Show notes: TNR Podcast Daily Bit 20 – Simple privacy… for everyone!

–Topics–

Facebook to simplify privacy controls. Make other big changes
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/07/01/ap/hightech/main5128274.shtml

Tweet? Please! Twitter? No!
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/01/twitter-to-developers-tweet-your-heart-out-but-dont-twitter-it/

Cisco to take on Microsoft Office and Google Apps?
http://www.crn.com/software/218102115;jsessionid=WEDFRZOJIBZFIQSNDLRSKHSCJUNN2JVN

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Show notes: TNR Podcast Daily Bit 19 – Sky-high spam

July 13, 2009

by Alex Luft

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–Participants–

Lizette Gagné
Twitter – lizettegagne
www.lizettegagne.com

–Topics–

Sky-high spam
http://arstechnica.com/security/news/2009/06/report-botnets-send-over-80-of-all-spam-in-june.ars

YouTube announces call to action overlays
http://www.itvt.com/story/5099/youtube-launches-interactive-call-action-overlays-customers-its-promoted-videos-service

Joost is no longer
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10275970-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

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Show notes: TNR Podcast Daily Bit 18 – Michael Jackson’s passing crashes the internet

July 13, 2009

by Alex Luft

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Lizette Gagné
Twitter – lizettegagne
www.lizettegagne.com

–Topics–

Michael Jackson’s passing crashes the interwebs. Series of tubes broken!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8120324.stm

Bing vs. Google
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/25/study-suggests-people-prefer-bings-design-to-googles-but-still-wont-switch/

Netbooks vs. low-end notebooks. Plus Intel’s new chip
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10250182-64.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

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Show notes: TNR Podcast Daily Bit 17 – We apologize for yet another iPhone show :)

July 13, 2009

by Alex Luft

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Lizette Gagné
Twitter – lizettegagne
www.lizettegagne.com

–Topics–

iPhone and the long-tail effect of its apps
http://gigaom.com/2009/06/25/long-tail-of-iphone-apps-is-extra-long-and-not-in-a-good-way/

iPhone 3G S manufacturing break down
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/06/28/isuppli_3gs_breakdown/

PlayStation 1 and GameBoy Advance emulation for iPhone 3G S
http://technestreport.com/blog/2009/06/25/playstation-1-and-gameboy-advance-emulators-come-to-the-iphone-3g-s-jailbreak-becomes-even-more-desirable/

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Show notes: TNR Podcast Daily Bit 16 – iPhone show, squared. And don’t mess with Ben!

July 5, 2009

by Alex Luft

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Lizette Gagné
Twitter – lizettegagne
www.labslab.com
www.lizettegagne.com

–Topics–

iPhone 3G S launch. Activation hiccups here, there, everywhere? Here’s $30
http://www.pcworld.com/article/167063/iphone_3g_s_early_buyers_face_activation_delays.html

Steve Jobs quoted in Apple’s “we sold 1 million” Press Release. It’s a strategy!
http://technestreport.com/blog/2009/06/22/one-million-iphone-3g-s-units-sold-jobs-quoted-in-press-release-the-ins-and-outs/

Ben finds a company selling free software… for a fee. And it’s not even theirs!
They’re pirates! Do you really want the link? Didn’t think so…

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Show notes: TNR Podcast Daily Bit 15 – Blazin’ fast, with the cop taking you home

July 5, 2009

by Alex Luft

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–Topics–

iPhone 3Gs launch, camp-outs, and first impressions
Not a story here… they’re our impressions – enjoy!

Xbox tries a new concept in 1 vs. 100 – a new live game show
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/05/while-game-shows-have-often.ars

Firefox 3.5 Beta is out
http://news.cnet.com/mozilla-releases-firefox-3.5-beta/

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Show notes: TNR Podcast Daily Bit 14 – Amazon Kindle means business

July 5, 2009

by Alex Luft

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Lizette Gagné
Twitter – lizettegagne
www.labslab.com
www.lizettegagne.com

–Topics–

The Amazon Kindle – the strategy is a sign of things to come (and it’s exciting)
http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/16/bezos-suggests-kindle-books-will-appear-on-more-devices-compete/

Facebook overtakes MySpace in traffic. Facebook vanity URLs draws 6 million new registrations
http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2009/06/15/report:-facebook-overtakes-myspace-u.s.-web-traffic

iPhone OS 3.0 let loose
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10265918-37.html

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Show notes: TNR Podcast Daily Bit 13 – A change of heart

July 5, 2009

by Alex Luft

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Lizette Gagné
Twitter – lizettegagne
www.labslab.com
www.lizettegagne.com

Alex Luft
Twitter – thealexluft
www.alexluft.com

–Topics–

ATT has a change of heart, backs off on iPhone 3Gs pricing
http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/17/atandt-relents-a-little-lets-iphone-3g-customers-with-upcoming-up/

Australian ISPs asked to turn over records of “illegal activity”
http://torrentfreak.com/anti-piracy-group-090616/

Is Palm ripe for a buyout?
No link here, this is a figment of Alex’s imagination

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Show notes: TNR Podcast Daily Bit 12 – DRM, Apple + security, Opera Unite

July 5, 2009

by Alex Luft

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Lizette Gagné
Twitter – lizettegagne
www.labslab.com
www.lizettegagne.com

–Topics–

AACS license finalized; managed copy coming to Blu-Ray
AACS license finalized; managed copy coming to Blu-ray – Ars Technica

Apple patches JavaScript exploit… last minute!
Techknology’s Blog » Apple Patches Java Hole Nearly a Year After …

Opera Unite!
Opera Unite

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Show notes: TNR Podcast Daily Bit 11 – What about Azure?

July 5, 2009

by Alex Luft

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Marcel Mesquita
Twitter – Fiddlegoose