tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283863622024-03-13T11:16:51.410-04:00MattBThompson.comRelease Your Inner Geek.Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-79624284417175532012019-12-10T23:00:00.003-05:002019-12-10T23:00:45.165-05:00My apologies...Hey Listener,
I just wanted to apologize for the lack of content lately. I had hoped to record, but I have a few things changing in my personal life that must take priority over a podcast that is a hobby. Unfortunately, I think this means that I won't be able to record until well after the holidays are over. Thanks for understanding, have a merry Christmas and a happy new year.Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-23943567546875801942019-09-30T20:25:00.001-04:002019-09-30T20:25:43.539-04:00Episode 18: What Is Cord Cutting and Is It For You?
Internet Explorer and Microsoft Defender Get Emergency Patches
Two Android Apps w/ 1.5 Million Downloads Removed From Play Store
25 Malware Apps w/ Millions of Downloads Removed From Google Play Store
Google Debuts Play Pass Subscription to Compete With Apple Arcade
Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-54225855011205228372019-09-20T17:16:00.001-04:002019-09-20T17:16:24.336-04:00Episode 17: 14 Practical Steps You Can Take to Stay Safe Online
Amazon Announces Lossless Audio Streaming
iPhone 11 and Pro Battery and RAM Specs Leaked
YouTube App adds BIG Ad Banner
Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-88508733075696567602019-09-06T03:07:00.002-04:002019-09-06T03:08:58.217-04:00Show Notes for 9/6/2019 Is It Time to Leave Facebook?
Google Fined 170 million dollars for violating COPPA
Malware hits iPhone, but also targeted Android and Windows.
It's Time To Replace Your Original Chromecast
Techquickie: 5 Reasons to QUIT Facebook (video)
Moving From Facebook: 10 Alarming Reasons To Relocate Support Groups
Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-84984865076709851792019-08-16T01:53:00.001-04:002019-08-16T01:54:15.789-04:00Show Notes for 8/16/19 Facebook Admits to Releasing User Audio to Third Parties
Huawei In Hot Water After Attempting Ban Circumvention
Facebook Admits to Releasing User Audio to Third Parties
DJI to Release Mavic Mini for $399
Google Doing Away With Passwords
Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-47468923067639495672019-08-09T02:17:00.007-04:002019-08-09T02:18:28.155-04:00Show Notes for 8/9/19 Instagram's Booty Bot Problem
Japan Has a Flying Car
Apple, Google, and Amazon Suspend Use of Recorded Audio
Instagram's Booty Bot Problem
Disney+ to be Bundled with Hulu and ESPN+
Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-1739509889632210092019-08-02T22:50:00.002-04:002019-08-05T20:46:03.721-04:00Show Notes for 8/2/19 Locast is Being Sued
Your Rights to a TV Antenna
Cord Cutters News
Hackers Could Gridlock a City Thanks to Smart Cars
Techxplore.com
Locast is Being Sued by the Big 4 TV Networks
Article at Cord Cutters News
Article at Solid Signal Blog
Article at ArsTechnica
Article at Broadcasting and Cable
AT&T Page on CBS Blackout
LOCAST Official Statement Regarding Lawsuit by TV Networks
David Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-65284298298438261922019-07-26T14:04:00.001-04:002019-07-26T14:23:07.243-04:00Show Notes for 7/26/19 Is VLC Safe to Use?
Facebook under FTC antitrust investigation
TechCrunch.com
Dish Network Suing Content Host for Copyright Infringement/Illegal Streaming
TorrentFreak.com
T-Mobile and Sprint Merger Nearing Approval
Fox Business
UPDATE: Merger Approved!
Dish to Purchase Boost and Wireless Spectrum from T-mobile Following Merger
Cord Cutters News
Is VLC Safe to Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-72855895490455288552019-07-16T18:54:00.003-04:002019-07-16T18:54:18.478-04:00Announcement!
Due to scheduling conflicts this week, there will be no new episode posted. See you next week!
Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-31695588375694922182019-07-15T22:28:00.001-04:002019-07-15T22:29:07.097-04:00Show notes for 7/12/19 I Always Feel Like My Mac is Watching Me
Over 1,300 Android apps caught collecting data in spite of users opting out.
The Hacker News
Mac users at risk for having webcam hijacked via website attack
Medium
Nintendo confirms new console
Ars-Technica
Google and Amazon bury the hatchet - allow cross platform streaming
The StreamableMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-41172005719812632772019-07-05T14:49:00.001-04:002019-07-05T14:49:11.956-04:00Show Notes for 7/5/19 Chinese border guards install spyware on tourists' phones
Chinese border guards forcing install of spyware on tourists' phones
The Guardian
Playstation Vue is raising prices but cord cutting is still a good option.
Cord Cutters News
Amazon and Netflix join Hollywood in seeking millions in damages from SET TV.
Torrentfreak
The internet was very broken this week.
ArsTechnica
Apple is probably ditching a keyboard.
Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-2751938553052992082019-06-28T15:44:00.001-04:002019-06-28T15:44:25.683-04:00Show Notes for 6/28/19 The Free Streaming TV Service You Probably Don't Know About
Hackers Attack Telecomms
Chicago Tribune/Associate Press
NSA Collected Unauthorized Call Data On Americans... Again
USA Today
UPI
Raspberry Pi 4 Released
The Verge
Raspberry Pi Foundation
Pentagon Technology Identifies You at 200M by Heartbeat
MIT Technology Review
AT&T Donates Half a Million To Free Broadcast TV Stream Service
Cord Cutters News
LocastMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-86898047565301383922019-06-21T11:42:00.005-04:002019-06-21T11:43:24.181-04:00Show Notes for Episode 6
Apple CEO Tim Cook Harsh Words for the Tech Industry
USA Today
Mozilla Releases Critical Update to Firefox
The Hacker News
Smart TVs are Stupid
The Verge
Music Lyric Website Accuses Google of Poaching Content
PC Mag
Facebook Announces Its Own Cryptocurrency
PC Mag
Blockgeeks - for more information on blockchain
Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-81861626507649999642019-06-14T10:52:00.002-04:002019-06-14T10:56:07.348-04:00Show Notes for Episode 5 6/14/19
Facebook Bans Natural News
Ars Technica
Daily Beast
What's your take on this? Free speech even if you hate what is being said, or is Facebook right in silencing pages like Natural News on their platform? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.
Google Gets Into Gaming
Google Stadia
Comcast Fined Millions for Violating Consumer Protection Laws
Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-27544232602242802022019-06-06T01:43:00.000-04:002019-06-06T01:43:04.176-04:00Show Notes for 6/6/2019 iTunes is Dead
iTunes is Dead
Quest Diagnostics Data Breach Affects 12 Million Patients
LabCorp Data Breach Affects Nearly 8 Million Patients
American Medical Association on HIPAA Violations and EnforcementMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-68062801982388651002019-05-31T01:47:00.003-04:002019-05-31T15:21:22.025-04:00Show Notes for 5/31/19
Huawei Loyal to Apple
Flipboard Hacked
Amazon Releases the Echo Show 5
Uber Banning Low Rated Passengers
Twitch Banning New Accounts from Live Streaming
Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-50506521802372003362019-05-24T01:54:00.003-04:002019-05-31T15:17:34.257-04:00Show Notes for 5/24/19
Huawei Almost Blacklisted
Instagram Influencers Exposed
Drone Phone Home
Is Technology Hamstringing Your Workout?
Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-79930478334359054012019-05-17T01:51:00.001-04:002019-05-31T15:18:23.680-04:00Show Notes for 5/17/19
U.S. Supreme Court Approves Class Action Lawsuit over Apple Appstore
Amazon Asks Employees to Quit
WhatsApp Users Hit With Spyware Threat
The Most Dangerous Laptop EVAR!
Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-82185076309121519172011-10-03T14:53:00.007-04:002011-10-03T15:34:06.035-04:00Diggnation Calling it QuitsToday over at Revision 3, producer David Prager announced that Diggnation would end its run in December of this year.Diggnation was one of the first, if not the first video podcast that helped launch Revision 3 as an online content network. Diggnation's neighbors at the time were podcasts like "CTRL ALT Chicken" and "The Broken", both of which disappeared from Rev 3's lineup some time ago. Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-46784386440951391012011-09-28T13:39:00.012-04:002011-09-28T15:09:42.506-04:00Amazon Reveals New Fire Tablet and Several New KindlesIt was well documented (see previous posts) that Amazon would be revealing their new color touch based tablet today, now officially called the Kindle Fire.Rather than focusing on specifications, Amazon followed the practice of Apple in revealing features that will be available to Kindle Fire owners. Hey, it's worked for Apple so far so why the heck not, right?Yeah, no.One thing to notice is thatMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-7584903617519028972011-09-27T12:57:00.008-04:002011-09-27T14:00:50.605-04:00Amazon's Tablet Cometh TomorrowWell, the writing is on the wall. Apparently Amazon is looking to add another gadget to their lineup of already popular Kindle e-readers, and will make this announcement tomorrow.Rumors have it that the new device will be called the Amazon Kindle Fire, which isn't a bad name keeping within the whole conflagration theme.We'll have to wait to see just what the technical specifications are, but Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-23011550559210107212008-09-30T17:01:00.004-04:002008-09-30T17:08:51.238-04:00Happy Days Are Here Again - 10 Free Junior Frosties for $1 at Wendy's!!!The economy may be in the toilet right now but if you're a fan of the Wendy's Frosty there's a little sunshine headed your way.With Halloween just around the corner, Wendy's has once again begun selling coupon books for 10 FREE (as in market) Junior Frosties.All you have to do is 'donate' a dollar to Dave Thomas' adoption charity to get the book.I suppose you could hand out the 10 coupons to Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-88756742984272073402008-04-23T12:43:00.003-04:002008-12-08T19:45:22.105-05:00eBay sues Craigslist... no reallySo I woke this morning to the usual headlines, Hillary did this, Obama did that in the PA primaries, blah blah blah. But, when I headed over to my favorite tech news sites (Slashdot, Techmeme, news.ycombinator.com, and TechCrunch) I stumbled across a most confounding of tales.Online auction giant eBay is suing Craigslist. As if that didn't raise enough questions on its own, the reasons for Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-85117342380123984522008-03-25T14:39:00.009-04:002008-12-08T19:45:22.213-05:00The Future of Music Looks Bleak Every so often I'll break out my guitar(s), write a song or two, and maybe even feel compelled to record something. At times I'm asked by others why it is that I don't pursue music as a career. Well aside from the obvious crap-shoot that music can be, it's a question I return to myself as I do enjoy music and musical creation more than most activities in this world. The simple answer to Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28386362.post-85961511701136474932007-05-19T17:40:00.000-04:002011-10-28T15:29:39.724-04:00Excellent, Alternative Software (Oh Yeah, It's Free)Not so long ago, in fact a week ago to be exact, I was a student. While there are downsides to the academic lifestyle there can be benefits as well. For one, software retailers tend to give you discounts that they deny to the general public. For instance, I purchased from two separate retailers, a copy of Windows Vista Home Premium edition for $70 U.S. That price included shipping. So, for Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05354072093849233405noreply@blogger.com3