Nerd Herd Podcast

Nerd Herd Podcast #069 - Don't swallow AirPods

This week we are again LIVE in Clubhouse (without Amy -AGAIN!) and we settle on our BIG "Podluck" in Austin on Saturday, July 17. We don't know exactly where but Eddie and Sarah are on it. Greg jumps the shark with a 43" super ultra wide-screen for the home office, rumors heat up about BIGGER iPads and a man accidentally swallows an AiPod... and it wasn't Eddie.

Nerd Herd Podcast #068 - Mac and Cheese

This week we are again LIVE in Clubhouse (without Amy) and Eddie explains all the issues he had roaming the southwest in his Tesla last week, Greg and Amy connected in Pittsburgh and she gave a Model S a brief test drive, we recap what we are currently binging on streaming services (including iCarly) and finally we wrap with Sarah's BIG App of the week, Kitty Letter.

Nerd Herd Podcast #067 - Protect My Stuff

This week we are again LIVE in Clubhouse (without Eddie) and we try to plan the upcoming Podluck in Austin. We then jump into personal security and boil the ocean with 2FA and one password managers. Finally we talk some crypto as Greg dips his toes into the water... finally!

Nerd Herd Podcast #066 - Test Drive

This week we are live again in Clubhouse. Amy describes her EV and Hybrid car short-listing process. Fresh questions about Tesla's ability to achieve Level 5 vehicle autonomy arise again this week. We also talk about the role of disaster recovery in ransomware attacks and wrap up on the FBI's broad subpoena of IP addresses of readers of a USA Today article.

Nerd Herd Podcast #065 - Eddie and The Cruisers

This week we are live again in Clubhouse. Eddie and Greg dive into their own world talking Tesla things. We jump into Twitch's self-inflicted clarification of hot tub videos but then jump into the Apple vs Epic lawsuit with the judge asking Tim Cook some very direct questions.

Nerd Herd Podcast #064 - Tesla'd

After a couple of weeks off, the gang is all back together to talk about new Tesla's, CDC mask mandates and ransomeware... where we debate if it's 100% preventable or not.

Nerd Herd Podcast #063 - Slanderous

Who knew that making up slander about people could be so lucrative? This week we jump into the NYT story about manufactured slander and how they are often connected to "reputation management" companies. It's awful. Sarah gets poked about buying a new iPad Pro right before Apple announces a brand new iPad Pro feature the M1 chip. We also debate using two phones - one for work and one for personal use. We wrap up with Ed buying a Tesla but not getting it delivered yet.

Nerd Herd Podcast #062 - Fruit Stripe Gum

There's something for everyone this week: Ed gets a Tesla, Sarah get a big iPad Pro and Amy wants to go back to the office. Nad if that's not enough, one of our Clubhouse guests brings a BIG app of the week that most people will find useful.

Nerd Herd Podcast #061 - Dangerous Sprouts

The gang is back on Clubhouse after a holiday break and we jump right into Amy's harrowing tale of danger with sprouts but quickly shift to good and bad news with Clubhouse, the Austin tech boom, Apple's lock-in with iMessage bubbles and Tom Brady's NFT game.

Nerd Herd Podcast #060 - Tesla with Bitcoins

Most of the nerds are back on Clubhouse to debate Amazon's new strategy of trolling politicians who want to break it up. We also go deep on Tesla as Eddie and Greg are giving careful thought to buying Tesla's... but may not with bitcoin, there are apparently tax implications. Also, Tesla "ICEing" is a thing we just discovered and we explore why Tesla hate is real.