654: Athletically Engaged
28 August 2025

654: Athletically Engaged

Accidental Tech Podcast

About

    Pre-Show: Casey and Marco are sad


      Ben Rice McCarthy
      Under the Radar

    Follow-up:


      🗣️ It’s St. Jude time again! 🗣️


        The Marco Offset

      Anonymous crushes the dreams of Marco and Casey about cellular MacBooks
      Another Anonymous shares a bit too much information about accidental Siri activations 😆
      🤬 John’s AppleCare One update 🤬
      Help with Trackpad dragging


        System Settings → Accessibility → Pointer Control → Trackpad Options… → Dragging Style → Three Finger Drag


          Screenshot

        …or Drag Lock

      Masimo comes for [more] blood
      UK drops utterly bananas backdoor legislation
      Studio Display with A19


        Daniel Luz points out makes a funny comparison to Macs
        Fabian Häusler theorizes it’s about binning

      Apple’s Hide my Email feature


        An unexpected wrinkle Timothy Martin points out
        Anecdote from David Beck


    Apple Event: 9 September 1PM OTTZ


      Interactive logo


        Still image for posterity

      Reverse-engineering by sam henri gold

    “TechWoven” and “Liquid Silicone” cases leaked


      Maijin Bu on TechWoven
      …and on Liquid Silicone (and again)

    Apple will simplify the Camera Control button
    Ask ATP:


      What’s the ∆ between snapshots and backups? (via Phil Hirst)


        Hyperspace

      Why is Finder slow to delete files? (via Dan)
      How will Apple reconcile AI and carbon neutrality? (via Sam Hunt)

    Post-show: Some venting about politics and 𝓍26.


      Jeff Atwood’s post
      John’s reply
      There’s nothing Republicans won’t ruin

    Members-only ATP Overtime: Rumored Apple roadmap


      Apple readies first upgrade to its struggling Vision Pro headset



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