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Global Geek News Podcast #61
Apr 6th
Here are the shownotes for episode #61 for the Global Geek News Podcast.
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Stories:
- Developers turn sour on the iPad
- iPad numbers announced: 300k sold, 1 million apps downloaded, 250k books downloaded
- New Moto Droid commercial challenges Apple’s “app for that” spots
- Windows 7 passes 10% market share
- 90% of Windows 7 flaws fixed by removing admin rights
- DARPA chief says the US may face a major nerd shortage
- New Zealand’s new patent reform bill says no to software patents
- US anti-piracy group files 20,000 anti-piracy lawsuits with 30,000 more coming
- Judge: Isohunt must remove copyrighted content
- Facebook killing “become a fan,” embracing “like”
Tips of the Week:
- 5 ways to identify that song stuck in your head
- Save your boarding pass so you don’t lose out on frequent flier miles
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Will the iPad blend? Now we know
Apr 5th
With all of the iPad excitement that there has been for the past week, there has also been a lot of people wondering if the iPad will blend as easily as the iPhone did. Thanks to Blendtec, we now have out answer…
Global Geek News Podcast #54
Feb 3rd
Here are the shownotes for episode #54 for the Global Geek News Podcast.
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Stories:
- Bans on phones and texting while driving shown ineffective
- 70% of employers have rejected applicants over online information
- 3 Strikes coming to the US via the back door?
- RIAA to appeal Thomas ruling
- Microsoft sues prominent bittorrent tracker for $43 million
- Microsoft sued over Xbox Live points
- IFPI loses deep-linking case against Baidu
- CompTIA backs down, old certs still good for life
- War of words between Apple and Adobe heats up
- Amazon caves to Macmillans eBook pricing demands
Tips of the Week:
- 64 things every geek should know
- How to write a viral blog post: 7 real examples
- Reminder: Windows 7 RC shutdowns begin in a month
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Host: Jeremy Bray
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Global Geek News Podcast #52
Jan 14th
Here are the shownotes for episode #52 for the Global Geek News Podcast.
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Stories:
- Judge: RealNetworks caused its own legal problems
- Politicians worldwide start asking questions about ACTA
- Prove piracy losses says digital economy bill
- BREIN shuts down 393 torrent sites, nobody notices
- Microsoft patents DRM’d torrents
- Site’s terms of service still enforceable even if users don’t read them
- Court unfriendly to the FCC’s internet slap at Comcast
- New scanners break child porn laws
- Judge: Subway system can’t ban violent video game ads
- Netflix coming to the Nintendo Wii
- DirecTV launching 3 dedicated 3D channels this year
- State of the vlogosphere
- Android demand up 250%, iPhone down
- Why Microsoft killed upgrade versions for Office 2010
Tips of the Week:
- Vacuum-seal your electronics for temporary protection
- Get free access to pay-walled content with a simple Google hack
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Global Geek News Podcast #51
Jan 5th
Here are the shownotes for episode #51 for the Global Geek News Podcast.
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Stories:
- Seesmic acquires Ping.fm
- Avatar makes $1 billion in 17 days
- 2016 bug hits text messages, payment processing
- IE loses more marketshare as Chrome passes Safari
- Middle aged people unimpressed with modern technology
- Steve Jobs declared Person of the Decade
- The tyranny of government and our duty of confidentiality as bloggers
- China arrests thousands in internet porn crackdown
- Fugitive tracked down through WoW, arrested
- EA closing multiplayer servers for 20 games
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Global Geek News Podcast #49
Dec 22nd
Here are the shownotes for episode #49 for the Global Geek News Podcast.
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Stories:
- DirecTV sued by Washington State
- Netflix sued for privacy invasion
- The fourth most used search term by toddlers this year? Porn!
- Installing Linux will void your warranty
- Microsoft seeks patent on shaming fat gamers
- Microsoft: Our Windows 7 call center isn’t so busy
- The iPhone overtakes Windows Mobile in the US in October
- Texting more popular than calling in the US
- Legislator wants cancer warnings on cell phones
- Supreme Court takes texting privacy case
- Twitter may be profitable
Tip of the week: The complete in-flight WiFi cheat sheet
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Global Geek News Podcast #45
Nov 24th
Here are the shownotes for episode #45 for the Global Geek News Podcast.
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Stories:
- Smoking near Apple computers creates biohazard, voids warranty
- Netbooks have higher failure rates than laptops
- Google’s Chrome OS, the next big thing or Google’s great blunder?
- Microsoft: Azure to go live in January, for pay in February
- Bing captures 10% of the search market in the US
- Banned Xbox 360 modders unite with a class action lawsuit against Microsoft
- New York tests Xbox-based alert system
- Sony to expand the PlayStation Network into Sony Online Service, sell music, books and videos
- “Unfriend” declared word of the year
- Digg CEO Adelson: “I don’t think people expect to pay for news anymore”
Tip of the week: Office 2010 Professional beta available for download (FREE!)
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Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner
Special Guest: Randall Bennett from TechVi.com
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Global Geek News Podcast #44
Nov 10th
Here are the shownotes for episode #44 for the Global Geek News Podcast.
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Stories:
- nVidia denies x86 chip rumors, pushes Fermi back to 2010
- Got friends? Now you can thank Facebook
- Myspace traffic drop costs News Corp. $100 million
- Sony’s PSPgo sells 28,000 units in Japan on launch day, physical media points and laughs
- Inventor of cell phones say they have become too complicated
- Apple’s hypocrisy continues, approves Mein Kampf for the App Store
- Why you should think twice before dating an iPhone user
- Comcast’s new throttling plan uses triggers to throttle bandwidth
- Secret anti-piracy treaty turns ISPs into cops or pirates
- Anti-piracy group throws in the towel, pirates walk free
Tip of the week: 100 Open Technology Courses
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Global Geek News Podcast #39
Sep 30th
Here are the shownotes for episode #39 for the Global Geek News Podcast.
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Stories:
- Sony sets the PSP Go up for failure
- Expect PS3 shortages this Christmas season
- Two more Pirate Bay appeals judges accused of bias
- Ignoring RIAA lawsuits is cheaper than going to trail
- France gives final approval to three strikes law
- Feds weigh cellphone bans for bus and truck drivers
- Netflix CEO hopes to stream to PS3, Wii, iPhone
- US wants UK hacker to pay for the security holes he exposed
- NSW seeks to build unhackable netbooks for students
- Moronic pervert to officer: “Hypothetically, what would you do if you found child pornography?”
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Global Geek News Podcast #37
Sep 15th
Here are the shownotes for episode #37 for the Global Geek News Podcast.
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Stories:
- Vermont teen sentenced to prison in sexting case
- Can a domain name be deformation?
- iPod Touch doesn’t have a camera because its a great gaming device
- Monopoly goes global with Google Maps
- Pentagon keeps watch on troop’s blogs
- DRM take II – Digital Personal Property
- All your tweets are belong to you
- 2010 could be the last year for IPv4 as we know it
- 802.11n is finally final
- Microsoft teaches Best Buy to trash Linux
Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner
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