Monthly Archives: July 2016

MobileViews Podcast 168: With Don Watkins. Observing the IBM PC’s 35th anniversary


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Quick news items

  1. Google Phone app with spam protection on #Nexus and #AndroidOne devices to warn you about potential spam callers and give you the ability to block and report these numbers
  2. Nexus devices may not receive the latest version of Android if they fall outside of the update window, which is usually around 18 months after a device has been released

    3. Jon’s rant: More forced advertising in Windows 10 Professional

The IBM PC turns 35 on August 12

Don Watkins joins Jon Westfall and me (Todd Ogasawara) in this podcast to discuss the IBM PC’s 35 anniversary on August 12, 2016. Don founded the IBM Users Network and other popular online forums on CompuServe. These were among the first online communities in the world.

Available via Google Music Podcasts and Apple iTunes.

MobileViews Podcast 167: Telecommuting & more w/Frank McPherson & Don Sorcinelli

Don Sorcinelli and Frank McPherson join me (Todd Ogasawara). Out focus in this podcast is telecommuting. This is something that Don recently started doing on a full-time basis and Frank does for most of his work week. We also discuss:

  1. Stack Overflow Documentation Beta announced. Site is at http://stackoverflow.com/documentation
  2. Google Play Books introduces Bubble Zoom
  3. iOS 9.3.3 Many security patches including ones for end-user apps like Calendar, FaceTime, and Safari.
  4. Frank: Huawei Android Wear smartwatch

    5. Available via Google Music Podcasts and Apple iTunes.

MobileViews Podcast 166: Google Fi, USB 3.0 RF interference, TripAdvisor flight reviews, Pokemon Go (again)

Recorded July 16, 2016
Available via Google Music Podcasts and Apple iTunes.

Frank McPherson dropped by to join me (Todd Ogasawara) and Jon Westfall for this podcast.

  1. Faster Google Fi data when traveling internationally. Ref: Android Official Blog
  2. Intel 2012 white paper USB 3.0* Radio Frequency Interference Impact on 2.4 GHz Wireless Devices

    3. The purpose of this document is to create an awareness of radio frequency interference to wireless devices operating in the 2.4 GHz ISM band as a result of certain USB 3.0* devices and cables. This is a guide to customers of the USB 3.0 RFI mitigation options that are available.

    The 2.4 GHz ISM band is a widely used unlicensed radio frequency band for devices such as wireless routers, as well as wireless PC peripherals such as a mouse or keyboard.

  3. TripAdvsior adds flight reviews
  4. Jon’s mini review of Pokemon Go
  5. Jon’s Discussion Question: What mobile tech hack that you’ve created are you most proud of?

MobileViews Podcast 165: Pokemon Go, Evernote backlash, and more

Recorded July 9, 2016
Available via Google Music Podcasts and Apple iTunes.

  1. ‘Pokémon Go’ international rollout will be ‘paused’ as players overload the system
  2. Android N. N is for Nougat. Not Nutty McNutface.
  3. Evernote pricing change. Free service limited to syncing two devices.
  4. DuckDuckGo partnership with Yahoo More information about DuckDuckGo using Yahoo search engine in Reddit
  5. Google MyActivity: Everything Google knows about you in one place.
  6. Five years ago on June 30, 2011, Microsoft disbanded its original Windows Mobile MVP group. Today, it disbanded the consumer focused group that replaced the original group. However, this time the current MVPs were moved into a new entity called The Windows Insider MVP Program
  7. Jon’s New Tech Toy: The Star Trek Bluetooth Communicator