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MobileViews Editor Todd Ogasawara discusses mobile technology hardware and software
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Sunday Aug 22, 2021
Sunday Aug 22, 2021
Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss:
- Our friend Ryan Ozawa's selection by Facebook to be one of 25 independent journalists to be part of its Bulletin project
- Buy a Pixel 5a?
- Wait for Windows 11 before buying a new PC?
- Flip phones redux?
- Jon's remote system access solution using Apache Guacamole (HTML 5 compliant VNC/SSH client)
- Looking forward to Google Cursive (yet another note taking service)

Sunday Aug 01, 2021
MobileViews Podcast 371
Sunday Aug 01, 2021
Sunday Aug 01, 2021
Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss:
- The boring consumer UI/UX for Teams bundled with Windows 11
- What did Apple really make money with in the last quarter? https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/otxlbo/apples_latest_quarter_visualized_oc/”>Reddit: Apple’s Latest Quarter
- The Crucial X6 500GB USB-C portable SSD
- What happened to the affordable model of the Asus Zenbook Duo 14-inch?
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Jon’s Backpack is more awesome than he thought, but sadly, you can’t get it.
https://www.ebags.com/backpacks/travel-backpacks/pro-slim-weekender/117783XXXX.html?dwvar_117783XXXX_color=Black&cgidmaster=”>Pro Slim Weekender

Sunday Jul 25, 2021
Sunday Jul 25, 2021
Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall are joined by guest Sven Johannsen. They discussed: Microsoft Teams, KilledByGoogle, Midinote, Ghost Cert; Apple MagSafe Battery Pack; iPad mini rumors; Dell Inspiron 7506; Streaks

Sunday Jun 27, 2021
MobileViews Podcast 368: Windows 11 opinions; Amazon Echo Buds worth $70?
Sunday Jun 27, 2021
Sunday Jun 27, 2021
Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss what they learned about Windows 11 from last week's announcement. In particular: With Teams being built-in, will Skype go away like its Skype for Business (formerly Lync) counterpart - which EOL's next month (July 2021)?
They also discuss Todd's Amazon Echo Buds purchase on Prime Day. Is it worth even the discounted price of $70?

Sunday Jun 13, 2021
Sunday Jun 13, 2021
In this podcast Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall puzzle over all the post-WWDC M1 iPad Pro blogger hate. They also summarize what they thought were the most interesting WWDC announcements

Sunday Jun 06, 2021
Sunday Jun 06, 2021
Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss:
- Apple WWDC 2021 announcements speculation
- Todd's rediscovery of Google Pixel Camera app features - e.g., built-on level meter
- Jon's new Raspberry Pi 400 and Asus ZenScreen Touch combo

Sunday May 30, 2021
Sunday May 30, 2021
Todd Ogasawara is joined on this podcast by Darryl Lajola while Jon Westfall is on a Memorial Day weekend road trip. Darryl worked with Todd several years ago and then moved to work for Utah's state government until several weeks ago. We reconnect to discuss gadgets and teleworking during the pandemic.
Todd circles back on Google Photos in its last two days of unlimited storage. Specially, retaining unlimited storage of photos uploaded from Pixel phones.
He also briefly notes that Amazon Sidewalk will start sharing WiFi from its Echo devices and how to disable this (if you want).

Sunday May 23, 2021
MobileViews Podcast 364: Google I/O 2021 - meh
Sunday May 23, 2021
Sunday May 23, 2021
Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss:
- Todd's Apple AirTag initial impressions
- Todd's surprising new favorite Apple Arcade game: mobilityware's Solitaire+
- Google I/O 2021 - meh...
- Jon's Apple Watch thoughts
- Waiting for Apple Watch Assistive Touch and iPad eye tracking
- Jon's backup strategy
- Thoughts on one's digital afterlife

Sunday May 16, 2021
Sunday May 16, 2021
Todd Ogasawara an Jon Westfall discuss:
- Staying with Google Photos after unlimited storage ends
- Google Sheets IMPORTXML, IMPORTHTML, IMPORTFEED, and IMPORTDATA as an alternative to Microsoft Excel's integration with Wolfram Data Intelligence
- Jon left his local pandemic bubble and discovered contactless payment everywhere
- Every day gadget carries

Sunday May 02, 2021
MobileViews Podcast 361: Jon's Siri Shortcuts tips
Sunday May 02, 2021
Sunday May 02, 2021
In this podcast Todd Ogasawara learns Siri Shortcuts tips and tricks from Jon Westfall.
They also discuss the challenges of migrating to Microsoft OneDrive Photos in preparation for Google Photos moving away from an unlimited photo storage model.
Jon helps Todd work through the deciding whether or not to buy a new M1 powered 2021 iPad Pro