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April 25, 2017 Google Bringing Ad-Blocking to Chrome | TWiT Bits
Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and guest Phil Nickinson from Modern Dad discuss how Google might bring its own flavor of ad block to its Chrome browser.
For the full episode, visit twit.tv/aaa/315.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Ron Richards

Guest: Phil Nickinson

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9 min
April 25, 2017 Google's New Ad Blocker for Chrome | TWiT Bits
Steve Gibson talks about a Wall Street Journal article saying that Google is planning to add native ad-blocking to Chrome... and what exactly *are* abusive ads?
For the full episode, visit twit.tv/sn/609.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson

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7 min
April 25, 2017 Uber Almost Booted from App Store | TWiT Bits
Another entry in the seemingly endless stream of Uber scandals: Uber almost gets kicked out of Apple's App Store for identifying iPhones.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Kelly Guimont

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8 min
April 25, 2017 Google Launches Project Owl | TWiT Bits
Danny Sullivan from Search Engine Land joins Megan Morrone and Jason Howell to discuss Project Owl, Google's new three-pronged effort to tackle fake news, problematic searches, and their effects on its search product.
Full episode available at twit.tv/tnt/1754

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15 min
April 25, 2017 2 Quick Tips for iOS | TWiT Bits
A viewer calls in to say she'd like to hear a few basic tips for iPhone or iPad users for newbies, so Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone show off how to get to widgets from your home screen and how to use the iOS hamburger menu to organize your photo sharing apps.
Full episode can be seen at twit.tv/ios/342

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6 min
April 25, 2017 Cory Doctorow: Email Security | TWiT Bits
Cory Doctorow, author of the new novel Walkaway, talks to Leo Laporte about the importance of email security in an era of intrusive surveillance. He recommends using POP instead of IMAP.
Full episode can be seen at twit.tv/tri/295

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6 min
April 25, 2017 Stacki Preview | TWiT Bits
Stacki is a very fast and easy-to-use bare metal provisioning tool. There are zero prerequisites for taking systems from bare metal to a ping and a prompt.
Full episode can be seen at twit.tv/floss/431

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4 min
April 24, 2017 That's Just the Way We UnRoll.Me | TWiT Bits
Megan Morrone and Jason Howell talk to Iain Thomson from The Register about how Unroll.me is heartbroken that we discovered they were selling the contents of our email accounts to Uber. Over the weekend Mike Issac from The New York Times published a piece on Uber's CEO Travis Kalanick. Isaac recounts several stories about the CEO, including an in-person meeting with Tim Cook where the Apple CEO threatened to remove Uber from the app store for identifying and tagging iPhones. It's a great read with many buried tidbits, including the fact that a service called Unroll.me, that I have recommended in the past, sold users information to Uber. The irony is the Unroll.me was a service designed to help you remove yourself from email newsletters, clean up spam, and generally protect your privacy.
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12 min
April 24, 2017 Raspberry Pi Alexa | TWiT Bits
Build your own Amazon Echo with a Raspberry Pi!
Parts
- Raspberry Pi (Model 3 or Model 2)
- Micro USB cable, and power adapter
- 8 GB or larger Micro SD
- USB Mic
- Speaker
- Keyboard and Mouse
Amazon Developer
Link to site - https://developer.amazon.com/
Web Settings
- Allowed Origins https://localhost:3000
- Allowed Return URL's https://localhost:3000/authresponse
Terminal Commands
Install Alexa
cd Desktop
git clone https://github.com/alexa/alexa-avs-sample-app.git
cd ~/Desktop/alexa-avs-sample-app
nano automated_install.sh
Fill in the fields with the information from your Developer account
ProductID=my_device
Client ID
ClientSecrect
hit CTRL X to save
cd ~/Desktop/alexa-avs-sample-app
. automate_install.sh
Run Alexa Service
cd ~/Desktop/alexa-avs-sample-app/samples
cd companionService && npm start
Run Sample App to Confirm Account
cd ~/Desktop/alexa-avs-sample-app/samples
cd javaclient && mvn exec:exec
Start Wake Word
cd ~/Desktop/alexa-avs-sample-app/samples
cd wakeWordAgent/src && ./wakeWordAgent -e kitt_ai
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8 min
April 23, 2017 Facebook Spaces = Second Life | TWiT Bits
Facebook's new VR chat app Spaces looks like a cartoon version of Second Life. Meanwhile, Second Life is still out there, and wants you to come back! It has pastel Minecraft palaces and dancing barbarians!
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8 min

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