May 18, 2012
Holland passes a net neutrality law, Game of Thrones is the most pirated TV show in history and Google’s self-driving car is now legal in Nevada. All this, and thoughts about the importance of paying attention, in episode 20 of Technophilia: “That Ball Of Fat In Your Skull”. MakeUseOf writers live all over the world. Every week, three of these writers virtually get together to talk about the latest technology news and what they’ve been up to.
May 11, 2012
The Pirate Bay is blocked in the UK, The Elder Scrolls is going massively multiplayer, and the world’s elite universities are putting classes online for free. All this and more in episode 19 of Technophilia: “Piracy in the UK”. This week – Dave is having a lot of fun playing with his new Playstation Vita. James is outsourcing the creation of his amazing ideas using odesk.com, and more. And Justin, being cheap, uses Sidepon to find coupons while shopping online.
May 5, 2012
Does the fourth amendment of the US constitution matter if you’re online? CISPA seems to suggest otherwise. Will this bill – officially hated by Reddit and other online communities yet supported by Facebook and AT&T – pass? Or will President Obama live up to his promise and veto the bill? That, along with the other big tech stories of the week, in the latest episode of Technophilia.
April 29, 2012
If you’re reading this, I’m betting there’s a good chance you quite like computers, the Internet, or technology in general. A few weeks ago, Dave showed you 10 websites that all geeks should bookmark. This week, I’d like to introduce you to 5 technology podcasts you should all add to iTunes. Some are new, some are old favorites – all are awesome.
April 26, 2012
The Netflix CEO calls out Comcast on net neutrality; reading all the privacy policies you agree to in a year would take a month; and the Internet’s biggest dirtbag took his site off the web. Also, should Justin found his own sovereign nation in the mountains of Montana? And if he does, should it be called “The Justin Republic of Awesome” or the much less cool “Justopia”?
April 20, 2012
This week – Facebook overpays for some Photoshop filters, Canada ditches the penny and starts work on a digital currency, and how one Chinese activist turned the tables on the police state. It’s all here to entertain and inform you, so what are you waiting for? Subscribe to Technophilia, Earth’s Favorite Technology Podcast today!
April 13, 2012
We’ve got our first outbreak of Mac malware. The culprit? Microsoft Office. Java helped too! The point is, malware on your Mac is more likely than you think. Find out more by listening to this week’s Technophilia Podcast, earth’s favorite technology podcast, hosted by three MakeUseOf authors – Justin Pot, James Bruce and Dave LeClair.
March 28, 2012
Encyclopedia Britannica will stop printing paper copies, German libraries need to pay rights holders in order to read books to children, and a letter from a former Google employer says Google Plus is destroying the company. All this and more in episode 14 of Technophilia Podcast: James and the Giant Phone.
February 28, 2012
Are you stuck in a writing slump? Have you ran out of story ideas? Are you puzzled and confused over the publishing industry? Do you need guidance on becoming a professional wordsmith? There are lots of resources – good and bad – out on the web, and they all claim to improve your writing, improve your sales, etc. But who has the time to browse and keep up with dozens, if not hundreds, of writing-related websites?
February 24, 2012
Last week, I talked about how to get started recording a podcast – microphones, Skype or Google Plus and how to record either. This week, I’ll be looking at how to edit your (audio) podcast in Garageband. Garageband is free with most Macs, and it’s an incredibly capable audio editor with everything a podcaster could need.
