Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

Due to a non-technical issue, this episode is a little late but still timely (besides the two stories that have been updated). We cover all the best technology news and give you plenty of tips to use and understand technology better.

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Show Notes and Links:

• Tech Story: A warning to photographers from Nate (02:15)
• Errors and Omissions: Correction from Tim for Episode 134 about Firebase databases (06:20)
• Apple celebrates world emoji day (07:00)
• Prime Day starts with some issues, and dogs - Amazon sold more than 100 million products on Prime Day (08:05)
• MacBook Pro Updates - Austin Mann's review - Consistent Tech Slow Computer PDF - I9 processor throttling issues update: Fixed (11:00)
• Dave's Pro Tip o' the Week: Fitbit without a Fitbit device (16:25)
• From Jared: Amazon debuts Part Finder to find which parts they need to sell you (19:20)
• Google Chrome will put an unsecured label on sites in September - update: Now (21:00)
• Google fined $5 billion by EU for antitrust violations (23:30)
• Kapwing is Adobe for the meme generation (26:30)
• Facebook is testing Augmented Reality ads in the timeline (30:50)
• Roku wants to improve your smart tv experience with wireless speakers Interview on VergeCast (31:40)
• Uber partners with Cargo for snacks during your ride (34:15)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave - McDonalds and other food apps - PDXFastFoodie.com (36:45)
  • Nate - Fugetek FT-568 Professional High End Selfie Stick Monopod, For Apple, Android, Gopro, DLSR Cameras, Removable Wireless Bluetooth Remote (Black) (41:30)
• Leave us an iTunes review (48:05)

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The episode starts off with an unfortunate story of a scam victim. After that, we have plenty of tech news and fun from the week. Whether it's Apple winning the World Cup or us talking about videos we watched on YouTube, you won't want to miss a minute. Stick around until the end for a couple great app picks of the week.

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Show Notes and Links:

• Tech Life: Tech Support Scam (01:10)
• The winner of the World Cup is Apple (05:35)
• Apple blocks passcode cracking tools used by police (07:30)
• Cryptowatch (08:20)
  • Half of ICOs die within four months after token sales finalized
  • A fifth of all Bitcoin is missing, these crypto hunters can help
• Dave's Pro Tip o' the Week: iCloud Restores (12:10)
• Fake Facebook and Instagram accounts pose as celebrities, cause headaches and confusion (16:15)
• 10 years of the App Store: A tribute to iBeer (18:25)
• Postmates adds another 100+ cities in the US, bringing total to 385 (20:50)
• Polar fitness app has privacy issues (24:05)
• New Nikon COOLPIX P1000 with crazy zoom (26:35)
• Apple updates MacBook Pro models with Touch Bar (28:05)
• Leave us an iTunes review (33:45)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave - SoundShade (35:40)
  • Nate - Halide (37:45)

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We discuss the possibilities of a Notnerd movie, based on some short film stories this week. Samsung is having some issues again, Twitter is cleaning house, and China is making laser guns. Plus, if you want to help fight crime from your couch, we have the solution for you.

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Show Notes and Links:

• Delivering Amazon packages to the top of the world (01:15)
• Uganda's leader defends social media tax, they are also working on banning VPN apps, Episode 131: Facebook is Listening, PatricksChildren.org (03:17)
• Dave's Pro Tip o' the Week: Command Shift V, Control Shift V (05:25)
• Chinese company claims its 'laser AK-47' can set you on fire from a half mile away (07:35)
• A bug in Samsung's default texting app is sending random pics to other people (09:15)
• Samsung sees a huge drop in high-end smartphone sales (11:20)
• Timehop had a major security breach (13:40)
• Some 3rd party email apps like Edison let employees read user emails (14:45)
• Twitter swept out 70 million fake accounts in June (15:40)
• Facebook shutting down 3 apps you probably haven't heard of (16:30)
• How to fight crime with your television (18:05)
• AI-generated short film created in 48 hours (22:40)
• Apple posts 3 brilliant short films about soccer, all #ShotoniPhone (25:05)
• Mobile phone filmmakers (26:20)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave - Todoist (28:15)
  • Nate - Ulanzi Ultra Bright LED Video Light - LED 49 Dimmable Ultra Bright Portable High Power Panel Video Light, LED Light for DJI OSMO Mobile 2 Zhiyun Smooth 4 Gimbals,Canon,Nikon, SONY Digital DSLR Cameras (31:50)

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Amazon dominates the news this week, fitting since they seem to be dominating everything lately, at least here in the US (and 'the Cloud'). We also have some other technology tips, picks, and as always fun conversation to help you tech better.

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Show Notes and Links:

• Nate's "One Backup is None Backup" Story (00:40)
• Apple iOS 12 and mac OS Mojave public betas are out (07:10)
• Apple Maps is eventually getting rebuilt for everyone (08:30)
• T-Mobile introduces new FamilyMode app and base station for monitoring kid's internet use (09:55)
• Not News: An invisible rating system at your favorite chain restaurant is costing your server (12:55)
• Dave's Pro Tip(s) o' the Week: Apple Watch Music (16:25)
• Amazon creates new show mode for Fire HD 8 tablet (19:55)
• Welcome to Blaine, the town Amazon Prime built - Douglas Hammers (23:10)
• Not News: I delivered packages for Amazon and it was a nightmare (27:00)
• Thousands of apps leak sensitive data via misconfigured Firebase backends (30:45)
• Amazon has a huge lobby presence in DC (33:25)
• Facebook has a new Keyword Snooze feature (35:45)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave - EXIF viewer (37:55)
  • Nate - Gmelius, Boomerang (42:05)

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Lots of Movie, Game Show, TV, Streaming, Vertical Video talk this week. We also have some amazing tips on how to get what you need out of a Google Search. We finish up with our Picks of the Week where Nate get's really awkward talking about Hole.io.

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Show Notes and Links:

• Facebook launches gameshows platform like HQ Trivia (01:15)
• MoviePass changing again, AMC launches competing service, 'Gotti' has weird Rotten Tomatoes score (05:40)
• iOS 12 will include a new life-saving feature for iPhone customers (10:00)
• Dave's Pro Tip(s) o' the Week: Tricks for way better search results from Google (11:30)
• Amazon ends MayDay live video customer service on Fire tablets (17:15)
• Not News: Google releases podcast app (19:15)
• The 100 'Greatest' YouTube videos of all time, ranked (21:45)
• Introducing YouTube Premium (24:30)
• Amazon FreeTime Unlimited finally lands on Apple's App Store (27:00)
• Instagram launches IGTV app for creators, 1-hour vertical video uploads (29:40)
• Internet usage will finally surpass tv in 2019 (33:45)
• Picks of the Week:
• • Dave - Hover Drone Resource App Android/iOS (35:35)
  • Nate - Hole.io iOS game (38:35)

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This week we jump all around the world of technology to bring you the news and tips you will care about. We also answer a few listener questions that you can probably relate to.

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Show Notes and Links:

• GDPR: No one is the emails and it is 'hurting' email marketing (01:10)
• Cryptowatch: Coinbase opens its crypto index fund (02:40)
• Dave's Pro Tip(s) o' the Week:
  • Backup iPhotos to an external disk - Backblaze (06:45)
  • How to shoot on iPhone (14:25)
  • Eliot's Voicemail - Using AirPods vs Bluetooth in the car (15:25)
• E3 Gaming Expo Wrap-up (20:10)
• Made on an iPad Pro (23:20)
• Apple is cracking down on apps that do shady things (27:30)
• Apple signed a deal with Oprah for content (29:05)
• AT&T completes acquisition of Time Warner Inc. (31:00)
• ** T-Mobile Military Plans 50% off **
• Dank learning system autogenerates memes (34:00)
• Tapplock smart padlock has some security issues (36:15)
• Scooter startup Bird is seeking a $2 Billion Valuation (39:10)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave - Kami 2 iOS puzzle game (42:45)
  • Nate - Wyze Cam Pan 1080p Pan/Tilt/Zoom Wi-Fi Indoor Smart Home Camera (45:30)

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We have a special guest in studio to help us navigate the week's technology news. We cover Apple's WWDC announcements and some of what they didn't announce. Also, how much would you pay for the right to use social media? Probably not much if they are listening to everything you say. Stick around to the end for 3 great picks of the week.

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Show Notes and Links:

• Guest: Mike Peterson (00:40)
• WWDC should be IWDC new Apple TV screensavers (04:00)
• Dave's Pro Tip o' the Week: Swipe to see time in Messages on iOS (05:25)
• Not News: Your phone is listening and it's not paranoia (07:30)
• Uganda taxes social media (14:15)
• Amazon Fire TV Cube (17:45)
• Android Gaming phones have a lot of growing up to do (22:20)
• Microsoft purchases GitHub (26:15)
• WWDC:
  • 100 new iOS 12 features/changes (29:10)
  • How do Apple's Screen Time and Google Digital Wellbeing stack up? Episode 122: Piper Down! (35:25)
  • AirPods become an awesome baby monitor in iOS 12 (39:50)
  • Apple Podcasts update (42:30)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Mike: Speck Products CandyShell Grip Cell Phone Case for iPhone 8/7/6S/6 - Black/Slate GreySpeck Candy Shell iPhone Case (44:50)
  • Dave: Dainslef Xbox One Controller Foldable Mobile Phone Holder Smartphone Clamp Game Clip For Microsoft XBOX S Game Controller For Iphone Samsung Sony LG Huawei And PS3 Controller Wireless Bluetooth (46:30)
  • Nate: TOZO for iPhone X Case, Ultra Thin Hard Cover [0.35mm] World's Thinnest Protect Bumper Slim Fit Shell for iPhone 10 / X [ Semi-transparent ] Lightweight [Matte Black] (50:20)

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Plenty of interesting tech news and tips to cover this week, and some not so interesting that we cover quickly. Make sure to stick around to the end for a very special update from Dave on Apple's WWDC announcements.

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Show Notes and Links:

• New Spectre flaws found (01:40)
• Notnews: Headphones maker Monster is quietly planning a $300 million ICO (02:50)
• Dave's Pro Tip o' the Week: 10 passcode attempt iPhone wipe (04:10)
• Canon has ended sales for its last film camera (08:50)
• New emoji in Unicode 11 (10:55)
• Almost 3000 iOS apps make over $1 million per year (13:35)
• YouTube is the preferred platform of today's teens (16:35)
• Mary Meeker's 2018 internet trends report (18:20)
• Apple WWDC predictions from Mark Gurman (20:20)
• Twitter Time Capsule [https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=filter%3Afollows%20until%3A2007-06-01%20-filter%3Areplies] (21:50)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: Thunderly (23:30)
  • Nate: Audio Hijack (25:15)

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Dave and Nate have a fun discussion on all kinds of privacy issues this week including the new GDPR regulations that caused everyone that's ever had a website to update their privacy policy this week. We have plenty of other stories this week including a ridiculous Kickstarter project goal.

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Show Notes and Links:

• AI generated ice cream flavors (02:10)
• Fortnite gets $100 million from Epic for esports push (06:15)
• Cryptowatch: China has found 421 fake cryptocurrencies - The government created a fake cryptocurrency to help you avoid scams (07:20)
• Dave's Pro Tip o' the Week: Apple Watch display tip (10:00)
• GDPR: (11:55)
  • Episode 121: The Other Social Media (40:15) - Google ads based on that
  • GDPR Hall of Shame
  • USA Today EU website is much faster without tracking
• Amazon Echo sends a Portland couple's conversation to a co-worker. (22:30)
• Amazon Rekognition announces real-time face recognition/detection (26:15)
• A teen phone spying app has leaked thousands of user passwords (28:50)
• FBI tells router users to reboot now to kill malware infecting 500k devices (31:00)
• How I targeted the Reddit CEO with Facebook ads to get an interview at Reddit (32:30)
  • Nate's article: Use Facebook to get your way
• Weed-killing robots are threatening "Big Chemical" (34:15)
• Kickstarter: Perfect Pitch: The Made-Up Movie Game (37:55)
• Tom's Guide dropped $18K worth of smartphones, which ones were the best/worst? (40:20)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: War Wings Game iOS (45:15)
  • Nate: CXLiy - Portable Charger Power bank 24000mah High Capacity Double Flash Lights With LCD Indicator Battery Pack For iPhone, iPad & Samsung Galaxy & More (47:15)

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Do you have a hard time tracking your child's location? We have a solution for you (hint: it's not a leash). Lots of practical technology information for everyone in this episode. We've got Fortnite, Google Duplex, Task Rabbit breaches, savings at Whole Paycheck, and more.

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Show Notes and Links:

• Notnews: Fortnite addiction is becoming a problem for MLB (02:30)
• Fortnite is coming Android this summer (06:20)
• What Google isn't telling us about Duplex (07:55)
• Dave's Pro Tip o' the Week: MacOS Storage Management (10:05)
  • Spotlight (command + period)
  • Apple Menu > About This Mac > Storage > Management...
  • Macintosh HD > System > Library > CoreServices > Applications > Storage Management.app
• Jiobit launches more secure modular child location tracker (16:00)
• Facebook closed 583m fake accounts in the 1st quarter of 2018 (18:55)
• Cost for IoT devices used in web attack (21:40)
• Task Rabbit Security Breach (24:05)
• Amazon cuts Whole Foods price for prime members (27:10)
• Microsoft Surface Hub 2 is a bold attempt at changing how we work (29:20)
• Microsoft's Xbox adaptive controller is an inspiring example of inclusive design (32:45)
• Google will make its paid storage plans cheaper (34:20)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: Layout from Instagram - iOS / Android (39:05)
  • Nate: Today Cold Brew Iced Coffee Maker (41:15)
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