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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 42

Richard Hay — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:08:23 +0000

Welcome to Episode 42 of the Observed Tech PODCAST.

This episode discusses the 50th anniversary of John Glenn’s historic orbital flight; the Windows 8 logo change; Xbox Live Indie Games get featured in a Windows Phone app and Xbox Live; playing with your phone on the toilet; PressPass a directory of journalists; Antennagate gets settled; why you will never be paper free in your office; Google got caught with hands in privacy jar; juror in jail for friending defendant on Facebook; your bandwidth will get throttled; managing email with Hotmail; msnWOW tracks hot social social topics; use WP Remote to keep an eye on your WordPress site; Facebook Timeline for brands available soon; 90% of Windows Phone code can be ported for Windows 8 app; buy and sell stuff on Twitter; Smoked By Windows Phone in Southern California and a fake Steven Sinofsky Twitter account is shut down.

As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com

Check out the notes below for links to all the sources.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

Show Links:

Celebrating America’s First Manned Orbital Flight – Friendship 7 50th Anniversary (Spaceref)
Official: Windows Logo Change Confirmed for Windows 8
Watching the White Space (FEDEX Logo)
WindowsObserver Windows Phone App Version 2.0
XBLIG Companion for Windows Phone gives indie Xbox 360 games the attention they deserve (The Verge)
‘Playing With Your Phone While Sitting on the Toilet’ Gets a Tribute [VIDEO] (Mashable)
Looking for coverage: Press Pass, a Twitter-powered journalist directory may be the answer (The Next Web)
Settlement reached in iPhone 4 ‘antennagate’ case, every US customer gets $15 or a bumper (The Next Web)
Why your office will never be completely paperless (Ed Bott)
Google Caught Tracking Safari Users: What You Need to Know (Mashable)
Juror Jailed For Friending Defendant on Facebook [VIDEO] (Mashable)
Your Bandwidth Will Be Throttled. Here’s Why (Mashable)
Managing your email with Hotmail (Ian Moulster’s MSDN Blog)
MSN launches msnNOW to track breaking Web, social media trends (Microsoft Pri0)
Backup and maintain multiple WordPress installs effortlessly with WP Remote (The Next Web)
Facebook Timeline for Brands Coming Later This Month [REPORT] (Mashable)
Windows Phone 7.5 to Windows 8 app porting possible with 90% code reuse (The Next Web)
Startup Lets You Buy and Sell Stuff on Twitter (Mashable)
My favorite photos & stories from the “Smoked” tour of Southern California (Windows Phone Blog)
One fake @StevenSinofsky doesn’t amuse real Microsoft (Microsoft Pri0)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 20 February 2012

Length: 45:57

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 42.1MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 41

Richard Hay — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:45:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 41 of the Observed Tech PODCAST.

This episode covers subjects such as etch a sketch in the sky; January search engine stats; using your own domain on Hotmail; emotions are out there online also; whose idea was/is Windows 8; Kodak shutters its digital camera business; TV usage in America; add USB charging ports to your outlets; DirecTV goes HD with TiVo; social media travellers; free Windows 7 and Office 2010 step by step video guides; IE9 SmartScreen filter; PaperKarma to control your junk mail; share your idea for a Windows Phone app; hard disks are a little more expensive these days; our friends at Neuralnet win with NFL Pro 12 and Daniel Egan develops one app across three platforms.

As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com

Check out the notes below for links to all the sources.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

Show Links:

WindowsObserver Windows Phone App Version 2.0
Wow: Test pilots trace 787 and Boeing logo across the sky, from Seattle to Iowa (Geek Wire)
January search engine share: Bing up, Yahoo down. Again (Microsoft Pri0)
How to Configure a Vanity Domain on Hotmail (Sean Daniel)
Social networking filled with mixed emotions, Pew finds (cNet)
Windows 8: Not your idea (The Next Web)
The end of an era: Kodak kills its digital camera business, focuses on printing (The Next Web)
Americans spend 33 hours a week watching TV, and broadband sees streaming gain ground (The Next Web)
Upgrade Your Outlets for Adapter Free USB Charging (How To Geek)
DirecTV takes its TiVo HD box nationwide, but will its users care? (cNet)
Can man live on social media alone? These 2 travellers swap cities to find out (The Next Web)
Free Windows 7 Step By Step And Office 2010 Step By Step Video Guides From Microsoft Press (Into Windows)
How to Report a Malicious Website to the SmartScreen Filter in Internet Explorer 9 (How To Geek)
PaperKarma: This mobile app stops junk mail in its tracks with a simple photo click (Geek Wire)
Unofficial Windows Phone Marketplace request site launches (WP Central)
HDD Price Watch: The Impact of Thailand’s Floods (How To Geek)
Hot Apps: Krashlander, NFL Pro ’12, MixTapes, Weave, Network Dashboard (Channel 9)
A Phone App on every Platform? (Jerry Nixon)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 12 February 2012

Length: 46:23

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 42.5MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 40

Richard Hay — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 40 of the Observed Tech PODCAST – our Super Bowl Edition!

In this show we discuss the importance of backups; game exchange service Goozex; the upcoming WindowsObserver app for Windows Phone; Super Bowl commercials, early winner announcements and the big games numbers; Windows 8 already being on sale – not; a couple of key Microsoft departures; BetaBait app testing service; book your travel based on who has WIFI and live TV; the future of touch screen tech; Huffington Post starts a streaming news channel; it is Windows Phone not Windows Phone 7 or WP7; identify fake Facebook accounts and Microsoft’s Personal Data Dashboard.

As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com

Check out the notes below for links to all the sources.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

Show Links:

Goozex
Giants Website Prematurely Reveals Super Bowl Winner [PIC] (Mashable)
Super Bowl 2012 By the Numbers (Mashable)
Wait, Windows 8 at Walmart already? (Ed Bott)
Stepto leaving Microsoft- One last reading from the Xbox Live Book of Enforcement (Geek Wire)
Like Testing New Apps? BetaBait Will Hook You Up (Mashable)
Travel Website Lets You Book Flights Featuring Wi-Fi, Live TV (Mashable)
Windows Phone app leader goes to Amazon Kindle team (Geek Wire)
Is This The Future of Touchscreen Tech? New Video Will Blow Your Mind (Mashable)
Can The Huffington Post Reinvent Cable News? (Mashable)
It’s time to stop calling Windows Phone ‘WP7′ (cNet)
How to identify fake Facebook accounts (cNet)
Microsoft Personal Data Dashboard lets you decide how Microsoft uses your data (The Windows Club)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 05 February 2012

Length: 40:45

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 37.3MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 39

Richard Hay — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:40:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 39 of the Observed Tech PODCAST.

In this show we talk about a million comments on Facebook; over a million Nokia Windows Phone sales; Bill Gates last visit with Steve Jobs; encrypted hard drives and the law; Hotmail on a lot of mobile devices; move from Gmail to Hotmail in three easy steps; Google and its new privacy policies; Facebook Timeline is here ready or not and sensors and mobile networks in Windows 8.

As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com

Check out the notes below for links to all the sources.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

Show Links:

This woman got over 1 million comments on a Facebook post. But not for the reasons you think (The Next Web)
Analysts Estimate Nokia Sold Around 1.3 Million Lumia Phones (Mashable)
Video: Bill Gates on his last visit with Steve Jobs (Geek Wire)
Hotmail, already powering over 15 million phones and growing, comes to Kindle Fire (Inside Windows Live Blog)
Turn over a new leaf and switch from Gmail to Hotmail in 3 easy steps (Inside Windows Live)
Updating our privacy policies and terms of service (Google)
Ready or Not, You’re Getting Facebook Timeline (Mashable)
Supporting sensors in Windows 8 (Building Windows 8 Blog)
Engineering Windows 8 for mobile networks (Building Windows 8 Blog)
Windows 8: Why the coming beta is likely to be labeled the “consumer preview” (All About Microsoft)
Judge: Americans can be forced to decrypt their laptops (cNet)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 27 January 2012

Length: 33:18

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 30.5MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 38

Richard Hay — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:41:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 38 of the Observed Tech PODCAST.

In today’s show we start off with a discussion around Apple’s iBook announcement; the Father of NT becomes the Father of Xbox as he heads to the Entertainment Division at Microsoft; the ability for programmers to get Achievements now as they code away; Facebook announces even more apps to clutter your timeline and it is only the beginning; the next file system for Windows; the final count from Windows Phone smoking the competition out in Las Vegas during CES 2012; Alienware’s new desktop gaming rig and how to get the most out of Microsoft’s SkyDrive.

As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com

Check out the notes below for links to all the sources. Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

Show Links:

Textbooks as software: Apple debuts iBooks 2, iBooks Author in new digital education push (GeekWire)
Whoa, that’s a superstar team at IEB (Xbox), what the heck are they building (LiveSide)
Announcing Visual Studio Achievements Beta (Channel 9)
Facebook Announces Tight Integration of 60 Apps to Timeline, More on the Way (Mashable)
Building the next generation file system for Windows- ReFS (Building Windows 8 Blog)
VIDEO: Windows Phone wins 88% of #smokedbywindowsphone challenges at CES 2012! (Windows Blog)
Alienware pursues mainstream gamers with x51 slim tower (Crave)
7 tips on how to get the most out of SkyDrive (Windows Team Blog)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 20 January 2012

Length: 43:38

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 39.9MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 37

Richard Hay — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:02:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 37 of the Observed Tech PODCAST where we wrap up our CES 2012 coverage.

In this show we try out a slightly different format to spend more time discussing fewer items from the tech news world and introduce our new opportunity to influence show content by using the hashtag #observedtech on Twitter. If you tweet us a question or comment and use that hashtag we will incorporate that info into the next episode of Observed Tech. We also mention the unofficial official news of moving to produce two episodes of the Observed Tech podcast each week. That move will allow us to do the things we are trying out in this episode of the show.

This episode is mostly about CES 2012 and some of the hardware and services highlights that I found interesting. There is also news about my hosting issues for the site and the upcoming WindowsObserver Windows Phone 7 App being built by Neuralnet Systems.

As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com so check out the notes below for links to all the sources.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

Show Links:

OnLive Desktop (OnLive)
Razer Project Fiona (cNet)
Nokia Lumia 900 (cNet)
PCs: HP Envy 14 Spectre (cNet)
Software and apps: BlueStacks for Windows 8 (cNet)
New Facebook phishing attack designed to steal credit card information (Digital Trends)
VIDEO: Windows Phone wins 88% of #smokedbywindowsphone challenges at CES 2012! (Windows Phone Blog)
HTC Titan II drops jaws with 16MP camera, 4.7-in screen (cNet)
Yoga bends Meet Lenovo’s touchscreen laptop-tablet hybrid (cNet)
Windows Phone Retail Insider App (Windows Phone Marketplace)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 14 January 2012

Length: 32:32

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 29.8MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 36

Richard Hay — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:30:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 36 of the Observed Tech PODCAST as we kick off the coverage of CES 2012.

In this show we discuss the Tech Podcasts Network live coverage of this years Consumer Electronics Show and our partnership with them to simulcast the show from the site which you will find embedded on our main page. Amongst the subjects we cover in this show are Windows Phone and updates; Kinect for Windows robots; turning your Windows PC into a Windows Media Center machine; new photo sharing service from Warner Brothers; bouncing lottery checks in Illinois; meet your spouse while playing Word with Friends; Facebook Timeline scams; Ramnit worm swipes 45,000 Facebook passwords; NASA Shuttle program announced 40 years ago; independent devs get some increases for XBL Arcade titles; Microsoft and Nokia spending $200 million in US for marketing Windows Phone; Choplifter HD out this week; everything about passwords is wrong; refresh and reset your Windows 8 PC; storage in Windows 8; Chrome gets punished by Google; identity theft protection tips; Comet making and selling forged Windows CDs; 1 million Kindle Fires sold; Windows 7 will take over Windows XP usage in four months; Commodore 64 turns 30; partitioning your hard drives; Windows Phone Metro Design Series; Meet Ask Ziggy and the top 10 spam, malware and cyber security stories of 2011.

As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com

Links to all the stories and sources are in the show notes below.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

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Windows Phone enthusiasts take Microsoft to task on update detailing (The Next Web)
FIRST Teams to Use Kinect for Windows to Control Robots (Kinect for Windows Blog)
Turn your Windows PC to a Media Center PC- Part 1 (The Windows Club)
Convert Windows PC to Media Center PC Part 2- Configuring the Media Center application (The Windows Club)
Turning Windows PC to Media Center TV Part 3- Schedule recordings, Stream Media Center (The Windows Club)
Warner Bros set to launch its own photo sharing service, Out My Window (The Next Web)
Lottery checks bounce for 85 winners in Illinois (MSNBC)
Words With Friends Opponents Get Married (Mashable)
Beware of “Disable or Remove Facebook Timeline” Scams (Techie Buzz)
Ramnit Worm Steals 45,000 Facebook Passwords (Techie Buzz)
It Was 40 Years Ago Today (NASA)
Microsoft slashes indie developer restrictions for Xbox titles (The Next Web)
Report- Microsoft and Nokia spending $200 million to market Windows Phone (Microsoft Pri0)
Konami’s Choplifter HD Lands On Xbox Live Next Week (Team Xbox)
Dave’s Computer Tips- Everything you know about passwords is wrong! (PC Pitstop TechTalk)
Refresh and reset your PC (Building Windows 8 Blog)
Virtualizing storage for scale, resiliency, and efficiency (Building Windows 8 Blog)
Google Punishes Chrome Over Paid Link Campaign [VIDEO] (Mashable)
Bob Rankin- 10 Identity Theft Protection Tips (PC Pitstop TechTalk)
Microsoft accuses Comet of making and selling forged Windows CDs (Tech Radar)
More Than 1 Million People Bought a Kindle Fire Instead of an iPad This Holiday [REPORT] (Mashable)
Windows 7 under 4 months away from overtaking Windows XP in global market share (The Next Web)
The Commodore 64 Turns 30 This Week (How To Geek)
How to Partition and Un-Partition your Hard Drive in Windows (gHacks)
Meet Ask Ziggy, the broke man’s Siri for Windows Phone (The Next Web)
31 Days of Windows Phone Metro Design’ series launches (WP Central)
The Top 10 Spam, Malware and Cyber Security Stories of 2011 (Terry Zink’s Cyber Security Blog)
Neuralnet Systems NHL Pro 12 for Windows Phone (Windows Phone Marketplace)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 09 January 2012

Length: 44:07

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 40.4MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 35

Richard Hay — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:30:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 35 of the Observed Tech PODCAST and the year 2012! This is our first episode for the new year and we appreciate all of your support in 2011 when you downloaded the PODCAST over 5,000 times.

In this show we discuss Tech Podcast Networks CES 2012 coverage which will be live streamed here at WindowsObserver.com; how your digital signature impacts your job hunt; IE improvements on Windows 7 but overall decline continues; wish list for Windows Phone in 2012; NASA’s Grail spacecraft enter lunar orbit; Xbox Live online safety controls; trying to spend a $1,000,000 bill; Facebooking a stolen ring; getting sued for your Twitter followers; Facebook says farewell to Internet Explorer 7; Verizon decides against $2 fee; using your bottom for ID; Arfa – world’s youngest MCP not doing well; If This Then That service; Windows Phone Marketplace passes 50,000 apps; Windows Phone SMS bug being fixed; 300 million mobile Facebook users; community wireless Internet project; spam at lowest level in three years; New York Times spams its own readers; cyber security is important to small businesses; businesses charging $100 to set-up your new PC; backup and restore coming to Windows Phone soon and Microsoft does not call you to fix your PC – it is a scam.

As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com

Links to all the stories and sources are in the show notes below.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

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What Job Seekers Need to Know in Today’s Digital Market (Mashable)
A Great Start to 2012 for IE (Exploring IE Blog)
Photo: Volcanic Activity in the Red Sea And Birth of a New Island (On Orbit)
My 2012 Wish List for Windows Phone (Techie Buzz)
Twin NASA probes start new year entering lunar orbit (MSNBC) Note: I mispoke on the show – they will study the moons gravity. Juno, a separate spacecraft, will study Jupiter’s magnetic signature.
Xbox Live Online Safety Controls [How-to] (WP Central)
Cops: Man tried to use $1,000,000 bill at Walmart (MSNBC)
Facebook Photo of Stolen Ring Leads to Man’s Arrest [VIDEO] (Mashable)
Meet the Writer Being Sued for His 17,000 Twitter Followers (Mashable)
Facebook phasing out support for Internet Explorer 7 (ZD Net)
Verizon backtracks on $2 fee, won’t make people pay to pay (Geek Wire)
Rear-end recognition- Another step forward (or behind) for security (ZD Net)
A message from Arfa- Remembering a remarkable girl who made a mark on Microsoft (Geek Wire)
Ifttt, Create If Then Actions On The Internet (gHacks)
Windows Phone Marketplace hits 50,000-app mark (Geek Diva MSDN Blog)
Windows Phone SMS bug fix being tested by Microsoft, desktop software also affected (The Verge)
Report- 300 million users now access Facebook via its mobile apps (The Next Web)
Bristol’s community-built wireless network (Tech Radar)
Spam at lowest levels in the past three years (Terry Zink’s Cyber Security Blog on MSDN)
New York Times email meant for 300 people goes to eight million by mistake (Digital Trends)
5 reasons cybersecurity matters to small businesses (ZD Net)
Buying a New PC: Don’t Get Ripped off by Unscrupulous Salesmen! (gHacks)
Windows Phone job listing suggests new backup and restore features coming in next (The Verge)
Microsoft Warns: ‘PC Maintenance’ Phone Call a Scam (InfoPackets)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 03 January 2012

Length: 41:21

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 37.8MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 34

Richard Hay — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:31:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 34 of the Observed Tech PODCAST. This is our first green episode as no trees were killed in the production of this show because we are now using a new Acer Iconia Tab W500 as our notes and reference device.

In this show we discuss free Skype over the holidays; Google+ improvements; malware making like the police; laptop laziness; embedding tweets; Microsoft and multi-platform releases; new Hotmail features; more Windows Phone 7 accolades; picture passwords in Windows 8; Bing making progress; some smart phones not worth stealing; stop using IE6 already; Kindle Fire selling – well like fire; e-book pricing economics; amateur treasure hunter finds the Viking mother lode; Windows XP on a third of computers out there; lots of DroidRage wanting Windows Phone handsets; rogue security software victims getting refunds; protecting your digital identity in Windows 8; free Xbox Live game Breeze; FCC tells commercials to turn it down; Soluto offers web based PC support solution for everyday users; Microsoft Co-Founder heading to space; teens and the Internet – it is not pretty nor safe sometimes; TwitVid revamped; computer glitch cancels out 57 million dollar jackpot and a Windows Phone SMS attack discovered.

As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com

Links to all the stories and sources are in the show notes below.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

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Travelers will get free Skype WiFi at over 50 US airports this Christmas (The Next Web)
Google+ – A few big improvements before the New Year (Google)
Disorderly conduct- localized malware impersonates the police (Microsoft Malware Protection Center (MMPC))
Are You Lazy With Your Laptop (Windows Talk)
Want to embed tweets but don’t have access to new Twitter- Here’s how (The Next Web)
Microsoft to Launch More Multi-Platform Products in 2012 (gHacks)
New Hotmail Features, Here Is What You Need To Know (gHacks)
Jon Rettinger from TechnoBuffalo switches from iPhone to Windows Phone (WP Central)
Signing in with a picture password (Building Windows 8 Blog)
Microsoft Bing makes headway in 2011, almost matching Yahoo in market share (Geek Wire)
iJustine prefers Bing to Siri on iPhone (Liveside)
These muggers want iPhones only, let owners keep Droid & Blackberry (The Next Web)
Microsoft Stop using Internet Explorer 6 already (Tech Flash)
Amazon selling over a million Kindles a week (Tech Radar)
New e-book pricing scheme a surprising assault on the wallet (MSNBC)
Amateur Treasure Hunter Discovers Unknown Viking King (Techie Buzz)
Despite being 10 years old, Windows XP is still running on a third of all computers (The Next Web)
Over 3,200 “Android malware victims” responded to Microsoft’s free Windows Phone offer (WinRumors)
FTC to refund rogue security software victims (MMPC)
Protecting your digital identity (Building Windows 8 Blog)
Free Xbox Live title Breeze has blown to the Marketplace (WP Central)
HTC Radar 4G tapped Best of 2011 (WP Central)
FCC Mutes Loud TV Ads [VIDEO] (Mashable)
Soluto takes to the browser so you can help fix computers from anywhere (The Next Web)
Paul Allen’s new space project will launch rockets into orbit from world’s biggest plane (Geek Wire)
Nearly Half of Teen Internet Users Have Lied About Their Age [INFOGRAPHIC] (Mashable)
Twitvid Revamps to Become an ‘Open YouTube’ (Mashable)
When tech goes wrong- Man who wins $57m on slot machine told it’s a software error, offered $100 (Digital Trends)
InfoWorld: Windows Phone is worth buying (WP Central)
Windows Phone SMS attack discovered, reboots device and disables messaging hub (WinRumors)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 19 December 2011

Length: 57:27

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 52.6MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 33

Richard Hay — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:28:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 33 of the Observed Tech PODCAST. We are now one third of the way to our 100th Episode which we should reach in about mid 2014!

In our show today we discuss 20 Free Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Updates; cNet Editor Harry McCracken thinking Windows Phone 7 is terrific; useful Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts; Outlook Add-In to prevent Reply All; AT&T now throttling top 5% of mobile data users; Google funded research says Chrome is best browser; how to fix crashing Xbox apps; the latest social network Hycku only allows 7 words per post; Microsoft learning Suite free software; 6 tips to customize your Windows Phone 7 out of the box; Twitter now introduces Brand Pages; PC World lists Windows Phone as one of its top 10 in Tech for 2011; PC Pitstop’s latest Newsletter for December 2011; Windows 8 is not irrelevant yet and tweeters in your local theater a possibility.

As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com

Links to all the stories and sources are in the show notes below.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

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20 best free Windows Phone 7.5 Mango apps (Tech Radar)
CNet’s McCracken: "Microsoft’s mobile software is terrific" (WP Central)
10 most useful Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts that you should know (The Windows Club)
An Outlook Add-In that Prevents ‘Reply All’ (Techie Buzz)
AT&T starts throttling high data users down to 2G speeds (Digital Trends)
Google Funded Browser Research Claims Chrome is Most Secure, Firefox is Least! (Techie Buzz)
Fix crashed Zune Xbox app when using XBOX Companion on Windows Phone (Hector Calvarro, MSDN Blog)
Think 140 characters is short- Try 7 words with nanoblogging service Hycku (The Next Web)
Microsoft Learning Suite – free download now available! (UK Schools, MSDN Blog)
Out of the Box- 6 tricks for personalizing your Windows Phone (Windows Phone Blog)
Twitter Introduces Brand Pages (Mashable)
PC World puts Windows Phone in ’10 Tech Wins of 2011′ (WP Central)
PC Pitstop Newsletter – December 2011 (PC Pitstop)
Don’t call Windows 8 ‘largely irrelevant’ until you actually use it (Digital Trends)
Special Seats for Tweeting At Theaters- Annoyance or Enhancement- [POLL] (Mashable)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 12 December 2011

Length: 51:09

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 46.8MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 32

Richard Hay — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:39:42 +0000

Welcome to Episode 32 of the Observed Tech PODCAST. It is good to be back after our break for the US Thanksgiving holiday and we have a very full show.

The topics we cover this week include a peek inside the big online retailers warehouses; 19 years of text messaging; students with smartphones study more; Windows Phone marketplace catches pirates; Windows Phone App makes more money than iOS version; Hotmail named best web app of 2011 by PC Magazine; adults going online for no particular reason; total number of smartphone apps across top 4 platforms exceed 1 million in total; eBook sales will approach $10 billion within 5 years; Facebook, privacy and the FTC; understanding routers, switches and network hardware; Facebook expands status update character limit; Windows Phone Mango fully deployed; cable companies want a high bandwidth tax for users; Cyber Monday sales increase; 42 billion videos viewed online in October; Upgrade Your Parents Browser weekend; try Windows Phone 7 interface on your Android or iOS device; Black Friday sales; and Windows Phone 7 named Operating System of the Year.

As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com

Links to all the stories and sources are in the show notes below.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

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Sneak Peek at Santa’s Warehouses- Where Online Gifts Really Come From [PICS] (Mashable)
Celebrating 19 Years of Text Messaging (Techie Buzz)
Study- Students with smartphones study more often (Digital Trends)
Windows Phone Marketplace works…pirated software promptly removed (WP Central)
Windows Phone app makes fives times more than iOS version – A developer case study (WP Central)
Hotmail named best web app of 2011 by PC Magazine (Inside Windows Live)
Most Adults Go Online for No Particular Reason [STUDY] (Mashable)
Smartphone apps set to surpass the 1 million mark next week (The Next Web)
Ebook Sales Expected to Reach $9.7 Billion by 2016 [STUDY] (Mashable)
Is Facebook Doing Enough to Protect Your Privacy- [POLL] (Mashable)
HTG Explains- Understanding Routers, Switches, and Network Hardware (How To Geek)
Your New Facebook Status- 63,206 Characters or Less (Mashable)
Windows Phone Mango has been fully deployed – Dell Venue Pro finally gets the update (Clinton Finch)
Cable companies mulling a ‘Netflix tax’ for high data usage (Digital Trends)
Cyber Monday Sales Top $1.25 Billion in U.S (Mashable)
Americans Viewed 42 Billion Online Videos in October (Mashable)
How Was “Upgrade Your Parents’ Browser Weekend” 2011 (Peter Laudati)
Never played with Windows Phone- Now you can, on your current smartphone (The Next Web)
Black Friday a banner day for Amazon, other online retailers (Tech Flash)
Windows Phone 7 is the “Operating System of the Year” (Windows Valley)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 06 December 2011

Length: 48:46

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 44.6MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 31

Richard Hay — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:48:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 31 of the Observed Tech PODCAST.

In this show we discuss Amazon possibly releasing a Windows Phone next year; Facebook adding sponsored stories to their real time ticker; Xbox By The Numbers; Google+ pages getting multi-admin and owner transfer ability; $25 of free apps with purchase of a Windows Phone; Black Friday deals on social media; tagging friends in Google+ photos; Google+ now has trends and search filters; updated Hotmail website and help center; students choosing physics because of the Big Bang Theory TV show; Call of Duty Modern warfare breaks another record; Skype allows Facebook friend calling; 10 things about WordPress 3.3; Bing search share rises in October; Facebook tracks you from the start; PayPal and Facebook start a Send Money app; more Windows 7 themes; Hotmail attachment reminder feature; consumers want tablets instead of laptops; Windows 8 is not coming to your Windows Phone; Brandon Watson motivating developers and the making of the Xbox.

As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com

Links to all the stories and sources are in the show notes below.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

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Rumor – Amazon to launch Windows Phone in 2012 (Liveside)
Facebook’s Real-Time Ticker to Show Sponsored Stories (Mashable)
Xbox- By the Numbers (Microsoft Tech Student Blog)
Google+ confirms Pages getting multi-admin and ownership transfer (The Next Web)
Free $25 Windows Phone prepaid app card now available with new devices (WinRumors)
Top 10 Black Friday Deals on Social Media (Mashable)
Tagging your friends in Google+ Photos just got a whole lot easier (The Next Web)
Google+ Gets Trends and Search Filters (The Next Web)
Updated Hotmail website and Help Center (Liveside)
More students are choosing physics because ‘The Big Bang Theory’ made it “cool” (The Next Web)
Call of Duty- Modern Warfare 3 Sales Top $775m in Five Days (Team Xbox)
Calling Facebook friends from within Skype comes to Windows and Mac (Microsoft Pri0)
10 Things You Need to Know About WordPress 3.3 (Techno Sailor)
Bing-powered U.S. searches reach 29% in October (WinRumors)
Facebook Reveals its User-Tracking Secrets (Mashable)
Paypal Facebook App Gives You Ability To Send Friends Money (The Blog Herald)
Windows 7 themes- autumnal treats, trees, torrents, and more (Windows Experience Blog)
Hotmail’s mail attachment reminder, reminds you to attach forgotten attachments (The Windows Club)
79% of Consumers Crave Tablets Over Laptops (Mashable)
Windows 8 is NOT coming to Phones (Mike Halsey)
Windows 8- Not Coming to a Phone Near You (The Next Web)
Brandon Watson explains how he fostered the WP7 development community (The Next Web)
The making of the Xbox- How Microsoft unleashed a video game revolution (part 1) (Venture Beat)
The making of the Xbox- Microsoft’s journey to the next generation (part 2) (Venture Beat)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 20 November 2011

Length: 40:08

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 36.7MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 30

Richard Hay — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:06:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 30 of the Observed Tech PODCAST.

In this show we discuss the TechNet Virtual labs; Apple’s iOS5 battery issues; a time lapse video from the ISS; Wi-Fi on international flights over water; NASA’s Mars Rovers latest discovery; the PODCAST App Starter Kit for Windows Phone 7; Windows 8 Battery life and power consumption; Tango video calling app for Windows Phone 7; percentage of employee’s banned from social networks while at work; automated MAC backups to your Windows Home Server 2011 or Small Business Server 2011 Essentials systems; Smartphone multitasking while watching TV; Xbox Live auto-renewal option; military veteran’s support from Microsoft and Google; Facebook backs of on organizing your timeline a bit; mobile Flash is no more; 1st gen iPod Nano’s battery issue gets worldwide replacement program; keyboard shortcuts for your Windows PC; new Windows Phone Wallpaper site; why Google+ and Facebook are not competing with each other; YouTube redesign; a Lumia 800 Windows Phone makes a reviewer think about giving up their iPhone; why Amazon is not sweating selling you the hardware for less than cost; and news agencies use of Twitter.

As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com

Links to all the stories and sources are in the show notes below.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

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Reporters Use Twitter to Promote, Not Report [STUDY] (Mashable)
Bezos- Amazon is perfectly happy with its low profit margins (Geek Wire)
Wi-Fi coming to international flights (CNN)
Nokia Lumia 800- The first device that would make me give up the iPhone (The Next Web)
YouTube tests redesign highlighting Google+ videos, subscriptions & more (The Next Web)
Why Google+ is Not Competing with Facebook (Miguel Carrasco)
Video- Remastered and Enhanced- Night Time Flyover of Earth by the ISS (On Orbit)
20 of the Best of Shortcut and Hotkey Tips for Your Windows PC (How To Geek)
Find WP wallpapers easily at WPWallpaper.com (WP Central)
Apple finds overheating issue with 1st-gen iPod Nano, offers free worldwide replacements (The Next Web)
Apple’s iPhone battery fix fails to fix (Digital Trends)
Adobe Admits- Apple Won, Flash For Mobile is Done, HTML5 is the Future (Mashable)
Hooked on the ‘now’- Facebook tries — and fails — to move users beyond recency (Geek Wire)
Microsoft Recruits Veterans through the Military 2 Microsoft Program (Microsoft)
Bringing the very best of what we do to the veteran community (Google)
Auto-renewal can now be disabled on Xbox LIVE accounts (WinRumors)
Evaluate latest Microsoft products and technologies at TechNet Virtual Labs (The Windows Club)
Home Server and SBS Add-in to Automate Client Backup of your MAC (SeanDaniel.com)
80% of Smartphone Users Multitask While Watching TV [STATS] (Mashable)
67% Of Employees Believe Social Media Should Be Banned In The Office [INFOGRAPHIC] (All Twitter)
Tango video calling app available for Windows Phone 7.5 devices (WinRumors)
Building a power-smart general-purpose Windows (Building Windows 8 Blog)
Podcast App Starter Kit for Windows Phone (Peter Laudati MSDN Blog)
NASA discovers ‘one more thing’ on Mars (WinExtra)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 14 November 2011

Length: 42:32

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 38.9MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 29

Richard Hay — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 01:40:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 29 of the Observed Tech PODCAST.

We are coming at you one day later than normal because of the NAS Jacksonville Airshow which I worked for three days and then I had jury duty yesterday. After catching up I just could not get the show recorded so you have it now for your listening pleasure.

I started the show off talking about today being Patch Tuesday for your Windows based clients and server systems. So after you fire up Windows Update you can continue to listen to the show where we talk about Andy Rooney’s death; pinning the Control Panel icon to your taskbar for quick access in Windows 8; possibility of Windows 8 becoming a base OS for Microsoft’s consumer products; 2005 YU55 Asteroid passed by Earth while recording the show; Google+ Pages launch; Amazon Prime users borrowing Kindle books now; Netflix on the new Nook Color; watching for Confirm Your Account scams; DuQu Security Advisory and workaround solution and fix; Spotify for Windows Phone 7 Hands on; relaxed hardware requirements for Windows Phone 7 devices; ChevronWP7 Unlock Tool for Windows Phone 7; AP Guidelines for Journalists and RT’s; Twitter features for Top News, Top People and Activity tabs; Commodore 64 Revived by Intel; share your printer on the Internet; hard drive prices going up due to flooding in Thailand; United and Continental adding Wi-Fi to flights next year; speed of USB 3.0 compared to USB 2.0; Wi-Fi Do’s and Don’ts; Samsung Focus S review; tips for creating great content; and our first appearance in the PC Pitstop newsletter.

As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com

Links to all the stories and sources are in the show notes below.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

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RIP Andy Rooney- A look back at his classic Bill Gates rant (Geek Wire)
Andy Rooney, RIP- 10 of His Best Commentaries [VIDEO] (Mashable)
Pin Control Panel To Taskbar To Quickly Access Control Panel In Windows 8 (Into Windows)
Could Windows 8 come to PCs, tablets, Xbox, and Windows Phone, all next year? (Liveside)
Close Encounter- Huge Asteroid to Pass Within 201,000 Miles of Earth (Mashable)
Google+ Pages Launch for Business (Miguel Carrasco)
Amazon Prime users can now borrow Kindle books (NeoWin)
Netflix Now On Barnes & Noble’s NOOK (NetFlix)
Beware of “confirm your account” scams (Security Tips & Talk)
Microsoft releases Security Advisory 2639658 (MSRC)
Hands on- Spotify for Windows Phone 7.5 (WinRumors)
Microsoft loosens hardware requirements and camera now optional (WP Central)
ChevronWP7 team delivers tool for unlocking Windows Phones (All About Microsoft)
New AP Guidelines For Retweets- No Opinions Allowed From Journalists (All Twitter)
Twitter Adds New Search Features- “Top News” And “Top People” (All Twitter)
Intel’s newest lands in an old standard- Commodore 64 (cNet)
How to Share your Printer with Anyone on the Internet [Video Tutorial] (Digital Inspiration)
1TB hard drive prices skyrocket 180 percent due to Thailand floods (Digital Trends)
United and Continental plan to roll out in-flight Wi-Fi during 2012 (Digital Trends)
Yes, USB 3.0 is faster. A lot faster (Ed Bott)
Wi-Fi security do’s and don’ts (Network World)
Samsung Focus Flash- A Great Phone, An Awesome Price (Mashable)
7 Easy Steps for Creating Buzzworthy Content (Mashable)
PC Pitstop Newsletter – November 2011 (PC Pitstop)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 08 November 2011

Length: 52:26

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 48.0MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 28

Richard Hay — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:36:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 28 of the Observed Tech PODCAST.

It was a busy week on the site and in the tech world. In this episode we talk Facebook security both vulnerabilities and new features to improve on it; Nokia World 11; an online safety survey/self test; fake antivirus attacks are decreasing; Windows Phone 7.7 rollout goes 100%; Microsoft Security Essentials in 33 languages; HP sticking with PC’s; New York Times praise for Windows Phone 7; the FeedBeater service; deleting Promoted Tweets from your timeline; stats on ownership of tablet computers; Spammers creating their own short URL services to hide their wares; Facebook’s gamers outnumber Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo combined; tools to protect small businesses from cyber attacks; BMW allowing cars talk to each other; Kinect Fun Labs Air band Module for free; Windows Phone Inner Circle Tour; Webcams live from Statue of Liberty; a Nikon D300S heads to orbit and returns; Windows Phone Marketplace over 35,000 apps; Netflix launching in UK next year as its stock drops and users flee in droves this year and why you should give up Windows XP for good.

As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com

Links to all the stories and sources are in the show notes below.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

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Facebook Says 600,000 Accounts Compromised Per Day (Mashable)
Everything you need to know from Nokia World ’11 (WP Central)
Measuring your level of online safety (Terry Zink’s Cyber Security Blog)
Number of fake antivirus attacks has decreased considerably, researchers say (InfoWorld)
Updates- delivering to Telefonica, scheduling Deutsche Telekom (Windows Phone Blog)
Download Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows 7, Vista, XP in 33 languages (Windows Club)
HP planning to stick with Microsoft for Windows 8 tablets (WinRumors)
Facebook Adds Two New Security Features – Trusted Friends and Application Pass (Techie Buzz)
The New York Times Applauds Windows Phone 7 (Windows Phone Thoughts)
FeedBeater Creates RSS Feeds and Email Alerts for Any Web Site (How To Geek)
HOWTO- Delete Promoted Tweets From Your Twitter Timeline (All Twitter)
1 out of 10 American adults own a tablet computer (Digital Trends)
Spammers create and launch URL shortening services to hide links (Digital Trends)
Facebook has ‘more gamers than Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony combined’ (TechRadar)
New tool helps protect small businesses from cyber attack (InfoWorld)
BMW creates a way for cars to talk to other cars (Digital Trends)
Kinect Fun Labs Air Band Module Goes Free (Team Xbox)
Windows Phone Inner Circle is heading to a city near you (WP Central)
Web Cams Will Stream Live Views From the Top of the Statue of Liberty (Mashable)
Students send Nikon D300S into space (TechRadar)
Windows Phone Marketplace hits 35,000 applications after a year (WinRumors)
Netflix UK launch set for 2012 (TechRadar)
Netflix Stock Plummets 27% Following Earnings Report (Mashable)
Netflix Loses 800,000 Customers in Quarter (Mashable)
Online Safety- Why You Should Give Up Windows XP For Good (Updated) (How To Geek)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 31 October 2011

Length: 48:17

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 44.2MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 27

Richard Hay — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:06:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 27 of the Observed Tech PODCAST.

This week we make a couple of big announcements for the site on the show including welcoming Isaac Steinberg as the new Editor in Chief and Contributor for WindowsObserver.com, our new partnership with PC Pitstop and the winners of our PerfectDisk12 giveaway. In the show we covered some interesting news including a new homebrew app for windows Phone 7 that will let you take screenshots on the phone; How To Geek’s LastPass tutorial; how tablets are cutting into PC sales; the astounding amount of bandwidth used online during 2010; the Windows Phone 7.5 tour; an update on the Windows Phone 7.5 roll out; WordPress.com users getting ads for their sites soon; Debt Collectors banned from using Twitter and Facebook in the UK; a shocker of a cell phone bill; the latest social network Chime.in; Building Windows 8 Start menu; and renaming a user account on a Windows system properly.

That last article resulted in an extended discussion on the best way to assume the use of a computer you get from a friend and create your own identity on it, take over theirs or reformat the entire machine.

We closed the show with our normal week in review on WindowsObserver.com

Links to all the stories and sources are in the show notes below.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

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Screen Capturer tool now allows use of camera button in updated version [Homebrew] (WP Central)
Microsoft results show how iPad is cutting into Windows PCs (Geek Wire)
More Data Was Transmitted Over the Internet in 2010 Than All Previous Years Combined [VIDEO] (Mashable)
Microsoft holding events to showcase new Windows Phones (WinRumors)
Updates- Windows Phone 7.5 now available more broadly (Windows Phone Blog)
Woman hit with $200,000 cellphone bill (NeoWin)
WordPress.com Users Can Soon Put Ads on Their Blogs (Mashable)
Windows Observer- Using a SSD As Your OS Drive in Windows 7 (PC Pitstop)
Debt Collectors Banned From Twitter And Facebook (All Twitter)
Designing search for the Start screen (Building Windows 8 Blog)
The How-To Geek Guide to Getting Started with LastPass (How To Geek)
New Social Network Combines Twitter, Blogging and Reddit (Mashable)
Renaming a User Account Does Not Automatically Change the Profile Path (Microsoft Support)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

As mentioned above we closed out our contest and selected three random commenters on the Taking Care of Your Solid State Drives post and are happy to provide each of them with a free license for PerfectDisk12, a $30 value, from Raxco Software. Congratulations to Andrew, John and Sam on their new software and thanks to all the commenters. Contact me so I can get your details for the license sorted out.

Date Produced: 24 October 2011

Length: 42:59

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 39.3MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 26

Richard Hay — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:30:00 +0000

Here is episode 26 of the Observed Tech PODCAST!

In this week’s show we talk about the Building Windows 8 Blog; Google+ traffic stats trend; Kinect winning another award; Windows Live Writer; Sony’s latest security and user account issues; Windows 7 passing Windows XP in global use; Security Intelligence Report version 11 and users role in malware distribution; registering your website with the copyright office; Siri and lack of international use; Online gaming passes; Play Xbox Live Arcade official website; Online game trading risks; how to repair a malware damaged computer and a contest with the chance to win a free copy of PerfectDisk12.

We close out by taking a look at the last week on WindowsObserver.com and cover some of the news we blogged about.

Links to all the stories and sources are in the show notes below.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

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Building Windows 8 (MSDN)
Google+ Traffic Falls 60% From Post-Launch Highs (Mashable)
Xbox Kinect wins T3 gadget of the year award (WinRumors)
Saving Time and Managing Guest Bloggers Easier with Windows Live Writer (Windows Team Blog)
PlayStation Network Compromised Again; Stark Reminder You Need Strong and Varied (How to Geek)
Windows 7 overtakes XP to become the most widely used OS (WinRumors)
Microsoft SIR 11 Finds Social Engineering is Leading Cause of Malware (TechNet)
6 Reasons to Register Your Site with the U.S. Copyright Office (Blog Herald)
Siri to get international maps and local search in 2012 (Tech Radar UK)
Battlefield 3 is yet another Online Pass-enabled game, try to act surprised (Digital Trends)
Play XBox Live Arcade Official Website
Online game trading – sometimes more than you bargained for (TechNet)
How to repair a malware-damaged PC (Tech Radar UK)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

We also discussed the contest we are holding right now for a chance to win 1 of 3 free licenses, a $30 value, for PerfectDisk 12. Read the post Taking Care of Your Solid State Drives and leave a comment to be eligible. The entry deadline is on 21 October so head on over to get your comment in.

Date Produced: 16 October 2011

Length: 42:42

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 39.1MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 25

Richard Hay — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 01:05:00 +0000

Welcome to our quarter-century episode of the Observed Tech PODCAST! OK – it is really only our 25th episode but unfortunately it has taken us two years to get here! However, this is our third week in a row recording a weekly episode so we are tracking very nicely in seeing that number climb on a weekly basis.

In this episode we discuss October being National Cyber Security Month; update everyone on the Windows Phone 7.5 Mango roll out; the European Union’s approval of the Microsoft Skype acquisition; an opportunity for you to submit your photography to be included at the Windows Personalization Gallery; the new marketing videos for Windows Phone 7.5; Twitter looking for your 140 characters of feedback; FIFA-12 knocking Gears of War 3 off its pedestal with a soccer ball; the latest updates to Hotmail; Zune’s hardware status; and a Wi-Fi security survey results. We wrap up as we typically do with the week in review for WindowsObserver.com.

Links to all the stories and sources are in the show notes below.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

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Date Produced: 07 October 2011

Length: 38:18

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 35.1MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 24

Richard Hay — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 19:32:00 +0000

Welcome to our 24th Episode of the Observed Tech PODCAST! This is our first episode in the new weekly schedule of shows.

In this episode we discuss Amazon’s new Kindles, Facebook and your privacy (again), the upcoming NASATweetup for Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity’s launch, upcoming Zune Pass changes, Xbox 360’s new Metro inspired dashboard update, Google’s first foray into the retail arena, IE9 usage increases and IE6 usage decreases, new beta service Strawberryj.am to show you the popular links on Twitter, the Mount Everest Webcam, Windows Phone 7.5 Mango rollout, the Windows Phone 7.5 Update trick, Windows Phone 7.5 apps and wrap up with a WindowsObserver.com Week in Review.

Links to all the stories and sources are in the show notes below.

Enjoy the show and thanks for listening!

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Date Produced: 01 October 2011

Length: 37:48

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 35MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 23

Richard Hay — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 23:00:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 23 of the Observed Tech PODCAST and the first since my retirement from the US Navy after 29 years of active duty.

I have spent the last few weeks going through a pretty significant life change as I retired from the Navy in August and have been settling into a new routine. I plan to run this site full time now and the goal is to produce an episode of the Observed Tech PODCAST each week. My daily schedule is pretty much my own now and I will be able to set aside time each week for recording and producing new episodes.

I get to start that goal by having Miguel Carrasco, a fellow Microsoft MVP and the Director of Imaginet Interactive as a guest to talk about his experience last week at the Microsoft Build Conference in Anaheim, CA. Miguel has a great user experience perspective on the information that was shared during the Build conference and discusses it with us on the show.

I have provided some links below to some of Miguel’s work including reviews of the Samsung Windows 8 Developer Preview Slate the attendee’s received which really shows off some of the awesome features in the upcoming Microsoft OS.

Enjoy the show and thanks for listening!

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WindowsObserver.com Windows 8 Coverage

Date Produced: 20 September 2011

Length: 39:57

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 36.6MB

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