly fees. Use code ATP14 for $100 off. Squarespace : Everything you need to create an exceptional website. Use promo code MARCO for 10% off. Cards Against Humanity : A free party game for horrible people.
Fri, January 24, 2014
Roamio and Siracusiet
Follow-up: Genius Bar employee reports of how most people deal with iCloud backups, photo backups , and storage limits, iExplorer for exporting iMessages. iOS' storage model is a leaky abstraction . Google may have wanted Nest for its smart-home project as well as the more obvious reasons. TiVo may be exiting the hardware business , or maybe not . Nintendo continues to hurt . Why was the first Wii really successful, and what really held back its long-term usage? Matt Drance , Fred Wilson , and Nilay Patel on the net neutrality news. After-show: The Prompt looks back on the iPhone keynote , The Prompt on an iPad Pro , The Talk Show on crossing iOS and OS X , Not Playing podcast . Sponsored by: Harvest : Simple, beautiful online time-tracking software. Use code ATP for 50% off your first month. lynda.com : Learn at your own pace from expert-taught video tutorials. Free 7-day trial. Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use code ATP14 for 20% off. ( Marco's app-icon Fractures )
Fri, January 17, 2014
Marco Bought Four
Follow-up: whether iMessage problems are widespread, reasons behind flattening the Mac Mini, and HDR TVs. The storage costs of Casey's emoji. Google buying Nest for $3.2 billion . Ben Thompson on Google's business model . Nest has over 200 employees , including many ex-Apple employees. The Target-pregnant story . Marco's critical reading of Nest's statements . Maintaining a skeptical but pragmatic relationship with Google. Stephen Hackett's pants and regrets . Modern expectations of privacy. Potential for privacy laws like HIPAA applied to consumer technology. Google's public opinion is turning , but stories like this will never be in USA Today . Thought experiments with Apple buying Twitter, Dropbox, or Intel. After-show: Marco's house is filled with LEDs, John's house is filled with CFLs, and Casey's house is filled with apathy. Sponsored by: Transporter : A private cloud storage drive that you own and control. Use code ATP for 10% off any Transporter. Squarespace : Everything you need to create an exceptional website. Use promo code MARCO for 10% off. Ting : Mobile that makes sense. No contracts, and pay only for what you use.
Fri, January 10, 2014
Better Pixels
Follow-up: IBM AS/400 (aka System i) and single-level store . Marco's Retina theory . PS4 and Xbone sales . Trying to care about CES. Who "needs" the Mac Pro? Justifying toys and improving quality of life with smart purchases. Panasonic’s new LCD TVs compared to great TVs of the past . 4K on Fox Sports , 4K's color space , and the chances of 4K catching on quickly. A Steam Box ( its controller ) as a replacement for a gaming PC. Three old men reminiscing about their teenage gaming years: Null-modem cables , modems , and special networking software . Modem initialization strings and SLIP . What killed LAN parties? Perhaps it was great 4-player N64 games . Three Moves Ahead Podcast . Voodoo 3D cards , their silly cables , and Sound Blasters . Sponsored by: Fracture : Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use code ATP14 for 25% off. ( Marco's app-icon Fractures ) Ting : Mobile that makes sense. No contracts, and pay only for what you use. Squarespace : Everything you need to create an exceptional website. Use promo code MARCO for 10% off.<
Fri, January 03, 2014
A Compromised Machine
Mac Pro follow-up: socketed CPUs and potential upgrades , and the benefits of only using stock Apple parts. Scoring Apple's performance on John's 2013 to-do list . Concerns about Apple's recent Mac apps, including iWork '13 and Messages/iMessage. AnandTech's Mac Pro review . The Mac Pro's 4K/Retina monitor situation. The iMac vs. the Mac Pro, and the hardware needs of developers. Why do John and Marco care so much about Retina? What the next big computer-hardware shift may be. After-show: our future as old men, saturating USB 3, and the often-neglected Mac Mini. Sponsored by: OmniGraffle : Sketchy mockups or pixel-perfect designs for UX, UI, and diagrams. Hover : High-quality, no-hassle domain registration. Use promo code TECHBYCHANCE for 10% off. Squarespace : Everything you need to create an exceptional website. Use promo code MARCO for 10% off.
Thu, December 26, 2013
Give Up On The Retina Dream
Explaining our podcast artwork. Facebook Likes in the App Store and ad-banner blindness . Dual-input displays and how they enable the 5120x2880 display that John and Marco want. Turbo Boost and the Mac Pro's CPU options . Using a laptop on a stand with an external keyboard, mouse, and monitor. The benefits of desktops and ECC. Mac Pro configurations for best value and future-proofing. Building separate gaming PCs, switching to iMacs, or trying to wedge PC gaming into Mac Pros. Mac Pro price stratification over time . Outlook 2011 for Mac complaints and John's multiple-selection-invalidation bug. Casey said some stuff at the end. Special holiday theme song by Jonathan Mann . Sponsored by: Hover : High-quality, no-hassle domain registration. Use promo code ATP for 10% off. Warby Parker : Boutique-quality, vintage-inspired eyewear at a revolutionary price.
Wed, December 18, 2013
A Plague With Very Minor Effects
What if the new USB connector is too similar to Lightning ? ( John Gruber on Lightning ) Potential for 5120-wide Retina displays to overcome Thunderbolt bandwidth limits by using "dual-input displays" ? John's "quick" tips for TV calibration. ( THX TV-calibration app ) "Rate This App" dialogs: The Talk Show's excellent discussion . Marco's post . Underscore David Smith on App Store quality standards . How Apple could process "report as inappropriate" at scale . The effects of web popularity on Casey and Marco's respective unpopular apps ( Fast Text and Bugshot ). 5 Whys exploring why developers use "Rate This App" dialogs. What could Apple do to improve this? App Store discoverability vs. search, and how search could be improved. How much developers should be responsible for their own app marketing, and the uncomfortable reality that many apps just aren't compelling enough to sell well. Sponsored by: Backblaze : Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. Hover : High-quality, no-hassle domain registration. Use promo code ATP for 10% off. Audible : Over 150,000 downloadable audiobooks. Get a free audiobook with a 30-day trial.
Fri, December 13, 2013
Brilliance Enhancer
Accidental Fountain Screenplay: The Case of Liss by Joe Steel. (And Bionic .) Desktop 4K/Retina resolutions hitting bandwidth limitations of Thunderbolt 2 and DisplayPort 1.2, and the Sharp/Apple non-news . John's Squarespace-reseller idea already exists . Why aren't iOS App Store purchases available for purchasing and management in the App Store app on the Mac? John's new TV: Technological progression from CRT to plasma and LCD, and the many hacky tricks used by modern TVs to overcome limitations and look better in stores. See also: Hypercritical 16: The Soap Opera Effect . The new John Siracusa TV . John's TV-calibration regimen. Why we're not talking about the iOS notification sync in OS X that never shipped. Merlin's response to our criticism discussion , and how Casey reacts to little worms. After-show Neutral: the new M3/M4 and John's dead pedal . Sponsored by: Pixelmator : Full-featured image editing app for the Mac. Transporter : A private cloud storage drive that you own and control. End-of-the-year sale: Use code ATP30 for $30 off any Transporter before midnight on December 31, 2013! Squarespace : Everything you need to create an exceptional website. Use promo code ATP12 for 10% off.
Fri, December 06, 2013
The Ultimate Vanity Search
FU on PrimeSense. Apple's acquisition of Topsy and speculation on why . Apple's possible difficulty in getting and keeping enough engineering talent, and how they might make bigger strides in web services. Which group wears the pants in a company? Marco's embarrassing FiOS support calls. How Apple's release and marketing schedule affects their web services. Methodologies and vocabularies. USB spec group will add a reversible connector , the history of terrible USB connectors (see also: Hypercritical #5 from around 45 minutes, Hypercritical #6 from around 9 minutes, and the entire rest of the series, too), Lightning epitomizing Apple . Dell renews hope for desktop Retina with the new Mac Pro, single big monitors vs. dual smaller ones, and higher-than-native resolution scaling on the Retina MacBook Pro (see also: Eye-Friendly ). Waiting for a new technology to fully mature before switching, or adopting it earlier with tradeoffs and hacks. Texas. Sponsored by: Squarespace : Everything you need to create an exceptional website. Use promo code ATP12 for 10% off. Igloo : An intranet you'll actually like. Free for up to 10 people, and affordable for your entire company. (And check out this landing page, especially if you enjoyed John's Enterprise Software Assumptions in episode 39.) Hover : High-quality, no-hassle domain registration. Use promo code ATP for 10% off.
Fri, November 29, 2013
Penny Wise, Pound Foolish
David Chartier's clarification on Photo Stream limits . Space Monkey , Transporter , Box , and Xdrive . Results of John's Disk Utility repair survey. ( John on Debug ) Xbox One launch sales . Apple buys PrimeSense . Apple's potential expansion into the TV business. Penny Arcade's job posting , Marco's reaction , and the outgoing employee's description . Extended after-show: how we deal with criticism, trolls, and our own flaws when facing our audience. Sponsored by: Warby Parker : Boutique-quality, vintage-inspired eyewear at a revolutionary price. Use coupon code ATP for free 3-day shipping. Ting : Mobile that makes sense. No contracts, and pay only for what you use. iPhone now available.
Fri, November 22, 2013
The Compliance Shark
Follow-up on Cisco VPNs on Mavericks and [photo backups] to SkyDrive on Windows Mobile Phone Series Metro Not-Metro Phone Windows . Why enterprise software is so hard, and the barriers to entry for small companies targeting the enterprise market. Game-console sales by generation , Nintendo In Crisis , and AnandTech's Xbox One and PS4 mini-review . Casey's new Retina iPad Mini, Marco's accidentally popular image-retention test , DisplayMate quality analysis , free data with a T-Mobile SIM, and choosing between the iPad Air and Retina Mini. A7 thermal throttling in iPhone 5S, iPad Air, and Retina iPad Mini , and deeper analysis of the A7 . John's disk-corruption adventure and why you should "repair" your HFS disks. Take John's disk-repair results survey! Ending Theme Song 2.0 by Jonathan Mann . (We still like the old one, so we'll keep it but rotate this in sometimes.) After-show: Fraser Speirs producing his podcast on an iPad , Back to Work 146 with Dan possibly going iPad-only , SimCity 2000 on SNES , Lex's Logitech Ultrathin Mini keyboard review , Apple refurb discounts , and the Casio B.O.S.S. , which can even exchange data with a PC! Sponsored by: Ting : Mobile that makes sense. No contracts, and pay only for what you use. Gemvara : The revolutionary leader of custom-made, fine jewelry shopping online.
Fri, November 15, 2013
Desperation Mode
John's new Museum of Mediocre Reading Devices. The confusing Photo Stream limits , and all of these links in the show notes . Stephen Elop's If-I-Were-CEO Plan . A story about enterprise software. The four big assumptions about using enterprise software, why it's usually so terrible, and why big companies buy it. Sponsored by: Transporter : A private cloud storage drive that you own and control. Use code ATP for 10% off any Transporter. Hover : High-quality, no-hassle domain registration. Use promo code ATP for 10% off. Squarespace : Everything you need to create an exceptional website. Use promo code ATP11 for 10% off.
Fri, November 08, 2013
Auto-Update My Parents
Thanks to Jim Pierce for extending John's dog. (Also mentioned: AntiCrop , Glide ) Everpix's failure and impending shutdown : The Verge's profile of the failure Shutdown FAQ Staff tweet about compression and average usage Staff tweet about "3x userbase" needed Somewhat similar services: Loom , Picturelife , Adobe Revel Everpix's critical strategic error, and how tech business and funding strategies should resemble Puerto Rico game strategies). Revisiting the challenges of online photo storage and why Apple isn't offering something like Everpix with iCloud. Answers to the last listener questions about John's Mavericks review . Sponsored by: Hover : High-quality, no-hassle domain registration. Use promo code ATP for 10% off. F-Sim Space Shuttle : A highly-realistic simulator of the space shuttle’s approach and landing in unprecedented detail and accuracy.
Fri, November 01, 2013
A 3,000-Word Digression
Some light Mac Pro waffling and the red one . iOS 7.0.3's new crossfade animations in "Reduce Motion" mode. Little tidbits and windows into the life of John Siracusa buried in his OS X Mavericks review . Noodling John with random questions. Dragon Drop and Cocoapods don't suck. The big potential section of the Mavericks review that John omitted. Choosing high-level and low-level details to include in the review. Tags and the filesystem. Publishing the review ebooks, and relative sales between iBooks and Kindle. Marco's postmortem on his past Kindle efforts. ( Museum of Mediocre Reading Devices , CueCat ) Mavericks' theme and the Mac's constant battle between power users and ease of use. Will John keep doing OS X reviews? Sponsored by: Oxygene by RemObjects : Build native apps for all major platforms in one great language. Use code ATP13 for 20% off. Igloo : An intranet you'll actually like. Free for up to 10 people, and affordable for your entire company.
Thu, October 24, 2013
A Weird One
The John Siracusa Mavericks review is up ! Apple's event, the presenters' pacing and enthusiasm, Casey's bag of hearts, and yet another showing of the dots video . The Retina MacBook Pro update. The Mac Pro base price, CPU options , and speculation on SSD pricing. The iPad Air, Retina iPad Mini, iPad 2 (LOL), and iPod Classic. Apple's prod of free software. John's high-level summary of Mavericks and recommendation on upgrading. Listener homework: Read the review before next week's episode. Sponsored by: Squarespace : Everything you need to create an exceptional website. Use promo code ATP10 for 10% off. Hover : High-quality, no-hassle domain registration. Use promo code ATP for 10% off.
Fri, October 18, 2013
Sea-Level Executives
Ebook-publishing woes and trying to coordinate a specific release date. Apple hiring the CEO of Burberry to head their retail division, and the Louis Vuitton logo . The challenges of retail leadership. Touch ID impressions after a weekend of heavy use, and whether you should keep your phone secure for other people's benefit. How Touch ID could be used in Macs, and whether ARM MacBooks would be worth the transition costs. Speculation on next week's product announcements. Where a potential 12" Retina MacBook Pro could fit in the lineup. Sponsored by: Transporter : Your own private cloud-storage drive. Get $50 off with discount code ATP50 through November 11. Squarespace : Everything you need to create an exceptional website. Use promo code ATP10 for 10% off.
Thu, October 10, 2013
Made The Dot Smaller
Siri expectations and unreliability in popular culture. Can Apple ever dramatically improve their web services, and how much pressure do they feel to do so? The sorry state of online payment processing before Stripe , and improving the current sorry state of money transfers (especially in the U.S.) with services such as Dwolla and Square Cash . The Mavericks GM. Drawbacks of a Readability-like model for paying podcast producers in Overcast, and Instacast's 2012 rejection for Flattr integration . Different priorities for podcast playback and management. Sponsored by: Squarespace : Everything you need to create an exceptional website. Use promo code ATP10 for 10% off. Audible : Over 150,000 downloadable audiobooks. Get a free audiobook with a 30-day trial.
Fri, October 04, 2013
A 30-Minute Skip Button
When we expected the Mavericks GM (recorded two hours before this ). Apparent new E5-1680 Mac Pro in Geekbench and what CPU tradeoffs to expect in the new Mac Pro. Speculating on the new Mac Pro's fan noise, rotating cable management, and intended desk location. FU on John's podcast-scrubber idea. (Spoiler: he knows about the vertical speed-scaling that's been in Apple's scrubber for years, and it's not what he wants.) Experimenting with new UI controls and behaviors: some end up being cool and useful in practice, but many don't . Marco's brief adventure in designing a custom binary sync protocol. The potential conflict of interest of avoiding automatic ad-skipping features in Overcast since Marco gets income from ads on this podcast, and the ethics of publishing all podcasts' subscriber stats on the site. iPhone 5S cases. Laptop battery health and potential automatic battery conditioning . Sponsored by: Igloo : An intranet you'll actually like. Free for up to 10 people, and affordable for your entire company. Squarespace : Everything you need to create an exceptional website. Use coupon code ATP10 for 10% off.
Fri, September 27, 2013
It Doesn’t Bother Me
Casey's exclusive new iPhone 5S. Low stock levels of the gold 5S and Apple's potential motivations. How good the iPhone 5 (and therefore the 5C) still is today. John's review of iOS 7 . Locking your kitchen. Marco's upcoming podcast app, Overcast , as announced at XOXO 2013 , and why he preannounced it. The parallels between Portland and the Hofbräuhaus . John's logarithmic-scrubber idea. (and Marco's logarithmic calendar ) Dr. Drang on parallax . Post-show Neutral: the F80 M3/M4 specs . Sponsored by: Squarespace : Everything you need to create an exceptional website. Use coupon code ATP9 for 20% off in September! Ding : Dead-simple time tracking for freelancers and small teams. Use promo code ATP for a 90-day free trial.
Thu, September 19, 2013
Swimming In 16 GB Gold
Casey goes to an Apple Store. FU on SnappyCam , Synology and ZFS, and the likelihood of a new Mac filesystem . The 16/32/64 GB iPhone capacities may be overstaying their welcome. Each host's planned iPhone upgrades. How to get an iPhone on launch day. Long Island Lexus trim . Who's fabbing the A7? Intel ? Probably not . iOS 7 adoption stats so far from Mixpanel and _DavidSmith . Sponsored by: MailRoute : Hosted spam and virus protection for email. Use promo code ATP for 10% off for the life of your account. Squarespace : Everything you need to create an exceptional website. Use coupon code ATP9 for 20% off in September!
Fri, September 13, 2013
Full Frontal Thumb
iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s . The possible Sherlocking of SnappyCam and the 5s' two-tone flash in practice. AnandTech's Touch ID hands-on video . Economics of iPhone cases. 64-bit in practice. Speculation on what the M7 does and its potential. White iOS devices. Apple secrecy. After-show: " non " vs. " hon " and the Micro-USB 3.0 connector . Sponsored by: Squarespace : Everything you need to create an exceptional website. Use coupon code ATP9 for 20% off in September! MailRoute : Hosted spam and virus protection for email. Use promo code ATP for 10% off for the life of your account.
Fri, September 06, 2013
Computerized Garden Gnome
John's Mavericks review progress. iPhone event predictions. Design and security tradeoffs of a theoretical iPhone fingerprint lock. iPhone 5S colors . Will the 5C be the mainstream, best-selling model? Cell towers near rich people. The Apple TV shipment rumor . Tim Cook's "new product categories" statement earlier this year: What might that be that could plausibly come this fall "and into 2014"? Our Synology experiences and disk-layout strategies so far. The OmniKeyMaster Mac App Store saga . Microsoft and Nokia: Stratechery 1 , Stratechery 2 , Asymco: Who's buying whom? Sponsored by: Squarespace : Everything you need to create an exceptional website. Use coupon code ATP9 for 20% off in September! Hover : High-quality, no-hassle domain registration. Use promo code ATP for 10% off.
Fri, August 30, 2013
The Pit Of Irrelevance
Follow-up: Time Capsule vs. Siracusa . Casey was right! The state of Microsoft: How much was Ballmer's fault? Ben Thompson on Steve Ballmer . Microsoft's enterprise business. Should Microsoft pull an IBM and/or spin off its consumer business? What could Microsoft do to regain momentum and marketshare in phones and tablets? John on the Nintendo 2DS announcement . ( Side-by-side with 3DS, 3DS XL , the Kid Icarus: Uprising stand ). After-show: Jeff Atwood's CODE Keyboard , Truly-Ergonomic , and Marco's initial thoughts on the Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop keyboard vs. the Kinesis Freestyle 2 for Mac and the Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 . Sponsored by: Notograph : Store, organize, and share photos of things you want to remember but don't want cluttering up your Camera Roll. Wordbox : A beautiful, simple, yet powerful text and Markdown editor for iOS.
Fri, August 23, 2013
Overflow Gallery In The Bathroom
Querying Florida. Photo storage follow-up: whether people even want long-term photo storage anymore, using web services as backups, and Ogg-encoded tinfoil hattery. The Time Capsule's tough sell. Casey's helpful fans . IFTTT and Twitter . The gold/"champagne" iPhone, not getting a larger iPhone this year, and the future of the Lightning connector. The new TiVo . After-show: John's ebook-testing setup, the awful Kindle Previewer , and technical ebook woes. (See also: Serenity Caldwell at Cingleton 2012 .) Plus, a very special after-after-show Neutral loosely about the M4 . Sponsored by: Squarespace : Everything you need to create an exceptional website. Use promo code ATP8 for 10% off. Audible : Over 150,000 downloadable audiobooks. Get a free audiobook with a 30-day trial.
Thu, August 15, 2013
Three Phones Ago
Instapaper's web redesign beta . Rewriting a codebase from scratch . Understandable code and writing for maintainability . The balance between easy-to-write but unimpressive apps and implementing cutting-edge features that require messy hacks. The horrible mess of smartphone photo management and backup . How much should Apple protect people from hardware failures or carelessness? (See also: John's old two-hard-drives article .) Technical and economic challenges of Apple automatically backing up all of your photos and videos. Non-nerd backups. After-show: OS X Ivericks , Gruber on interface familiarity , Edge Cases on filesystems . Sponsored by: Warby Parker : Boutique-quality, vintage-inspired eyewear at a revolutionary price. (Spot featuring guest host @tiffanyarment !) Use coupon code ATP for free 3-day shipping. Igloo : An intranet you'll actually like. Free for up to 10 people, and affordable for your entire company.
Fri, August 09, 2013
Thrustmaster Joystick
Marco's new-new-new app for aligning double-ender podcast tracks. Economic considerations and options for releasing an app that's extremely helpful to a very small number of people. Why Marco has been procrastinating from the big app by making small apps. Good app names as motivation. Desktop Twitter distraction and measuring desktop productivity with RescueTime . Casey's sales of Fast Text since last week's promotion, Marco's sales of Bugshot , and the potential economic upside of promotion for niche apps. The fashion longevity of iOS 7's default UI. Chrome's controversial plaintext-password feature and Chrome security leader Justin Schuh's defense of the design . Lakes. An epic, half-hour Siracusa rant on the state of finding and installing Minecraft mods. Kali . caseyrumors : Is this the future of Fast Text? Sponsored by: 23andMe : Order your 23andMe DNA kit today for just $99. Squarespace : Everything you need to create an exceptional website. Use promo code ATP8 for 10% off.
Thu, August 01, 2013
Double Meta
Non-developers might want to skip the first 35 minutes: a technical discussion of FMDB , SQLite, and implementing your own generic "model" class. Plus: Casey finally gets to talk about .NET. (Note from Marco: The day after recording, I rewrote my model class to rely on KVC instead of runtime tricks and reflection. Please email Casey.) The types of programmers who can and should write their own low-level classes. Casey's app, Fast Text , and why he wrote it in 2010. John's unfulfilled app idea and name . Getting yourself moving on an iOS app. Victory Lap for Ask Patents . A 29-minute after-show extravaganza about lazy input sanitization and parameterization, extremely difficult games, eggs, and beaches. Sponsored by: Hover : High-quality, no-hassle domain registration. Use promo code ATP for 10% off. 23andMe : Order your 23andMe DNA kit today for just $99.
Thu, July 25, 2013
The X Or The X
FU: iSCSI and network Time Machine. iFixit teardown of the new AirPort Extreme . Apple's extended Developer Center downtime. (Note: we recorded this before we knew why it was down.) _DavidSmith on Logic X's pricing and what this might indicate for future App Store upgrades. Whether upgrade pricing is best for consumers, and the upgrade-pricing train. iOS developers acting like the RIAA in 2002. The complexity of modern software business models. The Wal-Martization of app pricing and how Marble Madness formed the modern Marco. Are Apple's policies really at fault for falling app prices? Sponsored by: Drafts : Where text starts on your iPhone or iPad. Squarespace : Everything you need to create an exceptional website. Use promo code ATP7 for 10% off.
Thu, July 18, 2013
Full Brichter
Marco's new-new app, Bugshot , and some of its design decisions. Cutting features from 1.0 and trying to keep Bugshot from taking too much time. Bugshot gets the John Siracusa treatment. Exploring NAS options and initial impressions of the Synology DS1813+ . Economics of FreeNAS or Mac Mini alternatives. iSCSI on Macs: the free $89 globalSAN initiator and the $195 ATTO initiator , which comes recommended by storage expert Dave Nanian . NAS backup options, since Backblaze doesn't do network drives: CrashPlan (with widespread upload-speed issues), or Arq (with potentially expensive Amazon Glacier or S3 costs). Backing up Mac filesystem metadata , Backup Bouncer , and current scores of online backup apps . Data hoarding and falling into John's backup vortex. The Apple Keynotes podcast feed . Sponsored by: Mind Blitz : An action-puzzle twist on the classic memory matching game. Transporter : Private cloud storage. Use coupon code atp for 10% off.
Fri, July 12, 2013
The Transitive Property of Nerdiness
iWatch follow-up. Alex Eckermann on Bluetooth Low Energy and iWatch . Eric Welander's thoughts on Siri for iWatch . iWatch as a means of identity . How regular people use iOS devices, as witnessed by John. Multitasking-switcher implications in iOS 7. iCloud's priority within Apple. Dropbox Datastore API , including its JavaScript API . Does the Datastore API obviate the need for a web service? Nerd-targeted products. Sponsored by: Transporter : Private cloud storage. Use coupon code atp for 10% off. Audible : The leading provider of downloadable audiobooks.
Fri, July 05, 2013
A Box and a Strap
Apple's Yves Saint Laurent hire and the difficulty in predicting an "iWatch". Technological Conservatism . Panic's Lightning-to-HDMI-cable discovery . Chris Harris on iOS 7 icons . "Free-to-play" games. Coding for practice, and learning new APIs or languages. Overly specialized apps. Glympse (Casey's road-trip-tracking app). Feed Wrangler by _DavidSmith as a Google Reader replacement that's compatible with Reeder for iPhone . Lex Friedman's RSS-sync roundup . ReadKit for Mac as a potential NetNewsWire replacement. Dr. Drang's branch of Marco's RSS-subscriber-count script . Why is OS X version adoption slower than iOS, and could Mavericks be free? Sponsored by: Optia : A beautiful, intuitive iOS puzzle game about reflecting light. Hover : High-quality, no-hassle domain registration. Use promo code ATP for 10% off.
Thu, June 27, 2013
Designed by App in Cal
John's review progress and show-duration predictors. The WWDC 2013 intro video . ( Siri's WWDC 2012 intro ) Apple's " Making a Difference, One App at a Time " video. "Designed by Apple in California". "Jobs" (Ashton Kutcher) trailer . Why developers should (or shouldn't) require iOS 7 this fall. "The Transporter" series . iOS 7 Calendar app UI . Cool-looking vs. well-designed. Our iTunes reviews. "Better" and "worse" programming languages. Sponsored by: Audible : Download a free audiobook and start your 30-day trial. Transporter : Private cloud storage. Use coupon code atp for 10% off.
Thu, June 20, 2013
Aluminum-Colored Aluminum
Casey's fans at WWDC. Mac Pro followup. ( John's halo-car post ) The Xbox 180. Revisiting the potential for a larger-screen iPhone after having seen iOS 7. Predicting iOS 7 adoption. Neven Mrgan on iOS 7's icon grid and a rebuttal . New Mac Pro appears in Geekbench parallelize.c / xargs parallel processing Sponsored by: Squarespace : The all-in-one platform that makes it easy to create your own website. Use coupon code ATP6 for 10% off. An Event Apart : The design conference for people who make websites.
Tue, June 11, 2013
Can’t Innovate Anymore
Special early WWDC episode this week: Reactions to the keynote. New Mac Pro Initial iOS 7 design impressions. Sponsored by: Backblaze : Easy, unlimited online backup for just $5 per month. Windows Azure Mobile Services : Build a cloud-connected iOS app faster and easier.
Fri, June 07, 2013
John, We Don’t Play Games
Opening theme by Larry King ( @laking ). The case for a modernized AppKit in OS X 10.9 a la Chameleon / TwUI . The lack of official Apple Objective-C wrappers around old C APIs such as Keychain and Address Book. Springboard #10 SMOP Underscore Should Apple add type inference to Objective-C? Haswell Retina MacBook Pro predictions and the possibility of having only the integrated GPU in the 15". gfxCardStatus The only 15" with integrated-only GPU The first unibody 15" with high-res, matte LCD Haswell integrated GPU explained Mac Pro speculation. John on Ad Hoc Larrabee Intel's custom CPU for the first MacBook Air Thunderbolt problems on Xeon boards Marco's Mac Pro post this week Scaling down the Mac Pro/"xMac" challenges Thunderbolt 2 Asus' 4K monitor The first 27" iMac's panel economics Major iOS 7 API wishes: better inter-app communication mechanisms, "default app" associations, and periodic background updates. Quick WWDC tips. Casey's WWDC predictions Casey's WWDC ti
Fri, May 31, 2013
Cat, Modifier Cat
Why Marco sold The Magazine . Teasing apps before they're out, building hype, and Pit Pass . Tim Cook at AllThingsD . Cook's presence and speaking style. What Cook implicitly said about future Apple products. WWDC predictions for OS X. Sponsored by: Oxygene for Cocoa : Use coupon code ATP13 for 20% off. Soulver : The essential calculator-spreadsheet-notepad hybrid.
Fri, May 24, 2013
Pouring Champagne Onto Rap Stars
Marco visits Siracusa's house and the car-assaulting tree . Transcendental Money . Square Cash . B2W 120 on financial "safety nets" . Tumblr, Yahoo, and not screwing it up. Cloud hosting and moving up the stack. The modern game console's role. the Xbox One's hardware design , and the messy world of TV-connected boxes. Sponsored by: Squarespace : Use coupon code ATP5 for 10% off. Windows Azure Mobile Services : Get started today for free.
Fri, May 17, 2013
Animated Kale
Our theme song by Jonathan Mann -- follow his Song A Day on YouTube , and check out his site if you or your company would like a catchy, fun song. Thanks for the ATP theme song, Jonathan! Casey and Marco get deluged with to-do app recommendations. The difficulty in getting people to change to a new app, but conversely, the potential success for slightly differentiated apps in an otherwise crowded market. Google I/O keynote reactions. Localizing apps to different languages. The sad state of iTunes Connect. Staged rollouts, purchase analytics, beta testing, and the different developer attitudes of Apple and Google. Why Google is consistently able to kick Apple's butt in services (and engineering?). Google Play Music All Access , Hangouts, and the new Google Maps. Apple's Objective-C to Javascript bridge . The App Store UI. Sponsored by: An Event Apart : The design conference for people who make websites. CocoaConf : A conference for iPhone, iPad, and Mac developers. Use coupon code ATP for 20% off any ticket.
Fri, May 10, 2013
Accidental Server Hardware
FU on Apple's tick-tock pattern . Marco's PHP framework and sponsor-tracking web app, and why both exist. Usability and security implications of passwordless login systems. The Mac Mini's seemingly accidental success. Podcasters who hate the word "podcast" , its quality connotation, efforts to invent alternative names , and barriers to entry. Brent Simmons' 30 Minutes To Sync proposal. Building web services on Apple's infrastructure. Sponsored by: Mac Mini Vault : Colocate or rent your own Mac Mini. Use promo code ATP50 for 50% off your first three months. Hover : High-quality, no-hassle domain registration. Use promo code ATP for 10% off.
Fri, May 03, 2013
A Particularly Exuberant Adolescence
The WWDC ticket lottery and potential solutions , or a merit system . Why Marco sold Instapaper . ( See also .) Prospects for replacing Instapaper's income. Speculating on today's app market. The Magazine 's app and Newsstand quality. Motivation, development, and homework. iOS 7's rumored visual overhaul and other speculation. The transition away from Steve Jobs' influence. What's left for iOS 7 to add? Sponsored by Squarespace : Use discount code ATP5 at checkout for 10% off.
Fri, April 26, 2013
Gradual Ramp Up To Nothing
Laptops in school. Getting a tech job with and without a college degree. Running mail servers in today's spam environment. Steve Jobs' unauthorized talking points. The WWDC announcement and trying to get tickets. Going to WWDC vs. a ticketless trip vs. watching the videos at home. Apple's Q2 earnings and hints dropped during the call. The tech industry's holding pattern with bored consumers. Marco's mom buys her first smartphone, ignoring Marco's advice. Which one did she get? Sponsored by MailRoute and Hover .
Fri, April 19, 2013
Fish Bicycle Scenario
Why are PC sales down? Why and when people have bought new PCs in the past. Forgoing or neglecting PCs today. PCs in businesses. Apple and IT departments. Last decade's Tablet PCs. The outlook for Windows 8 tablets in businesses. What will change if Microsoft Office is released for iOS? What AirPrint and black CD-Rs have in common. Still using (and abusing) Jonathan Mann's awesome ending song . Follow him and check out his other songs on YouTube. Sponsored by Squarespace : Use code ATP4 at checkout for 10% off.
Fri, April 12, 2013
Hold Me!
Giving Dave Morin the benefit of the doubt on that Vanity Fair trainwreck . Who Facebook Home is for and why Facebook made it. Whether Facebook, Amazon, Samsung, etc. could or should make their own OS or maintain completely diverged Android forks. Google forking WebKit , Chrome vs. Safari, and the fork's likely implications for Apple and web developers. Debug #11: Don Melton and Safari WebKit contributors by company Panic's new Status Board app (and IAP reaction ). We included Jonathan Mann's ending theme song again. Thanks, Jonathan! Sponsored by Igloo Software .
Fri, March 29, 2013
The Forecast For iCloud
Summly's acquisition by Yahoo, and what could have justified its price. ( Marco , WSJ ) The quality of speech recognition. Challenges of big tech companies such as Apple hiring and retaining great talent. Why iCloud sync works so badly for developers and whether it's fixable. Why developers shouldn't use iCloud even if it worked. Jonathan Mann's ATP Ending Theme Song and the More Bleeps version . Sponsored by Squarespace : Use code ATP3 at checkout for 10% off.
Fri, March 22, 2013
Live Like Other People
How Marco buys a TV (unlike how John does ). Regular people noticing and caring about high-DPI screens. The amazing Mac lineup that few care about. Which Mac would we tell people to buy? Marco revisits the Microsoft Store . The Surface Pro's uniqueness. Why GarageBand's adoption of Audiobus is so interesting. How exposed filesystems and iCloud's document model both fail users. Sponsored by Squarespace : Use code ATP3 at checkout for 10% off.
Fri, March 15, 2013
Negativity, Skepticism, and Doubt
The upcoming Google Reader shutdown. The market for RSS today, and the way forward. Client-side vs. server-side feed crawling. Addressing excessive demand for WWDC and Google I/O tickets. Apple pessimism is at an all-time high, even in the mainstream. What could Apple do to turn the pessimism around? Apple and web services. The Apple TV's interesting new A5. Diversifying the iPhone line.
Mon, March 11, 2013
The Bridges
The role of the Mac Pro today. How Apple might manage the launch of a bigger iPhone. App design and auto-layout if the iPhone moves to multiple sizes and resolutions. Visual Studio's learning curve vs. Xcode and Interface Builder. The future of Objective C and the challenge of migrating a platform's API to a new language.
Sat, March 09, 2013
Conditions Led To Freecell
The Nifty MiniDrive The challenges of small-camera design Sony RX1 and Sony's camera-business revival Apple in the gaming market and the evolution of casual gaming Solitaire, Minesweeper, and the first time anyone has mentioned FreeCell in 2013 The bad old days of Game Boys, lead-acid "portable" computers, and mouse-pointer trails iOS' refusal to let you pick default browser, email client, calendar app, etc. Mini-web-browsers inside of iOS apps How iOS could adopt Contracts or Intents, and the problems that might arise
Thu, February 28, 2013
The 7th Guest
The PS4 announcement, the Xbox 1, old LAN gaming, Transport Tycoon, early CD-ROM adventure games, dumping old games onto iOS, dial-up modems, and the annoyance of gaming occasionally on a modern console.
Thu, February 07, 2013
iPhone Plus
Speculation on what a bigger iPhone's screen might be and why.
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