Accidental Tech PodcastAccidental Tech Podcast

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

318: Not a Casino I Want to Play In

On Monday, we got iPads. On Tuesday, we got iMacs. On Wednesday, we got AirPods. On Thursday, all we got was this episode of ATP.

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317: We’re Customers Too

A special WWDC segment, our live show, and the Spotify-Apple in-app-purchase dispute.

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316: MacBook Hierarchy of Needs

Two-handed dragging, Apple vs. NVIDIA, the end of configurable Macs, and our minimum requirements for the next MacBook Pro.

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315: 1.0 Was Just Speed

Giant laptops, foldable phones, USB speeds, and rumors of an upcoming Apple event.

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314: Kernel Panic in the Night

Hopeful rumors for 2019 Macs, the state of Mojave, and a tale of Apple ID woe.

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313: The Residue of Seven People

Amazon and Eero, Spotify and Anchor, Marco and ear discharge, and have you heard that Casey has Gigabit internet?

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312: Fashion Phase

Angela Ahrendts leaving Apple, Spotify buying Gimlet, adding MagSafe to USB-C, and Marco's hideous vector code.

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311: Mutually Assured Destruction

Facebook's Onavo scam, Apple's FaceTime bug, early iPhone rumors, and Overcast's Instant Search.

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310: Apple Playstore

Our internets of things, our YouTube careers, and our theories on teenagers.

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309: Do Not Expect Five Nines From My Plex

Terminator woes, Smart Battery Cases, and the most impactful things we hope to see from Apple in 2019.

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308: Left-Handed Streaming Service

Apple, TVs, and Apple and TVs. But not the Apple TV.

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307: Casey Apple Pencil

John reviews Casey's stuff, Marco draws on his iPad, and Tim writes a sad letter.

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306: My Watch Has Ended

Bent iPads, screen protectors, a new Apple SVP, and our 2018 in review.

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305: An Uneasy Peace

NPR's RAD proposal, Microsoft Edge, some very fun domains, and a fond farewell to Apple Music Connect.

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304: Island of Shortcuts

A lost video, Shortcuts vs. the command line, fixing a tricky bug, and the debut of the Accidental Trunk Podcast.

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303: Your Mahogany World

Casey runs ffmpeg on his iPad, John defends desserts, and Marco finds himself in a Microsoft commercial.

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302: Paint This Square

Apple Entrepreneur Camp, 5K vs. 8K displays, iPad vs. Mac performance, why Apple's prices are increasing, and Italian-American desserts.

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301: I Cut Them Up in the Air

Audiophile headphone bumps, the Surface Go, adventures with Google Photos, and an ATP Thanksgiving.

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300: First of All, It’s Easy

Our 300th Episode Spectacular!

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299: Headphone Bump

Hands-on impressions and info from Apple about the new iPad Pro.

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298: Protective Sandwich

Analysis and hands-on coverage (!) of Apple's October event and the updated MacBook Air, Mac Mini, and iPad Pro.

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297: It Also Deserves to Die

iPhone XR reviews, why next week's Apple event is so exciting, why retweets ruined Twitter, and which of us is the Wafflemaster.

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296: Giant Buffers of Floats

Adventures in audio programming, fresh bagels, real Photoshop coming to iPad, and a new Palm phone — sort of.

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295: Outlets That Suck

Casey's future Panerai won't have Walkie-Talkie mode, but he can always use his house's intercom system instead.

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294: The Intersection of Liberal Arts and Whatever

Mojave, Marzipan, hostile work environments, and the bagel emoji.

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293: You Know My Pouches

Our reviews of the iPhone XS, Apple Watch Series 4, Creative Selection, and Scott Forstall.

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292: Start a Rotate Chicken Nuggets Timer

Overcast 5, HomePod timers, and learning more about iPhone XS and Apple Watch Series 4.

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291: John’s Special Day

Apple Watch Series 4, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, and another truly special event.

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290: A Weird Sandwich

Our predictions for next week's iPhone event, something about HomeKit hubs, and a special post-show Neutral.

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289: Everybody’s in the Alliance

Diving into cutting-edge technologies: coaxial cable, the AirPort Express, and printers.

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288: Rich Person’s Raspberry Pi

Predictions and hopes for the rumored Mac Mini and MacBook Air updates.

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287: Open-Faced Compliment Sandwich

2018 13" MacBook Pro review, fall Mac speculation, and John's preparations for a war he intends to win.

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286: I Respect a Good Crust

Breakfast pastries, large online backups, and de-listing from podcast directories.

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285: Do Not Drill Holes in This House

Has Apple lost its whimsy? Has Casey found his next car? Has Marco's house made it through the episode?

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284: Hotel California Keyboard

Modern CPUs are more complicated than tomato sauce.

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283: Just Lower Your Standards

Hot MacBooks, cool early-'90s cars, and the rush to get the last Apple photo books.

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282: Not Unreliable Enough

Don't worry, we didn't just talk about the new MacBook Pro. We also had time to review all of Europe.

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281: My Private Siri

Apple's upcoming Maps updates, a new Duplex demo, rumored new headphones, and air-conditioner optimizations.

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280: Extinction-Level Event

Marco's iMac survived its journey, Casey survived his borrowed Jeep, and John survived the WWDC meal plan.

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279: You’ll Hate What I’m Actually Doing

International data plans, the final beach setup, wrapping up WWDC news, and the debut of Accidental Test Kitchen.

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278: Best Worst Influence

Memoji, stereo HomePods, Mojave Dark Mode, Safari tracking prevention, and Casey putting his job in the parking lot.

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277: You’re Not a Mac App Yet

Live from WWDC 2018!

We're live from WWDC 2018!

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276: Observing a Black Hole

iOS 11.4, what we hope to see at WWDC, Marco's beach problem, and Casey's car problem.

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275: It’s Difficult When You’re a Billionaire

Changed minds, old ears, giving in to Swift, and whether Elon Musk is a net positive.

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274: Not the Teddy Bear’s Fault

Misheard names, big tables, Twitter's antics, class-actions, and more from Google I/O.

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273: Playing You Like a Video Game

Hello, um, do you have any time to listen to our podcast today between 10am and 12pm, mmm?

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272: 60% Satisfied

Stale Marzipan, prescription AR sunglasses, and protecting listeners from tracking pixels.

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271: Voting With Your Virtual Feet

Bitcode, backpacks, untouchable screens, and bringing the iPhone X into our office for a little chat. Please close the door behind you.

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270: Three Major Zippers

When was Apple's heyday?

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269: Cooled by Jellyfish

We invited pros to come on campus and join our Pro Listening Team to help us shape the next episode of our flagship podcast.

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