| The Drill Down 282: PRISM of Secrets
This week, Greg Davies from the BlendoveR podcast and frequent Geeks of Doom contributor (including the Tardisblend podcast) joins us to discuss how the National Security Agency is eavesdropping on our phone calls, e-mails, texts, and all online activity in the name of national security. Are we overreacting, or not acting enough? Also, the NSA may have our data, but they can never patent our DNA. Microsoft does a 180 on their followup to the 360, and Google creates a network of floating balloons…
...continue reading » Tags: Apple, Digg, DNA, DRM, Edward Snowden, Facebook, Feedly, Geeks of Doom, Google, Google Reader, Greg Davies, Microsoft, National Security Agency, NSA, Ouya, Patent Law, patents, PRISM, Privacy, Project Loon, Spying, Surveillance, TARDISblend, Xbox One, Yahoo | |
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| Your WTF Video Of The Day: John McAfee Shows You How To Uninstall McAfee [NSFW] |
By cGt2099
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Thursday, June 20th, 2013 at 2:00 pm |
![Your WTF Video Of The Day: John McAfee Shows You How To Uninstall McAfee [NSFW] John McAfee Shows You How To Uninstall McAfee [NSFW]](data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHdpZHRoPSI1MzMiIGhlaWdodD0iMjkxIiB2aWV3Qm94PSIwIDAgNTMzIDI5MSI+PHJlY3Qgd2lkdGg9IjEwMCUiIGhlaWdodD0iMTAwJSIgc3R5bGU9ImZpbGw6I2NmZDRkYjtmaWxsLW9wYWNpdHk6IDAuMTsiLz48L3N2Zz4=)
Being involved in the world of tech as a career, I can attest to the claims that certain anti-virus products are a pain to uninstall and remove from computers. McAfee is one of these companies, and the original founder, John McAfee, wants to show you how to get rid of it. John McAfee ceased being involved 15 years ago with the company he founded, and quite out of the blue this week, he posted this highly amusing and rambunctious video to YouTube that is a must see for any tech geek. Oh, and it should be said, there’s strong language – plus some other stuff – that might make you consider the video NSFW.
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| The Drill Down 281: Clash of the Titans
This week, at Apple‘s WorldWide Developer Conference, Apple rolls out new updates for Macbooks, OSX, iOS 7, and a new Mac Pro! Also at E3, we find out more about the XBox One, the PS4, and all the great games you’ll be playing on them. Plus Google buys Waze, and cloud storage with real clouds!
...continue reading » Tags: Apple, Apple Maps, E3, Electronic Entertainment Expo, iBooks, iCloud, iOS, iOS 7, iTunes Radio, Mac Pro, Macbook Air, maps, Mavericks, Microsoft, Nintendo, OSX, Playstation, PlayStation 4, PS4, Sony, Wii U, Xbox, Xbox One | |
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| The Drill Down 280: The Troll Hunter
This week Google nixes face recognition on Glass, the US Supreme Court OKs DNA swabs, Zynga axes 250 employees, Did Apple conspire with e-book publishers?, and President Obama puts the hammer down on Patent Trolls…
...continue reading » Tags: 2600, Apple, Arrested Development, Atari, DNA, eBooks, Glass, Google, Google Glass, Kazuo Hirai, Oculus Rift, patent litigation, patent trolls, Patent wars, patents, Playstation, PlayStation 4, Podcasting, President Obama, Rick Roll, RickRoll, Samsung, Sony, Vine, Virtual Reality, VR, Zynga | |
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| The Drill Down 279: Money in the Banana Stand [Illustration by Joe Faux]This week a bidding war starts (and ends) over Waze, Yahoo wants Hulu, Tim Cook spills the beans about…well, nothing, Blizzard drops its new MMO from the schedule, backlash against Microsoft‘s XBox One, a 3D food printer, and the possible look of the next Playstation.
...continue reading » Tags: 3D Printing, All, AllThingsD, Blizzard, DRM, Facebook, gamespot, Google, Google Glass, Hulu, Lambda Labs, Microsoft, MMO, MMORPG, Playstation, PlayStation 4, reddit, Sony, Tim Cook, Waze, Xbox, Xbox One, Yahoo | |
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