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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 53

Richard Hay — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:05:25 +0000

Welcome to Episode 53 of the Observed Tech PODCAST.

In this show we talk about SpaceX and their successful launch; Yahoo entering and leaving the browser space in less than a week; potentially 500 million devices could be running Windows 8; deaths on cell phone towers; WordPress 3.4 coming soon; Facebook’s IPO shenanigans; the private space industry is here; need Windows Phone Mango to access marketplace now; fake Hotmail alerts and support phone calls from Microsoft; Paramount shares their video library with Amazon prime; buy a PC now and get a $15 Windows 8 upgrade later; Wall Street Journal comes to Windows Phone; Microsoft quietly releases their own social network; be careful when on a hotel’s Internet connection; faster booting Windows 8 PC’s; enhancing multiple monitors on Windows 8; farewell to Windows Zero on Windows 8; new apps for Windows 8 Release Preview for news, sports and travel; Windows Mobile is now a dinosaur with no marketplace; Microsoft Hardware turns 30; Ring of Fire eclipse video; Samsung Focus dominated first gen Windows Phone sales; help build the starship USS ENTERPRISE; Comcast bails on data caps and Jeff Fong, the mind behind the Metro Interface at Microsoft, named to Fast Companies Top 100 Designers in Business list.

We wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com.

Check out the notes below for links to all the sources.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

Show Links:

My NASASocial SpaceX Tour Photos (flickr)
Yahoo disables Axis Chrome extension after developer exposes security vulnerability (The Next Web)
Microsoft: 500 Million Devices Could Upgrade to Windows 8 (Mashable)
Deaths of Cell Tower Workers Grows With iPhone, Data Demands [VIDEO] (Mashable)
10 Things You Need to Know About WordPress 3.4 (Technosailor)
Facebook stock manages to move up more than 3% on the day, holds steady after-hours (The Next Web)
The private space industry has arrived: SpaceX has orders for 40 rocket launches, worth some $4 (The Next Web)
Starting today you need Windows Phone 7.5 to use Marketplace (Nick’s ISV Blog on MSDN)
Fake Hotmail alerts and support calls. Protect yourself and others! (Microsoft SMS&P Partner Blog on MSDN)
Run, Forrest, Run! Paramount deal brings hundreds of new videos to Amazon Prime Instant Video (The Next Web)
Microsoft to offer $15 upgrade to Windows Pro 8 (Tech Flash)
The official Wall Street Journal Live app for Windows Phone is now available (WP Central)
Hands-On With So.cl, Microsoft’s Social Search Site for Students (Mashable)
FBI warns against hotel net connections (Security Tips & Talk Blog on MSDN)
Designing for PCs that boot faster than ever before (Building Windows 8 Blog on MSDN)
Enhancing Windows 8 for multiple monitors (Building Windows 8 Blog on MSDN)
Creating the Windows 8 user experience (Building Windows 8 Blog on MSDN)
Delivering reliable and trustworthy Metro style apps (Building Windows 8 Blog on MSDN)
Windows 8 Release Preview to come with built-in News, Sports and Travel apps, powered by Bing (Liveside)
Previous Story PSA: Windows Mobile Marketplace shutting down today (The Verge)
30 Years of Microsoft Hardware #MSHWturns30 (Windows Experience Blog)
Spectacular ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse Caught on Video (Mashable)
Microsoft: 90% of first gen phones sold were the Samsung Focus (WP Central)
Hey Space Geeks: Help This Guy Build a Real Starship Enterprise [VIDEO] (Mashable)
PC Pitstop Newsletter – May 2012 #2 (PC Pitstop)
Comcast to boost data limit to 300GB, test tiered approach (Geek Wire)
Fast Company names Design Lead for Windows Phone as one of the most creative people 2012 (WP Central)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 24 May 2012

Length: 40:27

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 37.1MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 52

Richard Hay — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:00:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 52 of the Observed Tech PODCAST.

In this weeks show we talk Windows Phone numbers; LinkedIn’s new Windows Phone App; Apple and security; the upcoming SpaceX launch of the Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon Capsule heading to the ISS; US Postal service ban on shipping Lithium Ion batteries overseas; Apple patching Siri to give the result they want; Twitter opts you in for weekly email summary; use NASA’s data to build an app; half of teens admit to texting and driving; Reddit users respond to dying man’s request for letters and music; IE on the Xbox 360; tweeting during brain surgery; Angry Birds downloads and profits; Nokia Lumia 900 sales continue to outpace supply; Facebook provides crisis tools for US military members, vets and their families; a new WordPress and Pinterest plugin; get Microsoft monthly security updates in DVD ISO format; hackers crack 55,000 Twitter accounts; over 50,000 challengers smoked by Windows Phone; working with Windows Live ID’s and Gamertags; 35 million users and an iOS App for Twitpic; Samsung Focus 2 hands on and 86% of adults use smartphones to settle arguments.

We introduced a new twist to this weeks show as we broadcasted a Google+ Hangout On Air as we recorded this episode. You can see that video embedded below and now have an option for watching the show as well as listening.

We close the show out as we normally do by taking a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com.

Check out the notes below for links to all the sources.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

Show Links:

Windows Phone may have crossed the 12 million unit mark (The Next Web)
LinkedIn’s new app is a Windows Phone showcase (Geek Wire)
Apple Releases Flashback Fix for OS X Leopard (Mashable)
OS X Lion Flaw Exposes Login Passwords in Plain Text (Mashable)
SpaceX Capsule Slated to Soar to Space Station on Saturday (Mashable)
US Postal Service banning international shipments of smartphones and more… (WP Central)
Apple patches Siri, no longer says Lumia 900 is ‘best smartphone ever’ (The Verge)
The best of Twitter in your inbox (Twitter)
Kaspersky Labs now says quote about it assisting Apple with OS X security was wrong [Updated] (The Next Web)
NASA Wants You to Build ‘The Ultimate App’ Using its Data (Mashable)
43% of US teens say they text whilst driving, despite knowing of the dangers: AT&T survey (The Next Web)
Reddit Users Surprise Terminally Ill Man With Random Acts of Kindness (Mashable)
Microsoft to launch Internet Explorer for Xbox 360 with Kinect capabilities (LiveSide)
What Apple’s security response can learn from Microsoft (Terry Zink’s Cyber Security Blog)
Brain Surgery Tweeted Live [PICS] (Mashable)
Rovio’s Angry Birds titles hit 1 billion cumulative downloads (The Next Web)
Lumia 900 sales still ‘outpacing supply’ says Nokia US President (WP Central)
Facebook Launches Crisis Tools for Military Service Members (Mashable)
Auto-post images from WordPress to Pinterest with this handy plugin [Invites] (The Next Web)
Microsoft May 2012 Security Release ISO Image (Microsoft Download Center)
Hackers break into 55,000 Twitter accounts, leaving passwords bare (The Next Web)
Microsoft: More than 50,000 challengers ‘smoked by Windows Phone’ (Geek Wire)
My adventures with Windows LIVE ID and Xbox LIVE gamertags (Aaron Stebner’s WebLog)
35 Million Users Later, Twitpic Launches its First App (Mashable)
Samsung Focus 2 hands-on video and photos (The Verge)
86% of U.S. adults use phones to settle arguments, solve problems and meet friends (Geek Wire)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 16 May 2012

Length: 50:28

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 46.3MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 51

Richard Hay — Mon, 07 May 2012 17:33:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 51 of the Observed Tech PODCAST. After our special Episode 50 show last week we are back to our normal format today sharing tech news of the past week. In this show we highlight news items such as Bing 411 service shutdown; Windows 8 and your Media Center options; iPhone unlimited data plans regret by AT&T CEO; Google News uses Google+; Nokia sued for fraud by shareholder; best word games for your Windows Phone; free ebooks from Microsoft Press; Xbox 360 4GB bundle for $99 with 2 year contract of $15 per month; Facebook starts using Instagram style filters for photo uploads; reset or refresh Windows 8 without a DVD; 13 million US Facebookers never touch privacy settings; social media and phone use while driving is three times more dangerous than drinking and driving; fare thee well Inside Xbox; Windows 8 and cloud services impacts Windows Live brand; some issues still around for Nokia Lumia 900; IE9 tops 50% in US; Apple security responses are slow; IGN joins Xbox App list; Coinstar invests in EcoATM for recycling old cell phones; Foursquare charges $10 bucks to list your venue right now; Microsoft settles dispute with Barnes and Noble then invests in new company with them and new support wizards at Microsoft Support.

We close the show out with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com.

Check out the notes below for links to all the sources.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

Show Links:

Bing 411 to be discontinued on June 1st (Liveside)
If VLC can ship a free DVD player, why can’t Microsoft? (ZD Net)
iPhone Owners: AT&T Chief Wishes You Had Paid for All That Data (Mashable)
Google News Buddies Up To Google+ With Further Integration (The Blog Herald)
Nokia hit with class action lawsuit; fraud claims ‘without merit,’ it says (ZD Net)
Best Word Games for your Windows Phone (WP Central)
Free ebooks: Great content from Microsoft Press that won’t cost you a penny (Microsoft Press)
Microsoft to Offer Xbox 360 with Kinect for $99?! (Chip Chick)
Xbox 360 4GB Bundled with Kinect and Xbox Live Two Year Offer from Microsoft Store (this offer went live right after I finished recording the show)
Facebook Launches Two-Filter ‘Instagram’ on ‘Facebook for Every Phone’ (Mashable)
How To Reset Or Refresh Windows 8 Without DVD (Into Windows)
13 million US Facebook users don’t change privacy settings (ZD Net)
Social Media More Dangerous Than Drink Driving (So Don’t Tweet Behind The Wheel), Say Police (All Twitter)
Changes for Inside Xbox (U.S.) (Major Nelson)
Cloud services for Windows 8 and Windows Phone: Windows Live, reimagined (Building Windows 8 Blog)
Lingering issues with the Nokia Lumia 900 (WP Central)
Foursquare announces new $10 verification fee for businesses to claim their venue (The Next Web)
Apple’s security response: slow, reactive, and generally ineffective (Ed Bott)
IGN Launches on Xbox LIVE (Major Nelson)
Internet Explorer 9 pips past the 50% mark on Windows 7 in the United States (The Next Web)
Coinstar invests in phone recycling kiosk company (Tech Flash)
Microsoft Releases Windows Games Diagnose and Fix Software (gHacks)
Find solutions at support.microsoft.com (MSDN Blogs)
Microsoft and Barnes & Noble settle patent dispute; create new subsidiary (ZD Net)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 07 May 2012

Length: 50:27

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 46.3MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 50

Richard Hay — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 04:05:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 50 of the Observed Tech PODCAST. We have now reached the half century mark!

Our show this week, in celebration of our 50th Episode, focuses on the process, software and hardware we use to put together the Observed Tech PODCAST. I have been asked before what I use so I thought why not use the 50th show to do just that.

Of course we do not leave you without any tech news of the past week so we do wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com and talk a lot about the new Microsoft Windows SkyDrive App that came out recently.

Check out the notes below for links to all the sources.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

Show Links:

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 27 April 2012

Length: 35:52

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 32.9MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 49

Richard Hay — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:03:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 49 of the Observed Tech PODCAST.

In this weeks show we talk about Space Shuttle Discovery’s flight to DC this past week and the upcoming SpaceX Dragon Launch to the ISS; we discuss the continuing sales story of the Nokia Lumia 900; crossing the 1,000 download level for our WindowsObserver App Version 2.1; Office for Mac 2011 SP2 being pulled from auto updates; getting an invite into the Windows Store for developers; Sony launching a cloud based storage service for their devices; Verizon backing Microsoft in the smartphone wars; still a lot of Macs infected with the Flashback Trojan; lots of new Windows 7 themes and wallpapers from Microsoft; Trials Evolution breaking Xbox Live Arcade one day sales records; WordPress security update release; using a VHD to dual boot Windows 8 Consumer Preview; Microsoft beats analysts and has a good quarter; PC shipments up in 1st quarter worldwide; Google wants to analyze your inbox habits; Windows Phone feature suggestion website; apparently Windows Phone 8 will not work on all hardware; Amazon Web Services used by one third of Internet users; Amazon Web Services opens a marketplace for AWS services; Apple offers free Mountain Lion upgrade to MobileMe users; remembering Dick Clark via Social media; unique resignation video; updated Windows Phone Translator app; the DreamSpark advantage for students; Gmail outage lights up Twitter and how your Klout score can help you find a date.

As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com.

Check out the notes below for links to all the sources.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

Show Links:

Discovery Bids Farewell to Florida’s Space Coast (iReport,com)
WindowsObserver 2.1 Windows Phone App
Microsoft pulls Office for Mac 2011 SP2 from AutoUpdate due to Outlook database (The Verge)
Attention Developers: Here’s how to get an invite to the Windows Store (MSDN Blogs)
Sony to launch cloud storage service next week (TechRadar)
Glossy-White Lumia 900 does not ship with latest firmware-fix from Nokia (WP Central)
Verizon Backing Microsoft In Smartphone War (Mashable)
Whoops: Symantec was wrong, some 650K Macs still infected with Flashback (The Next Web)
Windows themes: from saplings to forests, all for your desktop (Windows Experience Blog)
Trials Evolution Breaks Xbox LIVE Arcade Sales Record (Major Nelson)
WordPress 3.3.2 Maintenance and Security Update Released (GHacks)
How to use a VHD to dual-boot Windows 8 on a Windows 7 PC (ZDNet)
Microsoft beats estimates as most divisions see growth (GeekWire)
Google Offering Analytics for Your Email Inbox (Mashable)
Did you know? (MSDN Blogs)
Microsoft evangelist goofed on Windows Phone 8 upgrade claim (cNet)
Amazon Web Services now renting software (TechFlash)
PC market refuses to die, rises again in Q1 2012 (PC Gamer)
Huge Twitter spam campaign for fake antivirus discovered (ZDNet)
Apple pushes iCloud to MobileMe users, offers free Snow Leopard DVD to enable Lion upgrade (The Next Web)
The Social Web Remembers Dick Clark (Mashable)
Microsoft Office employee quits with a farewell resignation video (The Verge)
Stat of the day: A third of all Internet users visit a site that uses Amazon’s infrastructure (GeekWire)
Windows Phone Translator App (Windows Phone Marketplace)
So what software is included in DreamSpark (MSDN Blogs)
Google’s Gmail suffers outage, causing uproar on Twitter (GeekWire)
Dating Site Finds You a Mate Based on Your Klout Score (Mashable)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 22 April 2012

Length: 46:54

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 42.9MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 48

Richard Hay — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:10:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 48 of the Observed Tech PODCAST. We get back into multiple subjects for this show after focusing a lot on the Nokia Lumia 900 last episode although we do still have quite a bit of related news again this week. On top of that we talk about an HTC Trophy Windows Phone update; Office for Mac 2011 P2 release; Best Buy announces the 50 stores they are closing; WordPress powering 48 of the top 100 blogs on the Internet; Xbox 360 #1 for 15 months running now; HTC Titan II reviews; Flashback Malware on Apple computers; using multiple monitors; a bad version Angry Birds Space out there with malware; worldwide PC shipments went up last quarter; the arrival of affordable solid state drives; Amazon wanting your old compact discs; lot of young kids are on Facebook and Instagram users are bolting after purchase by Facebook.

As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com.

Check out the notes below for links to all the sources.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

Show Links:

HTC Trophy 8107 update for Verizon now available (The Verge)
Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 – Service Pack 2 Released (MSDN Blogs)
Best Buy releases full list of 50 store closures. Is one of them in your town? (The Next Web)
WordPress Powers 48 of the top 100 Blogs (WebLogTools Collection)
Xbox 360: 15 months as the best-selling console in the US (ZDNet)
HTC Titan II- The Other LTE Windows Phone Is Big, Beautiful, Pricey [REVIEW] (Mashable)
Flashback Malware Hits 600,000 Macs (Techilicious)
Apple Releases Update to Remove Flashback Trojan (Mashable)
The Complete Guide to Multiple Monitors (TechRadar)
Nokia Lumia 900 VS. HTC Titan II – Which One is For You? (ChipChick)
Adjusting to rapid Marketplace growth—and preparing for the future (Windows Phone Developer Blog)
Lumia 900 sales have ‘exceeded’ expectations, says AT&T retail chief (The Verge)
Inside Windows Phone #36 The Rowi Guys (Channel 9)
Malicious version of Angry Birds Space spotted in the wild (ZDNet)
Is it time to buy that SSD? (ZDNet)
AT&T planning Windows Phone update with latest bug fixes ‘and more’… someday (The Verge)
Surprise: Worldwide PC shipments rise slightly (GeekWire)
Office 2007 gets a six-month support extension from Microsoft (ZDNet)
38% of Children on Facebook Are Younger Than 12 (Mashable)
Amazon to take your old CDs for trade-in (Crave)
HTC Titan II review (The Verge)
Jack Tramiel, founder of Commodore, dies at age 83 (MSDN Blogs)
Many Instagram Users Already Heading for the Exits (Mashable)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 16 April 2012

Length: 38:26

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 35.2MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 47

Richard Hay — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 16:33:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 47 of the Observed Tech PODCAST and our show this week is focused on the release of the Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone from AT&T.

We start off talking about the pre-order experience, getting over some hurdles and the great customer service from AT&T, for me anyway, in the process from start to finish. We then discuss the reviews that came out this past week after the embargo lifted Tuesday night and the wide ranging nature of them including all of the same old arguments about the Windows Phone platform, app store and hardware specs. Then I share some thoughts about preparing for your new Windows Phone transition from either another Windows Phone or a different manufacturer including reinstalling apps, setting up email accounts and a way to add an additional layer of security to your handset. I spend a little time talking about the handset itself and my first impressions of it. Finally, I encourage all of you to talk about your new handset as the enthusiast crowd starts to post their impressions of the phone, both the hardware and the OS, to see what the everyday users think of it.

As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com.

Check out the notes below for links to all the sources.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

Show Links:

A Windows Phone is finally worthy of gdgt recommendation. Here’s why (gdgt.com)
http://gdgt.com/nokia/lumia/900/ (Review Aggregation Site at gdgt.com)
Reviewing the Nokia Lumia 900 review strategy (Absolutely Windows)
Windows Phone Marketplace (Microsoft)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 07 April 2012

Length: 50:41

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 46.4MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 46

Richard Hay — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 16:20:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 46 of the Observed Tech PODCAST. First let me make this clear – there are no April Fool’s Day stories in this PODCAST!

So what we do spend our time talking about in this episode is a lot of positive press Microsoft has been receiving lately; the physics of Angry Bird Space; on Facebook your Timeline is ours; employee training and its importance; Amazon CEO to retrieve Apollo 11’s Saturn V engines from Atlantic Ocean; control your kid’s Windows Phone app download options; Windows 8 Developer Camps popping up; Metro philosophy at Microsoft; porting iPad, web and phone apps to Windows 8; AT&T keeping some Windows Phone updates to themselves; yes Twitterrers the Unfollow Bug does exist; survey reveals Windows Phone is holding its own against iPhone; folks are sick of Android; install Windows 8 CP on Samsung Series 7 Slate PC; enhanced security in IE10; Xbox used more for movies and music than gaming; Zeus disruption impact on SPAM; no Comcast bandwidth cap for streaming to your Xbox 360 Xfinity App; using Outlook 2010 to send text messages and Microsoft is censoring Pirate Bay links in Messenger.

We wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com.

Check out the notes below for links to all the sources.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

Show Links:

What is up with Microsoft lately? (MSDN Blogs)
Angry Birds Space: How the Physics Works (Mashable)
All Facebook Pages get Timeline (ZDNet)
In Retail, a Compelling Case for More Employee Training (Mindflash)
Amazon CEO Bezos to Rescue Apollo 11 Rocket Engines From the Briny Deep (Mashable)
How to control access to apps on your kid’s Windows Phone (Windows Phone Blog)
Register Now – Attend a Windows 8 Developer Camp near you! (MSDN Blogs)
Microsoft: Metro’s Not Just an Interface, It’s a Philosophy (Mashable)
Porting iPad/Web/Phone Apps to Windows 8 Metro (MSDN Blogs)
AT&T to offer Windows Phone OS update — just not yet (Microsoft Pri0)
Twitter Admits ‘Unfollow Bug’ Exists [VIDEO] (Mashable)
Revealing user survey proves Windows Phone a worthy adversary for iPhone, if only it had the apps (The Next Web)
I’m sick to death of Android (ZDNet)
Installing Microsoft Windows 8 Customer Preview on the Samsung Series 7 Slate PC (Rob Margel – Windows Help)
Enhanced security in Internet Explorer 10 (MSDN Blogs)
Xbox used more for movies, music than online games (Geek Wire)
Has the Zeus disruption affected spam at all? (Terry Zink’s Cyber Security Blog)
No Comcast bandwidth cap for on-demand Xbox video (Geek Wire)
Send Text Messages Using Outlook 2010 (Outlook Blog)
Microsoft confirms the censorship of Pirate Bay links in Messenger (The Next Web)
Microsoft and partners disrupt Zeus botnets (Microsoft Malware Protection Center)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 01 April 2012

Length: 48:55

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 44.8MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 45

Richard Hay — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 19:17:06 +0000

Welcome to Episode 45 of the Observed Tech PODCAST. In this episode we are talking about IE wanting you back; the official Google+ App for Windows Phone; ethics and social media; Microsoft resources for dealing with malware and viruses; print encyclopedias versus WikiPedia; Nokia Lumia 900 FAQ; Pinterests scams; Office 365 services drop in price; Federal Reserves Twitter account; the Evolution of the Moon; PC Pitstop March newsletter; Amazon Prime adds Discovery programs to its video library; installing an SSD in your PC; passwords when you die; major browsers coming to Windows 8 Metro; Twitter buys Posterous; Dancing with Star Wars; top 5 online scams and PS2 still tops PS3 in homes.

We wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com.

Check out the notes below for links to all the sources.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

Show Links:

Internet Explorer wants you back, say it’s different this time (GeekWire)
Official Google+ Windows Phone app confirmed to be on the way (WP Central)
Ethics and Social Media: Where Should You Draw The Line? (Mashable)
Microsoft resources and guidance for removal of malware and viruses (Microsoft KB)
With the encyclopedia dying, Wikipedia is slowly gaining ground in education (The Next Web)
US & international Nokia Lumia 900 FAQ (WP Central)
Pinterest Scams on the Rise- Protect Yourself [PICS] (Mashable)
Lower prices for Office 365 starting today. (MSDN)
Federal Reserve Launches Twitter Account (Mashable)
NASA Video: Evolution of the Moon (On Orbit)
PC Pitstop Newsletter – March 2012 (PC Pitstop)
Amazon Prime video adds 3,000 titles from Discovery (Tech Radar)
Migrating to SSD: Get yourself a new computer without getting one (cNet)
How To: Use an SSD Drive as Main Drive for Windows 7 (WindowsObserver.com)
Dave’s Computer Tips: Passwords when you pass away (PC Pitstop)
Google Confirms It’s Working on Chrome for Windows 8 (Mashable)
Twitter has acquired shortform blogging company Posterous (The Next Web)
Dancing with the Star Wars: Sorry, but this is just wrong (GeekWire)
Windows Talk: Top 5 Types of Online Scams that Everyone Should Know (PC Pitstop)
PS2 still tops PS3 in U.S. homes, and other surprising stats from the game world (GeekWire)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 25 March 2012

Length: 52:16

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 47.8MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 44

Richard Hay — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:40:52 +0000

Windows 8 – Windows 8 – Windows 8

Welcome to Episode 44 of the Observed Tech PODCAST and this one is all (almost) about Windows 8. Of course the episode number – 44 – results in the number 8 if you add them together. That of course was not planned at all – just worked out that way and for some reason I find it interesting. I begin the show talking about my experience last week at the Microsoft MVP Summit 2012 in Redmond, WA on the Microsoft Campus and what it was like to meet and network with so many great people at the event. Then the episode shifts to the main subject Windows 8. We discuss several resources that are available to help introduce you to the Windows 8 Consumer Preview that was released to the world last week. The resources range from fellow bloggers like myself, to the Microsoft team themselves who are working on Windows 8, to journalist across a broad range of sites. The goal of course to bring you the best introduction and exposure to Windows 8.

We wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com and highlight all of our Windows 8 coverage so far.

Check out the notes below for links to all the sources.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

Show Links:

So you think you’re a home game console now, do you iPad? (cNet)
Getting around in Windows 8 (Windows Experience Blog)
Windows 8 themes: panoramas, auto color, and more (Windows Experience Blog)
Windows 8 vs Windows 7 vs OS X Lion (Techradar)
Cool new features and tidbits in Windows 8 CP (The Windows Club)
Where is the Windows 8 Consumer Preview product key? (Ed Bott)
Getting started with the Windows 8 Consumer Preview (ZDNet)
How To Download And Install Apps From Windows Store In Windows 8 (Into Windows)
In Windows 8 CP, Windows Defender is actually Microsoft Security Essentials (The Windows Club)
Will the third-generation iPad finally replace your laptop? (cNet)
A close look at the Windows 8 SkyDrive app (Liveside)
How to Mount & Unmount ISO file in Windows 8 (The Windows Club)
Going behind the scenes building Windows 8 (Building Windows 8 Blog)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 08 March 2012

Length: 1:06:28

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 60.8MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 43

Richard Hay — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:05:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 43 of the Observed Tech PODCAST – our early Sunday morning episode!.

On this show we start off talking about the busy week that is in front of us with Microsoft Download Day 2012 on Wednesday which includes the release of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Other areas we cover are Skype’s milestone of 32 million logged in users at one time; voting on student Windows Phone Apps; Nokia sales 2.7 million phones; Twitter co-founder says spending too much time on Twitter is unhealthy; lots of pcAnywhere users still unprotected; no direct folder to folder sync in the new SkyDrive; parents continue to be unaware of their child’s online activities; how to raise a geek child; Foxconn, ABC and FLA reports about Apple factories; auto-translate being tested on Twitter; Comcast to have a streaming service as well; create a password recovery disk for Windows; judge says defendants can be notified of need to appear via Facebook; Microsoft officially extends consumer security update cycle to 10 years; some misconceptions about SPAM; Google breaking some privacy settings and rules in IE; new Windows 8 logo is coming and we learn just how long and how much it would cost to build our own Death Star.

As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com

Check out the notes below for links to all the sources.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

Show Links:

Skype hits major milestone as 32 million people sign on at once (The Next Web)
Student Windows Phone Apps Need Votes (DevFish on MSDN)
Estimate: 2.7M Windows Phones shipped in Q4, Nokia now top vendor (GeekWire)
Twitter Co-Founder: Spending Too Much Time On the Site is ‘Unhealthy’ (Mashable)
200,000 pcAnywhere Users STILL Vulnerable to Attack (PC Pitstop)
No PC to PC sync in new SkyDrive (Liveside)
Study shows only 9% of US parents are aware their children are cyberbullying victims (The Next Web)
7 steps to raise a geek child (GeekWire)
Apple’s Foxconn Operations Exposed in ABC Report [VIDEO] (Mashable)
Twitter Is Testing Auto-Translate Feature (Mashable)
Comcast unveils $4.99 per month Streampix service, taking aim at Netflix (GeekWire)
Avoid Getting Locked out of Windows when You Forget Your Password [How To] (Windows Guides)
A top UK judge has ruled that defendants can be summoned to court via Facebook (The Next Web)
Microsoft officially adds consumers to full, 10-year Windows security update lifecycle (The Verge)
Misconceptions about spam (Terry Zink’s Cyber Security Blog MSDN)
Microsoft- Google bypassing IE privacy settings, too (GeekWire)
New Logo for Windows 8 (MSDN Malaysia)
Finally, a cost estimate for building a real Death Star (cNet)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 26 February 2012

Length: 51:50

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 47.4MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 42

Richard Hay — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:08:23 +0000

Welcome to Episode 42 of the Observed Tech PODCAST.

This episode discusses the 50th anniversary of John Glenn’s historic orbital flight; the Windows 8 logo change; Xbox Live Indie Games get featured in a Windows Phone app and Xbox Live; playing with your phone on the toilet; PressPass a directory of journalists; Antennagate gets settled; why you will never be paper free in your office; Google got caught with hands in privacy jar; juror in jail for friending defendant on Facebook; your bandwidth will get throttled; managing email with Hotmail; msnWOW tracks hot social social topics; use WP Remote to keep an eye on your WordPress site; Facebook Timeline for brands available soon; 90% of Windows Phone code can be ported for Windows 8 app; buy and sell stuff on Twitter; Smoked By Windows Phone in Southern California and a fake Steven Sinofsky Twitter account is shut down.

As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com

Check out the notes below for links to all the sources.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

Show Links:

Celebrating America’s First Manned Orbital Flight – Friendship 7 50th Anniversary (Spaceref)
Official: Windows Logo Change Confirmed for Windows 8
Watching the White Space (FEDEX Logo)
WindowsObserver Windows Phone App Version 2.0
XBLIG Companion for Windows Phone gives indie Xbox 360 games the attention they deserve (The Verge)
‘Playing With Your Phone While Sitting on the Toilet’ Gets a Tribute [VIDEO] (Mashable)
Looking for coverage: Press Pass, a Twitter-powered journalist directory may be the answer (The Next Web)
Settlement reached in iPhone 4 ‘antennagate’ case, every US customer gets $15 or a bumper (The Next Web)
Why your office will never be completely paperless (Ed Bott)
Google Caught Tracking Safari Users: What You Need to Know (Mashable)
Juror Jailed For Friending Defendant on Facebook [VIDEO] (Mashable)
Your Bandwidth Will Be Throttled. Here’s Why (Mashable)
Managing your email with Hotmail (Ian Moulster’s MSDN Blog)
MSN launches msnNOW to track breaking Web, social media trends (Microsoft Pri0)
Backup and maintain multiple WordPress installs effortlessly with WP Remote (The Next Web)
Facebook Timeline for Brands Coming Later This Month [REPORT] (Mashable)
Windows Phone 7.5 to Windows 8 app porting possible with 90% code reuse (The Next Web)
Startup Lets You Buy and Sell Stuff on Twitter (Mashable)
My favorite photos & stories from the “Smoked” tour of Southern California (Windows Phone Blog)
One fake @StevenSinofsky doesn’t amuse real Microsoft (Microsoft Pri0)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 20 February 2012

Length: 45:57

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 42.1MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 41

Richard Hay — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:45:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 41 of the Observed Tech PODCAST.

This episode covers subjects such as etch a sketch in the sky; January search engine stats; using your own domain on Hotmail; emotions are out there online also; whose idea was/is Windows 8; Kodak shutters its digital camera business; TV usage in America; add USB charging ports to your outlets; DirecTV goes HD with TiVo; social media travellers; free Windows 7 and Office 2010 step by step video guides; IE9 SmartScreen filter; PaperKarma to control your junk mail; share your idea for a Windows Phone app; hard disks are a little more expensive these days; our friends at Neuralnet win with NFL Pro 12 and Daniel Egan develops one app across three platforms.

As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com

Check out the notes below for links to all the sources.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

Show Links:

WindowsObserver Windows Phone App Version 2.0
Wow: Test pilots trace 787 and Boeing logo across the sky, from Seattle to Iowa (Geek Wire)
January search engine share: Bing up, Yahoo down. Again (Microsoft Pri0)
How to Configure a Vanity Domain on Hotmail (Sean Daniel)
Social networking filled with mixed emotions, Pew finds (cNet)
Windows 8: Not your idea (The Next Web)
The end of an era: Kodak kills its digital camera business, focuses on printing (The Next Web)
Americans spend 33 hours a week watching TV, and broadband sees streaming gain ground (The Next Web)
Upgrade Your Outlets for Adapter Free USB Charging (How To Geek)
DirecTV takes its TiVo HD box nationwide, but will its users care? (cNet)
Can man live on social media alone? These 2 travellers swap cities to find out (The Next Web)
Free Windows 7 Step By Step And Office 2010 Step By Step Video Guides From Microsoft Press (Into Windows)
How to Report a Malicious Website to the SmartScreen Filter in Internet Explorer 9 (How To Geek)
PaperKarma: This mobile app stops junk mail in its tracks with a simple photo click (Geek Wire)
Unofficial Windows Phone Marketplace request site launches (WP Central)
HDD Price Watch: The Impact of Thailand’s Floods (How To Geek)
Hot Apps: Krashlander, NFL Pro ’12, MixTapes, Weave, Network Dashboard (Channel 9)
A Phone App on every Platform? (Jerry Nixon)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 12 February 2012

Length: 46:23

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 42.5MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 40

Richard Hay — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 40 of the Observed Tech PODCAST – our Super Bowl Edition!

In this show we discuss the importance of backups; game exchange service Goozex; the upcoming WindowsObserver app for Windows Phone; Super Bowl commercials, early winner announcements and the big games numbers; Windows 8 already being on sale – not; a couple of key Microsoft departures; BetaBait app testing service; book your travel based on who has WIFI and live TV; the future of touch screen tech; Huffington Post starts a streaming news channel; it is Windows Phone not Windows Phone 7 or WP7; identify fake Facebook accounts and Microsoft’s Personal Data Dashboard.

As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com

Check out the notes below for links to all the sources.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

Show Links:

Goozex
Giants Website Prematurely Reveals Super Bowl Winner [PIC] (Mashable)
Super Bowl 2012 By the Numbers (Mashable)
Wait, Windows 8 at Walmart already? (Ed Bott)
Stepto leaving Microsoft- One last reading from the Xbox Live Book of Enforcement (Geek Wire)
Like Testing New Apps? BetaBait Will Hook You Up (Mashable)
Travel Website Lets You Book Flights Featuring Wi-Fi, Live TV (Mashable)
Windows Phone app leader goes to Amazon Kindle team (Geek Wire)
Is This The Future of Touchscreen Tech? New Video Will Blow Your Mind (Mashable)
Can The Huffington Post Reinvent Cable News? (Mashable)
It’s time to stop calling Windows Phone ‘WP7′ (cNet)
How to identify fake Facebook accounts (cNet)
Microsoft Personal Data Dashboard lets you decide how Microsoft uses your data (The Windows Club)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 05 February 2012

Length: 40:45

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 37.3MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 39

Richard Hay — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:40:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 39 of the Observed Tech PODCAST.

In this show we talk about a million comments on Facebook; over a million Nokia Windows Phone sales; Bill Gates last visit with Steve Jobs; encrypted hard drives and the law; Hotmail on a lot of mobile devices; move from Gmail to Hotmail in three easy steps; Google and its new privacy policies; Facebook Timeline is here ready or not and sensors and mobile networks in Windows 8.

As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com

Check out the notes below for links to all the sources.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

Show Links:

This woman got over 1 million comments on a Facebook post. But not for the reasons you think (The Next Web)
Analysts Estimate Nokia Sold Around 1.3 Million Lumia Phones (Mashable)
Video: Bill Gates on his last visit with Steve Jobs (Geek Wire)
Hotmail, already powering over 15 million phones and growing, comes to Kindle Fire (Inside Windows Live Blog)
Turn over a new leaf and switch from Gmail to Hotmail in 3 easy steps (Inside Windows Live)
Updating our privacy policies and terms of service (Google)
Ready or Not, You’re Getting Facebook Timeline (Mashable)
Supporting sensors in Windows 8 (Building Windows 8 Blog)
Engineering Windows 8 for mobile networks (Building Windows 8 Blog)
Windows 8: Why the coming beta is likely to be labeled the “consumer preview” (All About Microsoft)
Judge: Americans can be forced to decrypt their laptops (cNet)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 27 January 2012

Length: 33:18

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 30.5MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 38

Richard Hay — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:41:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 38 of the Observed Tech PODCAST.

In today’s show we start off with a discussion around Apple’s iBook announcement; the Father of NT becomes the Father of Xbox as he heads to the Entertainment Division at Microsoft; the ability for programmers to get Achievements now as they code away; Facebook announces even more apps to clutter your timeline and it is only the beginning; the next file system for Windows; the final count from Windows Phone smoking the competition out in Las Vegas during CES 2012; Alienware’s new desktop gaming rig and how to get the most out of Microsoft’s SkyDrive.

As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com

Check out the notes below for links to all the sources. Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

Show Links:

Textbooks as software: Apple debuts iBooks 2, iBooks Author in new digital education push (GeekWire)
Whoa, that’s a superstar team at IEB (Xbox), what the heck are they building (LiveSide)
Announcing Visual Studio Achievements Beta (Channel 9)
Facebook Announces Tight Integration of 60 Apps to Timeline, More on the Way (Mashable)
Building the next generation file system for Windows- ReFS (Building Windows 8 Blog)
VIDEO: Windows Phone wins 88% of #smokedbywindowsphone challenges at CES 2012! (Windows Blog)
Alienware pursues mainstream gamers with x51 slim tower (Crave)
7 tips on how to get the most out of SkyDrive (Windows Team Blog)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 20 January 2012

Length: 43:38

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 39.9MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 37

Richard Hay — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:02:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 37 of the Observed Tech PODCAST where we wrap up our CES 2012 coverage.

In this show we try out a slightly different format to spend more time discussing fewer items from the tech news world and introduce our new opportunity to influence show content by using the hashtag #observedtech on Twitter. If you tweet us a question or comment and use that hashtag we will incorporate that info into the next episode of Observed Tech. We also mention the unofficial official news of moving to produce two episodes of the Observed Tech podcast each week. That move will allow us to do the things we are trying out in this episode of the show.

This episode is mostly about CES 2012 and some of the hardware and services highlights that I found interesting. There is also news about my hosting issues for the site and the upcoming WindowsObserver Windows Phone 7 App being built by Neuralnet Systems.

As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com so check out the notes below for links to all the sources.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

Show Links:

OnLive Desktop (OnLive)
Razer Project Fiona (cNet)
Nokia Lumia 900 (cNet)
PCs: HP Envy 14 Spectre (cNet)
Software and apps: BlueStacks for Windows 8 (cNet)
New Facebook phishing attack designed to steal credit card information (Digital Trends)
VIDEO: Windows Phone wins 88% of #smokedbywindowsphone challenges at CES 2012! (Windows Phone Blog)
HTC Titan II drops jaws with 16MP camera, 4.7-in screen (cNet)
Yoga bends Meet Lenovo’s touchscreen laptop-tablet hybrid (cNet)
Windows Phone Retail Insider App (Windows Phone Marketplace)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 14 January 2012

Length: 32:32

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 29.8MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 36

Richard Hay — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:30:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 36 of the Observed Tech PODCAST as we kick off the coverage of CES 2012.

In this show we discuss the Tech Podcasts Network live coverage of this years Consumer Electronics Show and our partnership with them to simulcast the show from the site which you will find embedded on our main page. Amongst the subjects we cover in this show are Windows Phone and updates; Kinect for Windows robots; turning your Windows PC into a Windows Media Center machine; new photo sharing service from Warner Brothers; bouncing lottery checks in Illinois; meet your spouse while playing Word with Friends; Facebook Timeline scams; Ramnit worm swipes 45,000 Facebook passwords; NASA Shuttle program announced 40 years ago; independent devs get some increases for XBL Arcade titles; Microsoft and Nokia spending $200 million in US for marketing Windows Phone; Choplifter HD out this week; everything about passwords is wrong; refresh and reset your Windows 8 PC; storage in Windows 8; Chrome gets punished by Google; identity theft protection tips; Comet making and selling forged Windows CDs; 1 million Kindle Fires sold; Windows 7 will take over Windows XP usage in four months; Commodore 64 turns 30; partitioning your hard drives; Windows Phone Metro Design Series; Meet Ask Ziggy and the top 10 spam, malware and cyber security stories of 2011.

As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com

Links to all the stories and sources are in the show notes below.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

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Windows Phone enthusiasts take Microsoft to task on update detailing (The Next Web)
FIRST Teams to Use Kinect for Windows to Control Robots (Kinect for Windows Blog)
Turn your Windows PC to a Media Center PC- Part 1 (The Windows Club)
Convert Windows PC to Media Center PC Part 2- Configuring the Media Center application (The Windows Club)
Turning Windows PC to Media Center TV Part 3- Schedule recordings, Stream Media Center (The Windows Club)
Warner Bros set to launch its own photo sharing service, Out My Window (The Next Web)
Lottery checks bounce for 85 winners in Illinois (MSNBC)
Words With Friends Opponents Get Married (Mashable)
Beware of “Disable or Remove Facebook Timeline” Scams (Techie Buzz)
Ramnit Worm Steals 45,000 Facebook Passwords (Techie Buzz)
It Was 40 Years Ago Today (NASA)
Microsoft slashes indie developer restrictions for Xbox titles (The Next Web)
Report- Microsoft and Nokia spending $200 million to market Windows Phone (Microsoft Pri0)
Konami’s Choplifter HD Lands On Xbox Live Next Week (Team Xbox)
Dave’s Computer Tips- Everything you know about passwords is wrong! (PC Pitstop TechTalk)
Refresh and reset your PC (Building Windows 8 Blog)
Virtualizing storage for scale, resiliency, and efficiency (Building Windows 8 Blog)
Google Punishes Chrome Over Paid Link Campaign [VIDEO] (Mashable)
Bob Rankin- 10 Identity Theft Protection Tips (PC Pitstop TechTalk)
Microsoft accuses Comet of making and selling forged Windows CDs (Tech Radar)
More Than 1 Million People Bought a Kindle Fire Instead of an iPad This Holiday [REPORT] (Mashable)
Windows 7 under 4 months away from overtaking Windows XP in global market share (The Next Web)
The Commodore 64 Turns 30 This Week (How To Geek)
How to Partition and Un-Partition your Hard Drive in Windows (gHacks)
Meet Ask Ziggy, the broke man’s Siri for Windows Phone (The Next Web)
31 Days of Windows Phone Metro Design’ series launches (WP Central)
The Top 10 Spam, Malware and Cyber Security Stories of 2011 (Terry Zink’s Cyber Security Blog)
Neuralnet Systems NHL Pro 12 for Windows Phone (Windows Phone Marketplace)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 09 January 2012

Length: 44:07

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 40.4MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 35

Richard Hay — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:30:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 35 of the Observed Tech PODCAST and the year 2012! This is our first episode for the new year and we appreciate all of your support in 2011 when you downloaded the PODCAST over 5,000 times.

In this show we discuss Tech Podcast Networks CES 2012 coverage which will be live streamed here at WindowsObserver.com; how your digital signature impacts your job hunt; IE improvements on Windows 7 but overall decline continues; wish list for Windows Phone in 2012; NASA’s Grail spacecraft enter lunar orbit; Xbox Live online safety controls; trying to spend a $1,000,000 bill; Facebooking a stolen ring; getting sued for your Twitter followers; Facebook says farewell to Internet Explorer 7; Verizon decides against $2 fee; using your bottom for ID; Arfa – world’s youngest MCP not doing well; If This Then That service; Windows Phone Marketplace passes 50,000 apps; Windows Phone SMS bug being fixed; 300 million mobile Facebook users; community wireless Internet project; spam at lowest level in three years; New York Times spams its own readers; cyber security is important to small businesses; businesses charging $100 to set-up your new PC; backup and restore coming to Windows Phone soon and Microsoft does not call you to fix your PC – it is a scam.

As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com

Links to all the stories and sources are in the show notes below.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

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What Job Seekers Need to Know in Today’s Digital Market (Mashable)
A Great Start to 2012 for IE (Exploring IE Blog)
Photo: Volcanic Activity in the Red Sea And Birth of a New Island (On Orbit)
My 2012 Wish List for Windows Phone (Techie Buzz)
Twin NASA probes start new year entering lunar orbit (MSNBC) Note: I mispoke on the show – they will study the moons gravity. Juno, a separate spacecraft, will study Jupiter’s magnetic signature.
Xbox Live Online Safety Controls [How-to] (WP Central)
Cops: Man tried to use $1,000,000 bill at Walmart (MSNBC)
Facebook Photo of Stolen Ring Leads to Man’s Arrest [VIDEO] (Mashable)
Meet the Writer Being Sued for His 17,000 Twitter Followers (Mashable)
Facebook phasing out support for Internet Explorer 7 (ZD Net)
Verizon backtracks on $2 fee, won’t make people pay to pay (Geek Wire)
Rear-end recognition- Another step forward (or behind) for security (ZD Net)
A message from Arfa- Remembering a remarkable girl who made a mark on Microsoft (Geek Wire)
Ifttt, Create If Then Actions On The Internet (gHacks)
Windows Phone Marketplace hits 50,000-app mark (Geek Diva MSDN Blog)
Windows Phone SMS bug fix being tested by Microsoft, desktop software also affected (The Verge)
Report- 300 million users now access Facebook via its mobile apps (The Next Web)
Bristol’s community-built wireless network (Tech Radar)
Spam at lowest levels in the past three years (Terry Zink’s Cyber Security Blog on MSDN)
New York Times email meant for 300 people goes to eight million by mistake (Digital Trends)
5 reasons cybersecurity matters to small businesses (ZD Net)
Buying a New PC: Don’t Get Ripped off by Unscrupulous Salesmen! (gHacks)
Windows Phone job listing suggests new backup and restore features coming in next (The Verge)
Microsoft Warns: ‘PC Maintenance’ Phone Call a Scam (InfoPackets)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 03 January 2012

Length: 41:21

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 37.8MB

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 34

Richard Hay — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:31:00 +0000

Welcome to Episode 34 of the Observed Tech PODCAST. This is our first green episode as no trees were killed in the production of this show because we are now using a new Acer Iconia Tab W500 as our notes and reference device.

In this show we discuss free Skype over the holidays; Google+ improvements; malware making like the police; laptop laziness; embedding tweets; Microsoft and multi-platform releases; new Hotmail features; more Windows Phone 7 accolades; picture passwords in Windows 8; Bing making progress; some smart phones not worth stealing; stop using IE6 already; Kindle Fire selling – well like fire; e-book pricing economics; amateur treasure hunter finds the Viking mother lode; Windows XP on a third of computers out there; lots of DroidRage wanting Windows Phone handsets; rogue security software victims getting refunds; protecting your digital identity in Windows 8; free Xbox Live game Breeze; FCC tells commercials to turn it down; Soluto offers web based PC support solution for everyday users; Microsoft Co-Founder heading to space; teens and the Internet – it is not pretty nor safe sometimes; TwitVid revamped; computer glitch cancels out 57 million dollar jackpot and a Windows Phone SMS attack discovered.

As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com

Links to all the stories and sources are in the show notes below.

Enjoy and as always thanks for listening!

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Travelers will get free Skype WiFi at over 50 US airports this Christmas (The Next Web)
Google+ – A few big improvements before the New Year (Google)
Disorderly conduct- localized malware impersonates the police (Microsoft Malware Protection Center (MMPC))
Are You Lazy With Your Laptop (Windows Talk)
Want to embed tweets but don’t have access to new Twitter- Here’s how (The Next Web)
Microsoft to Launch More Multi-Platform Products in 2012 (gHacks)
New Hotmail Features, Here Is What You Need To Know (gHacks)
Jon Rettinger from TechnoBuffalo switches from iPhone to Windows Phone (WP Central)
Signing in with a picture password (Building Windows 8 Blog)
Microsoft Bing makes headway in 2011, almost matching Yahoo in market share (Geek Wire)
iJustine prefers Bing to Siri on iPhone (Liveside)
These muggers want iPhones only, let owners keep Droid & Blackberry (The Next Web)
Microsoft Stop using Internet Explorer 6 already (Tech Flash)
Amazon selling over a million Kindles a week (Tech Radar)
New e-book pricing scheme a surprising assault on the wallet (MSNBC)
Amateur Treasure Hunter Discovers Unknown Viking King (Techie Buzz)
Despite being 10 years old, Windows XP is still running on a third of all computers (The Next Web)
Over 3,200 “Android malware victims” responded to Microsoft’s free Windows Phone offer (WinRumors)
FTC to refund rogue security software victims (MMPC)
Protecting your digital identity (Building Windows 8 Blog)
Free Xbox Live title Breeze has blown to the Marketplace (WP Central)
HTC Radar 4G tapped Best of 2011 (WP Central)
FCC Mutes Loud TV Ads [VIDEO] (Mashable)
Soluto takes to the browser so you can help fix computers from anywhere (The Next Web)
Paul Allen’s new space project will launch rockets into orbit from world’s biggest plane (Geek Wire)
Nearly Half of Teen Internet Users Have Lied About Their Age [INFOGRAPHIC] (Mashable)
Twitvid Revamps to Become an ‘Open YouTube’ (Mashable)
When tech goes wrong- Man who wins $57m on slot machine told it’s a software error, offered $100 (Digital Trends)
InfoWorld: Windows Phone is worth buying (WP Central)
Windows Phone SMS attack discovered, reboots device and disables messaging hub (WinRumors)

WindowsObserver.com Week in Review:

Date Produced: 19 December 2011

Length: 57:27

Format: MP3, 128KBPS

Size: 52.6MB

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