Casey's continued path toward the XDR, Marco's continued path toward the Wrangler, and John's continued path away from a functioning garage.
Pre-show: Christmas Conundrums
Follow-up:
Ubiquiti’s breach was from the inside
Casey’s UltraFine 5K seems to be UltraDead
Some wish-casting and predictions about the Mac lineup in 2022
Apple Announces Self-Service Repair
#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)
Why bother with a Mac Pro? (via Dave Saunders, who clearly wanted to torment Casey)
Post-show:
The continuing saga of John’s beeps
Marco’s shifts to Neutral
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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
Apple’s monitor-pricing conundrum
Follow-up: Junior vs. Senior Developers (via Nick Matsakis)
Mac Mini rumors and renderings #askatp:
Which company would we love to see Apple buy & integrate? (via Ryan)
Why bother with backups anymore? (via Joe Athman)
Post-show: John’s beeps
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Pants hacks, mystery beeps, password-manager battles, and Casey's totally fine setup.
Pre-show:
Follow-up:
Laying out the Apple Silicon roadmap
#askatp:
How can one keep an older MacBook Pro running well? (via Stephan)
How do we organize our pictures? (via Guilherme Alles)
What’s the ∆ between a junior & senior developer? (via Roar Lochar)
Post-show: John’s mystery beeps
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Weather apps, luxury podcasts, and Facebook's fantasy metaverse.
Pre-show:
Watching shows on Apple
Some ATP membership bookkeeping
Follow-up:
Facebook and Meta
Post-show: Casey broke two car keys in the span of 10 minutes
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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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Follow-up:
Casey’s MacBook Pro Updates
Marco reviews iPhone 13 Pro cases
How Could One Improve the MacBook Pros?
A None-Too-Brief Aside About Apple External Monitors
Post-show #askatp:
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Would we rather use a previous-gen MacBook Pro with an M1 Max, or the new MacBook Pro with an Intel CPU? (via Joel Short)
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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
Follow-up:
Marco’s experience with Lutron Caséta
[More] MacBook Pro impressions
Post-show: How does Marco unload old computers?
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MacBook Pro and AirPods 3 first impressions, wardrobe functions, a mystery terabyte, and helping with homework.
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Pre-show: Marco’s acquisition adventure
Follow-up:
John’s AirPods 3 impressions
MacBook Pro impressions
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The new MacBook Pro.
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An alleged lack of FOMO, third-party Windows app stores, a better Dropbox life, why progress bars are hard, and our hopes and dreams for next week's Apple event.
Pre-show: Apple Watch preorders
Follow-up:
Apple’s “Unleashed.” Event
Marco’s new Dropbox setup
#askatp:
Why are progress bars so hard? (via Derek Aldridge)
What’s a good automotive blog? (via Tom Jacob )
Does John maintain his old hardware? (via Sean Cohen)
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Facebook's outage, A15 analysis, the latest MacBook Pro rumors, and a surprise mid-show Neutral.
Pre-show:
Follow-up:
Possible 14” and 16” MacBook Pro rumors
#askatp:
Would/should Apple make ergonomic accessories? (via Johnny Oliver)
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
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Our iPhone 13 Pro impressions so far.
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Crypto donations — Absolve yourself of guilt for destroying the planet by helping destroy cancer instead! Pre-show: Some navel-gazing (much like Episode 400 )
Follow-up:
Returns
John Halter returns Surface ProsBernd Kilga returns an Elite Series 2 controllerDamian Shaw returns Surface Headphones
Christopher Dillon returns a Logitech MX MasterRicky Wilson returns a Google Home MiniBrian 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
Regarding fast pre-ordering from TJ Luoma
Harrison Krebs has updates on eSIMs
Bastian Inuk points out there are many raw formats for videoMarco’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
Post-show #askatp: On an ∞ timescale, when do we get neat under-screen tricks? (via Alex Murrell )
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More details about the iPhone 13 lineup, new iPad Mini, and Apple Watch Series 7.
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iPhone 13 and 13 Pro series, Apple Watch Series 7, new iPad and iPad Mini, and our love of the great state of California.
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Crypto donations — Absolve yourself of guilt for destroying the planet by helping destroy cancer instead! Apple Event
Post-show: iPhone 12 exit interview
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A geographic dispute, important mouse updates, John's favorite percentage, and predictions for next week's Apple event.
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Casey’s very big day
Teaching Marco geography
Follow-up:
Apple Event
Post-show #askatp: Will the iPhone ever drop the number? (via Doug McArthur )
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Coding for kids, Apple's class-action settlement, the "reader"-app rule change, and home security cameras.
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NeuralHash collisions, Safari design updates, Apple's recent PR war against itself, and Marco's experience at a Phish concert.
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A quick aside about battery health Apple’s PR war against itself
#askatp
How does one manage a large library of photos? (via Colin )
How does one search for specific tech problems? (via Sam )
Is there any point in updating Java anymore? (via Mark Slutsky )
Post-show: Marco went to a Phish concert!
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1Password, Electron apps, and the difficult problem of cross-platform UI development — especially for Mac apps.
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Apple's controversial new child-safety features.
Pre-show: Marco files a verbal Radar for Apple Music
Follow-up:
Apple’s New Child Safety Features
#askatp
What’s our current thoughts on accelerating the heat death of the universe cryptocurrency (via Lalo Vargas )
Is there any way to limit Messages’ size on disk? (via Richie Aharonian)
What camera/lens should I rent for a Disney World trip? (via Andrew Nelson )
Post-show: Some more camera banter
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Music apps, new Mac Pro GPUs, NSO and Apple's bug-bounty program, and how Apple knows you attended a concert.
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Playdate, Photo Memories, MagSafe Battery review, and the "quick, very very brief topic" of Apple Music and Spotify.
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Follow-up:
Casey’s Apple Music impressions
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Casey’s MagSafe Battery Pack review
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An extremely minor aviation accident, apps for iCloud Photo Library, the state of MagSafe, and a very special after-show about Apple Watch app development.
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Spaces, Safari beta UI tweaks, the design feedback loop, photo-ingest updates, and shocking news from Casey.
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Follow-up:
Post-show bonus #askatp: Does Adam still wear his Apple Watch? (via Andrew Blomquist )
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Cases, cars, content-color coordination, Casey's cloud considerations, camera conundrums, console chips, and climate-control conflicts.
Pre-show: Case-Liss Casey Liss
Follow-up:
Managing Digital Documents (via Jason Abreu)
Casey’s Apple One Epiphany
#askatp:
What’s the desk chair update? (via Carlos Luis Portillo)
How do we import photos taken on a “big” camera? (via Stephen Kim)
Why wouldn’t Apple want to license the M1 to Nintendo? (via Zephyz Zhaar )
Post-show: Marco is a monster who doesn’t like air conditioning
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Anti-skip CD players, mouse traction, outlet timers, BitBar, and other ancient technologies.
Pre-show:
Nostalgia for compulsory technology
Being old in a college town
Follow-up:
Safari reload update in Monterey beta 2
HTTP Strict Transport Security
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)
John’s Mouse Pad Woes
Cool, Geeky Mac Apps
#askatp:
What’s the deal with Matter (née CHoIP)? (via Jon Strand)
What’s the deal with Mighty ? (via Peter Waller)
Would Apple ever release a M1 card for Intel Mac Pros? (via Brian Hamilton )
Post-show: Dog boarding
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More WWDC tidbits, John's lucrative App Store career, Sega VR, and the risks of sideloading on iOS.
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Our childhood sports achievements, plus a ton more from WWDC.
Pre-show:
Follow-up:
Many macOS Monterey features are Apple Silicon-only
A trip down DOS gaming memory lane
Disk Utility has been updated in Monterey! 🎉
Monterey lets you Erase all content & settings !
How iCloud Private Relay Works
#askatp:
How is being a developer on Apple Silicon? (via Abel Demoz)
What year will be the final year of macOS on Intel? (via Ralf Krakowski)
How do the low-power M1 cores use only 1/10th the power of the high-power M1 cores? (via Brian Pirie)
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Our WWDC 2021 spectacular!
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We funded a study that concluded that we are awesome.
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Compacted sugar, Jade theories, TV-remote button feel, and looking — but not reaching! — very far upward.
Pre-show: Compacted sugar
Follow-up:
Apple TV 4K (2021 edition)
Matt Craig’s tweet Installation/Migration Process
One Home Screen
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Accessibility → Increase Contrast → Focus StyleHome-button function
Remote
Calibration
Casey’s Apple TV Woes
Post-show: Casey’s Fan Resolution
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Spatial audio, high-resolution music, lossless compression, the appeal of vinyl, and other completely safe topics that nobody will argue about.
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AirTag mounting options, Apple's bad hire, an epic (…😎) rant about Apple's in-app-purchase rules and developer relations, and discovering the slowest way to make a three-page website.
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⅔ of ATP is “maxinated”! The vaccination train keeps a’chuggin’! Toot toot! 🚂💉
Colonial Pipeline
Follow-up:
Overpriced AirTag mounts
Unattended restart with FileVault enabled
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AppleTV and spatial audio
AppleTV supports Wi-Fi 6
Apple’s bad hire
Epic vs. Apple, and internal emails
#askatp
Hiding the Dropbox menu-bar icon? (via Jason Bates-Brownsword)
Could one swap a SoC ? (via Chandler Kent)
How does one back up a MacBook without a Time Capsule ? (via John Larson)
Post-show: Marco tried to use Ruby
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Basecamp, AirTag impressions, notes apps, and a scientific balloon situation.
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The Basecamp fiasco
#askatp
What do we use to take notes? (via David Barber )
Would we prefer writing against an abandoned API or the new hotness? (via Xarph )
Where are the APFS de-duping space-saving scripts? (via whophd )
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A lot of follow-up in a race against an antihistamine.
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“Fully vaccinated”
Joanna Stern’s C-Fed Interview
Spring 2021 Apple Event
#askatp
What would it take to get you into this [phantom] Mac Pro, today, John? (via Brian Ashe)
Do we use FileVault on our personal Macs? How come? (via Lingxiu Zhang)
What’s the longevity of the M1 look like? (via Johann Neubert)
Post-show: Marco’s arms are on fire
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It really was a loaded baked potato!
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Spring 2021 Apple Event
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Home electrical work, dumb Wi-Fi networks for allegedly smart devices, and predictions for next week's Apple event.
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[Hopefully not] Burning Down the House
All of ATP is on the vaccination train! Toot toot! 🚂💉
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
Casey has a CarPlay apostrophe epiphany
Charging the i3
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
How long until we see Apple using Armv9 ?
Post-show Neutral
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Oracle v. Google, Tim Cook's interview, the next Apple CEO, and BMW vs. CarPlay.
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WWDC's announcement, WatchConnectivity, read-only Twitter apps, Ubiquiti's trouble, network-switch fashion, and the latest hot news about cryptocurrency.
Pre-show:
Follow-up:
[More] Tesla wheels of shame
AirPods Max warranty repairs (via Harrison Krebs)
WWDC 2021 Announced
New Siri Default Voices
Ubiquiti Breach
John’s Networking Situation
#askatp
Should one use a non-administrator user account? (via Michael )
How do I mash together 400 video clips into one file? (via Duncan Wilcock )
ffmpegCasey’s primer on ffmpeg In short:
Create a file that refers to all 400 file names. Call it, say, files.txt
Each line of that file reads file 1.mp4, file 2.mp4, etc. One file per line.
Maybe something like this? ffmpeg -f concat -i files.txt -vf scale=4096:2160 three-hour-movie.mp4
How does Overcast scrape iTunes? (via Brandon Wees)
Post-show:
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Our walls are full of pipes and wires, our wheels are covered in spray paint, our photos have left the filesystem behind, and our HomePods need to lose a few amps.
What would it take to get Marco into a concert?
Follow-up:
Tesla Wheel of Shame
App Store Pricing Policing (via Tim )
Games and Notarization
HomePod follow-up
Some Membership Housekeeping
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Mac OS X 10.0 is 20 years old today!
Google Play Drops Commissions 30% → 15% for first $1M in revenue
#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)
How would we wire our houses if we could do it all over again? (via Matt Youens )
Post-show Neutral :
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MagSafe in the car, more on family sharing, hope for colorful Macs, and a fond farewell to the HomePod.
Neutral:
Follow-up:
RIP HomePod
#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: iMac Color Rumor
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A farewell to the iMac Pro (and a tire), the state of iCloud family awareness, scam pricing in the App Store, and the Halloween costume that may never be.
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Clubhouse, Twitter Spaces, Overcast's latest update, how Swift is going, whether Electron apps are really that bad, and Apple's rumored car thing.
Follow-up:
John “tried” Twitter Spaces
Overcast 2021.1
How’s Swift going for us?
#askatp
Do we use non-ISP-provided DNS? (via Alex Guthman)
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 ?
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John tried Clubhouse.
Pre-show diversions:
Posting the bootleg
Casey’s [hopefully useLiss] worries
Marco’s ball situation
Casey’s Compulsory Icebreaker
Follow-up:
Memory safe iBoot implementation
MacBook Pro models with HDMI and SD card readers ?
#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)
Post-show: Some more kvetching about app-quitting strategies
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Clubhouse, the Contacts API, iPhone 13 rumors, and somebody's new drone.
Pre-show: Join us in our Clubhouse ! (That’s a joke; not happening. —Ed. )
Follow-up:
Living outside the east coast… or America.
The Concert for Charlottesville was posted
Should timers sync? (via Richard Harris)
What can Mobile Device Management really do? (via Chris Harper)
An alternate way to think about RAM vs. SSD-wear tradeoffs (via Jonathan Dietz)
Ada and MISRA C for car-computer safety
T568A vs. T568B myths revisited (via Jon B.)
iPhone 13 rumors
Post-show: Casey’s new toy
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Beaches, California, resolved Apple drama, SSD wear, Docker, Tesla, Siri's music-service setting, timers on the Apple Watch, the AR rumor, corporate device management, prized personal media files, app-keyword spam, and puppy training. (Is that all?)
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Tech nostalgia, Apple developer drama, a special bug report, pro cameras, Tesla, Siri, filesystems, backups, and e-bikes: a typical ATP episode.
Pre-show: Strong corporate affinities
Follow-up:
Sony ɑ1
#askatp
Do we use CleanMyMac X /OnyX /etc? (via Donald Rabideau)
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)
Post-show: Marco is snowed in
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Follow-up:
Marco’s new computer (This is not a joke. —Ed)
T568A vs. T568B myths bustedReminiscing 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)
Dan Riccio goes into a bunker
More Mac laptop rumors
#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‽
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How much could we possibly say about the rumored 2021 Mac changes?
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Apple's REJI projects, Marco's Pro Display XDR, John's AirPods anxiety, the right way to do "computer" speakers, and the olfactory peril of the Waffle House.
Follow-up: Casey makes John reminisce about Atlanta[’s food]
Follow-up:
“Is it bigger than a breadbox?” The Feedback app will automatically run a sysdiagnose
Casey’s bugs are still broken, even though Apple tried to 🤬 close them
The shocking conclusion to Marco’s Thunderbolt ethernet situation
Apple’s Racial Equity and Justice Initiative projects launchedMarco’s Pro Display XDR review
John’s AirPod Anxiety
#askatp
How is it going from shared-iTunes, separate-iCloud accounts to Family Sharing? (via Peter Yang)
What are we using for computer speakers? (via Genaro Diaz)
What do we use to keep track of finances? (via Gage Benne)
Post-show: CES: Worse Products Through Software
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A deep dive into Apple's Feedback system, first impressions of the OWC Thunderbolt Dock, Marco's other Christmas gift, and the best Liss pun to date.
Follow-up:
Accommodating hearing loss (via “Phredd Phlinstone”)
Settings → Accessibility → Audio/Visual → Headphone Accommodations → AudiogramExample app from
Maciej
Big Sur Update
Apple guidance on SMC reset via Tom Bridge
Nintendo Famicom had a microphone built into the second controller
PS5 controller weight and “following” games
The galaxy’s largest black hole
Marco Equipment Update
A brief #askatp interlude
How does Marco sell his unwanted computers? (via Brian)
Marco’s other Christmas gift
Post-show: New Liss
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Please attach a sysdiagnose to hear about Casey's endless bug, John's PS5 review, and Marco's first VR on the Oculus Quest 2.
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
iCloud Photo Downloader (via Matthew Smith)OWC Thunderbolt Hub requires Big Sur 11.1 Big Sur Update
AirPods Max audio settings (via Matthew Taylor)
Settings → Accessibility → Audio/Visual → Headphone AccomodationsTune Audio for Brightness, Strong
AirPods Max “fat lightning” connector
AirPods Max Shield Case John’s iPhone 12 Pro case
The ghost of Marco’s computing past
The ghost of Marco’s computing future
Siracusa’s Playstation 5 review
Marco’s Christmas gift
Post-show: More on the PS5
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