The guys are back after a long (unintentional) break!

 Life in general
 A fun video call
  Gaming
  Tech Announcements, etc.
  The future!
  .Net Core
  Nick's new role
  Home life
  Covid
  Holiday plans

#19 – We're Back!

In this episode:

 The guys are reunited after a month-long break an take stock of the global situation, the latest tech announcements, and their personal situations
 New jobs for both Todd and Nick. What are the odds?
  Thoughts on social connectedness
  Microsoft has infiltrated in the guys' work lives
  Privacy updates from Android 11 and iOS 14
  WWDC20 announcements of interest
  Nick's dog is getting old...

Shownotes:

  Nick's new job: Snapper.co.nz
  Cross platform .NET Core editor JetBrains Rider
  Android 11 Preview
  iOS 14 Preview

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#18 – Your level of dodgy is quite low

In this episode:

 Todd has a technical epiphany in the pre-show
 The usual chat about Security and Privacy is focused around COVID-19 contact tracing
  Raspberry Pi powered ventilators
  Todd goes on a shopping spree
  Quick thoughts on the iPhone SE (2020)
  Kids and messaging apps

Shownotes:

  Apple and Google join forces to enable contact tracing in their mobile operating systens
  Singapore's contact tracing initiative and open source project
  Raspberry Pi-powered ventilator
  Signal may be forced to pull out of the US
  Todd's tractor
  iPhone SE (2020)
  Todd's new Razer Ornata Chroma keyboard
  Child safe DNS https://switchonsafety.co.nz

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#16 – Privacy should be a human right

In this episode:

 The guys share experiences around homeschooling the kids and working from home at the same time.
 Todd is weighing his options before buys his kids tablets.
  Nick changes jobs in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Shownotes:

  Zoom's privacy issues: time, and time, again.

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#15 – What else do you do in the middle of a pandemic?

In this episode:

 Todd had his worst birthday
 Nick was surprised that Amex didn't want his money
  The guys also talk a bit about COVID-19, because it's just so hard not to... particularly when working from home with kids roaming around

Shownotes:

  Android malware: More security / privacy issues
  Personal capital

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#14 – We live in Sci-Fi times

In this episode:

 Todd buys a new TV
 More privacy issues (Apple, Ring, sigh)
  Kids and Cable TV
  and quite a bit more

Shownotes:

  Apple's iCloud encryption situation
  Ring's privacy issues (EFF, BBC, TNW)
  Coronavirus
  Roos Roast - Lobster Butter Love
  Todd’s new TV - TCL 55” 6-Series 4K
  Todd’s new receiver - Yamaha RX-V685

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#13 – They don’t even give you a manual anymore

In this episode:

 Holiday impressions
 Wishes for 2020
  Thoughts on TVs and TV shows

Shownotes:

  Old Forester Whiskey - https://www.oldforester.com/products/old-forester-100-proof/
  Waimarama beach – http://www.findabeach.co.nz/beaches/waimarama/about/
  Horse Float for Mara – https://www.ourgeneration.com/shop/accessories/mane-attraction-horse-trailer#care/
  Barbie Dreamhouse - https://barbie.mattel.com/shop/en-us/ba/barbie-dream-house-fhy73
  DJI Osmo Action
  Fossil watch - https://www.fossil.com/us/en/products/gen-5-smartwatch-the-carlyle-hr-dark-brown-leather-sku-ftw4026p.html
  Pavlova – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavlova_(cake)
  Tailwind - https://gotailwind.com/
  KitcenAid decals – https://www.etsy.com/search?q=KitcenAid%20decals
  OpenGarage.io
  CHIP Home Automation standard – https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/12/apple-google-and-amazon-team-up-for-joint-smart-home-standard/
  xkcd: standards - https://xkcd.com/927/
  TVs: LG C9 – https://www.lg.com/us/tvs/lg-OLED65C9PUA-oled-4k-tv
  Samsung The Frame – https://www.samsung.com/us/televisions-home-theater/tvs/the-frame/highlights/
  Apple at CES 2020 – https://www.macrumors.com/2020/01/02/apple-to-attend-ces-2020-homekit/
  Cardrona chairlift plans axed to protect lizards https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/406706/cardrona-axes-chairlift-plan-to-protect-hundreds-of-lizards
  Rainbow Loom – https://amzn.to/37awAq8

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#12 – Questioning my intelligence

In this episode:

 Coke vs Pepsi, and why the choice is easy for Nick
 Follow up on our 10th episode anniversary
  RIP Google Cloud Print
  Todd's next phone will be made by Microsoft
  Lots of thoughts on Thanksgiving and Christmas
  and a lot more...

Shownotes:

  Pepsi in Romania
  Surface Duo
  Motorola RAZR
  The Finality of Everything

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#11 – The taste of childhood

In this episode:

 Open floor plans vs Private Office
 Rainbows and unicorns
  Keyboard clickiness
  Honey, macaroons, bread, yogurt, and strawberry jam
  Kids: birthday parties, sickness avoidance
  ... and much more.

Shownotes:

  Mānuka Honey – Nick's favourite honey
  WASDKeyboards.com – Custom clicky keyboards
  Microsoft Wireless Comfort Desktop 5000 - Todd's Keyboard

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#10 – Oh, the boomers

Nick and Todd finish off the conversation about introducing kids to News and Current Affairs and then cover the Google and Microsoft announcements.
Special thanks to our these wonderful people for sharing their experience with us: James White, Taylor Pringle, Michael Baltaks, Sam Connelly, Sam Jarman, and Sebastian Grail.
In this episode:

 Special interivews with special people on how to introduce kids to News and Current Affairs
 Thoughts on the Made by Google event
  A brief take on the Microsoft (Surface) event
  A time travel that touches on more flavours of Linux and Java beans than we thought we'd ever engage in

Shownotes:

  Unread RSS Reader iOS app
  Pixel 4
  Microsoft Surface Neo – Todd's next device?
  Apple Watch – the guys' favourite wearable
  Samsung Wearables
  Gentoo – Nick's favourite linux distribution
  Heartwitch – Livestream your heart data

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#9 – New, Next, Done!

In this episode:

 A justification for the longer break between the episodes. Hope you buy it :)
 An immigrant's understanding of New Zealand history
  Thoughts on the Android 10 and on the Apple's announcements
  Todd's thoughts on how to introduce kids to News and Current Affairs

Shownotes:

  DevWorld
  The Wikipedia page on Māori people
  Project Zero findings on iOS vulnerability and Apple's response
  Android 10
  Apple announcements

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#8 – We're not being very Agile

In this episode:

 Beta iOS and Android versions announce an "interesting" end of the year
 Thoughts on conferences: attending vs organising. Nick speaks at Dev World in September
  Kids and birthday parties

Shownotes:

  Mighty Good Coffee
  Google defends it's position on gestures via this blog post
  iPhone 5 TV Ad - Thumb
  Even more blog posts on Android Q's gesture navigation and handling visual overlaps
  DevWorld, Melbourne, Australia – September 2 – 4
  Michigan DevFest – September 21
  Kotlin/Everywhere Wellington

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#7 – It might not be pretty but it's easy

In this episode:

 How to get an app to be featured by Apple
 Odd traditions in the Commonwealth
  Big fines for even bigger tech companies
  Having fun with the kids around the house

Shownotes:

  Liquor rules around the United States
  Trade Me – App of the Day
  Guy Fawkes
  V for Vendetta (2005)
  Equifax gets fined
  How credit rating is calculated in USA and New Zealand
  Facebook $5bn fine settlement
  GDPR fine structure
  Getting a fire permits in New Zealand
  Extreme plane landings in (windy) Wellington
  Netflix TV show: How to sell drugs online (fast)

#6 – We know how the sausage is made

In this episode:

 A "borderline bulletproof" approach to securing native apps and the credentials they need to communicate to remote servers
 Zoom and the risks of bypassing OS security
 Google Home privacy hiccups
 Silent and invisible operating system updates
 Kids and TV access

Shownotes:

 The results to our poll on Kids' access to technology
  New York Times How and When to Limit Kids' Tech Use
  Map charting tool from mapchart.net
  FaceApp response to Privacy concerns
  Project Treble
  Let’s encrypt – free SSL for everyone
  Apple patches the Zoom vulnerability, again
  Google advice on securing API keys
  Google assistant privacy controversy
  The secret lives of Facebook moderators in America
  The movie Her(2013)

#5 – The man in the middle

In this episode:


 the guys introduce themselves
 Nick's privacy related prediction becomes reality
 Google Duo accidentally introduces the Indian Cricket team to the world
 Forced app updates in Android Q
 With LoveFrom, Jony Ive
 Kids and technology


Shownotes:


 Google Duo sends out push notification ad to users around the world 
 Cricket 
  In app updates for Android apps 
  Financial Times breaks the news on Ive's next chapter 
  WSJ prints a critical view of Ive's recent years 
  Tim Cook responds to WSJ 
  Leapfrog tablets for kids 
  Osmo iPad Play and Learning system 
  Seesaw 

#4 – Testing in production

In this episode:
- Nick is back from WWDC and shares his thoughts on many of the announcements
- Pricing strategies for community events
- French drains and sparkling water on tap
- Scary stories our dentists must never hear
- Kids and moving houses
- and more

Correction: GDG Wellington are hosting Kotlin/Everwhere, not Kotlin/Extended

Shownotes:
- WWDC 2019
- Todd's French drain on Instagram
- Mattt's take on WWDC 2019 on NSHipster

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#3 – Why did people sign up and then not show up?

In this episode:

 kids who don't quite understand their bodies 
 the official keepintouch.fm now available and it is open source with a PR in tow
 Todd's thoughts on GDG Ann Arbor I/O Extended 
 WWDC wishlists
  Fixing air travel, airport security, and cloud printing 
  Putting the kids to bed

Shownotes

  Our website - keepintouch.fm
  GDG Ann Arbor I/O Recap 2019 Slides - http://bit.ly/2EuJt21
  Official WWDC website - https://developer.apple.com/wwdc19/
  USDZ – https://graphics.pixar.com/usd/docs/Usdz-File-Format-Specification.html 
  USDZ quicklook gallery  – https://developer.apple.com/arkit/gallery/
  Google Cloud Print – https://www.google.com/cloudprint/learn/
  Apple AirPrint – https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201311

#2 – The barcodes just don't work on the phone

In this episode:

 GDG Summit
 I/O news
  Privacy (Google I/O Photo album mishap) :(
  Wrangling kids

Links:

   Wellington - Coffee Capital of the world
   GDG Summit Robot
   Cornhole lawn game

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