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September 2015

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GNC #1059 Are you a Tech Horder?

Today's show leads with a discussion about being a Tech Horder and the ongoing challenge of getting rid of older dated gadgets. Plus I cover all the tech news that has popped over the holiday that you may have missed while you where out and about. Did you see our Catamaran pictures on Facebook? Be sure to check them all

Blizzard Adds Silence Penalty to Heroes of the Storm

Those who cannot play nice with others in Heroes of the Storm are about to receive some consequences for their bad actions (and words). Blizzard is introducing a Silence Penalty in the release of their next patch. It will limit the ability of a player who has been reported multiple times to interact with other players. Heroes of the Storm

GNC #1058 Hadron Collider a Stargate?

Normally I would not cover such and idiotic story of someone claiming the Hadron Collider was a Stargate. But I could not help myself when I learned it had appeared in my boyhood hometown newspaper. I will have my mom do some investigation to find out who this crackpot really is. I cover all of the latest tech news as

Hulu Offers Commercial-Free Viewing

Hulu has announced that they are now offering a commercial-free option to their subscribers. This is in addition to their subscription option that show a limited amount of ads. For a few dollars more, those ads can disappear (in most cases). Many people feel that if they are paying a subscription fee to a TV streaming service that the shows

GNC #1057 Site Traffic Exploding

The site traffic here at Geek News Central has exploded and the server has barely been able to handle it all. We will be moving to a much more robust server in short order.. It's truly remarkable to see it. Some of the traffic has come from bad actors as well trying to bust the door down, but that's the

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