Accidental Tech Podcast

459: The Bluetooth Adds Warmth

December 2, 2021 02:01:15 • Download (118 MB)

Sweatpants, sneakers, public records, stairs, cars, some tech stuff occasionally mixed in, and what you really came for: the beeps.

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

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November 22, 2021 02:01:11 • Download (117 MB)

Pants hacks, mystery beeps, password-manager battles, and Casey's totally fine setup.

Pre-show:
- Energizer lithium AA batteries and 9V for smoke alarms
- Marco’s utterly bananas password-managers 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

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November 16, 2021 02:08:56 • Download (125 MB)

Weather apps, luxury podcasts, and Facebook's fantasy metaverse.

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
- Seller risks on eBay
  - Swappa
Facebook and Meta
Post-show: Casey broke two car keys in the span of 10 minutes
- Volvo XC90
- Example replacement video

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November 11, 2021 01:53:25 • Download (110 MB)

More MacBook Pro joy, the future of the iMac, a pile of iPhone 13 Pro cases, and Casey's new-yet-again setup.

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November 4, 2021 02:17:33 • Download (133 MB)

Thunderbolt docks, a smart-home system that actually works, even more on the MacBook Pro, and selling our (not-so-)old computers.

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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)
- John’s AirPods 3 updates
- Monterey Status Report
  - SuperDuper
- The Verge’s MacBook Pro review
- MacBook Pro Charging via USB-C
- 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
- Caséta Motion Sensor (scroll down)
- Quinn’s Smart Home Video
[More] MacBook Pro impressions
Post-show: How does Marco unload old computers?

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