Jon Westfall and I are joined by frequent guest panelist Sven Johannsen for this podcast. We discussed: Using Google Meet to record a three-person podcast Upcoming changes to the Google One subscription package Google Magic Editor will be available to more Pixel devices soon The end of the line for the Z80 microprocessor: 1976 - 2024 Discussion: The AI Divide? Sven's gadget picks: DJI OSMO Pocket 3 Combo MOVO Mic Handle ..read more

In this podcast Jon Westfall and I discuss: Day 430 since the release of the most recent iPad Pro model. Still no new iPads More on recording podcasts using Google Meet Google discontinuing Google One VPN service Google Photos AI tools will be available to more than Google Pixel uses and Google One subcribers Thoughts about the Google Pixel Tablet 9 months after its release Microsoft testing shows advertisements in the Windows 11 Start Menu ..read more

Jon Westfall and I recorded this podcast using Google Meet's recording feature for the first time. Although its audio quality is quite good, I post-processed the audio using Adobe Podcast Enhance. In this podcast, we discuss: Gaining Google Meet recording feature after upgrading to the Google One 2TB subscription tier Thoughts about starting to publish  short video podcast segments CMF by Nothing Watch Pro An Apple Robot??? Beautiful.ai GenAI slide creator The upside of tech ..read more

Paul Lawler helped me test using Google Meet to record a podcast using its built-in recording feature. It was supposed to be a 3 to 5 minute effort. Unfortunately, one of the extensions in Google Chrome blocked video from me and audio from Paul to me. Fortunately, it occured to me to run Google Meet in a Chrome Incognito window which would not have any extensions. This worked. However, we noticed well into the mini-podcast recording session that Paul's video was not transmitting. This was fixed by his turnng video on his end off and then back on. This was not exactly a frictionless exercise. F ..read more

In this podcast Jon Westfall and I discuss: The upcoming solar eclipse on April 8 Gmail's 20th birthday So long to Google Podcast Canva buying Affinity Discussion: What is the appropriate age for kids to have access to technology/gadgets/screens ..read more

In this mini-podcast I'm joined by frequent guest co-host Paul Lawler. We recorded this in-person in a busy restaurant named "Loco Moco" while eating lunch to test the Maono wireless lavalier microphone pair with a USB-C receiver. This mic set has built-in noise reduction which I augmented by post-processing it using Adobe Podcast Enhance set at 50% enhancement. Also included/spliced in are a few seconds of raw audio from a standalone voice recorder to give an idea of the ambient noise level in the restaurant during the podcasting session. Paul (an avid amateur astronomer) provides information ..read more

Is this podcast John Westfall and I discuss: Waiting for Adobe Podcast Studio beta to stabilize. Looking at other cloud-based podcast recording services: Descript/SquadCast, Riverside.fm, Spotify for Podcasters (formerly Anchor.fm) Google Podcast service & app EOL soon: April 4 Thermal printer for 8.5x11-inch pages US DOJ vs. Apple.- iPhone monopoly? Our insider view of the rise and fall of Windows Mobile/Windows Phone What now X/Twitter ..read more

In this podcast Jon Westfall and I discuss: Adobe Podcast Studio beta adventures in podcast 501 Still no new iPad models! Discipline specific Microsoft Copilot services Another Google service bites the dust on March 24: Google Keen Thermal vs. ink printers What makes it worth upgrading your “core” tech products ..read more

This podcast's discussion may sound a bit unusual. There's a reason for that. We've been using Adobe Podcast Studio "beta" since late last summer. In general, it has worked pretty well although we've encountered a few bugs along the way. However, we ran into a really unusual error recording this podcast. The panel consisted of me (Todd Ogasawara), co-host Dr. Jon Westfall, and guest panelists Frank McPherson and Don Sorcinelli. However, for some as yet unknown reason, Don's audio track was not uploaded. Fortunately, Adobe let me know about an undocumented debugging tool that let met salvage th ..read more

Jon Westfall and I welcome back frequent podcast panelists: Steve Hughes, Sven Johannsen, and Don Sorcinelli. This podcast takes a trip down memory lane with past podcast highlights and looks forward to upcoming tech events and deals. Looking Back: Early smartphone days: We revisit discussions on iPhone app pricing (2008) and the first Android phone, the T-Mobile G1 (2008). Mobile OS transitions: We join Jon Westfall's podcast debut in 2013 as he discusses moving from Windows Phone. Tech milestones: We celebrate reaching podcast episode 100 in 2014 and episode 200 in 2017. Fan ..read more