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401: Sandwich-Closing Force

401: Sandwich-Closing Force

FromAccidental Tech Podcast


401: Sandwich-Closing Force

FromAccidental Tech Podcast

ratings:
Length:
141 minutes
Released:
Oct 22, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description


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 prodcuts (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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Released:
Oct 22, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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