Tech Break (Video)

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  • What is ScreenStudio? | TWiT Bits

    Built around "ffmpeg" that is currently available on all Linux distros and should work "out-of-the-box". ScreenStudio is compatible with Ubuntu/Linux, OS X and Windows 10. For the full episode, visit twitltv/floss430

    Host: Randal Schwartz

    Guest: Jonathan Bennett

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    5 min
  • EFF Takes on Student Spying | TWiT Bits

    Megan Morrone and Jason Howell talk to Amul Kalia, one of the authors of a recent Electronic Frontier Foundation report on how cloud services spy on students. According to the new report by The EFF, schools are collecting and storing kids' names, birth dates, browsing histories, location data, and more without proper privacy protections. Last week a Republican congressman got a lot of heat for saying, in reference to privacy changes, that nobody had to use the Internet. Not only do most students in public schools have to use the internet, they also have to sign up for cloud services. More and more students are getting school issued laptops and tablets and are being required to sign up for services like G Suite for Education. The EFF talked to students, parents, and educators to find out their concerns and how to face them.

    For the full episode, visit twit.tv/tnt/1749.

    Hosts: Jason Howell and Megan Morrone

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    13 min
  • Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy S8 | TWiT Bits

    Florence Ion shows off her Samsung Galaxy S8 and runs through the reasons why its one of the best phones on the market.

    For the full episode, visit twit.tv/aaa/314.

    Hosts: Jason Howell, Florence Ion, and Ron Richards

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    26 min
  • Fingerprint Readers Not So Secure | TWiT Bits

    Steve Gibson discusses the ins and outs of how fingerprint readers on our phones work, and why they might not be as secure as you think.

    For the full episode, visit twit.tv/sn/608.

    Hosts: Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson

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    9 min
  • iPhone 8's Secret Design | TWiT Bits

    Sources claim that the new "iPhone 8" will have a radically new design, featuring a curved OLED screen, vertical dual cameras, and a tiny or nonexistent bezel. Can they be believed? Has Apple even finalized the design of their next phone?

    Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie

    Guest: Tonya Engst

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    7 min
  • Facebook's F8 Keynote Intro | TWiT Bits

    Mark Zuckerberg introduces the F8 keynote and present their current AR and VR products and projects. For the full episode, visit twit.tv/specials319.

    Host: Leo Laporte

    Guest: Nathan Olivarez-Giles

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    5 min
  • Best Apps by Australian Devs | TWiT Bits

    Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone get a visit from some Australian high school kids and show off all their favorite apps by Australians. Pocket Casts will help you organize your podcast addiction. Dumb Ways to Die will save your life, if you're stupid. Procreate will help you stream all your digital painting projects, and Canva will let you tap your way into becoming a graphic designer. Plus, Trainz Simulator 2 will help bring out your inner conductor. Plus, viewer Peter Moore recommends SBS on Demand.

    Hosts: Leo Laporte and Megan Morrone

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    14 min
  • Sony RoachStation | TWiT Bits

    Jason Howell and Megan Morrone discuss how independent electronics repair shops are repairing a number of broken Sony PlayStation 4's that seem to have short-circuited when cockroaches made their way inside.

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    5 min
  • VR in Games, Film, and Education | TWiT Bits

    Asi Burak is the Chairman of Games for Change and the Author of Power Play: How Video Games Can Save the World. He talks with Leo Laporte about how the shift to virtual reality will change the ways we play, inform, and educate.

    Host: Leo Laporte

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    6 min
  • Multi-Factor Authentication | TWiT Bits

    Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a way to secure your online accounts that get's us closer to the "perfect perfection".

    * Something you know

    * Something you have
    * Something you ARE

    A username and password is only "Something you know" - so it's a single factor authentication

    Something you ARE is something like fingerprints, retinal scan or facial recognition.

    We're adding a mobile-based verification to our Google account so it's "Something you Have"

    Steps:

    1. Log into Google.com with your account
    2. Go into "My Account"
    3. Under "Sign-in & Security", click "Signing into Google"

    Before continuing, this is a good time to set your "recovery email" & "recovery phone" to accounts that are NOT served by your Google account.

    * In other words, once you enable 2-Factor authentication, you will require a verification to enter your Google-connected resources. If you setup to send that verification to a Google-connected resource, you won't be able to access the account to get the verification without first verifying the account.

    4. Under "Password & sign-in method" click "2-Step Verification"

    5. Click "Get Started" (you'll have to sign-in)
    6. Enter the phone number of the mobile that will receive your verification codes
    7. Enter the code you just received on your phone.

    ** You are now setup to use 2-Factor Authentication for ALL your Google-connected resources. Anytime you want to access a Google-connected resource from a NEW browser/computer/device/location, you WILL be required to have a verification code that is sent to your device.

    Bonus Features!

    There are several features available in Google MFA that you really should use.

    1. Backup Codes

    * If you've ever worried about being able to access your account after you lose your device or if you're out of connection range, this is for you.
    * This will give you a set of 10 one-time use verification codes.
    * EACH TIME you press "Get New Codes", it will eliminate the old codes from the authentication list
    * You can download them to a thumb drive/laptop or print and keep in your wallet.

    2. The Authenticator

    * This is an app you can download to your Android or iPhone that will give you verification codes even when your phone is offline.

    3. Backup Phone

    4. Security Key

    * A Security key is a device (usually USB) that acts as your second-factor w/o you needing to type anything in.
    * You MUST have the device in order to sign in.

    Pro Tip:

    * Every once in a while, revoke access from ALL trusted devices. This will require you to MFA for all your devices, but it "clears the table" of any devices you may have authenticated and forgotten.

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    11 min

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