{"id":3843,"date":"2019-08-26T20:03:06","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T06:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/?p=3843"},"modified":"2019-08-26T20:03:06","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T06:03:06","slug":"mobileviews-podcast-300-best-tech-of-2019-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/26\/mobileviews-podcast-300-best-tech-of-2019-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"MobileViews Podcast 300: Best tech of 2019 (so far)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/mobileviews300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"542\" height=\"318\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/mobileviews300.png 1084w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/mobileviews300-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/mobileviews300-768x451.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/mobileviews300-1024x601.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe title='MobileViews Podcast 300: Best of 2019 (so far)' src='https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/grntx-bd1da8?from=yiiadmin&#038;download=1&#038;version=1' data-link='https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/grntx-bd1da8?from=yiiadmin&#038;download=1&#038;version=1' height='122' width='100%' style='border: none;' scrolling='no' data-name='pb-iframe-player' ><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Jon Westfall and I are joined by guest panelists Frank McPherson, Steven Hughes, Sven Johannsen, and Jack Cook for this podcast. We discuss the best tech that we&#8217;ve bought over the past year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Todd<\/strong>:<br \/>\nGood year for hardware upgrades: Pixel 3a, iPad mini 5, &#038; Acer Chromebook Spin 13.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2ZrE0os\">Doodling using an Acer Chromebook Spin 13 and Infinite Painter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Frank<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/writing.frankmcpherson.net\/2019\/08\/22\/orchids-and-onions.html\"><\/a><br \/>\niPad mini 5<br \/>\nGoogle Titan security key<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jack<\/strong><br \/>\nSamsung Galaxy Note 9<br \/>\nPower Juice<\/p>\n<p><strong>Steve<\/strong>:<br \/>\nHardware:<br \/>\nKokoon Headphones<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/kokoon.io\/<\/p>\n<p>Yubico Security Key NFC &#8211; have 3 &#8211; one on me, one in my Firesafe and another in a secure location.<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.yubico.com\/products\/security-key-3\/<br \/>\nSoftware:<br \/>\n1.1.1.1 \/ Cloudflare Warp Free DNS VPN makes your internet faster.<br \/>\nWarp + VPN and Speed boost coming soon..or any other paid VPN service is now a must have-recommend Nord and Express VPN- Jon uses Private Internet Access make sure there is third party auditing done<\/p>\n<p>Another must have is Password minder I use LastPass works with Yubico.<\/p>\n<p>Brave browser &#8211; https:\/\/brave.com\/ free secure alternative supports content via Brave rewards<br \/>\nNext:<br \/>\nNew iPhone 11 -XR (whatever they call it) if technology is worth the squeeze OR<br \/>\nNew Sony Axxxx small mirrorless camera &#8211; rumored announcement coming 8\/29.<br \/>\nNew MacBook Air\/Pro &#8211; don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t need it yet because there is no \u00e2\u20ac\u0153need\u00e2\u20ac\u009d kinda done with PCs and Chromebooks and Apple surprisingly supports their hardware for<br \/>\nquite a long time you can get a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153used\u00e2\u20ac\u009d MacBook Air \/ Pro for $200-$300.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sven<\/strong>:<br \/>\nNot much new big tech. Happy with 2015 MacBook, Surface 5, iPhone X, Pixel 3. Not helping the tech companies all that much.<br \/>\nHave picked up new AirPods in Qi case, PowerBeats3, Uni USB-C hub (dock\/port replicator)(https:\/\/uniaccessories.io\/collections\/latest-innovation\/products\/usb-c_8in1_hub)<br \/>\nSigned up for Remote PC (https:\/\/www.remotepc.com\/index.html) $6.95 first year for 10 PCs [code Leo]<br \/>\nNice accessories<br \/>\nHard Cider Slice, two phones plus Apple watch<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/hardciderlabs.com\/collections\/test\/products\/slicecharge-3in1-wireless-charger<br \/>\nNative Union Smart Hub Bridge (Power) 8&#8242; cord, 2 AC, 3 USB-A, 1 USB-C<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeunion.com\/smart-hub-bridge\/\">All Products<\/a><br \/>\nPeak Designs Tech Pouch<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.peakdesign.com\/products\/tech-pouch\/<br \/>\nColor Laser printers are dirt cheap&#8230;toner cartridges are not \ud83d\ude09<br \/>\n(https:\/\/www.bestbuy.com\/site\/brother-hl-l3270cdw-wireless-color-printer-white\/6265819.p?skuId=6265819)<br \/>\nGoogle pissed me off. Credit card hold for replacement Pixel 3\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6$899. New one is $599 and they were sending a refurbished unit. Really? Seems evil.  \t\t<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jon<\/strong>:<br \/>\niPad Pro 11 inch amazes me how indispensable it is.<br \/>\nPurchased a Sony DSC-HX99<br \/>\nSlowly slipped back into the Apple Ecosystem after being split Windows\/Mac for a few years. Why? Integration.<br \/>\n2FA is done effectively through Apple Watch pushed challenges (Duo and MS Authenticator).<br \/>\nHowever, in the MS ecosystem for office \/ most email \/ productivity. And it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s integration with iOS (And Android for that matter) is really much tighter than I think we ever would have expected years ago.<br \/>\nLittle things taken for granted: QNAP Nas home server with multiple VMs running and internal networking (has 4 NIC ports, supports link aggregation). Fun setup to play with and work through.<\/p>\n<p>Available via <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0&#038;gclid=COid8dLi6s0CFQrQfgodJ_8CsA&#038;gclsrc=ds#\/ps\/Ioaoswyblmdonyb42jg6stsl6om\">Google Music Podcasts<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/mobileviews.com-podcast\/id301171904?mt=2\">Apple iTunes<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jon Westfall and I are joined by guest panelists Frank McPherson, Steven Hughes, Sven Johannsen, and Jack Cook for this podcast. We discuss the best tech that we&#8217;ve bought over the past year. Todd: Good year for hardware upgrades: Pixel 3a, iPad mini 5, &#038; Acer Chromebook Spin 13. 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