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MobileViews Podcast 413: Backups and de-duplication - iMazing, dupeGuru

Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss Jon's "Great Duplication Hunt" project that he worked on for the past two years. They discussed backup and deduplication in the the modern era. Jon also raised the question: When do you upgrade displays? Especially since displays tend to be one of the more stable and dependable accessories that last many many years.

MobileViews Podcast 412: Hawaii Techies #2 -Paul Lawler & Ryan Ozawa

Todd Ogasawara is joined by guest co-hosts Paul Lawler and Ryan Ozawa for Hawaii Techies Edition #2. We discuss topics ranging from crypto-currency, to the pros and cons of the Apple AirPods Max to the Unisteller Smart Telescope and more.

MobileViews Podcast 411: post-WWDC -need an M1 iPad Pro for new features

Todd got a Blue Yeti Nano to replace the full-size Blue Yeti he has been using for years to record podcasts.

Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss Apple WWDC announcements that interested them the most (and ignore the rest :-).

The most interesting new iPadOS 16 features require and M1 powered iPad.

Jon is looking forward to the new lock screen customizations.

MobileViews Podcast 410: Hawaii Techie Edition-Robert Lee, Stow Energy, smart heat pumps!

This is the first of special podcasts focusing on techies from or in Hawaii.

In this podcast Todd Ogasawara is joined by old friend Robert Lee who recently left a giant tech firm to work for a start-up: Stow Energy. It aims to provide smart heat pump systems. Robert also discusses a pair of gadgets that he has found very useful: Pinecil USB soldering iron & Nijan Creami ice cream machine.

MobileViews Podcast 409: pre-WWDC; BT keyboard with touchpad weirdness; white noise podcasts making $$$

• Some white noise podcasts are making thousands of $ per month from Spotify
• Bluetooth keyboard with touch pad weirdness
• Pre-Apple WWDC
• Jon's multifunction luggage ordering/delivery adventure

MobileViews Podcast 408: Mostly Google topics; making peace with OneNote; Jon’s Siri Shortcut solution

In this podcast Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss:

• Chrome OS 102's subpar USB-C cable detection
• Google Docs & pasting text quirks
• Apple Music now integrated with Google Waze
• Google Cursive pen-centric note taking app more widely available
• Todd is finally trying to make peace with Microsoft OneNote
• Jon solves a Siri annoyance with a Shortcut

MobileViews Podcast 407: For Mom; Audio Hijack 4; iOS 15.5; Apple subscription charge changes w/out asking; fishy lost Apple Watch story

In this Podcast Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss:

• Todd says farewell to his Mother
• Audio Hijack 4 surprises
• No Samsung Android tablet with S Pen for Todd
• iOS 15.5
• Apple's new subscription policy lets it charge more for subscription increases without asking the subscriber
• Jon related a "fishy" lost Apple Watch story

MobileViews Podcast 406: Google rants; Square is the new round in a digital world

Jon patiently listens to  Todd's Google/Android rants in this podcast.

Rant 1: Samsung tablets - limited Android OS updates; S1 Pen differences. Keyboard differences

Rant 2: The Lenovo Chromebook Flex 5 is a great Chromebook but the Lenovo USI Stylus is still terrible

Rant 3: Google announced its first Pixel Tablet since it left the market in 2019. But, it won't be available until 2023

Jon and Todd discuss the mostly unavailable products announced at Google I/O with a focus on the round Pixel Watch that cuts off text notifications. This is not an issue on the rectangular Apple Watch

Jon learned about Canonical Multipass to spin up test virtual machines

Google is taking Open Source security seriously

MobileViews Podcast 405:Mosquitos forecasts; Android 12 for tablets?

Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss:

• KDE's Okular multi-platform Open Source file viewer
• Google Security myth busting and spring cleaning
• Google/Off Mosquito forecasts - except for AK & HI
• Where is Android 12 for tablets?
• Security paranoia vs. practicality

MobileViews Podcast 404: Error-not found; Jon’s Populele; Apple self-repair; Google I/O program; & more

Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss:

• Upcoming Google I/O program
• Google Noto Emoji
• Apple self-repair program details
• GnuCash
• Humanity.Health - tells you your "actual age"
• Populele 2 - Ukulele for learning