The latest sports scores, sports reporting, betting odds, sports apps, and sports analysis from your most trusted and knowledgable sports experts.        
    
        
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            In this special members-only VIDEO episode, John finally reveals his window-management techniques.        
        
    
     
    
                         
                
            Apple continues to release great products while needlessly antagonizing just about everyone.        
    
        
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            The cancelation of Apple's car project, excitement for potential AI applications, the wonders of email clients, and starting a car in fifth gear.        
    
        
Pre-show: Marco is many things, but patient is… not one of them.
 
Follow-up: 
 
Application Submission Feedback regarding Project Titan 
 
Ask ATP:
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Why hasn’t Marco fallen off the deep end  explored a DIY mechanical keyboard? (via Warren Bakay) 
How interested are we in LLMs & generative AIs?
 
  
Post-show: WWDC wish-casting 
 
    
     
    
                         
                
            Three weeks into the Apple Vision Pro, OLED motion, PQ3, and experiments with a LOT of megapixels.        
    
        
Pre-show: 
 
Follow-up: 
 
Vision Pro
 
Apple defends against future iMessage attacks 
 
Ask ATP:
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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)
 
  
Post-show: Using a high-end camera  and gear  for Vision Pro panoramas
 
 
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            In this special members-only episode, we watch and discuss "Steve Jobs" (2015).        
        
    
     
    
                         
                
            We spent nearly 8 minutes talking about other topics… but, of course, this is mostly more about the Apple Vision Pro. There's a lot to cover!        
    
        
Pre-show: Casey’s Persona Surprise 
Follow-up: 
 
Apple Vision Pro
 
Post-show: Casey’s Vision Pro after-action report
 
 
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            Our real-world Apple Vision Pro impressions so far.        
    
        
Follow-up: 
 
Vision Pro initial thoughts
 
Post-show: Casey’s Vision Pro train experience
 
 
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            Apple's EU DMA compliance and our excitement for the Vision Pro.        
    
        
Follow-up: 
Vision Pro talk begins next week; some good reviews for now:
 
YouTube API (via Alex Chan)
 
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
 
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 )
 
What settings do we use for Apple Music? (via Christian Kent)
 
  
Post-show: Casey is amped about his forthcoming Mac monitor 
Ensemble  to pull individual windows into visionOS 
  
 
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            Much more information about Apple Vision Pro.        
    
        
Pre-show: YouTube  updates 
Follow-up: 
SCSI DB-25 was on the back of Macs, not DB-50
 
iOS Screen Sharing is  a thing 
 
On Apple’s 30% cut and payment processing fees
 
Whose customer is this, anyway? 
Apple’s compliance with EU law is likely to go exactly as expected 
 
Apple Vision Pro optics (via Todd Zarwell & jkahnk) 
Apple’s software workaround for Masimo-related import ban
 
  
Apple Vision Pro  preorders
 
Ask ATP:
 
Post-show: Family Apple Vision Pro vibe check
 
 
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            The imminent launch of Apple Vision Pro, the latest Apple Watch sales ban, and Apple's graceful and pragmatic response to the latest App Store court decision.        
    
        
Pre-show: Some Administrivia
 
Follow-up: 
 
Dear Epic, 🖕. Love, Apple 
 
Ask ATP:
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Why do audio-free apps sometimes stop playback of other apps? (via Wilson Martinez)
 
Why doesn’t Apple just make HomePod mini into a mesh router? (via Saif Khan) 
  
Post-show: What is a truck, anyway?
 
 
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            In this member-exclusive episode, we grade common PC connectors. (Really.)        
        
    
     
    
                         
                
            Casey is ordering Apple Vision Pro on day one, and everyone knows it except Casey.        
    
        
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            Our 2024 year in preview.        
    
        
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            John gives us all a special gift.        
    
        
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            We have invented a new podcast episode. You sometimes need a stylus, parts of it are accurate, it's occasionally smart, and boy, have we patented it!        
    
        
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            The Beeper battle, governments spying on push notifications, Stolen Device Protection, and a fun toy from 24 years ago.        
    
        
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            What we're looking forward to — or not — this holiday season.        
        
    
     
    
                         
                
            Mr. Liss goes to New York.        
    
        
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            Chip-packaging advances, modern ECC, iPhones adopting RCS, satellite-SOS pricing options, Thunderbolt 5, the joy of moving, and our fitness journeys.        
    
        
Pre-show: Moving is not fun.
 
Follow-up:
Apple fixes worn keycaps (via Ezekiel Elin) 
OpenAI
 
Tip for buying smart thermostats (via Neil Weinstock)
 
Marco’s many-taps Ecobee 
Chip packaging
Introductory videos on packaging
 
  
ECC RAM  in Apple Silicon (via Grady Borders & Joe Lion) 
  
Green bubbles get slightly less 🤢? 
 
Apple extends free 🛰️ emergency services 
 
Thunderbolt 5 
 
#askatp: 
Can John take us on a tour of his recommended TVs? (via Gary Owen )
 
Have we ever had iCloud randomly revert a file? (via Stephen Towler)
 
Which apps should be blocked from refreshing in the background? (via Marcos Vinícius Petri) 
  
Post-show: Moving is fun.
 
 
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            OpenAI's turmoil, M3 Max thermals, keyboard wear, and the Humane Ai Pin.        
    
        
Pre-show:
 
Follow-up:
 
OpenAI
 
#askatp: 
What ever happened to ECC RAM , now that Apple Silicon is here? (via Tim Schmitz ) 
How do we photograph kid art (via Chris Gleim)
 
Does tech actually improve  our lives? (via Jamie West)
 
  
Post-show: Humane ai pin 
 
 
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            Our initial M3 Max MacBook Pro impressions, details on M3-family SSD performance, more enthralling content about body oils, and Marco's self-created need to go to a hardware store.        
    
        
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Follow-up:
 
Marco and Casey’s new laptops
 
#askatp:
What is a “neural engine”? (via Richard Levitt)
 
How often should bugs on beta OSes  be reported? (via Mike Hoffman )
 
Is there a way to get Photos.app’s geotag metadata into the actual files? (via Santiago) 
  
Post-show: Marco’s hardware adventure
 
 
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            John's experience working on the ATP CMS… by writing PHP, a language nobody ever truly learns.        
        
    
     
    
                         
                
            iPhones as pro video cameras, the politics of base configurations, and the knob-microwave lifestyle.        
    
        
Pre-show: Marco has discovered knobbed microwaves 
 
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Follow-up:
 
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  
 
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            The M3 family, the new MacBook Pro lineup, and the updated iMac from Apple's Scary Fast event.        
    
        
Pre-show: Everything’s upside down, so let’s talk fashion.
 
Apple’s October event 
 
Post-show: Hypothetical boxed lunches
 
 
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            Another Apple Pencil (?!), a surprise Scary Fast announcement, and finding a Sonos oasis after years in the HomePod wilderness.        
    
        
Pre-show: ATP Membership  changes
 
Follow-up:
Rivian sounds are  based on nature
 
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.)
 
iTunes Match, Apple Music, and DRM
 
Getting music onto an iOS device without a computer
 
ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED rumbles on
 
  
Apple Pencil (USB-C) 
 
October event 
 
Everyone talks about their Sonos experiences (this is not #sponcon)
 
Post-show: ATP membership  changes 
 
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            What we'd like to see from Apple this fall, regardless of what the rumor mill says.        
    
        
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Follow-up:
Will Kiefer, Rewind.ai ’s CTO, has some FU 
iPhone 15s have a new battery setting
 
watchOS optimized charging 
 
iPad/iPhone Photo Backups
 
On Photos remembering crop aspect ratios in 14.1 
John’s Docker/Chrome problems
 
AirPods Pro for hearing protection
 
  
Apple’s October event: what should  be done? 
Gurman’s report on flashing unopened iPhones  
#askatp:
What focal lengths would we choose for our phones? (via Luke Askwith)
 
Can one add music on iOS without a computer? (via Nick ) 
How do we protect our Synologies? (via Roch Ripley) 
  
Post-show: Unexpected Apple Watch Series 9 improvements 
 
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            John seeks input about a dilemma, weighing the pros and cons of tackling a new project.        
        
    
     
    
                         
                
            The Rewind Pendant, alcantara in new places, using AirPods Pro at a concert, why schools love Chromebooks, and a thousand-year optical-disc journey.        
    
        
Follow-up:
 
Casey’s adventures with stop-charging-at-80% 
AirPods Pro 2  as concert earplugs
 
Rewind.ai Pendant 
 
#askatp:
What makes Apple’s designs so much better? (via Buckaroo Ponzi )
 
Do we segregate our user data? (via Alfred Flynn ) 
How can an iPad-first user back up their photos? (via Joseph Zoller) 
  
Post-show: An optical-disc journey
 
 
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            John insists on using his computer.        
    
        
Pre-show: Marco has thoughts on the FineWoven case
 
Follow-up:
 
Low-cost MacBook rumor 
 
#askatp:
How thin will phones really  get? (via Joe Lion ) 
Do we ever MagSafe charge our MacBooks? (via Chriskast )
 
Are we team light or team dark? (via Jack Mordoj )
 
  
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            Our iPhone 15 Pro impressions, case options, size choices, and an unexpected recording location.        
    
        
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Follow-up:
 
Initial iPhone reviews
 
Post-show: Marco discovers America 
 
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            A mountain of follow-up and new info on the iPhone 15 series, a bunch of USB-C nerdery, and some Rivian hacks with mixed results.        
    
        
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ATP Top Four: Laptops . Join  to listen! 
Follow-up:
 
Gruber’s post 
Geekbench 6
 
Does Apple make the fastest laptops ?
 
  
#askatp:
How does mp3 chapter images work? (via Joel Labes) 
The “animated” chapter art was the ending theme song in ATP 244  
  
How does binning work with silicon chips? (via Ammar) 
Is USB-C’s successor on the horizon? (via Jason Falleiro) 
  
Post-show: Rivian follow-up and some interesting hacks 
 
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            In this member-exclusive episode, we rank our favorite laptops of all time (so far) and argue, Top Four-style.        
        
    
     
    
                         
                
            Impressions and analysis of Apple's fall event featuring the iPhone 15 series, the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2, and Apple 2030.        
    
        
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            Rumors, expectations, and hopes for the iPhone event next week.        
    
        
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            Exit interviews for the iPhone 14 Pro, Apple Watch Ultra, and Apple Watch Series 8, and our first ever Exit Salute for a much greater outgoing product.        
    
        
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
 
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)
 
  
  
Apple Event on September 12  
Exit Interviews
iPhone 14 
Watch Ultra 
Watch Series 8 
A special Exit Salute 
  
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            Ubiquiti security cameras, driving a box truck, and some surprise “gifts”.        
    
        
Pre-show: 
 
🗣️ New ATP Membership Survey  🗣️ 
  (This is for everyone , not just members) 
🗣️ New member special: ATP Tier List: Every iMac  🗣️ 
Follow-up:
iMac Tier List
 
More text editors
 
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 
 
#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 
  
 
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            In this member-exclusive episode, we grade every iMac released to date.        
        
    
     
    
                         
                
            Callsheet’s first week, why Apple might (or might not) want to buy Disney, and the state of the podcast-ad market.        
    
        
Pre-show: LG stand woes & Casey pronunciation woes 
Follow-up:
Casey’s fire hazard has been returned 
Text editors
 
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
 
  
Callsheet week one & subscription dynamics
 
  
Apple-buys-Disney Rumors
 
Post-show: Let’s have a fireside chat about the state of ATP. (Nobody’s in trouble.) 
 
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            Casey launches Callsheet!        
    
        
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            John has only two requests for the Photos team this year.        
    
        
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Follow-up:
Synology Dynamic DNS
 
Marco’s security camera update
 
Some interesting research on memory and caching from Akshay Narayan
 
  
App Store to require developers to describe API use 
 
John’s annual post-vacation tradition
 
#askatp:
What are we dropping down to UIKit for? (from Aaron Bushnell ) 
What does John think of the α6700 ? (from David Campbell) 
Why is my experience of social networks so different from what I hear you describe? (from Ben Gunsberger) 
  
Post-show: [Some] weird things that Casey does
 
 
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            This isn’t Tim.        
    
        
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            Casey attempts to submit his app to the App Store.        
    
        
Pre-show: 
 
Follow-up:
 
Casey’s no-good, very bad day 😭😬 
#askatp:
Is Time Machine really useful anymore, anyway? (via Dan Provost )
 
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)
 
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 
 
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            The first week of Threads, Tesla's NACS connector vs. CCS, the importance of the Mac Pro, and the evolving iPad situation in the Arment household.        
    
        
Pre-show: Marco’s butt-crack update 
Follow-up:
 
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)
 
  
Ask Neutral :
How do we feel about darn near everyone adopting NACS  over CCS ? (via Steve J. Stutz)
 
What are some good & bad parts of EV ownership? (via yottalogical )
 
  
Post-show: Casey & John app updates
 
 
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            Living in a vacation town, who the Mac Pro is for, more on Reddit, and Vision Pro's top “four” challenges — not including price.        
    
        
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            Varifocal displays, Reddit and Apollo, modular laptops, camera bags, and the emotional roller-coaster of owning AirPods.        
    
        
Pre-show: 🗣️ New Member’s Special  Just Dropped 🗣️
 
Follow-up:
With regard to the “real-time OS” and the roles of the R1
 
Vision Pro and vision
 
Vision Pro limits
 
Conflicting opinions about Safelite (via Allan Davis & anonymous)
 
On fixing a bug for one developer (via Gui Rambo)
 
SwiftUI for the Mac (via Gui Rambo & Clarko ) 
Solid-state cooling  (via Alex )
 
  
Apollo’s shutdown approach 
 
#askatp:
What do we think about the Framework laptop ? (via David Hadley)
 
How do the photo permissions in iOS really  work? (via Zach Frechette)
 
How do we carry our cameras? (via Stephen Collins)
 
  
 
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            In this member-exclusive episode, we grade every iPhone released to date — yes, even your favorite one.        
        
    
     
    
                         
                
            Vision vs. vision, AR privacy considerations, a good tech week in the Liss household, and a not-so-good one for the Arments.        
    
        
Pre-show: Good SwiftUI days 
Follow-up:
 
Safari 17 Link Tracking Protection
 
DockKit  
#askatp:
Having seen Vision Pro, are we more enthusiastic about Apple’s automotive adventures? (via Nick ) 
Do we use any sort of app uninstaller? (via markblndr )
 
The age-old debate about using separate vaults for 2FA  gets rekindled by Dave Copeland 
 
  
Post-show: Casey’s happy technology week, and Marco’s not-so-happy technology week.
 
 
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            More on Apple Vision Pro and visionOS, writing SwiftUI at cruising altitude, new hopes for Mac gaming, and what John really thinks of the new Mac Pro.        
    
        
Pre-show: SwiftUI requires Wi-Fi
 
“Siri” utterances were trifled with? (via Jackson Ames)
 
Vision Pro 
 
New Macs
15” MacBook Air  
Mac Studio 
 
Mac Pro 
John Ternus on discrete GPUs in Macs  
Metal scores 
M1 Max: 108,363 
M1 Ultra: 150,644
1.3× M1 Max performance for 2× GPU cores 
  
M2 Max: 131,302 
M2 Ultra: 267,399
2× M2 Max performance for 2× GPU cores 
#5 fastest Metal score overall
Top 3 are GPUs in a 2019 Mac Pro 
  
  
  
M2 Ultra vs. NVIDIA
4080 : 16% higher fps 
4090 : 37% higher fps 
  
Non-game GPU performance 
Blender GPU scores 
M2 Ultra: 3,412 
NVIDIA 4090: 13,158 (3.8× faster) 
NVIDIA 3080: 6,205 (1.8× faster) 
NVIDIA 3060: 3,256 (costs $330) 
NVIDIA 3070: 3,396 (laptop GPU) 
  
  
CPU benchmark  
M2 Ultra vs. Intel & AMD 
Intel Xeon W9-3495X (56-core)
Multi-core: 53,504 (2.8× faster) 
  
Intel Core i9-13900KS
Single-core: 3,080 (39% faster) 
Multi-core: 21,665 (15% faster) 
  
  
Mac Pro PCIe lanes  
Neil Parfitt on the new Mac Pro  
Ternus & Joz acknowledge ATP shirt (❗)  
  
  
Gaming
 
macOS 14 Sonoma 
Post-show: John’s special treat
 
 
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            WWDC 2023! New Macs, new OSes, and the unveiling of Apple Vision Pro.        
    
        
Pre-show: 🧘 Feelings check 🧘 
WWDC 
 
Post-show: WWDC food review 
 
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