Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

Tech news continues to be a bit thin during this time, but we've got you covered this week. A bit of news, plenty of tips, and laughs throughout.

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• Followup:
  • Wyze cam web cam follow up (01:15)
  • Don't mute, get a better headset - our headsets (04:50)
  • Many governments and banks run on the 60-year-old programming language COBOL https://www.colbycc.edu/ (07:35)
  • Apple releases face shields (09:45)
  • Microsoft delays Windows 10X and Neo device (11:10)
• Not News: Google says no to Zoom for employees (12:25)
• Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Install Windows on your Mac and why - Parallels option (14:35)
• Dillon's questions (23:15)
• Takes:
  • Apple and Google are launching a join COVID-19 tracing tool (27:50)
  • MacRumors free video content list (30:20)
  • Spotify Kids (32:55)
  • Google Stadia (35:20)
  • Colleges are using online proctor companies that watch students through webcams (38:45)
• Security/Privacy: Nope
• Bonus Odd Take: Dr. Seuss raps over Dr. Dre Beats (43:20)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Tyler: Homestarrunner YouTube (45:00)
  • Dave: GameEye iOS Android (47:40)
  • Nate: Scrabble Go (51:35)
• Ramazon™ purchase (53:40)
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Contrary to what the title might suggest, we do not suggest you mute this episode while listening. If you did, you would miss out on the week's tech news and some great tips, including some video call etiquette.

Make sure to join the Notnerd Facebook Group and let us know how you tech better. We're also looking for your ProTips and Picks of the Week.

• Followup:
  • April fools canceled (01:30)
  • Getting laid off via Zoom (02:20)
  • Zoom's message to users (03:00)
  • Skype introduces video meetings with no sign up (05:15)
  • Comcast waiving data caps hasn't hurt its network (06:45)
  • Amazon Prime Video now allows in-app transactions on iOS, Apple TV (07:30)
  • Apple to announce new iPhone SE and AirTags any moment now (09:45)
• Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Mute yourself on video calls (10:30)
• Takes:
  • Facebook adds gift card discovery tools (14:25)
  • Record jobless claims are overwhelming states' tech (15:50)
  • Google has new COVID-19 mobility report (16:55)
  • Dell now lets you control iPhones from its PCs (19:30)
  • Apple purchases hyperlocal weather app Dark Sky (22:35)
• Security/Privacy: Cybercriminals taking advantage of COVID-19 (24:40)
• Bonus Odd Take: Some Good News with John Krasinski (26:45)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: LED Flood Lights RGB Color Changing 100W Equivalent Outdoor, 15W Bluetooth Smart Floodlights RGB APP Control, IP66 Waterproof, Timing, 2700K&16 Million Colors 20 Modes for Garden Stage Lighting 2 Pack (28:55)
  • Nate: Drive Medical Deluxe Folding Exercise Peddler with Electronic Display , Black Model # RTL10273 (33:00)
• Ramazon™ purchase (36:40)
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Just because you're staying home (you are staying home right?) doesn't mean you don't need to keep up with technology, in fact you might need it more. We've got some news and tips as usual, as well as a lengthy discussion on how to optimize your video quality for all those Zoom meetings you're doing.

Make sure to join the Notnerd Facebook Group and let us know how you tech better. We're also looking for your ProTips and Picks of the Week.

• Followup:
  • Mr. Robot not iRobot (01:05)
  • Wyze Scale - Wyze Band (01:35)
  • Zoom updates iOS app to stop sending data to Facebook (05:50)
  • Shocker: Streaming services, especially Disney+ see huge spike in subscriptions (06:50)
  • Throttling of streaming services (08:00)
  • Big tech gets behind COVID-19 hackathon (09:10)
  • Makers are using 3D printers to help produce medical supplies (10:40)
  • Archive.org opens National Emergency Library (14:20)
• Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Look good on webcam (15:30)
• Takes:
  • Instagram introduces Co-Watching (24:15)
  • Apple releases OS updates (25:20)
  • Coronavirus causes a dip in podcast listening (27:35)
  • Apple releases COVID-19 app and website (29:50)
  • Spotify shutting down DJ app integration July 1st (31:05)
  • Not News: Google Podcasts comes to iOS (33:10)
• Security/Privacy: Google Play apps aimed at children found to contain ad fraud malware (35:00)
• Bonus Odd Take:
  • Accidentally Wes Anderson (36:15)
  • Puddles Pity Party
  • https://www.instagram.com/david.baehler/
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: Anker Wireless Charger, PowerWave 7.5 Stand, Qi-Certified, Fast Charging iPhone 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max, XR, Xs Max, Xs, X, 8, 8 Plus, Galaxy S20 S10 S9 S8, Note 10 Note 9 (No AC Adapter) (38:50)
  • Nate: Turbo Boost Switcher for Mac OS (41:20)
• Ramazon™ purchase (43:15)
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This happened to be one of the shortest episodes we've done in years, but it is not short on content. We've got some more free options available right now and some actual tech news, including Apple's new/updated product announcement. Enjoy!

Make sure to join the Notnerd Facebook Group and let us know how you tech better. We're also looking for your ProTips and Picks of the Week.

• Followup:
  • Affinity is offering 90-day trials and 50% off their suite of products (00:55)
  • Stories.audible.com is free while schools are closed (01:45)
  • Kanopy offers free streaming through your library card (02:00)
  • Vooks free for a month, a year for teachers (02:35)
  • App Spring Cleaning Update (03:05)
• Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Send animated GJYifs through iMessage (06:15)
• Takes:
  • Apple announces new iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard, MacBook Air, and updated Mac mini (10:10)
  • Facebook lets most users opt-in to dark mode & desktop redesign (16:40)
  • Facebook develops super-precise public time-keeping service for the internet (18:15)
  • Microsoft Teams sees a 40% surge in usage (19:45)
  • Sony announces PS 5 specs (20:30)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: DYMO Label Maker | LabelManager 280 Rechargeable Portable Label Maker (23:30)
  • Nate: Snap Camera (26:35)
• Ramazon™ purchase (30:00)
• Check out the Notnerd YouTube channel for great videos
• Leave an iTunes Review and be featured on the Podcast
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Due to current health concerns, we come to you from separate "studios" this week. But don't you fear, we've got some tech to talk about and some great tips and resources as we navigate the current situation.

Make sure to join the Notnerd Facebook Group and let us know how you tech better. We're also looking for your ProTips and Picks of the Week.

• Followup:
  • Apple developing a fitness app for iOS 14 (02:40)
  • Spring Cleaning your apps (05:15)
• Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Video chat platforms (16:35)
• Takes:
  • Zoom CEO is giving K-12 schools videoconferencing for free (23:25)
  • U.S. providers offer free wi-fi for 60 days (27:05)
  • Apple retail stores closed until further notice (29:20)
  • Apple Card will allow customers to skip payment due to coronavirus (30:55)
  • Amazing educational resources made free (31:40)
• Security/Privacy:
  • The CIA has poor IT security (32:50)
  • Comcast publishes 200K unlisted phone numbers (34:45)
  • Famous iOS apps are snooping the pasteboard (35:25)
• Bonus Odd Take: 5+ hour one-take video of museum shot on iPhone (38:55)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: Amazon Echo Dot with Clock (40:05)
  • Nate: Pock Touch Bar App (41:40)
• Ramazon™ purchase (44:15)
• Check out the Notnerd YouTube channel for great videos
• Leave an iTunes Review and be featured on the Podcast
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Well, the coronavirus (covid-19) is not only causing shortages in the toilet paper supply, it's keeping the tech companies quiet. But don't you worry we've got some great news, tips and picks for you this week.

Make sure to join the Notnerd Facebook Group and let us know how you tech better. We're also looking for your ProTips and Picks of the Week.

• Followup:
  • Tech events canceled due to coronavirus (00:45)
  • Sonos kills its device bricking recycle mode (03:50)
  • Playstation 2 is the best-selling console of all times (04:20)
• Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Create a strong password (06:30)
• Takes:
  • The content boom visualized (12:30)
  • Facebook has a new tool to spot spammers, has already taken down billions of accounts (16:55)
  • Drones can navigate like bats using four mics and a speaker (21:10)
  • Netflix top 10 lists (23:45)
• Security/Privacy: How a hacker's mom broke into a prison and the warden's computer (24:10)
• Bonus Odd Take: OnePlus Snowbots (27:35)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: UofO App (29:45)
  • Nate: 128GB USB C Flash Drive, 2-in-1 USB 3.0 Thumb Drive, Dual USB Memory Stick Pen Drive for Type-C Android Smartphones Tablets and New MacBook, Black (32:45)
• Ramazon™ purchase (35:40)
• Check out the Notnerd YouTube channel for great videos
• Leave an iTunes Review and be featured on the Podcast
• Support Notnerd on Patreon and get cool stuff

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All kinds of tech news this week and some of it isn't even coronavirus related. We have 2 stories that remind us that relying on smart products isn't always the best plan and how Apple doesn't let bad guys use iPhones on screen. Alongside the news, we have some tips and picks to help you tech better.

Make sure to join the Notnerd Facebook Group and let us know how you tech better. We're also looking for your ProTips and Picks of the Week.

• Followup:
  • Tempo uses AI to compete with Mirror (00:35)
  • Amazon bars one million products for false coronavirus claims (03:40)
  • Facebook cancels F8 conference on coronavirus concerns (04:55)
  • Walmart is working on Walmart+ to compete with Prime (06:35)
  • Amazon opens its first full-size Go Grocery store (07:15)
  • Intuit confirms Credit Karma purchase, says it will remain standalone (09:15)
  • YouTube rarely reinstates removed videos (09:45)
• Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Close Safari tabs in iOS on a schedule (11:05)
• Takes:
  • Petnet's smart pet feeder system is back after a week-long outage (13:40)
  • Nest cam outage due to a server upgrade not going as planned (16:25)
  • NSA phone program cost $100 million but produced only 2 unique leads (17:10)
  • Apparently Apple doesn't let bad guys have iPhones on-screen (17:55)
  • iPhone 11 Pro vs iPhone 6s speed test (20:45)
  • Apple to pay $500 million for slowing down older iPhones (23:00)
• Security/Privacy:
  • Microsoft plans antivirus software for Android and iOS devices (24:30)
  • Android malware can steal Google Authenticator 2FA codes (25:40)
  • Firefox turns encrypted DNS on by default (26:35)
  • Samsung admits data leak, breach (29:50)
• Bonus Odd Take: Special edition Gif/Jif peanut butter jar (30:50)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: Apollo Reddit App (33:20)
  • Nate: Lyft (37:10)
• Ramazon™ purchase (40:50)
• Check out the Notnerd YouTube channel for great videos
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This week we talk about all kinds of things this week including the infinity of content at our fingertips and a bonus odd take of someone going to the extreme to avoid that content.

Make sure to join the Notnerd Facebook Group and let us know how you tech better. We're also looking for your ProTips and Picks of the Week.

• Followup:
  • Stratechery starts audio version of daily update (01:35)
  • Redbox enters the free, ad-supported streaming market (03:35)
  • Chess has a big presence on Twitch (06:00)
  • TikTok introduce parental controls (07:00)
  • Microsoft's new Office app arrives on iOS and Android (08:50)
  • Intuit near deal to buy Credit Karma for $7 billion (10:40)
• Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: iPhone Live Listen (12:50)
• Takes:
  • Hawkeye allows you to control your Mac using head movements (17:00)
  • Apple weighs letting users switch default iPhone apps to rivals (19:00)
  • Larry Tesler, the Apple employee who invented cut, copy, and paste, dies at 74 (20:40)
  • Twitter is suspending 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts, citing 'platform manipulation' (22:10)
  • Google Photos trialing monthly subscription to get your best pictures auto-printed (23:30)
• Security/Privacy:
  • New scam makes you pay or your website's Google Ads will be shut down (25:45)
  • US finds Huawei has back door access to mobile networks globally (27:45)
  • Plastic surgery images and invoices leak from unsecured database (28:55)
  • Safari cracking down on long term website security certificates (29:55)
• Bonus Odd Take: The rotary cellphone (32:40)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: Prime Video: The Expanse (34:35)
  • Nate: https://www.mywifisign.com/en (36:35)
• Ramazon™ purchase (39:25)
• Check out the Notnerd YouTube channel for great videos
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This week there are companies shutting down, conferences being canceled, but the news isn't all bad. We even cover the new Samsung phones that were just announced. We've also got some great tips and picks to help you tech better.

Make sure to join the Notnerd Facebook Group and let us know how you tech better. We're also looking for your ProTips and Picks of the Week.

• Followup:
  • Lego Star Wars (00:45)
  • Spotify paying up to $250 million for ringer network (02:40)
  • Netflix leads streaming services on TVs (03:30)
  • A new app automatically cancels and sues robocallers (06:45)
  • The company behind Essential phone shuts down (07:45)
  • HQ Trivia company shuts down (10:40)
  • 2000 iPhones give to quarantined cruise ship passengers (11:50)
• Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Encrypt your Computer's hard drive (13:00)
• Takes:
  • Mobile World Congress canceled due to coronavirus concerns (18:25)
  • Samsung releases Galaxy Z Flip - Also 3 new S20 phones (19:40)
  • Apple releases Swift Playgrounds app for Mac (26:25)
  • Facebook's donate button limits nonprofits visibility (27:20)
• Security/Privacy:
  • Not News: Malwarebytes reports Mac detections higher than PC (29:45)
• Bonus Odd Take: Face ID compatible respirator masks (35:05)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: Crash Team Racing (37:10)
  • Nate: Paste, Setapp (40:30)
• Ramazon™ purchase (44:45)
• Check out the Notnerd YouTube channel for great videos
• Leave an iTunes Review and be featured on the Podcast
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The tech news this week is all over the place from policeman ditching notepads for iPhones to drones helping in the fight against coronavirus. Listen to find out what you need to know about the news and get some great tips and picks along the way.

Make sure to join the Notnerd Facebook Group and let us know how you tech better. We're also looking for your ProTips and Picks of the Week.

• Followup:
  • Iowa Caucus and mobile voting (00:55)
  • Dave's Eufy Scale, Nate's Eufy Robot Vacuum (03:00)
  • Google Maps getting a redesign and new features (03:30)
  • Overcast gets Voice Boost 2 (05:15)
  • Spotify is buying Bill Simmon's the Ringer podcast business (07:50)
  • Tesla stock surges (09:20)
  • Shopping via smart speakers is not taking off (11:00)
  • Eliot, Super Bowl commercials in Australia (12:55)
• Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Turn off Netflix autoplay trailers (15:55)
• Takes:
  • New CarKey feature shows up in new iOS betas - Apple adding the option for universal purchases between iOS, tvOS, and macOS (19:15)
  • China deploys drones to scold citizens about Coronavirus - The affect of Coronavirus on tech (22:20)
  • NYPD ditching memo pads for iPhone app (24:30)
  • Amazon reveals new details about Federal Taxes in response to critics (26:20)
• Security/Privacy:
  • Some Google Photos videos were sent to strangers in takeout (28:25)
  • Why you can't count on backups to fight ransomware anymore (30:40)
• Bonus Odd Take: Artist creates traffic jams in Google Maps with a wagon full of phones (30:45)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: Sleep Cycle (33:05)
  • Nate: Vooks (36:55)
• Ramazon™ purchase (39:05)
• Check out the Notnerd YouTube channel for great videos
• Leave an iTunes Review and be featured on the Podcast
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