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Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

Nate Heath and David Baehler

Putting a "not nerd" filter on nerdy things. Each week we cover topics related to a better technology experience, including practical tech news, tips and tricks. Nate and David aim to filter through all the tech news to bring you just the stuff you need to know.

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

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better ·

2024/11/13

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! Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) MAIN TOPIC: CryptoWatch (02:45) Bitcoin touches record-high $85K, adds almost

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Ep. 465: Not Election Coverage

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better ·

2024/11/06

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. Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) New M4 Macbook Pros (02:55) Black Friday is already here (06:35) MAIN TOPIC: Nate’s new iPad and the state of iPads (08:35) DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Track Election Results with

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Ep. 464: Trick or Treat? Apple Intelligence and New...

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better ·

2024/10/30

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! Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) Vote (04:10) MAIN TOPIC: Trick or Treat? Apple

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01:03:28

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

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better ·

2024/10/23

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! Watch on YouTube! 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: If your iPhone won't turn on or is frozen - iPad (25:15) JUST THE

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01:06:57

Ep. 462: This Week in Elon

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better ·

2024/10/16

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! Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) Apple just announced a new, faster iPad Mini (05:40) Submerged on Apple Vision Pro

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01:01:52

Ep. 461: Google's NotebookLM and AI Podcasts

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better ·

2024/10/09

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

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01:06:07

Ep. 460: Retro Gaming Expo, Meta Connect, and OpenAI...

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better ·

2024/10/02

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! Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) NEWS: Verizon confirms widespread outage affecting users across the US - Messages via satellite provides lifeline to iPhone owners in

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Ep. 459: Apple iPhone 16 is out! - Plus more tech...

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better ·

2024/09/25

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! Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) MAIN TOPIC: iPhone 16s are here (03:05) iPhone 16 vs. iPhone 16 Pro Buyer's Guide: All Differences Compared iPhone 16 Camera Control: Everything You Need to Know iPhone 16 and 16 Pro review roundup: Back to basics AirPods 4, Watch 10 are here too DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF

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

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better ·

2024/09/18

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. Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) Nate’s Appendix (02:40) iPhone Preorders (05:25)

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Episode 457: Apple's It's Glowtime Event Recap -...

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better ·

2024/09/10

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. Watch on YouTube! 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: https://notpicks.com - Find links to previous picks of the week

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01:01:16

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

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better ·

2024/09/04

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. Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) MLS Season Pass drops price to $9.99 for rest of season, and completely free for Apple TV+ subscribers (05:15) MAIN TOPIC: Elon Musk and X vs. Brazil (08:45) X officially blocked in Brazil;

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01:06:59

Episode 455: Elon Musk Space Rescue Mission

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better ·

2024/08/28

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! Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) Apple officially announces iPhone 16 event for

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01:05:54

Ep. 454: How bad is the National Public Data Breach?

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better ·

2024/08/21

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! Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) MAIN TOPIC: Massive Data Leak of SSNs and more (04:50)

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Episode 453: Google Pixel Event & After Party

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better ·

2024/08/14

Google held its Made by Google event today, announcing the new Pixel 9 phone lineup, plenty of Gemini AI, and other stuff. After the announcement, they held a cringe-worthy afterparty to show off a bunch of celebrities. We also catch up on the rest of the week's tech news and share some great tech tips and picks. Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) FOLLOWUP: Logitech says it has no plans for a subscription-based ‘Forever Mouse’ (02:50) MAIN TOPIC: Google Pixel Event and “After Party” (03:40) Gemini

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Episode 452: Are Apple and Google ads out of touch?

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better ·

2024/08/07

Both Apple and Google were forced to take down commercials after blowback. The Apple one was Dave's pick of the week last week! The stock market has had some issues this week, especially Intel. Google got some bad news about their monopoly status. We cover that and there's other tech news to help you get caught up on and plenty more. Enjoy! Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) TWiT Spatial Episode (03:55) MAIN TOPIC: (08:45) Apple pulls The Underdogs: Out of Office short film ad after Thai backlash and

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Episode 451: Apple Public Betas and Apple...

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better ·

2024/07/31

Apple has released the public betas of its software, which are due out this fall. We discuss what's there and whether you need to install them. Also, earlier than most expected, the new developer betas contain the first look at Apple Intelligence, Apple's long-awaited version of what we're all calling AI. We've also got some Olympics talk and some updates on the CrowdStrike outage. Plus, more tech news and some great tech tips and picks. Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) MAIN TOPIC: Apple OS Betas

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Episode 450: What is CrowdStrike and how did it cause...

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better ·

2024/07/24

The world slowed down a bit over the weekend thanks to a software most people didn't know existed. What is CrowdStrike and how did it make so many Windows computers fail? There was also some other tech news, and we've got some tips, tricks, and, of course, everyone's favorite segment, Just the Headlines. Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) MAIN TOPIC: CrowdStrike explained: How one faulty update killed half the world’s IT systems (05:10) DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: How to watch the Olympics? Peacock

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Episode 449: The State of Podcasting in 2024

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better ·

2024/07/17

Podcasts are a big deal, but are they still a big deal? What's new in podcasting? What do the numbers look like? We will discuss that and then get into all the other tech news this week. We've got a rousing round of Just the Headlines, and plenty of other witty banter to help you get out there and tech better. Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) MAIN TOPIC: The State of Podcasts (04:50) Podcasts now support comments on Spotify; should Apple do the same? Podcast Statistics & Industry Trends 2024:

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01:01:07

Ep. 448: Threads Turns 1, X Isn't Dead + Other tech...

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better ·

2024/07/10

Meta Threads turns 1. How is it doing? X was supposed to be dead by now, but it isn't. What's going on with the dueling social media companies? Plus, we've got some hot printer news and all the normal segments you love, including some doozies in Just the Headlines. Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) Amazon Introduces Early Prime Day Discounts on AirPods 2 $69, AirPods Pro 2 $169, and AirPods Max $399 (03:20) Main Topic: (06:20) Threads hits 175 million users after a year Elon Musk Says X Now Has

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Ep. 447: YouTube is taking over TVs too! + Other tech...

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better ·

2024/07/03

New data shows that YouTube is dominating TV viewing as well. What can others like Disney+ and Netflix do to slow it down? We'll talk about what that means and cover the rest of the week's important tech news too. Enjoy! Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) MAIN TOPIC: YouTube dominates streaming, forcing media companies to decide whether it’s friend or foe (03:25) DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Siri can restart your device. You don’t have to turn it off and turn it back on, you can just say “restart my

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