Accidental Tech Podcast

⏰ New member special! 📅 ATP Insider: Time Management atp.fm/atp-insider-... On this member-special episode, three privileged workaholics with unusual jobs and wildly different time-management strategies try to discuss time-management strategies. Join now to listen! atp.fm/join

714: Get the Bigger Pizza atp.fm/714 And don't bet against the smartphone.

Probably my favorite episode of @recdiffs.bsky.social relay.fm/rd/232

713: I Have Medium Hopes atp.fm/713 Apple's new HomeView, Apple TV, HomePod Mini, and Apple Home Collection.

712: Mildly Technologically Traumatized atp.fm/712 Ominous rumors and announcements from our favorite company.

Hot Dog on an Actuator atp.fm/711 The Apple Watch's upcoming Live Rewind and Siri Recap features, some (strong) feelings about CarPlay, and the solutions to all of John's problems.

710: That New Mouse Pad Feeling atp.fm/710 Impressions of our new Apple hardware so far, plans for iPhone Duo development, and an update on the Mac Mini fleet.

709: Steel-Cable Insurance atp.fm/709 A mountain of follow-up and updates about the iPhone event, new chips, iPhone 18 Pro, and iPhone Duo.

🎙️ New member special! 🎵 ATP Insider: Show Q&A atp.fm/atp-insider-... We answer questions about the history of ATP and Neutral, the ups and downs of the business over time, and the show's most iconic songs and sounds. Join now to listen! atp.fm/join

708: Primary, Tertiary, and Third Cousin atp.fm/708 The iPhone Duo, the iPhone 18 Pro, the Apple Watch Series 12 and the Ultra 4, the AirPods 5, and the other AirPods 5.

707: Haunting the Campus Like a Ghost atp.fm/707 Exit interviews for the outgoing iPhones and Phil Schiller (but not Tim Cook), baseball in the Vision Pro, and expectations for the iPhone event next week.

706: No One Is Getting a Good Deal Tonight atp.fm/706 M5 Ultra and M6, new Mac Mini and Mac Studio, @siracusa.social‘s new app, and yes, even a new Polishing Cloth.

🎞️ New ATP Movie Club! 🎞️ In this special members-only episode, we discuss Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984). atp.fm/atp-movie-cl... Join now to listen! atp.fm/join

705: Relentless in a Gentle Way atp.fm/705 @marcoarment.bsky.social launches Unforgetful, @siracusa.social launches into a diatribe or two, and @liss.bsky.social launches himself down the street.

Past the Ternus Horizon atp.fm/704 Apple Watch overhaul rumors, beta icon updates, Mac backups, and the app with John's favorite login system.

703: Part of a Healthy Breakfast atp.fm/703 Overcast's busy betas, SuperDuper 4, Apple Upgrade, the worst power cables ever devised, and some totally very patient car-shopping.

702: Isolate the Evil atp.fm/702 Safari 27 and web standards, Apple Maps coming to cars (?), and our very different philosophies on packing for a family road trip.

701: I Improved My Town atp.fm/701 3D-printing for fun and utility, a defense of squircle-icon jail, how AirPlay was finally fixed in Overcast, and cutting-edge modern technology such as audio CDs, FileMaker, and the Mac Pro.

🥳 New member special! 💃 ATP Tier List: Emoji atp.fm/atp-tier-lis... Ranking selected emoji, based on our usual, precise, rational criteria. 🙃 💰 Join now to listen! atp.fm/join 💸

700 (🎉): A Wet Dishrag Full of Lies atp.fm/700 Apple’s lawsuit against OpenAI, the state of the 27 OSes heading into the public betas, what FileMaker was (or is?), and looking for a new home for Maestral.

699: Not the Correct Squircle atp.fm/699 Someone got us started on app icons again.

698: And Do What? atp.fm/698 Siri AI impressions, M6 and M7 rumors, Apple’s role in the supply chain, languages for LLMs, and price hikes for everyone!

🖥️ New member special! 💻 ATP Dev: Mac-Assed Mac Apps atp.fm/atp-dev-mac-... What makes a great native Mac app? This episode is exclusive to ATP members. Join now to listen! atp.fm/join

697: The Chart Is Terrifying atp.fm/697 Apple altered their prices. Pray they don’t alter them any further.

696: It Seems Petty, But I Endorse It atp.fm/696 Lots of details from macOS Golden Gate, Apple's AI Tech Talk, road trips, and failed Bobs.

695: The Crystal Pepsi of Aqua atp.fm/695 WWDC 2026 coverage and our first impressions of macOS Golden Gate, iOS 27, and Siri AI.

694: Potential and Homework atp.fm/694 Our hopes and dreams for WWDC 2026.

693: Negative Bonus Points atp.fm/693 Jony Ive finally made his car.

692: A Thinking Hitch atp.fm/692 People really don’t like AI. (Sponsored by AI.)

New member special! 🍿 ATP Movie Club: Her (2013) 🍿 atp.fm/atp-movie-cl... What could possibly be relevant about this 13-year-old movie in today's world? 🤔 Join now to listen! atp.fm/join

691: A Menlo Phase atp.fm/691 Apple's chip-fab options, branding the 20th-anniversary iPhone, Terminal and Xcode preferences, and some very special filenames.

690: Turn Left at the Next Tree atp.fm/690 How could Apple make Neo and Ultra versions of more of their products?

689: The Positive Effect of Enthusiasm atp.fm/689 Mythos, the different personalities of Tim Cook and John Ternus, the complexity of backing up files from cloud-storage providers on macOS, and the long-term future of the Mac.

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688: A Company Man atp.fm/688 John Ternus was announced as Apple’s next CEO! We review the strengths and weaknesses of the Tim Cook era as he transitions to Executive Chairman.

687: You Can Bend This Line atp.fm/687 Ads in Apple Maps, copyright of AI output, and a short supply of flawed chips.

💸🚨 New member special! 🚨💸 ATP Dev: Nuggets of Wisdom atp.fm/atp-dev-nugg... Lessons of various sizes that we’ve learned as software developers. Join now to listen! atp.fm/join

686: Write Two Letters atp.fm/686 @siracusa.social’s next Mac is going to be very expensive.

685: The Ability to Be Hotter atp.fm/685 Farewell, Mac Pro.

📱 New member special! 📱 ATP Tier List: Home Screen Icons atp.fm/atp-tier-lis... Ranking the app icons on our iPhone home screens, including built-in Apple apps, third-party apps, and — somewhat awkwardly — even our own. Join now to listen! atp.fm/join

684: It’s Not What Young People Do atp.fm/684 WWDC 2026 hopes, the state of passkeys, more on podcast transcripts, and how businesses manage fleets of Macs.

683: I Didn’t Want to Melt My Rug atp.fm/683 MacBook Neo hands-on, Studio Display XDR eyes-on, and how Overcast is transcribing podcasts at scale.

682: Medium Core atp.fm/682 MacBook Neo details, Studio Display XDR tech and impressions, Marco tries a Garmin, and Casey tries to watch F1.

681: The Price of Your Nightmares atp.fm/681 The MacBook Neo, M5 MacBook Air, M4 iPad Air, MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max, the new Studio Display XDR, and the “new” Studio Display.

680: A Lot of Holes in That Cheese atp.fm/680 Our home screens, desktop audio setups, document-saving models, what we hope to “experience” next week, and where not to aim snow.

679: An Adversarial Relationship With Myself atp.fm/679 Solar and batteries vs. generators, news about Perl (?!), hiding apps as a self-improvement tool, and the age-old debate of "Save As…" vs. "Duplicate.”

🚨 New member special! 🚨 ATP Insider: After Apple atp.fm/atp-insider-... What would have happened if Apple never existed? What if they stop existing? Which platforms and products would we use? Join now to listen! atp.fm/join

677: I Accept the Battery Cost atp.fm/677 If you really don’t like AI, we have some bad news for you.

676: A Sternly Worded Instruction atp.fm/676 TCL and Sony TVs, Apple and Google's AI infrastructure, new AirTags, John Ternus overseeing design, and more adventures with Claude Code.

675: Open, Retrieve, Expand, Load atp.fm/675 Thoughts on Tahoe.