Developer Antics

From the plot point of major motion pictures, to the fear-mongering of lesser news organizations, the threat of cyber-warfare has been talked about, hyped, and feared. However, what if I told you that for all of the attacks on our power grid, there were none from humans, but over 700 confirmed squirrel attacks? Join us in this episode as we cover the facts, and of course report the latest in tech news.

Get all the links, show notes, and comments at https://www.developerantics.com/episodes/31-the-cyber-war-has-gone-to-the-squirrels

It may be a minisode, but it is packed with useful information about the latest security risks. Also this minisode features the world premiere of the Developer Antics 2017 Trailer. Happy New Year everyone!

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CES is the annual show-and-tell of the consumer electronics market that takes place the first week of the year in Las Vegas. In this episode I break down why this is both something fun and something to take with a grain of salt. In other discussed news; Andy Rubin is building a new mobile device company, and Apple may be open to a law suit for not allowing developers the option of distributing their apps in 3rd party marketplaces.

Get all the links, show notes, and comments at https://www.developerantics.com/episodes/30-ces-and-the-appstore-monopoly

Passcodes Are Evidence and Infect-a-Friend for Ransom - Developer Antics: Episode 29

Florida has sunshine, hurricanes, and now a judge who decided that your passcode should belong to the police. Also, what should you do when you are infected with ransomware? Sell out your friends!.. or not. All this and more on an exciting episode of Developer Antics.

Get all the links, show notes, and comments at https://www.developerantics.com/episodes/29-passcodes-are-evidence

Curious about what a wearable is? In this episode Casey and Phil take walk through the various forms of wearables and what constitutes one. They discuss fitness trackers, watches, and the death of Pebble via FitBit.

Get all the links, show notes, and comments at https://www.developerantics.com/episodes/28-the-wearables-show

After reporting that we didn't think fake news was having a very big impact on most users several studies and a news story that was picked up by major "vetted" organizations later we have decided to revisit the issue and explain why we believe the issue is so rampant. Also this week we discuss Britain going 1984, some Android malware that if you listen to our show doesn't effect you, and of course the latest in business news.

Get all the links, show notes, and comments at https://www.developerantics.com/episodes/27-fake-news-in-the-news-and-on-the-rise

Getting back on track with plenty of security and business news, we thank you listeners for subscribing, commenting, and caring. We also go off-script an mention all of the wonderful things that we have seen Microsoft doing lately, and the importance of playing well with others.

Get all the links, show notes, and comments at https://www.developerantics.com/episodes/26-happy-thanksgiving

What is virtual reality and how did it get started? In this episode Casey and Phil discuss the origins of Virtual Reality and how it is quickly becoming the latest fad in personal technology. They also explain Augmented Reality and the products and projects that are currently using this amazing technology.

Get all the links, show notes, and comments at https://www.developerantics.com/episodes/25-the-virtually-huge-virtual-reality-and-augmented-reality-show

In this episode we discuss Phil switching back to an iPhone 7 and what his observation about the device and what he wishes it would do and what he wishes Android would. We also discuss the brief break and of course the latest in tech news with a tip on using Airplane Mode on your mobile device.

Get all the links, show notes, and comments at https://www.developerantics.com/episodes/24-the-ups-and-downs-of-modern-devices/

Never one to pass up a good pun, this week we discuss the hand-off from the United States to ICANN for handling everything relating to domains and IP addresses and why this isn't the big deal you may have been told it was. We also discuss the latest in security (or lack thereof), the exploding popularity of Samsung, and the latest in systems automation.

Get all the links, show notes, and comments at https://www.developerantics.com/episodes/23-icann-haz-news/