460: Desktop Laptop

Accidental Tech Podcast

• Pre-show: Christmas Conundrums
  • Charlie Brown Tree
• Follow-up:
  • Ubiquiti’s breach was from the inside
  • Casey’s UltraFine 5K seems to be UltraDead
    • Idan Warsawski’s explanation & more
    • Casey’s borrowed monitor
    • Casey’s blog post about Apple’s monitor situation
    • John’s snarky quote-tweet
• Some wish-casting and predictions about the Mac lineup in 2022
• Apple Announces Self-Service Repair
  • Louis Rossmann’s video
• #askatp:
  • How come the TouchBar failed where the iPhone succeeded? (via Todd Kaprielian)
  • Why is Chromium’s dominance bad for the open web? (via Aryan Aneja)
    • John’s blog post on open source
    • Kagi FAQ
  • Why bother with a Mac Pro? (via Dave Saunders, who clearly wanted to torment Casey)
    • The Case for a True Mac Pro Successor
• Post-show:
  • The continuing saga of John’s beeps
  • Marco’s shifts to Neutral
    • MaxTrax Recovery Boards

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