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Keep in Touch

By: Nick Parfene and Todd DeLand
  • Summary

  • Nick and Todd talk about the way technology fits in their lives and how it affects their kids and families. They discuss the recent tech news focusing on the aspects of privacy, security, and ethics. Despite being in different hemispheres and a ridiculous number of time zones apart, the show’s hosts have decided to keep in touch. They are based in Wellington, New Zealand, and Ann Arbor, MI, USA and can often be found at the local GDG and Cocoaheads events that they organise for their communities.
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Episodes
  • #19 – We're Back!
    Jan 10 2021

    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
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    37 mins
  • #18 – Your level of dodgy is quite low
    Jul 18 2020

    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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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • #16 – Privacy should be a human right
    May 3 2020

    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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    1 hr and 2 mins

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