Category: podcast

I’m joined by Sven Johannsen, Frank McPherson, and Don Sorcinelli for this podcast. We discuss:

• Kagi paid search
• SearXNG Open Source metasearch engine
• HP bought the (AI) Humane Pin company
• Nvidia Signs can teach ASL. But, it couldn’t detect my functioning webcam
• iPhone 16e announced
• Windows 11 24H2: Patches that need patches
• Google Daily Listen works on iOS and Android phones but NOT iPadOS and Android tablets
• Chromebook Face Control
• Twelvesouth PlugBug power supply with integrated FindMy

Available via Apple iTunes.
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In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I discuss:

• Adobe Firefly Video (AI) beta creation
• Apple TV app now available for Android
• Apple Feb. 19 (rumored) product announcements
• Children and screen time?
• Reflect App – track anything

Available via Apple iTunes.
MobileViews YouTube Podcasts channel
MobileViews Podcast on Audible.com

In this podcast Jon Westfall and I discuss:

• ELIZA, the first chatbot, revived using 60 year old code
• Smart speakers and AI chatbots Super Bowl picks (or not)
• New Apple products this coming week?
• The new Apple Invites app
• Looking for your next tech solution? Shifts in the past? What’s your next tech shift?
• Jon’s Alternatives Research Starter Pack
  • GitHub: List of self-hosted free software
  • GitHub: List of SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS that have free tiers of interest to devops and infradev
  • AlternativeTo.net: Crowd-sourced list to help you find better apps and services

Available via Apple iTunes.
MobileViews YouTube Podcasts channel
MobileViews Podcast on Audible.com

Jon Westfall and I are joined by frequent guest panelists Steve Hughes, Sven Johannsen, and Don Sorcinelli for this Groundhog day edition of the MobileViews Podcast. We discussed:

• Technology & services related to severe weather events
• The US Copyright Office January 2025 document “Copyright and Artificial Intelligence Part 2: Copyrightability“
• DeepSeek and QWEN vs. the current AI leaders
• Is Microsoft going to buy the US part of TikTok? What does this mean? This failed the last time in 2020
• Jon used NotebookLM for class study materials, now debating how to use it while creating the test.
• Microsoft Recall beta for Windows Insiders
• Siri Class Action Lawsuit
• Jon’s use of Microsoft Zoomit and Google Chrome Remote Desktop in university classrooms
• Alexa, Gemini, and Siri could not answer “What did the Groundhog say today” (on Groundhog Day)

Available via Apple iTunes.
MobileViews YouTube Podcasts channel
MobileViews Podcast on Audible.com

For this first podcast of 2025, Jon Westfall and I are joined by frequent guest panelists Sven Johannsen and Don Sorcinelli. In this podcast we:

• Asked where AI Is as we start 2025:
  • Where is the “smart” Apple Siri?
  • When will Microsoft Recall for the Copilot + PCs be released to production
  • Why can’t LLMs spell words even when we tell them exactly the words are
  • What’s the deal with LLMs training LLMS?
• Then, we discussed what we want in 2025:
  • Todd: Folding iPad or Pixel Tablet, an actual 2nd generation Pixel tablet, USB-C cables with marking to indicate power and data capabilities
  • Sven: Equipment manufacturers to put QR code leading to manual on device
  • Don: Less “Move fast and break things” mentality, Anything actually innovative
  • Jon: Apple Watch Ultra 3 or Series 11 with new biometric sensors (Blood Glucose? Blood Pressure?)
• And of course, we had a couple of rants:
  • Sven: Why do Cell companies hate their customers? Dell XPS 16 wouldn’t support Chrome OS Flex (WiFi wouldn’t work)
  • Jon: A fix to a rant – use FaxZero service to fax customer service requests to make use of the “Fax Loophole” – companies actually respond to detailed requests via fax
• We also mentioned a couple of new recent toys:
  • Todd: AGEEN  13-Port USB C Hub for iMac 24 inch that fits perfectly under a 2024 M4 Mac mini without blocking the vents on the bottom of the chassis. Includes NVMe slot for M.2 SSD
  • Sven: DJI Mini 4 Pro, SODI Wireless Keyboard with Touchpad – Foldable & Bluetooth
  • Don: A self-stirring coffee mug
  • Jon: Backbone One smartphone game controller;  Apple Titanium Milanese loop watch band. Appreciating the Apple Silicon battery life

Available via Apple iTunes.
MobileViews YouTube Podcasts channel
MobileViews Podcast on Audible.com