On this episode of My Tech Opinion, Phil and Shayne talked about Solar Power and is it worth it, what do you need and what are the alternatives?

http://www.build.com.au/pros-cons-solar

https://www.solarquotes.com.au/

https://www.momentumenergy.com.au/residential/support/vic-solar

Solar Rebates - WA:

https://www.infiniteenergy.com.au/about-solar-power/govt-incentives/

Is solar a bad thing? Ie: too much iinto the grid?

https://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/too-much-of-a-good-thing-solar-power-surge-is-flooding-the-grid-20180606-p4zjs7.html

Victorian Government - Election Pledge solar rebates:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-19/victorians-to-get-half-price-solar-panels-in-government-scheme/10137484

COST OF SOLAR: https://www.solarchoice.net.au/blog/solar-power-for-homes-australia-worth-it-2018

On this episode of My Tech Opinion, Phil and Shayne talk about drones.

Also... they chatted about.

On this episode of My Tech Opinion, Phil and Shayne talk to Annaliese Gann, Model and Influencer on her experiences of having a high social media profile and what that means for her modelling career and working as a social media influencer.

You can find Annaliese here:

https://www.instagram.com/annaliesegann/

https://www.curvyconfidenceco.com/

On this episode of My Tech Opinion, Phil and Shayne talked about the Australian governments proposed "encryption laws" and what it means for you.

Feature Topic: Australia's Proposed Encryption Laws.

The Bill - The Assistance and Access Bill 2018

https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r6195

Comments and Public Submissions record.

https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/about/consultations/assistance-and-access-bill-2018

Information and comments about proposed Australian Encryption Laws:

https://www.zdnet.com/article/australias-anti-encryption-law-will-merely-relocate-the-backdoors-expert/

https://9to5mac.com/2018/10/03/apple-australia-encryption-law-2/

https://www.arnnet.com.au/article/645175/federal-govt-releases-proposed-reform-encryption-laws/

On this episode of My Tech Opinion, Shayne joins Phil in the 3WBC studios where Phil is a volunteer.

They talk about a few of the things it takes to get a community radio station on the air.

visit www.3wbc.org.au for more information about 94.1FM 3WBC in Melbourne.

On this episode of My Tech Opinion, Phil and Shayne talked about the home data backups

Feature Topic: Backups

Top backup software:

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

https://cloud.google.com/storage/pricing

https://aws.amazon.com/s3/pricing/?nc=sn&loc=4

https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201238

https://www.dropbox.com/buy?_tk=individual_hero_button

https://products.office.com/en-au/onedrive-for-business/compare-onedrive-for-business-plans

https://www.techradar.com/au/news/best-backup-software

On this episode of My Tech Opinion, Shayne welcomes special guest host Daniel Olivares and they talked about eSports and where the growing phenomenon sits in todays society.

They also talked about:

Apple 2018 Keynote Announcements: iPhone XS, XS Max, XR Release Dates And Prices; Watch 4

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/apple-2018-keynote-announcements-iphone-xs-xs-max-/1100-6461715/

Feature Topic - eSports

eSports - Wikipedia

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

What is eSports? A look at an explosive billion-dollar industry

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/27/us/esports-what-is-video-game-professional-league-madden-trnd/index.html

Thousands flock to Melbourne eSports Open

http://www.adnews.com.au/news/thousands-flock-to-melbourne-esports-open

The Crossover: Why sports brands are chasing esports viewers and spending millions to reach them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDGqFadt5UY

Nigel Smart on entering sports business and esports

https://sportsgeekhq.com/podcast/adelaide-crows-nigel-smart/

AFL club Essendon strives for glory and fame in e-Sports' League of Legends

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-26/inside-afl-essendon-bombers-esports-league-of-legends-esports/9905634

On this episode of My Tech Opinion, Phil and Shayne talked about running your own IT based small business with Glenn Goodman from Aussie Tech Heads. They also talked about podcasting, web hosting and all manner of topics.

They also talked about:

Amazon hits a Trillion

https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/04/technology/amazon-1-trillion/index.html

Elon Musk smokes weed on a Podcast & shares take a dive

https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/motoring/tech-billionaire-elon-musk-smokes-marijuana-and-drinks-whiskey-on-podcast/news-story/b228f58547f797e012c26074b959435e

British Airways hacked

https://mashable.com/article/british-airways-hack-credit-cards/

Iphone/Watch launch - Do we care?

•Of course we do! (well Phil does).

Feature Topic: Running a Small IT Business

We are joined by our special guest - Glenn Goodman from Aussie Tech Heads.

https://aussietechheads.com.au/

On this episode of My Tech Opinion, Phil and Shayne talked about the Raspberry Pi - Mini Computer!

They also talked about:

Facebook Watch

https://www.facebook.com/watch

Google Pixel 3 Available Now (sort of)

https://9to5google.com/2018/08/22/exclusive-ukrainian-black-market-dealer-pixel-3-xl-leaks/

Foxtel Increases Prices - 1st time in 2 years

https://www.afr.com/business/media-and-marketing/tv/foxtel-increases-prices-as-sports-and-technology-investment-rises-20180903-h14vpt

Feature Topic: Raspberry Pi

What is a Raspberry Pi?

https://www.raspberrypi.org/

Uses:

Top 33 uses

http://www.itpro.co.uk/mobile/21862/raspberry-pi-top-31-projects-to-try-yourself-1

I'll start with Network Monitoring - My Draytek supports mirroring too.

https://chandanduttachowdhury.wordpress.com/2018/02/11/home-network-traffic-analysis-with-a-raspberry-pi-3-a-netgear-switch-and-ntop/

Pi-Cade

https://core-electronics.com.au/pimoroni-picade.html

RasPBX

http://www.raspberry-asterisk.org/

Pi-Hole

https://pi-hole.net/

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