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PCM 37 Is Apple TV really “the future of television?”
Apple’s Tim Cook claims it is but as we point out in this episode of the PC Mike Techcast, the new Apple TV is indeed pretty cool, but probably a bit overhyped. But that’s okay. While it lacks a couple things it’s less expensive rivals have (like 4K), the remote for Apple TV is indeed really revolutionary. [spp-timestamp time=”6:30″] That’s our lead story this week in a podcast episode with lots of info, including a very helpful interview with cyber advocate Heather MacKinnon of Lookout.com who tells us about malware that are starting to clog up our mobile devices. [spp-player] Here’s the complete shownotes for Episode 37: A website that tells you who…
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PCM27: Five Things to Know About Windows 10 Now
PC users have been abuzz over the release of Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows 10 – either they’ve downloaded it already, are in queue to, or are still waiting to see how it performs before making the tech leap. Regardless of where you fit in that scenario, chances are you have some questions – you may wonder if you’re going to have to relearn how to use a PC (you definitely don’t), for instance, if it will look completely different from what you’re using, and what this thing called “Cortana” is all about. On this week’s show, we welcome Sean Michael, an editor/writer at WinBeta.org, founded in 1998 and one…
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PCM26 Screen Time for Kids: How Much is Too Much?
The effects of too much screen time on kids can be serious: lost sleep, poor grades, social maladjustment, behavior problems, obesity. This list goes on and on. Then again, what are we supposed to do? Cut kids off completely? The answer, of course, is no. Rather, finding a healthy balance is more appropriate says Dr.Dimitri A. Christakis of the Seattle Children’s Research Institute, a leading expert on the effects of screen time and media on young people. Instead of cutting kids off, he says, parents and grandparents need to be smart about how they allow youngsters to use tech. And you can hear on this show just how important kids consider tech when PC Mike…
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PCM22: Everything You Need to Know About Getting Windows 10 for Free
Microsoft’s big plan to have Windows 10 on a billion devices in just a few years starts at the end of this month, when – on July 29 – it becomes available for free, zip, zero, zilch. But if you’re like us here at PC Mike, the soon-to-be available free operating system raised more questions than answers. So we dug into it and bring you what we learned about Windows 10 in this episode of the PC Mike podcast. Among other things, we discuss: What are you supposed to do with that “Get Windows 10” app icon that probably appeared recently in your toolbar? Why do you need to “reserve”…
