ALL YOU CAN BOOKS

Accidental Tech Podcast

Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa


Podcast Overview

Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.

Podcast Episodes

230: Auto, Dynamic, Fresh, Dank

  • Follow-up:
    • Windows Hello
      • Demo video
      • Telling Twins Apart
      • Rubber-hose cyptanalysis
      • Relevant xkcd Comic
      • Apollo Robbins
    • mDNSResponder
      • Never re-write software
      • Vint Cerf
      • Zero-config
      • mDNSResponder source
      • Siracusa on Rendezvous
    • On rewriting dyld
    • Mac IIfx
      • F/X
      • Movie Magic
  • Marco's latest impulse buy
    • LG 2017 4K OLED Series
    • Worse Products Through Software
    • Canonical Bagel Flavors
    • Aerial screensaver
    • Paradigm Atom
    • Harman Kardon Soundsticks
    • G4 Cube Speakers
  • Ending theme by Jonathan Mann (a brief return of the Summer 2014 remix)
  • Post-show:
    • Double Dare
      • Let People Enjoy Things
      • Oral History of Double Dare
    • Net Neutrality
      • Vihart video
      • CGP Grey video
      • Ajit Pai
      • Ars advice

Sponsored by:

  • Betterment: Investing made better.
  • Squarespace: Build it beautiful. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
  • Audible: With Audible, you’ll find what you’re looking for. Get a free 30-day trial.

229: Just Smush the Screen Somewhere

  • Follow-up:
    • DragonDrop replacement: Yoink (App Store)
    • Mac stuff for (including Stephen Hackett)
    • dyld vs. dyldd vs. closured
    • App launch time thanks to dyld
      • Relevant WWDC 2016 talk
    • Encoding/decoding new formats on old hardware
      • Sorenson
    • WebRTC and Opus
      • WebKit announcement
      • Codec requirements
      • Acid2 Test
  • iOS 11 Multitasking
    • Connected with Federico Viticci, Myke Hurley, Stephen Hackett
    • Canvas with Fraser Speirs and Federico Viticci
    • Cortex with CGP Grey and Myke Hurley
    • Upgrade with Jason Snell and Myke Hurley
    • WIMP
  • New iPhone Rumors
    • Connected #149: Caramel
    • Sneakers
  • Ending theme by Jonathan Mann
  • Post-show: LG UltraFine 5K Display

Sponsored by:

  • Casper: An obsessively engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price. Use code ATP for $50 toward your mattress.
  • Squarespace: Make your next move with a beautiful website. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
  • Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% of your first order.

228: I Never Cancel a Drag

  • Follow-up:
    • MacBook Adorable
      • Example multi-use hub
      • Casey's Review
    • Keyboard "shim kit"
    • USB-C hubs
      • Belkin hub
    • HomePod's "screen"
      • Marco's favorite follow-up ever in Analog(ue) #10
  • Echo Show
  • iOS Drag and Drop
    • Dr. Wave
    • DragonDrop
  • dyld 3
    • App Startup Time: Past, Present, Future
  • Marco gets his VBR wish
    • Original ATP discussion (Overcast timestamp link)
    • This episode, for example:
      • Official CBR version, 80 MB
      • VBR version, 56 MB
  • Ending theme by Jonathan Mann
  • Post-show:
    • PC Convertible
    • Spaaaaacccccceeeeeee

Sponsored by:

  • Betterment: Investing made better.
  • Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% of your first order.
  • Harry's: A great shave at a fair price. Get your free trial set.

227: Typing on Pillows

  • Follow-up:
    • Serenity Caldwell on the new iPad
      • Body size comparison
      • Screen size comparison
      • Typing to Siri
    • Ryan Jones makes some observations
      • New lock & power off behavior
      • "Offload"ing unused apps
        • Springboard treatment
    • Steve Troughton-Smith makes some observations
      • Spaces persistence
        • Spatial Finder
      • Document-based apps' launch UI
    • FaceTime capture of Live Photos
    • ADAs and default apps
    • HEIF is good! is good
    • 32-bit support "sunset" in macOS
      • Non-fragile ivars
    • High Sierra Format
      • CD caddy
    • APFS is good!
    • iMac Pro price comparison
    • Oddities between iMac Tiers
    • HomeKit is available to all
    • Apps can allow "programming environments"
    • App Store reviews don't have to reset on update
    • Keynote presentation diversity
    • Siracusa reviews Goodfellas
  • Casey got a MacBook Adorable
    • USB & Ethernet
    • HDMI & USB
    • SD Card Reader
    • Lightning Cable
  • Ending theme by Jonathan Mann
  • Post-show:
    • WWDC doughnuts
    • TitleCase.com

Sponsored by:

  • Hover: Transfer your domain to Hover by the end of June to save 40% on your first year.
  • Squarespace: Build it beautiful. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
  • Away: Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Get $20 off with code ATP.

226: Smooth Scrolling Is For Suckers

  • Pre-show: Lots of Follow Up
  • John's ancient, slow, Mac Pro
  • APFS WWDC session and file name encoding
    • Norm forms
    • Compression vs. HFS+
  • iOS 11
    • Dots vs. Bars for signal strength
    • Drop of third party service integration
      • Perhaps the APIs were removed?
    • Many touch options for iOS 11 home screens on non-Force Touch devices
    • Log your friends into your WiFi
    • Multiple file uploads → Mobile Safari
  • Tidbits from The Talk Show #193: Crack Marketing Team
  • tvOS
  • iCloud storage: 1TB → 2TB
  • Sonnet eGFX
  • Apple Wireless Keyboard A1016
  • New iPads
    • 20ms vs. 50ms latency 2 3
    • Sample rate video
    • Microsoft video
    • People prefer 120 Hz displays
  • Ending theme by Jonathan Mann
  • Post-show:
    • Casey steals something from WWDC
    • Marco holds court at Social Policy (more on Run Loop and Under the Radar)
    • Jackets and pins
    • WWDC Food
      • Philadelphia cream cheese brick

Sponsored by:

  • Betterment: Investing made better.
  • Indochino: Finely crafted, exceptionally priced menswear. Get any custom-made suit for just $399 with code ATP.
  • MailRoute: Hosted spam and virus protection for email. Use this link for 10% off for the life of your account.

225: A Conversation with Siri

Our WWDC 2017 live show!

Sponsored by:

  • Squarespace: Build it beautiful. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
  • Audible.com: With Audible, you’ll find what you’re looking for. Get a free 30-day trial.
  • Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% of your first order.

224: Yearning for Reflection

  • Follow up:
    • Multiple versions of photos
    • Quietly improving MacBook Pro keyboards
  • Pre-WWDC hopes and dreams
    • Upgrade #143: The WWDC Keynote Draft 2017
    • What If the iPad Smart Keyboard Had a Trackpad?
  • Ending theme by Jonathan Mann

Sponsored by:

  • Jet: A shopping site that makes it easy to save money on the stuff you buy all the time. Use code ATP at checkout for 20% off your first 2 orders over $35 (terms and conditions apply).
  • Casper: An obsessively engineered mattress at a shockingly fair price. Use code ATP for $50 toward your mattress.
  • Betterment: Investing made better.

223: Throw the Fork Away

  • Follow up:
    • Those ✂️️
      • What do Apple Geniuses do?
      • Official procedure
      • Sketchy keycap removal procedure
      • Regrets from home repair
    • More on box lunches!
  • Denise Young Smith: VP, HR → VP, Inclusion & Diversity
    • Denise Young Smith
    • Lisa Jackson
    • The Talk Show #188: Apple VP Lisa Jackson
  • Thunderbolt to become royalty-free (Intel press release)
  • Apple Siri-speaker-with-screen
  • Google I/O
    • Keynote
    • Google Photos improvements
    • Hypercritical #9: No iLife is an Island
  • Kotlin
    • Compared to Swift
  • Ending theme by Jonathan Mann

Sponsored by:

  • Squarespace: Make your next move with a beautiful website. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
  • MailRoute: Hosted spam and virus protection for email. Use this link for 10% off for the life of your account.
  • Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% of your first order.

222: As Thin as Humans Will Tolerate

  • Follow up: Revisiting the quiz from last episode
  • MP3 is dead; long live MP3
    • Fraunhofer's announcement
    • Cookies
    • LAME encoder
    • Audacity MP3
    • Spotify uses Ogg Vorbis
    • Opus codec
    • DivX codec
      • DIVX disc format
  • iPad Mini is dead?
  • MacBooks and MacBook Pros are alive?
  • Ending theme by Jonathan Mann
  • Post-show:
    • Apple Park
    • MIT Stata Center

Sponsored by:

  • Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass.
  • Audible: With Audible, you’ll find what you’re looking for. Get a free 30-day trial.
  • Betterment: Investing made better.

221: Personal Body Chemistry

  • Follow up:
    • The politics in the last episode
    • Rear Touch ID and prototypes
    • Dirty laptop fabric
      • Alcantara
      • Mr. Clean Magic Eraser
      • Oleophobic coating
    • Are people being backed into liking touchscreen laptops?
    • WikiTribune
      • ...is based on Wordpress and not maintained by Wikimedia
      • ...already has a competitor called Wikinews
  • Amazon Echo Show
    • Previous rumor Marco was enamored with
    • Hunt for Red October
    • You Should Use DuckDuckGo
    • 3Com Audrey
  • Brief Quiz
  • Dropping Dropbox
  • Ending theme by Jonathan Mann
  • Post-show: Marco and Casey can't shut up about the Switch and Mario Kart

Sponsored by:

  • Warby Parker: Boutique-quality, vintage-inspired glasses at a revolutionary price. Try up to five pairs at home for free.
  • Squarespace: Build it beautiful. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order.
  • Away: Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Get $20 off with code ATP.

More Technology Podcasts

More Podcasts

More Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa Podcasts

More Technology Podcasts

More Podcasts

More Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa Podcasts