Episode 494

494: Ultra-Wideband Park Bench

John got a new television.

August 4, 20222h 1m

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Show Notes

Pre-show: Geometry Dash
Follow-up:
- John on M1 MacBook Air vs. M2 MacBook Air speakers
- You can set up Fastmail to have a catch-all
  - Casey’s referral code
- Find My on vacation
  - Steps via Steve J. Stutz
    1. Open Find My
    2. Tap Devices
    3. Tap on the device you want to silence
    4. Scroll down and under Notifications toggle off Notify When Left Behind
  - Paul Squires understood the assignment
- HomeKit automation & locations
  - Derek Martin has tips regarding how to transfer to a new home address
  - Jim Bruhn provides instructions for how to disable hub features:
    1. Settings
    2. Airplay and HomeKit
    3. Home Hub → My Home
    4. Switch to Disconnected
- Are there any decent AppleTV photo-viewer apps? (via Torb Lunde Mirada)
- Contact address ordering
  - Reorder It! from @takaaki024app (via philuop)
- Robb Woodring saves the day with changing default messaging address/number
  1. Go to an existing thread
  2. Tap the name of the person at the top
  3. Tap Info
  4. Tap and hold the Message/bubble icon
  5. Select the appropriate number
- Unlocking automotive features
  - Blaine Toups’ Jaguar F-Type’s two extra cylinders
    - Car & Driver write-up
  - Tesla’s Acceleration Boost (via Josh Rapoport)
  - Sean Harding makes a good point about API deprecation
John’s New TV
Post-show: Is it okay to copy a competitor’s API?