Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

This used to be a slow time of the year for tech news, but these days there's just so much technology to talk about. We've got a variety pack of stories to discuss, along with our usual tips, picks, and witty banter. Enjoy! Watch on YouTube! Followup: NPR's profile on Max Park, the world's fastest Rubik's cube solver (02:00) Meta says its new speech-generating AI model is too dangerous for the pub...

Dave is traveling but we've got two "great" local Oregon tech stories that everyone has been talking about this week. There's also some retro gaming news and so much more to help you tech better. Watch on YouTube! Followup: Nate's YouTube TV (01:25) nheath@mac.com is gone (05:20) Reddit update r/pics only John Oliver - The Talk Show with Apollo creator (07:05) World's first AI DJ hits the airwaves...

There's plenty more news that came out of Apple's WWDC week. But don't worry, we've a whole bunch of other random tech news to get you caught up. Plus, some great tips and picks to help you tech better! Watch on YouTube! Followup: The features that didn't get featured at the WWDC keynote (00:55) Eyes (and head) on with the Apple Vision Pro - Daring Fireball (05:05) Meta announces its Quest 3 VR he...

Apple had its keynote for WWDC 2023. We watched live and broke it all down afterward. They finally announced Apple Vision Pro, released some new Macs, and reviewed all the OS updates we'll see this fall. Watch the full 2+ hour keynote from Apple Keynote: 15-inch Macbook Pro (02:25) Mac Studio (03:45) Mac Pro (04:45) iOS 17 (06:55) iPadOS 17 (17:30) macOS Sonoma (20:35) Safari (23:50) AirPods and A...

Twitter Spaces ran into an issue, Temu is losing a lot of money, and sharing your Netflix just got more expensive. We've also got a brand new segment to get more news to you with less banter. Plus, your usual tips and picks to help you tech better! Watch on YouTube! Followup: Ron DeSantis and Elon Musk run into technical glitches during Spaces launch (01:15) Temu is losing millions of dollars to s...

Amazon has new echo devices, but that's not helping their drone deliveries, Zelda is a thing, and people still use pagers. That and so much more this episode. Enjoy and tech better! Watch on YouTube! Followup: Todd asked if there are shows on Twitter Long form video on Twitter (00:55) New Apple announcements (03:25) Free Telly from the Pluto TV people (06:15) Amazon has new echo devices (10:30) Lo...

SBF wants his charges dropped and Elon hires a CEO for Twitter. That and stuff you actually care about on this week's episode. Enjoy and tech better! Watch on YouTube! Followup: The accidental Tetris world champion (00:53) SBF asks court to dismiss most criminal charges against him (04:50) Elon Musk hires new CEO for Twitter (05:35) Tucker Carlson relaunching his show on Twitter (07:10) Wendy's an...

A very special guest joins us to share a pick of the week in addition to two great picks we have. We've got a variety of Apple stories and so much more this week to help you tech better. Thanks for your patience as we continue to work out the kinks while live streaming! Watch on YouTube! Followup: Peak behind the curtain (00:38) Ford CEO says it will keep CarPlay (02:15) Apple quarterly results (0...

We went live once again this week and found a whole new set of technical challenges. But that's why we do this, to keep teching better! The news was all over the place this week, but we have a very pertinent Pro Tip of the Week and some great picks. Enjoy! Watch on YouTube! Followup: New senate bill could force ticket sellers to disclose their fees upfront (01:30) Clubhouse lays off half its emplo...

We've been talking about it for a while, and we decided to rip the bandaid off and go live on YouTube with the podcast. All the usual stuff is there (minus a few sounders this episode), plus you get visual entertainment. Enjoy! Watch on YouTube! Followup: Man breaks push ups world record (00:50) Taylor Swift avoided signing FTX sponsorship, because she asked questions (03:05) Twitter Blue Check ma...

We've got APY, FTX, NYT, FBI and HBO for this week's 3 letter acronym topics. Plus a wide range of other tech topics and some great tips and picks to help you tech better. Enjoy! Followup: Apple launches high-yield bank account (01:15) Pentagon leaker found and arrested (06:10) FTX has recovered $7.3B in assets considers reboot (08:30) NYT debuts Digits, the math version of Wordle (10:10) Spotify...

The Chinese spy balloon is back in the news, Ford is getting rid of AM radio, and the Bitcoin whitepaper is already in your Mac. That and so much more to help you get out there and tech better! Followup: Traveling - airplane wifi and services (01:00) Spring Cleaning apps update (03:30) Pixel 6A in-screen fingerprint reader security (08:10) Super Mario Bros. Passes Frozen II for highest animated op...

We've both been doing some traveling lately, so we've got some tech travel tips to share. Plus, we've got all the SBF and Elon Musk news you've been waiting for and so much more. Enjoy and tech better! Followup: SBF funding legal case with money he gifted his father from the company (01:05) SBF charged with paying $40M Chinese bribe (02:05) Elon Musk now most-followed on Twitter (03:10) Celebritie...

The tech we cover is all over the place and don't miss our annual look at how many apps we have on our iPhones. We've also got some great tips throughout and our picks of the week near the end. Enjoy! Followup: Apple to spend $1B to break into cinemas (00:50) Spring Cleaning app cleanup (03:45) Amazon layoffs will shut down DPReview after 25 years (09:30) Premium market captures more than half of...

In this episode, we've covered NFTs, GPTs, SBF, FCC, and SVB. And if you're not into 3-letter acronyms, we've got the rest of the week's tech news and some great picks and tips for you to tech better. Enjoy! Followup:  Social Media Marketing World (01:00) NFTs are going strong… at Starbucks as stamps (05:00) OpenAI rolls out GPT-4 (07:10) SBF got $2B in loans from his own company (09:40) Facebook...

Apple has a "new iPhone" and a classical musical service coming. Facebook is simplifying messaging again, and a Beluga whale saves a phone from the bottom of the ocean. You know a typical week in tech news. We've also got two great picks and some great tips throughout, enjoy! Followup:  Apple reveals a yellow iPhone 14 (01:30) Apple captures 8 of 10 spots in list for global best-selling smartphone...

We came up with some great innovations this week including a new emoji and dumb electric cars. We've got a wide range of tech news, tips, and picks to help you tech better. Followup:  Apple Watch battery repair   - iFixit guide (00:50) Screen Time passcode to avoid iPhone access (03:20) Help out Tweetbot and Twitterrific (05:15) Snapchat is releasing its own AI chatbot powered by ChatGPT (06:30) i...

AI is everywhere, it will even take your phone calls for you or be your personal radio DJ. That might make you want to check out the Global Day of Unplugging that we cover. That and so much more to help you tech better! Followup:  Samsung says users will be able to clone voice to respond to calls (02:00) Spotify launches DJ, AI-powered music and commentary (05:15) ChatGPT launches boom in AI-writt...

We are truly all over the place with this week's news but we do have some of our common followup topics and some great tips and picks to help you tech better. Enjoy! Followup:  Temu boots (02:10) SBF in trouble for watching Super Bowl (04:10) Twitter will charge for SMS 2FA (05:25) ChatGPT leaking Amazon corporate secrets (08:45) US might have shot down hobby club's balloon (10:20) Ted Lasso Seaso...

There's a lot of AI news to cover this week, call us crazy, but we think this might be a thing. We've also got some Super Bowl talk, tech job cuts, balloons, bloated phones, and so much more. Enjoy! Followup:  Super Bowl Ads (00:55) FTX's new boss explains security weaknesses (05:15) Mastadon continues to lose users (07:00) Google Bard flubs answer in ad (09:40) Microsoft's ChatGPT event (11:25) Y...

We spend some time getting caught up on ChatGPT for the first part of the show. After that we get into our usual wandering through a wide range of tech news, tips and picks. Enjoy! Followup:  ChatGPT Plus (00:55) ChatGPT won't talk about Trump (04:10) ChatGPT sets record for fasting-growing user base (05:20) Google will unveil ChatGPT competitor (05:40) The slickest con artist of all time (07:00)...

Have you tried ChatGPT yet? Even if you have, we have a fun resource to get to know it better. Also, stick around for the bonus odd take to see if you might be suffering from Pac-Man Pinky. We're all over the world of tech this week to help you tech better! Followup:  SBF tried to influence witness through Signal (00:45) Dave Rubin spends a few days with the Twitter team (02:25) Awesome ChatGPT pr...

Another week where the tech news isn't all that positive. But we do our best to put a fun spin on it and give you tips and picks to help you tech better! Followup:  Macintosh's 39th birthday today (00:30) Notnerd's 7th birthday Jan. 9th - Episode 1 (01:30) Feds seize almost $700M in assets from FTX (03:15) Twitter's new developer terms ban third-party clients (04:15) Trump looking to get out of Tr...

We start off with some brand new announcements from Apple and Wyze. After that, we get into our usual tech news with some great tips throughout. Enjoy! Breaking News: New M2 MacBook Pros and Mac minis (01:15) Wyze Cam OG (06:20) Followup:  SBF invested in fund that invested in FTX - SBF starts a Substack - Miami removing FTX sponsorship from arena (10:45) Twitter Garage Sale (14:00) Third-party Tw...

The CES show was in Vegas last week, and we cover some of the potentially good and definitely weird products announced. Plenty of other news, picks, and tips this week to help you tech better. Followup:  FTX bankruptcy lawyers are trying to get donated money back - SBF pleads not guilty (01:00) Mastadon growth slows (02:30) Lastpass/Bitwarden (05:00) PSA: The Dark Sky app has stopped working (08:5...