Accidental Tech PodcastAccidental Tech Podcast

Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters. Hosted by Marco Arment, Casey Liss, and John Siracusa.

232: You’ve Exceeded Some Limit

Cleaning out the show-notes cabinet.

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231: I Am Not a Salad Power User

TV calibration, 1Password subscription rumblings, Overcast UI debates, and Casey's latest impulse buy.

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230: Auto, Dynamic, Fresh, Dank

Marco bought something again.

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229: Just Smush the Screen Somewhere

Face-unlock possibilities, iOS 11 multitasking so far, and the latest news about floppy drives.

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228: I Never Cancel a Drag

Echo Show, USB-C hubs, iOS drag-and-drop, and dyld 3!

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227: Typing on Pillows

After a Follow-Upocalypse, we finally hear about Casey's new family member.

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226: Smooth Scrolling Is For Suckers

Much more WWDC discussion, including what you've all been waiting for.

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225: A Conversation with Siri

Our WWDC 2017 live show!

Our WWDC 2017 live show!

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224: Yearning for Reflection

Our WWDC 2017 predictions and wishes.

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223: Throw the Fork Away

We tried really hard to talk about Google I/O.

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222: As Thin as Humans Will Tolerate

The reports of MP3's death are greatly exaggerated.

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221: Personal Body Chemistry

Amazon Echo Show, dropping Dropbox, Mario Kart, and a "brief quiz".

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220: Executive Box Lunch

Surface Laptop, Echo Look, WikiTribune, and basic humanity.

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219: Million Dollar Lunch

iPhone rumors, Overcast Watch updates, yet more Uber shenanigans, and John's first international travel.

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218: MagSafe Cups of Water

iTunes’ future, USB-C MagSafe, grading Nintendo, and a very special post-show.

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217: Apology Mac Pro

Clips, Workflow, GPUs, a big Escape, and more Mac Pro!

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216: Thermal Corner

Mac Pro news! (Really!)

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215: Pots Are Made to Be Broken

Who knew waffles were so delicious?

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214: Christmas Phone

Red iPhones, nameless iPads, incredible waffles, and disruption to our workflows.

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213: Siri in a Can

YouTube TV, Ryzen, HomeKit, and the cylinder business.

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212: Meatspace Windows

John still really, really likes windows.

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211: Hardware Mind Virus

USB-C iPhones, Overcast ads, and bitter-tasting game cartridges.

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210: My Stupid Thumb

Overcast 3 is out, WWDC is moving back to San Jose, and Uber is awful.

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209: Making Sausage-Making Glamorous

Planet of the Apps, Chromebooks, and the endurance race between a car and a Mac Pro.

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208: Your Face Is Your Face

The long-term future of the Mac, and the near-term future of Casey's garage.

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207: Selling Hot Dogs on a Stick

Phone-size waffling, taking too many showers, and saving the iPad.

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206: All You Need Is Five Nerds

iOS 10.3 changes, developers responding to reviews, year of iPad, and Casey's morning routine.

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205: People Don’t Use the Weird Parts

A surprisingly deep dive into Swift, now that one of us is finally using it.

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204: You’re Only Stable When You’re Dead

The Consumer Reports test, Lattner leaving Apple, and big ideas for macOS.

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203: Screaming At Us From The Future

All three of us rush to do our homework during the show.

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202: Something Has Gone Wrong

The future of the Mac, and our first listener Q&A.

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201: Volume Micromanager

Super Mario Run, AirPods, tabs vs. apps, and Cook on desktops.

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200: I Had a Dream About the Mac Pro

Our 200th-episode spectacular!

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199: 10,000 Hours of Coughing

John needs tech support, Marco needs tech support, and Casey thinks he doesn't.

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198: Puppy Game Boy

John talks about the Nintendo Switch for a long time.

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197: Life by a Thousand Hugs

Marco buys something, John buys something else, and Casey watches a car show instead.

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196: Roasting Your Own Beans

Apple's art book, Surface Studio, and what happened when John tried to buy a PC monitor.

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195: The Show Must Go On

Touch Bar iPads, all-in-one Mac Pros, ARM Macs, and Mac clones.

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194: Dark Night of the Soul

Pushback on the MacBook Pro, Apple's display business, and why we override Apple's product names.

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193: The Escape Zone

The new MacBook Pros, Touch Bars, and sports analysis.

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192: Hello Again Again

Expectations and speculation about next week's Apple event.

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191: The Failure Mode of a Train

Dash developer dispute, Dropbox dissatisfaction, and DSLR delight.

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190: The Girl Who Never Came Over

Voice-assistant cylinders, Bluetooth headphones, camera contamination, and Casey losing a bet.

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189: The Museum of Pristine Apple Hardware

Casey goes to the Apple Store, Marco touches buttons, and John stays home.

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188: $850 Fidget Cube

Casey almost loses a bet, Marco tries to buy an iPhone, and John thinks he won't scratch Jet Black.

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187: Putting Plastic on Your Couches

Anti-homers, AirPod tappers, Bluetooth codecs, and nauseous laser enthusiasts.

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186: Jony Ive Has a Lot of White Pants

Our coverage of the iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Series 2 launch event.

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185: The Delaware of Europe

Also available on 17 floppy disks.

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184: Procedural Marriage Mistakes

Marco's critical mistake was forgetting the day of preparation.

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183: I Filed a Radar

More on car software, VBR MP3s, Wi-Fi calling, TiVo, and diversity.

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