{"id":5912,"date":"2026-02-22T18:22:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T04:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/?p=5912"},"modified":"2026-02-22T18:22:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T04:22:14","slug":"mobileviews-598-budget-macbook-soon-e-ink-vs-onenote-vibe-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/22\/mobileviews-598-budget-macbook-soon-e-ink-vs-onenote-vibe-working\/","title":{"rendered":"MobileViews 598: Budget MacBook soon? E-ink vs. OneNote. &#8220;Vibe Working&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px); height: 150px;\" title=\"MobileViews 598: Budget MacBook soon? E-ink vs. OneNote. &quot;Vibe Working&quot;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=7fw3y-1a52252-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=7\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-5913\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MViews-598-Jon-me-aiframe-1024x474.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MViews-598-Jon-me-aiframe-1024x474.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MViews-598-Jon-me-aiframe-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MViews-598-Jon-me-aiframe-768x356.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MViews-598-Jon-me-aiframe-1536x711.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MViews-598-Jon-me-aiframe-2048x949.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we inch ever closer to episode 600, we spent some time reflecting on our podcasting journey and the accelerating pace of our 100-episode milestones. It feels like just yesterday I started this show during a brief stint as a full-time blogger, and I&#8217;m incredibly grateful for Jon Westfall and all the friends who have stepped in to keep the show running consistently over the past 18 years.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Tech News &amp; Announcements<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jon Westfall and I (Todd Ogasawara) covered several major industry updates and rumors this week:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Apple&#8217;s Upcoming Events:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> We discussed the rumors surrounding the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/02\/18\/apples-march-4-launch-event-new-products-and-what-to-expect\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apple March 4 launch event<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including the highly anticipated<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/02\/15\/apple-cheaper-macbook-launching-next-month-with-a18-pro-chip-and-fun-colors\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A18 Pro budget MacBook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is expected to bring fun colors and a more accessible price point.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Google&#8217;s Latest Offerings:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> We touched on the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/innovation-and-ai\/products\/gemini-app\/lyria-3\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Gemini Lyria 3 music creation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> feature. I was able to try it out a couple of times.\u00a0 Additionally, we looked at the news that<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2026\/02\/18\/snapseed-camera-iphone\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google launched a Snapseed camera for iPhone<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, bringing pro manual controls and retro film effects to iOS.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>E-Ink Troubleshooting: Boox Note Air5 C<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I provided an update on the Boox Note Air5 C and a frustrating e-ink lag problem when using Microsoft OneNote. This writing lag is a known issue. The current solution when dealing with OneNote&#8217;s infinite scrolling is simple but annoying: don&#8217;t write near the very bottom of the display. Note that this specific issue doesn&#8217;t seem to happen on the iPad or conventional Android tablets\u2014it is strictly an e-ink quirk.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Workplace Feedback, &#8220;Vibe Working,&#8221; and OneNote<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We moved into a deeper discussion about evaluating work and the ongoing challenges of providing workplace feedback. Jon has been evaluating the work of his peers lately in OneNote, and to say it&#8217;s not going well would be an understatement. We debated whether the fault lies with the tool itself or the user, leading into a wider conversation about the lack of attention to detail in professional environments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This tied perfectly into the difficulty of giving feedback to coworkers, especially when unreadable formatting or poorly optimized code directly impacts your own workflow. Finding that reasonable middle ground to deliver criticism without causing unnecessary friction remains a constant challenge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We introduced some new terms to frame this phenomenon, comparing Mark Zuckerberg&#8217;s old &#8220;move fast and break things&#8221; mantra against the reality that carelessness often speaks directly to competency. We coined phrases like <\/span><b>Minimally Viable Product \/ Deliverable<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Vibe Working<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>Generation AI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to describe these modern workplace dynamics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-5917\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MobileViews-598-infographic-1024x572.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MobileViews-598-infographic-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MobileViews-598-infographic-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MobileViews-598-infographic-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MobileViews-598-infographic-1536x857.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MobileViews-598-infographic-2048x1143.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Available via <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/mobileviews.com-podcast\/id301171904?mt=2\">Apple iTunes<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\u201chttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ToddOgasawara\/podcasts\u201d\">MobileViews YouTube Podcasts channel <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\u201chttps:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/MobileViewscom-Podcast-Podcast\/B08K565TQS?qid=1640555789&amp;sr=1-1&amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&amp;pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&amp;pf_rd_r=TXEJVWB2VW471GJ9XQQ0\u201d&lt;\/a\">MobileViews Podcast on Audible.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we inch ever closer to episode 600, we spent some time reflecting on our podcasting journey and the accelerating pace of our 100-episode milestones. 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