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Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

By: Nate Heath and David Baehler
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  • Putting a "not nerd" filter on nerdy things. Each week we cover topics related to a better technology experience, including practical tech news, tips and tricks. Nate and David aim to filter through all the tech news to bring you just the stuff you need to know.
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  • Ep. 437: Zuck's Llama 3 and Meta AI + Tech Tips, Picks, and Other News!

    Ep. 437: Zuck's Llama 3 and Meta AI + Tech Tips, Picks, and Other News!
    Apr 24 2024
    Over at Meta, Mark Zuckerberg has released the Open-Source Llama 3 and integrated it into Meta AI. He also put it in sunglasses. In related news, has big news about the Quest platform. Then we get on to the rest of the week's tech news, with some great tips and picks to help you tech better! Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) Zuckerberg’s Llama 3, Meta AI, and more (11:30) What does Meta AI do? The latest upgrade creates images as you type and more. Introducing Meta Llama 3: The most capable openly available LLM to date Hugging Face - on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science. The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses have multimodal AI now Meta expands its mixed reality beyond the Quest headsets DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: AirDrop tips (33:15) JUST THE HEADLINES: (42:55) Biden marked Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in solar power grants Apple reportedly stops production of FineWoven accessories Software glitch saw Aussie casino give away millions in cash Google fires 28 employees after sit-in protest over Israel cloud contract 96% of US hospital websites share visitor info with Meta, Google, data brokers Stellarator fusion reactor gets new life thanks to a creative magnet workaround TAKES: Boston Dynamics unveils new electric Atlas robot (46:40) Amazon cloud unit kills Snowmobile data transfer truck eight years after driving 18-wheeler onstage (50:00) Limitless is a new AI tool for your meetings — and an all-hearing wearable gadget (52:00) Google brings AI-powered editing tools, like Magic Editor, to all Google Photos users for free (55:20) BONUS ODD TAKE: The Fish Doorbell (57:10) PICKS OF THE WEEK: Dave: Delta Emulator for iOS (01:00:55) Nate: USB Type C Extension Cable (01:06:45) RAMAZON PURCHASE - Giveaway! (01:09:45) Find us elsewhere: https://notpicks.com https://notnerd.com https://www.youtube.com/c/Notnerd https://www.instagram.com/n0tnerd https://www.facebook.com/n0tnerd/ info@Notnerd.com
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Ep. 436: Spring Cleaning Your Tech - Consider Your P.F.A.N.T.S.S. + Tech News, Tips, and Picks!

    Ep. 436: Spring Cleaning Your Tech - Consider Your P.F.A.N.T.S.S. + Tech News, Tips, and Picks!
    Apr 17 2024

    It's that time of year to do some spring cleaning, which includes your tech world as well. Nate came up with the very "helpful" acronym P.F.A.N.T.S.S. to help you think through the aspects of your technology world that could use some attention. Maybe this will be the year that we practice what we preach! After that, we'll get you caught up with what's going on in the world of tech and provide some helpful tips and picks so that you can tech better!

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    INTRO (00:00)

    Spring Cleaning Your P.F.A.N.T.S.S. (09:40)

    Physical

    Files

    Apps

    Notifications

    Time

    Subscriptions

    Security

    DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Photo album duplicates (31:30)

    JUST THE HEADLINES: (36:25)

    Apple alerts users in 92 nations to mercenary spyware attacks

    Taylor Swift Songs Return to TikTok

    Walmart will deploy robotic forklifts in its distribution centers

    Microsoft starts testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu

    The Motion Picture Association has big plans to crack down on movie piracy again

    Chechnya is banning music that's too fast or slow

    Computer scientist wins Turing Award for seminal work on randomness

    TAKES:

    Humane AI Pin review: not even close (37:45)

    Macs with AI-focused M4 chip launching this year (41:25)

    April’s Patch Tuesday Brings Record Number of Fixes (44:05)

    BONUS ODD TAKE: Neal.fun - Who Was Alive? (45:50)

    PICKS OF THE WEEK:

    Dave: Gemini 2 - Duplicate File Finder (50:25)

    Nate: Udio.com - AI Music Generation (53:15)

    RAMAZON PURCHASE - Giveaway! (59:10)

    Find us elsewhere:

    https://notpicks.com

    https://notnerd.com

    https://www.youtube.com/c/Notnerd

    https://www.instagram.com/n0tnerd

    https://www.facebook.com/n0tnerd/

    info@Notnerd.com
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Ep. 435: Erasing Your Digital Footprint?

    Ep. 435: Erasing Your Digital Footprint?
    Apr 10 2024
    We all have a lot of data online, is there any chance of getting rid of our digital footprint? We've got a couple services that claim to help, but is it a hopeless endeavor? If it is, we follow that with some very helpful websites in other areas. Then it's on to a whirlwind of tech news, tips, and picks to help you tech better. Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) Can you delete yourself from the internet? (07:15) Joindeleteme.com - Your personal data is yours again Deleteme.com - Discover & control your digital footprint Justdeleteme.xyz - A directory of direct links to delete your account from web services Actually helpful websites: (22:00) IlovePDF.com - Every tool you need to work with PDFs in one place BookPecker.com - 14,509 books summarized in 5 bullet points 12ft.io - Browse a cleaner web! FMHY.net - free media heck yeah Alltop.com - Top news for any topic DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Quickly scroll back down in Photos for iOS (32:30) JUST THE HEADLINES: (36:00) The Internet Archive just backed up an entire Caribbean island President Biden is now posting into the fediverse San Francisco's light rail to upgrade from floppy disks First patient receives cell therapy that turns lymph node into tiny liver Trash from the International Space Station may have hit a house in Florida NASA picks 3 companies to help astronauts drive around the moon White House directs NASA to create time standard for the moon TAKES: Apple opens the App Store to retro game emulators (40:00) 9 of the 10 most-watched streaming programs are reruns (42:35) Roku explores taking over HDMI feeds with ads (45:20) Google rolling out Find My Device network for Android (47:25) BONUS ODD TAKE: 37 Heaven! (48:35) PICKS OF THE WEEK: Dave: Mobapad M6S Joycons (52:10) Nate: 100 PCS Adhesive Cable Clips (Small, White&Black), Upgraded Wall Wire Holder Cord Organizer for Cable Management Under Desk, Light Clips Hooks for LED, Car Dash Cam, USB Cable (57:15) RAMAZON PURCHASE - Giveaway! (59:30) Find us elsewhere: https://notpicks.com https://notnerd.com https://www.youtube.com/c/Notnerd https://www.instagram.com/n0tnerd https://www.facebook.com/n0tnerd/ info@Notnerd.com
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    1 hr and 5 mins
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