In This Episode: Why Free software. Watch-And-Grab iPhone Theft.

This week the TEH Podcast is hosted by Leo Notenboom, the “Chief Question Answerer” at Ask Leo!, and Gary Rosenzweig, the host and producer of MacMost, and mobile game developer at Clever Media.

(You’ll find longer Bios on the Hosts page.)

• 0:30 LN: Microphones
  
• 2:00 GR: Old USB mics
  
• 3:45 LN: Why Do People Create Free Software?
  
  • 4:20 Games, digital products are easy to reproduce
    
  • 5:40 Promote other paid versions or other software
    
    • Free, but support encouraged (pay what you want)
      
    
    
  • 7:00 Promote other things
    
  • 9:00 Hoping it’s a hit, then charge for the next one.
    
  • 10:10 Pay as you want… donations. Like Cliptools.
    
  • 11:38 Open Source – Cooperation
    
  • 13:10 Open source leads to product
    
  • 15:38 Like Bitwarden
    
  • 16:00 Learn or show what you can do. Get experience.
    
  • 18:20 LN – Candy Crush. Eventually they start offering you things. In Ap purchases.
    
  • 20:00 LN: Altruism
    
  • 20:20 LN: You are the product / ads
    
  • 22:00 ChatGPT joins in.
    
  • 23:00 Market share.
    
  • 24:15 Beta testing. Market testing.
    
  • 25:00 LN – Sometimes it’s a scam
    
  • 25:45 It’s not really free
    
  • 26:00 Don’t let your guard down
    
  • 27:00 Google and Android
    
  
  
• 28:40 GR: Watch-And-Grab iPhone Theft
  
  • 31:00 Prevention – Face ID and Touch ID
    
  • 36:00 LN – How does it apply to Android?
    
  • 42:00 LN – Law enforcement
    
  
  

• 46:00 LN: Colossus: The Forbin Project – (inspired by Avogadro Corp: The Singularity Is Closer Than It Appears)
  
• 51:00 GR: Tucker and Dale Vs Evil
  

• 54:30 LN: How Do I Keep My Email Address When I Change My ISP?
  
• 55:30 GR: How To Prevent Watch-And-Grab iPhone Theft