9 Picasa Replacements! ThingMaker 3D, Text Msg Kills Android, Dates Kill iOS, Rent A Camera, More!
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Today's topics:
00:30 - Mattel’s ThingMaker is back…
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BT0TQA4?r...
http://thingmaker.com/design
02:35 - Time To Replace Picasa!
Google announced last week they are getting rid of Picasa. It will no longer be supported. Find out the pros and cons of our suggested replacements, all 9 of 'em, and the Picasa features Google Photo is missing, in the video!
http://googlephotos.blogspot.com/2016...
https://photos.google.com/apps
Flickr https://www.flickr.com.
Windows Live Photo Gallery http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/wi... Photos for Mac https://www.apple.com/osx/photos/
Shotwell for GNOME Linux Desktops https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Shotwell
Zoner Photo Studio: https://free.zoner.com/
Adobe Lightroom 6: Pay Once: http://amzn.to/246vHbW
Adobe Lightroom 6: $9.99/mth from Adobe https://www.adobe.com/products/photos...
IrfanView: http://www.irfanview.com/
XnView: http://www.xnview.com/en/
FastStone Image Viewer: http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDeta...
12:22 - Bad Dates Kill iOS?!?
Don’t set your iOS device to May 1 1970 or earlier… it won’t unlock a retro Apple theme. Nope. it’ll brick your phone in an endless boot loop.
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT205...
Text Message Erases Android?!?
And before all the Android users spend too much time pointing at iPhone an snickering, Gizmodo says “Beware This Android Malware That Erases Your Phone With A Single Text.”
http://gizmodo.com/beware-this-androi...
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35...
Chip Credit Card Update...
Krebs on Security says "No chip for you."
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/02/th...
16:17 - How Can I Try A Camera Before I Buy?
Lucas asks: “Is there an economically viable way to try out mirrorless cameras? I have found myself wanting to utilize different styles of cameras in my own environment in order to see what would best work for myself. Is there a way to get my hands on say a Sony a6000 or a6300 (Try before I buy). As you may have noticed, I am looking for a higher end consumer model, but do not want to spend $1000+ before I know exactly what I would be dealing with." We've got tons of advice in the show... and here are those places we found online where you can rent cameras: https://www.borrowlenses.com/products...
https://www.lensprotogo.com/rent/cate...
19:30 - I Need An Optical Drive!
CaffineFreeDave writes, "Oh man I need 2 add optical drive 2 my win 10 laptop 2 rip music CD's Do I just plug into USB and go or is there more to it?" Patrick just bought a USB DVD/CD drive... we've got info on it and some great ripping apps in the video!
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21:25 - Affordable Podcasting Gear?
Debra writes, “Could you give a rundown of microphones, headphones etc. for setting up a decent podcasting environment? Find out more in the video!
http://www.amazon.com/Heil-Dynamic-St...
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/searc...
http://www.shure.com/americas/product...
Blue Yeti Microphone http://amzn.to/1SPS2Hp
Logitech 1080p webcam http://amzn.to/1SPS3ep
Corsair Vengeance headphones http://amzn.to/1SPS5Tp
27:35 - KeePass!
Anthony writes in regards to password managers: “[...] I found a article on Lifehacker about password managers. One that caught my eye was "KeePass" (http://keepass.info/). Find out why in the video!
Do Something Analog!
Jack's experimenting with Blue Apron and cooking!