Episode 411

411: Are My Instructions Not Clear?

Please attach a sysdiagnose to hear about Casey's endless bug, John's PS5 review, and Marco's first VR on the Oculus Quest 2.

Accidental Tech Podcast · ATP

December 30, 20202h 7m

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Show Notes

Follow-up:
- Casey’s MMS problems and Apple’s bug-reporting black hole (FB8893003, FB8952395)
  - sysdiagnose
    - Settings → Privacy → Analytics & Improvements → Analytics Data
- More on Fitness+
- HDR photos
  - Settings → Photos → View Full HDR
- Screen brightness
  - iPhone 12: 625 nits typically / 1200 nits max
  - iPhone 12 Pro: 800 / 1200
  - displaymate.com indicates 825 nits in full-white image
- iCloud Photo Downloader (via Matthew Smith)
- OWC Thunderbolt Hub requires Big Sur 11.1
- Big Sur Update
  - SMC Reset
  - SuperDuper
- AirPods Max audio settings (via Matthew Taylor)
  - Settings → Accessibility → Audio/Visual → Headphone Accomodations
  - Tune Audio for Brightness, Strong
- AirPods Max “fat lightning” connector
  - Teardown
- AirPods Max Shield Case
- John’s iPhone 12 Pro case
  - Previously
  - Now
- The ghost of Marco’s computing past
The ghost of Marco’s computing future
Siracusa’s Playstation 5 review
- Destiny
- John’s Windows on Mac Pro adventure
- Nintendo Land
- Astro’s Playroom
- iOS 14.3 adds PS5 and Amazon Luna controller support
Marco’s Christmas gift
Post-show: More on the PS5