From the archive

September 2016

35 posts

Japan man arrested for selling unlocked iPhones

Most people are probably familiar with the term jailbreaking when used in conjunction with Apple's iPhone. If not then it is essentially where you exploit bugs in Apple’s software to remove the restrictions imposed on your device by the operating system itself. It can be a scary prospect for users who don't know precisely what they are doing. But what if you

GNC #1150 Tesla Hacked

Still on the hunt for a Assistant for the show and various other tasks, if your interested let me know. I also discuss some of my planning for CES and my possible needs for a couple of bodies to help out. Lot's to talk about in the show today.. Plenty of cool tech for everyone and an amazing new product

International Podcast Day – September 30th

This coming Friday Sept 30th is International Podcast Day. Todd and the Blubrry team will be participating during the event catch them on Friday for their sessions. 10am PST- Blubrry - From Branding To Promotion 8pm PST - Todd Cochrane - Podcast Audience Engagement and Metrics that Matter 11pm PST Todd Cochrane - Closing Hour with Steve Lee found of International Podcast

GNC #1149 Google Secrets

Ok it is time to hire an assistant. If you have 3-4 hours a week let me know your interested in the position. Primarily logistics and some show preparation assistance. Absolutely jam packed show tonight where we share some Google Secrets. Download the Audio Show File Show Notes: Google 1. Google 2. Google 3. Sharks after Twitter. RIAA cannot help

Roku Revamps Range with Express, Premiere and Ultra

Roku have announced an almost total revamp of their streaming player range with new products filling five of the six slots in their line-up. The new models are the Roku Express, Express+, Premiere, Premiere+ and Ultra, with only the recently updated (April) Roku Streaming Stick keeping its place. The new entry level, the Roku Express, costs only US$29.99 while providing 1080p

GNC #1148 Yahoo Hacked Big Time!

Well Yahoo was hacked "two" years ago to the tune of 500 Million accounts. Why has it been two years since the hack happened and we are only finding out now. Download the Audio Show File Show Notes: Yahoo Hack. Verizon in Pickle. MI6 Recruiting. Airbnb Raises Cash. Give us your DNA. More Leaked Info. Telsa Solar. Facebook Safety Check.

Fitbit ChargeHR Review

On review here is Fitbit's ChargeHR activity tracker, one of its most popular models which provides heart rate monitoring in addition to steps taken, calories burnt and eyes shut. Designed for "active fitness", it's aimed at those people who take control of their fitness level rather than simply walking 10,000 steps. That's me then. On a good day. Let's take a look.

Microsoft begins rolling out an update to Windows 7 and 8, removes the get Windows 10 message

Despite seemingly endless complaints from customers, it still isn't gone even though the free period has passed. Now the company is finally relenting and removing the nagware from both Windows 7 and 8.x. Let's face it, you're either already on Windows 10 or you're sticking with version 7. people never saw much middle ground with 8.x. Now those sticking with

Amazon Kindle (2016) Review

Ebooks and ereaders have come a long way since I first purchased novels from Peanut Press to read on my Palm III. Neither Peanut Press or Palm are in existence today - the former eventually disappeared into Barnes and Noble, and the latter was wasted by HP - but nearly two decades on, ebooks are part of everyday life, largely

iPhone lockscreen can be bypassed for $100

Been locked out of your iPhone? There's a way to bypass that lock screen, but it will cost you a bit of money. It's still going to be a lot cheaper than buying a new phone or taking the queue of the FBI, who paid $1.3 to have the phone of the San Bernardino shooter unblocked. That should renew the

GNC #1147 Facebook Purgatory Lifted

After 80 hours of Facebook Puragtory I was granted access to my account again after I provided 5 forms of ID. Totally crazy I talk about it at length on the show today. Big thanks to anyone that may have intervened. Download the Audio Show File Show Notes: Town Looses Muni Broadband. No Pardon for Snowden. Nikon Action Cams. GoPro

InvoiceNinja Launches Native iPhone App

As a freelance human, I have to track my own time when working on projects for clients. This is crucial if I want to get paid for the work I've done (and I definitely do want to get paid). I've explored a number of different systems for doing this. And while I have yet to find one that I absolutely

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