The 1970s were filled with home electronic innovations. Although the technology was limited compared to now, it seems these devices managed to make do with less and still leave a favorable impression. Here is Tom's Top Five pieces of tech you missed out on.
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Video game characters live in our heads. But who among them is the greatest? We all may have different views but here are the Top 5 Greatest Video Game Characters of all time.
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DTNS video for Tuesday October 3, 2023
“Facebook Does Want to Charge You”
Episode 4617 with Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRd8h4v04Hc
Developing a new tech product is always a risky endeavor. Sometimes you make it big, but many times you produce a dud. We count down the Top 5 tech failures that prove even smart minds can fall flat on their face.
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Top Five Tech Failures hosted by @acedtect
Operating systems are the lifeblood of computing. For most folks the list is surprisingly short. But in the long decades of computer history, many other OSs have tried and failed. The most notable failures had the power to alter the fortunes of companies, change the direction of personal computing or both. So here are the top 5 OS failures.
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Tom Merritt @acedtect bought the Amazon Astro household robot. Find out what's involved in setting it up, where you need to put its charging base, and the limitations of the robotic servant.
Watch here: https://youtu.be/Df37n1TQwfs
DTNS video for Wednesday October 25, 2023
“That Fork is Doing the Weird Finger Thing”
Episode 4632 with Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson Roger Chang
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fhqOLkQhwE
DTNS video for Thursday October 19, 2023
“23 and Everyone’s DNA”
Episode 4628 with Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Nica Montford, Roger Chang
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPP2rtABTqM
DTNS video for Monday July 31, 2023
“The Bird Goes Down in a Blaze of Glory”
Episode 4572 with Sarah Lane, Megan Morrone, Roger Chang
Watch here: https://youtu.be/oOJC0E7VXhs
DTNS video for Friday October 13, 2023
“Can We Call It MicroBlizzard?”
Episode 4624 with Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Geoff Belknap, Len Peralta, Roger Chang https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOmiJqZlI3g
On DTNS for Friday August 25, 2023 - We catch you up on the MoveIT attacks with what you need to know whether you're a company or a customer, plus a robot mop that can change its own water, and Amazon wants a piece of ESPN.
Listen here: https://shows.acast.com/dtns/episodes/moveit-and-lose-it-dtns-4591
YouTube is filled with amazing creators. So we asked across the internet, from X to Threads to BlueSky, Mastodon, Discord and beyond. Who is your favorite YouTuber? Tom compiled the results, and here’s your list of the Top 5 YouTubers.
Watch here: https://youtu.be/0x-_KIfZ-Mc
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DTNS video for Wednesday July 26, 2023
“Unfolding Samsung Galaxy Unpacked”
Episode 4569 with Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Huyen Te Dao, Roger Chang
Watch here: https://youtu.be/6_Ixg3vJMbc
The word processor never got “invented” as such, it just slowly developed out of things like typewriters and even slowly merged from electronic appliances into software. To understand the origin of the word processor you and I would recognize, the one with bold, italic, underline, we need to follow the journey of future space tourist Charles Simonyi.
Know A Little More About Word Processors with @acedtect
Listen here: https://shows.acast.com/know-a-little-more/episodes/about-word-processors
DTNS video for Tuesday January 9, 2024
“Greening a Battery”
Episode 4681 with Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Molly Wood, Roger Chang
Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pdz2tMM5cs
Daily Tech Headlines for Monday July 24, 2023 with Sarah Lane - Twitter Rebrands to “X”, Flipper Zero gets a dedicated App Store, Spotify is latest streaming service to increase prices, Samsung is all-in on flip phones for Unpacked event.
Listen here: https://shows.acast.com/dth/episodes/twitter-rebrands-to-x-dth
DTNS video for Friday June 16, 2023
“Google, No Longer Master of Its Own Domains”
Episode 4543 with Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Len Peralta, Roger Chang
Watch here: https://youtu.be/vMreztBn0rs
