(Season 2) Episode 5 – Gettin’ (SaSS)y

Software as a Service- with an acronym like that, how bad could it really be? Many pieces of software these days require a subscription, or at least, an always-on internet connection. Examples include Adobe’s Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, and… your favorite video games? How did this even happen? Better yet, is there anything that you can do?


EPISODE NOTES/MISTAKES: Adobe CS6 is no longer available to purchase, Creative Cloud is the only option for the Adobe suite.


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(Season 2) Episode 4 – Planned Obsolescence

Planned Obsolescence, also known as ‘why things that you buy might break much sooner than you wanted’. Why is your inkjet printer always out of ink? Does your iPhone get slower every update? (spoiler alert: it used to!) Tune in and find out the whys and hows!


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Inkjet printers:

Misc.:


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(Season 2) Episode 3 – Apple’s (Not-So) Greatest Hits

The mouse, touchscreen smartphone, and the removal of the 3.5mm headphone jack; these are all things that Apple has pushed the tech industry towards. Did Apple create all of those things? No (with the exception of the headphone jack)- but they have made these things staples of the platforms they are used on. But, why do they get the credit? And, furthermore, why does it matter?


EPISODE NOTES/MISTAKES: The Xerox 8010 Star was the first computer with a two-button mouse, whereas the Xerox Alto from 1973 was the first computer with any kind of mouse. The Apple Lisa mouse was, in fact, based on the Alto’s.

This episode was recorded prior to the iPhone 12 announcement, with the ~$40 magsafe wireless charger. Still overpriced.


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The 2007 released Blackberry Curve 8300:

Touchscreen Phones before the iPhone:

Xerox 8010 Star & Alto:

iPhone Woes (glue, headphone jack, notch, in that order):

iPhone 7’s Plastic Spacer & Strange Parts:


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