Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

Have questions about technology? We might have answered them this week as we cover some topics brought up by our great listeners. Before we get to those we have a crazy story about a flying iPad. We also cover the week's important tech news and more.

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.

Show Notes and Links:

• Dave's mom's flying iPad (00:30)
• iOS 12.1.1 update (04:10)
• iOS Manage Subscriptions Shortcut (04:40)
• Apple releases iPhone XR Clear Case (05:40)
• New 10% Apple discount for Military & Veterans (06:40)
• Prime Video coming to Comcast X1 (07:30)
• Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Your questions
  • From Ken: Best Tablet, Samsung or Apple (08:15)
  • From Carolyn: iPhone upgrade options (11:25)
  • From Roger: Phone unlocking (17:15)
  • From Chelsea: Good tech holiday gifts - Under $20 for iPhone - Home Automation - Amazon Wish Lists (18:35)
  • From Stacey: Apple Family Sharing (21:10)
• New York Police say they will deploy 14 drones (23:45)
• The blind smartphone camera test 2018 (25:20)
• Samsung used my DSLR photo to fake their phone's "portrait mode" and tweeted from iPhone again (29:10)
• Apple's best of 2018 (30:45)
• 100 best companies to work for (32:20)
• Security: Take a week off
• Bonus Odd Take: What's halfway (34:40)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: Spigen Thin Fit Designed for Apple iPhone XR Case (2018) - Black (36:00)
  • Nate: Living on Borrowed Time by William Horton - Kindle Direct Publishing (39:15)
• Leave an iTunes Review and be featured on the Podcast
• Random Amazon purchase (42:15)
• Support Notnerd on Patreon and get cool stuff

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This week's episode covers a little bit of everything. From Nate's ongoing cable vs streaming battle, to nostalgia for the Atari and Transformers. Surprise, surprise there was another breach this week, but we follow it up with a feel-good story to cleanse the palate. As always we have some tips and picks to help you tech better!

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Show Notes and Links:

• Xfinity vs Cord Cutting (00:45)
• Shopping on phones is surging this holiday season (03:40)
• Amazon's Cyber Monday was the biggest shopping day in the company's history (06:30)
• Apple says the iPhone XR has been its top-selling iPhone since launch (07:40)
• Apple Music is coming to Amazon Echo speakers (08:30)
• Cryptowatch:
  • FBI arrests AriseBank CEO over $4 million crypto fraud (10:25)
  • Floyd Mayweather and DJ Khaled fined big time for undisclosed cryptocurrency plugs (11:05)
• Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Reminder Apple's $29 battery replacement ends 12/31 iPhone SE - iPhone X (13:40)
• NBCUniversal taps machine learning to tie ads to relevant moments on TV (18:00)
• Nielsen: Americans are streaming 8 billion hours of content per month on connected TVs (19:35)
• Pew Pew: Teens' social media habits and experiences (20:30)
• Atari CEO Interview - How Rollercoaster Tycoon revival saved the company (23:15)
• Drive Savers claims 100% success on accessing consumer iOS devices (25:55)
• Security: Marriot hacking exposes data of up to 500 million guests (29:30)
• Not Sad Story: The Good Life: What a difference an iPad can make (31:30)
• Bonus Odd Take: With an ingestible pill, you can track fart development in real time on your phone (32:45)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: Bumblebee Overdrive (34:40)
  • Nate: Not Pick Fakespot.com - Buy these instead (36:35)
• Leave an iTunes Review and be featured on the Podcast - mypodcastreviews.com - Eliot on episode 58 (39:55)
• Random Amazon purchase (41:55)
• Support Notnerd on Patreon and get cool stuff

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Facebook was all over the news this week good and bad. We cover that but also get to all the other important tech stories of the week. We also upped our game on Pro Tips (ding) this week to help you tech better. Stick around to the very end for maybe the best post-credits clip yet.

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Show Notes and Links:

• Gramps (00:50)
• Microsoft Scam - again (02:15)
• Black Friday Guide - Apple's Holiday Return Policy (07:40)
• Microsoft re-releases Win 10 October 2018 update (10:05)
• Cryptowatch: (10:20)
  • Twitter accounts getting hacked for bitcoin scam
  • Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies plummet
• Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Move apps from screen to screen in iOS by swiping (13:10)
• Verizon now lets you use up to five numbers on your phone (15:25)
• Facebook (18:30)
  • NYT makes some serious claims about Facebook regarding Russia, elections, and more
  • Facebook removed 1.23 Billion pieces of spam last quarter
  • Facebook is working to fight opioid epidemic
  • People have raised over a billion for charities through Facebook
• A new bill would hit robocallers with up to a $10K fine for every call (23:10)
• Waymo to start first driverless car service next month - Ford partners with Walmart and Postmates to test autonomous grocery delivery (25:20)
• Woman remotely wipes phone in evidence after shooting (26:45)
• Duplicate Contacts Pro Tip (28:15)
• Security: Who are period-tracking apps really built for? (30:10)
• Bonus Odd Take: Kickstarter: Da Vinci's Drawmaton (34:10)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: Gemini 2 by MacPaw Inc. Free with In-App Purchase of $19.99 for Smart Cleanup (37:50)
  • Nate: Bluetooth Digital Body Fat Scale from GreaterGoods, Body Composition Monitor and Smart Scale with Secure Connected Solution for Your Data, Includes BMI, Body Fat, Muscle Mass, Water Weight (39:55)
• Support Notnerd on Patreon and get cool stuff (45:10)

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Dave and Nate have a great time talking about technology this week. Some good, some weird and some bad, keep up with the wild world of tech and learn how to use it better.

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Show Notes and Links:

• RIP Stan Lee, creator of superheroes (00:45)
• Pokémon GO made $73 million in October, up 67% from last year (02:40)
• Lime issues global recall of one model of scooters (03:30)
• Ford buying e-scooter company Spin (05:00)
• Alibaba sold almost $31B worth of goods during Single's Day event (06:45)
• Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Select and move words in iOS (09:15)
• Samsung (kind of) unveils a foldable smartphone that fits in your pocket (11:55)
• What the newly revised copyright law lets (and doesn't let) you do with your gadgets (14:45)
• Yongnuo's YN450 runs Android and supports Canon lenses (17:20)
• Amazon inks deal to sell new Apple products like XR, XS, and iPad Pro (21:00)
• How to get free shipping with Amazon, Walmart, and Target for the Holidays (22:00)
• Security: Security flaw in DJI's website and apps exposed accounts to hackers and drone live feeds (24:40)
• Bonus Odd Take: Why are humans suddenly getting better at Tetris? (25:50)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: WyzeCam Pan - Episode 132 (28:10)
  • Nate: Free Prints - Chels' postcard app review (31:25)
• Support Notnerd on Patreon and get cool stuff (35:10)
• Leave an iTunes Review and be featured on the Podcast (35:45)

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Special guest Tyler Eaton joins Nate and Dave to talk tech this week. Tyler is a big fan of movies, video games, and apparently gimmicks. We have some great tips, picks and takes on the week's tech news. All that and some hot Halloween candy talk for your enjoyment.

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Show Notes and Links:

• Beauty Gate fixed (04:05)
• Flash Back: The Apple Watch is going to flop (04:30)
• https://www.hotspot3d.com/ (06:30)
• Apple killed the 'GrayKey' iPhone hack (10:30)
• Amazon says it has donated $100 million to charity through AmazonSmile in 5 years (10:55)
• Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Tapback, Messages (11:50)
• Kickstarter: Pictar Pro - DSLR your smartphone (14:30)
• Google's Night Sight for Pixel phones will amaze you (19:05)
• OnePlus 6T Smartphone (21:10)
• iPhone gaffe that could cost Putin's god-daughter big money (22:15)
• Flickr drops storage on free accounts from 1TB to 1000 pictures (24:40)
• Quarterly results are out, tech companies made a lot of money - Apple Charts (26:30)
• Security:
  • App Scams: "utility" apps were 'stealing' money via auto subscriptions - Apple has pulled most (27:40)
  • Apps installed on millions of Android phones tracked users for big ad fraud scheme (29:20)
  • Not News: The Chinese and Russians are listening to Trump's phone calls (31:15)
• Bonus Odd Take: Reese's created a machine to swap out all the Halloween treats you hate (32:45)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Tyler: Movie code websites -www.digitalworldhd.com & www.uvspider.com (36:20)
  • Dave: Data Wing - iOS, Android, Spotify (39:00)
  • Nate: ToothFairy AirPods Menu Bar Tool for Mac (40:40)
• iTunes Review Nate on Single File Pod (43:15)
• Check out Notnerd on Patreon (44:35)

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Apple announced some new stuff today. We discuss the new products and our thoughts on what Apple showed us. If you have any questions about these products or any others, let us know!

Followup/Notes:

• Patreon.com/notnerd.com - support us
• Portland Podcast Festival with the Portland at the Movies Podcast
• Dave's Apple Watch and iPhone situation

Apple Event in New York: Watch Keynote

• Held at Brooklyn Academy of Music
• Mac
• • People love the Mac
  • 51% of Mac buyers worldwide are new to Mac
  • 76% of new buyers in China
  • An active install base of 100 million Macs
  • #1 in customer satisfaction
  • New MacBook Air
  • • Retina display
    • Narrower Bezel
    • 13.3" display
    • 4 million pixels
    • 48% more color
    • Touch ID
    • T2 security chip
    • New 100% recycled aluminum chassis
    • Greenest mac ever
    • 8 GB, 128 GB, $1199
    • Order today, available Nov. 7th
  • New Mac mini
  • • Space Gray
    • 4 cores and 6 cores
    • 5x faster graphics than before
    • 64 GB memory max, faster and replaceable
    • All-flash storage up to 2TB
    • Apple T2 security chip
    • 10 GB ethernet
    • $799
    • Order today, available Nov 7
    • Environmentally friendly, 100% recycled aluminum
  • Today At Apple
  • • Angela Ahrends
    • Lots going on at Apple Stores around the world
    • 18,000 sessions a week
    • 60 new sessions
  • New iPad Pro
  • • Sold more iPads in last year, more than all notebooks by other manufacturers
    • Most popular tablets AND computer in the world
    • Edge to edge with rounded corners
    • Liquid Retina Display
    • Same footprint but with 11" display
    • ¼ million more pixels than 10.5"
    • 12.9 inch iPad pro, same size screen, smaller unit (8.5" paper)
    • 15% thinner, 25% less volume than before
    • Face ID works in all orientations
    • A12X Bionic chip, 7-nanometer technology
    • 10 billion transistors
    • 8 core CPU
    • 35% faster single core
    • Faster than 92% PC sold in last 12 months
    • All-day battery life
    • Neural Engine, 5 trillion operations per second
    • Up to 1TB storage
    • USB-C connector
    • • 5k display
      • charging out to iPhone
    • 2 generation Pencil $129
    • • Magnetic
      • Auto-pair wireless charging
      • Tap to open notes
      • Tap capability
    • New Smart Keyboard Folio
    • Apps
    • • AutoCAD
      • Gaming at 120 fps
      • 2k Games, Greg Thomas
      • • Console quality graphics
      • Adobe, Jamie Myrold, VP Design
      • • Photoshop on iPad Pro
        • Same as desktop, etc, reimagined for touch
        • 3 GB file, 157 layers
        • Project Arrow, augmented reality
    • Starts at $799
    • Available Nov 7th
  • Musical Performance by Lana Del Ray

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Well, we made it to 150 episodes, stick around to the end of the episode to see how you can help us make it 150 more. There are plenty of tech tips packed into this episode and some tech news that affects us all.

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Show Notes and Links:

• Tech Story: Dave's Siri shortcuts and new Apple Watch (01:00)
• Dave's hacked friends - Notnerd Security Guide (05:00)
• Setapp family plan (06:20)
• Tim Cook is asking Bloomberg to retract the story (08:55)
• Apple Event in NY October 30th (10:30)
• The new Amazon Kindle Paperwhite is waterproof (11:50)
• Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Long touch keyboard to move cursor iOS 12 (14:15)
• Bill Gates: What I loved about Paul Allen (18:00)
• Facebook inflated video views by up to 900% on ads per lawsuit (19:15)
• Not News: Congress passes a bill that lets US authorities shoot down private drones (20:15)
• Major cell phone carriers have secondary plans that might be right for you Metro by Tmobile (21:10)
• Apple has a special machine to apply the perfect screen protector (24:30)
• Security:
  • Law enforcement told to not look at Face ID phones (26:20)
  • Healthcare.gov security breach leaks info for 75k people (27:30)
  • Apple, Google, Firefox and Microsoft come together to end TLS 1.0 in browsers (28:10)
• Bonus Odd Take: "Palm's" new tiny smartphone needs your regular smartphone (29:05)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: Saramonic SmartRig (31:45)
  • Nate: Credit Karma free credit monitoring (Talked about on Episode 123) (37:40)
• iTunes Review - Support us on our new Patreon (39:30)

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We start the show off with a sad tale of personal tech security. Then it is on to follow up on most of the stories we talked about last week. Of course, there are plenty of new things in tech to talk about as well.

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.

Show Notes and Links:

• Tech Story: Security reminder, a friend was hacked. (00:30)
• Amazon pays you for every minute a customer uses your Amazon Underground app ($0.002/minute at launch), and customers pay nothing - Though they say it will shut down in 2019 (02:25)
• Google's new hardware products - The Pixel 3 XL notch is big and not that great (04:15)
• An update on the security breach from Facebook (08:15)
• How many scooters are in the Willamette River? (09:10)
• Windows 10 October 2018 update no longer deletes your data (11:10)
• Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Shortcuts shortcuts (11:40)
• Portal from Facebook: Voice enabled hands-free video calling (14:10)
• Not News: Chrome's upcoming security change will break hundreds of sites (17:40)
• Wi-Fi is switching from obscure protocols to numbers (19:50)
• Instagram now uses machine learning to detect bullying within photos (20:25)
• Google's Waze is making a big, nationwide bet on carpooling (22:00)
• Security: Google Plus had a vulnerability and is being shut down (23:40)
• Kanye's passcode is 000000, don't be like Kanye, or maybe do be like Kanye (25:45)
• Bonus Odd Take: Facial recognition is sent to the farm (27:10)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: Spigen Thin Fit iPhone 6S Plus Case (29:00)
  • Nate: Not Pick - Candy Crush Friends, Episode 5, Episode 30 (31:50)
• iTunes Review of the Week (35:30)

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Plenty of news from the tech world this week. We follow up on some recent stories, answer a listener question about taking photos on Safari (not the web browser, the thing with animals in Africa), discuss what is new from Microsoft and Google, and so much more.

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.

Show Notes and Links:

• Bird builds a better scooter and offers delivery in select cities (00:55)
• Amazon removing bonuses and stock offers for $15 minimum wage. Employees making over $15 get $1 raise (02:30)
• Nielsen study on smart speaker usage (04:00)
• Beauty and Charge gate update (05:45)
• Fortnite on iOS hits $300 million in revenue in 200 days (06:50)
• Dave's Pro Tip of the Week: Listener Question (07:10)
  • I'm going on a safari in Africa but don't want to bring a camera with a telephoto lens. Is there an attachment to my iPhone 8 that would be of similar quality that I could purchase that y'all would recommend? --Lu
  • 20x iPhone Telephoto addon
  • Moment Lenses
  • Point and Shoot Camera
• From Todd: Apple and Amazon deny the Bloomberg tiny chip article (14:35)
• Why some people didn't get the "President's" text message (16:40)
• Everything Microsoft Announced at its event - Microsoft Pulled Windows 10 1809 update due to issues (17:40)
• Google Announcement October 9th - updated with what they announced (21:50)
• Piracy on the rise as exclusive content gets expensive - Ad-supported streaming options gaining popularity (24:15)
• Security:
  • Vishing Attacks are getting more clever (26:15)
  • Burgerville reports a major credit card breach (27:40)
• Bonus Odd Take: LG W7 Smartwatch has analog physical watch hands (28:40)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: Amazon Underground (31:10)
  • Nate: Scannr (35:00)
  • iTunes Review of the Week (37:10)

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