Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

With topics including Black Friday, Tesla's Cybertruck, and "Juice Jacking" we give you possibly our most animated episode yet. We love technology and we have feelings about it, listen up and learn.

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:
  • Black Friday - Thrifter, Wirecutter (00:40)
  • WeWork lays off 2400 employees (04:45)
• Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Tether to iPhone (06:50)
• Takes:
  • Tesla Cybertruck (13:40)
  • Apple launches battery cases for iPhones 11 (20:45)
  • Apple launches Apple Music for Businesses (22:50)
  • Facebook gets into the meme-making biz with Whale app (24:10)
  • South Dakota's Meth. We're on it. campaign (25:55)
• Security/Privacy:
  • Android Camera App bug lets apps record video without permission (28:05)
  • Tmobile breach of customer info of a million prepaid customers (31:00)
  • Not News: Juice Jacking (32:25)
• Bonus Odd Take: MOCEAN Slow Motion Ocean (38:10)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: BitCam from Iconfactory (39:25)
  • Nate: MacBook Pro 16" - Get a new computer (42:50)
• Ramazon™ purchase (47:50)
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We start off talking about some exciting new tech that Nate just acquired and wrap up with a thorough iPad buyer's guide from Dave. In between is a huge helping of the tech news and tips you've come to love.

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:
  • MacBook Pro 16" (00:55)
  • Apple Health Records (05:50)
  • Disney+ launches with issues (06:25)
  • Fat: A Documentary on Amazon Prime (10:20)
• Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Open Microsoft documents various ways on PC, Mac, or mobile (11:30)
• Takes:
  • Not News: Apple looks to release AR headset in 2022 (16:40)
  • The Motorola Razr is back (17:20)
  • Nike pulling its products off Amazon (18:40)
  • AAPL is now worth more than entire US energy sector - 100% of Fortune 500 companies are using Apple products (19:50)
  • Apple Watch helps with autistic man's voice modulation (21:35)
• Security/Privacy: Apple launches Research app - Google scrutinized over health data harvesting (22:50)
• Bonus Odd Take: https://app.thequiver.com/ (24:25)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Jared: 1945 (26:30)
  • Dave: Plex (28:00)
  • Nate: Anker Cable (31:45)
• Dave's iPad buyer's guide (35:25)
• Ramazon™ purchase (41:45)
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We hit the full gamut of tech news this week, from archiving baton twirling LPs to an online database of nachos, what a time to be alive!

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:
  • Siri alarm reminders (00:50)
  • Review reminders in WordPress (01:45)
  • MailChimp - Subscribe to Notnerd (02:10)
  • Global Smartwatch shipments grew 42% YoY in Q3 (02:55)
• Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: On-screen home button (04:20)
• Takes:
  • Apple opens up health records service to veterans with iPhones (08:25)
  • Seth Meyers' Netflix special lets you skip the politics (10:15)
  • The Internet Archive is now working to preserve vinyl LPs (12:40)
  • A bunch of texts were received last week that were sent on Valentine's Day (14:55)
  • https://www.analogue.co/ (16:35)
• Security/Privacy: Ransomware at hospitals tied to additional deaths (19:35)
• Bonus Odd Take: Database of Nachos (20:45)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: FaceTune (22:10)
  • Nate: TeckNet Bluetooth Mouse (24:20)
• Ramazon™ purchase (27:55)
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Once again we have gone through all of the week's tech news to bring you the good stuff. Add to that a great pro tip (ding) from Dave to make your less annoying, some great picks, and the usual witty banter we've got another great episode for you.

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:
  • Amazon Echo Buds (01:45)
  • AirPods Pro - Jared's review (03:00)
  • Amazon Fresh now free with Prime (05:20)
  • Apple Music student subscription now includes TV+ (06:20)
  • PlayStation Vue is shutting down (08:10)
  • iOS 13.2 Emoji changelog (09:05)
  • Adobe Max and Photoshop on iPad (11:00)
  • Lululemon invests big in stupid fitness mirror (11:40)
• Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: STOP APPS FROM ASKING FOR FEEDBACK (12:25)
  • Open your Settings app
  • Tap iTunes & App Store
  • Toggle In-App Ratings & Reviews to "Off"
• Takes:
  • Google buys FitBit for $2.1 billion (16:00)
  • Twitter is stopping all political advertising (17:50)
  • New lithium-ion battery design could charge elective vehicles in 10 minutes (21:30)
  • Japanese toilets vs the Rugby World Cup (23:15)
  • Microsoft announces new Office app for iOS and Android (25:20)
• Security/Privacy: The ransomware superhero of Normal, Illinois (27:00)
• Bonus Odd Take: SwitchBot Curtain (30:00)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: Mouse House Puzzle Story / Disney Princess Majestic Quest (33:50)
  • Nate: Anylist (37:30)
• Ramazon™ purchase (40:35)
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Just before we recorded the episode Apple announced their new Airpods Pro, we start off with a brief breakdown of what we know about them. Then we get on to the regular plethora of tech news, 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:
  • AirPods Pro (00:30)
  • Google in talks to acquire Fitbit (04:05)
  • .2% of podcasts listened to on voice assistants (04:55)
  • Apple Pay overtakes Starbucks as the top mobile payment app in the US (06:00)
  • Square's Cash App adding no fee stock purchases (06:50)
  • All Verizon unlimited wireless customers get a free year of Disney+ - The best shows on Disney+ on launch day (08:05)
  • AT&T giving HBO subscribers HBO Max for free (09:05)
  • Selena Gomez shoots new music video entirely on iPhone 11 Pro (11:05)
• Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Cashless pay systems (11:55)
• Takes:
  • After backlash, Portland-area Outback Steakhouse cancels AI surveillance test (17:30)
  • McDonald's wants to use AI and machine learning to predict your order (19:10)
  • Some UK Google Pixel 4 pre-orders showed up in a Pixel4 cereal box (21:35)
  • Inside Google's quantum computing efforts (25:40)
  • Not News? Adobe plans to launch Illustrator on iPad after Photoshop (28:50)
• Security/Privacy:
  • Travel reservations platform leaks US government personnel data (30:50)
  • iOS clicker trojan malware found in 17 apps in Apple's app store (32:05)
• Bonus Odd Take: Evolution of the Scrollbar, Information mesh (34:20)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: Comixology (36:50)
  • Nate: Mailchimp (39:15)
• Ramazon™ purchase Item 1 Item 2 (43:05)
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We start off with some follow up on Google's event last week. Then it's on to the usual discussion of tips, news, and picks to help you tech better.

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• Followup:
  • Google Event - Pixel 4 Face Unlock works if eyes are shut (01:10)
  • NFC Tag followup (06:55)
  • Baby Shark episode of Single File Pod ()
• Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: New phone, who dis? 2.0 (11:00)
• Takes:
  • Samsung says they will soon patch Galaxy S10 fingerprint recognition problem (15:25)
  • Yahoo Groups are going away (16:40)
  • Zuckerberg defends free speech on Facebook (17:35)
  • LA Fire Dept looks to expand drone fleet (16:55)
• Security/Privacy:
  • Oregon judge ordered a woman to type in her iPhone passcode so police could search it for evidence against her (21:10)
• Bonus Odd Take: PDP Mars brings back the lightgun gaming experience (23:35)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: Grindstone (26:00)
  • Nate: Google Calendar - https://notnerd.com/episode-57-ces-2017-oh-my/ (29:00)
• Ramazon™ purchase (31:35)
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We wrap up the episode with a quick recap of what Google announced this week. Before that we cover a wide variety of tech news and some great advice on how you can 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:

• Aduro Neck Mount was from Woot (02:10)
• Eliot LastPass Voicemail (04:05)
• iOS 13.2 improvements (06:25)
• macOS Catalina (09:10)
• Apple TV PiP (10:50)
• Cryptowatch: eBay, Visa, Mastercard and Stripe jump ship on libra cryptocurrency (11:25)

Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Alternative To and Capterra to find new apps if Catalina broke your workflow. (12:20)

5 Takes:

• Creator of lithium-ion batteries share Nobel prize (15:25)
• The China cultural clash (16:10)
• Uber Pet lets furry friends join the ride for a fee (19:35)
• Hulu launches support for downloads (20:40)
• Ambulance Drone (21:55)

Security/Privacy: Google patches remote code execution bugs in Android 10 (22:55)

Bonus Odd Take: Mirror - The nearly invisible interactive home gym (24:30)

Picks of the Week:

• Dave: 7th Gen iPad $329 Sept. 10th 2019 (26:40)
• Nate: Call of Duty: Mobile (29:10)

Ramazon™ purchase (31:45)

Google event special report (35:00)

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Well, we made it to 200 episodes! Buckle up, it's a long, wild ride. We celebrate by covering some of our best, and worst picks over the years. You listeners also came through with some great picks of your own. Stick around to the end to hear our very first episode, oh how far we've come. Thanks for letting us 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.

• Episode 1 (01:15)
• Followup:
  • Spotify can now work with Siri (03:15)
• 5 Takes:
  • Microsoft announces many new Surface products (04:55)
  • GoPro announces new Hero models (09:25)
• Security/Privacy:
  • Over 500 schools hit by ransomware in 2019 (10:15)
  • Hacker steals over 218 million Words with Friends user data (11:05)
• Gifts
  • Aduro Lounger phone neck mount (11:50)
  • NFC Tags (15:30)
• Your Picks:
  • Todd Werkhoven - Affinity Designer, VIDBOX Video Conversion for Mac - His YouTube channel (18:05)
  • Wesley Rice - Hemingwayapp.com and Grammarly, Pixelmator (20:45)
  • Rachel Burch - Nite Ize Stainless Steel KeyRack (22:50)
  • Eliot Sprague - Scheduled Do Not Disturb on iOS, AirPods (23:50)
  • Mike - Logitech MX Anywhere 2S Wireless Mouse (26:00)
  • Landon - Mous - Protective Case for iPhone 11 Pro - Limitless 3.0 - Bamboo (28:05)
  • Chelsea - eufy BoostIQ RoboVac 11S (29:40)
  • Isla - iPad (34:30)
  • Tim Cook (35:25)
• Dave's Top 5
  • KeySmart Pro with Tile (36:55)
  • Minecraft (41:05)
  • Wyzecam (44:50)
  • Todoist (48:25)
  • Spigen Thin Fit iPhone case (51:25)
• Nate's Top 5
  • Setapp Mac app subscription (39:15)
  • Stash and Acorns (42:05)
  • Backblaze unlimited cloud backup (46:40)
  • Snubs: LastPass (50:20)
  • Candy Crush Saga - Level 5000 Video (53:00)
• Dave's Bottom 3
  • FireTV Cube (56:00)
  • Transformers Bumblebee iOS game (58:25)
  • Moviepass (60:45)
• Nate's Bottom 3
  • Best Light Motion Activated Toilet Night Light Toilet Nightlight (54:50)
  • Seeso.com Comedy Streaming Service (57:35)
  • 3rd Party MagSafe Charger for MacBook Pro (59:10)
• Notnerd Pick Store (61:50)
• Episode 1: Define Notnerd replay (64:50)
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Yes, Amazon really announced at least 80 new Echo/Alexa related progress. But don't worry we couldn't bring ourselves to discuss them all, we had plenty of other tech news and tips to cover 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:
  • Episode 200 announcement (00:55)
  • Apple iPhone Compare Page (01:30)
  • Reminder: Apple's Veterans and Military Purchase Plan (03:15)
  • The original iPhone Reddit thread (03:40)
• Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: IPad Tap w/ pencil to take note (04:15)
• 5 Takes:
  • Amazon announced a ton of stuff this week (07:10)
  • Alexa, help me get a job at McDonald's (17:00)
  • Google Play Pass subscription for games and apps (18:20)
  • Apple is working to restore grasslands in Africa (21:20)
  • Hipstamatic X (23:10)
• Security/Privacy:
  • DoorDash confirms data breach of 4.9 million customers, workers and merchants (25:20)
• Bonus Odd Take: musicmap.info (27:00)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: Echo Auto (29:00)
  • Nate: Mario Kart Tour (33:30)
• Ramazon™ purchase (35:50)
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Of course, we're still talking about the new Apple stuff, including iOS 13 which most of your devices can upgrade to. But we don't stop there, we've got plenty of Amazon, Facebook, TiVo, and even some NBC tech news for you.

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.

Monkey image is © Thomas Mangelsen via Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2019 as discussed at 27:25 in this episode.

• Dave's McDonalds App (00:20)
• Followup:
  • Episode 200 announcement (02:40)
  • Correction: Apple Music is on Android (04:30)
  • iPhone 11 and 11 Pro reviews (04:45)
  • Reminder of Apple's Veterans and Military Purchase Plan
  • iOS 13 and 13.1, iPad OS - MacStories (09:15)
  • Why are so many apps asking for bluetooth permission in iOS 13? (11:00)
• Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Amazon Echo and Alexa Speech Settings (13:20)
• 5 Takes:
  • Facebook unveils new Portal line (17:20)
  • Not News: Amazon rolls out lossless streaming music service (18:50)
  • NBC announces upcoming Peacock streaming service (21:00)
  • TiVo adding commercials before DVR recordings (23:20)
• Security/Privacy:
  • Phishers are angling for your cloud providers (25:30)
  • LastPass fixes vulnerability (26:40)
• Bonus Odd Take: The finalists for the 2019 Comedy Wildlife Photography competition (27:25)
• Picks of the Week:
• Dave: Amazon Echo Show 5 (28:25)
• Nate: Mighty Wallet Tyvek Wallet (32:40)
• Ramazon™ purchase (35:40)
• Check out the Notnerd YouTube channel for great videos
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