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All latest episodesHome Assistant Podcast1 hr 6 min
Roland “Accidentally” Installed Home Assistant, Then Automated Everything
Roland joins Phil and Rohan to share how a simple attempt to measure an old fridge's energy use led to a deeply data-driven Home Assistant smart home. Energy monitoring, solar forecasting, home batteries, EV charging, ESPHome, weather data and templates are all used to make his home smarter. Chapters 00:00:00 Welcome 00:02:01 An accidental Home Assistant install 00:06:04 Scaling devices and automations 00:08:04 Solar forecasts and battery control 00:16:46 ESPHome windows and storm protection 00:21:03 Home Assistant at the university 00:26:16 Starting with energy data 00:29:08 Cooling buckets and digital grass 00:34:52 Turning data into automations 00:37:19 Summer-winter heating and cooling 00:43:52 Measuring a new home 00:47:21 Whole-home energy and smart PC 00:52:16 Pool monitoring and house insights 00:59:07 Future projects and stable automation 01:04:26 Updates, reliability and farewell This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors Zooz If you're looking to upgrade your smart home - you can’t go past Zooz! Zooz offers a range of affordable and innovative devices, including water leak sensors, water valve controllers, smart plugs and scene controllers. They're an official Open Home Foundation commercial partner and their devices are built with local control, privacy, and reliability in mind, giving you full control and flexibility right out of the box. Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. You’ve heard him troubleshoot Home Assistant on the podcast. Now you can book him to troubleshoot yours. If you click on one of them and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Privacy & Opt-Out
Old Contact, Who Dis?
You’ll learn how to ask S-Lady to find a family member through Find My so you don’t have to call them, and why Command-Backtick (one key up from Tab) cycles windows inside a single app while Command-1, 2, 3 hops tabs in Safari, Chrome, Comet, and even Mail. You’ll follow Dave down the iPhone system data rabbit hole, where 59GB of mystery storage led to a full wipe, a genuinely useful “keep eSIMs and erase data” option, and then 52GB creeping right back three days later. You’ll turn an always-on Mac mini into an AirPlay music server you drive from the Remote app, so the party keeps playing after you make a beer run. You’ll discover that Terminal’s Secure Keyboard Entry checkbox is why your TextExpander and Rocket Typist snippets quit firing. And you’ll hear the cheapest Wi-Fi fix in history: delete the speed test app. Plus, AI as a genealogy research partner: the kind that surfaces buried leads you verify yourself. Don’t Get Caught after a macOS update wondering why Hazel stopped filing your bank statements: the rules were fine, but Spotlight’s index was in a bad state, so rebuild it with OnyX or Terminal and reboot. You’ll get real numbers on the Apple Upgrade Program: zero percent APR, financed through Klarna, three mandatory choices at the end of your term, and a “good condition” clause nobody defines. You’ll learn the Apple Watch Ultra 4’s screen really is bigger than Series 12’s, and that a 99-cent app called O2 Buddy puts blood oxygen back on your wrist. Then you’ll rethink family contact cards using smart lists built on a keyword in the Notes field, and hear why Contacts is the one thing Dave has ever lost to sync. Watch where new contacts get saved, or you’ll be staring at a text thinking…old contact, who dis? Closing it out: why Siri still wants a data connection for requests that should never leave your phone. 00:00:00 Mac Geek Gab 1160 for Monday, September 21st , 2026 September 21st: Wife Appreciation Day MGG Monthly Giveaway – Win a license to SuperDuper! 4 The MGG Merch Store is Live! Spotlight-V100 /. Spotlight-V100 sudo mdutil -a -i on Sponsors 00:36:49 SPONSOR: Shopify . 00:56:26 What did your geeks order? 01:08:40 DJ Val-Why does Siri need a data connection for offline requests 01:16:28 MGG 1160 Outtro MGG Monthly Giveaway Bandwidth Provided by CacheFly Pilot Pete’s Aviation Podcast: So There I Was (for Aviation Enthusiasts) The Debut Film Podcast – Adam’s new podcast! Dave’s Business Brain (for Entrepreneurs) and Gig Gab (for Working Musicians) Podcasts MGG Merch is Available!
Mac Power Users1 hr 31 min
867: Deep Dive on macOS 27 and Siri AI
David and Stephen compare iOS 27 and macOS 27 after a summer of daily use, covering Liquid Glass, Safari extensions, Spotlight, Siri AI, HomeKit, AppleCare One Family, Apple Watch improvements, and the apps adopting Apple's new tools. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Ecamm : Powerful live streaming platform for Mac. Squarespace : Save 50% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code MPU. 1Password : Never forget a password again. Links and Show Notes: Credits The Mac Power Users Stephen Robles David Sparks The Editor Jim Metzendorf The Fixer Kerry Provanzano More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Submit Feedback Mac Power Users on YouTube Relay for St. Jude Why I'm Buying the iPhone Duo Instead of the iPhone 18 Pro Max MacSparky YouTube channel Stephen Robles YouTube channel macOS 27 Golden Gate macOS 27 release notes Audio Hijack Bartender 7 — Own your menu bar Safari didn't have to go this hard in macOS 27 UniFi Travel Router Long-Range Reeder Classic Readwise Reader OverPicture for Safari Raycast Parachute Backup Keyboard Maestro 1Password iOS 27 is OUT! Here's Everything New How to get Siri AI - Apple Support DJI RS 4 Mini Fantastical - Calendar Nutrition Tracker: Foodnoms Things Flighty – Live Flight Tracker Bear Kan Do: Project Management Tripsy: Travel Planner Sequel • Media Tracker Dark Noise: Ambient Sounds Learn about Apple Intelligence usage limits - Apple Support AppleCare - Apple iPhone Duo's red carpet moment soured by internet screen jibes iPhone Duo on the red carpet, but iPhone 18 Pro for the selfie
Waveform: The MKBHD Podcast1 hr 40 min
WTF is a Googlebook?
We are officially in Techtember! First, it's a quick viewflation update from Andrew before Marques and David talk about their experiences using the iPhone 18 Pro. Then it turns to speculation about the upcoming Googlebook event before talking about the Steam Frame and Tesla Roadster event. It's going to be a jam-packed few weeks and the new iPhones are just the beginning.
Podcast #1270: 2026 Network TV Season/Series Premieres
On this week's show we compiled a list of fall 2026 network TV season/series premieres for ABC, NBC, Fox, and CBS, organized by network and then by premiere date. We also read your emails and take a look at the week's news. News: LG responds to findings about Smart TV spying Roku Makes Big Changes to Its Free Live TV Channel Guide on Roku TVs & Roku Players TCL sues Samsung, alleging false advertising of 'Mini LED' TVs Yamaha introduces the compact B200A soundbar with Dolby Atmos 2026 Network TV Season/Series Premieres On this week's show we compiled a list of fall 2026 network TV season/series premieres for ABC, NBC, Fox, and CBS, organized by network and then by premiere date. Sports (NFL, college football) and most news/magazine shows are omitted unless they were listed as a season premiere in the official rollout. Dates and slots come from the networks' 2026 fall calendar. ABC Tuesday, September 15 Dancing with the Stars — Season 35 (Night 1 of 2), 8 p.m. R.J. Decker — Season 2, 10 p.m. Wednesday, September 16 Dancing with the Stars — Season 35 (Night 2 of 2), 8 p.m. Friday, September 25 20/20 — Season 49, 9 p.m. Sunday, September 27 America's Funniest Home Videos — Season 37 (two-episode premiere), 7 p.m. The Wonderful World of Disney ( Inside Out 2 ), 9 p.m. Wednesday, September 30 Scrubs — Season 2 (two-episode premiere), 8 p.m. Shark Tank — Season 18 (two-episode premiere), 9 p.m. Friday, October 2 Celebrity Wheel of Fortune — Season 7, 8 p.m. Wednesday, October 7 Abbott Elementary — Season 6, 8:30 p.m. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire — Season 5 continuation, 9 p.m. Thursday, October 15 9-1-1 — Season 10, 8 p.m. 9-1-1: Nashville — Season 2, 9 p.m. Grey's Anatomy — Season 23, 10 p.m. NBC Thursday, September 17 The Traitors: New Blood — Series premiere (two hours), 8 p.m. An all-civilian US season of the social-deduction reality series in which Alan Cumming hosts 22 everyday Americans at a Scottish castle as hidden Traitors secretly eliminate Faithfuls while the group races to unmask them and split (or steal) a prize of up to $250,000. Monday, September 21 The Voice — Season 30 (Night 1 of 3), 8 p.m. Line of Fire — Series premiere, 10 p.m. A family of law enforcement agents become targets of a mysterious assassin after a U.S. Marshal falls in the line of duty, forcing them to use their expertise to protect each other. Tuesday, September 22 The Voice — Season 30 (Night 2 of 3), 8 p.m. Wednesday, September 23 The Voice — Season 30 (Night 3 of 3), 8 p.m. Friday, September 25 Dateline NBC — Season 35, 9 p.m. Saturday, September 26 Saturday Night Live — Season 52, 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 7 Chicago Med — Season 12, 8 p.m. Chicago Fire — Season 15, 9 p.m. Chicago P.D. — Season 14, 10 p.m. Thursday, October 8 Law & Order: SVU — Season 28, 9 p.m. Law & Order — Season 26, 10 p.m. Friday, October 23 Happy's Place — Season 3, 8 p.m. Newlyweds — Series premiere, 8:30 p.m. A free-spirited woman and a buttoned-up professor get married impetuously after a whirlwind courtship. Monday, November 2 St. Denis Medical — Season 3, 8 p.m. The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins — Season 2, 8:30 p.m. Fox Monday, September 21 Celebrity Name That Tune — Season 6, 8 p.m. Celebrity Weakest Link — Season 2, 9 p.m. Tuesday, September 22 Best Medicine — Season 2, 8 p.m. Doc — Season 3, 9 p.m. Wednesday, September 23 The Floor — Season 6, 8 p.m. 99 to Beat — Season 2, 9 p.m. Thursday, September 24 Hell's Kitchen — Season 25, 8 p.m. Special Forces: World's Toughest Test — Season 5, 9 p.m. Sunday, September 27 The Simpsons — Season 38, 8 p.m. Animal Control — Season 5, 8:30 p.m. Universal Basic Guys — Season 3, 9 p.m. Grimsburg — Season 3, 9:30 p.m. CBS Sunday, September 13 60 Minutes — Season 59 (special time after NFL), ~7:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 23 Survivor — Season 51 (two-hour premiere), 8 p.m. Wednesday, September 30 The Amazing Race — Season 39 (Night 1), 9:30 p.m. Thursday, October 1 The Amazing Race — Season 39 (Night 2), 9:30 p.m. Sunday, October 4 Marshals — Season 2, ~8:30 p.m. Tracker — Season 4, ~9:30 p.m. Monday, October 5 FBI — Season 9, 8 p.m. CIA — Season 2, 9 p.m. Harlan Coben's Final Twist — Season 2, 10 p.m. Tuesday, October 6 NCIS — Season 24, 8 p.m. NCIS: New York — Series premiere, 9 p.m. - Legendary NCIS Agent Sam Hanna returns to his NYC hometown field office, teaming with a roguish agent to lead a new team on high-stakes missions defending one of the world's most vital cities and ports. NCIS: Origins — Season 3, 10 p.m. Thursday, October 8 Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage — Season 3, 8 p.m. Eternally Yours — Series premiere, 8:30 p.m. - Follows the journey of a married vampire couple struggling to accept their daughter's human boyfriend, after being together for 500 years. Elsbeth — Season 4, 9 p.m. Cupertino — Series premiere, 10 p.m. - A scrappy lawyer takes on a powerful tech giant in a high-stakes legal battle, navigating the cutthroat world of Silicon Valley while fighting for justice and the little guy's rights. Friday, October 9 Sheriff Country — Season 2, 8 p.m. Fire Country — Season 5, 9 p.m. Boston Blue — Season 2, 10 p.m. Thursday, October 29 Ghosts — Halloween special (two episodes), 9 p.m. Thursday, December 10 Ghosts — Christmas special (two episodes), 9 p.m. A number of other series ( High Potential , The Rookie , Will Trent , Shifting Gears , Ghosts Season 6 proper , Matlock , American Idol, The Bachelor, Baywatch reboot , etc.) are held for midseason 2027 and are not on this fall list. Always check local listings; NFL overruns can shift Sunday start times.
Accidental Tech Podcast2 hr 8 min
709: Steel-Cable Insurance
🗣️ New ATP Member’s Special: ATP Insider: Show Q&A 🗣️ It’s St. Jude time! 🗣️ The Marco Offset™ Todd Vaziri on James Bond homages in the event video Comparison video Previously, in 2018 Making of (via Techzha ) Preliminary Geekbench scores A20 Pro (iPhones 18 Pro) CPU GPU M6 CPU GPU M5 Ultra CPU iPhone 18 Pro Max & Apple C2 Solar phone charging? 🤔 (via flanker ) Pragmatic #38: Watch This Time and Space Aperture blades on iPhone 18 Pro / Pro Max camera MKBHD’s review PetaPixel’s Review Explaining starbursts Straight vs. rounded examples Debate on DPReview forums iPhones 18 Pro Face ID (YouTube timestamp link to 13m34s) iPhone Duo How will iPhone Mirroring work? Claude : Ready to tackle bigger problems? Get started with Claude today. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
Connected1 hr 23 min
621: white ceramic apple white
Apple's 27 OSes are out, but a new beta is already overshadowing them. The guys talk about both, celebrate a huge milestone in Relay's St. Jude campaign, and dream of future Apple Stores. This episode of Connected is sponsored by: Squarespace : Save 50% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code CONNECTED. Links and Show Notes: Get Connected Pro: Preshow, postshow, no ads. Submit Feedback 🎗🤠 Relay for St. Jude What's new in Apple Watch 12 and Ultra 4? - iJustine - YouTube $5 Million Raised for St. Jude - 512 Pixels Five Million Dollars. – The Enthusiast Apple’s iPhone Duo Will Make Foldable Phones the New Normal; Apple Store Revamp - Bloomberg All Hail the Genius Bar - 512 Pixels Check out the all-new Apple Tysons Corner – the first Apple Store reimagined [Gallery] - 9to5Mac AppleCare - Apple Daring Fireball: Apple OS 27.2 Betas Are Out; Version 27.1 Is the Duo-Exclusive iOS Fork Apple Developer Everything New in iOS 27.2 Beta 1 - MacRumors iPhone 18 Pro: A Photographer's Review - Tyler Stalman - YouTube iPhone 18 Pro Review: All About that Chip - MKBHD - YouTube iPhone 18 Pro Review: Is It Really the Longest-Lasting iPhone? - Joanna Stalman - YouTube The iPhone 18 Pro Camera: Apple Reference Image and Tyler Stalman's Review - MacStories iOS and iPadOS 27: The MacStories Review - MacStories macOS 27: The MacStories Review - MacStories macOS 27 Golden Gate Review: Bridging the Tahoe gap – Six Colors Golden Gate Added to the macOS Screenshot Library - 512 Pixels
Home Theater Geeks51 min
HTG 549: CEDIA 2026 Part 1 - Source Devices, Bright Projectors, & dvLED
The 2026 CEDIA Expo was held at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, and there was a LOT to see—so much, in fact, that Home Theater Geeks will devote three episodes to covering it! Mike Heiss and Joe Klusnick were there and now join Scott Wilkinson to discuss what they saw and heard. In Part 1, they focus on video products shown at the event. Sponsor
Apple on foldables and privacy -- ahead and behind at the same time?
Are the iPhone Duo and Apple's Audio Intelligence features thoughtful or thoughtless? Engadget's executive editor Cherlynn Low is joined by guests Julian Chokkattu from Wired and Michael Fisher (aka MrMobile) to talk about the company's most impactful announcements this week.
Windows Central Podcast57 min
Windows 11 just keeps getting better
In this week's episode of the Windows Central Podcast, Daniel Rubino and Zac Bowden break down the latest Windows 11 insider features, focusing heavily on major overhauls coming to context menus, File Explorer polish, and options to force apps to open full-screen. They also dive into a surprising new Signal 65 processor study highlighting how Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 chips stack up against Intel and AMD, wrap up recent Windows 11 improvements from March onward, and touch on various tech ecosystem shifts. This episode of the Windows Central Podcast is sponsored by Surfshark VPN. Unlimited devices, access your content from anywhere, and auto-block malware on Windows, Edge, and other platforms from $2.50/mo, with 3 months extra FREE. 00:00 — Introduction & Welcome 03:45 — Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 vs. Intel & AMD: Analyzing the Signal 65 processor study results, showing how Qualcomm beats out Intel and AMD chips in recent laptop testing. 10:15 — Windows 11 Context Menu Overhaul: Breaking down new customizable, faster context menus in Windows 11 Insider builds, including default cleanups and third-party app management. 24:30 — File Explorer Improvements: Reviewing massive performance updates, elimination of freezing/hang delays, and better UI polish for File Explorer. 42:10 — Forcing Apps to Open Full-Screen: Discussing the new Windows settings toggle that allows users to automatically launch apps in full-screen mode. 52:00 — Recap of Windows 11 K2 Features & General State of the OS: A look back at the overall quality-of-life improvements rolled out to Windows 11 since March. 1:05:15 — Wrap-Up & Outro