Episode 22 • The Year of the Megapickle
Lots of tech, and a little rotator cuff! Eufy and LastPass suck at being private and secure, Peter is headed for Costa Rica, Mario Guzman makes apps you should use, and most importantly, Peter is a Strava legend! Plus a new segment called Overheard.
The brew
The Topics
- 2022 - The Year of the Megapickle!
- The Brews
- Thanks to Vic for introducing Peter to Shush Microphone Manager
- Scott has a Continuity Camera
- Guava Cart vs. Belching Beaver
- Random bitter topics
- Google Docs
- Mitsubishi Gallant
- Time is a liar
- If you think it was 20 years ago, it was 30. If you think it was 30 years ago, it was 40.
- Peter the world traveler
- Costa Rica
- Airbnb
- Hotels
- Costa Rica
- Mario Guzman’s Music Widgets
- PDX Transit for Mac
- PDX Transit for iOS
- Mastodon and Twitter updates
- Marionberry vs. Marion Barry
- The Great Eufy Privacy Scandal
- Password Managers
- LastPass
- 1Password
- Apple Keychain
- BitWarden
- Peter is a Strava legend
- Siracusa Says
- Overheard: Grumpy Old Geeks podcast
The Links
- Golden Road Brewing Guava Cart
- Belching Beaver Brewery Peanut Butter Milk Stout
- Shush Microphone Manager
- Belkin iPhone Mount with MagSafe for Mac laptops
- Belkin iPhone Mount with MagSafe for Mac Desktops and Displays
- Mario Guzman’s Music Widgets
- PDX Transit for Mac
- PDX Transit for iOS
- Marionberry
- Marion Barry
- Anker’s Eufy lied to us about the security of its security cameras - The Verge
- Anker’s Eufy deleted these 10 privacy promises instead of answering our questions - The Verge
- LostPass: after the LastPass hack, here’s what you need to know – Graham Cluley
- Siracusa Says
- Grumpy Old Geeks podcast
- Calm is Contagious – The personal blog of Peter Nikolaidis
- scottWillsey
- FriendsWBrews
- Friends With Brews Podcast
Episode 21 • These are not Google Drive’s Toasted Nuts
Scott hates Google Drive, Peter hates software on GitHub and searching for virtual KVM's, but they both love a good cup of coffee.
The brew
The Topics
- The Brews
- Mammoth for Mastodon
- Google Drive UI madness
- Peter’s new job offer
- macOS window management
- Rectangle Pro
- Sidecar
- macOS gestures
- KVM software
- Github repos and app installation
The Links
Episode 20 • I’m Sorry Dave, I’m Afraid I Can’t Do That
It's a coffee epsiode!! 2001 is a Space Odyssey, and Friends with Brews is a Podcast Odyssey! Coffee, audio software, movies, browsers, programming languages, and Peter’s nose!!
The brew
The Topics
- The Brews
- Rogue Amoeba
- Elgato Wave XLR
- Scott watched 2001 in 70mm at Hollywood Theatre
- The browser wars are dead but not dead
- Scott has been learning Python and likes it a surprising amount
- It has amazing logging built in.
- I like the syntax. I thought I would hate it.
- Peter likes Python, but doesn’t use it much.
- Perl, C, Go, Rust, Node.js, and other languages.
- ChatGPT
- Twitter update
- Smashing Security Podcast
- I’ve made all my accounts private and FwB on Mastodon is the place to go.
- Why Elon bought Twitter (sound clip)
- It really has become a far-right fanboy club. It’s pretty painful to use so I’ve deleted all my twitter apps from all devices.
- Peter’s nose
- Beer bread
The Links
- Coava San Marcos Honduras
- Counter Culture Slow Motion
- Rogue Amoeba
- Piezo
- Audio Hijack
- Fission
- Loopback
- Farrago
- Elgato Wave XLR
- Hollywood Theatre
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Microsoft Edge
- Firefox
- Chromium
- WebKit
- Gecko
- Safari
- Python
- Node.js
- Perl
- ChatGPT
- Smashing Security Podcast
- FriendsWBrews
- Friends With Brews Podcast
Episode 19 • If I Were Desperate
It's not just about Twitter and Mastodon. Peter and Scott also complain about various body parts. Well, what did you expect? We're getting old and it's our duty to hurt and then talk about it!
The brew
The Topics
- The Brews
- Our Mastodon accounts
- AeroGarden
- FwB brew rating system
- Feeling weird about Twitter
- Peter’s wiped iPhone
- Mastodon culture
- Ivory beta
- Drinking and studying
- Some random topic triaging
- The English
- Peter’s nose
- Peter’s knee
- Peter’s one month vacation
- Rotator cuffs
- Next time: Obsidian
The Links
Episode 18 • The Richest Richard
Adam joins Peter and Scott to brew things and talk about technology and Peter's knee, which apparently is not good technology.
The brew
The Topics
- The Brews
- The Richest Richard, a.k.a., the Grinch who stole Twittermas
- Mastodon
- Mastodo or Mastodon’t?
- The culture there is GOING to change if it becomes mainstream, whether long termers like it or not
- Humans use everything for porn
- VCR
- Television
- Streaming Video
- French Press
- Technology
- 2021 14” M1 Pro MacBook Pro
- Apple Studio Display
- CalDigit Thunderbolt 4 Element Hub
- iPhone 14 Pro
- M2 MacBook Air
- AirPods Pro
- Use Emergency SOS via satellite on your iPhone 14
- VOIP and 9-1-1
- Smaller (normal size) iPhones
- Sonos speakers
- MOAR about Mastodon
- Peter’s knee
- FTX
- Fitness notifications
- Notes
- Evernote’s getting acquired by mobile developer Bending Spoons
- Evernote vs. Apple Notes
- OneNote vs Evernote
- Handwriting
The Links
- Starbucks Breakfast Blend
- Delirium Red
- Wegmans Decaf Espresso Whole Bean Roast
- 2021 14” M1 Pro MacBook Pro
- Apple Studio Display
- CalDigit Thunderbolt 4 Element Hub
- iPhone 14 Pro
- M2 MacBook Air
- AirPods Pro
- Use Emergency SOS via satellite on your iPhone 14
- Breaking Bad’s Gus Fring is the voice of Sonos
- Evernote’s getting acquired by mobile developer Bending Spoons
- FriendsWBrews
- Friends With Brews Podcast