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This Week in Computer Hardware 351: Apple's Got an Encryption Problem

Apple's letter to their customers regarding encryption, Samsung 750 EVO 120GB & 250GB 2.5" SATA SSD review, a DisplayPort 1.2 to HDMI 2.0 Active Adapter, and a family-friendly 3D printer! Hosts: Patrick Norton and Ryan Shrout Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-computer-hardware . Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show....

Feb 18, 201659 min

Know How... 187: DIY SteamPunk Goggles Finished

Final episode for our do it yourself Steampunk Goggles, learn the code, how to build, and download the files needed for a 3D printer. 3D Printing the Housing All the STL files are contained in the following ZIP archive Goggle Integration Instructions: Solder 30awg black/red (ground/voltage) wires to the outside pins of the potentiometer Solder a single 30awg blue or white wire to the inside pin of the pot Solder the black wire to an arduino GND through-hole Solder the red wire to the arduino 5v ...

Feb 18, 201646 min

Tech News Today 1451: The Facebook Roach Motel

Late yesterday the United States District Court of California issued a court order insisting that Apple provide a signed image file that would allow the FBI to access the iPhone 5C belonging to the couple who killed 14 people in San Bernardino last year. Apple CEO Tim Cook responded with a letter to customers saying they would fight the court order and called for a public discussion over the implications in this case. So, we have this discussion with Jason Snell. Also, The Wall Street Journal sa...

Feb 18, 201645 min

This Week in Google 340: Mr. Cook, Decrypt This Phone

Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Mathew Ingram are joined by Steve Gibson to discuss the potential risks of a Federal Judge ordering Apple to assist in the unlocking of a terrorist suspect's iPhone. They also talk about Tim Cook's public response, Twitter changes, Giphy's value, and more... Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis Guests: Steve Gibson and Mathew Ingram Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google . Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Spo...

Feb 18, 20162 hr 10 min

Android App Arena 85: Cardboard VR

Jason Howell shows off virtual reality apps that work with Google Cardboard, including Proton Pulse, Caaaaardboard!, Lamper VR: Firefly Rescue, Vrse, and Chair in a Room. Host: Jason Howell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/android-app-arena . Bandwidth for Android App Arena is provided by CacheFly . Sponsor: Headspace.com/arena...

Feb 17, 201613 min

Ham Nation 235: Relays, Switches, and Orlando

Gordo is back from Orlando from a Hamfest, Bob shows his DIY switch and relay project on Audio Alley, and Dale's got plenty of fans hardware in Show Me Your Shack! Hosts: Bob Heil , Gordon West , George Thomas , Don Wilbanks , Amanda Alden , and Dale Puckett Guest: Dr. Tamitha Skov Producer: Bryan Burnett Technical Director: Bryan Burnett Editor: Bryan Burnett Thanks to Joe Walsh who wrote and plays the Ham Nation theme. Subscribe to Ham Nation at https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation Thanks to Cache...

Feb 17, 20161 hr 28 min

Windows Weekly 453: #hotbag

A new Windows Phone is quietly born, Windows 10 Mobile upgrades apparently starting Feb 29, MixRadio shut down, Brad's new desktop, Xbox One/Windows 10 cross-buy games, Hulu for Windows 10, and more! Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mary Jo Foley Guest: Brad Sams 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 Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. The Windows Weekly theme music ...

Feb 17, 20161 hr 54 min

All About Android 253: Illicit Ham

This week, we'll be discussing the slow transition to Marshmallow, a Mobile World Congress rumor roundup and more! Check out our show notes here . Hosts: Jason Howell , Florence Ion , and Ron Richards Guest: Eric Ravenscraft Subscribe to All About Android at https://twit.tv/shows/all-about-android . Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsors: squarespace.com - offer code: ABOUTANDROID BLUEAPRON.COM/TWIT legalzoom.com - offer code: AAA...

Feb 17, 20161 hr 43 min

Security Now 547: GRC is DOWN

Steve and Leo talk about what is happening to the grc.com website and how a DDoS attack brings down a website. 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 . 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 . Bandwidth for Security No...

Feb 17, 20162 hr 14 min

Tech News Today 1450: Giphys or Grammys?

Giphy just closed a $55 million dollar series C round of funding. Reuters reports that Apple Pay is coming to China this week. Apple says a fix is coming for those who bricked their iPhones by setting the time back to 1970. The Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles has seen its computer system attacked by ransomware, resulting in a shut down of the system for a week. Mattel will let you 3D print your own toys. Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell Guests: Jason Abbruzzese and John...

Feb 17, 201647 min

TWiT Live Specials 271: DeveloperWeek San Francisco

DeveloperWeek 2016 is San Francisco's largest one-week tech event series with over 60 week-long events including the DeveloperWeek 2016 Conference & Expo, the DeveloperWeek Hackathon. Fr. Robert Ballecer talks to some of the most interesting devs and companies from the show including Predix, CodinGame, Equinix, Cocoon Cam, Neura, and SoundFit. Host: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/twit-live-specials . Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth fo...

Feb 17, 201641 min

MacBreak Weekly 494: Roll Up the Rim to Win

Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie and Alex Lindsay talk about the latest news from Apple; Error 53 updates, iOS updates, Adobe bug updates, Apple Music, and more... Hosts: Leo Laporte , Andy Ihnatko , Alex Lindsay , and Rene Ritchie Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly . Bandwidth for MacBreak Weekly is provided by CacheFly . Sponsors: FreshBooks.com/macbreak audible.com/macbreak or text macbreak to 500-500 squarespace.com - offer code: MACBREAK...

Feb 16, 20162 hr 19 min

FLOSS Weekly 375: Hledger

Hledger is a lightweight accounting program for tracking money, time, or other commodities, on UNIX, Mac and Windows. With simple yet powerful functionality accessed from command line, terminal or web browser, it is a reliable, cross-platform alternative to Quicken, GnuCash, spreadsheets etc. Hosts: Randal Schwartz and Simon Phipps Guest: Simon Michael Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly . Thanks to CacheFly for providing the bandwidth for this podcast, and L...

Feb 16, 20161 hr 3 min

This Week in Tech 549: Self Smoking Cigarettes

Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Jason Hiner and Owen J.J. Stone get together to talk about the FBI/DHS hack, Google Self Driving Cars, Twitter's future, Apple's Error 53, Rocky 1-7 and more... Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Alex Lindsay , Jason Hiner , and Owen JJ Stone Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Bandwidth for This Week in Tech is provided by CacheFly . Sponsors: harrys.com/twit squarespace.com - offer code: TWIT carbonite.com - offer code: TWIT casper.co...

Feb 15, 20162 hr 29 min

The Tech Guy 1262: Sunday, February 14, 2016

How to DVR over-the-air TV, troubleshooting antivirus problems on Windows 10, best "pure Android" smartphones, how to determine what crowdfunding site to use, printers with accessibility options, how to photograph people, and more of your calls. Host: Leo Laporte Guest: Chris Marquardt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy . Bandwidth for The Tech Guy podcast is provided by CacheFly . Sponsors: Amazon.com/TWITRX Epson.com/ecotankleo ziprecruiter.com/techguy...

Feb 15, 20162 hr 20 min

The Tech Guy 1261: Saturday, February 13, 2016

Why the current authentication system is broken, staying connected and powered when traveling internationally, should I be worried about flashlight apps? 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 . Bandwidth for The Tech Guy podcast is provided by CacheFly . Sponsors: Epson.com/ecotankleo naturebox.com/twit opticalcablesbycorning.com...

Feb 14, 20162 hr 11 min

The New Screen Savers 40: Gravitational Waves Discovered

Gravitational waves with a physicist on the LIGO project, we begin our build of the Ultimate VR Gaming Machine with Ryan Shrout, Leo and Ron get their ears 3D scanned, and Moldover the godfather of controllerism shows off his effects for voice and guitar. Sparkle check in Terminal: find /Applications -path '*Autoupdate.app/Contents/Info.plist' -exec echo {} \; -exec grep -A1 CFBundleShortVersionString '{}' \; | grep -v CFBundleShortVersionString Hosts: Leo Laporte and Ron Richards Guests: Alan W...

Feb 13, 20161 hr 25 min

Tech News Today 1449: Finally, Wearable Shoes Are Here!

Today we were reminded again that a large part of this presidential election in the United States is happening on SnapChat, especially with first time voters. Find out which independent apps just got bought by giant companies. Apple is reportedly entering the content game with none other than Dr. Dre., Amazon Games launched a free game engine this week, with Twitch integration. Sam Machkovech from Ars Technica gives us a no spoiler review of Deadpool , and on the internet, Microsoft now knows yo...

Feb 13, 20161 hr 6 min

This Week in Enterprise Tech 176: Karl Auerbach and the KMAX

Microsoft beats expectations thanks to the Cloud, Cisco releases new firmware for several appliances to protect a vulnerability, Google plays with Millimeter Radio from the sky, and Karl Auerbach of InterWorking Labs talks about the KMAX Network Emulator. Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ , Brian Chee , and Curtis Franklin Guest: Karl Auerbach Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-enterprise-tech . Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsors: goto...

Feb 12, 20161 hr 13 min

This Week in Law 336: IoT for CIA

EU and US Safe Harbor agreement, drone privacy rules, PayPal doesn't like VPN providers, trademarking hashtags, fitness trackers leaking your private information, and more! Hosts: Denise Howell and Emory Roane Guests: Tiffany Li and Reg Levy Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-law . Public list of discussion points , TWiL on Facebook Attorneys may submit a self-study form to their local CLE board seeking MCLE credit approval. Please check the rules and requir...

Feb 12, 20161 hr 33 min

Tech News Today 1448: Reddit Thinks You're Pregnant

Pandora and SoundCloud prove that the music streaming business is hard, the Quartz news app that chats at you, a look at the awesomeness of gravitational waves, the black market for Netflix accounts, and more. Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell Guests: Selena Larson , Sam Williams , and Rhett Allain Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today . Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsors: RING.COM/tnt wealthfront.com/tnt Amazon.com/TWITRX...

Feb 12, 201657 min

Home Theater Geeks 291: Speakers and Drivers and Amps, Oh My!

Scott Wilkinson talks with Dan Wiggins, CTO of Starke Sound, about speakers, drivers, and amps. Host: Scott Wilkinson Guest: Dan Wiggins Subscribe to Home Theater Geeks at https://twit.tv/shows/home-theater-geeks Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsors: Epson.com/ecotankleo opticalcablesbycorning.com...

Feb 12, 20161 hr 12 min

Know How... 186: Steampunk Goggles Build

We go step by step and show how to make your own Steampunk Goggles. These are the parts you'll need to order for our Steampunk Goggles Build Vintage Steampunk Welding Goggles $7.99 GraceAngie 40Pcs Bronze Alloy Round Clock Watch gears $6.99 Magnifying Loupe $6.75 Arduino Nano (Atmega 328P) $2.19 WS2812 16-Bit RGB LED Ring ($3.17 x 2) $6.34 30AWG Silicone Wire ($1.00 x 3) [Red, Black, Blue] $3.00 600mah batteries + Charging harness $18.00 Total $51.26 You'll also need a 3D Printer that can print ...

Feb 11, 201638 min

This Week in Computer Hardware 350: Not Even an SSD Can Save You Now!

Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV review, an SSD from Sony, Oculus Rift PC Preorders, Eye Tracking technology in gaming, Rise of the Tomb Raider patched to version 1.0.610.1_64, and more! Hosts: Patrick Norton and Ryan Shrout Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-computer-hardware . Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsor: drobo.com/twit - promo code: TWIT100...

Feb 11, 20161 hr 1 min

Android App Arena 84: Wallpapers

Hands-on reviews of Polygen, Earthviewer Beta, Tapet, and Perch. Host: Jason Howell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/android-app-arena . Bandwidth for Android App Arena is provided by CacheFly . Sponsor: automatic.com/twit - promo code: TWIT20...

Feb 11, 201613 min

Tech News Today 1447: Designated Robot Driver

Twitter's earnings report confirms that user growth is a big problem, Google's self-driving cars could be considered an actual driver, our biggest tech gripes, and more. Hosts: Megan Morrone and Jason Howell Guests: Jason Hiner and Wayne Cunningham Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-today . Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsors: Amazon.com/TWITRX wealthfront.com/tnt RING.COM/tnt...

Feb 11, 201656 min

Ham Nation 234: Tuning the Transmitter With A Light Bulb

Bob shows how to tune a transmitter with a light bulb, Randy builds an audio breakout cable, Val interviews Sean Kutzko from ARRL, and a solar report from Dr. Skov Hosts: Bob Heil , Valerie Hotzfeld , George Thomas , and Don Wilbanks Guests: Randy Hall , Dr. Tamitha Skov , and Sean Kutzko Producer: Bryan Burnett Technical Director: Bryan Burnett Editor: Victor Bognot Thanks to Joe Walsh who wrote and plays the Ham Nation theme. Subscribe to Ham Nation at https://twit.tv/shows/ham-nation Thanks t...

Feb 11, 20161 hr 5 min

This Week in Google 339: Benson-approved

Aaron Newcomb joins Leo and Jeff to talk about his LED cube, Twitter's curent status, Google's book scanning, Sundar Pichai, Mark Zuckerberg's India commitment, USB-C cable issues, and more! Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis Guest: Aaron Newcomb Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google . Thanks to CacheFly for the bandwidth for this show. Sponsors: harrys.com/twig naturebox.com/twit texture.com/twig...

Feb 11, 20162 hr 20 min

Windows Weekly 452: The Ludicrous Ring

A new Windows Insider Ring? A developer ports an iOS app to Windows 10 in 5 minutes (wait for the "but"), Microsoft mistakenly caps some OneDrive users' storage early, PowerBI's publish to web feature, the latest mysterious Groove acquisition, do you need the Xbox One Elite Controller? And more! Hosts: Leo Laporte , 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 AllAbou...

Feb 10, 20161 hr 39 min

TWiT Live Specials 270: 9th Annual Crunchies Awards

TechCrunch kicks off 2016 with the 9th Annual Crunchies Awards Show, the award ceremony to recognize and celebrate the most compelling startups, internet, and technology innovations of the year. We interview the guests and winners of the Crunchies including the fastest rising company as well as the Hardware of The Year. Host: Tonya Hall Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/twit-news . Bandwidth for TWiT Bits is provided by CacheFly ....

Feb 10, 201657 min
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