401: Sandwich-Closing Force

Accidental Tech Podcast

• Pre-show:
  • Dreaming in code
  • Grand refactorings
  • HomePod, HomePod Mini, and Sonos One (oh my!)
• Follow-up:
  • Apple’s Magnetic Connectors Patent
  • Accessory Design Guidelines for Apple Devices (PDF) (via Michael Bettiol)
  • Periscope lenses don’t have moving elements (via Timo Grün)
  • iPhone 12 Pricing
    • T-Mobile joins the $30 off club
    • Chargers & earphones & old phones
  • Official battery specs for Apple products (via Roland Månsson)
    • Start here
    • …which links here…
    • …which can get you here
  • Settling an old bet from episode 291 at 1:55:14 (via Tim Chaten)
  • Marco’s Time Machine woes
    • The 2.5” enclosure that supports large SSDs
  • Determining how many photos you’ve taken with each iPhone 11 Pro lens
    • Jason’s write-up on using Photos’ Smart Albums
    • Alex Chan’s post about using exiftool
    • Casey (summarized results) (raw results)
      • Ultra wide: 7%
      • Wide: 83%
      • Telephoto: 10%
    • Marco
      • Ultra wide: 9%
      • Wide: 75%
      • Telephoto: 16%
  • Buying decisions
    • Tracking your iPhone shipment
• #askatp
  • Have we tried watchOS sleep tracking? (via Eduardo Berner)
    • Sleep Cycle (App Store link)
  • What is taking up so much space on our phones‽ (via Jayanth Visweswaran)
    • Casey’s storage
  • Is John going to get an OLED TV? (via Tobo Granyte)
• Post-show:
  • Ridiculousness in AT&T’s coverage maps
    • Gruber’s review
    • “Please turn off your MiFis”
  • An attempted intervention regarding Casey’s 🍌 photo management setup
    • GeoTag
    • Day One

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