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Episode 409: 23andMe and U2

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

Release Date: 10/10/2023

Ep. 464: Trick or Treat? Apple Intelligence and New Macs! show art Ep. 464: Trick or Treat? Apple Intelligence and New Macs!

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

Apple is finishing October with a bang. Monday brought the official release of Apple Intelligence with iOS 18.1 and also for iPads and Macs. Apple also announced a new iMac with an M4 processor on Monday. Tuesday brought the new, smaller, redesigned Mac Mini with M4. What will Wednesday bring? Good chance of MacBook Pros. Plus, there's other tech news to catch up on and some tips and picks to help you tech better! INTRO (00:00) Vote (04:10) MAIN TOPIC: Trick or Treat? Apple Intelligence and new Macs (06:50) DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Select the camera type by long long-holding camera...

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Ep. 463: Broken Tech? Fix it or Flick it? show art Ep. 463: Broken Tech? Fix it or Flick it?

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

Nate has had some tech go belly up on him recently. What should you do when your gadgets aren't working? We'll look at the options and the holistic cost of those options. We also have the week's tech news to get caught up on, including a rousing round of Just the Headlines. Enjoy and tech better! ! INTRO (00:00) New Macs next week? (04:45) MAIN TOPIC: How or when to repair your tech (07:50) DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: - (25:15) JUST THE HEADLINES: (36:20) TAKES (39:25) (41:50) (45:50) (47:20) BONUS ODD TAKE: (50:30) PICKS OF THE WEEK: Dave: (54:35) Nate: (58:45) - Giveaway!...

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Ep. 462: This Week in Elon show art Ep. 462: This Week in Elon

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

Elon Musk has been all over tech news and beyond lately, and this week was a perfect example. Not only did SpaceX catch a booster on landing, but he also held an event to show off Tesla's Robotaxi, Robovan, and updated humanoid robots. In other tech news, Apple quietly updated the beloved iPad Mini. Plenty of other topics to discuss in the world of technology and beyond. Enjoy! INTRO (00:00) (05:40) (11:15) MAIN TOPIC: This week in Elon (14:15) DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Apple Notes Math (27:40) JUST THE HEADLINES: (36:05) TAKES: (38:05) (39:55) (42:20) (46:05) (47:10) BONUS...

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Ep. 461: Google's NotebookLM and AI Podcasts show art Ep. 461: Google's NotebookLM and AI Podcasts

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

Google's NotebookLM is an AI note-taking service that can take information and summarize it for you in a variety of ways. One of those ways is a podcast summary, where an AI male and female host will have a discussion about the information. We tried it on our last episode, are we out of a job? You be the judge. We've got plenty of other tech news to talk about, like Starlink and SpaceX continuing to come through for those stranded on Earth and in space. Finish out the episode with a fun bonus odd take and our picks of the week. INTRO (00:00) (04:00) (08:25) MAIN TOPIC: (09:15) DAVE’S...

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Ep. 460: Retro Gaming Expo, Meta Connect, and OpenAI Woes! show art Ep. 460: Retro Gaming Expo, Meta Connect, and OpenAI Woes!

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

We went to the Portland Retro Gaming Expo on Saturday to see Producer Todd and so much more. But tech news doesn't sleep. Zuckerberg held a big Meta Connect event, and OpenAI seems to be running into some trouble. As always we'll have a rousing batch of Just the Headlines, more tech news, and tips and picks to help you tech better! INTRO (00:00) NEWS: - - (03:40) MAIN TOPIC: (07:20) DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Ask Ads NOT to Track (24:45) JUST THE HEADLINES: (30:05) TAKES: (33:20) - (42:55) (45:15) (46:45) BONUS ODD TAKE: (49:45) PICKS OF THE WEEK: Dave: (52:25) Nate: ...

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Ep. 459: Apple iPhone 16 is out! - Plus more tech news, tips, and picks! show art Ep. 459: Apple iPhone 16 is out! - Plus more tech news, tips, and picks!

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

The Apple iPhone 16 and 16 Pro models are now available. What are people saying? What do we say? Plus, we have the rest of the week's interesting tech news and share tips and picks to help you tech better! INTRO (00:00) MAIN TOPIC: iPhone 16s are here (03:05) AirPods 4, Watch 10 are here too DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: iOS 18 Photos, customize interface (26:00) JUST THE HEADLINES: (32:55) TAKES: (35:05) (44:40) (48:10) (49:35) BONUS ODD TAKE: (50:40) PICKS OF THE WEEK: Dave: (55:25) Nate: (01:00:30) - Giveaway! (01:03:55) Find us elsewhere: - Find links to previous picks...

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Ep. 458: iOS 18 is here with some big changes! show art Ep. 458: iOS 18 is here with some big changes!

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

Apple has released new versions of its operating systems. We look at some of the significant changes to iOS 18 that are coming to your iPhone. There are some great features, but some of them will take some getting used to. Also, after Apple's big event last week, we get caught up on plenty of other tech news that never seems to stop. Let's take a light-hearted look at all of that, plus some great tech tips and picks. INTRO (00:00) Nate’s Appendix (02:40) iPhone Preorders (05:25) MAIN TOPIC: iOS 18 is Here (08:45) DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Dealing with junk text messages - ...

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Episode 457: Apple's It's Glowtime Event Recap - iPhones, Watches, AirPods show art Episode 457: Apple's It's Glowtime Event Recap - iPhones, Watches, AirPods

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

Apple's Glowtime Event was about 100 minutes long. Nate and Dave watched it together while Dave took copious notes. We hopped on to go live immediately after for our initial thoughts. New iPhones, AirPods, and Apple Watches were announced. INTRO (00:00) iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max (02:25) iPhone 16 and 16 Plus (09:55) AirPods 4, Pro 2, and Max (15:35) Apple Watch 10 and Ultra (20:25) Find us elsewhere: - Find links to previous picks of the week - All things Notnerd

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Ep. 456: X vs. Brazil + Other tech news, tips, and picks show art Ep. 456: X vs. Brazil + Other tech news, tips, and picks

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

Elon Musk is in the news again, with X currently banned in Brazil. Other than that, news is a little slow with the holiday and Apple's iPhone event coming next week. But never you fear, we have plenty of tech news to catch up on and some picks and tips to help you tech better. INTRO (00:00) (05:15) MAIN TOPIC: Elon Musk and X vs. Brazil (08:45) DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Double and Triple Click headphones (15:45) JUST THE HEADLINES: (22:20) TAKES: (25:30) (28:35) (30:35) (33:50) BONUS ODD TAKE: (37:10) (42:05) PICKS OF THE WEEK: Dave: LAMTTO Wireless Carplay &Android...

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Episode 455: Elon Musk Space Rescue Mission show art Episode 455: Elon Musk Space Rescue Mission

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

Another day, another major data breach. Reported as 3 billion records and actually being released back in April, hackers stole a lot of information on most people in the US, Canada, and the UK. We'll examine what happened and explain how you can check how much of your data is now out there. Once past that joyous story, we'll get into all the other tech news along with some tips and picks to help you tech better! INTRO (00:00) (04:15) MAIN TOPIC: Lost in Space (07:35) DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Show and Tell - Meta Ray-Ban Glasses (14:40) JUST THE HEADLINES: (20:25) TAKES: ...

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More Episodes

Dave's iPhone 15 Pro Max showed up, and we forgot to warn you about the test of the FEMA emergency broadcast system. U2 opened up the Sphere in Vegas and Google announced new Pixel phones. Get caught up on all of this and more with some great tips and picks so you can tech better.

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Intro (00:00)

Followup:

Sorry we forgot to warn you about the FEMA emergency broadcast test (03:25)

Dave’s new iPhone 15 Pro Max (04:40)

Apple releases iOS 17.0.3 with fix for iPhone 15 Pro overheating (09:50)

Netflix plans to raise prices after actor strike ends (11:40)

Portland Retro Gaming Expo (15:10)

Chels’ friend Netflix DVD Idiocracy (17:05)

Prime Big Deal Days October 10-11 (18:25)

Dave’s Pro Tip of the Week:  Larger view on iOS (20:15)

Just the headlines: (28:50)

DRIVEWAY CAM

US science agencies on track to hit 25-year funding low

SEC seeks to force Musk testimony on Twitter stock purchases

ICE, CBP, Secret Service all illegally used smartphone location data

MGM resorts refused to pay ransom in cyberattack on casinos

Sam Bankman-Fried considered paying Trump $5 billion not to run for president, Michael Lewis tells ’60 Minutes’

Takes:

Google Pixel Event 2023 - Pixel 8, Pixel Watch, Pixel Buds Pro, Android 14 (30:55)

Google has shipped almost 40 million Pixel phones since 2016, 10 million last year (36:15)

U2 opens sphere in Las Vegas (37:45)

23andMe scraping incident leaked data on 1.3 million users of Ashkenazi and Chinese descent (42:35)

Cybersecurity Awareness Month (45:10)

Bonus Odd Take: Weird A.I. Yankovic, a cursed deep dive into the world of voice cloning (47:15)

Picks of the Week: 

Dave: ZIYOU LANG RK68 60% Wireless Mechanical Keyboard (52:45)

Nate: Rolling Square AirCard (59:30)

 

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