The FCC held their vote as expected, find out what happened and what’s next in this ongoing saga. We also have news this week from Netflix and their new arrangement with the Google Play store. Find out if you are affected by this new collaboration and join us for all of the workarounds. Have you heard about what happened to the MP3? It sounds like the beginning of a great joke, but we have some somber news about this popular file format. AMD has been cranking out very impressive CPUs. Their latest could very well be an Intel-slayer. Google, Google, Google! The Google I/O conference revealed many new upcoming offerings from the tech behemoth. We have them all summed up for you!

Show Notes

Deep’s Guest Appearance on the Neon Iguana Podcast

https://neoniguana.podbean.com/e/the-neon-iguana-podcast-ep-3-deep-from-the-echo7-podcast/

Links to the Neon Iguana Podcast

https://neoniguana.podbean.com/

http://www.youtube.com/c/NeonIguana

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AMD’s Latest CPU

https://www.amd.com/en/ryzen

Google I/O Highlights

https://techcrunch.com/gallery/everything-google-announced-at-its-google-io-keynote/slide/1/

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What a big week in tech news! We have all of the latest updates from the FCC, Microsoft Windows 10S, and the Surface laptops. Could you download and run Linux distributions from the Windows Store on a Windows 10 PC? New stories this week also include the Amazon Echo Show and new competitors are also here to challenge Amazon’s Miss Alexa, herself. HP has gotten themselves in a bit of a mess with their latest revelations. Hackers have infected pretty much the planet with their latest version of ransomware. Find out where it came from and how to mitigate the risks. Also, meet the best damn artist that has ever used Microsoft Paint!

Show Notes

FCC Protests Have Hit the Streets

https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/8/15577988/ajit-pai-protest-door-hangers-fcc-net-neutrality-proposal

See Which Generations Use Voice Assisted Technology the Most

https://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/screen-shot-2017-05-08-at-12-09-40-pm.png?w=657&h=680

Introducing Google’s New Operating System

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/05/googles-fuchsia-smartphone-os-dumps-linux-has-a-wild-new-ui/

HP Shipping Devices with Keylogger

https://thenextweb.com/insider/2017/05/11/hp-is-shipping-audio-drivers-with-a-built-in-keylogger/#.tnw_eWpZMRB4

Check to see if the following Keylogging applications are installed:

C:\Windows\System32\MicTray64.exe

C:\Windows\System32\MicTray.exe

Check to see if the following log file is being kept:

C:\Users\Public\MicTray.log

These are the affected HP computers:

HP EliteBook 820 G3 Notebook PC

HP EliteBook 828 G3 Notebook PC

HP EliteBook 840 G3 Notebook PC

HP EliteBook 848 G3 Notebook PC

HP EliteBook 850 G3 Notebook PC

HP ProBook 640 G2 Notebook PC

HP ProBook 650 G2 Notebook PC

HP ProBook 645 G2 Notebook PC

HP ProBook 655 G2 Notebook PC

HP ProBook 450 G3 Notebook PC

HP ProBook 430 G3 Notebook PC

HP ProBook 440 G3 Notebook PC

HP ProBook 446 G3 Notebook PC

HP ProBook 470 G3 Notebook PC

HP ProBook 455 G3 Notebook PC

HP EliteBook 725 G3 Notebook PC

HP EliteBook 745 G3 Notebook PC

HP EliteBook 755 G3 Notebook PC

HP EliteBook 1030 G1 Notebook PC

HP ZBook 15u G3 Mobile Workstation

HP Elite x2 1012 G1 Tablet

HP Elite x2 1012 G1 with Travel Keyboard

HP Elite x2 1012 G1 Advanced Keyboard

HP EliteBook Folio 1040 G3 Notebook PC

HP ZBook 17 G3 Mobile Workstation

HP ZBook 15 G3 Mobile Workstation

HP ZBook Studio G3 Mobile Workstation

HP EliteBook Folio G1 Notebook PC

Man Perfects His Microsoft Paint Skills

Link to his eBook:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07143FXZ5/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1494514555&sr=8-2&keywords=camp+redblood&linkCode=ll1&tag=vilofjoy-20&linkId=65c753b2494b71b85ea0692c5dcf3148

Link to samples of his artwork:

http://www.boredpanda.com/microsoft-paint-ebook-illustrations-camp-redblood-pat-hines/

Link to his DeviantArt page:

http://captainredblood.deviantart.com/

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Product releases galore! Microsoft releases a kinda-new operating system along with some laptops that are designed to run it. Could these be the Chromebook and Macbook killers? Red Hat unveils a a cloud-based development environment for all members of development teams. Netflix is the entertainment venue of choice as many cord-cutters are ditching their traditional subscriptions and flocking in droves to Netflix and similar service providers. You will be surprised to find out who is still running versions of Windows older than XP, in Production! Speaking of security risks, beware of the latest phishing scam masquerading as a Google Docs invitation.

Show Notes

The Newest Version of Microsoft Windows

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-s

The Chromebook Killer and Macbook Killer?

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/featured-devices/surface-laptop

Red Hat Launches OpenShift.io

https://www.redhat.com/en/technologies/cloud-computing/openshift

Netflix Subscriptions vs. Comcast

http://cdn.exstreamist.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Netflix-vs-Comcast-subscriber-count.png

Interesting Facts About the Pentagon

http://www.mrctv.org/blog/7-crazy-facts-about-pentagon?page=0,0

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pentagon

http://www.peimag.com/10-interesting-facts-about-the-pentagon/

Google Docs Phishing Scam

http://gizmodo.com/a-huge-and-dangerously-convincing-google-docs-phishin-1794888973

Google Security Checkup

https://myaccount.google.com/secureaccount

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What a week for bad tech news! The obvious story which has dominated this week’s news cycle is all about FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s proposed changes to Net Neutrality. Also, learn what antics ATT and Verizon have been trying to pull on their customers. Could you travel from Los Angeles to New York City in a self-driving Tesla by Christmas? Find out in this week’s episode of echo7.

Show Notes

The Creator’s Update can be rolled back and we have a link for it.

https://betanews.com/2017/04/11/how-to-rollback-and-uninstall-windows-10-creators-update/

Contact the FCC and Express Yourself

800 Companies write a letter to the FCC supporting Net Neutrality:

https://docs.google.com/viewerng/viewer?url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/571681753c44d835a440c8b5/t/590130fc29687fd0ac13f6e7/1493250301039/NetNeutralityLetter(3).pdf&wmode=opaque

Call the FCC at 1-888-225-5322. Once connected, the following will get you to an agent; press 1 then 4, then 2, and finally 0 to get to an agent.

Leave a comment for the FCC:

https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings/express

Pioneer and Onkyo May Have a Firmware Update to Provide Chromecast to your Receiver

Below are lists of receivers which should have this update.

Onkyo:

PR-RZ5100, TX-RZ3100, TX-RZ1100, TX-RZ810, TX-RZ710, TX-NR676E, TX-NR656, TX-NR575E, TX-NR555, TX-NR474, HT-S7800, TX-8270, TX-L20D, LS7200, LS5200, R-N855, NS-6170, NS-6130, and NCP-302.

Pioneer:

SC-LX901, SC-LX801, SC-LX701, SC-LX501, VSX-1131, VSX-932, VSX-832, VSX-831, VSX-S520D, VSX-S520, SX-S30DAB, NC-50DAB, N-30AE, FS-W50, FS-W40, XC-HM86D, X-HM86D, X-HM76D, X-HM76, MRX-5, and MRX-3.

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Join us for our very first episode of echo7. This week we look into the new Google Earth and interesting facts surrounding Google Earth. Dell comes out with a Linux-friendly all-in-one PC! Sony unveils a new mirrorless camera. Intel has released a new, faster standard for SSDs.

Show Notes

Link to Interesting Finds on Google Earth

http://www.oddee.com/item_96849.aspx

http://twistedsifter.com/2014/02/50-amazing-finds-on-google-earth/

Links to the Linux-friendly Dell Precision 5720

http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/precision-5720-aio/pd?oc=xctop5720aious

Links to the Sony A9 Camera

http://www.sony.com/electronics/interchangeable-lens-cameras/ilce-9

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/4/19/15356680/new-sony-a9-mirrorless-camera-announced-specs-price-release-date

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The echo7 podcast is coming soon to a podcasting app of your choice.  Please join us as we discuss the latest tech news of the week!

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