Lakefield is the fruit of years of work from Intel, if not the industry at a whole. Lakefield Processors! We’ll be seeing a few things with it this year, but it should make for an interesting 2021! Given the scope of this, we’re giving you OUR notes for the show for lots of further reading! https://www.anandtech.com/show/15841/intel-discloses-lakefield-cpus-specifications-64-execution-units-up-to-30-ghz-7-w https://www.neowin.net/news/intel-details-its-new-lakefield-processors-for-dual-screen-and-foldable-pcs
Spaaaaaaaaaaace X! AKA, Jonathan & LD geek out! (5/30/20 Part 1)
Space X just launched a giant tin can into space! Well, if you’re going to over simplify things, that is. But to get to this point there’s a LOT of history and backstory. Which, hey, Jonathan is happily going to be talking about! AMERICA RETURNS TO SPACE Fun, additional reading: https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/29/tech/spacex-nasa-launch-may-30-scn/index.html https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/05/todays-the-day-weather-permitting-america-is-returning-to-space/ https://www.space.com/spacex-demo2-nasa-astronaut-launch-success.html https://www.npr.org/2020/05/30/864514995/spacex-and-nasa-try-once-more-to-launch-astronauts
Politics, Twitter, and Social Media – bleh (5/30/20 Part 2)
The Executive delivered an Executive Order about Internet Censorship this week — an order that is unenforceable. Executive Orders and Section 230 Normally we hate talking about these type of things, and this time it is no different. https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200528/01321044592/two-things-to-understand-about-trumps-executive-order-social-media-1-distraction-2-legally-meaningless.shtml https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/05/why-donald-trumps-war-on-big-tech-is-doomed-to-fail/ https://www.wired.com/story/trump-social-media-executive-order/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/05/28/trump-social-media-executive-order/ And of course, Sam is always keen to point out your ISP might well WANT to be the editor of your internet. A desire that is far more dangerous to free speech than a particular website or platform… https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/07/verizon-net-neutrality-violates-our-free-speech-rights/ Last but not least, we’ll let Mike Pompeo get the last word. Maybe these two should talk pic.twitter.com/it2Yu9eIIG — Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) May 27, 2020 Oops.
2020 Q1 Listener Mail Show! (5/2/20 Part 1)
Its that time again! Every quarter we collect your emails and letters, read them over, answer you when we get them, but save them for THIS SHOW! April 2020 Viewer Mail – Part 1 Your questions, your comments, your topic ideas, and more! Links as promised! Travel Routers! https://www.lifewire.com/top-travel-wireless-routers-2377742 Zoom 5! https://zoom.us/docs/en-us/zoom-v5-0.html?zcid=1231
And now we have a WINNAH! (5/2/20 Part 2)
WE HAVE A WINNAH! Who won our fantastic prize from OfficeMax/OfficeDepot? Its a $199 value (not including tax or shipping!), made with real arcade parts, and is just totally awesome? Man! You’ll have to listen to find out! April 2020 Viewer Mail – Part 2 Also, happy birthday to Antony!
Spring Cleaning! You’ve GOT THE TIME! (4/25/20 Part 1)
You said you’d do it. You’ll find time later. You’re busy right now. The day will come. Spring Cleaning! Well, the day has come! We talk about cleaning out the inside of your computer physically as well as the system it self!
Scams, shams, and more of the same… (4/25/20 Part 2)
Just like watching the weather, you gotta keep your eyes on those darn scammers. The bad guys have a terrible dedication to stealing people’s money! So, we have to be vigilant, like it or not. Watch for COVID Scams! Threats? Stuff that’s too good to be true? Guess what, its the bad guys after YOU! https://www.fcc.gov/covid-scams https://www.ftc.gov/slideshow-items/report-scam http://ag.hawaii.gov/ https://news.yahoo.com/google-blocking-18m-coronavirus-scam-094845302.html
EARN IT? More like BURN IT! (3/14/20 Part 2)
The EFF has brought to our attention some BAAAAD legislation that’s being drafted. Even worse, its actually bi-partisan, coming from Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT). They go into a LOT of depth, and we’ll be going over this. S.3398 – EARN IT Act of 2020 If you’re afraid of government over-reach, unintended consequences, the safety and security of your online life, and freedom of speech? This is a show for you! This’s podcast is brought to you by Audible – get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/MauiOnline . Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player.
Packing up and moving to a new computer! (3/7/20 Part 1)
So, you need to move from one computer to a new computer. This is often called “migrating,” and we’re here to help you do it! Migration – Part 1 Its a little project, lets be honest, but it can be well worth your time. What do you do? What do you need to prep? We tell you!
Tax software! Forbes has a list! (2/29/20 Part 2)
Disclaimer: we are not tax professionals. Period. If you have any questions, ask a tax professional, not us! Its tax season! And you know what that means to you! Some of you need a tax professional. But some of you can do it yourself! Tax Resources 2020 For those going the DIY route, you’ll be happy to know Forbes has an article on the 6 best tax software programs! We’ll be talking about that today! Nerd Wallet also has a great article as well! Need to buy some software? Amazon might sell what you’re looking for!