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THDP28 Net Neutrality, Part 2
Net neutrality is the principle that data packets on the Internet should be moved impartially, without regard to content, destination or source. Net neutrality is sometimes referred to as the "First Amendment of the Internet." Let’s see, we should be
THDP27 2nd Annual Laptop Buyer’s Guide
 2014 Laptop Buying Guide Links THDP27 Show Notes 2014 Top 5 Laptops 2014 Top 5 Budget Laptops Check out this list for the things you should take into account when you buy a laptop. Price While costs are always on a student’s mind (say nothing
THDP26 Information Security Why Can’t We be Serious
Tonight we are talking about malware and the state of Internet security overall.   Next week we will have our 2nd Annual Laptop Buyer’s Guideâ€. And that will be followed by “Internet Security – Internet Scamsâ€. When I started planning this
THDP25 Geek Health and Fitness
This week we talk about: Robin Williams tribute AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile are being sued for Net Neutrality violations Why are we not replacing our aged weather satellites? The latest health related app from Nextshark coming in 2015 Ed and I di
THDP24 A Look at Ourselves and the Right to be Forgotten
Do We Have the Right to Expect to be Forgotten? I was looking for this past week’s news when I stumbled on the website for the Independent (link in the shownotes) and there was the video story of Wikipedia’s founder Jimmy Wales blasting the European.
THDP23 Kickstarter, the Good and the Bad
Hi everybody and thanks for having us back again this week.  Right off the bat we would like to welcome new listeners from Alaska, Rhode Island and West Virginia in the USA and the Croatia, Uruguay and Portugal worldwide.  It is a small world isn’t it
THDP22 A Little Google, a Little VDI and stuff
This is going to be a little different type of show today. I am still forced to compromise my workflow’s quality and content because of my surgery. I think I sound tons better than I did on the last show. I thought last week that I felt good enoug
THDP21 Happy 4th of July!
Happy 4th of July. To all of our American listeners, we at THDP want to wish you a happy and safe holiday. Don’t overdo it. Everything in moderation but may this be a memorable 4th for you and your family. My Knee Please note, this podcast will
THDP20 The Internet of Things
This definition is from Wikipedia at this link. The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to uniquely identifiable objects and their virtual representations in an Internet-like structure. The term Internet of Things was proposed by Kevin Ashton in 1999[1] tho
THDP19 Net Neutrality
We took so long to publish THDP18 that this subject has come and gone. Â But not so fast. Â This subject is not going anywhere. Â We are in the talking stage right now. Â The FCC is taking comments and are looking for public input. Am I the only one that