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An Update on Microsoft
27 juni 2018 · 31 min
TechStuff listener Rob asked "What has Microsoft been up to since you recorded The Microsoft Story Part 2 in 2013?" We find out. Lees meer
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Defense against the Dark DDoS Arts
26 juni 2018 · 38 min
We take a closer look at different DDoS strategies as well as how cyber security experts try to handle attacks. Is there anything you can do to help limit DDoS attacks? Lees meer
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DDoS Attacks 101
25 juni 2018 · 40 min
What exactly is a denial of service attack? And what makes one a distributed denial of service? In this episode, we learn more about the basics of DDoS attacks. Lees meer
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Techstuff Classic: Techstuff Talks to Rooster Teeth
22 juni 2018 · 42 min
What is Rooster Teeth Productions? What is machinima? How did Red vs. Blue get started? Listen in as Jonathan and Chris interview Burnie Burns, the pioneering founder of Rooster Teeth Productions. Lees meer
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Frequency Hopping
21 juni 2018 · 41 min
We finish our story about Hedy Lamarr and look at how frequency hopping works and is un underlying technology for many modern communications systems. And then we have some fun talking about celebrity inventions. Lees meer
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Hopping with Hedy Lamarr
20 juni 2018 · 38 min
Classic film star Hedy Lamarr was celebrated for her appearance but what many people didn't know was that she also co-invented a method of communication that underlies many technologies today. We learn more about Hedy Lamarr and frequency hopping. Lees meer
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How to Make a Podcast
19 juni 2018 · 39 min
Podcasting has become increasingly popular over the years. What do you need to know to start your own? We give tips on how to go about creating your very own podcast. Lees meer
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Caught up with eBay
18 juni 2018 · 40 min
What has eBay been up to over the last few years? We catch up with the company and bring our story up to the present day. As long as that present day is in 2018. Lees meer
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Open vs Closed: A TechStuff Debate
15 juni 2018 · 43 min
What are the benefits of each type of system? What are the drawbacks? Who won the debate? Tune in as Jonathan and Chris explores the respective pros and cons on each side of the great debate between open and closed systems. Lees meer
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eBay Goes Corporate
14 juni 2018 · 39 min
Meg Whitman's tenure at eBay changed the company's culture dramatically. Why did eBay buy Skype, and why do some people say that was a huge mistake? Lees meer
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Stuff Younger than TechStuff
13 juni 2018 · 31 min
We look at some more companies and services that launched after TechStuff became a show back in 2008, including some stuff that didn't get the chance to stick around. Lees meer
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TechStuff is Older Than...
12 juni 2018 · 31 min
TechStuff has been a podcast for 10 years. In that time, several companies and services have launched. In this episode, we look at some familiar names that were unknown back when TechStuff first aired. Lees meer
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TechStuff's 10th Anniversary Spectacular!
11 juni 2018 · 53 min
TechStuff launched in June, 2008. What has changed in tech over that decade? Jonathan looks back at 10 years of the biggest hits, flops and stories in tech. Lees meer
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Techstuff Classic: The Sad Tale of Hitchbot
8 juni 2018 · 53 min
What was HitchBot all about and what happened to it? From hitchiking across Canada to a violent end in Philadelphia, we tell the robot's story. Scott Benjamin guest hosts. Lees meer
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eBay Makes Billionaires
7 juni 2018 · 29 min
It only took a couple of years for eBay to go from a hobby to a multi-million-dollar corporation. In this episode, we trace eBay's journey to its initial public offering, which turned its founder into a billionaire overnight. Lees meer
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The Early Days of eBay
6 juni 2018 · 31 min
TechStuff listener Niel asked that we take a look at eBay. How did a Mac programmer get the idea for the auction web site? What was the first thing sold? And how did it take off? Lees meer
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TechStuff Gets on the Radar
5 juni 2018 · 32 min
Several TechStuff listeners have asked me to do an episode about radar. In this episode, we take a quick look at several of the people responsible for the design and deployment of radar and how it works. Lees meer
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Tim Schafer and Double Fine Productions
4 juni 2018 · 28 min
After producing two critically acclaimed but low-selling games, what did Tim Schafer and his Double Fine Production company do next? Lees meer
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Techstuff Classic: The Mythology of Area 51
1 juni 2018 · 56 min
Area 51 factors into stories about everything from weather-control devices to aliens. Ben Bowlin joins the show to look at the mythology of Area 51. Lees meer
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Tim Schafer: From Monkey Island to Brutal Legend
31 mei 2018 · 28 min
TechStuff listener Juan asked that we talk about Tim Schafer, a computer game designer famous for making clever, quirky adventure games. In this first episode, we look at his years working for LucasArts games and the early days of his own Double Fine Productions. Lees meer
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Demystifying WiFi
30 mei 2018 · 31 min
Where did the WiFi standard come from? What are the differences of the various flavors of WiFi? And why should you care? Lees meer
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Instagram Gets Big
29 mei 2018 · 31 min
Shortly after Instagram launched, Facebook moved to acquire the company for a billion dollars. What made the photo sharing service so valuable and what's happened to it since? Lees meer
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The Birth of Instagram
28 mei 2018 · 31 min
Listener Nelly asked me to look into the story of Instagram. In this episode, we learn about the co-founders and the abandoned app that ended up spawning the popular photo-sharing service. Lees meer
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Techstuff Classic: The Max Headroom Incident
25 mei 2018 · 54 min
How did hackers take over a television signal in the late 1980s? Stuff You Should Know's Chuck Bryant joins the show to talk about the Max Headroom Incident. Lees meer
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TechStuff Profile: Robert N. Hall
24 mei 2018 · 29 min
Dr. Robert N. Hall died in 2016 at the age of 96. The New York Times published an obituary two years later. What were Dr. Hall's contributions to technology? Lees meer
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Engage the Cloaking Device
23 mei 2018 · 34 min
A popular gadget in science fiction is the cloaking device, a technology capable of rendering entire vehicles invisible. Recently, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania created what some call a cloaking device. What's going on? Lees meer
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What is Project Maven?
22 mei 2018 · 29 min
A project dedicated to bringing artificial intelligence into military operations in a real combat theater has prompted more than a dozen Google employees to resign and 4,000 more to sign a petition urging the company to get out of the project. What's going on? Lees meer
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How LORAN Worked
21 mei 2018 · 33 min
Alfred Loomis created the long range navigation system called LORAN. How did it work? Lees meer
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Techstuff Classic: TechStuff Gets Flushed
18 mei 2018 · 54 min
How do toilets work? What's the secret behind using a Japanese toilet? And can you enter a toilet race? Josh Clark joins the show. Lees meer
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TechStuff Profile: Alfred Loomis
17 mei 2018 · 33 min
Listener Kris asked that I do a profile on Alfred Lee Loomis, an inventor and philanthropist who had a huge impact on world history and the funding of scientific research. Lees meer
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TechStuff at the Bat
16 mei 2018 · 40 min
Listener Carter asked us to take a look at the technology behind the humble baseball bat. Is it just a stick or is there more to it? From manufacturing to the regulations that define a bat's performance, we find out. Lees meer
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The Rise and Fall of Nokia
15 mei 2018 · 35 min
A century after its founding, the Finnish company Nokia entered the world of electronics. How did Nokia come to dominate the cellular phone industry and why did it lose enough ground to sell off its mobile division to Microsoft? Lees meer
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The Origins of Nokia
14 mei 2018 · 31 min
Marcus asked me to look into Nokia, and so this episode is about how the company started and grew over several decades. Did you know Nokia is more than 100 years old? Lees meer
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Techstuff Classic: The Sewing Machine
12 mei 2018 · 56 min
Holly Frey from Stuff You Missed in History Class joins the show to talk about the sewing machine and how it shaped patent law. Lees meer
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Why did Gibson Declare Bankruptcy?
11 mei 2018 · 44 min
By the 1960s, Gibson was well established as a premier electric guitar manufacturing company. But the following decades brought strife to Gibson, and in 2018 the company declared bankruptcy. What went wrong? Lees meer
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The Birth of Gibson Guitars
10 mei 2018 · 36 min
From a humble luthier in Kalamzoo michigan to the introduction of the Les Paul signatue guitar, we take a look at the early days of Gibson. Lees meer
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How Speakers and Amplifiers Work
9 mei 2018 · 30 min
How does a speaker generate sound? What does an amplifier do and how does it work? We learn more about the science and tech behind our audio equipment. Lees meer
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The History of Loudspeakers
8 mei 2018 · 28 min
Where did the loudspeaker come from? How did we go from acoustic horns to electronic speakers? We learn about the inventors who made speakers possible. Lees meer
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Death Star Weaponry
7 mei 2018 · 31 min
How did the Death Star's superlaser work? Is such a weapon even possible? And what the heck was up with that ventilation shaft? Lees meer
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Techstuff Classic: Mars Simulation Takes to the HI-SEAS
5 mei 2018 · 1 uur 4 min
Recently, a year-long isolation experiment simulating a mission to Mars concluded. What were the results? And why did it happen in Hawaii? Lees meer
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Death Star Support Systems
4 mei 2018 · 38 min
From its propulsion systems to artificial gravity, we explore the greatest weapon in the galaxy. May the 4th be with you! Lees meer
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The Story of Oracle: Part Three
2 mei 2018 · 49 min
In part three of our series, we explore what kept the database software company called Oracle busy between 2000 and 2018. Learn about the acquisitions, the executive shuffling and the controversies! Lees meer
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The Story of Oracle: Part Two
1 mei 2018 · 38 min
In the early 1990s, Oracle found itself teetering on the edge of disaster. What nearly sunk the company and how did it recover? Lees meer
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The Story of Oracle: Part One
30 april 2018 · 37 min
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison has earned himself a flamboyant reputation among the tech elite. How did a self-taught programmer help start the second-biggest software company in the world? Lees meer
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Techstuff Classic: How MP3 Compression Works
28 april 2018 · 39 min
How does a computer program decide which bits of an audio file to keep and which to ditch during compression? We learn about the mp3 algorithm and Jonathan talks about math a lot. Lees meer
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The NetSuite Story
27 april 2018 · 41 min
Where did NetSuite come from and what does it do? We look at the story behind the world's first cloud computing company. Lees meer
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Two Turntables and a TechStuff Episode
27 april 2018 · 58 min
TechStuff Listener Gellert asked that I cover DJ tech in an episode. That includes a lot of stuff, so today's episode is specifically about turntables. Where did they come from and how have they changed? Lees meer
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Cloud Computing Overview: Part Two
26 april 2018 · 31 min
What are some of the modern uses for cloud computing? How safe is it? And who owns all that data anyway? Lees meer
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Cloud Computing Overview: Part One
26 april 2018 · 29 min
What exactly is cloud computing? We trace the development of cloud computing from the days of mainframes to the modern Internet. Lees meer
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The Birth of the Turntable
25 april 2018 · 1 uur 2 min
From phonautographs to the early record players, we take a look at the birth of the turntable as an entertainment device. Lees meer
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