We didn’t record a full MobileViews podcast this past week. However, look for MobileViews Podcast 200 soon with Jon Westfall and return guest Frank McPherson. In the mean time, here’s 3 minutes of info about the iOS 10.3 update, Apple Keynote/Numbers/Pages for iOS updated, the Department of Transportation’s National Noise Map, and my continuing adventures with the Samsung Chromebook Plus.

In this 3-minute mini-podcast, I mention

1. iOS 10.3. Includes find my Airpods feature added to Find My iPhone. Keynote,Numbers, and Pages for iOS also updated. Keynote can now post interactive presentations on Medium, WordPress, and other websites
2. Dept. of Transportation National Noise Map. Ref: NPR
3. Samsung Chromebook Plus

Guest panelist Paul Lawler and I discuss the recently released Samsung Chromebook Plus that each of us purchased and received a few weeks ago. The Chromebook Plus is the first Chromebook that ships with support for the Google Android app store out-of-the-box (vs. turning on a beta-release of Chrome OS). Paul and I have had very different experiences with this Chromebook. Check out the podcast to learn how different.

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1. More on Chromebook OS and the Samsung Chromebook Plus
2. Turn off Windows 10 File Explorer ads (which I do not recall seeing myself). Ref: Thurrott.com
3. PyCharm Edu. Free Python IDE for learning.
4. Jon may have figured out his file vault problem – BaseQi SD Card reader?
5. FreedomPop update: It was a coverage issue…
6. Discussion: What tech do you travel with?

Available via Google Music Podcasts and Apple iTunes.

1. Mobile World Congress 2017 – meh. Ref: CNET
   Biggest news? A retro Nokia feature phone.
2. OgasaWalrus.com website moved to Medium
3. Samsung Chromebook Plus
   Several valuable offers: $20 Google Play credit. 100GB additional Google Drive storage for two years. 90 days Google Play Music.
4. Jon’s Quick update: Microsoft Wireless Presenter & VGA adapter status ($50).
5. Discussion: What more could we want for mobile (a.k.a. The yearly or so checkin to see what is still a pain point).
6. Something cool for stats geeks: apaTables package in R

Available via Google Music Podcasts and Apple iTunes.