Its time for our Summer Mail Show! And the drawing for our Prize! Summer Viewer Mail – Part 1 We read your mail, answer your questions, and have fun while doing it! And to brag on our local students? Hey, look at this! https://www.khon2.com/local-news/maui-teens-discover-satellite-expected-to-plummet-to-earth-on-saturday/ https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2020/08/28/maui-teens-track-satellite
Its the Amazon Echo Spot! Who wins it? (8/29/20 Part 2)
Its our prize! Who wins this? Summer Viewer Mail – Part 2 Who will get a great audio-streaming, teleconferencing, and order taking Amazon Echo Spot? This prize was donated by our friends at OfficeMax/OfficeDepot!
iOS and iPadOS 14 is coming! We take a look at it this hour! (6/27/20 Part 1)
Got an iPhone or an iPad? This is for you! iOS 14! Jonathan and Sam will be discussing the new stuff coming plus the upcoming changes to Macs while LD chimes in with his opinions. Ready? https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/06/apple-takes-the-wraps-off-ios-14-at-wwdc-2020/ https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ios-14/ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/06/apple-reimagines-the-iphone-experience-with-ios-14/ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/06/ipados-14-introduces-new-features-designed-specifically-for-ipad/ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/06/apple-announces-mac-transition-to-apple-silicon/
We have a new prize! For Summer 2020, it is….!
Courtesy of our friends at the friendly local OfficeMax/Office Depot on Dairy Road, its an Amazon Echo Spot! You can buy one for $149 locally, or enter the contest! To enter, send us questions, comments, show topics, and more to mauionline@q-a.net before the drawing in August! You can submit emails as often as you like, but will only be entered once. Features include: Voice control your music – Ask Alexa to play music and see lyrics with Amazon Music. Also, stream music from Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora, and other music services, or books from Audible. Control your smart home – Voice control compatible devices or manage them on the easy-to-use display. Ask Alexa to show you security cameras, control lights, and adjust thermostats. Connect with video calling and messaging – Make video calls to family and friends with Skype, the Alexa app, an Echo Spot, or Echo Show. Alexa has skills – With tens of thousands of skills and counting, Alexa is always getting smarter and adding new skills like tracking fitness, playing games, and more. Designed to protect your privacy – Electronically disconnect the microphones and camera with one press of a button.
2020 Q1 Listener Mail Show! (5/2/20 Part 1)
Its that time again! Every quarter we collect your emails and letters, read them over, answer you when we get them, but save them for THIS SHOW! April 2020 Viewer Mail – Part 1 Your questions, your comments, your topic ideas, and more! Links as promised! Travel Routers! https://www.lifewire.com/top-travel-wireless-routers-2377742 Zoom 5! https://zoom.us/docs/en-us/zoom-v5-0.html?zcid=1231
And now we have a WINNAH! (5/2/20 Part 2)
WE HAVE A WINNAH! Who won our fantastic prize from OfficeMax/OfficeDepot? Its a $199 value (not including tax or shipping!), made with real arcade parts, and is just totally awesome? Man! You’ll have to listen to find out! April 2020 Viewer Mail – Part 2 Also, happy birthday to Antony!
News Catch-up Show! (4/11/20 Part 1)
We’re catching up with the NEWS! After spending two weeks covering tips about staying at home, working from home, checking information and more? Yeah, we’re a little behind… Headline News April 2020 Quick update from the EFF regarding securing Zoom: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/04/harden-your-zoom-settings-protect-your-privacy-and-avoid-trolls Dell’s BIOS protection: https://blog.dellemc.com/en-us/dell-technologies-bolsters-pc-security-todays-remote-workers/
Fact Checking 101 for 2020! (1/18/20 Part 1)
We’re in an election year, and that means brushing up on our fact checking! So, of course, we’ve got some handy-dandy reading for you while you’re listening to the show! Fact Checking 101 https://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2018/01/how-to-fact-check-the-atlantic/551477/ https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2014/aug/20/7-steps-better-fact-checking/ https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/2016/07/20/the-10-best-fact-checking-sites/?fbclid=IwAR0FTgj6Z2WMvlTAlkp2g_-tsQfs8JN2gP6X1PFX120ek4_haJ1ErQXS6L0 https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/ https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/The_Dragon_in_My_Garage https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/01/03/baloney-detection-kit-carl-sagan/
Hawai’i Winter Prize 2020! 1UP arcade machine from OfficeMax!
Our friends at OfficeMax/Office Depot on Dairy Road in Kahului have given us an AWESOME prize for the drawing this April. Retro-gaming is growing, and the classics are still fun! MSRP for the 1UP Space Invaders Counter-Cade is $235, but this could be yours FREE for the price of the email! Email us show topics, ideas, questions, and more to mauionline@q-a.net. The drawing will be in April!
Grade Them 2019 Predictions! (12/28/19 Part 1)
We made predictions back in the beginning of January. Guess what? Its time to grade those predictions! 2019 Prediction Scorecard – Part 1 Care to listen to them? Here’s the last ones! https://www.q-a.net/mauionline/2019/01/08/predictions-for-2019-revisit-in-december-1-5-19-part-1/ https://www.q-a.net/mauionline/2019/01/08/more-wild-guessing-predictions-2019-1-6-19-part-2/