MobileViews Podcast 471: Guests Steven Hughes & Sven Johannsen. Why X & Facebook aren’t breaking news sources; Microsoft AI gen-ed article goof. Sven’s Pixel Fold experience


Jon Westfall and I are joined by frequent guest panelists Steven Hughes and Sven Johannsen for this podcast. We discuss:

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MobileViews Podcast 470: Lahaina-Maui Strong Fund; vetting charity organizations; & more w/guest panelist Don Sorcinelli


HCF Maui Strong Fund

Jon Westfall and I are joined by frequent guest panelist Don Sorcinelli for this podcast. They discuss.

  • One of the recommended charity funds to support the victims of the Lahaina Maui wildfire: Hawai‘i Community Foundation MAUI STRONG FUND
  • Using Charity Navigator to vet charitable organizations
  • Ooma VoiP for home phones and progress in porting Todd’s landline phone number to it
  • Noting the IBM PC’s launch 42 years and 1 day ago (Aug. 23, 1981) and other tech reminisces
  • Making peace with the Notion note-taking service and considering trying Obsidian too
  • Jon’s tech travel notes based on his recent trip to attend the American Psychological Association conference in Washington DC

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MobileViews Podcast 469: Guest co-host Steven Hughes-Home automation; keep or toss streaming services; Star Trek; the dumbing of LLM; & more


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Guest co-host Steven Hughes and I discuss the following in this podcast:

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MobileViews Podcast 468: Ooma; Google pushing Tablet apps; Why use ChatGPT instead of Bing; Apple Freeform anyone?


Ooma Telo Air 2

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MobileViews Podcast 467: Echo Dot thermometer; digital subscriptions prices rising; Siri finally getting an upgrade?; best new features over the past year


In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I discuss:

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MobileViews Mini-Podcast 38: Absgeega wireless lav mic test with an iPad mini 6


The earlier Absgeega wireless lavalier mic model I bought worked well with Android devices. However, when using an iPhone or iPad, the recorded volume was extremely low. After noting this in a 3-star Amazon review, Absgeega contacted me and offered a refund. However, since I was able to use it to record in-person podcasts using an Android-based Pixel 7a, I turned down that offer.

The Google Pixel 7a runs a lot hotter than my iPhone and iPad devices. In fact, it issued a thermal warning near the end of both podcasts recorded using it. So, there is a practical aspect for my preference to use an iOS/iPadOS device to record in-person podcasts.

They then offered to send a newer model after it became available. The Absgeega K61 appeared a few days ago. This mini-podcast was recorded outdoors using it with an iPad mini 6 and an audio recording app named Just Press Record.

Aside from recording at usable volume levels on iOS/iPadOS devices, the K61 has several improvements over the previous model.

  • It includes a charging case that charges both lav mics using a single USB-C charging cable. The case also has a storage slot for the transceiver that is powered by the recording device. Like the previous model, the K61 includes a USB-C-to-Lightning and USB-C-to-USB-A that lets you use it with a variety of computers.
  • The charging case has a useful LCD displaying the charge level as the lav mics are being charged.
  • There is a “windproof net” integrated into each mic. The previous model has a small foam windshield. As you might imagine, this is probably easy to lose.
  • The clip on each lav mic is longer/larger than the clips on the previous model. This makes it much easier to attach it to clothing.

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