As more states and cities tell citizens to stay out of public places and do their part to help stop the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, El Kaiser and J.D. fire up the microphones in their respective recording bunkers to discuss the latest tech news. El Kaiser also offers his pro tips for looking and sounding better on those office video-conference meetings, and J.D. has a few ideas for parents trying to keep the kids busy after they’ve finished their online lessons for the day. It’s all here on PTJ 329 — right in the comfort of your own home!
Links to Stories in This Week’s Episode
- Google’s coronavirus website finally launches alongside enhanced search results (The Verge)
- Google’s COVID-19 information page
- Delivering information and eliminating bottlenecks with CDC’s COVID-19 assessment bot (The Official Microsoft Blog)
- Apple updated Siri to help people who ask if they have coronavirus (CNBC)
- Internal memo: Jeff Bezos tells Amazon employees he’s ‘wholly focused’ on the COVID-19 crisis (GeekWire)
- A message from our CEO and founder (Amazon)
- Netflix to Cut Streaming Video Bit Rates in Europe for 30 Days (Variety)
- Mass move to work from home in coronavirus crisis creates opening for hackers: cyber experts (Reuters)
- How Zoom Became King of the Quarantine Economy (Adweek)
- ‘Zoombombing’: When Video Conferences Go Wrong (The New York Times)
- Emergency Support for Workers in the Creative Community (Netflix)
- Exclusive: Amazon raises overtime pay for warehouse workers (Reuters)
- New MacBook Air has more to love and is now just $999 (Apple)
- Apple unveils new iPad Pro with LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support in iPadOS (Apple)
- Believe it: Orchestra plays Beethoven 9th from their homes (Slipped Disc)
- Must Watch: Toronto vs Rotterdam in The Home-Play Finals (Slipped Disc)
#StayHome Projects to Keep You (or the Kids) Busy
- Make Your Own Animated Movies, Frame by Frame (The New York Times)
- How to Add Hollywood Special Effects to Your Videos (The New York Times)
- How to Take Music Lessons Whenever (and Wherever) Works for You (The New York Times)
- How to Rescue, Repair and Revive Old Family Photos (The New York Times)
- Can You Draw This? Of Course You Can! (The New York Times)
- From Camera Roll to Canvas: Make Art From Your Photos (The New York Times)
- Get Those Records, Tapes and CDs Onto Your Smartphone (The New York Times)