No photos here.

There is a podcast troll on the lose.

Pray that we don’t get eaten. The EFF is on the case though.

This patent troll also shows why the U.S. patent system is broken.

Can iPhone photos replace DSLR photos for a newspaper? Can writers replace photographers for good photos? The Chicago Sun-Times seems to think so.

And more.

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Show notes:

• EFF asks for help defeating podcast patent troll
• The man who invented podcasts: Patent troll or American dream?
• Chicago Sun-Times fires photography staff, tells journalists to use iPhones
• Laid off from the Sun-Times

Dog food this.

Blackberry’s CEO thinks tablets are on the way out in five years.

We don’t really agree.

We then discuss will we see larger, more pro sized tablets? And what about wearable computing.

We also discuss Siri vs. Google Now. We think Siri has some work to do.

Also, are students Internet addicted? We bring this up because Paul Miller has just returned to the Internet after a year away.

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Show notes:

• BlackBerry CEO says tablets will be useless in five years
• I’m still here: back online after a year without the internet

When hackers are tweeting out fake assassination attempts on the president from reputable news outlet’s Twitter accounts, you know we have an issue.

There have been a string of high profile Twitter hacking cases. The issue is fairly simple: Twitter is not an enterprise tool. It even has significantly less security than Gmail and some other Web apps.

But Twitter is used by large organizations all over the world. Why don’t they care more about security? It threatens the entire legitimacy of Twitter.

Yes, two-factor authentication would be a start, but Twitter needs a lot more than that. And companies would be willing to pay for added security, accounts and features.

We then discuss House of Cards, Netflix and whether or not people care about the anticipation of waiting for new episodes to come out week after week.

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Show notes: 

• Twitter said to bolster security after AP account hacked
• AP Twitter Hack Shows It’s Time for the Post-Password Era

We discuss the Boston Marathon bombings, journalism and social media.

A lot of people didn’t have their finest hour. We’re looking at you CNN.

Social media was a big part of the story of this event — and the non-stories.

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Show notes:

• Jon Stewart Drubs CNN Again for Boston Coverage
• Jon Stewart Tears Apart CNN For ‘Completely F*cking Wrong’ Boston Reporting: ‘Human Centipede Of News’
• Bombings Trip Up Reddit in Its Turn in Spotlight
• Vine In Boston: 6 Seconds Of Horror, On Repeat

We discuss Facebook Home and who would want Facebook all over their smartphone.

We think there is a market for Facebook Home, but a lot of people won’t like it. It’s pretty though.

Jeremy then asks, “How many more versions of Windows will we see?” A lot of change is hitting the PC industry.

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Show notes:

• A review of Facebook home — by someone who can’t stand Facebook 
• Facebook Home review: are people more important than apps?
• PC sales down 14%, Microsoft blamed

Credit: ReadWrite.

Jeremy has the power! He finally has fast Internet. Before now, he was using DSL. Yes, DSL. Like an ANIMAL.

Jeremy is also an official cord cutter and owner of a new Apple TV. This leads to a discussion of how we watch TV shows and movies now, and how not have cable has led to a more purposeful watching of TV.

When we first started this website, I opined about my desire to store movies in the cloud. That has happened, and now I own a ton of movies. Apparently if you make it easier to buy, own and store something, people will be more likely to buy something.

Since iTunes in the cloud came out a year ago, I’ve purchased 19 movies. Before then, starting in 2006, I had purchased five movies. Storing movies myself was a huge barrier to buying digital movies.

I now sit about five feet from my router, and that seems to have helped some of the recording issues we had last year. This leads to a discussion of wifi interference and how there is still a place for wired ethernet connections.

Jeremy fills us in more on how he plans on using Google Glass.

And then we get into academic publishing. Should academic information be free, instead of being tied up in text books?

Yes, it’s a jam-packed show.

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Jeremy was selected for Google Glass!

He talks about how he plans to use Google Glass this fall in his classes and what he hopes to get out of the Google Glass Explorers program.

If you have any suggestions or questions for Jeremy, let us know. He wants to make this a learning experience. Don’t worry, we’ll have ongoing updates with Jeremy’s experience with Google Glass.

Pat then finds out that they are making two more Independence Day movies, and he is not amused.

Also, are you ready for Vine movie trailers?

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Show notes: 

• Wolverine Vine trailer breakdown
• Google Glass Explorers selected
• Bill Pullman Confirms ‘Independence Day 2′ Return; Sequel Could Happen Without Will Smith

We discuss the awful Google Reader Treason.

And would you trust Google with its new note taking app Google Keep? Is Google Keep something that keeps your data until Google gets bored with it?

We then discuss paywalls and pay meters for news organizations. Which do you prefer and which organizations do you think have made a compelling case for paying for their content?

There is a big difference between The New York Times erecting a pay meter and a local newspaper doing the same. We think the mid-major papers in particular are in trouble.

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Show notes: 

• Google’s trust problem
• Powering down Google Reader
• Google Keep — Save what’s on your mind
• New York Times moves paywall to 10 articles per month

Is paying writer’s as quaint as typewriters? Credit: Mikey McCay.

Should writers be paid to write?

The Atlantic isn’t so sure.

Personally, I think writer’s should be paid, and here are some suggestions on how to fund good writing in the Internet Age.

Also, Marissa Mayer, Yahoo and working from home. Are you ready for this discussion? How do you feel about remote work?

But first we lead off with a discussion of the yellow and blue version of Tweetdeck. Which corner are you in? There can only be one winner.

This leads us to a larger discussion about Twitter’s issues on the desktop and how the company may be alienating its power users. Without those power users, most people aren’t viewing Twitter feeds.

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Show notes:

•  A day in the life of a freelance journalist — 2013
• Paying for great writing in the Internet Age
• Marissa Mayer’s telecommuting ban causes uproar
• TweetDeck for iPhone and Adobe Air will end in May

We discuss wearable computing from watches to glasses. Now you can finally look like an X-Men team member or Robocop.

Do you want to wear a computer on your body? Jeremy and I discuss how these wearable computing devices could fit into a smartphone world. We don’t see them replacing phones any time soon.

We also discuss the PlayStation 4 failure to launch. So, there’s that.

Also, should the Knight Foundation of paid Jonah Lehrer for talking about his past plagarism? Is there value from hearing him recount his past mistakes?

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Show notes:

• PlayStation 4 launch event
• Knight Foundation regrets paying Lehrer speaking fee
• Google Glass
• Will Google Glass drown us in data?