Category: podcast

  • MobileViews Podcast 432: Post-Black Friday purchases w/guest Sven Johannsen


    Epson FF-680W Photo Scanner

    Jon Westfall and I are joined by frequent guest panelist Sven Johannsen for a Post-Black Friday

    • Anker 551 USB-C Hub (8-in-1, Tablet Stand) Sold out on Anker site. Still available on Amazon. $80. Regular $100
    • The virtues of mini-keyboards
    • Things Todd considered but did not buy
      – A smart guitar
      – Sub $100 display with speakers
      – Mechanical keyboard – too expensive!
    • Lots of good sales at Anker, Chargers, Battery Banks, Cables. (Best Buy, Amazon and Anker seem to match.)
    • (The problem with USB C. It’s a connector. The power and data is all over the place, USB 2., 3, 4, Thunderbolt) Good rundown at Rene Richie: USB-C regulation — the BIG problem
    • Dock/Port replicator for 24” iMac, 6-in-1 USB-C Hub for iMac 24? Color coordinated. $64 (regular $80)
    • Google Store https://store.google.com/?hl=en-US Black Friday (Cyber Monday?)
      Half price Nest Audio, Nest Hub (Best Buy, same)
    • Epson FF-680W Photo Scanner ($399 at Epson, more other places, Amazon $499, Walmart $599) https://epson.com/Clearance-Center/Scanners/FastFoto-FF-680W-Wireless-High-speed-Photo-Scanning-System—Refurbished/p/B11B237201-N?msclkid=923d06eab9961dae33be65692d798f56
      Does three files. Scanned picture, enhanced picture, back of photo

    Available via Google Music Podcasts and Apple iTunes.

    MobileViews Podcast from Audible.com

  • MobileViews Podcast 431: Evernote changing hands


    In this podcast Jon Westfall and I discuss:

    Audio Hijack 4.0.6

    Twitter bought by Elon Musk

    Broadcom bought VMware

    HP bought Poly (was Polycom)

    Evernote, once the king of note-taking apps, has been bought by Bending Spoons

    A conversation with Evernote CEO Phil Libin
    I had not started numbering the podcasts when this was recorded in January 2009

    Jon’s Thoughts: Dedicated Feature-Built Apps vs. Jacks of All Trades
    Web Apps vs. Native
    Third-Party vs. First-Party: What are our picks (must haves) on either.
    One-off vs. Ecosystem
    Front Ends vs. Command-Line
    Note-taking app Vs. Word Processor
    Streaks / Dedicated Task Managers / Planner apps vs. Built-in Tasks (Reminders, Outlook tasks)
    Money Management / Calculation Apps vs. Spreadsheets

    Available via Google Music Podcasts and Apple iTunes.

    MobileViews Podcast from Audible.com

  • Throwback: MobileViews Podcast from Jan. 2009 with then Evernote CEO Phil Libin

    The recent sale of Evernote to Bending Spoon reminded me that I interviewed (then) Evernote CEO Phil Libin in January 2009. Evernote was an amazing service/app that I used everyday for many years. I have no idea what Evernote’s future is under its new owner, however, Phil had some very interesting thoughts on the then relatively new ability to have your notes everywhere on many different platforms/surfaces.

  • MobileViews Podcast 430: Guest Sven Johannsen; holiday tech gift ideas


    Beelink Mini S PC
    Beelink Mini-S Mini PC

    Frequent guest panelist Sven Johannsen joins Jon Westfall and me for this podcast. We discuss holiday tech gift ideas based on products we have bought and used. We also discussed tolerable (or even welcome) vs. annoying digital advertisements.

    Available via Google Music Podcasts and Apple iTunes.

    MobileViews Podcast from Audible.com

  • MobileViews Podcast 428: Guest panelist-Don Sorcinelli; Fitbit customer support; M2 iPad Pro impressions; macOS 16 thoughts;holiday tech buying


    Don Sorcinelli, Jon Westfall, & Todd Ogasawara

    Frequent guest panelist Don Sorcinelli joins Jon Westfall and me for this podcast. In it, we discuss

    • Fitbit customer service
      Out of warranty, Charge 4 display dimmed and then stopped working. It functions as a tracker. Contacted CS via Twitter. They went through my diagnostic steps, noted I was out of warranty, and offered a 35% discount for a replacement. I ordered a Charge 5.
    • new Google widgets to your iPhone
    • Received M2 iPad Pro 11-inch running iPadOS 16.1
      What’s missing?
      – Freeform app
      – Extended external display
      – Opt-in web notifications support

      Coming to terms with Stage Manager
      Apple Pencil
      Hover???
      Procreate compatibility?

    • macOS 16 Ventura
      Stage Manager shows Windows 1.0 tiling was the best way to go???
      iPad -ization of Macs
    • Retiree digital workspace
      Thoughts on Windows 11 UI/UX (ugh). Different <> better
    • Jon’s life on an iPad for a few days at work thoughts
    • Early holiday tech buying

    Available via Google Music Podcasts and Apple iTunes.

    MobileViews Podcast from Audible.com