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Don’t Hate, it’s Windows 8!

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  •  Episode 40

This week on Life Plugged In, we're doing our best to terrify you about the changes that are coming in Windows 8! We'll also talk about Mac OS X Lion, and how computing everywhere is becoming simpler. Geeks and hackers beware! PLUS: More planking and... cupping?

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  • http://twitter.com/filipomar Filipomar

    First!!!

  • Keaton Claassen

    Great Show! Listening right now!!

  • Jacob Edward

    A digger? Really dave? love the show! keep it going! I think iPads help the world learn giving a new spin on learning. Like I said, love the show, keep it up guys :D

  • http://twitter.com/#!/TheSim00n Sim00n

    I just finished listening to your podcast and it was great as always but I completely disagree with your opinion on operating systems. The idea of systems “just working” sounds great especially the way you guys say it, but the problem is that most of the things that are supposed to “just work” doesn’t just work … In my opinion that’s why so many tech people oppose to the changes.

    Simple example: I’m a web developer and today I’d wanted to hook up my ftp server as a “letter-drive” in Windows. Therefore I could use text editing programs with file explorer and make it very easy to develop and update files right on the ftp server. It took me about 20 minutes to go through about 8 different forums to finally find an answer that it’s impossible natively in Windows and so I had to use 3rd-party software. So even though Windows was supposed to be easy to use and make it simple to configure different things I couldn’t get it to work. (And it’s possible because 3rd-party program did that for me).

    My point here is that even if all those companies will TRY to make things work simple, there is still millions of services, devices, programs, etc. that can’t be packed into one simple configuration therefore there is no way to make system 100% “just working” … So why would they take away tech people’s freedom to make it all work, and create system that doesn’t allow you to work … And I’m talking mainly Windows here obviously.

    Anyway, thanks for the great show – can’t wait till Tuesday.

  • Adam

    I take 45 minute showers. #noshameinlongshowers

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/jandsvideoptv Josh

    Great episode! I hadn’t listened to you guys in a while, but i’m glad I did today!

  • http://twitter.com/filipomar Filipomar

    Guess where I was when I heard: “P.S: Don’t google cupping.” auhsahsuhasuhausuahs

  • Jesse

    Google+ Shouldn’t have brand pages, if people like the said brand, they could +1 the brand’s website.

    You can view your friend’s +1′s already so adding a brand page will simply be redundant.

    • Jesse

      Also I wanted to thank you for correcting me on Windows 8 – That’s what I get for going to rumor sites -_-

  • John

    so maybe planking does hurt mankind like with people dying which I didn’t know about but the alien thing is a little stretch. If Lamar believes in aliens, I might have to tell him to sssssStop It!

    • http://twitter.com/#!/TheSim00n Sim00n

      John, do you think we are the only civilization in this enormous universe ? That we are the only kind of life (besides other life on Earth) ? Doubtful :)

  • John

    so maybe planking does hurt mankind like with people dying which I didn’t know about but the alien thing is a little stretch. If Lamar believes in aliens, I might have to tell him to sssssStop It! But good podcast anyway.

  • CPCookieMan

    Thought you guys might want to see, you can register Emoji domains with Lion. Really cool feature, even if a bit impractical at this point in time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xb7h4cHOBI

  • Simon

    Geez Dave, stop intertupting Lamaar so often, SSSSSSSsssstop it xD

  • T3charmy

    If I looked correctly, you can connect multiple Thunderbolt Devices together…

    • T3charmy

      Oh and not to say, The price to upgrade a Mac, compared to the price of upgrading a Windows Computer, is a lot cheaper, also, you mentioned the reversed scrolling, you will still run into a problem, when going over to a windows computer. On to windows: Personally, If they don’t have the option to make it like the older Windows, I have a feeling that they may lose some users, but still in return they may gain some in the end…

  • Joe

    lol, the picture spells pieces wrong FAIL

  • Kirsty Beech

    I have named my dog after Gizmo, that’s because he looks cute and sweet but he is a pain!

    I think they should have brand pages on Google+, but I think there should be a way to make them separate. I hate to say it but Facebook is good for that.

    I think students can benefit for iPads as long as there is nothing to distract them. I think it would be easier to find the things they need as they are studying! Plus there is nothing worst than having 5 books around you as your doing your coursework. If the iPad was out when I was in college it would have save me a lot of time and stress!

    Planking is silly!

  • Fred B

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  • http://makingmylife.com/members/padn1/ Paul T

    I am a student and I recently have been thinking about buying an iPad or one of the top of the range Android tablets for school, because there really is no point of carrying around my bulky laptop to every class when I can take notes on a device that’s smaller and a lot more reliable. Windows Explorer crashes on my about 3 times a day :(

  • brian

    whaaa i thought this was this weeks show until the end, thats a fail, any who to the lqotw, i think a specialized tablet is needed, with no browser, an office suite, and a email program only to send projects and assignments to teachers, and maybe cloud support. it should also be relatively cheap, maybe $25 a piece wholesale