Episodes

  • Ep. 440: ChatGPT (and Gemini) Want to be Your Friend - Plus Tech News, Tips, and More

    Ep. 440: ChatGPT (and Gemini) Want to be Your Friend - Plus Tech News, Tips, and More
    May 15 2024
    OpenAI introduced some big updates to ChatGPT Monday, the day before Google announced a bunch of AI news at their I/O keynote. Both of them, as well as the others, want to be a big part of every aspect of your life. Is this a good thing? We will discuss it and share our thoughts. Plus, we have some other tech news to catch up on after Apple's iPad event last week. Watch the show on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) MAIN TOPIC (03:35) OpenAI debuts GPT-4o ‘omni’ model now powering ChatGPT Everything announced at Google I/O AI copilots are changing how coding is taught Google Analytics vs Facebook Pixel (26:20) DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Restart iPhone without screen (29:00) JUST THE HEADLINES: (39:15) Photographer sets world record for fastest drone flight at 298 MPH "Roaring Kitty" trader returns, causing GameStop shares to jump more than 70% Plato’s final hours recounted in scroll found in Vesuvius ash Shell’s flagship carbon capture project sold $200M of ‘phantom’ emissions credits Novel attack against virtually all VPN apps neuters their entire purpose New iPads won’t include stickers in the box due to Apple’s environmental goals t:connect iOS app for insulin pump could kill users, says FDA HorseGPT fails to predict Kentucky Derby winner Firefox power user keeps 7,400+ browser tabs open for 2 years Dave & Buster’s to allow customers to bet on arcade games TAKES: Apple’s new iPad Pro ad sparks outrage as Hugh Grant and more slam tech giant (43:10) No, you don't need a 'very bespoke AOSP' to turn your phone into a Rabbit R1 — here's proof (47:20) Solar storm knocks out farmers’ tractor GPS systems during peak planting systems (48:30) Comcast to launch Peacock, Netflix, and Apple TV+ bundle at a vastly reduced price (58:10) BONUS ODD TAKE: Copy the Shrug Emoji (59:25) PICKS OF THE WEEK: Dave: Linsoul TANGZU Wan’er S.G HiFi 10mm Dynamic Driver PET Diaphragm in-Ear Earphone with Ergonomic Shape, Detachable 2Pin OFC Braided Cable for Audiophile Musician DJ Stage Black, Wan’er S.G (01:01:20) Nate: SEEDEEM Toaster 2 Slice, Stainless Steel Bread Toaster, LCD Display, 7 Shade Setting, 1.4'' Wide Slots, Digital Toaster for Bagel, Defrost, Reheat Function, Removable Crumb Tray, 900W, Silver Metallic (01:04:20) RAMAZON PURCHASE - Giveaway! (01:07:35) 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 12 mins
  • Ep. 439: Apple Let Loose Event Breakdown* - iPads, Pencils, and more

    Ep. 439: Apple Let Loose Event Breakdown* - iPads, Pencils, and more
    May 8 2024

    Apple showed their Let Loose iPad event this morning. In the hardware department, Apple announced new iPad Airs, M4 iPad Pros, a new Magic Keyboard, and the new Pencil Pro. They also talked about Final Cut Pro 2, Logic Pro 2, and the new Final Cut camera app. Some impressive hardware and software, but do you need it? Apple also announced a price drop on the 10th-generation base iPad.

    Note: While live, we got temporarily shut down by YouTube, but all the audio is there.

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    INTRO (00:00)

    Watch the full event from Apple

    iPad Air (06:35)

    M4 iPad Pro (09:30)

    Final Cut Pro 2 and Logic Pro 2 (22:10)

    Apple Pencil Pro (31:20)

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    49 mins
  • Episode 438: Another Week, Another AI Gadget - Rabbit R1 + Tech Tips, Picks, and Other News!

    Episode 438: Another Week, Another AI Gadget - Rabbit R1 + Tech Tips, Picks, and Other News!
    May 1 2024
    Well, the reviews are out on the Rabbit R1. How does it compare to the Humane AI Pin or Limitless? Do we really need another gadget to do AI for us? Plus, what's the deal with the TikTok ban? We also announce the winner of our Notpicks giveaway! And all the other tech goodness you've come to expect. https://www.youtube.com/live/nfqfK11wzmg?si=yEhthOSHfwZocXeT INTRO (00:00) NOTPICKS.COM GIVEAWAY (02:45) Rabbit R1. Is AI in a Box worth it? (11:25) MKBHD strikes again, “Barely Reviewable” iJustine is partner with R1, doesn’t say one bad thing about it AI hardware is like trying to invent the iPod after the iPhone DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Facebook feeds (19:50) JUST THE HEADLINES: (26:30) US Post Office phishing sites get as much traffic as the real one Generative AI arrives in the gene editing world of CRISPR Thermonator, the Flame-Throwing Robot Dog, Can Now Be Yours for $9,420 Microsoft releases MS-DOS 4 source code on GitHub Ford just reported a massive loss on every electric vehicle it sold DJI might get banned next in the US US teacher charged with using AI to frame principal with hate speech clip Airline keeps mistaking 101-year-old woman for a 1-year-old TAKES: Biden signs TikTok ‘ban’ bill into law, starting the clock for ByteDance to divest it - ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in US if legal options fail, sources say - Biden campaign plans to keep using TikTok through the election (31:55) With YouTube Booming, Podcast Creators Get Camera-Ready (38:25) Google delays third-party cookie demise yet again (43:10) Police warn of thieves using wifi-jamming tech to disarm cameras, alarms (46:15) BONUS ODD TAKE: BioNumbers - The database of useful biological numbers (48:05) PICKS OF THE WEEK: Dave: SAMSUNG 28-Inch ViewFinity UR55 Series 4K UHD IPS Computer Monitor, HDR10, AMD FreeSync, HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.2, Bezelless Display, Eye Care, LU28R550UQNXZA, 2023 (55:20) Nate: Shure SM48 Cardioid Dynamic Vocal Microphone with Shock-Mounted Cartridge, Steel Mesh Grille and Integral Pop Filter, A25D Mic Clip, Storage Bag, 3-pin XLR Connector, No Cable Included (SM48-LC) (59:25) RAMAZON PURCHASE (01:04:15) 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. 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)

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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
  • Ep. 434: The Fascinating World of MrBeast!

    Ep. 434: The Fascinating World of MrBeast!
    Apr 3 2024
    In the last 7 months, Nate and Isla have watched @MrBeast videos over 1000 times. Who is MrBeast, and why is he the biggest YouTuber on the planet? We'll do our best to explain his complicated world and convince you to be a fan! Plus we'll have our usual tech news, picks, and tips to help you tech better! Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) April Fools Day - MKBHD, Big Bite® Hot Dog Sparkling Water (01:30) MrBeast (07:35) Who is MrBeast? The videos Philanthropy Feastables Biggest game show ever on Amazon Prime DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Apple note link color (41:55) JUST THE HEADLINES: (46:45) SWAT team raids innocent family over stolen AirPods, inaccurate 'FindMy' app tracking Facebook snooped on users’ Snapchat traffic in secret project Scientists turn to AI to make beer taste even better A faster spinning Earth may cause timekeepers to subtract a second from world clocks Nigerian woman faces jail time for Facebook review of tomato sauce The Pirate Bay’s oldest torrent is now 20 years old Arizona's Governor Signs Bill Making Pluto the Official State Planet TAKES: Sam Bankman-Fried gets 25 years in prison for fraud and money laundering at FTX, ordered to pay $11B in forfeiture (50:30) Gmail turns 20 (51:30) Canva acquires Affinity to fill the Adobe-sized holes in its design suite (52:35) Amazon ditches ‘Just Walk Out’ checkouts at its grocery stores (54:40) AT&T says personal data from 73 million current and former account holders leaked onto dark web (57:45) BONUS ODD TAKE: FreeBlockbuster.org (59:55) 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. 433: Big Tech vs Big Government

    Ep. 433: Big Tech vs Big Government
    Mar 27 2024
    As we often discuss, AI is moving fast. Many people say that Apple is getting left behind. Well, this week, Apple's AI plan is becoming clearer. There's plenty of other tech news to discuss, like the looming TikTok ban, Walmart's selling the MacBook Air, and the tech layoffs continue. We also have some witty humor, pro tips, and picks for your enjoyment. Watch on YouTube! INTRO (00:00) World Backup Day March 31st (03:30) Big Tech vs. Big Government The United States DoJ is suing Apple (05:30) How painful are all of these fines? (12:20) Apple, Meta, Google Probed by EU Under New Digital-Competition Law (14:50) The EU’s Digital Markets Act (16:05) DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Charge iPhone Battery Faster in Airplane Mode (18:05) JUST THE HEADLINES: (20:35) In 2022, ringtone sales still managed to generate $11 million Ron DeSantis signs bill requiring parental consent for kids under 16 to hold social media accounts Tennessee becomes first US state with law protecting musicians from AI Nicholas Hawkes, 39, becomes first in England to be jailed for cyber flashing Commercial Bank of Ethiopia glitch lets customers withdraw millions Reddit shares rise 30% to start week after social media company’s IPO Formula 1 chief appalled to find team using Excel to manage 20,000 car parts TAKES: Apple using multiple AI sources for the backend and providing an Apple-ish front end (23:30) Trump’s Truth Social valued at more than $9bn as it goes public in New York (24:25) Watch Neuralink’s first human subject demonstrate his brain-computer interface (25:50) BONUS ODD TAKE: Tunnel to the other side of the world (27:35) PICKS OF THE WEEK: Dave: HGST - WD Ultrastar DC HC520 HDD | HUH721212ALE601 | 12TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5-Inch | ISE 512e | Helium Data Center Internal Hard Disk Drive Renewed (34:10) Nate: Native Instruments Traktor 8-Inch DJ Cable for iPad/iPhone (38:15) RAMAZON PURCHASE (42:10) 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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    46 mins