Category: Opinion
Windows 95 turns 25, but why was it so important? : Vertical Hold ep 293
We look back at 25 years of Windows since Windows 95 to evaluate the changes we’ve seen in the past quarter century with special guest…
Apple vs Epic Games, Google vs Australia: Vertical Hold ep 292
Apple vs Epic — does the iGiant deserve such a big slice of Epic’s Fortnite treasure chest? Why is Google using scare tactics to win over Australians in its fight with the ACCC over media funding? Special guest Finder editor-in-chief Angus Kidman.
Streaming special: CBS Aussie plans, Shudder launches, Quibi goes free and more: Vertical Hold ep 291
BS has big plans for Australia, so why is it dragging its heels on bringing us the new Star Trek? Why are Aussies getting Quibi for free? Why is Netflix showing a broadway play nobody’s seen yet? Will Shudder give the streaming world a scare? What’s happening to the new Bill & Ted movie down under (and can we borrow their time machine?) All this and more in our streaming state of play special! Guest TV Blackbox viewer advocate Steve Molk
Google Pixel 4a v Samsung Note 20 v Huawei P40 Pro, Australia’s cybersecurity overhaul: Vertical Hold ep 290
Is there much substance to the Australian Government’s new cybersecurity strategy? Meanwhile, Samsung goes premium with the Note 20, Google goes mid-range with the Pixel…
ACCC takes on Google, How hard did COVID-19 hit Aussie telcos: Vertical Hold ep 289
Why is Australia’s consumer watchdog back at war with Google? How has the coronavirus pandemic taken its toll on Aussie telcos? Are NBN connections really…
Twitter bans QAnon, free VPN data breach: Vertical Hold ep 288
Is it really “free” if your data is online for everyone to see? And why do so many folks engage with ridiculous QAnon conspiracy theories?
Digital Familes Gaming Together Podcast: How to game as a family for maximum fun
This week, I was the guest on the Digital Families vodcast, talking about how to understand gaming as a family — what games to play,…
Was the Twitter hack an inside job? Was Google Play Pass worth the wait? Vertical Hold ep 287
Twitter went down — but why, and what can consumers do to keep themselves safe? Meanwhile, Google Play Pass finally lands on our shores, but…
Can TikTok be trusted? Can Canon’s 8K mirrorless DSLRs tempt consumers? Vertical Hold ep 286
To TikTok… or not to TikTok? That is the dance.
What happens with the “done” NBN, What’s the future of 5G plans : Vertical Hold ep 285
The NBN rollout is “completed” — with some pretty big caveats about how you define “completed” — but what happens now?
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