Ep. 483: Dangling the Dongle

Notnerd Podcast: Tech Better

Apple released 2 new Macs after the iPads we talked about last week. The ever-popular MacBook Air and the much less popular Mac Studio. We discuss who they are for. After that, we've got some great headlines, tips, picks, and some news stories you should probably know about.

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INTRO (00:00)

TikTok Shop Credit - Get $8 to shop on TikTok (02:00)

Daylight Savings Time vs Standard Time (04:35)

MAIN TOPIC: New MacBook Air and Mac Studio (10:25)

Apple announces MacBook Air with M4 chip and a price cut

Apple’s new M4 MacBook Air is the rare product I’d recommend to everyone

Apple unveils new Mac Studio, the most powerful Mac ever, featuring M4 Max and new M3 Ultra

DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Restart Your Device (24:00)

JUST THE HEADLINES: (31:35)

Firmware update bricks HP printers, makes them unable to use HP cartridges

Volkswagen to bring back physical buttons to all vehicles

NASA uses GPS on the moon for the first time

Denmark postal service to stop delivering letters

New Zealand’s $16 billion public health system runs on a single Excel sheet

Fortnite coming to iPhones in Brazil as Apple is forced to allow sideloading

King Charles releasing his own Apple Music playlist

TAKES:

YouTube Premium Lite: Watch your favorite creators ad-free (35:40)

TCL's premium TV shipments more than double year-on-year, overtaking LG (42:35)

Bank of America warns Social Security numbers, IDs, and other sensitive customer data potentially exposed in third-party document destruction blunder (47:00)

BONUS ODD TAKE: nobody.live - streams with nobody watching (48:25)

PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Dave: Fantasy Hike (54:05)

Nate: Wireless Bluetooth Remote Control, 2025 New Remote Control Page Turner Bluetooth Scroller Ring, Short Video and Music Camera Shutter Remote Controller Scrolling Ring Black (01:01:05)

RAMAZON PURCHASE - Giveaway! (01:05:50)