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Secure mesh VPN and zero-trust networking software for teams and developers. This 2:16 mid-roll ad ran on Accidental Tech Podcast, aired Aug 20, 2026.

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  • Ad placement: Mid-roll (middle of the episode)
  • Audience type: Tech
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  • Episode name: 705: Relentless in a Gentle Way
  • Aired: Aug 20, 2026

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We are sponsored this week by Tailscale. So, if you're an ATP listener, it is likely that you have at least a couple of devices that you may want to be able to talk to, for perhaps your Mac and a Synology. Maybe you have a device at a friend's or a parent's house. Maybe you have a Raspberry Pi at a parent's house to help with troubleshooting or something like that. Maybe you have 48 Mac minis in a colocation facility. You never know what could happen. Well, imagine you could talk to any of these other devices no matter what network you're on or what network they're on. If you use a special IP address provided by Tailscale, or hostname for that matter, as long as both these devices are on your tailnet, you will be able to talk to them. Tailscale is amazing. It busts through firewalls. It busts through network address translation. It does amazing things. Tailscale has compensated us to talk to you about their software, but they cannot pay me to say this is possibly my favorite software I've used in years and years and years and years. It is so good. So, what Tailscale does is, like I said, it creates a mesh network between all your devices. This is different, mind you, than hub and spoke.

And despite the fact that it uses WireGuard, which is a VPN technology, you shouldn't think of it as a VPN. It's really its own thing. And what makes it so magical is that no matter what network you're on, no matter what continent you're on, and what network or continent your target devices are on, you will be able to talk between your devices on your tailnet. It is truly incredible. And not having to care where you are when it comes to accessing your other machines and devices is amazing. It's so freeing. So, here's the thing. Tailscale's personal plan will be free forever. They've regularly committed to that and it's free forever for up to six users and unlimited devices. They have been making it more and more permissive over time. True story. There's no credit card required. They'll never even hint at asking for one. They don't even care. So, you can go to tailscale.com/accidentaltech to get started. And additionally, if you'd like to bring Tailscale to work, you can use the code accidental tech for three free months of any paid plan. Thousands of companies like Microsoft, Nvidia, and the New York Times have already made the switch. So go to tailscale.com/accidentaltech to get started. Thank you to Tailscale for sponsoring the show.

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