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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Talk to Your Photography Subject | TWiT Bits

    Chris Marquardt gives us great tips on how to talk to your subject during portrait photograpy sessions. For the full episode, visit twit.tv/ttg1383

    Host: Leo Laporte

    Guest: Chris Marquardt

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    10 min

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Tech Break brings you technology news and updates as they happen. So stay informed and discover new gadgets, apps, unboxings, beta releases, interviews, and essential excerpts from our shows. With Tech Break there is no set schedule and our hosts will publish new content as it develops.