In this podcast Jon Westfall and I discuss:

• Day 430 since the release of the most recent iPad Pro model. Still no new iPads
• More on recording podcasts using Google Meet
• Google discontinuing Google One VPN service
• Google Photos AI tools will be available to more than Google Pixel uses and Google One subscribers
• Thoughts about the Google Pixel Tablet 9 months after its release
• Microsoft testing shows advertisements in the Windows 11 Start Menu

Available via Apple iTunes.
MobileViews YouTube Podcasts channel
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Podcast recording using Google Meet

Jon Westfall and I recorded this podcast using Google Meet’s recording feature for the first time. Although its audio quality is quite good, I post-processed the audio using Adobe Podcast Enhance. You can see/hear an A/B test in the embedded YouTube clip below.

In this podcast, we discuss:

• Gaining Google Meet recording feature after upgrading to the Google One 2TB subscription tier
• Thoughts about starting to publish  short video podcast segments
• CMF by Nothing Watch Pro
• An Apple Robot???
• Beautiful.ai GenAI slide creator
• The upside of tech

Available via Apple iTunes.
MobileViews YouTube Podcasts channel
MobileViews Podcast on Audible.com

Paul Lawler helped me test using Google Meet to record a podcast using its built-in recording feature. It was supposed to be a 3 to 5 minute effort. Unfortunately, one of the extensions in Google Chrome blocked video from me and audio from Paul to me. Fortunately, it occured to me to run Google Meet in a Chrome Incognito window which would not have any extensions. This worked. However, we noticed well into the mini-podcast recording session that Paul’s video was not transmitting. This was fixed by his turnng video on his end off and then back on.
This was not exactly a frictionless exercise. Fortunately, it was a valuable learning exercise. We also discussed the friction involved in using Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Apple Facetime, Descript, Riverside.fm, and Adobe Podcast Studio beta to record podcasts with remote participants.

Both the audio-only podcast (above) and the YouTube video (below) versions are embedded here.

Available via Apple iTunes.
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MobileViews Podcast on Audible.com

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In this podcast Jon Westfall and I discuss:

• The upcoming solar eclipse on April 8
• Gmail’s 20th birthday
• So long to Google Podcast
• Canva buying Affinity
• Discussion: What is the appropriate age for kids to have access to technology/gadgets/screens?

Available via Apple iTunes.
MobileViews YouTube Podcasts channel
MobileViews Podcast on Audible.com

In this mini-podcast I’m joined by frequent guest co-host Paul Lawler. We recorded this in-person in a busy restaurant named “Loco Moco” while eating lunch to test the Maono wireless lavalier microphone pair with a USB-C receiver. This mic set has built-in noise reduction which I augmented by post-processing it using Adobe Podcast Enhance set at 50% enhancement. Also included/spliced in are a few seconds of raw audio from a standalone voice recorder to give an idea of the ambient noise level in the restaurant during the podcasting session.

Paul (an avid amateur astronomer) provides information about the upcoming total eclipse on April 8, 2024 and the unfortunate news that we, in Hawaii, will not see much of this eclipse (17% obscuration). We also discuss some of his recent 3D printing efforts. One of his projects, an old style UK Police Box, bears a strong resemblance to an important object in one of our mutual favorite TV series: the BBC’s Doctor Who.

Available via Google Music Podcasts and Apple iTunes.
MobileViews YouTube Podcasts channel
MobileViews Podcast on Audible.com