680: A Lot of Holes in That Cheese
27 February 2026

680: A Lot of Holes in That Cheese

Accidental Tech Podcast

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    Pre-show: Marco’s Watch and snow blows woes


      TruFuel

    Follow-up:


      Casey got the CableCARD email 😭
      YoLink alternatives (via Joe)


        IKEA Matter-over-Thread announcement
        KLIPPBOK (leak sensor)
        BILRESA (remote control)
        MYGGSPRAY (motion sensor)

      House batteries & V2H/V2L (via Russel Prouse)


        F-150 Lightning

      On the value of M𝑥 Pro processors (via Rick Baumhauer)
      Tahoe window resizing workaround (via Nathan Manceaux-Panot)


        defaults write -g AppleEdgeResizeExteriorSize 8
        defaults delete -g AppleEdgeResizeExteriorSize

      macOS document model


        …was actually introduced in Mac OS X 10.7
        …and noted in the beginning of the Mac OS X 10.8 review
        Final Cut Pro X does auto-save (via Ian Robinson)


          Technical details (via Videoalex)

        Microsoft Office 365 also auto-saves onto OneDrive in Windows (via Éric)
        Saving files in Xcode (via Alex Kent)
        Returning to Save As… (via Eric deRuiter)


          System Settings


            Desktop & Dock → disable Close windows when quitting an application
            Keyboard → Keyboard Shortcuts create an entry under All Applications for Save As… (using an ellipsis by typing ⌥ ;) and assign it to ⌘⇧S


        Notepad++ (via Emily Campbell)

      Alternative to Due (via Patrick Dumontel)


        GoodTask


    Apple March 4 “experience”


      MacRumors’ roundup of low-cost MacBook limitations

    Apple to manufacture some Mac minis in the US


      Wall Street Journal video
      Accompanying article


        Apple News link

      This predates this administration?

    Ask ATP:


      What are our current home & lock screens? (via Sagar Patel)


        ATP Insider: Roast My Home Screen
        John: lock & home
        Casey: lock & home


          Indigo
          Croissant

        Marco: lock & home

      What’s our current desktop headphone setup? (via ziplyne)


        Overtime on ATP #675
        Casey


          AirPods Pro 3
          Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 32Ω
          Desktop speakers


            Sonos Era 100 × 2
            Sonos Sub Mini
            Sonos Combo Adapter


        John:


          Sony MDR-7506
          Kanto ORA4
          ATP #630

        Marco:


          Podcasting


            Beyerdynamic DT775 Pro 250Ω
            Beyerdynamic EDT1770D Earpads
            Schiit Jotunheim 2 (an older model; current is Jotunheim 3)

          Music


            HifiMan HE6

          Speakers


            KEF Q150 / LSX II & KC62
            Amp for Q150: Fosi Audio BT30D




    Post-show: Casey’s driven more cars


      BMW i4 M50
      Audi e-tron GT

    Members-only ATP Overtime: Skill shortages, Apple Silicon, and AI


      Empowering the Next Wave of Silicon Engineers
      Gell-Mann amnesia effect



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