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TechFan

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Technology Fans Rejoice!
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Episodes

TechFan 364 - Dishwasher Spider

Tim gets a new dishwasher, sets up his generator, and plays the new PS4 Spider-Man game. David prepares to take his mother to the states, Apple bans InfoWars and Alex Jones from the App store, and the Frigidaire company takes center stage in our WikiTrolling segment. Sponsored by MacSales.com

Sep 09, 201853 min

TechFan 363 - Crickets

Tim has suffered a house invasion of the Jiminy kind, so David talks solo about old Nokia phones and the new Microsoft Surface Go. Sponsored by MacSales.com

Sep 02, 201830 min

TechFan 362 - Palm Neutrality

Verizon enacts deplorable tactics and potentially causes massive property loss, the $1,000 phone is here to stay, and the PalmPilot takes center stage in our WikiTrolling section! Sponsored by MacSales.com

Aug 26, 20181 hr 7 min

TechFan 361 - CD-ROM

Twitter joins in on the suspension of Alex Jones, Bethesda tramples consumer rights, hotels enforce their policies at DEFCON and Black Hat, and David and Tim look at CD-ROM and some of the most influential software from the era. Sponsored by MacSales.com

Aug 17, 20181 hr 3 min

TechFan 360 - Now You Fat

Tim and David look at the Galaxy Note 9 news, Infowars getting banned, Windows 10 subscription rumor, Moleskine Smart Writing set, and an espresso coffee machine designed for space! Sponsored by MacSales.com

Aug 10, 20181 hr 16 min

TechFan 359 - Instant Film

Apple decides to scrap their affiliate program, and Tim and David and not happy. Also, an eye doctor helping to bring sight to the poor, the Volkswagen dieselgate problem, and Instant Film. Sponsored by MacSales.com

Aug 05, 20181 hr

TechFan Episode 358 - Wrap up to Macstock 2018

Tim and David reunite to discuss Macstock in-depth, the Microsoft Surface Go, Windows and macOS automatic updates, a from the ground up new Windows, and a Mac mini for free. Sponsored by MacSales.com

Jul 27, 201844 min

TechFan Episode 357 - Macstock 2018

Macstock 2018 is covered on this episode, but really features Tim and his daughters Brooke and Raechel. Also on this episode is Guy Serle and his daughters boyfriend, Micheal. Sponsored by MacSales.com

Jul 22, 201840 min

TechFan Episode 356 - Not Solo

Siri decides to interrupt a Commons statement, Samsung phones decide to randomly text your photos to people, and Fortnite cheaters get their just deserts. Then David and Tim get into their quasi-review of Solo, a Star Wars story and run out of time to talk WikiTrolling. Sponsored by MacSales.com

Jul 08, 20181 hr 10 min

TechFan Episode 355 - Kennedy Keyboard

Tim and David talks Star Wars and the rumors of LucasFilm changing leadership. Apple has a keyboard service program, and Facebook wants to access your microphone. Sponsored by MacSales.com

Jul 01, 201847 min

TechFan Episode 354 - Flat Ray-Ban

David and Tim discuss Marvel’s Netflix shows, Uber and a new patent, the idiocy of Flat Earth beliefs, Twitter does not learn, Game Boy camera hack, and Ray-Ban in our WikiTrolling sections. Sponsored by MacSales.com

Jun 22, 201848 min

TechFan Episode 353 - Dark Mode

Tim and David discuss NeXT and Steve Jobs, the latest macOS and iOS coming this fall from Apple, CarPlay, Halt and Catch Fire, and much more. Sponsored by MacSales.com

Jun 08, 201848 min

TechFan Episode 352 - Mocha Attack

Tim is joined by Owen this week to discuss Mocha Frappe’s, VNC attacks, UPS deliveries, OnStqr, Macstock expo, disappearing apps, examples that Siri sucks, 4K, and much more! Sponsored by MacSales.com

Jun 01, 20181 hr 11 min

TechFan Episode 351 - Vigilante

Tim and David discuss the Echo sharing private audio as well as Amazon working with law enforcement in facial recognition services and the rule of unintended consequences. Our WikiTrolling segment focuses on Adrian Chase and the Vigilante. Sponsored by MacSales.com

May 25, 201848 min

TechFan 350 - Cheating?

Tim and David discuss Google Duplex and possible cheating the demonstration phone calls, an essay writing company using clueless YouTube celebrities to promote their cheating service, and an idiot using Testa’s self-driving mode. Sponsored by MacSales.com

May 18, 201854 min

TechFan 349 - Puerto Rico Infinity War

Erick Diaz joins Tim and David to discuss Puerto Rico and the two hurricane’s that hit the island last year, then the show takes a lighter tone as well discuss Marvel’s Infinity War movie. Sponsored by MacSales.com

May 11, 20181 hr 3 min

TechFan 348 - Privacy on the Pier

Guy Serle joins Tim Robertson this week to discuss the death of Apple’s Airport, NPR buying Pocket Cast, Macstock Expo, Cobra Kai, Star Trek Discovery, Orville, and the Santa Monica Pier. Sponsored by MacSales.com

May 04, 201847 min

TechFan 347 - U2 Chromebook?

Technical difficulties aside, Tim and David discuss faux-reviews on Amazon, courtesy of Facebook, Chromebook account changes, and U2 is our Wikitrolling segment of the week. Sponsored by MacSales.com

Apr 27, 201847 min

TechFan 346 - Solo A David Cohen Story

Scheduling conflicts mean that neither Tim nor Owen can join David this week, so he is podcasting Solo! Topics include iPad management for kids, companies dropping social media, horrible scooter customers and a fabulous ChromeBook. Sponsored by MacSales.com

Apr 22, 201852 min

TechFan 345 - Lenovo

Tim and David discuss the Steam Spy news, FTC telling companies that third party repairs do not void warranties, Mark on Capital Hill, suggestion for Apple, and Lenovo news and Wikitrolling! Sponsored by MacSales.com

Apr 13, 201857 min

TechFan 344 - ATM

Are women more intelligent than men? Tim and David debate it, plus the history of the ATM, Dell XPS 15 vs MacBook Pro, Apple Watch and a court case, and information on the MacPro. Sponsored by MacSales.com

Apr 06, 20181 hr 1 min

TechFan 343 - Educational Pac-Mac Facebook

Apple makes another pitch to education and comes across looking out of touch. Facebook woes continue. On the positive, Tim and David look at Pac-Man as part of our WikiTrolling segment, and that devolves into Tim buying a Mayflash F100 fighting stick and a Sanwa arcade joystick for his RetroPie. Sponsored by MacSales.com

Mar 30, 20181 hr

TechFan 341 - Junior

Tim finally gets a SNES Classic, David hacks the PS Vita, currency miners trash, and the IBM PCjr. Sponsored by MacSales.com

Mar 16, 20181 hr 8 min

TechFan 340 - An Appointment to Wait

Tons of feedback this week, plus Tim visits and Apple Store, David bogs down in corporate tech, and government fines for social media sites? Pioneer Corporation is out Wikipedia segment this week! Sponsored by MacSales.com

Mar 09, 20181 hr 8 min

TechFan 339 - A Long Time Ago on a Podcast Far Away

Tim and David can’t make it happen this week, so we reach back into the vault of content and pull out Geekiest Show Ever 6 - Star Wars. On this episodes Tim, David, Chad Perry, Guy Serle, and Neale monks discuss Star Wars in May 2009. Is this conversation still relevant? You decide. Sponsored by MacSales.com

Mar 02, 20181 hr 21 min

TechFan 338 - Excitingly Boring

Are cell phones boring now? Tim and David argue on opposite sides of this subject, as well as Android Wear, YouTube, HomePods, and the Intellivision. Sponsored by MacSales.com

Feb 25, 20181 hr 17 min

TechFan 337 - Fugly

Tim is off slaving away at work, so David is joined this week by the fabulous Owen Rubin. Toyota’s design direction, a hatchet job on the Internet of Things and the perils of software subscription are all dissected, debated and decided! Sponsored by MacSales.com

Feb 16, 20181 hr 1 min

TechFan 336 - Kindle

David finally gets his iPhone 8Plus, and while he loves the phone, he is very unhappy with the Apple Business Team. Meanwhile, SpaceX launched the Falcon Heavy Rocket, and WikiTrolling goes all in with the revolutionary Amazon Kindle. Sponsored by MacSales.com

Feb 09, 201858 min

TechFan 335 - Now in 3D!

Is the HomePod doomed to failure? Is cardboard really worth $70? Should cell phones be banned at concerts and comedy shows? We ask these questions, then discuss 3D movie technology in our WikiTrolling segment. Sponsored by MacSales.com

Feb 02, 201858 min

TechFan 334 - Game and Cast

Tim and David discuss 11 lawsuits that changed the video game industry, iTunes accidentally released Thor: Ragnarok a month ahead of time, and the Nintendo Game and Watch for WikiTrolling Sponsored by MacSales.com

Jan 28, 20181 hr 7 min
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