Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 19
After having an unexpected week off due to illness last weekend we are back to talk tech. A lot has happened in the two weeks since our last show including the first official glimpse of Windows 8 and the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles. We discuss both of those items as well as social media security; Angry Birds for the PC; Microsoft Standalone System Sweeper beta; Windows Phone 7 Marketplace Bulk App Publishing; Twitter’s new photo sharing service; Xbox Stats before E3; Google dropping old browser support; Tennessee’s new media related laws; NASA Ames Imagery of STS-134 liftoff; Microsoft Security Intelligence Report v10; Grammar Checking for Windows Live Writer; Xbox Live Extra’s Updated; Public and Private Facebook invitations; Microsoft E3 Xbox Announcements; French ban Twitter and Facebook. We also discussed our recent posts on WindowsObserver.com.
Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 18
In this edition of the Observed Tech PODCAST we talk about several stories from the past week including: Twitter finalizing their purchase of TweetDeck; Twitter.com updates, National Cyber Security Awareness Week 2011 Down Under; Kreb’s 3 Basic Rules for Online Safety; Microsoft taking the heat for recent Skype outage; Microsoft MVP’s, Customer Service and Apple; Microsoft Safety Scanner threats data; Justin Bieber Windows 7 Theme; Sony and PlayStation Network Woes Continue; Delayed Angry Birds for Windows Phone 7; Ashton Kutcher, UberMedia and a branded Twitter App; New Kindle Special Offers edition; No-No on Police Scanner Apps; YourTube’s 6th Birthday; Now Mark Zuckerberg says not so fast on under 13’s accessing Facebook – for now anyway; How To Talk To Children About Online Safety; US CERT Confirms Mac Defender, MacProtector, MacSecurity Fake Antivirus; HP expanded battery recall; Amazon.com Mac Software Downloads; Awesome On Orbit photos; SSD Life Program; and we wrap with a week in review for WindowsObserver.com.
Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 17
This week’s episode looks back over some interesting tech stories of the week. Amongst the stories we discuss are Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg wanting kids under 13 to be able to use the social website; a Seattle non-profit stands up to a corporate giant; Sony gets hacked – again – two more times; Windows Mobile 6.x first shut down steps happening; Mac defender trojan causing issues for Apple users; Wordpress.com drops support for IE6; Upcoming Windows Phone 7 update will have a consolidated inbox; Twitter fine tuning what devs can access on your Twitter timeline; Xbox Live’s Major Nelson clarifies the new Xbox 360 console and disc format compatibility confusion; Office XP support ending; SmartScreen in IE8 and IE9 is working; GilsMethod.com new Answers website; Windows Phone 7 app of the week Wordrix. We wrap up the show with a review of the posts on WindowsObserver.com for the last week.
Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 16
In this episode we discuss news and items from the past week including the latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report and the decreasing Malware infection rates on Windows PC’s; the latest phishing attempt that is trying to capitalize on the recent Microsoft-Skype purchase; the Windows Phone 7 App of the Week from USA Today; the latest Hotmail Connector Software update for Outlook; the Windows Home Server 2011 online server and client demo; a mention of last week’s Patch Tuesday to make sure you updated and we wrap up with a discussion about Microsoft’s purchase of Skype.
Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 15
In this return to podcasting episode we talk about our new PODCAST setup, the May 2011 Patch Tuesday from Microsoft, our Tweeted Links feature and how we do it, Windows 7 Themes and a fun Windows Phone 7 app called Wordament.