Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 42:39 — 48.8MB)

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS

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

• Over 98% of All WannaCry Victims Were Using Windows 7
  • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-98-percent-of-all-wannacry-victims-were-using-windows-7/
• Google I/O 2017: highlights from the developer conference
  • https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/17/15649204/google-io-highlights-2017-announcements-news
  • Google Lens – https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/17/google-lens-will-let-smartphone-cameras-understand-what-they-see-and-take-action/
• Durham region receives $400 million fibre optic investment
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/05/16/durham-region-receives-400-million-fibre-optic-investment/
• SaskTel to spend $45.9 million on LTE infrastructure in Saskatchewan in 2017
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/05/19/sasktel-2017-investments/

Topics

• Facebook struggling with moderation, leaked documents reveal
  • https://www.theguardian.com/news/series/facebook-files
  • https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/may/22/facebook-flooded-with-sextortion-and-revenge-porn-files-reveal
  • FB’s response to these stories. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/may/22/facebook-get-things-wrong-but-safety-role-seriously?CMP=twt_gu
• Android powers 2 billion devices around the world
  • https://www.engadget.com/2017/05/17/android-powers-2-billion-devices-around-the-world/

• Nokia 3310 review: blast from the past, sore thumbs and all
  • https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/19/nokia-3310-review-snake-t9-texts-sleek-design-camera

• Ontario Provincial Police to tag fleeing vehicles with GPS-like devices
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-police-darts-1.4124229
• With Tecla-E, differently abled users get more access than ever to their devices
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/05/22/tecla-e-accessibility-device-for-differently-abled/

Stuff We Like

• Stuart – PressReader
• Derek – SimCity BuildIt

What are you up to lately?

• Stuart – Some gardening at last. Doing some more e-learning of Audigy and DaVinci Resolve. Several library board items coming up this week.
• Derek – Celebrated some birthdays in the family today, had a meeting with residents in newer subdivision last Friday, prepping for Wednesday’s Council meeting, will work on booking a few guests this week. Just tried out Google Translate and found out that my Japanese is good enough for it to transcribe and translate to English!

Don’t forget to review us on iTunes, Google Play, TuneIn, Stitcher, Player FM, or wherever else you get your podcasts. Please retweet us when we tweet about new episodes on Twitter, share them on Facebook, or tell a friend!

You can also follow and like our page on Facebook. Or send us an email to let us know what you think!

Music Credit:

“District Four” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 54:54 — 62.8MB)

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS

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

Happy belated Mother’s Day to all the Moms!

Quick Hits

• Hackers demand ransom to stop early release of new Disney film
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/hackers-disney-movie-ransom-1.4117118
• Apple is reportedly planning new MacBooks as it faces mounting pressure from Microsoft’s Surface line
  • http://business.financialpost.com/fp-tech-desk/personal-tech/apple-is-reportedly-planning-new-macbooks-as-it-faces-mounting-pressure-from-microsofts-surface-line
• Report: Apple to phase out the iPad mini, no more updates planned
  • https://9to5mac.com/2017/05/16/ipad-mini-discontinued-report/
• 1.9 million Bell customer email addresses stolen by ‘anonymous hacker’
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/bell-data-breach-customer-names-phone-numbers-emails-leak-1.4116608
• OLG releasing ticket scanner app for iOS and Android on May 30
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/05/16/olg-ticket-scanning-app-android-ios-may-30/

Topics

• • Microsoft Build conference summary
    • https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/11/15624920/microsofts-build-keynote-highlights-announcements-recap
  • Microsoft Graph bridges the gap between Windows and your phone
    • https://www.engadget.com/2017/05/11/microsoft-graph-cortana-timeline-clipboard/
  • Powerpoint presentation Translator
    • https://www.engadget.com/2017/05/10/powerpoint-presentation-translator/Huge Ransomware attack ongoing
      • https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/13/15635006/microsoft-windows-xp-security-patch-wannacry-ransomware-attack
      • https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/13/15635050/wannacry-ransomware-kill-switch-protect-nhs-attack
      • https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2017/05/14/need-urgent-collective-action-keep-people-safe-online-lessons-last-weeks-cyberattack/
  • Google announces Project Treble, possible solution to slow carrier and device maker updates
    • http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/05/12/google-announces-project-treble/
  • After years of anything-goes on the Internet, gatekeeping is back
    • http://www.canadianbusiness.com/technology-news/after-years-of-anything-goes-on-the-internet-gatekeeping-is-back/
  • Developers of the MP3 Have Officially Killed It
    • http://gizmodo.com/developers-of-the-mp3-have-officially-killed-it-1795205540
    • Highly misleading headline; patents have expired, therefore licensing is done; this actually opens us up to a lot more MP3 inclusiveness, and Ubuntu’s already announced they’ll include the driver with the distribution going forward
  • The Sims Find a New Home on iOS and Android
    • https://www.engadget.com/2017/05/10/the-sims-find-a-new-home-on-ios-and-android/

  Stuff We Like

  • Stuart – Nada!
  • Derek – Battle Bay

  What are you up to lately?

  • Stuart – Getting the patio set up for summer, some website reviews, quarterly backup review.
  • Derek – Had our first soccer game tonight, prepping for a huge slate of planning applications at next week’s Council meeting, prepping for more changes at CleverHost to move off legacy infrastructure.

  Don’t forget to review us on iTunes, Google Play, TuneIn, Stitcher, Player FM, or wherever else you get your podcasts. Please retweet us when we tweet about new episodes on Twitter, share them on Facebook, or tell a friend!

  You can also follow and like our page on Facebook. Or send us an email to let us know what you think!

  Music Credit:

  “District Four” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
  Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 54:15 — 62.1MB)

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS

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

• IoT613 announces winners of student design competition
  • http://betakit.com/iot613-announces-winners-of-student-design-competition/
• Infographic: Who is Investing in Canadian SaaS?
  • https://www.l-spark.com/infographic-investing-canadian-saas/
• NetCents users can now purchase bitcoin with MasterCard
  • http://betakit.com/netcents-users-can-now-purchase-bitcoin-with-mastercard/
• National Bank investing $6 million in Nest Wealth, plans to integrate its robo-advisor tech
  • http://betakit.com/national-bank-investing-6-million-in-nest-wealth-licensing-robo-advisor-platform/
• Transport Canada Recall’s AT-AT’s for Cold Weather Defects
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/05/04/transport-canada-recalls-all-terrain-armoured-transport-maythe4th

Topics

• Tuesday’s Microsoft Education event
  • Microsoft reveals Windows 10 S, its education-focused answer to Chrome OS
    • http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/05/02/microsoft-announces-windows-10-s/
    • https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/114303/windows-10-s-fine-print
  • Microsoft announces Windows 10 S-powered Surface Laptop at its education event
    • http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/05/02/microsoft-announces-surface-laptop-education-event/
    • http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-surface-laptop-first-impressions-2017-5
  • Microsoft announces Classroom Experiences, a new version of Teams designed for education
    • http://mobilesyrup.com/2017/05/02/microsoft-classroom-experience-teams/
• Surface Pro 5? Microsoft to hold mystery event May 23 in Shanghai
  • https://www.geekwire.com/2017/surface-pro-5-microsoft-hold-mystery-event-may-23-shanghai/
• Twitter Teams Up With Bloomberg for Streaming News
  • https://techvibes.com/2017/05/01/twitter-teams-up-with-bloomberg-for-streaming-news
  • https://www.baystreet.ca/articles/techinsider.aspx?articleid=30233
• New app allows Londoners to find and pay for parking
  • http://www.lfpress.com/2017/05/04/new-app-allowers-londoners-to-find-and-pay-for-parking
• Google blocks fast-moving fake Google Docs scam
  • http://www.itworldcanada.com/article/google-blocks-fast-moving-fake-google-docs-scam/392879

Stuff We Like

• Stuart – Teracopy
• Derek – 14” Pinebook

What are you up to lately?

• Stuart – On call week, going to be doing some more video recording work for my model building club. (IPMS London)
• Derek – Set up a new, redundant backup system for CleverHost. Picked up trades 4, 5, and 6 of East of West (Wikipedia entry). Got my minor soccer team drafted this weekend. Looking forward to the next Middlesex Centre Council meeting on Wednesday.

Don’t forget to review us on iTunes, Google Play, TuneIn, Stitcher, Player FM, or wherever else you get your podcasts. Please retweet us when we tweet about new episodes on Twitter, share them on Facebook, or tell a friend!

You can also follow and like our page on Facebook. Or send us an email to let us know what you think!

Music Credit:

“District Four” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0