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Five Points for Smell

Accidental Tech Podcast

Follow-up:
- Android totally copying Java was fair use (via Rob Sayre)
  - Oracle’s S3 clone
- Branded tires (via TK & Sam Abuelsamid)
  - Ford demands Goodyear remove Wrangler branding
- John’s TV updates
Vacation Tech Retrospective
Post-show Neutral: Marco’s Car Charcuterie

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Stack Overflow Podcast: Exploring what it means to be a developer, and how the art and practice of software programming is changing our world.

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Ultra-Wideband Park Bench

Accidental Tech Podcast

Pre-show: Geometry Dash
Follow-up:
- John on M1 MacBook Air vs. M2 MacBook Air speakers
- You can set up Fastmail to have a catch-all
  - Casey’s referral code
- Find My on vacation
  - Steps via Steve J. Stutz
    1. Open Find My
    2. Tap Devices
    3. Tap on the device you want to silence
    4. Scroll down and under Notifications toggle off Notify When Left Behind
  - Paul Squires understood the assignment
- HomeKit automation & locations
  - Derek Martin has tips regarding how to transfer to a new home address
  - Jim Bruhn provides instructions for how to disable hub features:
    1. Settings
    2. Airplay and HomeKit
    3. Home Hub → My Home
    4. Switch to Disconnected
- Are there any decent AppleTV photo-viewer apps? (via Torb Lunde Mirada)
- Contact address ordering
  - Reorder It! from @takaaki024app (via philuop)
- Robb Woodring saves the day with changing default messaging address/number
  1. Go to an existing thread
  2. Tap the name of the person at the top
  3. Tap Info
  4. Tap and hold the Message/bubble icon
  5. Select the appropriate number
- Unlocking automotive features
  - Blaine Toups’ Jaguar F-Type’s two extra cylinders
    - Car & Driver write-up
  - Tesla’s Acceleration Boost (via Josh Rapoport)
  - Sean Harding makes a good point about API deprecation
John’s New TV
Post-show: Is it okay to copy a competitor’s API?

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Ultra-Wideband Park Bench

Accidental Tech Podcast

Pre-show: Geometry Dash
Follow-up:
- John on M1 MacBook Air vs. M2 MacBook Air speakers
- You can set up Fastmail to have a catch-all
  - Casey’s referral code
- Find My on vacation
  - Steps via Steve J. Stutz
    1. Open Find My
    2. Tap Devices
    3. Tap on the device you want to silence
    4. Scroll down and under Notifications toggle off Notify When Left Behind
  - Paul Squires understood the assignment
- HomeKit automation & locations
  - Derek Martin has tips regarding how to transfer to a new home address
  - Jim Bruhn provides instructions for how to disable hub features:
    1. Settings
    2. Airplay and HomeKit
    3. Home Hub → My Home
    4. Switch to Disconnected
- Are there any decent AppleTV photo-viewer apps? (via Torb Lunde Mirada)
- Contact address ordering
  - Reorder It! from @takaaki024app (via philuop)
- Robb Woodring saves the day with changing default messaging address/number
  1. Go to an existing thread
  2. Tap the name of the person at the top
  3. Tap Info
  4. Tap and hold the Message/bubble icon
  5. Select the appropriate number
- Unlocking automotive features
  - Blaine Toups’ Jaguar F-Type’s two extra cylinders
    - Car & Driver write-up
  - Tesla’s Acceleration Boost (via Josh Rapoport)
  - Sean Harding makes a good point about API deprecation
John’s New TV
Post-show: Is it okay to copy a competitor’s API?

Sponsored by:

Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit.
Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code atp for 10% off your first order.
Instabug: The visibility you need to build top-quality apps.

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Downstairs Downstairs

Accidental Tech Podcast

Pre-show: Last two weeks updates
Follow-up:
- Custom 🇦🇺 emails (via Mark Vos & Brendan Ragan)
  - .id.au Rules
  - Casey’s Fastmail Referral Code
- BMW subscriptions (via Chris Church)
- Steve Stutz tells us you can get the mophie 3-in-1’s from Zagg at a discount
- 🇪🇺 & USB-C regulations (via Vern Johnson)
- Address & contacts (via Soluble Apps and Sherif Hassabo)
  - vCard
#askatp:
- Can an indie app enter a crowded field? (via Abel Demoz)
- Why don’t we use cross-platform frameworks? (via Russel Bernau)
- Is Time Machine still the best feature ever implemented on the Mac? (via Guilherme Alles)
- Would John potentially void his TV’s warranty to prevent auto-dimming? (via Mark Vos)
  - HDTVTest’s Video
  - RTings’ Burn-In Test
- Has John decided on a backup strategy for his son’s MacBook Air? (via Brian Lazarz)
Post-show: Casey’s HomeKit Adventures

Sponsored by:

Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit.
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Downstairs Downstairs

Accidental Tech Podcast

Pre-show: Last two weeks updates
Follow-up:
- Custom 🇦🇺 emails (via Mark Vos & Brendan Ragan)
  - .id.au Rules
  - Casey’s Fastmail Referral Code
- BMW subscriptions (via Chris Church)
- Steve Stutz tells us you can get the mophie 3-in-1’s from Zagg at a discount
- 🇪🇺 & USB-C regulations (via Vern Johnson)
- Address & contacts (via Soluble Apps and Sherif Hassabo)
  - vCard
#askatp:
- Can an indie app enter a crowded field? (via Abel Demoz)
- Why don’t we use cross-platform frameworks? (via Russel Bernau)
- Is Time Machine still the best feature ever implemented on the Mac? (via Guilherme Alles)
- Would John potentially void his TV’s warranty to prevent auto-dimming? (via Mark Vos)
  - HDTVTest’s Video
  - RTings’ Burn-In Test
- Has John decided on a backup strategy for his son’s MacBook Air? (via Brian Lazarz)
Post-show: Casey’s HomeKit Adventures

Sponsored by:

Linode: Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. New accounts get a $100 credit.
Instabug: The visibility you need to build top-quality apps.
Businesscards.io: A business card you keep in your Apple Wallet.

Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!