Global Geek News Podcast

Here are the shownotes for episode #96 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Ballmer says 500 MILLION 'users' to 'have' Windows 8 in 2013 Microsoft Office for iOS and Android Arriving in November? BSA claims half of PC users are pirates Megaupload’s Kim Dotcom Refuses to Give Up Passwords File-Sharing Prospers Despite Tougher Laws New York Legislation Would Ban Anonymous Online Speech Sprint raises data pricing for mobile hotspot tethering Comcast ditches 250GB data cap, tests tiered pricing Amazon Partners With Paramount, Brings Hundreds More Movies To Prime Instant Video Service Diablo 3 Is the Fastest-Selling PC Game in History Facebook Tests New Timeline Design Like Global Geek News on Facebook and follow us on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #95 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Girls are not into the Pirate Bay or Bittorrent New PS3 Terms of Service ban class action suits Lawyer wants to wipe out anonymous speech online if it is critical of someone Netflix's DVD spin-off plan further infuriates customers Apple stock up 7.2% since Steve Jobs resigned Study: Students with iPads score 25% higher on retention tests 31% of U.S. Adults prefer to be reached by text message Science, engineering PhDs to drop by a third Scientists to create inorganic life Microsoft shows off Windows 8 Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Like Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #94 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * Larry Page to replace Eric Schmidt as Google CEO * Study confirms imminent death of the paper phone book * Facebook and Twitter 'make us less human and isolate us from the rest of the world' * Survey: Only 25% want to share tv habits with friends * Japanese court rules placeshifting tv overseas is infringing * Yahoo IPv6 upgrade could shut out 1 million users * RIAA threatening ICANN about .music, claiming it will be used to infringe * Upload 18 songs in Russia, face 6 years in prison * Recording a police officer could get you 15 years in jail * Apple switches to tamper resistant screws * iPad 87.4% of tablets last summer, Kindle 41.5% of e-readers * Apple App Store hits 10 billion downloads * Nintendo 3DS to hit the US on March 27th for $250 Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Like Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #93 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: Study: As more people talk while driving, accidents are dropping 16% of AT&T customers ready to jump ship to Verizon after Verizon iPhone announcement Steve Jobs takes leave of absence for medical reasons, stock suffers Gamers raid medical servers to host Call of Duty IBM's Watson ready to take on humans in Jeopardy! Study: 9% of gamer kids are addicted New privacy concerns for Facebook users over addresses and phone numbers Dating site creates profiles from public records Sony closing CD plant due to digital music Study: Windows 98 web traffic still nearly double Windows Phone 7 web traffic Stats for the internet in 2010 Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Like Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #92 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * Borders struggles to pay its bills, will it be the first casualty of the e-book wars? * Study: 40% of iPad owners have a Kindle too * Apps don't generate profit for developers * Windows Phone 7 bug uses 3G data unnecessarily * 7 Trillion SMS messages to be sent in 2011 * 20% of users are now on Windows 7 * 65% of internet users have paid for online content * Should colleges ban classroom laptop use? * China kills 60,000 porn sites, arrests 5000 people * RIP Kodachrome film * Court refutes claim that photos on Twitter are free for the taking Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Like Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #91 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * Anonymous aims cyberattacks at PayPal for cutting off Wikileaks * Fed up with ICANN, Pirate Bay co-founder floats P2P DNS system * Congress passes CALM Act, loud commercials to die * Netflix willing to pay $100,000 per episode for new TV episodes * DOJ ramping up crackdown on copyright infringing sites * MPAA to target college students and rogue universities * Students warned told to stay away from Wikileaks cable leaks * Study: Video games are good for you, especially at work * Bill calls for wifi base stations in all federal buildings * Feds warrantless tracking American's real time credit card activity * Global pool of IP addresses set to run dry within weeks Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Like Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #90 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * EU Parliament rubber stamps ACTA approval * Who needs COICA when Homeland Security can seize any domain names it wants? * The Pirate Bay appeal verdict: Guilty again * Dutch Court: Copyright owners are better off when people download from unauthorized sources * RIAA at odds with PCMag.com for encouraging people to steal music * Analyst cuts PC sales forcasts, blaming iPad * Analyst: Mac growth outpaces industry 3:1 * Xbox 360 may get cable-like online subscription service * Facebook code renews skype video chat integration rumors * Deep packet inspection set to return * Next generation 9-1-1 service will allow text messaging and video streaming Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Like Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #89 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * Verizon bringing 150/35 mbps speeds to Fios customers * Wfi making trees sick * Netflix introduces stream only plan while hiking DVD rates * UK court says making available online only happens where the server lives * Put up or shut up time for US Copyright Group * P2P lawyers face discipline for demanding cash from innocent victims * Apple confirms the Beatles are now on iTunes * Carriers object to Apple's plans for a built-in iPhone SIM card * US may disable all car phones says Transportation Secretary * Study: Americans and the Japanese watch the most TV * Debt collectors using Facebook to embarrass people who owe Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Like Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #87 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Stories: #IAmSpartacus: Thousands tweet in support of airport joker TSA full body scanners: protecting passengers or padding pockets? Tumblr and 4Chan knock each other out FBI apparently investigating Anonymous' 'Operation Payback' denial of service attacks New speed cameras spot multiple offenses at once and send the ticket off immediately UK high court announces judicial review of the Digital Economy Act Facebook announces Facebook Mesaging Facebook increases face-to-face socializing Is Facebook worth $41 billion? Streaming surpasses DVDs on Netflix Major retailers threaten to blow off Steam supported games Like Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #87 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Subscribe on iTunes Download the MP3 Help support us with a $5/mo subscription! Stories: Google sponsors free in-flight wifi for the holidays Lawsuit: Apple turned the iPhone 3Gs into bricks to help sell the iPhone 4 Windows Phone 7 goes on sale in the US Microsoft: We expect to sell 5 million Kinect accessories this year Trend Micro cries "antitrust" over Microsoft Security Essentials EU proposes right to be forgotten online Student gets 30 months in prison for political DDoS attacks News Corp. may shut Myspace if things don't turn around soon Facebook is having a strange effect on relationships 4% of Americans use Location Services James Cameron: Glasses-less 3DTV is 8-10 years from taking off Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Like Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Sorry for this show being released a couple weeks later than it should have been. Better late than never! Enjoy! Here are the shownotes for episode #85 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * IPv4 space shrinks to 5%, final addresses to be issued in early 2011 * Microsoft expands anti-crackdown licenses to 12 countries * Facebook apps leaking user info to third parties * Government relies on Facebook "narcissism" to spot fake marriages and fraud * New study: The average teen sends 3,339 texts per month * One fifth of U.S. adults have engaged in video chats * Patent troll suing sites for rollover web images * E-book sales up 193% so far this year * Home wifi networks 'could be hacked in 5 seconds' * Insanity defense for hacking e-mail doesn't work * Windows to Linux defections to outpace Unix shifts in 2011 Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Like Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #86 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Stories: * 1 in 7 people no longer wear a watch * Sprint plans to phase out iDEN * Android is now the top mobile OS, Apple is far behind * Microsoft posts record earnings but still losing billions on the web * Nintendo posts first six month loss in seven years * Supreme Court set to rule on banning violent video games * Law Profs: Senate will need to ratify the ACTA treaty * Court slams music pirate with HUGE fine... of $41 * Bittorrent still dominates global internet traffic * Judge realizes: On the internet, nobody can tell you are a kid * Amazon customer purchases protected by the Constitution Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Like Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #84 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * US intelligence agencies angry at France over 3 strikes law, worried it will drive encryption usage * French ISP 'Free' refusing to send out Hadopi notices to internet users * ACTA anti-piracy treaty not as horrible as feared * Senator Wyden asks Congressional Research Service to determine if ACTA impacts US law * Warner Bros. claiming that annoying customers with 28-day rental delay is working * Google patent proposes $2 fee to skip commercials * Internet traffic up 62% in 2010 * Microsoft accused of Angry Birds mixup on Windows Phone 7 * How many Windows Phone 7 apps will there be at launch? * Profs bring free "Super Wi-fi" to working class Houston * Of 1.2 Billion Twitter posts, 71% are ignored Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Like Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #83 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * Plane finder phone app called an 'aid to terrorism' even though its using public data * NPD: 13% of iPads are cannibalizing PC sales * Adidas dumped $10 million iAds campaign because Steve Jobs is a "control freak" * Cover Flow may cost Apple $208.5 million in damages * Microsoft insists on patent payments for all Android phones * Microsoft kills its blogging platform, moves users to Wordpress * Super-loud TV commercials are one step closer to extinction * California outlaws maliciously impersonating somebody online * Texting while driving bans don't work, may actually hurt, study finds * FBI wants backdoors to all encrypted data transmissions * EA chickens out, pulls Taliban from Medal of Honor multiplayer Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Like Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #82 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * Studios prepping $30 movie rental service? * Blockbuster finally files for bankruptcy * EU ends investigation into Apple after iOS policy changes * US busts Google, Apple, Intel over secret employee poaching pact * Men sentenced to prison for Comcast hijack * Pirate Bay appeal finally drops anchor in court * Supreme Court apparently interested in "innocent infringer" RIAA case * In France, Hadopi reporting begins with only 10,000 IP addresses per day * Canadian recording industry demands 45% of revenue; then blames "pirates" for no streaming music services * US lawmakers want to quash pirate websites * Austrian collection societies want a "you must be a criminal" tax on hard drives Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Like Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #81 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * Study: In-game ads may actually work * 72% of adults support gaming laws? Well, kinda... * Appeals court guts landmark computer privacy ruling * School agrees to pay student $33,000 after teacher dug through her phone to find private nude photos * Cuil fails to be acquired * Google Apps adopts 2-factor authentication * Swedish Pirate Party fails to enter parliament * Barnes & Nobel projects $1B in digital revenue, 25% market share by 2013 * US school replaces textbooks with Kindles, students go crazy * Intel wants to charge $50 to unlock stuff your CPU can already do * First generation Windows Phone 7s won't be on Verizon or Sprint Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Like Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #80 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * Apple is losing 20% of US iPhone 4 sales to Antennagate * Apple looks to officially close Antennagate on September 30th * Google Instant will save 350 million hours of user time per year * Google: mobile queries up 4x in the past year * Study: Users less interested in 3D TVs after trying them * GoDaddy up for sale, expected to fetch over $1 Billion * Court: First sale doctrine doesn't apply to licensed software * P2P investigations now illegal in Switzerland * Australian court says headlines aren't copyrightable * EU Parliament passes anti-ACTA declaration * "Here you have" e-mail virus spreading fast and wreaking havoc Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Like Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray

Here are the shownotes for episode #79 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * Pirate Bay receives a notice to keep a torrent * Blockbuster ready to die, plans bankruptcy for mid-September * Google in talks with major studios to rent movies on YouTube * Bing now powers Yahoo! search * Xbox Live price increase coming November 1st * Sony bans PS3 mod chip users from PSN * AMD kills ATI brand * Philly requiring bloggers to pay $300 for a business license * Court: 4th amendment rights not violated if the police install a GPS device on your vehicle if it isn't in your garage * FTC upset over fake iPhone app reviews Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Like Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #78 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * Geek Squad sends cease & desist to God Squad * Hulu considering an IPO * George Lucas announces Star Wars on Blu-ray in 2011 * Justin Bieber tweets enemies phone number to 4.5 million people. * Facebook launches live streaming channel * Drunk driver mugshots featured on Facebook * Study has 34% of iPhone users ready to jump to Verizon * Researchers claim hackers could figure out your smartphone password with screen smudges * Developer creates online Windows Phone 7 app generator * 1 in 5 Americans still don't use the internet Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Like Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

On this special, I interview former 1 vs 100 Live (Xbox Live) host, Chris Cashman. We talk about everything from the demise of 1 vs 100 Live to the future of media consumption.

Here are the shownotes for episode #77 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Stories: * Windows 7 overtakes Windows Vista in marketshare * Microsoft losing big to Apple on campus * Phone calls are for old people? Just not efficient enough? * RIM works out a deal with Saudi Arabia, can you still trust your Blackberry? * Defcon speaker calls IPv6 a security nightmare * Some LA coffee shops are taking wifi off the menu * Bill Gates expects the web to be the best source of education in 5 years * Artificial life forms evolve basic memory, strategy * Feds admit to storing pervscanner pics * Why World War I recordings wont make it into the public domain until 2049 * US military banned from viewing Wikileaks Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Like Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #76 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Stories: * Pirate Party ramps up to invade Swedish politics * Android may not be the largest smartphone platform in the US * Windows Phone 7 to reach US by November, Europe in October * Only Bill Gates can fire Steve Ballmer * Hacker snoops on GSM cell phones in demo * UK Government review says Google wifi sniffing didn't sniff anything important * YouTube increases video time limit to 15 minutes * Second student sues school district over webcam spying * Authorities use Google Earth to find 250 unpermitted swimming pools in New York * India uses Facebook to catch and ticket bad drivers Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Like Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #75 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * IP addresses will be depleted within a year * Spam filtering? Patented! 36 companies sued * Apple loses big in DRM ruling: jailbreaks are "fair use" * AT&T hopes to attract the security conscious with Encrypted Mobile Voice * Senators supporting anti-FCC bill have all raised money from AT&T * FCC redefines the term "broadband", do you still have it? * Netflix continues to grow but not at the expected rate after subscribers go for cheaper plans * Microsoft confirms Kin at least a $240 million write-off * A coup is brewing at Microsoft, Ballmer's days numbered? * Every Microsoft employee is getting a Windows Phone 7 phone to help prop up the app marketplace Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Like Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner Special Guest: Adam Curry (The Big App Show, No Agenda)

Here are the shownotes for episode #74 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * Kinect to be a cash cow for Microsoft, analyst says * Microsoft kills 1 vs 100 for Xbox Live * Microsoft to keep Windows XP downgrade option until 2014 * Windows Phone 7 to have MobileMe style cloud storage, tools * Microsoft paying cash to prop up the Windows Phone 7 app catalog * Steve Jobs: Free iPhone 4 bumpers for everybody * Thousands more bittorrent users to be sued in the US * RIAA spent $17.6 million in lawsuits to get $381k in settlements * Court says FCC indecency policies violate the first amendment * US authorities shut down Wordpress site with 73,000 blogs Tips of the Week: * Get a free year of Amazon Prime if you have a .edu email address * 4 tips to help you stay focused on your blog * How to take full advantage of your solid state drive (SSD) Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Like Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner Special Guest: Ashley Myers

Here are the shownotes for episode #73 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * Nearly half of all Windows 7 installations are 64-bit * Xbox Live revenue likely tops $1 billion * Reddit struggling with finances, asks users for donations * Court: ISPs don't have to block the Pirate Bay * Judge slams RIAA; $675k fine ruled unconstitutional * P2P plaintiffs to get just 28 Time Warner IPs a month * The end of used books, music and games? Court guts "First Sale" * More than two hours a day of TV or video games can cause attention problems * RUMOR: Twitter may let users pay for self promotion * More people are doing more things on their phones Tips of the Week: * Claim your $16 Comcast class action settlement * Beginners guide to overclocking your Intel processor * Ten essential iOS travel apps * Access Hulu outside the US without a proxy server * Add an extra (free) disk to your Netflix queue by adding less popular DVDs Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner Special Guest: Tom Ziegmann

Here are the shownotes for episode #72 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * YouTube hacked, Justin Bieber videos targeted * iTunes account hacking more widespread than thought. The facts and what you should do * Bittorrent only TV show becomes huge success * RIAA warns 1 million copyright infringers a year * UK rejects ACTA calls to criminalize illicit file sharing * Judge "rejected all of the EFF's arguments" on P2P cases * HP laying off Palm employees * Hulu Plus: $9.99 gets you more shows, more devices, same ads * Blockbuster stock to be delisted from the NYSE * Microsoft announces Instaload, batteries that work regardless how you insert them * Microsoft kills the Kin after 6 weeks Tips of the Week: * Get more job interviews thanks to Twitter * 10 useful WordPress security tweaks * Top 10 free video players for Linux users * How to hack your Nook Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Like Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #71 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Stories: * Government workers: 4th Amendment won't protect your sexy texts * Juror didn't disclose Myspace friendship with defendant... because it was Myspace * Scope of French 3-strikes p2p monitoring confirmed * China bans military personnel from blogging * Study: Video games linked to reckless driving * Apple crushes records, sells 1.7 million iPhone 4 devices at launch * Google Voice open to all Americans * Study finds Google more trusted than traditional media * Visa launches PayPal alternative * Wordpress acquires Plinky Tips of the Week: * How to edit videos on YouTube: A step-by-step guide * How to maximize the battery on your Windows laptop * Make YouTube always pick HD when watching in full screen * HTTPS Everywhere encrypts connections wherever its possible * How to find good food online * How to organize a successful meetup * How to sync your iPhone notes to your Gmail account Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Like Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #70 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * Report: Facebook "like" button increases traffic to blogs by 50% * Microsoft Kinect, Xbox 360 "slim", and more early highlights from E3 * Study shows low purchase intent for Natal, Move * Adobe expects flash to be on 205 million phones by the end of 2012 * FTC to investigate Apple's iPhone App rules * Sprint to begin throttling data this summer? * FCC rejects proposal that might have saved AM radio * Lawyers warn Wordpress over file sharing news blog * Hacker charged with threatening US VP using neighbors computer * Judge may dismiss 4,576 of 4577 P2P defendants from lawsuit * New York Times bans the word "tweet" Tips of the Week: * How to permanently delete your account on popular websites * 50 new useful CSS techniques, tools and tutorials * How to check your iPhone 4 upgrade eligibility Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Like Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #69 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Stories: * Apple announces iPhone 4 * Survey: Up to half of all media sites look to support video on the iPad and HTML5 * Majority of consumers not interested in purchasing tablets * Every Google search to be logged for 2 years under new EU plan * Microsoft kills Bing Cashback * United Airlines to offer Zune in-flight audio * "clickjacking" worms get hundreds of thousands on Facebook * Opt-out required to prevent Yahoo! Mail contacts from being used for social network * Gadget tax needed to "save US newspapers" * Canadian DMCA defends DRM, legalizes DVRs * Publishing locations of pirate movies is the same as hosting them Tips of the Week: * How to encrypt and hide your entire operating system from prying eyes * How to make Gmail play nicely with your desktop email client Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #68 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * Comcast to offer Extreme 105mbps broadband package starting in June * Hollywood considering $20-30 movie theater sidestep * 7% of consumers "very likely" to buy an iPad * US Department of Justice investigating Apple's music tactics * Twitter bans all 3rd party ad platforms from injecting in-stream ads * Amazon Kindle fails first college test * Google keeps less than half of Adsense revenue * Large Irish ISP to enact 3 strikes rule for copyright violation * Sony believes piracy is the PSP's biggest problem * US Court: Rapidshare not guilty of copyright infringement * Pirate Party hosting the Pirate Bay in pro-P2P political gesture Tips of the Week: * Install Ubuntu on a Windows netbook, no partitioning needed * How to install a solid state drive in your Macbook * 21 rules for social media engagement * Are you chasing your blog audience away? * How to check if your Gmail account has been hacked Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #67 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * Nintendo's no-transfer policy could burn Wii's biggest fans * EA Sports to charge $10 to play used games online * Microsoft's Project Natal could cost $200 * The Pirate Bay goes down again following continued legal pressure, vows quick return * Limewire sliced by RIAA, liable for massive infringement * German WiFi networks liable for 3rd party piracy * Time Warner Cable tries to put breaks on massive piracy case * Software piracy rates fall * UK court finds company liable for software defects * FCC to take on "Bill shock" * YouTube turns 5 and is streaming 2 billion videos a day Tips of the Week: * How to reclaim your privacy on Facebook * The blog post checklist * How to land your dream job using Google Ad Words * Hide secret files in Office 2007 documents * How to get the most out of offline networking events Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #66 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Stories: * 93% of Australia getting government run fiber * Court: Internet filtering at public libraries is not censorship * Major university dumps Gmail over security concerns * Microsoft's free, online version of office to premier this week * Mark Cuban foretells Netflix demise, sees a future with on demand video * FCC gives Hollywood control over your home theater * Nintendo may follow Microsoft with paid online gaming * Could motion control cause a game market "crash"? * Draft version of online piracy bill released * Skype seriously considering ads * Skype getting 5-way video chat Tips of the Week: * How to add Facebook "like" buttons too your WordPress site * How to jailbreak any iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad * ErrMsg tells you what Window's error codes really mean * Keyboard shortcuts for Ubuntu 10.04 * How to make the most out of your Twitter profile page * How to share your own files using Bittorrent Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #65 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Subscribe on iTunes Download the MP3 Help support us with a $5/mo subscription! $5/mo subscription Stories: * No Hulu love for the UK after all * Avatar buyers facing big DRM problems * Fox News, Rupert Murdock...All Pirates! * BREIN wants Usenet provider to start filtering * Piracy problems? Music industry grew in 13 markets in 2009 * DVD player sales plummeting while consumers switch to downloads * Apple raises e-book prices for everybody * Amazon starts sharing what you have highlighted on your Kindle * No fines levied in the FTC's first blogger/advertiser investigation * Sony sued for removing Linux support on the PS3 * Comcast wins Worst Company in America award Tips of the Week: * 60 Tweaks and hacks for Windows 7, Vista and XP * Free getting started with Ubuntu manual * 26 essential social media resources you may have missed * How to secure your Wordpress blog Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #64 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * Supreme Court to decide if states can regulate video games * College students struggle to go without media for 24 hours * Study: teen girls average 80 texts a day * Senator doesn't "Like" Facebook's instant personalization features * Sony to kill floppy disk sales in Japan by March 2011 * As IPv4 addresses run low, fears of cybersquatting increase * Experts: Kindle helps you sleep while the iPad will give you insomnia * iPad owners consume 3x as much video as other users * Kiwi 3 strikes anti-piracy bill receives unanimous support * MPAA won't explain source of piracy data * New speed cameras trap motorists from space Tips of the Week: * How to: Disable Facebook's Instant Personalization * 19 tips every Windows 7 user should know Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #63 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Stories: * Hate speech corrodes online gaming experiences * Starcraft II given adults only rating in Korea * Microsoft accused of using teenage slave labor to build Xboxes in China * Why aren't SSD prices going down? * Amazon fights back against book publishers with sales tax * BREIN extends anti-piracy activities to the eBook space * RIAA and MPAA call for copyright police state * Comcast owes customers $16 for P2P blocking, should you take it? * Estimate: 800,000 households have abandoned TVs for the internet * Universities ban iPads * eBay seller faces huge fine after bidding on his own auctions to raise prices Tips of the Week: * Make Bittorrent transfers anonymous with BTGuard Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner

Here are the shownotes for episode #62 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Stories: * No linking to Japanese newspaper without permission * eBook piracy surges after iPad launch * iPhone OS 4.0 brings multitasking, ads * Study: Your kids will use touchscreens by 2015 * Silverlight heads to set-top boxes, blu-ray players * Netflix renews agreements with Universal, Twentieth Century Fox, delays more releases * Palm is for sale * UK passes controversial Digital Economy Bill * Comcast beats the FCC in net neutrality case * Kevin Rose takes over as Digg CEO, brings major changes Tips of the Week: * Bypass PS3 firmware 3.21 in seconds * Choose the right wall mount for your HDTV Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner Special Guest: Walt Ribeiro For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #61 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * Developers turn sour on the iPad * iPad numbers announced: 300k sold, 1 million apps downloaded, 250k books downloaded * New Moto Droid commercial challenges Apple's "app for that" spots * Windows 7 passes 10% market share * 90% of Windows 7 flaws fixed by removing admin rights * DARPA chief says the US may face a major nerd shortage * New Zealand's new patent reform bill says no to software patents * US anti-piracy group files 20,000 anti-piracy lawsuits with 30,000 more coming * Judge: Isohunt must remove copyrighted content * Facebook killing "become a fan," embracing "like" Tips of the Week: * 5 ways to identify that song stuck in your head * Save your boarding pass so you don't lose out on frequent flier miles Check out the new Global Geek News Online Store! Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #60 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * No more Linux on the PlayStation 3 * GameStop sued over one-time use codes and deceptive advertising * Warner Bros. recruiting students to spy on pirates * Judge orders blocking of torrent sites in Spain * Piracy up in France despite the new 3 strikes law * World War II veterans have to pay to sing war songs * School laptop spy case prompts Wiretap Act rethink * Study: Teen bloggers show little risky behavior online * Idiot users still intentionally opening spam (not the food) * 91% of Americans use cell phones Tips of the Week: * How to access the BBC iPlayer from outside the UK * How to set up dual monitors * MIX 2010 session videos Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #59 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * P2P and P2P links ruled legal in Spain * Sailors beware: Piracy will sink you job by 2015 * Simultaneous web and TV use is surging * YouTube defense: Viacom "secretly uploaded" content and tried to buy us * Too little too late? Universal cuts CD prices to combat poor sales * Windows Phone 7 Series: The complete guide * Windows Phone Marketplace can remotely revoke app licenses * Internet Explorer 9 won't run on Windows XP * Court bars charges against sexting teens * How US Government spies use facebook Tips of the Week: * Set up your own Google-style 20% projects * Move your iTunes library to another computer with iTunes 9 home sharing Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #58 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * Amazon terminates Colorado based associates over new taxes * Music biz hopes to stop piracy by tempting ISPs with millions * Ubisoft's DRM servers go down, only pirates can play games * Sony's great new idea: Game demos that are less fun over time * Study links violent video games to violent thoughts * Microsoft talks Windows Phone 7 Series: XNA, Silverlight and no backwards compatibility * How big were the Winter Olympics online? * Internet Explorer 8 still not playing well with over 2,000 popular sites * Google Chrome gains as IE and Firefox lose * 27% of e-reader owners wish they had waited for the iPad * Notebooks, iPad like tablets to be 70% of PCs by 2012 Tips of the Week: * 6 Critical Wordpress plugins you should have installed * Save water damaged books, docs, photos by putting them in the freezer Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #57 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * 1/3 of Americans don't use fast internet * Survey: More Americans get news from the internet than newspapers or radio * EU tells Google to warn cities before sending in the Street View cameras * Open wi-fi outlawed by Digital Economy bill in UK * US Government ending its hands off the internet stance * EU to block ACTA disconnect provisions * US lawmakers set sights on P2P programs * The awful anti-piracy system that will probably work * P2P use down, but 24m fewer people bought music in 2009 compared to 2007 * Apple uncovers child workers in its plants * Glitch makes older Playstation 3 units inoperable Tips of the Week: * Automatically turn off your speakers when you lock your PC * How to get traffic to your blog * 5 Simple ways to find your passion and take your blog from zero to hero Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #56 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Stories: * Windows Phone 7 official, lacks flash and multitasking * France votes Tuesday on net censorship * NBC plots crackdown on Olympic pirates * Australian judge rules facts cannot be copyrighted * Racist content on US server 'within UK jurisdiction' * Record 13 year sentence for hacker * Apple may use iPad to test lower priced TV shows * Congress wants and e-book reader for low-income kids * Internet 'rewires our brains' and makes teenagers more vulnerable to mental illness * Google experiments with becoming a fiber ISP * Google launches Buzz Tips of the Week: * 10 Best ways to use your PC while you are at work or asleep * 9 More ways to promote your blog offline Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #55 for the Global Geek News Podcast. Stories: * Google looks to launch smartphones with real time translation * Microsoft outpaces Apple in customer satisfaction * Microsoft killing Xbox Live for the original Xbox * Game devs migrating to the iPhone, away from the Wii * Comcast rebrands itself as Xfinity * Publishers continue fighting Amazon over e-book prices * University finds free, online classes don't hurt enrollment * Italy prepares to hold YouTube, others liable for uploads * Pirate movie privacy case set for the Supreme Court * FBI calls for 2 year retention of ISP data * US gives Chinese man 2.5 years over fake Cisco kit Tips of the Week: * 5 Best podcast managers * Don't buy Microsoft Office until at least March 5th * Extensions broke your browser? How to enter "safe mode" in Chrome Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #54 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * Bans on phones and texting while driving shown ineffective * 70% of employers have rejected applicants over online information * 3 Strikes coming to the US via the back door? * RIAA to appeal Thomas ruling * Microsoft sues prominent bittorrent tracker for $43 million * Microsoft sued over Xbox Live points * IFPI loses deep-linking case against Baidu * CompTIA backs down, old certs still good for life * War of words between Apple and Adobe heats up * Amazon caves to Macmillans eBook pricing demands Tips of the Week: * 64 things every geek should know * How to write a viral blog post: 7 real examples * Reminder: Windows 7 RC shutdowns begin in a month Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #53 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * E-reader owners buy more books * New York Times will start charging for online news in 2011 * Microsoft asks users to dump IE6, XP because of security problems * Microsoft merges Zune Software and Xbox teams * Microsoft may drop points system from Xbox, Zune * Study: Gamers have bigger brains, better learners * Kids less happy as they are more plugged in to music/tv/web? * Larry and Sergey plan to give up control of Google * Judge cuts P2P lawsuit damages by 97% * Court: WHOIS privacy is illegal for spammers * Hulu considering $5/mo charge for older episodes Tips of the Week: * 10 blog topics that anyone can use * 18 blog tips that will help you succeed in 2010 Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #52 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * Judge: RealNetworks caused its own legal problems * Politicians worldwide start asking questions about ACTA * Prove piracy losses says digital economy bill * BREIN shuts down 393 torrent sites, nobody notices * Microsoft patents DRM'd torrents * Site's terms of service still enforceable even if users don't read them * Court unfriendly to the FCC's internet slap at Comcast * New scanners break child porn laws * Judge: Subway system can't ban violent video game ads * Netflix coming to the Nintendo Wii * DirecTV launching 3 dedicated 3D channels this year * State of the vlogosphere * Android demand up 250%, iPhone down * Why Microsoft killed upgrade versions for Office 2010 Tips of the Week: * Vacuum-seal your electronics for temporary protection * Get free access to pay-walled content with a simple Google hack Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #50 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * RIAA's three-strikes rule just a "scarecrow?" * Piracy surcharge set to force 40,000 households offline * Court: Cellphone searches require a warrant * Girl gamers geekier than guys * Barnes & Nobel expects to ship 60,000 Nooks in 2010 * Kindle the most gifted item in Amazon history, e-books outsell physical books on Christmas day * nVidia's DirectX 11 cards pushed back to at least March * AT&T says NYC can't handle iPhones, stops selling them * Microsoft barred from selling Word, workaround in the works * New flying rules post crotch bomber Tips of the Week: * Search multiple torrent sites from your desktop * How to improve your blog and social media strategy * Access Facebook updates from a feed reader Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner Guest: Maya Grinberg For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #49 for the Global Geek News Podcast: Stories: * DirecTV sued by Washington State * Netflix sued for privacy invasion * The fourth most used search term by toddlers this year? Porn! * Installing Linux will void your warranty * Microsoft seeks patent on shaming fat gamers * Microsoft: Our Windows 7 call center isn't so busy * The iPhone overtakes Windows Mobile in the US in October * Texting more popular than calling in the US * Legislator wants cancer warnings on cell phones * Supreme Court takes texting privacy case * Twitter may be profitable Tip of the week: The complete in-flight WiFi cheat sheet Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #48 for the Global Geek News Podcast: * Report: Sony still losing money on every PS3 sold * LCD price fixing investigation reaches $860 million in fines * Mozilla exec urges users to ditch Google for Bing * Microsoft invents price gouging the least influential * Anti-piracy group wants to ban you from talking about Usenet * Damned pirates: Hollywood sets $10 billion box office record * Court says fair use may hold in some RIAA cases * Record labels face $60 billion in damages for pirating artists * Judges can't "friend" lawyers in Florida * Western Digital's "Advanced Format" promises slight boost in usable space * AT&T CEO wants iPhone users to limit data usage Tips of the week: * Windows 7 USB download tool lets you install Windows from a thumb drive * Get a better deal from your ISP Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #47 for the Global Geek News Podcast: * EA CEO: Digital game sales will overtake console numbers next year * Windows 7 share grows at XP's expense * Unconfirmed: Amazon's secret play in the retail space * TV executives are terrified of streaming video * Blu-ray sales more than double while DVD slips * Mininova traffic plummets after going 'legal' * Anti-piracy group to DRM breaker: OK to break the law * Woman filming sister's birthday party get charged with felony movie piracy * FCC wants to know why Verizon's early termination fees went through the roof Tip of the week: The complete guide to avoiding online scams Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog

Here are the shownotes for episode #46 for the Global Geek News Podcast: * Kindle outsells every other product on Amazon * The end of the CrunchPad * EU formally adopts file sharing rights * IsoHunt asks court to legalize its operations * Mininova deletes all infringing torrents, goes legal * Swedes starting to buy music. Are anti-P2P laws working? * MPAA to FCC: Critics of video blocking proposals are lying * Microsoft issues takedown notices over spilled COFEE * Microsoft-Yahoo search/ad deal approved in Australia and Canada * Blogging vs Microblogging: Twitter's global growth flattens while Wordpress' picks up * Verizon whines over Sprint's "Most Dependable" claims Tip of the week: How to Un-Google Yourself Fan Global Geek News on Facebook and follow it on Twitter! Host: Jeremy Bray & Wesley Faulkner For more news, check out the Global Geek News Blog