In this podcast, Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss and rant about:

Splitting apps
1. Foursquare & Swarm (refs: Venture Beat, Google Trends)
2. Facebook & Messenger
3. Google Voice morphing into Google Hangouts

Rant tip
Uninstall Google Chrome web browser on old (say 2008 vintage) PCs and Macs to get responsiveness back. – all 32-bit

Competitors
1. Android Kindle Fire vs. the world?
2. Amazon Drone vs. Google Project Wing
3. Microsoft Surface Pro vs. iPad (first) and MacBook Air (now) (ref: Motley Fool)

Time lapse photos
1. Hyperlapse by Instagram/Facebook (ref: Forbes)
2. Lapse it

The podcast was recorded on August, 2, 2014. Jon Westfall and I discuss:

– Cell phone unlocking legal again in the U.S.

– The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 docking station

– Falling tablet sales

Our picks of the week are:
– Todd: Starbucks for iOS app. Dislike the new GUI. But, appreciate the free songs, apps, and other content offered each week
– Jon: NeoCalc for iOS – statistical calculator

This podcast was recorded on July 23, 2014 prior to the announcement of Nuance’s Dragon Naturally Speaking 13 for Windows. My special guests from Nuance in this podcast are:

– Rick Brown, Sr. Dir. Product Management, Desktop
– David Popovitch, Technical Product Manager, Dragon

Much of the discussion is actually a remote demo of the product.

This podcast was recorded on July 12, 2014. It was released shortly after that on iTunes. However, I’m only getting around to posting a blog item about it now.

In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I rant about imperfect touch interfaces and the eternal search for the perfect mobile tech bag.

We also have two gadget picks that kind of make you feel like a super-hero. My pick is the Sears Craftsman Infrared Thermometer. Jon’s is The Bass Pro Fly Shooter.