Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

Before we get into the week's tips, news, etc., we got into a discussion about notifications. Finding the right balance of notifications on all of your devices, and life, in general, makes for a much more pleasant experience. We wrap up with some picks of the week that will help you tech better.

Links from the Show:

• McDonalds app for free food (1:12)
• PDX Fast Foodie (1:20)
• Take control of your notifications (1:45)
• Today at Apple classes (9:36)
• Dave's Tip: Go to Settings > Cellular to check each app (14:26)
• Bonus Tip: 3D Touch an app folder to see which apps have notifications (20:32)
• AI Paint Colors (22:18)
• Google Jamboard (26:05)
• DJI Spark Drone (31:30)
• Airplane Laptop Ban (35:35)
• Facial Recognition (40:00)
• Galaxy S8 Iris Recognition (42:57)
• Ikea Light Bulbs (47:48)
• Facebook rules (51:20)
• Picks of the Week:
  • Dave - Docker's phone pocket shorts (53:45)
  • Nate - Setapp Mac app subscription (60:30)

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All kinds of news, tips, and callbacks to previous episodes in this one. Make sure you click the link for the Turbo Encabulator video, that is what we imagine we sound like to you most of the time.

Links from the Show:

• Lunch with Tim Cook for charity (2:08)
• WanaCrypt, Nate was way off, read his article (3:33)
• DocuSign user breach and phishing emails
• ProTip: MalwareBytes Free scanner
• Google Quick Draw data, Episode 72: Careful Drawing Dolphins (10:45)
• Google I/O Developers Conference (12:35)
• Turbo Encabulator, the Original (19:05)
• Dave's Tip: Ask Siri who's phone you've got if you find one. (19:35)
• iPhone Calculator delete tip (22:35)
• Low 5: Teen texting codes 2017 2016 Episode 7: Get Your Pants On (23:38)
• The case for copying and pasting passwords (30:00)
• No, the MP3 is not dead (33:53)
• Picks of the Week: (38:15)
  • Dave - Polaroid Cube (38:23)
  • Nate - SpinChill (43:45)

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The show starts off with some strong power talk and walks all over the place after that. Even Nate's daughter chimes in with a tip. Towards the end, we talk about the WanaCrypt/WannaCry Ransomware and Nate was way off on some facts but he wrote an article with the corrections linked below.

Links from the Show:

• Tesla solar roof tiles (1:44)
• APC Battery Backup (5:30)
• USB On-The-Go Standard (10:20)
• Dave's Tip: Apple Watch Achievements, FitBit app (11:20)
• Isla's Tip: YouTube keyboard controls (15:17)
• FaceApp "Controversy" (17:15)
• Amazon Echo Show (22:28)
• "Sharpie Giveaway" (32:50)
• Apple Watch top wearables sales (36:08)
• Apple iPhone 7 #1 selling phone in Q1 (41:10)
• When India's Money Disappeared - NPR (46:20)
• Apple videos to help you take better photos on iPhone (47:30)
• WanaCrypt, Nate was way off, read his article (48:05)
• Picks of the Week: (56:10)
  • Pocket Juice Battery Pack (Dave) (56:40)
  • PDXFastFoodie YouTube Channel (59:10)
  • OTG SD Card Reader (Nate) (102:50)

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We try to solve the mystery of Microsoft's announcements last week. Add to that some fun tech stories and tips, you have yourself another great podcast episode.

Links from the Show:

• Free Comic Book Day
• Apple Quarterly Results
• Lunch with Apple CEO Tim Cook for charity
• Do a security check on your Google/Gmail account
• Microsoft Surface laptop and Windows 10 S
• DIY Google Home device with Raspberry Pi
• 8400 new Android malware instances every day
• Amazon video app may be coming to Apple TV
• Amazon Fire TV stick - app to make it like Apple TV
• Orange is the New Black leak
• PDX Fast Foodie Video (Nate)
• S-Town Podcast
• Dave's Tip of the Week: (Android) You can plug a mouse into your phone or tablet and a mouse pointer will appear for you to use. OTG adapter
• Picks of the Week:
  • Minecraft (iOS link, available everywhere) (Dave)
  • PowerSquid power splitter, 3 Prong Y Splitter (Nate)

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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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