Adam and Tonya Engst are the perfect people to discuss the changes that tech journalism has seen in 2014. Their observations include the effect of blogs, the speed of change, social media and the attention spans of the audience. Adam and Tonya explain how they have...
Ted Landau has had a run of tech bad luck recently, and shares some of his issues and solutions (just in case you have some of the same). Ted and host Chuck Joiner also discuss the level of sophistication our software, both operating systems and applications, has...
Bryan Chaffin provides an update on the Bitcoin economy - whether it is still a thing, why its use continues to expand, and whether he is continuing his mining operations. Bryan wears lots of hats, personal and professional, so has some very specific productivity...
Ted Landau has plenty to say on a number of little subjects this time around. The malware paranoia for iPhone and Mac, and why it probably more link bait than threat, maintaining your Mac, some additional analysis of his Yosemite install problems, some thoughts on...
Dan Frakes joins in the discussion about iTunes 12, the problems, and what you can do about it. Is it the future of music management on the Apple platform, or a misstep? Microsoft announced that they were making their Office apps for iPad and iPhone free…but is it...
Ted Landau took the plunge and got a new iPhone 5, and is more than pleased with it. Ted discusses his favorite features, what matters in the new hardware and also in iOS 6, the latest operating system, and why he feels it is a positive move forward for the iPhone and...
Jim Dalrymple puts forth some final thoughts on the Apple v. Samsung verdict, then turns his attention to the announcement of the Nokia Lumia 920, what it had in common with Microsoft's Surface announcement, and how iPhone competitors seem to be almost desperate for...
Ted Landau approves of the Apple v. Samsung verdict, and tells us why. Then, Ted shows his rebellious side when he explains why it is OK to go against Apple's wishes and explore the OS X Library folder. With a little caution and a little understanding, it can be very...
Tonya Engst provides an update on some of the projects that are going on at TidBITS and Take Control Books, including the challenges and necessities of a web site upgrade. Tonya compares and contrasts the goals of a web design with those of eBook design, the current...
Ted Landau recently decided to part ways with his MacBook Air. Why? Ted tells us his thinking on the subject, then turns his attention to our buying and upgrading pattens as they apply to cars, computers and televisions. Why? Because those patterns may figure in to...
Bryan Chaffin provides some perspective on the issues of copyrights, patents in general and the Apple-Samsung legal fight in particular, then debates what might constitute appropriate sanctions with host Chuck Joiner. From the issues surrounding big pharma to Apple's...
In a wide-ranging discussion, Ted Landau covers his first impressions of Mountain Lion, iWork documents, and the addition of Hulu Plus to the Apple TV. That's where it starts, but soon veers off into discussions of how social media is influencing our culture, the...
Mac users have been living in a sandboxed world for a month or so. Ted Landau talks about why the Earth didn't stop turning, the wins and losses of sandboxing, and what still bugs him about the whole thing. Ted also examines Microsoft's strategy with the Surface, the...
As we move closer to the release of Mountain Lion, Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus provides his thoughts on the known features and changes, and the apparent closing of the gap between the Mac OS and iOS. Name changes, functional changes, what is good and what doesn't quite work...
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