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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)