We dig into the week's tech news and try to make sense of it all. Plenty of tech tips and recommendations as well.

Links from the Show:

• 7 Creative ways to organize your mobile apps
• Post a screenshot of your phone's home screen
• Dave's Aukey wall charger YouTube video
• Nate's Facebook live video from near Apple Park
• Drone footage of the new Apple Park campus
• Nintendo 2DS XL handheld gaming system
• Unroll.me got caught selling data
• Uber's flying car dream
• Today at Apple learning sessions
• Student uses Apple Watch to call 911 after accident
• Not Ad: Amazon's Echo Look - amazon.notnerd.com 
• The most partisan podcast on the internet - This Week in Google
• The U.S. Senate ID cards have a picture of a chip for security
• Dave's Tip of the Week: Close all tabs in iOS Safari. Open Safari> hold finger on two squares in lower right> close tabs.
• Picks of the Week:
  • Ballz (very addicting) (Dave)
  • Cheap, multi-battery tester (Nate)

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Just a whole bunch of interesting tech talk this week. We break down some important current tech topics to help you understand tech better. Stick around to the end for Dave's Tip of the Week and our Picks of the Week.

Links from the Show:

• Yahoo Mail App Update
• Red 5 $199 Amazon mobile app (gone thankfully)
• Premier smartphone speed test
• Apple Earth Day - The Talk Show
• Google AutoDraw
• Coachella phone thief busted
• Apple makes apps free
• Steve Ballmer USAfacts.org
• Juicero
• EFF: Chromebooks are spying
• Dave's Tip of the Week: Hold down power and home button simultaneously to restart the iPhone
• Picks of the Week:
  • Hipstamatic iOS photo app (Dave)
  • Kottke.org - web's most useful tools and apps (Nate)
• Not Ad: Aukey dual USB wall charger

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We randomly spend a good chunk of the episode talking about the olden days of tech via some news and Dave's pick of the week. Stick around to the very end for a special song.

Links from the Show:

• Nintendo Classic discontinued
• Jared's Nintendo Switch review
• Hottest tech in 1997
• Don't Copy That Floppy
• “Hottest” possible tech in 2017
• Uncle Walt retiring
• Google shuts down Burger King ad
• Undercover in an iPhone factory
• Samsung’s Bixby delayed
• Parenting
  • Not News: 9 Things to ask Siri for kids
  • Not News: Google’s Family Link App
  • Boomerang Animated Classics  
• Check your internet router  
• Scammy VPN
• Dave's Tip of the Week: Assigning your default contact on iOS
• Picks of the Week:
  • archive.org/software (Dave)
  • Grammarly (Nate)
• Not Ad: Aukey dual USB wall charger

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We start this episode off with more side steps than the "Can't Touch This" video. Then we get into a good discussion on phone apps and how you should lay them out. We talk about the important tech news of the week, introduce Dave's Tip of the Week and finish with our Picks of the Week.

Links from the Show:

• La Croix Sparkling Water
• Names of Large Numbers (Wikipedia)
• Game Dev Story
• Episode 16: Spring Cleaners and April Fools
• 2017 April Fools Pranks - All the Google Pranks
• How to share iOS Apps with 3D Touch
• How to search on your iOS device
• iOS Tips App
• Episode 6: Scratch the Surface and Cut the Cord
• YouTube TV
• The Mac Pro Lives and iMac, Mac Mini
• McDonalds app for free food
• PDXfastfoodie.com
• Samsung Tizen Flaws
• GameStop Breach
• Alexa top website list
• World Backup Day
• Dave's Tip of the Week: Sending text messages on your Mac.
• Not Ad: Aukey dual USB wall charger
• Picks of the Week:
  • Filmic Pro (Dave)
  • Cobra CJIC Jump Starter (Another good option on Amazon Prime) (Nate)

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We continue to talk about VPNs and the security stuff that has been all over the news. But don't worry there's also have some great tips and insights into some great tech. Then we wrap up with our picks of the week.

Links from the Show:

• Fedex will give $ to use Adobe Flash
• Baby Tech - Owlet smart sock version 2.0
• Elon Musk announces Neuralink to improve your brain
• Samsung announces the Galaxy S8 and S8+
• Not Ad: Aukey dual USB wall charger
• Security
  • Double check those 'secure' sites in your browser
  • LastPass fixes exploit quickly, we still recommend
  • FCC privacy rules update
  • Broadband providers respond
  • Mark and Toddcast
  • A little about VPNs
• Picks of the Week:
  • Bit City game (Dave)
  • Tunnel Bear VPN (Nate)

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It's the all acronym episode. We've got APFS, NFS, FCC, iOS, ISP, AT&T, VPN, IFTTT, OPP, ABC, BBD, East Coast Family. Even with that title we remain the "Most non-partisan tech podcast on the internet" Then we wrap up with some great picks of the week.

Links from the Show:

• www.MarkandToddcast.com
• T-Mobile
• Notnerd Episode 51
• Super Mario Run on Android, updated on iOS
• Eye - The Smart iPhone Case
• Not News - Hush Me - Voice "Protector"
• Not News - "Corporate Accountability Index"
• Apple software updates
• APFS - Apple's new file system
• Google YouTube Ad Policies
• 10 top time-saving tech tips - TED talk - David Pogue
• Feel Good: VoiceOver Video
• iCloud account hack 2nd article
• FCC Privacy Protections
• Picks of the Week:
  • Nintendo Classic Wireless Controllers (Super Fan Jared)
  • Spigen Thin iPhone Case (Dave)
  • Workflow App (Nate)
• Not Ad: Aukey 2 port 24W tiny USB wall charger

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After working through follow-up and a few quick takes we get into some big security stories including a #ProTip of #ProTips on being smart with email. Then we wrap up with some great picks of the week.

Links from the Show:

• www.ConsistentTech.com
• T-Mobile
• Rootmetrics.com - Cell coverage maps
• What Apple announced this week
• 3D-Printed House
• Xbox Game Pass
• Pandora Premium, Spotify/Waze
• Levi Smart Jacket 2016, 2017
• Not News: Wired - "Siri is not best voice assistant on iPhone"
• Not Ad: Aukey 2 port 24W tiny USB wall charger
• Teddy Bear Leaked 2 million messages
• CIA hacking tool names
• The Wikileaks CIA Vault 7
• Google Gmail phishing attack
• Yahoo account hackers caught
• Android phones bought new with malware installed
• Picks of the Week:
  • Facebook Marketplace, it got him a new iPhone! (Dave)
  • TP-Link Archer C7 Wifi Router (Nate)

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Nate and Dave got in a lengthy discussion about what device is right for what situation. From the Apple Watch to a 27" iMac, you can find something that fits your use case. After that we touch on some news and our Picks of the Week.

Links from the Show:

• Mark and Toddcast
• Eclipse in Oregon August 21st
• Nacho Libre Soundtrack
• iMac Rumor Roundup
• How to shut down Yahoo account
• AWS typo takes down internet
• Amazon Web Services
• Walden Pond Video Game
• Firewatch Game
• Nintendo Switch Review
• The Wikileaks CIA Vault 7
• Picks of the Week:
  • Wine Software for Mac (Dave)
  • #TryPod (Nate)

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We have a surprise guest stop into the show this week. After a deep dive into fast food, we barely talked about tech news before answering our guest's questions. Make sure you listen to the end to get an extra pick of the week from our guest.

Links from the Show:

• Macbook Pro Touch Bar support for Microsoft Office
• The Mark & Toddcast
• PDX Fast Foodie
• The Ringer's Top 50 Fast Food Items
• Snapchat Stock IPO
• YouTube TV
• Not Ad: Fidget Cubes on Amazon
• Picks of the Week:
  • American Science & Surplus (guest)
  • Google Keep: G Suite (Dave)
  • Comcast Xfinity X1 DVR (Nate)

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We start off with a super vague discussion about the Oscars, after all we are the "most non-partisan tech podcast on the internet." After that we go through the week's interesting/important tech news while giving you tips and advice along the way.

Links from the Show:

• The true story of the Oscar's Ellen Selfie
• Nokia 3310 redesign 'fail'
• ATT unlimited plan of the week
• Verizon rolling out '5G'
• iOS 10 adoption vs. Android Nougat
• Emojipedia
• UPS testing delivery drones
• Apple Park campus to open in April
• Facebook will live stream baseball
• Nate's thoughts on Snapchat
• NYT AirPods "Review"
• Not Ad: Amazon tops 2017 Harris Poll Corporate Reputation Ratings
• Picks of the Week:
  • Google Play Music (Dave)
  • Untappd: Discover Beer (Nate)

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