Hosts: Molly Wood, Patrick Norton, Brian Brushwood, and Gina Trapani

Sidekick sideswiped, FCC/Google, Facebookers shut out, NASA bombs the moon, FTC regulates bloggers, and more.

Show Notes

MacBreak Weekly 162: You’ve Been Sidekicked

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, and Andy Ihnatko

Snow Leopard gets Sidekicked, Mossberg disses Apple, and inside the iPhone update

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Security Now 218: Your Questions, Steve’s Answers 77

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

Microsoft ships its biggest update ever, Comcast has its eyes on you, and Steve answers your questions.

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Windows Weekly 126: Danger Paul Danger

Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte

It’s one week til Windows 7 and Paul’s ready to party, Danger Sidekick users Danger!, and the case for AAC.

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This Week In Google 12: The Big Butt At The End Of The Long Tail

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Gina Trapani, Jeff Jarvis, and Siva Vaidhyanathan

This week’s guest, Siva Vaidhyanathan, deconstructs the Google book deal, it’s the end of page rank as we know it, and the miracle of free bandwidth explained. Sort of.

Show notes

iron wil

Last year, I posted an article referencing Apple’s suggestion to use anti-virus software with the opening line stating “Security is a journey not a destination”.  When I came across an article on 1 Raindrop about the RSA conference last March.  I felt that this quote was a surgical statement, very precise and to the point.  I think it works to help a person find a more comprehensive definition of computer security.

So my revised statement is “Security is a journey, not a destination or a place of defense.  It is collaboration, networking, and the future.”

iron wil

Hosts: Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Om Malik, and Kirk Harnack

The Apple-Google-ATT conspiracy, the US CIO babbles, and TWiT goes digital…

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MacBreak Weekly 155: When You’re Ready to Compromise, Call Me

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Merlin Mann

Snow Leopard, new “Get a Mac” ads, MacBook refresh, Apple Tablet news, App approval process, and more.

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Security Now 211: Hacking Electronic Voting Machines

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

How researchers hacked the most secure electronic voting machines.

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Windows Weekly 120: Bing Is My Back-End

Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte

Windows 7, Yahoo competition, Xbox 360 prices, Word, Nokia, Snow Leopard, and more.

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This Week In Google 5: Ice Cream In The Clouds

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Gina Trapani, Doug Kaye, and Mary Hodder

Snow Leopard, mobile apps as content, Chrome/Android, Facebook privacy settings, and more.

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Hosts: John C. Dvorak, Becky Worley, Natali Del Conte, and Carlos Rodela

Sony Ericsson goes Android, Teledildonics, Compuserve, ringtone concerts, shoes, GDGT and more.

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MacBreak Weekly 148: Leo Says Boo

Hosts: Alex Lindsay and Scott Bourne

AT&T iPhone sales, 13″ MacBook Pro stock, App Store anniversary, Al Jazeera English iPhone app.

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Security Now 204: Listener Feedback 70

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

Our regular mailbag episode with questions and comments from our listeners.

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Windows Weekly 115: Windows 7 Secrets

Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte

Paul assembles a panel to discuss Windows 7 pricing and other release questions.

Guests: Rafael Rivera and Mary-Jo Foley

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Hosts: Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Doug Kaye, Wil Harris, and Dwight Silverman.

Palm Pre, iPhone 3GS, AT&T protest, the end of analog TV, MySpace layoffs, gaming industry down, and more.

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MacBreak Weekly 145: The Bourne Rescue

iPhone 3G S, Mophie Juice Pack Air, express card ports, App Store politics, and more.

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Security Now 201: SecureZip

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

The operation, features, and security of PKWARE’s free SecureZIP file archiving and encrypting utility.

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Windows Weekly 112: Spring Loaded Paul

Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte

Windows 7 nearing finish line, Bing, Morro, Google going after Exchange, and more.

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iron wil

Hosts: Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte

Windows 7, Office 14, Zune rumors, MSDN, Software Wars, Roku, and more.

• Windows 7 Beta Fallout
  There is almost universal praise for the Windows 7 public beta which was released on January 9, 2009. After impressive demand for the new beta Microsoft has suspended its previous policy which would place a limit on the downloads to 2.5 million and will allow people to download the beta until January 24, 2009. Paul recommends re-arming rather then activiting to save your license keys. Windows 7 also runs great on netbooks, lower end notebooks designed for portability and low power usage. Paul describes a good experience on a 1.6GHz Atom system with 1 GB of RAM and 16GB of harddrive space. The only big question is: will the positive reviews of Windows 7 be enough to get XP users to upgrade?
• What about Office 14?
  With Windows 7 coming out in mid-2009 many are wondering if Office will quickly follow. Microsoft just started a limited beta test of their server offerings, but there is no news about the client. Sources say that we will have to wait until late 2009 or early 2010 for the new Office.
• Zune rumors
  Rumors abound that Microsoft may be exiting the portable media player business by discontinuing the Zune. However, Microsoft recently stated that rather then discontinue the Zune they are going to be expanding the product line. With Apple offering DRM free downloads from it’s iTunes music store, Microsoft may have their work cut out for them.Paul is going to try to get Rob Greenlee of the Zune Insider podcast on a future episode of Windows Weekly to discuss the Zune in more depth.
• Keith Curtis
  Keith Curtis is a long-time Microsoft employee and the author of “The Software Wars,” a book which states that open source software, not Apple, is the real future competition to the Windows operating system. GNU/Linux has been all but dismissed as a possibility on the desktop, but Keith disagrees and he may have a point. He will appear on a future episode of Windows Weekly where he will discuss his book and his ideas in detail.
• Roku Digital Video Player
  • This just in: Roku Digital Video Player adds hundreds of HD movies and TV shows via Netflix, plus 40,000 movies and TV shows from Amazon On Demand. The latter is coming in a few weeks
  • Netflix HD content
  • Office, 30 Rock, Heroes, Star Trek, plus movies like Elf, Ace Ventura, etc.
  • An amazing list of Windows 7 tips published by a Microsoft engineer.
  • Free Battlestar Galactica webisodes on Zune Marketplace In Season 0: A 10-part episode, Face of the Enemy, that bridges the gap between the last season and the next, plus two specials, “Recap” and “Catch the Frak Up”

A Message From Paul Thurrott”This week I’m going to be in Reston, Virginia on Friday for the ‘D.C.’ edition of the MSDN Developer Conference held at the Hyatt Regency Reston. It’s sort of a mini-PDC that’s going around the country. In DC to visit with Rafael. But drop me a line if you’ll be at the show.”

Tips of the week

• Software of the weekWindirstat: Excellent disk usage viewer for Windows – surprised I haven’t had this one in here before. Thanks to Greg Martin for the tip. See the discussion page for other similar free programs.

• Audible pick of the week: Cross Country, Unabridged, by James Patterson, narrated by Peter J. Fernandez and Dion Graham.

Check out Paul’s blog at the SuperSite for Windows for more information.

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iron wil

• The future of AV: looking for the good while stopping the bad
• Eight holes in Windows login controls
• Extended validation and online security: EV SSL gets the green light
• Interview with Giles Hogben, an expert on identity and authentication technologies working at ENISA
• Web filtering in a Web 2.0 world
• RSA Conference Europe 2008
• The role of password management in compliance with the data protection act
• Securing data beyond PCI in a SOA environment: best practices for advanced data protection
• Three undocumented layers of the OSI model and their impact on security
• Interview with Rich Mogull, founder of Securosis
• AND MORE!

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iron wil

Hosts: Paul Thurrott with Leo Laporte

OneCare dead, Xbox update, Zune, Yahoo/Microsoft, IE8, and more.

• Microsoft Kills OneCare, Plans Free “Morro”
• Xbox New Experience; new games Left 4 Dead and Far Cry 2
• New Zune prices on flash devices, accessories
• Zune 3.1 with a few new features
• Rent to Own: Zune Pass subscribers now get 10 free tracks per month
• Internet Explorer 8 Beta 3 is on the way
• Windows Mobile: IE 6 only on new devices
• Yahoo/Microsoft
• Holiday recommendations:
  • If you have an iPod: Universal Dock ($49) + AV cable ($49)
  • If you have a Zune: Home AV Pack (dock, remote, cables – $59)
  • Otherwise… WD TV HD Media Player ($129 + USB hard drive, memory key)

Tip of the week: Students: Get Microsoft products cheap with Microsoft DreamSpark
Plus – Microsoft IT Academy Student Pass: Free e-learning courses

Software of the week: Zune 3.1 – Excellent even if you don’t have a device

Audible pick of the week: Just After Sunset, Unabridged, By Stephen King, Narrated by Stephen King and others. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/windows.

Check out Paul’s blog at http://www.internet-nexus.com and the SuperSite for Windows http://winsupersite.com for more information.

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Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

ClamAV security flaw, ICQ vulnerability, Opera and more.

For 16kpbs versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve’s site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.

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iron wil

• Security policy considerations for virtual worlds
• US political elections and cybercrime
• Using packet analysis for network troubleshooting
• The effectiveness of industry certifications
• Is your data safe? Secure your web apps
• RSA Conference 2008 / Black Hat 2008 Europe
• Windows log forensics: did you cover your tracks?
• Traditional vs. non-traditional database auditing
• Payment card data: know your defense options
• Security risks for mobile computing on public WLANs: hotspot registration
• Network event analysis with Net/FSE
• Producing secure software with security enhanced software development processes

get yours here.

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