Accidental Tech Podcast
Episodes
472: File a Casey Radar
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: 🇺🇦 ATP Stands with Ukraine 🇺🇦 Washington Post coverage Jason Snell on Apple vs. 🇷🇺 & 🇨🇳 Follow-up: There d...
471: My Fiber Situation Is Fine
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Casey messes with Marco during his very difficult day Celiac Important follow-up: in short, actual celiac disease cannot be cured, so t...
470: Computers Can Do Things
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: Jump-starting an ICE using a Tesla (via Jesper Weltz) Another video (via Jameson) James May’s Model S’s catastrohpic failu...
469: Tiny Toastie
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: The newest member of Marco’s family The originating member Siracusa’s history Siracusa’s thoughts The new member Prior ...
468: You Got Your Non-Money’s Worth
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco enters winter luxury Marco’s “Slippers” John’s Slippers Marco’s Rug Marco’s Rug Heater Reminder...
467: The Strain Provider
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco’s Baking Hangover Follow-up: Casey’s Desk Update Casey’s Thunderbolt 4 Hub / “Breakout Box” Simon ...
466: There’s Probably a Wizard for It
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Windows woes and the challenges of loading modern trucks TPM yt-dlp DeCSS SGX FairPlay Pirated movie release types Follow-up: Printer...
465: Lasers Are Great
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: Fi dog-collar pronunciation Discount code ATP100 for $100 off (not a sponsor) New Ford Mustangs will be available in 2023–2024 Sony...
464: Monks at Drafting Tables
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: Stuart Hay on chroma sub-sampling, 4:2:2, 4:1:1, 4:2:0 Hyper Thunderbolt 4 Dock Hyper USB-C Media Hub A not-too-short aside about iPa...
463: No Indication of Progress
30 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco’s desk situation Casey’s desk situation VESA stand …an uglier one …yet uglier still …stand and arm...
462: Xcode X
22 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: “Web3” Follow-up: Thank you, ATP members Casey has changed up his setup yet again Ian Fuchs at Cult of Mac Alogic Thunderbo...
461: Re-tend That Garden
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Why would one deliberately launch TextEdit‽ The flood 😱 Cable Matters 2.5” drive enclosure Synology DS1813+ Synology 620Sli...
460: Desktop Laptop
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Christmas Conundrums Charlie Brown Tree Follow-up: Ubiquiti’s breach was from the inside Casey’s UltraFine 5K seems to be...
459: The Bluetooth Adds Warmth
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shocking revelations: Marco’s wrist Casey’s desk The myth of digital audio producing stair-step sound waves Casey’s Double Den...
458: This Is Not Your First Plane Crash
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Energizer lithium AA batteries and 9V for smoke alarms Marco’s utterly bananas password-managers setup The ATP on-demand store is ...
457: The World’s Greatest Conference Call
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Watching shows on Apple Some ATP membership bookkeeping Follow-up: Xcode build times (via Abel Demoz) defaults write com.apple.dt.Xc...
456: The Monitor Situation
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The ATP Store IS BACK! Grab your fancy new M1 Pro or Max shirts, winter hats, or classic merch until the end of the day THIS FRIDAY! Remember, ATP Me...
455: Your Yanking Force
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The ATP Store IS BACK! Grab your fancy new M1 Pro or Max shirts, winter hats, or classic merch until the end of the day on 12 November! Remember, ATP...
454: The Notch is Young
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The ATP Store IS BACK! Grab your fancy new M1 Pro or Max shirts, winter hats, or classic merch until the end of the day on 12 November! Remember, ATP...
453: As the Prophecy Foretold
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Apple’s “Unleashed.” Event Start Up John’s Tweet Apple ✔️s (scroll way down) Monterey quick hits Monday, 25 October T...
452: It’s Totally Leashed
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Apple Watch preorders Follow-up: Dutch watchdog finds Apple App Store payment rules anti-competitive Microsoft store to allow third-part...
451: A Series of Terrible Magic Tricks
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Facebook’s outage BGP is a thing. Who knew? (John did.) Understanding How Facebook Disappeared from the Internet Explanation fro...
450: Distending My Wardrobe
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Please donate to St. Jude. Cancer sucks, and childhood cancer sucks a lot. Please donate any amount of money, if you can. Crypto donations — ...
449: An Unclean Mouse
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Please donate to St. Jude. Cancer sucks, and childhood cancer sucks a lot. Please donate any amount of money, if you can. Crypto donations — ...
448: Next Year, Which Is Now
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Please donate to St. Jude. Cancer sucks, and childhood cancer sucks a lot. Please donate any amount of money, if you can. Crypto donations — ...
447: Lunchbox on Your Face
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Please donate to St. Jude. Cancer sucks, and childhood cancer sucks a lot. Please donate any amount of money, if you can. Pre-show: Casey’s v...
446: Dead From Fraud
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Please donate to St. Jude. Cancer sucks, and childhood cancer sucks a lot. Please donate any amount of money, if you can. Follow-up: Wirecutter mov...
445: Best Blender Is a Wasteland
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Please donate to St. Jude. Cancer sucks, and childhood cancer sucks a lot. Please donate any amount of money, if you can. Follow-up: Follow-up from...
444: It Should Definitely Bother Apple
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: Disney PhotoPass (via Ryan D) Bug bounties (via Dan Chandler) Cryptocurrency and failed monetary systems CSAM Security Threat Model Rv...
443: A Storm of Asterisks
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco files a verbal Radar for Apple Music God Shuffled His Feet A Worm’s Life The Joshua Tree Illusion is Now Follow-up: Why i...
442: Bob’s Barbecue
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Phish is back. Yay? (Yay. -ed.) Days of the New’s new album Travis Meeks Days of the New II Follow-up: Apple Music Everyo...
441: Meals at Home
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: LivePhish.com Playdate Collin Donnell Status Board Tamagotchi Follow-up: Everyone, but especially Americans, please get vaccinate...
440: The Reality of Magnets
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco’s accident DJI Mavic 2 Follow-up: There are dozens of people who like compact Safari (via Anthony Lee) Perhaps wonky Safa...
439: Eventually Converge on Correctness
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Casey’s macOS Bug Report Math Emporium Power Mac G4 Cube Crystal Garden Follow-up: New Safari tab interface in Monterey beta...
438: Some Amount of Futzing
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Case-Liss Casey Liss ZZQ Q Barbeque Casey’s Shattered Windshield John’s iPhone case Follow-up: HomeKit and Bonjour/zerocon...
437: The Right Side of the Mouse Pad
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Nostalgia for compulsory technology Toshiba e740 Microdrive Volvo XC90 Being old in a college town Top of the Stairs Follow-up: ...
436: Eddy Cue Shows Up at Your Door
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: FAA’s TRUST program FAA Part 107 DJI Mini 2 Follow-up: Safari page reloading Pull-to-refresh John’s extension Finn Voo...
435: A Strong Number Four
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Freaks and Geeks Follow-up: Universal Control & device arrangement (via Andreas Beyer Bowden) More from Viticci Center Stage O...
434: A Squirmy Soup of Rectangles
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2021 TextSniper iPad Multitasking Video iPad Menu Screenshots iPad Menu Video Mosaic NSUserActivity DUNS Numb...
433: Before We Leave the Dump
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: Casey’s HDMI HOMI Update HDMI cable types Wi-Fi 6 Back to Work Thread Dolby Vision and raised blacks (via Kai Kontio) iMac Fan...
432: I Shouldn’t Need to Wiggle
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Compacted sugar Fun Dip SweetTarts Candy Cigarette Big League Chew Follow-up: John’s Jade/M1X Twitter thread High resolution i...
431: City of Chips
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
ALL of ATP is “maxinated”! The vaccination train keeps a’chuggin’! Toot toot! 🚂💉 Thank you, ATP Store purchasers! Follo...
430: Apple Did Not Eat That Food
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
THE ATP STORE IS BACK!! Make your purchases until Friday, May 14. Pre-show: ⅔ of ATP is “maxinated”! The vaccination train keeps a&...
429: Digital Speedo
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
THE ATP STORE IS BACK!! Make your purchases until Friday, May 14. (Don’t forget, members get 15% off!) Pre-show: ⅓ of ATP is “maxinate...
428: A Series of Rectangles
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
THE ATP STORE IS BACK!! Make your purchases until Friday, May 14. Pre-show: ⅔ of ATP has completed their journey on the vaccination train! Toot to...
427: The Apology Remote
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: ⅓ of ATP has completed their journey on the vaccination train! Toot toot! 🚂💉 Spring 2021 Apple Event Apple Card Family Apple Podc...
426: Loaded Baked Potato
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: [Hopefully not] Burning Down the House All of ATP is on the vaccination train! Toot toot! 🚂💉 Thanks, Paul Follow-up: Smart ...
425: Hey Billionaire
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: ⅔ of ATP is on the vaccination train! Toot toot! 🚂💉 Fork Hands FU: Why two doses? Reverse Engineering the BioNTech/Pfizer SARS...
424: Ethernet Squid
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Read-only Tweetbot WatchConnectivity applicationContext userInfo messages Follow-up: [More] Tesla wheels of shame Belvedere, CA...
423: Fort of HomePods
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What would it take to get Marco into a concert? LivePhish Do By Friday #232: Panatee Reconcilable Differences #152: Warnings of Gales in Trafalgar ...
422: Sell a Third Box
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Neutral: The Wheel(s) of Shame™ ProClip USA MagSafe holder Tesla Model Y vs. Ford Mach-E Tesla Model Y Ford Mach-E Follow-up: Clubhouse no lon...
421: The First Miniboss
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco is happy, though he shouldn’t be. ☯️ The iMac Pro is retired Gruber’s post Follow-up: One reason to choose Audi...
420: I Have No Urge to Speak
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: VPNs and Supervised devices Nickname preferences (via Julian Torres) Skydio’s absolutely bananas talk on autonomous drone obstacl...
419: This Week’s Gasp
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show diversions: Posting the bootleg Casey’s [hopefully useLiss] worries Marco’s ball situation Sonos Move Casey’s Compuls...
418: Dangerously Close to Being on a Phone Call
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Join us in our Clubhouse! (That’s a joke; not happening. —Ed.) Chatroulette Party line Newton’s cradle Should Apple rem...
417: Sand and Water Interface
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: RIP, Call Recorder On re-installing or transferring macOS Launch Control launchd Pixelmator Pro If we had to leave the eastern seaboa...
416: I Will Take Away Those Kudos
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Strong corporate affinities Neutral #12: Vomit Ruins Everything — Marco & Casey’s BMW European Delivery experience Neutra...
415: Sent Without Pants
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: Marco’s new computer (This is not a joke. —Ed) T568A vs. T568B myths busted Reminiscing about the PowerBook G4’s ethernet...
414: Promoted Onto the Roof
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: John’s pecking order Follow-up: Curved screens to solve off-axis viewing (via Nathaniel Cohen) AirPods Max headband removal Quin...
413: Suddenly I’m the Marco
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: Casey makes John reminisce about Atlanta[’s food] Waffle House Taco Bell CocoaLove Steak ‘n Shake Denny’s Perkins Fol...
412: Love Batteries
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: Accommodating hearing loss (via “Phredd Phlinstone”) Settings → Accessibility → Audio/Visual → Headphone Accommodat...
411: Are My Instructions Not Clear?
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: Casey’s MMS problems and Apple’s bug-reporting black hole (FB8893003, FB8952395) sysdiagnose Settings → Privacy → A...
410: The Comfort Is Killing Me
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Living the M1 lifestyle Follow-up: AirPods Max Battery situation (via Barney) Snazzy Labs video Smart Case ∆s 9to5mac Apple Sup...
409: Midrange Snob
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: Group MMS issues persist, and Casey is over. it. (FB8893003) AirPods Max and its competitors Beoplay H95 Marco’s Closed Headpho...
408: Feature Headphones
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Casey’s great news! Mix Pre3-ii Call Recorder for Skype Audio Hijack IRC Marco’s Slightly Unpopular Opinion RealPlayer ...
407: It Isn’t a Big Grapefruit
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: You heard it here first: Marco is really starting to justify a new Mac. Follow-up: You can restore stuff from iCloud here (via Ryan Fegl...
406: A Bomb on Your Home Screen
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: Fast resolution switching on M1 Macs Apple engineer weighs in Demo video What about external monitors? Mac-optimized TensorFlow 2.4 ...
405: The Benevolence of the Powerful
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Why are we recording early? Follow-up: Casey’s watch band youtube-dl is back on Github Github works with ICE, which is gross and ...
404: With Four Hands Tied Behind Its Back
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: THE ATP STORE IS BACK, BABY. Until the 14th. Act now! Remember that members get 15% off! iPhone 12 Mini, Max press reviews are out ...
403: A VCR for the Internet
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The ATP Store is back until 14 November! Follow-up: Casey is aware of the National Radio Quiet Zone Verizon map AT&T map Apple leather case...
402: Flat-Side Promoter
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Please, please, please vote. The ATP Store returns on 1 November until 14 November… in theory. Follow-up: Peter Pan: Arms akim...
401: Sandwich-Closing Force
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Dreaming in code Grand refactorings HomePod, HomePod Mini, and Sonos One (oh my!) Follow-up: Apple’s Magnetic Connectors Paten...
400: Reach Is the Next Frontier
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Apple Event overview Have you heard the good word about Verizon’s 5G? MVNO HomePod Mini Apple S5 Echo Dot ($50) Echo ($100) Echo Studio ($...
399: Off the Pouch Lifestyle
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week. Follow-up: Facebook vs. Apple Apple is not taking the 30% cut after all Mer...
398: The State of Your Baby
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you for all your donations to St. Jude! 💙 Pre-show: Desk Reconstruction Day Uplift Desk V2 C-frame with magnetic cable channel and mountab...
397: We Can’t Wait To See What You Do To It
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Please join ATP in donating to St. Jude Podcastathon 2020 Video Casey’s appearance Siracusa’s appearance Pre-show: Beyerdynamic ...
396: The World of Moving
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Please join ATP in donating to St. Jude Pre-show: Sleepy Shirts Headphone cups Sony MDR-7506 John’s new pads Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro, 250-...
395: Receive Their Honking
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Please join ATP in donating to St. Jude Pre-show: A heartfelt “thank you” from Casey Sand running Sorry, California Follow-up: GUI...
394: The Price of an ATP Sticker
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Please join us in donating to St. Jude Follow-up: John’s Mac Pro Reviving a data-only volume bridgeOS updates Other Mac Pro Woes John Sa...
393: We’re the Bit Company
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Black. Lives. Matter. Follow-up: Bump starts and heel/toe Design resources for developers /r/UI_Design Refactoring UI Fortnite/Epic “Se...
392: Corporate Relationship Counselor
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Marco spends Casey’s money Marco’s headphones Marco’s flashlight Video review by “SensiblePrepper” Follow-...
391: Worse in Stupid Ways
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Follow-up: Tim Cook does play both sides of the campaign-donation game Big Sur Beta 4 tweaks “Wallpaper Tinting in Windows” Energy S...
390: I Invented This Anti-Pattern
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Zip ties vs. Velcro cable ties Monoprice 106463 cable ties Follow-up: Apple’s Public Policy Advocacy (via Kyles the Gray) macOS ...
389: One Branch Leads to Yes
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Working on Stuff that Doesn’t Matter CMMI Waterfall Dithering Follow-up: Mac waking up for Reminders Intel is… not in a goo...
388: Riding the Autocomplete
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
ATP Membership Update!! Please consider joining, but we’re still cool if you don’t. 💙 Pre-show: Seltzer: 1, Tiff: 0, Marco: 0 PV=nRT...
387: It Might Not Be as Cool as You Think
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
ATP Membership Update! Please consider joining, but we’re still cool if you don’t. 💙 Bootleg feed is live!! Some details: We may @...
386: No More Holes in My House
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
ATP MEMBERSHIP IS LIVE!! Please consider joining, but we’re still cool if you don’t. 💙 Pre-show: Phisherman Relieph Phund Fishman ...
385: Temporal Smear
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: hey_z_ree Bootleg-feed update ATP MEMBERSHIP IS LIVE!! Please consider joining, but we’re still cool if you don’t. 💙 Audio...
384: Equal Emphasis
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
WWDC 2020 iOS 14 Widgets James Thomson Vidgets (App Store link) App Library Compact Siri/Call UIs/Picture-in-Picture Translation Google Tran...
383: Demand-Paged Outrage
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Guilt, self-care, and Boom Boom Sauce Follow-up: ATP MEMBERSHIP IS LIVE!! Please consider joining, but we’re still cool if you don...
382: Static Ad Removal
12 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Reactions to last week’s show Follow-up: Race/racism book list Original listicle So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo Waking Up Wh...
381: Uncomfortable Truths
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Black Lives Matter 11 Things You Can Do to Help Black Lives Matter End Police Violence How to Safely and Ethically Film Police Misconduct How to Be...
380: Wires Are Great
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
THE ATP STORE IS BACK!! Make your purchases until June 7th. Pre-show: Live-stream icecast saga New old-style websites Flexbox Ebay port scanning P...
379: The Everything’s OK Alarm
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
THE ATP STORE IS BACK!! Make your purchases until June 7th. Pre-show: ATP has a new website. (Neutral too!) John talks about Flatland on Sophomore...
378: Whale Quench
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Dave Matthews Band was live Totally unrelated: youtube-dl Follow-up: Casey's Garage Project Instagram Story Raspberry Pi High Qua...
377: $10 Worth of Headaches
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Getting financial information from Apple AppFigures Changing App Store company names LLC DBA Follow-up: Casey's Garage Project Instagra...
376: Monogamous Gaming Lifestyle
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Casey makes his life [more] difficult for himself Dropping Dropbox Synology Drive Transmit Follow-up: John's new video card It's big Ma...
375: Wobbly Goblin
24 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Homeowners associations Lien Law of large pull requests Follow-up: Mac Pro wheel stability W5700X is a decent deal after all iPad Pro M...
374: Screwdriver Testing Harness
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Modern PHP PHP: A Fractal of Bad Design Apple Push Notification Service: Token Authentication ECDSA JWT Marco's resulting APNS-JWT PHP func...
373: This Jerk, Right Here
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-show: Search Engines before Google WebTV BNC connector Follow-up: Synology RAID rebuild time Getting progresscat /proc/mdstat lvm Dark Sky ac...