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#88: Streaming vs. Owning, Windows Naming Disaster from 2013-12-04T18:05:42
Do you prefer streaming or owning your media? We tackle the question from a couple of angles, arguing both sides in order to better understand the question and market. We also discuss Leo Laporte&#...
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#87: Smartwatches, eWallets, and 4K TVs from 2013-11-22T23:40:53
We take a look at the current status and future of three up-and-(maybe)coming technologies: smartwatches, electronic wallets, and 4K TVs. We also take a first look at the recently-release Google Pl...
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#86: OS Blowout, Skype Woes, New Nexi, and WANBox from 2013-11-14T18:55:10
We enjoy Windows 8.1’s fixes and discuss what the update means in terms of Microsoft’s (surprisingly functional) positioning of Windows across the tablet and PC market. We run down Stea...
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#85: Late September from 2013-10-17T22:14:19
A much belated episode of Modern Geek! Chuck and Juan talk about the new iPhone(s), discover that RaspyFi has duplicated their MPD/Raspberry Pi music server setup, and discuss DIY hardware and its ...
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#84: Cameras, Readers and Mice from 2013-07-31T21:39:33
This week Juan reviews his latest acquisition (Logitech T400 mouse), a deeper look is taken at the iPad app “Mr. Reader”, and Chuck gives us an update on his waterproof camera.
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#83: June Omnibus from 2013-07-10T17:27:34
It’s been a month between Modern Geeks, and Chuck and Juan deliver a bonus-length episode! Chuck takes us through his latest purchase (a weatherproof/sportproof camera), Juan finds yet anothe...
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#82: MPD, XBOX One from 2013-05-24T15:50:14
Juan and Chuck continue their deep dive into deploying Raspberry Pi’s for home use, this week getting a music server going using the open-source project MPD. They also take a look at the XBOX...
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#81: Rasplex and App Updates from 2013-05-15T18:51:50
Juan’s moved into his new place, and has discovered yet another use for a Raspberry Pi – as a Plex media frontend using Rasplex. Chuck and Juan also take a look at some of the recent iO...
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#80: Pi for All Seasons from 2013-05-01T14:28:34
Chuck and Juan take a look at some practical applications for the Raspberry Pi, including a low-cost print server and a unique take on a home audio solution. Also, we discuss some recent community ...
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#79: Desktop Hardware from 2013-04-16T10:45:44
Project time! In this episode, Chuck and Juan take a look at the pros and cons of replacing Juan’s aging desktop with a Macbook Air, Macbook Pro, or another Mac Mini.
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#78: A Vista of Perspective from 2013-04-10T00:41:59
With a new announcement of the eventual expiry of Windows XP support, Chuck and Juan discuss the long-term viability of Windows 8, comparing the current situation to the previous “issues̶...
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#77: Everything Breaks Down from 2013-03-29T20:14:48
After wading through a slew of hardware failures, Chuck and Juan get an episode recorded! We wonder how we’ll move on from Google’s recent decision to retire Reader, and consider the lo...
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#76: Meetup 2013 Gear Creep Roundtable from 2013-03-07T04:40:59
Modern Geek is going live! As the meetup approaches, we talk about the alterations to the recent schedule in preparation for the GWC meetup, and lay out the subject of our upcoming roundtable discu...
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#75: Configurations, Subsidies and You from 2013-02-25T02:39:27
We respond to some user feedback about configuring and purchasing an Apple computer, ponder over Best Buy’s “interesting” response to the ongoing showrooming issue, and try to fig...
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#74: Taxes and Pennies from 2013-02-15T17:39:52
Canadia time! We discuss Juan’s online-tax-filing woes, and take a look at Canada’s retirement of the penny, discussing the impact from a consumer standpoint, and wonder at the round-to...
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#73: Buy No More, 23G 64G from 2013-02-06T22:05:40
We discuss the closure of numerous Canadian Best Buy locations (without knowledge of the staff!). We (sorta) lament the passing of Stickam. We marvel at Microsoft’s ever-worse marketing plan ...
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#72: Cloud Printing, IE Ad Fail from 2013-01-30T16:22:50
We have some fun with the latest IE commercial, which seems both apologetic and nostalgic at the same time. We talk through Google’s Chrome-based cloud print system. We note the (almost unnot...
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#71: WiFi, Remotes, and RSS Readers (Oh My) from 2013-01-23T19:40:23
We confess to some of our tech hoarding problems (and solutions). We talk about the difference between crappy and excellent WiFi routers. We laud the new, revamped Harmony remote website and config...
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#70: Mini vs. Nexus 7, gVoice from 2013-01-16T19:37:40
We respond to listener feedback including a number of questions and comments about the Nexus 7, discuss in detail the process of using Google Voice as a (potential) Apple Messages replacement (and ...
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#69: The Nexus 7 from 2013-01-05T21:46:56
We finally get to spend some quality time with the Nexus 7, Google’s premier 7″ tablet. In short: We’re fans.
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#68: Apps, Maps, and Fraps from 2012-12-21T19:29:15
We run down some of the apps we’ve look at lately, including MetroTwit (Juan’s new-fav Win Twitter client), Google Maps for iOS (now that we’ve had some time to use it), and the W...
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#67: Streaming Movies, Gift Cards from 2012-12-06T16:33:32
Juan offers a great solution for all those almost-empty credit-card-based gift cards you have lying around. We try to dream up use cases for Logitech’s Skype TV device. We discuss Redbox̵...
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#66: Lost Islands, Lost Months, and Tiny Tablets from 2012-11-28T12:09:13
We wrap up Black Friday coverage with some listener calls, including a beleaguered Buy More employee. We take a look at some crazy news items, including a lost island in the South Pacific, the lost...
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#65: Black Friday/Holiday Buying for Geeks from 2012-11-21T15:03:20
We discuss some past bad experiences with Black Friday shopping deals and offer recommendations for avoiding disappointment. We offer some suggestions for saving on holiday shipping. We dive into t...
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#64: RAID Woes, IFTTT, App Updates from 2012-11-16T16:59:10
Juan tells us a bit about his recent RAID woes and offers advice for how to think about storage and backup. We take a look at the site IFTTT.com (pronounced like “gift” without the G) w...
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#63: Apples, Evernote, and Nexi from 2012-10-31T18:29:33
We talk you (quickly) through the new Apple gear announced recently, then move on to more exciting news, like the upcoming Evernote re-design (improving sharing functionality, offering Pintrest-lik...
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#62: Digital Rights Mashup from 2012-10-24T17:46:36
This week we continue our Microsoft discussion, talking about Halo 4, XBOX Live account rights, and what you need to know with the release of Windows 8 vs. Windows RT. We take another look at the b...
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#61: Showrooming from 2012-10-17T16:09:05
What a week – Microsoft decrees itself a devices and services company, Best Buy is price matching Amazon, and the Raspberry Pi now sports 512MB! We discuss the creeping migration from the ...
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#60: Purple Flare from 2012-10-10T22:57:06
Chuck and Juan take an in-depth look at digital content rights and journalistic censorship on the internet, and how online news media is getting the short end of the ContentID stick. We also discus...
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#59: Pis, Eyes, and Maps (Oh My?) from 2012-10-03T17:33:30
We discuss recent bootloader changes that enable the Raspberry Pi to retain longer performance relevance — a critical change for the Pi’s low-buck education and net access purpose. We t...
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#58: Dissuading“Tech Fail”Overreactions from 2012-09-26T16:04:11
With Facebook, Apple, Microsoft and Google each in the news this week for purported “tech fails”, there’s been no lack of overreaction from the technology community. Chuck and Jua...
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#57: Apps and iPhones from 2012-09-19T18:00:01
It’s that time of the year again – we run through the details on the new iPhone 5 features. Also, we take a look at Google’s new YouTube app for the iPhone, the Docs app for the i...
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#56: Phones for Fitness, Listener Mail from 2012-09-12T21:52:12
Getting into walking, running, or riding for fitness? Have a smartphone? We share some paths to connect the two, turning the gear you already own into a GPS-enabled recording device for automatical...
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55: Old iPhone Uses from 2012-09-06T22:00:13
We drool over the Galaxy Note 2, run through a few random tech articles, discuss the latest Java update, and discuss various uses for our disturbingly large stacks of old iPhones.
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#54: One Year In: Back to School 2012 from 2012-09-02T02:34:04
It’s our one year anniversary of Modern Geek, and what better way to celebrate than to go over this year’s must-have productivity and educational apps (the very same topic from Modern G...
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#53: Travel Apps, an Awesome Tech Backpack, and Twist from 2012-08-06T16:35:14
In honor of Juan’s upcoming trip, we take a look at one of the coolest tech backpacks we’ve seen: the North Face Surge II, which features tons of pockets, dedicated laptop and tablet st...
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#52: Shared Task Lists, Mountain Lion Update Experiences from 2012-08-01T05:21:53
Juan shares his early Mountain Lion upgrade experiences with no major issues in the first day or so of regular use. And Chuck walks us through a hard-to-find, unadvertised feature of the built-in R...
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#51: Mophie Juice Pack, Small Problem Solutions from 2012-07-24T01:12:37
Chuck relates the woes of a nearby electrical strike. We review the Mophie Juice Pack Plus (and Air) iPhone battery cases. And Juan shares some of his awesome solutions to little problems around hi...
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#50: Google I/O Part 3, Glass, Chrome from 2012-07-16T16:45:31
We speculate on the ultimate use case of Google’s Glass, and for comparison, check back with Chuck on the day-to-day use of SIRI. Also, Juan takes the plunge and logs his browser into the clo...
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#49: Google I/O Part 2, Android, Play from 2012-07-09T17:11:59
We continue our discussion of Google’s IO conference, discussing competition amongst manufacturers and carriers in the Android market, and speculate about the long-term strategy of Google Pla...
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#48: Google I/O Part 1, Nexus Q, 7 from 2012-07-03T08:06:49
We discuss Google’s announcements at the I/O conference last week, including the Nexus 7, Android 4.1 update, and the Nexus Q media center set-top box. We talk not only about the Q’s sp...
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#47: The Microsoft Surface from 2012-06-25T19:42:51
We run down the news from last week’s Microsoft event announcing the Surface tablet, and we offer our analysis. Short take: The Surface isn’t a direct iPad competitor, but rather a devi...
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#46: WWDC Coverage from 2012-06-18T19:26:10
We take a look at our favorite announcements from Apple’s 2012 WWDC Keynote address, and discuss new media’s growing position as a primary news provider in the tech industry.
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#45: Call Show from 2012-06-13T17:37:05
Juan and Chuck catch up by taking some listener calls including questions about selecting an HDTV to use as a large computer monitor and how to read Amazon and other online reviews critically.
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#44: Twitter DNT, Google+ Friend Grab from 2012-05-21T19:43:40
We discuss what Twitter’s recent DNT support means to users. We talk about Google+ changes designed to (artificially?) increase your friend list. And we relate some of our recent experiences ...
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#43: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Review, Instacast from 2012-05-18T22:36:31
Chuck reviews the sweet iOS podcast manager app Instacast. Will WiFi work out of the box? Will ACPI suck? What’s that new app store like? Juan delivers the details in a run-down of his experi...
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#42: Juan Chooses a Tablet from 2012-05-08T20:59
That’s right — Juan finally stepped up and chose his tablet. We share our detailed personal process for selecting the perfect gear, a process you, too, can follow to make sure that when...
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#41: The Most Popular Android Tablet from 2012-05-01T14:11:45
We discuss the Kindle Fire, the fact that it’s the best selling Android tablet by far, and what this means for the non-iOS tablet market. We add our thoughts to Woz’s recent evaluation ...
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#40: SSD Price Drop, Apple II 30th Anniversary from 2012-04-23T19:39:48
We note continued SSD price drops, including Intel’s new sub-$90 60GB model. We share some Apple II experiences in honor of the “computer for the masses'” 30th anniversary. We dis...
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#39: Google Goggles, AT&T Unlocks, YouTube Channels from 2012-04-17T01:34:19
We talk about Google’s theoretical Goggles. We note that AT&T will soon begin unlocking off-contract phones on request. And we cover some of the new grant-funded YouTube content for geeks...
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