alan | the hellyeah! show

2012/01/27

by alan

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1×23 hellyeah! show: our new privacy policy takes effect march 3rd

In this warlike episode of the hellyeah! show, we discuss text spam, colds, reading Game of Thrones on a lighted Kindle, the surprising/not-really-surprising rebound of Netflix’s subscriber numbers, Google’s new unified terms of service and privacy policy, blocking premium text charges, court-ordered laptop decryption, and the best worst show on television: Storage Wars.

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2012/01/20

by alan

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1×22 hellyeah! show: never name your kid dotcom

In this entrepreneurial episode of the hellyeah! show, we discuss Monster’s hit-and-miss rogue site identification, the recent Zappos compromise, Megaupload and terrible last names, the SOPA and PIPA protests, Apple’s announcement of iBooks 2, and the new AT&T data plan structure.

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2012/01/13

by alan

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1×21 hellyeah! show: you know you can’t do that

In this law-abiding episode of the hellyeah! show, we discuss Emory’s brush with local authorities, the myriad of gadget news bits that came out of CES this year, the OLPC XO 3.0 tablet, new .brand top-level domains, and an upcoming Apple education event.

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2012/01/06

by alan

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1×20 hellyeah! show: would you like the protection plan?

In this cautious episode of the hellyeah! show, we recap some topics that accumulated over the holidays, discuss the upcoming CES show, TiVo, and walled gardens, speculate about the possible failure of the PlayStation Vita, and share our feelings on the current state of Best Buy.

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2011/12/20

by alan

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1×19 hellyeah! show: 60 seconds, 60 dollars

In this spendy episode of the hellyeah! show, we discuss the Steam winter sale and its ability to draw large quantities of money out of our wallets in a short amount of time, along with our adventures into the new MMORPG, Star Wars: The Old Republic and our opinions on why you should probably pick it up if you can.

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2011/12/16

by alan

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1×18 hellyeah! show: this ain’t EverQuest

In this forceful episode of the hellyeah! show, we discuss the surprisingly small smartphone penetration in the U.S., HP’s rebranding needs, Xbox Live’s new terms of service updates, Kaspersky’s public response to SOPA, Emory’s attempts to preserve the Star Wars trilogy in its purest form, and the brand new MMO out this week, Star Wars: The Old Republic.

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2011/12/06

by alan

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1×17 hellyeah! show: back from whence you came

In this correspondent episode of the hellyeah! show, we discuss the new Xbox dashboard due out tomorrow, some further developments in the Carrier IQ situation, the (hopefully) impending transition from IPv4 to IPv6, and our best practices for handling email.

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2011/12/02

by alan

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1×16 hellyeah! show: why’s it gotta be a CYBER monday?

In this consumerist episode of the hellyeah! show, we discuss giving thanks for what we have and then buying new things, holiday tech support, Arrested Development’s new deal with Netflix, a few recent items in mobile phone theory, and our updated takes on this year’s lineup of holiday release video games.

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2011/11/18

by alan

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1×15 hellyeah! show: the storage show

In this roundtable episode of the hellyeah! show, we discuss the impending Stop Online Piracy Act before being joined by special guest and general purpose geek John Duksta to talk about the past, present, and future of digital storage, as well as his impressions of his new Kindle Fire.

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2011/11/11

by alan

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1×14 hellyeah! show: gone in a flash

In this bright episode of the hellyeah! show, we discuss the end of Adobe Flash on mobile devices, a U.S. Justice Department indictment of a multi-billion dollar hacking venture, the breaking news of a compromise of Valve’s Steam gaming platform, Barnes & Noble’s new 7″ Nook tablet, the possible end of music CDs, and Emory’s new PC build.

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