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Thanks to Techdoz.ca for the loan of the Snowball Blue Mic

Hosts & Guests

• Stuart Clark
• Derek Silva

Quick Hits

• Bell, Rogers, Telus execs make list of top 40 Canadian executives to follow on Twitter
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/06/07/bell-rogers-telus-execs-list-top-40-canadian-executives-follow-twitter/
• EU could give police direct access to cloud data in wake of terror attacks
  • https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/08/european-union-police-direct-access-cloud-data-terror-attacks-threats
• Malware downloader infects your PC without a mouse click
  • https://www.engadget.com/2017/06/11/malware-downloader-infects-your-pc-without-a-mouse-click/
• Bell contributes $500,000 to Manitoba agriculture and food IoT initiative
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/05/31/bell-contributes-500000-to-manitoba-agriculture-and-food-iot-initiative/

Topics

WWDC 2017 announcements

• • https://www.apple.com/apple-events/june-2017/ (sound warning)
  • Files Bring PC like productivity features to iPad, A sign of how apple wants to replace the desktop OS
• (Finally!) Wireless keyboard with numpad
  • https://www.engadget.com/2017/06/05/apple-full-numeric-keypad-wireless-magic-keyboard/
• Safari will stop autoplaying videos
  • https://qz.com/1000060/apples-safari-web-browser-will-stop-autoplaying-videos-in-macos-high-sierra-aapl/
• ‘Do Not Disturb While Driving’ option in iOS 11
  • http://mashable.com/2017/06/07/apple-do-not-disturb-while-driving/#nRZs7TqOssqR

E3 News

• PC gaming at E3 2017: The 11 best announcements
  • https://www.polygon.com/e3/2017/6/12/15782226/pc-gaming-e3-2017-announcements
• Xbox One X announced
  • https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/11/15779824/microsoft-xbox-one-x-photos-first-look-hardware-hands-on-e3-2017
• Skyrim on Nintendo Switch will have Legend of Zelda gear
  • https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/12/15779590/skyrim-nintendo-switch-bethesda-legend-of-zelda-gear-e3-2017
• Minecraft is going totally cross-platform
  • https://www.polygon.com/e3/2017/6/11/15771190/minecraft-servers-cross-platform-e3-2017

• Canadians’ thirst for wireless data is growing — and so is the cry for unlimited plans
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/cellphone-unlimited-wireless-data-1.4152588
• Pandora needs help, and Sirius XM needs the internet, so they are (finally) hooking up
  • https://www.recode.net/2017/6/9/15768446/pandora-sirius-streaming-music-strategy-deal

Stuff We Like

• Stuart – CBC London launched today.
• Derek – Kraken

What are you up to lately?

• Stuart – On call week finishing up. Going to be on CBC London morning show every so often as a panelist on “Lippy Londoners.”
• Derek – Uneventful Council meeting last week, KomokaFest yesterday, launched a website for someone today, always looking for ways to tweak CleverHost and make it better. Promise will reach out to interviewees this week.

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“District Four” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:04:30 — 73.8MB)

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Sponsored by Olio Digital Labs and Codeship

Thanks to Techdoz.ca for the loan of the Snowball Blue Mic

Hosts & Guests

• Stuart Clark
• Derek Silva

Quick Hits

• Canadian lawyers report rise in lawsuits related to social media and mobile devices
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/06/01/canadian-lawyers-report-rise-in-lawsuits-related-to-social-media-and-mobile-devices/
• Apple Swift Playgrounds iPad app update brings support for robots, drones and toys
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/06/02/apple-swift-playgrounds-ipad-app-update-support-for-robots-drones/
• The essential phone: A first look at the hardware
  • https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/30/15717066/essential-phone-hands-on-photos-android-hardware
• The Essential Phone: a first look at the hardware
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/05/30/essential-home-smart-home-speaker-andy-rubin/
• Kik launches Kin to drive mainstream adoption of cryptocurrency
  • http://betakit.com/kik-launches-kin-to-drive-mainstream-adoption-of-cryptocurrency/

Topics

• OneLogin admits recent breach is pretty dang serious
  • https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/01/onelogin-admits-recent-breach-is-pretty-dang-serious/
  • https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/06/onelogin-breach-exposed-ability-to-decrypt-data/

• Google plans to clean up the web with Chrome ad blocker next year
  • https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/1/15726778/chrome-ad-blocker-early-2018-announced-google

• Apple’s WWDC 2017: a Siri speaker, iOS 11, and what else to expect
  • https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/2/15720572/apple-wwdc-2017-keynote-date-rumors-ios-11-siri-speaker-ipad
• CRTC executive director details plans for improving broadband internet
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/05/30/crtc-executive-director-universal-service-objective-broadband-internet-canada/
• Hyundai’s new electric bus has 180 miles of range and fully charges in an hour
  • https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/1/15724134/hyundai-electric-bus-elec-city-korea-range
• Plex becomes a low-cost, DIY streaming TV service
  • https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/01/plex-becomes-a-low-cost-diy-streaming-tv-service/

Stuff We Like

• Stuart – Nikon D70 Camera – an oldy but a goody!
• Derek – Didn’t try anything new this week, but will be testing out three productivity apps starting tomorrow

What are you up to lately?

• Stuart – On call week starts, more video training. Some new responsibilities for London Public Library board.
• Derek – Continuing with soccer practices and games, wearing my new Folsom & Co. watch daily, swung by Attic Books on Thursday to pick up some Discworld novels, and some books for the kids, started posting videos of me playing Battle Bay on YouTube Gaming.

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Music Credit:

“District Four” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:08:29 — 78.4MB)

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Sponsored by Olio Digital Labs and Codeship

Thanks to Techdoz.ca for the loan of the Snowball Blue Mic

Hosts & Guests

• Stuart Clark
• Derek Silva
• Mike Marsman

Guest Bio

• Mike Marsman
• @mikemarsman
• linkedin.com/in/mmarsman
• Mike is a London Ontario native, UWO grad, and the Director of Technology at GoodLife Fitness. Mike believes in Agile as a software development methodology, cycling as a viable method of commuting, and that caffeine makes pretty much everything better.

Quick Hits

• Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass subscription service to launch in Canada on June 1
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/05/24/microsoft-xbox-game-pass-canada/
• Samsung Gear 360 Canadian pricing and availability
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/05/24/samsung-gear-360-canadian-pricing-availability/
• Reboot of ReBoot officially coming to TV with 26 new episodes –
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/trending/reboot-of-reboot-officially-coming-to-tv-with-26-new-episodes-1.3104830
• Walt Mossberg’s last column – Mossberg: The Disappearing Computer.
  • https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/25/15686870/walt-mossberg-final-column-the-disappearing-computer

Topics

• Android Pay to launch in Canada on May 31
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/05/24/android-pay-canada-may-31-mobile-payments/
• China’s Huawei enters PC market to take on Lenovo, HP, Dell
  • http://www.reuters.com/article/us-huawei-tech-computers-idUSKBN18J1ST
• Fitness Tech
  • Wearables suck at tracking calories burned, study shows
    • https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/25/wearables-suck-at-tracking-calories-burned-study-shows/amp/
  • The Best Health Tech 2017: Gadgets That Make You Fit And Healthy
    • https://www.forbes.com/sites/leebelltech/2017/05/27/the-best-health-tech-2017/
  • Apple Watch can detect heart conditions, says major study (sound warning)
    • https://www.cnet.com/news/beyond-fitness-can-the-apple-watch-detect-heart-conditions/
• eCampusOntario, Ryerson University to Create Open Publishing Infrastructure for Ontario Post-Secondary Educators, Learners
  • http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/ecampusontario-ryerson-university-to-create-open-publishing-infrastructure-for-ontario-post-secondary-educators-learners-622521614.html
• Raspberry Pi enters thin client mainstream
  • http://linuxgizmos.com/raspberry-pi-enters-thin-client-mainstream/
• The road to Robocop: Policing in the 21st century
  • http://newatlas.com/robocops-future-of-police/49733/

Stuff We Like

• Stuart – Discord
• Derek – Transferwise
• Mike – Brewhaven, Eastown Barber

What are you up to lately?

• Stuart – Software training, more work in the garden. Included herbs in the dehydrator.  Busy week with Library board stuff.
• Derek – Been taking some time to think about where to take CleverHost over the last few days, gave up on SimCity BuildIt today (TOO MUCH TIME!), had a Council meeting where I rubbed a local lawyer the wrong way for the second public meeting in a row, etc. 😀
• Mike – Besides work? Homebrewing, car shopping, fidget spinning.

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Music Credit:

“District Four” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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