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646: On the Shelf With the Pickles
Pre-Show: John has made an important purchase 11 June 2011 Documentation of the journey (spoilers!) John’s beloved Ninja Anova After Dark Follow-up: We’re doing good work here, folks YoLink leak sensors Leak sensor 4-pack with compulsory hub Travel insurance is more than you think it is (via Jason Poole and Levi Dalton) Allianz concierge Window widget size in Tahoe Apple Intelligence is now allowed when booting from an external in Tahoe beta 2 Floating tab bars in iOS 26 Apple “Ducks” The Architect’s Lions Maybe don’t yank out removable storage in Windows either (via Adrian Mester) It’s the world that’s wrong, not me: iPhone 16 Pro case edition “We Messed Up” Bullstrap open-bottom case Ads in YouTube Why not use uBlock Origin? (via Igor Kulman) …or perhaps Vinegar (App Store link) (via Michael Brown) RIP FireWire Apple marketing continues to misfire Apple weighs using Anthropic or OpenAI to power Siri OpenAI/Meta leadership talent rivalry Ask ATP: Is it worth buying a laptop where Tahoe is preinstalled? (via François-Olivier Leblanc) How much faster will an M4 be than an M1 for Xcode Simulator launches? (via Alistair Logie) How do we choose a new UPS? (via David Levine) John’s pick Casey’s pick ATP #569 Eaton UPSes Post-show: Marco restaurant-tech MVPs… from his co-hosts! Tailscale (Tailscale is a prior sponsor) Casey’s introductory post Tailscale 4via6 YoLink temperature sensors (even cheaper with a smaller temp. range) Thermoworks VHB Tape Eve Room Members-only ATP Overtime: Should we pay developers like athletes? Sam Altman claims Meta has made $100M offers Jack Altman’s podcast Reuters coverage Sponsored by: Quince: Elevated essentials and staples that last. 1Password: Award-winning password manager trusted by millions of users. Factor: Healthy Eating, Made Easy. Get 50% off plus free shipping on your first box. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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645: More Frosting
Pre-Show: Phish & Wabbit Dave Matthews Season Allianz Ampitheater at Riverfront Belkin UltraGlass 2 Some Administrivia: 🗣️ New ATP Member’s special: ATP Movie Club: Sneakers 🗣️ Sneakers (1992) ATP Performance Shirt Inventory Sale Follow-up: Persistent icon replacement helper apps Pictogram Replacicon Tahoe beta 2 Finder icon updated! Louie Mantia tries again New menu bar background setting! Beta 2, with background Tahoe’s [Not-So-] Naked Robotic Menu Bar (via Vítor) Beta 1, gray Beta 1, red Beta 1, white Safari toolbars (via Lewis Dorigo) Settings → Advanced → Show color in compact tab bar <meta name="theme-color"> theme_color Yosemite Safari tabs From John’s review Installing betas and DFU mode macvdmtool (via Robert Sherry) DFU Blaster (via Brian LaShomb) InstallAssistant.pkg (via Andy Beyer-Bowden) iOS 26 Beta 2 Frost all the things! The case of Marco’s missing download/check buttons Roman’s observation iPadOS 26 window limits (via Jon Edwards) “Apple Vision Pro 4K” (via Greg Kaplan) visionOS what’s new 2048 Threes All your data are belong to AI companies Apple training models on Feedback attachments ಠ_ಠ Original report from Joachim Meta AI staffers take an interesting approach New York Times 🤝🏻 Amazon AI You can train AI models without copyrighted material… it’s just a pain in the 🍑 Anthropic gets a W… maybe? Ask ATP: Does Marco use Apple CarKey? His car should support it. (via Samuel Polay) CarPlay Ultra partners list is looking… sparse Ferrari keyfob Why does macOS want USB mass storage ejected, but iPadOS doesn’t? (via David Campbell) Post-show: TV Update for Marco RTINGS: Sony Bravia 8 II review RTINGS: Bravia 8 II vs. A95L LG G5 RTINGS: LG G5 review HDTVTest: LG G5 review RTINGS: LG’s New Firmware for the G5 Members-only ATP Overtime: Overlap between appdev & gamedev Coyote time & jump buffering Secrets to a great platformer with Unity Destiny health Examples in our apps Sponsored by: Notion: Your notes, docs, and projects in one space. DeleteMe: Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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644: You Have to Invert
Pre-show: G4 Doorbell Pro Bespoke 3D-printed mount Fancy-schmancy Marco-recommended Flashlight What betas are we running? Virtual Buddy 𝑥OS 26 & Version Numbers iOS Apps built against old SDKs get 19.0; new ones get 26.0 (via Gui Rambo) ProcessInfo /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersionCompat.plist Tahoe returns 16 when reqiured for compatibility and 26 otherwise (via Howard Oakley) SYSTEM_VERSION_COMPAT=1 = 16 null or SYSTEM_VERSION_COMPAT=0 = 26 Liquid Glass Adopting Liquid Glass Don’t Liquid Glass All the Things Not present in macOS? (via Steve Troughton-Smith) Liquid Glass clone in Flutter (via Dave Wood) Fluid Glass in React (via Francisco Tolmasky) macOS Tahoe Whimsy returns! (via Minimal Nerd) Squircle Jail Squircle ∆ (via Yannic Lung) Say Hello to the New Look of App Icons Squircle Jailbreak! (via Simon B Støvring) Speaking of rounded corners… Build an AppKit App with the New Design Chonky stoplights macOS 26 window control buttons are no longer smol (via Avi Drissman) -[NSTitledFrame sizeOfTitlebarButtons] Missing title bars Missing menu bar fixes GlassBar Boring Old Menu Bar Alignment Tahoe dialog Tahoe dialog, center-icon mockup Left-aligned title bar text images Finder icon controversy Stephen tried Icon Composer with solid results Michael Flarup D. Griffin Jones Icons next to menu items Previously in the HIG (via Stefan Habel) Today in the HIG Tabs contrast Terminal tabs Safari contrast Ridiculous pink in the toolbar in Safari Arrow cursor has been updated Discovery by Nathan Manceaux-Panot Hand cursor as well Floating elements & compartmentalization Screenshot We all float down here Mario Alberto Guzmán’s observations Steve Troughton-Smith’s observations Clipboard history Stephen Robles Overview video Future of Rosetta Ars Technica New disk image format: ASIF Howard Oakley write-up iOS 26 UI impressions New slider thumbs reveal new info (via Niki Tonsky) Video iPadOS 26 Open window limits (via Steve Troughton-Smith) Previously, in Mac OS X 10.0… Slideover is 💀 UI impressions Testing Liquid Glass UIDesignRequiresCompatibility Vision Pro 4K? (via Steve Troughton-Smith) Post-show: WWDC Favorites Apple’s transcription APIs John Voorhees’s write-up Yap Generable SwitchGlass Members-only ATP Overtime: Apple snubbed Gruber, so who got the nod? Interview roundup on MacRumors Joanna Stern 7-minute excerpt Full 24-minute interview Mark from Tom’s Guide & Lance from TechRadar Sponsored by: Hello Fresh: America’s #1 Meal Kit Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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643: You Go to Squircle Jail
Pre-show: Initial Switch 2 Reactions Mario Kart World WWDC F1 Sam Henri Gold Marcel Flighty Parcel Control Plane Acorn Post-show: RIP, John’s Mac Pro Members-only ATP Overtime: Apple’s latest paper on the limitations of LLMs Previously discussed on ATP #609 GaryMarcus’ blog post which quotes a summary from Josh Wolfe Gary’s 1998 paper Gary’s 2001 book Sponsored by: Clic for Sonos: Elevate Your Sonos Experience with Clic Sponsored by Betterhelp: Give online therapy a try and get on your way to being your best self. DeleteMe: Making it quick, easy and safe to remove your personal data online. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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642: A Rebuilding Year
Follow-up: Apple “emergency” App Store appeal denied Additional lighting solution (via Nathanial) macOS 26: Tahoe? macOS 26 supported hardware Laurene Powell Jobs & Jony Ive interview MacRumors coverage Molly White’s newsletter Polycom “star”/”spider” phones Vision Pro & John Siracusa Corner Bono: Stories of Surrender Open: An Autobiography Rattle and Hum Apple Immersive Screenshots: Crowd Stadium TV PSA: Plex privacy opt-out Apple/SwiftUI folks: a quick appeal, if you please Casey’s toot FB17661404 WWDC hopes & predictions Greg Jozwiak’s tweet Physicality: The new age of UI by Sebastiaan de With Windows Aero Newton’s cradle Sendable Post-show: Apple declines invitation to The Talk Show Live Retreating to Safety Something Is Rotten in the State of Cupertino Members-only ATP Overtime: Sky: a new AI app for macOS Federico’s exclusive Stu Maschewitz’s take Software Applications Incorporated Sponsored by: Factor: Healthy Eating, Made Easy. Get 50% off plus free shipping on your first box. Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code atp. MasterClass: Learn from the world’s best. Video lessons that inspire. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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