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May 25, 2021 :35: What Are You Doing? : Quarantine #64
This podcast is a blog post found at:
https://www.sccclub.org/podcast/may-25-2021-35-what-are-you-doing-quarantine-64
We Welcome All Tech Enthusiasts
PSA: I am sorry to say that I had technical problems during the first 35 minutes. Volume levels, computer crashing, and an extra microphone (accidental turned on at re-boot) caused a number of audio problems. I have cleaned it up the best I can, but it is what it is. Still we had a great meeting, and I am always looking forward to the next. Where, I am sure, we'll have much more technical success.
Some of the Topics from today:
fast.com- Netflix speed test.
Linda's new iPad purchased at Costco for $40 less than at the Apple Store.
The San Carlos Computer Club Recommended Movies and Shows List hosted on Trakt.tv.
It's "Scrobble."
Amazon is reportedly negotiating to acquire MGM, the studio behind James Bond and Rocky, for about $9 billion
AT&T is combining WarnerMedia with Discovery to create a new streaming giant.
HBO Max, Chip and Joanna Gaines, and 'Shark Week' are just some of the 100-plus brands included in AT&T and Discovery's massive streaming deal.
Henry Cavill To Star in Lionsgate’s ‘Highlander’ Reboot.
Alexa has a new, hidden superpower: Transforming into a security camera.
Remote Computer and I.T. Help: [email protected]
Recommended Movies & Shows List
Today's Recommendations,
TV:
The Spy - In the 1960s, Israeli clerk-turned-secret agent Eli Cohen goes deep undercover inside Syria on a perilous, years-long mission to spy for Mossad. (wikipedia)
Jupiter's Legacy - The super-powered children of superheroes struggle to live up to the legendary feats of their parents. (wikipedia)
The Crime of the Century - A searing indictment of Big Pharma and the political operatives and government regulations that enable over-production, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates. (wikipedia)
World on Fire - The story of World War II told through the intertwining fates of ordinary people from all sides of this global conflict as they grapple with the effect of the war on their everyday lives. (wikipedia)
Traders - The series centered on the employees of Gardner Ross, an investment bank in the Bay Street financial district of Toronto, Ontario. (wikipedia)
The Tunnel - The plot follows detectives Karl Roebuck and Elise Wasserman working together to find a serial killer who left the upper-half body of a French politician and the lower-half of a British prostitute in the Channel Tunnel, at the midpoint between France and the UK. (wikipedia)
The Bridge - A murdered body on a bridge between El Paso and Juarez bring together El Paso detective Sonya Cross and Chihuahua State Police detective Marco Ruiz. (wikipedia)
Movies:
Ladies in Black - Adapted from the bestselling novel by Madeleine St John, Ladies in Black is an alluring and tender-hearted comedy drama about the lives of a group of department store employees in 1959 Sydney. (wikipedia)
On the Basis of Sex - Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of sex discrimination. (wikipedia)
Steal me a Pencell - (wikipedia)
Pianist - (wikipedia)
Croupier - Jack Manfred is an aspiring writer who to make ends meet, takes a job as a croupier. Jack remains an observer, knowing that everything in life is a gamble and that gamblers are born to lose. Inevitably, he gets sucked into the world of the casino which takes its toll on his relationships and the novel he is writing. (wikipedia)
Love Song for Bobby Long - A headstrong young woman returns to New Orleans after the death of her estranged mother. (wikipedia)
Cannonball Run - A cross-country road race is based on an actual event, the Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, organized by Brock Yates to protest the 55 mph speed limit then in effect in
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This podcast is a blog post found at:
https://www.sccclub.org/podcast/may-25-2021-35-what-are-you-doing-quarantine-64
We Welcome All Tech Enthusiasts
PSA: I am sorry to say that I had technical problems during the first 35 minutes. Volume levels, computer crashing, and an extra microphone (accidental turned on at re-boot) caused a number of audio problems. I have cleaned it up the best I can, but it is what it is. Still we had a great meeting, and I am always looking forward to the next. Where, I am sure, we'll have much more technical success.
Some of the Topics from today:
fast.com- Netflix speed test.
Linda's new iPad purchased at Costco for $40 less than at the Apple Store.
The San Carlos Computer Club Recommended Movies and Shows List hosted on Trakt.tv.
It's "Scrobble."
Amazon is reportedly negotiating to acquire MGM, the studio behind James Bond and Rocky, for about $9 billion
AT&T is combining WarnerMedia with Discovery to create a new streaming giant.
HBO Max, Chip and Joanna Gaines, and 'Shark Week' are just some of the 100-plus brands included in AT&T and Discovery's massive streaming deal.
Henry Cavill To Star in Lionsgate’s ‘Highlander’ Reboot.
Alexa has a new, hidden superpower: Transforming into a security camera.
Remote Computer and I.T. Help: [email protected]
Recommended Movies & Shows List
Today's Recommendations,
TV:
The Spy - In the 1960s, Israeli clerk-turned-secret agent Eli Cohen goes deep undercover inside Syria on a perilous, years-long mission to spy for Mossad. (wikipedia)
Jupiter's Legacy - The super-powered children of superheroes struggle to live up to the legendary feats of their parents. (wikipedia)
The Crime of the Century - A searing indictment of Big Pharma and the political operatives and government regulations that enable over-production, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates. (wikipedia)
World on Fire - The story of World War II told through the intertwining fates of ordinary people from all sides of this global conflict as they grapple with the effect of the war on their everyday lives. (wikipedia)
Traders - The series centered on the employees of Gardner Ross, an investment bank in the Bay Street financial district of Toronto, Ontario. (wikipedia)
The Tunnel - The plot follows detectives Karl Roebuck and Elise Wasserman working together to find a serial killer who left the upper-half body of a French politician and the lower-half of a British prostitute in the Channel Tunnel, at the midpoint between France and the UK. (wikipedia)
The Bridge - A murdered body on a bridge between El Paso and Juarez bring together El Paso detective Sonya Cross and Chihuahua State Police detective Marco Ruiz. (wikipedia)
Movies:
Ladies in Black - Adapted from the bestselling novel by Madeleine St John, Ladies in Black is an alluring and tender-hearted comedy drama about the lives of a group of department store employees in 1959 Sydney. (wikipedia)
On the Basis of Sex - Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg teams with her husband Marty to bring a groundbreaking case before the U.S. Court of Appeals and overturn a century of sex discrimination. (wikipedia)
Steal me a Pencell - (wikipedia)
Pianist - (wikipedia)
Croupier - Jack Manfred is an aspiring writer who to make ends meet, takes a job as a croupier. Jack remains an observer, knowing that everything in life is a gamble and that gamblers are born to lose. Inevitably, he gets sucked into the world of the casino which takes its toll on his relationships and the novel he is writing. (wikipedia)
Love Song for Bobby Long - A headstrong young woman returns to New Orleans after the death of her estranged mother. (wikipedia)
Cannonball Run - A cross-country road race is based on an actual event, the Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, organized by Brock Yates to protest the 55 mph speed limit then in effect in