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

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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

• 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!

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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: 54:54 — 62.8MB)

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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

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