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Sponsored by Olio Digital Labs

Hosts & Guests

• Stuart Clark
• Derek Silva

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

Topics

• Google News launches fact check feature ahead of Election Day
  • https://blog.google/topics/journalism-news/labeling-fact-check-articles-google-news/amp/
  • https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/13/google-news-fact-check-trump-clinton-us-election
• Google’s desktop search could be out of date compared to mobile results soon
  • https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/14/google-desktop-search-out-of-date-mobile
• Samsung will tell Note 7 owners of flight ban via text message
  • http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/14/13289796/samsung-galaxy-note-7-flight-ban-text-message
• Thomson Reuters to expand in Canada with new technology hub
  • http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/thomson-reuters-to-expand-in-canada-with-new-technology-hub/article32283292/
• VMedia pulls Bell channels amid legal threat over Roku app
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/vmedia-bell-roku-1.3804895

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• Latest version of Android Pay suggests the platform could soon come to Canada
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/10/11/latest-version-of-android-pay-suggests-the-platform-could-soon-come-to-canada/

Local Story

• Western University: Unexpected discovery leads researchers to develop super-thin material to store data
  • http://www.lfpress.com/2016/10/14/western-university-unexpected-discovery-leads-researchers-to-develop-super-thin-material-to-store-data
• IO Industries of London going from NASA cameras to Hollywood
  • http://www.lfpress.com/2016/10/11/io-industries-of-london-going-from-nasa-cameras-to-hollywood

Stuff We Like

• Stuart – Nothing right now
• Derek – Ulterius

What are you up to lately?

• Stuart – Prepping for a disaster recovery test at work (DRP). Library board stuff. Trying to avoid US election news.
• Derek – Working to close several deals at Olio, tying up loose ends with the migration to CleverHost’s new billing system, and preparing to take the LPIC-1 exam, which is a Linux certification.

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“District Four” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:33:26 — 106.9MB)

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Sponsored by Olio Digital Labs

Hosts & Guests

• Stuart Clark
• Derek Silva
• George Burger, Co-Founder of VMedia

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

Topics

• Yahoo secretly scanned customer emails for U.S. intelligence – sources
  • http://ca.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idCAKCN1241YT
  • http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/10/report-fbi-andor-nsa-ordered-yahoo-to-build-secret-e-mail-search-tool/
  • http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/10/welcome-to-the-machine-yahoo-mail-scanning-exposes-another-us-spy-tool/
• Replaced Galaxy Note 7 explodes on a Southwest flight
  • http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/10/a-replacement-galaxy-note-7-catches-fire-on-a-plane/
• Google Pixel, Home, Wifi, Daydream View, Chromecast Ultra all unveiled on Tuesday
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/10/04/google-pixel-and-pixel-xl-specs-pricing-and-canadian-availability/
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/10/04/pixel-and-pixel-xl-hands-on-canada/
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/10/04/daydream-view-hands-on-google-cardboard-grows-up/
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/10/04/google-announces-at-pixel-keynote-that-google-home-canada/
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/10/04/google-debuts-new-4k-enabled-chromecast-ultra-canada/
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/10/04/google-announces-home-wi-fi-router-canada/
• BlackBerry to release new keyboard smartphone sometime in the next six months
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/10/06/blackberry-to-release-new-keyboard-smartphone-sometime-in-the-next-six-months/
• FBI demands Signal user data, but there’s not much to hand over
  • http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/10/fbi-demands-signal-user-data-but-theres-not-much-to-hand-over/
• No connectivity: the internet ‘blackout zone’ that is rural Canada
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/no-connectivity-the-internet-blackout-zone-that-is-rural-canada-1.3792786
• Pushing for competitive market, CRTC slashes wholesale fees charged by incumbent ISPs
  • http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/crtc-aims-to-boost-home-internet-competition-with-rate-cut/article32279440/
• VMedia, Bell to face off in court over live TV streaming service
  • http://www.bnn.ca/vmedia-bell-to-face-off-in-court-over-live-tv-streaming-service-1.579245
• Interview with VMedia Co-Founder George Burger

Stuff We Like

• Stuart – Tweetbot 4 for iOS
• Derek – VMedia App for Roku
• George – Vinyl records, especially the blues

What are you up to lately?

• Stuart – WordPress updates and evaluating some different backup plugins. Q/E at London Life.
• Derek – Cleaning up CleverHost’s migration to a new billing system; new website and billing system have both received positive feedback. Started work on a Portuguese hosting brand, still waiting on paperwork for that $37K deal at Olio.
• George – Not much time to be up to anything else when you are a start-up defending yourself against Bell.

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CTP Ep. 88 – Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016

Sponsored by Olio Digital Labs

Hosts & Guests

• Stuart Clark
• Derek Silva

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

Topics

• BlackBerry to outsource smartphone design and manufacturing from now on
  • http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/blackberry-hardware-loss-1.3781876
• Yahoo Hacked by Criminals, Not State Sponsored, Security Firm Says
  • http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-28/yahoo-hacked-by-criminals-not-state-sponsor-security-firm-says
• Rosetta comet mission ends with one-way thrill ride to surface
  • http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/science/europes-comet-chaser-rosetta-concludes-12-year-mission/article32161181/
  • http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/09/rosetta-to-finish-its-slow-descent-to-comets-surface-friday-morning/
• What Do Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and IBM Have in Common? A New Partnership
  • https://techvibes.com/2016/09/29/amazon-facebook-google-microsoft-ibm-artificial-intelligence
• Apple Quietly Logs iMessage Contacts, May Share Information with Police, Report Reveals
  • https://techvibes.com/2016/09/29/apple-logs-imessage-contacts
• What Shomi’s closure means for the Canadian streaming market
  • http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/09/27/what-shomis-closure-means-for-the-canadian-streaming-market/
• Google rebrands Google Apps, cloud computing, and unveils all-encompassing blog
  • http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/09/google-rebrands-apps-for-work-are-g-suite-enterprise-platform-is-google-cloud/
  • https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/29/google-rebrands-its-business-apps-as-g-suite-launches-team-drive-upgrades-apps/
• Record-breaking DDoS reportedly delivered by >145k hacked cameras
  • http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/09/botnet-of-145k-cameras-reportedly-deliver-internets-biggest-ddos-ever/
• Derek’s Apple iOS 10 Rant
  • So much hate! ?

Stuff We Like

• Stuart – Signal, the Encrypted Chat App, Is Now Available on the Desktop
• Derek – Airtable

What are you up to lately?

• Stuart – Starting to check out some new and upgraded apps for when my new iPhone arrives.
• Derek – Got CleverHost’s new website up and running, moved CleverHost to a new account management and billing system, should close a deal worth almost $40,000 this week at Olio, and now turning my attention to getting SSLcheap launched. Then I’ll be looking to launch a Portuguese web hosting brand.

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