From the archive

June 2016

31 posts

Losing The Signal

We often end up thinking we know the stories behind major and/or tumultuous events that happen during our own lifetimes. One of those revolves around the story of Blackberry. The rise of the iPhone is often thought of as the big downfall of Blackberry, the once wildly popular Canadian phone manufacturer from Waterloo, Ontario. Indeed, the iPhone was involved in

GNC #1123 DNC Hacked Big Time

DNC Hacked - Hard to believe that one of the most powerful political groups in America had their servers hacked by Russians.. Shows you they should have spend a little more time locking things down. Big gift to the RNC that is for sure.. Lot's to share tonight way beyond the DNC hack. I also share some news that I

An Unplanned Upgrade

A few weeks ago my trusty Samsung Galaxy Note 4 started acting weird, randomly rebooting at inopportune times. To make a long story short, on the second trip to a Sprint store the technicians determined that it was a hardware problem. Since Sprint has no more Note 4 units available for replacements, their only alternative was to upgrade me to a

Dell Thunderbolt Dock TB15 Review

When Dell sent me the XPS 12 2 in 1 they also included a variety of accessories, one of those was their brand new Dell Thunderbolt Dock Model TB15 which turns out to be one of the most versatile docks I have tested, not to mention lightning fast supporting data transfer speeds up to 40gbps through the Thunderbolt 3 inner

GNC #1122 WWDC Anouncements + Trolls Win

I spend time today talking about the LinkedIn Acquisition and its business impact. I also cover in depth the WWDC announcements and the changes coming to the MacOS / iOS. I also cover the new Patent Troll ruling and the impact to businesses. Back in the battle rhythm here. Download the Audio Show File Show Links: LinkedIn. Patent Troll. Confession

Facebook Will Allow Videos in Comments

Facebook is rolling out a new feature that will allow you to upload a video into comments and replies on posts. Apparently, the ability to respond to something with a link, photo, sticker, emoji, or a well written comment wasn't enough. Soon, the post you make about … anything at all... could end up with a bunch of videos posted

Riot Explored Toxic In-Game Behavior and Workplace Toxicity

Riot Games is the creator of League of Legends, a game nearly 30 million players log into every day. While it is possible for any online game to attract some players who are verbally abusive to other players, League of Legends has developed a reputation for attracting quite a lot of those kinds of toxic players. Riot wondered if there

GNC #1121 Back in the Studio

Back from my trip to Michigan and back in the studio. One extra episodes missed but when there is no news not a lot you can do about it. I have a lot to share and an action packed show. Download the Audio Show File Show Links: Mars Stinks. Mostly Cloudy. What is the True Size. 41 Secret Service folks

NY Attorney General’s Office Calls Time Warner Cable’s Speeds “Abysmal”

The office of New York Attorney General, Eric T. Schniederman, has sent a letter to President and CEO of Charter Communications, Inc., Tom Rutledge, that describes Time Warner Cable's speed as “abysmal”. Charter is the new owner of Time Warner Cable, and has rebranded it as Charter Communications. The letter was published by The Washington Post. It is signed by Senior

Screams in Video Games are Killing Actor’s Voices

When your character dies in a video game, he or she may let out a dramatic, blood-curdling, scream. You might be screaming as well, out of frustration. Chances are, you don't spend a lot of time screaming at your video games. That's good, because it turns out that all that screaming is causing harm to the voices of the actors

Devolo dLAN 550 WiFi Starter Kit Review

Devolo's recent expansion into smart homes and home automation doesn't mean that they've been neglecting their powerline network business. After upping their game with their top-of-the-line dLAN 1200 series, they've turned their attention to the mid-range, refreshing the design and boosting speeds. The new dLAN 550 series updates the dLAN 500s, offering greater in-house range and faster WiFi transmission rates. For

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