Episode 416: AirPods, They’re a Thing
Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better
This episode is packed with ProTips and picks, with a side of tech news. Even with Thanksgiving and Black Friday/Cyber Monday madness, we still found some stories to get you caught up with what is going on in the world of tech. Intro (00:00) Followup: Black Friday - Cyber Monday (07:25) (09:18) (11:45) (15:00) Dave’s Pro Tip of the Week: Translate Text from the Photo App (17:25) Just the headlines: (20:50) Takes: (22:55) (27:10) (30:25) (33:25) Bonus Odd Take: (37:30) Picks of the Week: Dave: (39:45) Nate: (44:25) (52:15) Find us elsewhere: Call or...
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Episode 415: Eat the Astronaut Ice Cream
Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better
Sam Altman and OpenAI had a crazy weekend, Apple surprisingly announced RCS support coming to iMessage, and Microsoft celebrated 20 years of Patch Tuesday. We discuss all that and then plenty of tech news you probably actually care about. We've also got the great picks, tips, and technical difficulties you've come to love. Intro (00:00) Followup: (04:00) (10:55) (13:40) (15:05) (15:40) Dave’s Pro Tip of the Week: Quickly swipe between web pages on Safari for iOS (17:10) Just the headlines: (20:15) Takes: (22:05) (22:55) (24:35) (26:30) (28:35) Bonus Odd Take: (30:45)...
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Episode 414: Jellyvision
Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better
Wow, this one was all over the place. We discuss various current tech news, technical difficulties, and pro tips, and we have the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards. Humane announced its AI Pin, and we discuss the usefulness of this type of product, AI or not. Intro (00:00) Followup: (07:45) (11:50) (13:30) (15:55) Dave’s Pro Tip of the Week: Use the Tips app on iOS (21:15) Just the headlines: (26:15) Takes: (32:05) (37:50) (42:45) (45:45) (51:00) Bonus Odd Take: (55:50) Picks of the Week: Dave: - (58:25) Nate: (64:15) Find us elsewhere: Call or text...
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Episode 413: Avoid all Robots
Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better
SBF was found guilty, Biden is taking control of AI, and Elon has a new chatbot named Grok. What more could you need for one episode? Well, we found plenty more to talk about with plenty of side-steps and hot technical difficulty talk. Enjoy and tech better! Intro (00:00) Followup: (07:15) (08:15) (09:15) (11:40) - (12:50) Dave’s Pro Tip of the Week: People in photos on iPhone (18:00) Just the headlines: (26:45) Takes: (28:40) (30:40) (33:00) (35:15) (37:15) (39:55) Bonus Odd Take: - (41:25) Picks of the Week: Dave: (46:15) Nate: (50:00) Find us elsewhere: ...
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Episode 412: Apple's Scary Fast Event Recap
Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better
Apple held their Scary Fast event to unveil the M3 line of chips, new MacBook Pros, and iMacs. We watched the very short for Apple, only 33 minutes, event and then recorded this episode to discuss the announcements and dig into these new products. Intro (00:00) (05:15) M3 Chips (08:45) (11:15) (12:05) Breaking down the details (15:30) Find us elsewhere: Call or text 608.618.NERD(6373) If you would like to help support Notnerd financially, mentally, or physically, don't hesitate to get in touch with us via any of the methods above. Consider any product/app links to be affiliate...
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Episode 411: Integrated Incremental Capability
Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better
Gmail is getting less spam, and Amazon is getting more robots. After that, we're all over the place, from graphite exports to background checks to buy a 3D printer. So much technology news and so little, but we've got you covered, including some great tips and picks to help you tech better! Intro (00:00) Followup: (03:55) (07:30) (09:45) - (14:40) Dave’s Pro Tip of the Week: (19:35) Just the headlines: (27:30) Takes: - (30:15) (36:30) (41:30) (46:00) Bonus Odd Take: (49:20) (52:10) Picks of the Week: Dave: (54:30) Nate: (58:15) Find us elsewhere: Call or text...
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Episode 410: Degrees of Photofication
Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better
If you're looking for a podcast episode where two nerds try to figure out streaming issues, we have the one for you. Even with the issues, we managed to carry on and get you updated on the week's tech news and some tips and picks to help you tech better. Intro (00:00) Followup: (03:45) (07:00) (10:20) (12:15) iPad announcement tomorrow? (21:00) Dave’s Pro Tip of the Week: Airplay apps from one iOS device to another (21:45) Just the headlines: (28:20) Takes: (32:25) (35:00) (37:30) (38:30) (40:00) Bonus Odd Take: (41:20) Picks of the Week: Dave: (42:35) Nate: ...
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Episode 409: 23andMe and U2
Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better
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. Intro (00:00) Followup: (03:25) Dave’s new iPhone 15 Pro Max (04:40) (09:50) (11:40) (15:10) Chels’ friend Netflix DVD Idiocracy (17:05) (18:25) Dave’s Pro Tip of the Week: Larger view on iOS (20:15) Just the headlines: (28:50) DRIVEWAY CAM Takes: (30:55) (36:15) (37:45) (42:35) (45:10)...
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Episode 408: This week in Temu
Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better
We start off with a lack of audio from nate, but we've got a lot of Temu talk, epic driveway cam, and more robots. Plus a bunch more tech talk from news, picks, tips, and ramblings. Plenty of live comments from the viewers, too. Intro (00:00) Followup: When they switched from the 30-pin connector to Lightning, Phil Schiller said would be the connector for “the next decade”. That was the iPhone 5 in 2012 (04:55) (06:20) (08:30) (09:25) (11:35) Dave’s Pro Tip of the Week: Lock white balance after video recording in iOS 17 (15:45) Just the headlines: (22:05) Takes: (24:05) ...
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Episode 407: It's Reigning Robots
Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better
In local weather news, we have a lot of rain. In tech news, robots are everywhere. Microsoft and Amazon also had events this week. We've also got some great tips and picks to help you tech better! Intro (00:00) Followup: New iPhone (07:10) (15:00) Always be caffeinated (15:45) Distracted Driving class (16:05) (23:10) (24:00) Dave’s Pro Tip of the Week: Zoom to Crop, iOS 17 (25:15) Just the headlines: (28:45) Takes: (31:25) (38:45) (42:05) (43:25) (47:20) Bonus Odd Take: (49:50) Picks of the Week: Dave: (53:30) Nate: (59:15) Find us elsewhere: Call or...
info_outlineWe start off the episode with some hot Suber Bowl nutrition talk that you won't want to miss. Then it's on to a lively discussion on all of tech news we found this week that you need to know about. Add to that a listener question and some great picks for another great episode.
Make sure to join the Notnerd Facebook Group and let us know how you tech better. We're also looking for your ProTips and Picks of the Week.
Show Notes and Links:
- Super Bowl Review - Nate's PDX Fast Foodie Whisps Video (01:30)
- Hulu testing ads during pause (05:25)
- Puma also working on self-lacing shoes (06:15)
- Netflix has more certified fresh movies than Prime, Hulu, and HBO combined (06:30)
- iPad Pro video behind the scenes video shot on iPad Pro (07:25)
- Apple Q1 Results: The Six Colors report card (08:45)
- Spotify is in talks to buy Gimlet for more than $200 million (09:30)
- Amazon received 850,000 applications when they raised the minimum wage to $15/hour (11:15)
- Dave’s Pro Tip of the Week: Where is a good place to buy a used iPhone? Is it possible to find a used iPhone 8? (12:55)
- Apple clashed with Facebook and Google - Walt Mossberg’s tweet on iOS control (18:55)
- Apple apologizes about FaceTime bug, software fix coming (23:40)
- Justice Dept. charges Huawei with fraud (26:15)
- A tiny screw shows why iPhones won't be assembled in the USA (27:10)
- Apple plans gaming subscription services sources say (30:15)
- Security: See above
- Bonus Odd Take: #10yearchallenge, how popular websites have changed (34:00)
- Picks of the Week:
- Dave: Angry Birds Dream Blast by Rovio Entertainment (35:35)
- Nate: Drafts Where text starts, on iOS, coming to Mac (38:00)
- Random Amazon purchase (40:50)
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