Constant Variables

The Vitals App is bridging communication with a mobile app that aids first responders, caregivers, and self-advocates during an emergency.

Vitals CMO Joe Meyers joins Michael Roth of The Jed Mahonis Group to explain how the technology works, how restraint can actually move you forward when building tech, and how he prioritizes feature feedback for the development team.

**SHOW LINKS**

Full show notes | https://constantvariables.co

Email Joe Meyers | [email protected]

Joe Meyers on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/joemeyers19/

Download The Vitals App on iOS | https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-vitals-app/id1189639265

Download the Vitals App on Android | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.awareservices.vitalscaregiver&hl=en_US&gl=US

The Vitals App website | https://thevitalsapp.com/

Michael Roth on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-roth-508772183/

Learn more about The Jed Mahonis Group | https://jmg.mn

Repowered (formerly Tech Dump and Tech Discounts) is a local industry leader in electronics recycling and refurbishing, and their Senior Director of ITAD Processing, Sam Drong, joins the show to share what fair chances for people, planet, and technology look like.

**SHOW LINKS**

Repowered's website | https://getrepowered.org

Sam Drong on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/samdrong/

Michael Roth on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-roth-508772183/

Follow The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group

Full show notes | https://constantvariables.co

OG podcast contributor, Rob Bentley, returns to the show to break down how Apple and Google's newest operating systems will impact app owners.

In this episode, you will learn:

• Android 13's changes for handling sensitive data within apps
• Push notification permission requirements for Android apps
• Why iOS 16 is requiring apps to have permission to access users' pasteboards
• Lock screen widget customizations for iOS apps
• How iOS apps will be able to better integrate with Siri
• How iOS apps can take advantage of Apple Wallet changes
• Updates to in-app purchases for iOS apps
• How many operating systems to target for iOS and Android
• What app owners should expect from their dev team when a new OS is released
• OS adoption rates of iOS compared to Android

This episode is brought to you by The Jed Mahonis Group, where we make sense of mobile app development with our non-technical approach to building custom mobile software solutions. Learn more at https://jmg.mn.Recorded September 15, 2022 | Edited by Jordan Daoust | Produced by Jenny Karkowski

**Show Links**

Android 13 features and changes list | https://developer.android.com/about/versions/13/summary

iOS 16 feature list | https://www.apple.com/ios/ios-16/features/

Michael Roth on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-roth-508772183/

Rob Bentley on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-bentley-47804b29/

The Jed Mahonis Group website | https://jmg.mn

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER | https://jmg.mn/news

Connecting with curiosity led Tim Schuster to found a church, which then evolved into a business to help other founders.

He joins Michael Roth of The Jed Mahonis Group to talk about how his company, Popup Think Tank, is helping founders get to the next level.

He shares why it's never too soon for feedback, how to foster better conversation, and what leads to a productive community event (and why you should avoid hosting hybrid ones).

What makes Popup Think Tank different from other community events? Listen in and attend one yourself at this year's Twin Cities Startup Week.

**SHOW LINKS**

Popup Think Tank website | https://popupthinktank.com/

Twin Cities Startup Week website | https://www.twincitiesstartupweek.com/

Michael Roth on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-roth-508772183/

Follow The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group

Show notes | https://constantvariables.co

Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn

SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER | https://jmg.mn/news

Tim Bornholdt hands over hosting duty to Michael Roth, but not first without taking a trip down memory lane.

Tim shares how Constant Variables and The Jed Mahonis Group are related, what his most memorable development project is, and what his first question is when approached about building an app, before signing off with an update on his passion project and Iowa-sized fitness goal.

**SHOW LINKS**

Show notes | https://constantvariables.co

Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/

Tim Bornholdt's website | https://timbornholdt.com/

Michael Roth on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-roth-508772183/

Visit The Jed Mahonis Group | https://jmg.mn

If the term "Serverless," has you uttering "Oofda", this episode is for you, where Bryson Tyrrell and AJ Stuyvenberg prove why they're serverless subject matter experts.

**SHOW LINKS**

AJ on Twitter | https://twitter.com/astuyve

Bryson on Twitter | https://twitter.com/bryson3gps

Serverless MN Meetup | https://www.meetup.com/Serverless-MN/

Connect with The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group

Show notes | https://constantvariables.co

Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn

Are you an iOS, Android or Rails developer? Connect with us | [email protected]

If the term "API," has you uttering "Oofda", this episode is for you.

Eric Caron, Senior Director of Digital Experience at Caribou Coffee, is back to talk nerdy with us about APIs.

To get to the very core of what an API is, Eric uses examples of APIs we use daily (and probably never realized).

He explains why APIs need good documentation, why an API should (and shouldn't) be public, and why an API management solution should be utilized.

If you're looking to learn more about APIs after listening to this episode, or want to teach others about APIs, don't miss the links in our show notes where Eric has provided incredible resources.

**SHOW LINKS**

Eric Caron's website | https://ericcaron.com/

Eric Caron's first appearance on Constant Variables | https://constantvariables.co/episodes/94

Kin Lane's site | https://apievangelist.com/

Government API design guidelines Eric loves | https://github.com/18F/api-standards

API client Eric likes | https://insomnia.rest/

Open source project giving new life to old exercise equipment | https://github.com/ptx2/gymnasticon

Cool tool for mocking APIs | https://apimocha.com/

Great tool for documenting APIs | https://github.com/slatedocs/slate

Awesome API list | https://github.com/n0shake/Public-APIs

Great list of API tools | https://github.com/Kikobeats/awesome-api

Also if anyone is curious, Eric's rowing machine game is at https://github.com/ecaron/home-rower-game & he attached a picture of his kid trying it out.

Faker | https://fakerjs.dev/

analytics.usa.gov/ | https://analytics.usa.gov/

Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review

Connect with The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group

Show notes | https://constantvariables.co

Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn

Are you an iOS, Android or Rails developer? Connect with us | [email protected]

If the term "Agile" has you uttering "Oofda", this episode is for you. Tim Bornholdt chats with expert project and product manager, Sarah Peete, about the nuances between project management methodologies.

**SHOW LINKS**

Sarah Peete on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-peete-5117057/

Cprime | https://www.cprime.com/product-agility/

Project Management Institute | https://www.pmi.org/

Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review

Connect with The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group

Show notes | https://constantvariables.co

Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn

Are you an iOS, Android or Rails developer? Connect with us | [email protected]

If the terms "Artificial Intelligence," "Machine Learning," and "Deep Learning" have you uttering "Oofda", this episode is for you.

Tim Bornholdt chats with Indico Data's Slater Victoroff about these emerging technologies and best use-cases for the future.

**SHOW LINKS**

Indico Data | https://indicodata.ai/

Slater on Twitter | https://twitter.com/sl8rv

Slater.website | https://www.slater.website/

The Toaster Project | http://www.thetoasterproject.org/

Cassie Kozyrkov, Chief Decision Scientist at Google, on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kozyrkov/

Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review

Connect with The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group

Show notes | https://constantvariables.co

Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn

Are you an iOS, Android or Rails developer? Connect with us | [email protected]

If the term quantum computing has you uttering "Oofda", this episode is for you.

Tim Bornholdt chats with Alexander Braun, Professor of Physics at Duesseldorf University of Applied Sciences, about how to understand current and future capabilities of quantum computers.

**SHOW LINKS**

Beyond Weird by Philip Ball | https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07H9HNDYL&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_FC3BQ0HG9PB0C6KT2FZ1

Factfulness by Hans Rosling | https://www.amazon.com/Factfulness-Reasons-World-Things-Better/dp/1250107814

Alex Braun on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/profdralexanderbraun/

Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review

Connect with The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group

Show notes | https://constantvariables.co

Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn

Are you an iOS, Android or Rails developer? Connect with us | [email protected]