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MobileViews Podcast 296: Google-ly news, personal finance apps, WiFi AP rant

In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I discuss (and rant about):

Ever notice the “star” with the word “Explore” at the bottom right of Google Sheets? More like PowerBi than just a pivot table.
Pivot to the cloud: intelligent features in Google Sheets help businesses uncover insights
Build a presentation from notes in Google Keep
Present like a pro: new updates in Slides designed to make you look good
Google Suspicious Site Reporter for Chrome browser.
The Verge: Google was never really series about tablets
Lack of viable finance management applications – MS Money, Quicken, mint.com, Hard to find actual money management application. Espec. With mobile support. Trying Banktivity (MacOS only) once more. Mint.com does have great exporting though.
Why does WiFi hardware die so quickly (relatively speaking)?

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NYT: That Sleep Tracker Could Make Your Insomnia Worse
But some sleep specialists caution that these apps and devices may provide inaccurate data and can even exacerbate symptoms of insomnia.

There’s a name for an unhealthy obsession with achieving perfect sleep: orthosomnia.
Mobile Technology and Home Broadband 2019
…the share of Americans who say they own a smartphone has increased dramatically over the past decade – from 35% in 2011 to 81% in 2019

A majority of adults say they subscribe to home broadband, but about one-in-four (27%) do not. And growing shares of these non-adopters cite their mobile phone as a reason for not subscribing to these services.
Open Discussion: What should Jon do with his old 2009 Macbook Pro?
Neverware CloudReady on the MacBook

CDC Zombie Preparedness
Jon’s Tech Tip of the Week: Using “Share” links with Siri Shortcuts to open a MS Office Doc.
After-show tip: After we finished the podcast I (Todd) confirmed that Siri Shortcuts can’t open Google’s Play Music for iOS app. However, Google’s own
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Jon and I discuss the WWDC 2019 announcements made in the past week

MacOS Catalina
iOS 13
iPadOS preview
iPadOS features
iPadOS FAQ
iPadOS supported devices
watchOS 6
Jon’s Tech Tip of the Week: Make MacOS Install USB drives before you need them. https://diskmakerx.com – Can partition disks to 8 GB, so theoretically 1 64 GB USB drive could hold the last 7-8 years of MacOS Installs

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Jon Westfall and I are back to podcasting after a brief hiatus while Jon was on a “secret mission” (vacationing at Disneyworld).

This podcast has two discussion topics:

1. Todd’s new Google Pixel 3a
2. Jon’s overview and observations of technology used at Disneyworld

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In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I discuss:

Tip: The Chromebook’s Chrome browser can’t cast to a Google Assistant (e.g, Lenovo Smart Display). However, you can cast audio and video using Android apps like Google’s own YouTube and Play Movies & TV (assuming your Chromebook supports using Android apps)
What’s coming in iOS 13 – Rumor roundup (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ios-13/) – I’d love to see the reminders app get revamped, it’s way too minimalistic right now!
Jon’s Tech Reminder: Mail Merge + Print to PDF = Custom Reports

Apple Watch App Pick: Healthface – access and record health data, but also get a digital readout within the analog face (not inside, as Apple Does) but over the 12-o’clock position in an arc! $1.99
Is Microsoft’s Outlook.com junk mail filter completely broken?
Washington Post: Sri Lankan government blocks social media and imposes curfew following deadly blasts