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Episode 143: Your Weekly Tech Sandwich

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

Release Date: 09/05/2018

Ep. 471: Vision Pro, Meta Quest, & Google? show art Ep. 471: Vision Pro, Meta Quest, & Google?

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

There has been a lot of VR news lately. We'll get caught up on the world of Nate's Apple Vision Pro, Dave's Meta Quest, and Samsung is getting into the game with Apple. Are you on the VR bandwagon yet? Plus, we've got all of the other segments, tech news, tips, and picks to help you tech better! INTRO (00:00) (04:10) MAIN TOPIC: Apple, Meta, Google VR News (10:05) DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK:  Return of the volume slider on the Lock Screen (28:30) JUST THE HEADLINES: (34:00) TAKES (40:20) (44:00) (45:55) (46:55) BONUS ODD TAKE: (49:15) PICKS OF THE WEEK: Dave: ...

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Ep. 470: AI news from OpenAi, Grok, and Google show art Ep. 470: AI news from OpenAi, Grok, and Google

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

OpenAI is doing 12 Days of AI, Grok has some updates, and Google lets you create AI chess pieces. You can even get an AI podcast of your Spotify Wrapped 2024. We've got some great stories for Just the Headlines. Plus some tips and picks to help you tech better. ! INTRO (00:00) MAIN TOPIC: ’Tis the AI (06:10) DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: (25:30) JUST THE HEADLINES: (35:25) TAKES (40:45) (42:50) (47:45) (50:30) BONUS ODD TAKE(S): (52:50) (58:05) (01:00:10) PICKS OF THE WEEK: Dave: (01:02:50) Nate: (01:05:50) - Giveaway! (01:09:15)

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Ep. 469: Australia votes to kick kids off social media show art Ep. 469: Australia votes to kick kids off social media

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

Australia has passed a ban on social media for kids under 16? Will it happen? Should it happen? We do our best to break it down. We've also got plenty of other tech news, tips, and picks to get caught up in this episode. INTRO (00:00) MAIN TOPIC: Should we ban social media for kids? (06:50) DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Control Center- Stop the automatic moving of items (20:55) JUST THE HEADLINES: (32:15) TAKES (43:00) (45:40) (48:35) (51:40) BONUS ODD TAKE: (57:25) PICKS OF THE WEEK: Dave: (01:01:05) Nate: (01:05:10) - Giveaway! (01:09:45)

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Ep. 468: ChatGPT turns 2, Black Friday continues, X is Ep. 468: ChatGPT turns 2, Black Friday continues, X is "balanced"

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

Can you believe ChatGPT is two years old? Can we expect the terrible twos? Are AI years the same as human years? Black Friday is here, even though it seems to have been going on all month. Are there any good deals? A poll shows that X is more balanced politically than ever, can that be true? Plus, we've got plenty more tech news, Just the Headlines, tips, and picks, all to help you tech better! INTRO (00:00) Black Friday is still here (03:40) MAIN TOPIC: ChatGPT turns 2 (12:20) - Matt Wolfe DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Tap to translate in Messages (20:45) JUST THE HEADLINES: (26:20) ...

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Ep. 467: Coke's new AI Ad, Netflix Boxing, Reset Instagram show art Ep. 467: Coke's new AI Ad, Netflix Boxing, Reset Instagram

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

Coca-Cola is getting a lot of flack over its new AI Christmas ad. Are AI ads the future? A whole lot of people 'tuned' into Netflix to watch some boxing, how did that go? Instagram has a new reset feature that could be very helpful. Those are just a few of the tech news stories we discuss on this week's show. Enjoy! INTRO (00:00) (06:35) MAIN TOPIC: AI Coca-Cola Christmas Ad (10:15) DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Turn off auto app install on iOS devices (18:50) JUST THE HEADLINES: (22:55) TAKES (28:00) (33:50) (37:15) (39:20) (42:50) BONUS ODD TAKE: (46:15) PICKS OF THE WEEK:...

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Ep. 466: Bitcoin Sets Records, What Does It Mean? show art Ep. 466: Bitcoin Sets Records, What Does It Mean?

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

Over the last week, Bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies have gone up significantly. Please don't take our investment advice, but we will examine the increase and how the election impacted it. It was a pretty slim week in tech news, but we found some interesting stories to cover and a rousing round of Just the Headlines. Also, we have some great tips and picks to help you tech better! INTRO (00:00) MAIN TOPIC: CryptoWatch (02:45) DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Navigating Google Workspace on the Web (10:35) JUST THE HEADLINES: (19:55) TAKES (24:05) (28:05) (31:00) emerges as an...

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Ep. 465: Not Election Coverage show art Ep. 465: Not Election Coverage

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Tuesday is Election Day in the USA, but as "The Most Non-Partisan Tech Podcast on the Internet," this episode serves as a reprieve from the endless election coverage and breaking news. We discuss Nate's new iPad, the week's tech news, helpful tips and picks, and other random ramblings. INTRO (00:00) (02:55) Black Friday is already here (06:35) MAIN TOPIC: (08:35) DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Track Election Results with Apple News and Live Activity (20:20) JUST THE HEADLINES: (23:20) TAKES (26:15) (29:45) (32:10) - decillion (34:10) (37:10) BONUS ODD TAKE: (40:25) PICKS OF THE...

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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

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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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