Month: December 2012

On this very special end of the year TWiT, Leo guides us through a look back at all of the top moments, big news stories, and greatest hits of 2012.

This Week in Tech [TWiT] // Episode 386
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On this week’s episode of The Social Hour, and the last one of 2012, Amber and Sarah chat about Instagram-gate and the service’s privacy policy, what it meant to other users, and what it might mean for the rest of us, and much more.

The Social Hour // Episode 91
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On this week’s second episode of Tekzilla (and the last one for 2012!), it’s all a wrapup of the top tips of the year! Tons of tips for Windows 8 newbies, ways to learn languages online for free, make your browser work for you, and much much more!

Tekzilla // Episode 388
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On this week’s Windows Weekly, it’s the best of 2012, and a look back at the year’s biggest stories!

Windows Weekly // Episode 292
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On this week’s Security Now, Leo and Steve take a trip back in time to 1990, where Steve outlines an oh-so-familiar problem: hard drive failure.

Security Now! // Episode 384
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On this week’s first episode of Tekzilla, the gang is into the holiday spirit and showing you how to get free awesome stuff for your shiny new tech toys! Top apps for your mobile devices and your desktops and laptops, all in this episode of Tekzilla.

Tekzilla // Episode 387
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On this week’s episode of MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Rene Ritchie , Alex Lindsay and Andy Ihnatko all look back at some of the biggest Mac and Apple-related stories from 2012.

MacBreak Weekly // Episode 331
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On this week’s very special holiday TWiT, Leo Laporte, John Hodgman, Paul Sabourin, Greg Dicostanzo, and Jonathan Coulton all gather around to chat about the evolution of geek culture and share some holiday cheer.

This Week in Tech [TWiT] // Episode 385
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On this week’s episode of The Social Hour, Amber and Sarah discuss Facebook’s new Poke app, Gangnam Style’s all-time YouTube record, paying for sending messages, and much much more.

The Social Hour // Episode 90
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On this week’s second episode of Tekzilla, some geeky last minute gift ideas to squeeze under the tree, whether you should buy a sound bar versus surround sound, rolling your own universal remote, and much much more!

Tekzilla // Episode 386
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On this week’s episode of Windows Weekly, Mary Jo Foley, Paul Thurrott, and Leo Laporte chat about their top 10 Windows Weekly moments of the year.

Windows Weekly // Episode 291
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On this week’s Security Now! Leo and Steve answer more viewer questions, chat about the big Samsung Exynos vulnerability, and much more.

Security Now! // Episode 383
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On this week’s episode of FLOSS Weekly, Randal Schwartz and Simon Phipps sit down and chat with Michael Snoyman to chat about Yesod, an open source tool that helps you make sure your code isn’t just functional, but works the way you want to when you compile it.

FLOSS Weekly // Episode 236
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On this week’s first episode of Tekzilla, Patrick and Veronica chat about apps for the Raspberry Pi, free Windows disk imaging tools that actually work, and Roger comes on to chat about switching to Android!

Tekzilla // Episode 385
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On this week’s MacBreak Weekly, Leo Laporte, Rene Ritchie and Andy Ihnatko round up the year in Apple, look back at the big events of 2012, discuss whether the Apple television will ever be a thing, and more.

MacBreak Weekly // Episode 330
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On this week’s episode of commandN, Amber interviews LeVar Burton! Also, great gift ideas, some awesome apps, and more!

commandN // Episode 262
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On this week’s episode of TWiT, Leo Laporte, Robert Scoble, and Mathew Ingram gather around to discuss Twitter’s plan to let you download all of your tweets from the very beginning, Google Maps finally emerges for iOS, text-to-911, and much more.

This Week in Tech [TWiT] // Episode 384
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On this week’s episode of The Social Hour, Amber and Sarah discuss Fab’s sales, Productive Owl keeps you in check while you work, and Foodspotting getting into rewards to keep its users engaged!

The Social Hour // Episode 89
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On this week’s second episode of Tekzilla, Patrick and Robert chat about the best Windows 8 PC they’ve found yet, a great Samsung Smart TV, the top searches of 2012, why VGA won’t just die, and more.

Tekzilla // Episode 384
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On this week’s Windows Weekly, Leo, Paul, and Mary Jo all discuss the pending end of Windows Live Mesh and the rise of SkyDrive, Windows 8 app thievery, Office on the iPad, and more.

Windows Weekly // Episode 290
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