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Sinopse
Gadgets, gear, geeks, and fun.
Episódios
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#88: Streaming vs. Owning, Windows Naming Disaster
04/12/2013 Duração: 01h12minDo you prefer streaming or owning your media? We tackle the question from a couple of angles, arguing both sides in order to better understand the question and market. We also discuss Leo Laporte’s recent frustrated rant about the Windows naming scheme. Could their Win RT/Win Phone/Windows 8.1 naming debacle scuttle the Surface Pro, despite [...]
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#87: Smartwatches, eWallets, and 4K TVs
22/11/2013 Duração: 01h01minWe take a look at the current status and future of three up-and-(maybe)coming technologies: smartwatches, electronic wallets, and 4K TVs. We also take a first look at the recently-release Google Play Newsstand, which combines RSS feeds, magazines, and news searches into a single stream-style reading app. We lament the passing of WinAmp and ponder the [...]
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#86: OS Blowout, Skype Woes, New Nexi, and WANBox
14/11/2013 Duração: 52minWe enjoy Windows 8.1’s fixes and discuss what the update means in terms of Microsoft’s (surprisingly functional) positioning of Windows across the tablet and PC market. We run down Steam OS and consider its potential in the connected home. We round up some of the most recent OS X Mavericks troubles. We study the specs [...]
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#85: Late September
17/10/2013 Duração: 38minA much belated episode of Modern Geek! Chuck and Juan talk about the new iPhone(s), discover that RaspyFi has duplicated their MPD/Raspberry Pi music server setup, and discuss DIY hardware and its role in outside-the-box innovation.
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#84: Cameras, Readers and Mice
31/07/2013 Duração: 54minThis week Juan reviews his latest acquisition (Logitech T400 mouse), a deeper look is taken at the iPad app “Mr. Reader”, and Chuck gives us an update on his waterproof camera.
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#83: June Omnibus
10/07/2013 Duração: 01h34minIt’s been a month between Modern Geeks, and Chuck and Juan deliver a bonus-length episode! Chuck takes us through his latest purchase (a weatherproof/sportproof camera), Juan finds yet another use for a Raspberry Pi (a sprinkler automation system), and both have a lot to say about the recent developments with Microsoft and XBOX One.
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#82: MPD, XBOX One
24/05/2013 Duração: 42minJuan and Chuck continue their deep dive into deploying Raspberry Pi’s for home use, this week getting a music server going using the open-source project MPD. They also take a look at the XBOX One (Juan?) announcement.
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#81: Rasplex and App Updates
15/05/2013 Duração: 30minJuan’s moved into his new place, and has discovered yet another use for a Raspberry Pi – as a Plex media frontend using Rasplex. Chuck and Juan also take a look at some of the recent iOS app updates.
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#80: Pi for All Seasons
01/05/2013 Duração: 33minChuck and Juan take a look at some practical applications for the Raspberry Pi, including a low-cost print server and a unique take on a home audio solution. Also, we discuss some recent community feedback.
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#79: Desktop Hardware
16/04/2013 Duração: 30minProject time! In this episode, Chuck and Juan take a look at the pros and cons of replacing Juan’s aging desktop with a Macbook Air, Macbook Pro, or another Mac Mini.
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#78: A Vista of Perspective
10/04/2013 Duração: 30minWith a new announcement of the eventual expiry of Windows XP support, Chuck and Juan discuss the long-term viability of Windows 8, comparing the current situation to the previous “issues” resulting from the Windows Vista licensing options. Continuing the search for a Google Reader replacement, a couple options are reviewed, including Tiny Tiny RSS, Flipboard, [...]
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#77: Everything Breaks Down
29/03/2013 Duração: 33minAfter wading through a slew of hardware failures, Chuck and Juan get an episode recorded! We wonder how we’ll move on from Google’s recent decision to retire Reader, and consider the long-term consequences of using the “experimental/beta” projects that Google offers. We also discuss the recent meetup and the Modern Geek roundtable.
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#76: Meetup 2013 Gear Creep Roundtable
07/03/2013 Duração: 16minModern Geek is going live! As the meetup approaches, we talk about the alterations to the recent schedule in preparation for the GWC meetup, and lay out the subject of our upcoming roundtable discussion.
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#75: Configurations, Subsidies and You
25/02/2013 Duração: 39minWe respond to some user feedback about configuring and purchasing an Apple computer, ponder over Best Buy’s “interesting” response to the ongoing showrooming issue, and try to figure out why phones are carrier-locked at all anymore.
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#74: Taxes and Pennies
15/02/2013 Duração: 37minCanadia time! We discuss Juan’s online-tax-filing woes, and take a look at Canada’s retirement of the penny, discussing the impact from a consumer standpoint, and wonder at the round-to-five-cents coding nightmare most point of sale software must now be facing. We also revisit the discussion of the Surface Pro after receiving some great feedback from [...]
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#73: Buy No More, 23G 64G
06/02/2013 Duração: 47minWe discuss the closure of numerous Canadian Best Buy locations (without knowledge of the staff!). We (sorta) lament the passing of Stickam. We marvel at Microsoft’s ever-worse marketing plan for the Surface with the release of a 64G model–with only 23G usable.
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#72: Cloud Printing, IE Ad Fail
30/01/2013 Duração: 48minWe have some fun with the latest IE commercial, which seems both apologetic and nostalgic at the same time. We talk through Google’s Chrome-based cloud print system. We note the (almost unnotable) iOS 6.1 update. We wonder if the sun is setting on the universal remote. We discuss Netflix’s potential new profile system. And we [...]
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#71: WiFi, Remotes, and RSS Readers (Oh My)
23/01/2013 Duração: 35minWe confess to some of our tech hoarding problems (and solutions). We talk about the difference between crappy and excellent WiFi routers. We laud the new, revamped Harmony remote website and configuration system. We go over some of the recent updates to the awesome Press RSS reader app for Android. And we ask some listener [...]
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#70: Mini vs. Nexus 7, gVoice
16/01/2013 Duração: 50minWe respond to listener feedback including a number of questions and comments about the Nexus 7, discuss in detail the process of using Google Voice as a (potential) Apple Messages replacement (and a killer home phone problem solver), and hear about one listeners awesome use of mobile videoconferencing for labeling his circuit breaker box.
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#69: The Nexus 7
05/01/2013 Duração: 42minWe finally get to spend some quality time with the Nexus 7, Google’s premier 7″ tablet. In short: We’re fans.