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Leo Laporte
Leo Laporte brings some of the most interesting personalities in technology together to talk about the most important issues. Fun, relaxed, informative and always entertaining, count on TWiT for the best tech podcasts in the world. Catch all the shows live 24/7/365 at https://twit.tv/live
On this episode of Smart Tech Today with Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli:
- An interview with Yuval Boger, CMO of Wi-Charge: http://bit.ly/2qSnpKY
- Alphabet (Google's parent company) may buy Fitbit: https://reut.rs/2orEAlN
- Waymo is giving driverless rides to people in Phoenix: https://engt.co/346R5Cr
- Amazon will let you pay your bills with Alexa: http://bit.ly/2NluUS7
- HomePod gets an update that includes multi-user support: http://bit.ly/2MSz1Go
- Amazon Fire TV now features the Apple TV app: http://bit.ly/2MTQVbF
- Philips Hue releases filament bulbs: http://bit.ly/2Pt1iVA
New products offer HomeKit support:
- Anker EufyCam 2: http://bit.ly/2q3CRmQ
- Arlo Ultra: http://bit.ly/2Pririt
- Netatmo Weather Station: https://amzn.to/2JvUSBf
- Mikah's pick of the week: https://amzn.to/36f9Sx6
- Matthew's pick of the week: https://apple.co/2Jw6S5X
Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli
Guest: Yuval Boger
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today
Show notes and links for this episode are available here: https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/4
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Leo Laporte talks about the difference between copying a file and transcoding a file, along with the difference between lossy and lossless compression.
Host: Leo Laporte
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guy
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Re-scanning television channels, mobile apps acting slow, iPhone 11 vs Pro vs Pro Max, backing up a phone's data to an external hard drive, matching an external monitor's resolution to your iMac's screen resolution and more of your calls!
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Sam Abuelsamid and Chris Marquardt
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy.
For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com.
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It's This Week in Tech with Jason Howell, Mikah Sargent, and Ant Pruitt hosting in the absence of Chief TWiT, Leo Laporte. PG&E may force a power outage at TWiT Eastside Studio to help reduce the risk of wildfire in surrounding areas.
- Facebook Launches News Section to Compensate Publishers
- Zuckerberg faces heat in Congress: "It's almost like you think this is a joke."
- Fake Facebook ad claiming Lindsey Graham backs the Green New Deal is actually a test for Zuckerberg
- Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL review: more than the sum of its sensors
- Night Sight fight: The iPhone 11 kinda destroys the Pixel 4 with low light camera shots
- AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile have finally agreed to replace SMS with a new RCS standard
- Google is delivering some Pixel 4 phones in fun cereal boxes
- Google Cereal review: Feature-packed but lacking in basic nutrition [Gallery]
- Google will replace Home devices bricked due to latest firmware update
- LOFT Portable Battery Base for Google Home
- Amazon is spending billions on shipping as it makes Prime one-day delivery a reality
- After Briefly Falling To Number Two, Jeff Bezos Is Back As The Richest Man In The World
- Apple Pay overtakes Starbucks as the most popular mobile payment platform in the US
- Gov't bill could see Emergency Alerts broadcast over streaming services like Apple Music
- Microsoft's Over-the-Top VR Rig Lets You Explore a Virtual World While Walking IRL
- TikTok could threaten national security, senators say
- Motorola teases its foldable RAZR phone reveal for November 13th
- The Huawei Mate X is set to ship next month for $2,400, but only in China
- Elvis hands-on
- Ant talks about his new show
Hosts: Jason Howell, Ant Pruitt, and Mikah Sargent
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech
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Troubleshooting slow internet, Selling your home theater equipment, setting up email rules, hooking up a wireless phone to a hardwire internet connection, DIY prosthetics, do you have to use Comcast's modem? Migrating data to a new Mac, trusting USB devices, setting up a Plex server and more of your calls!
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet, and Dick DeBartolo
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy.
For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com.
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- BBC Launches new Tor Website to thwart censorship attempts
- 40% of Security Pros Job Hunting as Satisfaction Drops
- Republicans storm ultra-secure "SCIF," some with cell phones blazing
- US Department of Homeland Security has become embroiled in the leak
- A new security vision outlined at Gartner SYMposium/Xpo
- Hackers steal secret crypto keys for NordVPN. Here's what we know so far
- Should you ditch Chrome for FireFox?
- Common Pitfalls of Security Monitoring
- Weakening the System of Patent Challenges will Hurt Consumers, Unions, and Health Care Providers
- Facebook must face $35B facial-recognition lawsuit following a court ruling
- Alex Rosen is the Managing Director of Ridge Ventures
Hosts: Louis Maresca, Brian Chee, and Curt Franklin
Guest: Alex Rosen
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-enterprise-tech.
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Looking to get started in photography? Ant Pruitt gives his must-have camera accessories.
Neewer Tripod: https://twit.to/hot60
Manfrotto PIXI Mini Tripod: https://twit.to/hot60a
Manfrotto 290 Xtra Tripod: https://twit.to/hot60b
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 Lens: https://twit.to/hot60c
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 Lens: https://twit.to/hot60d
Neewer CN-160 LED Light: https://twit.to/hot60e
Lume Cube AIR LED Light: https://twit.to/hot60f
Watch Hands-On Photography: https://twit.tv/hop
Host: Ant Pruitt
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech
Find more products we recommend at https://twit.to/amazon
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Jeri Ellsworth returns to talk with Jason Howell about Tilt Five's holographic tabletop gaming system, what happened with her previous augmented reality startup castAR, and the how the AR/VR space has evolved and where it's going.
Tilt Five on Kickstarter: http://twit.to/tiltfive
Host: Jason Howell
Guest: Jeri Ellsworth
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation.
This week on Hands-On Photography, Ant discusses camera modes and the exposure triangle
Exposure Triangle: http://twit.to/hopexpsre
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Host: Ant Pruitt
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-photography.
AMD's Ryzen 9 3950X is 24% faster than Intel's i9-10980XE on at least one benchmark! Samsung reveals its next flagship CPU, the Exynos 990! Another Nvidia Super card is on the way! Plus, hands-on mobile Internet with Sprint's Mifi 8000 and Togo's Roadlink C2! All that and more with Sebastian Peak and Patrick Norton on This Week in Computer Hardware, episode 538!
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Sebastian Peak
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-computer-hardware.
Send your computer hardware questions to twich@twit.tv.
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- (02:09) Douglas MacMillan of The Washington Post joins us to explain how and why universities are tracking the activity of prospective students.
- (18:22) Remember the Pebble smartwatch? iFixit's Kevin Purdy reveals how Rebble.io is breathing new life into the e-ink device.
- (36:38) Jason and Mikah check out Google's new digital wellbeing apps. Can they keep us from using our phones?
- (44:22) Mikah gets nostalgic about old iOS games, celebrating the introduction of GameClub, a subscription-based service that gives users access to 70+ classic iOS games.
- (50:58) Alfred Ng from CNET explains why American lawmakers have set their sights on TikTok as a potential national security risk.
Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent
Guests: Douglas MacMillan, Kevin Purdy, and Alfred Ng
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly.
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It's episode one of Focus On Photography. Ant Pruitt is joined by Michael Woolsey, a local photographer and cinematographer of Petaluma to discuss the Sony A9, A7R IV, the uproar around the rumored Canon 70-200mm RF lens and Woolsey shares insight on his recent day-to-day as a professional photographer.
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Host: Ant Pruitt
Guest: Michael Woolsey
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/focus-on-photography.
Wrapping up the Pacificon 2019 experience with Gordo, Paul Braun's unique car radio installation, digital mode decoding, a communications equipment tour of the Battleship Iowa, and more this week on Ham Nation!
Hosts: Gordon West, George Thomas, Don Wilbanks, Amanda Alden, and Dale Puckett
We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes at wiki.twit.tv.
Submit your own video to Ham Nation at HamNationVideos@twit.tv
Thanks to Joe Walsh who wrote and plays the Ham Nation theme.
Check out Ham Nation on Facebook and Twitter!
Download or subscribe to Ham Nation at https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation
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This Week's Stories
- Google Nest Mini Unboxing
- Nitpicking the Pixel 4
- Why Soli radar is the Pixel 4's most important feature
- What we were promised with Soli vs what Google delivered
- Unlock Samsung Galaxy S10 with any thumbprint
- RIP Phone VR
- UK Pixel 4 in cereal boxes
- Google confirms it has reached quantum supremacy
- Elon Musk Tweets using SpaceX's Starlink satellites
- Google Fi gets "dual connect"
- Android slowly gets less fractured
- Remembering the Nexus
- Teasing the Motorola Razr
Picks of the Week
- Jason's Tool: Material Design 2019 awards last week: 4 apps to check out if app Design is your bag
- Jeff's Number: # of Uber riders who tip
- Stacey's Thing: I paid for Nike Training Club Premium and here's what I think
- Ant's Stuff: Triangulation was outstanding the last two weeks
Hosts: Jason Howell, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google.
Sponsors:
- monday.com/TWIG
- zapier.com/TWIG
- capterra.com/twig
Alert: Windows 10 version 20H1 is heading to the Slow ring soon
- That means your magic window is about to close if you want to stay on 19H2. Also, it means that the Insider Program folks are back to communicating poorly.
- So what's next? Windows 10X also should RTM around the same time as 20H1 and "Manganese" (20H2) testing should kick-off
Surface Pro 7, Surface Laptop 3 arrive
- Mary Jo just got her Surface Laptop 3 on Tuesday afternoon
- Paul chimes in on the Pro 7
- Plus: The new Surface get day-zero updates
Cloud
- Javier Soltero bolts from Microsoft now leads Google G Suite team
- About that latest Azure/O365 authentication issue (that led to a 3-hour problem on Friday for N. American users)
More Windows 10
- Windows 10 version 1909/19H2 is done. And it's great. It should always be this way.
- The 1909 client and server ISOs are already on MSDN.
- Microsoft issued a new 20H1 build last night, but no new features - Last week's build added swifter Swift Pair
- What is a Secure-core PC?
Xbox
- Project xCloud Preview expands to more users
- Xbox Game Bar on Windows 10 picks up FPS counter, Achievement tracking
- Google Stadia controller not supporting wireless at launch is everything you need to know about the schedule
Tips and picks
- Tip of the week: Let's make some Windows applications
- App pick of the week: Stardock TouchTasks
- Plus: Firefox 70 adds a nifty online tracker dashboard
- Plus: Opera gets colorful on Android
- Enterprise pick of the week: Power Platform licensing is about to change in a big (and not good) way
- Enterprise pick 2 of the week: About that Microsoft-SAP deal announced this week...
- Beer pick of the week: Austin Eastciders Spiced Cider
Hosts: Mikah Sargent, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly
Check out Paul's blog at thurrott.com
Check out Mary Jo's blog at AllAboutMicrosoft.com
The Windows Weekly theme music is courtesy of Carl Franklin.
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Singularity provides a single universal on-ramp from developers' workstations to local resources, the cloud, and all the way to edge.
Hosts: Randal Schwartz and Jonathan Bennett
Guests: Eduardo Arango Gutierrez and Gregory Kurtzer
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly
Here's what's coming up for FLOSS in the future.
Think your open source project should be on FLOSS Weekly? Email Randal at merlyn@stonehenge.com
Thanks to Lullabot's Jeff Robbins, web designer and musician, for our theme music.
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This week, we talk with Nick Butcher and Florina Muntenescu from Google about the Android Developer Summit happening tomorrow, also Flo checks in with her Pixel 4, how Samsung's Galaxy S10 can be unlocked with any fingerprint, the new Motorola Razr has a date, your email, and more!
Read our show notes here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSHBWBauEEQurVOknpj-NNgo2BIXS72SAaRpexKGZDeWe-VRklzbBQHfoe5a6RO5gWcw1KxebBO-uRe/pubhtml?gid=2065728506&single=true
- Jason - Reflecty (7 day trial/$29.99yr) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.reflectlyApp
- Ron - PhotoStack (FREE) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.photostack.android
- Flo - Virtue Reality https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.ultimatumgames.virtuereality
- This Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll443
Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards
Guests: Nick Butcher and Florina Muntenescu
Subscribe to All About Android at https://twit.tv/shows/all-about-android.
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- expressvpn.com/allaboutandroid
- Pixel 4 Face Unlock is so easy you can do it with your eyes closed!
- Samsung Galaxy S10 and Note 10 fingerprint sensor can be foiled with a $3 screen protector.
- The frenzy to turn CheckM8 into a consumer-friendly iOS jailbreak.
- Steganography finds a new host file format.
- Security display changes are coming to Firefox 70.
- More on Microsoft's open source "ElectionGuard" election security system.
- A potentially serious flaw found in Realtek WiFi drivers.
- Yubikey for local Windows login has been officially released.
We invite you to read our show notes at https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-737-Notes.pdf
Hosts: Steve Gibson and Jason Howell
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.
For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.
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This Week's Stories
- Apple criticized for its stance on China
- Rumors abound about the 16-inch MacBook Pro
- Apple will definitely, certainly, for sure release AR glasses in 2020
- AirPods Pro coming before Christmas?
- Apple patents Watch bands with data and power contacts
- Are you wearing your Apple Watch correctly?
- Apple Arcade gets Pac-Man
- Google Photos "bug" lets iPhones save full-quality photos for free
- Luna Display now lets you use a MacBook as a second monitor
Picks of the Week
- Mikah's Pick: Muzetto Leather Bag
- Andy's Pick: USPS Informed Delivery
- Rene's Pick: Beats Solo Pro
- Lory's Pick: Dark Mode now available on iMore
Hosts: Mikah Sargent, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly.
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On this week's iOS Today with Mikah Sargent and Jason Snell:
- An in-depth look at the Photos app for iOS.
- Jason Snell discusses ultra-wideband technology and the iPhone 11's U1 chip. | http://bit.ly/2pHgTWU
- Tips, tricks, and apps for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) | http://bit.ly/31zlAPP
- Adobe will soon launch Photoshop for iPad and Illustrator is soon to follow. | https://bloom.bg/2P6JcZv
- Yelp's app for Apple Watch can leverage the Apple Watch Series 5's compass. | http://bit.ly/2oVy72P
- After a New Jersey man falls off a cliff into a river, his Apple Watch calls 911. | http://bit.ly/2MFGNmR
- Apple describes the materials, chemicals, and components that make up the Apple Watch and gives users recommendations for how to properly wear their Watches. | https://apple.co/2W5dGMM
- A discussion of AI-based photography features and the oddness that is Apple's Deep Fusion "Sweater Mode" functionality for the iPhone 11 camera. | http://bit.ly/33UJNS5
- Mocking Spongebob Squarepants Meme | http://bit.ly/33VyqJH
- Jason Snell's App Cap: Text Case | https://apple.co/2W4KAx7
- Mikah's App Cap: Fender Songs | Guitar Chords | https://apple.co/33ZscZr
Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jason Snell
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today.
You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv.
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Can the Sennheiser AMBEO Soundbar with Dolby Atmos and DTS:X give a 5.1.4 3D audio experience worth its ticket price of $2,500? Jason Howell gives his review.
Buy the AMBEO Soundbar: https://twit.to/hot59
Host: Jason Howell
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech
Find more products we recommend at https://twit.to/amazon
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On this episode of Smart Tech Today with Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli:
- Chrissy Teigen shouts at a Google Home Max on Twitter: https://bit.ly/2VZIGxO
- There's finally a Bananaphone: https://bit.ly/2p5UMJw
- Shine Bathroom wants to make your toilet smart: https://tcrn.ch/2MZw8lX
- Google Motion Sense: https://bit.ly/2N0bnq9
- Offline recording and transcription with the Pixel 4: https://bit.ly/33SPArn
- Google Nest Mini: https://bit.ly/2BuJ51K
- Google Wi-Fi: https://bit.ly/2pBnv97
- Google Daydream is no more: https://bit.ly/2pHKQ90
- Google Nest Aware gets complicated: https://bit.ly/33MwiDO
- Works with Nest gets even more complicated: https://bit.ly/2OYefqa
- Builders are dropping Nest after it joins up with the Google Assistant: https://bit.ly/2N2fj9V
- Alexa and Google Home skills have been used for phishing and eavesdropping: https://bit.ly/2PbegY9
Cable management for your smart home
- Velcro cable wraps: https://amzn.to/2pE1aI0
- Wire clips: https://amzn.to/35UAaoa
Mikah's pick of the week
- Hue Play light bar: https://amzn.to/2MBqgR1
Matthew's pick of the week:
- Braille keyboard: https://bit.ly/2Bx8aJt
- Accessibility captions in Google Slides: https://bit.ly/2p1XuQn
Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today
Show notes and links for this episode are available here: https://twit.tv/shows/smart-tech-today/episodes/3
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- FreshBooks.com/stt
Leo Laporte explains the differences between virtual private networks, remote desktop protocol, and Tor 'the onion router.'
- Tor Project: https://www.torproject.org
- Know How - Raspberry Pi TOR: https://youtu.be/5kOIXWEIYZM
- ExpressVPN (sponsor): https://www.expressvpn.com/twit
- MS Remote Desktop: https://bit.ly/2Japkkt
- LogMeIn (sponsor): https://www.logmein.com
- RemotePC: https://www.remotepc.com/
Host: Leo Laporte
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guy
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- California passes law to kill the gig economy
- Facebook refuses to ban lying in political ads
- Why does internet access in America suck so much?
- Pixel 4 event: kinda dull
- Pixel 4 review: camera zoom not that great, face unlock works even if you are asleep or dead
- Law enforcement face recognition banned in California for 3 years
- Google focuses on "ambient computing"
- Technopanic and social media
- Zuckerberg is amoral, Facebook should just ban political ads
- Google is great at everything but selling hardware
- Pixelbook Go: perfect for college kids, but not for us
- Google Nest Wifi sounds good
- Air Force stops using 8-inch floppies to control missile launches
- Malware makes ATMs spit out all their cash
- Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber coming to a TV near you
- RIP Yahoo Groups
- Huawei is doing great!
- Virgin Galactic shows of its spacesuits
- Cobol turns 60
- Fortnite is down! Technical error or marketing genius?
- Is TikTok China's entry into our children's minds? Or is Mike Elgan just paranoid?
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Florence Ion, Mike Elgan, and Seth Rosenblatt
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech
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Hearing aids that can work with your mobile device, how to listen to your favorite radio stations using Amazon Echo, how to record web activity online, encrypting USB keys, why you can't watch a baseball game online, what to do if you've been hacked, and more of your calls!
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Sam Abuelsamid and Chris Marquardt
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy.
For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com.
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Google announces the Pixel 4 phone, what does "unlimited" mean on an unlimited wireless plan? Speeding up an SSD on a Mac, finding the best CRM software for a small business, extending a Wi-Fi network, fixing Linux display issues, finding a better calendar app for the iPhone, and more of your calls!
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet, and Dick DeBartolo
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy.
For detailed show notes, visit techguylabs.com.
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- AT&T and their sneaky revenue tricks
- Older Amazon devices subject to old Wi-Fi vulnerability
- California is trying to pass a law that make freelance journalism a thing of the past
- Typosquatting websites proliferate in run-up to US elections
- Project Soli - The tech behind radar motion sense
- Cryptojacking worm targets and infects 2,000 Docker hosts
- Augmented Reality is making industrial work more productive
- Glitching: The hardware attack that can disrupt secure software
- Said Ouissal, CEO and Founder of ZEDEDA talks with Lou and Curtis about IoT and Edge computing.
Hosts: Louis Maresca and Curt Franklin
Guest: Said Ouissal
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-enterprise-tech.
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Ruha Benjamin, Associate Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, joins Mikah Sargent to talk about her new book 'Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code.' They discuss how emerging technologies can reinforce and amplify racial biases and ways we could solve this problem.
Buy "Race After Technology": https://amzn.to/2Bj8ICE
Host: Mikah Sargent
Guest: Ruha Benjamin
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/triangulation.
Welcome to Hands-On Photography. In this episode, Ant will look at the basics of popular cameras and free photo editors for mobile and computers.
Cameras in this episode:
- Canon EOS Rebel T5: https://twit.to/hop1a
- Canon EOS 6D Mark II: https://twit.to/hop1b
- Canon EOS R: https://twit.to/hop1c
Great photo editors to get started in photography:
- Darkroom (iOS only)
- https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id953286746
- Snapseed:
- iOS https://apps.apple.com/us/app/snapseed/id439438619
- Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.niksoftware.snapseed
- Pixlr:
- Browser https://pixlr.com/x/
- iOS https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pixlr-photo-collages-effect/id526783584
- Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pixlr.express
- Lightroom Mobile:
- iOS https://apps.apple.com/us/app/adobe-lightroom-photo-editor/id878783582
- Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adobe.lrmobile&hl
Host: Ant Pruitt
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-photography.
Sponsor:
- FreshBooks.com/hot
Is Intel scrapping 10nm desktop processors? Patrick Norton and Sebastian Peak speculate. Plus, Google Pixel 4 tech specs, motion sense (Project Soli), and face unlock technology. All that and more on This Week in Computer Hardware episode 537!
Hosts: Patrick Norton and Sebastian Peak
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-computer-hardware.
Send your computer hardware questions to twich@twit.tv.
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- (01:56) Lory Gil from iMore takes a look at the Google Pixel 4 from an iOS perspective to see what she likes and doesn't like in the new phone.
- (20:00) Reed Albergotti from the Washington Post details how kids are circumventing Screen Time control on their iOS devices.
- (35:01) The Internet Archive has added more than 2,000 MS-DOS titles to its online playable catalogue and its a win for historical preservation of video games.
- (40:37) Rick Osterloh, who leads Google's hardware division, thinks it might be prudent to warn house guests that you have a smart speaker in your home.
- (48:45) Sam Abuelsamid from the Wheelbearings podcast covers the downfall of Faraday Future, the failure of the Dyson EV, and what EV owners should do in case of a power outage.
Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent
Guests: Lory Gil, Reed Albergotti, and Sam Abuelsamid
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly.
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Want to catch the latest news and rumors around the world of photography? Check out Focus On Photography as Ant Pruitt has a weekly chat with some of the hottest photographers and designers in the industry. From camera technology, software updates, listener feedback, and pointers for better images, Ant and the panelists will candidly discuss all things in the world of photography. Be sure to subscribe and join in on the discussion.
Host: Ant Pruitt
Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/focus-on-photography.
Bob Heil interviews Jeri Ellsworth and Amy Herndon of Tilt Five and how Augmented Reality can enhance Amateur Radio, how to register for Jamboree On The Air, Amateur Radio Newsline with Don, Solar update with Dr. Tamitha Skov, Valerie returns with the DX Files, a Tale from the Transmitter Site with George, Randy's road trip, your questions with Amanda and more!
Hosts: Bob Heil, George Thomas, Don Wilbanks, Valerie Hotzfeld, and Amanda Alden
Guests: Jeri Ellsworth and Amy Herndon
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This Week's Stories:
- Pixel 4 is all about photography: Annie Leibovitz, Marc Levoy, and astrophotography
- With the Pixelbook Go, Google puts style over substance
- Google Nest Aware is the best panopticon money can buy
- Google Stadia hopes that controllers shaped like knife handles will make you want to game
- Abbey Road is the Beatles' best album. Fight me!
- Google is all about Ambient Computing
- Facebook + politics = BFFs 4evah
- Issa Ray on Google Assistant
- What is the next phase of Ambient computing? Presence
- Things Google killed this week: Daydream, Clips, and Works With Nest
- UK gives up on its attempt to block porn
- Huawei, staggering under US sanctions, reports 25% sales growth over last year
- Fortnite Chapter 2 takes video game marketing to the next level
- The Vatican launches a click-to-pray rosary
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt
Guest: Kevin Tofel
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xCloud is Finally Here!
- The xCloud preview has begun! Paul Thurrott has been playing testing it out for the last few days
- Plus: You can use an Xbox Controller with iOS 13 too
In Windows this week...
- What's the deal with 20H1? Is there anything major to look forward to?
- Microsoft is starting to nag Win 7 Pro users about the January 2020 end of support date
- Related: Office 2010 has one year of support left
Ignite predictions
There will be bots and AI talk
- Maybe we'll hear more about Office "Unity". Definitely will hear about the new Project service
- Would be good to get some clarity on what's changing with Azure Stack
- There are a LOT of dev sessions this year. Maybe MS will share more on the dev story for Surface Duo/Neo
- Buzzwords you can't avoid: Microsoft Graph; edge; HCI, Power Platform
- Windows, Windows, Windows
Xbox
- Message safety settings come to Xbox - part of a bigger push
- Mixer Academy goes live
Tips and picks
- Tip of the week: Got a girl scout in your home? Go to the Microsoft Store!
- Plus: Get a controller clamp for mobile gaming: The Dainslef Smartphone Clamp for the Xbox Wireless Controller is only $10!
- App pick of the week: OneNote for Windows 10
- Plus: You can get Apple TV app on Roku now.
- Enterprise pick of the week: Desktop Analytics hits GA
- Codename pick of the week: (Hail) Hydra!
- Beer pick of the week: Evil Twin The Sour IPA is Dead! Long Live the Sour IPA!
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley, and Paul Thurrott
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On the 'All About Android' podcast, Florence Ion and Duncan Jaffrey join Jason Howell to give their hands-on impressions of the new Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL. Google's new flagship phones bring new features like gesture control, face unlock, 90Hz screen, telephoto camera, and more.
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Hosts: Jason Howell and Florence Ion
Guest: Duncan Jaffrey
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Kamailio is an Open Source SIP Server released under GPL, able to handle thousands of call setups per second. Kamailio can be used to build large platforms for VoIP and realtime communications – presence, WebRTC, Instant messaging and other applications.
Hosts: Dan Lynch and Jonathan Bennett
Guest: Fred Posner
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- The Made By Google event showcased all of Google's next phase of hardware
- Florence Ion and Duncan Jaffrey give a first look of the new Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL
- Flo and Duncan also go hands-on with the new Nest Mini
- The Google Pixel Buds were kept at arms distance, but they are finally truly wireless
- Flo had some hands-on time with the Pixelbook Go and knows exactly who it's for
- The Nest Wifi brings an Assistant speaker and mic to the mesh networking hardware
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- Jason - PlantNet https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.plantnet
- Duncan - Birthdays https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.marcow.birthdaylist
- Flo - Notebloc https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.notebloc.app
- This Week's Poll http://twit.to/aaapoll442
Hosts: Jason Howell and Florence Ion
Guest: Duncan Jaffrey
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This week's stories
- A sobering reminder about supply chain attacks
- Facebook's stance on end-to-end encryption raises official protests
- UNIX's Co-Creator Ken Thompson's BSD UNIX Password Has Finally Been Cracked
- Japanese stalker finds idol using reflections in her eyes
- Americans and Digital Knowledge
- OpenPGP being built into Mozilla's Thunderbird eMail client
- Windows 10 Tamper Protection being enabled by default
- CheckM8
We invite you to read our show notes at https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-736-Notes.pdf
Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte
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This Week's Stories
- Tencent could be watching your iPhone's IP. Here is what that means, and how to opt-out.
- Pixel Buds take on AirPods
- Pixel 4 First Impressions: Soli radar could change the game
- Pixel 4 display first impressions - looks pretty nice
- Pixel 4 camera: impressive astrophotography
- iPhone 11 is big in China
- Apple pulls Hong Kong police tracking app
- Catalina and iOS 13 install blues
- Catalyst apps bring iOS apps to Mac
- Apple TV comes to Roku
- Apple TV+ launches in-house studio with Masters of the Air
Picks of the week: * Andy's Pick: Notion workspace manager * Rene's Pick: Pokemon Fall Events * Lory's Pick: Ring Fit Adventure for Nintendo Switch
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil
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This Week's Stories:
- The WeWork IPO is a harbinger of recession
- IKEA's IoT Future
- Deepfakes: don't believe your eyes
- Nest Cameras' Green Light is Always On
- Goodbye Works With Nest, Hello Google Home
- The Ballad of Dev Null
- Google Nest Hub Max coming September 9th
- The All-Google IoT home
- The Media Lab Epstein Connection
- Impossible Whopper is not Keto-Friendly
- Oldest continuous webcam is going dark
- So is nola.com
- A majority of Google searches lead to no clicks
- Google did not shift votes to Clinton
Picks of the week:
- Jeff's Number: Google's plan to clean up Hanger 1 on 101
- Stacey's Thing: Phyn
- Leo's Reminder: You don't have to worry about Instagram taking your photos
- Karsten's Fan Video: Jeff Jarvis the Chromebook Guy by Ziv Zulander
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham
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On this week's iOS Today with Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent:
- Apps for travel and finding your way around: Google Maps, Waze, GasBuddy, MAPS.ME, Zillow, and Citymapper.
- News: The ESA's Luca Parmitano streams a live DJ set from space, new Apple Watches may come with titanium and ceramic cases, Apple Arcade may cost $4.99 a month, Apple TV+ may cost $9.99 a month, and Apple celebrates America's national parks with deals and donations.
- Viewer Feedback: Managing contact groups on iOS and discovering Mikah's photo being used in an advertisement on Facebook.
- Leo's App Cap: Joplin
- Mikah's App Cap: Vuforia Chalk
Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent
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This Week's Stories
- Apple 2019 September Event Preview
- Apple Cards for everyone!
- What's next for the Apple Watch?
- Apple TV Dongle coming in September?
- Apple TV+ pricing and content
- Apple Arcade preview
- HomePod / AirPod Pro?
- 16 inch MacBook Pro in September or October?
- Apple worried about Trump tariffs
- Siri is listening - and so are people at Apple
- Tim Cook shares amazing iPhone photos for World Photography Day
- Apple celebrates our national parks
- What to do if you are declined for an Apple Card
- Porche Taycan will be the only car with Apple Music
Picks of the Week:
- Andy's Pick: LightPix Labs FlashQ Q20II
- Rene's Pick: Little King Goods
- Lory's Pick: Poke Ball AirPods case
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil
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Have we reached "peak podcast?" Configuring a network printer securely, finding drivers for an old laptop, streaming audio and video buffering issues, remotely controlling a television, connecting home theater devices to an AV receiver, partitioning a hard drive remotely, how to start a podcast, and more of your calls!
Host: Leo Laporte
Guest: Dick DeBartolo
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Bryan Walsh is the author of End Times: A Brief Guide to the End of the World. He talks with Mikah Sargent about the many, many ways Mother Earth may try to kill us all and the ways we might beat her to it. He also gives some hope for the future.
Host: Mikah Sargent
Guest: Bryan Walsh
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This Week's Stories
- The difficult past 3 years at Google
- Rivals angry at Google's EU search engine auction
- Google's next anti-trust complaint: job search
- Incognito mode cat and mouse
- Pixel boss moves up at Google
- Did you own an OG Pixel? Here's how to get $20!
- How will the Pixel 4's Soli radar work?
- Pixel 4 to have 90hz display
- Bill Nye hawks Chromebooks
- Android Q back swiping kerfuffle
- Unionizing YouTube
- The privileges of popularity on YouTube
- Facebook wants to be your source for news (again)
- Fighting over Section 230 press
- Google Maps AR navigation comes to more phones
Picks of the week
- Stacey's Thing: Don't buy the Echo Auto
- Jeff's Number: 1619
- Jason's Thing: JBL Link Bar
Hosts: Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Jason Howell
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This Week's Stories
- BlackHat and Def Con 2019
- Microsoft dangles $300,000 for Azure hacks at BlackHat...
- Hotel chaos from Germany's Chaos Computer Club
- 40 dangerous drivers
- Google's battle to allow its Incognito users' Incognitoness to be Incognito
- Microsoft ranks the industry's top bug hunters
- Apple bumps its bounties
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Hosts: Steve Gibson and Jason Howell
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On this week's iOS Today with Mikah Sargent and guest Megan Morrone:
- Learn new skills with these apps: LinkedIn Learning, Sing bot, How to Draw, Memrise, Swift Playgrounds, and Primer.
- News: Megan Morrone shows off her new Apple Card; Apple's new Apple TV+ show, "The Morning Show" gets a trailer; scuba divers find a working iPhone X at the bottom of a lake; Goldman Sachs is dabbling with subprime lending via the Apple Card, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation hires an Apple Health researcher.
- Viewer Feedback: Using text-to-speech with iOS 13's new and improved Siri, location and sync issues on iOS 13, and improving battery life on the Apple Watch after overnight wearing.
- Megan's App Cap: The Medium App
- Mikah's App Cap: Shiba Force
Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Megan Morrone
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Monitoring your bandwidth usage, firewire for your laptop, are cell towers harmful, the ASUS Mesh Router, recovering erased data on hard drives and more of your calls!
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Chris Marquardt and Sam Abuelsamid
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Samsung announces the Galaxy Note 10, iPhone accessibility features, connecting multiple computers to the internet, running a game server on a PS4, is Bitlocker safe? And more of your calls!
Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Scott Wilkinson, Johnny Jet, and Dick DeBartolo
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Ed Niedermeyer is the author of Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors. He talks to Leo Laporte about how Tesla has succeeded, how it has failed, and what it needs to do to win.
Host: Leo Laporte
Guest: Ed Niedermeyer
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At their August Unpacked event, Samsung unveils the new Galaxy Note 10, Galaxy Tab S, Galaxy Watch Active 2, and Galaxy Book S.
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jason Howell, Stacey Higginbotham, and Jeff Jarvis
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Hackaday is a website that promotes the free and open exchange of ideas and information. Besides the articles that the website publishes, it also has hardware development community called Hackaday.io where you can discover, create, collaborate, and get feedback on your projects.
Hosts: Randal Schwartz and Jonathan Bennett
Guest: Mike Szczys
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