Canadian Tech Podcast – Ep. 80 – Monday, Aug 1, 2016

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CTP Ep. 80 – Monday, Aug 1, 2016

Sponsored by Olio Digital Labs

Hosts & Guests

• Stuart Clark
• Derek Silva

Thanks to techdoz.ca for the loan of the snowball mic.

Topics

• Seymour Papert, theorist behind One Laptop Per Child, dies at 88
  • http://arstechnica.com/business/2016/08/seymour-papert-theorist-behind-one-laptop-per-child-dies-at-88/
• Is the new Microsoft Pix app smarter than the stock iOS Camera app?
  • http://www.cnet.com/how-to/is-the-new-microsoft-pix-app-smarter-than-the-stock-ios-camera-app/
• Employers now responsible for protecting their workers on social media
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/employers-social-media-harassment-1.3700334
• CRTC rules Sugar Mobile can continue using Rogers’ network, at least for now
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/07/14/crtc-rules-sugar-mobile-can-continue-using-rogers-network-at-least-for-now/
• A day with BlackBerry’s all-touch DTEK50 smartphone
  • https://www.engadget.com/2016/07/29/blackberry-dtek50-preview/
• Messaging Service ‘Wire’ Goes Open-Source, Invites Devs to Build Clients
  • http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2016/07/secure-messaging-service-wire-goes-open-source

A word from our Sponsor Olio Digital Labs

• Can mythbusters like Snopes.com keep up in a post-truth era?
  • https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/01/snopes-com-internet-fact-checker-post-truth-david-mikkelson
• The world’s largest SSD is now shipping for $10,000; 15.56 TB storage
  • http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/8/1/12342696/samsung-pm1633a-ssd-15tb-storage-drive-specs-price
• LCBO.com launches online shopping; $50 minimum, $12 shipping to your home, or free shipping to store
  • https://lcbo.com

Local Story

• Cornies: Funding feeds rural hunger for fibre optics
  • http://www.lfpress.com/2016/07/29/cornies-funding-feeds-rural-hunger-for-fibre-optics

Stuff We Like

• Stuart – Logitech C930 Webcam
• Derek – Sandstorm

What are you up to lately?

• Stuart – Playing around with a new webcam and YouTube. Finished transferring 2 websites for IPMS London.
• Derek – Had an Olio Fun Day on Friday. Otherwise, focus will switch to finishing CleverHost’s new website, working out more frequently, and then onto launching SSLcheap.co. Also just about to update the underlying base for Elementary OS from Ubuntu 14.04 to Ubuntu 16.04.

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