Accidental Tech Podcast
Episodes
572: Cryptofarts and Copyright Infringement
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: Vision Pro talk begins next week; some good reviews for now: Nilay Patel @ The Verge Video review Joanna Stern at The Wall Street ...
571: Adding Some Carrot
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: YouTube updates Follow-up: SCSI DB-25 was on the back of Macs, not DB-50 D-subminiature iOS Screen Sharing is a thing No control fo...
570: The Local Mooching Situation
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Some Administrivia New ATP member’s special! ATP episodes are now on YouTube! Follow-up: Marco’s UPS issue Eaton UPS ba...
569: Do Grasshoppers Have Tongues?
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Dad Dreams Follow-up: New watch bands will actually be… cases? (via Videoalex) Swatch example NATO straps Time-shifting was success...
568: The Year of Romance
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Time-shifting Dave Matthews Band Crew Q&A Follow-up: AI Agita Apple’s paper regarding optimizing on-device LLM Summary b...
567: macOS Uranus
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Running public sound Automixing Sound Devices Mix Pre-10 II Zoom F8n Zoom LiveTrak L8 Reminder that gift memberships make for a great las...
566: Using It Is Wearing It Out
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gift memberships make for great last-minute gifts! Follow-up: Apple devices and OLED burn-in iPhone XS burn-in (via David Gian-Cursio) iPhone 11 ...
565: Trickle-Up Concern
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Cauterized pants Show administrivia 🎄🕎 NEW MEMBER’S SPECIAL!! 🕎🎄 🎅🏻 Give the gift of ATP! 🎅🏻 Follow-up: ...
564: Always Get the Biggest Pizza
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: Other People’s Code Audio sample Laura Savino’s Talk at CppCon 2023 AirJet cooling a MacBook Air Previously on ATP Key...
563: Drain the Attic
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Moving is not fun. Marie Kondo Follow-up: Apple fixes worn keycaps (via Ezekiel Elin) OpenAI Sam Altman Reinstated Five Days of Chao...
562: Do You Have a Dragon?
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: 🚨 LAST CHANCE FOR THE ATP HOLIDAY STORE 🚨 Note: long-sleeve and utes sizes have been added! Follow-up: Keyboard wear Finger...
561: Market Your Bug
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Show Administrivia: 🗣️ THE ATP HOLIDAY STORE IS HERE 🗣️ Note: long-sleeve and utes sizes have been added! 🗣️ NEW MEMBER’S S...
560: They’re All Rectangles
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco has discovered knobbed microwaves John’s toaster journey 🗣️ THE ATP HOLIDAY STORE IS HERE 🗣️ Follow-up: Apple Ev...
559: The Tall Lettuce
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Everything’s upside down, so let’s talk fashion. Mack Weldon Ace Sweatpants Relwen Vertical Insulator jacket Apple’s O...
558: Multilevel Pizza Oven
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: ATP Membership changes Apple price hikes Membership FAQ Want to pay us more? Here’s how! Follow-up: Rivian sounds are based on n...
557: The Phone-Box Lottery
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We absolutely and unequivocally condemn the murder and kidnapping of innocent civilians. Casey Neistat’s video 🗣️ NEW MEMBER’S SP...
556: Apple Chips Are People
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: Overall St. Jude winner: James Neal John’s window bug Polling rate does make a difference Source video Polling rate to window...
555: A Very Eventful Day
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco has thoughts on the FineWoven case CHOCK’s medusa cable Follow-up: John takes us on an adventure FB13211706 — Wind...
554: Is This Your Dog?
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco is… somewhere unexpected Modern 5G hotspots vs. tethering Casey’s travel router 🤬 cancer. Help sick kids. Donate to St....
553: Cut the Bridges to the Mainland
23 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: John’s enhancement requests 🤬 cancer. Help sick kids. Donate to St. Jude now. The Marco Offset ATP Top Four: Laptops. Join to l...
552: Not a Saturated Year
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco’s Wi-Fi Woes RealPlayer 🤬 cancer. Help sick kids. Donate to St. Jude now. The Marco Offset Apple Event on September 12...
551: Tickle Rock You
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: 🤬 cancer. Help sick kids. Donate to St. Jude now. Follow-up: iPhone 14 Pro 2× vs. cropping a 1× photo iPhone 14 Pro Dynamic Island ...
550: A Wizard With No Choices
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 Ch...
549: Unauthorized Trash Can
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco’s box truck TruckMap Trucker Path 🗣️ New ATP Membership Survey 🗣️ (This is for everyone, not just members) 🗣...
548: Starting to Count Chickens
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: LG stand woes & Casey pronunciation woes Follow-up: Casey’s fire hazard has been returned Text editors Yes, we forgot about N...
547: Own Your Pricing
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: ⚠️ LAST CHANCE FOR HYPERCRITICAL SHIRTS ⚠️ Follow-up: Mophie 3-in-1 travel charger Reported issues Firmware update kit Case...
546: Re-Crop With the Wisdom of Age
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco’s Overcast rewrite 🗣️ HYPERCRITICAL SHIRTS ARE BACK, BABY 🗣️ Follow-up: Synology Dynamic DNS Alex Mazanov (of ...
545: My Butler Can’t Use It
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
🗣️ HYPERCRITICAL SHIRTS ARE BACK, BABY 🗣️ Pre-show: Marco mended something! How-to video The good replacement part Which one of us is wh...
544: Valid in a Marco Way
16 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Blue Man Group 🗣️ HYPERCRITICAL SHIRTS ARE BACK, BABY 🗣️ Follow-up: EV thoughts from Sam Abuelsamid ID.4 vs. Honda Accord...
543: 100 Million Tire-Kickers
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco’s butt-crack update Follow-up: Upgrade #467: The Least Important Mac Follow-out The Case for a True Mac Pro Successor (2013...
542: Penguin Camel Monkey Shark
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: How did we celebrate the Fourth of July? Member Episodes Survey Follow-up: As per anonymous, Ternus received our Mac Pro shirt. 🫣 ...
541: Make a Little Maze
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: 🗣️ New Member’s Special Just Dropped 🗣️ Tier List - Wikipedia Tier Lists - Know Your Meme Follow-up: With regard to th...
540: The Points Don’t Matter
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Good SwiftUI days Follow-up: Vision Pro Privacy considerations (via Brandon Jones) WWDC 2023 #10096: Build Great Games for Spatial Co...
539: The Strap Situation
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: SwiftUI requires Wi-Fi Flighty “Siri” utterances were trifled with? (via Jackson Ames) “Alexa” not recognized ...
538: We Studied Thousands of Heads
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: 🧘 Feelings check 🧘 WWDC 15” MacBook Air Mac Studio 🎉 Mac Pro 🎉 2023 Mac Pro Accessories iOS 17 iPadOS 17 PCalc wid...
537: Worse Than All of Our Toilets
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Phish season Live Phish DMB Friday Night Concert Series Goose on Bandcamp Follow-up: The Anonymous Corner Some anonymous thoughts on...
536: I Reboot With Reason
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: Alex Stevenson-Price’s thread on his initial experiences with the Dell 6K monitor Monitor Control Dell Display Manager (via Ben ...
535: My Computer Supports Math
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: 🗣️ New Member’s Special posted 🗣️ A New Yorker’s View of the United States Follow-up: The Kobo FU continues T...
534: On the Cheerleader Bus
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: Marco’s new Kobo Kobo will price-match (via Bob Pekol) Games breaking the fourth wall Metal Gear Solid Controller Swap Trick ...
533: The Beach Is the Beach
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The ATP Store is BACK, baby! Order your merch ⚠️ before Saturday, 6 May ⚠️. Pre-show: Marco has e-reader pre-show follow-up kobo sage PMN ...
532: The Meat Part of Multitasking
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The ATP Store is BACK, baby! Order your merch before Saturday, 6 May. Pre-show: Marco re-discovers reading Boox Nova Air C Kindle Oasis (2nd-gen.)...
531: Rock It in the Right Direction
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The ATP Store is BACK, baby! Order your merch before Saturday, 6 May. Pre-show: Five K’s is just. not. enough. Follow-up: macOS 13.3 window-...
530: You Are Not Nintendo
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Top Four: Hot Pockets Hot Pockets Pizza Rolls Fun Dip Pixy Stix Nerds The Food that Built America Smarties Sprees SweetTarts Jelly Belly ...
529: The Cycles of Marco
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Mugs & some pint glasses are in stock! Fixes: Member’s episodes and iPod & iTunes/Music users (yes, really) Prospective ...
528: My Favorite Slap in the Face
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Samoas vs. Caramel DeLites Casey found 🎉 More Occasions! 🎉 John’s anniversary & ATP #476 Jonathan’s anniversary AT...
527: The True Siri Experience
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco has solved his Apple Watch Ultra band problem? Orange Alpine Loop Trail Loop Ocean Band Solo Loop Follow-up: iOS 16.4 will detec...
526: Food Comes From Cans
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco’s load-bearing pinky We stand in support of trans people, including trans youth. 🏳️⚧️ Alex Cox’s words A...
525: The Glory Speakers
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Declan made an interesting observation Marco files a bug report… AND ACTUALLY GETS A RESPONSE unlike FB12026558: “Media se...
524: The Anti-Fireplace Lobby
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Please go decline your Tweetbot/Twitterrific refunds! Follow-up: John’s COVID project mcg’s Experience with the Sony HT-A9 La...
523: I Can’t Give Him the Carrot Fast Enough
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: ✅ ATP hat-trick achieved ☹️ Follow-up: Getting a copy of your data from Apple privacy.apple.com Zack Whittaker’s experience...
522: I’ll Just Keep You for Ten Years
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco is living the true Land Rover experience TFL Offroad Your Daily Lex Follow-up: The foibles of a 2.1 setup (via Samuel Polay) Son...
521: Dance Compatible
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco relives his middle-school years Follow-up: HomePod 2 Siri speed test video And a related #askatp from Justin Saucier Sonos Prem...
520: Bananas Ingestion System
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Your hosts have a discussion about music. We’re… um… sorry. macOS: Settings → Advanced → Add songs to Library when ...
519: Paint My Wings
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Frame Game ❗️ New Member’s special ❗️ Belated observation of an anniversary Casey’s ATP announcement tweet Follo...
518: Deconstructed iMac
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco’s window-washing woes Chicken hat dregs ❗️ Imminent members-only special ❗️ Follow-up: Getty Images suing creator...
517: A Tesla Full of Kindles
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco still has his red hat cursed car Follow-up: Backing up iPhoto Libraries (via Jonas) Dell 5K monitor Dell 6K monitor Teaser video ...
516: One of My Fits of Rage
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Vacations, illness, birthdays, and carrot cake Follow-up: AI Art & Copyright (via Amy Lee) Github Terms of Service Github Corporat...
515: The Elder Programmer Look
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco has decreed today is Christmas Eve. Project Highrise Don’t Starve Together Follow-up: Butterfly Keyboard class-action law...
514: My Immense Softness
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Period pieces about x2 and k56flex Superbad DIVX Follow-up: Casey has fixed his Docker problems with Colima? Apple is considering dro...
513: Scribble on the Shared Placemat
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Is moisturizer real? Orange Goop The 🐔🧢 is back!! Follow-up: Recovery keys & backup contacts Apple’s information Ol...
512: Owned With a P
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Past-Marco made poor life choices, and today-Marco paid the price Follow-up: Mastodon instances and federation Hive Social is going̷...
511: Moving to Antarctica
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Sharrows EVERYONE has written in to tell us about the bike-lane symbols, thank you, no need for anyone else to write in – ed. The ATP ...
510: It’s Occupied by Bears
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco makes Casey’s day B FCModel Hacking with Swift Follow-up: Using network locations in macOS Ventura ControlPlane Casey&#...
509: Tiny Tyrants
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: John is a Swiftie Follow-up: John’s 2FA transfer options, and a suggestion from particles! Automating Watch faces (via Alex Serrie...
508: Later Is Getting Later and Later
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
THE ATP STORE IS BACK, BABY! The store will be open until Sunday, 13 November! Don’t delay! Our thanks to the teams at Studio Neat, and, as alwa...
507: It Sucks, Doesn’t It?
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
THE ATP STORE IS BACK, BABY! The store will be open until Sunday, 13 November! Don’t delay! Our thanks to the teams at Studio Neat, and, as alwa...
506: Our Only SEO Is You
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
THE ATP STORE IS BACK, BABY! #🐔👒 The store will be open until Sunday, 13 November! Don’t delay! Our thanks to the teams at Studio Neat, an...
505: A Mental Laxative
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco rediscovers his love for programming, by procrastiworking. Follow-up: Apple TV, Match Content, and HDMI QMS QMS Explainer Audio-d...
504: Too Much Apple in My Apple
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: In a move that surprises nobody, Marco lost a bet Coriolis force Follow-up: On portraits and AI image generation Unofficial ATP subr...
503: Draw Your Own Slice of Pizza
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: Marco has settled on the Peak Design case What even is in Shared Photo Libraries, anyway? The 🇪🇺 USB-C mandate passes a vote Ch...
502: Going Retina Again
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Please donate to St. Jude! Let’s cure childhood cancer together. Pre-show: Marco has glasses Too big according to John Too big according ...
501: Torsional Rigidity Check
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Please donate to St. Jude! Let’s cure childhood cancer together. Pre-show: Relay FM Feuding Families ATP Movie Club: Episode 2: The Rundown...
500: All the Nerds in the Room
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Please donate to St. Jude! Let’s cure childhood cancer together. Extended Pre-show: Marco finally catches up to Casey & John Dilating...
499: Living Is Pretty Important to Me
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Please donate to St. Jude! Let’s cure childhood cancer together. Pre-show: A bidding war for a good cause Apple Event, September 2022 Apple ...
498: Not MagSafe, but MagSafe
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Please donate to St. Jude! Let’s cure childhood cancer together. Pre-show: Marco has leveled-up as a nerd. 🤓 HP M182nw Follow-up: John...
497: The Hotness Has to Go Somewhere
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show Netural: In a shocking piece of news, Marco’s Defender hasn’t exploded (yet)! Marco’s “Thule” Casey’s ...
496: One of My Lesser TiVos
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: What’s up with 🚩 on the 🏖️ in 🇦🇺? (via Ross Poulton) John’s TV Channels vs. TiVo vs. FiOS TV TVEverwhere HDH...
495: Five Points for Smell
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: Android totally copying Java was fair use (via Rob Sayre) Oracle’s S3 clone Branded tires (via TK & Sam Abuelsamid) Ford ...
494: Ultra-Wideband Park Bench
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Geometry Dash Number Munchers Number Munchers on Classic Reload Number Munchers on the App Store Unity Unity CEO’s colorful opin...
493: Downstairs Downstairs
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Last two weeks updates The Talk Show #352: “I’ve Kissed that Mouse” Reconcilable Differences #102: Preparing the Way DF...
492: Umbrella Hammer Toadstool
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Air conditioners, memories, and house veins Mini-split Follow-up: M2 MacBook Air [also] thermal throttles Jason’s review You...
491: Salmon and SwiftUI
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Casey and Marco have 99 problems, and SwiftUI is every. damn. one. of. them. Casey’s problems PhotosPicker FB10491818 FB10566546 present...
490: Tiny Pictures of Knobs
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Some thoughts on who should have agency over womens’ bodies Roe v. Wade In-vitro fertilization Ectopic pregnancy Evidence-based med...
489: Very Inappropriate Thoughts About This Computer
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco flirts with his past Follow-up: Bitcode has been deprecated Previously, on ATP #205 (Overcast timestamp link) (Transcript) New b...
488: Pebbles on the Scale
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco’s HomePod journey continues HomePod mini USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter Follow-up: iPad Pro (2018) has 4GB or 6GB RAM ...
487: Mid-Life Rally
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: 🎂 HAPPY 40th BIRTHDAY, Marco! 🎂 Congratulations, Alex! iCloud Shared Photo Library Jason on storage allocation Copy/paste edit...
486: Field Day at Apple Park
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco is [always on vacation] in California! 😎🌴 Jason & Dan’s view of the stage WWDC 2022 Keynote iOS 16 MDM Parcel ...
485: This Is Casey Actual
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Streaming changes Audio Hijack Our Twitch channel for live streams Follow-up: Fastmail The Price is Right is available for free on Plu...
484: Hot-Spare Price is Right
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Sick-kid TV Channels Paramount+ AppleTV Channels Follow-up: Warnings about PoE splitters from Matias Korhonen Pro-fiber propaganda A...
483: The Faceless Knob
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Two is one, one is none. Zoom F3 USBPre2 MixPre-3 Follow-up: Cleaning apps and “launch services” launchd Launch Control ...
482: I Should Probably Get Reading Glasses
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: A little more on Bartosz Ciechanowski’s explainers Mechanical Watch Explainer GPS Naval Architecture Patreon Apple’s New...
481: Accidentally Made It Too Good
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: Follow-out: Clockwise #449: It’s Still Working, I’m So Sad T-Shirt Results (THANK YOU!) Marco’s tech woes USBPre 2 ...
480: Three Wise Admins
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The ATP Store is live until 30 April at 8PM New York time. Order now, or Casey will haunt your dreams! 👻 Frame Game Explainer post Fastest solv...
479: Never Mind, I’m Out
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The ATP Store is live until 30 April at 8PM New York time. Order now, or Casey will haunt your dreams! 👻 Pre-show: Marco has HomePod problems P...
478: No Bum Cores
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The ATP Store is live until 30 April at 8 PM New York time. Order now, or Casey will haunt your dreams! 👻 Pre-show: Marco has questionable media c...
477: In the Metal
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco played himself Would there be a “Studio Display Max” within two years? 22” Cinema Display 23” Cinema Displa...
476: Plausibly Viable
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: Resolution independence 10.4 Tiger 10.5 Leopard 10.7 Lion Steve Jobs’s Retina Diagram Retina Display announcement Joe Lion expl...
475: Shove It Out the Back
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: We’ve got 99 problems and Apple Music is… most of them. On the Mac Studio’s extra SSD slot 512 Pixels Ars Technica Hect...
474: That’s Where the Magic Happens
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: iPad Air does have stereo speakers Mac Studio HDMI is still 2.0 HDMI 2.1 27” Studio Display Pro coming soon? “Five-head&#...
473: Fanboats and Coattails
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Apple’s “Peek Performance” Event New Apple Watch band collection Beanie Babies 🇺🇦 Tim Cook 🇺🇦 Apple TV+ Luck (TV...