Ep. 181 "Tech that taught us something new in the pandemic" #tech #watchfam

For the week of February 21, 2021

Housekeeping

* Archive.org (http://archive.org/) now has all episodes
* https://archive.org/details/bellinghampodcast
* https://archive.org/details/bellinghampodcastmediatech
* 5 years of the show - Episode 1 = March 1, 2016....a leap year!

*AJ*

* One of the most asked questions I’ve had professionally all pandemic
* Pro-cam/iPhone as a webcam- https://www.ajbarse.com/pro-camera-as-your-web-camera/

* A watchgeeks’s approach to a connected (s)mart watch
* Garmin Instinct https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/621802/pn/010-02064-00
* Baltic Aquascaphe Bronze - https://baltic-watches.com/en/products/aquascaphe-bronze-blue-gilt


*Chris*

What I learned during the Pandemic - “Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home” (https://balladofamerica.org/home-sweet-home/)

*Coffee Shop Life in 2021*

*Three tough questions to ask when going to a coffee shop*
* What am I there to do online?
* Are you connecting a device from work to a public wi-fi network?
* If so, are you willing to have the conversation with your boss about getting your laptop hacked, stolen, or damaged due to coffee spillage from those diminutive-sozed tables *meant for a coffee cup and a phone?*
* Do you really need to connect your personal mobile phone to a public wi-fi network?

*Consider a Paid VPN*

* Mullvad VPN - $6/month (https://mullvad.net/en/)
* No email needed to sign up. Website auto-generates a 16-digit number for you to use as an account
* Pay one-month fee via prepaid credit card?
* Install Mullvad software application, connect to a nearby city’s VPN server, off ya go


Quality Assurance

*Chris

* Commafeed (https://www.commafeed.com/#/welcome) - “A bloat-free RSS reader”
* Stick your toe in the RSS pool. Free account, bookmark the webpage in your browser of choice, enjoy distraction free headlines

* anoni.sh (https://anoni.sh/) - A URL shortener with no logs of usage. For fans of bit.ly
* https://anoni.sh/bhampod

* Canvas Insider Podcast (https://open.spotify.com/show/3fPJ8cMqRq9ptk8d77b9zE) - 30+ episodes about your favorite LMS, plus some helpful tech ideas for your online life

*AJ

* Anchor SoundCore Mini (older version); $25, 15hrs on a charge w/ BT, SD, and Radio (must use USB cable for antenna- very clever) https://www.anker.com/products/variant/soundcore-mini/A3101111