Bellingham Podcast

All the fuss is about the recent buzzwords: Cryptocurrency, Meltdown, Spectre, and the blackout letters C.E & S. Plus, AJ and Chris will unpack *what we pack* when we take a weekend getaway. * * *Oh yea...CES is going onDespite a power outage for two hours (https://www.ktnv.com/news/ces-goes-dark-as-las-vegas-convention-center-loses-power)... Thanks to heavy rainfall. In Las Vegas.From the news ”Meltdown and Spectre”Via Reutershttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-intel-researcher/how-a-researcher-hacked-his-own-computer-and-found-worst-chip-flaw-idUSKBN1ET1ZRVia NYThttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/03/business/computer-flaws.htmlAnd yes, Apple https://www.cultofmac.com/521595/nasty-cpu-flaw-also-present-iphone-ipad/ Topic Interview - Another look at Crypto...but this time through a 20-something’s eyes. Interview: Nick + Cryptocurrency. What does life around it look like in the real world IRL for someone who stays in the know about all the different coins 24/7. What do you take with yo

Resolutions! Chris and AJ go for more of the UnResolutions - 12 physical books to read in 12 months. 12 Linux distros installed on his burner laptop. 12 months of life-logging with a Leuchtterm 1917 Bullet Journal. 12 themed months. January's theme: #Exhale.AJ - Adding a new flaire to his journal- as he brings a little Philately (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philately) to his journaling from around the world (that word brought to you by Chris Powell's Random-Factoid-House-O-Trivia ) [Renovating your online house]Chris Updating passwords in the new year? USE THIS TRICK TO SAVE LOADS OF TIME AND ANGST WHEN UPDATING PASSWORDS (http://chrispowell.co/use-this-trick-to-save-loads-of-time-and-angst-when-updating-passwords/)AJ Holiday season is the PERFECT time to “Unsubscribe” from those pesky emails you forgot you signed up for throughout the year. Then, as Chris mentioned before on the show, roll up the ones that you do want to keep tabs on (the ones with those digial coupons you love to use once in

We are back from holiday! Happy 2018. On this second part of a two part episode we rejoin our conversation on the recap of 2017 topics as we see how they roll into 2018. Yes, some of these topics are political- but we unshackle the political headlines from the core topics. And what we see for this year.Lifestyle Brands * Rise and fall of Blue Apron * Uber eats, Fredmyer, Amazon Fresh (and their acquisition of whole foods), et al. * News and Social Media's love triangle with politics, fatigue & frustration * We chatted quite a few times on the fatique of being Glued to your device- but for 2017 one last tip....how to help get out of the “echo chamber” as we call it- or Bubbles as this TED talk discusses about. * TEDWomen2017 “Free yourself from your filter bubble (https://www.ted.com/talks/joan_blades_and_john_gable_free_yourself_from_your_filter_bubbles#t-544384)s” * “Joan Blades and John Gable want you to make friends with people who vote differently th

We will be on holiday until 2018. On this first part of a two part episode we recap of 2017 topics. Yes some of these topics are political- but we unshackle the politics headlines from the core topics. And what we see for next year? Top of the show: A big shout out all of our listeners in helping grow out this show.Part 1 Topics:Podcast hightlight bits?AJ- MN history (https://youtu.be/iN29nu9kI5g?t=17m46s) and Eddie Bauer History (https://youtu.be/t7_058R7I1E?t=11m30s) clipsChris- Five Rules for Computer Techs (https://youtu.be/cmJo9hJ8upY?t=1m55s) and PNW Sandlot (https://youtu.be/hdWNEZvVqVs?t=15m21s) clipsTrunkTechPrestone Windshield De-Icer (https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/prestone-4666/chemicals---fluids-16461/de-icers-17307/windshield-deicer/as247/4666559) - Yellow Spray Bottle - about $5Magnetic Windshield cover (https://www.amazon.com/Magnetic-Edges-Windshield-Snow-Cover/dp/B075QGJSPW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1513102786&sr=8-1&keywords=windshield+cover) - Save minutes of scraping in the

Have yourself a maker & giver Christmas. We'll share some ways to joyfully give back to some little Bellingham kiddos worthy of your generosity. AJ talks about #watchfast, his endeavor in leather making, and Seiko's end of year announcements. And "you're kill'n me Smalls!" AJ & Chris chat on the merits of Facebook for businesses ...and now messenger for kids? Stay healthy this holiday season! **Wrist Check**Remember that SNK807 AJ is #watchfasting witha leather strap- did he forget to mention that is a strap he made by hand.* 2017 was a “makers” Thanksgiving and Black Friday. A 2018 Powell Pivot?Chris Powell Associates has been active for 6 years. Time for a change to better reflect my services?**Facebook Business page?- say what, yes Chris just say that.**Speaking of Facebook - **Where is future going with social...*** Facebook announces a way for under 13 years olds to use Messenger (under supervision of mom/dad) https://messengerkids.com/* COPA (because AJ forgot) * “Child Onli

Technology, watches and EDC gear that's built to last, let's get this party started! This is the Bellingham Podcast! New Watch Alert! AJ with a SNK807...and a hand crafted strap? #WatchFastOp-EdChris * **Moving to the rebel alliance that is MVNO - JUST SAY NO TO LEASING * Rufurbished iPhones (https://www.apple.com/shop/browse/home/specialdeals/iphone) - Starting at $470 * OnePlus Android Phones (https://www.amazon.com/OnePlus-64GB-ROM-A3000-Factory-Unlocked/dp/B01MXR13TZ/ref=sr_1_2?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1512145020&sr=1-2&keywords=oneplus+3t) - Starting at $425 * Google Pixel Android Phones (https://www.amazon.com/Google-Unlocked-Smartphone-Carriers-Wireless/dp/B01M0DMG3W/ref=sr_1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1512145110&sr=1-1&keywords=google+pixel+phone) - Starting at $480* Cricket (https://www.cricketwireless.com/) Wireless. Dollars and sense. A touch of prepp’n***Gear every PNW person should have during the stormy season. The power can, and usually does, go out ar

This week, AJ and Chris have some sources of happy if you are having the holiday blues...or if you are in need of cash-ola for those holiday upgrades.Sources of Happy Around Town:Villagebooks.com (http://villagebooks.com/) - Continuous high-quality events Pickfordcinema.org (http://pickfordcinema.org/) - “More than movies”Around the Internet:WhatcomTalk.com (http://whatcomtalk.com/) - Positive stories about people and businesses around Bellingham and Whatcom CountyWhere do you go to convert old gadgets to new cash-olaThis came from a comment I had said to me “oh yea, I have one of those [and the rummage through a drawer - and takes it out and clearly it is dead and hasn't been used in months]”Gazelle (https://www.gazelle.com/)Amazon Seller (https://sellercentral.amazon.com/)GameStop (https://www.gamestop.com/trade)ebay (https://www.ebay.com/)CraigsList (https://bellingham.craigslist.org/)OfferUp (https://offerup.com/)Apple Trade Up (iPhone) program (https://www.apple.com/iphone/trade-u

Get your motor running, and head out on the highway! We're talking about technology and whatever comes our way. In this case, as AJ gets back from Kansas a coffee oasis, and tech that caught our eye. * Android auto vs Apple CarPlay * Android phone hardware make it lag * Ok Google actually pretty useful * Maps. Ya know it feels dated to me but has better data and calling out directions. * Apple where the hell is the app support! -No Google Maps with CarPlay * Maps rock shows even speed limits * Better ui idea* Coffee oasis (because there isn’t a coffee house on each corner out here) * Reverie Coffee roasters. You are the goods. Vibe: think StumpTown kind of * Il Primo (just rocks literally vintage screams and Linkin Park yo! )- uses the competition’s beans (Spice Merchant) Vibe: think Black Drop.. kind of* * *Tech That Caught our eye* Not really tech- but a cool youtube video * Adam Savage and Vsauce's Michael Stevens Geek Out Over Watches * htt

Breaking news! We are now available on TuneIN Radio! AJ and I have some public service announcements for the better of society. Also, AJ discovers a beautiful needle in the watch world haystack...from overseas! And I wax nostalgically about a long-lost customer service technique that simply doesn't exist today.NOTE: WE WILL BE OFF THE PODCAST FEED/OFF THE AIR UNTIL NOVEMBER 12 TuneIn Link: https://tunein.com/radio/The-Bellingham-Podcast-p1055694/ * * *Op-Ed SoapBoxA PSA to Photographers : Avoid updates to any ANY software while in the middle of production. Even if it LOOKS like it is a harmless patch- just don't update EVER when you have stuff on the line. * AJ's **1hr long horror story** with Adobe support, and what the future of Lightroom means to those who (once) had perpetual license vs mandatory Creative Cloud. * If I wasn't a tech...this could have ended really poorly. * What AJ's looking forward to (more on this to come on his Patreon.com/ajbarse (http://patreon.com/ajbarse)) ; * Skylum (Former

Take two guys, and throw 'em in 40-some degree weather and rain. What do they wear? And what do they carry their stuff in? Find out the answers, and a whole lot more...NEXT...This is the Bellingham Podcast...Podcast Updates- AJ did a few Fall cleaning of the feed, you can now updates to the website and look and feel of the show. You can now find us by searching for “The Bellingham Podcast”, and our show is available as Seasons in iTunes* * *Topic - Apple Airpods - The Cadillac of headphones?Pros:* Great sound quality* Easy to connect (pair) with my phone, tablet, personal laptop, and work laptop* Quick-charging* Fits my earsCons:* Not noise-isolating (I still have to deal with conversations and room chatter)* The price* White earrings?Topic - What are you wearing and carrying this fall?Chris: * Carhartt heavyweight hooded jacket* Levi's Jeans* Columbia boots* Mechanix gloves* Carhartt legacy gear bag, legacy travel kit * Rugged travel bag and toiletry kitAJ:A little PNW trivia:* Eddie Bauer w

PSAs, not PDAs in Tech - Five rules for dealing with computer techs (https://medium.com/@mnmltek/five-rules-for-dealing-with-computer-techs-4d8af81a1d78):* If a computer tech is working on your equipment for free, food and drink is a mandatory payment.* Just because you see your tech around town doesn’t mean you can automatically ask them a question about your computer problems.* Don’t expect your old equipment to be able to run the latest and greatest software.* When a computer tech tells you a potential solution to your computer problem, do not say, “No I don’t think that’s it.”* Do not antagonize, tease, or talk down to a computer tech.Shopping - Avoid the late-November rushTech Addiction: It is interesting to see a subset of people, mostly close to tech, gravitating towards the days of the iPhone 1. The days before apps. * Black Mirror actress Rashida Jones: “Nosedive” episode released back in fall 2016 * More from the front lines of addiction...that is i

On this episode: AJ and I are seeing RED as the leaves are turning ORANGE and YELLOW. The GREEN grass is getting wet from all the rain which is giving us the BLUES. If you're feeling down about the fall season, stay tuned for some colorful conversation! Let's get the party started. This is the Bellingham Podcast...Topic - How do you beat the PNW fall-blues...as the leaves turn orange...and dieChris I drive. Hannegan Road to Lynden. Lake Whatcom Boulevard to Alger. Chuckanut Drive to Burlington. Mini-road trips with quiet music to stare at a different screen. My vehicle's windshield! I also do a fall possession purge. Clothes I haven't worn for a while, unnecessary tech cables, accumulated books and magazines. All donated or eliminated from my home.Topic - 24-Hour StaycationChris AM visits to Rustic Coffee in Fairhaven, Rocket Donuts on Holly Street, and Caffe Adagio on Railroad Avenue (not in that order.) PM visits to Village Books, a Taylor Dock walk to Boulevard Park, and the Filling Station. All in Fairhav

Ladies and Gentlemen, start up your engines! We hear from AJ's Distinguished Gentleman Ride in Vancouver BC. Chris talks about how he helped someone run, and ran himself, the 5K of the Bellingham Bay Marathon. Topic - 2017 Distinguished Gentleman's Ride - Vancouver* DGR- AJ passed his funding goal, and the DGR passes 4.5million in fundraising - THANK YOU sponsors https://www.gentlemansride.com/rider/barse* The dress code of DGR...and dapper attitudes. This is not your token motorcycle dudes in leather.* Watch Spotting: the “one only's” were out in full force on riders wrists. From Panerai, to Omega, to even Seiko.* Interview with one of the hosts/founders of DGR Vancouver* On my wrist....Frederique Constant (Limited Edition) Moon Phase (Reference FC330RM)- adorned by a WatchGecko (Geckota) handmade Italian Leather strap from the UK https://www.watchgecko.com/new-coloured-stitching-simple-handmade-leather-strap.php * * *Topic - 2017 Bellingham Bay MarathonBBM - Chris ran a 5K with 300+ folks, fini

Recorded LIVE on the streets of Bham, at Camber Coffee http://cambercoffee.com/On this episode, we are talking about alternatives to the mainstream operating systems and...this comes out of a recent rant AJ had with a few folks “If you don't like something- don't buy it! Companies owe you NOTHING *unless you are a shareholder*” Just in time for school to start up! Forget Hi I'm a Mac, Hi I'm a PC- what about the other offerings in OS out there.Canonical Ubuntu:* Other distros based off this (and Dabian) that gives different looks and functions* Ubuntu “Certified” hardware- turn key approach https://certification.ubuntu.com/desktop/ Elementary OS; https://elementary.io/ Endless OS; https://endlessos.com/home/* Made for developing countires but also has hardware: https://endlessos.com/our-computers/Chrome OS; for those who don't mind Google and have web-based needs (https://www.computerworld.com/article/2893364/chrome-os/is-chrome-os-right-for-you.html)* * *Tech That Caught our eyeHow a

Recorded LIVE in the Dori's Coffee. Chris and AJ go cover how the podcast has evolved the last 50 episodes. The show topic picks up at 18min. Thank you everyone SO much for supporting BPM and the Bellingham Podcast! Strike up the band, pop those champagne corks, everybody have fun tonight, and everybody Wang Chung tonight! This is the Bellingham Podcast...* * Best of BPM * Episode 1 - March 1, 2016 (https://www.spreaker.com/user/bellinghampodcast/bpm-tech-episode-1) - Dawn of the personalities! * Right off the bat, we were hammering the point of tech security - mobile PIN codes * More of an “interview” feel, Chris hadn't taken his witty clever pills back then, but showed signs of transparency and genuineness in his battle with clutter. * 5 questions? Really, Chris? * We hadn't gotten our intro and outro mojo working yet. * Episode 18 - November 6, 2016 (https://www.spreaker.com/user/bellinghampodcast/bpm-tech-episode-18) - Emergence of the disdain for the new shin

This week, Chris and AJ have a live "studio" audience from the Building Bridges conference 2017! For more on what they talked about in their session, check out their presentation notes http://bit.ly/bb2017podcast and a VR ready 360 video clip from their session http://bit.ly/bb2017ajchris360!-AJ & Chris give their thought wrapping up what they saw in the two day conference.--Skills over software, technology education for the coming apocalypse | Kevin Dixey | TEDxWWU Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU8gkhidrUI This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bellinghampodcast.substack.com

Stay tuned next week for the full show, when Chris and AJ rejoin after travels!www.bellinghampodcast.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bellinghampodcast.substack.com

The inaugural episode to the series! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bellinghampodcast.substack.com