Episode notes
Pre-show: Marco has something to commend Ubiquiti marketing video Spanning Tree Protocol Sonos & Networking Documentation Follow-up: Formula 1 on Apple TV The case for alarm reminders (via Matthew Cave ) SVG can do animations — and way more! (via Vítor ) SVG can do THAT‽ Yes, you can use AI for ffmpeg , but have you tried Lossless Cut ? SF Symbols in Marco’s Reminder app (via Clarko ) How can we bemoan Electron and cheer WebView s? (via Julian Gamble) If Finder moves are no good, are mv s the same? Defrag lives on …in APFS diskutil apfs defragment [disk] enable [disk] is something along the…
Accidental Tech Podcast
by Marco Arment, Casey Liss, John Siracusa · English · Tech & Science
Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.
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E694 · 4 Jun 2026 · 2 hr 20 min
694: Potential and Homework
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E692 · 21 May 2026 · 2 hr 7 min
692: A Thinking Hitch
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E691 · 14 May 2026 · 1 hr 55 min
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E711 · 1 Oct 2026 · 2 hr
711: Hot Dog on an Actuator
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