Tech Talk
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Show #57
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2008-06-04T23:09:36Z
2008-07-02T21:01:08Z
June 4th, 2008 - The entire tech talk crew graces you with their sultry voices and discusses the latest in technology, and a bit of smack talk for good measure. This week we discuss Valve's Steam Cloud, The kind of...
Kevin
- Show Notes -
News Stories:
Valve's Steam Cloud will Keep Your Savegames Forever
Radiohead to Prince: Unblock 'Creep' cover videos
40GB for $55 per month: Time Warner bandwidth caps arrive
Unsealed court docs dish dirt on Yahoo-Microsoft dalliance
Tapping the river of cash: Sony joins in-game ad fray
Comcast Hijackers Say They Warned the Company First
Self-Destructing DVDs Make a Comeback
Rock acts ringing up sales via video games
PS3 Sucks Up Five Times as Much Energy as a Fridge
Civil rights groups blast à la carte cable
Nearly all returned gadgets still work
'Call of Duty 4' hits 10 million units sold
Weekly Picks:
Pete: Age of Conan
Chris: Age of Conan
Jeff: Short Blade in Assassin's Creed
Kevin: Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition
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Show #56
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2008-05-29T23:18:49Z
2008-07-02T21:01:08Z
May 29th, 2008 - It's the original Tech Talk crew in the hizzy. Jeff, Kevin, and Pete tear up the Tech News scene with our off the cuff analysis of the latest stories. Okay, we get a little (or a...
Kevin
- Show Notes -
News Stories:
FCC wants free broadband service, plus content filtering
UK theme park bans PDAs, mandates family fun time
iPhone line forms at Apple's flagship for absolutely no reason
Linking to movies leads to $4 million in fines
GameStop to Stop Zune Sales
Ready-made Apple TV hack should help non-geeks play DivX
New Mexico group tries to ban Wi-Fi
Court Finds Dell Guilty of Fraud
Mozilla “Download Day”
Microsoft Unveils Multi-Touch Technology For Windows 7
Inside the Attack that Crippled Revision3
Weekly Picks:
Pete: Age of Conan
Jeff: Bacardi
Kevin: Penny Arcade Volume 5: the Case of the Mummy's Gold
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Show #55
tag:www.aztechsupport.net,2008://1.118
2008-05-23T13:09:44Z
2008-07-02T21:01:08Z
May 22nd, 2008 - This is another Jeff and Kevin show, but you like those ones, right? Who would have thought that an engineer and a mathematician would have so much trouble doing a little bit of simple dividing? Not...
Kevin
- Show Notes -
News Stories:
Microsoft, Yahoo forced into each others' arms
American Gladiators vanquished by optional broadcast flag
Breaking: CBS To Acquire CNET For $1.8 Billion
Ars Technica acquired by Condé Nast: the low-down
Nintendo Wii outsells 360, PS3, PS2, PSP combined in April
Best Buy: FCC has no power to fine us over analog TVs
Judge's report in Jack Thompson case: guilty on 27 charges
NetFlix: First Netflix Streaming Box Review, $100 and Unlimited Downloads!
Office 2007 to gain native ODF support early next year
Hostile takeover turns docile as EA extends Take-Two offer
Microsoft offers cashback search
Weekly Picks:
Jeff: Bioshock
Kevin: VisualHub or iSquint
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Show #54
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2008-05-15T18:05:33Z
2008-07-02T21:01:08Z
May 14th, 2008 - Show Fifty-Four has been recorded a day early so that Kevin can go the Jonathan Coulton concert on Thursday night. If you live in the Phoenix area, you should go as well to the Brickhouse in...
Kevin
- Show Notes -
News Stories:
New Games Next Week
Wii Ware Launches at Nintendo
First Guitar Hero IV Details Shed
House overwhelmingly passes controversial PRO-IP Act
Charter To Begin Tracking Users' Searches And Inserting Targeted Ads
Air Force Colonel Wants to Build a Military Botnet
Video games don’t turn children into blood-thirsty killers
Google begins blurring faces in Street View
Older DVR Owners Are More Likely to Skip All Ads
Philadelphia's municipal WiFi network to go dark
NBC-Vista copy-protection snafu reminds us why DRM stinks
Funny How Universal Music Thinks Infringement Fines Are Unconstitutional When It's On The Receiving End
Weekly Picks:
Jeff: The Internet
Kevin: Smithwick's Irish Ale
Pete: Call of Duty 4
Chris: Internet Porn
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Show #53
tag:www.aztechsupport.net,2008://1.114
2008-05-09T06:12:18Z
2008-07-02T21:01:08Z
May 8th, 2008 - Jeff and Kevin are in the hizouse and bring you a show stock full of stuttering, manly giggling, and at least one mention of machismo as it relates to bandwidth usage. This week we talk about...
Kevin
- Show Notes -
News Stories:
Nintendo Channel at Nintendo
AVG Free Anti-Virus 8
Microsoft says proxy battle not worth it
Blizzard Opens Digital Download Store
Undercover Shoppers Find it’s Increasingly Difficult for Children to Buy M-Rated Games
Activision/Blizzard leaves, still hopes to profit from ESA
FBI investigates 'Wikipedophilia'
Controversial Pro-IP Act sails through Judiciary Committee
Apple losing money in new movie deal
Comcast mulling metered access, 250GB monthly bandwidth caps
'Grand Theft Auto IV' makes a killing in first week
NBC using YouTube clips to drive Hulu traffic
Weekly Picks:
Jeff: Doom
Kevin: Iron Man
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Show #52
tag:www.aztechsupport.net,2008://1.111
2008-05-01T23:41:54Z
2008-07-02T21:01:08Z
May 1st, 2008 - Tech Talk is back online with another episode of tech news. Kevin, Pete and Chris (no Jeff this week) join you to escort you through what interesting things have been going on in the tech world....
Kevin
- Show Notes -
News Stories:.
Shenanigans: Dell to Sell XP after June 30, Microsoft to Pretend They're Selling Vista to Save Face
Rural Albert Lea man accused of video game scam
iPhone coming to Canada
Microsoft releases the long-anticipated Windows XP SP3
Blu-ray: The Future Has Been Delayed
Guitar Hero embeddable widget hits web
Mexican attaché attempts to make off with White House BlackBerrys
Microsoft Raises Yahoo Offer To $32-$33 Through WSJ; YHOO Wants $37
iTunes Store gets same-day DVD releases
An elephant never forgets? George W. Bush's lost e-mails
New Microsoft law enforcement tool bypasses PC security
New way to save energy: Disappearing ink
Weekly Picks:
Pete: Jade Empire
Chris: GH III Online
Kevin: shirt.woot.com
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Show #51
tag:www.aztechsupport.net,2008://1.109
2008-04-24T23:14:46Z
2008-07-02T21:01:08Z
April 24th, 2008 - The original Tech Talk crew is here to deliver a solid show chock full of tech news. Jeff, Kevin and Pete all bring you the latest and greatest in the technology world. This week we discuss...
Kevin
- Show Notes -
News Stories:
After complaints, Apple tweaks Software Update for Safari
AT&T: Internet to hit full capacity by 2010
Skype offers unlimited long-distance plan
Xbox 360 burns house down
Zune getting Audible
FCC's Martin: Comcast Blocking Was Widespread
Sony to delay Home online service for PS3 again
Big week in Microsoft-Yahoo battle
Netflix CEO: Will charge 'premium' for Blu-ray discs
Live Mesh - The Version You Can Understand
Sony to Buy Gracenote
Laptop searches at the border: No reason? No problem
The Heron has landed: Ubuntu 8.04 officially released
Weekly Picks:
Pete: Call of Duty 4
Jeff: Halo 3
Kevin: Adobe Audition
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Show #50
tag:www.aztechsupport.net,2008://1.108
2008-04-18T02:00:56Z
2008-07-02T21:01:08Z
April 17th, 2008 - Tech Talk has been putting shows out for a year now, and since this was our 50th show that means we've only missed two weeks, right? It seems like we have missed more shows that that...
Kevin
- Show Notes -
News Stories:
Blockbuster bids over $1 billion for Circuit City
Satellites pin blame for undersea cable cuts on cargo ships
The Wifi Predator
Assassin's Creed on the PC: bad UI, bad DRM, bad port
Oklahoma Leaks Tens of Thousands of Social Security Numbers, Other Sensitive Data
NBC to Apple: Build antipiracy into iTunes
Kid Breaks Vacuum to Play Xbox Instead of Doing Chores; Mom Sells Xbox, Pranks His MySpace
Amazon's MP3s not affecting iTunes
Windows XP SP3 now set for April 29 debut
Survey: 12% of consumers 'borrow' free Wi-Fi
Weekly Picks:
Pete: Sins of a Solar Empire
Jeff: Sins of a Solar Empire
Chris: Sins of a Solar Empire
Kevin: Heise Security Offline Update
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Show #49
tag:www.aztechsupport.net,2008://1.107
2008-04-11T05:05:29Z
2008-07-02T21:01:08Z
April 10th, 2008 - It felt like such a slow news week, but we were able to dig up some interesting things to talk about. Kevin, Jeff, Pete, and Chris are all present at this show and we even have...
Kevin
- Show Notes -
News Stories:
All your baseball are belong to Rick Astley
Verizon's spectrum plans: Speedier wireless broadband
Wal-Mart Going Hardline on DRM-Free Online Music Store
Virginia 1st state to require Internet safety lessons
Yahoo's new, bold anti-Microsoft plan: clusterfoooock!
Episodic 'Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People' coming in June
Upstart Gamer Doc to take on GameStop with themed stores
Amazon, Wal-Mart jump on the HD DVD rebate bandwagon
Backhaul woes put Xohm launch on ice for a couple of months
Policing internet 'not ISP's job'
Senators still sweating digital TV switch
Weekly Picks:
Ted Stevens: How the Internet Works and My Music Video
Jeff: Portal
Chris: Sins of a Solar Empire
Kevin: MediaCoder
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Show #48
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2008-04-03T23:08:13Z
2008-07-02T21:01:08Z
April 3rd, 2008 - Tech Talk strikes again with excellent tech news coverage and witty insight. This show features Chris, Jeff, and Kevin. Pete decided to fry his USB headset this evening, so we had to do the show without...
Kevin
- Show Notes -
News Stories:
Sony BMG's hypocrisy: company busted for using warez
Creative irate after modder spruces up Vista X-Fi drivers
TorrentSpy's closure a win for MPAA; war far from over
Adobe joins list of companies not reading own EULAs
FAA clears in-flight WiFi for takeoff on American Airlines
Comcast launches 50Mbps broadband... for $150 per month
Microsoft Surface launching April 17th... with AT&T
Amazon rings up shopping via text-message
Apple passes Wal-Mart, now #1 music retailer in US
The Music Industry’s New Extortion Scheme
Judge to RIAA: You can't sue over songs 'made available' via P2P
Report: online gaming not as popular as you think
Weekly Picks:
Jeff: CERN
Chris: White Russian
Kevin: Synergy
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Show #47
tag:www.aztechsupport.net,2008://1.103
2008-03-28T06:26:56Z
2008-07-02T21:01:08Z
March 27th, 2008 - Heya folks. This is going to be a weird show. Skype just did not want to behave on the evening we were recording, so sound quality is not the best on this show. Not only that,...
Kevin
- Show Notes -
News Stories:
Mozilla CEO Objects To Safari Auto Install
XM / Sirius merger approved!
Clear Channel wants the FCC to force XM / Sirius to obey indecency laws
Photoshop Express now free and online
A New Tool From Google Alarms Sites
Comcast-BitTorrent pact not a substitute for net neutrality
WoW bot maker sued after home visit from Vivendi attorney
Grandma, grandpa get owned by Illinois' failed gaming law
Microsoft Marks Xbox 360 Cheaters, Resets Gamerscores to Zero
Xbox Live owners getting content re-licensed to new Xboxes
Gibson turns volume up to 11 with new 'Guitar Hero' lawsuit
BluRay's BD+ DRM broken
Weekly Picks:
Pete: Mass Effect
Jeff: Mass Effect
Chris: Call of Duty 4
Kevin: Newegg
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Show #46
tag:www.aztechsupport.net,2008://1.101
2008-03-21T06:19:04Z
2008-07-02T21:01:08Z
March 20th, 2008 - Kevin and Jeff, the REAL Tech Guys, join you once again to deliver the latest and greatest in tech news. As always this show is covered in very thick opinion, and Kevin is getting more and...
Kevin
- Show Notes -
News Stories:
MPAA to Congress: Filtering is in colleges’ best interests
Atari, Inc. Logs On to Steam
Verizon, AT&T Big Winners In 700 MHz Auction
comScore Releases February 2008 U.S. Search Engine Rankings
Sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke is dead
Apple could split device sales with music labels
Firefox 3 goes on a diet, eats less memory than IE and Opera
Vista SP1 has been released, XP SP3 rumored to come out next week?
Music Industry Proposes a Piracy Surcharge on ISPs
HBO’s new miniseries IS locked down for TiVo recording
PC game developer has radical message: ignore the pirates
Flickr Video beta due in April
Weekly Picks:
Jeff: Mass Effect
Kevin: OpenVPN
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Show #45
tag:www.aztechsupport.net,2008://1.99
2008-03-14T06:55:26Z
2008-07-02T21:01:08Z
March 13th, 2008 - This show was not meant to be, but we made it happen anyway. Jeff and Kevin bring you a show full of frustration and sleepiness in a very uplifting and entertaining manner. We cover the gems...
Kevin
- Show Notes -
News Stories:
MobiTV taking legal action against HowardForums
Hulu Opens Up on Wednesday
Lawmaker's attempt to criminalize anonymous posting doomed
AOL buys social network Bebo for $850 million
Lionsgate adding iTunes Digital Copy to some DVDs
Intel Nettop is all about cost cutting
Intel: 160GB solid state drives will be unveiled soon
MPAA boss: Net neutrality would cramp our P2P snooping plans
Sony Reportedly Discussing Blu-ray Xbox With Microsoft
Microsoft says no Blu-ray for Xbox 360
Lack of competition sends Blu-ray player prices upward
EA's Take-Two takeover bid turns hostile
Nerve-tapping neckband used in 'telepathic' chat
Weekly Picks:
Jeff: Logitech UltraX Keyboard
Kevin: MAMP
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Show #44
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2008-03-07T06:15:13Z
2008-07-02T21:01:08Z
March 6th, 2008 - No audio problems this week, so if the show sucks we have no one to blame but ourselves. The show starts off with our typical around the room introduction and Kevin drops some big news about...
Kevin
- Show Notes -
News Stories:
Releases next week: SSB: Brawl (3/9/08), Stargate: The Ark of Truth (3/11/08)
Google Calendar now syncs with Outlook
Nine Inch Nails uploads new album on Torrent sites
Gary Gygax, Dungeons & Dragons creator, dies
Live from Apple's iPhone SDK press conference
Wii outsells the PS3 4-to-1 in Japan, Sony execs "not psyched"
Microsoft chops Vista retail prices
Sanity prevails: IE8 will default to standard-compliant mode
MacBook Air aflutter: demand stays strong, sold out often
Gates to Google: 'Your business applications stink'
Experiments: Do Coat Hangers Sound As Good As Monster Cables?
Microsoft Offers $100,000 to Testers of Office Live Workspace
Circuit City Trading In HD DVD for Blu-Ray Players
What piracy crisis? MPAA touts record box office for 2007
Weekly Picks:
Pete:
Jeff: Xbox 360
Chris: Keystone Light
Kevin: MacBook
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Show #43
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2008-02-29T05:58:22Z
2008-07-02T21:01:08Z
February 28th, 2008 - Unlucky number 43. We are recording a week late, Kevin messes up the levels at the beginning of the show, and Skype just would not cooperate. Despite these issues, we soldier on and bring you a...
Kevin
- Show Notes -
News Stories:
It's official: Toshiba announces HD DVD surrender
Insecure routing redirects YouTube to Pakistan
Creation of PC Gaming Alliance leaves unanswered questions
'Optimus Maximus' keyboard finally shipping
Amazon hopes to chill Steam with game downloads
EA's $2 billion bid for Take Two
Comcast, net neutrality advocates clash at FCC hearing
Comcast Blocking: First the Internet — Now the Public
Music exec: "Music 1.0 is dead."
Leaked RIAA Training Video: Find Pirates, Find Crack-Dealing Terrorist Murderers Too!
Tech Support Companies Tested
Weekly Picks:
Pete: Call of Duty 4
Jeff: Schaum's Outlines
Chris: Internet Porn
Kevin: drop.io
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