News Update

• Salesforce backs off of Twitter
• FAA issues emergency Note 7 alert!
• Much love for WordPress, PHP and some Pi
• Cutting the cord with Jay
• Living la vida cloud-a?

Geek Trivia Answer

This week, we provide the answer to:

What happens if the name Hurricane Matthew if it gets retired?

Podcast Only Song of the Week

Whilk & Misky – “Smalltown Boy”

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News Update

• Cubs win number 1!  3 more to go …
• Galaxy Note 7 explodes on the scene! (No, really – it literally. Explodes. Flames and all.)
• First word on the Google Pixel (interview with Verizon to be coming soon)
• Verizon drone LTE coverage – could it be flying over a town near you soon?
• Maybe a little politics (again)

Geek Trivia Answer

This week, we provide the answer to:

What was the first year – and contest – that computerized vote calculation was used?

Podcast Only Song of the Week

Small Crimes by Nilufer Yanya

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SHOW SUMMARY:  

News Update

• All things old are new again – even Commodore 64 in Poland!
• Go commando with Google, and get rid of those folders!
• Exchange server makes us cry, but most new MS products are pretty OK.
• Hackers are attacking our voting machines!
• Review of The Tick: new, old, and animated! (Jay’s recommendation is to watch “Little Wooden Boy and the Belly of Love”)

Geek Trivia Answer

This week, we provide the answer to:

What was the original Google search index programming stack written in?

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Cool sites of the Week

• KeeWeb - An online and downloadable password management app for you KeePass users!  Just as deliciously free and open source as KeePass – but it works on anything with a web browser!
• OneTab browser extension – Creates an easy to manage extra browser tab you can send your open tabs to for later use … saves oodles of browser space (and CPU cycles)!

News Update

• Google apps come to your chrome book
• How will the Brexit impact technology – in the EU and here?
• All too much politics …

Geek Trivia Answer

This week, we provide the answer to:

What was the name of Oracle’s very first database product?

Podcast Only Song of the Week

Hearts on Fire by FMLYBND

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News Update

• Google has a lot of info on you
• Jay’s words of wisdom: “Don’t pass out business cards at a funeral”
• Conglomeration recap – it’s not tabletop Diablo!

Cool sites of the Week

• Conglomeration – It’s never too early to start planning for next year!
• Roll for the Galaxy - If you love tabletop gaming and are looking for something just a little bit different, give this one a roll!

Podcast Only Song of the Week

“Kiss” by Prince

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Gearing up for Conglomeration convention, sharing vacation tales, and talking tech … just another typical Saturday here on the TechTalk show!

News Update

• April Fools day recap – and how Google can get you fired
• Conglomeration is NEXT WEEKEND!  Live action frogger, cosplay, board gaming … it’s not too late to join us!
• Writing, writers, and how tough both can be.
• Steampunk with zombies, anyone?

Cool sites of the Week

• Conglomeration.info – get more info about this year’s convention … or put it on your short list for next year!

Podcast Only Song of the Week

“Trip Switch” by Nothing but Thieves:

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SHOW SUMMARY:

Along with a great review of the new Deadpool movie by Jay “Geek Trivia” Garmon (hint: DON’T take your kids!), we get a tiny taste of the Conglomeration 2016 convention in Louisville, KY this April – with more detail promised in shows to come. It’s not too late to sign up, but you may want to lock in those hotel spots quick!

Go to conglomeration.info to find out more and get registered.

News Update

• Picasa is dead.
• Pandora may be dead.
• Set the date to 1/1/1970 on your iPhone? Yep, it’s dead now.
• Hillary Clinton uses AOL to promote her campaign. Didn’t that die years ago?

Geek Trivia Answer of the Week

What two space vehicles had the official OV designation, but never actually flew?

Cool sites of the Week

• Nikon NX-D – Sad about Picasa going away, and mainly looking for good editing features? Try one of the many free software solutions available for your camera; you just might be surprised at how functional they are.  I’ve got a Nikon, so the NX-D is perfect for me, but you can use it for any camera, or grab the equivalent software from Canon or other manufacturers.
• Conglomeration Registration – You can use this link to register for Conglomeration 2016.  Don’t forget to tell them who sent you!

Podcast Only Song of the Week

MC Frontalot “Indier Than Thou!”

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The longest, most intense Kids Talk Tech … ‘evah! Listen to Olivia as she discusses history, video games, spelling bees, spelling apps (look out for the big SBC!), and more!

News Update

• Superbowl weekend coming up, and there’s lots of ways for us cord cutters to watch …
• Don’t brick that iPhone!
• Bernie’s Tinder supporter crowd is getting left-swiped right out of the election!
• Windows 8 support ending

Cool sites of the Week

• Frontier Heroes – Awesome history-based game for both iOS and Android!
• ColorHexa – Trying to figure out that web color?  Need the complementary for design? Check it out!
• Bootply – If you’re working with the bootstrap framework, or designing web or mobile apps at all, you’ll want to check this out – it’s a great place to play and test code without fear of breaking anything!

Podcast Only Song of the Week

A special song just for Olivia: “Monopoly Loser” by Alice on The Roof!

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News Items

• Spanish speakers make up nearly 10% of our app users, and we think that’s muy bien!
• Old school gaming discussion, plus consoles, PC and mobile – which one is winning?
• We discover that a Balalaika sounds better than a balaclava, but neither of them swim faster than your bass guitar
•  Homeless guys can take Visa now too

Jay “Geek Trivia” Garmon Trivia Answer

What is the oldest Wikipedia page still available on the site?

CoolSites (and Apps) of the Week

• Guitar Tuna – By Yousician, this is an awesome tuner and trainer for a whole host of instruments!
• WRLR App – While we’re on the subject of apps, don’t forget to pick up the WRLR streaming app on your Android or Apple phone!

Podcast Only Song of the Week
Les Rythmes Digitales with Jacques Your Body (Makes Me Sweat)!

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News Items

• CM8 stole some movies, but now they’d like to apologize.
• Stream NFL on Google or Apple? It might happen yet …
• If the lottery is a big deal for you, math probably isn’t!

Jay “Geek Trivia” Garmon Trivia Answer

What were the rest of the items suggested in the original space transportation system proposal that ultimately resulted in the shuttle?

Podcast Only Song of the Week
Fire by Phonat feat. Jolie & and the Key

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News Items

• Google Voice FTW!
• Steam (Valve) down for users over XMas due to a security issue
• Netflix streaming gets better and faster
• Major movies hacked - Go to the dark side and watch them now!

Jay “Geek Trivia” Garmon Trivia Answer

What numerically based film was so influential on George Lucas that references to it have been in every Star Wars film ever created (including the latest one!)?

Coolsites of the Week

• Vimeo has a great selection of movies, including the answer to this week’s trivia above! (psst: look here - https://vimeo.com/29432400 )

Podcast Only Song of the Week
Christmas will Break Your Heart by LCD Soundsystem!

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News Items

• Samsung ordered to pay Apple $548M
• WordPress embraces the dark side (Javascript that is)
• Swift is opensourced, and IBM lets you program in it on their servers

Jay “Geek Trivia” Garmon Trivia Answer

What was the content of the very first SMS sent?

Coolsites of the Week

• Code Combat – Role playing, programming, swords, Python, heroes, Javascript … Coffescript too? You’re welcome!
• Math Playground - Play cool math games with (or against) your teacher, friends, or even a penguin!

Podcast Only Song of the Week

“Nice Guys” by Niga Higa!
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SHOW SUMMARY - 

News Items

• Microsoft OneDrive eliminates unlimited storage
• WRLR’s iOS/iPhone app is live and ready for download! Install today and listen to WRLR anytime, anywhere!
• Android and Apple Trojan apps
• PHP hacks

Alternatives to OneDrive

• DropBox – Use this link and we BOTH get an extra 500MB free!
• Google Drive – Tons of free storage, if you use their document formats
• Flickr – Pics only, but a full Terabyte offered for free, right out of the gate.

Jay “Geek Trivia” Garmon Trivia Answer

What software did you need to listen to the very first radio simulcast?

Coolsites of the Week

• The Master Algorithm – Available anywhere books are sold, and easy to find on Amazon.
• PedroDomingos.org – Find out more about Pedro and his other efforts.
• Machine Learning Classes on Coursera – You can really dive in and learn more here, directly from Dr. Domingos himself!
• PHP Code De-obfuscator – For all those times when you really, really need to know what that malicious code in your PHP headers means
• Stitcher - If you haven’t heard of this most excellent podcast finder and listening app for your phone yet, you’ve been missing out!  ::psst:: you can even get TechTalk on there

Podcast Only Song of the Week

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News Items

• Apple does well this year – as in best. Year. EVAH!!!
• Still no WRLR Apple app, but only because Apple store (coming soon!)
• Getting the debate, getting weird

Jay “Geek Trivia” Garmon Trivia Answer

What was the first “survival horror” game for PC?

Coolsites of the Week

• Sex offender search mobile
• Halloween drink maker
• Digital Dudz!

Podcast Only Song of the Week

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News Items

• Holllly Cooowwwwww! Go Cubs!
• Back to the Future week is here!
• Twitter laying off folks

Jay “Geek Trivia” Garmon Trivia Answer

When did FORTRAN stop requiring all capital letters in it’s command structure?

Coolsites of the Week

• XFinity.com – Start here to find out what you’ve been missing!
• StudioXFinity.com – Get location and service information from the Chicago flagship, make an appointment, sign up for a demo, and more!

Podcast Only Song of the Week

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News Items

• Google drive is DOWN! (but find out why neither Mike nor Dave care)
• Have you backed up your data yet?
• Security chat

Jay “Geek Trivia” Garmon Trivia Answer

What Int’l treaty keeps our Mars rovers from exploring the newly discovered water areas?

Coolsite of the Week

• EBCD (Linux version, on USB) – You don’t realize how much you need this until you have it!

Podcast Only Song of the Week

New Dorp, New York by SBTRKT

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SHOW SUMMARY

News Items

•  VW intentional software code avoids EPA regulations
• Canadian Minister of Education loses student data – 3.5M records
• More WRLR app talk - giving Mike another reason to hate Apple …
• But Apple’s XCode issues gives Mike a major case of the Schadenfreude

Jay “Geek Trivia” Garmon Trivia Answer

Who are the only 4 authors have won both Hugo and Nebula awards in the same year?

Podcast Only Song of the Week

Midnight to Monaco – Suicide

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SHOW SUMMARY

News Items

• Emoji can be used for communicating good, evil, happiness, pain – or for streamlining the process of being a complete jerk. Guess which usage I’m best at?  
• Mark Zuckerberg, live (not) and in studio (also not)!  Discusses the need for a “not like” button …
• Dave and I want to start a support group for people that have actually changed their opinion on social media, because of facts and reason. We’re expecting the participants to be rather lonely …

Cool Sites of the Week

• IMGflip - Easy-to-use meme maker, so you can attach fake statistics and other falsehoods to pictures and share them on social media too!

Podcast Only Song of the Week

You and Me by Disclosure (Flume Remix)!

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SHOW SUMMARY

GEO awards high leads to tons of nostalgia and great memories about the origin of WRLR and TechTalk. Stack and Di.

News Items

• Fake women! (… on the Ashley Madison site, that is)
• Sad Puppies lose, Hugo Awards FTW!
• Lots of nostalgia and good vibes from the recent GEO’s!

Geek Trivia Answer

What were the only 3 websites linked to from the new Google Alphabet website? (Hint: One of them can only be found by looking at the source code)

Cool Sites of the Week

• ABC.XYZ – Google’s new Alphabet website
• WRLR.FM – The TechTalk show’s home station – if you haven’t been there in a while, check it out!

Podcast Only Song of the Week

Chet Faker’s take on “No Diggity!”

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Returning guest Mike Miller joins us to break down the good, the bad, and the ugly of Windows 10.  Mike also tells us that if you’ve been waiting, it’s OK to upgrade now, but listen to the caveats he mentions first!

News Items

• Ashley Madison hack news and update
• Mike tries to say “problems with Spotify privacy policies” 5 times fast …
• Samsung flip phones are back!  (but only in China)

Cool Sites of the Week

• Check out MillerWriter.com for everything Mike Miller!  Links to his most recent books here:
  • Easy Computer Basics – Windows 10 Edition
  • My Google Chromebook
  • My Samsung Galaxy 6 for Seniors

Podcast Only Song of the Week

Brutal Hearts by Bedouin SoundClash

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Special guest JD Pirtle from the Catherine Cook School in Chicago talks robotics, 3-D printing, robotics, using Raspberry Pi and playing with Minecraft – introducing innovative technologies in education from Pre-K on up!  Mike tries REALLY hard not to get too wonky, and JD keeps us on topic with great insights into how technology is enhancing and improving education for all the kids at Catherine Cook – even their youngest students.

News Items

• Android Stagefright exploit
• Cyberflashing, sexting, and a recap of Brett Favre’s penis related propaganda
• Windows 10 and P2P updates

Geek Trivia Answer from Jay Garmon

What two components on the original IBM home PC were actually logo’d with IBM?

Cool Sites of the Week

Follow-up on the things we discussed with our guest, JD Pirtle here:

• Catherine Cook Schools
• IDEA-TE Conference

And from the earlier segment of our show:

• Stagefright Detector – If you’re wondering if YOU’VE got stage fright (the malware, not the condition), wonder no more! Free download, highly rated.

Podcast Only Song of the Week

London Grammar’s “Wasting My Young Years”

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News Items:

• How to get your politics on when you’re a cord cutter (and a little bit on the GOP debates)
• Friend of the show Greg gets us interested in Google Fi
• Cheap laptops and Chromebooks
• Ubuntu vs. Windows 10 and how I learned to love my Vaio all over again

Geek Trivia Answer from Jay Garmon:

What components were IBM branded on the first IBM personal computer?

Cool Sites of the Week:

• Project Fi – Looking for a better way to get cell and data? Go Google!
• Linux Mint – My favorite “flavor” of the Linux Ubuntu, open source OS.

Podcast Only Song of the Week:

London Grammar’s “Wasting My Young Years”

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That’s right, Dave “Sparky” Saganaki is IN DA HOUSE! He makes a special trip down from the beautiful Canadian hinterland to get on air with us and discuss these tasty topics:

News Items:

• CCTV vs Drones
• It was tough to watch the Donald – and not just because of who he is
• Ashley Madison hacked, Torontonians are the main ones worried
• Microsoft 10 is stealing your data

Geek Trivia Answer from Jay Garmon:

What comic strip was Donkey Kong actually based on?

Cool Sites of the Week:

• goo.gl – Looking for an easy way to shorten URL’s, and keep track of how many times they’re clicked? Google’s got you covered again!
• Komodo Edit – My new favorite, free webdesign utility! Works on Linux too, so ditch that pricey Dreamweaver already and check out Komodo

Podcast Only Song of the Week:

Breathe and Stop by Q-Tip!

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The show so good, we named it twice!

News Items:

• Craigslist recollections and updates, as EBay drops out.
• Sharepoint woes with Mike and Jay.
• Major android apps open to man-in-the-middle attacks!
• Government hack impact expanded.
• Lastpass, 1Password, and Keychain secure password services also hacked.

Geek Trivia with Jay Garmon:

What was the breakdown of Math vs. Verbal on the original SAT?

Cool Sites of the Week:

• Kijiji – The Canadian alternative to Craigslist … it’s a real Canucklist!
• Talking Dice! – Free dice roller available for android phones, with multiple types of die available to choose and uses text-to-speech technology to read the rolls and totals out to you. Great app, I love it! Psst – I am also the developer, so yes, I’m shamelessly plugging this, get over it

Podcast Only Song of the Week:

Every Other Freckle by Alt-J!

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News Items:

• Ookla the Mok at Aw, Yeah Comix!
• RIP Christopher Lee
• Net Neutrality is in force, starting this week

ChoeTech Links:

• Stadium Qi wireless charger
• 6 port Rapid USB charger
• ChoeTech homepage

Geek Trivia with Jay Garmon:

What was the actual communications device installed on the red hotline, between the coldwar era US and Soviet Union?

Podcast Only Song of the Week:

Doctor Octopus by Ookla The Mok!

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