Carmi
Google Chrome – http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/chrome/id535886823?mt=8 Updated – and tres cool. Over the last few weeks, rapid-fire updates have added retina screen support, direct-sharing to-FB/Twitter/G+, voice support, and syncing of open tabs with other Chrome instances.

Ep. 3 – Welcome Carmi

By admin | 14 August 2012 | Comments 0 Comment

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Welcome to the Canadian Tech Podcast. A weekly show on what’s going on in the tech scene from a Canadian perspective.

Thanks to our sponsor this week Orpheum Hosting Solutions.

Chat Log for the show

Hosts & Guests
Stuart Clark
Jon Pilon
Carmi Levy

Thanks also to Jamison Roberts for some story suggestions.

Topics

IBM looking at part of RIM
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-09/rim-said-to-draw-interest-from-ibm-over-enterprise-services-unit.html

Google lays off 4000 at Motorola
http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/blogs/insight/google-motorola-layoffs-signal-future-hardware-160653404.html

RIM announces new PlayBook for faster networks ahead of its new smartphones
http://www.canada.com/technology/all/RIMs+PlayBook+advanced+networks+Canada+first+starting/7030177/story.html

(Related) RIM working with the gov to help laid off employees
http://business.financialpost.com/2012/08/13/rim-ontario-team-up-to-help-laid-off-employees-with-job-search/
(Sure, it’s political. But every little bit helps, especially now.)

How a company made it’s own Apple rumour – A cautionary tale
http://day4.se/how-we-screwed-almost-the-whole-apple-community/

Google starting to censor sites sharing material flagged as breaking copyright
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/08/google-to-drop-search-rankings-of-sites-with-many-takedown-notices/

The Apple/Samsung trial, and what it means for Google, and the very future of the smartphone/tablet market (and what we all pay)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57491872-37/the-abcs-of-apple-v-samsung/

Blizzard online accounts hacked, with emails, personal security questions accessed
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blizzard-online-accounts-hacked-emails-personal-security-questions-193647720.html

Picks of the Week

Stuart – Tweetbot for Mac OS X – still in alpha but already better in many ways then tweetdeck.

Jon – Cloud App – CloudApp allows you to share images, links, music, videos and files.

Carmi – TrapIt = reader-on-steroids, something like Zite and Readability, but adaptive over time.

Ep. 2 – Backup Backup Backup

By admin | 7 August 2012 | Comments 0 Comment

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Welcome to the Canadian Tech Podcast. A weekly show on what’s going on in the tech scene from a Canadian perspective.

Thanks to our sponsor this week Orpheum Hosting Solutions.

Hosts & Guests
Stuart Clark
Jamieson Roberts
Derek Martin

Topics

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/08/03/f-mars-rover-canadian-technology.html

Macs at NASA – looks like almost everyone in mission control had a macbook pro.

Microsoft Introduces hotmail 2.0 aka outlook.com – whats the good the bad and the ugly of it.
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/07/microsoft-unveils-windows-8-inspired-outlook-com-freemail-service/

http://www.tech-stew.com/post/2012/07/31/Microsoft-releases-a-Windows-8-themed-Outlookcom-free-email-service.aspx

Still no IMAP, Active Sync instead
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2010/04/activesync-ssl-coming-to-hotmail/

Online Voting in Canadian Politics – OPC gets official status
http://www.lfpress.com/tech/news/2012/08/01/20057836.html

Good piece and infographic on why Waterloo will be fine regardless of what happens at RIM
http://www.techvibes.com/blog/waterloo-was-shaped-by-rim-but-that-was-the-past-now-the-city-flourishes-even-as-rim-crumbles-2012-08-01

Review on Nexus 7 inch tablet.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/gadgets-and-gear/gadgets/review-google-nexus-7-the-next-big-thing-in-small-tablets/article4440770/

Should we be concerned that many Canadian startups are then purchased by foreign companies?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/07/12/f-canadian-technology-industry.html
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/Canada+tech+sector+risks+losing/7027718/story.html

Backup backup backup
http://davidchartier.com/the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-getting-hacked-not-backing-up

Canadian pro gamer makes a living but not in canada
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/gaming/canadian-pro-gaming-prodigy-earning-a-starcraft-salary-abroad/article4423093/

Picks of the week.

Stuart
Evernote Been using it for years.

Jamieson
Finch – time tracking app for mac.

Derek
iA Writer – markdown text editor for OSX & iOS (iphone + ipad)

Here Comes Passbook: Latest Leak Points To NFC-Equipped Next-Gen iPhone http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/27/here-comes-passbook-latest-leak-points-to-nfc-equipped-next-gen-iphone/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29

Picks of the week.

Here Comes Passbook: Latest Leak Points To NFC-Equipped Next-Gen iPhone
http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/27/here-comes-passbook-latest-leak-points-to-nfc-equipped-next-gen-iphone/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29