Category: podcast

In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I discuss:

1. No October 27 Apple event. No Apple Silicon
2. Microsoft Edge for Linux on a Chromebook
   Ref: How to install Microsoft Edge on a Chromebook
3. Windows apps now run on Chromebooks with Parallels Desktop — only for Enterprise customers
4. Beats Flex
   Requires iOS/iPadOS 14.1 upgrade to pair
   USB-C charging port
   Nice to have buttons for pause/play/skip and volume control (vs. AirPod Pro)
   Magnets on earbuds also pause/play audio as well as picks up calls when magnets are separated
5. iOS 14 Spatial Audio requires a post-2018 iPad or iPhone
   Apple Support list of supported devices
6. Apple Watch 6 SP02 not FDA approved — unlike Watch ECG

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1. Todd’s pre-pandemic & pandemic note taking journey
2. iPadOS 14 impressions
• Battery widget, by default, doesn’t show percentage of charge numerically. Need to delete, re-add the widget, and select from the three available widget appearance types before re-adding
• Non-Apple widgets are second class citizens
• The P-Calc widget is functional. Other widgets are really more like app launchers with information in the widget icon
• Scribble not supported by the non-Apple apps I’ve tried so far
3. Charty for iOS
4. Apple Watch Series 6
5. Jon’s tip: Back Tap discovery – in Settings -> Accessibility -> Touch -> Back Tap, can be hooked to a Siri Shortcut – and Siri Shortcuts can be used to make menus of other shortcuts, so you have your own shortcut menu!
6. ElevationHub for MacBook USB-C Power Adapters

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In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I discuss:

1. Raspian OS is now Raspberry PI OS.
   64-bit version takes advantage of new 8GB RaspBerry Pi 4
2. iPad Pro boot loops
   This is the problem my 2020 iPad Pro 11 had!
3. New/updated Google Android apps for pixel phones
   Google’s latest Pixel features include a ‘safety check’ for when you’re walking alone
   Personal Safety: Car crash detection in “more locations”. g.co/pixel/carcrashdetection
   Sound Amplifier: clarifies the sound around you, now works with Bluetooth headphones
   Recorder: Transcription, audio classifier. Works with Google Assistant. Just say Hey Google to start, stop, or search a recording. Save transcription text to Google Docs
   Digital Welbeing: Bedtime mode features
   Google Duo: video calls with up to 12 people. Video & voice messages to the group
   Live Transcribe updated: Set your phone to vibrate when someone nearby says your name. Search past conversations
4. Jon’s free Google Nest Mini
5. Lumen: A story of pro-active customer service
6. Jon’s R tip of the week: More than one way to Recode data:
   Ifelse (iris$Species.new <- ifelse(iris$Species == "setosa","Setosa","Other");) Control Structures (`iris$Species.control[iris$Species != "setosa"] <- "Other"` iris$Species.control[iris$Species == "setosa"] <- "Setosa" Recode function in the ‘car’ library (recode(x, "1='A'; 2='B'; c(3,4) = 'C'; else='D'")) Or write your own custom function: LetterGrade <- function(percentage) { library("car") return(recode(percentage,"lo:59 = 'F'; 59.01:69 = 'D'; 69.01:79 = 'C'; 79.01:89 = 'B'; 89.01:hi = 'A'")) } Mixing and matching lets you get your data exactly how you want it, and recall you can always make a copy by just binding the variable again under a new name (e.g., data$newvar <- data$oldvar)
7. MPow Bluetooth headset for recording this podcast
   Problem with Microsoft Teams on Windows 10

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In this podcast we discuss:

1. RIP Ricky Li.
   MobileViews podcasts 216, 217, 232, 237 (the post missile crisis cast), 256, 277, 281
   MIni-podcast 30 – recorded with Paul Lawler in person sitting around an outdoor table during lunch
2. iPad Pro 11-inch 2020 frequent spontaneous shutdowns and restarts
3. Old news that was news to me: Autodesk Sketchbook full edition became free two years ago! This includes desktop and mobile views. Ref: All3DP.com
4. After 16 years, Inkscape 1.0 was released on May 4. Introducing Inkscape 1.0. Open Source vector graphics for Linux, MacOS, and Windows.
5. How to Scan and Import Text Into Google Chrome With Google Lens
6. Jon signed up for Apple Arcade. Seems worth it for $4.99 a month with family sharing. Mini Motorways is awesomely addicting (Mini Metro was the developer’s first game, also awesome and very similar, and a 1 time purchase no ads).
7. Tip from Jon’s Practical R 4 book
   The Input Method – reminds me of SAS’ cards command:

   OurData = (”
   Student Pretest Posttest
   A 25 27
   B 23 23
   C 21 22
   D 23 29
   E 23 24
   F 21 19
   “)
   Data = read.table(textConnection(OurData),header=T)

8. Installed R & R Studio on my Chromebook. Excellent step-by-step by Francis L. Huang

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