163: ‘Low Grade Scam’ With Joanna Stern
The Talk Show With John Gruber
07/31/16
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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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162: ‘Special Bullying Venue’ With Glenn Fleishman
July 23, 2016
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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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164: ‘Enjoyably Clicky’ With Jason Snell
August 12, 2016
•144m
Jason Snell returns to the show. Topics include the latest rumors regarding the upcoming new iPhones and MacBook Pros, Rick Tetzeli’s cover story for Fast Company on Tim Cook’s Apple, and the connection between baseball and mechanical keyboards.
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- Six Colors.
- Upgrade episode 101: "It Works Great in California".
- Mark Gurman's report for Bloomberg on this year's new iPhones.
- Gurman on new MacBook Pros.
- UX Magazine: "The Impossible Bloomberg Makeover" -- why Bloomberg terminals have an inscrutable UI that they won't change.
- WASD Keyboards.
- The Apple IIgs keyboard.
- Leopold keyboards.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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