Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

We've been talking about it for a while, and we decided to rip the bandaid off and go live on YouTube with the podcast. All the usual stuff is there (minus a few sounders this episode), plus you get visual entertainment. Enjoy!

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Followup:

• Man breaks push ups world record (00:50)
• Taylor Swift avoided signing FTX sponsorship, because she asked questions (03:05)
• Twitter Blue Check madness (04:20)
• Mom didn't know she was in Candy Crush Tournament (08:00)
• Major retail players are walking back metaverse strategies (11:45)

Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Save and/or delete old voicemails (12:55)

Takes:

• Major photography prize winner reveals image is AI-generated (15:40)
• Netflix ending dvd rental after 25 years (19:05)
• BuzzFeed News is shutting down (21:20)
• FTC orders supplement maker to pay $600K in Amazon hijacked review case (22:20)
• Major hack of Western Digital systems (25:05)

Bonus Odd Take: Fictional Brands Archive (28:45)

Picks of the Week:

Dave: SmallRig NP-FZ100 Battery Charger Set for Sony NP-FZ100 Battery, Double Slot NP-FZ100 Charger for Sony Alpha A7R V, A7 IV, A7 III, A7S III, FX3, A7C, A7R IV, A7R III, A6600, A9 II, 2040mAh - 3824 (31:45)

Nate: Portable Wireless Charger for Apple Watch,HUOTO【Upgraded Version】 iWatch Charger 1400mAh Smart Keychain Power Bank,Portable Magnetic iWatch Charger for Apple Watch Series 8/UItra/7/6/SE/5/4/3/2/1 (34:25)

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We've got APY, FTX, NYT, FBI and HBO for this week's 3 letter acronym topics. Plus a wide range of other tech topics and some great tips and picks to help you tech better. Enjoy!

Followup:

Apple launches high-yield bank account (01:15)

Pentagon leaker found and arrested (06:10)

FTX has recovered $7.3B in assets considers reboot (08:30)

NYT debuts Digits, the math version of Wordle (10:10)

Spotify shutting down Heardle (11:55)

HBO Max renamed to Max (12:20)

Montana lawmakers approve statewide ban on TikTok (14:55)

Cryptowatch: Ethereal network completes Shanghai update (17:00)

Microsoft Patch Tuesday April 2023 (18:40)

Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Options in photo sharing (21:05)

Takes:

Netflix cancels Love is Blind livestream after hour delay (26:10)

Sega is buying Rovio, maker of Angry Birds for $775M (28:35)

Microsoft set to change Print Screen button so it opens the Snipping Tool in Windows 11 (32:25)

AI clone's girl's voice in kidnapping scam (35:00)

Why is Juice Jacking back in the news? (38:05)

Bonus Odd Take: Mobile Phone Museum (43:00)

Die With Me app (46:40)

Picks of the Week:

Dave: Apple HomePod Mini (47:40)

Nate: Rogue Amoeba's SoundSource (50:00)

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The Chinese spy balloon is back in the news, Ford is getting rid of AM radio, and the Bitcoin whitepaper is already in your Mac. That and so much more to help you get out there and tech better!

Followup:

Traveling - airplane wifi and services (01:00)

Spring Cleaning apps update (03:30)

Pixel 6A in-screen fingerprint reader security (08:10)

Super Mario Bros. Passes Frozen II for highest animated opening with $377 Million (09:40)

ChatGPT could be sued for lying (11:10)

Twitter labeling goverment affiliated media accounts (12:45)

Chinese spy balloon gathered military intelligence (14:40)

What does 'genuine leather' mean? (17:15)

Ford to drop AM radio in most new vehicles (19:45)

We missed World Backup Day again (22:35)

Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Copy and Paste Photo Edits (25:15)

Takes:

"TikTok" ban bill is so broad is so broad it could apply to nearly any type of tech product (:0529)

Thieves tunnel through coffee shop to steal $500K in iPhones from Washington Apple Store (30:40)

The Bitcoin white paper is hidden in every modern copy of MacOS (33:20)

Justice Dept. investigating leak of classified Pentagon documents (35:25)

Bonus Odd Take: The most popular song from each month since January 1980 (37:10)

Picks of the Week:

Dave: Peak Design Cuff Camera Wrist Strap Ash CF-AS-3 (39:05)

Nate: Facer App - Apple Watch Faces (41:35)

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We've both been doing some traveling lately, so we've got some tech travel tips to share. Plus, we've got all the SBF and Elon Musk news you've been waiting for and so much more. Enjoy and tech better!

Followup:

SBF funding legal case with money he gifted his father from the company (01:05)

SBF charged with paying $40M Chinese bribe (02:05)

Elon Musk now most-followed on Twitter (03:10)

Celebrities don't want to pay for blue check (06:05)

Elon Musk and others sign open letter to stop AI (08:40)

T-Mobile customers can now make calls using Alexa devices (10:25)

Apple Music Classical is now available (12:10)

Apple's WWDC taking place June 5-9 (14:00)

Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Tech Travel Tips (15:25)

Takes:

GM killing CarPlay support and choice (26:15)

Meta wants EU users to apply for permission to opt out of data collection (28:15)

Jony Ive created King Charles' coronation logo (29:50)

Everything hacked at Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023 (31:45)

Bonus Odd Take: Take the very first Mac for a full test drive (33:25)

Picks of the Week:

Dave: Neewer 40.5MM Lens Filter Kit(UV+CPL+ND4) with Filter Pouch for Sony A6000, NEX Series Cameras with 16-50mm Lens and Samsung NX300 with 20-50mm Lens (35:45)

Nate: USB C Fast Charger, Sacrack 100W GaN Compact 6 Port USB C Charging Station, Portable USB C Wall Charger Adapter 3 USB C and 3 QC USB A for All iPad iPhone 14 13 12 11 Pro Max Pixel Note Galaxy (39:05)

Notpicks Giveaway (43:00)

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The tech we cover is all over the place and don't miss our annual look at how many apps we have on our iPhones. We've also got some great tips throughout and our picks of the week near the end. Enjoy!

Followup:

Apple to spend $1B to break into cinemas (00:50)

Spring Cleaning app cleanup (03:45)

Amazon layoffs will shut down DPReview after 25 years (09:30)

Premium market captures more than half of smartphone market for first time, Apple 75% of premium is Apple (12:30)

Adobe made an AI image generator (14:30)

Roblox adds new AI coding and art tools (15:50)

NVIDIA will rent you an AI server for $37K/month (17:50)

Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Move your keyboard on iPhone (19:35)

Takes:

Watch a robot 3D print a real cake (22:35)

Ikea adds stock-counting drones to more of its stores (26:15)

aCropalypse but allows screenshots to be uncropped on Windows and Android (27:55)

ChatGPT flaw allows you to see other's history, already fixed (32:00)

Exploding USB sticks (33:00)

Bonus Odd Take: Views from orbit (35:40)

Picks of the Week:

Dave: SmallRig 72" video Tripod (38:25)

Nate: Google Pixel 6A (41:35)

Notpicks Giveaway (45:45)

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In this episode, we've covered NFTs, GPTs, SBF, FCC, and SVB. And if you're not into 3-letter acronyms, we've got the rest of the week's tech news and some great picks and tips for you to tech better. Enjoy!

Followup:

Social Media Marketing World (01:00)

NFTs are going strong… at Starbucks as stamps (05:00)

OpenAI rolls out GPT-4 (07:10)

SBF got $2B in loans from his own company (09:40)

Facebook to cut about 11,000 more jobs - Amazon to lay off 9,000 more workers (10:35)

FCC orders phone companies to block scam text messages (11:50)

Samsung's new Texas chip plant cost now over $25B (13:05)

YouTubeTV prices going up again - YouTubeTV rolls out multi view for March Madness (14:50)

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, March 2023 (19:20)

Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Phishing schemes, mobile browsers, app downloads, VPN, device management (20:35)

Takes:

SVB and others go under - Etsy payments delayed after SVB demise - Roku had a ton of money at SVB (26:00)

T-Mobile to buy Ryan Reynolds' Mint Mobile in a $1.35B deal (32:20)

HP printer update bricks third-party ink (34:45)

The privacy loophole in your doorbell (36:45)

Americans lost record $10.3B in online scams last year (41:00)

Bonus Odd Take(s): Book a minute (42:30)

Tetris release now closer to WWII than today (48:15)

Picks of the Week:

Dave: SmallRig Cage with Built-in Quick Release Plate for Arca-Swiss and Cold Shoe for Sony ZV-E10- 3531 (50:30)

Nate: Amazon Flowers (53:25)

Notpicks Giveaway (56:10)

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Apple has a "new iPhone" and a classical musical service coming. Facebook is simplifying messaging again, and a Beluga whale saves a phone from the bottom of the ocean. You know a typical week in tech news. We've also got two great picks and some great tips throughout, enjoy!

Followup:

Apple reveals a yellow iPhone 14 (01:30)

Apple captures 8 of 10 spots in list for global best-selling smartphones (04:35)

Apple launches its new classical music streaming app for preorder (07:50)

Spotify's new design is part TikTok (10:30)

Free MLS Season Pass from T-Mobile (14:25)

Grammarly adding AI text creation (17:35)

Wyze Wireless Gaming Headset (19:15)

Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Show wifi password in iOS devices (22:15)

Takes:

Messenger's finally coming back to the Facebook app (28:00)

Outlook for Mac is now free to use (30:30)

Amazon ads bigger than the entire global newspaper industry (34:15)

Oregon man stranded in remote snow-covered road uses drone to signal for help (35:35)

A Beluga whale picks up a girl's phone from the bottom of the ocean (37:20)

Bonus Odd Take: Museum of Failure virtual tour (38:20)

Picks of the Week:

Dave: Sony ZV-E10 Camera (40:35)

Nate: Meater Plus (45:40)

Notpicks Giveaway (51:30)

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We came up with some great innovations this week including a new emoji and dumb electric cars. We've got a wide range of tech news, tips, and picks to help you tech better.

Followup:

Apple Watch battery repair - iFixit guide (00:50)

Screen Time passcode to avoid iPhone access (03:20)

Help out Tweetbot and Twitterrific (05:15)

Snapchat is releasing its own AI chatbot powered by ChatGPT (06:30)

iOS 16.4 - New emojis - class page turn animation is back (08:00)

Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: SIRI: "Remind me about this…" (11:00)

Takes:

Lenovo's rollable laptop and smartphone (15:15)

You can now kind of sync iMessage with Windows 11 (17:30)

Future Fords could repossess themselves (18:55)

JPMorgan Chase requires tech workers give 6 months notice before quitting (20:45)

TikTok adds screen time limits for teens and more (22:25)

BetterHelp shared customer data while promising it was private (23:50)

LastPass Breach Update (25:40)

Bitwarden passes annual audit with flying colors (26:20)

Bonus Odd Take: Triple Drop - Everyone on the Office is Pam - AI Creep Mart - TikTok Unclogging Drains (29:00)

Picks of the Week:

Dave: [Newest] 62" Selfie Stick Tripod with Remote - Kaiess Tripod for iPhone, High Strength Legs & Extendable Tube Tripod Stand, Fit for iPhone 13 Pro Max/13 Pro/12 Pro Max/Samsung S22/Camera/GoPro (32:35)

Nate: Robinhood (38:20)

Notpicks Giveaway (42:35)

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AI is everywhere, it will even take your phone calls for you or be your personal radio DJ. That might make you want to check out the Global Day of Unplugging that we cover. That and so much more to help you tech better!

Followup:

Samsung says users will be able to clone voice to respond to calls (02:00)

Spotify launches DJ, AI-powered music and commentary (05:15)

ChatGPT launches boom in AI-written e-books (06:10)

Pixel's Magic Eraser coming to iOS (09:45)

Amazon Health and One Medical (12:45)

Microsoft is forcibly removing Internet Explorer from your PC (17:30)

Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Indent a list in Apple Notes (19:30)

Takes:

Global Day of Unplugging (23:30)

Is the Apple Watch being banned? (27:15)

Original iPhone sells for $63,356 at auction (30:55)

Valve bans 40,000 accounts after laying a trap for cheaters in Dota 2 (32:35)

Crypto mining operation found in school crawl space (33:50)

Pirated Final Cut Pro infects Mac with crypto-mining malware (35:40)

Woman not happy with Apple after iPhone stolen (37:25)

Bonus Odd Take: A.N. Lucas's 88x31 button collection (42:45)

Picks of the Week:

Dave: Omniklad for iPhone 13 Pro Max Case, 100% Genuine Leather Magnetic Cell Phone Case Compatible with MagSafe, Microfiber Lining, All-Round Protection, Barrier Pro Semi Flexible Case - Brown (45:45)

Bonus Odd Pick: All-in-One Audiobook by Playaway (49:30)

Nate: 540° Rotation Magnetic Charging Cable, 3 in 1 Magnetic Phone Charger [4-Pack, 3ft/3ft/6ft/10ft] 3A Fast Charging Cable Support Data Transfer USB Magnet Charger Cable for iPhone/Micro USB/Type C Device (52:45)

Notpicks Giveaway (57:40)

Isla's Girl Scout Cookie Link (58:45)

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We are truly all over the place with this week's news but we do have some of our common followup topics and some great tips and picks to help you tech better. Enjoy!

Followup:

Temu boots (02:10)

SBF in trouble for watching Super Bowl (04:10)

Twitter will charge for SMS 2FA (05:25)

ChatGPT leaking Amazon corporate secrets (08:45)

US might have shot down hobby club's balloon (10:20)

Ted Lasso Season 3 Trailer (12:00)

Costco carrying Wyze products (12:25)

Z-Library returns (14:00)

Microsoft Patch Tuesday (16:00)

Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Facebook account security (16:40)

Takes:

Meta debuts paid Meta Verified (20:25)

Meta aims to increase transparency in ad targeting (22:40)

Cell phones in prison (23:45)

Hyundai and Kia forced to update software due to TikTok challenge (25:20)

Pig Butchering scams are evolving fast (26:40)

Bonus Odd Take: Wonders of Street View (29:25)

Picks of the Week:

Dave: Trader Joe's Organic Stevia Extract (31:40)

Nate: Parallels Desktop (34:55)

Notpicks Giveaway (39:10)

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