Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

How many apps do you have on your phone? Dave and Nate challenge you to beat their combined total. We also have plenty of followup and some tips to help you tech better. If you have an iPhone X, you will want to stick around for our picks of the week.

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Show Notes:

• Episode 116: Toddcast 2.0 (00:50)
• How many apps on our phones? (01:45)
• Amazon buys smart doorbell maker Ring to fuel its smart home ambitions - Buy one (15:30)
• Spotify files IPS as $SPOT, shares 159 million monthly active users (20:30)
• Dropbox is going public as well
• Google Clips camera reviews are not great (25:00)
• The best and worst of Mobile World Congress (25:55)
• The 911 transcripts of people walking into the glass walls at Apple Park - with dramatic reading (28:30)
• Apple is opening its own medical centers
• Apple Park visitor center an object lesson in how to create an accessible building, says guest
• Fill'd gas delivery service update (33:25)
• Dave's Pro Tip o' the Week: Data Roaming Settings > Cellular, Enable LTE and Data Roaming options (36:30)
• Vero is a new social network, don't bother (39:50)
• Uberhealth patient delivery service (42:00)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: Anker PowerPort Wireless 5 Stand, 5W Standard Qi-Certified Wireless Charger for iPhone X, iPhone 8 / 8 Plus (AC Adapter Not Included) (44:05)
  • Nate: iPhone X case, X-Level [Vintage Series] Premium PU Leather Slim Fit Ultra light Soft-Touch Protective Mobile Cell Phone Case Back Cover for Apple iPhone X - Coffee (47:55)

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This is a jam-packed episode with special guest Todd. We discuss a wide range of food, pop-culture, and tech in this podcast. Todd brought some questions and tips that spur some good discussion, helping us all tech better.

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Show Notes:

• Todd Werkhoven (00:20)
  • Episode 65: Fast Food, Facebook, and a Friend
  • Mark and Toddcast
  • Portland at the Movies
  • A Real Piece of Werk
• Tonya Harding Film Festival (01:05)
• Z Roll Farm Snack (02:30)
• Bibleman (05:20)
• In one tweet, Kylie Jenner wiped out $1.3 Billion of Snap's market value (08:00)
• After a year no other truly wireless earbuds compete with AirPods - Updates could be coming (10:00)
• CryptoWatch:
  • Bitcoin miners are 'flocking' to Oregon for Cheap Electricity (14:00)
• Dave's Pro Tip o' the Week: Search any website with Google by using site: (21:05)
• Todd's Old Man Shakes Fist at Cloud Segment (23:55)
  • iMovie
  • VidBox
  • Disk Inventory X
  • Onyx
• Samsung announces new Galaxy S9 and S9+ at Mobile World Congress (40:00)
• Samsung halts Android Oreo rollout on Galaxy S8 due to 'unexpected' restarts (42:50)
• OnePlus wants you to mail your phone in so you can stream in HD (44:10)
• Your pre-order for "Alto's Odyssey" is now available (45:35)
• Fakespot - Analyze online shopping reviews Episode 93 (46:50)
• Drones that dodge obstacles without guidance can pursue you like paparazzi (51:00)
• Somebody crashed their drone into the roof of Apple Park (53:30)
• Slidenjoy adds two extra monitors to your laptop (56:00)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Todd: Stash Saving App - Acorns - Apple's TV App (58:00)
  • Dave: GIF Toaster (66:25)
  • Risky Road iOS Android
  • Nate: Focos for iOS (68:50)
  • IFTTT

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We follow up on some Olympics/Cord-cutting talk and then get into the latest in the tech world that you should care about. As always we finish up with our picks of the week, an addictive game in Risky Road and a very productive service, IFTTT.

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Show Notes:

• Is Portland closer to PyeongChang, South Korea than the UK? (01:00)
• AppleTV NBC Sports app is WAAAY better. I can pick one sport and watch it all. Can't do it on the app. Why not? (01:40)
• Viacom to launch its own streaming service this year. (05:25)
• It's "Peek and Pop" not "Push and Pop" Ep. 113 (08:05)
• New Halo Gray Essential Phone on Amazon (09:15)
• Dave's Pro Tip o' the Week: Back up your contacts! iOS Android (10:40)
• SnapChat ruins SnapChat (14:00)
• Instagram Type Mode (15:30)
• Strategy Analytics: Apple overtakes Samsung in smartphone shipments and market share (18:40)
• Apple sold more watches than all Swiss watchmakers (19:35)
• Windows 10 supporting Progressive Web Apps (20:45)
• Facebook confirms test of a downvote button for flagging comments (23:50)
• Facebook releases Onavo VPN (25:45)
• SignAll building a sign language translation platform (28:15)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: Risky Road iOS Android (30:50)
  • Nate: IFTTT (33:45)

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We revisit the struggles of cutting the cord and watching the Olympics. While CryptoWatch might be dying off, Elon Musk and Intel are trying to create their own buzz. We spend some talking about why Android might not be your best bet, but our picks of the week work on both iOS and Android.

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Show Notes:

• How to stream the 2018 Winter Olympics (01:20)
• Inside the Olympics opening ceremony world-record drone show (10:20)
• Android Nougat finally passes Marshmallow as most used Android version (12:00)
• Apple HomePod Reviews (15:30)
• CryptoWatch: (20:10)
  • Visa and Mastercard make it harder to buy Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
  • Buttcoin subreddit celebrates Bitcoin fall
  • Berkeley cryptocurrency could be on its way
  • Cryptocurrency-mining malware spotted on more than 4200 sites including UK, US, and Australian government sites
• Dave's Pro Tip o' the Week: How to save space on iOS 11 devices (25:20)
• Best drawing apps for iPad Pro (27:55)
• The Falcon Heavy launch, space advertising for billionaires, and the beauty of science Falcon Heavy launch (29:55)
• Soap Cutting (33:05)
• FakeApp and morphing faces in videos (34:25)
• Apple Watch heart rate sensor can detect early signs of diabetes (37:50)
• Intel wants smart glasses to be a thing (39:55)
• Amazfit Bip is a $100 smartwatch that boasts 30+ days of battery life (42:35)
• MacUpdate served up Mac crypto miner to unsuspecting users in Firefox, OnyX, and Deeper downloads (44:40)
• Fake News Tips Bookmark (46:35)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: Magic Piano by Smule iOS Android (50:10)
  • Nate: iDisplay iOS Android (53:50)

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Well, the tech companies all reported their holiday quarter earnings this week, and the big ones are making lots of money. We talk about the Super Bowl, the flamethrowers are all sold out, and Facebook thinks it knows what is best for us. Stick around to the end for some great apps in the picks of the week.

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Show Notes:

• Hulu's Super Bowl stream fails during final moments of game (01:00)
• Elon Musk sold all 20,000 flamethrowers (03:30)
• The Grammy's viewership decline and the future (04:45)
• Trackr lays off staff (06:40)
• CryptoWatch: Facebook is banning all ads promoting cryptocurrencies (08:45)
• Dave's Pro Tip o' the Week: Working with photos in iMessage for iOS devices (Some of these tips were found in the "Mastering Messages" section of the tips app) (11:10)
• Apple Holiday Quarter Earnings (16:40)
• Not News: Facebook says it will push more local news stories into your News Feed (17:15)
• 1 million North Americans "ditched" Facebook last quarter (18:40)
• Suckerberg says showing fewer viral videos reduced the total time people spent on Facebook by ~50M hours every day (19:40)
• Google removed over 700K bad apps from play store in 2017 (20:30)
• Three Minutes - A Short Film by Peter Chan - Apple (23:20)
• 'Human uber' lets you pay someone to live your life for you (25:50)
• You can now use Alexa to send SMS messages (27:18)
• Mario Kart Tour coming to smartphones (28:05)
• Stop blaming Apple and the responsibility for tech addiction (29:15)
• Amazon, Berkshire, JP Morgan partnering for healthcare (30:35)
• Not News: The publisher of Newsweek and the IBT is buying traffic and engaging in ad fraud (32:30)
• Not News: Apple Store experience from hell - Vector podcast on topic (34:40)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: HeartWatch/AutoSleep (44:35)
  • Nate: CARROT Weather (49:30)

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This episode is a wild ride through the week's tech news. We have flamethrowers, life-saving drones, half of us going to Africa, and an NPR caliber story like we've never done before. As always, our goal is to provide you practical information to tech better with plenty of fun mixed in.

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Show Notes:

• How Does MoviePass make Money? We're Starting to Find Out - MoviePass pulls out of AMC's top theaters as negotiations fail (02:20)
• CryptoWatch: Stripe will stop accepting bitcoin in April (09:20)
• Checking out Amazon Go, the first no-checkout convenience store - Amazon's page for Go (12:25)
• Dave's #Pro-Tip o' the week: Tyler's RAM memory iPhone tip (16:10)
• Apple starts taking pre-orders for the HomePod (21:05)
• Not News: On Rumors of the iPhone X Being Produced for Only One Year (25:30)
• Check out the beautifully minimalist bikes Apple designed for its $5 billion campus (31:20)
• Apple previews iOS 11.3 with new Animoji, battery/performance toggle, more (32:30)
• Steven Soderbergh Wants to Shoot Movies Exclusively on iPhones (36:40)
• Nate upcoming Africa trip for Patrick's Children non-profit (39:25)
• Rescue drone saves two boys from drowning on its first day in service (43:00)
• Here's how Vine replacement v2 will work (45:15)
• Copyright Royalty Board votes to increase writer and producer pay (48:50)
• Elon Musk's Boring Co. flamethrower is real, $500 and up for pre-order (51:25)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: Stash Saving App - Acorns (54:35)
  • Nate: Dual Monitors - Here's a good one, some research, some more (58:40)

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We start off with one last 'amazing' product from CES. Then we get on with the technology news/tips of the week and ended up with an oddly music-filled episode. Hopefully, you will learn something new and understand technology, and Nate and Dave, a bit better.

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Show Notes:

• CES: Snuggle Robot (01:00)
• Net Neutrality restoration (01:45)
• CryptoWatch: Story of crypto "pro" (02:30)
• Tile lays off dozens after a disappointing holiday - We now recommend Trackr Pixel (06:40)
• Dave's #Pro-Tip o' the week: How to add Amazon Alexa Skills (12:40)
• Hawaii missile alert design issue (18:05)
• Apple accelerates US investment and job creation (21:00)
• Nintendo bringing DIY robots and more to the Switch using cardboard (23:15)
• Spotify launches 'Spotlight' (26:55)
• Def Leppard now available streaming (31:40)
• Find your museum doppelgänger (35:05)
• Not News: Amazon raises the monthly price of Prime (37:10)
• iOS Security Guide (38:30)
• YouTube unveils new monetization rules Nate's Channel (40:00)
• TWiT is suing Twitter (46:25)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: Vizio 36" Soundbar $179.99 Costco (47:35)
  • Nate: Inspectre Utility for Meltdown and Spectre - Inspector Gadget episode (54:25)

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CES did not fail to disappoint, yes you read that right. Unless you need a smart toilet, there probably wasn't much for you. We talk about what we thought might be worth sharing from the year's largest tech event in Vegas. Then we get down to business helping you tech better and keep up on the world of tech.

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Show Notes:

• Filld - Oregon Gas Pumping (00:45)
• CryptoWatch: (05:00)
  • Microsoft restores Bitcoin transactions
  • Dogecoin broke $2 Billion but falls fast
• CES 2018: (08:15)
  • CES 2018 sees some big malfunctions
  • More voice assistants in your car
  • Google smart displays launching
  • Digg's worst of CES
  • Washington Post's weirdest/worst of CES
  • notnerd.com/coinhive
• Dave's #Pro-Tip o' the week: Flights View (23:00)
• What the heck is Markdown, anyway? (27:00)
• Are physical addresses going to get a lot easier? What Three Words thinks so (29:50)
• Facebook 'drastically' changing news feed to make 'good for people' (34:00)
• Ad firms hit hard by Apple's Intelligent Tracking Prevention in Safari (35:20)
• The game on your phone may be tracking what you're watching on TV (37:30)
• Experian Dark Web Service, 17,000 word terms agreement, stay away (41:30)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: Song Quiz on Amazon Echo (45:00)
  • Nate: Acorns saving, use link to get $5 free - Episode 105 (48:15)

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With CES just getting started the big news this week has been the Meltdown and Spectre issues with computer processors. You probably don't fully understand the issue, but guess what? We don't either and not quite sure anyone does. Plenty of other good tech news and tips to be discussed as well.

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Show Notes:

• CES 2018 in Las Vegas (01:10)
• iPhone X OLED screen burn-in tests (04:05)
• Microsoft has stopped supporting Bitcoin transactions (07:25)
• Dave's #Pro-Tip o' the week: Removing web page clutter on iOS, Content Blocker+ (09:55)
• Palette Gear controls (15:50)
• Filld - Gas delivery to you (22:20)
• Apple Watch users reporting reboots in ICU (28:40)
• Everysecond.io website (30:35)
• Amazon has big plans for Alexa ads in 2018 (33:10)
• Meltdown and Spectre processor bugs Krebs on the chip flaws (36:25)
• The nasty surprises hackers in store for us in 2018 (45:10)
• The upside to our obsession with gadgets (47:50)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: Bands in Town (51:35)
  • Nate: Vector podcast with Rene Ritchie (55:25)

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Even over the holidays, we find some tech news you need to know. We also have some good discussion on photo management, wireless charging, and screen time for parents.

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Show Notes:

• Bitcoin Cash article (01:05)
• Apple responds to controversy on iPhone batteries and performance (04:00)
• Latest experiments reveal AI is still terrible at naming paint colors Episode 77: Stanky Bean (13:45)
• Dave's Pro-Tip o' the week: iPhone pictures to computer (16:25)
• Children's screen-time guidelines too restrictive according to new research (28:00)
• Bento Stack for Apple accessories on Indiegogo (33:00)
• SWATting attack over Call of Duty gets innocent man killed (39:00)
• Ad targets are pulling data from your browser's password manager (42:20)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: Heads Up (44:45)
  • Nate: Dashboard Mount, WizGear Universal Magnetic Car Mount Holder, Windshield Mount and Dashboard Mount Holder for Cell Phones AND TABLETS With Long Adjustable Arm – (NEW RECTANGLE HEAD) (47:55)

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