162: ‘Special Bullying Venue’ With Glenn Fleishman
The Talk Show With John Gruber
07/23/16
•158m
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Special guest Glenn Fleishman returns to the show. Topics include security vulnerabilities on MacOS and iOS, ransomware, counterfeit products and outright fraud on Amazon, and online harassment and “free speech”.
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Links:
- Glenn Fleishman, writing for Macworld on recent image processing bugs in MacOS and iOS.
- Motherboard: “How Sony, Microsoft, and Other Gadget Makers Violate Federal Warranty Law”.
- New Ransomware Takes Your Money, Deletes Files Anyway.
- John Norstad, developer of the fantastic early-1990s Mac anti-virus utility Disinfectant.
- F-Secure tests the customer service of ransomware pirates.
- isbn.nu: Glenn’s long-standing book search and price comparison site.
- Glenn’s two new books on Slack: Take Control of Slack Basics and Take Control of Slack Admin.
- Randi Harper’s Good Game Auto Blocker utility for Twitter.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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161: ‘Mumbles and Grunts’ With John Moltz
July 17, 2016
•126m
John Moltz returns to the show. Topics include parenting thoughts on controlling the amount of time our kids spend playing games and watching YouTube and Netflix, why Google's apps for iOS are better than their apps for Android, Chromebooks in schools, Windows Phone's bright future, Pokemon Go, and more. We also insult the driving abilities of people from Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Canada.
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Links:
- Ingress -- Niantec's augmented-reality mobile game that preceded Pokemon Go.
- Tim Bray on Ingress.
- Dieter Bohn: "Google Is Making Better Apps for the iPhone Than for Android"
- Yours truly on Peter Kafka's Recode Media podcast.
- Samantha Bee's appearance on Recode Media.
- Spark — excellent third-party email client for iOS.
- Analyst in 2011 predicts Windows Phone will eclipse Android by 2013.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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163: ‘Low Grade Scam’ With Joanna Stern
July 31, 2016
•85m
Wall Street Journal columnist Joanna Stern returns to the show. Topics include media gossip on Eddy Cue negotiations with cable TV companies, Apple’s aging notebook lineup, Apple’s upcoming product announcement event, the Windows 10 upgrade fiasco, and our sweaty feet.
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- Joanna on the $50 (with lock-screen ads) Blu R1 HD phone from Amazon.
- Joanna on the Windows 10 upgrade.
- The WSJ on Apple’s “hard-charging” negotiations with TV networks (and Eddy Cue’s apparel).
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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