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236: Irresponsible Use of Infinite Terabytes
Pre-show: Baby Clocks Casey has news iZotope RX Follow-Up: iTunes U → Apple Podcasts Joel on Software: Things You Should Never Do, Part 1 Panic Omni BBEdit Marco's hindquarters #askatp OLED vs. LCD Mall of Marco Gazelle Mac Me an Offer Have we had RSI issues? Microsoft Natural Keyboard Casey's Bad News Google Photos Uploader The new M5 CrashPlan sunsets consumer backups Official announcement Backblaze on NAS business model Backblaze B2 Pricing Casey justifies using a NAS iSCSI Arq SoftRAID HeadLiss adapter Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Marco's security adventures Nest IQ Reconcilable Differences Sponsored by: Hover: Find a domain name for your passion. Get 10% off your first purchase. Betterment: Rethink what your money can do. Get up to 1 year managed free. AfterShokz: Headphones powered by bone-conduction technology. Become a member!
235: Notch-Savvy
Pre-show: Always on vacation in... New York? Follow-Up: Mighty, the Spotify "iPod Shuffle" Audio bit depth 24/192 Music Downloads... and why they make no sense Monty's explainer video "iPhone Pro" notch What happens in landscape? Why bother with a notch? Android notch 1Password backpedals a bit A a a a a Very Good Song #askatp How do you sync your home directories? Old tech that's still in use? 🙄 Destiny 🙄 Google's diversity "memo" Yonatan Zunger, ex-Googler Suzanne Sadedin, Ph.D. in evolutionary bio Rosalind C. Barnett and Caryl Rivers, gender/STEM researchers Megan Molteni and Adam Rogers Cynthia Lee, woman in computer science Apple sets $1B budget for original TV/movies No more send-to-watch in Overcast Under the Radar #91: Removing Features Clockwise #202: Explode a Knee Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Marco's continued bike escapades Tiff's Priority Coast Marco's Priority Continuum Onyx Point O'Woods fence Adam's Priority Start F/W 2.0 Budnitz No. 3 Sponsored by: Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order. AfterShokz: Headphones powered by bone-conduction technology. Eero: Finally, Wi-Fi that works. Become a member!
234: Everybody Has Asterisks
Toasters Toaster reviews Do By Friday Cameras O-MD E-M10 Zoom lens Sony α7R II Sony α6300 Ad Blockers 1Blocker Better A/V FLAC Pono Tidal Brace styles Dolphin emulator behind the scenes Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Sponsored by: Betterment: Investing made better. Warby Parker: Boutique-quality, vintage-inspired glasses at a revolutionary price. Try up to five pairs at home for free. Squarespace: Make your next move with a beautiful website. Use code ATP for 10% off your first order. Become a member!
233: Nobody Cares But Me, But I Do Care
Follow-Up: TSMC 10nm vs. Intel 10nm Naming of process nodes Intel's claimed three-year advantage Intel set to lose process leadership after 2018? Home audio & subwoofers HiFiMan HE-6 Christmas Island crabs Neutral Coast? Isla Pronunciation video Woom Derailleur gears Priority Coast Huffy and Wal-Mart A Christmas Story quote corrected by @ATPReferences The HomePod firmware leak Steve Troughton-Smith His Patreon Guilherme Rambo Allen Pike's take Max Rudberg's take "Ferrari" RIP [most] iPods RIP Flash Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Storing photos Space Gremlin Disk Inventory X DaisyDisk Grand Perspective Sponsored by: Casper: The Casper mattress was designed by a team of 20 engineers, and perfected by a community of nearly half a million sleepers. 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. Audible: With Audible, you’ll find what you’re looking for. Get a free 30-day trial. Become a member!
232: You've Exceeded Some Limit
Send us questions! Tweet with the hashtag #askatp! The A10X is 10nm as per AnandTech Source & Drain Larrabee Netflix credits skipping John's original complaint Community management Disney may have wanted to buy Twitter... a long time ago Player Unknown's Battlegrounds Odd Overcast crash Post-show: Mongoose Californian Alternative image Storming Mortal #15: Apple Kool-Aid and the Mongoose (dated 18 June 2014) John realizes his full potential Pee Wee's bike Huffy White Heat Sponsored by: Betterment: Investing made better. Eero: Finally, Wi-Fi, that works. Use code ATP for free overnight shipping. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order. Become a member!
231: I Am Not a Salad Power User
Follow-up: Calibrating a TV Rtings TV Settings Chopt or SaladWorks Smart Signage Samsung Frame TV THX Tune-Up app Lightning Digital AV Adapter Panic's surprise Sony / 7669 Marco's discontinued small speaker amp: NuForce Dia. Some alternatives Marco has considered (but not tested!): Grace Digital GDI-BTAR513, $110 SMSL Q5, $140 NuForce DDA-120, $300 Teac AI-301DA, $350 NAD D 3020, $400 Type-C Personality OLED image retention Marco's image retention test Apple's silence on Net Neutrality Send us questions! Tweet with the hashtag #askatp! 1Password kerfuffle Their blog post TextExpander Overcast UI Dilemma Under the Radar #87: Old Code vs. New APIs Ending theme by Jonathan Mann Post-show: Neutral: Casey's latest impulse buy The family Sponsored by: AfterShokz: Headphones powered by bone-conduction technology. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Get 10% off your first order. Hover: The best way to buy and manage domain names. Get 10% off your first purchase. Become a member!
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. Become a member!
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. Become a member!
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. Become a member!
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. Become a member!
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. Become a member!
225: A Conversation with Siri
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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. Become a member!
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. Become a member!
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. Become a member!