524: The Anti-Fireplace Lobby
Accidental Tech Podcast - A podcast by Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa
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Pre-show: Please go decline your Tweetbot/Twitterrific refunds! Follow-up: John’s COVID project mcg’s Experience with the Sony HT-A9 Larry King’s band’s Rivian Parody “Not yellow” ≠ “no fun colors” Adam Wunn on iMazing Report on the Apple TV remote with touch disabled Bad Apple TV news Diabetes and blood glucose monitoring Diabeetus Sonos does allow you to shout requests into the air Criminals are shoulder-surfing passcodes and then swiping iPhones Mitigation ideas: Alphanumeric passcodes Settings → Face ID & Passcode → Change Passcode → Passcode Options → Custom Alphanumeric Code Don’t use iCloud Keychain for banking passwords Screen Time Settings → Screen Time → Use Screen Time Passcode and don’t use the same passcode Settings → Screen Time → Content & Privacy Restrictions → Account Changes → Don’t Allow Venmo: Me → Settings → Face ID & PIN → Enable Face ID & PIN Cash: Icon in the upper-right → Privacy & Security → Security Lock #askatp: Is symmetric internet — particularly gigabit — worth it? (via Petar Petrović) Casey’s original flex Casey’s park bench picnic table Casey downloads a Xcode beta WRT54G Do we use AlDente or Battery to manually limit charging levels? (via MaxLaves) Coconut Battery Battery GitHub issue Why doesn’t anyone make fun but not-creepy games? (via Brian Hamilton) Post-show: Marco loses a war of YouTube attrition to Adam Sponsored by: Kolide: Kolide is a cross-platform endpoint security solution for teams that value privacy and transparency. Check out our manifesto: https://honest.security. Squarespace: Make your next move. Use code atp for 10% off your first order. Become a member for ad-free episodes and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!