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79: Tip Ring Ring Sleeve
Pre-show: Relay FM and Casey's new show about feelings Follow-up: Rumored Lightning cable with reversible USB end, too Lightning cables breaking at the strain-delay cuff PVC Apple's official cable Amazon's knockoffs Monoprice's knockoffs Cables' Springy Bits TRRS connector Non-spammy Verizon DNS Console sales How do you pronounce "Haxe"? Twitter continues to try to ruin itself Being a completionist versus following Glenn Fleishman Twitterrific with unified timelines and Tweetbot without Build an Acura in a tweet! App.net and Tent iTunes 12 Will iTunes ever get a complete rewrite or have functionality spun off into multiple apps? Photos in Yosemite Post-show: Non-ideal times to decide whether to have another baby or write another OS X review How old is Stephen Hackett, really? Could you use an iOS device as a media-sync host for an iPod? Transferring large files over wireless (including Eye-Fi cards) Sponsored by: Casper: A mattress with just the right sink, just the right bounce, for better nights and brighter days. Use code ATP for $50 off. Backblaze: Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. Squarespace: A better web starts with your website. Use promo code ATP for 10% off.
78: Fleece the Whales
Pre-Show: Casey's New Podcast Follow-Up: USB Type-C connector finalized Peter Bright's comment xkcd ARM Macs Summly WIMP _DavidSmith's Version Stats More on Jared Sinclair and the App Store economy Jared's new job Release Notes #65 _DavidSmith's Developing Perspective #192 Early Instapaper screenshots "App Rot" Capo TiVo Premiere UI update TiVo ditches Flash Haxe (həvər) Account-free Overcast Jalkut theory on App Store review Post-show: Casey sells his soul for symmetric internet via Zac Bir A Cry in the Dark Casinos Boiler Room Leftovers Casey on Debug Wii U Games Mario Kart 8 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Playstation 4 Sales Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Nintendoland Mario Kart Wii Mario Kart 64 Sponsored by: lynda.com: Learn at your own pace from expert-taught video tutorials. Free 7-day trial. Hover: The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code VINYLSOUNDSBETTER for 10% off. Automatic: Your smart driving assistant. Get 20% off with this link.
77: Full-Stack Businessperson
Casey wants to be the pre-show DJ Journey Soundtrack Transport Tycoon TT Original MIDI Music TT Remastered MP3 Music OpenTTD Follow-up: Mavericks, Gmail, and Mail.app Apple and IBM John's review status Synergy Overcast status Mixing server roles for burst capacity nice Weighing feedback Macs with ARMs (in contrast to bubbles with feet) Jean-Louis Gassée's article MVNO MacBook Air Specs iPad Air Specs MacBook Air Geekbench iPad Air Geekbench Mac Power Users Making money in the App Store Jared Sinclair's blog post Planet Money on discussing salaries Fast Text (iTunes Link) sales Opacity Express Jakub Świadek topLayoutGuide Justin Williams on business Jazzychad's post on games Stephen Orth on a different kind of App Store success Justin Williams - "90 days" Stuart Hall - "An App Store Experiment" Post-show: Rube Goldberg Machine Casey's terrible fast-food preferences Fazoli's Ultimate Sampler Casey's "breadsticks" Sonic Drive-In Shake Shack Five Guys Cook-Out Boar's Head Natural Casing Beef Frankfurters Lothar's Gourmet Sausages Sponsored by: TopBrewer: A revolutionary built-in coffee system for the home or small business. Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use code ATP for 15% off. Marco's app-icon Fractures (First 25 people: Use code marcofree for a free small square Fracture). Need: A refined retailer and lifestyle magazine for men. Email here after ordering to get some bonuses and 25% off your next order.
76: Not Suitable for Any Purpose
Follow-up on Overcast: Debug Downloads, accounts, conversions, server load Pixar and Ed Catmull get involved in wage-fixing Previously on ATP The Incomparable Top Gear Series 3 Episode 4 Sega Saturn Yosemite Public Beta IMAP VPN woes of the past Radar SuperDuper OS/2 Warp After-show: Marco rents crazy headphones from The Cable Company Marco's original post HE-6 headphones (the crazy way that planar-magnetic drivers work) The massive EF-6 amp and its crazy audiophile volume knob (top center) — it's a stepped attenuator, since common potentiometers are considered inferior. XLR plugs and balanced audio Casey still loves in-ear monitors (probably while listening to vinyl), but many experts in both prefer headphones. Casey surprises Marco and John by playing Journey Casey drops hints on Twitter days before and John picks up on it PlayStation Store Credit on Amazon Journey Soundtrack on Amazon and iTunes Monument Valley John's blog post Tiff plays Journey The Incomparable on Journey Inception Sponsored by: Igloo: An intranet you'll actually like, free for up to 10 people. Hover: The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code IHATEYOUSOMUCH for 10% off. lynda.com: Learn at your own pace from expert-taught video tutorials. Free 7-day trial.
75: You Had Your Moment
Pre-Show: John visits Six Flags Follow-up: Overcast week one update Server side vs. local feed crawling XML wonkiness XPath XSLT UI Changes in 1.0.1 What should the rewind and fast-forward buttons do in a podcast app? Episode 1 of the Debug Epic with Nitin Ganatra More on priority podcasts Sapphire iPhone 6 Second Marques Brownlee Video Mohs Hardness Scale Gorilla Glass Apple & IBM Partner in the Enterprise Post-show: Keeping devices & sceens pristine Mac SE/30 Mac Plus Used cars, kids, dings, and knicks Bra Phase John criticizes recent showbot changes TV Talk Which Mike Judge creations are funnier than others Halt and Catch Fire Silicon Valley Veep Sponsors: Cotton Bureau: High-quality, design- and tech-focused T-shirts. Get 15% off any order in July with code ATP15 at checkout. Squarespace: A better web starts with your website. Use promo code ATP for 10% off. Backblaze: Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. Become a member!
74: One Of Us Shipped Something
Follow-up: Showbot status and pull requests Older phones still being bought today, like the iPhone 4S Long-term device limitations and upgradeability, RAM, spinning disks, and Mac/iOS purchasing strategies Vindictive but self-defeating defections Screen size, small hands, and pants/trousers/jeans/khakis/whatevertheyrecalled. Silver Screen Queens Podcast CGP Grey 4K Plasma TVs, as pointed out by Awax, which lists for $500K Overcast has shipped! Planning for server load and timing a release in the App Store Why require user accounts, and why not iCloud? Why freemium? What took so long? Why no streaming? Why does that even matter? IRL Talk RSSRadio ARM SIMD Extensions AltiVec Features users will hopefully appreciate Linking to other independent podcast apps Some serious dedication on Hacker News Posted after we recorded: Castro's response Podcast directory design motivations Possible web-hosting on an A7-based Apple TV like at Mac Mini Vault After-show: John gets Hypercritical about Overcast Electric Shadow Back to Work Sponsored by: Fracture: Photos printed in vivid color directly on glass. Use code ATP for 15% off. (Marco's app-icon Fractures) Squarespace: A better web starts with your website. Use promo code ATP for 10% off. Need: A refined retailer and lifestyle magazine for men. Email here after ordering to get some bonuses and 25% off your next order. Become a member!
73: Notifications Duck
Follow-up: Why would someone switch from iOS to Android? Is it because of software updates? Framily Google I/O Inclusiveness Penny-farthing bicycle RAW editing in iPhoto Alarm fatigue and how it relates to notifications on our phones More on health monitoring by Ben Griffel Control Plane The death of plasma The challenges of making a 4K plasma TV Are 4K TVs worth it? Crutchfield Netflix Shows 4K Leaked "iPhone 6" "Sapphire" Display Video Post-show: Overcast and Content Security Policy Github rolled out CSP Firefox memories Firefox's launch ad in the New York Times Browser rendering engine timeline XUL Rescue Time THE SHOWBOT SURVIVED! Quick Neutral F80 M3 vs. E92 M3 dyno comparison F10 M5 Launch Control Porsche 918 Casey's traction control in the snow Sponsored by: Harry's: An exceptional shave at a fraction of the price. Use code ATP for $5 off your first purchase. lynda.com: Learn at your own pace from expert-taught video tutorials. Free 7-day trial. Backblaze: Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. Become a member!
72: Take Your Co-Host To Work Day
Pre-Show: Showbot is back, and it has Zarro Boogs. Follow-up: Don Lodsky points us to a sample of Google's new web design for desktop A brief meta-discussion about what we cover, how we cover it, and what being an "expert" is Feedback on potential wearables from Ben Griffel, biomedical engineer, and Per Östergren, MD Aperture and iPhoto's brands were sunset Zoomed Photos UI screenshot Apple tells Ars Technica of "plans for professional-grade features such as image search, editing, effects, and most notably, third-party extensibility." We channel our our inner Prompt and discuss photo management techniques Wonky design choices Jim Ray's tweet that started the conversation OXO Good Grips iFixit teardown of the AirPort Extreme A geometry lession regarding the Back of Marco's trash can Sharp edges got softer on MacBook Pros over time After show: More Showbot talk (spoiler alert) John complains about Safari John complains about the Showbot Casey self-censors XSS by friend of the bot Jeremy Banks Marco circles back and exits the parking ramp regarding Overcast The ghost of Jury Marco's XOXO talk where Overcast was announced... in September 2013 Working around UIKit limitations with crazy hacks Whether to wait for iOS 8 John's Yosemite review status Sponsored by: lynda.com: Learn at your own pace from expert-taught video tutorials. Free 7-day trial. Hover: The best way to buy and manage domain names. Use coupon code PARKINGLOT for 10% off. Igloo: Igloo is an intranet you'll actually like. Become a member!
71: Security By Guilt
Pre-show: Million Dollar Homepage (more on Wikipedia) Alex Tew's Twitter Account and new venture Casey's Showbot returns. SPOILER ALERT: The Gist Casey mentioned Casey breaks Marco's brain with consulting terminology Is "!s" pronounced "bang-S" or "exclamation-point-S"? Hat colors Google I/O Overview Material Design Design Reel video Android Auto Moto 360 Watch Panerai Watches Lock-in by visual affordances Gmail API The API doesn't replace IMAP Marco's prediction about IMAP support ART Runtime Are web APIs still necessary? Post-show: "Follow-down" on Swift and openness (Lattner's comment on Mike Ash's Friday Q&A) More silly business metaphors Casey's Showbot: web sockets, error handling, and developing for work vs. "play". Sponsored by: Raizlabs: A full-service development firm looking to hire experienced mobile developers, designers, and product managers in Boston and San Francisco. lynda.com: Learn at your own pace from expert-taught video tutorials. Free 7-day trial. Squarespace: A better web starts with your website. Use promo code ATP for 10% off. Become a member!
70: The Endgame Is Omnipotence
Follow-up on app bundles as upgrade pricing. Whether games are more like apps or movies. Amazon's Fire Phone Who's it for? Mayday tech-support feature vs. Apple's retail stores Apple stores vs. U.S. population density Amazon and Apple doing what they're respectively, exclusively good at. Continuity and Handoff in Yosemite and iOS 8 Only Apple (John Gruber) John's opinion of iMessage. Casey's further adventures developing a small web app in a hostile environment. OWASP top 10 web vulnerabilities Sponsored by: Need: A refined retailer and lifestyle magazine for men. Email here after ordering to get some bonuses and 25% off your next order. Backblaze: Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. Hover: High-quality, no-hassle domain registration. Use coupon code LETMEGETTHATFORYOU for 10% off. Become a member!
69: Welcome to the Web, Casey
Follow-up: It's OK if you got two T-shirts. Keep them both. Marco was wrong about CloudKit limits. Casey's broken Showbot. Abusing new App Bundles and Complete This Bundle to achieve upgrade pricing in the App Store. The WWDC NDA is mostly gone. WWDC 2014 videos Marco's likely filesystem corruption and restore. SuperDuper Bionic HFS+ Bit Rot Apple's new Metal graphics API. Debug Might the next Apple TV become a game console? How Apple TV Might Disrupt Microsoft and Sony (Ben Thompson) TV "pucks" for gamers After-show special: Tiff and John discuss Journey. The Incomparable: Journey Strange Game Sponsored by: Backblaze: Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. lynda.com: Learn at your own pace from expert-taught video tutorials. Free 7-day trial. Automatic: Your smart driving assistant. Order here for 20% off. Become a member!
68: Siracusa Waited Impatiently For This
Our initial WWDC reactions. Recorded live at Macworld's podcast studio. Thanks, Jason Snell! Sponsored by: Squarespace: Everything you need to create an exceptional website. Use code ATP for 10% off. Igloo: The intranet you'll actually like. And it's about to get even better. Warby Parker: Boutique-quality, vintage-inspired eyewear at a revolutionary price. Become a member!
67: Tim Said, Man
We'll be guests on the WWDC live episode of The Talk Show: Tuesday, June 3, 6–9 PM. Get tickets here ASAP! John will be taking a plane... for you. Follow-up: Which is faster: installing Showbot or reimplementing it? Casey's open-source Node version PHP isn't faster than Javascript, voiding Marco's accidental argument in the last episode. Node.js uses CommonJS, not AMD. ECMAScript also adds formal module support, which es6-module-transpiler lets you use today. To the great surprise of nobody except John, iPhones come with earbuds, and those earbuds come with clickers. To the great surprise of nobody, including John, the Bluetooth-pairing interface in a car was terrible, and both Marco and Casey missed an obscure reference. iOS games that support physical game controllers must also work without them. If the "iPhone 6" comes in two sizes, which do you buy? Possibility of resolution scaling modes. Would the cameras be different? (Marco on The Talk Show, starting around 01:26:00). WWDC product-announcement predictions: New MacBook Airs or a 12" Retina MacBook Air? (Intel's Broadwell delay) Macworld's slow SSD speeds in the new Airs may just be from different SSD manufacturers. New Apple TV hardware or software? The Apple TV 3's CPU was originally a dual-core A5 with one die disabled, but not anymore. The iPod Touch still has an A5 LOL. There may not be any new hardware announced at WWDC, just like previous WWDCs in 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2011. New sensors to be taken advantage of, like Pedometer++ did with the M7 last year. Craig Hockenberry on Apple wearables Wearables, sensors, and watches in fashion and reality. Bringing the new Mac Pro's dark-glossy-aluminum finish to more Pro hardware? Retina Thunderbolt Display? The Magic Mouse. Yes, we really talked about this. Drawing conclusions from the "To Be Announced" sessions in the WWDC schedule. WWDC predictions for Mac OS X 10.10: Just a visual refresh, or notable improvements to the core OS as well? Apple shuffling engineers around to work on the new hotness while neglecting its established platforms and applications. Modernization or replacement of AppKit, possibly by bringing the relevant parts of UIKit to Mac? Is there any hope for a new filesystem, possibly by evolving Core Storage? WWDC predictions for iOS 8: Better inter-app communication: A system like Contracts or Intents? Involving remote view controllers? Side-by-side iPad multitasking? Springboard enhancements? Please kill Newsstand. Please. Just make them normal app icons. Could Remote View Controllers and Background Refresh be used for widgets, live tiles, or dynamic icons? Customizable default browser, mail app, etc.? WWDC predictions for new or improved web services: Sponsored by: lynda.com: Learn at your own pace from expert-taught video tutorials. Free 7-day trial. NatureBox: Discover and enjoy delicious snacks, conveniently delivered to your home or office. Dash: Create a free, real-time dashboard for your website, your business, or your life. (Check out the ones they made for us.) Become a member!
66: Boiling A Pretty Big Lake
The modern Apple-store experience Follow-up: Marco reneges on his recent praise of Beats headphones, then receives the saddest real-time follow-up ever Headphones mentioned: B&O BeoPlay H6: Great comfort, but not sound. Beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro (32-ohm version; Casey's headphones) for very good sound at a great value (when the price drops to $175). Sennheiser PX 200-II i: Marco's favorite portable set. Great portability, clicker, and value, but poor sound and durability. More picks from Marco Ultimate Ears TripleFi 10 (Casey's earphones) Net Neutrality Nintendo's sad trombone Nintendo in Crisis PS4 outperforms Xbone Game Controller Programming Guide Nintendo 64 Accessories Expansion Pak Rumble Pak Kinect-free Xbone Beginnings of WWDC predictions Odwalla Healthbook VO2 The Prompt on Carousel, one of their many photo-management-related episodes The Infinite Version Casey and Marco explore mixed metaphors... politely. Ish. _ on the state of the Apple community WebObjects Fnd.io Multipath TCP After-show: iOS 8 split-screen multitasking John obliquely discusses some Overcast complaints. Wearables. Sorta. More on headphones. John was wrong about something. Sponsored by: Dash: Create a free, real-time dashboard for your website, your business, or your life. (Check out the ones they made for us.) Hover: High-quality, no-hassle domain registration. Use coupon code SCRUMMERFALL for 10% off. NatureBox: Discover and enjoy delicious snacks, conveniently delivered to your home or office. Become a member!
65: The Year Of Casey
Casey's big news! (Much better than The Year of Luigi.) Casey and John discuss Monument Valley, the Escher-inspired puzzle game. (Marco didn't do his homework.) Apple and Google agree to... something "Fight the real enemy" Apple might be buying Beats: why, and what they'd probably do with it. WebKit optimizes Javascript with LLVM Wat The Birth & Death of JavaScript "Full-stack developers" keeping up with the crazy world of Javascript frameworks. Using third-party code. Sponsored by: PDFPen Scan+: Scan and OCR PDFs anywhere from your iPhone or iPad, upload, share, and more. Backblaze: Online backup for $5/month. Native. Unlimited. Unthrottled. Uncomplicated. lynda.com: Learn at your own pace from expert-taught video tutorials. Free 7-day trial. Become a member!