iCloud

Steve’s Job’s mantra when referring to his devices was “it all just works” which is very good but he forgot to add, “and when you do, don’t forget that it will eat up lots of data on your monthly phone plan.”  Read this article or prepare for sticker shock on your next wireless bill.  The telco’s must LOVE iCloud!

Redmond isn’t waiting for Patch Tuesday to plug the latest hole in its operating system.  The Duqu hack is using a font parsing engine to do its damage. Fortunately Microsoft has issued a one click FixIt solution to the problem in this knowledge base article.

Gloves are off now.  A new report out in the US declares that the two former communist bullies are now the biggest bad guys on the Web. Is this news to anyone who has been hacked recently?  The cold war is suddenly feeling rather hot.

Hollywood cronies in Congress are trying to fast track a bill guaranteed to hamstring first amendment rights in favor of Hollywood’s pocketbook.  Serious consequences for all if media moguls get their way with the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) gets its way under the guise of “protecting” artists and writers from theft of their works.

Hapless HP has high hopes..that a new version of its proven Win 7 Slate tablet can attract business users.  This may be a winning move since the device uses both pen input and a touch screen technology along with an operating system that is a proven winner in enterprise and a favorite among windows users.  No need to trick old dogs new tricks.  Hope Slate 2 does better than the forgettable Slate 1.

Show Notes:

National Geographic Animal Jam : Brady Barr reptile expert and host of Nat Geo WILD’s Dangerous Encounters.
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder declares importance of broadband in state recovery: Phillip Brown, Director, Government Affairs & Advocacy, Connected Nation
Online Tech: New Frontiers in Cloud Computing and HIPAA Certification: Mike Klein, Pres. and COO of Online Technologies.

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Podcast: November 5, 2011 – Hour 1
Podcast: November 5, 2011 – Hour 2

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