Category: Mobile Devices

In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I discuss:

• iPadOS 18.2 public beta 2 – Image Playground
• Google Gemini app now available for iPhone
• YouTube Premium new AI “Ask” function for YouTube Android app
• Todd’s M4 Mac mini impressions
• Jon’s M4 Pro MacBook Pro impressions
• Homebrew package manger for Jon’s new Mac installation
• Jon finally got around to trying the WorkOutDoors app
• Jon subscribed to ChatGPT Premium to make custom GPTs. His first project: Constructive Student Paper Feedback

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Jon Westfall and I are joined by frequent guest panelists Sven Johannsen and Don Sorcinelli for this podcast.

• I note that Windows 10 is one year away from its End Of Life data (Oct. 14, 2025). My plan is to convert my un-upgradeable Windows 10 laptop (a 2019 HP Envy with an AMD Ryzen processor) to ChromeOS Flex
• Logitech’s apparent environmental influenced design choice to build keyboards using non-rechargeable batteries (alkaline or lithium)
• Don and Sven’s initial Android OS 15 impressions on their new Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro (respectively) phones
• The recently announced, and soon to be available, iPad mini A17 Pro (which we refer to as the iPad mini 7)

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In this podcast Jon Westfall and I discuss:

• GNU APL
• J901 for iPad: Inspired by APL. APL & J both created by Ken Iverson
• Google is developing tools to let you run Debian in a VM on Android
• Apple Watch Vitals is detects illnesses before they appear. Oura ring has done this for a number of years now. Is it useful to know that you’re about to get sick?
• Heart rate monitor
• Blood Pressure needs to be taken properly
• Finger mouse vs. vertical mouse vs. conventional mouse
• Android OS 15
• Mac mini M4, iPad mini 7?

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Jon Westfall and I are joined by Steven Hughes and Sven Johannsen for this podcast. In this podcast, we discuss:

• Sven’s Pixel 9 Pro XL initial impressions
• Sven’s Pixel Watch 3 initial impressions
• Todd’s Surface Pro 11 finally works with the ARM printer driver for a thermal printer
• Products announced during Apple’s September 9 event
• Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman’s prediction of an Apple October event to announce M4 based Macs and, possibly, a new iPad mini
• Huawei Mate XT Tri-Fold phone
• Discussion: Do you configure new iPhone’s from the baseline or restore from the backup of your previous device?

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Jon Westfall and I are joined by Steve Hughes and Sven Johannsen for this podcast. In it, we discuss:

• Star Trek Day
• $200 DJI Neo follow-me drone?
• Amazon Alexa to be powered by Anthropic’s Claude AI engine
• Sept. 9 Apple “It’s Glowtime” event
• Satechi Passport cover with integrated Find My

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I’m joined by frequent panelist Paul Lawler. We recorded this podcast in person during lunch on Aug. 4 at a restaurant to test my Airhug 30 wireless lavalier microphone set. The mic’s built-in noise reduction feature was not good enough for this environment. So, the audio was post-processed using Adobe Podcast Enhance set at 35% strength. I also had to increase the volume after Adobe’s post-processing using the Open Source Audacity software. In this podcast, Paul and I unintentionally experienced a mild “hot ones” type spicy food situation and discussed this during the podcast. We also discussed:

• Non-standard power adapters
• Microsoft ActiveSync (Windows Mobile)
• Our informal “Hot Ones” experience
• Electronic bike lock
• Eufy security cameras
• Power outages – batteries and solar power
• Audio Hijack vs. Adobe Podcast Studio vs. Google Meet
• Adobe Podcast Enhance
• The “AI Divide”
• Logitech throws the idea of “subscription mice” out for discussion
• Software/Service subscriptions

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