Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

People are freaking out about Apple killing the performance on your iPhone. Is Apple doomed? Of course not, we've got the real story for you. Plus we cover the rest of the tech news and tips you need to know this week.

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Show Notes:

• Android Oreo review from iOS user (01:35)
• Bitcoin/Cryptocurrency Talk (03:25)
  • Litecoin founder sells all his LTC
  • Notnerd.com/coinhive cryptocurrency miner
  • Bitcoin Ticker iOS app
• Lisa is our Facebook Group winner! (09:25)
• Dave's Protip O' the Week: Apple Maps, Google Map's Moat (10:45)
• Google tries Appsperiments (17:30)
• Magic Leap finally has a product (20:10)
• BroadbandNow: Internet providers in your zip code (22:20)
• Best iPhone Games of 2017: Top 100 iOS Games Buyer's Guide - TouchArcade (25:30)
• Playing video games as meditation (28:45)
• Apple addresses why people are saying their iPhones with older batteries are running 'slower' (30:30)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: Street Fighter IV CE iOS (39:55)
  • Nate: Apple Support with his MacBook Pro (44:00)
  • 3rd Party MagSafe Charger for MacBook Pro

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Apple had some big news this week but they weren't the only ones. Listen up to see what Google, Amazon, and Disney were up to as well. All of that with some helpful tips to help you tech better sprinkled throughout.

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Links from the Show:

• Apple Pay Cash (01:40)
• Apple officially acquires Shazam for $400 Million (09:25)
• Google's AlphaZero AI beats the world's top chess engine w/ only 4 hours practice (11:10)
• Bitcoin followup - Notnerd Coinhive page (13:30)
• Dave Tip: iOS screenshots (22:00)
• The iMac Pro is now available (27:20)
• Jony Ive regains management of design team at Apple (31:15)
• Indoor Apple Maps available at more than 40 airports and malls (32:20)
• Amazon expands Same-Day and One-Day shipping (33:00)
• YouTube Rewind: The Shape of 2017 video (37:00)
• Not News: Fingerprint scanner under display (39:05)
• Walt Disney Company to acquire Twenty-First Century Fox (44:20)
• LastPass 2017 Statistics (48:00)
• POTW:
  • Dave: XScreenSaver (50:15)
  • Nate: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline - yes a book (54:00) Andy Weir Artemis interview

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This episode is full of great tech tips and information on tech's recent news. Whether you need to make a Christmas list or are thinking about buying Bitcoin, you will find something for you.

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Links from the Show:

• Alexa, turn on Christmas (02:30)
• iOS video volume control, worst volume controls ever (04:00)
• The new Snapchat separates social from media (06:15)
• What is Bitcoin? (07:25)
• Mystery phantom app updates (11:00)
• No Net Neutrality stories this week (12:00)
• Amazon Prime Video finally lands on Apple TV (12:10)
• Dave' Pro Tip: iOS Photo Tips Adjust camera's exposure (14:00)
• Flickr Camera Stats for 2017 (17:55)
• Microsoft is bringing sets (tabs) to Windows 10 (21:10)
• Apple is acquiring Shazam (26:00)
• Acorns: automatically invest spare change (31:15)
• Lego AR Studio iOS App (36:10)
• Imgur says 1.7M emails and passwords were breached in 2014 hack (39:05)
• Understanding the root cause of account takeover (44:15)
• Jailbreaking continues to fade, as expected (45:30)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: ArtCard by BeCasso $1.99 remove watermarks, $1.99 postcards (47:40)
  • Nate: WD 2TB Black My Passport USB 3.0 External hard drive (51:55)

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Wade your way through the followup and takes to get to our first Picks of the Picks of the Week! We went back through all of our picks of the week to give you some great tech gift ideas this year!

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Links from the Show:

• Portland Podcast Festival (01:10)
  • Chuck Norris in Forest Warrior
• "Pro-Neutrality, Anti-Title II" from Ben Thompson podcast episode (04:35)
• Geni World Family Tree (09:30)
• Dave's Pro Tip: Browser Portability with Chrome and Firefox (11:05)
  • Chrome Profiles
  • Firefox Profile Manager
• Facebook Messenger Kids (18:10)
• Apple High Sierra #IamRoot bug (23:00)
• Apple iOS 11 Notification crashing bug (26:50)
• Picks of the Picks of the Week (29:00)
  • Dave's:
    • Anker PowerLine II Lightning Cable (6ft) - $12.99
    • Anker 60W 6-Port USB Wall Charger - $20.99
    • Anker 60W 10-Port USB Wall Charger - $39.99
    • KeysmartPro - $47.99
    • Echo Dot w/Smart Plug - $34.99 (limited time)
    • Magnus VT-350 Tripod - $79.95 Glif - $28
    • AUKEY USB Wall Charger $7.49
    • Apple Watch - $249 and up
  • Nate's:
    • Lynda.com 30-day Free Trial - $19.95/mo
    • Cool Tools: A Catalog of Possibilities - ~$27, Cool Tools Blog
    • Dymo Handheld Label Maker - $14.95
    • Grammarly - Free/Varies
    • iPad Pro 10.5″, iPad, Fire 7, Fire 10 HD - $50-$1000
    • Pixelmator iOS $5, Pixelmator Pro Mac - $60
    • YouTube Red - $10/month YouTube TV

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An action-packed episode covering everything you need to know this week in the world of tech. Plus a good discussion on keeping those gadgets powered up while you travel.

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Links from the Show:

• Net Neutrality follow-up (00:50)
• Denver Peak Academy (04:25)
• Meet the people who listen to podcasts at 3x speed (06:55)
• Dave's Pro Tip: Disable Face ID, Emergency Calls (12:30)
• Jared's travel question (18:10)
  • Dave's Anker pack with plugs
  • Nate's 20K and 30K power packs
  • 5 port USB power plug
• iPhone fast charging compared Aukey Charger (24:10)
• Scholfield's Three Laws of Computing (26:00)
• How Facebook figures out everyone you've ever met (32:00)
• Uber paid hackers to delete stolen data on 57 million people (36:00)
• POTW:
  • Dave: Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp (38:00)
  • Nate: Google Backup and Sync (41:25)

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Somehow we manage to keep our claim of "The most non-partisan tech podcast on the internet" while talking about Net Neutrality. We don't claim to have the answers, but we do try to look at it from all angles. If that's not your jam, we have plenty more great tech stuff packed into this episode!

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Links from the Show:

• Dave's iPhone X screen followup (03:00)
• iPhone X: The Android Central review (05:20)
• Breaker Podcast app doesn't do video (08:40)
• The New Screensavers video podcast from TWiT (09:30)
• Mike's Christmas Album (10:50)
• Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp 11/22 (11:30)
• Dave's Pro Tip: iOS Magnifier (12:30)
• Listener Questions:
  • Todd Net Neutrality (17:10)
  • Roger Xtra-PC USB Computer (31:00)
• Not Ad: Alexa and Echo come to Canada (39:45)
• Black Friday discussion in Notnerd Facebook Group (41:30)
• You probably don't need to worry about your Face ID being fooled by a mask (42:20)
• Not News: Google Pixel Buds review: Lost in Translation (44:30)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: Words with Friends 2 (48:25)
    • Play us DavyB and Netback
  • Nate: PBS Kids Video App (53:00)

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Nate and Dave settle back into a 'normal' episode after all the century mark madness. There is plenty of great tech news to talk about this week. We finish off with a couple fun stories and some great picks of the week!

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Links from the Show:

• Mike's Voicemail - Downcast, Breaker (01:45)
• Pixel 2 oleophobic coatings are wearing off (10:25)
• iPhone X update from Nate & Dave (12:10)
• Dave's #ProTip of the Week: Emoji text replacement (19:30)
• Not Ad: Amazon AR view (23:50)
• Xbox One X review (25:55)
• Changes in password recommendations from NIST (27:55)
• Re:scam, waste scammers time, hopefully (32:00)
• Ford made a smart trucker hat that might save lives (34:30)
• Not News: "Dangerous Teen Texting Codes" (36:15)
• 15 products in the new Museum of Failure (36:55)
• Snap financials, not good, redesign coming (40:00)
• 3M's Young Scientist Champion: Gitanjali Rao (43:15)
• Apple Clips app 2.0 (45:30)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave: Flipflop Solitaire (48:25)
  • Nate: Grammarly Keyboard for iOS (51:10)

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A very special 100th episode you don't want to miss. We talk a bit about tech news including the iPhone X. Then a little bit about the past and future before splicing in our crossover episode with the Mark and Toddcast. It's a long one, so settle in and enjoy!

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Links from the Show:

• Official Bingo/Drinking Game Card (05:10)
• Pixel 2 XL without an operating system (06:10)
• iPhone X preorders are off the charts (06:50)
• Apple quarterly results (13:20)
• iFixit iPhone X teardown (14:15)
• Over 300 iPhone X models stolen from San Francisco Apple Store (15:00)
• Voicemails (16:55)
• Episode 3 lookback (26:45)
• Mark and Toddcast Episode 100 (36:00)
• Facebook Live Video
• Portland at the Movies podcast (38:45)
• Mystery Oreos (39:30)
• The Unipiper (40:00)
• Dave's Pro Tip: Quick swipe on iOS Keyboard for numbers (53:00)
• Todd's Pro Tip: Using the Preview app on the Mac for photo editing
• Mark's Pro Tip: Butler for Trello
• Picks of the Week
  • Todd - Protanopia (66:45)
• Microsoft dumps Kinect (70:00)
• 15 most influential websites (74:00)
• You'll have to find Todd's cat article on your own (87:00)

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A shorter episode 99 before our big episode 100! Make sure you listen until the very end for a very special musical treat. A bunch of tech news as always! Listen up to get some great insights on how you can tech better!

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Links from the Show:

• Mark and Toddcast/Notnerd Episode 100 (01:10)
• Episode 100 - Leave your message at 608.618.6373 (01:45)
• Pixel 2 screens have burn-in now (03:20)
• Essential Phone price drop (05:30)
• Dave's Pro Tip: Check your Amazon previous orders (07:15)
• Not Ad: Amazon Kindle App updates (09:15)
• Who would have guessed Snapchat Spectacles would fail? hint: Nate (12:00)
• iOS calculator has a counting problem (15:15)
• Amazon Key will let delivery people in your door (16:40)
• Early iPhone X video gets dad fired (19:50)
• Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is coming to iOS and Android (24:20)
• POTW:
  • Flower iOS game (27:10)
  • StickerMule (30:10)

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As we close in on #100 we packed a lot of great tech insights into this episode. Everything from the iPhone X to attack crows are covered. Listen up to get some great insights on how you can tech better!

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Links from the Show:

• Episode 100 - Leave your message at 608.618.6373 (00:30)
• iOS 11 Keyboard Tips (02:30)
• iPhone X preorder info (04:15)
• Pixel 2 XL screen review (06:50)
• Dave's Pro Tip: Preparing to sell your iOS device (09:15)
• KRACK wifi security weakness (14:00)
• Not News: iPhone w/ Apple Pencil Support as early as 2019 (20:10)
• Not News: iPhone 8 Plus vs. Google Pixel 2 camera shootout (21:10)
• Apple iPhone and Watch teen survey (26:00)
• Samsung Electronics CEO announces retirement (31:30)
• Garmin GPS with Alexa (33:00)
• Intrigue in the online mattress review world (37:00)
• Startup plans to clean up cigarette butts using crows (40:40)
• Silicon Valley's Russian ads problem explained (43:20)
• How Russia used social media to divide Americans
• The Partisan Divide is Growing
• POTW:
  • Dave: Seussical Soundtrack iTunes Amazon (48:30)
  • Nate: AmazonBasics Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker (51:30)

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