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On review here is the Booq Boa Shift, a lightweight laptop backpack and brother to the Booq Taipan Shock reviewed a few weeks ago. Cut from the same cloth, both physical and metaphorically, the Shift takes laptops up to 17" compared with the Shock's 16", but there's little in it terms of overall size at 46 x 34 x 20 cm. There's
Twitter announced their commitment to a more diverse work force. Information was posted by VP, Diversity and Inclusion, Janet Van Huysse, on the Twitter blog. In the blog post, she states that Twitter has already been working towards internal diversity goals at different levels in the company. They decided to publicly share those goals. Twitter has defined what these changes
I heard there was a major Internet outage today, because I was head down cranking things out I really did not notice. Lot's of fun tech news today as well so sit back for a fast show, due to my late start. Download the Audio Show File Listener Links: Instagram finally allows Portrait or Landscape. Show Links: Outage. Is your
Today, Mark Zuckerberg took to his verified Facebook account to announce that Facebook had passed an important milestone. For the first time ever, one billion people used Facebook in a single day. Part of his statement read: “We just passed an important milestone. For the first time ever, one billion people used Facebook in a single day. On Monday, 1
Queuing for rides at theme parks is a great opportunity for sizing up the fashions of fellow thrill seekers. Everyone docilely shuffles along and the folding line passes lots of people both in front and behind. As a watch fan, I enjoy checking out the timepieces around me and at Disneyland, Paris, there was plenty to see in the warm
how do you feel about using # (pound) for groups. As in #barcamp [msg]?
Last week I was on holiday in France. Driving down from Paris to Orléans on the D2020, I noticed a long raised structure to the east running for several kilometres. It was a few hundred metres from the road so all I could see was a raised platform or aquaduct on stilts. I initially assumed that it was related to the
With the market going nuts Tech Has taken a hit and billions in companies valuations wiped out in a mater of hours. Crazy times for surevbut maybe as an Ohana we can all score some stocks while the price is a bit lower. Of course I cover all the tech news and information, Download the Audio Show File Listener Links:
Apple has Siri, Google has, well...Ok Google -- a less clever name, but it works well enough. Then there's Microsoft, which has Cortana. It began life on Windows Phone, but then it spread to the new Windows 10. Now it spreads further, expanding on Google territory with a beta version for Android phones and tablets. So which service do you
The next official full-length Star Wars film, Episode VII: The Force Awakens, is scheduled to hit theaters in December. Leading up to that release, the Disney/Lucasfilm hype machine has been running at full speed. One facet of this promotional juggernaut is a film called Star Wars: Rogue One, the first part of an ongoing Anthology Series that will compliment major
The use of "assistive devices" is nothing new to Major League Baseball. For decades, pitchers have snuck things like sandpaper or razor blades onto the field to alter the way baseballs reacted to different kinds of pitches. Major League officials have cracked down on these shenanigans over the years, and for the most part, they're a thing of the past.
Spotify, the Sweden-based media streaming service, received some negative press earlier this week because of some recent changes to its terms of service. Initially, it looked like the company was getting a bit too grabby with users' personal information. The ToS was updated by adding this language: With your permission, we may collect information stored on your mobile device, such as
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