MobileViews.com Podcast MobileViews - Todd Ogasawara

In this Podcast Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss:

Todd says farewell to his Mother
Audio Hijack 4 surprises
No Samsung Android tablet with S Pen for Todd
iOS 15.5
Apple's new subscription policy lets it charge more for subscription increases without asking the subscriber
Jon related a "fishy" lost Apple Watch story

Jon patiently listens to  Todd's Google/Android rants in this podcast.

Rant 1: Samsung tablets - limited Android OS updates; S1 Pen differences. Keyboard differences

Rant 2: The Lenovo Chromebook Flex 5 is a great Chromebook but the Lenovo USI Stylus is still terrible

Rant 3: Google announced its first Pixel Tablet since it left the market in 2019. But, it won't be available until 2023

Jon and Todd discuss the mostly unavailable products announced at Google I/O with a focus on the round Pixel Watch that cuts off text notifications. This is not an issue on the rectangular Apple Watch

Jon learned about Canonical Multipass to spin up test virtual machines

Google is taking Open Source security seriously

Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss:

KDE's Okular multi-platform Open Source file viewer
Google Security myth busting and spring cleaning
Google/Off Mosquito forecasts - except for AK & HI
Where is Android 12 for tablets?
Security paranoia vs. practicality

Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss:

Upcoming Google I/O program
Google Noto Emoji
Apple self-repair program details
GnuCash
Humanity.Health - tells you your "actual age"
Populele 2 - Ukulele for learning

In this podcast Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss:

Jon's revived Battling Pickle Podcast (mostly for his university students)
The Cyclemeter cycling app for Jon's new RadExpand e-bike
Apple removing functional app that have not being updated recently
Tech History: Eliza Scriptwriter's Manual
Paper or digital memories?

In this podcast, Todd Ogasawara and Jon Westfall discuss:

The joy of USB-C PD (power distribution) when on the move as well as in the home/office
Upcoming Google/Fitbit feaure for AFib detection
Google Fi unlimited plans - slightly misleading. But, still a good deal
Jon's new mobile tech: RadExpand 5 Electric Bike & accessories
Version control for more than code?