TWiT Throwback (Video)

Home Theater Geeks 301: Live From NAB 2016

Thu, 21 Apr 2016 17:14:29 PDT

Scott Wilkinson chats with people from ATSC, Grass Valley, Harmonic, Triveni, Fraunhofer, Dolby, SpectraCal, Sony, and more from NAB 2016 in Las Vegas.

Host: Scott Wilkinson

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Tech News Today 1497: Robot McRobot Without A Face

Thu, 21 Apr 2016 17:33:30 PDT

Tonight we talk to Nicole Lee from Engadget about earnings from Microsoft and Google. We also discuss how Mary-Jo Foley has given up her Windows phone in favor of Android. Comcast has an app on Roku and Samsung Smart TVs, but it's not enough for the FCC. Mike Murphy talks about an autonomous robot that can bring you stuff. But don't try to steal from it, if you know what's good for you. Finally, we ponder the prototype of a machine that makes cold brew coffee in under ten minutes. All that and a lot more of today's tech news.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

Guest: Nicole Lee

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TWiT Live Specials 284: NAB Show 2016 - Day 4

Thu, 21 Apr 2016 16:29:00 PDT

Fr. Robert Ballecer, Jason Howell, Megan Morrone, and Scott Wilkinson report in one last time from the NAB Show 2016 in Las Vegas with the latest from Canon, Panasonic, Blackmagic Design, Epson, Nokia, and much more!

Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Jason Howell, Megan Morrone, and Scott Wilkinson

Guest: Alex Lindsay

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Know How... 205: Podcasting Special Part I

Thu, 21 Apr 2016 13:57:37 PDT

Fr. Robert Ballecer and Bryan Burnett take a look at the latest technology and gear from NAB 2016. Featuring products from Audio Technica, Teradek, IC Real Tech, and Autel Robotics.

Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ and Bryan Burnett

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This Week in Computer Hardware 360: A Bargain Laptop and Intel's Big Cuts

Thu, 21 Apr 2016 14:50:06 PDT

Lenovo Yoga 700 review, Ryan's breakdown of MSI's gaming notebook collection, Intel to cut 12,000 jobs while restructuring, The Wirecutter chooses a budget subwoofer, Corsair's Rapidfire Mechanical Keyboard, and more.

Hosts: Patrick Norton and Ryan Shrout

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Ham Nation 244: George's Plastic Parts

Wed, 20 Apr 2016 21:15:15 PDT

Finding sources of noise around your home, International Marconi Day, fixing plastic parts with Plas-T-Pair, RFI and baluns, an installation of Show Me Your Shack and more!

Hosts: Bob Heil, George Thomas, Gordon West, Don Wilbanks, Dale Puckett, and Amanda Alden

Producer: Bryan Burnett

Technical Director: Victor Bognot

Editor: Victor Bognot

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TWiT Live Specials 283: NAB Show 2016 - Day 3

Wed, 20 Apr 2016 19:41:00 PDT

Fr. Robert Ballecer, Jason Howell, Megan Morrone, and Scott Wilkinson report in from the NAB Show 2016 in Las Vegas with the latest from YouTube, Sony, Lume Cube, Lytro, and much more!

Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Jason Howell, Megan Morrone, and Scott Wilkinson

Guest: Eileen Rivera

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This Week in Google 349: The Weekly Packet

Wed, 20 Apr 2016 17:11:21 PDT

Leo Laporte, Danny Sullivan, and Mike Elgan discuss the Weekly Packet of information. Life in Cuba, Facebook Bots, UC Davis' mistakes, Google Changelog, Magic Leap, and more...

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Mike Elgan and Danny Sullivan

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Tech News Today 1496: Adopt Don't Shop

Wed, 20 Apr 2016 16:01:07 PDT

Megan Morrone and Jason Howell take the TWiT stage at NAB 2016 one last time to tackle Google's anti-trust charge in the EU and how that could dramatically affect it's business model, a third party is bringing Amazon's Alexa to its smartwatch, the big tech companies weigh in on the encryption bill proposed by US Congress, one man is working to buck the trend of replacing technology too aggressively when new tech goes on sale, and more.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

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Windows Weekly 462: Don't Say the B Word

Wed, 20 Apr 2016 13:46:20 PDT

The European Union's European Commission is charging Google with violation of antitrust laws, resembling what Microsoft had to go through. On the other side, Microsoft happens to be suing the United States Department of Justice over secrecy orders. Microsoft announces they have stopped creating Xbox 360 consoles, firmware updates come to Surface Book/Pro, Intel restructures to reduce its workforce, and more.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Mary Jo Foley

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Android App Arena 94: Custom EMOJI and Emoticons

Wed, 20 Apr 2016 13:38:27 PDT

Jason Howell reviews Bitmoji - Your Avatar Emoji, Imoji, Look of Disapproval, and Disney Crossy Road.

Host: Jason Howell

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All About Android 262: Murdered Is A Good Thing

Tue, 19 Apr 2016 21:23:22 PDT

This week, we'll be discussing Android N Preview 2, Google app updates and someone got a Nextbit Robin...FINALLY!

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Hosts: Florence Ion and Ron Richards

Guest: Mark Burstiner

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TWiT Live Specials 282: NAB Show 2016 - Day 2

Tue, 19 Apr 2016 18:21:07 PDT

Fr. Robert Ballecer, Jason Howell and Megan Morrone report in from the NAB Show 2016 in Las Vegas with the latest from Vimeo, GoPro, Pelican, Sony, Syrp and more!

Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Jason Howell, and Megan Morrone

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Tech News Today 1495: The HDR 4K Orthogonal Problem

Tue, 19 Apr 2016 17:39:01 PDT

We're live from the National Association of Broadcasters convention. Yahoo reports earnings, but still no announcement of a sale. New MacBooks are here, and you can get yours in pink. Kevin Kelly from Wired knows everything about VR and he wants to convince you that Magic Leap will blow your mind, if we ever see it. And Scott Wilkinson from Home Theater Geeks tells us about new technology that enhances storytelling. He'll also weigh in on texting in movie theaters, and we explore the tricky orthogonal problem of HDR versus 4K.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

Guest: Scott Wilkinson

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Security Now 556: SMTP STS

Tue, 19 Apr 2016 16:32:26 PDT

60 Minutes exposé on the interprovider SS7 signalling system, the future appears black for BlackBerry, quicksand for QuickTime, what was found in the decrypted San Bernardino phone, Threema vs WhatsApp vs Signal, and a look at SMTP STS: a new specification to add Strict Transport Security (STS) to email.

We invite you to read our show notes.

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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MacBreak Weekly 503: The Tete Bump

Tue, 19 Apr 2016 14:42:52 PDT

Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie discuss the new MacBook, the best iPad screen, the best router, Taylor Swift's new Apple Music ad, and more...

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie

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FLOSS Weekly 384: RPerl

Tue, 19 Apr 2016 11:24:48 PDT

RPerl is the optimizing compiler for the popular Perl 5 programming language. RPerl stands for Restricted Perl, in that the developers restrict their use of Perl to those parts which can be made to run fast. RPerl also stands for Revolutionary Perl, in hopes that RPerl's speed will revolutionize the software development industry. RPerl might even stand for Roadrunner Perl, in that it RUNS REALLY FAST.

Hosts: Randal Schwartz and Aaron Newcomb

Guest: Will Braswell

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Triangulation 246: Matthew Wood

Mon, 18 Apr 2016 19:55:53 PDT

Matthew Wood is the supervising sound editor at Skywalker Sound. He has worked on all three of the Star Wars prequels and also was the voice of numerous characters such as Bib Fortuna, Ody Mandrell, Seboca, and Magaloof. Matthew was the voice actor for General Grievous. Wood also received two Academy Awards nominations for Sound Editing.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guest: Matthew Wood

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Tech News Today 1494: The Yahoo Dating Game

Mon, 18 Apr 2016 19:17:21 PDT

Live from the stage in Las Vegas for NAB 2016, Megan Morrone and Jason Howell discuss how Yahoo is getting frisky with Verizon and the Yellow Pages. Siri goes rogue by revealing the date of Apple's upcoming WWDC developers conference. A drone may have collided with an airplane, and air safety is called into question. Google rolls out podcast playlists to its Play Music app. Finally, Megan and Jason talk about a few cool things from the NAB floor!

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

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iOS Today 293: Broadcasting on iOS

Mon, 18 Apr 2016 16:54:21 PDT

Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone are in Las Vegas at the NAB Show 2016! In addition to app recommendations, they bring on guests such as Allison Sheridan and Jesse Hertzberg to discuss some neat tools for broadcasters.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone

Guests: Allison Sheridan, Jesse Hertzberg, Oliver Breidenbach, and Andrew Pierre

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Know How... 204: Cooking for Geeks

Mon, 18 Apr 2016 14:30:15 PDT

Hacking a SodaStream, vacuum food storage, air frying, and a tiny microwave radar module.

Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ and Bryan Burnett

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TWiT Live Specials 281: NAB Show 2016 - Day 1

Mon, 18 Apr 2016 14:01:18 PDT

Leo Laporte and Fr. Robert Ballacer are at the show floor of the NAB Show 2016 in Las Vegas, talking the latest from LiveU, Panasonic, the National Association of Broadcasters, Wowza Media Systems, Flymotion, Shure, GoPro, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and more.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

Guests: Mike Savello, Michael Bergeron, Dennis Wharton, Barry Owen, Ryan English, Cheryl Jennison DaProza, Jim Geduldick, Lillian McDonald, and Manny Centeno

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This Week in Tech 558: Rattlesnake in a Pinata!

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 13:05:06 PDT

The "Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016," the future of encryption in the US, Tesla's future, Yahoo for sale, Facebook bots, and more...

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Ben Thompson and Iain Thomson

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The Tech Guy 1280: Sunday, April 17, 2016

Sun, 17 Apr 2016 11:43:38 PDT

How to backup your email, cloning apps for disk imaging, what's a good smartphone for the vision impaired, and more of your calls.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guest: Chris Marquardt

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The New Screen Savers 49: From Russia with Code

Sat, 16 Apr 2016 20:39:23 PDT

Leo Laporte and Father Robert Ballecer talk about the Facebook F8 event and live streaming now for everyone. We'll talk with our call for help guest about setting up a Pan, Tilt, Zoom camera. Then the 3D animator who brings life to vintage photos Alexey Zakharov and his wife Ksenia join us to answer your 3D video creation questions.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ

Guests: Alexey Pajitnov, Alexey Zakharov, Ksenia Zakharova, and Jason Howell

Producers: Tonya Hall, Jerry Wagley, and Karsten Bondy

Technical Director: Anthony Nielsen

Editor: Victor Bognot

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The Tech Guy 1279: Saturday, April 16, 2016

Sat, 16 Apr 2016 16:12:48 PDT

Malware using encryption, getting started with IPTV, keeping an eye on what processes are running on your computer, call a random person in Sweden, repairing disk permissions on a Mac, making a home media server, and more of your calls.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Johnny Jet and Dick DeBartolo

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Tech News Today 1493: Rifting the Vive

Fri, 15 Apr 2016 17:19:18 PDT

The Washington Post says Obama is asking federal regulators to stop cable companies from forcing us to rent their lame cable boxes. Harkening back to the phone monopolies of the 80s, cable companies have ruled with their old-fashioned set-top boxes for long enough, says the president. Researchers say Microsoft and Google's shortened URLs could be used to stalk you. And Amazon donates an unused building to house homeless families. We also check in with Sam Machkovech on how a homemade patch will let you play Oculus Rift games on your HTC Vive. Finally, we talk to Sam Abuelsamid about the future of bots in autonomous vehicles.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Megan Morrone

Guests: Sam Machkovech and Sam Abuelsamid

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This Week in Enterprise Tech 185: Fighting CryptoMalware with Fear and Education

Fri, 15 Apr 2016 15:07:05 PDT

Skype for Web announced, Microsoft sues the US government for attempting to violate the first and fourth amendments, the University of Illinois tests the ease of USB flash drive infection, and Adam Laub from STEALTHbits Technologies explains the ransomware issue.

Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Brian Chee, and Louis Maresca

Guest: Adam Laub

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This Week in Law 342: Chim Chim Canary

Fri, 15 Apr 2016 14:31:48 PDT

Wearables and the value of the data they collect, Uber's transparency report, U.S. aerial surveillance, the Led Zeppelin copyright dispute over "Stairway to Heaven", the risks of Instagram for the super-rich, and more!

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Hosts: Denise Howell, Emory Roane, and J. Michael Keyes

Guest: Lindsey Rogers Cook

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Tech News Today 1492: UC Davis Pepper Spray

Thu, 14 Apr 2016 17:33:43 PDT

Patrick Beja of frenchspin.com joins Jason Howell and Megan Morrone to discuss the RCMP and its procurement of the encryption key for tons of BlackBerrys. Also, Microsoft is suing the US government for more public clarity of its data requests on cloud services. UC Davis shows how it's not easy to erase your volatile pepper spray history from the Internet. AMC might pave the way for cell phone usage in theaters thanks to Millenials. Finally, Microsoft does AI again and this time, it's not racist.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Megan Morrone

Guest: Patrick Beja

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Home Theater Geeks 300: Home Theater Greeks with Leo Laporte and Dick DeBartolo

Thu, 14 Apr 2016 15:53:20 PDT

Leo, Dick, joins Scott for a great recap of the past 6 years in home theater. They discuss the past, present, and future of home theater.

Host: Scott Wilkinson

Guests: Leo Laporte and Dick DeBartolo

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This Week in Computer Hardware 359: 10-Year Warranties & Continued Quality Improvements

Thu, 14 Apr 2016 15:41:51 PDT

AMD Radeon Crimson Edition drivers, Lian Li SFX-L power supplies, Corsair's Carbide SPEC-ALPHA and warranty increase, ASUS Adaptive-Sync monitors, the HTC 10, and more!

Hosts: Ryan Shrout and Patrick Norton

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Know How... 203: Community Project Magic LED's

Thu, 14 Apr 2016 14:12:45 PDT

We show you how to build an LED strip with programmable logic or without. Also how to add mobile WiFi to your vehicle.

Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ and Bryan Burnett

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Ham Nation 243: Val, Leo, and Bob Solders

Wed, 13 Apr 2016 22:47:45 PDT

Val, Ray and Tim are in studio with Leo, Gordo shows how to build a loop antenna, this weeks solar forecast, George shows how to solder a PL259, Bob clears up RFI, CTU Contest University and more!

Hosts: Bob Heil, Gordon West, George Thomas, Don Wilbanks, Valerie Hotzfeld, and Amanda Alden

Guests: Leo Laporte, Tim Duffy, Ray Novak, and Dr. Tamitha Skov

Producer: Bryan Burnett

Technical Director: Bryan Burnett

Editor: Bryan Burnett

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Android App Arena 93: Lip Syncing

Wed, 13 Apr 2016 17:54:31 PDT

Jason Howell reviews fun lip syncing apps including Musical.ly, Triller, and Dubsmash. Also, he takes a look at Reddit's long awaited official app!

Host: Jason Howell

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This Week in Google 348: It's Bots All the Way Down

Wed, 13 Apr 2016 16:26:48 PDT

Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Kevin Marks, and Matt Cutts discuss the new Bots from Facebook F8, USB-C Cable safety, Mark Zuckerberg's 10 year plan, Google Calendar as a Trainer, a lil Louis C.K. and more...

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis

Guests: Matt Cutts and Kevin Marks

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Tech News Today 1491: How to Draw a Giraffe

Wed, 13 Apr 2016 16:10:48 PDT

Tonight we chat with Roberto Baldwin from Engadget from the Facebook Developer Conference. First we cover the official release of the aggressive encryption bill by Richard Burr and Dianne Feinstein. Next we talk about the rumors that a group of grey hat hackers created the tool that let the FBI break into the work iPhone of one of the San Bernadino shooters. Amazon releases a new Kindle that's shaped like a book. And USB-C cables might destroy your device. Roberto fills us in on everything that happened at F8, from social VR to bots. And he gives us his review of the portable Amazon Tap. More discussions on the intricacies of emoji. And finally, find out how to binge watch for days.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

Guest: Roberto Baldwin

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Windows Weekly 461: Made From the Finest Lint

Wed, 13 Apr 2016 13:31:52 PDT

Microsoft publishes a roadmap for Windows 10 business users, Centennial debuts for porting legacy Windows apps to the Windows 10 store, Cortana gets more instant translation languages, a "Signature" Type Cover for $159.99, Disney Crossy Road, and more.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Mary Jo Foley

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All About Android 261: They Can't Hear You Now

Tue, 12 Apr 2016 21:16:30 PDT

This week, we'll be discussing JR's report card for OEMs and their dismal upgrade path to Marshmallow, Google's consideration of Swift as a first class language for Android, the HTC 10 announcement, Huawei's P9 announcement, Google's progress in accessibility, and more!

Read our show notes here.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Florence Ion

Guest: JR Raphael

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Security Now 555: WhatsApp

Tue, 12 Apr 2016 18:38:12 PDT

BadLock, the latest draft of the Burr/Feinstein encryption bill, the iPhone FBI hack update, a worrisome architectural problem in Mozilla's Firefox extension handling, HTTPS gets a BIG new supporter, at least tens of thousands of commercial CCTV DVRs can be remotely hacked, Amazon is (was) selling a malware-infected Webcam system, and the results of Steve's deep dive into the security of WhatsApp.

We invite you to read our show notes.

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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Tech News Today 1490: Communication Confusion

Tue, 12 Apr 2016 17:53:43 PDT

Tonight, we chat with Serenity Caldwell from iMore and Kurt Wagner from Re/Code. First, we discuss the new $700 HTC 10 that will Airplay. Next, we talk about Microsoft QR codes on blue screens of death, the failure of anonymous apps, and whether Generation Z will need to learn how to use email. Kurt Wagner reports from Facebook's Developer Conference, F8. We get the skinny on customer service bots, 360 degree cameras, AR goggles, and live streaming from your drone. And finally, we talk about proposed legislation that might force New York drivers to hand over their smart phones for a forensic search if they've been in an accident.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

Guests: Serenity Caldwell and Kurt Wagner

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MacBreak Weekly 502: Turtle Wax and Bondo

Tue, 12 Apr 2016 15:28:32 PDT

Cookie Monster outtakes, Apple is going all-in on celebrities to sell new Apple TV, FBI begins telling Congress how it hacked iPhone, Apple removes third-party Reddit clients from the App Store due to NSFW content, and more!

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie

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FLOSS Weekly 383: The Future of Perl Performance

Tue, 12 Apr 2016 12:54:55 PDT

Perl 11 is an effort to make Perl 5 pluggable at the following levels: Runtime Virtual Machine, Compilation Unit Format / AST, and Source Code Syntax / Compilers.

This will open up the doors to many kinds of language / technology experimentation, without endangering the existing Perl 5 / CPAN code bases that we depend on every day.

Hosts: Randal Schwartz and Aaron Newcomb

Guest: Will Braswell

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TWiT Live Specials 280: Facebook's F8 Developer's Keynote

Tue, 12 Apr 2016 11:59:32 PDT

Mark Zuckerberg takes the stage to speak with developers at the F8 2016 keynote. The keynote highlights Facebook's latest focus for developers and platforms including Facebook Messenger , bot platform, Surround 360, an open-source 360-degree video camera,

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jason Howell, and Gina Trapani

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Tech News Today 1489: Pregnant Delivery Drone

Mon, 11 Apr 2016 17:52:47 PDT

Iain Thomson from the Register joins Jason Howell and Megan Morrone to talk about how Apple Watch satisfaction ratings are high, yet people without them are having a hard time finding a reason to buy one. Also, the new Kindle Oasis may have leaked in its entirety ahead of Amazon's surprise unveiling. Lytro is aiming to be a big deal in the future of film making. Bots are everywhere, and with tomorrow's Facebook F8 conference they are about to get even bigger. Finally, EMOJI was meant to make it easier to convey emotion, but sometimes its downright confusing.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

Guest: Iain Thomson

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iOS Today 292: Who Needs Facebook Live?

Mon, 11 Apr 2016 14:54:15 PDT

Megan Morrone is back and here to talk with Leo about Facebook Live, reddit's iPhone app, the Burr-Feinstein Encryption Bill, Voice Dream, Banana, and more!

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone

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Triangulation 245: James Gosling

Mon, 11 Apr 2016 13:48:57 PDT

James Gosling is a Canadian computer scientist known as the father of Java programming language. Gosling was with Sun Microsystems from 1984 to 2010. He also worked at Oracle, Google, and Liquid Robotics and is currently an adviser at Scala.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guest: James Gosling

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Know How... 202: PC Gaming Extravaganza!

Mon, 11 Apr 2016 11:00:00 PDT

SSD SATA versus Direct connect PCIe, SSD NVME, what is G-Sync, Kingston HyperX Cloud II Gaming Headset, and a quick introduction to the new Predator G6.

Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ and Bryan Burnett

Guest: Ryan Shrout

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The Tech Guy 1278: Sunday, April 10, 2016

Sun, 10 Apr 2016 17:43:56 PDT

A seemingly possessed iPhone, how to get an alternative phone number for texting, a Windows 10 computer that keeps going into airplane mode, running a real-time imaging backup, downgrading from Windows 10, iMac vs Mac Mini, how to get contacts to show up properly in Office for Mac, and more of your calls.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guest: Chris Marquardt

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This Week in Tech 557: A Trainwreck of Brobdingnagian Proportions

Sun, 10 Apr 2016 17:20:41 PDT

Decryption bill, the Melatonin blues, selfie inflicted, looking at nothing, and more.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Georgia Dow, Greg Ferro, Steve Gibson, and Om Malik

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The New Screen Savers 48: Maker, Maker, Maker

Sat, 09 Apr 2016 19:05:02 PDT

Leo Laporte and Aaron Newcomb look at the RaspPi 3 versus the Odroid c2 and show off some of Aaron's latest projects. We'll take a look at the latest MakerBot Replicator 5 3D printer. A wrap up of our UVRGM with a huge 34" curved display and we talk keyboard and ambidextrous gaming mouse. In Call for Help Leo and Aaron help an Aussie who wants to set up a Makerspace.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Aaron Newcomb

Guests: Megan Morrone and Steve Kovach

Producers: Jerry Wagley, Karsten Bondy, and Tonya Hall

Technical Director: Bryan Burnett

Editor: Bryan Burnett

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The Tech Guy 1277: Saturday, April 9, 2016

Sat, 09 Apr 2016 18:50:04 PDT

Finding the right mobile carrier, what to expect at NAB this year, should I be worried about identity theft? Finding what's taking up space on your hard drive, the difference between embedding a video or sharing, and more of your calls.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet, and Dick DeBartolo

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Tech News Today 1488: Adverse to Adverts

Fri, 08 Apr 2016 17:21:38 PDT

Jason Howell and Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica discuss the leaked draft bill that shows how Congress might be working to eliminate encryption in the US as we know it. Also, Yahoo has some interesting suitors, with Verizon leading the pack. Sam discusses why he feels Tilt Brush is the HTC Vive's killer app. Finally, controlling your sofa with your phone.

Host: Jason Howell

Guest: Sam Machkovech

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This Week in Enterprise Tech 184: Argyle Fights Fraud with Big Data

Fri, 08 Apr 2016 13:34:22 PDT

An iMessage encryption vulnerability has been fixed in iOS 9.3, SMTP Strict Transport Security proposed for email security, Virtual Reality floods GDC (and may soon collide with the enterprise), Dr. Ian Howells from Argyle Data discusses the battle against fraud, and more!

Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Louis Maresca, and Curtis Franklin

Guest: Ian Howells

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Home Theater Geeks 299: The Challenges of Content Testing

Thu, 07 Apr 2016 17:22:53 PDT

Scott Wilkinson talks with Juan Reyes of My Eye Media about the challenges of quality control testing of content in the digital age.

Host: Scott Wilkinson

Guest: Juan Reyes

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Tech News Today 1487: GiPad Versus the Baby Pad

Thu, 07 Apr 2016 17:01:19 PDT

Myke Hurley from Relay.fm joins Megan Morrone and Jason Howell to discuss how Facebook's news feed is seeing less and less original content from its users. Also, surgeons may soon be able to draw cartilage into joints using the BioPen. Reddit finally releases its own official app for iOS and Android. FInally, the 9.7" iPad Pro is helping Myke kick his desktop and laptop to the curb.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

Guest: Myke Hurley

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This Week in Computer Hardware 358: That's So Thin...and Can We Benchmark VR, Please?

Thu, 07 Apr 2016 15:53:13 PDT

HP's extremely thin Spectre laptop, iPhone comparisons with the SE, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 low-power cards, measuring VR performance so far, HTC Vive dissected, three Microsoft Surface Phone versions, and more!

Hosts: Patrick Norton and Ryan Shrout

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Know How... 201: Powering LED's

Thu, 07 Apr 2016 11:00:00 PDT

Have an idea for a project involving LED's? We show you just how much power you'll need. Questions from the Know it All's include, NAS upgrading, wireless speakers, servo tester, and alternatives to RTFQ.

Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ and Bryan Burnett

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Ham Nation 242: Bob, Batteries, and RF Burns

Wed, 06 Apr 2016 20:33:22 PDT

Bob reports in from his travels, Gordo goes over batteries, Garry Shandling was a HAM, and see how the blind tune in!

Hosts: Bob Heil, Don Wilbanks, George Thomas, Gordon West, Dale Puckett, and Amanda Alden

Guest: Dr. Tamitha Skov

Producer: Bryan Burnett

Technical Director: Bryan Burnett

Editor: Bryan Burnett

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Tech News Today 1486: Yahoo: Flip or Flop?

Wed, 06 Apr 2016 17:57:11 PDT

Tonight we talk to Rich DeMuro from KTLA morning news about how he connects with viewers with Facebook Live. The service was released to everyone today. We also chat with Lauren Hockenson from The Next Web about Reddit's new block feature, which might be too little too late. Customer service through Facebook Messenger, 3D printed hydraulic robots, 9 year old reporters, and more bad news for Yahoo.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

Guests: Rich DeMuro and Lauren Hockenson

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This Week in Google 347: Hot Tub Tech Machine

Wed, 06 Apr 2016 16:49:18 PDT

Jeff Jarvis and Leo Laporte discuss Facebook Live, Instant Articles, Nest, Revolv, Youtube channels that make money, Amazon Prime Now, Echo Dot, Twitter's NFL deal, and more.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis

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Android App Arena 92: Minimalist Writing Apps

Wed, 06 Apr 2016 16:02:51 PDT

Jason Howell reviews minimalist writing apps including iA Writer, Monospace Writer, and JotterPad - Writer. He also takes a look at Miitomo, a social network and game app from Nintendo.

Host: Jason Howell

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Windows Weekly 460: Its Names Are Legion

Wed, 06 Apr 2016 13:32:01 PDT

Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott talk with Leo about Windows 10 build 14316, the new dark theme set, the NexDock, Outlook Premium for $3.99/month, Quantum Break, Skype issues, and more.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paul Thurrott

Guest: Brad Sams

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All About Android 260: Learning Is Good

Tue, 05 Apr 2016 21:37:12 PDT

This week, we'll be discussing the ongoing search for better latency in Android, a full review of the LG G5, a new look for Google's Play apps, and more!

Read our show notes here.

Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

Guest: David Ruddock

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Security Now 554: Your Questions, Steve's Answers 231

Tue, 05 Apr 2016 19:12:38 PDT

A quiet week gives us a chance to catch up on some listener feedback, a few words of caution about jumping in to the IoT gadget world too soon, Bruce Schneier on the FBI/Apple outcome, a bit of miscellany (some of it is amazing), ten great observations, comments and questions from our listeners.

We invite you to read our show notes.

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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Tech News Today 1485: Encryption for All

Tue, 05 Apr 2016 17:18:30 PDT

Tonight we talk to Will Oremus about Twitter's deal with the NFL to stream 10 Thursday night football games. What will they stream next? We also discuss WhatsApp end-to-end encryption, how Facebook's object recognition is helping blind users see all those photos in their newsfeed, and PayPal's stand against House Bill 2 in North Carolina. Then, Adi Robertson from the Verge joins us to discuss her experience with the new HTC Vive virtual reality device. Robertson spent time first with the HTC Vive Pre dev kit, and now with the consumer version that officially launched today to the public. She compares the Vive to the Occulus Rift and answers the question - "is it worth $800?" Finally, we discuss Tesla in Texas and Google's newest self-driving car report.

Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell

Guests: Will Oremus and Adi Robertson

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MacBreak Weekly 501: Purple Safari

Tue, 05 Apr 2016 12:57:09 PDT

Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Rene Ritchie discuss the new Apple devices, WhatsApp encrypts everything, Apple campus 2 update, Purple Safari, NightShift on the iPad, and more.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Rene Ritchie

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FLOSS Weekly 382: OSCON Preview

Tue, 05 Apr 2016 11:23:35 PDT

Rachel Roumeliotis, a Strategic Content Director at O'Reilly Media, Inc. returns to the show to discuss OSCON with Randal. They are also joined by Scott Hanselman, a programmer and teacher.

Host: Randal Schwartz

Guests: Rachel Roumeliotis and Scott Hanselman

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iOS Today 291: Jason Snell At Bat

Mon, 04 Apr 2016 20:07:29 PDT

Jason Snell and Leo Laporte talk about the "Baby Pro" as well as the iPhone SE. They also go over podcasting and blogging workflows, in addition to showing off a couple of Baseball-related apps.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jason Snell

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Tech News Today 1484: The Big Data Election

Mon, 04 Apr 2016 17:35:30 PDT

Dan Patterson from TechRepublic joins Jason Howell to discuss how the US election is utilizing big data and social media in unprecedented ways to reach and influence voters. Also, are people in love with Virtual Reality, or simply the idea of Virtual Reality? Nest is about to kill the Revolv hub, bricking the device permanently for anyone who bought one. A new Amazon Kindle is imminent. And people who love the Nintendo Entertainment System, as well as gold, have a new crush.

Host: Jason Howell

Guest: Dan Patterson

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Triangulation 244: Bill Atkinson

Mon, 04 Apr 2016 13:27:10 PDT

As a member of the original Macintosh team at Apple Computer, Bill Atkinson designed much of the initial Macintosh user interface and wrote the original QuickDraw, MacPaint and HyperCard software.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guest: Bill Atkinson

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Know How... 200: Your Questions, Our Answers.

Mon, 04 Apr 2016 11:00:00 PDT

We answer questions from our Google Plus group, wireless battery charging, building a drone from a raspberry pi, smart or dumb network, affordable phone, and more!

Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ and Bryan Burnett

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This Week in Tech 556: Resuming the Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy

Sun, 03 Apr 2016 19:50:31 PDT

Tesla Model 3, FBI iPhone cracking, VR gaming, new platforms, and more.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Dwight Silverman, Larry Magid, and Tim Stevens

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The Tech Guy 1276: Sunday, April 3, 2016

Sun, 03 Apr 2016 19:01:06 PDT

Alternatives to using a computer mouse, restoring deleted notes on an iPhone, very inexpensive and low power PCs, how to speed up a DSL connection, building a VR gaming machine, a review of Chris Marquardt's 'water' photo assignment, and more of your calls.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guest: Chris Marquardt

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The New Screen Savers 47: Oculus Rift and VR Extravaganza

Sat, 02 Apr 2016 19:51:07 PDT

Ryan Shrout joins us as Leo flips the switch to the Ultimate Virtual Reality Gaming Machine. The Oculus Rift gets unboxed and broken in while Peter Rubin of Wired gives us his review. Alex Lindsay shows the $60k Ozo and walks us through the best cameras for 360 degree recordings.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Alex Lindsay

Guests: Ryan Shrout, Peter Rubin, Scott Jung, and Chris Marquardt

Producers: Tonya Hall, Karsten Bondy, and Jerry Wagley

Technical Director: Bryan Burnett

Editor: Bryan Burnett

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The Tech Guy 1275: Saturday, April 2, 2016

Sat, 02 Apr 2016 13:57:20 PDT

What is DNS, transferring data to a new computer, how to stop the Windows 10 upgrade, are mobile phone hotspots secure, and more of your calls.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Scott Johnson, Johnny Jet, and Dick DeBartolo

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Tech News Today 1483: Canary in the Coal Mine

Fri, 01 Apr 2016 17:52:11 PDT

It's an All About Android cast takeover with Florence Ion and Ron Richards joining Jason Howell on the show. Thankfully, there's very little Android news to report, including the reveal of the Tesla Model 3. Also, Google is known for its April Fools' Day jokes, but the inclusion of a special button that mutes incoming replies and sends a sassy animated GIF to recipients did a lot worse than simply making people laugh. Also, Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica shows us how he feels about Nintendo's social network, Miitomo.

Hosts: Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Florence Ion

Guest: Sam Machkovech

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This Week in Enterprise Tech 183: Enterprise Patch Fatigue

Fri, 01 Apr 2016 17:25:30 PDT

Flashblade gets involved with Big Data, Face2Face overlays lip movements on other people, IBM acquires Optevia, Lane Thames from Tripwire discusses patch fatigue, and more!

Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Curtis Franklin, and Brian Chee

Guest: Lane Thames

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Windows Weekly 459: Live From Build

Fri, 01 Apr 2016 15:21:04 PDT

Mary Jo Foley and Paul Thurrott close out Build 2016 from San Francisco, CA and even bring on a few guests! Along with Leo, they discuss the Windows 10 anniversary update, Bash on Ubuntu, Xamarin, Xbox, HoloLens, Office as a development platform, and more!

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Paul Thurrott, and Mary Jo Foley

Guests: Rafael Rivera, Richard Campbell, Carl Franklin, Tom Warren, and Brad Sams

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Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com

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This Week in Law 341: Won't Someone Think of the Spies?

Fri, 01 Apr 2016 14:25:32 PDT

FBI vs Apple aftermath and Congress's reaction to it, should burner phones be banned in the US?, and this week's animal selfie.

Photo credit: Octopus by Thomas Quine

Hosts: Denise Howell and Emory Roane

Guests: Derek Khanna and Evan Brown

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Tech News Today 1482: Tinder for Enterprise

Thu, 31 Mar 2016 18:07:22 PDT

Becky Worley and Tom Merritt talk about Nest earnings waning, Tesla model 3's are coming, looking inside the Rift, energy efficient computer policies, Teamder for work, and more...

Hosts: Becky Worley and Tom Merritt

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Home Theater Geeks 298: Vizio P-Series

Thu, 31 Mar 2016 16:52:15 PDT

Scott Wilkinson talks with Tyler Pruitt of SpectraCal and Tom Forsythe, an AVS Forum Member who recently bought a Vizio P-Series UHD HDR display.

Host: Scott Wilkinson

Guests: Tom Forsythe and Tyler Pruitt

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This Week in Computer Hardware 357: The Ultimate VR Build...Plays Pinball?

Thu, 31 Mar 2016 15:10:54 PDT

The Acer Predator Z850 projector, the ODROID-C2, the EVGA SC17 Gaming Notebook, a VR Pinball controller, Ryan's Vive vs. Rift comparison, and a special guest asks for assistance!

Hosts: Ryan Shrout and Patrick Norton

Guest: Leo Laporte

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Know How... 199: Ardunio Wonderland

Thu, 31 Mar 2016 11:00:00 PDT

We present an Arduino Wonderland, ranging from the Nano to the new Intel powered Arduino 101.

Arduino 101

Basics:

You need Arduino IDE 1.6.7 and above
You need to install the Arduino 101 Core
- This also adds Arduino 101 as a possible board

The onboard IMU is one of the big features, so we're going to play with it, using some sample code.

Setup the Arduino IDE with the following Libraries:
- CurieIMU
- Madwick
Upload the Arduino code from the Sample page
Use the sample processing code
Alter the Sample Processing code to use the proper com port
Reset the Arduino 101, then run the sample processing code.

Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ and Bryan Burnett

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Ham Nation 241: Monodirectional Coax

Wed, 30 Mar 2016 20:08:25 PDT

Kevin Zanjani comes on to talk batteries, John Portune shows how a mobius antenna is made, DX files from Val and more!

Hosts: George Thomas, Gordon West, Don Wilbanks, Valerie Hotzfeld, and Amanda Alden

Guests: Kevin Zanjani and John Portune

Thanks to Joe Walsh who wrote and plays the Ham Nation theme.

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Tech News Today 1481: Access Denied

Wed, 30 Mar 2016 18:46:36 PDT

Becky Worley is joined by Brad Sams, Kurt Wagner, and Chelsea Stark to talk about all the news from the Microsoft Build conference, a future of artificial intelligence bots, Twitter's spinning off their DM messaging function into a standalone app, a full review of the Oculus Rift, and more...

Host: Becky Worley

Guests: Brad Sams, Chelsea Stark, and Kurt Wagner

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This Week in Google 346: Numburglar

Wed, 30 Mar 2016 16:41:33 PDT

Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Robert Scoble talk about Oculus VR shipping, its incoming reviews, the man behind Sundar Pichai, email encryption, Google's Moonshots, and more...

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis

Guest: Robert Scoble

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Android App Arena 91: News and Storytelling

Wed, 30 Mar 2016 15:48:38 PDT

Jason Howell reviews news apps including Great Big Story, SmartNews, and Sidewire - Live News Analysis. The Big App is vTime for Google Cardboard.

Host: Jason Howell

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FLOSS Weekly 381: Mozilla Encryption Campaign

Wed, 30 Mar 2016 10:58:39 PDT

Brett Gaylor is a Director at the Mozilla Foundation, where he helps helm the current encryption education campaign. He also oversees Mozilla's Open Web Fellows program, which places open source technologists and activists at leading nonprofits like Amnesty International and ACLU.

Hosts: Randal Schwartz and Simon Phipps

Guest: Brett Gaylor

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All About Android 259: DJ Flo Glow

Tue, 29 Mar 2016 21:56:06 PDT

This week, we'll be discussing the Google Fiber Phone, the LG G5, the Acer Chromebook 14, build an Amazon Echo with a Raspberry Pi, and Miitomo's have got Flo excited.

Read our show notes here.

Hosts: Florence Ion and Ron Richards

Guest: Josh Vergara

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Security Now 553: Too Much News

Tue, 29 Mar 2016 18:32:41 PDT

U.S. says it has unlocked the iPhone without Apple, California Assembly Bill AB-1681, was TrueCrypt originally created by an international arms dealer? A major flaw in the StartSSL Certificate Authority, two more hospitals hit with ransomware, a problem found in the SAMBA protocol, good news on the IoT device setup front, GRC's Never10 freeware, and Steve gives details on his new monster PC!

We invite you to read our show notes.

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now.

You can submit a question to Security Now! at the GRC Feedback Page.

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Tech News Today 1480: Oculus Clockwork Orange

Tue, 29 Mar 2016 17:54:50 PDT

Tonight we're joined by Owen JJ Stone (aka OhDoctah) and Mathew Ingram from Fortune. We discuss the end to the FBI's claim that an unnamed third-party has unlocked the iPhone 5c that was used last year by a terrorist in San Bernardino. Next, we talk about Google's new Fiber phone, Instagram's 60 second videos, and Twitter's tweak to make content more accessible to the visually impaired. Then, Devindra Hardawar joins to give us his hands-on impression of the Oculus Rift. It feels like Clockwork Orange, but he says it's worth it.

Host: Megan Morrone

Guests: Owen JJ Stone, Mathew Ingram, and Devindra Hardawar

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MacBreak Weekly 500: 85 Alexs

Tue, 29 Mar 2016 15:25:33 PDT

The 500th episode brings Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Rene Ritchie together to talk about the Nokia OZO 360 camera, security implications from FBI case closure, hands on the new iPhone SE & iPad Semi-Pro, Hamilton review, film talk, and more...

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Rene Ritchie

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Tech News Today 1479: Cracks in the VR Kumbaya

Mon, 28 Mar 2016 17:59:04 PDT

Tonight we're joined by cartoonist and podcaster Scott Johnson from My Extra Life and Frogpants Studios. First, we talk about the court documents put forward by the FBI that say they no longer need Apple's help in unlocking the work iphone of the shooter in San Bernardino. We also discuss Pandora's future, Instagram algorithms, and Facebook's power and responsibility when it comes to our daily lives. Next, we speak to Peter Rubin from Wired about Oculus Rift. Plus, we throw in a little discussion of cyber guns and the FCC, Louis CK, tech news, heroin, and lots and lots of metaphors.

Host: Megan Morrone

Guests: Scott Johnson and Peter Rubin

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iOS Today 290: Spring Cleaning Your iDevices

Mon, 28 Mar 2016 16:38:37 PDT

Megan Morrone and Leo Laporte discuss spring cleaning, including contacts and photos, on their Apple devices. They go over utilities like BusyContacts, Google Photos, Lyve, OneDrive, and Cleen, all of which can assist in user organization. Megan also shows off Bitmoji, an Apple Watch sport band, LuMee, and more.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone

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Triangulation 243: Learn to Program with Minecraft

Mon, 28 Mar 2016 13:01:36 PDT

Learn to Program with Minecraft, users can learn how to build a palace in the blink of an eye. All this and more can be done with Python, a free language used by millions of programmers. Simple Python lessons can teach you to modify Minecraft to product instant and awesome results. Craig Richardson is a trainee Computing and ICT teacher originally from the North East of England and working in East London.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guest: Craig Richardson

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Know How... 198: Silicon Valley Comic Con 2016

Mon, 28 Mar 2016 11:00:00 PDT

We discuss all the happenings down at the first ever Silicon Valley Comic Con, and ideas for our next cosplay costumes.

Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ and Bryan Burnett

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This Week in Tech 555: Please Rate Our Toilet

Sun, 27 Mar 2016 15:00:00 PDT

Apple/DOJ case stalls, the new iPhone SE and iPad Pro, Amazon Echo as a platform, lesson's from Tay, effects of streaming on the music industry, and more...

Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Katie Benner, Devindra Hardawar, and Jason Snell

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The Tech Guy 1274: Sunday, March 27, 2016

Sun, 27 Mar 2016 11:59:09 PDT

How to backup your Blu-Ray movie, how to protect your data if your laptop is stolen, how to monitor your data usage, and more of your calls.

Host: Leo Laporte

Guest: Chris Marquardt

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The New Screen Savers 46: Microsoft's Nazi Sex ChatBot

Sat, 26 Mar 2016 18:36:43 PDT

Microsoft's Tay AI goes from sweet teen to filthy racist in less than a day, Scott Jung has the latest in Medical Tech, and Allyn Malventano tells us everything we need to know about SSDs.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Iain Thomson

Guests: Allyn Malventano, Liberty Madison, Scott Jung, and Jason Snell

Producers: Karsten Bondy, Tonya Hall, and Jerry Wagley

Technical Director: Bryan Burnett

Editor: Bryan Burnett

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